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ISSN 0269 - 252X '1'/1 e QLtarterly Circular l>f rlfhc EGrYPT SJrUDY CIRCLE I kc~.: mhn {)uartn 1997 Wholt: Series No. I XJ Volume :XVI No. X pages I XX - 2 I I <ltlicns. Mcl'lings ISX . Mel'ling Rq11.lrt IX9. Presentation 190. 1\ikmhnship . Israel 9X 19 I . New / .ealand ( 'haptn 192. ARTJ( 'I VS ()ucrv < \1rncr P. ( Jlyn-Joncs 192 l"hc Suo. ( 'risis I "))ll P. Bottrill 193 British h1rn·s l .l'ltn Stamp Perfllratillll hnd J .D. Davis 203 .-\ ln:andria/1· gypt 1\lstmark M. Murphy 204 The 1\,stal Markings of Fgypt : Addl'lh.lum Ill !lw "(·ash" Postmarks P. I kim 205 Carrnichael ~Todd P H~~~8 E L I S T S GREGORY C.G. TODO EGYPT AND SAUDI ARABIA ARE MY SPECIALITIES STAMPS,COVERS OF ALL TYPES- CLASSIC POSTAL HISTORY THROUGH TO FIRST DAY COVERS; PROOFS, ESSAYS, MULTIPLES, POSTMARKS, OVERSEAS USAGES. WANTS LISTS EX GIBBONS, SCOTT, MICHEL, YVERT, OR SPECIALISED AS IN THE ZEHERI CATALOGUE. ONE COVER A VAI LAB LE FROM STOCK SHOWN BELOW. 1877 Bulaq Spa brown on newspaper wrapper, Alex to Cairo. Rare and fine usage. QUALITY MIDDLE EAST & WORLD POSTAL HISTORY ALWAYS AVAILABLE ' P.O. BOX 111, LYMINGTON, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND S041 6ZJ telephone 01590 682683 facsimile 01590 681999 TAREKAWFF .16 ABDUL AZIZ ST. CAIRO EGYPT and WORLDWIDE STAMPS COVERS CARDS VARIETIES POSTAL HISTORY PHONE .1.111.1-3917378 188 EGYPT STUDY CIRCLE OFFICERS PRESIDENT: Mr. John Sears PAST PRESIDENT: Professor Peter A.S. Smith FRPSL, USA CHAIRMAN: Mr. Robin Bertram FRPSL, 11, Bishop's Way, Buckden, Huntingdon, PE18 9TZ, U.K. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Mr. J.S. Horesh, U.K. SECRETARY/ Mr. Alan Jeyes, TREASURER: Flat 4, Ravine Court, Meridan Close, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7JU, U.K. EDITOR: Mr. Richard Wheatley FRPSL, 7, Manor Croft, Whitkirk, Leeds, LS15 9BW, U.K. LIBRARIAN: Mr. D. John Davis, Church View Cottage, Church Road, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire, WR7 4NH, U.K. U.S.A. AGENT: Mr. Charles F. Hass, P.O. Box 3435, Nashua, New Hampshire, 03061-3435, U.S.A. EGYPT AGENT: Professor N. El-Hadidi, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt KEEPER OF THE Mr. D.H. Clarke, U.K. RECORO: FORTHCOMING MEETINGS January 10 1~t Fuan issue J. Sears February 28 A.G.M. 11am to lpm 18 shPets per member Meetings are normally held at the Victory Club, Seymour Street, Marble Arch, London. Members usually congregate in the bar from l.OOpm onwards and meetings commence at 2.00pm. All contents (c) copyright Egypt Study Circle, London and tht> c<mtri~utors. Data Protection Act. Members are advised that their details are stored electronically, for use on Circle business only. eg. address label printing. 189 REPORT OF MEETING HELD 20.9.97 In lieu of a regular meeting a Celebratory Lunch was held in honour of John & Pat Sears. John retired as Chairman after 20 years service during which he has overseen the revival of the ESC and has been supported and assisted by Pat who has over many years entertained many UK and overseas members at their home. After a brief welcome by our Chairman, Robin Bertram, an excellent lunch was enjoyed at the Victory Club. Following this,tributes were paid to John & Pat by our President, Peter Smith, who presented a gift on behalf of the ESC to John. Short speeches were made by our Vice Chairman, Stanley Horesh, and by our Egyptian Representative,Nabil El Hadidi, who presented a gift on behalf of our Egyptian members and the Philatelic Society of Egypt. Marion Horesh then presented a gift to Pat Sears in appreciation of her long standing support, not only to John, but to the ESC. During the ceremonies Peter Smith announced his retirement as President and John, in his turn, gave Peter a gift on behalf of the Circle. John was then appointed President by unanimous support of the members and was presented with a Certificate of Honorary Membership. stanley Horesh was thanked for his excellent organisation of the occasion .. Afterwards members and their wives mingled socially and ~latelically for several hours. Present Mr. & Mrs. J. Sears Mr. P. A. Smith Mr. & Mrs. R. Bertram Mr. T. Awff Mr. P. Andrews Mr. & Mrs.W.Andrews Mr. &.Mrs.L.Balian Mr. H.M.Barker Mr. M.Bramwell Mr. D.Clarke & guest Mr.& Mrs.C.Defriez Mr. & Mrs.M.Dorman Mr.Nabil el-Hadidi Mr.& Mrs.E.H.Fraser- Mr. & Mrs.P.Grech Smith Mr. & Mrs.E.Hall Mr. c. Hass Mr. & Mrs.S.Horesh Mr. & Mrs.A.Jeyes Mr. A.Jansen Mr.C.Kelemenis & Miss N.Kelemenis Mr. & Mrs. M. Murphy Mr. K. Pogson Mr.v.varjabedian Apologies Mr. & Mrs. J. navis Mr. J. Firebrace Mr. P. Goodwin Mr. A. Ott Mr. J. Revel! Mr.