Volume 35 No. 1. March 2017 Capital Philately Incorporating Pastcards and Machinations. Published by The Philatelic Society of Canberra Inc. Inside this Issue: The Canberra - Remembering Four Ships The Shakespeare Award China 2016 International Stamp Exhibition Postmarked History Ahead of their Time - Scott Sisters Postcards and more. The Philatelic Society of Canberra Inc. (Founded 1932) GPO BOX 1840 CANBERRA ACT 2601 President Ian McMahon Secretary Tony Luckhurst Capital Philately Editorial Board Jenni Creagh Editor, Graphic Design / Layout [email protected] Bruce Parker Pastcards Daniel Tangri Machinations Paul Barsdell Librarian Further information on the Philatelic Society of Canberra may be found on our web page: http://www.canberrastamps.org https://www.facebook.com/CanberraPhilatelic Capital Philately is published three times a year and supplied free to members of the Society. 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Capital Philately Editorial Jenni Creagh 1 The Shakespeare Award Ian McMahon 2 Canberra Covered Number 2: The Canberra – Remembering Four Ships Michael Moore 4 Two new Australian Variations Catalogues David Mallen 11 Jubaland – A Short Philatelic Life Peter Kunz 12 China 2016 Asian International Stamp Exhibition - Nanning Darryl Fuller 16 POSTMARKED HISTORY - My Approach to Collecting Covers Frank Adamik 18 Pastcards Queensland Railways Use Of Coloured Shell Series Postcards To Advertise Ian McMahon 20 Tourist Excursions Ahead of their Time - Scott Sisters Postcards Jenni Creagh 22 Machinations 2017 Machins - The Start of the 50th Anniversary Jenni Creagh 27 March 2017 – Editorial Welcome to 2017 and another issue of Capital Philately. Firstly I’d like to thank Andrew Alwast for his efforts as Editor of Capital Philately. Not only in fulfilling the role of Editor, but also in contributing comprehensive articles during that period on the Philately of Poland; a series which I hope will be continued in the future. In this issue we have a diverse range of articles, and I even take an unplanned philatelic journey myself. This sparks a curious question - what is it that makes us collect? Both a specific topic or item, and the need to collect in general? In an old article I collected through the internet, after remembering a phrase from somewhere, I found this gem: “Everybody collects something. Whether it be photographs of a person’s vacation, ticket stubs from ballgames, souvenirs of trips, pictures of one’s children... On the more formal side of “collecting,” it does seem that growing up we all collected something we made into a hobby. It could have begun with baseball cards, marbles or stamps. Then it moved on... Some collect for pure enjoyment – it’s fun. Some collect to expand their social lives, attending swap meets and exchanging information with like-minded souls. And still other folks collect to preserve the past, but there can be risk here... For some people collecting is simply the quest, in some cases a life-long pursuit that is never complete. Additional collector motivations include psychological security, filling a void in a sense of self.” The psychology of collecting. By Mark B. McKinley, Ed.D. January 1, 2007 Whatever the reason, collecting satisfies a primal hunter/gatherer instinct within ourselves - the joy of discovering a new addition to our collection is like nothing else. I hope you enjoy this edition - Happy Collecting! Volume 35, No. 1. 1 Capital Philately THE SHAKESPEARE AWARD Ian McMahon The Shakespeare Award is awarded by the ACT Philatelic Council on the basis of services to organised philately, especially in the ACT, distinguished philatelic study and research, and the promotion of philately and public dissemination of philatelic knowledge. The Award seeks to reward distinguished service to ACT philately as the Australian Capital Territory’s award for philatelic merit and is accompanied by a plaque. The award is named after J W (‘Bill’) Shakespeare who was one of three brothers who were the sons of T M Shakespeare, the founder of The Canberra Times. He was a leading force in the founding of the Philatelic Society of Canberra and the Society’s first Secretary/Treasurer/Exchange Superintendent and a former President of the Society. To date there have been four awards, in 1995, 2000, 2004 and 2016. The inaugural Shakespeare Award was awarded to Alan Salisbury in 1995. Alan Salisbury was a collector for close to 50 years and a philatelist for almost as long. He was a member of the Philatelic Society of Canberra for 36 years, holding many positions on the executive of the Society including President and Treasurer. He