International Philatelic Society of Joint Stamp Issues Collectors N°29 - MAY 2005 Otto Sverdrup Canada-Greenland-Norway Best Joint Issue 2004 Society life New issues Czeslaw Slania Canadian joint issues Editorial Dear Members, INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF JOINT STAMP ISSUES COLLECTORS The year 2005 will be remembered for the loss of two Founded 1999 great Poles intimately linked to the world of joint issues: BOARD 2005-2007 John Paul II and Czeslaw Slania. Both men were about President: Pascal LEBLOND the same age and originated from the same region of 600-60 rue Cormier GATINEAU QC J9H 6B4 - Canada Poland. Both had achieved worldwide recognition in email: [email protected] their respective field. Asian Vice-President: Abdul Latif RASHAD 51-A, New Shalimar Town The death of Slania on 17 March 2005 will certainly be Gulshan Ravi, LAHORE 54500 - Pakistan email: [email protected] seen by many as the end of an era in philately. The fact Secretary and European Treasurer: Dr Richard ZIMMERMANN that he has enjoyed working on joint issues is readily 124, avenue Guy de Coubertin apparent when you consider his output in this particular 78470 SAINT RÉMY LÈS CHEVREUSE - France field (see the article on p. 12). Nevertheless, the next email: [email protected] generation of engravers is already at work doing an North American Treasurer: Charles FEINGERSH excellent job while promoting themselves on the P.O. Box 34067 internet: Martin Mörck (www.martinmorck.com) did the BETHESDA, MD 20827 - USA email: [email protected] Canada-Greenland-Norway best joint issue of 2004 and Account Book Auditor 1: Wolfgang HEINSSEN Piotr Naszarkowski (http://web.telia.com/~u87409794) An der Zöllnerkoppel 5B with the upcoming Sweden-United States joint issue 21465 WENTORF - Germany email: [email protected] (Greta Garbo). Account Book Auditor 2: Dominique JOSSE 187/22 Boulevard Charles de Gaulle The late Pope was himself the subject of a number of 92700 COLOMBES - France joint issues including one engraved by Slania on the th New Issues Service: Anthony RAYNAUD occasion of his 80 birthday in May 2000 (Poland- Yearly membership fees (2005): Vatican). The triple joint issue (Italy-San Marino- On-line-only members: € 8,00 Vatican) released in October 1998 during Italia ’98 is European (EEC) members: € 12,00 Other European and North- even inscribed with a quote by the late Pope regarding American members: € 16,00 the benefits of philately. His death on 2 April 2005 Other countries: € 17,00 First entry fee: € 3,00 produced a shockwave throughout numerous postal administrations disrupting the stamp programs. So far JOINT STAMP ISSUES - The Society journal (Previously IPS-JSIC Quarterly Report) only the Italy-Vatican joint issue has been postponed. Created 1999 - Produced four times a year: February - May - August - November Stanley Gibbons has added a new topical to its list Issue 29 - dated May 2005 called: John Paul II memorial. It already contains 16 Editor: Pascal LEBLOND stamps. Is a memorial joint issue in the works? Maybe, This issue, 32 pages only time will tell. Will Deutsche Post use Pope Benedict Available also as an electronic file (pdf) XVI as abundantly as John Paul II was used by the Society web site: http://rzimmerm.club.fr Polish postal administration in joint issues? email: [email protected] No portion of this journal may be reproduced without permission of the editor. Pascal LeBlond © IPS-JSIC ISSN 1712-8390 (Print) ISSN 1712-8404 (Online) Printed in France. 2 Joint Stamp Issues N°29 - May 2005 Best joint issue of 2004 Contents The results of this year’s contest are in and perhaps, for the first time in its short Editorial 2 history, the winner succeeded by a sizeable Best joint issue of 2004 3 margin (6,6%). The victory is even more Society life 5 impressive when only 1st place votes are New members 5 considered (margin of 9,3%). NAPOSTA ‘05 5 News about the catalogue 6 # Joint Issues 1st Overall New Issues Service 8 Place score Exhibition of joint issues in (%) (%) France 9 1 Canada-Greenland- 28,1 19,7 Photos of board members Norway [T4] and others 11 2 Poland-Slovakia [T1] 18,8 13,1 3 China-Greece [T1] 9,4 9,8 Advertisements 12 4 Canada-France [T1] 12,5 7,1 Czeslaw Slania: Master of joint 5 Ireland-Sweden [T1] 6,3 7,1 issues 13 6 China-Singapore [T1] 3,1 4,4 Recent issues 16 India-Iran [T1] 3,1 4,4 Upcoming issues 24 8 Angola-Botswana- 4,4 Omnibus and joint issues: Malawi-Namibia-South Africa-Swaziland- a UPU perspective 28 Zambia-Zimbabwe In the news 28 [T1] New publications 29 9 Belgium-Germany [C1] 3,8 Discoveries 29 10 Cyprus-Czech 6,3 3,3 Canadian and British North Republic-Estonia- American joint issues 30 Hungary-Latvia- Lithuania-Malta- Slovakia-Slovenia [T2] 11 Israel-Italy [T1] 3,3 12 Hong Kong-New 3,1 2,7 Zealand [T1] For the first time since the inception of the 13 France-Great Britain 2,7 contest, the winner almost reached 20% of [T1] the overall score and obtained 28,1% of 14 Italy-Thailand [T1] 2,2 the 1st place votes. 