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Seismic Philately
Seismic Philately adapted from the 2008 CUREE Calendar introduction by David J. Leeds © 2007 - All Rights Reserved. Stamps shown on front cover (left to right): • Label created by Chicago businessmen to help raise relief for the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake • Stamp commemorating the 1944 San Juan, Argentina Earthquake • Stamp commemorating the 1954 Orleansville, Algeria Earthquake • Stamp commemorating the 1953 Zante, Greece Earthquake • Stamp from 75th Anniversary stamp set commemorating the 1931 Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Earthquake • Stamp depicting a lake formed by a landslide triggered by the 1923 Kanto, Japan Earthquake Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering 1301 South 46th Street, Richmond, CA 94804-4600 tel: 510-665-3529 fax: 510-665-3622 CUREE http://www.curee.org Seismic Philately by David J. Leeds Introduction Philately is simply the collection and the study of postage stamps. Some of the Secretary of the Treasury, and as a last resort, bisected stamps could stamp collectors (philatelists) collect only from their native country, others be used for half their face value. (see March) collect from the stamp-issuing countries around the world. Other philately collections are defined by topic, such as waterfalls, bridges, men with beards, FDC, first day cover, or Covers, are sometimes created to commerate the nudes, maps, flowers, presidents, Americans on foreign stamps, etc. Many first day a new stamp is issued. As part of the presentation, an envelope of the world’s stamps that are related to the topic of earthquakes have been with the new postage stamp is cancelled on the first day of issue. Additional compiled in this publication. -
Romance of Postage Stamps
ROMANCE OF FOSTAGE STAMPS S.P. CH~TTERJE Nehru Ral Pustakalaya ROMANCE OF POSTAGE STAMPS S.P. Chatterjea NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, INDIA Cover Design Chiranjit Lal ISBN 81-237-1078-X First Edition 1973 Second Edition 1989 Seventh Reprint 1999 (Sah 1920) C' S.l' Chatteqea, 1973 Rs. 10.00 Published by the Director, National Book Trust, India A 5 Green Park, New Delhi-110 016 c···· .......... t· ~ t ROMANCE OF POSTAGE STAMPS It was the evening of 26 January 1965. A silver-red Boeing 707 from New York landed at London airport. A crowd of press reporters, newsreel-cameramen and others milled around, filled with excitement. Mr 'Finber Kenny climbed out with the 'One-Cent' British Guiana stamp. This 'one-cent' stamp had been insured at £200,000 (Rs 46,00,(00) and was specially brought by a 'bodyguard' for display at the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Centenary Exhibition in London, Next morning that priceless piece of paper was the topic of the day. All the papers carried headlines on it and the BBC did a special programme with a close-up of the stamp. What was so remarkable about a scrap of old black-and-magenta paper? The story of this stamp is very interesting. In earlier days the stamps of British Guiana were printed by a British printer, Waterlow &' .Sons. In 1856, the stock of stamps was exhausted but a fresh supply had failed to arrive. So the postmaster hurriedly had 4-cent stamps printed locally using the existing design, the seal of. the colony a ship and the motto 'Damus Petimusque Vicis sim' (We give and we seek in turn). -
0220 HKPS Newsletter.Indd
Founded 1921 The Hong Kong Philatelic Society February 2020 NewsLetter HKPS Monthly Newsletter Honorary Editor: P. C. Shaw Member of FIP & FIAP Editor’s Note ..................................................P. 1 Editor’s Note January Meeting Note ..................................................P. 1 Exhibition Calendar ..................................................P. 2 Hong Kong has not started well in 2020. Besides the ongoing 2019 Journal Obtained Gold Award .......................................P. 2 social unrest, we are facing the Coronavirus epidemic. This Fakes, Forgeries and Doubts ............................................ P. 3-4 virus is originated in Wuhan China and is spreading to other 4c Postal Stationery Envelope of KGV ................................. P. 5 part of the country. Compared to SARS in 2003, the virus Collectors Guide Part 6 .................................................P. 6 is milder but more infectious. So far, recovery depends on Collecting Stamps Can Save your Wife ...............................P. 7-8 the body’s defence and there is no e ective cure. People are Collect Hong Kong Stamps ................. ………………………P. 8 very worry and queue for long hours for buying face masks. They also avoid going to crowded places. As a result, many activities are cancelled and unfortunately this also includes Hong Kong Stampex scheduled in February. On the brighter side, besides the CG Award obtained for the 2019 HKPS journal, which has already been reported in the December 2019 newsletter, we are pleased that the journal has also obtained a Gold Award in the 16th New Zealand Philatelic Literature Exhibition. We are now in the final stage of producing the 2020 journal. The coming issue contains 26 articles for the sections: General, Reflection, Youth Philately, Research – Hong Kong, Research – China and others. We thank the enthusiastic support of contributors and look forward to comments from readers for future improvement. -
