European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 the stars and stripes thursday March 27, 1986 studying history through collecting by Nick she Stople in past columns we have from time to time discussed alternatives to traditional stamp collecting. One of those ways is the study of postal history which can encompass a City country or a War or Given a specific Campaign jus about anything you want it to. The advantage of postal history is that it is wide open and the fun is in the search for material which in t necessarily expensive although it can be. Several postal history societies which have come to our attention lately include Wisconsin 5401 Raymond re Madison wis. 53711. New Jersey co Joyce groot 28 Briar Lane basking Ridge . 07920. Vermont 93 Saratoga ave., Burlington it. 05401. North Carolina co Tony Crumbley Box 578, mat thews . 28106. North Dakota co Gordon Twedt Box 280, . 58348. Long Island Box 1178 Southold . 11971. Pennsylvania co John Kay 329 Milne st., Phila Delphia 19144. Illinois Box 1513, Des Plaines 111. 60018. Georgia co Douglas n. Clark Box 51, Lexington another journal is postal history Usa quarterly publication of the 4th class cancellation club 430 ivyave., Crete neb. 68333. The Sample copy we received included articles on some discontinued pos of Oklahoma Island Post offices Maine n.h., and vt.," Maryland Doane cancellations and cancel Atlas 1875 to 1925." if this seems like specialized stuff you re right it is. But it is also a Way to break the new Issue syndrome. Annual dues Are $7. Precancel and More collecting Precan eled Stamps is another interesting and not necessarily expensive area of stamp collecting. Precan cels from the old Days when town names were still used Are available at very reasonable prices and can form the basis for town and state collections As Well As More advanced Type collections. James Kingman writing Precancel ramblings in stamp collector gives rave reviews to the new edition of the Precancel stamp society s town and Type ,500 pages in a 5-by-8 three ring Binder. After several introductory sections the Catalon alphabetically lists by state and town All known Preca celing de vices and provides values As Well. For a postpaid copy Send $15 to ass Catalon Box 926, Framingham a 01701. The ass Vinyl Catalon referring to the manner in which the Stamps Are overprinted covers Only Precancel since 1958, which is perhaps More reasonable for Novice collectors. The Cost is $7 from the above address. Al Gerstenberge Box 837, Glendale ariz., 85311, will Send a Booklet abcs of Precancel collecting for 20 cent plus no. 10 Legal size sae. Official mail is something about which Many of our readers Are undoubtedly Well aware. Until now not much study has taken place in this area but Bob Mcdonald 411 e. Market st., Apt 104-b, Iowa City Iowa 52240-5418,wants to change this. He is forming an official mail study group to delve mainly into penalty mail but also to look into franking official meter cancellations and other forms of official mail both in the United states and overseas. A quarterly news letter is planned. Dues Are $6 per year. While at italia i talked with Don Branke of the Ata s americana unit. As the name implies the group is interested in All philatelic material regardless of origin dealing with the United states. Dues Are $3 per year and include the bimonthly american philatelic Don at Box 179, Washington . 20044. Snips and bits the next Bep souvenir card was released March 21, in conjunction with the Garfield Perry stamp club exhibition in Cleveland. The card reproduces a Block of four of the 1902 8-cent Martha Washington stamp so 306and a a met str of text cute a Precan eled stamp Bep souvenir card Canadian $5 stamp . Development program a scene depicting the 1758 first meeting of the 26-year-old col. George Washington and the Young widow Martha Custis. They were married on Jan. 6, 1759, at her Home inner Kent county a. The card can be purchased in either mint format item 922 $4or with an fac item 923 $4.50from the Bureau of engraving and printing mail order sales room 602 11 a 14th and c sts., s.w., Washington .20228. In releases be tenant blocks. On March 14, the in a released three be tenant blocks of four one from each Post office new York Vienna Austria and Geneva Switzer land. Noting 20 years of the . Development program each Block contains four Stamps which together form Complete picture a first for . Stamps. The undo was created by a merging of the expanded program of technical assistance founded in 1950and the . Special fund set up in 1959. In the intervening years the world has moved to a generation born with greater Hope More Opportunity and brighter Prospect today than in 1950. F Uno Pax the stamp exhibition slated for Osna Brueck Germany to note the . Peace year has Bee extended and will now run from june 20 to 24. Canada released a $5 stamp on March 14, depicting a peaceful Lake scene at la Mauricie National Park in Quebec. A pair of Stamps released on March 7, highlight expo 86, the world exposition being held in Vancouver from May 2 to oct. 13. Philatelic gems ii contains reprints of articles by Donna o Keefe from the pages of Linns 75 fascinating stories about Many of the world s underrated stamp rarities How they were created their value who owns them and other interesting facts. Among the stories a Ponce puerto Rico postmaster provisional prepared after the . Invasion in 1898 Northern Nigeria s Short lived 25-Pound King Edward Vul stamp now Worth $45,000 the 1879 swedish stamp that is both 20 and 30 Ore at the same time shown incidentally in the current Stockholm a Booklet and the 1902full-face Mckinley postal card. 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