The CartoPhilatelic Society : Collectors of Maps on Stamps

Past News Items

Dispatch of the NCP Journal, #24 January 2009

The January 2009 issue of the NCP was dispatched to members . Our 24th issue begins with an article by Society President David Wolfersberger about the depiction of New Ireland Province on stamps from Papua New Guinea. Dan Nelson has written a research note about the a maps produced by Dutch merchant and historian Jan Huygen van Linschoten. Next up is an article by Journal Editor Martin Oakes about possible revisions to the Society's Maps on Stamps Checklist. If you are using the checklist, or plan to, please provide some feedback for Martin. President Emeritus Miklos Pinther's article on the Vatican City March 1996 souvenir sheet issued for China 1996 Stmap Show, provides insight into the mysterious map depicted on the sheet.

There is also a wonderful review of the Society's "America on the Map" publication from the Washington Map Society. The review appeared in their journal, "The Portolan." If you have not had a chance to purchase a copy, now would be a good time.

Dispatch of the NCP Journal, #23 October 2008

The October 2008 issue of the NCP has been dispatched to members . Our 23rd issue begins with a comprehensize article about weather maps on postage stamps by Don Hillger and Gary Toth. The next article by society member Diedrik Nelson looks at an interesting group of stamps issued over the past couple of years to mark the 3rd meeting of the "Economic Cooperation Organization's (ECO) Postal Authories in June 2006. Dan provides details about the interesting differences of the stamps in this set.

Dispatch of the NCP Journal, #22 July 2008

Issue #22 of the New CartoPhilatelist has been dispatched to members earlier this month. Again, our Editor, Martin Oakes, has assembled a number of interesting articles for this issue. Mark Honig our European Representative starts out the issue with in-depth article about the Guyana-Suriname Border Disputes. This is followed by an investigation written by Volker Woesner into the number of carto-philatelic topicals that have been issued over the years. Our final article for the issue is from Dan Nelson and deals with the February 2008 Coronelli Globe issue from France, and describes an interesting "discrepancy" find related to this stamp. Also of note, Miklos Pinther continues his "At the Auctions" series with a recap of some exciting auctions that took place in NYC in early June 2008. As always we encourage feed back from our members regarding this and any issue.

NCP #21 April 2008 Newsletter DIspatched to Members

The April 2008 issue (#21) of The New CartoPhilatelist has been dispatched to members in April. As always, there is a lot of exciting content in this new issue. Mark Honig, has submitted "Guyana-Suriname Border Disputes," and Volker Woesner has written an interesting article that looks at the number of map related topical stamps in "The Ultimate Proof: Maps are the leading theme on thematic stamps." Finally Dan Nelson, describes an interesting find on that early 2008 issue from France in "Vincenzo Maria Coronelli and His Maps on Stamps." Additional Society news and some details of recent auctions round out the issue.

Special GSM Article on Errors of Design in Map Stamps

Gibons Stamp Monthly January 2008 Errors of Design by Oliver Andrew A new detailed article by Oliver Andrew in the January 2008 issue of Gibbons Stamp Monthly looks at a number of exciting design errors on map stamps. A full color download of the article is available on the Gibbons Stamp Monthly web site. Those of you tracking errors on maps stamps may find many new ones described in this article. Definitely worth reading.

Also, fellow member and past editor of the NCP, Dan Nelson has been working for a long time on his own search for errors on map stamps. For those of you unfamiliar with Dan's research, have a look at his exquisite and frequently updated web site, Dans Topical Stamps.

If you know of any additional design errors not mentioned in these references, please let us know.

Change of Editorship for the New CartoPhilatelist

Dan Nelson, the editor of the New CartoPhilatelist has informed the Society officers that he will be retiring in early 2008. Since 2005, Dan has helped guide the Journal to be one of the premier philatelic society Journals, garnering much praise from other societies and philatelists alike. The officers of the Society wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to Dan for his hard work and professionalism in helping provide continuing momentum to the CartoPhilatelic Society.

David Wolfersberger, Society President, has informed the officers that Martin Oakes, a long time member and cartophilatelist has agreed to become the thrid editor of the Society's Journal. Martin began stamp collecting in 1961, influenced by a co-worker who was an avid collector. Born in London, England, Martin moved to the United States in 1967 because of his job. Martin is now retired and lives in Illinois. Martin and his wife enjoy traveling, hence his interest in cartophilately. His preference is for those stamps that are geographically correct, tell a historical story, or show the technical aspects of map making. He is a member of the APS and GBCC.

[ Lets welcome Martin as the new Editor of The New CartoPhilatelist. I am confident he will maintain and improve the excellent quality of our journal as established and nurtured by Bill Critzer and Dan Nelson. -- David Wolfersberger ]

Now would be the perfect time to get to know Martin by providing plenty of content for his first issue with the submission of a new an article for the New CartoPhilatelist!

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.

CartoPhilatelic Society web site article as shown in
Linn's Stamp News, April 16, 2007 page 36. (used with permission of the author)

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

Arago, The National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Washington DC USA (C)

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.

Image Copyright - US National Postal Museum

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.

Welcome Dan!
And thanks for becoming the NCP Editor!

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

Maps on Stamps Checklist News (October 2004)

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