EDMONTON STAMP CLUB Volume 105, Number 8 October 2016 ISSN: 0046-1318 Mailing address: P.O. Box 399, Edmonton AB T5J 2J6 Web site: http://www.edmontonstampclub.com ZEP, GERMANY-C35_Post Card, to Lubeck, (41 bids) $195 Ebay July 2016 Regular meetings St. Joseph High School Cafeteria, 10830 - 109 Street, 6:00 pm October 3rd & 24th November 7th & 21st 2 E.S.C. BULLETIN Volume 105, Number 8 The Edmonton Stamp Club dates back to 1912. The Club is Life Chapter #6 of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada and Chapter #680 of the American Philatelic Society. The editor welcomes communications of all kinds– letters, comments and articles. Deadline, 25th day of each month. These may be forwarded to Fred Tauber, Edmonton Stamp Club, Box 399, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2J6, click “contact” on our website or email to [email protected] 2016 - 2017 Board of Directors, etc. Area code 780- Schutte, Robert President 989-1260 [email protected] Dykstra, Ed Vice President 587-341-0804 [email protected] (Chair, Spring Show Committee) Lockau, Jim Vice President 467-4825 [email protected] Verrier, Rod Treasurer 489-7506 [email protected] Stein, Warren Secretary 463-9881 [email protected] (Archivist) Tauber, Fred Membership 469-3034 [email protected] (Webmaster-edmontonstampclub.com & Editor-Bulletin) Kuester, Peter Past President 451-0520 [email protected] Director (Circuits Manager) Ellis, David Director 457-7491 [email protected] Pacey, Jeff Director 989-3491 [email protected] Spencer, Keith Director 437-1787 [email protected] (Past President & NWFSC, RPSC liaison) Hetke. Dave Director 909-3974 [email protected] Sheena, Arif Director 951-5707 [email protected] Wissink, Barend Director 922-5019 [email protected] Fast, Malcom Director 966-2812 [email protected] (Coordinator Summer Auction) Piercey, David BNAPS liaison 437-2771 [email protected] Advertising rate schedule: Full page $30, half page $18, quarter page $10 per ten issues (annual subscription). Ten issue discount 20%. Five issue discount 10%. Contact Fred Tauber at [email protected] or Edmonton Stamp Club by mail. 3 E.S.C. BULLETIN Volume 105, Number 8 Messages Presidents report 2015-2016 Last club year by all accounts was a successful one. It is difficult to measure success of a club like the Edmonton Stamp Club but it is possible to give a few observations that may give you an idea of how it is going. The stamp club is a collection of collectors. So you know that while some parts of a collection are steady and virtually unchangeable you also know that some parts are in flux. Collectively we managed quite well. A new set of bylaws was adopted in September 2015. Some inconsistencies were removed. The first party of the year was the Christmas party that went off quite enjoyable. Almost a hundred people attended. The spring show was a success in several aspects: attendance was good and financially it did better than breaking even. That was quite a change from previous years. As you know we came from a long sequence of financial deficits for the spring show. I calculated that in less than 5 years we would run out of money to put on the show unless we changed and found ways to stop the losses. The whole show committee worked to make this happen and our sincere thank you goes out to Chairperson Ed Dijkstra and his committee members: Dave Piercey, Ken Kluchky, Arif Sheena, Jeff Pacey, Kelly Liusz-Moser. Each regular meeting had 3 auctions. The silent auctions are perhaps the least predictable in their style and outcomes. Especially early in the year, that is the last quarter of 2015, it was a bit haphazard of how the deadline was perceived. Almost too much enthusiasm to submit bids at the last moment. It seems to me that the Silent auctions are building their own clientele in terms of submitting lots as well as in who does the bidding. They seem to fill a unique corner of the market. Estate auctions and regular auctions did well. We need to remind submitters of lots that if the lot does not sell it must be picked up by the seller before the end of the evening. Of greater concern to me and the Board is that the maximum 100 lots for the member’s auction are already entered by early evening. There are however members who would like to submit lots but who cannot come so early. We are working on overcoming this two class system and any suggestions you may have will be considered with great interest and goodwill. Continued page 17 4 E.S.C. BULLETIN Volume 105 Number 8 NOTICES NOW OVERDUE Membership $Dues$ July 1st 2016 2016-2017 Club year Don’t lose your privileges $30 