European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Collectors Corner stamp books above the new stamp honouring Wyoming s Centennial. At left the five cent great american stamp featuring Luis Muff of Marin. By Nick she Stople books can add to the enjoyment of any Hobby and stamp collecting is no exception. One Book for a collector s Library is the world stamp almanac republished by Linn s aftera seven year lapse. The 994-Page, completely indexed Book is an invaluable reference to nearly everything connected with philately. It covers . Postal regulations lists philatelic agencies around the world tells where state Quot Duck Quot Stamps can be bought explains the history of philately and the basics of stamp collecting and lists postal museums and libraries worldwide. It is a must for the Library of any stamp collector. The Cost is $19.95 for softcover or $30 for the deluxe hardcover edition. Airmail antics by Fred Boughner tells the Story of the . Airmail service a the successes and the tragedies All information has been updated since it originally appeared in Linn s in the 1970s. The 192-Page, liberally illustrated Book costs $9.95. Another Good Choice is the fourth volume of philatelic gems a collection of columns from Linn s by Donna o Keefe. The 176-Page Book which Sells for $9.95, focuses on some 70 stamp rarities. Also based on columns from Linn s is Stamps that glow. Author Wayne Youngblood describes the . Luminescent stamp program in depth also covering worldwide stamp tagging. The 96-Page pamphlet is Well illustrated and is also indexed. It costs $4.95. All the above books can be ordered from Linn s stamp news at Box 29, Sidney Ohio 45365. Naval covers Are a primary interest of the Universal ship cancellation society and the naval cover cachet makers Catalon parts 1 and 2, is the result of a decade of research by retired Navy capt. Robert d. Rawlins. Starting with the first cach eted covers of the 1920s, the Catalon lists All known covers with Many illustrations. There Are details on nearly 950 naval cover cachet makers. Part 1 Sells for $12.50, part 2 for $16, or More year packs 10 stripes Magazine March 1, 1990 both for $27.50, All postpaid. Order from Lorraine Kozicki 35 Montague Circle East Hartford Conn. 061 ib-2235. Make checks payable to .c.s. The collecting of automat mail labels introduced in 1976, is becoming popular. The first Catalon of these labels is available for $10 from als 6700 Langelier blvd., Montreal que. Him 2c5, Canada. Another recent trend is the collecting of plate number coils Pic Sand the fourth edition of the plate number Coil Catalon can be ordered for $15 postpaid from Stephen Eshrati . Box 20130, Shaker Heights Ohio 44120. It lists and provides values for All pics. Send Eshrati a stamped self addressed envelope for information on the pc study group. Another group recently organized to study pics is the pc collectors club. For information Send a stamped self addressed envelope to Eric Russow to Box 17374, Whitefish Bay wis. 53217. The modern world a today s Atlas for stamp collectors by Ken Wood is another Good reference work. It is Well organized divided into 10 major geographical areas with a country located within each division. The Index lists countries under previous As Well As current names. None of the country maps Are finely detailed nor is any color used. However there is a thorough writeup on each country including a paragraph or two on its philatelic history and the address of its philatelic Bureau. A useful appendix provides a Cross referenced list of cities and towns that have had name changes or that have a local spelling less familiar to English speaking collectors such As Munchen Munich. This is the companion volume for Wood s where in the world an Atlas of stamp issuing entities of the past. The 256-Page modern world Atlas costs $24.95. Order it or where in the world for $29.95 from Van Dahl publications Box 10, Albany Ore. 97321. New stamp releases two new releases Are a five cent value in the great american definitive series replacing the stamp that depicts supreme court Justice Hugo l. Black and a 25-cent commemorative in Honor of Wyoming s Centennial. The five cent stamp features Luis Munoz Marin 1898-1980who won the first popular election for governor of puerto Rico in 1948 and served a total of three terms until 1965. Requests for first Day cancels should be sent to Luis Munoz Marin stamp postmaster san Juan . 00936-9992. Include 25 cents cover the postal service will use a Marin stamp and a 20cent Cable car stamp to meet the required first class rate. For combination covers i suggest the 1948 three cent Commonwealth stamp Scott no. 983 and the 1971 eight cent san Juan stamp Scott no. 1437. Orders must be postmarked by March 20. The Majestic grand tetons rising up from a Meadow covered in wild Flowers Are featured on the stamp noting Wyoming s statehood Centennial. Wyoming the 44th state gave women the vote in 1869, earning its nickname Quot the Equality it is the Home of Yellowstone the first National Park and Devil s Tower the first National Monument. Fac requests should be sent to Wyoming statehood stamp postmaster Cheyenne Wyo. 82001-9992. Include 25 cents stamp to be affixed and mail before March 25. Readers May write to she Stople at Hhd Usma Neu Ulm Box 182, Apo 09035-0509. Include a self addressed maps envelope if a reply is desired year packs issued by various postal administrations were mentioned in a january column. Prices and other ordering information for nine agencies were provided the following information focuses on 11 others Many of which accept credit card purchases. They Are noted As follows a a american express d a diner s club m a Mastercard and v a visa. In Europe you can also use eur cheques when ordering. Austria annual collection 280 shillings. Steinheil Gasse 1, a-1210 Wien. Taiwan stamp album hardcover $48, paperback $32. Philatelic department directorate general of posts 55 Chin Shan South Road Sec. 2, Taipei 10603, Taiwan. Christmas Island year pack 19.50 australian dollars. Philatelic Bureau Christmas Island Indian Ocean 6798 via Perth West Australia. A v Iceland stamp folder 1,100 Kronur. Icelandic philatelic Bureau Box 8445, is-128 Reykjavik. New zealand 88-89 stamp pack 28.50 . Dollars 8889 fac pack 47.60 . Dollars 1989 stamp collection 53 . Dollars add 18 . Dollars for airmail. New zealand Post philatelic Bureau private bag Wanganui. A do v a Norway 1989 year Book 230 Kroner limited edition May be sold out 1989 year set 130 Kroner. Postens Post oks 3770, game Eben n-0135 Oslo. Papua new Guinea stamp album $26.10. Philatelic Bureau Box 1, Borowko. Add $2.05 if paying by personal Check. A Switzerland 1989 year set 26.95 francs. Put ch-3030 Bern. United nations four souvenir folders one from each office plus one for the Flag Issue. New York $3.91 flags $4.75 Geneva 8.85 francs Vienna 5.50 shillings. . Postal administration Box 5900, grand Central station new York . 