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CONTENTS • JULY 2018 


August 9, 2018 

STampshow NTSS Station 

Columbus, OHio 43215 

650 CHASING A 

DRAGON? 

By Jeff Stage 

A knight in full armor 

rode onto a set of Portuguese 

stamps in 1953. 

Who is this heroic knight 

and could he have been 

battling a dragon? 

DEPARTMENTS 

692 Books and Catalogs 

690 Buy and Sell 

708 Classifieds 

686 Digital Discoveries 

707 Index of Advertisers 

VOLUME 132 • NO. 7 • WHOLE NO. 1,410 

624 Letters to the Editor 

712 Membership Report 

712 New Stamps 

634 Our Story 

636 DRAGONS EXPLORED 

By George DeKornfeld 

Dragons have been terrorizing – or uplifting 

or entertaining, depending upon your 

point of view – postage stamps since the 

19th century. Here’s a summary of more 

than 100 years of dragon stamps. 

666 DRAGONS DESCEND 

This month we offer a guide to the 2018 

StampShow / National Topical Stamp 

Show, complete with a list of dealers, 

participating societies, maps, mobile app 

information and much more. 

654 GERMAN CURRENCY REFORM 

By Chuck Fisher 

Post-war Berlin was in ruins as the U.S., 

British, French and Soviet governments 

administered several designated zones. To 

no one’s surprise, currency went through 

many changes, which, naturally caused a 

lot of changes in stamps. Here’s a look at 

unraveling the mess and making sense of 

the era’s stamps. 

650 646 688 

646 UNDERCOVER 

COVERS 

By Vincent Centozne 

Here’s a look at a few WWII 

postal cards that might 

have served (they were 

scrutinized) as a philatelic 

conduit for secrets, espionage 

and spy tactics. 

694 Philatelic Happenings 

688 EXPERTIZING BASICS 

By Tom Horn 

Learn the basics for identifying 

the stamps in the world’s 

longest running design 

series. Norway’s Post Horns 

hold three details that collectors 

often miss. 

620 President’s Column 

704 Show Time 

622 The Philatelic Experience 

720 Worldwide in a Nutshell 

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618 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JULY 2018

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN ......................................................................................... 

A Smart and Positive Voice 

Mick Zais Shared His Enthusiasm for Hobby Through His Leadership 

Mitchell “Mick” Zais resigned as president of the 

American Philatelic Society May 17 to be sworn in 

as the Deputy Secretary of Education for the administration 

of President Donald Trump. 

“It is with a mixture of sadness and pride that I submit my 

resignation as your president,” Zais wrote in his letter to the 

APS Board of Directors and Executive Director Scott English. 

He resigned to comply with the White House ethics policy 

that requires all confirmed presidential appointees to “resign 

from all boards and positions of employment.” 

Zais was elected president by the APS in 2016, taking office 

at StampShow in August 2016 in Portland, Oregon. He 

had previously served as vice president from 2013 to 2016. 

Zais was the society’s 46th president, a formidable line that 

began with John K. Tiffany and the society’s founding in 1886. 

Zais, now serving under Secretary of Education Betsy De- 

Vos, began work immediately. As a farewell, we are offering 

a few highlights of Zais’ tenure and the very open and enjoyable 

columns that he’s penned over the past 22 months. He 

wrote about everything from hard-working volunteers to local 

stamp clubs and events; from the trials and successes of exhibiting 

his beloved collection focused on the West Point commemorative 

of 1937; to keeping the hobby and APS vital in the 

future. His underlying message was always positive and supportive 

of philately and to be informative to APS membership. 

Here are some highlights: 

December 2016 – “Local clubs across the country are the 

heart of our hobby,” writes Mick in a column about stamp 

clubs. “They kindle enthusiasm for stamp collecting; they 

are where bonds of friendships around common interests are 

strengthened.” 

March 2017 – Mick, who has been to 49 foreign countries, 

writes about the importance of the United States’ many flag 

stamps as The American Philatelist publishes the speech he 

made at the first-day ceremony for a new Flag stamp. “Old 

Glory … is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy 

in the world. It has flown free over American soil for 

240 years. … Its history is the story of America itself.” 

April 2017 – Mick writes about producing his first competitive 

exhibit. “There are lots of reasons for exhibiting. Winning 

top awards is probably the least sensible; a far more important 

reason is to share parts of your collection with others …” 

May 2017 – Mick addresses the society’s tradition of raising 

money on the strength of dedicated volunteers. “Most 

nonprofit organizations like the APS have permanent, fulltime 

staffs dedicated to raising charitable contributions. (The 

APS does not.) … Fundraising has been amazingly successful.” 

June 2017 – Mick, showing how action is needed to sustain 

the hobby, writes about how he’s recruiting his brother’s 

grandchildren into the world of philately. “The first thing I did 

… was to design and prepare about 10 different first-day covers 

(for each of them.) … I presented each with a cover album 

and a stock book. We sat at the dining room table while I explained 

what a FDC was (and) all the information that was 

contained on it …” 

July 2017 (special Canada issue) – Mick shows six covers 

from his collection, all linked between the U.S. and Canada. 

“Covers such as these ... demonstrate the enduring ties of 

friendship between these two great nations.” 

September 2017 – Mick offers a list of concrete tasks 

members can take on to promote National Stamp Collecting 

Month in October. These include active projects and engaging 

with art museums, veterinarians, the post office, library and 

schools. “Again, tell viewers where to get additional information 

about stamp collecting.” 

October 2017 – Mick profiles a member originally from 

Guyana who twice a year returns to her homeland to “spread 

the gospel of philately among children.” 

Based on his career and leadership experience, it was no 

surprise that the president tapped Zais for his new position. 

Zais, 71, graduated from the United States Military Academy 

at West Point with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and 

later earned a master’s degree (social psychology) and doctorate 

(organizational behavior) from the University of Washington. 

He also holds a master’s degree, in military history, from 

the School of Advance Military Studies. 

His Army career was long and highly decorated, with service 

everywhere from Vietnam and Korea to Kuwait to Kosovo 

and the Pentagon, before he retired as a brigadier general. 

He served as president of Newberry College (South Carolina 

2000-2010) and was elected as superintendent of South Carolina 

schools in 2010, serving one term. 

We’ll let Mick have the final word today with the following 

paragraph from his resignation letter to the APS: 

“It has been my honor to serve as a member of the APS 

board for the past five years. During that time I’ve had the 

pleasure of working with wonderful people who share my passion 

for and fascination with the vast field of philately. I will 

miss not being an integral part of that collegial community 

during my time in public office.” 


THE PHILATELIC EXPERIENCE 

Destination: Middle Earth 

Preparing for the StampShow/NTSS Experience 

One of the most enduring lines from the movie Wizard of Oz is when Dorothy 

says to her dog, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” And, if you 

have attended StampShow in previous years, you may get that feeling when 

you arrive at StampShow/NTSS in Columbus, Ohio. 

In keeping with the goal of developing a broader philatelic experience, the show 

this year will be different in several aspects. Now, don’t worry. The bourse will be there, 

the exhibits will be there, and the friends and activities you’ve come to expect will all 

be there to continue the traditions and renew your passion. What we’re changing is the 

way we introduce the hobby to casual collectors and stamp enthusiasts. 

By now (hopefully) you have noticed a strong and pronounced 

theme for StampShow/NTSS. “Here Be Dragons” ties together a 

common subject for topical collectors, the new stamps scheduled 

for release at the show, and an icon of popular culture. Beginning 

several years ago with the Lord of the Rings movie franchise, and 

continuing now with popular television programs like Game of 

Thrones, dragons and the lore of medieval fantasy have developed a 

strong following across important segments of our society. The inclusion 

of these elements in StampShow/NTSS 

is not about watering down philately, as some 

might suggestion; it is about appealing to modern 

culture through what can be found in our 

hobby. It also provides a platform for introducing 

the range of possibilities with topical collecting. 

As I write these words, many of the plans are 

still coming together. I hesitate to commit to details 

so far in advance, but if everything falls into place, StampShow will do more to 

attract the general public than any event we’ve ever undertaken. Using new tools for 

media monitoring and outreach, we intend to attract the attention of local media on 

a whole new scale. The show floor will have activities and experiences to rival the best 

commercial trade shows. The U.S. Postal Service has committed to an incredible event 

presence starting with the first day ceremony and carrying through to a virtual reality 

experience at its booth. Several participating societies and study groups are coloring 

outside the lines – turning ideas into actions that will be remembered for years to 

come. Who knows, maybe we can even convince that flowered shirt crew to trade in 

their Hawaiian garb for tunics of chainmail. 

In all seriousness, StampShow/NTSS will be an experience to behold. Not just because 

we say so, but because so many are working to make it so. We all know the urgency 

of growth for the hobby and there are ideas galore for addressing this need. What we 

must understand is that the ideas with the greatest impact and the actions required to 

get us where we must go may leave us feeling like we’re not in Kansas anymore. 

622 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JULY 2018 

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SECRETARY 

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TREASURER 

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DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE 

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IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 

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Please try to give us four weeks’ notice. 

You can also add an e-mail address or 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

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Former Collector Finds Best Way 

To Sell is Through the APS 

I just read the sad letter in the April edition about a collector 

selling a good collection, but not getting value for the 

material. I say “sad” because since he is an APS member it 

didn’t have to be that way. 

I am the third generation of my collection and when I 

turned 65 (a decade ago), I verified that neither my son nor 

my grandson had any interest in my collection. So just like 

that fellow, I started with the dealer route. I got what I felt 

was a minimally fair offer for my U.S. revenues (which I accepted). 

Other dealers advertising in the APS journal did not 

want to even see my good stuff. Then I decided to try both 

APS circuit books and APS online sales. Over the last 10 

years I have sold 154 better stamps through StampStore and 

have sent in 181 circuit books; stamps cataloging less than $1 

get donated locally. 

Back in 2008 I would have lump-sold my entire collection 

for $15,000 based on very similar criteria to the other writer. 

But I am sure glad that I didn’t get such an offer for two big 

reasons. First, I have actually had as much fun for the last 

10 years preparing my collection for circuit books and store 

sales as I did collecting the stamps to begin with. Second, my 

net receipts so far exceed $40,000. Yes, I had many stamps 

expertized by APS and got bad news on a quarter of those, 

due either to unnoticed modifications (all such bad eggs were 

donated to the APS Reference Collection to get them out of 

circulation) or to their being the cheap variety and not the 

expensive one (which then went into circuit books with the 

certificates for the amusement of the buyers). I have another 

batch of circuit books ready to send to APS and maybe 15 

percent of my original collection (though mostly cheaper 

stuff) left to process. 

Thank you APS for extending my personal fun by letting 

me switch from collecting to selling. 

David G. Ball 

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico 

Settled About 900 Years Ago 

Sr. Perez-Maldonado indeed is correct that the city of 

Vera Cruz, Mexico, was founded prior to the settlement of 

St. Augustine, Florida (The AP, Letters to the Editor, April 

2018, p. 306). Neither of those cities, however, are the “first 

permanent settlement on the North American continent,” as 

claimed. This description requires an additional adjective, 

i.e., European. 

The oldest permanent and continuously occupied settlement 

in North America is the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, 

west of Albuquerque. The Acoma people have lived at this 

site since about 1150, possibly earlier. An excellent reference 

is Acoma: Pueblo in the Sky by Ward Alan Minge and Simon 

Ortiz, University of New Mexico Press, 1991. There also are 

numerous Internet websites on the Acoma Pueblo. 

This misidentification illustrates the common Eurocentric 

worldview of North Americans. The AP doesn’t, I’m certain, 

have a wide readership — if any – among native peoples 

in the U.S. or other nations. 

Allison Cusick 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

More Clarifications on German Death Letter 

I am writing in regards to the Dr. Vogt letter discussed 

first in the March issue and the letters of reply in the May 

issue. There were some misconceptions in those letters that I 

would like to address. 

Mr. Haimo is correct when he states that the death card 

was likely sent by the family of Dr. Vogt. Such cards are quite 

common and may be found on eBay. This custom of sending 

out such death notifications is maintained to this day in 

Germany. 

However, the presence of the swastika on the medal (dated 

1939, not 1940) is not an indication as to whether Dr. Vogt 

and his family were Nazis or not. It was the standard medal 

awarded (from 1939 to 1945) by the German military at that 

time, which, of course, was under Nazi rule. Many noted 

anti-Nazi officers were awarded this medal in World War II. 

Vogt’s family would have been expected by the authorities to 

include the depiction of the medal in the death notice. 

The enclosure, as Mr. Haimo notes, was certainly placed 

in the envelope after his death a year or so after the original 

letter was sent. Research in the German War Graves Commission 

records show that Dr. Vogt was buried in Kryvyi 

Rih, Ukraine, but the burial location is currently unknown as 

most German military cemeteries on the Eastern Front were 

destroyed after the war by the Soviet Union. 

While Mr. Salantri is correct that, sadly, many neo-Nazi 

groups use it as a symbol, a de-Nazified version, where an 

oak leaf replaces the swastika, is still permitted to be worn 

by holders. The German air force uses a version of it as the 

markings for its aircraft to this day. Nor did the writer of the 

original article compare the Iron Cross to the Purple Heart. 

He instead noted that Dr. Vogt had been awarded the Wound 

Medal, which is the military equivalent of our Purple Heart. 

No moral equivalence was implied 

I would also take issue with the thought that by discussing 

German philatelic history during the Third Reich that the 

APS is “promoting” in any way Nazi thoughts or beliefs. In- 


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stead, such discussion exposes them, in my opinion. Many 

highly respected philatelists write about, study, or exhibit this 

area of postal history. If we do not remember this horrific 

time in history, and study it, how can we then say “Never 

Again!”? As Santayana said, those who cannot remember the 

past are condemned to repeat it. 

Ken Gilbert 

Columbus, Ohio 

Author’s note: The writer is a director of the Germany 

Philatelic Society but is speaking on behalf of himself and not 

as a member or officer of that society. 

Collection Started by Asking 

For Old Correspondence 

Greg Doll’s letter about new collectors in the April edition 

of The American Philatelist brought something to mind as far 

as my collecting history is concerned. 

I started at about the age of 6 when I went into the attic 

of our house and found old letters my parents had written 

to each other before their marriage. Most envelopes had 

the then-current 2-cent regular issue on them, but a few did 

have commemoratives, which tweaked my interest. When I 

had some money I started buying 10- and 25-cent packets of 

stamps to be placed in a cheap album that I had purchased. 

I later got a big break around 1950 when I was about 

14 when I walked past the Los Angeles headquarters of the 

Prudential Life Insurance Company. Just out of curiosity I 

walked into the reception room and asked if they had any 

used stamps that I could have. The answer was “yes.” Not only 

that, but I was told that I could come back for more. (That 

was before the days that the company used metered mail to 

any great extent.) Regularly, about once a week, I dropped by 

to pick up used stamped envelopes, often times with unusual 

denominations, such as 21, 22 and 24 cents. That went on for 

the entire summer and really did launch my stamp collecting 

hobby. 

After that, I started making periodic visits to the Superior 

stamp store in Los Angeles to expand my then-only U.S. collection. 

So, these are a couple of ways to start in on the hobby. 

I have since lived in several countries (Japan, Germany and 

Iran among others.) Each time I have started another collection 

and learned a good deal about the country’s history and 

culture as well. 

Don McDaniel 

University Place, Washington 

Of Catalog Values and Pricing 

I just finished reading the article by Wendi Masorti titled 

“Every Flaw Makes a Difference” in the May issue of The 

American Philatelist. There is, of course, good advice for sellers 

there regarding the sale of faulty stamps. 

However, I do have a question. It is stated in the article that 

stamps without fault, and presumably in VF grade, would sell 

for around 50 percent to 60 percent of its catalog value. Why? 

If that is common practice, why not simply drop the catalog 

value by, say, 40 percent so that buyers would know what to 

expect? It makes little sense to me that a catalog value should 

be a value for which no one will pay. 

Any clarification of this consideration is welcome. 

Lawrence R. Mead 

Rochester Hills, Michigan 

Editor’s Note: Catalogs set a standard that can be used 

by collectors, sellers, auction houses and dealers. A general 

rule of thumb is that a catalog value is what a customer could 

expect to pay a dealer in a retail environment. 

Good to Read About Success of YPLF 

The article by David McKinney, looking back at Young 

Philatelic Leaders Fellowship’s 10 years of existence in the 

May edition of The American Philatelist, was good to read in 

that the effort has been sustained. What was even more encouraging 

is that the author continues his service as a leader 

in the United States Army. It is wonderful to see the post-9/11 

generation take charge of this country in such positive ways. 

Richard Ropiak 

New York, New York 

Balkan, Not Baltic 

In the May issue of The American Philatelist you note that 

Slovenia recently released a lovely stamp of a decorated Easter 

egg to help celebrate the Easter season. You also mentioned 

that “Decorating Easter eggs is a long tradition, particularly 

among the Baltic countries.” I'm sure that the Baltic nations 

do enjoy this tradition, but Slovenia is too far away to qualify 

as a Baltic country; I think it’s in the Balkans. 

Edward Yasuna 

Harwich Port, Massachusetts 

Who Were the WWI-Era Blue Devils? 

I have just finished reading your May 2018 issue, and I 

cannot remember enjoying an edition of The AP more. The 

topic – the birth of airmail – is one that has always interested 

me, and every article and story you published was a gem. 

Thank you. 

The article by Mark Reynolds Duhamel reminded me 

of a cover I used to own. It was mailed May 21, 1918, and 

inscribed “This letter came on the first flying machine from 


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Washington.” It was mailed from 2145 Decatur Place, a house that 

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Codman-Davis House. 

I find the letter it contained interesting both for its mention of the 

early airmail usage, and for its content, which refers to the closing 

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Our love always, Mary Louise [Slomen?] 

Perhaps your readers will enjoy seeing this cover and its letter. Better still, perhaps 

one of them can identify the sender, or, tell us who the “Blue Devils” were. 

Bill Senkus 

Concord, California 

Editor’s note: Mr. Senkus was a driving force behind the “Alphabetilately” exhibit, 

created by the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Graphic 

Arts. The exhibit of 26 cases showing aspects of philately was on display from 2008 

to 2015 at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and now resides at the American 

Philatelic Center. 

You can visit his website at www.Alphabetilately.org. 

Turning to Internet Was Best Solution to Sell 

I am writing in response to the letter from Eric Adler in The American Philatelist. 

I, too, was faced with the need to sell my U.S. mint collection built over many 

years. It was comprised of 7,398 individual stamps, which originally cost me well 

more than $7,000 by the time I decided to stop collecting in 2011 at the age of 81. 

It was time to sell, and since no one in my immediate and extended family had 

any interest, I had three choices: sell outright to a dealer, have a dealer put it up for 

auction, or – the one I chose – sell it on eBay. (No offense to dealers, who strive to 

make a living, but they will typically buy collections for a relatively small percentage 

of what they can be sold for.) 

It took me seven years, but I got back almost every cent I originally paid, with 

some losses and some unexpected gains, averaging it all out. Yes, I had help getting 

started, but once I mastered the process, it was smooth sailing, and almost as much 

fun as collecting was. I groaned when something didn’t sell well, but I cheered when 

the big bids came in. I now have a feedback score of 734 and a pot full of praise from 

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Take heart, fellow collectors. You too can sell on eBay for fun and profit. It just 

takes time and work. 

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St. Louis Park, Minnesota 

Zeppelin Cover Valued 

Part of Collection 

I have been collecting stamps 

since I was 10 years old and am 

now 80. I have never lost interest; 

a gift from my dad. 

In the spirit of the airmail 

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might be of interest. It flew on the 

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will note, on September 26 to 29, 

1936, from Frankfurt, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey. 

The final, fatal, flight was in early May of the following year. 

Jack Isaacson 

Worthington, Ohio 

Correction 

This cover flew on the Hindenburg less than a year 

before the airship crashed. 

A photo in Scott English’s “Our Story” column in the June issue of The American 

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BY SCOTT ENGLISH executive director 

scott@stamps.org 

Society Leadership Changes from Z to Z 

Zais Resigns from Presidency to Serve President; Zeigler Elected 

On May 17, Mick 

Zais resigned as 

president of the 

APS, one day after he was 

confirmed by the U.S. Senate 

as Deputy Secretary of 

Education. Zais was elected 

president by the APS membership 

in 2016, taking office 

at StampShow 2016 in 

Mick Zais 

Portland, Oregon. He had 

previously served as vice 

president from 2013 to 2016. Mick’s farewell column will be 

in this issue with his thoughts on leaving. 

I had the pleasure of working for Mick when he served as 

South Carolina’s State Superintendent of Schools from 2011 

to 2015. He introduced me to philately when he placed bowls 

of stamps, tongs, and glassine envelopes around the offices of 

the Department of Education. He encouraged visitors, young 

and old, to spend some time digging through the stamps 

while he talked about the educational value of stamps. I even 

learned the proper way to open an envelope! I’d like to thank 

Mick for his service on the APS Board of Directors and wish 

him well in the next chapter! 

Robert Zeigler Elected 

As required by the bylaws, the APS Board of Directors 

met on May 23 to elect a board member to take over as president. 

Vice President Robert “Bob” Zeigler and Director-at- 

Large and Past President Dr. Peter P. McCann were nominated 

for the position. By a vote of 6-4, Zeigler was elected to 

complete the term ending in August 2019. 

Zeigler, who hails from 

Indianapolis, Indiana is a 

life member of the APS, and 

has been a member since 

1973. In 2016, Zeigler was 

elected vice president by 

the APS members, serving 

on the Board of Vice Presidents. 

He previously served 

on the APS Board of Directors 

as a director at-large 

Robert “Bob” Zeigler 

from 2001 to 2003. 

Outside of philately, Zeigler has been a trial attorney since 

1980, with a focus on defending health care professionals and 

hospitals in malpractice lawsuits. 

On the collecting side, Zeigler has specialized in collecting 

Switzerland for more than 40 years. He has served the 

society as a member of the Expert Committee for Switzerland 

for more than 30 years. In addition, Zeigler has served as a 

philatelic judge in more than 90 shows, often as chief judge. 

In 2009, the APS honored him with the Nicholas G. Carter 

Volunteer Award for National Service. Aside from service to 

the APS, Zeigler has served the hobby as past president of the 

Indiana Stamp Club, which annually sponsors Indypex, one 

of the national World Series of Philately shows. He has also 

held the office of president for the American Helvetia Philatelic 

Society (the Swiss specialists’ organization), in which he 

is also a life member. 

Bob will take over the journal’s President’s Column starting 

with the August issue of The American Philatelist. Our 

members will get to know Bob over the months ahead, but I 

have enjoyed working with him since he rejoined the board 

in 2016. 

Board Vacancy 

There still remains a vacancy on the board to be appointed 

by the president and approved by the board of directors. 

As of this column, the APS Board has scheduled to convene 

again so that an appointment can be confirmed. I will provide 

an introduction to the latest addition to the APS Board in the 

August issue of The American Philatelist. 

StampShow/National Topical Stamp Show 2018 

By the time you read this, we will be 

nearing the start of APS StampShow/National 

Topical Stamp Show. I would like 

to thank our friends at the American 

Topical Association for joining 

forces with the APS. The 

partnership has really energized 

our membership and the ATA 

membership, and we expect to 

see a great crowd in Columbus. The partnership is already 

moving well past the 2018 show, and in the next issue I will 

share more about where things are going. We hope to see you 

in Columbus and thank you for support. 


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Here Be Dragons 

A Topical That’s Sure to Heat Up Your Collecting Passions 

BY GEORGE DEKORNFELD, DDS 

Figure 1. An illustration of the dragon 

Smaug attacking Bilbo Baggins in 

the novel The Hobbit is part of a set 

of Magical Worlds stamps issued in 

1998. 

Figure 2. Canada’s Year of the Dragon stamp 

in 2000, Scott 1836. 


“There he lay, a vast red-golden dragon, fast asleep; 

a thrumming coming from his jaws and nostrils, 

and wisps of smoke, but his fires were low in slumber. 

Beneath him, under all his limbs and his huge coiled tail, 

and about him on all sides stretching away across 

the unseen floors, lay countless piles of precious things, 

gold wrought and unwrought, gems and jewels, 

and silver red-stained in the ruddy light.” 

This paragraph, taken from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, 

appeared on the cover of the June 1998 British Philatelic 

Bulletin as a way of introducing Royal Mail’s 

Magical Worlds stamp set, designed by Peter Malone, to celebrate 

five hugely popular children’s books. Going on sale July 

21 of the same year, the 20p stamp, paying the basic inland 

and second class rates, featured Smaug the dragon scaring the 

bejeebers out of Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of this classic 

novel penned in 1937 [Figure 1]. 

This is the perfect time to talk about dragons on stamps 

as the U.S. Postal Service prepares to issue four new Dragons 

stamps at the next month’s StampShow / National Topical 

Stamp Show in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by the American 

Philatelic Society and the American Topical Association. The 

ATA, in fact, has a check list of dragons on stamps that has 

more than 550 listings, plenty to keep any novice or experienced 

dragons collector quite satisfied. 

Appearing in many cultures in various yet similar forms, 

dragons are first recorded in the mythology of the ancient 

Near East, taking us all the way back to the fourth millennium 

B.C. and the so-called Cradle of Civilization. Then depicted 

as more of a snake-like being, it took the Middle Ages and 

Western Europe to morph the dragon into the winged, firebreathing 

critter with a long, curly tail that we are all familiar 

with today. Forms of this serpent range from the malevolent, 

such as those depicting either a form of the devil or those 

reported to enjoy devouring people (the Albanian Bolla, for 

example) to their benevolent counterparts, like the Japanese 

Ryūjin, a dragon that, like a genie, grants wishes. 

Approached either topically or thematically, concentrating 

on our fire-breathing friends affords almost countless opportunities 

to add to a collection; and, if colorful stamps tend 

to float your boat, many of these, especially the more recent 

issues, will supply plenty of eye candy for your album pages. 

It is some of these eye-popping issues that we’ll be looking 

at, so let’s jump right in with a stamp issued by our neighbors 

to the north. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 

the Dragon happens every 12 years, which in our example fell 

on 2000, the year Canada Post issued an attractive stamp of a 

long, skinny dragon [Figure 2]. 

Canada Post, offering a mini-lesson in modern stamp design, 

credited the design to Vancouver’s Koo Creative Group 

Inc., under the creative direction of Ken Koo. Designer Ken 

Fung, illustrator Samuel Tseng, photographer Clinton Hussey 

and artists at the Punchline Embroidery Centre collaborated 

to create the commemorative that marries many classic Chinese 

techniques with contemporary computer-design technology. 

“Our design for the Year of the Dragon stamp uses embroidery 

because it’s one of the most prestigious art forms 

in China,” Koo told Canada Post. “For thousands of years it’s 

been used to present the unique personality, style and characteristics 

of the dragon. A golden yellow is one of the most 

commonly used colors of the Chinese New Year because it 

represents wealth, fortune and sovereignty.” 

Koo requested that the various visual elements clouds, sea 

and dragon be created and photographed separately. Computer 

graphics specialists blended these components to create 


Figure 3. The first U.S. stamps 

featuring dragons were 

issued to commemorate 

the Lunar New Year and the 

dragon zodiac sign affiliated 

with the years 2000 (Scott 

3370) and 2012 (Scott 4623). 

Figure 4. A Norfolk Islands souvenir sheet 

from 2000 offers some eye-popping artwork, 

though the actual stamp – showing just a 

front view of the creature’s noggin – might 

not even be identified as a dragon (Scott 696). 

the final stamp image. As an additional feature, the stamp is embossed to 

highlight the embroidery element of the design. 

In the Chinese Zodiac, the dragon is the fifth of 12 animals, given that 

position, according to legend, by the Jade Emperor, or Heavenly Grandfather, 

an incarnation of their first god ( 太帝 tài dì). The Jade Emperor held a feast 

to which all the animals were invited, the intent being to add the first 12 to 

the zodiac in the order with which they arrived. Although it was expected 

that the powerful dragon would arrive first, he showed up after Rat, Ox, Tiger 

and Rabbit. When asked why he was so late, Dragon said that on the way he 

saw a village suffering from a severe drought so he stopped to create rain for 

them. Although the Jade Emperor was pleased with this noble deed, he kept 

within his own guidelines and placed Dragon 

into the fifth position. 

