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HILATELIST Pthe Journal of the Texas Philatelic Association NOVEMBER/DECEMER 2010 Volume 58, Number 6 THE TEXAS HILATELIST PThe Journal of the Texas Philatelic Association Uncertainty Disquiets Mexican Bicentennial 1830-35 Events Set Stage for Texas Revolution Pay Dues Promptly and Claim Your Discount! Park Cities Stamps Byron Sandfield 6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 316 Dallas, Texas 75206 e-mail: [email protected] For Appointment: (214) 361-4322 QUALITY POSTAL HISTORY Folded letter in German dated May 24, 1872, Matamoros, Mexico tied with Scott #148; Browsville, Texas, to London, England. Price — $300.00 Also, well-stocked in U.S., Classics, Revenues and Locals Please visit me at the Mid-Cities Stamp Expo and at stamp shows and bourses in Texas and beyond! contents THE TEXAS PHILATELIST FEATURES 3 Trustees alter Texas Series Award criteria, revise bylaws Arthur P. von Reyn 8 Scott Monthly Journal ends 142-year run Arthur P. von Reyn 11 1830-35 events set stage for Texas Revolution Arthur P. von Reyn 18 Uncertainty disquiets Mexican bicentennial Jerald A. Floyd 22 Barbara Jordan gets postal tribute in early 2011 Arthur P. von Reyn 26 Houston show gives visitors a splash of orange Jonathan Topper DEPARTMENTS 2 President’s Message 4 Your Letters 6 Editor’s Notes 16 Texas Connection 24 Calendar of Events 29 Texas Cancels 30 Chapters in Action NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 Volume 58, Number 6 33 Crain’s Corner THE TEXAS PHILATELIST (ISSN 0893-2670) 34 Membership Report is published bimonthly by the Texas Philatelic As- sociation, Inc., 3916 Wyldwood Road, Austin, Texas ON THE COVER 78739-3005. In 1910, Mexico issued a set of POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: 11 stamps commemorating the TEXAS PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION centennial of independence, 3916 Wyldwood Rd. Austin, TX 78739-3005 with the 50-centavo value Arthur P. von Reyn EDITOR & ADVERTISING depicting the declaration of MANAGER independence. P.O. Box 561622 Dallas, TX 75356-1622 E-mail: [email protected] Opinions expressed in The Texas Philatelist are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those of the editor, the officers of the Texas Philatelic Association, Inc., or the membership. THE TEXAS PHILA T ELIS T November-December 2010 1 president’s message Fall stamp shows and bourses looking healthy By Robert I. Benner he Greater Houston Stamp Show was another wonderful event with great exhibits, Tactive dealer tables, several TPA meetings and another Texas Postal History Society “Fall Fling.” The following weekend, the TSDA held its fall bourse in Richardson with some new dealers and an active clientele. TPA members should support our dealers at these bourses in Richardson, Houston and San Antonio. See the “Calendar of Events” elsewhere in this journal for an updated list of these bourses well into 2011. The next TPA chapter-sponsored show is the Mid-Cities Stamp Expo in Grapevine, Texas, scheduled on November 13-14. The TPA still needs volunteers to staff its member recruitment and information table. Sign up on our website www.texasphilatelic.org. 2010 YOUTH HOLIDAY STAMP DESIGN CONTEST NOW UNDERWAY It’s not too late to enter the 23rd Annual Youth Holiday Stamp Design Contest, which is open to all children ages 17 and under. As usual, there will be some wonderful prizes awarded and the best drawings will be depicted in the January-February edition of The Texas Philatelist. All children receive some sort of gift for participating and membership in the Texas Philatelic Association or any other collector group is not required for entry. Drawings must be received by November 15, 2010. For an entry form with instructions, visit the TPA website, www.texasphilatelic.org. This is a great way to encourage the youth to show an interest in our wonderful hobby. DUES TIME IS HERE - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DISCOUNT! The TPA has achieved the 600 member level for the first time since early 1982. Mem- bership peaked around 1980, and then it ebbed as the speculative stamp boom of the late 1970s faded. With the 50% increase in our dues rate (from $12 to $18) to cover the increased pub- lication cost of The Texas Philatelist, be sure and pay before December 31 and thus take advantage of the $3.00 prompt payment discount. The many members who procrastinated in recent years and wound up paying the undiscounted dues rate of $12 will only see an increase of $3.00 (from $12 to $15), provided they take advantage of the discount. Assuming a 5% attrition rate, we need to come up with 30 more new members by the end of the year to keep our momentum going. How about recruiting a new member? LOTS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE TPA/OPA WINTER AUCTION 2011 Need a venue to dispose of good