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Figure 13. Domestic surface letter to Eschenbach, Germany with three 8 Pfennig AM Post stamps (Scott 3N6a, 1945) paying the 24 Pfennig domestic surface rate. Figure 14a. Ryukyu Islands classic opera issue (Scott 196, 3 Cents, 1970). Figure 14b. FTT Festival of the Mountain issue (Scott Italy Trieste 181 with “FTT” overprint on Italy Scott 634, 25 Lire, 1953) FDCs. 40 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY 2021
issues for VG and FTT Zone A are also quite hard to find used on-document as many of those documents were not retained after the need to show payment of the tax or fee had passed. Figure 12 pictures a cover mailed from Villach to Vienna in Austria and censored by the British military censor. The cover, which has 30 Groschen (Scott 4N12) and 12 Groschen (Scott 4N8) AMG stamps paying the domestic surface rate and registration fee, was mailed on October 18, 1945, and received on October 20, 1945, in Vienna. Covers showing payment of postal fees, such as registration, are much harder to find than those just paying the basic domestic rate. Figure 13 shows a typical AM Post cover with three 8 Pfennig Washington-printed stamps (Germany Scott 3N6a, 1945) paying the 24 Pfennig domestic surface rate for a letter sent on March 22, 1946, from Auerbach to Eschenbach, Germany, both within the U.S. occupied zone. First day cover (FDC) collectors will not feel left out, as there are FDCs available for many AMG regular issues, commemoratives, and some BoB issues. There are both addressed and unaddressed FDCs, with and without cachets. In many instances, there are multiple cachets for a single issue and cachet artists/creators who designed cachets for a wide range of issues. Thus, it is possible to develop a collection that is focused on either a single AMG issue or a cachet designer. FDCs are easiest to locate for the issues of the FTT and Ryukyu Islands, as those areas issued stamps over a longer time frame than any other AMG-administered areas.Figures 14a and b show FDCs for the 1953 FTT 25 Lire mountain festival issue and the 1970 Ryukyu Islands 3 Cent classic opera issue (Scott 196). Since AMG stamps and postal history cover such a broad range of collecting interests, it is only natural that many different types of collectors are drawn to AMG collecting. Despite the breadth of the AMG collecting area, a basic AMG collection containing one of each face-different AMG-issued stamp, although a challenge, is possible to complete, unlike a worldwide collection or even many country collections. An AMG collection also offers the opportunity to specialize, whether it be in the issues and postal history for a given country (e.g., Italy, Germany) or in a specific type of stamps (e.g., all revenue issues). Since my goal is to introduce readers to AMG collecting, I have only touched on a few of the possible ways to collect AMG stamps. Once you have started down the AMG collecting path, many other options will present themselves. If you’re having trouble finding affordable new material for your current collecting area(s) or you are looking for an interesting new challenge, AMG collecting may be the solution. There is a group dedicated to the study of AMG collecting, the AMG Collectors’ Club (AMGCC), which is also an APS chapter. Dues in the AMGCC are only $20 a year and it publishes the A.M.G. Courier, a quarterly awardwinning journal (Large Silver at 2017 APS StampShow and Vermeil at 2020 Chicagopex). The AMGCC website (www. amgcollectors.org) also has an abundance of reference material, including album pages and back copies of the journal, available for download by members. Do yourself a favor and become an AMG collector today. You will not regret the decision. For information on joining the AMGCC, either go to the club website or contact the club Secretary/Treasurer, David Arking, via email at arkmail@comcast.net or mail at 223 Williamsburg Rd., Lansing, MI 48917. Comments about this article or general question regarding the AMGCC or AMG collecting area may be sent to me via email at rich@pedersonstamps.com or by mail at PO Box 662, Clemson, SC 29633. The photo negative in the header is of Catania, Sicily, in 1943, by photographer Nick Parrino. The Allied military government supplied flour for the towns hardest hit by the war after all local sources had been exhausted. Courtesy of Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection (Library of Congress). References Wilcke, Harry W., M.D. (ed.). Bush A.M.G. Catalog – Handbook (Joseph V. Bush, Inc.; 1993). Cass, Harry, and Bush, Joseph (eds.). Bush – Cass Catalog of AMG Revenue Stamps (Joseph Bush; 1956). Houseman, Donna (ed.). Scott 2018 Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps & Covers (Amos Media Co.). Snee, Charles (ed.). Scott 2015 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, volumes 1-4 (Scott Publishing Co.) The Author Richard Pederson is editor of the A. M. G. Courier, webmaster for the AMGCC, the club’s APS representative, and a past president and vice president of the AMGCC. For Further Reading Recommendations from the APRL research staff: A.M.G. Catalog-Handbook by Harry Cass. (Bonita, CA: Joseph V. Bush, 1958. G5700 .A1 C343am The AMG Story: The Philatelic Story of the Allied Military Government in Europe at the Close of World War II by Harry Wilcke. (Columbus, OH: United States Possessions Philatelic Society, 1994. G5701 .O15 W667a 1994 A.M.G. Courier: The Journal of the AMG Collectors' Club by AMG Collectors' Club. (Clemson, SC: AMG Collectors' Club, 2015-Present). JOURNAL AMG Courier JANUARY 2021 / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 41
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