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THE<br />
CONTENTS • JANUARY <strong>2019</strong><br />
AMERICAN PHILATELIST<br />
JANUARY <strong>2019</strong><br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
VOLUME 133 • NO. 1 • WHOLE NO. 1,416<br />
Since 1887 — The Premier<br />
Philatelic Magazine in the Nation<br />
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER<br />
Martin Kent Miller, ext. 221<br />
martin@stamps.org • aparticle@stamps.org<br />
EDITORIAL CONTENT SPECIALIST<br />
Fred Baumann, ext. 222 • fbaumann@stamps.org<br />
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST<br />
Doris Wilson, ext. 223 • doris@stamps.org<br />
DIGITAL MEDIA STRATEGIST Mara Hartzell,<br />
ext. 207 • mhartzell@stamps.org<br />
ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGER<br />
Helen Bruno, ext. 224<br />
hlbruno@stamps.org • adsales@stamps.org<br />
PAGE 44<br />
LOOKING FOR THE GRAND VIEW<br />
BY JOE R. CODY<br />
Perched near the rim of the Grand<br />
Canyon, the Grand View Hotel<br />
hosted not only early sightseers, but<br />
the Grandview Post Office. Both are<br />
gone, but the author returns them<br />
to Arizona’s postal history map.<br />
PAGE 26<br />
WHEN THE COLD WAR WENT<br />
POLAR<br />
BY STEVE PENDLETON<br />
Organized by Admiral Richard E.<br />
Byrd, Jr., “Operation Highjump”<br />
mustered 4,700 men, 13 ships and<br />
33 aircraft in 1946-47 to establish a<br />
polar presence for America.<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
87 APS & APRL Elections<br />
62 Books and Catalogs<br />
52 British Empire: Basutoland<br />
60 Buy and Sell<br />
88 Classifieds<br />
70 Digital Discoveries<br />
56 Expertizing<br />
40 Postal Realities<br />
91 Index of Advertisers<br />
8 Letters to the Editor<br />
92 Membership Report<br />
94 New Stamps<br />
PAGE 18<br />
POSTCARD FROM A PEACE<br />
ACTIVIST TO A FUTURE<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
BY VINCENT CENTONZE<br />
One of 2 million Yanks who went<br />
to Europe in World War II, Joe<br />
Polowsky brought home a determination<br />
that war never start again.<br />
PAGE 74<br />
YOUR QUICK GUIDE TO<br />
AMERISTAMP EXPO / ARIPEX<br />
Mesa, Arizona, welcomes collectors<br />
to three days of mid-winter warmth<br />
and philatelic fellowship in “the Valley<br />
of the Sun,” with lots to see and<br />
do at the show, and nearby as well!<br />
12 Our Story<br />
72 Philatelic Happenings<br />
4 President’s Column<br />
84 Showtime<br />
6 The Philatelic Experience<br />
96 Worldwide in a Nutshell<br />
American Philatelic Society<br />
American Philatelic Research Library<br />
100 Match Factory Place • Bellefonte, PA 16823<br />
814-933-3803 • 814-933-6128 (Fax)<br />
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scott@stamps.org<br />
CHIEF MEMBERSHIP OFFICER<br />
Ken Martin, ext. 218 • kpmartin@stamps.org<br />
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER<br />
Rick Banks, ext. 216 • rbanks@stamps.org<br />
GENERAL INFORMATION apsinfo@stamps.org<br />
ADDRESS CHANGES requests@stamps.org, ext. 201<br />
EDUCATION/YOUTH Cathy Brachbill, ext. 239<br />
cbrachbill@stamps.org<br />
EXPERTIZING/QUICK ID Thomas W. Horn,<br />
ext. 205 • twhorn@stamps.org<br />
LIBRARY/INFO. SERVICES Scott Tiffney, ext. 246<br />
stiffney@stamps.org<br />
MEMBERSHIP Judy Johnson, ext. 210<br />
judy@stamps.org<br />
SALES UNIT Wendy Masorti, ext. 270<br />
stampstore@stamps.org<br />
SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS Kathleen Edwards, ext. 217<br />
stampshow@stamps.org<br />
SHOW TIME LISTINGS<br />
showtime@stamps.org<br />
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2 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong>
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN<br />
BY ROBERT ZEIGLER<br />
president | RZeigler@zcklaw.com<br />
Even in <strong>January</strong>, It’s Time for Thanksgiving<br />
First and foremost, I hope that <strong>2019</strong> will be a happy and<br />
healthy New Year for all our members!<br />
I recently returned from an all-too-brief cruise<br />
vacation. My activities were somewhat curtailed by the need<br />
to care for my wife, who has a serious illness but was game<br />
enough to accompany me. The cruise went to several ports<br />
in the western Caribbean, and I like to try to get a glimpse of<br />
what life is like for the local people in these places.<br />
The weather was idyllic, and the sea was calm or close to it<br />
throughout. The cruise line took good care of us, and we enjoyed<br />
it, while I added a new country to my “life list” of 46 or<br />
so that I’ve been lucky to have had the chance to visit. (While<br />
I’m fortunate in that regard, I feel like a travel novice when I<br />
talk to certain people, like our former Executive Director Bob<br />
Lamb. Bob was a career Foreign Service Officer who reached<br />
the rank of Ambassador and still actively travels. He has been<br />
to nearly 200 countries, depending on how you choose to<br />
count them.)<br />
When I go to different places in the world, I am struck by<br />
how fortunate we are as hobbyists to be able to concentrate<br />
on stamps and their infinite variety and uses.<br />
On the island of Roatan, which belongs to Honduras but<br />
is about 35 miles off the northern coast of that country, there<br />
is a cruise terminal. It amounts to a shopping mall adjacent<br />
to the pier, where cruise passengers may shop for souvenirs,<br />
but I saw no stamps or covers available. The vendors were<br />
local and Honduran for the most part, as was most of the<br />
merchandise. But the whole facility was literally walled off<br />
from the rest of the island, and only cruise passengers and<br />
approved locals were allowed inside.<br />
So, wanting to see more, I walked outside the wall.<br />
I found myself instantly in the Third World. I acquired a<br />
local guide, who had good English and answered my questions.<br />
The main street of the town was pitted and the concrete<br />
was in sad shape, with puddles in the potholes, and mud<br />
alleys leading off to either side. Stray dogs inhabited every<br />
block. Plenty of local people could be seen on the street, including<br />
many young men without work.<br />
Local merchandise of all sorts could be found, with prices<br />
declining the farther we got from the cruise terminal. The<br />
language was predominantly a Creole, a pastiche of Spanish,<br />
French and English. There were three local beers available,<br />
not bad and at reasonable cost. Seafood also was reasonable,<br />
but beef and other imported foods were much harder for the<br />
local people to afford. I was told by my guide that Roatan was<br />
better off than the Honduran mainland, especially as far as<br />
crime was concerned.<br />
But stamps? Covers? Forget it!! When you are in this sort<br />
of economy, there is a post office, but collectors are the real<br />
rarities.<br />
So enjoy your collecting in <strong>2019</strong>. But when you see<br />
stamps and covers from less prosperous places around the<br />
world, think about how fortunate we are to be able to afford<br />
our great pastime.<br />
Port on Roatan, Honduras.<br />
4 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong>
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PHILATELIC EXPERIENCE<br />
BY MARTIN KENT MILLER<br />
editor & chief content officer | martin@stamps,org<br />
Adventures in the Desert<br />
As an experienced hiker, I know about the challenges and the risks of adventuring<br />
out into various locales and conditions. The importance of terrain, weather,<br />
wildlife and resources shift depending on both your point of origin and your destination.<br />
Possibly one of the most challenging settings for hiking and camping is a desert.<br />
The extremes of climate, landscape and the availability of water make desert adventures a<br />
formidable proposition.<br />
Sometimes collecting can feel like wandering in the desert. While we enjoy the hobby,<br />
the learning, and the thrill of the hunt, on occasion we find ourselves challenged beyond<br />
expectation. We start a new specialty with great enthusiasm but suddenly find ourselves<br />
isolated or without the necessary resources to continue — or we abruptly reach a point<br />
that saps our determination. I’ve spoken with numerous collectors who relay similar frustrations<br />
arising from projects that originally were a source of great excitement.<br />
The solution, at least this year, is to go wander in the desert. No, I am not suggesting<br />
that you head out into the wilderness; I recommend a trip to Mesa, Arizona. While I have<br />
enjoyed some remarkable adventures in the deserts surrounding this city, my suggestion is<br />
for you to attend AmeriStamp Expo/ARIPEX next month. Arizona in winter is an enticing<br />
venue for any explorer. Combine the destination with some of the best features that the<br />
hobby has to offer and you have a near perfect philatelic peregrination.<br />
In this issue you’ll find a guide to AmeriStamp Expo/ARIPEX on page 74. As you work<br />
your way toward that section, make sure you take in all of the scenery we have prepared<br />
for you — from the philately of Cold War politics to the Arctic Circle and even a stop at<br />
the Grand Canyon, this month’s American Philatelist offers a globetrotting exploration.<br />
One of the best prescriptions for the maladies of collector’s block (similar to the<br />
dreaded “writer’s block”) is to spend time with other philatelists. The variations in terrain<br />
(bourse, exhibits and seminars), abundant resources (dealers in stamps, postal history and<br />
more), and the assorted wildlife (other collectors) is absolutely energizing. The desert, like<br />
our hobby, is indeed a wonder to behold. The diversity offered expands a visitor’s appreciation<br />
of its features, both bold and subtle. As now we consider roaming toward the desert,<br />
let us be reminded that “…not all who wander are lost…” – J.R.R. Tolkien.<br />
6 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong><br />
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR<br />
lettertotheeditor@stamps.org<br />
Missing the APEX<br />
I've been an APS member for many years. I read The<br />
American Philatelist from cover to cover monthly and I’m inspired<br />
by it.<br />
Wendy Masorti had some nice thoughts to share with her<br />
recent Buy and Sell column in the November issue (“APS Advice:<br />
Self Grading is not recommended”). I agree with most<br />
of it.<br />
But why on earth would Wendy recommend that you send<br />
your item off “to Professional Stamp Experts (PSE) and have it<br />
officially graded” when she works for the American Philatelic<br />
Society? APEX − the American Philatelic Expertizing Service<br />
− has been our society’s expertizing service since 1903. It has<br />
served our community, this nation’s philatelists, with unquestionable<br />
authority and integrity for nearly 116 years.<br />
I believe in APEX. So should every stamp collector that<br />
reads my letter. So should Wendy.<br />
Play for our team, Wendy.<br />
David Saks<br />
Memphis, Tennessee<br />
From the Director of APS Sales Unit: While I appreciate<br />
Mr. Saks' comments and concern, I want to assure everyone<br />
that APEX is our first choice for expertizing of stamps. If my<br />
article was in reference to the authentication of stamps, of<br />
course APEX would have been the main focus. However, the<br />
article referenced grading and APEX does not offer this service.<br />
Professional Stamp Experts (PSE), the Philatelic Foundation,<br />
and Professional Stamp Authentication and Grading<br />
(PSAG) offer grading of stamps and I made reference to only<br />
one of those – in hindsight, I should have mentioned all three.<br />
Perhaps I should have clarified in my article that APEX does<br />
not grade and that is why I recommended an outside service.<br />
Deaf vs. Hearing Impaired<br />
Honored on this<br />
1983 stamp (Scott<br />
1861), Thomas<br />
H. Gallaudet<br />
co-founded<br />
the Hartford,<br />
Connecticut,<br />
School for the Deaf.<br />
Catching up on my reading, I just read<br />
the October 2018 issue of The American<br />
Philatelist and I cringed when I saw my<br />
Letter to the Editor on page 924 (“Gallaudets<br />
Honored in Aviation as Well as<br />
Education”).<br />
I did not write “hearing impaired” as<br />
I quoted “Deaf ” and please respect that I<br />
did choose the correct terminology. I did<br />
provide you with a link about the proper<br />
reference to the “Deaf ” terminology and<br />
this could have been an asset to you, especially<br />
when it comes from experts in<br />
their respective fields.<br />
To reinforce my point, please see the following link:<br />
hearinglosshelp.com/blog/hard-of-hearing-hearing-impaired-or-deaf-which-is/<br />
Please make a retraction in the next issue of the magazine.<br />
Kenneth S. Rothschild<br />
Burbank, California<br />
Editor’s Note: We apologize for the errant edits in this<br />
letter. Mr. Rothschild did, in fact, provide a valuable link and<br />
the information coincides with information available from<br />
Gallaudet University (www.gallaudet.edu).<br />
A self-adhesive 2015 $15 Common Goldeneye Federal duck<br />
stamp still on its backing paper, Scott RW80A.<br />
Self-Adhesive Scourge<br />
I read with interest the letter by Bill Wilson in the November<br />
issue of The American Philatelist (“Collecting Modern<br />
Plate Blocks,” pages 1016-18).<br />
I began collecting U.S. plate blocks in the mid-1960s, primarily<br />
as the result of my father working at the local post<br />
office and getting me interested in stamp collecting. My collection,<br />
which I thoroughly enjoyed, continued to grow into<br />
the late 1990s.<br />
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blow when the U.S. Postal Service began the transition from<br />
the traditional “lick-and-stick” stamps to self-adhesives.<br />
While the latter may indeed be more convenient for the<br />
Postal Service, as well as for the common customer using the<br />
stamps on mail, I felt then as I do now, that this change was<br />
a serious blunder with respect to traditional stamp collectors<br />
like me.<br />
Now I only collect Nevada duck stamps, Federal duck<br />
stamps and also Federal Junior duck stamps. After 20 years of<br />
producing Federal duck stamps both with moisture-activated<br />
gum and in self-adhesive formats, it has now been decided<br />
that Federal duck stamps will be released in self-adhesive formats<br />
only. Now even the future of that part of my collection<br />
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Elko, Nevada<br />
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Broken Heart Carved Coral Castle<br />
I found the Josef Pilsudski article in the November 2018<br />
issue of The American Philatelist quite interesting, and reflected<br />
on how life can take strange twists and turns. Specifically,<br />
I thought of Edward Leedskalnin (1887-1951), a contemporary<br />
of Pilsudski’s whose life followed a dramatically different<br />
trajectory.<br />
Leedskalnin was Estonian. Under the influence of his<br />
older brother, he took part in “terrorist activities” against the<br />
Russian Empire in the very early 1900s to achieve independence.<br />
His brother, as I recall, was arrested as was Edward,<br />
and eventually his brother died due to these activities.<br />
Fearing for the life of Edward, whose heart was broken<br />
at the age of 26 the day before he was to wed, the family sent<br />
Edward to the United States.<br />
After years of working throughout the United States and<br />
Canada, and apparently serving in World War I, Edward built<br />
the Coral Castle in South Florida for the young lady who<br />
broke his heart. He hoped to win her back, but she never returned.<br />
The Coral Castle<br />
has been referred to as<br />
Florida’s Stonehenge.<br />
It has appeared in<br />
movies such as Wild<br />
Women of Wongo<br />
(1958), the children’s<br />
musical Jimmy, The<br />
Boy Wonder (1966),<br />
in programs on The<br />
History Channel and as “The Castle of Secrets” in Leonard<br />
Nimoy’s “In Search of ” series. The castle also inspired Billy<br />
Idol and his 1986 song “Sweet Sixteen.”<br />
Though no stamps picture his coral creations, Edward<br />
Leedskalnin and his castle have left their mark on deltiology,<br />
having appeared on numerous picture postcards. Not bad for<br />
someone with a mysterious past whose life began like that of<br />
Josef Pilsudski, then took a sharp turn.<br />
Juan L. Riera<br />
Miami, Florida<br />
Too Many Firemen<br />
I wish to point out an error<br />
in the descriptions of the<br />
U.S. First Responders Forever<br />
stamps shown and described<br />
on pages 1092-93 in the November<br />
American Philatelist. The third responder shown is not<br />
a fireman with axe; rather it is a policeman with flashlight.<br />
Lawrence R. Mead<br />
Rochester Hills, Michigan<br />
Editor’s Note: Mr. Mead is of course correct; captions for<br />
the stamp images on both pages failed to identify the policeman.<br />
We regret the error.<br />
10 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong><br />
Overestimating North Ingermanland<br />
The map accompanying my “Worldwide in a Nutshell”<br />
column on North Ingermanland in the November American<br />
Philatelist (page 1104) was misleading. While it was a good<br />
notional representation of the entire area of historic Ingermanland<br />
north of St Petersburg, Russia, it went far beyond<br />
the tiny area of the Republic of Ingermanland in 1919. The<br />
dozen or so villages which Colonel Elfengren conquered for a<br />
couple of months in the summer of 1919 were confined to an<br />
area I estimate at about 25 square miles in the far northwestern<br />
corner of the red area on the November AP map. By the<br />
time North Ingermanland began issuing stamps, it had been<br />
reduced to the small Finnish village of Kirjasalo.<br />
If you look carefully at the red area of the November map,<br />
you will see a small point in the far north. That point jutting<br />
into Finland represents the entire area of the stamp-issuing<br />
Republic of North Ingermanland in 1919. After the Russo-<br />
Finnish Winter War of 1939-40, the Russian border was<br />
shifted northward. As a result, whatever remains of Kirjasalo<br />
today is about 120 miles inside Russia.<br />
The small village of Kirjasalo offered the Ingrians a good<br />
defensive position for their “Republic.” As a salient in the<br />
Finnish border, only the southern edge faced Bolshevik Russia.<br />
A glacial ridge offered the defenders natural protection<br />
against Russian attackers. It also helped that the Bolshevik<br />
forces had to deal with some higher priority opponents elsewhere.<br />
Gazetteers tell us little about the republic. Pre-war Kirjasalo<br />
had a couple of hundred inhabitants. I don’t know how<br />
many of Col. Elfengren’s 580 volunteers remained to defend<br />
the enclave, but I suspect the total population never reached<br />
1,000 and was probably much less.<br />
Robert E. Lamb<br />
State College, Pennsylvania<br />
Editor’s Note: North Ingermanland is shown as a much,<br />
much smaller dot of red on this revised map of it during<br />
1919-20. We regret the error.<br />
ESTONIA<br />
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FINLAND<br />
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Spring Meeting 2020<br />
In 2018, the APS announced the last AmeriStamp Expo<br />
would be held in Mesa, Arizona, next month. The APS will<br />
return to its tradition of annual Spring Meetings held at<br />
World Series of Philately shows. In November, the APS Board<br />
of Directors approved the first Spring Meeting location to be<br />
held at WESTPEX 2020 in Burlingame, California.<br />
What Happens at a Spring Meeting?<br />
At a Spring Meeting, the APS Board of Directors and<br />
selected staff travel to an annual WSP show. The Board will<br />
hold a meeting and, on Saturday morning, the APS will convene<br />
a General Membership meeting. The bourse, events and<br />
competitive exhibiting all are managed by the show committee.<br />
We will promote our presence and activities at the show<br />
and make efforts to help bring in more traffic to support the<br />
show, much as we have for AmeriStamp Expo.<br />
What Happens to the Single-Frame Competitions?<br />
The Single-Frame Champion of Champions and Team<br />
Competitions were held at the Winter Meeting. These events,<br />
sponsored by the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors,<br />
will find a new home at another WSP show. AAPE solicited<br />
proposals for the Single-Frame competitions and will<br />
announce a new location soon.<br />
Looking Ahead, how is APS Planning for Coming Shows<br />
and Meetings?<br />
Once AmeriStamp Expo ends next month, we will begin<br />
working on Spring Meeting locations for 2021 and 2022<br />
through the WSP network. In the meantime, please make<br />
your plans to join us for AmeriStamp Expo/ARIPEX from<br />
February 15-17, <strong>2019</strong>, and the APS Spring Meeting at WEST-<br />
PEX on April 24-26, 2020. There’s more to come as well.<br />
Chicago 2021 StampShow and an International<br />
Initiative<br />
In 2021, we will be hosting an international StampShow<br />
at the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Present<br />
planning is to host a four-day show during August 12-15,<br />
2021, that will be jointly-sponsored by the<br />
APS, American Topical Association and the<br />
American First Day Cover Society.<br />
Aside from the traditional top-caliber<br />
competitive exhibiting collectors have come<br />
to expect from StampShow, we are putting<br />
together an international invitational to<br />
highlight Latin American exhibiting.<br />
Traditionally, the U.S. has hosted an international exhibition<br />
every ten years with the next such show set to be<br />
Boston 2026. The United Kingdom has successfully experimented<br />
with a mid-term show to keep the collecting community<br />
sharp and active between these decennial international<br />
shows. Given that success in the U.K., we will be working<br />
closely with the Boston 2026 organizers on the Chicago show<br />
so we’re better prepared to put philately’s best foot forward,<br />
both here at home and abroad.<br />
We will be rolling out information in Mesa for the 2021<br />
show, promoting that show internationally May 30-31 at<br />
STOCKHOLMIA <strong>2019</strong>, and advancing our organizational<br />
work and scheduling for StampShow/National Topical Stamp<br />
Show <strong>2019</strong> which will take place August 1-4 in Omaha, Nebraska.<br />
In November, I met with the Chicago collecting community<br />
to outline activities and workload over the next three<br />
years. We have a large and experienced community to work<br />
with in the Chicagoland area and we’re collectively confident<br />
this 2021 StampShow will be a successful show for all who<br />
take part.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> APS Elections<br />
This month, APS chapters will receive informational<br />
mailings from the candidates running for the <strong>2019</strong> APS and<br />
APRL Elections.<br />
For the APS Board, 10 of the 11 Board seats are elected: a<br />
President, three Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and<br />
four Directors-at-Large.<br />
On the APRL Board, there will be two Trustee positions<br />
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Founders, Patrons and Vooys Fellows.<br />
Nominations and seconds can be received through March<br />
31, <strong>2019</strong>. Ballots will be mailed with the May issue of The<br />
American Philatelist and will be due back to the APS no later<br />
than noon on Saturday, June 8, <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
On Saturday, February 16, <strong>2019</strong>, the APS will host a Candidates’<br />
Forum following our General Membership<br />
meeting during AmeriStamp Expo/<br />
ARIPEX in Mesa, Arizona. For members who<br />
cannot attend the show, we will be recording<br />
the session and posting it to the APS website.<br />
Election information will be updated regularly<br />
on the APS website at www.stamps.org/<br />
Elections.<br />
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Figure 1. This postcard was<br />
mailed from Moscow by U.S.<br />
World War II veteran and<br />
peace activist Joe Polowsky<br />
to U.S. Senate Majority Leader<br />
Lyndon Johnson in 1955.<br />
Postcard from a Peace Activist<br />
to a Future President<br />
BY VINCENT CENTONZE<br />
During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were allied in<br />
the struggle against Nazi Germany. But no sooner had the war ended when<br />
the two superpowers became embroiled in a dangerous competition.<br />
The 1950s were the height of the Cold War, a perilous time when the two nations<br />
clashed in a conflict of ideas and principles, each competing to increase its<br />
sphere of influence in the world. Two different philosophies, capitalism and communism,<br />
vied to win over emerging nations, and we faced an omnipresent threat<br />
that hostilities could escalate to a nuclear conflagration. This cast a grim shadow<br />
over the world for half a century.<br />
Fortunately, while there were some close calls during the Cold War, such as<br />
the Cuban Missile Crisis, for the most part there were no overt military confrontations<br />
between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Instead, there were wars by proxy where one<br />
side aided a third party against its superpower rival, such as during the U.S. participation<br />
in Vietnam or the Soviet incursion into Afghanistan. The Cold War was<br />
largely fought surreptitiously, behind the scenes, with international political and<br />
economic machinations and espionage. Still, there were some individuals during<br />
the Cold War who, often to the detriment of their reputations, advocated for peace<br />
and de-escalation of tensions between the superpowers. One reminder of that time<br />
when individuals were pawns in an international chess game is the postcard shown<br />
in Figure 1.<br />
The picture postcard is from Joseph Polowsky in Moscow, addressed to “Senator<br />
Lyndon B. Johnson, United States Senate, Washington, DC.” Polowsky was a<br />
World War II veteran who served in the U.S. 69th Infantry Division. He was in<br />
the vanguard of American soldiers who met up with Soviet soldiers on the Elbe<br />
18 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong>
Figure 2. A famous photograph of U.S. and Soviet soldiers meeting on the Elbe River in<br />
Germany on April 25, 1945, 13 days before the end of Hitler’s “Thousand-Year Reich.”<br />
River in the German town of Torgau as the Allies pushed the Nazi war machine<br />
back from the eastern and western fronts. Figure 2 shows a photograph of that<br />
event which occurred in the waning days of World War II on April 25, 1945. Joe<br />
Polowsky was one of the troops who met the Soviets, shaking hands and sharing<br />
smiles.<br />
Figure 3. Photograph of U.S. and Soviet soldiers socializing in Torgau. Polowsky is shown<br />
standing up in the back of the jeep in the center of the photo.<br />
Figure 3 shows a second snapshot in which helmeted GIs in a jeep and their<br />
Soviet counterparts in pilotka sidecaps meet and greet in the nearby German town<br />
of Torgau. Polowsky is standing on the back of the jeep at the center of the photo.<br />
News of the meeting on the Elbe was enthusiastically received by all Allied<br />
forces at the time, amidst the euphoria of imminent victory. Figure 4 shows a phila-<br />
JANUARY <strong>2019</strong> / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 19
Figure 4. This cover with a cachet<br />
memorializing the meeting on the Elbe<br />
is canceled and dated the day after the<br />
meeting between Soviet and American<br />
troops actually occurred.<br />
telically contrived cover canceled April 26, and later embellished with a cachet<br />
commemorating the event and franked with a U.S. 3-cent Win the War stamp,<br />
Scott 905. The cover and commemoration on the cachet are dated April 26, 1945,<br />
one day after the event actually took place.<br />
Nevertheless, the event gradually faded from memory as postwar relations<br />
worsened and smiles faded between the two former Allies. The Soviets and their<br />
East German client state frequently commemorated the event for propaganda purposes,<br />
especially with philatelically inspired items such as the 1947 souvenir card<br />
shown in Figure 5.<br />
Figure 5. This 1947<br />
3-mark Soviet Zone<br />
semipostal souvenir<br />
card marks the second<br />
anniversary of the<br />
meeting of Soviet and<br />
Western Allies on the<br />
Elbe River. Most money<br />
from sales of these cards<br />
went to fund postwar<br />
construction and<br />
resettlement aid.<br />
20 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong>
The card contains three 1946 Numeral definitives from the first Allied joint<br />
issue; the 10-pfennig chocolate, 15pf light yellow green, and 45pfennig bright red,<br />
Scott 537, 541 and 550, respectively. Until 1948, these stamps were valid in the<br />
American, British, French and Soviet Occupation Zones. Torgau was in the Soviet<br />
Occupation Zone in Saxony, which was to become the German Democratic<br />
Republic. The 25 April 1947 commemorative cancel reads “TAG DER VEREINI-<br />
GUNG DER ALLIERTEN ARMEE” (Day of the Meeting of the Allied Armies).<br />
The card was sold for 3 marks, with 2mk30pf from each card going toward reconstruction<br />
and refugee assistance.<br />
Ten years after the historic meeting, Polowsky, along with nine other veterans<br />
