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.
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| CPS Resource Centre – Oct. 2021 |
The CartoPhilatelic Society Resource Centre (RC) is now open. The RC is a new members only password protected service from the CartoPhilatelic Society.
This new website site has redesigned the access to the Society’s Journal Archives. The main feature of the RC is the ever-growing list of indispensable reference citations – submitted by you, our members – to aid in cartophilatelic research. An expanded list of internet links as well as a section for RC Projects is being planned.
Member Lloyd Field has volunteered to be the Resource Curator and will be your point of contact when you submit new reference citations, links, and content to the RC.
The RC site can be accessed using the CPS Resource Centre link under the “Resources” menu option. Once you access the RC site you can bookmark for easy access. Access credentials for the RC can be found on the last page of the October issue of TNCP No. 75 and is a service for current members of the CartoPhilatelic Society. If you have any questions, please use the contact form.
Lloyd Field, Resource Curator
October 2021
Index CartoPhilatelica is an exciting new resource from the CartoPhilatelic Society. Compiled by fellow cartophilatelist and 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]). An announcement for Index CartoPhilatelica appeared in the January (No. 72) edition of The New CartoPhilatelist. A digital (PDF) version of the index is now ready for download on the Index CartoPhilatelica web page. [ “Index CartoPhilatelica is an open resource that will soon become an indispensable tool for research projects by both members of the CartoPhilatelic Society as well as philatelists outside of the group.” – Mark Honig, President, the CartoPhilatelic Society. ]
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Sample Output from
Gilad’s Maps on Stamps Website |
CPS member Gilad Aharoni has complied a very comprehensive website of modern political maps on stamps. The site enables browsing via lists of countries or issuing entities. A keyword search function is also included. The search results are presented in a very clean layout style depicting an album page. Catalog numbers exist for many of the images. Additionally, links to eBay and Delcampe are present for more exhaustive searches. Gilad comments, “… this database represents my personal interests – modern political maps – so there are very few globes, antique maps, world and continent outlines etc. … still, there are over 10,000 items [comprised of] postage stamps, cinderellas, FDCs, cancels with maps, and more. The image on the left shows an example of output from one of the pages. “ [ we expect this site will become a very useful research tool for Cartophilatelists! thank you Gilad for your tireless efforts over the years developing this site! – web admin ]
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The Carto-Philatelist Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 and
Vol. 40, Nos. 3-4, 1955 – 1995 |
The eagerly awaited Carto-Philatelist Journal Digital Archive is now online and accessible to members of the CartoPhilatelic Society.
Established in 1955 by a small group of avid topical map stamp collectors, the CartoPhilatelic Society is soon approaching its 65th year anniversary as an organized society. From its inception, the members of the Society have published an official Journal.
Although the Society has existed for more than sixty years, early editions of the Society’s Journal, The Carto-Philatelist, have been surprisingly difficult to acquire. There is a massive amount of detailed research gathered by Society members and others locked away in the printed pages of the early issues. Those original Journals also offer a unique window into the past operations of the Society through the often-exciting biographical sketches of the members, their communications with the Society, and the witty commentary of the Editors. A full run of the Society’s earlier Journals provides exciting reading spanning the last half century.
The officers along with some earlier members of the Society pursued the idea to make the original Carto-Philatelist Journals available using Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF). A complete set of Journals was assembled, digitally scanned, and converted to PDF format. The archive comprises 165 individual issues and over 3,840 pages. The members only, password protected archive can be accessed from this link or using the “Publications” menu on the Society’s web site. [ The CPS thanks all of the members who donated issues and scans over the years to help make this archive a reality. – admin ]
Just in time to help with a new year of CartoPhilatelic research, the Cumulative Tables of Contents (CTC) listings, complied by our European Representative, Mr. Volker Woesner, and introduced on page 19 of the January 2017 TNCP #56 are ready for download! Learn more about these important resources. The CTC lists will continue to be available for open download through the “Publications” menu. [we look forward to your feedback -web admin]
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Welcome to the CartoPhilatelic Society Celebrating our 67th Year as a Society. Come and Join Us!
The CartoPhilatelic Society has entered our 68th year as a Society! In 1955 a group of philatelists with a keen interest in map stamps founded the CartoPhilatelic Society. Today we carry on their passion for map stamps in the collections we assemble and the research we conduct.
Come and join us as we look forward to the future!
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