The U.S. Postal Service is currently in its 

second cycle of stamps celebrating the Lunar 

New Year and the Year of the Dragon certainly 

has a role [Figure 3]. 

Artist Clarence Lee (1936-2015), of Honolulu, 

Hawaii, worked with stamp designer 

Richard Sheaff on the first series, which started 

in 1992 with the Year of the Rooster. Lee 

created all 12 stamps in the series with the 

Chinese art of paper cutting while grass-style 

calligraphy was added by Lau Bun. Lee’s 33- 

cent Year of the Dragon stamp was issued in 

2000. 

A new U.S. series began in 2008, with a 

new stamp artist, Kam Mak, of Brooklyn, 

New York, and a new designer, Ethel Kessler. 

Starting with the Year of the Rat, Mak created 

original artwork and Kessler included two elements 

from the previous series on the new 

stamps as well: a small image of Lee’s papercut 

icons plus Bun’s calligraphy. The 2012 Year of the Dragon forever 

stamp features a colorful papier-mâché dragon head typical of those 

used in festivals. 

Souvenir and miniature sheets are an effective way of adding 

some pizzazz to a topical collection, so let’s check out a bunch of 

those starting with an example issued by Norfolk Island, an Australian 

territory located in the Pacific Ocean, and another commemoration 

of the 2000 Year of the Dragon [Figure 4]. Just like the Canadian 

stamp, this serpent is wingless, more typical of those found in 

Eastern cultures. 

A country clearly somewhat obsessed with dragons is Hong 

Kong, not that there’s anything wrong with that. They have rugby, 

soccer, triathlon and cricket teams that go by the name The Dragons 

and an airline that uses the name: Dragonair, recently renamed Cathay 

Dragon Air. The Dragon Garden (a 20-acre park), the Dragon’s 

Back Trail (one of the best urban hiking trails in Asia), and the Hong 

Kong Dragon and Lion Dance Festival (a New Year’s Day celebration 

that parades through the streets of the city) are just some of the available 

dragon-esque leisure activities available there. 

Of course, Hong Kong Post has jumped onto this bandwagon by issuing 

a multitude of dragon topicals for this former British colony and, since 1997, 

a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China [Figure 5]. 


Figure 5. Hong 

Kong has produced 

several stamps 

featuring dragons, 

including several 

of the stylized 

type: a pair of firebreathers 

in 1976 

(Scott 312-313) and 

a 1988 souvenir 

sheet of four (Scott 

515-518). 

We present an example, a 1988 souvenir sheet of four stamps, each depicting one 

of our serpents and each with seemingly pleasant dispositions. A dozen years 

earlier, in 1976, another Year of the Dragon, we find two stylized renditions of 

the beast. 

Hong Kong presents a lot of dragon images that play a more symbolic and 

decorative role and does that by showing dragons that are 

moving and grooving [Figure 6]. 

Kites – sometimes used as a ceremonial or religious 

symbol – were developed in eastern cultures so it is no surprise 

that in China, kites depicting fierce dragons became 

weapons of war regarding strategy, communication and 

defense. What foe would dare attack a territory guarded by 

these blood-thirsty creatures of the sky? 

And, before we leave Hong Kong, we need to look at 

one more set of stamps, a souvenir sheet commemorating the 1985 Dragon Boat 

Races. Although not depicting our main character per se, this sheet still fits nicely 

into a topical collection because of the style of watercraft used and depicted. 

According to the sheet: 

“In the past fishing communities competed each year in dragon boat 

races to commemorate the patriotism of 

Chu Yuen, a Chinese poet, who drowned 

himself in a river in protest against a corrupt 

government in the fourth century 

B.C. The dragon boat races of today attract 

a wide international field and have become 

one of the most colorful festivals in Asia.” 

When Qu Yuan (alternate spelling) drowned himself in 

the Mi Lo River, the townspeople beat drums and threw 

glutinous rice dumplings called “zongzi” into the water 

to dissuade fish from dining on his body. Today, this 

event is memorialized by Chinese people around the 

world who eat zongzi and either go swimming or dip 

their hands into bodies of water. Known as the Tuen 

Ng Festival, the Dragon Boat Race, using 30-foot boats 

with crews of 20 paddlers, is one of the highlights of 

this celebration. 

Next, we’re off to Southeast Asia and the country 

of Malaysia to take a look at a 2012 miniature sheet 

Figure 6. A Hong Kong souvenir sheet of 

four in 1985 showed a dragon boat, with 

the dragon image at the bow (Scott 443). A 

stamp featuring a dragon kite (Scott 833a) 

was part of a kites strip of four in 1998. 

Figure 7. By including 

its selvage, this 2012 

stamp from Malaysia 

is shaped like a robe. 

A souvenir sheet 

featuring the stamp 

commemorates 

the World Stamp 

Exhibition held in 

Jakarta, Indonesia. 


Figure 8. These two stamps from Singapore 

in 2000 (Scott 919-920) were not only sold as 

singles, but also wound up as the centerpiece 

for four souvenir sheets commemorating 

stamp shows that year. 

Figure 9. Earlier this year, Great Britain’s 

Royal Mail issued a set of stamps 

featuring characters, including this scary 

dragon, from the television series Game 

of Thrones. 

with an unusual and attractive shape [Figure 7]. The Malay Archipelago has 

historically acted as a magnet, attracting migrants from China, India and Europe, 

resulting in an amalgam of cultures not surprisingly affecting all aspects 

of life. Malaysian textiles demonstrate this blending 

and are celebrated by a Legacy of the Loom miniature 

sheet, modelled after a robe worn by China’s 

Qing Dynasty empress. Depicted is a golden dragon 

embroidered in the robe’s center. This 2012 sheet also 

commemorates the World Stamp Exhibition held in 

Jakarta, Indonesia. 

Moving just a bit south, next we’ll visit the Republic 

of Singapore to take a look at its Lunar Year 

of the Dragon offerings for 2000 [Figure 8]. In what 

could easily be described as overkill, Singapore Post issued not only a pair of 

individual stamps, but in addition, four souvenir sheets containing the same 

two stamps, each commemorating various international stamp exhibitions 

held that year: Guangzhou, China; Bangkok, Thailand; London, England; 

and Saint Gallen, Switzerland. Excessive? Well, yeah, but they are all admittedly 

attractive and some of us magpies scarf them right up since they 

fit into several topics in addition to that of our main character. 

Noteworthy is the range found in the demeanor of these serpents 

as depicted in various postal issues. At one extreme we find the kind 

of dragon seen on a souvenir sheet issued by Great Britain earlier this 

year, commemorating the highly popular fantasy HBO television series, 

Game of Thrones, now in its ninth year [Figure 9]. Shown on the 

stamp is Drogon, the largest and fiercest of the three dragons, all siblings, 

featured in the series. That’s one scary-looking critter! 

On the other end of the spectrum, we can find friendly looking 

dragons, such as a pair of issues from 2000 [Figure 10]. First up, is a 

playful trio from Sweden based on The Dragon With Red Eyes (1985) by illustrator 

Ilon Wikland and author Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), whose works 

include the Pippi Longstocking series. Then, there’s the downright goofy 

looking dragons such as the fellow on a sheet from the Bailiwick of Jersey. 

The classic era (pre-1940) of stamp production also provides us with 

plenty of examples that fit into our chosen topic, the vast majority of which, 

not surprisingly come from the Orient. We’ll look at just two here and al- 

Figure 10: A set of three happy dragons with 

distinctive red eyes from Sweden (Scott 2367- 

2369) and a single playful dragon issued on a 

souvenir sheet by Jersey (Scott 934). 


Figure 11. The first stamps 

from Japan in 1871 

featured a dragon motif, 

with the mystical beasts 

facing inward toward the 

center, which shows the 

denomination (Scott 1-4, 

enlarged). 

though they are less colorful than their more modern compatriots, the older issues 

possess a beauty all their own, many exemplifying their typographer’s or 

engraver’s art. 

The first in this category is one of Japanese origin, 

a set of four imperforate stamps issued in April of 1871 

[Figure 11]. The image is that of two intricately designed 

dragons, tails entwined, facing each other with 

the face value of each stamp – 48-, 100-, 200- and 500- 

mon – printed in the center. 

It’s no surprise that like Japan, China included a 

dragon – known as the Imperial Dragon – on its first 

stamps [Figure 12]. The values – in 1, 3 and 5 cents 

(or the Chinese candarin or candareen) were issued in 

1878. Proofs for the stamps are found imperforate on 

thin laid or wove paper, some gummed. There are different 

colors, depending on the value. The 1-cent is found 

in green and deep green; the 3-cent is found in red, pale 

red and vermilion; the 5-cent in 

rose and yellow-ochre. 

Looking a little more at that 

classic period before World War 

II, we probably find more humandragon 

drama in the stamps of Europe, 

where it seems there are plenty 

of legends in which some gallant 

and brave king or knight came face-to-face with a fire breather [Figure 13]. 

In 1944, Belgium issued a set of eight semipostals showing classic European 

dragon-human battles, including the epic legend involving St. George. Although 

it’s not from the classic era, a 1952 stamp from Czechoslovakia showing dragonkiller 

Trutnov is quite dramatic. 

As topicalists, especially for those of us that exhibit, 

we like to add different elements to our collections, 

such as the aforementioned die proof. In 

the spirit of this, we’ll finish up with one last item 

from China, a booklet issued in 1988 [Figure 14]. 

The concordance between the booklet’s cover and 

the stamps it holds make for a colorful and necessary 

addition to our collections and exhibit pages. 

One final note: Another element we would seek 

out in our search for all things dragon would be pictorial 

postmarks. These were omitted from this article 

on purpose. Why? Because they’ll be found in an 

upcoming issue of Topical Time, the publication of 

the American Topical Association. I would urge any 

Figure 12. A dragon appears on China’s 

first stamps issued in 1878, known as the 

Large Dragons as smaller dragon stamps 

were issued in 1885. Here is a green Large 

Dragon (Scott 1) and a proof for the stamp. 

The stamps were recreated in 1988 on a 

souvenir sheet. (Image of proof courtesy of 

Interasia Auctions Ltd.) 

Figure 13. Several humandragon 

battles are shown 

on many European stamps, 

including those involving 

St. George, on a Belgium 

semipostal (B389) and 

Trutnov on this stamp from 

Czechoslovakia (Scott 563). 

APS members interested in topical or thematic philately to give this organization 

a look. Just like the APS, we’re deeply involved with and share a mutual love of 

this hobby of kings ... and of ours. 


Figure 14: This 1988 booklet from the People’s Republic 

of China is nice to keep intact to show both the dragon 

motif on the cover and the stamps within. 

The Author 

The author, a retired dentist and award-winning 

exhibitor, is a lifetime stamp collector currently 

concentrating on hunting and fishing revenues, 

New York state postal history and the worldwide 

classic era. He’s an APS member for more than 20 

years, a member of ATA, the American Association 

of Philatelic Exhibitors and treasurer of the Empire 

State Postal History Society. He recently moved to 

Hobart, New York in the Catskill Mountains of 

Delaware County in New York state and lives with his best 

friend, Benny, a black Labrador retriever. 

Regarding Images 

The images of the 

stamps for this story are 

from the American Philatelic 

Society’s Reference 

Collection. Images from 

the APS Reference Collection 

are also being added 

to www.snupps.com/aps_ 

stamps. The image of the 

Imperial Dragon proof is 

courtesy of an auction catalog 

from Interasia Auctions 

Ltd., of Hong Kong. 

The auction was “The First 

Customs Issue of China: 

1878-1885 Large Dragons,” 

February 26, 2011. 

Resources 

“Representing Water: Visual Anthropology and Divergent trajectories in Human 

Environmental Relations,” 2011, Veronica Strang, University of Auckland, 

Anuário Antropológico. 

Smithsonian National Postal Museum Website: “Pacific Exchange: China & U.S. 

Mail,” https://postalmuseum.si.edu/pacificexchange/p8.html. 

2018-2019 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, several volumes, Amos Media, 

Sidney, Ohio. 

Canada Post website: www.canadapost.ca/web/en/blogs/collecting/details.page? 

article=2000/01/05/year_of_the_dragon&cattype=collecting&cat=stamps. 

Draconian website: www.draconian.com/dragons/dragon_kites.php. 

American Topical 

Association 

Founded: In 1949 by Jerome D. 

Husak (1932-2018). ATA is a specialty society 

affiliated with the American Philatelic Society. 

Mission: To encourage the collection, research and 

study of topical stamps and their subjects by providing an 

exchange of ideas and information worldwide. Database 

of more than 1,200 topical checklists. 

Activities: Develops and publishes 

checklists, books, audio-visual programs 

and other educational material. Holds and 

participates in philatelic exhibitions. 

Exhibiting: Encouraged; competitive 

awards made through ATA and APS Manual of Philatelic 

Judging and Exhibiting. 

Benefits: Bimonthly journal Topical Time. 

Chapters: Has more than three dozen chapters that 

are affiliates. 

Contact: Email – americantopical@msn.com; telephone 

and fax – (619) 985-5100; Mailing address – 

American Topical Association, PO Box 8, Carterville, 

IL 62918-0008. Website: www.americantopicalassn.org 


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Wartime’s 

Secret Philately 

Censored Postal Cards with 

Secret Writing Chemical Detectors 

BY VINCENT CENTONZE 


Intelligence and counterintelligence have always played 

crucial roles during wartime. Vigilance against the surreptitious 

passing of messages to the enemy can make the difference 

between victory and defeat, and it has long been documented 

that the mails were an important means of sending 

clandestine information. Seemingly innocuous letters and 

postal cards have been known to have been written in code, 

contain microprinting on the back of postage stamps or secret 

writing in invisible ink. 

The postal card shown [at left and below] is a good example 

of means used to thwart the clandestine passing of 

information. The card was mailed from Kalmar, Sweden, to 

“Rotary International” in Zurich, Switzerland. The card was 

posted on February 8, 1945, only months prior to the end 

of World War II. Despite its status as a neutral country, or 

perhaps because of it, Sweden was a backdrop for international 

espionage. Because of the flow of diplomats, businessmen, 

and refugees, Stockholm has been referred to by some 

sources as the “Casablanca of the North.” 

Switzerland was another one of only eight neutral European 

countries in World War II. The others were Portugal, 

Spain, Ireland and the postage stamp-sized countries of Vatican, 

Liechtenstein and Andorra. So, it’s not surprising that 

mail between Sweden and Switzerland would be especially 

scrutinized by the Germans. Like most items mailed throughout 

Europe during the war, the card shown was subjected to 

German military censorship, as indicated by the Nazi censorship 

marking in red, along with the red “714,” presumably 

another censorship marking. It contains a rather mundane 

message, written in German, which translates as follows: 

January 27, I sent you my account for January, which had as a 

total sum 354.40 Swedish Crowns, and I also asked you to send 

me a sum of 450 Swedish Crowns for the costs of the Radiorede 

(translation unknown), requested by the directors on February 

23. Please telegraph me if you have received these letters and 

answered. 

With warmest regards, 

C.H. Trolle 

Please send me a copy of the last Rotary directory of Europe. 

The particularly interesting aspect of this card is that in 

addition to the censor markings, it also was tested for secret 

handwriting by brushing a chemical such as copper sulfate 

across the front and back of the card. I am among those 

who think this can occasionally be seen as a blue streak on 

German-censored covers, particularly those sent by foreign 

workers in Germany or on postal items sent to or from international 

organizations. This card, which was not addressed 

to any individual by name, would seem to have been a prime 

candidate for espionage activity. 

A C. Harald Trolle, of Kalmar, Sweden, is listed in the 

September 1945 issue of The Rotarian. He was named as the 

newly appointed committee member responsible for the admission 

of clubs for Continental Europe, North Africa and 

the Eastern Mediterranean region. While the message may 

be totally innocent, it contains enough numbers and dates to 

be a coded missive. 

Another prime candidate that could conceivably be rife 

with subterfuge is a postal card shown from Portugal [Figure 

1]. The card was posted in Lisbon, Portugal (Lisboa Central) 

on June 4, 1943, and also was sent to Zurich. Once again, 

two neutral countries were involved, one of which, Portugal, 

is considered by most historians to have been the capital of 

espionage during World War II. 

The card was sent to a Mademoiselle E.P. Achard at 21 

Boersenstrasse, Zurich, with a return address in Lisbon. It is 

written in French and translates as follows: 

Lisbon 

June 4, 1943 

Dear Mademoiselle, 

I have just now received your letter of May 29, for which I 

thank you. As for the question of reimbursements, let’s no longer 

talk about it: I am very happy to be of some use to two sons 

of my colleagues. 

Please accept, dear mademoiselle, my best regards. 

E. Bastof 

Kalmar, Sweden 

8 February 1945 

On December 29 I sent you my bill for December (in original) 

and on Dec. 30, a copy, but as of today, I have not heard 

from you. Today, I received from you the Bulletin No. 2 of 25 

January. Please check if you have received my invoice. It was 

for 248.50 Swedish Crowns, part of which was for the director 

and part of which was as a member of the committee. On 

The woman apparently asked the writer for some sort of 

favor to help the sons of a mutual acquaintance, to which the 

writer agreed. As with the first postal card, this is apparently 

a very innocent and innocuous correspondence. However, 

there is a lightly stamped circular German “Oberkommando 

der Wermacht” (OKW) postmark in red on the address 

side – along the red graphic at top. On this postal card, the 

secret writing detector brush strokes occur only on the mes- 


Dear Mr. Achard, I was very pleased to receive your letter 

dated November 13, which arrived with my first letter from 

home. I don’t think it will be necessary to send a special message 

to my father, but I would welcome a parcel containing 

reading matter of any sort and if possible some chocolate or 

sweetstuffs. Please note my new address. Yours Sincerely, Donald 

Currie 

The second postal card continues: 

Figure 1. 

sage side: one in dark 

blue similar to the 

first postal card, and a 

second, longer, brush 

stroke in a fainter colored 

liquid, from the 

bottom left upward and 

to the right. 

Is it possible that individuals 

involved in Rotary 

International, such as 

Mr. Trolle, may have been 

co-opted to engage in espionage 

against the Nazis, 

and that his card contained 

some sort of cryptic note? 

Was the postal card to Mademoiselle 

Achard also a vehicle 

for information hidden 

in code? Most of the time, with philatelic mysteries such as 

these, we never know the truth; however, there is a high degree 

of certainty that there was furtive activity afoot, at least 

in the case of Mademoiselle Achard, if she was a mademoiselle, 

or even a real person for that matter. 

The fronts of two Italian prisoner of war (POW) postal 

cards from the same sender, Donald Richard Currie, are 

shown [Figure 2]. The War Forces Records database confirms 

that Currie was a gunner in the South African Army 

being held in Italy as a prisoner of war at Camp 65, Cressina, 

in Gravina Altamura, postal code 3450. This was a transit 

camp near Bari, from where prisoners were sent to other 

camps in Italy; it was in use from April 1942 to May 1943. 

Both postal cards were sent to Mr. E.P. Achard, at Borsenstrasse 

21, Zurich. Each card bears various Italian censorship 

markings in violet, and can be dated from unofficial 

receipt markings, most likely applied by the addressee. 

The backs of the cards [Figure 3] show they were received 

on February 22 and March 29, 1943, respectively; 

four months prior to the Lisbon postal card. In the first 

card, Currie writes: 

Dear Mr. Achard, This will be my 2nd card to you to confirm 

receipt of your letter dated Nov 13. As I said before I 

would welcome a parcel from you containing reading matter 

of any sort and I would greatly appreciate some sweetstuffs, 

too, if you can send those out of the country. Since last writing 

I have received two letters from my father and one from 

my mother. My best wishes for Xmas and the New Year. 

Yours, D.R. Currie 

It is often asserted that there are no coincidences 

in life. Such is almost certainly the case with this remarkable 

series of correspondence. The occupants of 

21 Borsenstrasse, Zurich, were in communication with 

at least one POW and concurrently in touch with an 

individual in Lisbon requesting “favors” for mutual 

acquaintances. It is not difficult to imagine that the 

Figure 2. 


messages between Lisbon and Zurich were surreptitious in 

nature; perhaps clandestine ways of passing information in 

relation to POWs. Because Portugal was a hotbed of espionage, 

it was much easier to pass information from Lisbon to 

Britain than it was from Switzerland. 

It is not known whether the Germans were aware of this 

specific arrangement, but they were taking no chances with 

innocuous-looking postal cards. Regardless of what actually 

transpired, Mssrs. Trolle, Bastof and Currie have supplied interesting 

philatelic items to posterity. 

Author’s Note: Thanks to the APS Translation Service for 

its assistance in translating the postal card written in French. 

THE AUTHOR 

Vincent Centonze is a veterinarian who has been collecting 

stamps since 1968. His interests are wide ranging in 

all areas of philately, especially those best supported by a limited 

budget. 

Figure 3. 

References 

War Forces Records, website: forces-war-records.co.uk 

The UK National Archives, website: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk 

Prisoners of War in Italy, website: powsitaly.weebly.com 

Luxembourgian Philately website: http://luxphilately.blogspot.com/2012/11/ 

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816..............$3.25 906............$26.00 C30 ............$7.00 

817..............$5.00 909-21 ......$24.00 C31 ..........$36.00 

818..............$6.00 1030-40 ea .$1.00 C46 ..........$17.00 

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My Small World: 

Portugal Knight 

Known Often as the Medieval Knight or Little Horse Stamp, the Issue Honors King Denis 

BY JEFF STAGE 

Fifteen of the 16 stamps in the King Denis set – Scott 761 to 775 – were 

issued in 1953. A 30-cent stamp, Scott 763A, to accommodate a new 

rate, was added in 1956. 

The background photo shows the 

tomb of King Denis at the Monastery 

of São Dinis de Odivelas. 


Like many of you, I started collecting stamps from across 

the world. That was more than 50 years ago. Childish 

thinking likely said I could collect every stamp ever 

printed. Within a few years I was specializing. But about five 

years ago I realized how much I missed worldwide stamps. So 

I started recollecting the world, but this time I was smarter. 

I limited my choices. I might focus on the first 200 or 300 

stamps of one country. Or perhaps I might pluck a single set, 

or just a couple stamps, from the 1930s. Or maybe I’d focus 

on a modern group or a long-running annual series. I was 

doing what we advise others: collect what you like. 

Here is a set I could not resist: Portugal’s Equestrian Seal 

of the King, Denis. I just always called it the knight stamp. 

Sometimes this is called the Medieval Knight stamp or the 

Portuguese Cavalinho (Little Horse) stamp. 

I remember when I was a child getting several used versions 

of this stamp in the set’s many vivid colors: from dark 

and light green to deep purple and vibrant red-orange. What 

little kid wouldn’t be drawn to this stamp of a brave knight 

in armor and shield astride a galloping fully dressed horse? 

Perhaps he’s out to battle a ferocious fire-breathing dragon? 

And with sword drawn – as a lefty – no less! (I can find no 

evidence that the king was left-handed, so I guess this was the 

artist’s prerogative.) 

Later I found out that the knight 

has a name. He is King Denis, known 

as Diniz or Dinis, in Portugal. Denis 

(1261-1325) – the Poet King or Farmer 

King – was Portugal’s sixth king, reaching 

the throne while still a teenager in 

1279, but serving more than 46 years 

until 1325. 

The son of Afonso III, Denis is 

credited with improving Portugal’s 

economy by strengthening the nation’s 

agricultural base and encouraging ship 

building, trade fairs and forestry plantations. 

He reduced the power of the 

nobility and the church. He had been 

educated to both French and Castilian 

cultural influences and became a competent 

poet. He founded the first university 

in Portugal — in Lisbon — in 1290. A skilled 

negotiator, Denis was able to establish with 

Castile a definitive frontier for Portugal. 

The handsome set of 16 definitives – No. 

761 to 775 in the Scott catalog – was almost entirely issued 

in 1953. The 30-cent rose lilac (Scott 763A) was released in 

1956. Each stamp has its own color and a unique denomination, 

from 5 cents to 50 escudos; no denomination was reprinted 

in a different color. 

The stamps were produced by lithography in panes of 100 

on a 10-by-10 grid by Casa da Moeda. They are perforated 

at 12½ and unofficially (because I measured them) are 24 

millimeters by 19 millimeters. The workhorse stamps stayed 

The King Denis, or Medieval Knight, 

stamps were issued in the 1950s, but 

not withdrawn from use until the early 

1970s. Covers such as this one showing 

the stamps’ use in 1965 are common. 

on sale for about 20 years and were withdrawn from sale in 

groups over four years from 1972 to 1975. The 20-cent, with a 

print run of 50.7 million, and the 50-cent, with a run of 33.1 

million, are the most common. The smallest run was for the 

high value 50 escudo with 180,000. 

A 2013 Afinsa specialized catalog for Portugal reports 

that because of all the colors and lengthy time of sale – more 

were printed when necessary – that there are many varieties 

and some errors. 

Philatelist Armando Mário O. Vieira, who in 1984 was 

awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society 

London, wrote a book about the stamp titled O Cavaleiro 

Medieval (The Medieval Knight). The 167-page book was 

published in 1996. I have not seen the book, but an online 

summary states: “The author describes the general characteristics 

of this issue and elaborates a catalog of 600 stamps 

with imperfections and defects, which are valuable because 

of their rarity.” 

Jaime Martins Barata (1899-1970) – a Portuguese painter, 

teacher, designer and scholar – designed the stamps. Barata’s 

big break as an artist came in 1940 at the Portuguese World 

Expo, for which he painted a series of large panels representing 

scenes from the country’s history. The artist also was invited 

by the Portuguese Post Office to design a commemorative 

stamp of the event. Barata created more stamps for the 

postal service and in 1947 was appointed art consultant to the 

Portuguese post office, a position he held until his retirement. 

Barata is credited with the designs of several other Portuguese 

stamps, including the Caravels of 1943 (the artist 

actively participated throughout his life in the historical debate 

over the transition to the Portuguese caravel of the 15th 


Use the 

handy mail-in card 

included inside 

this issue! 

Portuguese painter, teacher, designer 

and scholar Jaime Martins Barata 

(1899-1970) designed the knight 

stamps along with several others. In 

1999 he was honored with his own 

stamp, Scott 2334m which includes a 

self-portrait and a detail of the knight 

stamp. 

century); Portuguese navigators of 

1945; and the 500th Birth Anniversary 

of Vasco da Gama of 1969. In 

addition to stamps, he also designed 

numerous coins, bank notes, illustrations 

and book covers. Barata 

himself became the subject of a Portuguese 

commemorative in 1999. 

Back to our gallant knight – Denis. 

I could not find anywhere that 

Denis led an army into any battle of 

war. So how did the designer come 

to this image of him in full armor 

atop an equally armored steed? Denis 

did cross swords, so to speak, 

with the church. He negotiated with 

popes Nicholas IV and Clement V, 

which led to the creation of the military 

Order of the Temple following 

the purge of the Knights Templar in 

the early 1300s. Or, perhaps it’s just 

artistic license to put an important 

king of that era in armor astride a 

handsome horse in what looks like 

a victorious charge against a villainous 

foe. Either way, it feeds my 

youthful imagination and collection. 

Sources 

2018 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, 

Amos Media Co., Sidney, Ohio. 

Stamp Art website: http://artinstamps.blogspot. 

com/2014/06/jaime-martins-barata.html 

Wikipedia pages: Denis of Portugal; Jaime 

Martins Barata. 

Portugal Selos Postais e Marcas Pré-Adesivas, 

(Postage Stamps and Pre-Adhesive Markings), 

Vol. 1, 1853 to 1999 (2013), Afinsa, 

Lisbon, Portugal. 

Stamps of the World website, www.stampsoftheworld.co.uk/wiki/Portugal_1953_ 

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Upheaval 

The German Currency Reform of 1948 

Caused a Flurry of Complex and Interesting 

Postal History 

BY CHUCK FISHER 

In the summer of 1948 the German deutsche mark (DM) 

was created to replace the reichmark (RM), which had 

been in existence since 1875. The story behind this new 

currency and political ramification that embroiled the occupation 

allied powers – American, British, French and Soviets 

– resulted in a volatile confrontation between Western and 

Soviet occupational forces. This was especially true in Berlin. 