of the 69th Infantry Division, went to Moscow for a reunion between American<br />
and Soviet soldiers who met up on the Elbe. The Figure 1 postcard was mailed by<br />
Polowsky during the reunion, which was held on May 9, 1955, in conjunction with<br />
a Soviet celebration of victory over Germany.<br />
The card was sent by airmail and is franked with a Soviet 1-ruble Spasski Tower<br />
definitive of 1948, Scott 1260, and a 25-kopek Aviator regular issue of 1949 from<br />
the Workers and Arms series, Scott 1345. The stamps pay the proper 1.25-ruble airmail<br />
postcard rate to the U.S. in effect from July 1953 to September 1, 1957. There<br />
is a magenta Moscow cancel dated 13/5/55 and a black Cyrillic auxiliary marking<br />
for foreign mail that translates as “International.” The card is also stamped with a<br />
private May 18 receipt marking. The message reads:<br />
Moscow May 12 th<br />
Dear Senator Johnson:<br />
Reunion with Soviet Elbe veterans was great success.<br />
Kindest Regards<br />
Joseph Polowsky<br />
Joe Polowsky was an idealist; he believed in the lasting nature of the good will<br />
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to prevent a future war.<br />
Following his discharge from the army in 1946, Polowsky became a peace activist<br />
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This was the height of the Cold War,<br />
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Traveling behind the Iron Curtain was<br />
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Figure 6. Veterans of the 69th Infantry<br />
Division show off their visas to travel<br />
to Moscow for a 10-year reunion. Joe<br />
Polowsky is in the center of the back row<br />
wearing the dark suit.<br />
to meet with high-level communist officials raised eyebrows. According to a 1991<br />
Los Angeles Times interview with Polowsky’s daughter, he was accused of being a<br />
communist sympathizer. Polowsky and those who cared for him paid dearly for his<br />
committment; the family was in desperate financial straits because Polowsky spent<br />
all his money on his travels and anti-war activities.<br />
It is curious that<br />
Polowsky mailed a postcard<br />
to Lyndon Johnson,<br />
who was then an<br />
influential Senator from<br />
Texas, his party’s Majority<br />
leader at the time he<br />
received the card. It may<br />
have been an attempt to<br />
contact American politicians<br />
to agitate for his<br />
agenda of peace and better<br />
relations with the Soviet<br />
Union. Alternatively,<br />
Johnson may have been<br />
instrumental to Polowsky<br />
and the other veterans in<br />
procuring the necessary<br />
documentation to enter<br />
the Soviet Union.<br />
Figure 6 shows an Associated<br />
Press (AP) photo<br />
of several of the veterans,<br />
including Polowsky,<br />
proudly displaying their<br />
newly obtained visas outside<br />
the Soviet Embassy,<br />
so it must not have been a very easy bureaucratic feat. It must also have been quite<br />
newsworthy if the AP covered it.<br />
While the Russians may have gleaned every bit of propaganda value from his<br />
anti-war activities and friendly stance toward them, it is doubtful that Joe Polowsky,<br />
a taxi cab driver from Chicago, knowingly collaborated with the Russians to bring<br />
about the demise of Western society. Nevertheless, Lyndon Johnson’s office probably<br />
forwarded the card to the FBI. After all, this was the era of McCarthyism and<br />
“the Red Scare,” and Johnson was an ardent anti-communist. Indeed, the House<br />
Un-American Activities Committee and the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations<br />
questioned individuals for much less than Polowsky’s activities.<br />
After his death from cancer in 1983, Polowsky was buried in Torgau, which<br />
was then still in East Germany. There have been several tributes to him, including<br />
a school named after him in Torgau, a song, and even Torgau’s own floral variety,<br />
the Polowsky Peace Rose.<br />
As with most philatelic items, there was a fascinating back story behind this<br />
simple postcard. It was rewarding to dig a little deeper and peer through an interesting<br />
window into this period in history.<br />
References:<br />
Billiter, W. (1991 April 25). A Man Who Sought U.S., Soviet Peace. Los Angeles Times, Accessed August 20,<br />
2018http://articles.latimes.com/1991-04-25/local/me-1063_1_soviet-peace<br />
“Burial Set to Recall Meeting at the Elbe, 69th Infantry Division website, Accessed August 20, 2018 http://<br />
www.69th-infantry-division.com/joe-polowsky.html<br />
“Joseph Polowsky.” Wikipedia. Accessed August 20, 2018https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Polowsky<br />
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#9480 AUSTRIA (2 VOLUMES) - One Minkus album and one<br />
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#9481 BELGIUM (2 VOLUMES) - 2 Davo albums with mostly<br />
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Mixed mint and used #B34-47, #B114-122. Also, mint #221<br />
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#9516 BRITISH QUEEN VICTORIA - Lindner stockbook filled<br />
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Is., Gambia, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Malta, St. Helena, Seychelles,<br />
Straits Settlements, Trinidad, Zululand and more. Includes<br />
the following highlights with Stanley Gibbons numbers<br />
Ceylon #3a, #156, #159a.o.; Cyprus #36 (2 copies, one with<br />
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Gambia #3a, #14a plus much more. While most are hinged,<br />
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#9483 BRITISH AFRICA (N-Z) - Scott Specialty album with<br />
mint and used stamps thru 1973. Fine collection that includes<br />
used Niger Coast Prot. #1-5, #37-42; Nigeria #53-<br />
68; Nyasaland #81; Rhodesia #105; Transvaal #268-280;<br />
Zululand #15-20. Also includes mint No. Rhodesia #J5-10;<br />
St. Helena #130-131; Seychelles #173-190; Sudan #J12-<br />
15; Swaziland #67-79; Tanzania #35-49; Tristan #28-41,<br />
#42-54; Uganda #72-74. Also includes mint Silver Jubilee<br />
1935 from 9 countries. Primarily used to 1934 then virtually<br />
all mint after. Many countries represented (no So. Africa or<br />
S.W.A.). There are sets without the top value. Catalog value<br />
is over $1,500.................................................. NET $595.00<br />
#9482 BRITISH AMERICA (2 VOLUMES) -2 Scott Specialty<br />
albums thru 1973. Beautiful collection with mostly mint<br />
stamps from Anguilla to the Virgin Is. Includes mint 1935<br />
Silver Jubilee from 20 colonies as well as mint Canada #C2,<br />
#C4, #E3; Cayman Is. #100-111; Falkland Is. #122-127,<br />
#166-179, #197-209, #210-222, #227-230, #2l1-5l8;<br />
Newfoundland #233-243; So. Georgia #17-30; Trinidad #2-<br />
4; Turks & Caicos #87-88, #105-117. Also includes used<br />
Canada large queens 6 different plus #34-3, #41-47, #54-<br />
56, #74-84, #149-159, #162-177. Mixed condition on some<br />
19th century. Also, some sets are lacking the top value (definitives).<br />
Catalog value is over $4,000........ NET $1,395.00<br />
#9484 BRITISH ASIA (ABU DHABI-IRAQ) - Scott Specialty<br />
album with mint and used stamps thru 1975. Fine collection<br />
which includes mint Aden #66-75; Aden-Kathiri #20-27;<br />
Aden-Shihr #20-27; Bahrain #96-98; Bangladesh #42-55;<br />
Ceylon #319-328; Hong Kong #168-173, #218-254, #275-<br />
288, #J13-17; India #237-242, #302-319, #C1-6, #M44-<br />
55. Used stamps included are Bahrain #9, #13, #78-80;<br />
Hong Kong #154-166A; India #50-52, #75, #O64; India Jind<br />
#137-140, #142-145. Most countries represented. Also includes<br />
mint 1935 Silver Jubilee from Ceylon and Hong Kong.<br />
Catalog value is over $2,750.................... NET $1,095.00<br />
#9523 GB & IRELAND - Scott Specialty album thru 1974.<br />
Starts with GB #1 used, this collection also includes used<br />
#2, #4, #5 & #7 (not cut to shape), #57, #96, #108, #139-<br />
141, #222-224 plus 58 additional Queen Victoria stamps.<br />
GB Mint #203-204; Guernsey , Jersey, Isle of Man first dues<br />
sets from each. Also there is a good selection of Offices in<br />
Turkey. Ireland is well represented from the 1950’s on with<br />
earlier stamps somewhat sparse. A selection of 1970 Postal<br />
Strike issues included. Catalog Value is over $7,500.<br />
.................................................................NET $1,995.00<br />
#9527 POLAND (7 VOLUMES) - 7 Lighthouse and Kabe<br />
album with mostly mint stamps in mounts from 1918 thru<br />
2000. One of the finest, extremely comprehensive collections<br />
we have offered. Vast majority of the mint stamps and<br />
souvenir sheets are never hinged. Some highlights are used<br />
#B14, #B49-49B and mint #12a, #13a, #28a, #29a, #251,<br />
#341-343, #347-356, #362-363, #412a, #830, #B15-25,<br />
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errors and more. Over 150 GROSZY overprints from<br />
1950 are included . Fabulous opportunity not to be<br />
missed....................................................... NET $3,250.00<br />
#9500 RUSSIA - Mint, NH stamps housed in a Mystic album<br />
from 1944 thru 1956. This collection includes #992A-1001,<br />
#1029-1031, #1059-1066, #1094-1097, #1104-1120,<br />
#1162-1171, #1183-1188, #1227-1229, #1230-1233,<br />
#1277-1279, #1310-1317, #1352-1354, #1355-1356,<br />
#1359-1363, #1388-1389, #1411-1414, #1443-1444,<br />
#1449-1457, #1462-1463, #1491-1496, #1497-1499,<br />
#1500-1503, #1508-1509, #1541, #1542-1544, #1584-<br />
1585, #1590-1593 and #1624-1627. While not a complete<br />
run, this collection includes numerous sets that are $20 and<br />
up, some of which are noted above. Few partial sets included.<br />
Catalog value is over $5,000............ NET $2,950.00<br />
#9519 RUSSIA (6 VOLUMES) - 3 Stockbooks and 3 binders<br />
filled with stock pages with stamps from 1960 thru 2015. Extensive<br />
collection, mostly used prior to 1950 and almost all<br />
mint there after. From 1960 on is almost complete (notable<br />
omission is the green 1964 Tokyo Olympic S/S - note after<br />
Scott #2926). Includes from 1958 on over 400 souvenir<br />
sheets or mini sheets, only a few used. Few earlier include<br />
mint #1081a, #1082a, #1083a. These souvenir sheets and<br />
mini sheets are housed in a separate book and some S/S<br />
have one corner stuck. Some of the many highlights includes<br />
mint #265-268, #294-301, #411-412, #559-568, #569-<br />
572, #666-677, #678-686, #687-692, #698-705, #775-<br />
779, #909-910, #992A-1001, #1004-1020, #1132-1136,<br />
#1162-1171, #1261-1264, #1326-1327, #1394-1399,<br />
#1512-1514, #1555-1558, #1559-1562, #1568-1583,<br />
#1596-1597, #1624-1627, #2533-2534, #C83-90 and<br />
used #484-486, #487-488, #524-528, #536-539, #546-<br />
550, #551-554, #555-558, #1284-1288, #1289-1294,<br />
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#9503 SOUTH AMERICA (2 VOLUMES) - 2 Scott Specialty<br />
albums from the 1850’s thru the early 1960’s. Includes mint<br />
and used stamps from 10 South American (no British) countries<br />
from Argentina to Venezuela. Includes Argentina mint<br />
#67 (no gum), #452 and used #8 and #33; Bolivia mint #39,<br />
Brazil used #8-10, #38, #39, #61, #62 and mint #80 (no<br />
gum), #210, #213; Chile used #3, #11-13; Peru used #3,<br />
#9-11, #12-13, #14-15; Uruguay mint #282-284, #O125-<br />
131; Venezuela used #21, #C508. This is just a sampling.<br />
Many other goodies throughout. Catalog is well over<br />
$3,000.................................................... NET $995.00<br />
#9504 SWEDEN (3 VOLUMES) - 3 Lighthouse albums with<br />
mint and used stamps in mounts from 1858 thru 1980. Collections<br />
used up to 1939 with only a few mint exceptions and<br />
then mint from 1940 on with only a few used exceptions. Singles,<br />
pairs from booklets and booklets are included within.<br />
Highlights are used #213-220, #B1-10 (one with a fault),<br />
#C2-3, #O12-25 and mint #322a, #479-483 sheets of 9,<br />
#592 pair. Intact booklets #516a, #517a, #520a, #582a<br />
and #596a. Reasonably complete from 1940 on, including<br />
numerous booklets. Pages from 1981-1985 are included<br />
...................................................................... NET $995.00<br />
#9506 UNITED STATES - Minkus album pages from 1851<br />
thru 1975. Excellent mint and used collection including many<br />
19th century stamps such as used #7 or #9 (2), #73 (3), #68,<br />
#69, #76, #77, #115, #116, #117, #311, overall condition<br />
is mixed generally average/ fine to fine. Some faulty or space<br />
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306, #323-327, #328-330, #369, #397-400 plus a beautiful<br />
F/FV, NH #630 White Plains S/S. Also includes #437,<br />
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#692-701, #803-834 and #1053. Only includes regular issues<br />
and commemoratives, no B.O.B. Catalog value is over<br />
$6,000......................................................... NET $995.00<br />
#9510 WORLDWIDE (4 VOLUMES) - Minkus albums with<br />
quadrilled and blank pages with mostly used stamps from<br />
1880 thru 1990. Over 35 countries including Australia, GB,<br />
Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, India, Brazil, Egypt, Memel,<br />
Thailand and Vietnam. Some countries well represented.<br />
Many thousands of stamps throughout. Some duplication,<br />
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sets............................................................. NET $695.00<br />
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ON THE ICE: THE U.S. NAVY IN OPERATION HIGHJUMP<br />
BY STEVE PENDLETON<br />
By the end of World War II, the United States found itself in a far different condition<br />
regarding the rest of the world. From the isolationism of the 1930s, we found<br />
ourselves with commitments in every ocean and most land masses. We also found<br />
ourselves with a new rival — Soviet Russia.<br />
Fresh from the total destruction of the Axis war machine, our military became<br />
cognizant of the global importance of heretofore neglected regions. This was especially<br />
true of the Arctic and Antarctic. In the Arctic, the Soviet Union lay only a<br />
short distance from Alaska and Canada. The Antarctic provided a landmass which<br />
helped block the passage of ships through the Southern Ocean.<br />
There were in early 1946 still many vessels and crews left over from the hostilities.<br />
There was an obvious need to test men and equipment in the dangerous polar<br />
conditions. There was also the challenge of Soviet interest in Antarctica. While<br />
the U.S. did not have (and still does not have) land claims in the Antarctic, it was<br />
interested in maintaining those of its allies Great Britain (and through it Australia<br />
and New Zealand) and France.<br />
Finally, even after many expeditions, much of the Antarctic coast was still unknown.<br />
The classic Antarctic expeditions had mainly been focused on getting to<br />
the Pole. These could often take on the characteristics of a race. The U.S. Navy<br />
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USS Brownson, a destroyer in the<br />
Eastern Group of Operation Highjump.<br />
U.S. Navy photograph.<br />
could utilize its aviation arm to fly over vast territory not before seen by man.<br />
On Aug. 26, 1946, Adm. Chester Nimitz ordered the formation of Operation<br />
Highjump. This was the largest such endeavor ever attempted on the southern continent.<br />
Over 4700 seamen and eleven ships were to sail south.<br />
A Daunting Task<br />
The Navy had to overcome some very serious problems. First was the simple<br />
issue of time. Tasked at the end of August, most ships were to set sail in November.<br />
Simple preparations of suitable clothing, equipment and exploring supplies had to<br />
be undertaken speedily.<br />
Second, there was a real lack of knowledge of the polar regions, something really<br />
desirable if you are sailing into the Southern Ocean. Even though Adm. Byrd<br />
had led several earlier expeditions, many of his officers and men had never been<br />
in the ice.<br />
Third was the suitability of the vessels tasked with the expedition. They were<br />
indeed a motley crew. There was an aircraft carrier, oilers, transports, command<br />
ship — even a submarine. Icebreakers were tasked to provide sea lanes, but these<br />
were much less powerful than today’s monsters.<br />
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Ever since the saga of Operation Highjump began, some philatelists have tended<br />
to downgrade it because they think there is little variety of material to collect.<br />
This may be due to the fact that a large majority of covers were cancelled aboard<br />
one ship (USS Mount Olympus), with a distinct ship cancel (a double ring device<br />
which has a small imperfection on the outer ring, dated Jan. 10, 1947). They also<br />
have a common cachet, a marking which has the operation name and an anchor<br />
on an ice flow.<br />
This is actually a much more rewarding expedition to collect than it might<br />
seem. First, of course, is the effort to complete a set of ship cancels. Some of these<br />
vessels serviced very little mail. Second, while the official cachet is ubiquitous,<br />
A U.S. Coast Guard Antarctic<br />
Expedition Helicopter shown landing<br />
on the icebreaker USCGC Northwind.<br />
U.S. Coast Guard photograph from the<br />
National Archive.<br />
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A typical philatelic cover from USS Mount Olympus (above), but this one is signed by Rear<br />
Adm. Cruzen and a cover (below) dug up from the Snow Cruiser abandoned during the<br />
1940-41 expedition. It was canceled in 1947; the Kearney Expedition stamp was issued in<br />
October 1946.<br />
there are a number of other markings to find. Finally, you can try to collect mail<br />
— especially sailor and official covers — that was cancelled while the ships were<br />
in polar waters. Many covers exist having been cancelled on the way home or even<br />
after reaching the U.S.<br />
Finally, there were the flight covers, including a South Pole overflight. However,<br />
these were not well documented, being some of the scarcest such mail. There was<br />
also the tragic fatal 1946 PBM-5 Mariner air crash, and the rare pieces associated<br />
with it. Perhaps the strangest mail of all is that which was dug up from the remains<br />
of the infamous Snow Cruiser of the Third Byrd Expedition.<br />
Planning the Operation<br />
Because of the ridiculous time constraints, many things had to be done way too<br />
quickly. One important task was to select the leadership of the expedition. Admiral<br />
Byrd was of course in overall command. However, his second, Rear Adm. Richard<br />
Cruzen, was also experienced. Other leaders were Capt. George Dufek and Captain<br />
Charles Ward.<br />
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Items from survivors of the Martin PBM-5 Mariner George 1 air crash: a commercial letter from Owen<br />
McCarty about a week before the crash; and a 2008 card to the author signed by survivor James H.<br />
“Robbie” Robbins.<br />
The wreckage and survivors of the<br />
December 30, 1946 crash of a US Navy<br />
Martin PBM-5 Mariner George 1 on<br />
Thurston Island, Antarctica. US Navy<br />
photograph.<br />
The plan was to divide the ships into three groups. The Western Group would<br />
sail towards the coastline from the Ross Sea around to Queen Maud Land. Much<br />
of this had never been seen by men, as the icepack was often impenetrable. Using a<br />
seaplane tender, flights would be made to aerially photograph the terrain.<br />
The Central Group was to head into the Ross Sea, to the site on the ice shelf<br />
where the original Little America camps had been built. (This one was at a slightly<br />
different spot, and being temporary, was mostly built of tents). It did not have a<br />
postal cancel. Flights would be made, including another one over the South Pole.<br />
Finally, there was the Eastern Group. These vessels penetrated into the seas at<br />
the bottom of the Palmer Peninsula and into the Amundsen Sea. As with the other<br />
groups, flights would be made from a seaplane tender. Their goal was to fix the<br />
coastline in the areas of Thurston Island and Mt. Siple.<br />
By December 17, 1946 some of the units had crossed into the icepack. Some<br />
ships crossed later. At least one, the submarine USS Sennet, suffered damage to its<br />
bow and was forced to retreat from the ice.<br />
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Two covers with differing cachets used on the carrier USS Philppine Sea.<br />
As each group was occupied at different times in the ice, I will discuss each<br />
ship’s activity and philately within that context. One of the hardest tasks to complete<br />
for any Operation Highjump collector is to find covers cancelled while the<br />
ship was in the ice. I give the approximate dates the ship is known to have been in<br />
the ice. However, a few days on either side would place it in the Southern Ocean —<br />
or in a few cases, on the beach in Rio.<br />
West Group<br />
This group consisted of the seaplane tender USS Currituck, the destroyer USS<br />
Henderson and the tanker USS Cacapon. It was responsible for the recording of<br />
perhaps the largest unknown area in the world. Among its discoveries were the<br />
coasts of Wilkes Land, Bunger’s Oasis, and many of the mountains of Queen Maud<br />
Land.<br />
USS Cacapon reached the ice on December 24, and did not leave it until March<br />
3. The vessel used the standard expedition cachet. It had two cancels on mail — a<br />
single ring and double ring types with the ship’s name.<br />
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An unusual cancel and cachet on two covers used aboard the seaplane<br />
tender USS Currituck.<br />
USS Henderson: As with the Cacapon, this vessel reached the ice December 24<br />
and went north March 3. Unlike most of the other vessels, it did not have a shipnamed<br />
cancel. However, it did have a circular hand cancel with the wording U.S.<br />
Navy 15182 Br.<br />
USS Currituck: This was one of the most philatelically-interesting vessels because<br />
of its cachets and special cancels.<br />
As with the other two ships in its group, it got into and left the ice on the same<br />
dates. Instead of the normal naval cancel it used a pictorial device (of which there<br />
are several subcategories). This shows an iceberg in the middle, USS Currituck/<br />
Antarctic/Expedition, and the years 1946/1947 to the left of the killer bars. In addition<br />
to the regular cachet there are several penguin-featured ones unique to this<br />
ship.<br />
Eastern Group<br />
There were also three ships in this group. They were the seaplane tender USS<br />
Pine Island, the destroyer USS Brownson and the tanker USS Canisteo. This group<br />
visited the area around Charcot Island and Alexander I Island. They also visited<br />
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A double ring cancel used on the USS Cacapon. The USS Sennet, a submarine, had a cancel<br />
that was unreadable so a straight line marking at the bottom of the cover with the FDR<br />
stamp.<br />
the area around Peter I Island. Mostly they laid off the icepack, and sent patrols to<br />
photograph a largely unknown coast.<br />
USS Pine Island: This tender was at the edge of the ice from December 25 to<br />
March 3. It had several cancels. One is the standard Navy cancel with the ship’s<br />
name. It also used one reading ‘US Navy 15763 Br.’ The standard cachet is used;<br />
they also had a return-address rubber stamp.<br />
USS Brownson: The destroyer reached the pack on December 17, and stayed<br />
until March 3. It had a standard ship’s name cancel, as well as a single line cachet<br />
with the ship name. And, of course, the usual Operation Highjump cachet.<br />
USS Canisteo: As with USS Brownson this ship got to the ice December 17, and<br />
lingered till March 3. Seen is a single ring ship name datestamp. On its return voyage<br />
it celebrated the rounding of Cape Horn with a crude rubber stamp.<br />
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USCGC Northwind and USCGC Burton Island were US Coast Guard icebreakers. These Crosby<br />
photo cachet covers note their presence during the operation.<br />
Central Group<br />
Of the three groups, this was by far the largest and in some ways the one facing<br />
the most danger. There were no less than six ships in this ‘fleet’, with a seventh<br />
called the ‘carrier group’ which consisted of one vessel — naturally, an aircraft carrier.<br />
Their task was to cut their way through the ice pack, into the Ross Sea. Reaching<br />
the ice shelf at the site of the Bay of Whales, they would create a temporary<br />
camp. Hopefully, from there they could make flights to the edges of the shelf and<br />
to the South Pole itself.<br />
The group first rendezvoused off Scott Island. Then, accompanied by two icebreakers,<br />
the ships sailed one after another through the pack. This was no picnic<br />
cruise. Finally they were able to anchor at the Bay of Whales. When supplies were<br />
landed it then became possible to make many flights fanning west, south and east,<br />
which discovered a lot of unexplored territories.<br />
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showing the USS Yancey<br />
(left center) and the USS<br />
Merrick (right center)<br />
following the Coast<br />
Guard icebreaker USCGC<br />
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National Archive photo.<br />
Commander T.R. Vogeley had some<br />
unusual covers canceled on the USS<br />
Mount Olympus.<br />
USS Mount Olympus was the flagship, and center of philatelic activities. It<br />
reached Scott Island on December 30, and got underway for New Zealand February<br />
27. As mentioned, most philatelic mail originated here. The basic cover is<br />
probably one of the most common U.S. Antarctic items other than the 1956 South<br />
Pole machine cancel. However, there are a number of other Mount Olympus items.<br />
A hand cancel with several varieties is known. There are also scarce varieties of the<br />
double ring datestamp, for example one with an unbroken outer ring. There is also<br />
a cachet type with a group of penguins.<br />
USS Yancey: A cargo vessel, which rendezvoused at Scott Island December 30,<br />
and departed the island on February 13. This vessel did not have its own cancel,<br />
and I have seen no cachets other than the standard. It did have a rubber stamp<br />
with the ship’s name and address. I have also seen sailors’ mail cancelled aboard<br />
the Mount Olympus.<br />
USS Merrick: Another cargo ship, rendezvoused at Scott December 30. In the<br />
ice it suffered damage, and was towed out to Scott Island on February 13. It had a<br />
regular ship’s name cancel, and the standard cachet. Seldom seen are two special<br />
cachets each featuring a bear in the middle.<br />
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Even in the Antarctic it was business as usual – cover from mail clerk on the USS Canisteo (above)<br />
and one from a clerk on the USS Brownson (below).<br />
USS Sennet: A most unusual addition was this submarine. It crossed the Antarctic<br />
Circle on December 28, but soon ran afoul of the ice. A collision put a large<br />
hole in the bow. The rest of the time was spent as a weather station near Scott<br />
Island.<br />
There are problems with its philately. It had a US Navy cancel but it was so worn<br />
it is usually indecipherable. A one-line ship’s cachet was made up. Beware of forged<br />
markings. Luckily these are easily spotted, since the forger misspelled the name<br />
“U.S.S. Semnett”.<br />
USCGC Burton Island: An icebreaker which was at the northern edge of the<br />
shelf February 6 and at Scott Island February 26 after assisting in the evacuation<br />
of Little America. There is a regular ship’s name cancel and standard cachet. I have<br />
also seen some very nice pictorial Crosby cachets.<br />
USCGC Northwind, an icebreaker, met the other ships at Scott Island on December<br />
30, departed February 13. It also had a ship’s name cachet, standard cachet<br />
and some Crosby covers.<br />
USS Philippine Sea; an aircraft carrier. Certainly Adm. Byrd was not stupid<br />
enough to risk a carrier in the ice. It arrived off Scott Island on <strong>January</strong> 25, and<br />
set course for Panama on <strong>January</strong> 30. It carried nine converted DC-3 type aircraft,<br />
which were to be flown down to Little America. This was a unique situation for the<br />
Navy, since the planes were to be flown one-way. They were almost too large to fly<br />
off a carrier (they could only do so with assistance), and far too large to land. After<br />
their flights from Little America, they were left at the camp.<br />
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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.<br />
There was a ship’s name cancel, and the standard cachet. In addition there was<br />
a nice square penguin cachet, as well as a circular one which had longitude/latitude<br />
that could be changed according to position.<br />
Highjump in the Air<br />
Given that dozens of helicopter and aircraft flights — ship to shore, overland,<br />
etc. — were made in this endeavor, it should be no surprise that covers were carried<br />
by pilots to document them. What may be a surprise is their scarcity. Many of these<br />
were documented with less than ten covers.<br />
From December 25 to <strong>January</strong> 25, helicopters flew from the USS Mount Olympus<br />
and the USCGC Northwind. This was sometimes a dangerous occurrence. Two<br />
helicopters crashed, one each on <strong>January</strong> 19 and 22.<br />
