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| Australia 2022-08-23 – 150th Anniversary of the Overland Telegraph |
On August 23, 2022 Australia Post released a new stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph in Australia. The AUD1.10 denomination single stamp depicts the outline of the Australian continent with a line showing the route of the telegraph with two dots representing the start and end points. In the center of the stamp is a depiction of a hand operating a Morse key. Along the bottom of the stamp are a stylized series of Morse code dots and dashes that spells out “Overland Telegraph”. The actual telegraph route stretched over 2800 km from Port Augusta in the south to Darwin in the north and was completed on August 22, 1872. Eleven manned repeater stations constructed along a virtually unexplored route received and sent messages in Morse Code, with banks of chemical batteries at each station providing the electrical power. Communication between the cities of the eastern seaboard, via Adelaide and Darwin, now took minutes rather than weeks. The electric telegraph was invented in 1837 and International Morse Code only adopted in 1865.
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| Wil van den Brat – Eindovens Dagblad interview article – 2022-07-27 |
Fellow CPS member Wil van den Bragt of the Netherlands was interviewed recently by regional newspaper (Eindhovens Dagblad) in the Netherlands about his hobby of cartophilately. The CPS received a nice mention in the article. “We congratulate Wil on his interview and thank him for promoting cartophilately and the CPS!” said CPS president and friend Mark Honig.
Checklist Editor David Wolfersberger has finalized the second 2022 update of the MoS Checklist (March 2022 thru May 2022). This new update, along with previous updates, are always available as Microsoft Excel files to download from the “Checklist Updates” section on the MoS Checklist page.
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David Wolfersberger
ATA Distinguished
Topical Philatelist 2022 |
Congratulations are in order to our very own David Wolfersberger who has been named the American Topical Association’s (ATA) Distinguished Topical Philatelist for 2022! David, a life-long collector, has worked diligently over the years helping to promote the hobby. He instrumented the restart of the Wine on Stamps Study Unit in 2006, and more recently helped establish the Gastronomy on Stamps Study Unit in 2017. For cartophilatelists, it was David who helped the late Dr. Alf Jordan lead the restart of the CartoPhilatelic Society (CPS) in 2003. Since then, David has carried out a number of invaluable roles within the Society, helping to guide and reinvigorate the group. David has continued to maintain the research cornerstone of our Society, the Maps on Stamps Checklist, containing information on over 41,000+ map related topicals. David is presently the Editor of the Society’s award-winning journal, The New CartoPhilatelist and the Society vice-president. “The CPS would not be in the position we are today if it were not for David and his support of our Society,” said Mark Honig, CPS President. “From all the members, we thank you for your dedication to the CPS and congratulate you on this outstanding recognition as the ATA Distinguished Topical Philatelist for 2022!
Checklist Editor David Wolfersberger has finalized the first 2022 update of the MoS Checklist (December 2021 thru February 2022). These new update, along with previous updates, are always available as Microsoft Excel files to download from the “Checklist Updates” section on the MoS Checklist page.
Checklist Editor David Wolfersberger has finalized the forth 2021 update of the MoS Checklist (September 2021 thru November 2021). Additionally the third MoS Checklist was completed by David in September but was not loaded on the site at that time. [apologies from the web-admin! ] These new updates, along with previous updates, are available as Microsoft Excel files to download from the “Checklist Updates” section on the MoS Checklist page.
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Welcome to the CartoPhilatelic Society Celebrating our 71st Year as a Society. Come and Join Us!
The CartoPhilatelic Society has entered our 71st year as a Society! In 1955 a group of philatelists with a keen interest in map stamps founded the CartoPhilatelic Society. Today we carry on their passion for map stamps in the collections we assemble and the research we conduct.
Come and join us as we look forward to the future!
Web Site Last Updated:
June 15, 2026
A one year term of membership for the CartoPhilatelic Society runs April 1 through
March 31. Unless you have pre-paid for multiple years, or already renewed you dues, your membership has expired at the end of March 2026
If you have not yet renewed, please continue to support the Society and renew your dues for the April 2026 through March 2027 term as soon as possible.
A big "Thank You!" to all those members who have recently renewed their membership! The CPS appreciates your continued support and donations.
Visit our Membership page for information.
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