15 France-Italy-United 3,1 1,6 Nations [T3] How can these results be interpreted? Was Belgium-Romania [T1] 3,1 1,6 China-Romania [T1] 3,1 1,6 the competition good enough? The 18 Germany-Russia [T1] 1,6 Canada-Greenland-Norway team seems to Austria-Hungary-Israel 1,6 have pleased voters by its original [T1] approach mixing labels and stamps in a 20 Poland-Vatican [C1] 1,1 souvenir sheet. I think that they only 21 China-Spain [T1] 1,1 lacked an official mixed document in order 22 Fiji-Vanuatu [P1] 0,5 to have become an outstanding joint issue. IOC-Switzerland- 0,5 United Nations [U1] It is quite unfortunate that such a Kazakhstan-Mongolia 0,5 document was prepared by Canada Post [T1] but never saw the light of day. The great Total 100 99.7 surprise of this year was the entry from May 2005 - N°29 Joint Stamp Issues 3 Poland-Slovakia. This joint issue was a late it. This brings us to the interesting question addition to both stamp programs. Third of national vote. In a vote like this, do place was hotly contested between China- members vote for their postal Greece and Canada-France. In fact, administration? Canada-France obtained more 1st place votes than China-Greece. % of national vote in 1st place vote Canada-Greenland-Norway 11,1% China-Greece 33,3% Canada-France 75,0% I would suggest that for the next contest members should qualify their vote by providing us with their reason. Do they prefer this particular joint issue because the subject appeals to them, or they prefer engraved stamps, or they like the fact that dual official documents were available. Reasons such as these can help us identify trends in the small world of joint issues collecting and perhaps influence (a little) postal administrations in the way they do joint issues. A quick look at the results over the first three years of the contest reveals a healthy balance between postal administrations (none have won the top honor twice) and continents (Asia and Europe have won thrice, North America once). The year 2005 Of the 32 joint issues eligible this year, looks to be a great year with the return of only 24 received votes and just 12 1st place heavyweight contestants like Australia (not votes. For example, the France-Great seen since 2002) and the United States Britain joint issue marking the centenary of (not seen since 2001) as well as rarely the Entente cordiale had a low score, seen participants like Argentina, Denmark which may reflect the criticisms found in and Liechtenstein. the British philatelic press. Winning postal administrations of this year On the other hand, I find it surprising that have been informed as well as philatelic the first unique issue [U1] in years (IOC- journals. The results have already been Switzerland-United Nations) has done so published in Great Britain, India and the poorly. What about the Belgium-France Netherlands. joint issue (Blake and Mortimer cartoon) that failed to register a single vote? I Finally, I would like to thank all of you who thought that the subject was quite have participated. I hope that even more appealing and had brought up fond of our members will show up next year. childhood memories. I thought that Belgian and French members would have voted for 4 Joint Stamp Issues N°29 - May 2005 Society life New Members 160/05 155/05 Andrew SUM Alain TREMIER P.O. Box 52913 5, rue d’Anserville IRVINE CA 92619 60540 BORNEL UNITED STATES FRANCE email: [email protected] 156/05 161/05 Oscar WOLLESEN Rob VAN DER NOL FREDERICIA Nieuwendamlaan 544 DENMARK NL-2547 JZ DEN HAAG THE NETHERLANDS 157/05 email: [email protected] Larry DODSON PHOENIX AZ New email addresses UNITED STATES 052/99 158/05 Juan Carlos Garcia SANCHEZ Michael REHLING email: [email protected] SEEVETAL GERMANY 078/00 Michael ALDRIDGE 159/05 email: [email protected] Tom SCHIPPER 5930 Edgefield 135/03 LAKEWOOD CA 90713 Roland MONTAGNE UNITED STATES email: [email protected] email: [email protected] NAPOSTA ‘05 Volker Dietze Vom 2. bis 5. Juni 2005 findet im stellung) von 1999 die erste weitere große Congress-Centrum in Hannover (Deutsch- Briefmarkenausstellung in Deutschland. land) die Internationale Postwertzeichen- Die Ausstellung ist wie folgt geöffnet: 2. Ausstellung "NAPOSTA `05" statt. Juni, 15-20 Uhr; 3.