Those large planes also got in a lot of use. On <strong>January</strong> 29-30, the flight of the six<br />
aircraft to Little America from the Philippine Sea was documented by a very few<br />
covers. One of the rarest Antarctic flight covers are those documenting the second<br />
Byrd overflight of the South Pole. These were carried on February 16 by two aircraft.<br />
They were cancelled aboard USS Mount Olympus.<br />
Even larger aircraft could not avoid danger. On December 30, a Martin PBM-5<br />
Mariner flying boat took off from the Pine Island on a mission to photograph unknown<br />
land around the Thurston Island coast. After several hours of no contact,<br />
the George 1 was presumed lost. Immediately a search was begun. Survivors of the<br />
crew were found after over a week, but had to walk out several miles from their<br />
downed aircraft. They had to leave three dead crewmates in the wreckage.<br />
Of course, no mail survives from the crash. However, I have found two remembrances<br />
of the event. One is a letter from Mr. Owen McCarty, a survivor, dated<br />
December 16 from Pine Island. Many years later, I had the opportunity of speaking<br />
directly to another survivor, James Robbins, who obligingly sent me a card with his<br />
signature. Even then, his concern was with recovering the bodies of his comrades.<br />
(Note that there are probably covers with letters from people who were there, mentioning<br />
the tragedy).<br />
Finally, there’s a real oddball, if you can find one. You may remember that during<br />
the Third Byrd expedition a large contraption called the ‘Snow Cruiser’ was<br />
landed at Little America. It proved to be unusable in the ice, so it was abandoned<br />
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members worldwide. Society members enjoy a common<br />
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when that expedition left. The 1947 men dug down into the now snow-covered<br />
machine, and rescued a number of the covers which (it was planned) were to roll<br />
to the Pole in comfort. These were cancelled on USS Mount Olympus and given a<br />
typewritten explanation. There must have been a lot of these leftover covers, since<br />
they were used at the South Pole even in the late 1950s.<br />
Highjump’s Upshot<br />
Much of the remaining unknown coastline was photographed, and many mistakes<br />
in positioning corrected. There were some remaining problems in mapping.<br />
The next season two icebreakers went south in Operation Windmill. They were<br />
able to solve many of those concerns. While there were mishaps, considering the<br />
number of ships involved and the flights made, the aims of the U.S. Navy were basically<br />
reached. Many of the participants went on to serve in Operation Deepfreeze.<br />
This article is dedicated to the memory of the three fliers who didn’t make it<br />
home: Maxwell A. Lopez; Wendell K. Hendersin; and Frederick W. Williams.<br />
The Author<br />
Steve Pendleton has been writing articles for AP since 1985. He has made<br />
three voyages to the Antarctic. He is a member of the Universal Ship Cancellation<br />
Society, the American Society of Polar Philatelists and the President of the Pitcairn<br />
Island Study Group.<br />
An artist’s rendering of the Snow Cruiser.<br />
RESOURCES<br />
America on the Ice (1990), by Frank Klotz, NDU Press, Ft. McNair Washington D.C.<br />
National Imagery and Mapping Agency: Sailing Directions Antarctica (2002), NIMA Bethesda, Maryland.<br />
Quest for a Continent (1963), by Walter Sullivan, McGraw-Hill, New York.<br />
American Air Mail Catalog, Part 2, 7th edition (2015), by Hal Vogel, AAPS Minerva, New York.<br />
Operation Highjump http//en.Wikipedia.org.<br />
Operation Highjump: a Philatelic Introduction www.South-Pole Com./Highjump.htm.<br />
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PRIORITY MAIL<br />
Across Connecticut<br />
Wayward Waterfowl Paid High Price for Delivery<br />
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The father of a woman in Plainville, Connecticut was a stamp collector and<br />
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Issued by the Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service since 1934, the<br />
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The aforementioned woman’s stamp-collecting father died, leaving her thousands<br />
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Apparently, she did not know the difference between a postage stamp and a<br />
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Apparently, neither did her post office.<br />
When the need arose last winter to send something to Bloomfield, Connecticut,<br />
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than an ordinary letter, but did not know how much more. As there was a bountiful<br />
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Her next move was to visit the Plainville, Connecticut, Post Office, a handsome<br />
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The window clerk dutifully canceled each stamp with a black double-ring device.<br />
Since tracking is a part of the Flat Rate service, a label was placed on the<br />
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Like the customer, the postal clerk must have assumed a $3 stamp is a $3<br />
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Also, the Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope fee in 2018 was $6.70, not $6. What<br />
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Looking for the Grand View<br />
The Search for Grand Canyon’s Vanished Post Office<br />
BY JOE R. CODY<br />
Figure 1. The front of Grand View Hotel,<br />
circa 1900: Tourists loiter while a wagon<br />
delivers supplies. Image courtesy of<br />
Northern Arizona University, Cline Library,<br />
Colorado Plateau Archives.<br />
I<br />
have never enjoyed the Grand Canyon. This malaise hasn’t prevented me from<br />
visiting it many times with friends and family. I put on a happy face and pose<br />
for pictures, yet my secret desire is a swift return to the parking lot and a timely<br />
departure. For me, the incredible view of the Grand Canyon is not enough to offset<br />
a general fear of heights, and my dislike of both sunburn and large crowds of tourists.<br />
It was during another routine family vacation to the Grand Canyon in the fall of<br />
2016 that I found my Grand Canyon, the one I could love. Here was a hidden place<br />
cooled in the shade of tall ponderosas, untrammeled by tourists, and rich with the<br />
obscure history of pioneers and their letters.<br />
My study of Arizona Territorial post offices had revealed a Grand Canyon mystery<br />
to me. Of the five post offices established at the Grand Canyon during Arizona’s<br />
territorial period, the location of one of them − Grandview − was unknown.<br />
The Grandview Post Office was a busy place housed within the Grand View<br />
Hotel at the south rim of the Grand Canyon, approximately 11 miles east of Grand<br />
Canyon village. Figure 1 shows a picture of the hotel around 1900, which I have<br />
colorized.<br />
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Figure 2 shows the Grandview<br />
Post Office Doane cancel on the<br />
only Canyon Copper Co. cover I<br />
know of. It was mailed September<br />
14, 1904, sent by stagecoach to the Grand Canyon Post Office, then on the next<br />
morning’s Grand Canyon Railway mail coach to Williams, Arizona, and finally to<br />
Rutland, Vermont. It is one of several fine covers shared with me by Larry McBride.<br />
I had applied my research techniques and resources to locate the site of the<br />
Grandview Post Office, but each attempt failed. I renewed my efforts and expanded<br />
my techniques, expecting the satisfaction that comes when history finally reveals<br />
itself. This was not to be.<br />
I resolved that during that 2016 family vacation I would not again waste time<br />
staring blankly into the Grand Canyon, posing for pictures and burning my nose.<br />
Instead, I would search for the remains of the Grand<br />
View Hotel and Post Office. I just needed to take that<br />
first step.<br />
After waving goodbye to my wife and daughter as<br />
they headed down Bright Angel Trail into the Grand<br />
Canyon, my son Ryan and I began our search for the<br />
Grand View Hotel. I was familiar with the general<br />
location we would be searching but some guidance<br />
would surely help.<br />
Our first stop was the information booth at the<br />
Grand Canyon Visitor’s Center. Here they welcome<br />
questions as simple as the location of the closest restroom<br />
or as arcane as the whereabouts of the lost<br />
Grand View Hotel.<br />
We were given verbal directions to a wide spot<br />
along Rim View Drive, told if we parked there and<br />
entered the forest half a mile along the way, we<br />
should find the remains of the Grand View Hotel.<br />
When it is disturbed, the ground surrounding the Grand Canyon restores itself<br />
slowly. This enabled us to quickly discover a wagon road, buried in branches and<br />
forest litter but still clearly traceable as seen in Figure 3.<br />
Figure 2. The only Canyon Copper Co.<br />
cover known to the author, mailed<br />
September 14, 1904. Backstamps<br />
establish that it was received the<br />
same day at the Grand Canyon Post<br />
Office upon arrival of the daily Grand<br />
View Stage. Placed aboard the next<br />
morning’s Grand Canyon Railway mail<br />
coach southbound, it transited Williams,<br />
Arizona the next day, and reached<br />
Rutland, Vermont five days later. Cover<br />
image courtesy of Mr. Larry McBride.<br />
Figure 3. A section of the original wagon<br />
road between the Grand View Hotel<br />
and Grand Canyon Village. It was here<br />
that Joe R. Cody’s search for the 1903-<br />
08 postal route for the Grandview Post<br />
Office began.<br />
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Figure 4. After a long train ride and a<br />
night in Flagstaff, Arizona, early tourists<br />
faced a bumpy and crowded 70-mile<br />
stagecoach ride to reach the Grand<br />
Canyon. A dozen including the driver are<br />
seated atop this tourist stagecoach, with<br />
six more or so inside.<br />
Figure 5. “Starting down Grand View<br />
Trail, Grand Canyon of Arizona” reads the<br />
printed caption on this postcard mailed<br />
Nov 11, 1906, from the Grandview Post<br />
Office. The sender’s brief postscript –<br />
“Tomorrow this is our trip.” – seems a tad<br />
ominous.<br />
The road’s age was obvious, and in earlier times it was clearly used by wheeled<br />
vehicles as two narrow ruts creased the gravel of the roadbed.<br />
It was Ryan who made the first discovery: a cement slab. Additional evidence<br />
for recent habitation included a collapsed water cistern, cemented stones, and a<br />
possible foundation, with wire and pipe. We took<br />
pictures, and the following day returned to share the<br />
location with the rest of the family and capture GPS<br />
coordinates.<br />
Expounding to all who would listen on the value<br />
of perseverance proved a cruel joke, as my new friend<br />
Dick Brown of the Grand Canyon Historical Society<br />
would soon reveal. What we had found in the forest<br />
was not the site of the Grand View Hotel, but that of<br />
a later facility, The Summit Hotel. Dick provided historical<br />
photos that confirmed it.<br />
Dick had visited the site of the Grand View Hotel<br />
in 1978, and kindly agreed to assist with the renewed<br />
search effort. Historical photos of The Grand<br />
View Hotel clearly show four tall ponderosa pines in a<br />
straight line along the back porch of the hotel. These trees were still present during<br />
Dick’s 1978 visit. They were noteworthy because the lower limbs had been sawn off<br />
to a great height to allow hotel guests an unobstructed view of the Grand Canyon<br />
from their second-floor rooms. Those ponderosa pines would prove helpful.<br />
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Built in the winter of 1896, the Grand View Hotel was a log structure 85 feet<br />
long with 12 guest rooms upstairs. A cozy lobby and office were on the main<br />
floor. When the hotel opened in June 1897, the Grand View was the only hotel<br />
at the Grand Canyon. Other lodging choices at the time included Hance<br />
Camp or Bright Angel, but these were primitive camps with canvas tents.<br />
The Grand View Hotel was immediately successful, with full occupancy<br />
during peak season and notable activity even in the winter. An indication<br />
of the hotel’s early clientele was made relatable to readers of the Coconino<br />
Sun newspaper, which in a February 1898 article reported 200 meals were<br />
served there the previous month. Hotel guests typically arrived in Northern<br />
Arizona aboard an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train with service between<br />
Los Angeles and Albuquerque. Disembarking in Flagstaff, guests spent the<br />
night followed the next morning by a rough 70-mile ride to the Grand View<br />
Hotel aboard a Grand Canyon Stage Line stagecoach like the overloaded<br />
one in Figure 4. First-person accounts consistently describe this stage ride<br />
as miserable and physically tiring.<br />
Hotel guests participated in the same activities familiar to tourists today:<br />
resting, exploring, hiking, horseback riding and guided tours into the canyon.<br />
What Grand View guests also experienced was an active mining operation.<br />
The Last Chance Mine, founded in 1891, supplied high-grade copper<br />
ore from Horseshoe Mesa 1,200 feet below the canyon’s rim. The narrow,<br />
steep trail to the mine descended from the rim near the Grand View Hotel.<br />
The sights, smells and sounds of daily ore-bearing mule trains utilizing the<br />
trail were just part of the rustic scenery, little removed from what many<br />
tourists experienced as shown on the picture postcard in Figure 5.<br />
The Last Chance Mine was partially owned by Grand View Hotel founder<br />
and proprietor Pete D. Berry. Mining revenues funded construction of<br />
the hotel, which generated revenue to support mining expansion. The two enterprises<br />
rose and fell together.<br />
In 1901, the AT&SF railroad completed construction of a 64-mile branch line<br />
from Williams, Arizona, to the Grand Canyon. Shown in Figure 6, the Grand Can-<br />
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yon railroad depot only 11 miles west of the Grand View Hotel<br />
profoundly changed both hotel and mining operations. Increased<br />
tourist traffic, lured by easy, comfortable transportation, led to<br />
hotel expansion. The decreased cost and increased scale of copper<br />
ore transportation could make mining more profitable, too.<br />
Berry never applied for a post office at the Grand View Hotel.<br />
Mail matters were conducted through a Post Office Box, 65<br />
miles distant, in Williams, Arizona. Why mail was not conveyed<br />
privately and conveniently by daily stage to Flagstaff defies easy<br />
explanation. The only known example of Grand View Hotel mail<br />
postmarked prior to establishment of the Grandview Post Office<br />
is shown, front and back, in Figure 7.<br />
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During the spring of 2017, Dick and I corresponded regularly<br />
about possible locations for the Grand View Hotel. With few new leads our consensus<br />
was a rim-side search north of the Summit Hotel location showed promise.<br />
I followed a geological lead comparing the layers of Grand Canyon strata from a<br />
historical photo of the Grand View Hotel to current satellite images. A small butte<br />
1,200 feet north of the Summit Hotel seemed to match geologically. Ponderosa<br />
trees were present and the outline of a rectangular structure was visible on satellite<br />
images.<br />
Meeting Dick and his wife at Grandview<br />
Point Overlook, we headed as a group<br />
to the remains of the Summit Hotel − the<br />
only known location in the forest. We set<br />
coordinates and headed toward the rectangular<br />
structure on the rim edge, which<br />
seemed further than expected because<br />
we were blazing a new trail over uneven<br />
ground. I was not encouraged, as any facility<br />
the size of a hotel would require a road<br />
that should still be evident in some form.<br />
Heading further from the old wagon<br />
road, hope faded as we approached the<br />
rectangular form. The views of the Grand<br />
Canyon were spectacular − a perfect location<br />
for a hotel, we all agreed − but alas,<br />
this was where the Grand View Hotel had<br />
stood.<br />
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In late 1902, the Last Chance Mine,<br />
200 acres of surrounding properties<br />
and the Grand View Hotel were sold to<br />
eastern investors. Renamed the Canyon<br />
Copper Company, the business would<br />
be managed locally by two Vermonters,<br />
John Page and Harry (H.H.) Smith. Both<br />
arrived by train in Flagstaff on May 9,<br />
1903. H.H. Smith would assume Grand<br />
View Hotel management responsibilities,<br />
Mr. Page the mining operations.<br />
One of Smith’s tasks was submission<br />
of Post Office Form 5-939, dated October<br />
7, 1903 − an application to establish<br />
the Grandview Post Office. Smith noted<br />
Figure 6. The arrival in 1901 of a branch<br />
line and this Grand Canyon depot just<br />
11 miles from the Grand View Hotel<br />
brought increased tourism and made<br />
nearby mining more profitable.<br />
Figure 7. This printed envelope advertising the Grand View Hotel was both submitted to the<br />
post office at the other end of the branch rail line in Williams, Arizona, and delivered locally,<br />
thus qualifying for the 1-cent drop mail rate.<br />
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Figure 8. The Grandview, Arizona<br />
M.O.B. (Money Order Business)<br />
postmark dated May 18, 1908, traced<br />
from the 2014 12th edition of the<br />
Arizona Territorial Postmark Catalog.<br />
Figure 9. The only known Grand View<br />
Hotel third-class rate cover, mailed<br />
March 19, 1905, possibly contained a<br />
hotel brochure. Cover image courtesy of<br />
Marjory J. Sente.<br />
the population at Grandview as “about 50 people,” and mails to be supplied from<br />
the Grand Canyon Post Office. This postal arrangement also benefited the Canyon<br />
Copper Company. Operations of the daily Grand View Stage to the Grand Canyon<br />
would thereafter receive a postal route subsidy. The Grandview Post Office application<br />
was approved by the U.S. Post Office Department effective November 27,<br />
1903, with H.H. Smith named as Postmaster.<br />
The earliest known “Grandview, Ariz” postmark is dated June 10, 1904. Surviving<br />
Grandview covers and postcards often have “Grand Canyon, Ariz Rec’d” transit<br />
postmarks. The Grandview Post Office utilized a single Doane type 2/1 postmark.<br />
On July 7, 1907, Postmaster Smith applied to the USPOD for money order services<br />
at Grandview. This request was approved and a double-ring canceler was furnished<br />
as shown in Figure 8, reading “M.O.B.” (for “Money Order Business.”) I know of<br />
just one Grandview Ariz M.O.B. postmark from 1908 that documents this service.<br />
A census of known Grandview postmarks was compiled by pioneer Arizona<br />
collector and catalog editor Owen Kriege in the late 1980s, and it illustrates how<br />
Grandview mail volume changed seasonally. No postmarks are known with <strong>January</strong><br />
or February dates, and only one example each from December and March. The<br />
most common postmark months are July and August (with eight and five known,<br />
respectively). Clearly, summer tourists were the largest group utilizing the Grandview<br />
Post Office. In fact, 65 percent of the known postmarks were applied to picture<br />
postcards beloved by tourists. No mail to international destinations is known,<br />
and a single inbound cover from 1904 is recorded. Kriege’s census also shows a<br />
preponderance of the mail addressed to midwest and eastern states. Then as now,<br />
the lure of the Grand Canyon drew<br />
tourists from across the nation.<br />
Figure 9 shows a rarity among<br />
Grandview Post Office covers: the<br />
only known Grand View Hotel<br />
third-class rate cover I’ve ever seen.<br />
Mailed on March 19, 1905, it may<br />
have carried a hotel brochure to<br />
the resident of downtown Chicago<br />
to whom it is addressed. But such<br />
promotions were not enough.<br />
The Grandview Post Office was<br />
closed November 30, 1908, its mail<br />
redirected to the Grand Canyon<br />
Post Office. A 35 percent drop in<br />
copper prices in 1907 compounded<br />
by fewer tourists at the hotel proved unsustainable. Mining operations paused,<br />
then ceased forever, the Grand View Hotel closed, and Postmaster H.H. Smith relocated<br />
to Phoenix and pursued real estate.<br />
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Following the unsuccessful July 2017 search, the original 1903 USPOD location<br />
report for the Grandview Post Office was located in the files of the Postal History<br />
Foundation in Tucson, Arizona. Township boundary coordinates provided us with<br />
a perimeter for our search, within which a likely location was confirmed on geology,<br />
proximity and by line-of-site photography.<br />
By coincidence, a small period photo showing the front of the Grand View<br />
Hotel also shows in deep background the shape of a ridge line within the cavity of<br />
the Grand Canyon. This unnamed but distinctive ridge was apparent to us during<br />
our previous field searches. We speculated that the Grand View Hotel site could be<br />
found along the line-of-site between the photographer and this background ridge.<br />
Using 3D satellite images it was possible to relocate this original line of site, a location<br />
east of the Summit Hotel.<br />
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In 1909, hotel founder Pete Berry and his wife Martha reopened the Grand<br />
View Hotel. Its glory days now past, the Grand View evolved into a rustic, quiet<br />
alternative to the tourist circus at Grand Canyon Village. Berry sought a buyer<br />
for the abandoned mine and sleepy hotel, and found one in California publishing<br />
magnate William Randolph Hearst, who paid $45,000 for the property in 1913.<br />
Although Hearst had grandiose plans for the site, these faded away, and the Grand<br />
View Hotel continued serving tourists much as it always had.<br />
Pete and Martha returned and managed the hotel for eight more seasons before<br />
the Grand View Hotel closed forever in October 1916. Abandoned in 1919,<br />
a decade later it was razed for tax purposes. Giant logs used to support its roof<br />
were removed and reused in construction of the<br />
Desert View Watchtower, where they can still be<br />
seen today. In 1941, the U.S. Park Service acquired<br />
Hearst’s Grand Canyon properties, preserving the<br />
area which remains open and accessible to all.<br />
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In the spring of 2018, I contacted a National<br />
Park Service archeologist and filed a request for assistance.<br />
I soon learned the NPS had an archeological<br />
file on the Grand View Hotel, but the file was<br />
classified “need to know only.” I requested access,<br />
and in May I received the complete NPS Grand<br />
View Hotel file, and discovered that NPS archeologists<br />
had consistently misidentified the ruins of the<br />
Summit Hotel as those of the Grand View − the<br />
same mistake I’d made in 2016.<br />
However, NPS surveys around the Summit<br />
Hotel had discovered ruins from the Last Chance<br />
Mine mill site upon the rim of the Grand Canyon,<br />
not below it. Further, an 1892 mill site survey map<br />
included boundary markers which would align<br />
with current topographical maps.<br />
Orienting the historic map with a modern satellite<br />
image of the search area revealed a nearly<br />
perfect alignment. If a 1903 survey benchmark recorded<br />
on an unrelated document could be located,<br />
the site of the Grand View Hotel would be found<br />
100 yards away.<br />
On a hot, dry summer day, our first stop was<br />
a location 100 yards from the estimated location<br />
of the 1903 survey benchmark, where the terrain<br />
was hilly and forested, with no indication of a hotel.<br />
We then began walking south in an arc keeping the<br />
1903 benchmark location to our left. After 150 feet,<br />
we entered a small clearing with two tall ponderosa<br />
pine trees, both evenly pruned to a height of about<br />
40 feet.<br />
The trees were 280 feet from the 1903 benchmark. Beyond the trees perhaps<br />
30 feet was a wide stone walking path ending in a straight line: the front entrance<br />
path to the Grand View Hotel. We’d found it. The two trees, the stone path, even<br />
the distant ridge from the historic photograph aligned perfectly.<br />
Figure 10 shows how the camera was used to document our discovery. Using<br />
the two surviving ponderosa pines to align the images, I superimposed a 90-yearold<br />
image of the abandoned Grand View Hotel with a photo of Judy Cody standing<br />
Figure 10. Using the two surviving trees<br />
to guide him, the author superimposed<br />
a 90-year-old image of the abandoned<br />
Grand View Hotel with a photo he took<br />
of Judy Cody standing at the empty<br />
lot last year. The result is this eerie<br />
simulated “double exposure” in which<br />
Judy appears to be hiding behind a post<br />
at the long-vanished lodge.<br />
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Figure 11. The view in June 2018 of the<br />
Grand Canyon from the former site of<br />
the back porch of the Grand View Hotel.<br />
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at the empty lot last year. The result is<br />
an eerie simulated “double exposure”<br />
in which Judy appears to be hiding behind<br />
a post at the lodge.<br />
Here was the former site of the<br />
Grandview Post Office and the end of<br />
the journey of discovery − but not the<br />
end of a personal journey that included<br />
new friends, family sharing, postal<br />
history, and a strong sense of accomplishment.<br />
I’ve also found my favorite spot at<br />
the Grand Canyon − the “grand view:<br />
that Grandview guests enjoyed over a<br />
century ago, shown in Figure 11. It’s<br />
not among the sunburned tourists teetering<br />
on the canyon rim, but back in the forest with stories of past adventure and<br />
memories forever.<br />
America in <strong>2019</strong> celebrates the centennial of Grand Canyon National Park. Plan<br />
a visit and find your favorite spot.<br />
About the Author<br />
Joe Cody’s interest in stamps began in 1975 while cataloging an accumulation<br />
of U.S. 3-cent sheets with his grandmother. An APS member since 1987, his current<br />
interest is Arizona Territorial-era postal history. His research articles appear regularly<br />
in The Roadrunner, the journal of the Arizona & New Mexico Postal History<br />
Society. Mr. Cody will give a presentation titled “Searching for Lost Arizona Post<br />
Offices” during AmeriStamp Expo/ARIPEX next month in Mesa, Arizona.<br />
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Basutoland<br />
Home to 2.23 Million − and Maybe a Crocodile<br />
Figure 1. Identical except for<br />
color and value, this ten-stamp<br />
set of King George V pictorial<br />
definitives pictures a crocodile<br />
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A small, mountainous landlocked country surrounded by the Republic of South<br />
Africa, Basutoland – “the Switzerland of Southern Africa” − was proclaimed a British<br />
Crown colony in 1872. However, beginning in 1914 the colony was partially<br />
administered from South Africa as a British High Commission Territory along<br />
with Bechuanaland and Swaziland.<br />
From the early 19th century, the Basotho people were led by the charismatic<br />
young Chief Moshoeshoe (or Moshesh) to help thwart the marauding Zulu tribesmen<br />
who invaded from the north to plunder property and destroy crops. The<br />
raiders were followed by land-hungry Boers whose demands erupted into open<br />
warfare in the Basotho Wars of 1858-68, prompting a request by Moshoeshoe for<br />
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which eventually led to the year-long “Gun War,” partially resolved in 1881 by a<br />
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South Africa to administer Basutoland were rejected in favor of retaining British<br />
control, which continued until October 1, 1966, when the Kingdom of Lesotho<br />
became independent.<br />
Basutoland’s mail service commenced in 1876 when Cape of Good Hope<br />
stamps were made available from its few post offices. South African stamps were<br />
introduced in 1910. The first<br />
stamps inscribed “Basutoland,”<br />
issued in 1933, were recess<br />
printed by Waterlow & Sons on<br />
paper with Multiple Script “CA”<br />
watermarks. The ten-stamp set<br />
is shown in Figure 1.<br />
Although ten denominations<br />
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with a backdrop of the Drakensberg Mountains.<br />
Though they are no longer known in the region, the reason a crocodile continues<br />
to be a major symbol is explained in a 1903 book by Minnie Martin, Basutoland:<br />
Its Legends and Customs:<br />
“The Basuto are the people of the crocodile (Kuena), … the crocodile being<br />
their sacred animal. They believe that one crocodile still exists …, but I have never<br />
met any one who had seen it. Still they cling to this belief, for what would Basutoland<br />
be without its Kuena? There is no need to see it, it is there. It will not desert its<br />
people, so why should they disturb it?”
