European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes Friday Dix atm 19,19b6 stamp Corner choose ? 986 s Best . Stomp the year is almost Over and it is irae to Ake a took backward. The highlight of the . Year had to bamer1pex, the eighth . International philatelic exhibition and the four min sheets a total of 36 sumps released on the lint Day of the show. But were these the Best of the 1986 Stamps what do stripes readers think Send in your ballot for the stamp or group of Stamps you think were the Best of this year s crop. If you want you can add a few word of explanation. To add interest this Wilt be a contest. From among Hose who select the stamp chosen by most readers Winner will be picked from a hat to receive a copy of the 1986 Scott i United states specialized sump Cata voting Wilt remain open until the end of february with a Winner selected in Early March. Send entries to me at the address listed below. If you want a list of 1986 Stamps drop me a return addressed maps or stamped envelope and one will be sent. Anyone can Vole but the contest is open Only to persons with an Apo or Fpo new York address. United state stamp news the 8.5-Ccnt Mayflower embossed non profit pre cancelled envelope finally went on Sale dec. 4, it will be available in both no. 6 i and 10 sizes regular and. Window formats requests for first Day cancellations with the . Postal service providing the envelope 6v, unless a no. 10 is specifically requested window envelopes will not he provide should be sent to May Nower envelope postmaster Plymouth mass. 02360-9992. Include 28 cents and a self stick return addressed Label for each cover desired. Requests must be postmarked no later than feb.2. We be mentioned the re engraving required by retirement of the Bep Coltrell presses. This has resulted in some new designs the i cell Margare Mitchell for example and some slight variances the 4-cent Stagecoach the re engraved i cell omnibus Coil released in december while no a new design is nevertheless easy to distinguish from its predecessor. The new ver Sion bears the inscription1 Usa while the original has the wording Usa i presidential Birthplace cancellations for january and february Art Jan. 7 Fillmore Locke . 13092 29 Mckinley Niles Ohio 44446 30 . Roosevelt. Hyde Park . 12538 feb. 9 -w.h.harrison, Charles City a. 23030 12 Unco a Hodgenville by. 42748 and 22 Washington Colo Nial Beach a. 22443. Address requests to postmas Ter name presidential Birthplace cancellation City state zip-9998. Annual year packs readers often ask How they can get a country s new issues. One simple method is to await release of the annual year pack and add to your collection at that Lime. Here is a listing of sets that have come to our attention Australia and Aust. Antarctic terras37.95, philatelic Bureau go Bon 9988, Melbourne Vic.3001. For a free subscription to the australian stamp bulletin write locked bag 8, South Melbourne Vic. 3205.in 1770, Cape. James Cook explored the East coast of Australia in the has endeavour including � visit to botany Bay later chosen As the site for penal Colony the first european settlement on the Island continent. The Story of botany Bay is detailed in a special 40-Page Booklet including 10 Stamps vol 31ofa for as9.9s from free Pool 88, Bicentennial stamp heritage books Box 261, Villa Wood new 2163. Visa and Mastercard can be used. Vol. I the first australians a59.9s, and vol. 2, navigators and shipwrecks as9.95, Are also Avail Able. Vol. 4, the voyage of the Fust Fleet and vol 5 Sydney and the first settlement Are due in 1988. Austria As 265, Stern ,a-12ll Wien. Austria s fifth official maximum card was apm re leased in conjunction with the modern Art stamp Issue. This year s subject 12lh in the series was auf Lorsung by Walter Schmoegner. Canada c$22.95, National philatelic Center Antigonish. Nova Scotia b2g 2r8. 1983-85 sets Are also available. Faroe islands Dak 79.60, dk-3800 Korshavn Faroe islands Finland fim 60. pm 654, of 00101 Helsinki. Aaland islands sets Are also on Sale. Iceland Isk s40, Frierk Rasalan bos 8445, is 128 your favorite Iceland stamp from 1986 and win one of 25 free subscriptions for 1987 Stamps. Indicate your first second and third choices and Send to the above address no later than feb. I. Jersey ii pounds postal administration Box 304, Jersey Channel islands. Visa and Mastercard can be while Back we discussed Why Jersey Stamps unfortunately gremlins snuck in and Only part of the item was used which made the answer seem very parochial. Here is the rest of the Story in 1967 the United kingdom proposed to place its postal affairs in the hands of a private corporation. Because the islands Jersey Guernsey and Man Are not a part of the United kingdom All three decided Asa matter of right to have their postal services continue As departments of state administered by the Island governments and not by a private corporation. It is interesting to note that Jersey is making As much profit from its postal operation As it does from philately some 75 percent of the most used stamp values being used on new Aaland nzj60.45, philatelic Bureau Pri vate bag Wanganui. Fora tree subscription to the no postal bulletin write to to Headquarters Waterloo Quay Wellington. Papua new Guinea 110.65 $ 18.80 in album for Malpic philatelic Bureau Box 321, West Hamp bread . 11ss2, Sweden slumps sek 127.50. Booklets not including stockholm1a or Palma sek 162.50, palme Booklet sek 30, pea s-10502 Stockholm. Pea offers several free English language booklets of interest to collectors a stamp it made swedish booklets and the postal a free subscription to the pea bulletin is also available. Write pea attn Sven Rune Johansson. Deh. Usma my Jota. To om3s4sw. Today s crossword by Eugene Sheffer across 84 compete tabs. In Titbit for Holme. Lok Obetra is Roll cold 17 gaunt 48roadgoo 49 football players 60 io&.part11 ski slopes 16"onee-a Lime.,." 16 Start the 61 Plato s h bidding Solomon time 24 Man. 10 Kuji prov 9 20 the or Money 22 for s dog24 Mideast nation 25 fill wit people 29 orchestra a places As such 31 Atlas page32 Star 8 specially28 Church is record for unlit waft bout 27btnpowdtr 28 fencing weapon 30 Brandy flavor33 andean beaato34 soviets mss across 87 bargain 38 Oriental Sleuth Stear 40hedbner42ama Vertex s answer 1 19 43 swi Scanton 44 make lace45 period 12-19 Hubert mothepj9 Inmom himself Hebe