This confrontation directly resulted in the blockade of Berlin 

by the Soviets of all rail, road and waterways, which led to 

the ensuing Berlin Airlift, which certainly saved thousands 

of lives. 

I have long been interested in the philatelic complexity 

of postwar Germany (1945-1949) surrounding this conflict. 

How the occupation forces implemented the provisional 

postal changes necessary to carry out the introduction of the 

deutsche mark is shown through stamps and covers. 

Background 

Following the end of hostilities of World War II, Germany 

was divided into four zones: British, American, French and 

Soviet. Berlin was likewise divided into four sectors administered 

by the allies. Three years after the cessation of conflict 

in Europe, the economy of postwar Germany was still in 

shambles. (The Marshall Plan had only been implemented in 

April of 1948.) The Soviet occupation forces had access to the 

bank note printing plates and inflation was rampant, primarily 

due to unrestricted printing of bank notes. The black market 

flourished; the real currency was cigarettes and coffee. 

Ludwig Erhard, economic consultant of the combined 

American and British zones (Bizone) recognized that a barter 

economy is not sustainable for viable recovery; a currency 

reform was necessary to replace the practically worthless 

reichmark. Meetings were held in 1947 and early 1948 

among the Allied Control Council members to address the 

economic revival in occupied Germany and other issues. The 

Soviets were totally against economic reforms and, initially, 

the French also. In March 1948, the Soviet declared the Allied 

Control Council useless and walked out of the meeting. 

The remaining Control Council members went ahead with 

plans for a currency reform. On June 16, following the complete 

blockade of Berlin by the Soviets, the Allied Council 

informed the Soviets of the reform. The provisions of the re- 

FRENCH 

ZONE 

AMERICAN ZONE 

SOVIET 

ZONE 


form were complex; in general, the amount of new currency 

was greatly reduced from what was previously in circulation. 

Some old currency could be converted into new currency at 

a 10-to-1 ratio. 

Figure 1. The Numeral and Labor and Dove stamps were the 

workhorse series in Germany right after World War II. Numeral 

stamps, Scott 543, 556; Labor and Dove, Scott 565, 575. 

Postal Service 

Postal Rate 

(in pfennig) 

Printed Matter 6 

Postcard (local) 10 

Postcard (intercity) 12 

Letter (local) 16 

Letter (intercity) 24 

2 nd Weight class 

(double weight intercity letter) 

48 

Registered fee 60 

Special Delivery fee 80 

Foreign letter 50 

Figure 2. A chart shows postal rates, which stayed the same with 

the currency change. 

Before delving into the postal aspects of the currency reform, 

let’s review the definitive stamp issues in effect at the 

beginning of the reform. The first Control Council definitive, 

the Numeral series and the second Control Council definitive, 

the Labor and Dove series were available in the Bizone 

and Soviet zones of occupation [Figure 1]. The Numeral series 

was no longer printed, but was available in limited quantities 

at some post offices. 

To understand covers resulting from the form, the table 

shows postal rates in effect before and during the currency 

reform [Figure 2]. For example, a double weight intercity 

registered letter would be franked with 108 pfennigs. Airmail 

service was not available to civilians at this time. 

Currency Reform in the Bizone 

The general population was aware that a currency reform 

was in the making; however, the date of implementation was 

kept under wraps to avoid speculation. On June 20, a Sunday, 

the reform went into effect. The next day, June 21, 1948, the 

banks and post offices were open for business. 

To provide a stopgap measure before the new definitive 

stamp series was issued, the current pfennig values of the 

Labor series and selected values of the Numeral series were 

overprinted to denote values in the new currency [Figure 3]. 

The overprint took two forms: posthorns bounded by a band 

and posthorns covering the entire stamp, called by some a 

carpet overprint. A cover shown illustrates both overprint 

types on a local registered cover, dated July 22, 1948, correctly 

franked with 76pf. 

It was possible to use non-overprinted stamps during the 

currency reform period; however, at only one-tenth of their 

value. In the Bizone, the use of non-overprinted stamps was 

only allowed for two days: June 21 and June 22. The cover 

shown [Figure 4] demonstrates the use of non-overprinted 

Labor and Numeral series stamps with a total franking value 

of 24pf – the new value of the 240pf in postage franked on the 

cover – on the first day of validity. 

In addition, it was permitted to mix non-overprinted 

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Figure 3. Two basic overprints were 

used in 1948: a band type across the 

middle of the stamp, Scott 616, and a 

carpet style, Scott 619, that covered 

the whole stamp. Both could be used 

on the same piece of mail. 

Figure 4. The total in old currency stamps – 240 (old) pfennigs with 17 stamps – is now 24pf 

with the currency reform. The old stamps could only be used on two days - June 21 and 22, 

1948 – as the currency was revalued. 

value covers the desired service. Shown [Figure 5] is a special 

delivery cover dated June 22 with 104pf in postage correct for 

special delivery. 

It has puzzled me why only two days for use of nonoverprinted 

stamps were allowed in the Bizone. Surely businesses 

and private individuals could not use all their old 

valued stamps in the allotted time. Was it possible for these 

non-overprinted stamps to be taken to a post office and be 


exchanged for overprinted stamps 

at one-tenth of their value? I would 

appreciate it if any readers can shed 

light on this situation. 

The rush production of the overprinted 

stamps created a host of 

varieties. In addition to band (16 

values) and carpet overprints (16 

values) on Labor pfennig values and 

selected Numeral values (17 for each 

overprint type), nine unauthorized 

Numeral series (9 values) also were 

created with band and carpet overprint. 

That is a total of 84 values. To 

compound this situation, each of 

these values are known with inverted 

and double overprints. In the market 

place, the pfennig Labor series, 

the authorized Numeral series and 

the unauthorized Numeral series are 

often sold as sets. When one considers 

both band and carpet overprinted 

sets, this totals 18 sets. There are 

many other varieties of overprints, 

including normal and inverted on a 

stamp, overprints on mark values, 

triple overprints, diagonal overprints and combinations of 

these oddballs. It has always amazed me that quality control 

did not weed out these varieties. 

There is one question that has bothered me from the beginning 

concerning these overprints. Why are there two distinct 

overprint types, when one would have accomplished the 

desired effect to denote new currency? The overprints were 

printed by various private printers; however, there is no cor-

denote the new currency. Also, some values 

were dropped, others added to reflect current 

postal usage. Shown [Figure 7] is the 12pf value 

from Rheinland-Pfalz in green prior to the reform 

and in red during the reform. 

Figure 5. The special delivery cover from June 22, 1948 includes an overprinted 

84pf stamp and an old 2 mark dove stamp to create the correct new rate for special 

delivery. 

relation of one type of overprint to a particular printer. In 

fact, both band and carpet overprints are known on a value 

[Figure 6]. If anyone can provide information as why two 

overprints were used, I would appreciate it. 

Figure 7. Color difference denote the 

currency change in the French zone. 

In some cases, the design was slightly altered 

by changing the currency label from 

“PF.” to “D.PF.” as shown [Figure 8]. This is a 

double-weight cover – 50pf for the first weight 

class, 30pf for the second weight class, and overpaid by 3pf 

– to the United States canceled by a railroad mark dated 

August 9, 1948. 

Figure 6. Both type of overprints were added to 

these stamps. 

These overprints were valid until September 19, 1948 

when they were replaced by the Buildings definitive series. 

Currency Reform in the French Zone 

In spite of their initial objection to the currency reform, 

the French administration was the most prepared of any of 

the Allied forces to implement the postal changes required 

by the reform on June 21. The Labor and Numeral series 

were not used in the French zone; rather, definitive values 

of persons and views were employed for each of the three 

provinces: Baden, Rheinland-Pfalz and Würtemberg. These 

definitive series were simply reprinted in different colors to 

Figure 8. A double-weight cover sent from the French zone to the U.S. 

Currency Reform in the Soviet Zone 

The Soviet military authority in its zone was caught flatfooted 

by the timing of the currency reform in the western 

zones. The Soviet reaction was quick and predictable. The 

Soviets charged that the Potsdam agreement stipulating Germany 

was to be treated as an economic entity had been violated. 

The new currency was invalid in the Soviet zone and if 

suitable arrangements could not be accomplished, it would 

be necessary for the Soviet zone to implement a currency 

reform of its own. By “suitable arrangements,” the Soviets 

meant that Greater Berlin would be economically integrated 

within the Soviet zone – a long-standing goal of Soviet diplo- 


macy. This, of course, was not acceptable 

to the West and was communicated to the 

Soviet leadership. On June 23, the Berlin 

Airlift commenced. 

This date of June 23 is also important 

from a postal view of the Soviet currency 

reform. As there was not enough time to 

create an overprint, post officials had to 

improvise. The Directorate of Posts and 

Telecommunitions in the Soviet zone sent 

a telegram to all regional directorates, 

post offices and branch offices instructing 

them to utilize the district handstamp 

to overprint by hand existing stocks of 

the pfennig values of the Labor series. 

This district handstamp is a steel die (in 

some cases a rubber stamp) consisting 

generally of two lines: the district number 

above the town name. Furthermore, the 

telegram stated that the overprints are to 

be performed locally in limited quantity 

Figure 10. A mixed franking cover with stamps showing overprints for districts 27 and 41, 

which was the same place, the town of Marienberg. 

Figure 9. An example of 

an overprint for the Soviet 

District 20, the town of 

Zeitz. 

to meet the next day’s demand. The overprint 

was to be applied from the lower 

left-hand corner diagonally to the upper 

right corner with the district in the middle 

[Figure 9]. These overprinted stamps 

were to be sold at their value in new money 

beginning on June 24. Any non-overprinted 

stamps in the public hands could 

be used at one-tenth their value. 

There were seven districts in the Soviet 

zone at the time of the currency reform 

(districts 3, 14, 16, 20, 27, 36 and 37, 

although 10 district numbers occurred. 

Due to redistricting in the past, many of the towns used old 

and new district dies for the overprinting. This accounts for 

towns in District 27 also using 41, District 20 using 29 and 

District 37 using 38. Shown [Figure 10] is a registered window 

cover with mixed 27 and 41 districts from the town of 

Marienberg dated June 29. The die 27 is a branch post office, 

Rübenau. 

These hand overprints (affectionately known as HOPs) 

were sold from June 24 to July 2 and were valid until July 

10 – a total of 17 days. To get an idea of the extent of this collection 

area, within the nine days of production of HOPs, approximately 

1,100 post offices used some 2,000 different dies 

resulting in an estimated 35 million stamps. If one considers 


Figure 11. This cover from July 8, 1948 is franked with three types of stamps: a 2pf HOP 

(top right) with the hand overprint in red; a stamp with the machine-applied overprint 

“Sowjetische Besatzungs Zone”; and old non-overprinted Numeral stamps (at left). 

the different types of dies from a town and the colors used for 

the overprints, a “complete” collection would consist of about 

35,000 varieties. 

These HOPs were true provisional stamps recognized 

by the Universal Postal Union and provided a stop gap until 

the Labor series machine overprint “Sowjetische Besatzungs 

Zone” (Soviet Occupation Zone, aka SBZ) that went on sale 

July 3. In contrast to the two-day validity of the use of nonoverprinted 

stamps in the Bizone, the use of non-overprinted 

stamps in the Soviet zone at one-tenth of the stamp value 

was valid from June 24 until July 31, 1948. The overlapping 

periods of validity gave rise to mixed franking on a cover. 

For example, from July 3 to 10, three-way mixing of non-

Figure 12. This cover canceled July 8, 1948 in Dassow includes an overprint of a Numeral 

stamp, which wasn’t authorized but was tolerated. 

are additionally listed with a premium, 

depending upon scarcity of the town die. 

However, many towns possessed multiple 

dies that were used for overprinting that 

are not denoted in the catalog. For more 

details as to which stamps are known with 

die type from a given town, a handbook 

must be consulted. These handbooks have 

been compiled by study groups in Germany 

as well as in the U.S. For example, the 

city of Halle is known with more than 10 

different die types that are distinguished 

by the length of die and the relative position 

of the district number with respect to 

letters in the town name [Figure 13]. The 

cover shown illustrates a registered cover 

with two different die types of HOP 20 

Halle 2; notice that one type is in Latin 

script and another type is in Gothic. 

Some unusual dies were used for overprinting. 

The city of Sternberg used a triangle 

enclosing the district number [Figure 

14]. 

Some towns used Dove stamps in new 

money. Shown [Figure 15] is a large package 

wrapper with 3- and 5-mark Doves to 

the U.S. bearing HOPs 20 Oberröblingen 

am See. 

Figure 13. A mixed franking registered cover with two different die types of HOP 20 Halle 2; 

one type is in Latin script and another type is in Gothic. 

overprinted stamps, HOPs and SBZ machine overprints were 

possible [Figure 11]. 

Not all post offices maintained a complete stock of Labor 

series to overprint. To meet postal needs these post offices 

were pressed to overprint non-authorized stamps. Some post 

offices had Numeral series stamps to overprint; these were 

tolerated [Figure 12]. The overprint here is applied vertically, 

instead of on a diagonal; such non-standard placement of the 

overprint is not uncommon and there is no premium in the 

marketplace for these overprints. When one considers the 

harrowed postal clerks, after a day’s work, overprinting panes 

of stamps for the next day, excuses can be made. 

The Michel Specialized German catalog lists Labor and 

Numeral stamps for each of the districts. Individual towns 

Figure 14. The city of Sternberg 

used a die of a triangle enclosing 

the district number. 

In a few towns in District 20 that had old District 29 dies, 

enterprising postal employees modified those District 29 dies 

by filing off the tail of the “9” to resemble a “0” (the zero came 

out to appear about half the size of the 9). Shown on a cover 

[Figure 16] is this modification on a kilo clip with HOP 20 

Köthen 1d. 

As a final note on Soviet zone HOPS, one of the mysteries 

in the HOP world is the status of the “Bundfuss” State 

Lottery Return cover. Normally, stamps were overprinted before 

affixing the stamp to a cover. However, a cover [Figure 

17] showing a HOP 37 Greifswald 1b ties the stamp to the 

cover. The theory is that the 6pf stamps – now just valued at 

one-tenth the original denomination, 0.6pf – were affixed to 


Figure 15. A large package wrapper with 3- and 5-mark Doves to the U.S. bearing HOPs 20 

Oberröblingen am See. 

Figure 17. A bit of a mystery surrounds this state lottery cover, which shows a HOP 37 Greifswald 

1b overprint. To receive the overprint, a cash payment was likely paid to meet the extra 5.4pf 

needed for the currency revaluation. 

covers before the currency reform began in preparation for 

the mailing. As no 5.4pf value exists, the covers were taken 

to the post office where 5.4pf was paid for each cover to meet 

the required 6pf postage; the Greifswald post office obliged 

with the overprint to meet the 6pf rate for printed matter. 

This supposition has not been verified, therefore its legitimacy 

is questionable – but it makes common sense, especially if 

a pack of cigarettes was offered to grease the skids. 

Currency Reform in Berlin 

Initially, the commanders of the American, British and 

French sectors recognized the special status of the four-power 

government in Berlin and, after the currency reform was 

announced in the Western zones, they informed the Soviet 

Figure 16. Postal workers 

modified an old District 29 

die to look like a “20.” The “0” 

is clearly shorter than what 

it should be. 

representative in Berlin that they did 

not wish to disturb the situation in 

Berlin with the introduction of a currency 

reform in the western sectors. 

However, on June 23, the Soviets 

announced their own reform in 

the Soviet zone, the Soviet sector in 

Berlin and the entire area of greater 

Berlin (including the western sectors). 

The authorities in the Western 

sectors countered with a decree that 

non-overprinted Labor and Numeral 

series stamps would be valid at onetenth 

of the stamps value in new currency 

and that the posthorn-overprinted 

stamps in use in the Western 

zones would be valid. 

On June 24, one of the first airlift 

transports delivered band overprints 

of the 6, 8, 12 and 24pf values 

to Western sector post offices in Berlin. 

Other band and carpet overprints 

arrived later. Shown [Figure 18] is a 

cover that exhibits the use of both 

carpet and band overprints of the 

25pf Labor stamp cancelled August 2, 

1948 at Berlin W30 post office in the 

U.S. sector. 

The Soviet sector in Berlin followed the same regulations 

laid down for the Soviet zone as outlined earlier. A cover 

[Figure 19] displays non-overprinted stamps at one-tenth 

value on a Postscheckbrief dated June 25 at Berlin NW58 

post office. Postscheckbriefs required only a 10pf franking. 

Berlin used the district number “3” that applied to all Soviet 

Berlin post offices. Another cover [Figure 20] shows a local 

registered cover with HOPs 3Berlin 66 and 3Berlin 8 plus 

non-overprinted stamps to meet the 76pf requirement. The 

cover was cancelled June 25 at Berlin C76 and sent to Berlin 

N4 in the Soviet sector. On June 28 Soviet authorities stated 

that letters and other mail franked with Western stamps 

would not be accepted. On the other hand, the western sector 


post offices did accept 

HOPs as well as SBZ 

overprinted franked 

mail. The use of both 

HOPs and Posthorn 

overprints on covers 

mailed in western sectors 

give rise to a host 

of franking possibilities 

that are highly collectable. 

Examples of these 

multi-use frankings offer 

quite the diversity 

on covers. First, there 

is a three-way usage in 

which HOP 3 Berlin 

4a, a 10pf vertical pair 

with carpet overprint 

and two SBZ stamps 

are used on a special 

delivery cover canceled 

July 10 at Berlin NW40 

(British Sector) [Figure 

21]. 

Then, we show a four-way usage with the HOP Berlin 7, 

carpet overprint, SBZ overprint all in new currency plus a 

3-mark Dove at one-tenth value used on a double weight registered 

cover posted at Berlin W57 (U.S. sector) [Figure 22]. 

The use of hand overprints on West Berlin covers could 

be obtained in various ways. As there was no division between 

West and East Berlin at that time, West Berliners could 

travel to East Berlin to obtain hand overprints, then return 

to the West to post mail; in this way the post could be legally 

sent from West Berlin to the Soviet Sector and Soviet Zone. 

The East mark was officially on par with the West mark; 

however, the purchasing power of the East mark was much 

less than that the West mark. The West Berlin postal system 

Figure 18. Stamps 

with the two latest 

overprints are affixed 

to this cover cancelled 

August 2, 1948 at U.S. 

sector post office. 

Figure 19. Non-overprinted stamps at one-tenth value on a Postscheckbrief dated June 25 at Berlin 

NW58 post office. 

was taking a substantial loss when handling and delivering 

items franked with HOPs bought with less valuable currency. 

This situation came to a head after the issue, in September 

1948, of the Labor series overprinted diagonally “Berlin” in 

black. The Berlin postal authorities then issued the series 

overprinted “Berlin” in red that could only be purchased with 

the West mark. 

The field of hand overprints has been plagued with forgeries 

and fraudulent use that many feel has detracted from 

collecting HOPs. This was especially true in Berlin. Many 

forgeries were quite crude (use of children’s printing sets, 

dies that did not exist, even district numbers were bogus). 

Some postal clerks were bribed to apply hand overprints to 

swindlers’ stamps and even to roll back the canceller date to 


Figure 20. A local registered cover with hand overprints 3Berlin 66 and 3Berlin 8 

plus unoverprinted stamps to meet the 76pf requirement. Only HOPs and nonoverprinted 

stamps were used as Posthorn overprints were not allowed. 

Figure 21. A three-way usage on a special delivery cover bears franking, from left, of 

carpet overprint on a vertical pair, two SBZ stamps and a HOP 3 Berlin 4a overprint. 

be within the period of validity. Fortunately, 

much of these shenanigans have been documented 

and are known to the HOP community. 

Nevertheless, all hand overprints are 

required to be proofed by competent authorities. 

Conclusion 

This turbulent period of the currency reform 

in postwar Germany provides a wealth 

of collecting possibilities and challenges. The 

political situation between east and west, and 

the economic conditions, played an instrumental 

role in the creation of these provisional 

issues. 

Economically, within days after the introduction 

of the currency reform in the western 

zones, material goods appears in the marketplace 

as now real money could be used for 

transactions. Many economists conclude that 

the currency reform was in a large sense responsible 

for the economical wunder in West 

Germany. 

The Author 

Chuck Fisher is a lifetime collector. 

His first album (a U.S. album edited by John 

Nicklin) was bought on the day he was born 

by relatives traveling in Ohio. He currently 

specializes in all areas of Germany philately 

and has strong interest in United States, 

France, Austria, Japan and cinderellas, especially 

poster stamps. He is a member of the 

APS and Germany Philatelic Society. 

References 

Passing in Review: German Postal History – 1945-1949, LTC. 

Herman Halle, USA Ret. 

Michel Deutschland-Spezial 2015 Katalog, Band 2. 

“Russian Zone Handoverprints, Handoverprint Study Group,” 

Germany Philatelic Society. 

The German Postal Specialist (April, 1968) H.O.P. Anniversary 

Issue 1948-1968, Germany Philatelic Society. 

Airbridge to Berlin: The Berlin Crisis of 1948, its Origins and 

Aftermath, D. M. Giangreco and Robert E. Griffin. 

West-Berlin, Belege zur Währungsreform 1948/1949, 3. 

Auflage, Handbuch von Wolf J. Pelikan. 

Figure 22. A four-way franking on a double weight registered cover includes, from 

left, a 3-mark Dove (at one-tenth value), a carpet overprint, HOP Berlin 7, and an 

SBZ overprint. 



Show Guide to 

StampShow 2018 

& NATIONAL TOPICAL STAMP SHOW 

Columbus, OH • August 9-12 


There’ll be dragons and penguins and cats, oh 

my! And, more exhibits galore, rarities and 

dozens of dealers, Oh, My! And, presentations 

and friends and youth activities, OH, MY! 

All of those elements and many more promise 

to make the 2018 StampShow / National Topical 

Stamp Show a must-visit destination this summer 

for stamp collectors of all ages and levels. 

The show is set for August 9 to 12 at the Greater 

Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. 

StampShow – the nation’s largest annual stamp 

event – is sponsored by the American Philatelic Society 

and this year welcomes the American Topical 

Association as a first-time co-sponsor. 

StampShow serves as the annual general meeting of the 

APS, which was founded in 1886. This year’s meeting is 

scheduled for 9 a.m. on the Saturday of the show. The ATA 

will hold its 69th annual meeting at 1 p.m. Friday. 

The June issue of The American Philatelist covered some 

of the show’s events and this month we offer some more highlights. 

A special pre-show event is the annual Tiffany Talk. 

Elliott Gruber, director of the Smithsonian National Postal 

Museum, is this year’s guest speaker. The talk is open to all 

and is scheduled for 5 p.m., Wednesday, August 8 at the show 

hotel, the Crowne Plaza. 

Next, we better chat about those critters. Dragons swoop 

Elliott Gruber, 

director of the 

Smithsonian 

National Postal 

Museum, is this 

year’s Tiffany Talk 

guest speaker. 

onto center stage at noon on the show’s opening day 

as the U.S. Postal Service issues four new Dragons 

stamps. These would be a great start to a topical 

collection, which, according to the ATA, has more 

than 500 entries dating back to the 19th century. (Be 

sure to see our story about dragons on stamps in 

this issue of The AP and check out our new Dragons 

Stamp Album online (aps.buzz/DragonAlbum). 

The American Topical Association will offer 

two major presentations. Jeff Lough will lead a trip 

through history and a trip around the world in his 

talk about Dragons on Stamps. Laurie Ryan will 

chat about JRR Tolkien and related philately. And, 

also courtesy of the ATA, this is the time to test your 

knowledge about dragons as you can play dragon trivia at the 

association’s booth. 

Elsewhere, the Penguins on Stamps 

Study Group will have a booth to chat 

about this unique specialty and, for some 

photo fun, you can have your picture taken 

with a giant penguin (tuxedo garb not 

mandatory). Other animals making their 

appearance include: birds, as Tim Hodge 

gives a talk about “Birds of Prey Through 

Philately”; a mouse, as Ed Bergen offers presentations on his 

award-winning exhibit and book based on Mickey Mouse; 

and “Cats from A to Z” with Marci Jarvis. 

The Basics 

What: StampShow and National 

Topical Stamp Show 

Sponsors: American Philatelic 

Society, American Topical Association 

and the U.S. Postal Service. 

When: August 9 to 12; 10 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday 

Where: Greater Columbus 

Convention Center, 400 N. High 

St., Columbus, Ohio 

Conventions: 132nd annual 

convention of the APS; ATA membership 

also will convene 

Admission: Free, but visitors 

must register (online registration 

makes entry to the show quicker) 

Mobile Show App: Download 

the StampShow app to your mobile 

device to enhance your show 

experience. Instructions and links 

can be found online at: aps.buzz/ 

DragonApp. The app is availble for 

iPhone and Android devices. 

Call for Volunteers 

Volunteers are always needed 

to help make our shows work for 

the benefit of all collectors. Stamp 

collectors, friends, APS members, 

and family are welcome – stamp 

knowledge is not required. Most 

volunteer activity occurs on-site 

immediately preceding, during, 

or following the show. For ease 

of scheduling, two-hour shifts are 

preferred. 

Training and written instructions 

are available for most tasks. 

Volunteers who serve eight hours 

or more will be eligible to receive 

a free ticket to the awards banquet 

Saturday evening. 

If you can volunteer, and have 

not yet signed up, please consider 

doing so. There are all sorts of jobs 

available. Please visit our volunteer 

section online (www.stamps. 

org/SS-Volunteers) to sign up or 

call Shows Assistant Kathleen Edwards 

at 814-933-3803, ext. 217. 

For More Information 

For more information about 

any aspects of the show, visit www. 

stamps.org/STAMPSHOW. For 

more information about exhibit 

or society space, contact Kathleen 

Edwards, Shows and Exhibitions 

Assistant Kathleen Edwards 

at 814-933-3803, ext. 217; or by 

email at kedwards@stamps.org. 

For more information from or 

about the ATA, visit www. americantopicalassn.org/home.shtml. 

The StampShow mobile app 

also contains the most up to date 

information, dealer listings and 

schedules. The app also enables 

you to receive messages about 

StampShow news, schedule changes 

and special activites and events. 

Download the app to your iPhone 

or Android device. 

Complete instructions 

are available 

online at: aps.buzz/ 

DragonApp. 


StampShow/NTSS Cancellations 



STampshow NTSS Station 

Columbus, OHio 43215 

Other topical booths from the ATA are Space and Christmas 

on Stamps and this year’s ATA featured study unit is the 

Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections (ESPER). 

Culture and Dragons is the theme for the show’s opening 

day. Other themes are: Friday, Nature; Saturday, Technology 

of Space and Airmail; Sunday, Legends and Lore. Souvenir 

cachets and postal cancellations have been created to match 

the themes. The Postal Service will administer cancellations 

and be on hand to sell new stamp products. 

Several APS staff members will make presentations, including 

Ken Martin (exhibit tour and estate planning); Wendy 

Masorti (buying and selling through the APS); Tom Horn 

(expertizing); Martin K. Miller and Mara Hatzell (writing for 

the APS). Executive Director Scott English will be involved 

in several presentations including a joint board meeting between 

the APS and American Philatelic Research Library and 

the general membership meeting. Librarian Scott Tiffney will 

lead the Librarians’ Roundtable. 

Stop at our 

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celebrate 

nature 

Stampshow/NTSS Station 

Columbus, Ohio 43215 

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1212 NE 96th Terrace 

Kansas City, MO 64155 

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Stampshow/ 

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DAYS of LEGEND & LORE 

Stampshow/NTSS Station 

Columbus, Ohio 43215 • August 12, 2018 

APS staff members and volunteers will be on hand to offer 

Society information, answer questions and sell souvenirs 

at the APS booth on the show floor. The APS Store will offer a 

wide selection of philatelic literature, the ever-popular stamp 

ties and watches, and a variety of other gifts and specialty 

items. 