And isn’t leaving crocodiles alone always a wise policy?<br />
A small quantity of ½p, 1p, 2p and 6p denominations of this set were overprinted<br />
“OFFICIAL” in 1934 for use by government agencies, Scott O1-O4. There<br />
is conflicting information as to numbers issued before they were withdrawn after a<br />
few months because of limited usage. An authenticated mint example of the halfpenny<br />
green is shown in Figure 2.<br />
Twice expertized, the four-stamp set from which Figure 2 was taken sold for<br />
$37,500 in Shreves Galleries Sale of the Sovereign Collection in May 13-14, 2008.<br />
The stamps were not made available to the public and are consequently very scarce.<br />
Many dangerous and deceptive forgeries exist.<br />
Omnibus stamps for all Britain’s colonies and protectorates in 1935 and 1937,<br />
marked the Silver Jubilee of King George V and the Coronation of his successor<br />
King George VI, respectively. Examples from both reigns, Scott 11 and 16, appear<br />
in Figure 3.<br />
The crocodile design was retained for<br />
definitives portraying the new monarch King<br />
George VI in 1938. Changes involved an additional<br />
1½p denomination and discontinuation<br />
of the £1 revenue stamp. In a later printing<br />
shown in Figure 4, the 1p value acquired a distinctive<br />
“tower” plate flaw at position 4 in row 2,<br />
resembling a prominent tower on the top of the<br />
hill on the right.<br />
Bilingual se-tenant pairs of South African<br />
1p, 2p and 3p Victory stamps – one stamp with text in English, the other in Afrikaans<br />
− were overprinted for use in Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland and<br />
issued in December 1945, Scott 29-31. The 1p pair, Scott 29, is pictured in Figure 5.<br />
The Royal Family’s visit to Southern Africa in 1947 was marked with<br />
four values portraying King George VI uniformed as Admiral of the Fleet<br />
and Royal Family members, Scott 35-38. Again, identical designs were issued<br />
by Bechuanaland and Swaziland. Omnibus 1½p and 10sh stamps,<br />
Scott 39-40, also were issued belatedly in December 1948 to celebrate the<br />
Royal Silver Wedding in April, and in October 1949 the 75th anniversary<br />
of the Universal Postal Union was marked with four more, Scott 40-44. A<br />
2p Omnibus stamp, Scott 45, celebrated the coronation of Queen Elizabeth<br />
II on June 3, 1953 and is shown in Figure 6.<br />
In 1954, a series of QEII pictorial definitives was printed by De La Rue,<br />
Scott 46-56. Displacing the crocodile that had rested by the river for more<br />
than two decades, 11 different new bicolored images from ½p to 10sh revealed a<br />
lively kaleidoscope of Basutoland.<br />
On the ½p value we see the distinctive pinnacle of Qiloane, crowned by a 100-<br />
foot pillar of sandstone that is believed to have inspired the iconic Basuto Hat, and<br />
a popular landmark to explore for active tourists. The 1p stamp shows<br />
the Orange River – the longest in southern Africa − as it flows from its<br />
headwaters in the Drakensberg Mountains.<br />
A Mosutu horseman wearing the traditional blanket, essential during<br />
the frequent cold nights in all seasons, featured on the 2p stamp,<br />
while typical mud-brick dwellings of a Basuto household are seen on the<br />
3p. Showcased on the 4½p are the scenic Maletsunyane Falls, the second<br />
highest in Southern Africa. The 6p stamp depicts a herd boy playing the<br />
lesiba, a traditional musical instrument in the region. The 1sh shows a<br />
shepherd caring for his flock in a mountain pasture.<br />
Lancers Gap, seen on the 1sh3p design, was the site of the 1852 conflict between<br />
the British Lancer Regiment and Basotho forces, but the modern passenger<br />
aircraft indicates its proximity to what has now become Moshoeshoe International<br />
Figure 2. No one knows how few stamps<br />
including this ½p were overprinted<br />
“OFFICIAL” in 1934 for use by government<br />
agencies, but they have become<br />
Basutoland’s greatest rarities. Image<br />
courtesy Shreves Galleries Sale of the<br />
Sovereign Collection, May 13-14, 2008.<br />
Figure 3. Basutoland Omnibus stamps in<br />
1935 and 1937 marked the Silver Jubilee<br />
of King George V (left, Scott 11) and the<br />
Coronation of King George VI (right, Scott<br />
16). Image courtesy APS StampStore.<br />
Figure 4. Kings changed but the crocodile<br />
stayed in 1938 with a new set portraying<br />
King George VI, including this 1p stamp<br />
(left, Scott 19). In a later printing (right),<br />
one stamp in each sheet acquired a plate<br />
flaw resembling a tower on the top of the<br />
hill on the right.<br />
Figure 5. Scott 29, a bilingual pair of<br />
South African 1p Victory stamps – one<br />
with text in English, the other Afrikaans<br />
− was overprinted for use in Basutoland<br />
in December 1945. Image courtesy APS<br />
StampStore.<br />
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Figure 6. The 1954 Queen Elizabeth II<br />
definitives included (from top) stamps<br />
commemorating the corontation<br />
(Scott 45) and featuring Qiloane<br />
(Scott 46), Mosuto Horseman (Scott<br />
48), Maletsunyane Falls (Scott 50) and<br />
Lancers Gap (Scott 53). Image courtesy<br />
APS Reference Collection.<br />
Airport in Maseru, the capital.<br />
The 2sh6p stamp depicts Old Fort Leribe, a stronghold for Basotho forces built<br />
during the 1880-81 “Gun War.” The historic Cave House illustrated on the 5sh and<br />
the original home of French missionaries in 1883, is now a museum. Finally, the<br />
10sh high value in deep claret and black features the shearing of an Angora goat for<br />
mohair, a valuable export. We’ll see these stamps shortly.<br />
A temporary shortage of ½p stamps in 1959 required surplus stocks of the<br />
2p denomination to be surcharged by the Government Printer in Pretoria. Some<br />
72,000 of these stamps were overprinted, creating Scott 57.<br />
Basutoland’s 1959 National Council set, Scott 58-60, was issued on the occasion<br />
of the meeting of the National Council, with images reminding proud citizens<br />
of its tradition of self-rule. Pictured in Figure 7, the 3p carries a classic engraving<br />
of Chief Moshoeshoe in his prime, on his throne, knobkerrie in hand, and commemorates<br />
his laws of 1854. The 1sh shows the council building as it was in 1903.<br />
“Lesotho” and “Basutoland” appear on these stamps together for the first time,<br />
aimed at preparing the country for its approaching independence.<br />
On February 14, 1961, Basutoland, along with Bechuanaland Protectorate and<br />
Swaziland joined South Africa in switching from sterling currency to the Rand<br />
(equivalent to 10 shillings Sterling). South Africa’s withdrawal from the British<br />
Commonwealth a month later was met with widespread opposition, from Basutoland<br />
and the other High Commission territories, to the new currency. It was<br />
evident that there was insufficient time to print new stamps before the currency<br />
change on “Decimal Day,” which left no alternative other than to surcharge current<br />
definitives.<br />
The South African Government Printer was contracted to overprint existing<br />
stocks of stamps held by the Post Office Store in Pretoria, and intact sheets were<br />
reclaimed from local post offices and from the Crown Agents in London to receive<br />
the new values. However, a lack of adequate stocks of type in a single font that<br />
could be used on all stamps means diverse fonts had to be used, listed by Scott as<br />
Types I, II and III.<br />
Whereas ½-cent on ½-penny, 1c on 1p and 2c on 2p surcharges were all Type<br />
I, a minimum of three trial sheets of 2c on 2p were accidentally released printed<br />
in a larger font. Six sheets of 2c on 2p are known with the “2c” inverted, listed as<br />
Scott 63a.<br />
Smaller, narrower typeface fonts (Type II) surcharged all subsequent denominations<br />
from 2½c on 3p to 1-rand on 10sh. Only about 3,500 each of the 10c on 1sh<br />
and 25c on 2sh6p stamps (Scott 67a & 69a) were printed, ensuring their relative<br />
scarcity and absence from all but the most advanced collections.<br />
Although De La Rue succeeded in printing 2½c stamps (Scott 75) in time for<br />
Decimal Day, it was logical to concurrently place on sale redundant stocks of 2½c<br />
on 3d surcharges (Scott 64 & 64a). Other surcharged values were issued from time<br />
to time during 1962-63.<br />
In late 1962, a few inverted 2½c Type II surcharges with Mohotlong postmarks<br />
were found amongst a bulk lot of mixed stamps in South Africa. This remarkable<br />
find was clearly from a single sheet from which the stamps had been posted locally<br />
and most had been thrown out with the envelopes. The rarest of Basutoland’s 1961-<br />
63 decimal surcharges and errors, both mint and used copies of this stamp, Scott<br />
64b, today catalog $8,000.<br />
The surcharges ended in February 1963 with the placing on sale of a final 1r<br />
stamp, Scott 82.<br />
Reportedly due to dwindling stocks of 1c, 2½c, 5c, 12½c and 50c stamps in<br />
1964, new printings, now with Block CA watermarks, were provided by De La<br />
Rue (Scott 87-91). Crown Agents Omnibus stamps for Freedom from Hunger. Red<br />
Cross and ITU centenaries, ICY, and Winston Churchill also were issued from<br />
1963 to 1966, Scott 83/108.<br />
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In May 1965, commemorative stamps printed in photogravure by Harrison<br />
were issued to introduce self- government followed by a new constitution in preparation<br />
for the declaration of the independent kingdom of Lesotho. Again inscribed<br />
jointly “Basutoland” and “Lesotho,” the four stamps, Scott 97-100, feature a Mosotho<br />
mother and child, mountain scenery, a legislative building in the capital,<br />
Maseru, and a border-crossing post.<br />
Although Independence Day was October 4, 1966, it wasn’t until November 1<br />
that Basutoland stamps with provisional “LESOTHO” overprints were placed on<br />
sale, listed under “Lesotho” in the catalog as Scott 5-20. In a curious error on both<br />
watermarks of the 1r stamp, the overprint was misspelled as “LSEOTHO” at position<br />
2 in row 4 (Scott 14a & 20a). In a bizarre coincidence (or was it?) an identical<br />
error occurred on 1c and 5c postage dues at position 7 in row 4 (Scott J1a-J2a).<br />
Figure 8 shows a procession of the high values in the QEII Pictorial definitive<br />
series, beginning on the left with the 10sh Mohair stamp printed in 1954, Scott 56.<br />
Next came the “R1” currency change surcharge issued in 1961, which was printed<br />
in all three fonts;<br />
the one shown is the<br />
common Type III surcharge,<br />
Scott 71. In<br />
1963, these surcharges<br />
were followed by a new<br />
design in which “R1”<br />
replaced “10/,” Basutoland<br />
Scott 82, followed<br />
by the same stamp<br />
overprinted “LESOTHO” for the arrival of Independence in 1966, Lesotho Scott<br />
20.<br />
After only five months these overprints were replaced with new pictorial designs<br />
portraying King Moshoeshoe II in place of Queen Elizabeth.<br />
And can you guess what returned on the next high-value Lesotho postage stamp<br />
in 1967, Lesotho Scott 36? Next to the portrait of the king on the 1R stamp, it’s Lesotho’s<br />
coat of arms. Those feature<br />
Qiloane’s sandstone peak, rearing<br />
horses, antique weapons, the<br />
national motto, and − at the very<br />
center of the design, basking in<br />
the middle of a traditional Basuto<br />
shield − a contented crocodile<br />
Figure 9. Lesotho issue of 1967 (Scott 36) with detail seemingly snoozing on the sand.<br />
of crocodile on the coat of arms.<br />
Figure 7. The low value from the 1959<br />
National Council set, this 3p stamp,<br />
Scott 58, shows Chief Moshoeshoe in his<br />
prime on the throne and commemorates<br />
his laws of 1854. Image courtesy APS<br />
Reference Collection.<br />
Figure 8. Four high values in a dozen<br />
years (left to right): the 1954 QEII 10sh<br />
Mohair Pictorial definitive (Basutoland<br />
Scott 56); the 1961 Type III 1-rand on<br />
10sh currency surcharge (Scott 71); the<br />
1963 QEII R1 Mohair definitive (Scott 82);<br />
and the “LESOTHO” overprint on the QEII<br />
R1 stamp when independence arrived in<br />
1966, Lesotho Scott 20. Image courtesy<br />
APS Reference Collection.<br />
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EXPERTIZING<br />
BY TOM HORN<br />
authentication department director | twhorn@stamps.org<br />
Even Sherlock Holmes Had to Start Somewhere<br />
Here in Pennsylvania, as cold December<br />
gives way to colder <strong>January</strong>, you’ve been<br />
working on your stamp collection. The chill<br />
wind, snow and darkness outside have<br />
kept you in that nice, warm stamp room<br />
you claimed in a cozy corner of<br />
your home. You found,<br />
or rediscovered,<br />
more than 3,000 entries from “A” (used on Australian Official<br />
stamps) to “Zululand.” The ISWSC also has separate lists at<br />
the same site for stamps with Cyrillic and Greek inscriptions,<br />
and their entire Identifier is downloadable.<br />
Knowing where a stamp is from will get you to the right<br />
place in a worldwide catalog. If it has an odd overprint, surcharge<br />
or other text you still don’t recognize, or you just can’t<br />
find it in the listings, it may be a “back-of the-book issue.”<br />
When you’re really stumped at identifying a stamp, it may not be a postage stamp at<br />
all. These three are all revenue stamps, avidly collected by many and documented in<br />
many books and in journals by the American Revenue Association. But they pay tax, not<br />
postage, which is why you won’t find them in most postage stamp catalogs.<br />
some stamps<br />
that you have<br />
wanted to learn<br />
more about for<br />
years. They look like<br />
they might be valuable. Can<br />
you determine their identities<br />
yourself?<br />
The first thing you need<br />
to know is where the stamp is<br />
from, and what kind of stamp it is.<br />
For single-country specialists this<br />
may sound like child’s play, but those<br />
who collect a wider world know it can be<br />
tougher than you might imagine – especially<br />
for stamps from lands that do not use a familiar<br />
alphabet. Many are shown in color in an<br />
“Illustrated Identifier” section in the back of<br />
each Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue.<br />
Online, there is a very helpful Worldwide<br />
Illustrated Stamp Identifier that identifies<br />
stamps by alphabet and character type, and<br />
even stamps with no characters at all.<br />
Mystic Stamp Co. has an online Foreign<br />
Stamp Identifier, and the International Society<br />
of World Wide Stamp Collectors (ISWSC)<br />
has a World Wide Stamp Identifier with<br />
These special-purpose stamps are called that because many<br />
catalogs list them after the definitive and commemorative<br />
stamps. Semi-postal, airmail, postage due, official and special<br />
delivery stamps are just a few of the many back-of-the-book<br />
categories, which in the Scott catalog earns the stamp a special<br />
prefix; “C” for all airmail stamps, for example.<br />
Finally, if you know what country a stamp is from but<br />
still can’t find it in the book, it may be beyond that catalog<br />
Cinderellas are stamp-like<br />
adhesives that are not actually<br />
stamps at all. This 234-page<br />
catalog of Cinderellas from<br />
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idea of what a broad field they<br />
occupy.<br />
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altogether. It may belong to one of two colossal catch-all categories<br />
of very collectible but non-postal adhesives: revenue<br />
stamps (also called “fiscal” or “tax” stamps); and Cinderellas<br />
(which can be anything that looks like a postage stamp but is<br />
not one, like Christmas seals or supermarket reward stamps).<br />
The easiest way to identify these is sometimes by what is<br />
not printed on them: any text indicating use on mail, such as<br />
“post,” “postage,” “postage & revenue” (on stamps intended<br />
to be used for both), or a foreign equivalent, such as “poste,”<br />
“postes,” “posta,” or “correos.” Of course, many countries –<br />
increasingly including our own, since the 1960s – don’t show<br />
these words anymore. Revenue stamps almost always have<br />
text identifying their function, such as “Internal Revenue<br />
Service” or “Stock Transfer.”<br />
Once you know where your postage stamp is from, check<br />
the following details, listed in no particular order: design;<br />
color; dated cancel; overprints; surcharges; watermark; and<br />
gauge of the perforations.<br />
If it does come down to color as the deciding factor, try<br />
looking at the stamp objectively. For example, if your catalog<br />
values a stamp in carmine rose at 25 cents, in carmine at $5,<br />
and in lake it lists at $300, that will certainly sway many optimists<br />
(perhaps including you) to believe that your stamp<br />
can’t possibly be the 25-cent or $5 stamp. Having someone<br />
else − especially another experienced<br />
collector − view the stamp can be a<br />
good idea, especially when you cannot<br />
decide. Another fresh pair of eyes<br />
may see what you did not.<br />
Forming your own opinion about<br />
the stamp helps you learn more about<br />
the stamp and the process needed<br />
get the answer. If you do not have<br />
the factual information to support<br />
your opinion, it usually only means<br />
there is more to study about it. All of<br />
the gathered information helps you<br />
when deciding to submit the stamp for certification, for making<br />
purchases in the future and especially selling the stamp.<br />
Remember: even Sherlock Holmes had to start somewhere.<br />
And you already have a magnifying glass!<br />
Color is one of the many characteristics that matters in defining<br />
a stamp, as seen on these 2-cent Washington definitives of<br />
two different designs. Printed left to right in rose, carmine and<br />
carmine rose, respectively. Note, color reproduction here may<br />
not be accurate enough to properly display the differences in hue,<br />
saturation and brightness. Images courtesy APS Reference Collection.<br />
The design might indicate several catalog numbers, while<br />
narrowing your catalog search. Color will make a difference<br />
in most cases. Take age and condition into account when trying<br />
to determine the color. Fading happens.<br />
A dated cancel on the stamp forces you to look at a certain<br />
range of catalog numbers for the design, eliminating those<br />
that were issued at a later date.<br />
Overprints (new text printed on an existing stamp) and<br />
surcharges (overprints that state the value of the stamp) can<br />
eliminate some of the possibilities for<br />
the stamp’s identity. A watermark, or the<br />
lack thereof, continues to narrow the<br />
field, and careful perforation measurements<br />
can finish the process for you.<br />
If you cannot decide on an answer<br />
for any one of these details, come back<br />
to it. Having trouble choosing between<br />
carmine rose, carmine and lake as the<br />
color for your stamp? Settle on the other<br />
details first and you might land on the<br />
identity, because the other details (a dated<br />
cancel, for example) might eliminate<br />
two of those color shades for you.<br />
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material — U.S. and foreign, federal, state, provincial,<br />
local, municipal and private. ARA holds an annual convention<br />
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and offers a quarterly journal, The American Revenuer.<br />
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‘Can StampStore sell my Entire Album<br />
or Collection?’ No, but Yes.<br />
At APS StampStore, we get asked this question so often<br />
that we decided to feature it in this column. The<br />
answer is NO, we do not sell entire collections or albums<br />
as a single lot. However, a partly filled album or small<br />
collection could be broken up and sold in individual pages.<br />
Each page would be an individual StampStore lot, priced for<br />
all items shown.<br />
It is important to note that stamps sold through the APS<br />
StampStore are sold on an individual basis or for small sets<br />
within a single country. Each item or set is mounted to or<br />
attached to a submission sheet with one scan permitted for<br />
each submission.<br />
We do not have the resources to scan an entire collection<br />
as a single lot. Without images of everything being sold, we<br />
could not take responsibility for the contents if it was sold<br />
and then returned later. Disagreements between buyer and<br />
seller over quality, contents, even the number of stamps in<br />
the transaction would become a matter of “he said” vs. “she<br />
said.” That is why StampStore must insist on scans of everything<br />
that is being offered. Also, StampStore is simply not<br />
set up to handle the additional shipping expense of mailing<br />
heavy albums, oversize stock books and the like.<br />
We do have some sellers who describe and sell an individual<br />
page of stamps as a single item, at a set price. This allows<br />
for a scan of the entire album page so that the buyer clearly<br />
sees what is being sold. Of course, to sell your stamps this way<br />
you must complete a submission sheet for each page, complete<br />
with catalog numbers, an accurate description with one<br />
price for all items on the page. A good example of this sort of<br />
sale is this offering of a Scott album page of modern U.S. Official<br />
stamps, Scott O127-O141, StampID: 501088608.<br />
How would a buyer know that you are selling five individual<br />
pages from a particular collection?<br />
In the description area you could note something like<br />
“5 individual album pages from this collection being sold –<br />
search by my seller ID to see more”.<br />
Breaking up a collection and pricing it can be time-consuming<br />
and requires access to recent stamp catalogs for proper<br />
descriptions and pricing. Collectors who meticulously<br />
price a large collection this way frequently feel that the monetary<br />
return may not be worth the time it takes. Therefore, you<br />
may want to first contact a local stamp dealer, or members of<br />
your local stamp club, to see if perhaps they would make an<br />
acceptable offer for the collection in its entirety.<br />
Your collection could be sold to a dealer as one unit or –<br />
again, if you have the time – you may sell parts to different<br />
dealers. For example, a dealer specializing in Latin America<br />
would likely pay more for your Mexican stamps than someone<br />
who deals mostly in U.S. stamps; a postal history specialist<br />
may pay more for covers, and so on. Remember to visit the<br />
APS website to find dealers or stamp clubs near you.<br />
It all comes down to how much time and effort you want<br />
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You can view sales and see<br />
what is hot for the month, and<br />
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BOOKS & CATALOGS<br />
BY FRED BAUMANN<br />
editorial content specialist | fbaumann@stamps.org<br />
Fancy Cancels on Canadian Stamps<br />
1855 to 1950 (third edition) by David<br />
Lacelle.<br />
Published in August 2018, the British<br />
North America Philatelic Society<br />
blurb to celebrate the 244-page third<br />
edition of Fancy Cancels on Canadian<br />
Stamps relates the story of how the<br />
book came to be in lieu of a summary<br />
of its contents because it is, in microcosm,<br />
everything that is wonderful<br />
about our hobby:<br />
“At about age 10 … Dave received a<br />
small tobacco tin of Scott No. 41s, the<br />
Three Cent ‘Small Queen’ issue, from a<br />
kindly aunt in Montreal… There were<br />
about 30 Small Queens,…with all but<br />
one having either circular date stamp<br />
or machine cancels. He asked his local<br />
stamp dealer about the oddity, and was<br />
told that it was a ‘cork’ cancel, probably<br />
from an old whiskey bottle cork. The<br />
seed was planted from this single cork<br />
cancel, a much later collection grew, as<br />
well as a BNAPS study group, and both<br />
the first and second editions of this<br />
book.<br />
“Dave still has this first cork, and<br />
has enjoyed the 60-year hobby which<br />
came from it. He would like to ask collectors<br />
to please practice ‘random acts<br />
of kindness,’ as his aunt did. You never<br />
know when such an act can have a long<br />
term positive effect upon a young person.”<br />
Lacelle confides that his third edition’s<br />
“many updates and revisions …<br />
are mostly due to the invaluable input<br />
from the 80+ members of the … Fancy<br />
Cancels & Miscellaneous Markings<br />
[Study Group] over a ten-year period.”<br />
Noting that 78 of the group’s newsletters<br />
“all the way back to <strong>January</strong> 1989”<br />
have now been scanned and are available<br />
on the BNAPS website,” he invites<br />
all those with an interest to read the<br />
journals at their convenience free of<br />
charge at www.bnaps.org/hhl/n-fcm.<br />
htm<br />
Spiral-bound for easy use, the book<br />
begins with a 10-page introduction covering<br />
the origins and persistence of fancy<br />
cancels since the mid-19th century,<br />
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how they are categorized and collected<br />
and more. Following is the meat of the<br />
manual, 147 pages of postmark images<br />
with detailed information about each,<br />
sorted into Numeral, Letter, Name,<br />
Star, Cross and Geometric designs, including<br />
10 categories of Fancy Cancel<br />
designs. The cover illustration gives<br />
some idea of the vast range of designs.<br />
Concluding the work are 10 appendices:<br />
Simple Town Name Cancels;<br />
Utilitarian Items Used as Cancels;<br />
Foreign Cancels on Canada (from the<br />
days when any uncanceled stamp of<br />
any nation was fair game for postal<br />
employees with canceling devices<br />
around the world); Crown Cancels;<br />
“Toronto Twos” (Numbers 18 to 54);<br />
Fancy Cancel Numbers by Post Office;<br />
a table cross-referencing Lacelle’s<br />
catalog numbers with those in the 1973<br />
62 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong>
Canadian Fancy Cancellations of the<br />
Nineteenth Century by Day & Smythies;<br />
Littlefield Bogus Cancels; Unconfirmed<br />
Cancels; and Fantasy or Joke Cancels.<br />
The book is a labor of love, a meticulously<br />
detailed and thoughtful guide<br />
to a fascinating postmark specialty and<br />
a powerful testament to the role a single<br />
stamp can sometimes play.<br />
Published August 2018 by the British<br />
North America Philatelic Society, Ottawa,<br />
Canada. Spiral bound with laminated<br />
covers, 8½ inches by 11 inches, 244<br />
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First Day Covers of 1918 Air Post<br />
Stamps — or Are They? by Ken Lawrence.<br />
This slender but essential compendium<br />
brings together an interdependent<br />
series of important articles by Ken<br />
Lawrence originally published in the<br />
February, March, April and May 2015<br />
issues of The United States Specialist,<br />
journal of the United States Stamp<br />
Society. In these, Lawrence lays out in<br />
considerable detail all that is known<br />
of the relative handful of first-day-ofsale<br />
covers of the 24-cent, 16-cent and<br />
6-cent Jenny airmail stamps issued in<br />
1918.<br />
The 66 pages of text painstakingly<br />
lays out the history of these covers,<br />
what is known of their origin, their<br />
progress through the marketplace, the<br />
regard and the suspicion they have received<br />
in the century since they were<br />
created and how and by whom opinions<br />
regarding their authenticity came to be.<br />
Lawrence examines them in order of<br />
issue and by denomination, comparing<br />
and contrasting them with one another<br />
as the clearest way of examining the<br />
ways in which they confirm or challenge<br />
credibility. Element by element,<br />
the covers are reviewed, and many are<br />
found wanting.<br />
As Lawrence notes at the outset,<br />
“For this review I have conducted<br />
fresh investigations, greatly facilitated<br />
by Internet resources that did not exist<br />
when I compiled my original census<br />
[in 2003], the most valuable being<br />
the Philatelic Foundation’s certificate<br />
