The CartoPhilatelic Society : Collectors of Maps on Stamps : The New CartoPhilatelist

The New CartoPhilatelist: our Society's Journal

Current Issue:
TNCP #35
October 2011

The New CartoPhilatelist is the premier publication for worldwide collectors of maps on stamps. It is published in English and is a benefit of membership available only to Society members, recognized philatelic libraries and commercial stamp periodicals.

The Society's quarterly journal is published in color and printed on high-quality paper using HP's MagCloud, a print on demand servcie. We then mail the journal flat, in a protective envelope, to each member that has a hardcopy subscription. Members with a digital subscription receive an email with a link to download an Adobe PDF file for the current issue. Hardcopy subscribers may also download digital versions of each journal issue through the "Members Archive" described below.

Each issue of the Journal contains one or more illustrated feature articles pertinent to maps on stamps, new issue listings and illustrations, and brief news about Society matters and fellow members. The editor makes every effort to eliminate needless filler produced only for the sake of adding pages. Please take a look at the contents of Past Journals using the links below.

Submissions

Both members and non-members are encouraged to submit articles for publication. Authors are reimbursed for reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred in the production and submission of the article. Before sending your submission, please have a look at the "TNCP Style Sheet - Instructions to Authors" document . This will answer a lot of questions you may have about preparing your article. After reading it, if you have any more questions, please contact Martin Oakes for additional information on submissions.

The New CartoPhilatelist Contents Listing Archive

Web pages have been prepared as a simple listing of the conents in each of the New CartoPhilatelist journals that have been published thus far.

New CartoPhilatelist Index 2003, No. 1 - No. 4

New CartoPhilatelist Index 2004, No. 5 - No. 8

New CartoPhilatelist Index 2005, No. 9 - No. 12

New CartoPhilatelist Index 2006, No. 13 - No. 16

New CartoPhilatelist Index 2007, No. 17 - No. 20

New CartoPhilatelist Index 2008, No. 21 - No. 24

New CartoPhilatelist Index 2009, No. 25 - No. 28

New CartoPhilatelist Index 2010, No. 29 - No. 32

New CartoPhilatelist Index 2011, No. 33 - No. 36

Members Only New CartoPhilatelist PDF Back Issues Archive

From October 2009, a secure, members only page is available for the download of digital editions of The New CartoPhilatelist Journals. A number of members have expressed a desire to obtain back issues. The archive allows current members password protected access to all of the digital copies from No 1 through the current issue. Members, learn more about the archive.

Latest Issue in the Members Only PDF Back Issues Archive: TNCP No. 35, October 2011

Hardcopy back issues are still available for US$ 4.00 per issue.

Please remember that only current members of the Society may access the PDF back issues archive. If you have questions about your membership status or would like to purchase hardcopy back issues, please contact the Society Treasurer, Ed Vallery

Sample Articles from the New CartoPhilatelist

In honor of our first issue, the cover page and a very informative and colorful article by Mr. Martin Oakes entitled "Oh, What a Relief" is provided as a representative sample of the quality and content available in each issue of the New CartoPhilatelist. Another article from Issue No. 6, July 2004 is also available.

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Distribution News About The New CartoPhilatelist Journal

A couple of important items related to the distribution of the Journal.

Digital Edition

A secure web page has been setup for downloading the current issue of the Journal and digital subscribers have that option instead of receiving it as an email attachment. Some of the digital subscribers were having problems receiving the email with such a large attachment, so this download page will solve that problem. Our Editor, Martin Oakes has contacted all of the members using email to verify their contact information, and record their options for receiving the digital edition.

Hardcopy Edition

Over the past couple of months the Officers have been investigating the use of a Print On Demand (POD) service to print the Journal for the hardcopy subscribers. During the summer we made a test printing of a sample issue using a new self-publishing web service from HP called MagCloud. MagCloud enabled us to create a commercial quality Journal, printed on demand with no up-front costs or minimum print runs. Its a fascinating service with a very easy to use interface. Other philatelic societies should definitely give it a try.

The officers were happy with the printing quality and production costs and wanted to give the hardcopy subscribers an opportunity to see an issue printed by MagCloud and receive their comments. Please send your comments to the Editor.

"We have been examining such options for a few months and the Officers feel that outsourcing the production of the Journal using a POD service is a win-win situation for both the hardcopy subscribers and also the Society," said President David Wolfersberger. "We are sure you will be very happy with the printing quality and production of the MagCloud issue. When some of our digital subscribers see the quality of the new printing, they may want to change back to the hardcopy subscription plan!"

The October 2010 issue of TNCP has been printed by MagCloud. Our Editor, Martin Oakes, is doing the shipping of the issues to hardcopy subscribers the first few days of October. We are also considering additional options to make back issues available on MagCloud and more information will be announced later.

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