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Submissions Deadline for TNCP #29

Just a quick, but important reminder that our Editor, Martin Oakes, has chosen March 12, 2009 as the deadline for submissions to The New CartoPhilatelist.

The date for publication will be in early April 2010. Those of you interested in submitting an article should contact our Editor, Martin Oakes prior to submission. Martin has said, "The hardest part about being an editor is having enough good articles of varying length to fill the pages. Please write about your favorite map stamps and tell us why they are important to you." Therefore, start the new year out on the "philatelic right foot" and find some time to write an article for the NCP!

New CartoPhilatelist #28 January 2010 Dispatched to Members

The 29th edition of the New CartoPhilatelist journal will be dispatched to members in early January 2010. This issue starts out the year with a number of fascinating articles. First up, Society member Brian Marshal provides and in-depth historical look at New Zealand's first map stamp, the 1901 Penny Universal. Brian examines the history and design changes to the 1923 One Penny Map of New Zealand issue. Former Journal Editor Dan Nelson introduces more of the research he has been carrying out into the identification of errors on map stamps. Next, President Emeritus, Miklos Pinther provides a book review of "Miniature Messages: The Semiotics and Politics of Latin American Postage Stamps" by Society member Dr. Jack Child. Later Miklos brings readers up-to-date with a very important map stamp auction. Society member Roger Kirby examines a very interesting and famous set of map stamps from Lesotho marking the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Member Volker Woesner has an overview article about the map stamps of Denmark. Finally Society President David Wolfersberger has some news about some interesting Vatican issues from 2008 and gives us a tour around New Zealand with the help of a wonderful recent issue map sheet.

Canada/US St. Lawrence Seaway Invert Book Published

The 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway Joint Issue and its Invert, Sep 2009

The Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation (Toronto, ON, Canada) and the Saskatoon Stamp Center (Saskatoon, SK, Canada) have jointly announced "The 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway Joint Issue and its Invert," a new book written by Charles J. G. Verge, FRPSC, FRPSL. One of Canada's most popular stamps, the 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway, (Scott # 387, 387a), is now fully described in this definitive book. "Mr. Verge documents the stamp's development as a joint issue stamp with the United States, as well as Canada's first invert and most famous error." The stamp contains an "O" grade map stamp design showing the seaway and outlines of the Great Lakes superimposed by a maple leaf and eagle inside of two joined rings. Some additional background information is available about the invert and also the US issue (Scott # 1131).

CartoPhilatelic New Issues Blog Opened

Due to the large number of new issues that our members and officers are submitting, it was getting difficult to update the main web site so frequently. In order to make the announcement process easier and more timely for our members and visitors, we have set up a web log (blog) specifically focused on the announcement of new map stamp issues. The new blog has been customized to resemble the rest of the Society's web site. As the blog enables notification of new posts, it is possible for both members and visitors to subscribe to the "feeds" from the blog, using either RSS or email and receive alerts when new issues are posted. The blog also allows for comments to be posted about each entry, forming mini discussions about the posts. Presently, we will run the blog for a while without the comment system enabled. If there are no software issues, the comment system may be activated at that time. The comments will be moderated and only comments of a philatelic nature will be allowed.

The front page of the New Issues Blog is shown below. Navigation is very easy and straight-forward. Currently, posts are arranged by date of issue. There are presently two main categories, Countries, and Year of Issue. Each post is also "tagged" with a series of key words. These "tags" also help in classifying the posts. The previous year's New Issue Archives are still on the regular web site. It will be considered whether or not to move them to the blog structure or not. The New Issues Blog is running on the Society's mirror server at blog.cartophilately.org

As this technology is new, there are bound to be some issues. We look forward to hearing from you with you comments and suggestions.

Members Only New CartoPhilatelist Archive Opened

Overview Image of the New CartoPhilatelist Journal Archive Access Page After some delays, the members only New CartoPhilatelist Journal Archive has been opened. The archive contains links to all of the New CartoPhilatelist Journals which have been published. The PDF files are available behind a password protected web page. The access page (shown on the right) describes how the archive works and how the files can be downloaded. It is also possible to see the contents of each journal and a larger image of the cover, when accessing the archive page. Access information (login & password) for the archive are contained within the October 2009 NCP Journal #27 which will be dispatched to members in the coming weeks. This will be of interest to new members who would like to assemble the full set of of NCP backnumbers. Those members with computer access will now be able to download the NCP backnumbers and save them on their own computer. Members without computer access may still purchase NCP backnumbers for US$ 4 per issue plus postage by contacting our Secretary-Treasurer, Alf Jordan.

