VOL. 4, No.4

'{'he Canal Zone

PhilatelistFOURTH QUARTER, 1968 WHOLE No.9

Presidene s MessageGeorge W. Brett

510 21st Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006

A most important item appears inthis issue to which every membershould give careful and prompt con-sideration. This is the set of proposedBylaws for our group as developedby a committee consisting of Col.James T. DeVoss, Eugene S. Stull,Jr., and myself. A card is enclosedwith this issue so that you can registeryour vote on whether to accept andto then send it to our Secretary . Youhave one decision to make; are theybasically good or basically bad? Voteaccordingly.

These are some of the major pro-visions:1. An increase in dues to $5 a year.This was discussed at our Atlantic

City meeting last spring and if we areto continue to put out the high qual-ity magazine that you have been re-ceiving and hopefully undertake ad-ditional activities this has to be done.\Ve have been using up the reservethat we started with at a fast rateand if we are to continue to remainsolvent an increase is imperative. Ad-ditional monetary contributions abovethe dues of course are always wel-come. Your officers, editor, and com-mitteemen will continue to servewithout pay.2. Two-year terms are provided foryour elected officers and an endeavorhas been made to build in a way ofproviding election competition so thatthe members may have a choice eachtime.3. The normal business of the CZSG

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Panama Newspaper Articles of 1904by Col. James T. DeVoss

Many philatelic students overlook the articles which appear in the localnewspapers as a useful and often valuable source of information. Since manyCanal Zone collectors do not have access to the Panama newspapers whichwere published in 1904, it might be worthwhile to make a record of the articlespertaining to postal matters. These follow in chronological order as they ap-peared without editorial comment. All were taken from the Parwma Star andHerald on file in the Canal Zone Library when I last visited the Zone in 1960.

Sunday, June 26,1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,349, page 4). Article entitled "CanalPostage Rates" with subheading reading "Correction".

We beg to call the attention of the public in general to the following correctionreceived by us from the Canal offices. Please compare with yesterday's issue:

'-"i'"oe rates- or postage on foreign maIl matter of the first class (letters and allsealed matter) in the Canal Zone is ten cents for each hall ounce, and not twocents as stated in yesterday's paper.

A copy of the earlier paper referred to was not available in the file of theCanal Zone Library.

In the same issue of the Parwma Star and Herald was a second item entitled"Echoes from the Canal Zone", a Special to the Star and Herald with a dateline of Saturday, June 25, which read in part as follows:

The first batch of American mail in sacks to be carried under the new American

postal regulations, left Panama this morning on the eight oclock train.The sacks used for this purpose are made of heavy canvas, but are of exceedingly

small dimensions, measuring only five inches in width and two feet in length.

Of course, these receptacles are by no means meant for permanent use andperhaps may later on be seen in somebody's curio and souvenir collections. Theyare only to be used for poco tiempo, until new sacks and other supplies for theZone postal service arrive.

Tuesday, June 28, 1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,350, page 4). Article appearing aspart of the regular column "Echoes from the Canal Zone", a Special to theStar and Herald dated Monday, June 27.

Today there was a general transfer of the main headquarters of the officials ofthe Canal Zone.

Governor Davis, et aI, 0 0 0 all changed their quarters from Culebra to Ancon,which in the future will be the Capital of the United States Zone.

The main or general post office where Postmaster General Tobey has his office,is located at Ancon.

As the postage stamps being used ad interim surcharged, "Canal Zone", will beunredeemable and valueless upon the arrival of American stamps, PostmasterGeneral Tobey has decided that not more than one dollar in stamps may be soldto anyone person at a time.