search and Robert A. Siegel Auction<br />
Galleries’ power search. Despite significant<br />
differences in approach and<br />
some lapses or leaps of faith by Kirker,<br />
I found his booklet to be a useful reference.”<br />
His modus operandi was to regard<br />
all covers as genuine until proven<br />
otherwise. Most ultimately failed that<br />
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test convincingly, nor does Lawrence<br />
shy away from naming the probable<br />
author of most of the bogus material.<br />
Andrew McFarlane is a seasoned<br />
U.S. first-day cover specialist and<br />
aerophilatelic exhibitor. I am neither,<br />
but what McFarlane says about this<br />
book in his introduction echoes my regard<br />
not only for Lawrence personally,<br />
but for the impeccable quality of his<br />
many years of research:<br />
“What sets Lawrence’s work apart<br />
from most is his willingness to explain<br />
in detail how he arrived at his position.<br />
You may or may not agree with that position,<br />
but there is no debate as to how<br />
the conclusion was reached… I urge<br />
you to not only look at the evidence<br />
presented, but also appreciate the manner<br />
in which he forms his conclusions.”<br />
When it comes to authentication, of<br />
course, what the best-informed buyers<br />
in the market will and won’t spend their<br />
money on speaks with another kind of<br />
authority. That is why, instead of picturing<br />
Ken’s book, I picture one of the<br />
first-day covers Lawrence selected to<br />
show on its cover.<br />
In the book itself, it is described<br />
as a cover that 1918 American Philatelist<br />
editor Joseph B. Leavy mailed “to<br />
himself” on the first day of sale. The<br />
pair of 6¢ stamps paid 2¢ postage for<br />
a local letter at an office with carrier<br />
service plus a 10¢ special delivery fee.<br />
Joe Kirker [author in 2014 of United<br />
States Airmail Stamps 1918: History<br />
and Analysis of First Day of Sale<br />
Postal Use, who reported this cover in<br />
2009] considers this the only recorded<br />
genuine first day cover of the Scott C1<br />
stamp. Ken Lawrence agrees.”<br />
At Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries<br />
October 3, 2018, sale of “United States<br />
Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross<br />
Collection” this cover was Lot 105:<br />
“The only recorded genuine cover with<br />
the 6¢ 1918 Air Post stamp mailed on<br />
the First Day of Issue − an important<br />
20th century postal history rarity.” The<br />
full description included both Kirker’s<br />
and Lawrence’s evaluations as to its<br />
genuineness.<br />
According to a note in pencil on it,<br />
the cover first sold in September 1943<br />
for $125. Seventy-five years later, having<br />
been authenticated by the Philatelic<br />
Foundation in 2008, it was hammered<br />
down in the October 3 auction within<br />
the auctioneer’s estimate at $32,500.<br />
Published in September 2018 by the<br />
American First Day Cover Society;<br />
order from them at www.afdcs.org/<br />
publications.html Non-member prices<br />
for a pdf (Adobe portable document<br />
format) download only are $12, or $20<br />
for a complete set of unbound printed<br />
pages. The printed version also may<br />
be ordered by mail from AFDCS Sales,<br />
P.O. Box 44, Annapolis Junction, MD<br />
20701-0044.<br />
Independent State Mail and Confederate<br />
Use of U.S. Postage — How<br />
Secession Occurred: Correcting the Record<br />
(expanded 2018 edition) by Patricia<br />
A. Kaufmann.<br />
One of our favorite writers and exponents<br />
of American postal history,<br />
Trish Kaufmann is an important voice<br />
in our hobby, not least for endeavoring<br />
to introduce more beginners to the<br />
joys of hand-held history and for her<br />
emphasis on keeping historical facts<br />
straight. That latter objective is the<br />
whole point behind her latest undertaking,<br />
which began as a chapter with<br />
the same title by Kaufmann in the 2017<br />
“La Posta” anthology, Aspects of Postal<br />
History.<br />
As “La Posta” publisher Peter Martin<br />
notes in his Foreword to the current<br />
work, “A short-run offprint of that book<br />
article was produced and quickly sold<br />
out. The offprint won the Literature<br />
Reserve Grand Award at Chicagopex<br />
2017.” (The Grand Award, incidentally,<br />
went to the amazing catalogs of Robert<br />
A. Siegel Auction Galleries, which says<br />
something about the significance of<br />
Kaufmann’s modest 23 pages.)<br />
Martin encouraged Kaufmann to<br />
revise and expand her work as the first<br />
installment in a new second monograph<br />
series by “La Posta,” and new material<br />
in the marketplace added fresh<br />
detail to the chapters on Missouri and<br />
Arizona Territory, not least with the<br />
addition of a good number of Siegel’s<br />
outstanding covers among the 76 maps,<br />
political cartoons, flags and stamps in<br />
this colorful presentation.<br />
The research itself is skillfully summarized<br />
on a single page inside the<br />
front cover in charts listing 16 states or<br />
territories, their dates of secession and<br />
their dates of admission into the CSA.<br />
For those who want the full story for<br />
each of these entities, Kaufmann skillfully<br />
provides a single chapter for each,<br />
presented as they contemplated secession<br />
and based on the outcome of their<br />
deliberations. Well-chosen Endnotes<br />
enable you to verify the facts for yourself.<br />
As with many of the best books in<br />
philately, this one is not beyond the<br />
reach of any interested high school<br />
student, yet contains material of which<br />
even advanced specialists are probably<br />
unaware. If you have an interest in Civil<br />
War history, this is a book you will want<br />
to have. Even better, it’s a book we can<br />
readily afford.<br />
The book is available in the United<br />
States for $19.50 postpaid using the order<br />
form available through https://www.<br />
trishkaufmann.com/isu-2<br />
Seebeck: Hero or Villain? (second<br />
edition) by Danilo Mueses, edited,<br />
revised and enlarged by Michael Schreiber<br />
This book is a first-rate study of<br />
Seebeck’s works and the contracts under<br />
which he made them, but it is a<br />
book with a thesis. Nicholas F. Seebeck<br />
(1857-99) was a philatelic pariah in his<br />
64 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong>
SEEBECK:<br />
Hero<br />
or<br />
Villain?<br />
DANILO A.MUESES<br />
Second Edition<br />
Edited, revised and enlarged by Michael Schreiber<br />
late 19th-century heyday, due to the<br />
abundant remainders he peddled and<br />
the reprints he cheerfully created for<br />
the philatelic marketplace. The thesis of<br />
the book, succinctly stated in the introduction<br />
by Roberto Rosende, is this:<br />
“Much has been written about philately’s<br />
misfortunes as a result of commercial<br />
contracts that Seebeck realized<br />
with some Central American and South<br />
American countries for the supplying<br />
of postage stamps.<br />
But is this in fact true, or did the<br />
popularity of our hobby increase because<br />
of the ease of acquiring stamps at<br />
low cost that the contracts and Seebeck<br />
created?”<br />
I have always thought that many<br />
of the mid- to late-19th-century Latin<br />
American issues that earned Seebeck so<br />
much of his notoriety were the engraved<br />
equivalents of those ornate chocolates<br />
in the huge red heart for Valentine’s<br />
Day, with far too many acanthus leaves,<br />
scrolls, Corinthian capitals and assorted<br />
frou-frous of the engraver’s art – in<br />
other words, just what I like.<br />
But it also strikes me that it is precisely<br />
because of Seebeck’s outlandish<br />
reprinting of so many of these stamps<br />
that so many North American dealers<br />
to this day won’t poke them with tenfoot<br />
tongs. That may be why I never<br />
made a serious effort to collect them, as<br />
Michael Schreiber has.<br />
Whatever the case – and however<br />
you feel about the stamps, the reprints<br />
or Seebeck – this is a masterful study<br />
guide that unravels a philatelic domain<br />
that Seebeck remainders and reprints<br />
rendered unfortunately complicated.<br />
You may want those reprints to follow<br />
the Seebeck story yourself, or you may<br />
wish to exclude them from your collection<br />
at any cost. Either way, this book<br />
offers great value.<br />
What elevates the value of this copiously<br />
illustrated and painstakingly<br />
indexed 180-page title to unique is that<br />
it is being made available to whoever<br />
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As the copyright page plainly states,<br />
“The digital version of this book is free<br />
and is not for sale or rent. Any person<br />
who has the digital version of this book<br />
may send a free copy of the digital version<br />
to any other person.”<br />
The book is amazing in the sheer<br />
volume of detail as to Seebeck’s operations<br />
that it supplies; amazing, too, in<br />
the job it does of supplying a strong<br />
sense of the philatelic world he inhabited,<br />
including what his detractors had to<br />
say about him. The precise chronology,<br />
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M U E S E S – S E E B E C K<br />
Figure 3–1. Advertising card circa 1881 of the Hamilton Bank Note Company, founded in 1881.<br />
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Scott # We Pay Scott # We Pay<br />
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5-8 900 222a 500<br />
9-18 1,200 Used 350<br />
28-31 7,500 239-252 200<br />
32-39 2,100 271a 250<br />
40-44 180 306a 180<br />
45-50 900 311a 180<br />
55-67 1,300 422a 130<br />
68-71 200 425-436 500<br />
75-84 490 456 150<br />
91-108 400 479a 170<br />
113-114 1,400 498a 120<br />
115-125 1,000 509-521B 600<br />
127-147 1,100 C1-2 550<br />
152-154 500 C3-7 100<br />
Used 200 C8 900<br />
163-166 200 Used 600<br />
171a-176a 350 C9-13 130<br />
188-189 400 C14-24 300<br />
C25-38 225<br />
have the same design as the adhesive<br />
stamps; on the postcards [ postal cards ]<br />
the stamp is oval with the value at each<br />
side. One of the series of cards evidently<br />
was intended for home [ domestic ] use.<br />
The other series had inscriptions in<br />
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1-18 125<br />
22-32 900<br />
33-49 3,000<br />
Offices in Korea<br />
1-14 1,200<br />
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‘The Manhat<br />
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JANUARY <strong>2019</strong> / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 65
Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth<br />
Stamp Catalogue – Hong Kong (6th edition<br />
- 2018)<br />
Published in fall<br />
2018, this new edition<br />
of the Hong Kong catalogue<br />
– the fourth in nine<br />
years – lists all stamps of<br />
the former British colony<br />
since 1862 and stamps<br />
issued under the Special<br />
Administration Region<br />
of the People’s Republic<br />
of China introduced on<br />
July 1, 1997, including<br />
new issues up to <strong>January</strong><br />
2018. Prices have been carefully revised<br />
to reflect the consistently strong market<br />
for this area, which appeals to both colonial<br />
specialists and new collectors in the<br />
surging and highly active domestic PRC<br />
market.<br />
The outstanding new feature of this<br />
2018 edition is the inclusion for the first<br />
time of newly listed watermark varieties<br />
in 1912-37 King George V issues (Gibbons<br />
100-131), and in the 1917-27 “CHI-<br />
NA” overprints added to deter currency<br />
speculators in the Treaty Ports (Gibbons<br />
British Offices in China 1-29). Many of<br />
these watermark varieties are extremely<br />
scarce, often known in used condition or<br />
in unused condition only.<br />
The “Short THI” in “THIRTY” variety<br />
on the first Queen Elizabeth $1.30<br />
bicolored definitive of 1954-62 is now illustrated<br />
and priced, while other collectible<br />
varieties also are helpfully illustrated<br />
in color for the first time.<br />
Following priced listings for three<br />
crowned circle handstamps of the 1840s<br />
and 1850s, the color catalogue covers<br />
definitive, commemorative and Omnibus<br />
postage stamps as well as postage<br />
dues, postcard stamps, postal fiscal issues,<br />
stamp booklets, Premium booklets,<br />
plus related stamps issued for use in the<br />
Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, and<br />
Hong Kong stamps used at British Post<br />
Offices in China and in Japan.<br />
Values for issues up to 1970 were taken<br />
from Gibbons British Commonwealth<br />
& Empire Stamps Catalogue 2016. Values<br />
for more recent Hong Kong stamps “have<br />
been extensively revised and updated<br />
specially for this edition…” Gibbons adds<br />
that “Prices have been extensively revised,”<br />
and that “There is<br />
a helpful guide to prices<br />
of stamps on cover up to<br />
1945…”<br />
The 115-page softbound<br />
catalog with laminated<br />
light card covers has<br />
a listed U.K. retail price of<br />
£17.95 (about $23 U.S.),<br />
not including postage.<br />
Stanley Gibbons<br />
Stamp Catalogue −<br />
Middle East (including<br />
Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon,<br />
Palestinian Authority and Syria),<br />
First Edition 2018.<br />
As its too-brief introduction states,<br />
“It is over 35 years since the [Gibbons<br />
catalogs]… split into<br />
‘Parts 2 to 22’ was announced,<br />
dividing up<br />
what had up to then been<br />
an alphabetical listing of<br />
European and Overseas<br />
countries over seven<br />
large volumes into fairly<br />
handy-sized catalogues,<br />
bringing together countries<br />
or groups of countries,<br />
generally united<br />
by geography or political<br />
affiliation… Over time<br />
these volumes [‘Parts 2 to 22’] … have<br />
grown in size, with the ever-increasing<br />
numbers of new issues.”<br />
These same pressures are why Scott<br />
subdivided its six massive, alphabetically<br />
ordered volumes down the middle, into<br />
a dozen easier-to-handle books that split<br />
up the weight. It turns out that for Gibbons<br />
this is a much more difficult task<br />
when it comes subdividing the most contentious<br />
region on Earth.<br />
For the record (but nowhere available<br />
in the 2018 Gibbons Middle East catalog),<br />
you’ll find stamps of Djbouti, Egypt (including<br />
British Forces in Egypt and Suez<br />
Canal Company), Eritrea, Somalia and<br />
Sudan off in the second edition of Gibbons<br />
North-East Africa Catalogue. You’ll<br />
only find Iran and Turkey in Volume 1 of<br />
the less-specialized Gibbons Asia Simplified<br />
Stamp Catalogue, and the a search<br />
for the company’s most up-to-date listing<br />
of Saudi Arabia is shown at the Gibbons<br />
website as being the 2017 six-volume set<br />
of Stamps of the World.<br />
Just to confuse matters further, the<br />
Gibbons Middle East catalog introduction<br />
states [bold face mine], “This is the<br />
second part of our Middle East catalogue.”<br />
Then why does the back cover promise<br />
[bold face theirs] “A comprehensive<br />
catalogue listing the stamps of the Middle<br />
East?” Immediately followed by, “The<br />
Stanley Gibbons Middle East Catalogue<br />
brings together all the countries of the<br />
region in one comprehensive guide.” (I<br />
do not think they know what this word<br />
“comprehensive” means.)<br />
When Middle East was last seen from<br />
Gibbons, in 2009, it was Part 19 of the old<br />
order of regional and national<br />
catalogs. It didn’t<br />
include Iran back then,<br />
either, but it did include<br />
the now-absent nations<br />
of Abu Dhabi, Aden,<br />
Ajman, Bahrain, British<br />
Postal Agencies in<br />
Eastern Arabia, Dubai,<br />
Egypt, Fujiera, Gaza, Qatar,<br />
Ras al Khaima, Saudi<br />
Arabia, Sharjah, South<br />
Arabia, Trucial States,<br />
Umm al Qiuwain, United<br />
Arab Emirates and Yemen.<br />
Why is this new book not called “Part<br />
2” on its front cover? Where is the missing<br />
first part? Is that where all the rest will<br />
eventually end up? What will the prequel/<br />
sequel be titled — “The First Half of Gibbons<br />
Middle East Catalogue”?<br />
In all fairness to Gibbons, they have<br />
about perfected the 6½- by 9½-inch format.<br />
That size is ideal for ease of use and<br />
portability, and the images are comparable<br />
to those you find in Scott.<br />
The new book is a nice catalog as far<br />
as it goes — and as far as it goes is listings<br />
for Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian<br />
Authority and Syria (This presumably<br />
will make Iran the last nation to be listed<br />
someday in Part 1, which should have<br />
room for Egypt, too − but what about all<br />
the others?) The philatelic world wonders.<br />
66 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong>
The 414-page softbound catalog with<br />
laminated light card covers has a listed<br />
U.K. retail price of £34.95 (about $46<br />
U.S.), not including postage.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue<br />
of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940<br />
The Scott Classic Specialized catalog<br />
has grown in size more than 50 percent<br />
since the first volume was introduced in<br />
1994 (the 1995 edition) — from 857 pages<br />
of listings in the 1995 edition to 1,308<br />
pages in the new 25th edition for <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
As departing Amos Press executive<br />
Donna Houseman recently observed,<br />
“The first edition consolidated<br />
the basic listings from the Scott Standard<br />
Postage Stamp Catalogue for stamps<br />
issued from 1840 to 1940. In the 1996<br />
edition, editors began to add values for<br />
covers. In the 1998 edition, listings of<br />
British Commonwealth countries were<br />
extended to 1952 to include all British<br />
Commonwealth stamps issued under<br />
King George VI.<br />
“Since the first edition was published,<br />
special editorial consultant Sergio Sismondo<br />
has worked tirelessly each year to<br />
help the editors expand the editorial content<br />
and listed values in the Scott Classic<br />
Specialized catalog, and this year was no<br />
exception. Sismondo was instrumental<br />
in the creation of the Scott Classic Specialized<br />
catalog. James E. Kloetzel, editor<br />
emeritus, and Bill Jones, a former Scott<br />
associate editor, also provided substantial<br />
input by updating values and making significant<br />
editorial enhancements throughout<br />
the catalog.<br />
“We extend special thanks to our<br />
many advisors who offer improvements<br />
each year to make this catalog an invaluable<br />
reference work for worldwide classic<br />
stamps.”<br />
In the 25th anniversary edition, classic<br />
Germany received a complete review,<br />
resulting in more than 1,900 value changes,<br />
with a mix of increases and decreases.<br />
Increases are especially notable among<br />
never-hinged and on-cover values.<br />
Mozambique Company Scott 1-104<br />
have been completely reorganized according<br />
to the paper on which the stamps<br />
were printed and by perforation gauge.<br />
Collectors are encouraged to refer to the<br />
Classic Specialized Additions, Deletions<br />
& Number Changes for important changes<br />
to the listings. In addition, more than<br />
160 value changes were made.<br />
Almost 1,200 value changes were<br />
made to the listings of the Colombian<br />
states of Antioquia, Bolivar, Boyaca, Cundinamarca,<br />
Santander and Tolima.<br />
Malaya and the Malayan states of<br />
Sungei Ujong and Trengganu weigh in<br />
with more than 400 value changes. Values<br />
JANUARY <strong>2019</strong> / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 67
for Malayan stamps reflect an overall softening<br />
of the market, but a few increases<br />
are sprinkled throughout Sungei Ujong.<br />
The 1878 2¢ brown (Scott 2) jumps from<br />
$3,600 unused to $4,400, and from $3,900<br />
used to $4,600.<br />
Significant value increases are found<br />
among the listings of Transvaal, known<br />
as the South African Republic until 1877<br />
when it was occupied and annexed by the<br />
British.<br />
A complete examination of Australia<br />
resulted in more than 700 value changes,<br />
with more decreases than increases.<br />
The 1915 2-penny gray type I (Scott 45)<br />
moves upward slightly, from $37.50 unused<br />
to $42.50, but drops from $10.50<br />
used to $7.50.<br />
Among the listings for Fiji’s classic<br />
stamps, 150 value changes are the result<br />
of a line-by-line review. A similar review<br />
occurred for Scott Standard catalog Vol.<br />
2B listings for stamps issued from 1938<br />
to early 2006. Although decreases in<br />
value predominate among the listings for<br />
stamps issued from 1938 to 2006, values<br />
for early classic issues reflect a mix of increases<br />
and decreases. The 1874 6¢-on-<br />
3-penny green surcharged issue (Scott<br />
24) climbs upward, from $2,500 unused<br />
to $2,750. The value for used examples<br />
remains at $750.<br />
Thrace also was closely examined this<br />
year, resulting in more than 180 value<br />
changes, most of them increases. New varieties<br />
have been added for this country<br />
as well.<br />
New never-hinged listings have been<br />
added to Jordan, Kuwait and Lebanon,<br />
and almost 770 value changes were recorded<br />
for Italian Offices Abroad in Aegean<br />
Islands.<br />
Editorial enhancements are found<br />
throughout the catalog. Various notes<br />
and footnotes have been clarified or expanded<br />
to further explain complicated<br />
listings, and other notes have been carefully<br />
reviewed to ensure accuracy.<br />
What sets the Scott Classic Specialized<br />
catalog apart from the Scott Standard<br />
catalog are the thousands of neverhinged<br />
listings, pre-stamp postal markings<br />
and forerunner listings, among other<br />
features. New to this edition of the Scott<br />
Classic catalog are listings for numeral<br />
cancellations of the Canadian province<br />
of New Brunswick. The cancellations can<br />
be found on New Brunswick 3-penny and<br />
5p stamps, and on Canada’s 1868 3¢ red<br />
Large Queen (Scott 25), and 1873 3¢ orange<br />
red (37) and 1888 3¢ bright vermilion<br />
(41) Small Queen stamps.<br />
On-cover values have been added<br />
for the first time to Malaya and Malayan<br />
States. Users of the Scott Classic Specialized<br />
catalog will find a list of countries<br />
with listings for stamps on covers on<br />
page 23A of the introduction to this catalog.<br />
Five new major numbers have been<br />
added to Reunion’s parcel post stamps. As<br />
a result, the 1906 10-centime red parcel<br />
post stamp previously listed as Q1 has<br />
been renumbered to Q4.<br />
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DIGITAL DISCOVERIES<br />
BY MARA HARTZELL<br />
digital media strategist | mhartzell@stamps.org<br />
An Insider’s View to Exploring Stamps<br />
Over the course of 2018, we had the opportunity to work<br />
with and promote the YouTube channel, Exploring Stamps.<br />
The producer, Graham Beck, supports the hobby with a variety<br />
of well-produced videos and with an infectious enthusiasm<br />
for philately. Graham recently gave us a few minutes of<br />
his time to discuss the plans for a new year of videos.<br />
How are you taking the exploration of stamps and topics<br />
to new heights in Season 3?<br />
My interest in philately is only getting stronger, and it is<br />
showing in my videos. Season 3 is going to have the same<br />
formula as the first two but will continue to improve upon<br />
my own video and presentation skills. Each season I try to<br />
learn new techniques and experiment with different styles to<br />
best present the hobby to my growing YouTube audience, and<br />
I have some really exciting ideas that I know are going to be<br />
entertaining.<br />
Can you provide any topic or location previews?<br />
Yes, well… the teaser trailer leaves you with a clue to the<br />
first episode that is on location. I have identified most of the<br />
stamps that I will be exploring, so I have some ideas for a few<br />
other locations that I could travel to for the <strong>2019</strong> season. As<br />
for topics, some will involve philatelic firsts, scandal, propaganda<br />
and of course the interesting histories and geographies<br />
that I would not have otherwise looked up had it not been<br />
for the stamps in my collection. You will have to watch the<br />
season.<br />
Will there be any continued topics back by popular<br />
demand from Season 1 or Season 2, like your Stockbook<br />
Countdowns?<br />
I typically pull a stamp out of my messy box at random<br />
and learn about it, however I do make a disclaimer that most<br />
of the stamps are at random but there will be some topics<br />
that I must cover due to popular demand, and those will not<br />
be random. For example, there was one topic that I brought<br />
up during a video on philatelic covers that generated a lot<br />
of interest amongst my viewers; the same is true for a stamp<br />
70 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong><br />
that I showed during a Stockbook Countdown… I heard several<br />
viewers wanting to learn more and I am eager to explore<br />
them during the 20 episodes.<br />
In past seasons of Exploring Stamps you highlighted<br />
Stampex in England and StampShow/NTSS in the U.S., do<br />
you have plans to attend any large stamp shows/meetings<br />
this season?<br />
At this time I don’t have any plans. Partly because I am in<br />
the planning and early filming phase, and also partly because<br />
I am exploring other avenues of philately. The filming done<br />
at both Stampex and StampShow/NTSS have provided tremendous<br />
value to both myself and my viewers who have not<br />
attended shows at the past. If my schedule and budget permit,<br />
then it is possible that I may attend a show this year.<br />
Are your social media followers getting sneak peeks<br />
into Season 3 locations and topics through your stories<br />
and posts?<br />
Yes, definitely. Before the upcoming video I will give a<br />
couple clues as to what is coming next. And while on location<br />
or working with props, I may give subtle clues as to where I<br />
am or what stamp I am researching. I enjoy teasing my followers<br />
with hints as to where the season will take us.<br />
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Firstly, subscribe to the Exploring Stamps YouTube channel<br />
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on those platforms have influenced several of my<br />
videos in the past as I often post questions and polls. I have<br />
been challenged with different ideas that have changed my<br />
perception and approach to various stamp topics.<br />
What are you most excited about for Season 3 (aside<br />
from playing with super fun-looking parachutes)?<br />
The parachute video just proves that I am having way too<br />
much fun with this hobby; I get excited about trying new<br />
things and techniques such as the parachute teaser trailer.<br />
Video provides an endless set of tools to engage an audience,<br />
and one of the bigger challenges is using those tools to create<br />
a balanced video. The goal is to get the viewer interested and<br />
leave them eager to learn more. For each of the first 2 seasons<br />
I experimented and found some techniques that really work<br />
well with philately and storytelling, and I plan to continue<br />
experimenting. I am in the process of building an actual set<br />
for one of the videos, something that I have not yet done. I<br />
am also looking to blend green-screen effects with an on-site<br />
location and I am looking forward to seeing how those episodes<br />
turn out.<br />
Anything you’d like to mention that we haven’t already?<br />
For each video since the very first, I have been learning<br />
about philately and the stamps that I have shown and spoken<br />
about. If you are an experienced and knowledgeable philatelist,<br />
you can see my understanding and respect for philately<br />
grow through the first 40 episodes as well as the off-season<br />
videos. If you are new to the hobby and have watched the videos,<br />
you would have grown and learned about philately with<br />
