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, […]

MoS Checklist Updates Now Available for Download

The 2014 Q1 MoS checklist is now available. The download links are shown on the MoS Checklist page. The Maps on Stamps (MoS) Checklist Update in each issue of The New CartoPhilatelist contains new issues in grades A, AR and OC. Grade O stamps are not listed in the quarterly update, along with older map […]

Seaweed Issue from NZ Features Map

New Zealand 2014-02-05 ($1.40)

On February 5, 2014 New Zealand Post issued a new set of five stamps depicting native seaweeds of New Zealand. From the web site, New Zealand’s unique marine environment is home to nearly 900 species of native seaweed, a third of which occur nowhere else in the world. Seaweeds are […]

Early 2014 Issues from Spain Feature CartoPhilatelic Themes

Spanish Post started 2014 out with two issues of interest to fellow CartoPhilatelists. The first issue, of January 3rd, 2014, marks the fifth centenary of the arrival of Juan Ponce de León to the coast of Florida. On Easter Sunday 1513, also called Pascua Florida (the Festival of Flowers), the Spanish expedition led by […]