B1. Traditional Philately B2. Postal History B3. Postal Stationeries B4
B1. Traditional Philately The Kingdom of Serbia Vladimir Milic Serbia 91 Diploma valid for Gold medal The first stamps of Croatia Mario Huzanic Switzerland 91 Diploma valid for Gold medal "The four provisionals" Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 91 Diploma valid for Gold medal Medjimurje and Prekmurje local issues Nenad Rogina Croatia 90 Diploma valid for Gold medal The philately of Serbia in 19th century from 1866. Ranko Talovic Switzerland 85 Diploma valid for Large Vermeil medal The Kingdom of Serbia 1881 - 1921 William Maddocks United States of America 83 Diploma valid for Vermeil medal B2. Postal History Gorz Post Office Marjan Malich Slovenia 85 Diploma valid for Large Vermeil medal Usages of the flood surcharge issue of the Kingdom of Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 85 Diploma valid for Large Vermeil medal the S.H.S. 1926. - 1933. The Postal system in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1878-1919 William Maddocks United States of America 83 Diploma valid for Vermeil medal Serbia in the Great War 1914. - 1918. Miodrag Mladjenovic Serbia 77 Diploma valid for Large Silver medal B3. Postal Stationeries Postal Stationery of the Kingdom of the S.H.S. and the Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 88 Diploma valid for Large Vermeil medal Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1921.-1941. B4. Aerophilately The development of international airmail in the Kingdom Ratomir Zivkovic United States of America 97 Diploma valid for Large Gold medal of Yugoslavia 1923 - 1941 Intercontinental air mail of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 95 Diploma valid for Large Gold medal 1923. - 1941. a study of rutes and rates The development of Yugoslav international and Damir Novakovic United Kingdom 90 Велика златна intercontinental air mail 1945. -
Manual of Philatelic Judging
Revised March 26, 2010 — (23A added, & 33 Rules cleaned up) American Philatelic Society Manual of Philatelic Judging Sixth Edition C O N T E N T S Foreword to the Sixth Edition 3 1 Introduction to the Sixth Edition 5 2 Judging Criteria 6 3 Judging Criteria Explained 10 4 Using the Uniform Exhibit Evaluation Form 20 5 Title Page and Synopsis 23 Exhibit Classes and Divisions General Class: Postal Division 6 Traditional 25 7 Postal History 28 8 Aerophilately 32 9 Astrophilately 37 10 Postal Stationery 39 11 First Day Cover Exhibits in the Postal Division 42 General Class: Revenue Division 12 Traditional Revenue 45 13 Fiscal History 48 General Class: Illustrated Mail Division 14 Cacheted First Day Covers 51 15 Advertising, Patriotic and Event Cover 53 16 Maximaphily 55 17 General Class: Display Division 57 18 General Class: Cinderella Division 59 19 General Class: Thematic Division 62 1 20 Special Studies 66 21 Picture Postcard Class 67 22 One Frame Class 69 23 Youth Class 70 23A Literature Class 73 Judging 24 The Ethics of Judging 77 25 Judging Apprenticeship Program 79 26 Qualifications for Judges 84 27 Judging Procedures 85 28 Chief Judge 90 29 Judging Exhibits at Local and Regional Shows 96 30 Judging in Canada 97 31 International Judging 100 APS 32 CANEJ 103 33 Rules for WSP Shows 104 34 Glossary of Terms Used in Philatelic Exhibit Evaluation 115 * * * * * 2 Foreword to the Sixth Edition Since the publication of the APS Manual of Philatelic Judging, Fifth Edition in 2002, numerous changes have been made in the way exhibits are judged and new exhibiting classes have been recognized. -
Le Grand's Manual for Stamp Collectors. a Companion to the Stamp Album. from the French of Dr. A. Le Grand (Dr. Magnus)
* Boston Public Library Do not write in this book or mark it with pen or pencil. Penalties for so doing are imposed by the Revised Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. TMs hook was issued to the borrower on the date last 'stamped below. BRANCH ISSUE DEPT. - \m 2 6iP^i \ 4f FORM NO. 609: 4,8.48; ZOOM. INTERNATIONAL EDITION LE GRAND'S MANUAL FOR STAMP COLLECTORS A COMPANION TO THE STAMP ALBUM FROM THE FRENCH OF Dr. a. LE GRAND (dr. Magnus) Member of the Ethnographic Society, President of the New Society of Timbrology, and of the Committee of the Stamp Exhibition (1892), and of the Patrons (^Timbrology Section) of the Book Exhibition (1894). Gold Medal {Hors Concours) 1892. Jy fp/, Ui^ TRANSLATED, ADAPTED AND ANNOTATED FOR THE AMERICAN COLLECTOR BY HENRI PENE DU BOIS, Esa ^^n- NEW YORK GEORGE D. HURST, Publisher PREFACE. This work is the result of thirty years of studies and researches. The science of it was at first for me only an amusement; it became gradually the subject of labors of all sorts, unrelated to my profession, but full of ever renewed pleasures. The collection of stamps is no longer a mania which one need defend. It requires intelligence for classification, skill and care in the ar- rangement of albums, and procures a great quantity of geographical, historical, ethnographic, linguistic, com- mercial and industrial information. I have reunited in this series of chapters the phases of knowledge through which one passes in collecting stamps. Dr. Legrand. INTRODUCTION. Origin of Timbrology. " Timbrophilism, " love of stamp collecting, is not an- cient in the history of humanity, but it is more extensive than other varieties of love of collections. -