me. I would love for more collectors to bring their knowledge<br />
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PHILATELIC HAPPENINGS<br />
BY KEN MARTIN<br />
chief membership officer | kpmartin@stamps.org<br />
Acronym cavalcade at CSAC, NPM and APRL<br />
Ivan Cash<br />
Spencer R.<br />
Crew<br />
Mike Harrity<br />
The U.S. Postal Service announced the appointment of<br />
three new members to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee<br />
(CSAC). Established in 1957, CSAC members consider<br />
and then recommend stamp subjects to<br />
the Postmaster General, who makes the final<br />
decisions.<br />
The newest members are Ivan Cash, Spencer<br />
R. Crew and Mike Harrity. Cash is an<br />
award-winning interactive artist and film director,<br />
and the founder of Cash Studios of<br />
Oakland, California. Crew is the Clarence J.<br />
Robinson Professor of History at George Mason<br />
University in Fairfax County, Virginia.<br />
Harrity is the senior associate athletics director,<br />
Student-Athlete Services, at the University<br />
of Notre Dame near South Bend, Indiana.<br />
They join continuing members Gail Anderson,<br />
Peter Argentine, B. J. Bueno, Cheryl R.<br />
Ganz, Janet Klug, Carolyn Lewis, Harry Rinker,<br />
Maruchi Santana and Katherine C. Tobin.<br />
Many members may recognize Klug as a past<br />
president of the APS and Ganz as a current<br />
vice president. Learn more on the APS blog<br />
at https://aps.buzz/CSAC2018.<br />
Bay Stamp Club of Oakland, California<br />
held its 73rd Annual Stamp Show on October<br />
27-28, 2018. The show attracted 190 collectors who examined<br />
material from 13 dealers with something for every collector.<br />
The competitive exhibits consisted of four multiframe exhibits<br />
and nine single-frame exhibits ranging in themes from<br />
Owney the Postal Dog and His First Day Covers to Finland-<br />
Russian Area Rebellions 1919-1922.<br />
The Olean Stamp Club hosted a program on Migratory Bird Hunting<br />
and Conservation Stamps with local artist Jennifer Miller, who<br />
designed the 2015 Federal Duck Stamp.<br />
Following a successful Oleplex Stamp Show the Olean<br />
Stamp Club of New York state featured a program on the<br />
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp with local<br />
artist Jennifer Miller who designed the 2015 Federal Duck<br />
Stamp.<br />
On November 1 and 2, 2018, the Tenth Blount Postal History<br />
Symposium was held at the Smithsonian National Postal<br />
Museum. With 2018 marking the centennial of the end of the<br />
First World War, this year’s symposium topic was “WWI and<br />
its Immediate Aftermath,”<br />
Much of the world was covered in the wide range of papers<br />
presented and in philatelic exhibits at the NPM. Topics<br />
considered varied widely from the postal workplace and logistics,<br />
to propaganda and censorship, and from funding the<br />
war to adapting to the shortages it caused.<br />
The American Philatelic Research Library 50th anniversary<br />
celebration began with an informal meet-and-greet at Big Spring<br />
Spirits on Friday, November 2.<br />
Among the panels and presentations of interest were Diane<br />
DeBlois and Robert Dalton Harris’ “U.S. Army Signal<br />
Corps Telephone & Telegraph in the Great War;” Ravi Vora’s<br />
“The Versailles Peace Treaty: The Role of Diplomatic and<br />
Military Mail;” Nancy Pope’s “Postal Censorship of the Press<br />
during World War I;” Alexander Kolchinsky’s “The Mail of<br />
Prisoners of the Great War: Picture Postcards and Aid-Related<br />
Cards;” and Jim Miller’s “Write that Letter Home: Senders,<br />
Recipients, and the Content of World War I Correspondence.”<br />
A public lecture on World War I letters was held on the<br />
night of October 31. Curator-led visits to the NPM exhibition<br />
“My Fellow Soldiers” were offered during the symposium. An<br />
online version of that exhibit is available at https://aps.<br />
buzz/NPMSoldiers.<br />
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Former Librarians Tara Murray (left), Ellen Peachy and Gini Horn<br />
were honored at the Golden Anniversary of the APRL.<br />
The American Philatelic Research Library Golden Anniversary<br />
celebration to honor its 50th anniversary was<br />
held November 2 and 3 at the American Philatelic Center in<br />
Bellefonte. While members began arriving the Monday prior<br />
to do research in the library, the event itself began with an informal<br />
meet-and-greet on Friday evening, followed by a full<br />
day of activities on Saturday, including author talks, displays<br />
of rarely seen items from the APRL archives, a ceremony<br />
in recognition of past APRL librarians, special behind-thescenes<br />
library tours, all concluding with a celebration dinner<br />
with a very special guest speaker.<br />
May Day Taylor (shown above on a honorary cover) received the<br />
annual 2017 Kehr Award for her enduring contributions that help<br />
guarantee the future of the stamp hobby.<br />
APS Executive Director Scott English presents a Carter Volunteer<br />
Award to Rod Juell at Chicagopex 2018.<br />
A visitor from Germany, auctioneer Christoph Gärtner (center)<br />
stands between Ken Martin (left) and Germany specialist Keith<br />
Stupell at the American Philatelic Center.<br />
Later in November, distinguished German stamp auctioneer<br />
Christoph Gärtner visited the American Philatelic<br />
Center on his way to Chicagopex. Executive Director Scott<br />
English presented a couple of APS awards at Chicagopex<br />
including a Carter Volunteer Award to Rod Juell. The 2017<br />
United States Stamp Society Barbara R. Mueller Award for<br />
the best article published in the The American Philatelist in<br />
2017 was presented at Chicagopex to co-winner Al Kugel for<br />
World War I: 100, which he wrote with Ed Dubin, published<br />
in the April 2017 issue. Also in November, the 2017 Kehr<br />
Award for enduring contributions that help guarantee the<br />
future of the stamp hobby was presented to May Day Taylor.<br />
Also at Chicagopex, English delivered the USSS Barbara R. Mueller<br />
Award to co-author Al Kugel for the article he wrote with Ed<br />
Dubin, “World War I: 100,” selected as the finest 2017 article in The<br />
American Philatelist.<br />
Congratulations to the major award winners at Chicagopex,<br />
the single World Series of Philately show held since the<br />
writing of last month’s column.<br />
Bernard Hennig Multiframe Grand: Outbound Foreign<br />
Mail Cancels of New York; Their Progression 1845-1877, Nicholas<br />
M. Kirke;<br />
Felix Ganz Multiframe Reserve Grand: Washington and<br />
Franklin Coils Third Bureau Perforated Issues 1908-1922,<br />
Greg Shoults;<br />
Single Frame Grand: Coil Stamps: The Plates, Coil Stamps<br />
and Coil Waste Issues of 1912 & 1914, Greg Shoults;<br />
John Kevin Doyle Literature Grand: United States Stamp<br />
Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection, Scott Trepel;<br />
Literature Reserve Grand: Florida Postal History During<br />
the Civil War, Deane R. Briggs.<br />
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Meet Us in Mesa…<br />
…for Arizona Sun & Philatelic Fun<br />
Make plans now to join old friends and meet new ones<br />
with your APS family at the society’s annual winter meeting<br />
February 15-17 in Mesa, Arizona. It’s the final AmeriStamp<br />
Expo as the APS transitions back to its traditional and timetested<br />
rotating annual meetings in conjunction with World Series<br />
of Philately stamp shows around the country. This year,<br />
AmeriStamp Expo joins talents with ARIPEX <strong>2019</strong> to cook up<br />
a sun-soaked escape full of stamps, covers, hobby fellowship<br />
and more … far from the woes of wintry weather, with plenty<br />
for everyone to see and do!<br />
The three-day show will be held at the Mesa Convention<br />
Center at 263 N. Center St. in Mesa, Arizona, where 240 exhibit<br />
frames – up to 3,840 pages – will showcase the annual<br />
nationwide single-frame Champion of Champions competition<br />
and Most Popular Exhibit competition, and an Open<br />
Competition. Chaired by Chief Judge Peter McCann, the distinguished<br />
jury for the show will include Allison Cusick, Michael<br />
Dixon, Bill Fort, Colin Fraser, Matt Kewriga, Frederick<br />
Lawrence, Steve Schumann and Steve Reinhard.<br />
In addition, a bourse of as many as 50 dealers will offer<br />
a remarkable array of stamps, postal history and collecting<br />
accessories for every interest and budget. Representatives of<br />
up to 15 or more local and national societies and clubs, chapters<br />
and affiliates, and the APS Education Department, will<br />
host an estimated 50 presentations, seminars and meetings<br />
to keep collectors cheerfully occupied during the 22 hours of<br />
AmeriStamp Expo/ARIPEX.<br />
A special youth area known as Discovery Cove will provide<br />
hands-on activities for beginners ages 6 to 12. All children<br />
who visit Discovery Cove and complete a stamp passport<br />
activity will receive a free packet of stamps, an activity<br />
booklet and information about the Young Stamp Collectors of<br />
America (YSCA).<br />
Mesa follows Phoenix as the second-largest urban component<br />
of Arizona’s “Valley of the Sun.” Known for 300 days of<br />
sun per year and toasty temperatures, the valley also encompasses<br />
Scottsdale, Glendale, Tempe, Gilbert, Chandler and<br />
Peoria in a sprawling community of 4.73 million renowned<br />
for its superb spa resorts, outstanding golf courses and vibrant<br />
nightclubs.<br />
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Get a headstart on AmeriStamp Expo with an<br />
updated set of Arizona album pages. Download the<br />
pages FREE at https://aps.buzz/Albums.<br />
The Superstition Mountains outside of Mesa, Arizona.<br />
Travel Information<br />
Delta Hotels Phoenix Mesa is the headquarters hotel for AmeriStamp<br />
Expo/Aripex.<br />
Fly in to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport<br />
(PHX), 3400 E. Sky Harbor Road, just 12 miles from the show<br />
hotel and convention center. www.skyharbor.com<br />
From the airport take the complimentary Sky Rail at the<br />
airport to the Valley Metro Rail. Valley Metro Rail charges $2<br />
to ride one-way to its Center Street at Main Street stop, about<br />
one-third of a mile south of the hotel and show venue. You also<br />
can reserve a ride on the Super Shuttle, which charges $17 for<br />
the trip (book online at https://aps.buzz/AzShuttle), or take a<br />
taxicab from the airport (estimated fare $36).<br />
The show headquarters hotel is the Delta Hotels by<br />
Marriott Phoenix Mesa at 200 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ<br />
85201, just a few steps away from the show. Until <strong>January</strong><br />
21, the hotel is offering a single/double room rate of $159 per<br />
night, plus tax, at (480) 898-8300, or book a reservation online<br />
at https://aps.buzz/AzHotel.<br />
Dining Tips for the hotel, convention center and environs.<br />
There are a few dining options in the hotel: the Azul Café<br />
(casual American and southwest dining); and AZ Brew (coffee<br />
and cocktails). Other popular nearby dining choices less than<br />
half a mile away include Diamond’s Sports Grill just across<br />
from the hotel (casual American and bar cuisine); Oak Room<br />
Kitchen (Italian, American and pub food); Mango’s Mexican<br />
Café (well reviewed and moderately priced); and Rosa’s Mexican<br />
Grill (southwestern).<br />
Dining Tips for Mesa, Phoenix and region. According to<br />
the Trip Advisor website for Mesa (which includes some restaurants<br />
from other parts of the Phoenix metro area), the most<br />
popular eateries are Italian & pizza (276), Mexican (216), Chinese<br />
(105), seafood (42), barbeque (37), Thai (34) and steakhouse<br />
(33). Find out more about them or choose by other listed<br />
categories to suit you at https://aps.buzz/AzFood.<br />
Attractions<br />
At the show’s venue, the Mesa Convention Center, you<br />
are:<br />
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Half a mile from the Arizona Museum of Natural History,<br />
introducing you to the natural and cultural history of<br />
the American Southwest, including “Dinosaur Mountain” −<br />
the largest dinosaur exhibit west of the Mississippi River.<br />
Half a mile from the Mesa Arts Center, venue for Arizona’s<br />
own Carnival of Illusion’s Valentine’s Day Weekend<br />
performance of “Magic, Mystery and OOOH La La,” with<br />
tickets now available for performances Friday, February 15<br />
at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday February 16 at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30<br />
p.m. Reserve tickets now at: https://www.carnivalofillusion.<br />
com/tickets/<br />
Eight miles away from the Arizona Commemorative<br />
Air Force Museum, with 55,000 square feet of historic military<br />
aircraft, exhibits, videos, WWII artifacts, and memorabilia.<br />
11 miles away from the Phoenix Zoo, at 455 North Galvin<br />
Parkway. The 56-year-old zoo on 125 acres in the Papago<br />
Park area of Phoenix is home to more than 3,000 animals, including<br />
30 endangered or threatened species. While there, be<br />
sure to visit the Desert Botanical Garden, a 140-acre garden<br />
founded by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society in<br />
1937. It now has more than 21,000 plants, one-third of which<br />
are native to the area, including 139 species which are rare,<br />
threatened or endangered.<br />
Farther afield<br />
Fresh Foodie Trail – for a free nine-page color-illustrated<br />
gide to Agritourism in and near Mesa, visit https://aps.buzz/<br />
AzFoodie.<br />
Native American & Western Attractions – The first settlement<br />
in the Mesa area was about 2,000 years ago. A Native<br />
American civilization called the Hohokam (meaning “those<br />
who are gone”), built an empire that lasted 1,500 years. Today,<br />
Arizona is home to 22 Native American tribes, each with<br />
its own unique cultural heritage that offer a rich experience<br />
to visitors. To explore these offerings, visit https://aps.buzz/<br />
AzCulture.<br />
Usery Mountain Regional Park (18 miles west by northwest)<br />
– A 3,648-acre park offering camping, archery & 29<br />
miles of multi-use trails plus scenic wind caves.<br />
Saguaro Lake (28 miles northwest) – Saguaro Lake is<br />
the fourth reservoir on the Salt River formed by the Stewart<br />
Mountain Dam in the U.S. state of Arizona. The lake is off<br />
State Route 87, about halfway between Phoenix and the ghost<br />
town of Sunflower.<br />
Superstition Mountains (35 miles west) – this range<br />
of mountains east of the “Valley of the Sun” is anchored by<br />
Superstition Mountain, a popular recreation destination for<br />
residents. Check some of the options among “the Superstitions”<br />
at https://aps.buzz/AzMountains.<br />
Apache Trail (55 miles west by northwest) – this stagecoach<br />
trail (still mostly unpaved) named after the Indians<br />
who originally used the route, it links Apache Junction at the<br />
edge of the Greater Phoenix area with Theodore Roosevelt<br />
Lake through the Superstition Mountains and the Tonto National<br />
Forest.<br />
Tonto National Forest (85 miles northwest) – the fifthlargest<br />
forest in the United States embraces almost 3 million<br />
acres of rugged and spectacularly beautiful country, ranging<br />
from Saguaro cactus-studded desert to pine-forested mountains<br />
beneath the Mogollon Rim. This variety in vegetation<br />
and range in altitude (from 1,300 to 7,900 feet) offers outstanding<br />
recreational opportunities throughout the year,<br />
from lake beaches to cool pine forest.<br />
Grand Canyon National Park (240 miles north) – marking<br />
its centennial in <strong>2019</strong>, this fabled landmark needs no introduction<br />
to U.S. stamp collectors, having been featured on<br />
eight United States stamps in the last 85 years. A nearly fourhour<br />
drive from Mesa, in the opinion of many visitors it may<br />
well be America’s most memorable national park.<br />
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AmeriStamp Expo / ARIPEX <strong>2019</strong> AT-A-Glance<br />
When: February 15 to 17<br />
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday<br />
Where: Mesa Convention Center<br />
263 N. Center Street<br />
Mesa, Arizona 85201<br />
Hotel: Delta Hotels by Marriott Phoenix Mesa<br />
200 N. Centennial Way<br />
Mesa, AZ 85201<br />
(480) 898-8300<br />
Admission: Free, but all who attend must register. You can save your<br />
self some time by registering in advance at:<br />
https://aps.buzz/ASE19<br />
Parking: Free, see map on page 81<br />
More info:<br />
https://stamps.org/AmeriStamp-Expo<br />
or call Kathleen Edwards, APS Shows & Exhibitions<br />
Assistant at (814) 933-3803, extension 217<br />
Weather: Mesa Temperature Averages for February 15-17<br />
Feb 15: 69⁰ / 47⁰ | Feb 16: 69⁰ / 47⁰ | Feb 17: 69⁰ / 48⁰<br />
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AmeriStamp Expo <strong>2019</strong> Schedule<br />
This schedule is subject to change. Please check the website for the most current schedule.<br />
The AmeriStamp Expo/ARIPEX is being held in the Mesa Convention Center. The Dealer Bourse will be in the Main Hall, Society<br />
booths and the Youth Area will be in the Mesa Room. Exhibits will be in the Paolo Verde Room. Meetings will be held in<br />
the Convention Center and the Delta Hotels Phoenix Mesa.<br />
Thursday, February 14, <strong>2019</strong><br />
9:00 AM American Philatelic Society -<br />
Executive Session<br />
AZ Ballroom C<br />
On The Road Course - Pressing<br />
Issues: Stamp Printing Simplified -<br />
Wayne Youngblood<br />
AZ Ballroom G<br />
10:00 AM American Philatelic Society - Board<br />
Meeting<br />
AZ Ballroom C<br />
1:00 PM Society for Czechoslovak Philately<br />
Board of Directors Meeting<br />
AZ Ballroom E<br />
5:30 PM American Philatelic Society -<br />
Campaign for Philately Reception<br />
(Invitation Only) - Starlight Room<br />
Friday, February 15, <strong>2019</strong><br />
10:00 AM SHOW OPENS<br />
YOUTH AREA OPEN<br />
Exhibiting Seminar on Treatment and<br />
Importance<br />
AZ Ballroom F<br />
11:00 AM USPS First Day Ceremony<br />
Conference Theater<br />
12:00 PM Exhibiting Seminar on Title Page and<br />
Synopsis<br />
AZ Ballroom F<br />
1:00 PM Auxiliary Markings Show and Tell -<br />
Ralph Nafziger<br />
Cholla II<br />
The 1933 Byrd Antartic Issue:<br />
Production, FDC and Other Uses -<br />
Alan Warren<br />
AZ Ballroom B<br />
1:30 PM Writing for the APS - Martin Miller<br />
AZ Ballroom A<br />
2:00 PM American First Day Cover Society<br />
Regional Meeting - Foster Miller<br />
AZ Ballroom D<br />
Gay and Lesbian History on Stamps<br />
General Meeting<br />
Cholla II<br />
Guided Exhibit Tour - Ken Martin<br />
Palo Verde Rooms<br />
3:00 PM ATA Roundtable: Update on Topical<br />
Collecting and ATA News<br />
AZ Ballroom F<br />
United Postal Stationery Society<br />
Board of Directors Meeting<br />
AZ Ballroom C<br />
4:00 PM American Association of Philatelic<br />
Exhibitors Board of Directors Meeting<br />
AZ Ballroom E<br />
Buying and Selling through the APS -<br />
Ken Martin<br />
AZ Ballroom F<br />
6:00 PM SHOW CLOSES<br />
YOUTH AREA CLOSES<br />
Authentic Hungarian Dinner (Ticket<br />
Required)<br />
Off Site, contact society for<br />
information<br />
Saturday, February 16, <strong>2019</strong><br />
8:00 AM Royal Philatelic Society of London<br />
Breakfast<br />
Starlight Room<br />
9:00 AM American Philatelic Society - General<br />
and Town Hall Meeting<br />
Conference Theater<br />
CANEJ Board Meeting - Elizabeth<br />
Hisey (Closed)<br />
AZ Ballroom C<br />
9:30 AM Stamp Collecting Merit Badge<br />
Workshop - Lee Shedroff (Advance<br />
Registration Required)<br />
AZ Ballroom G<br />
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10:00 AM SHOW OPENS<br />
YOUTH AREA OPEN<br />
10:00 AM Canal Zone Study Group Meeting and<br />
Presentation<br />
AZ Ballroom D<br />
Great Britain Collectors Club Annual<br />
General Meeting - Doug McGill<br />
AZ Ballroom A<br />
Society for Hungarian Philately<br />
Annual Meeting - Alan Bauer<br />
Cholla II<br />
Viewing the Grand Canyon with a<br />
Philatelic Eye - Marjory Sente<br />
AZ Ballroom F<br />
10:30 AM Candidates Forum<br />
Conference Theater<br />
11:00 AM Exhibiting Seminar on Treatment and<br />
Importance<br />
AZ Ballroom D<br />
Meet and Greet- Penguins on Stamps<br />
Study Unit - Jean Stout<br />
Cholla II<br />
NORDJAMB ‘75 - World Jamboree in<br />
Norway - Lawrence Clay<br />
AZ Ballroom F<br />
United Nations Philatelists General<br />
Meeting<br />
AZ Ballroom B<br />
12:00 PM Navigating the APS Website<br />
Martin Miller<br />
Cholla II<br />
1:00 PM “got guatemala?” The Joys and<br />
Adventure of Collecting Guatemala -<br />
Michael Bloom<br />
AZ Ballroom B<br />
American Association of Philatelic<br />
Exhibitors General Meeting and Open<br />
Forum<br />
AZ Ballroom A<br />
Plate Number Coil Regional Meeting<br />
AZ Ballroom F<br />
Scouts on Stamps Society International<br />
Annual Meeting - William Shea<br />
AZ Ballroom C<br />
United Postal Stationery Society<br />
General Membership Meeting<br />
AZ Ballroom D<br />
2:00 PM Scenes of the West- The history of<br />
the 1898 Omaha Exhibition Issue-<br />
Casey Jo White<br />
AZ Ballroom A<br />
Searching for Lost Arizona Post<br />
Offices - Joe Cody<br />
Z Ballroom B<br />
The Joys and Excitement of<br />
Collecting Ryukyu - Gary B. Weiss<br />
AZ Ballroom F<br />
3:00 PM Judges Feedback Forum<br />
Conference Theater<br />
USPPS and IPPS Joint Meeting with<br />
Speaker<br />
AZ Ballroom F<br />
4:00 PM Society for Czechoslovak Philately<br />
General Meeting<br />
AZ Ballroom B<br />
6:00 PM SHOW CLOSES - YOUTH AREA<br />
CLOSES<br />
6:15 PM Awards Reception - (Ticket Required<br />
Superstition Ballroom South<br />
7:00 PM Awards Banquet - (Ticket Required<br />
Superstition Ballroom North<br />
Sunday, February 17, <strong>2019</strong><br />
8:00 AM Dealer Breakfast - (Ticket Required)<br />
Starlight Room<br />
9:30 AM Stamp Collecting Merit Badge<br />
Workshop - Lee Shedroff (Advance<br />
Registration Required)<br />
AZ Ballroom G<br />
10:00 AM SHOW OPENS<br />
YOUTH AREA OPEN<br />
11:00 AM Estate Planning for Philatelists - Ken<br />
Martin<br />
AZ Ballroom D<br />
1:00 PM Women Exhibitors General Meeting<br />
- Cholla II<br />
4:00 PM SHOW CLOSES - YOUTH AREA<br />
CLOSES<br />
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Convention Center MAP<br />
NORTH<br />
SUPERSTITION<br />
BALLROOM<br />
SOUTH<br />
LEGEND<br />
g Banquet - Superstition Ballroom<br />
g Exhibits - Palo Verde Rooms<br />
g Bourse - Buiding C - Main Hall<br />
g Meetings - Arizona Ballrooms<br />
g First Day Ceremony - Conference Theatre<br />
g APS General Meeting - Conference Theatre<br />
g Societies - Building C - Crimson & Robson<br />
g Youth Area - Building C - Sirrine<br />
CONFERENCE<br />
THEATRE<br />
EXHIBITS<br />
PALO VERDE I-III<br />
YOUTH<br />
SOCIETIES<br />
BOURSE<br />
MAIN HALL<br />
The show hotel is the Delta Hotels by Marriott<br />
Phoenix Mesa at 200 N. Centennial Way,<br />
Mesa, AZ 85201. Until <strong>January</strong> 21, the hotel is<br />
offering a single/double room rate of $159 per<br />
night, plus tax, at (480) 898-8300, or book a<br />
reservation online at https://aps.buzz/AzHotel.<br />
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PL.<br />
E. 3RD PL.<br />
ST.<br />
N. MACDONALD<br />
ST.<br />
EPPER PL.<br />
REET<br />
Active Adult<br />
Resource<br />
Center<br />
Bank of<br />
America<br />
Visit<br />
Mesa<br />
Downtown<br />
Mesa Assoc.<br />
Az Museum<br />
of Natural History<br />
US Bank<br />
DREW<br />
N. CENTER ST.<br />
Post<br />
Office<br />
Mesa<br />
Convention<br />
Center<br />
Library<br />
Council<br />
Chambers<br />
Mesa<br />
City Hall<br />
Mesa<br />
Amphitheatre<br />
N. CENTENNIAL WAY<br />
Marriott<br />
Mesa<br />
E. 1ST ST.<br />
E. PEPPER PL.<br />
Longest Running WSP Show in Sunrise Florida — Striving to be the Best Show in the U.S.<br />
Benedictine<br />
Wells Fargo<br />
Mesa Arts Bank<br />
University<br />
Center<br />
2018 Sarasota National<br />
Stamp Exhibition<br />
Mesa Justice<br />
E. 1ST AVE.<br />
Center<br />
N. PASADENA<br />
N. HIBBERT<br />
N. POMEROY<br />
AREA Parking<br />
Mesa, Arizona offers a generous<br />
supply of FREE parking<br />
options. This map shows the<br />
free E. lots 2ND that ST. are closest to the<br />
AmeriStamp Expo venue. The<br />
full Mesa parking map can be<br />
downloaded from https://aps.<br />
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Hosted by the Sarasota Philatelic Club<br />
February 1–3, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Sarasota Municipal Auditorium • 801 N. Tamiami Trail • U.S. Hwy. 41 • Sarasota, FL<br />
S. CENTER ST.<br />
S. SIRRINE<br />
Show Hours: Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–3 p.m.<br />
Free Admission • Free Parking • Free Stamp Appraisals<br />
S. HIBBERT<br />
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Dealers from Across the Nation • 200 Frames of Informative Exhibits • United States Postal Service<br />
United Nations Postal Agency • Learning Center for the E. 2ND Young AVE. and Not-so-Young • Free Stamps<br />
Participating dealers: Roy Smith/Robert Feldman, The Classic Philatelist, Bardo Stamps, Jacksonville Stamp &<br />
Coin, New England Stamp, Stephen Taylor, Robert M. Sazama, Stanley M. Piller, A to Z Stamps, The Browse<br />
House, Collectors Exchange, The Stamp Professor, AAA Stamp & Coin, Labron Harris, Suncoast Stamp Co.,<br />
Weisz Stamps & Covers, John Kimbrough, Richard Friedberg, Mountainside Stamps, Frank Bachenheimer,<br />
Mark Reasoner, Rasdale Stamp Company, Fairwinds, Fred Boatwright, Earl T. Reeder, Roy’s Stamps, Eric Jackson,<br />
Castlerock, Stamps, Inc., Patricia A. Kaufmann, Miller’s Stamp Co., BEJJCO of Florida, Inc.,<br />
Quality Stamps/Dick Murphy, Wayne Gehret, and Double J Stamps.<br />
S. MESA DR.<br />
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For more information, visit www.sarasotastampclub.com<br />
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BOURSE DEALERS<br />
The show bourse will be located in Building C - Main Hall<br />
A & D Stamps and Coins<br />
A to Z Stamps<br />
A. Keith Kaufman<br />
M/NH Philatelics<br />
AKM Stamps<br />
BJ’s Stamps & Coins LLC<br />
Classic Asia<br />
Pacific Stamps & Covers<br />
Classic Philatelist<br />
Warren Manning<br />
Coast Philatelics (Dollar)<br />
Compustamp<br />
D & P Stamps<br />
David Grossblat<br />
DK Enterprise<br />
Ed Dimmick<br />
Gary Posner, Inc.<br />
Global Philatelic Associates<br />
Greenbridge Philatelics<br />
HB Philatelics<br />
Hugh Wood, Inc.<br />
Labron Harris<br />
Martin Shupe Stamps<br />
Mesa Stamps<br />
Michael E. Aldrich, Inc.<br />
Miller’s Stamp Company<br />
Newport Harbor Stamp Co.<br />
Oceanview Stamp Company<br />
Quality WW Stamps<br />
R.G. Stamps & Covers<br />
Rail Philatelist<br />
RASLAD Enterprises<br />
Richard Thomas Philatelics<br />
Robertson Tracy Enterprises<br />
San Pedro Stamp & Coin<br />
Schau-Stickney<br />
Postal History<br />
Spink USA<br />
Stamp Art<br />
Stamp Center of Texas<br />
Stamp Smith<br />
Stamps ‘n’ Stuff<br />
Stanley M. Piller & Assoc.<br />
Stephen Pattillo<br />
Rare Stamps<br />
Steve Sims<br />
Walter Kasell<br />
Weisz Stamps and Covers<br />
Worldwide Philatelics<br />
Wulff’s Stamps, Inc.<br />
SocietY Booths<br />
Society booths will be located in Building C - Mesa Rooms<br />
American Association of<br />
Philatelic Exhibitors<br />
American First Day<br />
Cover Society<br />
American Topical Association<br />
Arizona-New Mexico<br />
Postal History Society<br />
Canal Zone Study Group<br />
International Philippine<br />
Philatelic Society<br />
International Society of<br />
Guatemala Collectors<br />
Plate Number Coil<br />
Collectors Club<br />
Scouts on Stamps Society<br />
International<br />
Society for Hungarian<br />
Philately<br />
United Nations<br />
Philatelists, Inc<br />
United Postal Stationery<br />
Society<br />
United States Possessions<br />
Philatelic Society<br />
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HB Philatelics<br />
Proofs & Essays • Federal & State Hunting Permits<br />
Guy Gasser<br />
P.O. Box 2320 • Florissant, MO 63032<br />
Phone 314-330-8684<br />
E-mail: guy@hbphilatelics.com<br />
AmeriStamp Expo/<br />
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SHOWTIME<br />