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'(he Canal Zone

PhilatelistGilbert N. Plass, Editor

P. O. Box CG

College Station, Tex. 77B40Published quarterly by The Canal ZoneStudy Group, 29 S. South Carolina Ave.,Atlantic City, N. J. 08401. Printed by HimesPrinting Co., State College, Pa. Second classpostage paid at State College, Pa. 16801.Manuscripts should be typewritten double-spaced, one side of page. Books and litera-ture for review should be sent to the editor.Display advertising accepted from CZSGmemhers only at the following rates perinsertion:

one column two inches .. $ 5.00one column fh'e inches. 10.00two columns five inches 15.00two columns ten inches 25.00

Column width 14 picas (2 % 6" ), two col-umns 29 picas (41 % 6" ). Remittance mustaccompany copy. Deadlines for ads the first

day of Jan., Apr., July. Oct. Half-tones( 120-screen) or line engravings may be fur-nished by advertiser or made by CZSG andadvertiser billed at cost. Send all manu-scripts and ad copy to the Editor.

Subscriptions and changes of addressshould be sent to the Secretary, Alfred R.Bew, 29 S. South Carolina Ave., AtlanticCity, N. J. 08401.Copyright 1968. The Canal Zone Study Group

Auction Sales

There were only three sales duringthe summer months that had any ap-preciable amount of Canal Zone ma-terial. However, each of these saleshad a number of items of interest.

Vahan Mozian Inc. sold the follow-

ing items on July 12th (the catalogueprice is given in parenthesis): No.1,v. f., $32 ($50); No.2, v. f., $15 ($25);No.3, v. f., $26 ($32.50); No. 4-B, v. f.,$30 ($51.65); No.5, full imprint andplate number block of six, v. f., $32($40); No. Jl, block of four, f., $14($19); No. J2, block of four, v. f., $25($4.5); No. J3, block of four, v. f.,$82..50 ($190); No. J1, right imprintstar and plate number block of six, f.,$23 ($42.50); No. J2, plate numberblock of six, f., $42 ($85); No. J3, im-print and plate number block of six,f., $160 ($,325). All items are unusedunless stated otherwise.

The following items were offeredby H. R. Harmer on July 15th: No.70-81 in blocks of four, f.-v. f., $160($294.20); No. 70-81 in blocks of four,used, f. - v. f., $130 ($245.35); No. 71a,

b, d, three varieties, v. g. - f., $85($150); No. 7lb in complete pane of100, f. - v. f., $55 ($71.40); No. 71a instrip of three tied to cover, $65 ($45);No. 84-104, 115-116; blocks of four, f.- v. f., $145 ($333.15); No. 85a in com-plete pane of 100, f. - v. f., $160 (190.-30); No. 91, complete pane of 100 withstamp No.4 showing CANAL shifted71;2mm to left, f. - v. f., $170 ($101+);No. J12-14, f. - v. f., $32 ($46.25); No.JI2-14, blocks of four, f. - v. f., $155($190.50); No. J12-14, blocks of four,used, f. - v. f., $52.50 ($BO).

On Aug. 15th Robert A Siegel soldthe following: No.2, v. f., $19 ($25);No.2, tied to cover, v. f., $72.50 ($60);No.3, f., $30 ($32.50); No.3, tied tocover, v. f., $80 ($70); No.9, eightblocks with various varieties, v. f., $28($27.10); No. 11, two blocks with var-ious varieties including No. 11a, f. -v. f., $40 ($27); No. 12, block of twen-ty-five with various varieties includin~No. 12a and 12b, f. - v. f., $20 ($26.90);No. 12, four blocks with various va-rieties including No. 12a and 12b, f. -v. f., $30 ($2B.40); No. 13, four blockswith various varieties, f. - v. f., $35($44); No. 14a in block of four, v. f.,$100 ($80.55); No. 14, block of fourwith 8 cts barely visible on twostamps, v. f., $42.50; No. 15, smallclosed tear, $200 ($275); No. 19, blockof four with various varieties, $2B($IB); No. 19a in block of four, v. f.,$30 ($27.50); No. 3ge, vertical pair, v.f., $37.50 ($43); No. 71d, f., $34 ($30);No. 7lb in complete pane of 100, f.,$50 ($71.45); No. 91c, f., $16 ($lB.50);No. 120-135, v. f., $24 ($42).

