Hidden since 1965 — New discovery for the Maps on Stamps Checklist

GDR Scott 774, Michel 1116 (1965)

Congratulations to CPS Member Emilo from Spain who alerted us to an issue from 1965 which was not present in the Maps on Stamps Checklist. The newly discovered issue, German Democratic Republic (GDR) Scott 774, Michel 1116 (20th anniversary of the Free German Trade Union (FDGB) and the World Organization of Trade Unions). Scott describes the issue as “hemispheres with crowd of workers” and two circles (hemispheres) are clearly depicted on the issue. However, the main map, shown as the outline of the continents, is much more difficult to see, due to the blending with the photo background. A great find indeed! Good eyes Emilo!

Updated CTC Listings Ready for Download

Our European Representative Volker Woesner has completed the latest set of Cumulative Tables of Contents (CTC) listings and they are now ready for download.

The CartoPhilatelic Society maintains two comprehensive cartophilatelic research tools that are openly available on our web site.

The first are the Cumulative Tables of Contents (CTC) listings. Each article entry from the society journals contains the year, volume/number and page number, in addition to the authors, title, and selected keywords. The CTC listing for the Carto-Philatelist spans 40 years and includes content for all 170 published journals. Similarly, the CTC listing for The New CartoPhilatelist contains entries for all 82 journals published from April 2003 through July 2023.

The second is Index CartoPhilatelica – Index to the CP and TNCP Journals, compiled by CPS Officer Brian Marshall, of New Zealand, this multi-year project set out to develop a comprehensive subject and personal reference index to the Carto-Philatelist and The New CartoPhilatelist journals. Index CartoPhilatelica contains indexed content from all the issues of the Carto-Philatelist (1955-03 through 1995-12) and issues of The New CartoPhilatelist (2003-03 through 2020-07 [No. 70]).

The pages can be found directly through the links above, or under the “Publications” menu on the web site.

New 2023 MoS Checklist Update Ready for Download

Checklist Editor David Wolfersberger has finalized the second 2023 update of the MoS Checklist (March 2023  to May 2023).  These new updates, along with previous updates, are always available as Microsoft Excel files to download from the “Checklist Updates” section on the MoS Checklist page.

New 2022 MoS Checklist Updates Ready for Download

Checklist Editor David Wolfersberger has finalized the third and forth 2022 updates of the MoS Checklist (June to August 2022 and September to November 2022).  These new updates, along with previous updates, are always available as Microsoft Excel files to download from the “Checklist Updates” section on the MoS Checklist page.

CPS-RC Web Directory Launched

Web Directory overview
Web Directory overview – 2022-09

A new research tool is available in the CPS Resource Centre (RC). The Web Directory is a curated list of over 800 philatelic and postal-related websites. Located under the RC – Resources menu, the links are categorized into 14 groups and presented in a series of expanding lists. RC Curator Lloyd Field is presently working to identify additional links that will be added to the Web Directory in the coming months. We look forward to hearing from the members with new links, especially links to non-English sites. Please send your feedback and new links to Lloyd using the contact form on the main site. We hope you find the new Web Directory a valuable addition to your philatelic research toolbox!

[ Note: The CPS Resource Centre is a member’s only resource and a benefit of membership within the CartoPhilatelic Society. — web admin ]

CPS Members Meet During the Great American Stamp Show 2022

On Saturday August 27, 2022 members of the CartoPhilatelic Society met during the Great American Stamp Show in Sacramento California. Presiding over the meeting was CPS Vice-President David Wolfersberger.  Additionally, the flagship journal of the Society, The New CartoPhilatelist won both a Large Silver and also the ATA Study Unit Journal Award (3rd Place) in the Society Journals Literature Class. Congratulations to all of our authors and Journal Editor!  A report about the stamp show, member participation, and the presentation of the ATA 2022 Distinguished Topical Philatelist Award to David will be in the next issue of TNCP.

CPS 2022 Members Meeting – Great American Stamp Show 2022 – Sacramento CA
Left to right: Jeff Lough, David Wolfersberger, Bob Lamb, Ben Jansen