per year for individual, $40 for family New Members (2015-2016) 2465 Steven Hijmans 2466 Bruce Bevan 2467 Ron Hay (rejoin) 2468 Ray Woods Ireson 2469 Lora Stromberg (family) 2470 Anthony Vredegor 2471 Dylano Nissen (family) 2472 Dan Drewe 2473 David Spurr 2474 Karen Prince 2475 Kesh Mani 2476 Grant Ruske 2477 Karin Stiles 2478 Randy Stiles (family) 2479 Monica Kwoon 2480 Vladimir Pitchko 2481 Edwin Pitts 2482 Andy Twigg 2483 Beverly Fox (Weeda Stamps) 2484 Louisa Kamuchik 2485 Aurella Kieser 2486 Kevin Kieser (family) 2487 Richard Bury ESC attended the Dealers Fall Bourse Sep 9 & 10 Bill VanderStelt and the junior table Peter Kuester and Art Gill with the circuit books Deveney Stamps from BC 5 E.S.C. BULLETIN Volume 105, Number 8 STAMP CONTEST This is a 4 liter jar filled to the rim with world wide stamps but no Canadian stamps. You can win this jar by guessing the number of stamps in the jar. Each guess is $1 or 8 guesses for $5. You may guess as often as you like. The jar will be on display at every stamp club meeting. The winner will be either the actual number guessed or the closest number thereto. If there is a tie we will draw names from a hat. For those unable to attend regular stamp club meetings you may send in your guesses with appropriate funds to Bill Vanderstelt. 81 Groveland Rd. Sherwood Park AB. T8A 3G7 If you wish you may send your email address so I can confirm that your guesses are in the contest. All proceeds will go to the Edmonton Stamp Club. The number of stamps in the jar will be given to the club treasurer in a sealed envelope. The contest will start on the first club meeting on September 12 and will end on December 19, where the sealed envelope will be opened. The contents of the jar will be mailed to the winner if he or she cannot attend a meeting. Bill Vanderstelt. 6 E.S.C. BULLETIN Volume 105, Number 8 The Theriso Revolt by Richard Barnes Even before Pharaonic Egypt the Island of Crete was in one of the world’s most strategic locations. Its location in the Mediterranean Sea offers control of the Eastern Mediterranean (Fig 1) including the Dardanelles and the present day Suez Cannel. During the Balkans Wars the Christian majority on the Island saw the opportunity to break away from the Ottoman Turks and join the newly formed Kingdom of Greece. This struggle turned out to be a long and frequently ferocious series of events. The Island because of its strategic location was a pawn in the Great Game of the Imperial Powers particularly, Great Britain, Russia, Austria, France and Italy. It was not until the beginning of WW I that Crete was finally part of the Kingdom of Greece. 7 E.S.C. BULLETIN Volume 105, Number 8 The Philatelic History of the Island of Crete is convoluted. In 1897 the Christian Cretans rose up against Ottoman rule. The Ottoman postal service was in place so Turkish Post conventions including stamps etc. were used. By 1898 much to the disgust of the local population the Great Powers came to a compromise solution creating an Autonomous Crete State under Ottoman suzerainty with a High Commissioner, Prince George of Greece and as Prime Minister Venizelos (who later became Prime Minister of Greece). Great Britain, Russia, France, Austria and Italy guaranteed the peace with their own military forces stationed on the Island. This resulted in there being six different postal services all offering their own stamps, etc., Crete, GB, Russian, France, Austria and Italy. These stamp issues are for the most part covered by Scotts. From 1897 on in Crete there were frequent riots, disturbances and civil unrest. The derogatory use in the English language “Cretan” is found in the English press around the turn of the 20th century. The only major civil unrest and only rebel stamps that I am aware of for this period of Crete’s history is the 1905 Theriso Revolt, named for the town were the revolt originated. At the height of this short lived revolt (March 1905 - November 1905) the rebels held 25 % of the island and operated 7 post offices until suppressed by the Great Powers military. The Therisson Rebels issued two or perhaps three sets of stamps in 1905. The first set of 5 stamps (Fig 2) was produced in Athens. Fig 2 Fig3 These stamps have the statue of Victory in the center. They were hand struck, imperforated and ungummed stamps with values of 5 I to 1d. 8 E.S.C. BULLETIN Volume 105, Number 8 The second set of 6 stamps is the most commonly seen set of stamps issued during the revolt. They were lithographed in Athens, perforated 11 ½ and gummed. The first four stamps (Fig 3) depict Crete Enslaved, values 5 I to 20 I.