On March 28, 2016 Malta Post issued a souvenir sheet making the 450th anniversary of the Foundation of Valletta. Much fascinating information can be found about the history of Malta. The Wikipedia entry about Valletta describes the Great Siege of 1565, when Fort Saint Elmo fell to the Ottomans, but the Order of St. John eventually won the siege with the help of the Spanish.
 Malta 2016-03-28 The victorious Grand Master, Jean de Valette, immediately began to build a new fortified city on Sciberras Peninsula to fortify the Order’s position in Malta and bind the Knights to the island. The city took his name and was called La Valletta. The Malta Post website adds some additional information. On March 28th 1566 a foundation stone bearing the eight-pointed cross was placed near the gate to what was to become the new city. The site was decorated with flags, some of which depicted the emblem of the Order and that of the Grand-master. Legend has it that coins in circulation together with some specially minted ones as well as medals were placed inside a lead cup together with the stone and embedded in the masonry. The single stamp souvenir sheet depicts an image of de Valette on the right. The €4.25 denominated stamp, possibly depicting one of the specially minted coins, is shown in the center of the sheet. Below the stamp appears to be a heraldic escutcheon, possibly de Valette’s. On the left of the sheet is an antique city plan of the new city and fortifications, that later would become the capitol of Malta. The entire city of Valletta was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, and has been selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2018. As a result, various restoration projects are under way. [if anyone has a reference for the city plan shown on the souvenir sheet, please let us know. a quick image search of Valetta turned up a number of nice looking maps, including this large scale AMS 1943 topographic city plan from the magnificent online archive at the University of Austin’s Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. -admin]
On February 18, 2016, Iceland Post issued a new stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the town of Ísafjörður (Fjord of ice), which is located on the Vestfirðir (Westfjords) peninsula in the northwest of the country. The self-adhesive, ISK 170 denominated set of one depicts the town in the foreground with a large cliff and mountain outcrop in the background. While the actual stamp does not contain a map, a large-scale street network/block view is visible in the left and right selvage of the sheet. The sheet contains 10 stamps. The stamp appears to be for domestic use.
 Iceland 2016-02-18
Just a quick, but very important reminder for Journal submission dates. Our Editor, Martin Oakes, has chosen the following date as the deadline for article submissions to the Journal:
TNCP #53, April 2016, submission deadline: March 21, 2015
If you are interested in submitting an article please contact our Editor, as soon as possible. Martin has indicated that content is needed for this issue, so please contact Martin as soon as possible with your draft or ideas for a submission.
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Remember there are many options for Journal content and Martin will be happy to discuss them with you. Recent issues of the Journal have been 20 or sometimes 24 pages. This is due to the wonderful amount of content that members have been submitting. The added pages will continue, as long as there is sufficient material available. Remember if you have feedback, please be sure to share with Martin or use the general contact form.
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[I really have no idea what this is issued for. Can someone help me. I did find some information here. Thank you – web admin]
Ecuador Post issued this sheet, probably in September 2015 to possibly mark the 150th anniversary of Latin American Philatelic activities. A rough translation from The Federation of Inter-American Philately web site says that the stamps represent the members attending the 150th anniversary celebrations. The sheet contains 25 US$ 0.75 denominated stamps and it appears there are at least four map stamps within map stamps visible on the sheet, or five maps total if you count the logo. Can you find more? A very interesting issue, wish there was more information about this.
 Ecuador 2015-09
Some recent issues from Argentina have come to our attention over the past few weeks. Thank you for your submissions. There has been some information on the new web store site from Argentine Post. If you have additional information or links, please tell us.
 Argentina 2015-03-09, 50th Anniversary of South Pole Expedition On March 9, 2015 Argentine Post issued a special sheet marking the 50th anniversary of “Operation 90” the first Argentine expedition to the South Pole. An edited translation of the text from the web site describes the background of the expedition. In 1965, a group of men from the Argentine Army proposed reaching the South Pole by land from the General Belgrano Base, located at 77 ° 46 ‘south latitude and 38 ° 11’ west longitude, on the Filchner Barrier. The expedition began on October 26, 1965 and was an extremely arduous journey, slowed by deep cracks and ridges of wind-blown snow (sastrugis). However, despite the difficulties, the team, traveling by snow cats, continued their journey and reached the South Pole on December 10, 1965. They returned to Belgrano Base on December 31, 1965. Additional information is also available on these two comprehensive web sites, here and here. The sheet, measuring 100mm x 150mm contains two stamps, in denominations of $11 and $14 Argentine Pesos (ARS). The upper stamp, $11, has a picture of the team leader, Colonel Jorge Edgard Leal, along with a map showing the Belgrano Base, and an inset map of Argentine territories in Antarctica. The lower stamp, $14, depicts the team, saluting the Argentine flag on December 10, 1965 at the South Pole. The remainder of the sheet shows the route the team traveled, along with specific dates and images of research activities carried out along the way. Issued in conjunction with the 50th anniversary sheet is a single $6 denominated stamp [not shown here] marking the discovery, in 1986 by an expedition from the Argentine Antarctic Institute to James Ross Island, of the remains of an unknown species of dinosaur, Antarctopelta Oliveroi. The genus of dinosaur ankylosaur represented by a single species, Oliveroi, that lived in the late Cretaceous period in what is now Antarctica, which is depicted on the stamp, and there is no map on this single stamp.
Revision 7.0 of the Maps on Stamps (MoS) Checklist was released on December 1, 2015. This is a significant and major revision to the Society’s key resource project. As with previous major releases, this revision contains many additions, corrections and changes. The Checklist has been updated through the November 2015 issue of “Scott New Issues Update” published in Linn’s Stamp News. “The revised Checklist contains approximately 38,700 entries covering an estimated 39,000 to 40,000 individual stamps and sheets,” said David Wolferseberger, MoS Checklist Editor, “and 974 additions have been made since the previous edition of the Checklist plus numerous changes and corrections.” More information about this revision and update options for members who have previously purchased the MoS Checklist are available on the main MoS Checklist page. The MoS Checklist is only available for purchase by current members of the CartoPhilatelic Society. [ A hearty round of applause to David and the other members who have helped in compiling such a comprehensive revision. -admin ]
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