10163. United states 1989 commemorative mint set $13 1983 to 1988 mint sets also available. . Philatelic sales division Box 9997, Washington . 20265. A v West Germany commemorative Stamps 1989,101 Marks. Vers Annstelle fur poster Teichen Postrach 2010, d-6000 Frankfurt 1. Books after Vietnam by Mike Gen Alo new York Bureau Quot War is that quote attributed to Gen. . Sherman is Only half the Story. For those who survive the Battlefield peacetime can be hellish too. The War in Vietnam had a profound and lasting effect on Many americans who survived it and that is the subject of two recently published books. These Good men by Michael Norman deals with his search for the marines who fought at his Side in Vietnam. Veteran s Day by Rod Quot Quot Kane tells of his route to recovery from Post traumatic stress syndrome and drug and alcohol abuse. Norman then a new York times columnist set out in the Spring of 1984 to locate the men of Charlie squad 1st platoon Golf co 2nd in 9th marines. His travels covered More than 50,000 Miles. That search led to a Small reunion and to these Good men. Norman found that most of his former comrades in arms had re entered civilian life and with minimal psychological baggage had resumed a lifestyle similar to that which they knew before enlisting. Quot a few clearly were troubled Quot Norman acknowledges adding that Quot Only the most insensate of men emerge from such a violent sojourn still he found no acute problems of alienation and anger among his former comrades though five of 11 were receiving government compensation for wounds sustained in combat one was classified As 100 percent disabled. But Norman focuses on a positive Impact of the War a the bonding that occurred among the men. In his Book subtitled friendships forged from War he writes that he and his former marines Are Quot linked forever Quot in an attachment that is Quot As fierce As a blood Bond As enduring As a Kane who was a combat medic in Vietnam has a less upbeat Story to Tell. He was deeply troubled by his wartime experiences and returned Home to a nation that was being torn apart by racial violence and anti War protests. He chronicles his involvement with Vietnam veterans against the War and demonstrations against the War and tells of a procession of one night stands of drug and alcohol abuse of anger and lingering nightmares. Kane eventually wound up in a veterans administration Hospital where an encounter group of other Vietnam veterans helped him to recognize and Deal with his problems. And it was there that a Counselor suggested that Kane put his thoughts on paper As a step toward rehabilitation from the journals that resulted Kane composed Veteran s Day. Kane s language is rough and his descriptions of War and of traumatic postwar incidents Are graphic. His writing is sometimes disjointed a a Choppy angry outpouring of feelings. Norman s Book is More carefully crafted More readable. Both authors agree that the War helped to shape their postwar lives changing their attitudes. Quot after seeing so much suffering and waste it was hard to believe in anything at All Quot Norman writes. Norman and the others who adjusted More readily to postwar life who coped More successfully did not escape the sense of isolation from the Quot real world Quot that Kane and other deeply troubled veterans Felt. Kane s estrangement from his surroundings his withdrawal from others was far More pronounced. Kane recalls his bitterness this Way Quot i want to be with my boys. I want everyone to be Safe. I Don t want to be around selfish pampered civilized ignorant people who live High on the hog off our the jacket designs of two new hardcover books about veterans of the Vietnam War. Experience our horror and both books discuss the veterans mixed feelings about Public recognition for their sacrifices especially in conjunction with the construction of the Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington . Quot it s not because it s Black or in the ground Quot writes Kane. Quot it s because it s names. Names i May remember. Names that will mean faces. Maybe that s Why we called each other by nicknames so we would t have to know each on nov. 11,1982, an emotional Parade in new York City honoured America s Vietnam veterans and culminated in the dedication of the War memorial. Many tears were shed in both Joy and sorrow. Kane writes of his thought for others on that Day reflecting on his experiences As a Young corpsman ministering to the wounded and dying Quot reach out and Grieve. Pass your hands across the names of loved ones. Be thankful you weren t the 19-year-old who has to live with the experience of choosing who should live and who should wars have always been unfeeling and unjust in the toll they take on the innocent As Well As the combatants Norman writes. He quotes former Marine it. Col. Dave Buckner Quot wars would be great if it s Only the other Guy s people that get killed wounded maimed but there s never a one Way War. Both sides have got to pay the Many of the veterans from Vietnam Are still paying the Price the authors make Clear and still battling the unknown demons within themselves. Many others appear to have returned to some semblance of normalcy. But the wartime experiences and memories Are always there just beneath the surface. As one Veteran observed Quot when you sit Down and think about it later i m sure you could rationalize it any Way you wanted write the ending that you want to a these Good men Quot hardcover Crown publishers new York will be available soon in stars and stripes bookstores. Quot Veteran s Day Quot hardcover Orion books new York can be ordered from the publisher. Michael normans search for the marines who fought at his Side and Rod Kane a Long route to recovery. March 1, 1990 stripes Magazine 11