& Mrs.R.Wheatley Mrs.M. Barker Mr.H.H.Makram 190 Presentation to Peter Smith - 20th September 1997 There are only 3 members in the Circle with membership numbers less than 100, needless to say, Peter is one of them, he is number 74 between John Firebrace and John Revell. I became aware of his name when I first joined the Circle in 1972 or 1973, he was the person who was always being quoted when queries arose and his word was considered law. He was the one who could always give the answer to any question re the stamps or postal history of Egypt. I became personally acquainted with Peter when he was in the U.K. some time in the late 1970's on a sabbatical year, and since then of course, we have become good friends. Peter is still regarded by many of us as the fount of all knowledge, he has won many Gold Medals at International Exhibitions, and perhaps would have won more had the Judges been more aware of their subjects. He has recently completed a massive book of Egypt Philately, and I think we are all eagerly awaiting its publication. Since the days of Byam, the publication of an authoritative work on Egypt was a prime goal of the Circle, with the intention that many members should co-operate in its preparation. I am afraid that during my own term as Chairman, the matter was put very much on the back burner and it has needed the urgency and dedication of Peter Smith to take up the challenge on his own and see it through. As to his Presidency during the past 21 years, all I can say is that he has always been there to give advice and encouragement. Any letter I have written concerning Circle or Philatelic matters has always been answered quickly and in great detail. We can only hope that we shall still be able to refer to him when the need arises. Finally, it gives me great pleasure on behalf of the Circle to present you with this small mornento as a token of our appreciation and sincere thanks for all the help and guidance you have given us over the years. John Sears (ESC 188) Presidential Message I feel it is a great honour to be elected President of the Egypt Study Circle. I can only promise to fill the office to the best of my ability, for to follow the likes of Byam, Danson and Smith, is a daunting task. As you know, the election took place at the lunch on the 20th September arranged to mark the 20 years I did as Chairman (supported so loyally by my wife, Pat) and I must take this opportunity of assuring you all how much we enjoyed the occasion. I should like to thank everyone who came and specially those who put so much into the organisation, we shall always treasure the presentations. Subscriptions A reminder that subscriptions are due on 1st January 1998 - £12.50. For the convenience of members in U.S.A. and Canada please send to Charlie Hass; and for members in Egypt to Nabil El-Hadidi. All other subs to Alan Jeyes. You can find the relevant address on page 188 of this issue, so you have no excuse for late payment! 191 Membership News New Members 493 Ahmed M Sobhi 7 Dokki St. Apt,10 Dokki, Cairo, Egypt 12311 494 Yasser A Amr 8 El-Khateeb St. Orman, Cairo, Egypt 12311 495 Mohamed A.A. Farid PO Box 348,Dokki Cairo, Egypt 496 Peter H. Day The Old Vicarage Staveley in Cartmel Nr.Ulverston Cumbria LA12 8NH 497 John A. Clarke 198 Shakespeare Avenue Hayes, Middx. UB4 9AQ Deceased 183 J. J. Jensen 204 G. Bruce Members Lapsed 402 L. Fisher 464 F. c. French 322 Y.Gadfar 405 A.Tooley 477 Abdel Aziz EGYPTIAN EXHIBITS IN ISRAEL 98 By: Mordecai Kremener (ESC 291) The philatelic committee of ISRAEL 98 has completed its work and to my personal delight they approved seven Egyptian collections and three literature entries in the exhibition. ISRAEL 98 is world philatelic exhibition to be held in Tel-Aviv from May 13 to May 21 1998, which I am proud to serve as secretary general. Members and friends of the ESC who are planning to come to the exhibition are welcome to contact me. If there is enough interest I will arrange a meeting. My address: 12 haasifst Haifa 34637, ISRAEL Tel. 972-4-8385362 Fax. 972-4-8376044 Email : [email protected] 192 New Zealand Chapter of E.S.C. BACKGROUND Comprised of the following members : Tony Chisholm (ESC 288) resident in Wellington Peter F. Goodwin (ESC 297) of Auckland Sue Mclntosh (ESC 356) from Christchurch in the South Island We meet on a bi-annual basis (even years) the first was in 1992 and up to the present have had 100% attendance for the three meetings already held and next year looks like continuing this trend.