duplicates? Then, how about participating in the TPA/OPS Winter Auction 2011? Commission fees are only 5% or a $1 minimum. There will be an even greater market for your material this time around as The Oklahoma Phi- latelist is once again being published after a year’s hiatus, so a lot listing will be included therein, as well as in The Texas Philatelist and on the web. Don’t forget that this is also an opportunity to put your excess material to a greater cause by donating the proceeds to benefit the Journal Publication Fund or the TPA Foundation. In Philatelic Friendship, Robert I. Benner 2 THE TEXAS PHILA T ELIS T November-December 2010 Trustees alter Texas Series Award criteria, revise bylaws By Arthur P. von Reyn TEXPEX stamp show at no cost, was dimin- ith only two local club stamp shows still ished due to the absence of competition. Wbeing sponsored in Texas by TPA chap- To address the problem of achieving a quo- ters, the trustees of the Texas Philatelic Associa- rum at recent meetings, the trustees also voted tion Foundation decided at their September to change the bylaws so as to include the TPA 18 meeting in Humble, Texas, to change the first vice president and second vice president criteria for the Texas Series Award so it would be as voting members. Previously, the first vice offered only when at least three shows qualified. president was barred from voting while the It was felt that the value of the award, which second vice president was the only TPA officer afforded the winner automatic entry into the not allowed to serve as a trustee. OKLAHOMA STAMPS 1001 NORTH FULTON TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74115 Specializing in United States Stamps. Member APS, ASDA, TSDA THE TEXAS PHILA T ELIC ASSOCIA T ION www.texasphilatelic.org “Friendship Through Philately” Robert I. Benner, PRESIDENT Thomas M. Koch, 1st VICE PRESIDENT P.O. Box 561622 1013 Springbrook Dr. Chapter No. Dallas, TX 75356-1622 DeSoto, TX 75115-3943 0632-049588 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] OFFICERS Vince King, 2nd VICE PRESIDENT Arthur P. von Reyn, SECRETARY Lyle C. Boardman, TREASURER 315 S. Locust St. P.O. Box 561622 3916 Wyldwood Rd. Denton, TX 76201-6055 Dallas, TX 75356-1622 Austin, TX 78739-3005 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS James Berryhill (2012) Peter C. Elias (2012) William L. Strauss (2012) Larry Ballantyne (2014) Ray E. Cartier (2014) George I. Woodburn (2014) TEXAS PHILA T ELIC ASSOCIA T ION FOUNDA T ION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert I. Benner. Chairman Thomas M. Koch Vince King Arthur P. von Reyn Lyle C. Boardman Norman A. Cohen (2012) William L. Strauss (2012) Katherine Foster (2014) Jonathan Topper(2014) THE TEXAS PHILA T ELIS T November-December 2010 3 your letters Some cachet makers hit home runs; others don’t Our Texas Philatelist editor, Arthur P. One cover I purchased in 1986, can- von Reyn, in the September-October issue, celed with the same 22-cent commemo- notes that next year’s 175th anniversary rative, contained misleading information of the birth of the Republic of Texas is “an on the printed cachet. This Gill Craft cover opportunity for collectors to note the occa- says “Texas Statehood” in 1845 but fails to sion.” That led me to my albums for first day mention the 1836 date for the beginning covers canceled on the 150th anniversary of the Republic of Texas, the event actually on March 2, 1986. being celebrated. I had several to choose from since there Let’s hope that in 2011, cachet makers was a plethora of first day cachets because get it right; it will be the 175th anniversary of the issuance of the Texas Sesquicenten- of the Republic of Texas. Statehood came in nial stamp. 1845, as every Texan should know. My favorite sesquicentennial cachets Randy Preddy (L-139) were painted by California’s Bernard Gold- Waco, TX berg. I had been a fan of his for years, and (Letters may be sent to: TP Editor, P.O. Box he hit a home on the one illustrated below. 1622, Dallas, TX 75356-1622, e-mail: tpedi- Notice first class postage was only 22 cents; [email protected]. Submissions may be it has doubled since. edited for length and clarity.) From the letter writer’s point of view, this Texas Sesquicentennial cachet hit a home run. Gill Craft, maker of this cachet, was confused as to the event the stamp commemorated. The inscription and design refer to statehood in- stead of the birth of a new nation. 4 THE TEXAS PHILA T ELIS T November-December 2010 THE TEXAS PHILA T ELIS T November-December 2010 5 editor’s notes Forcheimer Award scope expands in 2011 By Arthur P. von Reyn s an enticement for more member submissions of articles for publication in The Texas APhilatelist, the Board of Trustees of the TPA Foundation has expanded the scope of the annual Forcheimer Philatelic Literature Award.
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