The New CartoPhilatelist Captures the Gold at the 65th NTSS!

ATA 65th NTSS 2014 Logo

At the American Topical Association’s 65th National Topical Stamp Show (NTSS) [St. Louis Missouri, USA] held in June 2014, The New CartoPhilatelist was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal in the Medium Study Units (50-200 members) class. In addition, TNCP received the Grand Prize as the best of the 10 […]

Cadastral Readjustment Project Featured on South Korea Issue

Korea 2014-03-20

On March 20, 2014 Korea Post issued two new stamps depicting a cadastral readjustment project taking place in the country. These fascinating stamps show a myriad of current high-tech devices used for surveying and mapping. The 300₩ stamp features what appears to be a GPS receiver of some type and a rotary […]

Portuguese Mini-sheet Commemorates 400th Anniversary of Pinto’s “Pilgrimage”

Portugal 2014-02-24

On February 24, 2014 Portuguese Post issued a souvenir sheet and single stamp to mark the 400th anniversary of the publishing of Fernão Mendes Pinto’s Pilgrimage (Peregrinação). Pinto was a a Portuguese explorer and writer and the work is considered an autobiographical account of his travels and voyages throughout India, Asia and […]

USA Global Forever Issue Features Conteniental View

USA 2014-04-22

As a very fitting observance of Earth Day, the US Postal Service issued “Sea Surface Temperatures,” a new global forever stamp on April 22, 2014. The circular self-adhesive is valid for the $1.15 international forever rate, and is the second Global Forever issue to be of interest to cartophilatelists. The stamp depicts a […]

Submissions Deadline for TNCP #46

Just a quick, but important reminder for Journal submission dates. Our Editor, Martin Oakes, has chosen the following date as the deadline for article submissions to the Journal:

TNCP #46, July 2014, submission deadline: June 15, 2014

If you are interested in submitting an article please contact our Editor, Martin Oakes […]

TNCP 45 Dispatched to Members

The 45th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist has been dispatched to members. All hard copy members will again be receiving their journals shipped via HP’s MagCloud PoD service. We have decided to continue using MagCloud for both hard copy printing and distribution. The 45th issue is full of fascinating articles, news, […]