The APS also will exhibit some philatelic rarities: an 

Inverted Jenny in a newly revised exhibit for the stamp, a 

George Washington free frank and the autographed discovery 

sheet of the Dag Hammarskjöld Inverts. 

There are too many great presentations planned to name 

them all here (check the schedule in the mobile app or the 

visit the schedule online) but here are a few examples: Gary 

Hendren on Thursday will talk about the Postmark Collectors 

Club Museum; Ron Lesher will explain revenue stamps 

on Friday; Mark Thompson will offer an overview of the 

women in the U.S. Black Heritage series on Friday; Jean 

Jacques Tillard leads a presentation and meet-and-greet for 

Are you tired of digging through 

boxes looking for your topic? 

We organize our Stamps by Topic! 

TIONSCIENCE & SPACE EXPLORA 

We also have U.S. and Worldwide Stamps, 

Covers, Postcards and Souvenir Sheets. 

The Largest Topical Dealer in the Midwest 


Scheduled to Speak 

Scott English 

the Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada on Saturday; and 

Thomas Broadhead talks about teaching a college seminar on 

philately on Saturday. 

Exhibits 

James Kloetzel 

Ron Lesher 

Exhibits, by sheer numbers, will hold a spotlight throughout 

the show. There will be more than 160 exhibits, taking up 

about 950 frames, the most frames exhibited at an APS show 

in more than 10 years. 

Exhibits are entered in six major areas: Court of Honor; 

General Multi-frame; General Single-Frame; Non-competitive; 

Youth; and the 51st annual Benjamin and Naomi 

Wishnietsky Champion of Champions, which is open to the 

grand-award winners of about 30 World Series of Philately 

shows over the previous 12 months. The general exhibits also 

are broken down into several subcategories, from postal history 

and aerophilately to thematic and revenues. There will 

be a huge variety of exhibits, from those featuring Christmas 

Wendy Masorti 

Laurie Ryan 

seals, Alexander Hamilton, Susan B. Anthony and Americans 

in Space to those featuring stamps, designers, time periods 

and postal history of everywhere from Newfoundland to 

Hong Kong; Ohio to Russia; and Cuba to Japan. 

Dealers and Booths 

Phil Stager 

Mark Thompson 

About 120 dealers – specializing in everything from U.S., 

Confederate and worldwide to postal history, the British Empire 

and topicals – have signed up for the show bourse. In 

addition, Harmer-Schau Auctions will sell about 2,000 lots 

in four sessions: starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and 

Saturday and at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. 

The YPLF will sell philatelic items at a booth while lowpriced 

items will be sold via Stamps by the Bucket and Covers 

by the Container in the APS youth area. Covers will be organized 

by topics and themes. 

The United Nations will have a sales booth and present a 

preview of its next stamp issue, the UNESCO World Heritage 

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series (United Kingdom), which is scheduled to be released 

August 15. 

The National Postal Museum will be have an exhibit and 

Amos Media, publishers of the Scott catalogs and Linn’s 

Stamp News, will launch a special Rail Transportation Stamp 

Album at 1 p.m. Thursday. 

Education Department 

Welcome to the Dragon Depot, where heavily scaled firebreathing 

beasts with razor-sharp fangs rule! 

Fear not, good philatelists of the realm. There won’t be 

any real dragons in this year’s youth area – the Dragon Depot 

– but there will be a lot of fun with a dragon theme. 

Visitors can earn their license to become a Dragon Mail 

Carrier and place a personalized dragon scale upon a large 

APS Dragon. Dragon Mail Carriers in training also will be 

able to create or color a design for an envelope (cachets, to 

the philatelic savvy). 

How much do you know about delivering mail to dragons? 

Visitors can come up with a dragon delivery guide book 

as they create a mini stamp album. 

Philatelic activities will include microscopes to search for 

hidden treasures on stamps – which could be fine details and 

microprinting. 

Once licensed, new Dragon Mail Carriers earn the right 

to deliver mail directly into a dragon’s post box. 

For $5, visitors to Stamps by the Bucket or Covers by the 

Container can choose from a million specimens to add or 

start a collection. 

Youth of all ages (yup, we can imagine some former children 

who enjoy spending time doing youthful activities) are 

welcome. For the youngest of all our dragon tamers, there 

will be a preschool area, where they can listen to a special 

story and do a couple of activities. 

The four members of the Young Philatelic Leaders Fellowship 

Class of 2018 – Darren Corapcioglu, Anastasios “Tasos” 

Kalfas, Dani Leviss and Victoria “Grace” Rogansky – will 

make a presentation on Sunday. An exhibit by Kalfas will be 

shown at the National Postal Museum display area. Leviss 

has designed a cachet and stamp for the show, which will be 

available for purchase at the YPLF booth. 

There is still time to sign up for two exciting APS On-the- 

Road Courses at bargain basement prices. The first – Competitive 

Thematic Exhibiting with Phil Stager – is a nine-hour 

course on Thursday. It’s just $25 for APS members; $95 for 

non-members. The second – Getting the Most Out of the 

Scott Specialized Catalogs with longtime Scott Editor James 

Kloetzel – is an eight-hour course on Saturday. It’s just $45 for 

members; $95 for non-members. 

The APS Education Department, has scheduled a Boy 

Scout Merit Badge session from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 

and will have several other activities in the youth area. 


The ATA 

The booth of show co-sponsor, the American 

Topical Association, will have a dragon trivia game; 

stop by the booth, you just might win a prize. Many 

ATA Study Units will be meeting. Check the show 

schedule. The ATA promotes the collection of philately 

by topic and theme, from Muhammad Ali and 

snow to volcanoes and foxes. 

As a show special, the ATA is focusing on Ohio, 

as well as dragons. What do Satchel Paige, Neil Armstrong, 

and Harriet Beecher Stowe have in common? They all 

spent significant time in Ohio and could show up in a display 

of Ohio-linked stamps at the ATA booth. The society is 

making the Ohio state checklist of stamps available for sale 

to anyone. Normally, the society’s more than 1,500 checklists 

are sold only to members. 

The ATA also will unveil a new book – What’s First? – 

at the show. The book describes and pictures the first time a 

topic was shown on a stamp: first train, first bird, first flower, 

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Depicted on Postage Stamps 

What’s First, a new book published 

by the ATA, will be released at 

StampShow/NTSS. 

etc. The book is expected to be 

useful to collectors and exhibitors. 

The book was written, over 

many years, by retired journalist 

Jack Gray, who died in 2017. 

His daughters, Susanna and Rebecca, 

will be at the show to sign 

books. The book was edited by 

Jack André Denys, who will also 

be at the show. 

The Celebration Banquet 

(formerly the Awards Dinner) 

on Saturday – 6 p.m. reception; 

7:15 p.m., dinner – is expected 

to be sold out, so those interested 

in attending are urged to 

purchase tickets early. The show’s top exhibit awards – including 

the Champion of Champions, and the annual Luff 

awards – will be announced at the dinner. At 4:30 p.m., 

there is a free medal-level ceremony. The ATA will present 

its highest award, Distinguished Topical Philatelist, at the 

banquet. 

The invitation-only Stamp Soiree is scheduled for 6 p.m. 

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Ye Olde Passport 

New to StampShow/NTSS this year is the show passport. 

Titled “Ye Olde Passport’ in keeping with the medieval 

tone of the theme, the passport is a fold-out booklet 

designed to help attendees collect the new stamps and 

the various cancellations available during the show. 

The passport will also serve as a guide for visiting the 

participating societies, study groups and clubs. At each 

organization’s booth, visitors will be able to add cinderallas 

to their passport while they learn about the focus and 

work of that organization. Think of it as a mini-introduction 

for new collectors and an opportunity for seasoned 

philatelists to broaden their knowledge of the hobby. 

Ye Olde Passport will be distributed free to all show 

attendees and will be available at the APS booth, the ATA 

booth and several other locations around the event location. 

The passport includes spaces for the Mythical Dragons 

forever stamps (scheduled for release at the show), 

the daily show cancellations, and spaces for collecting 

special show cinderellas from the APS, the ATA, the 

U.S. Postal Service and approximately 30 other societies, 

clubs and organizations. 

The show passport is sure to be a popular souvenir. 

Participants who complete at least seven society visits 

each day will have the chance to be entered for daily prize 

drawings. 


This 1953 APS Convention Cachet and show cancellation. Shared 

by the Memphis Stamp Collectors Society’s APS Ambassador, David 

Saks. 

Blast from the Past 

David Saks shared this souvenir cover from the 1953 

American Philatelic Society Convention 

in Houston, Texas. 

In keeping with the long-standing 

tradition, the APS, the ATA 

and several other societies and cachetmakers 

will be selling souvenir 

cachets during StampShow/NTSS. 

StampShow/NTSS 

2018 

OFFICIAL SHOW CACHET 

When shopping for cachets, be sure to look for the seal for 

Official StampShow/NTSS cachets. This emblem serves as a 

mark of authenticity for cachets and other show souvenirs 

bearing the StampShow/NTSS name. 

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A & D Stamps and Coins 

California 

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A to Z Stamps 

Arizona 

www.worldwidestamps.com 

Abacus Auctions 

Australia 

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aGatherin’ 

New York 

A-One Coverz 

Ohio 

Bardo Stamps 

Illinois 

www.bardostamps.com 

Bejjco of Florida, Inc. 

Florida 

Big Lick Stamps 

North Carolina 

Bill Barrell Ltd. 

Great Britain 

www.barrell.co.uk 

C & D Philatelics 

Virginia 

Carl Jaekel 

Ohio 

Carolina Stamp & Coin 


www.tonycrumbley.com 

Chris Rainey 

Great Britain 

www.chrisrainey.com 

Classic Philatelist-Warren Manning 

Tennessee 

Coast Philatelics 

California 

Collectors Exchange 

Florida 

www.britishstampsamerica.com 

Colonial Stamp Company 

California 

www.colonialstamps.com 

Compustamp 

Arizona 

www.CompuStamp.com 

Connoisseur Stamps and 

Collectibles, Inc. 

Illinois 

Coverman 

New York 

Covers by the Container 

Pennsylvania 

D & P Stamps 

California 

www.dpstamps.com 

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions 

Connecticut 

www.kelleherauctions.com 

Dave Allego 

Ohio 

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Ohio 

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Indiana 

Dick Smith Stamps 

New Jersey 

DK Enterprise 

Washington 

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Don Tocher, U.S. Classics 

Colorado 

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Dutch Country Auctions 

Deleware 

www.dutchcountryauctions.com 

Engler Stamps 

Pennsylvania 

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Eric Jackson 

Pennsylvania 

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Etradegoods 

Indiana 

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Farrell Stamps 

Illinois 

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Fox River Stamps 

Wisconsin 

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France International 

Pennsylvania 

www.stampsbythemes.com 

Fred Boatwright 

Missouri 

Fusco Auctions 

Ohio 

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Gary Posner, Inc. 

New York 

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Geezer’s Tweezers 

Maryland 

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George Enstrom, Ltd. 

Illinois 

Global Philatelic Associates 

Tennessee 

Gold Path, Inc. (Dollar) 

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Guterman Stamps 

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Harmer-Schau Auction 

California 

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HB Philatelics 

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our field. 

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Fraternity, Research, Cooperation 


www.hbphilatelics.com 

Henry Gitner Philatelists, Inc. 

New York 

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Hilltop Stamp Service 

Ohio 

www.hilltopstamps.com 

Hugh Wood, Inc. 

Pennsylvania 

www.hughwood.com 

Hunt & Co. 

Texas 

www.huntstamps.com 

Israel Philatelic Agency/IGPC 

New York 

James E. Lee 

Illinois 

www.jameslee.com 

James F. Taff 

California 

Jay Smith & Associates 


www.JaySmith.com 

John L. Kimbrough 

Texas 

www.csastamps.com 

JP Philatelics 

Utah 

Kay & Company 

Oklahoma 

www.kaystamps.com 

Kenneth A. Pitt Postal History 

Florida 

Labron Harris 

Maryland 

Leonard Stamps 

Maryland 

Linn’s Stamp News / Amos Media 

Ohio 

www.linns.com 

Malcom’s Antiques 

Georgia 

Mark Reasoner 

Ohio 

Markest Stamp Co., Inc. 

New York 

www.markest.com 

Maryland Stamps & Coins 

Maryland 

www.marylandstamps.com 

MCXI Philatelics 

Illinois 

www.mcxistamps.com 

Michael Eastick & Assoc. 

Australia 

www.michaeleastick.com 

Miley Stamps 

Michigan 

www.mileystamps.com 

Miller’s Stamp Company 

Connecticut 

www.millerstamps.com 

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New Jersey 

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Newport Harbor Stamp Co. 

California 

Nordica 

New York 

Oceanview Stamp Company 

California 

Pack-Rat Covers 

Michigan 

Patricia A. Kaufmann 

Deleware 

www.trishkaufmann.com 

Philatelic Stamp Authentication 

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Florida 

www.psaginc.com 

Professional Stamp Experts 

Nevada 

www.gradingmatters.com 

R.G. Stamps 

California 

Rail Philatelist 

Colorado 

www.railphilatelist.com 

Randy Scholl Stamp Company 

Ohio 

randyschollstampcompany.com 

Rasdale Stamp Company 

Illinois 

www.rasdalestamps.com 

RASLAD Enterprises 

New Mexico 

www.deadcountrystamps.com 

REW Stamps-Coins, LLC 

New Jersey 

Richard Friedberg 

Pennsylvania 

www.friedbergstamps.com 

Right Stamp Co. 

Texas 

Rising Sun Stamps 

Florida 

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variety of books for sale and will be pleased to 

take in submissions of stamps and covers for 

PF certification. 

Be sure that your stamps and 

covers are what you believe them 

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Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 

New York 

www.siegelauctions.com 

Robertson Tracy Enterprises 

California 

www.rtellc.com 

Roy E. DeLafosse, Ltd. 

Georgia 

Roy’s Stamps 

Ontario, Canada 

Schau-Stickney Postal History 

Colorado 

Smyth’s Stamp Shoppe 

Wisconsin 

Spink USA 

New York 

www.spink.com 

Stamp Art 

Oregon 

www.stampart.us 

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Texas 

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Missouri 

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Stamps ‘n’ Stuff 

Iowa 

stampsuniversal.com 

Texas 

www.stampsuniversal.com 

Stanley M. Piller & Assoc. 

California 

www.smpiller.com 

Stephen T. Taylor 

Great Britain 

www.stephentaylor.co.uk 

Sterling Stamps 

Michigan 

www.sterlingstamps.com 

Telah W. Smith 

Ohio 

www.telahsmith.com 

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Toga Associates 

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Tom’s Stamps 

Pennsylvania 

Triple “S” Postal History 

Ohio 

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United Nations Postal 

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New York 

www.unstamps.org 

Universal Stamps 

Maryland 

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Vance Auctions Ltd. 

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357a 200 

542-59 400 

566a 500 

620-7 800 

621i-7i 2500 

628 8000 

716-31 700 

782 800 

798a 1200 

967-80 1500 

996a 2500 

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1399 325 

1433 150 

1451 180 

1492 300 

1518 800 

1540 110 

1586 1,300 

1607a 250 

1617 150 

1647a 100 

1761 100 

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Louisiana 

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Societies and Organizations 

Numerous societies, associations and clubs are scheduled 

to have booths and meetings at StampShow/NTSS. 

Each society with a booth is also included in the “Ye Olde 

Passport”, a free show souvenir that helps you plan and participate 

in the show. Be sure to visit each society on the floor 

American Association of Philatelic 

Exhibitors 

Booth 208 

American First Day Cover Society 

Booth 316 

American Philatelic Congress 

Booth 210 

American Philatelic Research 

Library 


Booth 137,139,141 

American Revenue Association 

Booth 408 

American Society Polar Philatelists 

Booth 307 

American Stamp Dealers Association 

Booth 216 

American Topical Association 

Booth 127,129,131 

Auxiliary Markings Club 

Biology Unit of the ATA 

Boston 2026 World Expo 

British North America Philatelic 

Society MidWest Regional 

Carriers & Locals Society Booth 209 

Cats on Stamps Study Unit 

Christmas Philatelic Club Booth 111 

Christmas Seal and Charity Stamp 

Society Booth 109 

Collectors Club of Chicago 

Booth 212 

Confederate Stamp Alliance 

Booth 215 

Ebony Society of Philatelic Events 

and Reflections (ESPER) Booth 

313,315 

Europa Study Unit 

Falkland Islands Philatelic Study 

Group 

Gastronomy of Stamps Study Unit 

German Colonies Collectors 

Group 

Great Britain Collectors Club 

Booth 310 

Institute for Analytical Philately 

International Philippine Philatelic 


Medical Subjects Unit 

Military Postal History Society 

Booth 307 

National Postal Museum 

National Stamp Dealers 

Association 

Nurse Philately 

Penguins on Stamps Study Unit 

Booth 113,115 

Peninsular State Philatelic Society 

Booth 414 

Philatelic Foundation 

Booth 308 

Philatelic Specialists Society 

of Canada 

Plate Number Coil Collectors 

Club 

Postal History Society 

Postmark Collectors Club 

Booth 309 

to collect their stamp in your passport. In the process, you 

will also learn about new aspects of collecting. 

While this list is current as of the publication date, the final 

list is subject to change. Please consult the Show Program 

and the mobile app for the most up to date roster. 

Rocky Mountain Stamp Library 

Booth 214 

Scandinavian Collectors Club 

Booth 312 

Smithsonian National Postal Museum 

Booth 119,121,123 

Space Unit Booth 416 

Stamp Collecting Clubs for Kids 

State Revenue Society Booth 408 

The CartoPhilatelic Society 

The Christmas Seal and Charity Stamp 

Society 

The Philatelic Foundation 

U.S. Philatelic Classics Society 

Booth 207 

Ukranian Philatelic and Numismatic 


United Postal Stationary Society 

Booth 213 

United States Possessions Philatelic 


United States Stamp Society 

Booth 211 

Universal Ship Cancellation Society 

Booth 307 

Wine on Stamps Study Unit 

Women Exhibitors 


Greater Columbus Convention Center 

Convention Center Parking and Drop-Offs 


Show Location 

Exhibit Hall B 

Registration & Entrance 

Closest Parking 

Vine Garage 

37 Vine Street 

Columbus, OH 43215 

$12.00/day 

Cheapest Parking 

East Surface Lot 

80 E. Nationwide Blvd 

Columbus, OH 43215 

$10.00/day 

Legend to Map Numbers 

1 As We Are Sculpture 

2 North Entrance Drop-off 

3 North Surface Lot 

4 Goodale Garage 

5 Arnodl Statue 

6 Vine Street Garage 

7 East Connector Drop-off 

8 South Entrance Drop-off 

9 South Garage 

10 East Surface Lot 

Additional Parking Garage/Lot Addresses 

South Garage - $12.00/Day 

50 E Nationwide Boulevard 


Goodale Garage - $12.00/Day 

70 East Goodale Street 


North Surface Lot - $12.00/Day 

50 E Goodale Street 


*Rates subject to change 

Battelle Grand Loading Dock 

500 N. 3rd St. 


North Facility Loading Dock 

3 Convention Center Drive 


These listings are provided by the 

Greater Columbus Convention 

Center. Other area parking may be 

available. 


Exhibit Hall Floor Plan 

Greater Columbus Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B 

Restrooms 

Loading 

Dock 

Restrooms 

NTSS Exhibits 

EXHIBIT AREA 

Open Competition 

Champion of Champion 

Exhibits 

607 609 611 613 615 

619 621 623 

627 629 631 

637 639 641 

645 647 

651 653 655 657 659 663 

Quarter/Dollar Booths 

608 610 614 616 620 622 624 

First Day Ceremony 

STAGE 

646 648 

652 654 658 660 664 

Auction Viewing 

507 509 511 513 515 519 521 523 

508 510 512 514 516 520 

407 409 411 413 415 419 

408 410 414 416 420 422 424 

307 309 311 313 315 319 321 323 

Societies 

308 310 312 314 316 320 322 324 

207 209 211 213 215 219 221 223 

U.S. Postal Service 

Cachetmakers 

428 430 432 438 440 442 

327 329 331 337 339 341 

328 330 332 338 340 342 

227 229 231 237 239 241 

545 547 

446 448 

345 347 

346 348 

245 247 

551 553 557 559 563 

552 

554 556 558 560 564 

451 453 455 457 459 

452 454 456 

351 353 355 

352 354 356 

251 253 255 

463 

464 

Covers Stamps 

by the by the 

Container Bucket 

Youth 

Area 

Auction 

Area 

208 210 212 214 216 

107 109 111 113 115 

APS Studio 

Displays 

NPM Info ATA 

Circuit 

Sales 

YPLF 

APS 

246 248 

145 147 

252 254 256 

151 153 155 

Literature 

& Authors 

Restrooms 

North Entrance 

Auction Access 

for After Hours 

ENTRANCE 

Restrooms 

Crowne Plaza 

Hotel 

Meeting Rooms 

Registration 

Area 

Concessions 


HELLO, COLUMBUS 

We say “Columbus” and you yawn … “Stop that; Stop 

that!” we say. 

“But outside of this great StampShow what is there?” you 

ask. 

“Oh, my friend … you don’t know the real Columbus. Sit 

back and check out these highlights,” which include the arts, 

recreation, drinking and dining and more: 

First, where am I? Good question. The Greater Columbus 

Convention Center – where the American Philatelic Center 

and American Topical Association will combine to present 

StampShow and the National Topical Stamp Show on August 9 

to 12 – is in the north-central part of downtown. 

Central Columbus defines itself as downtown – a long 

north-south strip in the center with the convention center at 

the north, the Ohio Statehouse (you’re welcome to visit) in the 

center and Ohio and Southern theaters near the southern edge. 

Around it are eight other distinct neighborhoods, and moving 

(roughly) clockwise, starting at the 12, just north of the convention 

center, we find: Short North Arts, Discovery (from the 

1 to 5); at the south (5 to 7) are the German Village and Brewery 

districts, East Franklinton and Gay Street (8), Arena (9) 

ALL 

HAWAII 

Vogt Stamps 

Visit us at APS 

1301 Broadway 

StampShow/NTSS 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

Booth #319 

650-344-3401 

Full website www.vogtstamps.com 

and Grandview Heights (11). Outlying areas 

include Clintonville, Victorian Village, 

Grove City and the University District. 

We suggest picking up a local map, 

such as one provided by DowntownColumbus.com. 

The maps, and many other 

helpful guides and brochures, should be 

available at the convention center or Columbus 

Visitor Center, 277 W. Nationwide 

Blvd. or 400 N. High St. 

There is plenty to do for just about 

every taste in Columbus. Here are a few 

popular choices (all charge admission unless 

noted). 

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 

(www.columbuszoo.org), dating to 1927, 

has long been considered by critics, peers 

and visitors as one of America’s best. 

Charismatic naturalist Jack Hanna was 

hired as director in 1978 and continues 

with an active role in the zoo today. The 

zoo, covering nearly 600 acres, is home to 800 species and 

7,000 animals (check the online animal guide at columbuszoo. 

org/guide) and is divided into eight main areas, including Asia 

Quest, Australia and the Islands, Congo Expedition, Heart of 

Africa, North America and Shores & Aquarium. It attracts 2.4 

million visitors annually. 

COSI (https://cosi.org) is a science museum that includes a 

giant screen theater, hands-on exhibits, a planetarium, a dinosaur 

gallery, live science shows, special children’s areas and ongoing 

exhibits (including “Gadgets” and “Energy Explorers”). 

A major temporary exhibit during StampShow is “Traveling 

the Silk Road,” in which the worlds of science and anthropology 

combing to look at this ancient pathway to the modern 

world. 

The Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens 

(www.fpconservatory.org) is the only botanical garden in the 

world with a permanent collection of glass artwork by Dale 

Chihuly. A couple of fun exhibits are Blooms and Butterflies, 

with hundreds of colorful butterflies flying freely in the Pacific 

Island Water Garden, and Topiaries at the Museum, with a 

children’s garden that finds animal topiaries in all shapes and 

sizes, from wolf cubs to elephants. 

APS STAMPSHOW • BOOTH 229 

Columbus, OH• August 9–12 

US Postal History Colonial to Prexies: 

Transatlantics, Destinations, Expos, Inland Waterways, 

Railroads, CSA, Express, Possessions, & Military 

STEPHEN T. TAYLOR 

5 Glenbuck Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 6BS England 

Phone: 011-4420-83909357 

info@stephentaylor.co.uk www.stephentaylor.co.uk 

Your American Dealer in Britain 


DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS 

DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS 

experiencecolumbus.com 

experiencecolumbus.com 

StampShow/ 

NTSS 

Show Location 


Diners at Milestone 229 by the fountain at the Scioto Mile. (Photo by 

Randall Lee Schieber; courtesy of Experience Columbus.) 

Shopping and Dining 

You will find plenty of shopping and dining choices in Columbus. 

The North Market offers more than 30 merchants and 

there are galleries and boutiques in the Short North Arts District. 

Shopping includes Big Fun Columbus (vintage toys, novelties 

and candy), Rowe Boutique (fashion) and Glean (handmade 

local goods.) Dining and drinking includes Oddfellows 

Liquor Bar (old-timey kitsch), Brothers Drake Meadery & 

Bar (if you’re chasing dragons, better up power up with some 

mead) and Columbus Food Adventures (guided tour of eateries). 

And for fun, you can roll around with a SegAway tour. 

You will find more interesting shops and dining in the 

historic German Village, where the conservation-minded 

saved older buildings from destruction. Preserved buildings 

are now home to restaurants, galleries and daily living services. 

Schmidt’s Sausage Haus is being run by the fifth generation of 

its founder. The Golden Hobby Gift Shop is housed in an 1865 

schoolhouse. 

The Arts 

The Wexner Center for the Arts (www.wexarts.org) did 

not have a summer schedule at press time while professional 

theater Shadowbox Live (www.shadowboxlive.org) will be 

showing F*** Cancer: The Musical. 

Major musical events during the StampShow schedule include 

The Smashing Pumpkins performing Saturday night at 

the Jerome Schottenstein Center. Also, there is a film – Americas 

Musical Journey – at the COSI science museum. The movie 

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One of the Largest Polar Dealers in the United States. 

An exterior installation at the Columbus Museum of Art. (Photo by 

Shellee Fisher for Columbus Museum of Art; courtesy of Experience Columbus.) 

follows a singer/songwriter as he traces the roots of American 

music and its connection to great musical cities such as New 

Orleans, Chicago, Nashville, Miami and New York City. 

Bicentennial Park hosts free concerts on summer weekends, 

and a huge set of fountains create a fun environment for 

kids to play in during the daylight hours. Columbus nightlife 

includes several clubs for local and regional music and 30 microbreweries. 

Sports and Recreation 

The sports minded might come up a little dry during 

StampShow. The biggest player in town, of course, is Ohio 

State University, but the fall schedule – including that for the 

Buckeyes’ football team – will have not started. If you’re a 

diehard, though, you can walk the same sidelines where legendary 

Coach Woody Hayes prowled by scheduling a tour of 

Ohio Stadium. There is a tour fee and you have to schedule 

at least two weeks in advance. We recommend you check all 

the rules online (www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/facilities/ohiostadium-tours.html). 

The Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL are out of season 

and the Columbus Clippers, the Cleveland Indians’ top farm 

team, are on the road until Monday, August 13. 

With World Cup soccer concluding just a month earlier, 

perhaps you have caught Soccer Fever. If so, the good news is 

you can cheer on the Columbus Crew, of Major League Soccer, 

which plays a home game against the Houston Dynamo at 

7:30 p.m. Saturday at Mapfre Stadium. 

PTS • ASDA 

See us at our Booth 438 

APS StampShow 2018/NTSS 

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ACT NOW Estimated Turnaround 6–8 Weeks! 

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LIANE & SERGIO SISMONDO 

P.O. Box 10035, Syracuse, New York 13290-3301 

Tel: 315-422-2331 • Fax: 315-422-2956 • E-mail: sismondo@dreamscape.com 


An Amur tiger relaxes at the Columbus zoo. (Photo by Amanda Carberry; 

courtesy the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.) 

Golfers might enjoy the Jack Nicklaus Museum, which is 

on the grounds of the Ohio State University sports complex. 