CartoPhilatelic Society Web Forum Now Online

Image of The CartoPhilatelic Society Online Member Forum Over the past few months, our web site administrator has been setting up and testing an online forum for our members. The forum may be thought of as an online meeting place where members can ask questions, share information and participate in open discussions. All of these activities are carried out by using the standard web browser on your computer. Current members can visit the site and complete the online registration. When you register, please use your CartoPhilatelic Society membership name, in the format of GivenName FamilyName. Be sure to include the space between your names when you create your account. You may pick a password of your choice. After registering, your membership status will be verified before being activated. The forum provides a level of security between the membership and the non-member users. Currently non-members are only allowed to see a very small section of the forum. The majority of categories and information is found in the members only section. The forum will provide a unique environment for our members to interact with each other more easily than through email. For users unfamiliar with an online forum it may take some getting used to, but please feel free to experiment or ask questions. A few members have been testing it out for the past couple of months, and we are now ready to invite our current members to join the forum if they desire.

Learn more about the forums...

Submissions Deadline for TNCP #28

Just a quick, but important reminder that our Editor, Martin Oakes, has chosen December 1, 2009 as the deadline for submissions to The New CartoPhilatelist.

The date for publication will be in early January 2010. Those of you interested in submitting an article should contact our Editor, Martin Oakes prior to submission. Martin has said there is space in the forth-coming issue and that articles are needed, so now would be a great time to write an article for the NCP.

New CartoPhilatelist #27 October 2009 Dispatched to Members

The 27th issue of the New CartoPhilatelist will be dispatched to members in early October 2009. The 27th issue has a number of fascinating articles. First up, another wonderful and thought provoking article by Dr. Roger Kirby from the Scotland provides an in depth look at UN map stamps and the UN symbol depicted on stamps over the years. This article is an interesting counter-point to NCP Editor Martin Oakes' January 2009 article suggesting that stamps with the UN map symbol should be moved to a new category in the Society's checklist. Next up President Emeritus Miklos Pinther adds some additional information to the London to London proof which recently came to light and was sold at auction. Fellow cartophilatelist Stuart Hamilton tells us about a recent new issue from Australia Post where the public voted the £2 Kangaroo and Map from 1913 as the publics favorite stamp. Volker Woesner tells us that another map stamp was voted Germany' s favorite stamp from 2007, beating out the ornithologists! The ever observant Mark Honig has discovered some historical discrepancies on a recent issue from Azerbaijan. Past NCP Editor Dan Nelson takes a look a unique group of map stamps with airplane shadows cast on the ground to round out our 27th issue.

New CartoPhilatelist #26 July 2009 Dispatched to Members

The 26th issue of the NCP was dispatched to members in early July . Our 26th issue begins with an in-depth article by past NCP editor Diedrik Nelson about Haiti and the Dominican republic. The article describes the "stamp war" between the two nations, which resulted in loss of life and nearly lead to full war between the two countries. European Representative Mark Honig reports on what is turning out to be a very key set of Mayotte definitive reissues. Check out Mark's article to learn want is making these re-issues so sought after right now. Society member Tim Olmstead provides an in-depth examination of the large number of issues from Egypt that feature maps. Ian Ogston writes a very nice article about his experiences about maps, geography, collecting and cartophilately. Society President David Wolfersberger gives a run-down of important Society News. [various personal issues during the summer prevented the web site from being upgraded prior to the release of NCP #27. --web admin]

Submissions Deadline for NCP #26

Just a quick, but important reminder that our Editor, Martin Oakes, has chosen June 15, 2009 as the deadline for submissions to The New CartoPhilatelist.

The date for publication will be in early July 2009. Martin has indicated that there currently is no set theme for issue 26, so there are many opportunities for submission ideas.

Those of you interested in submitting an article should contact our Editor, Martin Oakes prior to submission. Martin has said there is space in the forth-coming issue and that articles are needed, so now would be a great time to write an article for the NCP!

Please see the Journal page and the section regarding Submissions.

Dispatch of the NCP Journal, #25 April 2009

The April 2009 issue of the NCP has been dispatched to members . Our 25th issue begins with a fascinating article by Society Member Volker Woesner examining the colonies and territories of Great Britain through stamps. Thomas Lera and Miklos Pinther provide some background information about the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. An in-depth look at the map stamps of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands is presented by our Editor, Martin Oakes. Martin has also compiled some results to a survey about how the Society's Maps on Stamps Checklist could be converted from its current form, to a database format.

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