was a Member of the Australian Philatelic Order. He also served on the ACT Philatelic Council. Alan was a consummate philatelist, having formed important collections in the fields of postal history, postal stationery and cinderella philately. He was probably best known throughout Australia for his monthly column ‘Commonwealth Corner’ which ran for 14 years in Stamp News. He was also the foundation editor of Capital Philately and wrote innumerable research articles for this and other specialised journals. Shakespeare Award to Alan Salisbury. Left to Right: Dorothy-Anne & Richard Gurevitch, Judy Kennett, Alf Davis, June Davis (front), Tui Dawes (back), Ed Druce, Edi Scheckenbach (back), Edith Scheckenback, Barbara Ross (back), Elspeth Bodley (2000 recipient), Doug Ross(back), Jean Salisbury, Bruce Parker (back), Alan Salisbury, Darryl Fuller (back), Ian McMahon, Ian Faber, Zena Puttock, Chris Puttock (front), Jenni Creagh (back), Peter Kunz, Hans Karman (front). 2 Volume 35, No. 1. Capital Philately The 2000 Shakespeare Award went to Elspeth Bodley. Elspeth is a long standing member of the Philatelic Society of Canberra, holding many positions on the executive of the Society including President. She was Secretary of the ACT Philatelic Council for many years and is currently the convener of the Society’s Postcard Group and Secretary of the Canberra Stampshow 2018 Committee. Her collecting interests have included postal history and postcards and she is a National Judge in postcards. The 2004 Shakespeare Award went to Dingle Smith. Dingle has been a member of the Philatelic Society of Canberra for more than 30 years and a member of the ACT Philatelic Council since its inception in 1980. He has held a number of positions in both organisations including President and has been a member of the organising committee of major Philatelic Exhibitions in Canberra since 1982. He is a National and International judge. He is a Fellow of the Australian Philatelic Order. Dingle has been a prolific writer on philatelic subjects and has published over 50 articles on a wide range of subjects including revenues and postal stationery and has been the editor of Capital Philately. The 2016 Shakespeare Award went to Ed Cummings. Ed has been a stamp dealer and auctioneer in Canberra for over 40 years, establishing his company Edlins in 1976. The Edlins Stamp Shop is now the only surviving stamp shop in Canberra. He is a long standing member of Australasian Dingle Smith, recipient of the 2004 Shakespeare Philatelic Traders’ Association Inc, and a member, Award with his grandson Chris. representing stamp dealers, of the ACT Philatelic Council. See Capital Philately 34, No.1. CANBERRA STAMPSHOW 2018 16-18 March 2018 Venue: Hellenic Club, Woden, Canberra Half National Exhibition Classes: Traditional Modern Thematic Youth Topical FDC Cinderellas Open Volume 35, No. 1. 3 Capital Philately Canberra Covered Number 2: The Canberra – Remembering Four Ships Michael Moore with Frank Adamik Introduction This is the second article in a series all based on, or suggested by, philatelic covers, such as that at Figure 1, itself a memory of HMAS Canberra (see below). Of course, complete naval history accounts of the four ships named Canberra would include full details such as engineering and armament specifications. But this is not such an account. It has brief snapshots of each ship in an article of local, Canberra, interest whose focus is partly philatelic. The philatelic interest of this article has been provided particularly by Frank Adamik. Figure 1. Frank Adamik Frank Adamik is a member of the Philatelic Society of Canberra. He was born in Sydney in 1943. After completing School at Waverley College, he was employed as a clerk at Garden Island Dockyard. This began a lifelong interest in Australian naval history. He moved to Canberra in 1970 and was shortly employed as a Clerical Officer, eventually retiring as an Assistant Security Officer, at Defence HQ, Russell Offices. Frank had begun collecting philatelic covers in the 1950s and then began designing his own, soon semi- commercially, as ‘Wombeyn Covers’. The name was intended to be ‘Wombeyan’, but a printer made a mistake in the initial order, so Frank decided to adopt the new name. In Canberra, Frank joined the ACT Chapter of the Naval Historical Society of Australia, serving variously as Treasurer and President. He is now a Life Member. Frank also has a collecting interest in signatures and has blended this with his publishing of philatelic covers. HMAS Canberra (This ship was never Canberra I, though the numeral is sometimes useful to differentiate it.