1969 Scott Catalogue

The continued strong market forCanal Zone stamps is reflected in the1969 catalogue. The price of almostevery major variety issued before1924 has been increased, with a num-ber of increases in the more recentmaterial. One copy of each CanalZone stamp listed as a major varietyin the catalogue including air post,postage due, and official stamps cata-logued $675.64 in the 1962 catalogue.The unused price is used in this cal-culation, except for the official stampswhich are only known used. Thisbasic collection had risen to $1391.63

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in the 1968 catalogue. It is now listedat $1569.17 in the 1969 catalog'J.e.

A few 1969 catalogue prices noticedby your Editor with the 1968 pricesin parenthesis: No.1, $60 ($50); 2,$28.50 ($25); 3, $37.50 ($32.50); 15,$325 ($275); 15a, $425 ($350); 18a,22.50 ($IB); 19a, $IB ($14); 23b $200($150); 31a, $2650 ($2500); 4Oa, $2000($1900); 47, $47.50 ($37.50); 58, $45($35); 66, $IB.50 ($16.50); 67, $60($50); Bl, $32.50 ($30); 84a, $125($100); B6g, $250 ($200); 8Ba, $1000($900); 94, $32.50 ($30); 97a, $2.50($200); 145, $0.75 ($0.65); C2 $15($11.50);, C07, $5.75 ($5); COB-12$113.50 ($100); J3, $50 ($45); J1la,$125 ($85); J14, $30 ($27.50); J21a,$375 ($350); 03, used, $7.50 ($6.50).

Most of the scarcer Canal Zonestamps received increases as theabove list shows. Two of the veryhard to find Type III overprints re-ceived increases, but No. 48 stays at$45. This is probably because of thelarge increase which this stamp re-ceived last year. Your Editor believesthat these stamps are still underpricedin unused condition, particularly theextremely scarce No. 47. Anotherscarce stamp whose price did notchange in the new catalogue is No.OB. This stamp remains at $40. Thisstamp is also underpriced in your Edi-tor's opinion as only 1,000 copies wereprinted.

Rarities

One sheet of No. 23 received asecond overprint which was at a di-agonal with respect to the first over-print and the basic stamp. This creat-ed the varieties listed as No. 23d and23e. The block of four shown in Fig-ure 1 contains two pairs, each ofwhich has one normal stamp and onewith a double overprint, one diagonal.There are several interesting thingsto note about this variety. It occursonly on hard paper and thus comesfrom one of the later printings of thisstamp, probably a printing made in1008. Furthermore the overprint isin dark purple rather than in the usualblack used for overprinting thisstamp. Strangely the very rare No.23g with inverted center and over-print also exists only with dark purple

Figure 4. No. 24 with weak Zone

20.00

8.50

75.00

40.0050.00

No. 84d 2c carmine vf

No. 38b vf ..•.....

No. 39c vfhandmade

No. 7le green vf

No. 73a carmine vf 12.00

No. 101a 2c carmine 12.00

CANAL ZONEBooklet Panes

No. 32c vf $ 50.004 panes in error cover"24 Ie stamps" . 225.00

No. l06a 2c carmine. 1.50

booklet 2 panes 3.504 panes ... 8.00

No. 117a 3c violet 1.00

booklet 2 panes 2.25pane with plate num-

ber 6.00

Edgewood Stamp CompanyDrawer 8

Boynton Beach Florida 33435

The variety which is often offeredas this error is shown in Figure 4. Onsome copies the ZONE printed onlyvery weakly, either because of poorinking or a defect in the setting of thetype. Because of the dark blue color

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come from the right hand vertical rowof the sheet. The CANAL overprint isnear the lower left hand portion ofthe stamp and is always in this posi-tion on a genuine copy. The error iscaused by a displacement of the over-print to the left on the sheet. Thiswould imply that the remaining nine-ty stamps on the sheet should showthe error ZONE CANAL. A minor

mystery is connected with the factthat not a single copy of this varietyhas ever been reported.

