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| 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!
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.
During July and August, both the mapsonstamps.org and rc.cartophilately.org web sites will be undergoing some maintenance. During this time, operation of the sites may be intermittent or in some cases may be unreachable. Additionally any bookmarked links you may be using will not function during those times. If you have any questions, please contact the web admin. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this period. Thank you. — [web admin]
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.
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| 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 ]
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| Australia 2022-08-23 – 150th Anniversary of the Overland Telegraph |
On August 23, 2022 Australia Post released a new stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph in Australia. The AUD1.10 denomination single stamp depicts the outline of the Australian continent with a line showing the route of the telegraph with two dots representing the start and end points. In the center of the stamp is a depiction of a hand operating a Morse key. Along the bottom of the stamp are a stylized series of Morse code dots and dashes that spells out “Overland Telegraph”. The actual telegraph route stretched over 2800 km from Port Augusta in the south to Darwin in the north and was completed on August 22, 1872. Eleven manned repeater stations constructed along a virtually unexplored route received and sent messages in Morse Code, with banks of chemical batteries at each station providing the electrical power. Communication between the cities of the eastern seaboard, via Adelaide and Darwin, now took minutes rather than weeks. The electric telegraph was invented in 1837 and International Morse Code only adopted in 1865.
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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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