The AP - October 2018 - Lighthouses Segment

CONTENTS • OCTOBER 2018
936 COLLECTING
COAST TO COAST
By Wayne Youngblood
Wayne looks at stamp
promotions that preceded,
followed and built
upon Captain Tim Healy
and the Ivory Stamp Club
of the Air.
DEPARTMENTS
982 Buy and Sell
994 Classifieds
980 Expertizing
997 Index of Advertisers
VOLUME 132 • NO. 10 • WHOLE NO. 1,413
952 PHILATELY AND MARTIN LUTHER
By Rodney Juell
October 31, 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of
the Lutheran Reformation and the beginning of a
worldwide rush to commemorate the movement
through numerous postal issues. Rodney Juell
explores some of the anniversary issues and more.
970 CATALOGING THE 1950s
By Charles Posner
Continuing his popular series with a closer look
at commemoratives of the 1950s, Charles Posner
reveals the history of an issue commemorating
children and peace, and the Lady who championed
the cause around the globe.
960 EXPLORING STAMPS: LIGHTHOUSES
By Graham Beck and Fred Baumann
Combining the power of multiple media, Exploring
Stamps and The American Philatelist present
an exploration of lighthouse philately available
in both video and print. Uniquely shareable, this
feature has something for everyone.
936 946 966
946 SHIPWRECKED ON
WAKE ISLAND
By Ken Lawrence
Ken returns to Wake
Island in a follow-up to his
2016 feature on the postal
history of this barren and
isolated Pacific outpost.
920 Letters to the Editor
998 Membership Report
1002 New Stamps
930 Our Story
966 COLLECTING
AMERICAN STAMPLESS
COVERS
By James W. Milgram, MD
Dr. Milgram introduces
the fascinating specialty of
stampless covers in the latest
installment from the U.S.
Philatelic Classics Society.
986 Philatelic Happenings
916 President’s Column
918 The Philatelic Experience
1008 Worldwide in a Nutshell
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