Figure 3. No. 24d

may be obtained with either the leftor right stamp in the pair withoutoverprint). However, this block alsocontains the only reported copy of anew variety: vertical pair, one with-out overprint. If you do not feel thatthis should be catalogued since it isin a block, the owner might answerthat he will separate the block intotwo vertical pairs. Then there wouldcertainly exist a new variety, a verticalpair, one without overprint. Do youfeel that this variety should be cata-logued?

Classification Problems

A very scarce Canal Zone variety isNo. 24d, with the overprint readingCANAL only. Only ten copies of thisvariety were printed. It is cataloguedat $185 and probably underpriced atthat figure. Unfortunately most of thecopies offered for sale as No. 24d arenot the true error, but are merely aminor printing variety. Although theyare interesting, they are not worth afraction of the price commanded bythe true error.

_A gell1)ine copy of this error._ isshown in Figure 3. All genuine copies

Figure 1. No. 23e.

Figure 2. Block of four of No. 55 withoverprint missing on one stamp.

New Discoveries

A block of four of No. 55 is shownin Figure 2 with the overprint entirelymissing from the lower left stamp.This variety was clearly caused by afold over of the paper, as the diag-onal crease can still be seen across thelower left of the block. This block

creates a problem for the cataloguer.

This stamp is listed with the varietyNo. 55b, horizontal pair, one withoutoverprint. This variety is clearly con-tained within the block and other ex-

amples of this variety are known (it

overprint. T~e dark purple overprintcan i.,· found on the normal stamp,but j, is both scarce and difficult tofind a;. the purple is so dark that it iseasily overlooked.

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Classification Problems -(Cant. from page 27)

of the basic stamp, it appears at GIstglance that ZONE is missing if thispart of the overprint happens to occurover the very dark blue of the valuetablet which contains the figure 5 onthe left side of the stamp. However,upon close examination traces of theZONE overprint can always be found.In the example shO\\Tnin Figure 4 theZ of ZONE begins just above thevalue tablet. On used copies seen byyour Editor the cancellation also maycover up traces of the ZONE over-print.

The position of the CANAL over-print is an easy test for the true error.If it is not in the position shown inFigure 3, then it can not be the errorNo. 24d.

Panama Newspaper Articles -(Cant. from page 25)

This is done to avoid the accumulation of large numbers of subsequently worth-less stamps.

Wednesday, June 29, 1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,351) in the column "Echoesfrom the Canal Zone" carrying a date of Tuesday, June 28.

The American post officesalong the Zone were open to the public all day Sundayand the new postmasters were on duty. 'This fact proved an agreeable surprise tothe inhabitants along the Line, accustomed as they have been to have the postalagencies closed on Sundays.

A list of the first postmasters also appeared in this same issue of the PanamaStar and Herald. They were Ancon, Julio Quijano; Cristobal, Isaac Campbell;Emperador (Empire), Alexander Geneteau; Culebra, E. A. Palmer; Matachin,Joseph Duncan Edwards; Gorgona, Henry Sowley; Gatun, Pedro Carrera V.;Bahia, Manuel Domingo Abello; La Boca, J. St. Clair Hunt.

Friday, July 1, 1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,353) in the column "Echoes from theCanal Zone" with a date of Thursday, June 30.

The first American mails to leave the Isthmus under the United States domesticpostal regulations established recently here left for New York on the Panama Rail-road steamer Seguranca.

There it will be taken in charge by the postmaster and distributed to its variousdestinations.

The 3rd of July will be remembered in municipal circles in the Canal Zone asinauguration day. At 8 a. m. all the municipal buildings along the Line for thefirst time hoisted the American Stars and Stripes.

Saturday, July 9,1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,360).Tracy Robinson unable to accept the positions as Postmaster and Chief of Police

of Cristobal.

Wednesday, July 6, 1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,357, page 1).The Governor of the Canal Zone has nominated Mr. Tracy Robinson as Postal

Agent and Chief of Police of the Municipal District of Cristobal.••••••••

Friday, July 15, 1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,365, page 1) in the column "Echoesfrom the Canal Zone" dated Thursday, July 14.