2022 YEAR 10 ELECTIVE HANDBOOK Page | 2
Year 10 Elective Handbook 2022 MILE END CAMPUS Contents ART DESIGN .............................................................................................................................. 3 DANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 4 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES ..................................................................................................... 5 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES & ENGINEERING ........................................................................... 6 DRAMA ...................................................................................................................................... 8 GERMAN .................................................................................................................................... 9 HOME ECONOMICS ................................................................................................................ 11 MEDIA ARTS ............................................................................................................................ 12 MUSIC ...................................................................................................................................... 13 PHYSICAL EDUCATION .......................................................................................................... 14 VISUAL ART ............................................................................................................................ 15 ALL STUDENTS ARE -
Sábado, 29 De Septiembre De 2018
sábado, 29 de septiembre de 2018 A STAMP FOR CANADA, & THE RPSC Andrés Cadena (left), Chief of the Philatelic Service of Ecuador, and Jim Taylor Jim Taylor When I look at the stamps in my album, I often marvel at how beautiful they are, and I wonder what it must be like to put pen to paper and actually design a stamp. Well, a couple of years ago, I got that chance. I was attending an international philatelic exhibition in Ecuador to mark 150 years of postage in that country. (1) Organizers were looking for stamps designs to commemorate the event, and I thought, “Why not?”. Initially, the idea was to issue a sheet of stamps with all of the countries involved to publicize, and promote, the exhibition. Each of the 20 participating countries was asked to submit a design incorporating a scene from their homeland, and their flag. The job fell to me because of my connection, and involvement with the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. Unlike many of the entrants, I threw myself fully into the job at hand, and created an „essay‟, which is what a stamp in the design stage is called. My design included Canada‟s flag, the RPSC logo, and a picture of a well-known Canadian stamp. I mean, who could resist the offer to design a postage stamp representing Canada and the Royal? I have many design ideas teaming in my brain, and this was just one of them. I‟ve always liked the two cent Canadian stamp, with an engraved polar bear, designed by John Crosby (1925-2016). -
Celtic Birds Postage Stamp Pyrography Project
CELTIC BIRDS POSTAGE STAMP PYROGRAPHY PROJECT LORA S. IRISH LSIRISH.COM ARTDESIGNSSTUDIO.COM Create perfect graduated shading using the art style of Copyright, L S Irish, LSIrish.com, 1997-2015 pointillism. All Rights Reserved, 1997 - 2015 1 SUPPLIES NEEDED Stamp collecting is one of the favorite past times 9” X 12” x 1/4” birch, basswood, or poplar plywood in the U.S. Many of us began as small children 220- to 320-grit sandpaper who waited impatiently for the day’s mail to arrive Brown paper bag to discover if one of the envelopes sported a new #4 soft pencil for tracing stamp for our album. Masking tape to secure the paper pattern Ruler As adults our interests expanded into the history, Variable temperature pyrography unit geography, and political movements of foreign Ball tip or loop tip burning pen countries or into the elusive chase of a particular Artist white eraser stamp that would complete a year set or series Polyurethane or acrylic spray sealer release. A philatelist, stamp collector, might focus their collection of a specific time period - as stamps is- sued during World War II - or on a specific group of countries - as stamps issued from the Caribbean Island nations - or on a particular topic - as steam engines, butterflies, or dog breeds. You can bring your favorite stamp topic into your love of wood burning with this beginner’s level pointillism-styled project. Pointillism is the art style of creating designs, with graduated shading, through the use of a simple dot pattern. So let’s begin our free ArtDesignsStudio.com project by getting our supplies together. -
