VOL. XXV, NUMBER 3 MAY 1999 American Helvetia Philatelic Society Chinese-Swiss Joint Issue by David E. Durham Intercountry joint issues have become frequent, but this one caught my attention especially. From Switzerland is the view of Lake Geneva ; from China is a scene of "Slender West Lake" not far from Shanghai . On the Swiss side is the familiar Chillon Castle, occupied since the bronze age as a good military site and mostl y developed as a castle during the 11th and 12th centuries ; and on the Chinese side are one or two of th e magnificent pagodas which are even older than Chillon. Linking the two sides is Bridge 24 - 24 meters long, 2 .4 meters wide, with 24 jade balusters and with 24 steps on each end . This beautiful issue is the joint creation of artists Xu Yan Bo and Bernadette Baltis . The Swiss inscription s are only in French, as Chillon is in the French part of the country . Contents American Helvetia Philatelic Societ y Chinese-Swiss Joint Issue 1 Officers 1999-200 0 National Grand Award Criteria 2 President's Musings 3 ELECTED OFFICERS APPOINTED OFFICERS Profiles of Swiss Stamp Collectors 3, 1 8 President TELL Edito r James A. Anderso n David E . Durham, Pastor Interspace Pairs 4 14463 E . Wagontrail Pl . #7 Allenhurst Road Origins of the Swiss Flieger-Abteilung 7 Aurora, CO 80015 Buffalo, NY 14214-1201 AHPS Auction 115 1 2 Home: 303-617-7836 Home : 716-833-6504 Swiss Franchise Stamps 1 7 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : dedur@aol .co m AHPS Auction 114 Results 1 7 TELL Associate Edito r Swiss Postal Activity in Italy (Follow Up) 1 9 Past President Dick Barton Steven S . Westo n FLOREX 99 20 2800 Crestview Ct. P.O. Box 868 U.S. Exhibition Awards Criteria 20 Loveland, CO 80538-3078 Del Mar CA 92014-086 8 760-752-781 2 Copyright 1999, The American Helvetia Philatelic Society (AHPS) . Home : 970-669-8130 TELL (ISSN 1042-2072) is the official journal of the America n E-mail: cdbarton@info2000 .net Circuit Sales Manage r Helvetia Philatelic Society, affiliate #52 of the American Philatelic Emil L . Tobler Society and a member of the Union of Swiss Philatelic Societies . Vice-President P.O. Box 26 TELL is published bimonthly (Jan/Mar/May/Jul/Sep/Nov). David E . Durham, Pastor #7 Allenhurst Road Bradford RI 02808 Home: 401-377-2238 Opinions expressed in this journal are those of the authors and are Buffalo, NY 14214-1201 not necessarily endorsed by AHPS or the Editor. Home : 716-833-6504 E-mail: dedur@aol .com Auction Manager Letters and articles on Swiss, Liechtenstein, UN Geneva an d Bruce Marsden related philately are welcome and should be sent to the Editor . Secretary & Librarian 1920 Carmelita Avenue Whenever possible, submit material on 3 .5" PC or Macintosh Richard T . Hall Burlingame, CA 94010 computer diskettes . Late material may by submitted by e-mail in P.O. Box 66 6 Days : 415-636-3864 textfile format . Illustrations are encouraged and may be submitte d Manhattan Beach, CA 90267 E-mail : bmarsden@slip .net as full size photocopies; or, we can copy/scan your originals (pleas e Home : 310-546-5226 contact the Editor before sending actual stamps, covers, etc .). Please E-mail: [email protected] Publicity Chairman include your name, address and telephone number . Awards Chairman Treasure r Editor Emeritus Subscriptions for 1999, include AHPS dues: North America, $20 ; by Frank Young Harlan F . Stone first class mail, $25 ; overseas air delivery, $30 . Request membership 412 North Main Stree t P.O. Box 770334 applications from the Secretary. Change-of-Address should be Herkimer, NY 1335 0 Woodside NY 1137 7 sent to the Secretary. Home : 315-866-782 2 Home : 718-478-2374 AHPS Grand Award Regional Director Wes t Slide Chairman Donn Luec k Richard W. Blaney National Convention Criteri a P. O. Box 11582 PO Box 110 0 1 Easton MA 02334-1100 1. The Felix Ganz Memorial Grand Award will consis t Phoenix, AZ 8506 Home : 602-841-132 2 508-238-313 4 of a special award symbolic of Switzerland and an accompanying gold medal . Regional Director Centra l REPRESENTATIVES Ralph Soderberg, M .D . Union of Swiss Philatelic 2. This two-part award will be available only at th e P. O. Box 3606 7 Societies Representativ e Society's national conventions for the best Swiss , Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 Ralph Soderber g Liechtenstein or related eligible exhibit by a Society Home : 313-885-412 5 P.O. Box 3606 7 member. Regional Director Eas t Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 4823 6 Home : 