Disbursing Officer Tobey, of Governor Davis' staff, the Acting Director of Postson the Canal Zone, yesterday received a full supply of United States postagestamps, for the use of the offices established on the line; besides the necessaryblanks and miscellaneous to enable the different postmasters to begin the sale ofdo~estic (American) and foreign money orders. '

Tuesday, July 5,1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,356, page 1).In pursuance of an agreement entered into between the Governor of the Canal

Zone and the Secretary of State of the Government of the Republic of Panama,which authorizes the use of stamped paper surcharged with the words "CanalZone" in all cases where the use of stamped paper was necessary under the lawsin force in the Canal Zone on the 26th day of February, 1904, Postmaster E. C.Tobey, U.S.N., Treasurer of the Canal Zone, has been designated as the personwho shall furnish said stamped paper to the Municipal Judges within the Zone,taking recdpt therefor, and collecting therefor the usual charge according to thelaws of the Republic of Panama in force on the 26th day of February, 1904 whichare now in force in the Canal Zone.

The Postmaster at Ancon and the Postmaster at Cristobal are hereby designatedas the persons who shall attend to the sale of said paper at said place of Anconand Cristobal.

Saturday, July 16, 1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,366, page 1) in the column "Echoesfrom the Canal Zone" dated Friday, July 15, 1904.

Mr. E. Leitherman, of Boston, Mass., who, it is reported, has been nominatedDirector-General of Posts for the United States' Canal Zone, has arrived upon theIsthmus, accompanied by Mr. V. H. Pinckney, a special inspector of the service,and Mr. Alfred A. Smith, of Porto Rico. These gentlemen come to relieve Mr.

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Varieties

Last quarter we showed a spectacu-lar perforation variety in this column.Another such variety is shown in Fig-ure 5. The horizontal perforations for

Figure 5. Freak perforations on No. 55

this block of four of No. 55 are nearlythrough the middle of the stamp. Anumber of copies have been seen ofthis variety so that presumably atleast one sheet of one hundred ex-isted.

Panama Overprinted StationeryAfter the Taft agreement was abro-

gated, United States stamps and pos-tal stationery were issued on July 1,1924. Panama stamps and postal sta-tionery overprinted CANAL ZONE

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Dr. Pierce will continue, as heretotore, m charge of the Quarantine Service illPanama Bay.

This last item refers to the discontinuance of Station A, a branch of theAncon post office, which was co-located with the Isthmian Canal Commissionheadquarters in the heart of Panama City.

Saturday, August 6, 1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,384) under the heading "IsthmianNews and Views".

Money Orders have not, as yet been placed on sale at the different Canal Zonepost offices.

Mr. W. W. MacNeill, who up to the present has been on the Isthmus represent-ing the interests of the Pan American World has just accepted a position as Post-

master on the zone at the Cristobal office. I

Wednesday, July 20, ~4 (VoJ,_LVI, No. 13,36~L under .the_heading"Isthmian News and Vie~s". -.

President's Message -

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is to be handled by an ExecutiveCommittte with oversight and backupsupplied by a Board of Directors.

Duties of the officers are specifiedand information is included with re-gard to administration. Also due rec-ognition is given to one of our majoraims which is the publication of ourmagazine and the reprinting of worth-while material. Provision for amend-ment of the Bylaws has also beenmade; we have a document that canbe readily changed by majority votewhen so desired.

Your committee has had timingproblems getting these Bylaws to-gether, but it is now up to each ofyou to exercise your prerogative. Voteby sending the card to our Secretaryso that he has it before December 10.

Continuing my action at the At-lantic City meeting I have setup twomore committees to further our de-velopment:

Committee on Postal StationeryJ, W. Brumbaugh, Chairman~1125_Logan~.Avenue, S.,Minneapolis, Minn. 55403

Committee on PublicationsWm. K. Philler, Chairman

1715 Daly StreetOrlando, Fla. 32808

Mr. Brumbaugh's committee is aninformation committee on his specificsubject, similar to those I have pre-viously setup, and all of the membersinterested makeup the rest of hiscommittee. With the naming of Mr.Brumbaugh the overprinted U. S.postal stationery will now be handledby him instead of by the Committeeon U. S. Overprinted Issues. Mr. Phil-ler's committee is diHerent as it is an

overall advisory and developmentalone concerned with the publicationand reprinting of information distinctfrom our magazine and I shall nameassistants to help.

less of the date, but will not be re-deemed or exchanged." Can anymember report any specially printedpostal stationery overprinted on Pan-ama that was postallY used after Au-gust 31, 1924?

