CPS Resource CentreChecklist 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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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 ]
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.
Fellow CPS member Wil van den Bragt of the Netherlands was interviewed recently by regional newspaper (Eindhovens Dagblad) in the Netherlands about his hobby of cartophilately. The CPS received a nice mention in the article. “We congratulate Wil on his interview and thank him for promoting cartophilately and the CPS!” said CPS president and friend Mark Honig. Checklist Editor David Wolfersberger has finalized the second 2022 update of the MoS Checklist (March 2022 thru May 2022). This new update, along with previous updates, are always available as Microsoft Excel files to download from the “Checklist Updates” section on the MoS Checklist page.
Congratulations are in order to our very own David Wolfersberger who has been named the American Topical Association’s (ATA) Distinguished Topical Philatelist for 2022! David, a life-long collector, has worked diligently over the years helping to promote the hobby. He instrumented the restart of the Wine on Stamps Study Unit in 2006, and more recently helped establish the Gastronomy on Stamps Study Unit in 2017. For cartophilatelists, it was David who helped the late Dr. Alf Jordan lead the restart of the CartoPhilatelic Society (CPS) in 2003. Since then, David has carried out a number of invaluable roles within the Society, helping to guide and reinvigorate the group. David has continued to maintain the research cornerstone of our Society, the Maps on Stamps Checklist, containing information on over 41,000+ map related topicals. David is presently the Editor of the Society’s award-winning journal, The New CartoPhilatelist and the Society vice-president. “The CPS would not be in the position we are today if it were not for David and his support of our Society,” said Mark Honig, CPS President. “From all the members, we thank you for your dedication to the CPS and congratulate you on this outstanding recognition as the ATA Distinguished Topical Philatelist for 2022! |
The CartoPhilatelic Society is proudly affiliated with the American Philatelic Society and the American Topical Association. Visit there web sites and learn about their activities.
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