The museum presents an immersive journey through Nicklaus’ 

brilliant career, including trophies, photographs and various 

mementos from his unparalleled 20 major championships 

and 100 worldwide professional victories. 

If you are more into walking or running, The Scioto Mile 

(www.sciotomile.com) recently renovated and created 33 new 

acres of parkland in downtown Columbus. The Scioto Mile 

Fountain is the centerpiece of Bicentennial Park. The stunning 

15,000 square-foot fountain has more than 1,000 jets of water 

that take on a multitude of forms and shapes. The fountain 

has interactive features with access for children of all ages, as 

well as a 75-foot towering jet of water. At night the fountain 

viewing experience is enhanced by unique lighting and fog effects. 

With miles of multi-use trails stretching from Bicentennial 

Plaza in the south to North Bank Park in the North, this is 

a great spot to take a stroll and enjoy both the city and nature. 

If you bring a canoe or kayak you can see the city from a different 

point of view by paddling around. 

Special Picks 

Dress up a bit and stop by the Le Méridien Columbus, the 

Joseph, a boutique hotel (at least four stars) in the Short North 

neighborhood owned by the local Pizzuti Companies, which 

opened in early 2015. The Pizzuti Collection, an art gallery 

from the same couple, is a short distance away at 632 N. Park 

St. (admission charged). 

Many Graded Stamps from 80–100 

QUALITY U.S. STAMPS 

HB Philatelics 

Proofs & Essays • Federal & State Hunting Permits 

Guy Gasser 

P.O. Box 2320 • Florissant, MO 63032 

Phone 314-330-8684 

E-mail: guy@hbphilatelics.com 

APS StampShow/NTSS 

Booth 639 

www.hbphilatelics.com 

Official APS Web Sponsor 

Fans cheer on the hometown Columbus Crew. (Photo by Columbus Crew; 

courtesy of Experience Columbus.) 

Back to the hotel: “An art lover, Mr. Pizzuti stocked the Columbus 

edition with pieces from the collection he and his wife, 

Ann, have built over decades,” writes the New York Times in 

a June 24, 2016 review. “Neon canvases by the former graffiti 

artist KAWS illuminate the lobby staircase. On one side of the 

three-story atrium, a craft spirits bar, Soul, encourages socializing.” 

Tend to want to go a bit simpler? It’s summer. How about 

ice cream? There’s a lot of good ice cream in the world, but 

citizens of Columbus seem to be especially fond of theirs so 

why not take a moment (and allow a few calories on the daily 

count) to check it out. 

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams on North High Street and 

Gramercy Street get a lot of rave reviews, but to be fair, we 

also hear good things about Johnson’s Real Ice Cream on East 

Main; Graeter’s on Bethel Road and High Street; and Handel’s 

on Feder Road. For something a tad ethnic, try Rita’s Italian Ice 

on Granville Street. 

“Aye, but are there any dragons in Columbus?” ye ask. 

Indeed, just check out the StampShow / National Topical 

Stamp Show August 9 to 12 at the Greater Columbus Convention 

Center. 

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at www.experiencecolumbus.com; or call the Greater Columbus 

Travel and Visitors Bureau at 866-397-2657. 

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DIGITAL DISCOVERIES 

......................................................................................................... 

BY MARTIN KENT MILLER 

StampShow/NTSS Mobile App 

A Step-By-Step Guide to the Show App 

In preparation for the rich experiences that 

StampShow/NTSS will offer, the APS has prepared a 

free mobile app for iPhone and Android devices. The 

information and screenshots here will walk you through 

the process of installing the app on your phone. You can 

also visit http://aps.buzz/DragonApp for a quick video tutorial 

on the installation process. Due to changes in the 

way the Apple and Google stores work, apps from previous 

years’ shows cannot be updated, you will have to 

install the new one using these instructions. 

The StampShow/NTSS app is available to everyone. 

Please share this information and the website link (aps. 

buzz/DragonApp) with anyone who might be interested 

in attending the show, communciating with other collectors 

or simply following all of the activity coming to Columbus, 

Ohio. 

The StampShow/NTSS app is sponsored by eBay. 

Their generosity made it possible to continue the use of 

this helpful tool. One section of the app lists all dealers 

participating in the show bourse. Participating dealers 

with eBay stores have those stores directly linked from 

their page in the app. These dealers are easily identified by 

the eBay logo which is included on the dealer’s app page. 

The Attendify platform enables us to make constant 

updates to the information in the app 

without requiring users to update or 

reinstall anything on their phones. 

Each time the app is opened, the 

latest information will be immediately 

available. Please install the app today 

and explore all the features for planning 

your experience at the 2018 StampShow 

and National Topical Stamp Show. 

We look forward to seeing you in 

Columbus, Ohio! 

1. Open the app store on 

your phone and immediately 

tap on the SEARCH function. 

Type “attendify app” 

into the search bar and the 

app store will display the Attendify 

app. 

Attendify is the app platform 

we use for the show app. 

This saves us time and money 

versus developing a custom 

app for each event. 

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2. When your app store 

shows the Attendify app (see 

image above), click on the 

GET button to install the 

app on your phone. On an 

iPhone, when the installation 

is complete, the GET button 

will change to OPEN. Tap 

OPEN to continue. 


3. Your phone may ask 

you to allow notifications 

from the show app. We 

strongly advise that you tap 

ALLOW in order to receive 

all notifications and updates 

regarding StampShow/NTSS. 

Allowing the notifications 

here will only show you messages 

related to StampShow/ 

NTSS. 

4. When you open Attendify 

for the first time, it will 

ask you which event you are 

attending. In the search bar, 

type “stampshow.” 

The app will find the 

show and display it as shown 

in the next screen. 

5. Once the StampShow/ 

NTSS event is shown on your 

screen (see above) tap the 

StampShow icon to continue. 

Your phone will display 

the welcome screen shown 

in the next step. This is your 

confirmation that you are installing 

the correct event information. 

6. Tap on JOIN to install 

the event on your phone and 

to create an account. The account 

enables you to access 

all of the StampShow tools 

and to communciate with 

other app users. 

When you tap JOIN, the 

app will ask you for an email 

address and a password. 

Complete that information, 

tap SIGN UP and you will 

be active with the show app. 

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EXPERTIZING 

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BY TOM HORN authentication department director 

twhorn@stamps.org 

Basics: Norway Post Horns 

The World’s Longest Running Design Had Four Basic Designs in 57 Years 

The longest running stamp design in the world is the Post Horn of Norway. 

The basic detail for identifying the correct Scott catalog number for the 

many Norway stamps is in the – you guessed it – Post Horns. But the letter 

style and denominations are in the mix as well. The focus here is on the three 

details that many collectors miss when identifying these stamps. 

We’ll tell you more about identifying the stamps in a moment. First, some 

background. 

“Post horns are valveless horns, with a cupped mouthpiece similar to a modern 

day trumpet,” states the Stamps of Distinction website. “Because the horns did not 

have valves, the sound of the horn could only be varied by changing the formation 

of the user’s mouth on the mouthpiece. … When a post rider or mail coach arrived 

in a town or village , the driver would signal his arrival by blowing his post horn. 

… Over time, the post horn became a symbol of mail service and remains so to 

this day.” 

Norway began showing post horns on stamps in 1872 and has produced a new 

Post Horn stamp as recently as 2014. Today, we’re looking at the first four major 

issues. 

The first of these stamps was issued in 1872 with the shaded Post Horn, the 

country name, “NORGE,” in sans-serif format and the denominations in skillings. 

This is the only skillings design of the Post Horns. 

The next printing in 1877 kept the shaded Post Horn ring and lettering format, 

but changed the denomination to “ore” and “krone,” thereby distinguishing this 

series from the first issues. 

The 1882 series made the change in the Post Horn by having the ring unshaded 

except for a line of color in the ring under the crown. 

The 1893 series retained the denominations and the previous unshaded Post 

Horn ring. It made the change in the lettering format to the Roman font with serifs. 

In 1910, these stamps were redrawn. The line of color was removed from the 

Post Horn ring below the crown and the “3” of the 3-, 30- and 35-ore denominations 

were rounded, rather than flat, at the top. 

Please note that this column gives you the basic differences as there is not 

enough space to go into the types found in the first and second series. Of course, 

perforation measurements, color and watermarks will help guide you to the correct 

catalog number, as well. 

Note: Images courtesy of the APS Reference Collection. 

Norway Scott 17, year 1872. 



Some of the modern Post Horn stamps from Norway: Scott 193, year 1940; Scott 418, year 

1962; Scott 960, year 1991. 



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BUY AND SELL 

....................................................................................................... 

BY WENDY MASORTI sales director 

wendy@stamps.org 

Buying Stamps on Your Summer Travels 

Have you made plans for StampShow or for a visit to APS Headquarters? 

Top U.S. Seller 

This United States 10-cent Columbus Presenting 

Natives (Scott 237) from the 1893 Columbians set was 

a top-selling U.S. item in April on StampStore. 

Overall monthly sales reports are posted each 

month online at stamps.org/Stampstore-Sales-Report. 

You can view sales and see what is hot for the month. 

Carol Hoffman, of the APS sales staff, helps 

customers at the 2017 Circuit Sales Book at 

StampShow in Richmond, Virginia. 

The 2018 StampShow is being held August 9 to 12 in 

Columbus, Ohio. The show, sponsored jointly with 

the American Topical Association, will host more 

than 125 dealer booths, providing a great opportunity to add 

items to your collection. 

Upon entering the show, you will receive a show program 

that will serve as your guide; dealers are listed in alphabetic 

order as well as in order by areas of specialty. We anticipate 

hosting a Circuit Sales Booth where members can peruse 

regular and clearance books to purchase material from 

fellow members. If you’ve never tried the APS sales circuits, 

this is a great opportunity to see how it works 

and then decide if you, too, would like to begin 

receiving circuits to arrive at your home or 

through your local stamp club. Our circuit 

books are not meant to compete with 

our show dealers, but rather serve as an 

introduction to one of the great services 

we offer. So once you’ve checked out the 

circuit books, be sure to inquire with our 

APS personnel which dealers you should visit based on your 

collecting interests. 

I will be working at the main APS booth and will be 

available to help direct you around the show as well as answer 

questions about member services. 

Also, at 2 p.m. on August 11 in room 

B233, we will host a seminar, “Buying 

and Selling through the APS.” This 

will cover the basics of using the APS 

StampStore and circuit books for buying 

and selling. If you are unable to attend the seminar, handouts 

will be available at the booth. 

Visit the American Philatelic Center 

During your summer travels, plan to stop by the American 

Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania; the area 

– brimming with beautiful tree-covered mountains and valleys 

in the central part of the state – is a vacation destination 

for collectors. While here, you can tour your headquarters; 

conduct research in the American Philatelic Research Library; 

browse through sales book inventory and buy stamps 

for your collection; access the Reference Collection; visit the 

in-house Stamps and Covers Shop to buy donated philatelic 

items; purchase items at StampStore and save on shipping 

costs; visit the Smithsonian’s rural Headsville (West Virginia) 

Post Office at the APC; and much more. 

Circuit Book Sales Categories Needed 

We continually monitor categories that are in particular 

short supply for the circuit books (not StampStore). To see 

our full list of stamps needed for circuits visit www.stamps. 

org/Stamps-Needed. If you have material in these areas that 

you are interested in selling, consider using circuit sales. For 

those new to selling, seller information is available online 

or can be requested by contacting our staff at 814-933-3803, 

ext. 231. 


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BOOKS AND CATALOGS 

...................................................................................... 

BY JEFF STAGE editorial associate 

jstage@stamps.org 

2019 Scott Standard Postage Stamp 

Catalogue, Volume 1 (United States, 

United Nations and countries A through 

B, in two books; and Volume 2, countries 

C through F in two books. 

The 2019 Scott Standard Postage 

Stamp Catalogue – the 175th edition – 

is celebrating its second year of its splitvolume 

format and so far we’ve heard 

nothing but positive things about this. 

Thankfully, those unwieldy monster 

catalogs are clearly a thing of the past, 

but Scott still offers the convenience 

(though some might call it a curse) of 

picking up a whole bunch of countries 

at the same time. 

As last year, the U.S., U.N. and all 

A countries through Australia appear 

in Vol. 1A and the rest of the A and 

all B countries in Vol. 1B (both books 

are sold as one volume.) In Volume 2, 

we find countries C through F in two 

books. The remaining four volumes of 

the standard catalog will be issued at 

the beginning of June, July, August and 

September. 

Each book duplicates the basics 

starting with an Introduction that includes 

contact info for societies, study 

groups and expertizing services, plus 

an illustrated guide to grading, catalog 

listing policy, a guide to the listings and 

color and general abbreviations. A section 

covers basic stamp information, 

from paper and watermarks to printing 

processing, inks, luminescence, gum, 

fakes and forgeries, terminology, common 

design types (illustrated) and currency 

conversion. For the British Commonwealth 

collector there is a listing 

of British Commonwealth nations and 

guides to dies and watermarks of British 

colonial stamps. 

Here is a look at volumes 1 and 2: 

Volume 1 

The 2019 Volume 1 has 1,744 pages 

total and covers the United States, United 

Nations and countries starting with 

the letters A and B. It weighs about 6½ 

pounds. 

The first thing we like to check every 

year is the theme chosen for the covers. 

The first two books feature stamps 

showing trains and railroads, so we 

expect that will follow through all six 

volumes. The cover of 1A includes the 

U.S. Locomotive stamp of 1869 (Scott 

114) along with train stamps from Algeria 

and Antigua and Barbuda; Vo1. 

1B shows stamps from Austria, Brazil 

and Belgium. 

Each volume of the now 12-volume 

set includes its own introduction, editor’s 

letter, and index. Vols. 1A and 1B 

have a total of more than 19,000 value 

changes (more than 15,000 alone in Vol. 

1B) and many editorial enhancements. 

What else is new with Volume 1A? 

Here are some highlights, according to 

Scott editors: 

The listings for U.S. 

stamps actually show very 

limited activity. Why? Because 

Scott performed a 

comprehensive review last 

year that resulted in more 

than 10,500 value changes 

in the 2018 Specialized 

Catalogue of United States 

Stamps and Covers. The 

U.S. listings do include 

a first: the 1908 2-cent scarlet booklet 

pane of six (Scott 319F1) is valued for 

the first time, at $450 unused. Also valued 

for the first time are the imperforate 

coil pair of the 2011 2-cent Navajo 

Necklace ($400, mint never hinged) 

and the 2005 Disney Celebration pane 

with die cutting omitted. 

A handful of other changes are 

made among rarities. Plus, the 1994 Recalled 

Legends of the West pane takes a 

big drop from $190 mint to $125. 

Among other countries in Vol. 1A: 

A little more than 300 changes were 

made in Afghanistan, where editors 

were challenged because of widely variable 

prices and a lack of dealer stock. 

There are about 500 value changes 

in Aitutaki, with editors continuing a 

review that started last year. Values for 

stamps from the mid-1980s to early 

2011 are down about 10 percent to 15 

percent. 

Prices for Antigua continued to 

trend downward with continuing softening 

markets. Drops from 10 to 20 

percent in stamps from the mid-1930s 

through the 1990s are typical, but values 

are steady for stamps from 2000 

onward. 

More than 1,000 changes are recorded 

for Ascension, with a handful of 

increases for classic stamps and downward 

trends for more modern material. 

Classic Australia received a thorough 

review and wound up with 500 

value changes, mostly trending downward. 

Here are some notes 

about Volume 1B, where 

there are more than 15,000 

value changes: 

Leading the way in 

value changes are Brazil 

(4,500), Bulgaria (4,300), 

Burkina Faso (1,300) and 

Belize (1,300). 

Let’s take the good first, 

Brazil, which was thoroughly 

reviewed. There’s 


mixed results among the stamps from 

1900 to 1940, but things slide downward 

from 1941 into the 1990s. Backof-the-book 

material generally saw increases. 

Editors went line-by-line through 

Bulgaria. Values in stamps from 1920 

through 1935 trended downward to 

better reflect retail prices on neverhinged 

stamps. On the whole, declines 

of 10 percent to 15 percent on postage 

through mid-2005, but steeper declines 

are found on stamps from 1998 through 

2003. 

In Belize, most changes were downward 

through stamps of 2005. 

Burkina Faso, once known as Upper 

Volta, had somewhat mixed results with 

some scattered gains among the losses 

in stamps from the 1960s through the 

mid-1980s, with sharper drops among 

stamps from 1984 to 1987. Values are 

added for the first time for many stamps 

from the mid-1990s through 2008. 

The Bahamas, where 400 changes 

were made, is noted as a typical example 

of what has happened in values among 

British Commonwealth countries in recent 

years. There are modest increases 

among stamps through the 1935 Jubilee 

issue. The biggest jumps are those for 

used stamps. 

For Bermuda, where 700 value 

changes were recorded, there are scattered 

upward adjustments to accommodate 

classic issues through the 1930s. 

One country on the rise is Burma. 

With its 300 changes, many are upward 

because of a scarcity of material for years 

1950 through 1990. 

Volume 2 

The 2019 Volume 2 has 1,816 pages 

total and covers all countries beginning 

with the letters C through F. 

As expected, trains and locomotives 

continue as the cover theme on this volume’s 

two books. The cover of 2A show 

train stamps from Cambodia, People’s 

Republic of Congo and Newfoundland; 

Vo1. 2B shows stamps from Czech Republic, 

Dominica and France. 

Each volume of the now 12-volume 

set includes its own introduction, 

editor’s letter, and 

index. Vol. 2 has a total of 

about 16,000 value changes, 

with about an equal 

number between the two 

books, plus many editorial 

enhancements. 

What else is new with 

Volume 2a? Here are some 

highlights, according to 

Scott editors: 

Let’s start with the big fish: People’s 

Republic of China. Editors focused on 

stamps issued between 1950 and 1980 

and made 1,800 value changes. The majority 

were increases (ding-ding, China 

remains hot). 

Cuba yielded more than 2,400 value 

changes, with increases dominating the 

republic issues and a mix of ups and 

downs among the revolutionary government 

issues starting in 1959. 

Chile received a mix of increases 

and decreases with nearly 1,000 changes 

in the postage section through 2001. 

Stamps of 2002 through 2008 generally 

increased in value. 

More than 750 value changes were 

made in Colombia, including some 

modest gains in stamps from 2000 to 

2009. 

Cocos Islands, a tiny Australian territory 

with No. 395 as its highest Scott 

number, had an interesting review with 

a whopping 350 changes (more than 

80 percent). Stamps through 2003 saw 

drops from 10 percent to 15 percent, 

with some even higher. But 37 stamps 

from 2003 (Scott 337) through 2013 

(373) rose in value. 

Almost 200 value changes were 

made in the Democratic Republic of 

Congo, mostly slight declines, though 

imperforated issues saw increases. 

In Canada, new errors and listings 

have been added for complete booklets 

and there are two new error listings for 

Newfoundland and nine for Canada. 

Overall, there are many new listings for 

complete booklets. 

Now, here’s a summary of Volume 

2B: 

Czechoslovakia takes the prize with 

most changes at 2,800. Declines 

are the norm in all 

periods with a few increases 

here and there. 

Fiji shows 1,500 value 

changes, mostly from 1938 

through early 2006. Declines 

predominate with 

a few scattered changes, 

such as the 1992 Expo 

92 set, which rose $2.65 

to $19.50. Six major new 

numbers and 13 minor numbers were 

added to the listings of the overprinted 

Bird definitives of 2007-2017. 

The Dominican Republic received a 

lot of attention resulting in 1,350 value 

changes, with increases – especially in 

stamps from early 2000 through late 

2016 – are more prevalent than decreases. 

Estonia’s 750 value changes were a 

mix of increases and decreases, with 

substantial jumps among stamps carrying 

Russian handstamps of “Eesti Post.” 

Numerous values for semipostals from 

1920 to 1940 have been updated. 

The Falkland Islands were scrutinized. 

The result a bit more than 1,000 

changes, all downward. 

The French Southern and Antarctic 

Territories received 450 value changes, 

again mostly downward. 

In editorial changes, two photographs 

have been added to help collectors 

identify the two types of the 1915 

2-cent olive green and black stamps. 

Vol. 1 published in April 2018 and 

Vol. 2 in May 2018 by Amos Media, Sidney, 

Ohio. Softcover, 8 ¼ inches by 10 ¾ 

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PHILATELIC HAPPENINGS .................................................................................... 

BY KEN MARTIN chief operating officer 

kpmartin@stamps.org • Share your photos of your stamp show, club, or affiliate activities 

with us via e-mail at aparticle@stamps.org for possible use online and in print. 

John H. Barwis 

Denise L. Stotts 

Wayne L. Youngblood 

This month the Philatelic Happenings column focuses on celebrations of philatelic 

achievement and rememberances of losses in the hobby. 

2018 Luff Awards to Barwis, Stotts and Youngblood 

The American Philatelic Society’s annual award season is upon us. The society’s 

highest awards for living collectors are the Luff Awards. This year’s recipients are John 

H. Barwis, Denise L. Stotts and Wayne L. Youngblood. The awards will be formally 

presented August 11 at the Celebration Banquet at StampShow / National Topical 

Stamp Show in Columbus, Ohio. Tickets can be reserved at stamps.org/stampshow. 

The awards are named for John N. Luff, who was president of the APS from 1907 to 

1909. 

John H. Barwis, of Holland, Michigan, is the 2018 Luff Award recipient for Distinguished 

Philatelic Research. Barwis co-founded and serves as president of the Institute 

of Analytical Philately. The organization offers research grants and holds symposia. 

The conferences have been held in conjunction with the Smithsonian National Postal 

Museum, Chicagopex and the Royal Philatelic Society London. 

Barwis has studied and researched 19th-century stamps and postal history of 

Victoria’s first postage stamps. He plated Victoria’s first issue 1-penny stamp of 1850, 

which had never been done in the 120 years since the stamp’s first printing. Using scientific 

equipment, his cutting-edge examination of the shades, papers and inks of the 

U.S. banknotes was landmark. 

Regarding Philadelphia postal history, Barwis wrote and maintains a database of 

date ranges for postmarks used on Philadelphia foreign mails. He has compiled sailing 

tables for the monthly packets between Philadelphia and Liverpool, from 1822 to 1875, 

by using newspaper archives in the United States and Great Britain. 

Barwis has been a stamp collector for 59 years. His exhibits have won national and 

international gold medals, as well as grand awards in the United States and Great Britain. 

He is a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London and past president of the U.S. 

Philatelic Classics Society. He won the 2011 Champion of Champions competition. 

Barwis retired in 2003 after 25 years with the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. His career 

comprised a range of technical and leadership positions, including stints as a chief geologist, 

exploration manager and manager of geological research, as well as technical 

director and member of the board of Shell U.K. While serving as an officer in the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers he conducted research in sedimentology and hydrodynamics 

at the Hydraulics Laboratory of the U.S. Waterways Experiment Station. Prior to 

military service he managed an Arctic drifting station owned by the Office of Naval 

Research, spending more than 15 months on the North Polar ice pack. He has contributed 

more than 50 articles and government publications to the geological literature 

in coastal geomorphology and hydrodynamics, sedimentology, stratigraphy, as well as 

petroleum exploration and production. He holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate 

degrees in geology. 

Denise L. Stotts, of Houston, Texas, is the recipient of the Luff Award for Exceptional 

Contributions to Philately. Stotts has been an active and tireless philatelic leader 

and volunteer at the national, state and local level for more than 25 years. 

A lifelong philatelist, she served as director-at-large for the American Philatelic Society 

from 2007 to 2011. She has also served on the APS Chapter Activities, Ethics and 

Election Review committees, the Young Philatelic Leaders Fellowship Advisory Board 

and as local committee chair for APS AmeriStamp Expo 1998. 

Stotts has been on the Garfield Perry March Party show committee since 1988 and 


served as show chair for the Greater Houston Expo from 1994 

through 2016. She is a founding member of the American 

Association of Philatelic Exhibitors and Women Exhibitors 

and has been a director for the Texas Philatelic Association 

and Houston Philatelic Society. She has served as awards director 

for the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors, 

the United States Stamp Society and Women Exhibitors. She 

also was the assistant director of volunteers for the Washington 

2006 World Philatelic Exhibition and helped managed 

the bin room for World Stamp Show-New York 2016. 

Stotts also is a gold medal award-winning philatelic exhibitor. 

She has staffed booths for the American Association 

of Philatelic Exhibitors, United States Stamp Society, Women 

Exhibitors and other organizations at numerous shows. She 

has even served organizations such as the Ohio Postal History 

Society, for which she was not even a member. Philately 

has benefitted tremendously from Denise’s leadership, guidance 

and service. 

Wayne L. Youngblood of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, is 

the recipient of the Luff Award for Outstanding Service to the 

APS. Youngblood is a lifelong stamp collector who began at 

age 8 and never stopped. 

Youngblood has served three terms on the APS board as 

director-at-large and two terms as secretary. He has served 

as an expert for the American Philatelic Expertizing Service 

since 1990, providing opinions on about 2,500 items. He has 

been a columnist for The American Philatelist since October 

2004. He has served as an APS Summer Seminar instructor 

all but one year since 1990. 

Youngblood is current editor of Topical Time and Duck 

Tracks and past editor of Posthorn and Across the Fence Post, 

2005-2012. In addition to The American Philatelist he also is 

a columnist for Linn’s Stamp News and Philatelic Exporter. 

He has served as president of the Errors Freaks and Oddities 

Collectors Club and the Los Alamos Stamp Collectors Association, 

and served on the boards of the American First Day 

Cover Society and Arizona Philatelic Rangers. He has been a 

member of the St. Louis Stamp Expo Show Committee and is 

a Boy Scouts Stamp Collecting Merit Badge counselor. 

Wayne began his professional involvement with the hobby 

as an editor at Linn’s Stamp News, became editor of Scott 

Stamp Monthly then as editor-publisher of Stamp Collector 

newspaper and, more recently, as vice president at Regency- 

Superior Auctions. Wayne currently divides his time between 

his family and freelance writing, editing, dealing and exhibit 

work. He is author of 10 books (including Stamps that Glow 

and All About Stamps) and has written thousands of columns 

and features over the years. He speaks extensively on the hobby 

to both philatelic and non-philatelic groups. 

Carter Volunteer Recognition Awards 

The Nicholas G. Carter Volunteer Recognition Award 

recognizes the outstanding efforts of our volunteers at national 

and local levels and also recognizes our younger mem- 


ers whose outstanding leadership is crucial to our future. 

The awards are named in memory of Nick Carter who 

helped to establish them. Carter felt it was important to recognize 

those unsung heroes who contribute their talents, 

time and energies to benefit stamp collecting and the society. 

Award Recipients for National Service 

Chris Calle came with his dad, Paul, to APS StampShow 

2000 in Providence, Rhode Island. Since then, Calle has come 

to nearly every APS winter and summer show and designed 

the show cachets (on a volunteer basis) for almost all of them. 

He offers autographs and has worked with Unicover to provide 

foreign first day ceremonies at a number of the summer 

shows. He also has produced several exhibits and won 

both the Most Popular Exhibit Award and the Most Popular 

Champion of Champions. In recent years he also has provided 

a number of volunteer services for the American First Day 

Cover Society. 

Rodney A. Juell has been an active general U.S. collector 

since the age of 14. He is co-editor of the Encyclopedia of 

United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting, is a regular contributor 

to American Stamp Dealer & Collector magazine, and 

has been an instructor at APS Summer Seminar and On-the- 

Road courses. A governor of the United States Stamp Society, 

he has contributed numerous articles to its journal, The 

United States Specialist. On the local level he is the president 

of the Philatelic Club of Will County (Illinois). Juell was society 

coordinator for WSS-NY 2016 and has helped at APS 

Volunteer Work Week. 

Yamil Kouri has been involved in many aspects of philately, 

including exhibiting, judging, writing, publishing, 

representing the U.S. on the Inter-American Federation of 

Philately, and serving as a U.S. commissioner to several international 

shows. A past vice president for the American Philatelic 

Society, Kouri is currently board chair for the Spellman 

Museum of Stamps and Postal History and a director for the 

Boston 2026 World Stamp Exhibition. He is past editor of The 

Cuban Philatelist and past president of the Cuban Philatelic 

Society of America. He is a member of more than 20 philatelic 

societies in the U.S. and abroad, and was elected to the 

Royal Hispanic Academy of Philately. 

