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L\Lay June 1968 Volume 11 Numlwr 3 L:.Ditorj Pvrlishfr Donna &T Paul TOO Stein Bernardsville, N POSTAL STATIONERY l\laY June 1968 Volume 11 Numlwr 3 l:.DITORj PVRLISHfR Donna &t Paul TOO Stein Bernardsville, N. J. Oi924 Associate l:.ditor s V. S. l:.nvelopes ll' illiam II. Mni sel POSTAL STATIONERY 1507 Norman Avenue Olliciol Bimonthly• Journal ul ohc United Postol Stationery LuthNville, Md. 21093 Society. F.nccrt·d as 2nd Cla ss maru..•r on ()ccemhcr 16. J()(t(, V. S. Postal Cards 011 ch c.• Po,., Oflice, H cm:.lh.ls \•illc. New J CfSC)' Oi92.1. L~cc or Geor!(t' M. Martin OC'cubt·r 1 ' · JC)() 2l. Subscrirrior• rticc included in dues of lh f: U.P.S.S. mcmt>c,rs. S~ (><'r ) car lor non·mcmt>c,u. Sl .00 p~r 1120 Larson Buildin~t ~oin~tlc t·npy. ;~dd rc s~ such orders to l-:di10r/ Publisher. Yakima, Wash. 98CJO I New Issues ADVERTISING RATES: Eht'n A . Farnsworth DISPLAY ADS: Post Office Box 101 Back CoTer..... ..$27.50 Cornish Flat, N.ll. 03i41l Full Pa~e . 522.50 Airmail 1.'2 Pajle . .$12.50 J o.<eph L. F. iscndrath 1 ' 4 Pa~c . s 7.50 3~0 No. Deere Park Or. l Column Inch . s 2.75 llijthland Park. Ill. 60035 ThNe are no disl'o u nt~ for frequent'y. All adt·errise­ SOCIETY OFFICERS m cnt~ nrc payable to 'JPSS in advance except controct President a d~ for .u kast six (6l issues (one year). Fr.tnk II. Stratton Th<'rc IS ~0 extra char ~te for plates or makeready. This 23 II i)!hmoor Drh·c i-ournal ;, printed photo-offset. Adt• ertisi n~ display ad, ~l ilbraham , \las.,. Of!O?S may be scnr in " c:.mern-rendy". first Vice Pr esident (,orcion C. Morison CLOSING DA TE for all ad copy is the first day of I 03 '.t'hite Villa~tc Orivc the month of publi cation: Jan.,Mar.,May, July, Sept., Rochester. N. Y. 14625 and Nov. Forward ALL AD copy with check to cover Second Vice President made payable to the UPSS, to the Advenisin~t M~tr· Dr. C:h• • rlc< L. Wunsch Edmund C. McGovern, Advertising Managt'r I l l ? n o•mer Place 75 Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11220 Aurora. l lltnot> ilOS04 Secr etary Rob<"<t B. ll:'arlick UNITED P. o. Box r2nr. Halci)!h. N. C. 271105 POSTAL STATIONERY Treasur er · Dr. Paul K. Bcr~t SOCIETY ... "\ "\ Oa ,·is t\ \'enuc Jc,·otcd to the St.otc·n Is land. N . Y . IOHII ADVANCEMENT OF POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTING l:.xhibilion Chairman l>r. Rodn<'\' 1.. ~ l o tt Fooned in L91S h~ .1 me r~:er o f the lQ lf a rnth~ n ~ tr«.·t.· r POSTAL CA RD SOCIETY OF AMERICA !1891 lfamt!ton. N. Y . IH4(• and the Alember shib Committee INTERNATIONAL POSTA L STATIONERY SOCIETY 11939) ( tordon ( . Muri,un 10~ White \ ' d l a~: •· Drr ,.,. l{u <' ht:>rcr. ;-./ , Y . I iil2~ l iH· Uoitt.·d P ostal Stationery Socaety,.c-. 1ourn.at " Posta ) 'ial es Manacrer S tataont: r y " ,, .ami t.Hhcr ptnJ t..'<.: t' .arc• thH <.nnJuc tc'-1 tur pr011c. ( lt.trlt:s 1l. Root l l• t· ··•h\t. , , , n J n o r and all otht'r' ''' tH' '' ltht'lH ~ umr ~.;n ' t il o n. \tt m~ r .. IHfl .hu·, , rt.•.:eiJth HUM .atht•r ti ,m ~. and other ~o.- murt t'uuuu .. .uc.· u .. c:t.J f,u t he: i mpro H,'mtnt .-("' JOurnal. ro ,u·r• . an,l l'c.·n,t· :- . c )! ,..o_t •J the.• r ~,HTtuuon o f .._ oll cctin~t P<''t.al "ntiuut"r)' of the: w orM _., .J L 1br ar ian ht,hh, I H '> t·ftou is m.tdt• b) ih t"J i 1or ~ to oh.!oouu.· a u .. ur.u' Rr , h.tr.l II 'od>.tmbu m 1lw c. o nh.•n r' o f ahi~ t ou rn~ J .lnJ t he· S•X" iet)' :1nd 'ur ' ' ' 11 .:.! i Tc·m \ \.' thh.'f' ,J,,umc.· no rt.•s r o n :-.i hili t)' for i nt~ u uc c t Matc mt.'nt.!ro ui IJ, .ul•urn. \ir•:h. ·Ui12n l' OOtr l hUi tU~. Dl/? 1- CTOR S C J.u k fl. S tt.·vcn', C hairma n Charles :\. Frit·kc All correspondence on Society offairs and oil changes \'l' o l f~ta nl! Friu,chc o f oddress should be addressed ro the Secretory, Robert John .