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sender, if known, or otherwise dis-patched as unpaid according to Sec-tions 30 and 41 of the Canal ZonePostal Guide." However, an interest-ing and little known exception wasmade to this rule. This same circularstates that "stamped envelopes andpostal cards which have been special-ly printed for the purchasers will berecognized as valid until the stocksthereof have been consumed regard-

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Saturday, August 27, 1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,402) under the heading"Isthmian News and Views" dated, Panama, Friday, August 16 (sic).

In the future letters intended for the States will not be accepted at the CanalOffice, in this city. Parties desirous of saving the difference between an American2-ct. stamp and the lO-ct. postage charged by Panama must go to Ancon Hill andmail their letters in the "U. S. Post-Office there."

Panama Newspaper Articles -(Cont. from page 28)

Tobey, the acting "Postmaster General", of the greater part of the routine workin connection with the bureau of communications, they will immediately proceedto effect the formal and thorough organization of the system; instruct the post-masters already appointed at different places on the line as to their duties, underthe rules and regulations of the Post Office Department applicable to the CanalZone; establish the money-order system at all stations, and endeavor to have abetter, or, at least, a more efficient service shortly in effect on all mail trains run-ning between Panama and Cristobal (Colon). With ripe experience in postalmatters, gained through long connection with the service--in the leading cities ofthe States, Philippines and Porto Ric~these gentlemen will be in a position toassure patrons of the American post offices on the line complete satisfaction.

In addtion to a full supply of Postal money order and miscellaneous blanks,with the usual supplies, TEN MILLION postage stamps were brought down,consigned to Fiscal Agent Tobey, of Governor Davis' staff.

Tuesday, July 19, 1904 (Vol. LVI, No. 13,368, page 4) under the heading"Isthmian Items of Interest".

Dr. J. C. Perry, formerly attached to the Vnited States Consulate at Colon anda popular surgeon of the Marine Hospital Service, has been detailed for servicewith the Canal Commission.

The new United States postage stamps, surcharged for use on the "PanamaCanal Zone" were placed on sale yesterday at the different post offices along theline.

Messrs. Leitherman and Smith, special agents of the Postal Service, who recentlyarrived from Washington to assist Mr. Tobey in the inauguration of the serviceon the Zone, have decided, for the present at least, not to have money ordersissued on the Isthmus.

Panama Overprinted Stationery -(Cant. from page 28)

were no longer valid for postage afterAugust 31, 1924. As stated in CircularNo. 54 from the Executive Depart-ment, Canal Zone dated June 25,1924, mail bearing Panama stampsafter August 1, 1924 (the date waslater extended through the close ofbusiness on August 31st) "shall betreated as unpaid and returned to the

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Secretari s ReportAlfred R. Bew

29 S. South Carolina Ave.Atlantic City, N. J. 08401

We now have a total of 277 mem-bers. There are 63 of our originalmembers plus 214_n~w members whohave joined since our reorganization.

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Committee on OverprintedU. S. Issues

George W. Brett510 21st St., N. W.,

Washington, D. C. 20006

This is our nrst report.Our committee will cover the fol-

low issues:

1904-Second regular postage issue(Scott No. 4-8)

1914-First postage due issue (ScottNo. JI-3)

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Proposed Bylaws of the Canal Zone Study GroupArticle I - Name and Purpose

Section 1. The organization shall be called the Canal Zone Study Group; hereafterreferred to as czse.

Section 2. The organization shall promote the collecting and study of philately andpostal history of the Canal Zone and the Isthmus of Panama, including relevant aspects ofinteroceanic transport and communications.

