CPS Resource CentreNew Treasurer for the CartoPhilatelic Society
Our dedicated treasurer for the past five years, and long time CartoPhilatelic Society member, Ed Vallery has retired from his position. Fellow member and Representative at Large Phil Coop will be taking over as Society Treasurer. Over the years Ed’s diligence in reaching out to members regarding their dues payments has been very beneficial to the continued strength of our Society. An avid golfer, Ed will will have more time now to spend with his family and concentrate on golf and cartophilately. Thank you for your service to the Society Ed and we look forward to hearing from you as a continuing member. We extend our thanks also to Phil for taking over the reigns in this new position.
TNCP Archive Updates
The Member’s Only TNCP Archive has been updated with the last three issues. The Table of Contents listings have also been updated. The TNCP Archive is available to current members. Contact the Editor or web admin if you have forgotten the login credentials. [Journal Nos. 47 and No. 48 were dispatched promptly in early October and December. TNCP No. 48 is an expanded issue of 24 pages. Please see the Table of Contents listings for information on these very interesting and richly detailed issues. – web admin]
TNCP 46 Dispatched to Members
The 46th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist has been dispatched to members. All hard copy members received their journals shipped via HP’s MagCloud PoD service. The46th issue of the Society’s award winning Journal is full of fascinating articles, news, and images. Be sure to check out the contents of this exciting issue. Some highlights in this issue are a very interesting and in depth article by Society Asia/Pacific Representative Brian Marshall on the history of the first postage stamps of the British Central Africa Protectorate. A number of early sets have a subtle but accurate map of the African continent uniquely designed into the Coat of Arms of the Protectorate. The third installment in the series of the Historic Canadian Forts issues of the 1980’s and 1990’s, by James C. Hamilton. Mark Honig reports about the informal CartoSummit that took place in Berlin in early June 2014. David Wolfersberger looks at Art, Cartography and Stamps, through the paintings of Johannes Vermeer. President Emeritus Miklos Pinther take a look at Books on CartoPhilately, with a description of some very interesting non-english works on the subject. Be sure to check out the information on the checklist update of items from T. Nishiumi’s Japanese language book. On pages 14-15 there some images and announcement of the Gold Medal that The New CartoPhilatelist Journal won at the ATA’s 65th National Topical Stamp Show (NTSS) in June 2014. Congratulations to the authors and Martin, our Editor! Member Ang Kian Kee reports about a unique souvenir sheet from China depicting the famous Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest and longest constructed canal in the world. Ap Koopman looks at the interesting and timely topic of Black Sea Maritime Boundaries. Miklos Pinther keeps us informed of some recent auctions of cartophilatelic importance. The issue is rounded out with updates to the MoS checklist, new issue images, a brief notes about the new CPS members email discussion list and dues notices. Unfortunately there was a sad note to report that long time member Ed Stresino passed away in May 2014. Read about Ed’s contributions to our Society over the years. We were fortunate to have had Ed as an active member of the Society. Our condolences to Ed’s wife and family.
The New CartoPhilatelist Captures the Gold at the 65th NTSS!
ATA 65th NTSS 2014 Logo
At the American Topical Association’s 65th National Topical Stamp Show (NTSS) [St. Louis Missouri, USA] held in June 2014, The New CartoPhilatelist was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal in the Medium Study Units (50-200 members) class. In addition, TNCP received the Grand Prize as the best of the 10 journals entered in this category. The award was presented at the banquet dinner to our Journal’s editor Mr. Martin Oakes who was joined at the ceremony by Society Vice-President David Wolfersberger and Society President Emeritus Miklos Pinther. “This award is not only proof of Martin’s dedication and effort towards producing each issue, but also the high level of research and attention to detail evident in the articles and content submitted by the authors. This is a wonderful recognition for the Society,” said CPS President Mark Honig. “Congratulations to everyone over the years who have helped put The New CartoPhilatelist on the philatelic literature world map!”
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| Martin Oakes, Editor, The New CartoPhilatelist (Gold Medal, 50-200 Members Study Unit) |
Miklos Pinther (L), Single Frame, “Map Stamps That Never Made It,” Silver-Bronze; David Wolfersberger (R), Editor, Enophilatelica (Gold Medal, less than 50 members Study Unit) |
TNCP 45 Dispatched to Members
The 45th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist has been dispatched to members. All hard copy members will again be receiving their journals shipped via HP’s MagCloud PoD service. We have decided to continue using MagCloud for both hard copy printing and distribution. The 45th issue is full of fascinating articles, news, and images. Be sure to check out the contents of this exciting issue. Some highlights in this issue are the start of a very interesting issue about the Historic Canadian Forts issues of the 1980’s and 1990’s, by James C. Hamilton. Ap Koopman reports on Surtsey – Iceland’s youngest island and its depiction on a new stamp issue from 2013. President Emeritus Miklos Pinther sends us a book review of Simon Garfield’s “On the Map” and also introduces us to the “Highway Post office” a very unique bit of history of the US Postal Service which operated from 1941 until 1974. Phil Coop introduces us to state revenue stamps from the USA with maps and a new catalog of the State Revenue Society. Ann Kiang Kee sends us a note about Bosnia-Herzegovina and the 20 page issue wraps up with Society News by President Mark Honig, and New Issues and MoS Checklist updates by David Wolfersberger.
TNCP 44 Dispatched to Members
The dispatch of the 44th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist marks a turning point for the Society. This issue was printed and dispatched directly to all of our hardcopy members, both domestic and international, using HP’s MagCloud Service. The first issue of the new year starts out with a detailed article by Ap Koopman about The Chamizal Dispute regarding the border between the USA and Mexico. The article traces the dispute over time, culminating with the treaty signed in 1963 and depicted in a stamp issue. Next up we have the final installment by meteorologists Don Hillger and Garry Toth who have presented a number of issues related to looking at The Earth as Seen from Space. Their descriptive article traces the history of geostationary earth observation satellites and various full disk earth images as they are shown on a number of stamp issues. Be sure to check the author’s web site for a very comprehensive checklist of related issues. Next up is a fascinating article about the Map stamps of the Galápagos Islands, by member Roger Kirby. The article begins with an interesting fact — approximately one third of the postage stamps of the Galápagos Islands issued up until 2012 have been map stamps. The article provides a very in-depth introduction to a very unique collecting theme. The Society’s European Representative, Volker Woesner, presents an article about the states of Germany as depicted in stamps. The article begins with a popular set of stamps issued from 1992 to 1994 stamps by the newly unified German Post depicting all 16 “federated states”, which constitute Germany today. The article continues to examine Germany’s historical borders through cartophilatelic examples. Society vice-president, David Wolfersburger opens the new year with an article about the newly released Maps on Stamps Checklist Rev 6.01 and showcases a number of new issues. Society member Pierre Moïse updates us with the status of maps shown on ATM stamps. A very interesting and growing group of issues which everyone show take notice of. One catalog already seems to be describing many of these issues. Next up is an informative article from TNCP Editor Martin Oakes detailing how he is arranging and annotating his collection. It provides a number of really neat ideas that new collectors and veterans alike will want to check out. A brief side-bar about a series of errors appearing on Austria’s 2012 issue commemorating the EU. How many of these errors are in your collection? Society President Mark Honig rounds out this issue with Society News and an examination of news on map stamp references in the current philatelic press and a look at some recent map stamp auctions. The issues closes again with information about a raise in membership dues caused by recent postal rate increases, updates to the checklist, some images of maps on labels/gutters of stamps related to nature, and a number of recent new issue images.
