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January 2012 Vol The official bimonthly newsletter of the South Jersey Postcard Club - Serving Postcard Collectors Since 1971 John H. McClintock (1925-2009), Founder January 2012 Vol. 12 No. 1 Harrise Kall Elected President of SJPC Hearty congratulations to Harrise Kall. She and a complete slate of officers and trustees were elected by unanimous ballot at the December 11th meeting. Harrise has been an enthusiastic member of SJPC for several years but this is her first time as a club officer. Like many before her, Harrise, who has recently retired from her position as a professional educator in the Philadelphia Public Schools, will bring new ideas to the club that will surely energize and strengthen SJPC’s programs and services to its members. SJPC’s new vice president, Bud Shropshire will join Harrise in conducting the club’s business, as will treasurer Sal Fiorello and secretary Emily DiVento. We sincerely thank Emily and Sal for their continued devotion to the club and all of its activities. Others on the 2012 leadership team will be trustees: Mary Chubik, Judi Kearney, Bob Duerholz, Mike Schwartz, and Sheila D’Avino. Lynn McKelvey will continue her service to the club as immediate past president and Ray Hahn continues as editor of The McClintock Letter. things you need to know in 2012 Meeting Dates Contest Topics January 8th Hotel, Motel, or Restaurant February 12th Dressed in our Sunday best March 11th A card you will sell for $5.00 April 15th (third Sunday) Easter Bonnets May 20th (third Sunday) Most expensive card you bought at PoCax June 10th Complete sets displayed on a board July 8th Pre-20th Century Transportation August 12th Facial Hair September 9th Roller Coasters/Amusement Rides October 14th Foreign “Holiday” card November 11th What’s growing? December 16th (third Sunday) Your best Delaware Valley card Important Club Events in 2012 January – vote for Card of the Year May 5, 2012 – PoCax #41 June – First Best Board Contest in over 25 years with special guest speaker, Hy Mariampolski Date TBA – Third Annual Mega-Auction December – SJPC’s annual holiday luncheon meeting Visit us any time. SJPC is online at www.sjpostcard.com January 2012 South Jersey Postcard Club Page 2. SJPC’s 2011 Card Contests in Review Congratulations to all who won a card contest in 2011. January February March April July May June August May September December November October JUST a Reminder … ALL members are welcome to participate in the monthly SJPC Card of the Month Contest. Here’s how; it’s as easy as 1, 2, and 3 . 1 Pick the card you want to enter, then make a scan. 2 Send email addressed to [email protected] with your scan as an attachment. Put CONTEST ENTRY as the subject . 3 Your card will be printed as a facsim ile and entered in the contest. If you win, an email will be sent to you on the Monday after the meeting. It would be wonderful to hear from some of our “far-away” members. January 2012 South Jersey Postcard Club Page 3. The Faces of War, 1939 -1945, Northern Europe ATTENTION WWII COLLECTORS: SJPC offers this new checklist for a twelve card set that is likely the work of a Dutch artist who has signed each card with only initials (JB or BJ). The captions you see below are in Dutch, but a reasonable English description can be found in the parentheses that follow. -- Clockwise From Top Left -- r PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT (Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32 nd President , USA) r PREMIER CHURCHILL (Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, Prime Minister, UK) r GEN. D. EISENHOWER OPPERBEVELHEBBER (Dwight David Eisenhower, General USA, Supreme Commander) r LT. GEN. G. PATTON, AANOERDER, 3e AMERIK LEGER (George S. Patton, Jr., Lt. Gen. USA, Commander 3d Army) r CHURCHILL AND MONTGOMERY AAN HET RUNFRONT (Churchill and Montgomery at the front.) e r LT. GEN. SIR M. DEMPSEY, AANVOERDER, 2 BRITSCHE LEGER (Sir Miles Dempsey, Lt. Gen. British Commander 2nd Army) e r VELDMAARSCHALK B. MONTGOMERY 21 LEGERGROEP (Viscount Bernard L. Montgomery, Field Marshall, 21 Allied Army Group) e r LT. GEN. A. PATCH, AANOERDER, 7 AMERIK LEGER (Alexander "Sandy" Patch, Lt. Gen. USA, Commander 7 th Army) r GEN. J. DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY 3e FRANSCHE LEGER (Jean Joseph De Tassigny, Gen. France, 3rd Army, later the French 1st Army) r GEN H. CRERAR, AANVOERDER, 1e CANADESCHE LEGER (Henry Crerar, Gen. Army of Canada) e r LT. GEN. C. HODGES, AANVOERDER, 1 AMERIK LEGER (Courtney Hodges, Lt. Gen. USA, Commander 1st Army) r e LT. GEN. W. SIMPSON, AANVOERDER, 9 AMERIK LEGER (William Hood Simpson, Lt. Gen. USA, Commander 9 th Army) January 2012 South Jersey Postcard Club Page 4. SJPC’s Modern Card Corner Non-traditional Valentine