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Society Member Bob Lamb Named ATA’s Distinguished Topical Philatelist for 2016

Mr. Bob Lamb
2016 ATA Distinguished
Topical Philatelist

Fellow CartoPhilatelic Society member Bob Lamb has been named the 2016 American Topical Association’s Distinguished Topical Philatelist! The Distinguished Topical Philatelist is a “ very special honor bestowed upon a person who has made significant contributions to topical philately and the ATA in particular.”

Bob has been active in the American Topical Association (ATA) and other philatelic endeavors including serving as the Executive Director of the American Philatelic Society (APS) and is currently a Director of the ATA. His articles are printed monthly in the APS – American Philatelist. Bob is present at almost all APS and ATA shows and is accessible and gracious in sharing his vast knowledge of philately. More information on Bob’s award is contained in the May-June 2016 (v67 #3) issue of Topical Time.

Please join us in congratulating Bob on this outstanding recognition!

Mark Honig & David Wolfersberger

6th Meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society

World Stamp Show 2016 in NYC As announced earlier, The CartoPhilatelic Society will be attending the World Stamp Show 2016 being held in the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, May 28 through June 4, 2016. This is a very major event and we are excited about our participation. We will be having a table in the Society’s area. Close to 60 other philatelic Societies will be represented during the show. We plan to staff the table during the event to promote the Society and attract new members and will be asking for volunteers to help.

On May 29th the 6th Meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society will be held from 10:30 am until 12:00pm in Room 1E11. A tentative agenda for the meeting is shown below.

“Maps on Stamps” a PowerPoint presentation by Miklos Pinther on collecting miniature maps (40 min.)
“Don’t Lick the Stamp” an illustrative lecture by Martin Oakes on organizing and writing up a collection (15 min.)
“CPS Web Site and Digital Projects Update” by Reese Plews (15 min.)

Please take a moment to let us know if you will be at the show and plan to attend our meeting or if you can help by volunteering at our table by filling out our online form. You can also use the form to communicate directly with our Society organizer for the show, Mr. Miklos Pinther, president emeritus of the CartoPhilatelic Society.

Be sure to watch this page for more information as the show nears. Hope to see as many of you as possible in NYC!

Join us in NYC for The World Stamp Show 2016

The CartoPhilatelic Society will be attending the World Stamp Show 2016 being held in New York City, May 28 through June 4, 2016. Please check the more detailed announcement now available on our Events page.

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New Treasurer for the CartoPhilatelic Society

Our dedicated treasurer for the past five years, and long time CartoPhilatelic Society member, Ed Vallery has retired from his position. Fellow member and Representative at Large Phil Coop will be taking over as Society Treasurer. Over the years Ed’s diligence in reaching out to members regarding their dues payments has been very beneficial to the continued strength of our Society. An avid golfer, Ed will will have more time now to spend with his family and concentrate on golf and cartophilately. Thank you for your service to the Society Ed and we look forward to hearing from you as a continuing member. We extend our thanks also to Phil for taking over the reigns in this new position.

TNCP Archive Updates

The Member’s Only TNCP Archive has been updated with the last three issues. The Table of Contents listings have also been updated. The TNCP Archive is available to current members. Contact the Editor or web admin if you have forgotten the login credentials. [Journal Nos. 47 and No. 48 were dispatched promptly in early October and December. TNCP No. 48 is an expanded issue of 24 pages. Please see the Table of Contents listings for information on these very interesting and richly detailed issues. – web admin]

Reminder for Members

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March 31. Unless you have pre-paid for multiple years, or renewed you dues, your membership has expired at the end of March 2023

If you have not yet paid, please continue to support the Society and renew your dues for the forth-coming term (April 2023 through March 2024) as soon as possible.

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Society Member Bob Lamb Named ATA’s Distinguished Topical Philatelist for 2016

6th Meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society

Join us in NYC for The World Stamp Show 2016

Web site Status 2015-08-24

New Treasurer for the CartoPhilatelic Society

TNCP Archive Updates

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