\I. Randa II B. Worlick, P. 0 . Box 12136, Role igh, N. C., 27605 U'illi.tm If. Hauer Monuscripls ( lypewritten, doubt~ spoced and on one ~Ir s. C:om,·a)' Z.rkle s >de of rhe poge), publicotions lor review, and copy lor Kenneth Hinson advert•semenls should be senr in by the first day of Robert J. Payn<• the publrcotion monrh and odclressed to the Editor/ Pub/. MAY-JUNE 1968 VOLUME 11, N0.2, WHOLE NO. 130 (No. 130) POSTAL STATIONERY Page 55 mately 700 sales envelopes, of which about 250 had been retired. Sales had amounted to about $1600. Every year Let's get acquainted {or re-acquain­ since then sales have increased, until ted for the long-time members) with in 1966 the Sales Department sold the UPSS Sales Department; its function $4,894.62. Sales during 1967 dropped and service to you as active members. off about $1,000 from that figure. This For this reason we have gone straight was due partly because of a lack of to the source and invited the UPSS material, and partly to the confusion Sales Department Manager, Charles D. resulting from the insurance policy we Root, to be our "Guest Editor" for this had for 21 years and arranging for an­ issue. We know that his message will other insurance company. So far 1968 be enlightening for ali readers. has been very good. We hope our stock THE UPSS SA LES DEPARTMENT holds out; business will probably equal Having handled a sales department or exceed that of 1966. for the U.S. Cancellation Club for some The Sales Department of UPSS is time, and knowing that Warner Bates of operat ed much the same as are those Vermont, a member of USCC, was also of other philatelic organizations . We very prominent in the POSTAL CARD have three types of cir cuits: 1. General SOCIETY OF AMERICA, I wrote him Foreign--which includes all types of s uggesting that a Sales Department be postal stationery; 2. USA Entires--in­ organized for PCSA and that I would be clucling Cut Squares, when we have them; available to manage its services. The 3. USA Postal Cards only. Circuits idea appealed to him but he wrote that consist of from 15 to 30 sales envelopes a movement was afoot to combine two with each one containing up to 25 items. societies with interests in Postal Sta­ Usually, circuit groups are made up of tionery. In 1945 this merger was com­ 6 to 15 members, arranged geographi­ pleted, the result being the UN ITED cally to r educe cost of transportation POST AL STATIONERY SOCIETY. Soon to a minimum. Each circuit is accomp­ the matter of a Sales Department was anied by a letter, giving full instructions brought up again. for handling; a list of members to whom After considerable correspondence the circuit is to be sent; a list of the with s uch weli-known authorities as sales envelopes included, and a supply Mr. Bates and Dr. W.I. Mitchell, and a of report blanks. Each member should small grant from the Treasury of U PSS, inspect it promptly; take those items he we started the Sales Department. wishes; sign for them in the space pr o­ Charges for the service were figured vided, fill out a report blank and for­ out; sizes for sales envelopes were de­ ward it with remittance, to the Sales cided on, insurance was secured and we Manager, and then send the circuit to were ready to go. The first sales en­ the next member on the list. velopes were received on March lith, Members wishing to send in mater­ 1946 from Dr. Mitchell and were fol­ ial for sale thr ough the Sales Depart­ lowed shortly by those containing mat­ ment may obtain, from the Sales Mana­ erial of diverse types from other early ger, sales envelopes especially pre­ members, some of whom still help us pared to handle up to 25 items each. out with material for sale. These circuit envelopes cost 25C for 5 During the first two years of opera­ and come in 2 sizes; 5- 1/2" x 7-1/2" tion, the Department received approxi- and 5" x 11-1/2". Each one has full Pag ~ ~ 6 POSTAL STATIONERY Mor-Jun~, 1968 directions printed on it and space for times. We never have been overstocked. describing the contents. In addition to Membe rs s ubmitting material for the cost of the sales envelopes, the ex­ sale are urged to r emember the mini­ penses for handling are as follows: mum charges for circulating, and not 1-1/2% of original value for insurance to expect very substantial returns from (minimum charge on each s ales envel­ sales envelopes with very low priced ope is 25C and 15% of actual s ales in­ Items. come (minimum charge on each envel­ Member s receiving circuits will ope 25C). These two charges, along please observe the directions printed on with the cost of returning them to the each circuit letter, particularly the owner, will be deducted at the time of one asking for promptness in handling.
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