Past News Items

NCP #20 January 2008 Newsletter DIspatched to Members

The January 2008 issue (#20) of The New CartoPhilatelist has been dispatched to members in early January. As always, there is a lot of exciting content in this new issue. Member Roger Kirby has submitted a detailed review of "Mercator's Legacy on Map Stamps." Past Society President, Miklos Pinther has submitted an article about a recent auction that took place in New York City in November 2007.

Mapsonstamps.com Web Site Highlighted in Linn's Stamp News

The April 16th 2007 issue of Linn's Stamp News caries a nice write up about the Society's Mapsonstamps.com web site, by Linn's well-known "Computers and Stamps" columnist Mr. William F. Sharpe. Please be sure to have a look on page 36. Thanks Bill for giving the Society such wonderful exposure! --web-admin.

Elections of Society Officers (April 2007)

According to Society By-Laws, the Society has elected new Officers.

The newly elected Officers are:

President	David Wolfersberger
Vice President	Al Underberg
Secreatary/Treasurer	Alf Jordan
European Representative	Mark Honig
Representative At-Large	Ed Vallery

Congratulations to our new Officers.

We encourage all of our Society members to consider running in the next election to become an Officer.

January 2007: Elections of Society Officers

According to Society By-Laws, it is time to begin the election process.

Nominations may be submitted to our current president, David Wolfersberger, by postal or electronic mail, and need to be received by December 1, 2006.

Positions open for election are:

President
Vice President
Secreatary/Treasurer
European Representative
At-Large Representative

The nominees will be listed in the next (January 2007) issue of the New Cartophilatelist and on the Society's web site.

Voting will be open during the period of January 1, 2007 through March 1, 2007. Votes may be acceted by either postal or electronic mail. All votes need to be received by the current presedent, by March 1, 2007.

If you would like to place a name in nomination, or would like to be considered yourself, please contact David Wolfersberger.

The European Representative position has been vacant for quite some time. If any of our members from Europe are interested, please contact David

Highlights from The Allan Lee Collection Featured Online

The online database of the National Postal Museum, Arago™ has a beautiful display map stamps from the collection of Allan Lee. Allan, as some of our long time members will remember, was instrumental in the support and guidance to the fledgling Society.

Part of the Smithsonian, the National Postal Museum has a wealth of material available online.

The exhibit, edited by Ms. Mary Lawson of the NPM, displays a number of stamps from Allan's collection in the form of well presented, interactive screens. The exhibit and text are presented very professionally, using Flash or HTML. Those of you with computer access should take a look at this wonderful resource.

July 2005: 50th Anniversary Issue:

This autumn will mark the 50th anniversary of the Society. To mark this milestone, we are planning a special issue of the NCP filled with historical insight to the founding of our Society. If you were involved with the Society in the early years, we want to hear from you! Please contact Dan or Alf.

March 2005: Society Announcement : New Editor of the NCP

Unfortunately, Bill Critzer has decided to retire from the editorship of The New CartoPhilatelist (NCP).  Bill, along with Alf, were indispensable in getting the CartoPhilatelic Society up and running again.  Bill has edited the Journal from our Society's reorganization through this the 9^th issue.  I know everyone agrees that the NCP is a quality publication worthy of our Society and is a true benefit to the membership.

Bill, thanks for your commitment and superb job as Editor!  We will miss you!

Although Bill will be leaving, we are very fortunate that Dan Nelson has agreed to become Editor effective with the 10th (July 2005) issue.  With Bill's assistance, I am sure Dan will not miss a beat in the transition.

Dan's own web site, danstopicals.com contains a wealth of information on stamps of various topics including maps.  Dan has been a frequent contributor to the NCP as well as our web site.

Read more about Dan's collecting interests and background in our "President's Column'" in the forthcoming 9th (April 2005) Issue of the NCP.

David has provided some updated information on the current status of the check list. 

Revision 3 of the Checklist will be issued in March 2005. It will include new issues since Rev. 2. In addition, Mark Honig (Holland) and Susan Featherstone (UK) are adding Michel and Stanley Gibbons numbers respectively, as well as face values. Mark and Ed Stresino are also going through the Checklist (again!) to make additions, corrections and adding face values.

It is anticipated that Rev. 3 will be offered in electronic version to those who received Rev. 2 at no cost. Hardcopies will be available for $35 to new and previous purchasers. The cost will be $25 for new buyers of the electronic version. New issue updates only will be available at a cost to be

October 2004: Report on the First New CartoPhilatelic Society Meeting

Our first meeting was held on October 15, 2004 in NYC. This meeting coincded during the ASDA Mega Event Stamp Show in NYC.

October 2004: Update of the web site

Various sections of the web site were updated. One new feature of note is the addition of the CartoPhilatelic Exchange.

October 2004: Passing of Geographer Dr. Arthur H. Robinson

Sadness again at the University of Madison, where Dr. Arthur H. Robinson passed away after a brief illnes on October 10, 2004. Dr. Robinson's "Elements of Cartography," has become the major textbook in cartography. Dr. Robinson is also known for the creation of the Robinson Map Projection, a projection that he referred to as "a portrait of the earth." The National Geographic Society later adopted that projection for their world maps.

September 2004: Delivery of October 2004 New CartoPhilatelist.

Check the New CartoPhilatelist page for more information.

August 2004: Passing of Geographer Dr. David Woodward

Professor Woodward passed away August 25, 2004 in Madison Wisconsin. Dr. Woodward was editor of the multi-volume History of Cartography Project which he and colleague Dr. J.B. Harley (d1991) had been working on at the University of Madison since 1981.

May 2004: First New CartoPhilatelic Society Meeting

Our first meeting is planned for October 2004 during the ASDA Mega Event Stamp Show in NYC.

June 2004: Delivery of July 2004 New CartoPhilatelist

Check the New CartoPhilatelist page for more information.