The American Philatelist - June 2018

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CONTENTS • JUNE 2018 DEPARTMENTS 586 Buy and Sell 604 Classifieds 584 Expertizing 603 Index of Advertisers 522 Letters to the Editor VOLUME 132 • NO. 6 • WHOLE NO. 1,409 608 Membership Report 566 National Postal Museum 610 New Stamps 540 Our Story 550 AROUND THE HORN By Steve Pendleton Philatelic writer Steve Pendleton takes readers on a sail long known as one of the most dangerous places on earth – South America’s Cape Horn, where sturdy ships for centuries have faced the challenge of wind, cold, ice, rain, whirling currents and craggy rocks. Philately followed. 568 BRITISH EMPIRE By Noel Davenhill We travel to Sarawak, where early stamps depict a surprise – not for what is seen, but because of what isn’t seen. Members of the British Monarchy are absent, instead replaced by members of a ruling family – the Brookes – known commonly as the “White Rajahs.” 576 CATALOGUING U.S. COMMEMORATIVES OF THE 1950S By Charles Posner Strong political pull assured a stamp for Princeton University, whose supporters insisted the stamp be heavily colored in orange and black, the school’s colors. 574 564 542 574 U.S. CLASSICS By Wade Saadi A new occasional column from the U.S. Classics Society debuts with a look at cancellations applied to the United States’ first stamps. 564 NECKTIE TYLER By Steve Swain An early salesman – claiming a disability – pitched his wares by sending items on approval through the mail. The system worked for a while. 596 Philatelic Happenings 542 COLLECTING COAST TO COAST By Wayne Youngblood Philatelically mapping the once industrious and heavily constructed St. Louis riverfront. 516 President’s Column 598 Show Time 520 The Philatelic Experience 616 Worldwide in a Nutshell THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST Since 1887 — The Premier Philatelic Magazine in the Nation EDITOR Martin Kent Miller, ext. 221 martin@stamps.org • aparticle@stamps.org EDITORIAL ASSOCIATES Jeff Stage, ext. 222 • jstage@stamps.org Doris Wilson, ext. 223 • doris@stamps.org ADVERTISING MANAGER Helen Bruno, ext. 224 hlbruno@stamps.org • adsales@stamps.org American Philatelic Society American Philatelic Research Library 100 Match Factory Place • Bellefonte, PA 16823 814-933-3803 • 814-933-6128 (Fax) STAMPS.ORG • STAMPLIBRARY.ORG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Scott English, ext. 219 scott@stamps.org CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Ken Martin, ext. 218 kpmartin@stamps.org GENERAL INFORMATION apsinfo@stamps.org ADDRESS CHANGES requests@stamps.org, ext. 201 DIGITAL STRATEGIES SPECIALIST Mara Hartzell, ext. 207 | mhartzell@stamps.org EDUCATION/YOUTH Cathy Brachbill, ext. 239 cbrachbill@stamps.org EXPERTIZING/QUICK ID Thomas W. Horn, ext. 205 | twhorn@stamps.org FINANCE Rick Banks, ext. 216 rbanks@stamps.org LIBRARY/INFO. SERVICES Scott Tiffney, ext. 246 stiffney@stamps.org MEMBERSHIP Judy Johnson, ext. 210 judy@stamps.org SALES UNIT Wendy Masorti, ext. 270 stampstore@stamps.org SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS Kathleen Edwards, ext. 217 stampshow@stamps.org SHOW TIME LISTINGS showtime@stamps.org The American Philatelist (ISSN 0003-0473) is published monthly by the American Philatelic Society, Inc., 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823. Periodicals postage paid at Bellefonte, PA 16823 and at additional mailing office. Price per copy $4.95. Canadian Distribution Agreement Number 40030959. Opinions expressed in articles in this magazine are those of the writers and are not necessarily endorsed by the society and/or the magazine. The American Philatelist cannot be responsible for the accuracy of any information printed herein. Postmaster: Send address changes to: The American Philatelist 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823. ©2018, The American Philatelic Society, Inc. 514 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JUNE 2018
