CPS to Meet at StampShow 2018

The 7th meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society is scheduled to be held during the joint American Topical Association (ATA)/American Philatelic Society (APS) StampShow 2018, in Columbus Ohio USA, August 9-12, 2018. The date and time for the meeting along with the proposed agenda, will be announced later. This will be a great show, with about […]

Recent MoS Checklist Updates Ready for Download

With the comprehensive Revision 8 of the Maps on Stamps (MoS Checklist) just around the corner, Checklist Editor David Wolfersberger has finalized the Sep. 2017 to Nov. 2017 updates, along with the Dec. 2017 – Feb. 2018 updates of the MoS Checklist. These updates, along with previous updates, are available as Microsoft Excel files to […]

Trial use of e-delivery service for dispatch of TNCP download link…

Update: There were issues which prevented the January issue of TNCP from being dispatched through the MailChimp service. If you are a digital subscriber and have not received issue 64 please check your email and contact Martin. We will try again to use the MailChimp service for the April issue dispatch. As that time nears, […]

Recent AAT issue features map of Antarctica

On September 19, 2017, Australia Post issued a set of three stamps and a mini-sheet recognizing the cultural heritage of the Australian Antarctic Territory. The issue focuses on cultural artifacts from three key historical periods relating to Antarctica, which we refer to as the “exploration era”, “interwar era” and “postwar era”. Each artifact also represents […]

Recent New Issues from French Overseas Territories

France Post has issued some recent Overseas Territory (France d’outre-mer) issues that will be of interest to fellow CartoPhilatelists.

French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF/FSAT), Issues of 2018-01-02.

France (TAAF/FSAT) 2018-01-02 issue 1

France (TAAF/FSAT) 2018-01-02 issue 2

France (TAAF/FSAT) 2018-01-02 issue 3

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2017-11-13)

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Closed Album: Ed Vallery

Ed Vallery

We are saddened to learn that Ed Vallery, one of the stalwarts of The CartoPhilatelic Society, has passed away in November 2017, at his home in New Hampshire, USA. Ed was an avid collector of maps on stamps and an officer of the Society, having served as Treasurer from 2010 […]