Jerry H. Miller has been active in all aspects of philately 

for more than 50 years. He became an APS and Germany 

Philatelic Society accredited judge in 1995. He has been a 

mainstay of the Glen Ellyn Philatelic Club for decades. Over 

the past 20 years he has recruited more local members for the 

Collectors Club of Chicago than any other member. He has 

served as director of the American Association of Philatelic 

Exhibitors critique service for the past six years and served 

the Germany Philatelic Society in numerous capacities. 

Ross A. Towle is a life member of the APS, APRL, United 

Postal Stationery Society, American Association of Philatelic 

Exhibitors, United States Philatelic Classics Society 

and Western Philatelic Library. He is a Fellow of the Royal 

Philatelic Society London. And he is a member of Sociedad 

Filatelica de Chile, Chile Specialists of North America, Meter 

Stamp Society, Collectors Club (of New York), Collectors 

Club of San Francisco, American Philatelic Congress, Postal 

History Society, Union of Bulgarian Philatelists and other 

philatelic organizations. Towle is a pioneer in the use of electronic 

media for philatelic publishing. His CD-ROM Catalog 

of Chilean Postal Stationery: 1871-1996 has consistently 

received international gold medals. He is the webmaster for 

Westpex (www.westpex.com) and the FIP Postal Stationery 

Commission (www.postalstationery.org) and he is a director 

of the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors and Secretary/Treasurer 

of the American Philatelic Congress. He is 

an accredited U.S. national judge. He is the assistant editor of 

Postal Stationery, the bimonthly organ of the United Postal 

Stationery Society. 

Award Recipients for Local Service 

A stamp collector since age 5, Roy Baardsen, has excelled 

in his service to the Reading (Pennsylvania) Stamp Collectors 

Club and Lancaster Philatelic Society for well over a decade. 

Roy has been the Reading vice president for the last 14 

years and has led its annual stamp show over the same period. 

In 2006, Roy organized a bus committee for the Lancaster 

Philatelic Society. Since then, he has organized trips to the 

APS, New York ASDA shows, the National Postal Museum 

and WSS-NY 2016. 

Tom Broadhead has provided invaluable service to the 

Knoxville Philatelic Society for many years, holding most of 

the officer positions, and most importantly serving as the editor 

of the club newsletter for the past 12 years. He has also 

been the Knoxville Stamp Show publicity chairman for 25 

years. 

Anthony K. Brooks has served on the Indypex organizing 

committee for the past 30 years. Over this period he has 

been in charge of awards, the banquet, exhibits, the kicking 

mule newsletter, the post office, the schedule, signs, societies 

and special events. At the 2001 show, he served as a judge 

and had responsibilities in five of these areas. An accredited 

judge since 1988, Tony has selected the Indypex jury for 

many years and provided transport for them from and to the 

airport. Tony is also immediate past president of the Military 

Postal History Society. 

Robert Burney has participated in many World Series of 

Philately stamp shows with his exhibit, “Revolutionary Martyrs 

of the Kuomintang,” which won 10 gold awards, including 

a grand in 2016 at the Omaha Stamp Show. But his real 

passion is teaching other philatelists how to exhibit. Seven 

years ago Bob introduced exhibiting to his stamp club, the 

Midwest Philatelic Society, by building 12 frames holding 

nine pages each and donating them to his club. He then conducted 

a hands-on workshop on four consecutive weekends, 

each class three hours long covering all phases of exhibiting 

and prepared all of the professional quality material that is 

given to each student. The workshops have been offered every 

other year since, with 11 students taking the course this 

year. Burney was the first MPS exhibit chairman. He is a past 

president of the Birmingham (Alabama) Philatelic Society, as 


well as the Midwest Philatelic Society and a member of numerous 

philatelic societies. 

Over the past five years Debbie Cleeton has provided 

more than 3,500 hours of volunteer service at the American 

Philatelic Center. She has helped prepare Stamps Teach mailings, 

scanned slides for the conversion of slide programs to 

DVDs, helped save the APS thousands of dollars by applying 

multiple low-value donated stamps to envelopes for mailings, 

helped process in-kind donations and helped in nearly any 

other way requested. 

For more than 76 years, John Drew has been one of those 

unassuming individuals who just does. He has held positions 

in the Western Cover Society up through being president. He 

has been active in the San Jose Stamp Club and its World Series 

of Philately show, Filatelic Fiesta. And, he volunteers in 

museums that have a philatelic tie. 

Edgar Hicks’ affiliation with the Omaha Stamp Show goes 

back to at least 1990 when he began several years of service as 

the awards chair. From 2004 to 2010, he served as the show’s 

general chair. Even when he may have had no official role 

with the show he has been a major promoter to the community, 

whether it’s to prompt the mayor to a ribbon-cutting or 

looking for corporate support to bring the APS StampShow 

to Omaha. Edgar also has served as president of the Liberia 

Stamp Society, as a board member for the American Philatelic 

Society, and on the APS Membership Committee. 

Wayne Menuz has more than 50 years promoting, volunteering 

and contributing to philatelic activities in the San 

Francisco area. His role as bourse chair was a significant factor 

in making Westpex one of the preeminent WSP shows. 

His outstanding efforts helped resurrect Filatelic Fiesta. 

This year, the Greater Houston Stamp Expo chaired by 

Ron Strawser, was held just a couple weeks following the visit 

of Hurricane Harvey. Ron has served on the show committee 

since at least 1994, serving on the club’s board for much of 

that time as well. Ron also has been an APS accredited judge, 

since 2003, and a participant and promoter of team exhibiting 

at APS AmeriStamp Expo and other shows. 

Roy Texeira has been the backbone for the Western Philatelic 

Library for the last 30 years. He has, and continues to 

be, a major contributor to all WSP shows in the Bay area. He 

has also been a major contributor to the International Society 

of Portuguese Philatelists, including serving as its president. 

Award Recipient for Outstanding Young Adult 

(Age 25-40) 

Jill Piazza is a member of the Washington (D.C.) Stamp 

Collectors Club for which she served as executive secretary. 

She writes for their newsletter, The Washington City Desptach, 

and regularly participates in the club’s program, taking 

third place in its 1999 album contest. Piazza also has served 

on the board of the Napex-DC area World Series of Philately 

show, for which she had the primary responsibility for first 

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day ceremonies and youth. For Napex 1999, students in her 

first grade class at Glenridge Elementary School in Landover 

Hills, Maryland created unique cachets with a patriotic 

theme. For several years she has incorporated stamp collecting 

into the classroom, making sure the kids have stamps to 

take home and work on over the summer. Jill also has served 

the Smithsonian National Postal Museum as a volunteer, providing 

write-ups on U.S. stamps for its Arago website. 

Award Recipient for Outstanding Young 

Philatelist (Younger Than 25) 

Alex Gill began collecting stamps in 2005 and joined the 

West Bend Benjamin Franklin Stamp Club in 2007. In 2008 

and 2009, he was the first-place winner for the Texas Philatelic 

Association’s annual holiday stamp design contest. (He 

was also second in his age bracket in 2007 and 2010.) Since 

2008, he has staffed a stamp collecting booth for the Milwaukee 

Holiday Folk Fair several times. 

Gill’s current philatelic memberships include the American 

Philatelic Society, American Topical Association, Milwaukee 

Philatelic Society and the Kettle Morain Coin and 

Stamp Club. His article, “Peace Through Understanding: The 

1964-1965 World Fair Philatelic Souvenirs,” was published 

in the May 2016 edition of The American Philatelist, and 

“President Harding and Philately” and “History of Milwaukee’s 

City Hall” were printed in Across 

the Fence Post in 2013 and 2014. Gill has 

attended and volunteered at most of the 

APS shows since becoming an alumnus 

of the Young Philatelic Leaders Fellow 

in 2012. In September 2017, Alex joined 

Kelleher Auctions as an auction assistant 

and journeyman describer. 

Exhibition Award Winners 

Here are exhibition award winners at 

recent World Series of Philately shows. 

Westpex, April 27-29, 2018, San 

Francisco, California 

Sponsor: Westpex Inc. 

Multiframe Grand – Santiago Cruz, 

“SCADTA’s First Issues: A Traditional 

Approach to Airmail Stamps” 

Multiframe Reserve Grand – Robert 

B. Pildes, “Artists’ Drawings, Essays, 

Proofs and Associated Material of the 

1948 Doar Ivri Issue of Israel” 

Single Frame Grand – Patricia Stilwell 

Walker, “Ship Letter Rates of Ireland: 

Act of 1711 through Act of 1840” 

Youth Grand – Geneva Varga, “The 

Folkloric Mysteries of Harry Potter” 


Philatelic Show, May 4-6, 2018, Boxborough, 

Massachusetts 

Sponsor: Northeastern Federation of Stamp Clubs 

Multiframe Grand – Robert Benninghof, Irish Coil 

Stamps, 1922 to 1940 

Multiframe Reserve Grand – Gregory Shoults, “Washington 

and Franklin Coils Third Bureau Perforated Issues, 

1908-1922” 

Single Frame Grand – Sandeep Jaiswal, “Jammu & Kashmir 

Telegraphs” 

Pipex, May 11-13, 2018, Portland, Oregon 

Sponsor: Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs 

Multiframe Grand – K. Joe Youssefi, Classic Persia 

Multiframe Reserve Grand – Paul Phillips, The Postal 

History of Livorno to 1823 

Single Frame Grand – Michael Bloom, Guatemala: the 

UPU Resplendent Quetzals, 1881-1886 

Most Popular Award – Larry Maddux, Oregon Territory 

Mail, 1848 to 1859 

Ropex, May 18-19, 2018, Canandaigua, New York 

Sponsor: Rochester Philatelic Association 

Multiframe Grand – Gregory Shoults, “Washington & 

Franklin Coils: Third Bureau Perforated Issues, 1908-1922” 

Multiframe Reserve Grand – Charles J. Ekstrom III, 

“Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamps” 

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To sell the stamps, he must put his 

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prison and will stop at nothing to get 

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Single Frame Grand – Louis P. Pataki, “Along the Shantung 

Railway, China: German Postal Administration, 1900- 

1914” 

Youth Grand – Rebecca Liebson, “The 8.4 Cent Americana 

Piano Coil” 

Hall of Fame 

The Hall of Fame honors deceased individuals for outstanding 

contributions to philately. 

Charles A. Fricke (1921-2017) was a longtime collector 

of postal stationery who received the 1981 APS Luff award 

for distinguished philatelic research, was inducted into the 

APS Writers Unit hall of fame in 1989, and was honored in 

2016 with the APS Charles J. Peterson philatelic literature life 

achievement award. 

Fricke conducted research and authored seminal works 

on the first postal card issues of the United States. His detailed 

study of the subject plates and master die proofs resulted 

in renumbering all the proofs (normal, trial color and trial 

color card proofs) listed by Brazer in the Essay Proof Journal. 

Over many years Charles Fricke authored over 1,000 articles 

that appeared in many journals. These items focus on 

some aspect of postal card or postcard use including rates, 

auxiliary markings, routes, cancellations, interesting points 

of origin or destination, varieties, advertising cards, first day 

items, novelty cards, paid reply cards, earliest known use, and 

other stationery items like stamped envelopes and wrappers, 

as well as many divergent subjects in the field of philately. 

Fricke’s articles have appeared in over 35 philatelic journals 

and publications and five newspapers including Linn’s 

Stamp News, Pennsylvania Postal Historian, Stamp Collector, 

American Philatelist, U.S. Stamp News, U.S. Stamps & Postal 

History, Scott Stamp Monthly, Postal Stationery, Airpost Journal, 

Philatelic Freemason, The Seebecker, American Philatelic 

Congress Book, New Jersey Postal History, North Carolina 

Postal History Society Newsletter, Collectors Club Philatelist, 

S.P.A. Journal, Chesstamp Review, and Mekeel’s & Stamps 

among others. 

For decades – as attested to by his perennial ads in such 

publications as The American Philatelist, Mekeel’s, STAMPS 

Magazine, Weekly Philatelic Gossip and Chambers Stamp 

Journal – Max Ohlman (1881-1957) maintained offices at 

116 Nassau Street—in the famed Stamp Center building. 

In March 1912, Mekeel’s ran an editorial suggesting to the 

dealer community that a national organization of stamp dealers 

be formed. Finally, on December 15, 1914, the charter of 

the American Stamp Dealers Association was adopted. Max 

Ohlman was elected the first president of the Association – 

being sworn in at the beginning of 1915. 

Ohlman was a close friend of Franklin Roosevelt and 

sponsored him for membership in the APS. 

Jacques C. Schiff (1931-2017) was a pioneer in the realm 

of Error, Freak and Oddity philately; featuring this collecting 

area in his auctions since he began in the business in the 

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GERMANY & AREA, 1868-1979, M/U, (Scott) $11,783 $3,100 

GERMANY, 1933-81, NH/H, (Safe Hingeless x6, 

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SAN MARINO, 1945-75, NH, (Lighthouse Hingeless) $2,636 $750 

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1960s. Over 50 years, his nearly 340 auction catalogs are a 

virtual chronicle of what exists in U.S. EFOs. In addition, he 

wrote long-running columns on EFOs in the philatelic press, 

and was a frequent visitor to the security printing plants that 

produced U.S. stamps to assure that he knew the cause of errors 

and that they were genuine. 

His firm made a specialty of bringing newly discovered 

errors to market, getting them certified, and making sure 

that, when justified, they got catalog listings. The $1 Candleholder 

“CIA” Invert is a good example. He was a scholar in 

printing technology, and counted among his friends and 

contacts many principals in the Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing, and the late George Brett. He served as a mentor to 

Steven Datz, John Hotchner, and Jim Kloetzel, among others. 

For many years, Schiff was well-known on the show scene 

as a sometimes retail dealer, but more often a booth-holder 

to be available to current and potential customers, and as a 

popular lecturer on how auctions work, and “How to protect 

yourself from buying doctored stamps.” 

William R. Weiss (1943-2015) established Weiss Philatelics 

and Weiss Auctions in 1972, and later expanded into 

Weiss Expertizing Services. He was a 48-year American 

Philatelic Society member and a very well known exhibitor 

and author of several books including The Foreign Mail Cancellations 

of New York City, 1870-1878, The United States 15c 

Stamp of 1870-1890, The Catalog of Union Civil War Patriotic 

Covers, Confederate States General Issue Stamps Used Adversity 

Covers, 1861-1865 and Collecting United States Covers 

and Postal History. Weiss authored numerous articles in various 

philatelic publications and served as an instructor for the 

APS Summer Seminar. 

Kehr Award 

The Kehr Award is for enduring contributions that help 

guarantee the future of the hobby. 

As the assistant for special projects to the chief executive 

of the Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition, May 

Day Taylor located the letter that was mailed with the unique 

Alexandria Blue Boy postmaster’s provisional stamp of 1847. 

Her original research led to a display at Washington 2006 

that brought the stamp, cover and letter together for the first 

time since 1907. By framing the stamp in terms of the longlost 

love story between the sender and recipient of the letter—what 

the Washington Post termed “the story behind the 

stamp”—she garnered a great deal of positive national media 

attention that placed stamps and mail in the context of history, 

romance and lore. 

In addition to arranging the Blue Boy exhibit, Taylor 

published a 43-page booklet of her research on the subject 

that continues to reach and inspire new collectors through its 

inclusion in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries’ booklist 

Stamp Collecting for Novices. The Washington Stamp Collectors 

Club awarded her its 2006 Harry Gantz award for “publicizing 

the romance of philately through her research and 

publishing the story of the Alexandria Blue Boy.” 

Taylor also created two highly approachable, promotional, 

topical exhibits titled “Welcome to Washington” and 

“Our Nation’s Philatelic Christmas City” that she exhibits frequently 

and shares at Washington-area stamp shows and club 

meetings with a dual goal “to welcome visitors to Washington” 

and “to be a catalyst for a philatelic city tour after hours.” 

For many years Taylor has been the organizer behind the 

Mr. Beasley Stamp Club, a Washington, D.C. APS chapter. 

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2011 $95.00 

2010 $81.35 

2009 $92.72 

2008 $81.19 

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Unique among the Washington area clubs, whose members 

are mostly specialist or intermediate to advanced general 

collectors, Mr. Beasley is composed primarily of novice collectors. 

She received an APS volunteer recognition award for 

local promotion and service in 2013 for this work. 

As a director of the NAPEX stamp show from 2007 to 

2009, Taylor created the INC (Important New Collectors) 

program. Novice collectors of all ages received free stamps, 

a specially-branded backpack, and an escorted tour of the 

exhibits. The INC program featured a youth table and Boy 

Scouts stamp collecting merit badge seminar. It continued at 

NAPEX for nearly 10 years. 

From 2010 to 2016, Taylor was a member of the 

Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s Council of Philatelists. 

Past Museum director Allen Kane stated that her appointment 

to the Council brought “much needed direction 

and energy in targeting youth and continuing to promote the 

hobby to new audiences. Taylor served on the Council’s New 

Initiatives Committee, which developed and implemented 

several creative programs aimed at recruiting newcomers, 

including the YouTube Philatelic Video Competition and the 

Stamps Teach program. In 2013, Taylor was also appointed 

to the American First Day Cover Society’s Youth Committee. 

Dealer of the Year 

Donald J. Sundman, president of Mystic Stamp Company, 

is a second-generation stamp dealer. He is a successful 

entrepreneurial business man, growing his business in an 

environment that has been shrinking. Most important is his 

recognition that in order to grow the hobby for the benefit of 

all participants it needs strong institutions like the American 

Philatelic Society and other organizations. His support has 

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helped provide the care and feeding necessary to keep the 

hobby attractive to collectors. 

Since 1985 Sundman has been responsible for sponsoring 

several thousand new APS members through free distribution 

of APS promotional materials, complimentary space advertising, 

and direct referrals. He is the top recruiter for new APS 

members. Typically he sponsors more than 200 new members 

every year. In 2000 he was responsible for 8 percent of the total 

number of new APS members obtained during the year. 

For many years Sundman and his firm, Mystic Stamp 

Company, loaned their famous 1-cent Z grill for promotional 

display at APS StampShow and also to World Stamp Expo in 

Anaheim, California. In addition, he has borne the costs of 

producing the information brochures distributed about the 

exhibit. This gem of philately is a treasure that served as a 

publicity device, attracting many visitors. 

Sundman has served as a member of the National Postal 

Museum’s Council of Philatelists. In 2004, he was elected by 

his peers to chair this Council. During his leadership, he restructured 

the Council into highly effective work groups that 

have supported the National Postal Museum’s mission and 

strategic plan in the areas of museum exhibits, outreach, promotion 

and research. 

Losses to the Hobby 

The hobby lost two APS Luff Award winners on consecutive 

days in late April. 

Thomas J. Alexander of Overland Park, Kansas, the 1985 

winner for Distinguished Philatelic Research passed away on 

April 25, 2018. A veteran of World War II, an attorney who 

argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, Tom served as the 

president of the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society and as chair 

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Postal History and Postage Stamps: Official 

Records. During his 68 years as a 

member Tom served on the ethics, insurance, 

and Luff Awards committees 

of the APS. In 2014 Tom donated 326 

bankers boxes containing his library 

and research papers to the American 

Philatelic Research Library. 

Ann M. Triggle, 2005 Luff Award 

winner for Outstanding Service to the 

Society passed away on April 26. Ann 

was a professor 

at the University 

of Buffalo 

where she created 

and ran a 

pharmacy museum 

before retiring 

and moving 

to Florida. 

Ann M. Triggle Ann served on 

the APS Board 

of Vice Presidents from 2001-2003 and 

as an APS Director at Large from 1997- 

2001. Ann served on the board for the 

Royal Philatelic Society of Canada, 

served on the committees of the Rochester, 

New York and Sarasota, Florida 

national exhibitions, chaired the APS 

Awards Committee and while on the 

board served as the liaison to all APS 

committees. 

However, Ann was probably best 

known as a national and internationally 

accredited judge who chaired the Committee 

for Accredition of National Exhibitions 

and Judges. She wrote chapters 

for two editions of The Manual of 

Philatelic Judging and helped broaden 

exhibiting to allow display, illustrated 

and cinderella exhibits. Ann recruited 

many new judges, including myself, and 

her preparedness and attention to detail 

was legendary. While she represented 

the APS on the International Federation 

of Philately Thematic Commission, 

her prostitute tax stamp exhibit may 

have attracted more attention than any 

of her other exhibits. 

Additional Losses 

The hobby also recently lost two 

dealers. Just six months after the passing 

of his wife, Bonnie, Roger Riga also 

passed away. Roger and Bonnie were 

the “Source for Alternative Philately” 

offering cinderellas, poster stamps, and 

ephemera. For many years they sold at 

stamp shows but in more recent years 

they moved to an internet-based operation. 

They frequently visited our circuit 

sales division when their trips between 

shows or their Ohio home base brought 

them close to Central Pennsylvania. 

Charyl S. Morginstin, from New 

Review our recently updated 

Cut Square listings for 

1920-25 Revalued Issues 

www.postalstationery.com 

Jersey, late wife of Sid Morginstin, may 

have been better known for the home 

cooked treats she offered at the show 

booths of Negev Holyland Auctions/ 

Button Stamp Company – her e-mail 

address began with “brownie” – but she 

had been an APS member for nearly 40 

years. 

Many collectors have a major impact 

in their local area although they may 

not well known nationally. Two recent 

losses fitting this description are Edgar 

W. Jatho Jr. and Benjamin F. Howell 

Jr. A marine veteran and financial consultant 

Ed was a dedicated member of 

the Crescent City Stamp Club of New 

Orleans and served as the auctioneer 

for their annual Philatelic Happening. 

For roughly 60 years Ben Howell was a 

mainstay of the State College, Pennsylvania 

Mt. Nittany Philatelic Society and 

its annual Scopex show. He passed away 

just shy of his 101st birthday and just 

shy of reaching 60 years APS membership. 

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SHOW TIME 

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stampshow@stamps.org 

The “Show Time” Calendar features a list of 

upcoming shows and APS events (shown in 

green). To obtain a listing, please submit a “Show 

Time” form, available online at www.stamps.org/ 

Show-Calendar or by mail from APS headquarters. 

Information must be received 60 days before 

desired publication time. 

The listings are free to World Series of Philately 

and other shows that are sponsored by an APS 

chapter or affiliate. Other shows/bourses may 

purchase listings for the month of the show/ 

bourse and the month prior only. The listing fee 

is $25 per show per issue. Shows designated *B* 

are bourse only. 

Grand award winners from *WSP* shows 

are eligible for the annual APS World Series of 

Philately Champion of Champions competition. 

Visit www.stamps.org/Show-Calendar for a 

complete listing of shows and APS events. 

Wisconsin June 30-July 1 

MSDA Summer Milwaukee Stamp 

Show Midwest Stamp Dealers Association, 

Crown Plaza Milwaukee Airport, 6401 South 

13th Street, Milwaukee. *B* 

Contact: Jim Bardo, 847-634-2676 

Email: jfb7437@aol.com 

Website: www.msdastamp.com 

Illinois July 7-8 

MSDA Summer Show North Midwest Stamp 

Dealers Association, Ramada Inn- Chicagoland 

Executive Airport, 1090 S. Milwaukee Ave., 

Wheeling. *B* 




Michigan July 14 

Bay de Noc Stamp & Coin Club Show Bay de 

Noc Stamp & Coin Club, Bay College Heirmann 

Bldg, Danforth Rd, Escanaba. *B* 

Contact: Mark Kuehn, 906-786-2103 

Email: triplejump@charter.net 

Indiana July 14-15 

MSDA Indianapolis Stamp Show Midwest Stamp 

Dealers Association, Lawrence Parks District 

Center, 5301 N. Franklin Rd., Lawrence. *B* 




Minnesota July 20-22 

Minnesota Stamp Expo Twin City Philatelic 

Society and Various Local Clubs, Crystal 

Community Ctr., 4800 Douglas Dr., N., 

Minneapolis. *WSP* 

Contact: Randy A. Smith, 952-431-3273 

Email: rasmary4@frontiernet.net 

Website: www.stampsminnesota.com/MN%20 

Stamp%20Expo.htm 

Washington July 21-22 

Evergreen Stamp Club Summer 

Exhibition Evergreen Stamp Club, Kent 

Commons Recreation Center, 525 4th Ave., N., 

Kent. 

Contact: William Geijsbeek, 425-883-9390 

Email: billgphil@gmail.com 

Website: www.stamps.org/Evergreen-Stamp- 

Club 

Connecticut July 22 

Fourth Sunday Collectibles Show New Haven 

Philatelic Society, Annex YMA, 554 Woodward 

Ave., New Haven. *B* 

Contact: Brian McGrath, 203-627-6874 

Email: hukeda@comcast.net 

Website: www.nhps1914.org 

Ohio July 22 

Montrose Stamp Show Lincolnway Stamps, 

Holiday inn Akron, West 4073 Medina Road, 

Akron. *B* 

Contact: David G. Pool, 330-832-5992 

Email: lincolnway@sssnet.com 

Louisiana July 28-29 

Bossier City Stamp & Coin Show Red River 

Stamp Society, Bossier City Civic Center, 620 

Benton Road, Bossier City. 

Contact: Tom Mueller, 318-218-0981 

Email: starsavs@hotmail.com 

Nevada July 28-29 

2018 Greater Reno Stamp & Cover 

Show Nevada Stamp Study Society, National 

Bowling Stadium Museum, 300 N. Center St., 

Reno. 

Contact: John Walter, 775-232-4760 

Email: show@renostamp.org 

Website: www.renostamp.org 

North Carolina July 28-29 

CHARPEX 2018 Charlotte Philatelic Society, 

Worrell Bldg, Central Piedmont Community 

College, 1228 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte. 

Contact: Gene Zhiss, 704-553-8110 

Email: signup@charpex.info 

Website: www.charpex.info/ 

New Jersey August 3-4 

MERPEX 2018 Merchantville Stamp Club, 

Marlton Middle School, 150 Tomlinson Mill 

Road, Marlton. 

Contact: Carol Anne Visalli, 856-562-1389 

Email: cavisalli@gmail.com 

Website: www.merchantvillestampclub.org/ 

Georgia August 3-5 

AMERICOVER 2018 American First Day 

Cover Society, Hilton Atlanta Northeast, 5993 

Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Peachtree Corners 

(Norcross). *WSP* 

Contact: Chris Lazaroff 

Email: showinfo@afdcs.org 

Website: www.afdcs.org/show 

Michigan August 4 

Allen Park Stamp Show Allen Park Stamp Club, 

Sokol Cultural Center, 23600 W. Warren Road, 

Dearborn Heights. *B* 

Contact: Debara Detloff 

Email: damd524@aol.com 

Ohio August 9 

Competitive Thematic Exhibiting APS - On the 

Road Course, Greater Columbus Convention 

Center (at StampShow/NTSS 2018), 400 N. High 

St, Columbus. *APS* 

Contact: Cathy Brachbill, 814-933-3803 ext. 239 

Email: education@stamps.org 

Website: stamps.org/On-the-Road-Courses 

Ohio August 9-12 

APS STAMPSHOW/National Topical Stamp 

Show American Philatelic Society and 

American Topical Assocaition, Greater 

Columbus Convention Center, 400 North High 

Street, Columbus. *WSP* 

Contact: Kathleen Edwards, 814-933-3803 ext 217 

Email: stampshow@stamps.org 

Website: stamps.org/STAMPSHOW-SS 

Ohio August 11 

Getting the Most Out of the Scott Specialized 

Catalogues APS - On the Road Course, Greater 

Columbus Convention Center (at StampShow/ 

NTSS 2018), 400 N. High St, Columbus. *APS* 

Contact: Cathy Brachbill, 814-933-3803 ext. 239 



Washington August 11 

Strait Stamp Show Strait Stamp Society, 

Sequim Masonic Lodge, South 5th and Pine, 

Sequim. *B* 

Contact: Cathie Osborne, 360-683-6373 

Email: rickcath@wavecable.com 

Website: www.straitstamp.org 

Prague, Czech Republic August 15-18 

PRAGA 2018 FEPA (European Federation) 

Specialized World Exhibition with FIP Patronage 

and the United States invited to participate., 

Prague. 