THE PHILATELIC EXPERIENCE All the Hobby Has to Offer Meet Your Audience Where They Are The leadtime on print magazines, like The American Philatelist, often amazes the average reader. As I write this column, it is the last day of April and I am sitting in the shade of some pine trees on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. Tomorrow is the first day ceremony for the first of the U.S. Postal Service’s new airmail forever stamps and the release of Stamp of the Century, the newest book from APS Publishing (www.stamps.org/publications). The circumstances of my travels seem to underscore the importance of an ongoing dialog on the philatelic experience. Since assuming the role as editor, I have had a variety of opportunities to experience new and varied aspects of the hobby. The common denominator to all of these opportunities is that the hobby truly does hold something for everyone — whether everyone realizes it or not. While I know that writing this observation here is simply preaching to the converted, that fact holds an aspect of salvation for the hobby. Sometimes, I think we tend to want to tell people about collecting instead of finding where collecting fits for them. Maybe the best way to spread the word about philately, is to start by listening to our audience. My granddaughter is too young to decide to collect stamps, but when I bring out some Disney stamps or Cinderellas (no pun intended), I have her (almost) undivided attention. When my daughter mentions her love of sunflowers and I text her a photo of a stamp depicting Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, I’m sharing some of the things that our beloved hobby has to offer. I recently learned that my wife’s coworker was very interested in his heritage, so I introduced him to the stamps of that country. Those tiny artifacts are now a point of conversation every time he sees me. So, what’s my point? Every month, every week, every day we share information about what is going on in the hobby. Between The American Philatelist, the website (www.stamps.org), the blog (blog.stamps.org) and our social media accounts, we are constantly publishing events, news and observations about all things philatelic. Over the next two months, we are even adding to that volume of material. StampShow 2018 is going to be a totally new experience for everyone who attends. With the theme of “Here Be Dragons,” we are creating an event to be experienced. There will be life-sized penguins and virtual reality experiences, new stamps and historic exhibits, pop culture and traditional classes — there will simply be something for everyone. And there is even an app to help you navigate all that will be going on. Surely in all of this content, each of us can find something to share with those outside the hobby. But don’t do it randomly. Listen to your friends and your family to develop an understanding of their interests and then, subtly, point out a logical connection to the hobby. After all, with all the hobby has to offer, everyone should be able to enjoy a philatelic experience. ................................................................................ BY MARTIN KENT MILLER editor martin@stamps.org APS Official Family 2016–2019 PRESIDENT Mick Zais mzais@newberry.edu BOARD OF VICE PRESIDENTS Robert Zeigler ziggy_travesty@yahoo.com Jeff Shapiro dirtyoldcovers@aol.com Patricia (Trish) Kaufmann trishkauf@comcast.net SECRETARY Stephen Schumann stephen.schumann@att.net TREASURER Bruce Marsden mail@brucemarsden.com DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE Michael Bloom mbloom@sinotech.com Rich Drews richbear427@hotmail.com Peter P. McCann ppm103226706@aol.com Mark Schwartz mark.schwartz1@verizon.net IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Stephen Reinhard sreinhard1@optonline.net STAMP THEFT COMMITTEE Nicholas A. Lombardi P.O. Box 1005, Mountainside, NJ 07092 stamptheft@stamps.org APS INSURANCE PLAN Hugh Wood Inc., 220 Match Factory Place Bellefonte, PA 16823 Toll Free: 888-APS-6494 Phone: 212-509-3777 Fax: 212-509-4906 aps@hughwood.com ADDRESS CHANGES To change your address online visit stamps.org and log into your My APS account. Or mail your new address information to APS, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823 (Fax: 814-933-6128). Please try to give us four weeks’ notice. You can also add an e-mail address or website to your APS record. CONNECT ONLINE aps_stamps @american.philatelic.society @APS_stamps blog.stamps.org wsradio.com/aps-stamp-talk Editor, The American Philatelist @Stamplibrary blog.stamplibrary.org 520 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JUNE 2018
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