313-885-4125 3. The winner will retain the grand award only until Helen Galatan Stone P.O. Box 770334 the selection of another winner, but may keep th e Woodside NY 1137 7 American Philatelic Society medal permanently . Home : 718-478-2374 Charles J . LaBlonde 2940 Underwood Point # 5 4. Once an exhibit wins the grand award, it i s Plan to attend/exhibit at thes e Colorado Springs, CO 8092 0 ineligible until the third following convention or AHPS Conventions and shows: 719-593-5974 E-mail: until five years have passed, whichever comes first . FLOREX '99 chuck .lablonde@smawins .co m November 5-7, 1999 5. The first exhibitor to win the same grand awar d Orlando, F L Liechtenstein Study Grou p three times will retire the award . INDYPEX '0 0 Chm: Ralph R .Schneider 6. All Society members, including previous winners o f October, 200 0 P.O. Box 23049 the grand award, are eligible to compete for th e Indianapolis, IN Belleville IL 6222 3 award during any national convention . SESCAL '01 Los Angeles, C A 7. The Society's Board of Directors is responsible for and rate inquiries should be sent t o the creation or purchase of a new grand awar d Commercial advertising copy the Treasurer. Advertising deadlines are six weeks prior to upon retirement of the previous award . publication date (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov) . Harlan F. Stone, Awards Chairman Printed by Kettle Moraine Printing, West Bend WI 53095 . 2 TELL May 1999 Profile of a Swiss Stamp Collector for TELL about skating on stamps . He sought to Benjamin T. Wright have a stamp issued for the 100th anniversary of th e ISU, but was unsuccessful . by Rudy Schaelchli He said that not being an expert collector, h e . I think all h It is amazing how many different walks of life wonders how to be useful in the AHPS e come together in our hobby, stamp collecting! We fin d has to do is sharpen his pencil, go over his old article s lawyers, machinists , on skating stamps, and update the story! I am sur e doctors, farmers an d we have many new members who have not seen suc h . many other trades. stories and would enjoy that topic or any other With Benjamin, I woul d like to introduce you to an international official in the sport of figure President's Musings skating and an official and Honorary Member Greetings to all of you from Colorado . Each of the International weekend when we ski in the mountains here, I think Skating Union (ISU) . of Switzerland and the upcoming St . Gallen 2000 He is a Past President show. I hope to attend with my family and sugges t of the US Figure that you think about a trip then also . The show an d Skating Association and is now an Honorary Member . exhibit will be held in St . Gallen June 20 - 25, 2000 . By the way, the ISU was founded in 1892 and is th e What could be a better way for a Swiss collector t o second oldest federation for winter sports, start off the new millennium? headquartered in Davos since 1946 and then move d to Lausanne in 1997 . Following up on the concerns with the clarity of our bylaws mentioned in the last TELL, I hav e Our fellow member is a retired corporation appointed a chairman for the Bylaws Revie w lawyer and was general counsel for an international Committee. Past AHPS President, Chuck LaBlonde engineering company . That was one of his early Swis s will be the chairman. Bob Zeigler has agreed to serv e connections when he set up his company's operatin g and I would like to ask for others to volunteer . This subsidiary in the Cantons Geneva and Zurich in the would be an excellent way to become more involved i n 1970s . the working of our society for members who have no t As a teenager in the 30s, he started with a Scot t participated directly before . Please let me know if you International album with an interest in Britis h are interested and I might be calling on a few of you to Commonwealth . That remained his primary area u p ask you to participate . Our bylaws are an importan t to WW II. He served in the war in the Pacific tool for the functioning of our society and should be Theatre, retiring as an army Lieutenant Colonel . He reviewed at least every few years . is still active in the Reserve. That and education interrupted his hobby for a few years. W h e n Plans for our convention in Florida this he returned to stamp collecting in the 50s he picked November are coming along in excellent fashion. Our up where he left off and continued for another 1 0 new Eastern Director Helen Galatan Stone seems t o years with the British .