Contact: U.S. Commissioner: Ms. Vesma Grinfelds 

Contact address: 3800-21st. Street, San 

Francisco, CA 94114 

Email: vesmag@gmail.com 

Massachsetts August 18 

Fall River Stamp Show Fall River (MA) Philatelic 

Society, Knights of Columbus Hall, 28 Fish Rd, 

Tiverton, Rhode Island. *B* 

Contact: Paula Shaker, 508-679-4065 

Email: dun270@verizon.net 

Website: www.frphilatelicsociety.weebly.com/ 

stamp-show.html 

South Carolina August 18-19 

2018 Summer Stamp and Postcard 

Show Columbia Philatelic Society, Spring 

Valley High School, 120 Sparkleberry Lane, 

Columbia. *B* 

Contact: Mark Postmus, 803-309-2534 

Email: mapostmus@yahoo.com 

Website: www.stamps.org/cps 

Wyoming August 18-19 

WYPEX Cheyenne Philatelic Society, Radisson 

Hotel, 204 West Fox Farm Rd, Cheyenne. *B* 

Contact: Bill Arnold, 303-630-2350 

Email: wfa1972@aol.com 

Pennsylvania August 19 

Erie Stamp Show Erie Stamp Club, Erepa Grotto, 

3828 Washington Ave, Erie. *B* 

Contact: Gary Diley, 814-734-1650 

Email: hingrerem@gmail.com 

Missouri August 24-25 

Greater Kansas City Stamp Show Gladstone 

Stamp Club, Gladstone Community Center, 6901 

N. Holmes, Gladstone. *B* 

Contact: Perry Kilpatrick, 816-490-2624 

Email: kilpatrickp61@gmail.com 

Ohio August 24-25 

AIRPEX 2018 Dayton Stamp Club, IBEW Union 

Hall, 6550 Poe Avenue (at Space Dr.), Dayton. 

*B* 


Contact: Mike Komiensky, 937-299-9297 

Email: info@daytonstampclub.com 

Website: www.daytonstampclub.com 

Connecticut August 26 







Maryland August 31-September 2 

BALPEX Baltimore Phil. Soc., Baltimore Hunt 

Valley Inn, 245 Shawan Rd., I-83 Exit 20 E., Hunt 

Valley. *WSP* 

Contact: Michael Carski, 410-465-5712 

Email: vgnrr@hotmail.com 

Website: www.balpex.org 

Arkansas September 7-8 

41st Annual Stamp & Coin Show Mountain 

Home Area Stamp Club, Ramada Inn Convention 

Center, 11127 Hwy 62, Mountain Home. *B* 

Contact: Craig Grothaus, 870-424-2957 

Email: grot@centurytel.net 

Michigan September 8 

Fall Stamp Show & Bourse Pontiac Stamp Club, 

Waterford Park and Rec Center, 5740 Williams 

Lake Rd, Waterford. *B* 

Contact: Bob Cordaro, 248-391-2367 

Email: rjcord.jm@gmail.com 

Illinois September 8-9 

MSDA Fall Show West Midwest Stamp Dealers 

Association, Holiday Inn Chicago Oak Brook, 17 

W 350 22nd Street, Oak Brook Terrace. *B* 




Nebraska September 8-9 

Omaha Stamp Show Omaha Philatelic Society, 

Metro Community College-South Campus, 2909 

Babe Gomez Ave., Omaha. *WSP* 

Contact: Herb Eveland, 402-397-9937 

Email: tuvaenterprises@hotmail.com 

Website: www.omahaphilatelicsociety.org 

Pennsylvania September 9 

FALL 2018 CAPEX Capital City Philatelic Society, 

Lower Swatara Fire House, 1350 Fulling Mill 

Road, Middletown. *B* 

Contact: Marlin Wilson, 7179398715 

Email: baronvonwils@aol.com 

London, England September 12-18 

STAMPEX Bi-lateral Exhibition: GB / U.S. 

Exhibition, London. Exhibit Contact: 

Coordinator Dr.Yamil Kouri yhkouri@massmed. 

org Contact Address: 405 Waltham St. #347, 

Lexington, MA 02421, 

Wisconsin September 13 

James A. Farley and the Politicization of the 

Post APS - On the Road Course, Crowne 

Plaza Milwaukee Airport, 6401 South 13th St, 

Milwaukee. *APS* 

Contact: Cathy Brachbill, 814-933-3803 



Washington September 14-16 

SEAPEX Seattle Philatelic Exhibition, Tukwila 

Convention Center, 12424 42nd Ave., S., Tukwila. 

*WSP* 

Contact: Jack Congrove 

Email: seapex@comcast.net 

Website: seapexshow.org 

Wisconsin September 14-16 

MILCOPEX Milwaukee Philatelic Society, Inc., 

Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport, 6401 South 

13th St., Milwaukee. *WSP* 

Contact: Dona Fagan, 262-251-0617 

Email: maryann15b@mac.com 

Website: www.milwaukeephilatelic.org 

Indiana September 15-16 

AWPEX 2018 Anthony Wayne Stamp Society, 

Fort Wayne History Center, 302 East Berry Street, 

Fort Wayne. *B* 

Contact: James Mowrer, 260-422-1716 

Email: stamp4@frontier.com 

Ohio September 16 

Montrose Stamp Show Lincolnway Stamps, 

Holiday inn Akron, West 4073 Medina Road, 

Akron. *B* 

Contact: David G. Pool, 330-832-5992 

Email: lincolnway@sssnet.com 

Quebec September 21-23 

BNAPEX 2018 British North America Philatelic 

Society/SHPQ/FQP, Hotel Plaza Quebec, 3031 

Boulevard Laurier, Quebec City. *WSP* 

Contact: Hugo Deshaye, 418-644-4132 

Email: bnapexdealers@bnaps.org 

Website: www.bnaps.org/bnapex2018/index.htm 

Texas September 21-23 

Greater Houston Stamp Show Houston 

Philatelic Society, Humble Civic Center, 8233 Will 

Clayton Pkwy., Humble. 

Contact: Ron Strawser, 832-264-4185 

Email: ghss2017@earthlink.net 

Website: www.houstonstampclub.org 

SESCAL 2018 STAMP SHOW 

74th Annual Southern California Stamp Exhibition 

October 12–14 

Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 

Exhibits • Dealers 

Schuyler Rumsey Auctions 

Society Meetings • Show Cachets 

Youth Activities • Bring Your Stamps for Evaluation 

APS Educational course 

Ontario Convention Center (New Location) 

2000 E. Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764 

Special Hotel Show Rate 

Free Admission and reduced validated parking 

For more information visit sescal.org 

Sponsored by the Federated Philatelic Clubs Of Southern California 


Connecticut September 23 







New Jersey September 29-30 

Stamp, Coin, Cover, Postcard, Collectible 

Show Clifton Stamp Society, Clifton 

Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main 

Avenue, Clifton. *B* 

Contact: Thomas Stidl, 973-471-7872 

Email: stidl@verizon.net 

Website: www.clifton-stamp-society.org 

Tennessee September 29-30 

MEMPHEX 2018 Stamp & Postcard 

Show Memphis Stamp Collector’s Society, 

Agricenter International; Wing “C” Banquet 

Room, 7777 Walnut Grove Road, Memphis. 

Contact: Andrew J. Burkman, 901-382-1772 

Email: andburk@usit.net 

Website: www.memphisstampcollectorssociety. 

org 

Dublin, Ireland October 5-7 

STAMPA2018 Irish National Stamp Exhibition, 

Dublin. 

Contact: Robert Benninghoff, 215-813-8036 

Email: mercer01@aol.com 

California October 5-7 

WINEPEX 2018 Redwood Empire Collectors 

Club, Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, 

San Rafael. 

Contact: Kurt Schau, 707-347-6343 

Email: kurtschau@comcast.net 

Website: www.redwoodempirecollectorsclub.org 

Indiana October 5-7 

INDYPEX Indiana Stamp Club, Hamilton 

County Fairgrounds and Exhibition Center, 2003 

Pleasant Street, Noblesville. *WSP* 

Contact: Bob Zeigler, 317-844-5200 

Email: rzeigler@zcklaw.com 

Website: www.indianastampclub.org 

California October 6 

Visalia Stamp Show Visalia Philatelic Society, St. 

Paul’s Church, 120 North Hall Avenue, Visalia. *B* 

Contact: Mikell Royston, 559-738-1236 

Email: vpsclub@yahoo.com 

New Jersey October 6 

MSC Monthly Bourse Merchantville Stamp 

Club, Marlton Elementary School, 190 Tomlinson 

Mill Rd, Marlton. *B* 



Website: www.merchantvillestampclub.org 

New York October 6 

Olepex 2018 Olean Stamp Club, Bethany 

Lutheran Church, 6 Leo Moss Drive, Olean. *B* 

Contact: Ron Yeager, 814-362-4471 

Email: cry@atlanticbb.net 


Stamp and Coin Show and Sale Western 

Monroe Philatelic Society, Brockport Firemen’s 

Exempt, 248 West Avenue, Brockport. *B* 

Contact: Dave Bombard, 585-352-6955 

Email: dbombar1@rochester.rr.com 

Santiago, Chile October 9-13 

EXFIL 2018 FIAF Continental Exhibition 

and Assembly, Santiago. Exhibit Contact: 

Contact: Commissioner Mr. Carlos Vergara 

carlosvstamps@gmail.com Contact Address: 

1107 S. Naperville Rd., Wheaton, IL 60189, 

Illinois October 13 

Will County Stamp Show Philatelic Club of 

Will County and Naperville Area Stamp Club, 

Messiah Lutheran Church, 40 Houbolt Rd, Joliet. 

Contact: Rodney Juell, 815-741-2734 

Email: rajuell2@gmail.com 

Website: willcountystampclub.wordpress.com 


Stamp and Postcard Show/Sale Leatherstocking 

Stamp Club & Tri County Stamp Club, Oneonta 

Holiday Inn, 5206 State Highway 23, Oneonta. *B* 

Contact: Ellen Tillapaugh, 607-547-5646 

Email: kuchtill@gmail.com 

Illinois October 13-14 

MSDA Fall Show North Midwest Stamp 

Dealers Association, Ramada Inn- Chicagoland 

Executive Airport, 1090 S. Milwaukee Avenue, 

Wheeling. *B* 




Ontario October 13-14 

CANPEX 2018 Middlesex Stamp Club, Hellenic 

Community Centre, 133 Southdale Road West, 

London. *WSP* 

Contact: John Sheffield, 519-871-7637 

Email: info@canpex.ca 

Website: www.canpex.ca 

New Jersey October 19-21 

NOJEX/ ASDA North Jersey Federated Stamp 

Clubs, Inc. and ASDA, Meadowlands Hilton 

Hotel, 2 Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford. 

*WSP* 

Contact: Robert G. Rose, 908-305-9022 

Email: robertrose25@comcast.net 

Website: www.nojex.org 


Filatelic Fiesta 2018 San Jose Stamp Club, Elks 

Lodge, 444 West Alma Ave, San Jose. *WSP* 

Contact: Jessica Rodriguex, 408-656-0623 

Email: filatelicfiesta@gmail.com 

Website: www.filatelicfiesta.com 

Delaware October 20 

Dover’s 67th Stamp Show Dover Stamp Club, 

Camden-Wyoming Fire Hall, 200 E. Camden- 

Wyoming Avenue, Camden. *B* 

Contact: Melvin Nace, 302-674-0837 

Email: doverstampclub@aol.com 

Wisconsin October 20 

CENWISPEX 2018 Central Wisconsin Stamp 

Club, Holiday Inn & Convention Center, 1001 

Amber Ave., Stevens Point. 

Contact: J. D. Manville, 715-341-5555 

Email: jadeco@charter.net 

Pennsylvania October 27 

Eastern PA Stamp Show (EPASS) Allentown 

Philatelic Society, Jordan United Church of 

Christ, 1837 Church Road, Allentown. *B* 

Contact: Bill Harris, 610-866-3323 

Email: wthiii3@rcn.com 

Website: greatzvmer.wix.com/aps/#!epass 

Arkansas October 27-28 

PINPEX 2018 Pinnacle Stamp Club of Arkansas, 

Jacksonville Community Center, #5 Municipal 

Drive, Jacksonville. *B* 

Contact: Ann Austen, 501-868-4553 

Email: anniephant@aol.com 


East Bay Collectors Club 73rd Annual Show East 

Bay Collectors Club, Civic Center Assembly Hall, 

1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. 

Contact: Randy Tuuri, 510-653-3471 

Email: tuurifam@comcat.net 

Website: eastbaystampclub.com 

Ohio October 27-28 

Cuy-LorPex 2018 Cuy-Lor Stamp Club, Rocky 

River Civic Center: Memorial Hall, 21016 Hilliard 

Boulevard, Rocky River. 

Contact: Stan Fairchild, 440-333-2536 

Email: cuylorclub@gmail.com 

Website: www.stampshows.com 

Ohio October 27-28 

Cuy-LorPex 2018 Cuy-Lor Stamp Club, Rocky 

River Civic Center: Memorial Hall, 21016 Hilliard 

Boulevard, Rocky River. 

Contact: Stan Fairchild, 440-333-2536 

Email: cuylorclub@gmail.com 

Website: www.stampshows.com 

Connecticut October 28 







Illinois October 28 

Fall Stamp Bourse 2018 Springfield Philatelic 

Society, Route 66 Hotel and Conference Center, 

625 E. Saint Joseph St., Springfield. *B* 

Contact: Chad Payne, 217-341-4838 

Email: illinibasketball@live.com 

Website: www.stamps.org/Springfield-Philatelic- 

Society 

New Jersey November 3 

MSC Monthly Bourse Merchantville Stamp 

Club, Marlton Elementary School, 190 Tomlinson 

Mill Rd, Marlton. *B* 



Website: www.merchantvillestampclub.org 

Michigan November 3-4 

AAPEX 2018 Ann Arbor Stamp Club, Morris J. 

Lawrence Building, Washtenaw Community 

College, 4800 E. Huron River Dr., Ann Arbor. 

Contact: Harry & Dottie Winter, 734-761-5859 

Email: harwin@umich.edu 

Website: www.annarborstampclub.org 

Pennsylvania November 3-4 

PITTPEX 2018 Philatelic Society of Pittsburgh, 

South Fayette Fire Hall, 661 Millers Run Rd., 

Bridgeville. 

Contact: Bryan Gross, 412 352-1317 

Email: maxaugust@aol.com 

Website: www.pittsburghstampclub.org 

Texas November 9-10 

31st Annual Mid-Cities Stamp Club EXPO Mid- 

Cities Stamp Club, Grapevine Convention 

Center, 1209 South Main Street, Grapevine. 

Contact: Ralph Poore, 817-235-8472 

Email: rspoore@ralph-s-poore.com 

Website: www.mid-citiesstampclub.com/ 

stampshow.htm 

Ohio November 10-11 

MSDA Fall Cincinnati Area Stamp 

Show Midwest Stamp Dealers Association, 

Four Points by Sheraton Cincinnati North, 7500 

Tylers Place Boulevard, West Chester. *B* 




Illinois November 16-18 

CHICAGOPEX Chicago Philatelic Society, Westin 

Chicago Northwest, 400 Park Blvd., Itasca. 

*WSP* 


Index of Advertisers 

A & D Stamps and Coins 

www.aanddstampsandcoins.com 677 

Amos Media www.linns.com 

www.amosadvantage.com 691 

Antonio M. Torres www.antoniotorres.com 700 

APS Estate Advice 

www.stamps.org/Estate-Advice 710 

APS Show and Exhibitions 

www.stamps.org/APS-Sponsored-Events 

Contact: Charles Berg, 773-775-2100 

Email: stampkingchicago@hotmail.com 

Website: www.chicagopex.org 

New York November 17 

Autumn Stamp Festival 

Buffalo Stamp Club, VFW 

Post, 2450 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga. *B* 

Contact: George H. Gates, 716-633-8358 

Email: gghg53@aol.com 

C3 

Argyll Etkin Limited 

www.argyll-etkin.com 700 

BEJJCO of FLORIDA, Inc. 674 

Blue Moon Philatelic 

www.bmastamps2.com 686 

C.G.Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner 

GmbH & Co. KG 

www.auktionen-gaertner.de 653 

Cataloging U.S. Commemorative Stamps: 1950, 

by Charles Posner 

stamps.org/publications 701 

Century Stamps www.century-stamps.com 628 

Champion Stamp Co., Inc. 656-657 

CK Stamps c/o Kang Chen 

www.ckstamps.com 710 

Collectors Exchange 

www.britishstampsamerica.com 673 

Colonial Stamp Company 

www.colonialstampcompany.com 686 

Columbian Stamp Co 

www.columbianstamp.com 710 

Confederate Stamp Alliance 

www.csalliance.org 675 

Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC 

www.kelleherauctions.com 644-645 

Davidson’s Stamp Service 

www.newstampissues.com 678 

Denali Stamp Co. 

www.denalistamps.com 700 

Deveney Stamps 

www.deveneystamps.com 700 

Don S. Cal www.DonSCal.com 709 

Downeast Stamps www.destamps.com 678 

Dr. Robert Friedman and Sons 

www.drbobfriedmanstamps.com 627 

Dutch Country Auctions 

www.thestampcenter.com 669 

E.S.J. van Dam, Ltd. 

www.canadarevenuestamps.com 710 


www.edwardyounger.com 630-633 

Eric Jackson www.ericjackson.com 678 

FLOREX www.florexstampshow.com 710 

Florida Postal History During the Civil War, 

from the Confederate Stamp Alliance 

www.csalliance.org 676 

Frank Bachenheimer 

www.astampdealer4u.com 710 

Fusco Auctions www.fuscoauctions.com 702 

Gary J. Lyon (Philatelist), Ltd. 

www.garylyon.com 695 

Gary Posner, Inc. www.garyposnerinc.com 635 

Gregg Nelson Stamp 

www.greggnelsonstamps.com 710 

Guernsey Post Ltd www.guernseystamps.com 

www.guernseypost.com 697 

H.R. Harmer GPN, Inc. www.hrharmer.com 

www.hrharmer.com/en/ 

GlobalPhilatelicNetwork/# 617 

HB Philatelics www.hbphilatelics.com 685 

Henry Gitner Philatelists, Inc. 

www.hgitner.com 676 

Hip eCommerce www.hipstamps.com 619 

Hugh Wood Insurance 

www.hughwood.com 703 

interasia auctions ltd 

www.interasia-auctions.com 710 

J.R. Mowbray, Ltd. www.mowbrays.co.nz 710 

James E. Lee www.jameslee.com 673 

Kay & Co. www.kaystamps.com 649 

Lawrence Mozian 

www.mozianstamps.com 701 

Markest Stamp Co. www.markest.com 665 

Martin Winter 701 

Michael Eastick and Associates Pty Ltd 

www.michaeleastick.com 710 

Miller’s Stamp Co. www.millerstamps.com 685 

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CLASSIFIEDS 

.............................................................................................................................. 

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One mistake, a century of stories 

Available May 1st at 

www.stamps.org/Publications 

“Like an Inverted Jenny charm bracelet, 

the stories told here reveal the passions of 

collectors, portrayed in an endearing way, 

connecting both the worldly and bizarre.” 

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National Postal Museum 

Cheryl Ganz, Ph.D, 

curator of philately emerita 

Smithsonian National Postal Museum 

APS Publications

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 

.......................................................................................................... 

No. 5, May 31, 2018 

NEW APPLICANTS 

The following applications were 

received during May 2018. If 

no objections are received by 

the Executive Director (814- 

933-3803) prior to July 31, 

2018 these applicants will be 

admitted to membership and 

notice to this effect will appear 

in the September issue. 

Al-Qaisi, Wisam W. (228976) 

Wien, Austria US FLIGHT 

COVERS-GERMAN 3RD REICH/ 

OCCUPATIONS-IRAQ-AVIATION- 

WAR COVERS/STAMPS- 

OCCUPATION ISSUES-MINI 

POSTCARDS; 40; Diplomat 

Amarosa, Vin (228980) Howell, 

NJ US 20TH CENTURY, FDC, FD 

PROGRAMS-LINCOLN-EDISON- 

PETER COOPER-COOPER UNION 

Anilkumar, M. S. (228903) 

Bangalore, India WHALES- 

FALKLAND ISLANDS-BIRDS- 

TONGA/TIN CAN MAIL; 48 

Babiak-Vazquez, Adriana (229009) 

Houston, TX POLAND-SPAIN- 

MEXICO-US COMMEMORATIVES- 

GREAT BRITAIN-IRELAND; 

Epidemiologist 

Baco, Meagan (228964) Baltimore, 

MD ARCHITECTURE-US 

AIRMAILS, ERRORS/FREAKS/ 

ODDITIES-STAMP DESIGN/ 

DESIGNERS-OLYMPICS-WORLD 

FAIRS/EXPOSITIONS; 33; Historic 

Preservation 

Barnes, Michael J. (229008) Bristol, 

CT WORLDWIDE-US, FDC; 43 

Bonislawski, Michael J. (228904) 

Watertown, MA US, 

COMMEMORATIVES, 19TH & 

20TH CENTURY, AIRMAILS; 68; 

Writer 

Brady, Gregory J. (S-228997) 

Alexandria, VA; 49; U.S. Army 

Officer 

Brady, Leo (J-228995) Alexandria, 

VA; 9; Student 

Brady, Owen (J-228996) 

Alexandria, VA; 7; Student 

Bridgers, Daniel (228985) 

Savannah, GA US 19TH & 20TH 

CENTURY, BLOCKS/GUIDELINE 

BLOCKS, FDC; 69; Attorney 

Brosemer, John F. (228940) 

Nebraska City, NE US 

19TH & 20TH CENTURY, 

COMMEMORATIVES, 

DEFINITIVES; 64; Owner 

Postal Building Photos Needed 

Pictures of unusual/iconic postal 

buildings and their history 

Send to: postalpics@gmail.com 

Brown, Bruce N. (228909) Lutz, 

FL; 76 

Burns, Richard (228972) Etters, 

PA BRITISH COLONIES-AFRICA- 

US COMMEMORATIVES; 48; 

Accountant 

Castillo, Maria (229006) Miami 

Lakes, FL; 53; Office Manager 

Chamberlin, Christopher D. 

(228963) Parsonsfield, ME US 

CIVIL WAR COVERS, NC & VA 

POSTAL HISTORY, CONFEDERATE 

STATES-NC AND VA CIVIL WAR 

COVERS; 72 

Chansomphou, Sourideth (228968) 

Moreno Valley, CA US 19TH 

& 20TH CENTURY, AIRMAILS, 

CANCELS, BUREAU ISSUES, 

BLOCKS/GUIDELINE BLOCKS; 45 

Ciappa, Mario (228918) Mount 

Pleasant, SC 

Cool, Gregory (228957) 

Greenfield, IN US 20TH 

CENTURY, COMMEMORATIVES- 

KENNEDY-OLYMPICS-UN- 

AUSTRIA; 59; Business Owner 

Crossley, Chris (228966) West 

Bloomfield, MI PRE-1960 

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH & US; 

69; Retired 

Czarnecki, Jeffery (228902) 

Watervliet, NY US, 

COMMEMORATIVES; 63; Retired 

Davidson, Stephen (228946) 

Hortense, GA GERMAN 

COLONIES-AUSTRIA-FRANCE- 

PORTUGUESE COLONIES- 

BRITISH EMPIRE; 67; Retired 

Farrell, Thomas J. (228986) 

Millersville, MD 19TH CENTURY 

CLASSICS; 62; Retired 

Foster, Richard (228970) Bayfield, 

CO; 65 

Fox, John T. (228927) 

Brandenburg, KY GERMANY- 

US; 66; Retired 

Fredland, R. (228912) 

Indianapolis, IN US-CANADA- 

UN; 80; Retired 

Goodman, Ron (228929) Auburn, 

WA US COMMEMORATIVES; 67; 

Retired 

Griswold, Eddie D. (228915) 

Medfield, MA US-WORLDWIDE; 

65; Comic Artist/Graphic 

Illustrator 

Guinther, Sheila (228913) New 

Hampton, NH US-SOUTH 

AMERICA-SOUTH AFRICA; 

Clinical Mental Health Counselor 

Haddock, Spencer (229004) 

Plantation, FL PANAMA- 

WORLDWIDE; Retired 

Hamburger, Justin (228910) 

Bloomfield Hills, MI 

PRECANCELS-POSTAL HISTORY- 

ISRAEL; 20; Artist 

Hart, Walter B. (228949) Yass, 

NSW, Australia US DEFINITIVES, 

COMMEMORATIVES-AUSTRALIA- 

GERMANY-AUSTRIA-BRITISH 

EMPIRE; 65 

Hedderick, Thomas G. (228920) 

Belmont, MA WORLDWIDE; 62 

Holmes, Patrick P. (228962) 

Chicago, IL NORTH AMERICA- 

UN; Retired 

Hopkins, Thomas (228907) Mesa, 

AZ; 74; Retired 

Howard, Jon (228935) 

Hedgesville, WV US CIVIL WAR 

COVERS, STAMPLESS COVERS, 

ERRORS/FREAKS/ODDITIES- 

HONG KONG-ZEPPELIN COVERS/ 

STAMPS-OVERPRINTS & 

SURCHARGES; 53 

Huebner, Jason B. (228933) 

Miami Beach, FL US 19TH 

CENTURY, AIRMAILS, POSTAGE 

DUES, CONFEDERATE STATES, 

REVENUES/TAX PAIDS 

(FEDERAL), HAWAII; 43 

Hughart, Thomas A. 

