The 37th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist shipped to members in early July 2012. An interesting article by Roger Kirby that examines the map stamps issued for the International Geophysical of 1957-58 Year starts out the July 2012 issue of TNCP. Next up is the 2nd part of James Hamilton’s study on Captain James Cook CartoPhilately that examines the explorations and scientific discoveries of Cook’s first voyage. Be sure to check out Pierre Moise’s article that introduces the fascinating topic of map stamps from ATM type vending machines. Miklos Pinther reports on an auction in Beijing where some very special China stamps were recently sold. Martin Oakes, the Journal Editor delivers a detailed examination about the Prime Meridian, the Dateline and Time as depicted on map stamps. Ed Vallery reports on a recent trip to the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum in Weston Massachusetts. Society News, by President David Wolfersberger, checklist additions, and new issue images rounds out this second 20 page edition of The New CartoPhilatelist.

The 37th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist shipped to members in early April, 2012. The spring issue is full of many exciting articles submitted by our members. A new multi-part article on Captain in Jame Cook and CartoPhilately by James Hamilton starts off this issue. The first article in the series provides an in-depth examination into Cook’s life, and his enduring legacy on exploration, richly illustrated through a number of classic Cook stamps. Future installments of the article will examine cartophilatelic images from Cook’s subsequent three voyages and will be illustrated using 68 cartophilatelic stamps featuring Captain Cook. Next up is a very interesting article on early French aviation history by Roger Kiby. France was in the forefront of aviation in the early 20th century and this article highlights those developments using a number of beautiful and well-known map stamps. Miklos Pinther provides another popular installment of “At the Auctions” giving details of an auction where the original map used as the model for the 1898 2 cent Canadian Christmas issue (Sc 85) was sold. Volker Woesner celebrates the 500th birthday of Geradus Mercator this year with a new and detailed article about stamps featuring images of the famous Mercator projection. In the next article, Tom Tarabicos share some personal experiences and unique history about the map stamps of the Cayman Islands. In Society News by President David Wolfersberger a number of important items are listed. Of primary importance is the planned meeting of the Society that will take place in New York City in October 2012. The issue is rounded off with updates to the checklist and a number of new issue images.

In mid-October, our Editor, Martin Oakes, will dispatch the print version of TNCP #35 to the our hardcopy members. By the time you read this, a download link for the digital issue of TNCP #35 should already be waiting in an email for our digital members.

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