CPS Resource CentreSubmissions Deadline for TNCP #40
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 #40, January 2013, submission deadline: December 10, 2012
If you are interested in submitting an article please contact our Editor, Martin Oakes as soon as possible.
The “TNCP Style Sheet – Instructions to Authors” has been updated, so please download a revised copy before starting to author an article.
Remember there are many options for Journal content and Martin will be happy to discuss them with you. The list three issues of the Journal have been 20 pages. This is due to the wonderful amount of content that members have been submitting. The added pages will continue, as long as there is sufficient material available. Remember if you have feedback, please be sure to share with Martin or use the general Society contact form.
Issues 34 & 35 contained a translated article that was first published in French, in another philatelic journal. As the Society is international in scope, we have various members that can sometimes volunteer translation resources. For those of you that have non-english articles and would like to see them translated and published in The New CartoPhilatelist please contact our Editor Martin Oakes.
Enjoy those autumn evenings more by writing an article for
The New CartoPhilatelist!
TNCP Journal Takes Vermeil at APS Sacramento Stamp Show
The New Carto-Philatelist Journal has won a Vermeil award at the APS Stamp Show in Sacramento, California that was held from August 16-19, 2012. A very special acknowledgement and round of applause for our Editor, Mr. Martin Oakes, and for all of the authors who have worked so hard to support TNCP every issue! The Society has also entered TNCP at the CHICAGO-PEX 2012 that will
take place from
November 16-18, 2012.
TNCP 38 Dispatched to Members
The 37th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist shipped to members in early July 2012. An interesting article by Roger Kirby that examines the map stamps issued for the International Geophysical of 1957-58 Year starts out the July 2012 issue of TNCP. Next up is the 2nd part of James Hamilton’s study on Captain James Cook CartoPhilately that examines the explorations and scientific discoveries of Cook’s first voyage. Be sure to check out Pierre Moise’s article that introduces the fascinating topic of map stamps from ATM type vending machines. Miklos Pinther reports on an auction in Beijing where some very special China stamps were recently sold. Martin Oakes, the Journal Editor delivers a detailed examination about the Prime Meridian, the Dateline and Time as depicted on map stamps. Ed Vallery reports on a recent trip to the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum in Weston Massachusetts. Society News, by President David Wolfersberger, checklist additions, and new issue images rounds out this second 20 page edition of The New CartoPhilatelist.
5th Meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society Slated for October 2012
More details of the 5th meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society have been recently announced in the April 2012 issue of The New CartoPhilatelist journal (page 11). The meeting will take place in New York City during the week of the ASDA National Postage Stamp Show 2012 that runs from October 11-14, 2012. Our Society meeting will take place at The Collectors Club, 22 East 35th Street, New York, NY at 3:00 pm on Friday, October 12, 2012. More information about the ASDA National Postage Stamp Show is available on the ASDA web site. Members interested in joining our meeting should contact David Wolfersberger for more details.
TNCP 37 Dispatched to Members
The 37th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist shipped to members in early April, 2012. The spring issue is full of many exciting articles submitted by our members. A new multi-part article on Captain in Jame Cook and CartoPhilately by James Hamilton starts off this issue. The first article in the series provides an in-depth examination into Cook’s life, and his enduring legacy on exploration, richly illustrated through a number of classic Cook stamps. Future installments of the article will examine cartophilatelic images from Cook’s subsequent three voyages and will be illustrated using 68 cartophilatelic stamps featuring Captain Cook. Next up is a very interesting article on early French aviation history by Roger Kiby. France was in the forefront of aviation in the early 20th century and this article highlights those developments using a number of beautiful and well-known map stamps. Miklos Pinther provides another popular installment of “At the Auctions” giving details of an auction where the original map used as the model for the 1898 2 cent Canadian Christmas issue (Sc 85) was sold. Volker Woesner celebrates the 500th birthday of Geradus Mercator this year with a new and detailed article about stamps featuring images of the famous Mercator projection. In the next article, Tom Tarabicos share some personal experiences and unique history about the map stamps of the Cayman Islands. In Society News by President David Wolfersberger a number of important items are listed. Of primary importance is the planned meeting of the Society that will take place in New York City in October 2012. The issue is rounded off with updates to the checklist and a number of new issue images.
TNCP 36 Dispatched to Members
The first issue of 2012 begins with a detailed article about New Zealand pre-decimal map stamps, by resident NZ member Brian Marshall. Brian examines the history and provides some unique background information about the very popular early map issues from New Zealand. Next up, Roger Kirby describes a unique find with a personal connection this article about the beautiful map stamps commemorating Admiral Byrd’s second expedition to Antarctica. Be sure to check out the small note on page 3 mentioning a “stamp will,” a topic which should get more discussion. In late 2011 we learned of the sad news about the passing of two members of the Society, Dr. Martin Ira Glassner (d.2010) and Dr. Jack Child (d.2011). The next article in the issue is submitted from Peter Bleekrode in the Netherlands and describes the Zuider Zee and how that history is depicted on the very unique M.C. Escher designed Netherlands scB81. Society President David Wolfersberger has an update to his Maps and Trains articles with information about related stamps in a special category. The next article is the 3rd part of an article that first appeared in issue 34, and is a reprint of a richly illustrated French article on the History of Cartography as depicted in stamps, submitted by Maurice Touchette of Canada, with translation by Pierre Moise. Tom Tarabicos tells us about Greek history through cartophilately, in an article on page 10. Next, member Ang Kiang Kee of Singapore provides details on the massive South to North Water Diversion Project underway in China, and depicted in a souvenir sheet from China. The issues is rounded out with Society News, checklist updates and some sharp looking new issues.