(228930) Bedford, NY US, 

COMMEMORATIVES, SHEETS, 

FDC, BLOCKS; 86; Ethics 

Consultant 

Hutchins, Karen R. (228947) 

Fayetteville, AR; 63; Retired 

Jo, Yejin (228990) Albuquerque, 

NM; 31 

Kelley, Michael (228914) 

Louisville, KY MINT US 

COMMEMORATIVES, AIRMAILS; 

54; Executive 

Kimmel, Jay (228923) Lake 

Worth, FL SPORTS-COMICS- 

COMMEMORATIVES; 58; Self 

Employed 

Klaeser, Peter (228989) 

Chesterton, IN US 

COMMEMORATIVES, COVERS- 

CANADA-VATICAN CITY-BIRDS- 

SCOUTS; 61 

Kolarovic, Andrej (228936) Trnava, 

Slovakia; 43 

Koppanati, Chakradhar (228955) 

Overland Park, KS WAR 

COVERS/STAMPS-WORLD WAR 

II-ARCHITECTURE-BRITISH 

ROYAL FAMILY-SPORTS; 36 

Kuntz, Dick (228987) Great Falls, 

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New Members 103 

Reinstated 114...............217 

Deceased 39 

Resignations 2.................41 

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(Total Membership, May 31, 2017 

was 28,629 a difference of -663) 

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PANELS, PLATE BLOCKS, PLATE 

VARIETIES, FDC; 65 

Leggio, Fabio E. (228905) Barto, 

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OCCUPATIONS-US-LOTS & 

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Lehmann, Grace (J-228999) Boca 

Raton, FL; 16 

Lehmann, Jeanette (229002) Boca 

Raton, FL; Teacher 

Lehmann, Katherine A. (228998) 

Alexandria, VA; 47; Attorney 

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Raton, FL; 12; Student 

Lehmann, Matthew (J-228992) 

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Lehmann, Peter (J-229001) Boca 

Raton, FL; 17; Student 

Lehmann, Sarah A. (S-228993) 

Boca Raton, FL; 75; Retired 

Levine, Lawrence A. (228908) 

Cherry Hill, NJ US SHEETS; 71; 

Podiatrist 

Linch, Donald T. (228924) Santa 

Rosa, CA US, MINT; 84; Retired 

Lopez, Jessie (228981) Fenton, MI 

US CLASSICS; 61 

Luce, John B. (228953) 

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COVERS, CONFEDERATE STATES, 

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Centennial, CO US AIRMAILS, 

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Meehan, John D. (228939) Bend, 

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Hamilton, MA BIRDS- 

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UKRAINE-POLAND-RUSSIA; 62; 

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PANES, COILS; 74 

Ockander, Steve (228928) 

Sacramento, CA WORLDWIDE; 

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Ostolaza-Palma, Ana (228942) 

Ledgewood, NJ; 55 

Pletcher, Robert W. (228983) 

Mooresville, NC US 19TH & 

20TH CENTURY, AIRMAILS, 

COILS, COIL LINE PAIRS, 

COMMEMORATIVES; 72 

Powell, Jennifer (229005) West 

Hollywood, CA; Consultant 

Quigley, Marty (228906) San 

Antonio, TX US CLASSICS, 

PA (YORK) POSTAL HISTORY, 

STAMPLESS COVERS, POSTAL 

MARKINGS; 69 

Quispe, Luis (229003) Miami, FL; 

Stamp Dealer 

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GA US-UN; 68; Retired 

Santos, Michelle (229007) Hialeah, 

FL; 22; Secretary 

Schoenfeldt, Thomas I. (228911) 

Redford, MI PHILIPPINES; 71; 

Retired 

Schwartz, Peter (228978) Flushing, 

NY ISRAEL TABS-US PRIVATE 

PERFS, AIRMAILS-ISRAEL; 72 

Shoffstall, Virginia (228974) 

Beulah, WY 

Silver, Phil (228916) Greensboro, 

NC US 20TH CENTURY, 

AIRMAILS, COMMEMORATIVES; 

75 

Smith, Kenric (228988) 

Charleston, WV OLDER 

STAMPS; 52; Brick Mason 

Smith, Matthew (228938) Fort 

Wayne, IN US-WORLDWIDE- 

AFRICA-RHODESIA-BRITISH 

COLONIES; 52; Engineer 

Smith, Syd (228932) Lynn, MA 

NICARAGUA-GUATEMALA- 

HAWAII-NEWFOUNDLAND 

Snarr, William (228944) Mesa, 

AZ US COMMEMORATIVES; 73; 

Retired 

Sopher, Robin (228952) 

Lakewood, WA WORLDWIDE; 

67; Retired 

St. Martin, Steve (228943) New 

Roads, LA US, POSSESSIONS- 

CANADA-GREAT BRITAIN- 

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH; 61; 

Retired 

Standlick, Richard S. (228926) 

Bridgeton, NJ US; 82; Retired 

Steed, C. Edward (229010) Atlanta, 

GA METALLURGY-US BOOKLETS/ 

PANES-HISTORY; 61; Consultant 

Steele, Jill (228941) Wichita Falls, 

TX GERMANY-AUSTRIA; 53; 

Marketing Consultant 

Stiff, Steven (228977) Missoula, 

MT; 65; Professor 

Sullivan, Thomas (228984) Tierra 

Verde, FL US CLASSICS, 


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DEFINITIVES, AIRMAILS 

Suvanich, Voranuch (228961) 

Carmel Valley, CA 

Sweet, Martin (228973) Point 

Arena, CA RAILROADS-US 19TH 

CENTURY, REVENUES/TAX PAIDS 

(FEDERAL)-BACK OF THE BOOK- 

ISRAEL-NEW ZEALAND; 59 

Szymanski, William (228965) 

Tampa, FL NEW ISSUES- 

RESEARCH; 81; Retired 

Teaford, Kody (228960) 

Westerville, OH US 19TH 

CENTURY, OH POSTAL HISTORY, 

CIVIL WAR COVERS, ERRORS/ 

FREAKS/ODDITIES, OFFICIAL 

POST OFFICE SEALS; 28; 

Attorney 

Tomikel, John (228969) Erie, PA; 

90 

Ventura, Alexander (228971) 

Briarcliff, NY US 19TH & 20TH 

CENTURY; 47 

Vornberg, James A. (228919) 

Garland, TX US-SCOUTS; 74; 

Retired 

Walters, Jacob (228951) 

Hattiesburg, MS BRITISH 

COMMONWEALTH-GREAT 

BRITAIN, BOOKLETS, MACHINS- 

BRITISH EMPIRE & OMNIBUS; 28 

Weaver, Thomas (228982) 

Minneapolis, MN 

Weigley, Charles (228950) 

Richland, PA BRITISH AFRICA- 

US COMMEMORATIVES- 

CANADA; 69; Retired 

Zehr, Leonard (228917) Windsor, 

ON CANADA-US; 71 

Zhang, Xiachan (228945) 

Philadelphia, PA US 19TH & 

20TH CENTURY-CHINA 

Zimmerman, Patrick S. (228959) 

Harleysville, PA CONFEDERATE 

POSTAL HISTORY; 39 

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Niskayuna, NY 

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Ardsley, NY 

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Milwaukee, WI 

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TX 

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Dedham, MA 

Catalanotto, Barney (063023), 

Forest Hills, NY 

Collins, Roland E. (056448), 

Harrison, NJ 

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Falls, MD 

Gerard, Thomas W. (076848), 

Tucson, AZ 

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Baltimore, MD 

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2018 NEW STAMPS 

............................................................................................................... 

BY JEFF STAGE 

New May Stamps Send Us Soaring 

The U.S. Postal Service looked skyward 

to celebrate some big firsts 

with two new stamps in the month 

of May. 

First, the 100th anniversary of the inauguration 

of official U.S. airmail service 

was celebrated with the first of two similar 

United States Air Mail stamps. Near the 

end of the month, another stamp was released 

to honor Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space. 

Here is a summary of the two stamps, which are both forever 

stamps paying the first-class domestic rate: 

Air Mail Centennial 

The U.S. Postal Service celebrated the centennial of official 

airmail service with release of this stamp in a ceremony at 

the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. 

Airmail service officially took off on May 15, 1918 with 

scheduled flights between Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania, as well as flights between Philadelphia 

and New York City. 

The new blue-and-white United States Air Mail stamp 

features a drawing of the type of plane typically used in the 

early days of airmail, a Curtiss JN-4H biplane. The stamp is 

printed in intaglio — a design engraved into the stamp paper 

– and has been produced in panes of 20. A stamp in dark red 

with the same design will be released August 11 in College 

Park, Maryland. 

The first-day ceremony, on May 1, was part of a day filled 

with events at the National Postal Museum, including the 

opening of a new airmail exhibit – “Postmen of the Skies” 

– and new book, Stamp of the Century, co-published by the 

NPM and American Philatelic Society. 

Speaking at the ceremony were Bill Harris, deputy director, 

Department of the Air Force; Susan Brownell, vice president 

of supply management for the United States Postal Service; 

Elliot Gruber, director, and Nancy Pope, head curator, 

both of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. 

After a series of experimental flights in previous years, the 

Post Office Department and U.S. Army worked cooperatively 

to launch official airmail service in 1918. Army planes and 

pilots were used to fly the first mail runs. The Post Office Department 

took charge of service later that summer, operating 

it from Aug. 12, 1918, through Sept. 1, 1927. 

The stamp celebrates the courage of the pioneering airmail 

carriers and the foresight of those who fostered the new 

service and made it a success. Airmail delivery, daily except 

Sundays, became part of the fabric of the American economy 

and spurred the growth of the nation’s aviation 

industry. 

For airmail service to succeed in the 

early days of flight, the Post Office had to 

develop profitable routes, such as between 

New York and Chicago, and to establish 

the infrastructure for safely making night 

flights. The first east-west route (New York 

to Chicago) started December 18, 1918. 

The Post Office Department set up lighted airfields and 

erected hundreds of airmail guide beacons between New 

York and San Francisco so that by 1924 regularly scheduled, 

transcontinental flying was possible, day and night. 

Dan Gretta designed the stamp and typography while 

Greg Breeding was art director. 

Gretta is an independent digital and print designer in 

Philadelphia with a focus on branding and packaging. Upon 

graduating from Philadelphia University in 2008, Gretta was 

awarded the Maurice Kanbar Award for having one of the 

Top 5 portfolios. He began his career in advertising, brand 

strategy, web and packaging and later narrowed his focus to 

branding and packaging for a variety of industries including 

cosmetics, wine, spirits, beer, cigars and other luxury goods. 

Clients include Pottery Barn, Sony Pictures Classics, 

Turner Classic Movies, American Greetings, Temple University, 

Honda and Staples. 

Questions and Answers with 

Greg Breeding, art director 

When did you start working on 

this stamp? 

I began working on the stamp design in the spring of 

2016. 

Did the assignment from the start include two stamps 

of the same design or did that come later? 

The original brief was for a single design. The decision to 

print two versions, in blue and red, came later. 

What are the official colors of the two stamps? (I have 

been reading “red” but it seems darker than a standard 

red.) 

It is difficult to name the colors of each of the stamps, 

and that’s because each one is custom. Because of the unique 

challenges of intaglio, we experimented with both the red 

and blue inks until we arrived at the final solution. 

Is this the artist’s first postage stamp project? 

Yes, this is Daniel Gretta’s first postage stamp project. 


Did you have any initial concepts for the 

stamp? 

Yes, when I was first assigned the project, we 

spent considerable time reviewing the many ways 

airmail stamps were designed in the past. We were 

particularly drawn to how the stamps were designed 

during the first decade of airmail, since this issuance 

commemorates the 100th anniversary of when airmail 

began. The most common element in airmail 

stamps are airplanes, quite naturally, but they are often 

depicted over landscapes and cityscapes and in a 

multitude of graphic forms. 

Was a vintage look a MUST for this stamp? 

We art directors are normally given a lot of latitude 

at the beginning of a project, so while it wasn’t a must 

for the stamp design to reflect the period surrounding 

the origins of airmail, I did feel that it was the best solution. 

It’s important to note that we’re not commemorating 

a hundred years of airmail since airplanes have long 

been in use for even domestic mail delivery. But instead, 

we were trying to commemorate the beginning of airmail, 

so a stamp design that hearkened back to that era 

seemed appropriate. 

Was a head-on view of the plane conceived from the 

start? 

No, the ultimate direction of the plane came later 

in the process. In early sketches, we explored numerous 

ideas, including several of biplanes from the era. Ultimately, 

however, we wanted to create a stamp distinctive from 

the famous Inverted Jenny, so the “head-on-view” was favored 

for that reason. 

Can you give examples of how the look of the stamp changed 

over time? 

No, I’m afraid that is not possible. 

Is there anything else interesting about the stamp or project 

you would like to share? 

As the digital revolution continues to shape our culture, it seems 

that people are becoming more intrigued by artifacts, those kind of 

objects that can be held and have some sense of permanence. So the 

intaglio printing, itself very old, almost feels new and in ways that 

make the stamp even more interesting. 

Sally Ride 

Sally Ride, America’s first woman in 

space, a pioneering astronaut, brilliant 

physicist and dedicated educator who 

inspired the nation, was commemorated 

with a first-class forever stamp. 

The stamp was formally dedicated, 

May 23, in a ceremony at the Price Center, 

University of California at San Diego. Ride 

was professor of physics at the university, 

which also is home to Sally Ride Science 

@ UC San Diego, a non-profit organization 

she co-founded to inspire young people in science, engineering, 

technology and math (STEM) and to promote STEM literacy. 

UNITED STATES AIR MAIL 

CENTENNIAL FOREVER STAMP 

USPS Item Number: 477700 

Format: Pane of 20, 120 stamps per 

revolution 

Issue Date and City: May 1, 2018, Washington, D.C. 

Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, Virginia 

Designer: Dan Gretta, Philadelphia, PA 

Typographer: Dan Gretta, Philadelphia PA 

Modeler: Joseph Sheeran 

Manufacturing Process: Intaglio 

Printer and Processor: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. 

(APU), Williamsville, New York 

Press Type: Stevens Vari-size Security Press 

Print Quantity: 7.5 million stamps 

Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag 

Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive 

Colors: Pantone 280C 

Stamp Orientation: Horizontal 

Stamp Sizes: 1.42 inches by 0.84 of an inch; 36.07 

millimeter by 21.34mm (image area); 1.56 inches 

by 0.98 of an inch; 39.62mm by 24.89 mm (overall 

area); 7.25 inches by 7.25 inches; 184.15mm by 

184.15mm (full pane size) 

Plate Numbers: “P” followed by one (1) single digit 

Marginal Markings: Front – Header: UNITED 

STATES AIR MAIL / ESTABLISHED 1918, Plate 

numbers in two corners of pane; Back – ©2018 

USPS, USPS logo, Two barcodes (477700), Plate 

position diagram, Promotional text 


“Sally Ride’s history-making journey has made it easier 

for young girls to dream of one day being an astronaut, an 

engineer, a physicist or a mathematician,” said U.S. Postal 

Service Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President 

Kristin Seaver. “Today, girls don’t just dream. Because 

of trailblazers like Sally Ride, they have been empowered to 

do!” 

Joining Seaver at the ceremony were Pradeep K. Khosla, 

chancellor at UC San Diego; Becky Petitt, vice chancellor 

for equity, diversity and inclusion at UC San Diego, 

who served as master of ceremonies; Billie Jean King, 

tennis legend, champion of social justice and Ride’s 

friend; Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in 

space, director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, and 

another friend of Ride; and Tam O’Shaughnessy, cofounder 

and executive director of Sally Ride Science 

@ UC San Diego and Ride’s widower. 

“Sally started collecting stamps when she was a 

girl, and she continued to do so her whole life — 

especially stamps of the Olympics and space exploration,” 

said O’Shaughnessy. “Sally would be deeply 

honored to have her portrait on a U.S. stamp.” 

“I admired Sally for her intellect that she applied 

as a scientist, her focus and passion for STEM 

education, and her astounding competence in so 

many areas, including her critical contributions to 

NASA and the nation,” said Ochoa. “As much in 

demand as she was, she always made time to meet 

with young women who dreamed of becoming astronauts. 

I am thrilled to be part of the Sally Ride 

Forever stamp dedication, continuing her legacy 

of inspiring people across the country, and indeed 

around the world.” 

The stamp, a semi-jumbo format printed in 

panes of 20, features a colorful portrait of Ride in 

her light blue space suit with a dramatic depiction 

of a space shuttle lifting off in the background. 

Sketched first in charcoal and then rendered in 

oil paint, artist Paul Salmon of Burke, Virginia, 

reflects her positivity and confident spirit, as well 

as the excitement and danger of space travel. Art 

director Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, designed the 

stamp. 

Kessler, Salmon and Bill Gicker, the creative director for 

the U.S. stamp program spoke about the creation of the stamp 

with the Collect Space website (www.collectspace.com/news/ 

news-052218a-designing-sally-ride-stamp.html), which offered 

the following: 

Working with NASA, the USPS initially researched 

Ride’s career as an astronaut and poured through the photo- 

SALLY RIDE FOREVER COMMEMORATIVE STAMP 

USPS Item Number: 477300 

Format: Pane of 20, 180 stamps per revolution 

Issue Date and City: May 23, 2018, La Jolla, 

California 

Art Director, Designer and Typographer: Ethel Kessler, 

Bethesda, Maryland 

Artist: Paul Salmon, Burke, Virginia 

Modeler: Joseph Sheeran 

Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint 

Printer and Processor: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU), 

Williamsville, New York 

Press Type: Muller A76 

Print Quantity: 20 million 

Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag 

Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive 

Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 7687 

Stamp Sizes: 1.085 inches by 1.42 inches; 27.56 millimeters by 

36.07mm (image area); 1.225 inches by 1.56 inches; 31.12mm 

by 39.62 mm; 7.12 inches by 8.14 inches; 180.85mm by 

206.76mm (full pane) 

Plate Numbers: “P” followed by five digits 

Marginal Markings: Front – Header: SALLY USA RIDE • Plate 

numbers in two corners; Back – ©2017 USPS, USPS logo, two 

barcodes (477300), Plate position diagram, Promotional text 


graph archives from Ride’s two space shuttle flights. But no 

one picture stood out as a strong candidate for the stamp. 

“There were a lot of pictures of Sally Ride, but there 

weren’t necessarily any great photographs.” Gicker said. 

“They may have captured her likeness well, but you 

also have to take into consideration the technical quality 

of the photograph.” Kessler in turn knew immediately 

who she wanted to work with on its creation. 

“I looked at the photo research and then picked up the phone 

to call Paul Salmon,” she recalled.’ 

“Paul practically knows everything there is to know about 

aviation, he loves doing work in that arena, he’s great and I 

hadn’t worked with him for a long time. To me, it was a no 

brainer. Just call Paul,” said Kessler.” 

Salmon, an award-winning illustrator, knows flight and 

space art. He has created a couple of previous flight-themed 

U.S. stamps, the 32-cent First Supersonic Flight of 1997 and 

the 55-cent Billy Mitchell of 1999. He also exhibited three 

paintings with the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibition “The 

Artist and the Space Shuttle” and his work is part of the permanent 

collection at the Kennedy Space Center. 

Salmon not only took on the assignment, but explained to 

collectspace.com how the stamp’s artwork came about: 

“The Postal Service had trouble coming up with a good 

photo of Ride to depict on the stamp,” he told collectSPACE. 

“But I happened to have an autographed photo of the shuttle 

crew that flew on that mission. It was autographed to me. 

“It depicts all of the astronauts that flew the STS-7 mission 

and that smiling face of Sally, which is on the stamp 

now, was in that group photograph,” he said. “I worked from 

that photograph because she was smiling and I thought she 

looked very pleasant there.” 

Ride’s Legacy 

Ride (1951-2012) galvanized the country with her pioneering 

space flight and inspired generations of students as a 

physicist, astronaut and champion of science education. 

After completing her doctorate in physics, Ride joined 

NASA’s 1978 class of astronaut candidates for the agency’s 

new space shuttle program (the Soviet Union had already 

sent two women into space). She was the first woman to serve 

as a capsule communicator for Columbia’s second flight in 

1981, communicating from the ground with both the shuttle 

crew in space and the flight director at Mission Control. In 

spring 1982, NASA assigned her to her first flight crew as a 

mission specialist. 

On June 18, 1983, at 7:33 a.m., Ride realized her ultimate 

adventure when she launched through Earth’s atmosphere 

aboard space shuttle Challenger, becoming the first American 

woman to reach space. For six days, she worked closely 

with her four male crewmates, proving to the world below 

that women were as adept as men in the final frontier. 

In her obituary, the New York Times noted that Ride was 

the only panelist reviewing the Challenger disaster who supported 

the testimony of an engineer who had warned about 

the dangers of the booster’s seals, the O-rings, which could 

fail in cold weather. The Challenger launched on a cold day in 

January 1986 when it exploded during takeoff. 

As a professor, she used her experiences in space to explain 

complicated physics concepts. She also co-authored six children’s 

books about science with O’Shaughnessy. In 2001, Ride 

and O’Shaughnessy joined three friends to start a science education 

company, Sally Ride Science, with the goal of narrowing 

the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and 

math. 

Questions and answers with 

Ethel Kessler, stamp designer 

When did you start working on 

this stamp? 

At the end of 2015. 

How did you decide to use artwork as opposed to photos? 

The photos were not as informative as I would have liked, 

and with illustration, we can tell a much bigger story. 

Did NASA provide photos for possible use for stamp 

artwork? 

They mostly provided images for reference only. 

Did Mr. Salmon use any particular photos for a source? 

Yes, he did … but he also referred to his experience being 

at the reentry at Cape Kennedy. 

It had been several years since Mr. Salmon worked with 

the USPS. What prompted you to choose him for this project? 

I love his work and his knowledge about aviation. I knew 

that over the years, he did work for NASA and the Air and 

Space Museum, and the U.S. stamps that we are familiar with. 

Can you please describe the communication process 

between an art director and an illustrator? Do you start 

by suggesting anything – horizontal vs. vertical format? 

Please show Ms. Ride in full or portrait? Should she be 

shown inside the shuttle? Etc. 

First, as art director, I look through as much reference as 

the researchers can provide. Then select the illustrator. Usually, 

I place one or two images in stamp format to see what’s 

missing; or what might be working. In this case, with Paul’s 

firsthand experience about the subject, there was little direction 

other than that. But we did start out thinking it would be 

a horizontal stamp, leaving enough room to show the portrait 

and the launch site. But when we looked at the image at 

stamp size, Sally Ride’s head was very small. Both Paul and 

I wanted her, as the first female astronaut, to have a bigger 

presence. I changed the format, and the stamp art worked 

better, with several tweaks to make it work in the new format. 

And, as you know, there are many traditional stamp 

formats. Finally, the semi-jumbo worked the best, gave us 

the presence we were looking for to honor Sally Ride. 


NEW 

WORLDWIDE 

STAMPS 

A quick peek at stamps issued 

in May from ten different countries 

around the world. 

SWITZERLAND 

RAILWAY ANNIVERSARY 

On May 9, Switzerland issued a single 

stamp to mark the 125th anniversary of 

the Stanserhorn Railway, which still operates 

today. The railway’s clasp brakes were 

the first of their kind in the world. The 

original line had three sections. The second 

and third sections have been replaced 

by a cable car, in 1975, but the initial 

section remains on rails. The mountain 

reaches 6,227 feet above sea level. 

CROATIA 

PROFESSOR BALTAZAR 

On May 3, Croatia issued a single stamp in 

pop art colors, showing Professor Baltazar, to 

mark the 50th anniversary of the beloved children’s 

character who helped solve problems 

with the help of knowledge and a complex 

machine that produced magical drops. 

CANADA 

BEES 

The rusty-patched bumblebee, considered 

endangered in North America, and the 

metallic green bee appear on a pair of 

se-tenant stamps issued May 1, by Canada 

Post. The Permanent rate stamps – created 

by designer Andrew Perro and illustrator 

Dave Murray – show the bees in a modernistic 

geometric style. 

PORTUGAL 

BRIDGES 

On May 9, Portugal issued three stamps 

in the Europa series, which this year is 

featuring bridges. The stamps show bridges 

in Madeira, the Azores and the mainland. 

The Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, currently 

six lanes, was completed in 1998 and 

crosses the Tagus over a 7.6-mile stretch. Its 

length prompted engineers to consider the 

curvature of the planet to avoid a 31-inch 

deviation at the extremities. 


FINLAND 

FLOWERS 

Finland, on May 9, issued five congratulatory 

stamps featuring flowers illustrated 

in watercolors by Minna Immonen. The 

stamps, meant to be sent with various 

greetings, show Immonen’s paintings of 

a hydrangea, Veitch’s peony, a poppy, a 

harebell and a daisy. 

UNITED NATIONS 

PEACE 

On May 29, the U.N. issued a U.S.-denominated 

stamp called What Are You 

(R U) Doing 4 Peace? The stamp shows 

an aerial photo at U.N. headquarters 

in New York City that was meant to 

launch a global campaign showcasing 

U.N. careers. More than 1,000 U.N. 

staffers dressed in white to pose for the 

photo, taken in 2015. 

COLOMBIA AND MEXICO 

BUTTERFLIES 

On May 9, Colombia and Mexico jointly issued 

a pair of se-tenant butterfly stamps produced in 

mini-sheets of four. The stamps show butterflies 

native to both nations, including the monarch 

GREAT BRITAIN 

OWLS 

On May 11, Royal Mail issued a set of 10 

stamps featuring photographs of five species 

of owls as both juveniles and adults. 

Featured are the barn owl, little owl, tawny 

owl, and long-eared owl and the shorteared 

owl, one of the few owls that hunts 

in daylight. All are native to the U.K. 

MALAYSIA 

MEDICINAL PLANTS 

Malaysia, on May 17, issued 

the fourth set in its current 

ongoing Medicinal Plants 

series. The new release 

features three single stamps 

in various denominations 

– including the dogfruit – 

and a souvenir sheet with 

a single stamp showing the 

bitter bean 

LUXEMBOURG 

COMICS FESTIVAL 

On May 15, Luxembourg issued 

a single stamp commemorating 

the 25th anniversary of a comic 

book festival, in Contern. The 

stamp features six comic book 

characters and the festival logo. 

New worldwide stamps are presented for information and are not necessarily shown at the correct scale. The quality of images 

available at the time of release varies widely and we resize to achieve the best possible reproduction. 


WORLDWIDE IN A NUTSHELL .................... 

............. 

BY BOB LAMB 

NEW CALEDONIA 

Status: Special Overseas Collectivity of France 

Population: 279,070 (2017 est.) 

Area: 7,172 sq. miles 

Currency: 1 CFP Franc= 1¢ U.S. 

New Caledonia is an archipelago consisting of the large island 

of Grand Terre, the Loyalty Islands and a number of 

smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific. Captain Cook 

discovered it in 1774 and named it after his father’s Scotland. Two 

decades later French navigator Antoine de Bruni visited the island. But it was the violence-ridden 

sandalwood trade of the 1840s that brought the first European settlers to the island. They 

were followed by missionaries; serious European settlement did not begin until the 1870s. 

France claimed New Caledonia and the neighboring Isle of Pines in 1853. The latter was 

included because it was one of the few sources of ship timbers in the South Pacific not under 

British control. Initially, the settlements were administered from French Oceania, but in 1860 

New Caledonia became a colony in its own right. In 1864, France turned New Caledonia into 

a penal colony and annexed the nearby Loyalty Islands. That same year nickel was discovered 

and mining eventually made New Caledonia a wealthy colony. New Caledonia has 25 percent 

of the world’s nickel reserves. 

The French desire to attract settlers to New Caledonia led them to take land without regard 

for native claims. This led to several major revolts up to World War I. In the inter-war 

years, the local administration took advantage of high metal prices to advance local economic and social 

development. During World War II, New Caledonia expelled the Vichy governor and joined the Free 

French. Noumea became the headquarters for the U.S. forces in the southern Pacific. 

In 1946, the French colonial administration was restructured. New Caledonia became a French 

Overseas Territory, but the sentiment for independence intensified. A 1988 agreement increased power 

of the local government. Local pressure led to a new agreement in 1998 which made New Caledonia 

a special French collectivity, granting it further local control and agreeing to a later 

referendum on independence. This law transferred responsibility for the Post and 

Telecommunications Office to Noumea. 

The first postal service in New Caledonia was established on August 4, 1859 to 

transport mail from Port de France (Noumea) to Napoléonville (Kanala). A marine 

sergeant named Trinquerat, who ran the post office, personally pin engraved a stone 

France overprinted 

its own stamps 

for some colonies, 

including several 

for New Caledonia 

(Scott 2-39) 

between 1881 and 

1893, Scott 3. 

of 50 designs of a 10-cent stamp with the image of Napoleon III. Because each image 

was engraved by hand, all 50 designs are different. These stamps were only valid for local use. All foreign 

mail was franked with stamps from New South Wales and routed through Sydney, Australia. 

On September 17, 1862, New Caledonia started using French colonies stamps. They were replaced in 

1881 with stamps overprinted “NCE” (for Nouvelle-Caledonie etablissements). 

In 1892, the French Navigation and Commerce issue was released with 

the inscription “Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances.” That 

inscription was used until 1988, when it became simply 

“Nouvelle-Caledonie.” Stamps of New Caledonia were used in the New Hebrides 

until 1908 and in Wallis and Futuna until 1920. 

New Caledonia used the French franc until December 1945 when the CFP 

franc was established for use in the French Pacific colonies. The CFP was created 

to buffer the colonies from the impact of a dramatic devaluation of the 

French franc as a result of the Bretton Woods agreement. Initially, the CFP had 

a fixed exchange rate against the U.S. dollar. In 1949, the CFP was fixed against 

the franc. The introduction of the CFP resulted in an issue of surcharged stamps 

in 1945-46, but there was no other philatelic consequence of the new currency. 


When New Caledonia broke 

from the Nazi-supported Vichy 

government, stamps of the 1928 

to 1940 series were overprinted 

“France Libre” to support the Free 

French government, Scott 222. 

This fake stamp shows 

a typical design of the 

first stamps of New 

Caledonia. In 1859, a 

soldier pin engraved 

a stone of 50 designs 

of a 10-cent stamp 

with the image of 

Napoleon III. 

This turtle-shaped souvenir sheet of 

four, issued in 2002, shows four native 

turtles that can be found at the Noumea 

Aquarium, Scott 899.



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