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Editing Philately BY Gary Wayne Loew Editor-in-Chief of APS Publications gary@stamps.org A Journey Around-the-Philatelic-World More, more, and still more… Since I began writing this column several months ago, I have ended by reminding APS members that this is your American Philatelist. I’ve encouraged you to write and let us know what you like and don’t like about the AP. And many of you have done just that. I learned that you want more articles about stamps and more articles about postal history. You want more articles about U.S. stamps and more articles about foreign stamps. You want more in-depth articles and more articles for beginners. The ambitious full-year editorial calendar we introduced was well received by all who wrote. About half of the members liked the idea of the special issues and half did not like the idea. So this month, you are all going to get what you wanted! Welcome to January’s “Wide World of Stamp Collecting: a potpourri of collecting topics.” To achieve that, we start with an article on collecting the world. We will be visiting the United States, of course, examining a single commemorative stamp of the 1950s and an entire genre of stamps (revenues). We will visit the Principality of Liechtenstein and explore collecting Allied Military Government stamps. And, because planet Earth is not big enough for stamp collectors, we will visit the Hubble Space Telescope, Hale-Bopp and (almost) to the universe and beyond – philatelically speaking, that is. In this issue Many of us began collecting with an enormous scope – perhaps you were given a worldwide stamp album as a child, or perhaps you began by collecting every stamp that fell into your hands. No matter where you take your collection next, this issue is proof that there is no wrong way to collect. APS President Bob Zeigler gives some advice for the collector who prefers to specialize, but we also find that “collecting the world” can be very rewarding. John Seidl offers his thoughts on different ways to specialize in worldwide stamp collecting. John has been participating in and giving back to the hobby for many years. One of the ways that he gives back is by serving as the president of the International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors (www.iswsc.org). Check out their interesting website. From collecting the world, we shift focus to the opposite extreme. Liechtenstein is the sixth-smallest independent nation in the world, but its philately will support as deep a dive as any specialist could wish for. To prove that, author John R. Shotliff tells “A Tale of Errors, Freaks and Oddities… and Politics.” CALL FOR WRITERS The American Philatelist depends on our members, who provide much of the content of this magazine. I’d like to encourage more members to join our roster of philatelic writers. If you have an idea, please send your article idea, an outline and a brief description of what would make it interesting to our audience. Send your proposal by email to aparticle@stamps.org or mail to The American Philatelist, c/o Article Submission, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823. APS Official Family 2019–2022 PRESIDENT Robert Zeigler rzeigler@zcklaw.com BOARD OF VICE PRESIDENTS Cheryl Ganz cherylganz@yahoo.com Patricia (Trish) Kaufmann trishkauf@comcast.net Jeff Shapiro dirtyoldcovers@aol.com SECRETARY Stephen Schumann stephen.schumann@att.net TREASURER Bruce Marsden mail@brucemarsden.com DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE Michael Bloom mbloom@sinotech.com Rich Drews richbear427@hotmail.com Peter P. McCann ppm103226706@aol.com Mark Schwartz mark.schwartz1@verizon.net IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Stephen Reinhard sreinhard1@optonline.net STAMP THEFT COMMITTEE Nicholas A. Lombardi P.O. Box 1005 Mountainside, NJ 07092 stamptheft@stamps.org APS INSURANCE PLAN Hugh Wood Inc., 220 Match Factory Place Bellefonte, PA 16823 Toll Free: 888-APS-6494 Phone: 212-509-3777 Fax: 212-509-4906 aps@hughwood.com ADDRESS CHANGES To change your address online visit stamps.org and log into your My APS account. Or mail your new address information to APS, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823 (Fax: 814-933-6128). Please try to give us four weeks’ notice. You can also add an e-mail address or website to your APS record. CONNECT ONLINE 6 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY 2021
APS-7.qxp_APS 06.05.20 14:30 Seite 1 If you have interests that transcend national boundaries, there are many ways to philatelically satisfy those interests. For example, let me quote from Richard Pederson’s intriguing article, “The Allure of AMG Collecting”: “The Allied Military Government (AMG) specialty… has something for everyone, spanning multiple geographic and political states, several languages, changes in government and administration, and a rich historical situation – over the course of just a few years.” Pederson is editor of the A.M.G. Courier, the journal of The Allied Military Government Collectors’ Club (www. AMGcollectors.org). If going cross-border or collecting the whole world isn’t expansive enough for you, then perhaps the realm of astrophilately will slake your philatelic questing. When Katrin Raynor-Evans appeared in these pages exactly one year ago (“A Stamp on the Universe”) her article resonated with APS members. Many sent her astrophilatelic artifacts that they thought she might enjoy. In this issue, she shares her adventures in learning about new off-planet philatelic subjects. This is yet another rocket-propelled article from Katrin. I am sure you will enjoy the ride. Ron Lesher returns with the second installment in his column “The Collector of Revenue.” “Paying a Tax or Tax Exempt” shows us how a revenue stamp might verify that a tax has been paid or might confirm that no tax is due. The world of revenue stamps tells us so much about how governments achieved their fiscal requirements through diverse means of taxation. The subject may appear specialized, but it broaches vast swathes of society. Longtime contributor Charles Posner resumes his journey through the meaningful commemoratives of the 1950s. This time he settles on the year 1957 and the stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Oklahoma Statehood. This is a tale of postage, politics, and design planning. There is a lot to be learned about the creation of this 3¢ stamp. Your areas of interest can be saved, and you receive notifications for newly listed items. Helping APS members to learn more One thing that all collectors appear to have in common is an endless quest to learn more about the stamps they collect or are considering collecting. We – and the APRL staff – frequently get inquiries about the topics that appeared in the prior month’s AP. So, beginning this month, many of the articles will end with a new feature, a sidebar titled “For Further Reading.” The talented researchers on the APRL staff will recommend books, articles, websites, presentations from the APS YouTube channel, and perhaps courses available on our C3a educational archive. APS members can borrow books and obtain copies of articles, as well as sign up for C3a courses. Helping APS members find stamp dealers One observation that I made earlier struck a favorable note with many readers. You appreciate our new attention to balanced focus between content to help you be better collectors while simultaneously enabling you to more readily locate www. philasearch.com Ad 7 of 7 JANUARY 2021 / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 7
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