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THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY Organized 1986 in the interest of AerophilatelyandAerophilatelists everywhere Please address reply to: American Air Mail Society - Canadian Chapter Editor. Chris Hargreaves, 4060 Bath Road, Royal Philatelic Society of Canada - Chapter No. 187 Kingston, Ontario K7M 4Y4 American Philatelic Society - Affiliate No. 189 Tel. (613) 389 8993 FISA (Federation Internationale des Societes Aerophilateliques) - Club Member E-mail: [email protected] EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY: President: Major (Ret) R.K. "Dick" Malott, CD Tel. and Fax: (613) 829 0280 16 Harwick Crescent, Nepean, Ontario K2H 6R1, Vice-President: Mike Shand, Tel: (613) 225 4254 1183 Agincourt Road, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 2H8 Treasurer: Ivan W. MacKenzie, Tel: (613) 235 8361 2411-420 Gloucester Street, Ottawa, ON K1 R 7T7 Secretary: Ron Miyanishi, Tel. and Fax: (416) 421 5846 124 Gamble Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4J 2P3 E-Mail: [email protected] SI VOUS DESIREZ L'INFORMATION EN FRANCAIS SUR LA SOCIETE CANADIENNE D'AEROPHILATELIE, CONSULTEZ: FRANCOIS BOURBONNAIS, 58 STE-CATHERINE, ST. POLYCARPE, QUEBEC JOP 1X0 June 1998 THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIST Newsletter of THE CANADIAN AEROPHILATELIC SOCIETY ISSN-1181-9766 Volume XIV, Number 2 CONTENTS: PAGE: NOTES FOR NEW READERS 2 NEWS - NEWS - NEWS including: REPORT ON THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 3 IN MEMORIAM - BOB JAMIESON 4 SEVEN NEW MEMBERS! 7 FEATURES: A HISTORY OF AEROPHILATELY - Part 4 - CANADA by Don Amos 8 THE "BOXED" AIR MAIL HAND STAMP by Murray Heifetz -
The Social Agency of Postage Stamps: Japanese Postage Stamps in a Global Context by Douglas Charles Terrington Frewer
The Social Agency of Postage Stamps: Japanese Postage Stamps in a Global Context By Douglas Charles Terrington Frewer Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the regulations of the award of Doctor of Philosophy by Oxford Brookes University April 2003 Revised and accepted May 2004 LIBRARY H su m a IMAGING SERVICES NORTH Boston Spa, Wetherby West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ. w w w .bl.uk Fig 12, Pg. 44, Figs 23& 24 Pg. 61, All Figs on pgs. 63-66a incl, Figs 34,35 pg. 68, Figs 44,45 pg. 70,Fig 48,50 pg. 72, Fig 52 pg. 73. NOT DIGITISED BY REQUEST OF THE UNIVERSITY The Social Agency of Postage Stamps: Abstract This thesis is concerned with evaluating postage stamps as social agents, using Japan as a case study. For the period 1937-1988 it identifies various messages about Japanese identity implied by the symbolism used by Japanese Governments in their postage stamp designs and by their choice of special issues. It explores the extent to which those messages have been received by both Japanese and British collectors of these stamps and the reasons why their communication has been found to be largely ineffective. The study identifies the tendency of stamp users to appreciate stamps aesthetically, as art objects, rather than as symbols and the practices of stamp collecting as the major obstacles to the recognition of their symbolic messages. The view that stamp collecting is a social practice which is defined by the cultural traditions of the collectors’ societies is questioned. Evidence is offered for the ‘globalisation’ of this form of collecting and for the evolution of postage stamps from being utility items largely confined to their issuing societies into ‘collectibles’ designed for a global market. -
Christmas 1971 Date of Issue: 13 OCTOBER 1971
STAMP HISTORY Christmas 1971 Date of issue: 13 OCTOBER 1971 The Post Office first issued Christmas stamps in 1966, so by 1971 such stamps were expected by the public to use on Christmas mail. It was agreed that a Christmas stamp be issued from the very beginning of discussions on the 1971 stamp programme. The Stamp Advisory Committee (SAC) first discussed the 1971 programme on 21 October 1969 when J R Baxter, a member of the Operations and Overseas Department (OOD) and Secretary of the SAC, proposed stamps marking the bi-centenary of the birth of Walter Scott, the 50th anniversary of the Northern Ireland Parliament and another in the architecture series. It was not until 6 May 1970 that the SAC discussed the Christmas issue deciding on a religious theme and that an air letter would also be issued. INSTRUCTIONS TO ARTISTS On 11 September the Committee agreed the ‘Instructions to artists’, issued to invited stamp designers as a guide to requirements and conditions. On 17 September invitations were sent to John Sutherland Hawes, Julian Gibb and Rauri McLean to submit designs for three special postage stamps and a commemorative air letter to be issued in November 1971. The instructions stated that the stamps were to have a religious theme but this could be either the artist’s own work or depict a religious tapestry or sculpture. Stamps depicting the traditional crib scene, the shepherds, the wise men and the angels had already been issued and so a different approach was required for at least two of the stamps.