 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 representation of sea surface temperatures brightly colored in the ocean areas, while the land masses of north and south America and covered by a natural color satellite mosaic. “The image is one frame in a 1,460-frame animation created from the output of a computer model of Earth’s climate by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. The full animation shows how the surface temperatures of the oceans vary seasonally and change over time, and how surface ocean currents and eddies transport heat and water around the globe.” While the web site did not describe the data used, the sea surface temperatures could be derived from MODIS Aqua data and the natural color mosaic also MODIS or Blue Marble. [ please contact us if you know the details of the platforms/sensors/data depicted in this stamp –web admin ]
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, and images. Be sure to check out the contents of this exciting issue. Some highlights in this issue are the start of a very interesting issue about the Historic Canadian Forts issues of the 1980’s and 1990’s, by James C. Hamilton. Ap Koopman reports on Surtsey – Iceland’s youngest island and its depiction on a new stamp issue from 2013. President Emeritus Miklos Pinther sends us a book review of Simon Garfield’s “On the Map” and also introduces us to the “Highway Post office” a very unique bit of history of the US Postal Service which operated from 1941 until 1974. Phil Coop introduces us to state revenue stamps from the USA with maps and a new catalog of the State Revenue Society. Ann Kiang Kee sends us a note about Bosnia-Herzegovina and the 20 page issue wraps up with Society News by President Mark Honig, and New Issues and MoS Checklist updates by David Wolfersberger.
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 stamps that had been “overlooked” or recently “discovered.” Starting in 2014, checklist editor and vice-president David Wolfersberger will be making updates to the Maps on Stamps (MoS) Checklist freely available for download on the Society web site. These updates are formatted as Microsoft Excel files and contain the same information as listed in the Journal, plus O grade stamps and older issues that have been recently added to the Checklist. The download links are shown on the MoS Checklist page. Please feel free to download these updates and contact us if you know of any missing issues or revisions.
 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 an essential part of the marine ecosystem, providing food, habitats and shelter to a wide variety of marine life. This stamp issue reflects New Zealand’s remarkable marine biodiversity, and the five unique seaweeds portrayed are Hormosira banksii (70cents), Landsburgia quercifolia ($1.40) [shown at right], Caulerpa brownii ($1.90), Marginariella boryana ($2.40) and Pterocladia lucida ($2.90). The mini-sheet contains the same set of stamps. What appears to be a monochrome relief map of New Zealand, surrounded by bathymetric contours is shown on each stamp. Bathymetric contours are partially visible on the left edge of the mini-sheet. [thanks for the information Ingwi! -admin]
 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 Juan Ponce de León discovered a new land which they named Florida, in honor of the day’s religious festival. The self adhesive issue has a denomination of 0,92 €. The stamp depicts a partial portrait of the explorer on the left of the design along with a sailing ship. What appears to be a nautical chart with a partial compass rose and possibly islands on the chart is shown in the background of the issue. The second issue, of January 20, 2014, commemorates the 300th anniversary of the birth of Franciscan friar Junípero Serra. In 1749, Friar Serra was sent with other Franciscans to New Spain, now Mexico, where he was a missionary, preaching the gospel in various parts of the country. In 1768 when the Jesuits were expelled from New Spain, Friar Serra and other monks were sent to Lower and Upper California to found a range of missions reaching up to the bay of San Francisco in the USA. Over the years, these missions became important cities, such as San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento. Friar Serra was beatified in 1988 by Pope John Paul II. The 0.92 € denomination stamp features a portrait of Friar Serra and an antique map showing Baja California cut into the shape of a cross.
[CartoPhilatelists will recognize previous issues of these themes namely USA sc2024 for Ponce de Leon, and then Spain sc2394 and USA scC116 for Friar Serra. If there are others, please tell us. In addition, the Spanish Post web site mentioned that the January 20, 2014 issue also was for Pedro Cieza de León, explorer and chronicler of the Indies. however I could not determine if there was an additional stamp or not Update: Julien from France informs us that there is a separate issue for Pedro Cieza de León however it does not have a map. Thanks! -admin]
The dispatch of the 44th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist marks a turning point for the Society. This issue was printed and dispatched directly to all of our hardcopy members, both domestic and international, using HP’s MagCloud Service. The first issue of the new year starts out with a detailed article by Ap Koopman about The Chamizal Dispute regarding the border between the USA and Mexico. The article traces the dispute over time, culminating with the treaty signed in 1963 and depicted in a stamp issue. Continue reading TNCP 44 Dispatched to Members
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