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Society Member Bob Lamb Named ATA's Distinguished Topical Philatelist for 2016

Mr. Bob Lamb 2016 ATA Distinguished Topical Philatelist

Fellow CartoPhilatelic Society member Bob Lamb has been named the 2016 American Topical Association’s Distinguished Topical Philatelist! The Distinguished Topical Philatelist is a “ very special honor bestowed upon a person who has made significant contributions to topical philately and the ATA in particular.”

Bob has been active in the American Topical Association (ATA) and other philatelic endeavors including serving as the Executive Director of the American Philatelic Society (APS) and is currently a Director of the ATA. His articles are printed monthly in the APS – American Philatelist. Bob is present at almost all APS and ATA shows and is accessible and gracious in sharing his vast knowledge of philately. More information on Bob’s award is contained in the May-June 2016 (v67 #3) issue of Topical Time.

Please join us in congratulating Bob on this outstanding recognition!

Mark Honig & David Wolfersberger

6th Meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society

As announced earlier, The CartoPhilatelic Society will be attending the World Stamp Show 2016 being held in the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, May 28 through June 4, 2016.   This is a very major event and we are excited about our participation. We will be having a table in the Society’s area.  Close to 60 other philatelic Societies will be represented during the show. We plan to staff the table during the event to promote the Society and attract new members and will be asking for volunteers to help.

On May 29th the 6th Meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society will be held from 10:30 am until 12:00pm  in Room 1E11.  A tentative agenda for the meeting is shown below.

• “Maps on Stamps” a PowerPoint presentation by Miklos Pinther on collecting miniature maps (40 min.)
• “Don’t Lick the Stamp” an illustrative lecture by Martin Oakes on organizing and writing up a collection (15 min.)
• “CPS Web Site and Digital Projects Update” by Reese Plews (15 min.)

Please take a moment to let us know if you will be at the show and plan to attend our meeting or if you can help by volunteering at our table by filling out our online form.  You can also use the form to communicate directly with our Society organizer for the show, Mr. Miklos Pinther, president emeritus of the CartoPhilatelic Society.

Be sure to watch this page for more information as the show nears.  Hope to see as many of you as possible in NYC!

Join us in NYC for The World Stamp Show 2016

The CartoPhilatelic Society will be attending the World Stamp Show 2016 being held in New York City, May 28 through June 4, 2016. Please check the more detailed announcement now available on our Events page.

Web site Status 2015-08-24

2015-08-24: Updated the Maps on Stamps Checklist page with correct address and email information.
2015-08-22: All of the new issue posts from the “New Issues Blog” have been moved to this site. After a while the “New Issues Blog” will be turned off and new issue posts will always reside on the main site.
2015-08-19: Some of the plugins that our site uses have compatibility issues with the new WordPress 4.3 update.  If you run into some problems with the site, please use the contact form or email the web admin. Thank you.

Submissions Deadline for TNCP #51

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 #51, October 2015, submission deadline:  September 18, 2015

If you are interested in submitting an article please contact our Editor, Martin Oakes as soon as possible.  Martin has indicated that content is needed for this issue, so please consider this and contact Martin with your ideas for a submission. 

Before beginning your article, please download a copy of the “TNCP Style Sheet – Instructions to Authors.”

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.

50th Issue of TNCP Dispatched to Members

The 50th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist, the Society’s award winning journal has been dispatched to members.  There was a slight delay while we worked to add a number of new and renewing members to our mail list.  The 50th edition of the journal is a milestone and proof over the years of our Society’s active membership and dedicated editors. Congratulations to all of you that have supported TNCP with articles. Dont stop now, you are only getting started and there is always space for more articles, no matter the size.

The 50th edition of TNCP begins with an article by Ap Koopman on the fascinating stamps of Hatay a very short-lived stamp issuing country. Next, James Hamilton continues his third installment of  the cartophilatelic issues of  St. Pierre and Miquelon.  “Routes on Map Stamps,” is the title and theme of a multi-part article from Barry Garner. The first part examines land routes depicted on stamps and details a number of classic examples.  President Emeritus Miklos Pinter takes a time out to tell us about some additional information about the air route depicted on French Morocco Sc# CB35. Next up is the second installment of Editor Martin Oakes’ article about map projections on stamps, filled with examples of many intricate projections and their matching stamp issues. Vice President David Wolfersberger highlights a number of recent new issues, so many over the past few months. An update to the Maps on Stamps Checklist is also included in the journal.  The issue closes with a message from CPS President Mark Honig welcoming a number of new and renewing members and also a new treasurer for the Society, Mr. Phil Coop and gives a big “Thank you” to Ed Vallery, out-going treasurer, for his work and dedication over these past years.