Greetings The first in this series is a Delaware Art Museum card of On each and every Valentine’s Day, Valentine postcards Absalom Jones that measures 4¼” x 6”. The image is an suddenly become hot topics. There were years upon years historical portrait by Raphaelle Peale, the oldest surviving son that subscribers to national magazines would feel cheated if of the Philadelphia portraitist Charles Willson Peale. an article on Valentine’s Day did not appear in the February Most likely issue. completed before The common perception the winter of 1810, of a Valentine postcard is one the portrait displays colored in red, white and a a dignity rarely seen variety of pinks, all paired in works of African with a short poème d’amour, subjects in 19th a bouquet of roses, or a box century art. of chocolates. But our The half-length American version of the day portrait illustrates would seem very strange to Jones in his the rest of the world. ecclesiastical robes, Take for example the with Bible in hand. cards seen here. At right is Its style is simple yet an English card showing a it is reminiscent of bare-footed maiden being led formal works of through the woods by an owl. European clergy. She is attempting to flee the Absalom Jones arrows of eight Cupids . was born in Sussex From Scotland we find County, Delaware, Cupid traveling by collie dog to greet a Valentine who is a in 1746. He taught “lassie from the land of thistle,” but the verse suggests that an himself to read and in 1762 he moved to Philadelphia, where invitational whistle may be required. he served as a clerk and handyman in a retail store. He married in 1770 and by 1792 had involved himself in religious and social reform to the extent that he was able to organize what became known as, "The African Church." It was also Jones who organized the Black community to serve as nurses and attendants during Philadelphia's severe Yellow Fever epidemic in 1793. In 1797, when the first African Masonic Lodge of Philadelphia was warranted, Absalom Jones was installed as First Worshipful Master and in 1815 he was elected the First Grand Master of the First African Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. During his ministry, Jones never lost his deep conviction that religious and social action go hand in hand. He founded schools for his congregation, helped those in financial distress by creating an insurance company, and supported them in their protes ts against slavery. Jones died at his home at 32 Powell Street in Philadelphia in 1818. The church organization he founded in 1792 is now known as the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas at 361 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia. Best Modern Card of the Year 2011 By an overwhelming margin, Washing- ton Crossing Card Collectors Club’s show announcement has won the best Valentine’s Day is modern card of 2011 award. SJPC especially important to the Irish because the relics of the members submitted twenty-two cards namesake saint are buried there. The reason why is rather for the contest. outlandish. In 1835 an Irish Carmelite preacher named John In this first contest of its kind, SJPC Spratt visited Rome and had an audience with Pope Gregory has begun a new tradition - collecting all XVI . The Pope wanted to reward Spratt and did so by modern cards, within a given year, as commissioning a special coffin for the relics of St. Valentine. eligible submissions to a contest that He then donated the coffin to the Whitefriar Street Carmelite will be part of our December program. Church in Dublin. Without a doubt, a rare reward. SJPC congratulates our sister And this story ends with a Valentine card for the down- and-out; for it seems even shipwrecked maidens deserve a organization – W4C – for their high postcard standards. visit from Cupid. Bonfires for Valentine’s Day – unthinkable. January 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 SouthJerseyPostcardClub Diane Karenne Francesca Bertini Hesperia Leda Gys Lyda Borelli Pina Menichelli A Bit of Fun With Postcards; Match the Photos to the Art Throughout my collecting years I have seen literally hundreds of artist-signed cards with the signature F. Spotti. Spotti’s style is easily recognized after seeing examples of his/her work, and I have a very high regard for the artistry. However at this time, I have no information about Spotti as an artist or individual. I don’t even know what the initial “F” is for. More proof that postcard collecting is a continuous learning process. Some months ago I received six scans from a fellow collector who knows and shares my interest in Spotti’s work. He had just purchased the set. I had seen only one or two of the cards over the years and had no idea who the women were.
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