stampshow@stamps.org<br />
The “Show Time” Calendar features a list of<br />
upcoming shows and APS events (shown in<br />
green). To obtain a listing, please submit a “Show<br />
Time” form, available online at www.stamps.org/<br />
Show-Calendar or by mail from APS headquarters.<br />
Information must be received 60 days before<br />
desired publication time.<br />
The listings are free to World Series of Philately<br />
and other shows that are sponsored by an APS<br />
chapter or affiliate. Other shows/bourses may<br />
purchase listings for the month of the show/<br />
bourse and the month prior only. The listing fee<br />
is $25 per show per issue. Shows designated *B*<br />
are bourse only.<br />
Grand award winners from *WSP* shows are<br />
eligible for the annual APS World Series of Philately<br />
Champion of Champions competition. Visit www.<br />
stamps.org/Show-Calendar for a complete listing<br />
of shows and APS events.<br />
New Jersey <strong>January</strong> 3-5<br />
Garden State Stamp and Cover Show New<br />
Jersey Stamp Dealers Association, The<br />
Bethwood, 38 Lackawanna Ave., Totowa. *B*<br />
Contact: Tom Jacks, 908-419-9751<br />
Email: tjacks@verizon.net<br />
Website: www.mountainsidestamps.com<br />
Michigan <strong>January</strong> 5-6<br />
BIRPEX <strong>2019</strong> Birmingham Stamp Club /<br />
Ferndale Stamp Club, Birmingham Masonic<br />
Temple, 37357 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills.<br />
*B*<br />
Contact: Fred Como, 586-863-7934<br />
Email: karate1dad@netscape.net<br />
Indiana <strong>January</strong> 12-13<br />
MSDA Winter Indianapolis Show Midwest<br />
Stamp Dealers Association, Lawrence<br />
Community Center, 5301 N. Franklin Rd.,<br />
Lawrence. *B*<br />
Contact: Jim Bardo, 847-922-5574<br />
Email: jfb7437@aol.com<br />
Website: www.msdastamp.com<br />
Louisiana <strong>January</strong> 18-19<br />
NOLAPEX Stamp & Postcard Show Crescent City<br />
Stamp Club, Doubletree New Orleans Airport,<br />
2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Kenner.<br />
Contact: Doug Weisz, 773-914-4332<br />
Email: weiszcovers@yahoo.com<br />
Website: www.ccscno.org<br />
South Carolina <strong>January</strong> 19-20<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Winter Stamp and Postcard<br />
Show Columbia Philatelic Society, Spring<br />
Valley High School, 120 Sparkleberry Lane,<br />
Columbia. *B*<br />
Contact: Mark Postmus, 803-309-2534<br />
Email: mapostmus@yahoo.com<br />
Website: stamps.org/cps<br />
Wisconsin <strong>January</strong> 19-20<br />
MSDA Winter Milwaukee Show Midwest Stamp<br />
Dealers Association, Crown Plaza Milwaukee<br />
Airport, 6401 South 13th Street, Milwaukee. *B*<br />
Contact: Jim Bardo, 847-922-5574<br />
Email: jfb7437@aol.com<br />
Website: www.msdastamp.com<br />
New York <strong>January</strong> 20<br />
Bayside Stamp Show The Adria Hotel, 220-33<br />
Northern Blvd., Bayside, Queens. *B*<br />
Contact: Marilyn Nowak, 718-645-7659<br />
Email: marilynjnowak@verizon.net<br />
Pennsylvania <strong>January</strong> 25-26<br />
York County Stamp Show White Rose Philatelic<br />
Society of York, York Expo Center, 334 Carlisle<br />
Ave., York.<br />
Contact: Gordon A Miller, 717-252-1191<br />
Email: gmscales@comcast.net<br />
Georgia <strong>January</strong> 25-27<br />
Southeastern Stamp Expo Southeastern<br />
Federation of Stamp Clubs, Hilton Hotel Atlanta<br />
Northeast, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.,<br />
Norcross. *WSP*<br />
Contact: Scott Mark<br />
Email: sestampexpo@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.sefsc.org<br />
Washington <strong>January</strong> 26-27<br />
GESSPEX Greater Eastside Stamp Society,<br />
Redmond VFW Hall, 4330 148th Ave. NE,<br />
Redmond. *B*<br />
Contact: Dana Nielsen, 206-819-8534<br />
Email: dananielsen@comcast.net<br />
Website: www.facebook.com/GESS<br />
Connecticut <strong>January</strong> 27<br />
Fourth Sunday Stamp and Coin Show New<br />
Haven Philatelic Society, Annex YMA, 554<br />
Woodward Ave., New Haven. *B*<br />
Contact: Brian McGrath, 203-627-6874<br />
Email: soggy3@aol.com<br />
Website: www.nhps1914.org<br />
Florida February 1-3<br />
Sarasota National Stamp Exhibition Sarasota<br />
Philatelic Club, Sarasota Municipal Auditorium,<br />
801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. *WSP*<br />
Contact: Liz Hisey, 941-444-0777<br />
Email: lizhisey@comcast.net<br />
Website: www.sarasotastampclub.com/show.html<br />
New Jersey February 2<br />
MSC Monthly Bourse Merchantville Stamp<br />
Club, Martin Luther Chapel School gym, 4100<br />
Terrace Ave., Pennsauken. *B*<br />
Contact: Carol Anne Visalli, 856-562-1389<br />
Email: cavisalli@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.merchantvillestampclub.org<br />
South Carolina February 9-10<br />
Myrtle Beach Stamp & Postcard Show Myrtle<br />
Beach Stamp Club, Waccamaw Shoppes At<br />
Fantasy Harbor, 2999 Waccamaw Blvd., Myrtle<br />
Beach. *B*<br />
Contact: Donn M. Ebert, 843-347-0087<br />
Email: lilfort@sccoast.net<br />
Website: sites.google.com/site/<br />
myrtlebeachstampclub/<br />
Kansas February 15-16<br />
The Cessna Show The Cessna Stamp & Coin<br />
Club, Cessna Activity Center, 2744 George<br />
Washington Blvd., Wichita.<br />
Contact: Ralph E. Lott, 316-683-6593<br />
Arizona February 15-17<br />
AmeriStamp Expo/ARIPEX American Philatelic<br />
Society and Arizona Fed. of Stamp Clubs, Mesa<br />
Convention Center, 263 N. Center St., Building<br />
“C”, Mesa. *WSP*<br />
Contact: Kathleen Edwards, 480-240-0388<br />
Email: stampshow@stamps.org<br />
Website: www.stamps.org www.aripex.org<br />
Florida February 16<br />
Annual Stamp Show West Volusia Stamp Club,<br />
Sons of Italy, 1270 Doyle Rd., Deltona. *B*<br />
Contact: Mike Daley, 407-417-7818<br />
Email: miked129e@gmail.com<br />
Website: floridacsp.com/wvstamp/<br />
Ohio February 16-17<br />
MSDA Winter Cincinnati Show Midwest Stamp<br />
Dealers Association, Four Points by Sheraton<br />
Cincinnati North, 7500 Tylers Place Boulevard,<br />
West Chester. *B*<br />
Contact: Jim Bardo, 847-922-5574<br />
Email: jfb7437@aol.com<br />
Website: www.msdastamp.com<br />
New York February 17<br />
Bayside Stamp Show The Adria Hotel, 220-33<br />
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Northern Blvd., Bayside, Queens. *B*<br />
Contact: Marilyn Nowak, 718-645-7659<br />
Email: marilynjnowak@verizon.net<br />
Ohio February 17<br />
Montrose Stamp Show Lincolnway Stamps,<br />
Holiday Inn Akron, West 4073 Medina Road,<br />
Akron. *B*<br />
Contact: David G. Pool, 330-832-5992<br />
Email: lincolnway@sssnet.com<br />
Website: www.stamps.org www.aripex.org<br />
Ohio February 22-23<br />
Toledo Stamp Expo <strong>2019</strong> Stamp Collectors Club<br />
of Toledo, Holland Gardens, 6530 Angola Rd.,<br />
Holland.<br />
Contact: Charles Habilitzel, 419-297-7604<br />
Email: president@toledostampclub.org<br />
Website: www.toledostampclub.org<br />
Nebraska February 23-24<br />
LINPEX <strong>2019</strong> Lincoln Stamp Club, Country Inn &<br />
Suites, 5353 N. 27th St., Lincoln.<br />
Contact: Dale Niebuhr, 402-423-7108<br />
Email: dale.niebuhr@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.lincolnstampclub.org<br />
Connecticut February 24<br />
Fourth Sunday Stamp and Coin Show New<br />
Haven Philatelic Society, Annex YMA, 554<br />
Woodward Ave., New Haven. *B*<br />
Contact: Brian McGrath, 203-627-6874<br />
Email: soggy3@aol.com<br />
Website: www.nhps1914.org<br />
Alaska March 1-3<br />
Alaska Philatelic Exhibition (APEX) Anchorage<br />
Philatelic Society, Anchorage Senior Activity<br />
Center, 1300 East 19th Avenue, Anchorage. *B*<br />
Contact: Patrick Hoffmann, 907-346-2717<br />
Email: phoffmann@alaska.net<br />
Website: anchoragephilatelic.org/<br />
Florida March 2<br />
15th Annual Stamp and Coin Show Flagler<br />
County Stamp and Coin Club, Elk’s Lodge, 47<br />
Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast. *B*<br />
Contact: David Rosenthal, 386-437-0368<br />
Email: stampandcoin@hotmail.com<br />
Website: www.stampandcoinclub.com<br />
New Jersey March 2<br />
Westfield StampShow Westfield Stamp Club,<br />
Westfield Municipal Building, 425 East Broad<br />
Street, Westfield.<br />
Contact: Ed Grabowski, 908-233-9318<br />
Email: info@westfieldstampclub.org<br />
Website: www.westfieldstampclub.org<br />
New Jersey March 2<br />
MSC Monthly Bourse Merchantville Stamp<br />
Club, Martin Luther Chapel School gym, 4100<br />
Terrace Ave., Pennsauken. *B*<br />
Contact: Carol Anne Visalli, 856-562-1389<br />
Email: cavisalli@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.merchantvillestampclub.org<br />
Tennessee March 2<br />
KnoxPEx <strong>2019</strong>- Moon Landing 50th<br />
Anniversary Knoxville Philatelic Society,<br />
Holiday Inn Knoxville-Cedar Bluff, 9134<br />
Executive Park Dr., Knoxville.<br />
Contact: Tom Broadhead, 865-974-1151<br />
Email: broadhea@utk.edu<br />
Website: www.knoxstamps.com<br />
Michigan March 2-3<br />
Michipex <strong>2019</strong> Michigan Stamp Club, Sokol<br />
Cultural Center, 23600 West Warren, Dearborn<br />
Heights. *B*<br />
Contact: John Bendzick, 313-277-2298<br />
Ohio March 2-3<br />
McKinley Stamp Club Show McKinley Stamp<br />
Club, St. George Serbian Orthodox Social Hall,<br />
4667 Applegrove St., NW, North Canton.<br />
Contact: Dave Pool, 330-832-5992<br />
Email: lincolnway@sssnet.com<br />
Website: mksc.webs.com<br />
Connecticut March 9<br />
NORPEX <strong>2019</strong> Norwalk Stamp Club, Norwalk<br />
Senior Center, 11 Allen Road, Norwalk.<br />
Contact: John Leskovsky, 203-846-2490<br />
Email: johnleskovsky@sbcglobal.net<br />
Website: www.thenorwalkstampclubinc.org<br />
California March 9-10<br />
Frespex <strong>2019</strong> Fresno Philatelic Society, Veterans<br />
Memorial Building, 435 Hughes Ave., Clovis. *B*<br />
Contact: Dick Richardson, 559-472-8445<br />
Email: starstamps@thegrid.net<br />
Illinois March 9-10<br />
Rockford 2-3-4 Stamp Expo Rockford Stamp<br />
Club, Forest Hills Lodge, 1601 West Lane Rd.,<br />
Loves Park.<br />
Contact: Tim Wait, 815-670-5869<br />
Email: t.wait@comcast.net<br />
Website: www.rockfordstampclub.org<br />
New Mexico March 9-10<br />
Mesilla Valley Stamp Show Mesilla Valley Stamp<br />
Club, Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 East<br />
University Ave., Las Cruces.<br />
Contact: Richard Hiss, 575-202-1937<br />
Email: RHHiss@comcast.net<br />
Website: www.meetinlascruces.com<br />
New York March 9-10<br />
BUFPEX <strong>2019</strong> The Buffalo Stamp Club, VFW Hall,<br />
2450 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga.<br />
Contact: George Gates, 716-633-8358<br />
Email: gghg53@aol.com<br />
Massachusetts March 10<br />
SOPEX <strong>2019</strong> (Massachusetts) Samuel Osgood<br />
Stamp Club, Elks Lodge, 652 Andover Street,<br />
Lawrence. *B*<br />
Contact: Robert A. Dominque, 978-470-0583<br />
Email: radpm67@gmail.com<br />
Mississippi March 15-16<br />
GULFPEX <strong>2019</strong> Gulf Coast Stamp Club, St.<br />
Martin Community Center, 15004 LeMoyne<br />
Blvd., Biloxi.<br />
Contact: John F. Barrett, Ph.D., 214-240-5256<br />
Email: jstrubelboy@aol.com<br />
Website: www.gulfcoaststampclub.org<br />
Ohio March 15-17<br />
Garfield-Perry March Party Garfield-Perry<br />
Stamp Club, Holiday Inn Strongsville, 15471<br />
Royalton Road, Strongsville. *WSP*<br />
Contact: Roger Rhoads<br />
Email: rrrhoads@aol.com<br />
Website: www.garfieldperry.org<br />
Oregon March 16<br />
STAMPFEST Greater Eugene Stamp Society,<br />
Willamette Valley Stamp Exhibition, a twoday<br />
show in cooperation with Salem Stamp<br />
Society on March 17, <strong>2019</strong>; see website for more<br />
information; contact George Struble, 503-364-<br />
3929 or gstruble@willamette.edu, St. Jude›s<br />
Catholic Church, 43rd and Willamette, Eugene.<br />
Contact: Clarin Lewis/ George Struble, 541-461-<br />
3574/503-364-3929<br />
Email: clarin44@comcast.net / gstruble@<br />
willamette.edu<br />
Website: www.greatereugenestampclub.weebly.<br />
com<br />
New York March 17<br />
Bayside Stamp Show The Adria Hotel, 220-33<br />
Northern Blvd., Bayside, Queens. *B*<br />
Contact: Marilyn Nowak, 718-645-7659<br />
Email: marilynjnowak@verizon.net<br />
Oregon March 17<br />
STAMPEX Salem Stamp Society, Willamette<br />
Valley Stamp Exhibition, a two-day show<br />
in cooperation with Greater Eugene Stamp<br />
Society on March 16, <strong>2019</strong>; see website for more<br />
information., Red Lion Hotel, 3301 Market St.<br />
NE, Salem.<br />
Contact: George Struble, 503-364-3929<br />
Email: gstruble@willamette.edu<br />
Website: www.salemstampsociety.org<br />
Illinois March 22-24<br />
ASDA Stamp Show American Stamp Dealers<br />
Association, Holiday Inn Chicago Oakbrook, 17<br />
W 350 22nd Street, Oakbrook Terrace. *B*<br />
Contact: Dana Guyer, 800-369-8207<br />
Email: dana@americanstampdealer.com<br />
Website: www.americanstampdealer.com<br />
Wisconsin March 23<br />
BAYPEX ‘19 Green Bay Philatelic Society, St.<br />
Matthew’s Church Multi-Purpose Room, 2575<br />
South Webster Ave., Green Bay. *B*<br />
Contact: Mark Schroeder, 920-337-9616<br />
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Alberta March 23-24<br />
Edmonton Stamp Club Spring National Stamp<br />
Show Edmonton Stamp Club, Central Lions<br />
Centre, 111 Ave & 113 Street, Edmonton. *WSP*<br />
Contact: Kelly Liusz Moser, 780-569-0044<br />
Website: www.edmontonstampclub.com<br />
Virginia March 23-24<br />
SPRINGPEX <strong>2019</strong> Springfield Stamp Club,<br />
Robert E. Lee High School (Cafeteria), 6540<br />
Franconia Rd. (VA Rte. 644E), Springfield.<br />
Contact: Gerry Frazier<br />
Email: frazierg@cox.net<br />
Website: www.springfieldstampclub.org<br />
Connecticut March 24<br />
Fourth Sunday Stamp and Coin Show New<br />
Haven Philatelic Society, Annex YMA, 554<br />
Woodward Ave., New Haven. *B*<br />
Contact: Brian McGrath, 203-627-6874<br />
Email: soggy3@aol.com<br />
Website: www.nhps1914.org<br />
Florida March 30-31<br />
TALPEX <strong>2019</strong> Tallahassee Stamp and Cover<br />
Club, Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 North<br />
Monroe Street, Tallahassee. *B*<br />
Contact: Gerard York, 850-284-4712<br />
Email: gerard_york@msn.com<br />
Website: www.tsandcc.info<br />
New Jersey April 6<br />
MSC Monthly Bourse Merchantville Stamp<br />
Club, Martin Luther Chapel School gym, 4100<br />
Terrace Ave., Pennsauken. *B*<br />
Contact: Carol Anne Visalli, 856-562-1389<br />
Email: cavisalli@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.merchantvillestampclub.org<br />
Illinois April 6-7<br />
MSDA Spring Show North Midwest Stamp<br />
Dealers Association, Ramada Inn- Chicagoland<br />
Executive Airport, 1090 S. Milwaukee Ave.,<br />
Wheeling. *B*<br />
Contact: Jim Bardo, 847-922-5574<br />
Email: jfb7437@aol.com<br />
Website: www.msdastamp.com<br />
Delaware April 13<br />
DELPEX <strong>2019</strong> Brandywine Valley Stamp Club,<br />
Nur Shrine CenterTemple, 198 S. Du Pont Hwy<br />
(US Routes 13 & 40), New Castle.<br />
Contact: John Howker, 302-635-7016<br />
Email: johnhowker@aol.com<br />
Website: www.brandywinevalleystampclub.com<br />
California April 13-14<br />
NOVAPEX <strong>2019</strong> Redding Stamp Club, Redding<br />
Senior Citizens Center, 2290 Benton Drive,<br />
Redding.<br />
Contact: Mark Woodward, 530-722-2248<br />
Email: markwoodward@charter.net<br />
Website: www.reddingstampclub.org<br />
Michigan April 13-14<br />
Plymouth Show West Suburban Stamp Club,<br />
Hellenic Cultural Center, 36375 Joy Road,<br />
Westland. *WSP*<br />
Contact: Tim Strzalkowski, 313-533-7737<br />
Missouri March 29-31 Email: showchair@plymouthshow.com<br />
St. Louis Stamp Expo Area Clubs, St. Louis<br />
Website: www.plymouthshow.com<br />
Renaissance Airport<br />
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Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge<br />
Road, St. Louis. *WSP*<br />
Washington<br />
3/15/18 5:51 AM Page<br />
April<br />
1<br />
20-21<br />
Contact: Mike Peter<br />
Evergreen Stamp Club Spring Stamps<br />
Website: www.stlstampexpo.org<br />
Show Evergreen Stamp Club, Kent Commons<br />
Recreation Center, 525 4th Ave., N., Kent.<br />
Contact: William Geijsbeek, 425-883-9390<br />
Email: billgphil@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.stamps.org/Evergreen-Stamp-<br />
Club<br />
California April 25<br />
Competitive Thematic Exhibiting in North<br />
America APS On the Road Course, San<br />
Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel,<br />
1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame. *APS*<br />
Contact: Ross Jones, 814-933-3803 ext. 238<br />
Email: education@stamps.org<br />
Website: stamps.org/Learn/Courses<br />
California April 26-28<br />
WESTPEX WESTPEX, Inc., San Francisco Airport<br />
Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 1800 Old Bayshore<br />
Highway, Burlingame. *WSP*<br />
Contact: Clyde Homen, (831) 637-7847<br />
Email: cjh1491@sbcglobal.net<br />
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Maryland April 27<br />
Tidewater Stamp Club Annual Show Tidewater<br />
Stamp Show, Easton Fire Department, Aurora<br />
Park Dr, Easton. *B*<br />
Contact: Carol Armstrong, 410-310-1224<br />
Email: cwarmstrong01@atlanticbb.net<br />
Ohio April 27<br />
TUSCOPEX <strong>2019</strong> Tuscora Stamp Club,<br />
Tuscora Park, 161 Tuscora Avenue, NW, New<br />
Philadelphia. *B*<br />
Contact: Jim Shamel, 740-922-4610<br />
Email: jimhelenshamel@hotmail.com<br />
Connecticut April 28<br />
Fourth Sunday Collectibles Show New Haven<br />
Philatelic Society, Annex YMA, 554 Woodward<br />
Ave., New Haven. *B*<br />
Contact: Brian McGrath, 203-627-6874<br />
Email: soggy3@aol.com<br />
Website: www.nhps1914.org<br />
New York April 28<br />
Bayside Stamp Show The Adria Hotel, 220-33<br />
Northern Blvd., Bayside, Queens. *B*<br />
Contact: Marilyn Nowak, 718-645-7659<br />
Email: marilynjnowak@verizon.net<br />
South Carolina April 28<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Winter Stamp and Postcard<br />
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Valley High School, 120 Sparkleberry Lane,<br />
Columbia. *B*<br />
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Email: mapostmus@yahoo.com<br />
Website: stamps.org/cps<br />
Massachusetts May 3-5<br />
Philatelic Show Northeastern Fed. Of Stamp<br />
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New Jersey May 4<br />
MSC Monthly Bourse Merchantville Stamp<br />
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APS ELECTION<br />
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American Philatelic Society (<strong>2019</strong>-2022)<br />
As of December 4, 2018, 10 nominees are seeking<br />
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Library board positions are to be filled by the vote of<br />
APS members for the <strong>2019</strong>–2025 term. One APRL<br />
board position is to be filled by a vote of the founders,<br />
patrons, fellows, and Vooys Fellows for the 2016–<br />
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those candidates who have secured the seconding<br />
nominations required to be placed on the ballot. Ten<br />
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Robert Zeigler, Indianapolis, IN*<br />
Board of Vice Presidents (run as a team of<br />
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Cheryl Ganz, Winfield, IL*<br />
Patricia (Trish) Kaufmann, Lincoln, DE*<br />
Jeff Shapiro, Fayville, MA*<br />
Secretary<br />
Stephen Schumann, Hayward, CA<br />
Treasurer<br />
Bruce Marsden, Short Hills, NJ<br />
Director-at-Large (four to be elected)<br />
Michael Bloom, Portland, OR<br />
Rich Drews, Palatine, IL<br />
Peter McCann, University Park, FL<br />
Mark Schwartz, Philadelphia, PA<br />
American Philatelic Research Library<br />
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JANUARY <strong>2019</strong> / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 87
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PORTUGAL<br />
www.StampsPortugal.com (1416)<br />
ROMANIA<br />
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UNITED NATIONS<br />
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(1421)<br />
WORLDWIDE<br />
www.philbansner.com (1432)<br />
www.dickkeiser.com (1427<br />
www.wiltonstamp.com (1416)<br />
www.stampconnections.com<br />
(1417)<br />
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(1416)<br />
www.mozianstamps.com (1420)<br />
stampsforcollectors.net (1417)<br />
-- AFFORDABLE QUALITY STAMPS<br />
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www.stampsale.com (1423)<br />
ALBUMS<br />
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APPROVALS<br />
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DISCOUNT 66 2/3% from Current<br />
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US AND WORLDWIDE. See it before<br />
you buy it. Philatelic Friends, Box<br />
802, Bear, DE 19701 (1424)<br />
INTERNATIONAL APPROVALS<br />
servicing new and intermediate<br />
collectors, if interested, send<br />
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Box 432 Basking Ridge NJ 07920<br />
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CUSTOMIZED WW APPROVALS<br />
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GREAT STAMPS FAIR PRICES<br />
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50 YEARS+ APPROVAL DEALER!<br />
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WORLDWIDE BOOKS OF MOUNTED<br />
SINGLES by country. Pre 1941 to<br />
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VATICAN CITY YEAR SETS<br />
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2015 $87.60<br />
2014 $100.00<br />
2013 $115.00<br />
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2012 $82.52<br />
2011 $95.00<br />
2010 $81.35<br />
2009 $92.72<br />
2008 $81.19<br />
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JANUARY <strong>2019</strong> / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 89
AUCTIONS<br />
www.sterlingkingbrookauctions.<br />
com (1420)<br />
CENSORED<br />
www.dickkeiser.com (1427)<br />
COVERS<br />
www.philbansner.com (1432)<br />
http://www.postalhistory.com/<br />
(1425)<br />
www.dickkeiser.com (1427)<br />
DONATIONS<br />
BOYS TOWN invites donations of U.S.<br />
and foreign stamp collections, coins,<br />
currency, and mint U.S. postage.<br />
Help us help kids! Leon Myers<br />
Stamp Center, 13628 Flanagan<br />
Blvd., Boys Town, NE 68010. Email<br />
stampcenter@boystown.org Phone<br />
402-498-1143 (1417)<br />
INTERNET<br />
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LITERATURE<br />
www.philbansner.com (1432)<br />
www.pbbooks.com Leonard H.<br />
Hartmann (1424)<br />
www.wgkremper@msn.com for<br />
pricelist (1427)<br />
MAIL BIDS SALES<br />
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PACKETS<br />
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www.dickkeiser.com (1427)<br />
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+ephemera (1422)<br />
www.vintagepaperandpostcards.<br />
com (1416)<br />
www.castlerockstamps.com (1424)<br />
POSTCARDS<br />
www.oldfloridapostcards.com<br />
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REVENUES<br />
www.dickkeiser.com (1427)<br />
WORLD REVENUES LIQUIDATION:<br />
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documents and Cinderellas. Gordon<br />
Brooks, Box 100, Station N.D.G.,<br />
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WANTED! Forever stamps especially<br />
needed! Call Stuart at 603-929-0057<br />
with what you have to offer. (1423)<br />
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BERLIN<br />
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1990 $32.00<br />
Stamps Auctions<br />
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1960–1969 $85.00<br />
1970–1979 $150.00<br />
1980–1989 $325.00<br />
1990 $42.50<br />
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90 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong>
Index of Advertisers<br />
A & D Stamps and Coins<br />
aanddstampsandcoins.com 83<br />
Amos Media www.linns.com<br />
www.amosadvantage.com 61<br />
Antonio M. Torres www.antoniotorres.com 89<br />
APS AmeriStamp Expo / Aripex<br />
classic.stamps.org/ASE-Preregister<br />
APS Membership<br />
C3<br />
APS Estate Advice<br />
www.stamps.org/Estate-Advice 90<br />
Argyll Etkin Limited www.argyll-etkin.com 90<br />
C.G.Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH<br />
& Co. KG www.auktionen-gaertner.de 5<br />
Century Stamps www.century-stamps.com 23<br />
Champion Stamp Co., Inc.<br />
www.championstamp.com 24-25<br />
CK Stamps c/o Kang Chen<br />
www.ckstamps.com 90<br />
Colonial Stamp Company<br />
www.colonialstampcompany.com 91<br />
Columbian Stamp Co.<br />
www.columbianstamp.com 90<br />
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC<br />
www.kelleherauctions.com 43<br />
Davidson’s Stamp Service<br />
www.newstampissues.com 88<br />
Delta-Q Desktop Publishing<br />
www.delta-qstampalbums.com 87<br />
Denali Stamp Co. www.denalistamps.com 90<br />
Deveney Stamps www.deveneystamps.com 91<br />
Don S. Cal www.DonSCal.com 90<br />
Downeast Stamps www.destamps.com 62<br />
Dr. Robert Friedman and Sons www.<br />
drbobfriedmanstamps.com 11<br />
Dr. Robert Friedman and Sons<br />
www.drbobfriedmanstamps.com 59<br />
Dutch Country Auctions<br />
www.thestampcenter.com 63<br />
E.S.J. van Dam, Ltd.<br />
www.canadarevenuestamps.com 88<br />
Eastern Auctions, Ltd.<br />
www.easternauctions.com 35<br />
Edward D. Younger Co.<br />
www.edwardyounger.com 14-17<br />
Eric Jackson www.ericjackson.com 41<br />
Frank Bachenheimer<br />
www.astampdealer4u.com 89<br />
Frank Bachenheimer<br />
www.astampdealer4u.com 89<br />
Fusco Auctions www.fuscoauctions.com 58<br />
Gregg Nelson Stamps<br />
www.greggnelsonstamps.com 88<br />
Guernsey Post Ltd www.guernseystamps.com<br />
www.guernseypost.com 50<br />
H.R. Harmer GPN, Inc. www.hrharmer.com<br />
www.hrharmer.com/en/<br />
GlobalPhilatelicNetwork/# 1<br />
HB Philatelics www.hbphilatelics.com 83<br />
Hip eCommerce www.hipstamps.com 3<br />
Hugh Wood Insurance www.hughwood.com 57<br />
Hungaria Stamp Exchange<br />
www.hungarianstamps.com 85<br />
interasia auctions ltd<br />
www.interasia-auctions.com 89<br />
Intl. Society of Guatemala Collectors<br />
www.guatemalastamps.com 62<br />
J.R. Mowbray, Ltd. www.mowbrays.co.nz 86<br />
James E. Lee www.jameslee.com 39<br />
Kay & Co. www.kaystamps.com 55<br />
Kelleher and Rogers, Ltd.<br />
www.kelleherauctions.com 42<br />
Lawrence Mozian www.mozianstamps.com 85<br />
Markest Stamp Co. www.markest.com 29<br />
Martin Winter 70<br />
Michael Eastick and Associates Pty Ltd<br />
www.michaeleastick.com 86<br />
Miller’s Stamp Co. www.millerstamps.com 83<br />
Mountainside Stamps, Coins & Currency<br />
www.mountainsidestamps.com 87<br />
Mystic Stamp Company<br />
www.mysticstamp.com C2, 13<br />
New England Stamp<br />
www.NewEnglandStamp.com 86<br />
Nieser Stamps & Coins www.kennieser.com 55<br />
Northland International Trading, LCC<br />
www.northstamp.com 68<br />
Palo Albums Inc. www.paloalbums.com 69<br />
Paradise Valley Stamp Co.<br />
www.stamp-one.com 51<br />
Patricia A. Kaufmann<br />
www.trishkaufmann.com 21<br />
Penny Black Stamp Co.<br />
www.pennyblackstamp.com 89<br />
Phil Bansner www.philbansner.com 39<br />
Philasearch.com www.Philasearch.com 13<br />
PostalStationery.com<br />
www.postalstationery.com 68<br />
Randy Scholl Stamp Co.<br />
www.randyschollstampcompany.com/<br />
have-tongs-will-travel.asp<br />
C4<br />
Rasdale Stamp Company<br />
www.rasdalestamps.com 68<br />
Raslad Enterprises<br />
www.deadcountrystamps.com 83<br />
Read’Em Again Books<br />
www.read-em-again.com 41<br />
Richard A. Friedberg<br />
www.friedbergstamps.com 65<br />
Rising Sun Stamps 65<br />
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.<br />
www.siegelauctions.com 86<br />
RUBBER STAMPS shop.wcp-nm.com 86<br />
San Pedro Stamp & Coin, LLC<br />
www.sanpedrosc.com 83<br />
Sarasota National Stamp Exhibition<br />
www.sarasotastampclub.com 81<br />
Scott A. Shaulis www.shaulisstamps.com 86<br />
Southeastern Stamp Expo <strong>2019</strong><br />
www.sefsc.org 67<br />
Space Cover Store www.spacecoverstore.com 86<br />
Stamp Smith 77<br />
stampsinc www.stampsinc.com 84<br />
Stephen Pattillo - Quality Stampshows<br />
www.stampshowsteve.com 86<br />
Stephen T. Taylor www.stephentaylor.co.uk 71<br />
Sterling Kingbrook Auctions<br />
www.sterlingkingbrookauctions.com<br />
www.stampauctionnetwork.com 86<br />
Steve Malack Stamps www.malack.com 71<br />
Suburban Stamp, Inc. 90<br />
Subway Stamp Shop, Inc.<br />
www.subwaystamp.com 9<br />
The Classic Collector<br />
