The 40th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist was dispatched to members in early January 2013. The issue opens the year with twenty full pages of fascinating articles, images and information about the Society.
TNCP 40 begins with an in-depth article by Society member Roger Kirby, about the connection of lighthouses and maps on stamps and examines, how over this years, this combination has been changing. The next article is the final installment of member James Hamilton’s comprehensive series about Captain James Cook and CartoPhilately, and presents a myriad of cartophilatelic examples relating to Captain Cook’s Third Voyage. Society member Pierre Moise provides some background and details about a 2012 issue by local Greenland artists depicting the islands of Denmark covered by thick glaciers, much like on the island of Greenland. In the next article, European Representative Volker Woesner continues his series on survey related themes on map stamps, this time examining how mapping datums are shown. Society President David Wolfersberger presents news about the society along with a detailed recap of the 5th Meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society that took place in NYC in October 2012. There is a lot of information covered, and details about the forth-coming election of officers, so please be sure to check this carefully. Vice president Mark Honig tells us about series of interesting map images found in the gutters of a number of Caribbean issues marking the 21st birthday of Princess Diana. At the auctions, by past president, Miklos Pinther, looks at some interesting results of recent auctions, including the sale of Professor Litchfield’s collection, who passed away last year. Issue 40 is rounded out with a series of new issue images and updates to the Maps on Stamps checklist.
 USA Global Forever 20130128 On January 28, 2013, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will introduce a new Global Forever® Rate stamp suitable for international postage. The Global Forever® stamp offers a single price for any First-Class Mail International 1-ounce letter to any country in the world. The Global Forever® stamp is in response to the USPS rate change which takes effect on January 27, 2013. This stamp features a rendering of Earth composed of images created from satellite data and redesigned with 3D computer technology. The view of our planet shows the Atlantic Ocean flanked by the Americas, Africa, and part of northern Europe. In the stamp art, the globe is isolated on a white background. The shape of the stamp is round. The text, which surrounds the image of Earth, includes the words “Global Forever.” The circular stamps are being issued in self-adhesive sheets of 20 at the $1.10 rate, or $22.00 per sheet.
 Earlier in the spring of 2012, Mark Honig, our Society’s then vice-president wrote an introductory article entitled “Landkaarten op postzegels” that appeared in the April 2012 issue of the Dutch philatelic magazine “Thema,” published by NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING VOOR THEMATISCHE FILATELIE (NVTF) [The Dutch Society for Thematic Philately]. NVTF is the only general thematic philatelic society in the Netherlands with over 800 members.
NVTF has graciously allowed Mark to produce a revised translation of the original version of the article and we are very happy to offer it here, for download:
Maps on Stamps Introduction Article 2012
. You wont want to miss this detailed and colorful introduction to the various categories that await the new carto-philatelic collector. [The Carto-Philatelic Society wishes to thank NVTF for allowing this article to be translated and reach a wider audience. ]
The 5th meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society was held in NYC on October 12, 2012 at the Collectors Club. Nearly a dozen members were in attendance at the meeting. Reports on membership status, Society finances, web site and future projects were presented by the members. The meeting was productive and a good time was had by all. Plans for a forth coming meeting will be discussed in future issues of the Journal with subsequent news listed on the web site.
Just a quick, but 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 #40, January 2013, submission deadline: December 10, 2012
If you are interested in submitting an article please contact our Editor, Martin Oakes as soon as possible.
 The “TNCP Style Sheet – Instructions to Authors” has been updated, so please download a revised copy before starting to author an article.
Remember there are many options for Journal content and Martin will be happy to discuss them with you. The list three issues of the Journal have been 20 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 Society contact form.
Issues 34 & 35 contained a translated article that was first published in French, in another philatelic journal. As the Society is international in scope, we have various members that can sometimes volunteer translation resources. For those of you that have non-english articles and would like to see them translated and published in The New CartoPhilatelist please contact our Editor Martin Oakes.
Enjoy those autumn evenings more by writing an article for
The New CartoPhilatelist!
“Atlas of Vatican CartoPhilately” Article Series Now Available
 In late 2011 we learned of a series of articles about Vatican CartoPhilately published in Vatican Notes. These articles were written by James Hamilton, a member of the Vatican Philatelic Society and a recent new member of our Society. The thrid article in the series has been published and we have obtained permission from James and the Vatican Philatelic Society to make that series available for download on our web site. The articles provide an indepth look at cartophilatelic issues from the Vatican. James has begun another series of articles entitled, “Captain James Cook CartoPhilately” that will be published in The New CartoPhilatelist.
In recent issues of Vatican Notes, the official journal of the Vatican Philatelic Society, there have been two in-depth articles on Vatican CartoPhilately. The articles, are written by James Hamilton, a member of the Vatican Philatelic Society and also a new member of our Society. James is also an Arago volunteer who has written numerous articles on Vatican City philately. In a recent interview on the Arago web site, James recalls his childhood interest in stamps and how he “quickly became interested in stamps from Europe and used an atlas to locate the issuing countries, thereby learning geography as well.” A similar view, perhaps held by many fellow cartophilatelists. Later in the interview, James mentions that Arago’s online exhibit of “Allan Lee’s Maps on Stamps Volume 6 was spectacular.” Jame’s article “Atlas of Vatican City Carto-philately” is divided into three parts. Part one considers maps on stamps or postal cards of the world Europe and Italy. Part two looks at maps of the Western Hemisphere, Africa the Near and Far East. Part Three considers topographical maps, historical travels on maps and outlines of continents or count ires on stamps. Part one was published in Second Quarter 2011, Vol. 59, No. 348, and Part two in Third Quarter 2011, Vol. 59, No. 349 of Vatican Notes. We will have an update once the third part in the series has been published.
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