www.sismondostamps.com 84<br />
Tropical Stamps, Inc.<br />
www.tropicalstamps.com 89<br />
United States Postal Service www.USPS.com 7<br />
Universal Philatelic Auctions<br />
www.UPAstampauctions.co.uk 90<br />
Vance Auctions Ltd. www.vanceauctions.com 67<br />
Vogt Stamps www.vogtstamps.com 90<br />
Worldwide Philatelics<br />
www.worldwidephilatelics.com 83<br />
Wulff’s Stamps www.wulffstamps.com 83<br />
Renew online at<br />
https://aps.buzz/Renew<br />
JANUARY <strong>2019</strong> / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 91
MEMBERSHIP REPORT<br />
No. 11, November 30, 2018<br />
NEW APPLICANTS<br />
The following applications were<br />
received during November<br />
2018. If no objections are<br />
received by the Executive<br />
Director (814-933-3803) prior<br />
to <strong>January</strong> 31, <strong>2019</strong> these<br />
applicants will be admitted<br />
to membership and notice to<br />
this effect will appear in the<br />
February <strong>2019</strong> issue.<br />
Alwani, Ali Imran (229654) Sugar<br />
Land, TX<br />
Ardon, Nishan S. (229671)<br />
Oakland, CA ASIA-US ERRORS/<br />
FREAKS/ODDITIES, JOINT ISSUES<br />
(US & FOREIGN), CA POSTAL<br />
HISTORY-SOUTH AMERICA-<br />
AFRICA; Communications<br />
Director<br />
Astin, Benjamin (229673)<br />
Wilmington, NC US AIRMAILS,<br />
BLOCKS/GUIDELINE BLOCKS,<br />
SPECIAL DELIVERIES, BOOKLETS/<br />
PANES, SPECIMENS; Retired<br />
Atwater, Charles (229685)<br />
Birmingham, AL US<br />
COMMEMORATIVES, PLATE<br />
BLOCKS; 81; Retired<br />
Barron, Ken (229595) Weston, MA<br />
US; 78; Executive<br />
Barta, Bradley (229686) Venice, FL<br />
Bedrick, Jon H. (229687) Staten<br />
Island, NY US; 70; Retired<br />
Berger, Sheldon N. (229678)<br />
Hillsboro, OR US 20TH<br />
CENTURY, COMMEMORATIVES,<br />
USED-ISRAEL-MUSIC/<br />
MUSICIANS/INSTRUMENTS-<br />
SPACE/JET/ROCKET COVERS; 68<br />
Bering, Joseph P. (229633)<br />
Lebanon, PA US CIVIL WAR<br />
COVERS, CONFEDERATE STATES-<br />
BRITISH COLONIES-EASTERN<br />
EUROPE-MADONNAS-GERMAN<br />
3RD REICH/OCCUPATIONS; 89<br />
Bloch, Eric (229620) Voorhees, NJ<br />
US & GERMANY PRE-1950; 90;<br />
Retired<br />
Bobo, David P. (229682) Benton,<br />
TN US CLASSICS, ERRORS/<br />
FREAKS/ODDITIES; 41; Manager<br />
Buckley, Jack (229626) Omaha,<br />
NE; 54; Brick Layer<br />
Bunch, Michael (229606) Pelham,<br />
TN US, NAVAL COVERS-SHIPS/<br />
BOATS-RAILROADS-SPACE-<br />
NAVAL COVERS FOREIGN; 58<br />
Caban, Francis (229612) Tampa,<br />
FL US, 19TH CENTURY,<br />
PRECANCELS (BUREAU); 31<br />
Cady, Christina (229688) Eagle<br />
River, AK STAMPS ON STAMPS;<br />
50; Budget Analyst<br />
Cetrone, Ron (229646) Saint Clair<br />
Shores, MI US CLASSICS-FANCY<br />
CANCELS; 50; Millworker/<br />
Business Owner<br />
Clancy, William (229669)<br />
Midlothian, VA LOTS &<br />
COLLECTIONS-US 19TH & 20TH<br />
CENTURY, CLASSICS, BOOKLETS/<br />
PANES, CIVIL WAR COVERS; 81;<br />
Retired<br />
Clark, Elisabeth (229618) Clemson,<br />
SC AIR MAIL (FOREIGN); 56<br />
Collins, James F. (229691) Nutley,<br />
NJ GERMANY; 63; Consultant<br />
Curtis, Kenneth (229661)<br />
Circleville, OH; 75; Retired<br />
Czarnomski, John E. (229604)<br />
Hummelstown, PA<br />
US-ALAND-ANTARCTIC<br />
TERRITORIES-BRITISH COLONIES-<br />
SCANDINAVIA-LUXEMBOURG-<br />
BELGIUM-FRANCE; 66;<br />
Pharmacist<br />
Desautels, Philip (229647)<br />
Woonsocket, RI US-<br />
WORLDWIDE; 80; Retired<br />
Dickerson, Scott (229638) Grand<br />
Island, NY; 43; Truck Driver<br />
Dirk, Carl (229628) El Paso, TX<br />
PICTURE POSTCARDS-COVERS-<br />
POSTAL HISTORY-WORLDWIDE-<br />
DEAD COUNTRIES<br />
Doyle, Jim T. (229635) Phoenix, AZ<br />
US, 19TH CENTURY, AIRMAILS,<br />
DUCK/HUNTING/FISHING,<br />
ERRORS/FREAKS/ODDITIES-<br />
IRELAND; Engineer<br />
Ephrem, Victor L. (229698)<br />
Jacksonville, FL US 19TH &<br />
20TH CENTURY, CONFEDERATE<br />
STATES, POSTAGE DUES,<br />
OFFICIALS/OFFICIAL MAIL,<br />
REVENUES/TAX PAIDS (FEDERAL)<br />
Estrella, Guillermo J. (229611)<br />
Quito, Ecuador ECUADOR-<br />
CHINA-PERU-ZEPPELIN COVERS/<br />
STAMPS-COLOMBIA-LATIN<br />
AMERICA; Physicist<br />
Fauver, Lowell (229697)<br />
Columbus, OH UN; 80; Retired<br />
Favre, Earl J. (229621) Picayune,<br />
MS US-WORLDWIDE; 81; Retired<br />
Freedlun, Dean (229670)<br />
Vacaville, CA US 19TH<br />
CENTURY, AIRMAILS-NUDES-<br />
ZEPPELIN COVERS/STAMPS; 57<br />
Fukac, Matthias (229693)<br />
Vienna, Austria NEWSPAPER<br />
STAMPS-1851 AUSTRIA-<br />
PRE-1900 WORLDWIDE; 42;<br />
Auctioneer<br />
Gates, Beverly (229674) Spokane,<br />
WA; 80; Realtor<br />
Geissler, Frederick M. (229681)<br />
Manassas, VA US USED; 58<br />
Gessler, Gina (229609) Mount<br />
Horeb, WI; 61<br />
Gilbert, Lesley (229668) DeKalb,<br />
IL STAMP DESIGN/DESIGNERS-<br />
US, AIRMAILS, CLASSICS,<br />
COMMEMORATIVES, WV<br />
POSTAL HISTORY<br />
Girard, Andrew J. (229662) Oak<br />
Ridge, TN GREAT BRITAIN,<br />
COMMONWEALTH; 74;<br />
Insurance Broker<br />
Glendon, Thomas J. (229666)<br />
Philadelphia, PA US 19TH<br />
& 20TH CENTURY, AIRMAILS,<br />
COMMEMORATIVES, CIVIL WAR<br />
COVERS, CONFEDERATE STATES;<br />
Retired<br />
Glowatz, Mark (229648) Duryea,<br />
PA US-CANADA; 65; Retired<br />
Goldstein, Michael (229622)<br />
Potomac, MD; 73; Retired<br />
Gresse, John S. (229623)<br />
Springfield, OH US, SINGLES,<br />
BLOCKS, BOOKS, PANES-<br />
WORLDWIDE; 78; Retired<br />
Grimone, Frank W. (229663)<br />
Pinehurst, NC; 83; Retired<br />
Groesbeck, Alan W. (229624) Estes<br />
Park, CO US; 69; Retired<br />
Guro, Thomas (229653) Citrus<br />
Heights, CA 19TH CENTURY-<br />
US USED, FANCEY CANCELS-<br />
OLYMPICS-SCOUTS<br />
Haeberle, James (229649) South<br />
Dayton, NY; 73; Retired<br />
Halkovic, Stephen (229610)<br />
Titusville, FL US-ASIA-AFRICA-<br />
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH-<br />
EUROPE-SOUTH AMERICA<br />
Harrison-Iserhien, Mary Takiisha<br />
(229692) Chicago, IL; Educator<br />
Harvey, Barbara J. (229643)<br />
Newport News, VA; 57<br />
Harvey, David S. (229627)<br />
Standish, ME WORLDWIDE-US-<br />
FDC; 59<br />
Hill, Edwin (229607) Spokane, WA<br />
US COMMEMORATIVES, 19TH &<br />
20TH CENTURY-SWITZERLAND-<br />
GREAT BRITAIN-FRANCE; 61<br />
Hillert, Edward P. (229689)<br />
Georgetown, TX US PLATE<br />
BLOCKS, BACK OF BOOK-<br />
FOREIGN AIRMAILS; Retired<br />
Janes, Doug (229613)<br />
Sacramento, CA US AIRMAILS;<br />
71; Retired<br />
Kaplan, Robert S. (229631)<br />
Marlboro, NJ SHIPS-MAPS-<br />
SPORTS-ART-BUILDINGS-<br />
ANIMALS-HISTORY; 73; Retired<br />
Kelly, John (229617)<br />
Valley Stream, NY US<br />
COMMEMORATIVES,<br />
DEFINITIVES, AIRMAILS, JOINT<br />
ISSUES (US & FOREIGN)-UN; 63<br />
Keneally, Patrick D. (229651) East<br />
Setauket, NY US, POSTAL<br />
HISTORY, 19TH & 20TH<br />
CENTURY, DUCK/HUNTING/<br />
FISHING, AIRMAILS; 76; Retired<br />
NEW MEMBERS<br />
Applications 229355 through<br />
229445 and 229446 through<br />
229453 as previously published<br />
have been accepted for<br />
membership by the Board of<br />
Vice Presidents.<br />
SUMMARY<br />
Total Membership,<br />
October 31, 2018.............28,663<br />
New Members 96<br />
Reinstated 141.......237<br />
Chapters Disbanded 2<br />
Deceased 60<br />
Resignations 88.......150<br />
Total Membership,<br />
November 30, 2018........28,750<br />
(Total Membership, November 30,<br />
2017 was 29,523 a difference<br />
of -773)<br />
Kiphart, Kelly (229629) Goodyear,<br />
AZ US 19TH CENTURY, AIRMAILS<br />
Lafayette Stamp Club (1607-<br />
229660) West Lafayette, IN<br />
Laneve, Janice (229630) Brooklyn,<br />
NY US 19TH & 20TH CENTURY,<br />
FDC, SOUVENIR SHEETS,<br />
SOUVENIR PAGES; Magazine<br />
Editor<br />
Lohaviriyasiri, Pradit (229596)<br />
Bangkok, Thailand THAILAND-<br />
US-UK; 76; Retired<br />
Lohwater, Susan W. (229636)<br />
Huron, OH US AIRMAILS,<br />
FLIGHT COVERS-RUSSIA/USSR/<br />
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICS-<br />
RELIGION-LIGHTHOUSES-UN-<br />
CANAL ZONE; 67<br />
Lopez, Marc-Antoine D. (229637)<br />
Lewes, DE US USED-FRANCE-<br />
EUROPA/CEPT-CANADA; 55;<br />
Accountant<br />
Madderra, James (229672)<br />
Poulsbo, WA<br />
Matheny, Kenneth (229625)<br />
Fraser, MI US, COVERS,<br />
AIRMAILS; 60<br />
McCarthy, Constance M. (229675)<br />
Machesney Park, IL US; Editor<br />
McConnell, James P. (229699)<br />
Enfield, NH US, USED; 53;<br />
General Contractor/Tree Service<br />
Owner<br />
McLaughlin, James (229602) New<br />
Market, TN US 19TH & 20TH<br />
CENTURY, AIRMAILS, BOOKLETS/<br />
PANES, COMMEMORATIVES-<br />
WORLDWIDE USED; 58<br />
Mills, John F. (229634) Aiken, SC<br />
US, 19TH & 20TH CENTURY,<br />
COMMEMORATIVES,<br />
OFFICIAL POST OFFICE SEALS,<br />
DEFINITIVES; 79<br />
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Mohnkern, Steven (229594)<br />
Livonia, NY US BLOCKS/<br />
GUIDELINE BLOCKS, COIL LINE<br />
PAIRS, BOOKLETS/PANES; 50<br />
Montgomery, Steven (229683)<br />
Munith, MI; 52<br />
Moore, Marvin E. (229639)<br />
Daleville, VA US; 80; Retired<br />
Nicoloff, Jerry (229598) Saint<br />
Louis, MO GERMAN-BALKAN<br />
STATES-US AIRMAILS; 57;<br />
Machine Operator<br />
Nielsen, Robert J. (229664)<br />
Anchorage, AK FDI-ALASKA<br />
POSTAL COVERS; 81; Retired<br />
Parsons, Denis (229603) Tigard,<br />
OR US, 19TH & 20TH CENTURY,<br />
CONFEDERATE STATES,<br />
CLASSICS, PLATE BLOCKS; 54;<br />
Teacher<br />
Patterson, John L. (229676)<br />
Hagerstown, MD PHILLIPINES-<br />
RHODESIA-ROMANIA-SPAIN-US;<br />
78; Retired<br />
Peterson, Mitchell J. (229605)<br />
Maple Grove, MN US<br />
19TH & 20TH CENTURY,<br />
COMMEMORATIVES/PANELS,<br />
COVERS, CLASSICS<br />
Pomeroy, Marc (229656)<br />
University Place, WA US 19TH<br />
& 20TH CENTURY<br />
Protko, Jose (229593) Weston,<br />
FL US CLASSICS, AIRMAILS,<br />
ERRORS/FREAKS/ODDITIES,<br />
FLIGHT COVERS, PARCEL POST-<br />
LATIN AMERICAN; 57<br />
Quackenbush, Fred (229614)<br />
Hixson, TN WORLDWIDE; 89;<br />
Retired<br />
Randall, Jeff (229659) Spokane,<br />
WA US, 19TH & 20TH CENTURY,<br />
AIRMAILS-JAPAN; 56<br />
Reeve, Ruth (229694) Pain Court,<br />
ON<br />
Robison, Paul A. (229644) Grand<br />
Prairie, TX US 19TH & 20TH<br />
CENTURY, COMMEMORATIVES,<br />
CANCELS, CUT SQUARES,<br />
CLASSICS; 53<br />
Rodgers, Greg (229652) Salinas,<br />
CA BELGIUM-US REVENUES/TAX<br />
PAIDS (FEDERAL)-MONACO-SAN<br />
MARINO<br />
Rumi, Hasan Khurshid (229597)<br />
Dhaka, Bangladesh; 58;<br />
Business<br />
Sanders, Nathan E. (229600) North<br />
Andover, MA<br />
Seefeldt, Michael (229665)<br />
Janesville, WI US CLASSICS; 72;<br />
Retired<br />
Siryj, Roman (229684) Downey,<br />
CA; 60<br />
Smith, David J. (229632) Castle<br />
Valley, UT WESTERN EUROPE;<br />
78; Retired<br />
Smith, Timothy J. (229690)<br />
Twentynine Palms, CA; 68<br />
Snyder, Ron (229657) Weaverville,<br />
CA US 19TH & 20TH CENTURY,<br />
WASHINGTON FRANKLINS; 78<br />
Sproat, William G. (229640)<br />
Sarasota, FL MIGRATORY BIRD<br />
HUNTING; 87; Retired<br />
Starnes, Elizabeth (229645)<br />
Tucson, AZ US BOOKLETS/<br />
PANES, BLOCKS/GUIDELINE<br />
BLOCKS, PLATE BLOCKS-CANAL<br />
ZONE; Retired<br />
Taylor, Robert H. (229655)<br />
Chesterfield, MO US<br />
DUCK/HUNTING/FISHING,<br />
COMMEMORATIVES,<br />
NEWSPAPERS & PERIODICALS,<br />
19TH & 20TH CENTURY, PLATE<br />
BLOCKS; 68; Retired<br />
Tompkins, Robert L. (229601)<br />
Canyon, TX US AIRMAILS,<br />
COMMEMORATIVE PANELS,<br />
DUCK/HUNTING/FISHING; 97;<br />
Retired<br />
Turner, Harold (229680)<br />
New Albany, IN US,<br />
COMMEMORATIVES,<br />
DEFINITIVES, AIRMAILS, FIRST<br />
DAY COVERS, SOUVENIR SHEETS;<br />
Retired<br />
Vazquez, Frances (229695)<br />
Pittsburgh, PA US 20TH<br />
CENTURY<br />
Vischniac, Presley A. (229615)<br />
Missoula, MT UK-RUSSIA; 72;<br />
Retired<br />
Vrhnyanski, John (229696)<br />
Astoria, NY US MINT; 48<br />
Walzak, Robert J. (229650) Detroit,<br />
MI US-WORLDWIDE; 72; Retired<br />
Wang, Mouer (229658) Portland,<br />
OR; 71<br />
Warbasse, Lawrence H. (229616)<br />
Traverse City, MI US 19TH<br />
& 20TH CENTURY, AIRMAILS,<br />
BLOCKS/GUIDELINE BLOCKS,<br />
CANCELS, COVERS<br />
Welch, John G. (229641)<br />
Champlin, MN WORLDWIDE-<br />
SOUTH KOREA-PORTUGAL-<br />
MACAU; 70; Retired<br />
Wells, Robert (229677)<br />
Temperance, MI SAN MARINO-<br />
VATICAN-CANADA; 81; Retired<br />
Westphal, Robert E. (229642)<br />
Dallas, TX US, POSSESSIONS-<br />
PRE-WWII WORLDWIDE; 76;<br />
Retired<br />
Winder, Shirley (229599) Hollister,<br />
CA SANTAS-JAPANESE; 76;<br />
Retired<br />
Withers, Carlene F. (229619)<br />
Springfield, MO US 19TH &<br />
20TH CENTURY, CHRISTMAS<br />
SEALS, COMMEMORATIVE<br />
PANELS, AIRMAILS,<br />
COMMEMORATIVES; 70; Retired<br />
Wright, Douglas E. (229679)<br />
Davenport, IA US CLASSICS,<br />
SPECIAL DELIVERIES, OFFICIALS/<br />
OFFICIAL MAIL, PRECANCELS<br />
(BUREAU)-19TH CENTURY-<br />
GREAT BRITAIN; 56<br />
Young, Michael (229700) Roanoke,<br />
VA SPACE/JET/ROCKET COVERS-<br />
US 19TH & 20TH CENTURY,<br />
CLASSICS, COVERS-SPORTS<br />
Youngblood, Thomas (229608)<br />
Gaithersburg, MD US<br />
19TH & 20TH CENTURY,<br />
COMMEMORATIVES<br />
Yusuf, Nadia (229667) Jamaica,<br />
NY; 32<br />
NEW CHAPTER<br />
Stamp Show Here Today, The<br />
Podcast (1606-229430), Las<br />
Vegas, NV Contact: Mr. E. Caj<br />
Brejtfus, 5965 Harrison Dr., #6,<br />
Las Vegas, NV 89120<br />
RESIGNED CHAPTERS<br />
The Franklin Stamp Club (217246)<br />
Rogue Valley Stamp Club (178924)<br />
REACTIVATED<br />
AFFILIATE<br />
Gay/Lesbian History on Stamps<br />
(AF0205)<br />
DECEASED<br />
Albrecht, Robert D. (9678-060382)<br />
Madison, WI<br />
Baker, Howard W. (7405-051919)<br />
Ann Arbor, MI<br />
Beck, Henry C. (056412) Walpole,<br />
NH<br />
Bekker, Charles F. (7116-43305)<br />
Mountain Home, ID<br />
Benjamin, J.H. (0845-016590)<br />
Westmont, QC, Canada<br />
Berman, David M. (115971), Coral<br />
Gables, FL<br />
Bleiberg, David J. (9519-066137)<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
Cameron, Bruce P. (11655-073442)<br />
Minneapolis, MN<br />
Carter, Donald E. (7175-042789)<br />
Coburg, OR<br />
Colby, Robert P. (9124-049893)<br />
Richmond, VA<br />
Clark, Thomas S. (8353-058744),<br />
Rochester, NY<br />
Dibble, Richard (228013),<br />
Westbury, NY<br />
Ellerbock, Robert (186161),<br />
Wyckoff, NJ<br />
Evermon, Donald W. (11076-<br />
066190) Columbus, GA<br />
Everett, William J. (072459) Milford,<br />
CT<br />
Fell, William J. (1596-058780) Flin<br />
Flon, MB, Canada<br />
Foot, Russell B. (107187)<br />
Chesapeake, VA<br />
Forbes, James M. (126325), North<br />
Ridgeville, OH<br />
Freeman, David M. (190184)<br />
Orange, CA<br />
Gallagher, Jack (203764), Whiting,<br />
NY<br />
Gavenda, S. (7618-051242) Des<br />
Plaines, Il<br />
Ghiradelli, Robert, G. (9961-<br />
070131) Hilton Head Island, SC<br />
Gordan, Monika B. (12511-222294)<br />
Kimball NE<br />
Griffin, Charles N., Dr. (163687)<br />
Mount Pleasant, S.C.<br />
Haas, Conrad E. (224827) Suffolk,<br />
VA<br />
Hastings, Walter W. (135480) Fair<br />
Oaks, CA<br />
Hays, Alvin L. (5163-146255) San<br />
Antonio, TX<br />
Helms, Jack E. (5635-037987)<br />
Hopewell, NJ<br />
Hentz, John (194570) San<br />
Francisco, CA<br />
Jacks, Jerry C. (188172) Hixson, TX<br />
Kanter, Stephen A. (106549)<br />
Pasadena, CA<br />
Knecht, David F. (168914) Fargo,<br />
ND<br />
Latzko, William, P. (7368-051099)<br />
Winter Garden, FL<br />
Maier, Lucille, F. (8121-070648)<br />
Tonawanda, NY<br />
Math, Irwin (086545) Princeton<br />
Junction, NJ<br />
Moellering, Nancy K. (153538) St.<br />
Charles, MO<br />
Morin, Robb M. (226012)<br />
Bloomington, MN<br />
Nachman, Milton W. (6883-049377)<br />
Newtown, PA<br />
O’Toole, Steven T. (160575),<br />
Liberty, IN<br />
Robertson, Jan (188104) Deland,<br />
FL<br />
Rogal, Richard (154958)<br />
Springfield, IL<br />
Rylie, Guthrie (222587),<br />
Sheboygan, WI<br />
Schilling, Wayne M. (203139)<br />
Brentwood, CA<br />
Sivak, Michael J. (120726) Kapaa,<br />
HI<br />
Stillman, James R. (211329)<br />
Kentfield, CA<br />
Straley, Jane C. (Sherry) (4535-<br />
128992) Sacramento, CA<br />
Strem, C. Clifford (5644-034409),<br />
San Leandro, CA<br />
Sundfor-Fulscher, Sandra (05821-<br />
162368) Westchester, IL<br />
Szymanski, Lawrence S. (115279)<br />
Chicago, IL<br />
Taisne, Jean Claude E. M. (054307)<br />
Mission Viejo, CA<br />
Turner, Lee T. (057154) Lubbock, TX<br />
Ure, Donald A. (082735) Troy MI<br />
Walton, Mary Anne (1778874)<br />
Belleville, IL<br />
Waterman, David H.(105258)<br />
Bellingham, WA<br />
Wareing, James H. (8236-56708)<br />
Sussex, WI<br />
White, Owen (155940) Toronto,<br />
ON, Canada<br />
Wilburn, Donald Sr. (160751)<br />
Virginia Beach, VA<br />
Wreight, Gene (<strong>2019</strong>10),<br />
Bloomington, IL<br />
Wynn, F. Houston (8372-059021),<br />
Springfield, VA<br />
Yurko, Raymond J. (144753), Yale,<br />
MI<br />
JANUARY <strong>2019</strong> / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 93
NEW WORLD ISSUES<br />
BY FRED BAUMANN<br />
editorial content specialist | fbaumann@stamps.org<br />
CZECH REPUBLIC<br />
THE STRUGGLE FOR CZECH STATEHOOD<br />
As this Oct. 10 Czech Republic souvenir sheet<br />
reminds us, the end of World War I was in fact the<br />
beginning for many smaller European states that<br />
had been incorporated into the autocratic Austro-<br />
Hungarian Empire, Czechoslovakia (now the<br />
Czech Republic and Slovakia) being among them.<br />
The two 33-koruna stamps on this sheet – the last<br />
in a series begun with Scott 3609 in 2014 − echoes<br />
that theme. The upper stamp pictures Prague’s St.<br />
Wenceslaus Monument honoring both the nation’s<br />
patron saint and the statue itself as a mute witness<br />
to the birth of national independence on October<br />
28, 1918. It was on that day that the nascent First<br />
Republic of Czechoslovakia came into being when<br />
agents of its National Committee refused to send<br />
more grain to Austro-Hungarian troops at the front<br />
– the first decisive move of what was to become an<br />
independent state. The second stamp depicts Tomas<br />
G. Masaryk, founder and first president of that<br />
republic until 1935. The periphery of the 40-millimeter<br />
by 50mm sheet contains a litany of the key<br />
events and individuals of that turbulent era, some<br />
of whom appear in the design.<br />
GUERNSEY<br />
SEASON’S GREETINGS AT THE KIOSK<br />
Just off the coast of France, the Channel Island<br />
of Guernsey offered an innovative service to enable<br />
its 63,000 citizens to print their own Post &<br />
Go holiday stamps this year. On November 22,<br />
Guernsey Post announced that from December<br />
3 to 21 it would “vend Bailiwick Flower<br />
stamp strips with the overprint message ‘Merry<br />
Christmas & a Happy New Year 2018.’ ‘Our Post<br />
& Go kiosks continue to be really popular and,<br />
following the great response to the Guernsey<br />
Information Centre location this year, we’ve<br />
decided to add a festive message…’ explained<br />
Bridget Yabsley, head of philatelic at Guernsey<br />
Post.” No details were given as to how long these<br />
stamps would remain available, but Guernsey<br />
Post noted that “Strips can be ordered directly<br />
online… or email philatelic@guernseypost.com.”<br />
UNITED KINGDOM<br />
PRINCE OF WALES GETS 70TH BIRTHDAY STAMPS<br />
Royal Mail delivered a very special 70th birthday present to Prince<br />
Charles Philip Arthur George on November 14 – a set of six stamps<br />
showing His Royal Highness undertaking official duties and with family<br />
members. As the first-born child of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke<br />
of Edinburgh, Prince Charles became the Prince of Wales and the Heir<br />
to the Thrones of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth<br />
realms, and the future Head of the British Commonwealth of Nations.<br />
Two of the six stamps depict Prince Charles with his sons: Prince William,<br />
the Duke of Cambridge; and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. In<br />
the stamp shown, all three men appear in Royal Air Force uniform in a<br />
previously unpublished photo taken at the recent RAF centenary commemorations<br />
in 2018. The stamps, sheet, press sheets and picture postal<br />
cards are available from www.royalmail.com/princeofwales<br />
94 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY <strong>2019</strong>
ROSS DEPENDENCY<br />
KEEP ’EM FROSTY, BUT KEEP ’EM FLYING<br />
Named for British naval officer and explorer Sir James Clark Ross, the Ross Dependency is one of<br />
11 wedge-shaped sectors of Antarctica claimed by a nation, its claimant being New Zealand. Like<br />
all of Antarctica, working and living there are only possible thanks to rugged and reliable aircraft<br />
to staff and supply the polar outposts. On November 7, New Zealand Post issued a set of six stamps<br />
and a miniature sheet depicting six of its aircraft, four operated by the Royal New Zealand Air<br />
Force (RNZAF) and two by private carriers. Shown is the low value, a $1.20 stamp picturing a variant<br />
of the RNZAF Auster T7C monoplane being offloaded from a cargo ship. Five other stamps in<br />
the set and sheet feature a $1.20 DHC2 Beaver ski monoplane, $1.20 C-130 Hercules, $2.40 Boeing<br />
757 strategic air lift aircraft, $3.00 AS350-B3 Squirrel helicopter, and a $3.60 DCH-6 Twin Otter.<br />
CANADA<br />
REMEMBRANCE DAY<br />
On October 24, Canada issued a single stamp to mark the 100th<br />
anniversary of the day the guns fell silent at the end of the<br />
First World War. The “P”-rate stamp, paying Canada’s basic<br />
domestic letter rate (currently 85 cents), depicts the white dove<br />
of Peace above a strand of barbed wire, against the grim, gray<br />
vista of a forest shattered by shellfire. The stamp is inscribed<br />
“ARMISTICE” to commemorate 1918, but the dates marking<br />
the centennial are punctuated by a single decorative poppy of<br />
the type worn by Canadians of every age, gender and walk of<br />
life each autumn. In 1931, after the relief of peace subsided, the<br />
Canadian Legion representing hundreds of thousands of WWI<br />
veterans, had November 11 renamed as “Remembrance Day,”<br />
and the blood-red poppy with its black eye became its symbol.<br />
Recalling their losses − 66,000 dead, 172,000 wounded − those<br />
veterans realized that a day would come when no one would<br />
have any direct memory of “the Great War,” but that it was important<br />
that the suffering, the sacrifice and the loss be recalled,<br />
if only to prevent its repetition. The stamps are available in<br />
perforated panes of five with moisture-activated gum and selfadhesive<br />
die-cut booklets of 10 from Canada Post.<br />
CROATIA<br />
A LOCOMOTIVE LESSON<br />
Croatian Post (Hrvatska posta) issued two 7.60-kuna stamps October 5 to commemorate railway engines that ran between the<br />
capital at Zagreb and a western suburb at Samobor, near the Slovenian frontier. The narrow-gauge steam locomotive No. 7 was<br />
a 10-ton engine built in Germany capable of pulling light passenger and mixed trains up mild grades at a top permitted speed<br />
of 15.5 miles per hour (25 kilometers per hour). It ran from 1901 until December 31, 1979. Its diesel-electric counterpart, the<br />
Motor Train DEV I, was intended to be faster and more efficient than the aged pufferbelly that preceded it, but insistence on<br />
building it in Croatia ultimately involved 18 factories, a number of prototypes, and took four to ten years. The first DEV I took<br />
to the tracks in 1959, followed by three other versions in 1961, 1962 and 1965. Three years after the railroad closed for good in<br />
1983, all four were scrapped. The newer trains had been able to travel as fast as 37 miles per hour, but the four of them together<br />
gave 85 years of service, whereas old No. 7 alone had given 79 and is still around in a museum. Slow and steady won the race.<br />
New worldwide stamps are presented for information and are not necessarily shown at the correct scale. The quality of images<br />
available at the time of release varies widely and we resize to achieve the best possible reproduction.<br />
JANUARY <strong>2019</strong> / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 95
WORLDWIDE IN A NUTSHELL<br />
BY BOB LAMB<br />
AP Columnist<br />
EAST TIMOR (TIMOR-LESTE)<br />
Status: Democratic Republic based on Portuguese model<br />
Population: 1,321,929 (2018 est.)<br />
Area: 5,743 square miles<br />
Currency: 100 centavos = $1 U.S. (U.S. dollars are used but East<br />
Timor has its own coins)<br />
Timor is a rugged island in the eastern part of what is today Indonesia, off the north coast of Australia.<br />
When the lucrative sandalwood trade brought the Portuguese to Timor in the early 16th century, they<br />
found a mountainous island with an ethnically mixed population divided into numerous warring kingdoms.<br />
Later Dominican missionaries arrived on the island, but for over a century the official Portuguese<br />
presence in Timor was limited to seasonal trading expeditions from Macau. The principal Portuguese<br />
base of operations in the region was not on Timor but on Solor, an island about 100 miles north.<br />
In the early 1600s the Dutch East Indies Company aggressively challenged Portugal’s<br />
maritime supremacy and by 1613 the Portuguese held only their foothold in<br />
eastern Timor. An agreement with the Dutch led to a division of the island, though<br />
warfare continued for another 200 years fueled by undefined boundaries and local<br />
rivalries. It is a wonder that Portugal retained its position given the meager<br />
resources it committed to Timor. It is estimated that in 1750 there were fewer than<br />
10 Portuguese on the island plus a handful of Dominican Friars whose labors for<br />
God were allegedly tempered by frequent licentious lapses. East<br />
Scott RAJ3 is a 1925<br />
4a lake postal tax<br />
stamp overprinted<br />
for use in Timor.<br />
This 4a bright green<br />
Portuguese Vasco<br />
da Gama common<br />
design stamp, Scott<br />
226, was released in<br />
Timor in 1938.<br />
This 25-cent Crocodile stamp,<br />
Scott 352, is one of four 2002<br />
first issues of the Independent<br />
State of Timor-Leste.<br />
Timor’s borders were not agreed upon until 1914.<br />
Life changed significantly for most citizens of Timor since<br />
the 18th century. Economically backward, East Timor was the last<br />
Portuguese colony to get its own stamps, when in 1885 ten Macau<br />
stamps were overprinted for use on the island. Timor remained a<br />
colonial backwater where Portugal sent its malcontents and criminals.<br />
Despite Portuguese neutrality in World War II, the Japanese<br />
invaded Timor in 1942. There appears to have been no local mail<br />
service during Japanese occupation, and no Timor stamps were<br />
issued from 1938 until 1946.<br />
The colony continued to use special stamps until 1974 when<br />
Portugal’s Carnation Revolution brought decolonization – and<br />
civil war – which lasted until 1976 when East Timor was annexed by Indonesia, which brought Indonesian<br />
stamps. Violence continued and in 1999 Indonesia agreed to a referendum. When the people voted<br />
strongly in favor of Independence, the United Nations assumed authority over the country and the Australians<br />
assisted with security. Two values were issued in 2000 by the U.N. Transitional Authority in East<br />
Timor. The stamps were not widely used. Still, despite political unrest, elections were held.<br />
On May 20, 2002, the U.N. recognized the Independent<br />
State of Timor-Leste. On that day the new<br />
country issued its first postage stamps. In the 16 years<br />
since, it has issued about a dozen stamps. There is a<br />
modern post office constructed with South Korean<br />
aid in Dili, the capital and commercial hub of Timor-<br />
Leste. On my three visits on three consecutive days in<br />
late 2018, the sales area was staffed by three helpful<br />
employees. Each time, I was the only customer.<br />
All these stamps are listed under Timor in Volume<br />
6B of the Scott catalogue.<br />
Timor marked the<br />
75th anniversary of<br />
the Universal Postal<br />
Union in 1949 with<br />
this 16a stamp,<br />
Scott 255.<br />
Left: Overprinted “Timor” in 1885, this<br />
Macau colonial issue was one of the<br />
first postage stamps used on the island,<br />
Timor Scott 1.<br />
Right: A 9-avo King Carlos Portuguese<br />
colonial stamp issued in 1903, Scott 63.<br />
Scott 350 is one of two stamps issued in<br />
2000 by the U.N. Transitional Authority in<br />
East Timor. Both are scarce, especially in<br />
used condition.<br />
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