Article II - MembershipSection 1. Membership shall be open to any person of good character presenting satis-

factory references subject to rules and regulations established by the Executive Committee.Members in good standing upon the adoption of these Bylaws are automatically continuedas such.

Section 2. Mempership is not transferable.Section 3. Annual dues for regular members shall be $5 levied on a calendar-year basis.

Any member paying annual dues of $10 or more shall be listed as a Contributing member.Members in arrears shall be dropped from the rolls after 90 days. Resignations shall beaccepted but no refund of dues will be made.

Section 4. Reinstatement applications shall be accepted and the original membershipnumber reassigned provided all dues in arrears are paid from the time membership wasallowed to terminate.

Section 5. Membership is subject to termination by the Executive Committee upongood cause being shown. Such action will follow a proper showing of unsatisfactory rela-tions with other philatelists, failure to answer official correspondence, failure to maintain "good credit standing, and similar activities reflecting adversely on the stature of the othermembers and on the organization itself. Any member expelled from membership may filewith the Secretary within 30 days a notice of appeal to the Board of Directors whosedecision shall be final.

Section 6. Honorary membership, without payment of dues, may be granted by theBoard of Directors subject to conditions and privileges established by the Board.

Article III - MeetingsSection 1. Formal annual business meetings are not established. All official business

of the CZSG will be conducted in accordance with these Bylaws by the Executive Com-mittee or Board of Directors, as appropriate. A mail ballot shall be taken when the ap-proval of the membership is required.

Article IV - OfficersSection 1. The officers shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,

and three Directors-at-large, who shall collectively comprise the Board of Directors, eachserving without salary.

Section 2. Members of the Board of Directors shall hold office for a two-year periodstarting January 1 of each year ending with an even number.

Section 3. Vacancies in any of the elective offices (by resignation, disability, death,etc.) may be temporarily filled by the Executive Committee until the next regular electionis held and the duly elected successors takes office on the appropriate January 1 following.

Article V - Duties of OfficersSection 1. The President, Vice President, and the Secretary shall comprise an Executive

Committee charged with the responsibility of handling the business affairs of the czseand shall take any action not otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, including the ap-proval of expenditures and matters affecting the general well being of czse.

Section 2. The Board of Directors shall pass upon general policy matters as well asanything of an overall nature that may be referred to it by the Executive Committee. Inturn, the Board may assign specific duties, not otherwise provided for, to the ExecutiveCommittee.

Section 3. The Directors-at-Iarge shall act as representatives of the czse and shallperform such duties as assigned to them by the President.

Section 4. The President shall appoint such committees he deems necessary to developthe czse and to promote the assembly and publication of information. He shall take anyneeded executive action and otherwise act for the best interests of the czse. He shall callupon the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors, and the members at large forassistance in promoting the aims and purposes of the organization.

Section 5. The Vice President shall act in the place of the President when necessary,.including any specific designation by the President to do so.

Section 6. The Secretary shall maintain the business office of the czse and shallhandle all routine business, including the receipt and processing of membership applica-tions. He shall act as secretary of all meetings of the Executive Committee and the Boardof Directors and shall bring to their attention, or that of the President as appropriate, anymatters on which action is necessary. The Secretary shall maintain the records of theCZSG, including but not limited to the membership lists and official minutes.

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Section 7. The Treasurer shall receive and account for all funds of the CZSG. He shallestablish and maintain such checking and savings accounts as necessary, and expend suchfunds as are required by the business of the CZSG, except that expenditures shall be madeonly upon vouchers approved by the Executive Committee. He shall render an annualaccounting of all funds and be subject to audit whenever the Executive Committee deemsit necessary.

Article VI - ElectionsSection 1. The election of officers shall be conducted by mail ballot with each mem-

ber in good standing entitled to one vote. The member receiving the highest number ofvotes cast for each office shall be deemed elected.

Section 2. At least 120 days before the end of his term of office, the President shallappoint a Nominating Committee. This committee shall submit the names of at least twonominees for each office, if possible, and must certify to the Secretary when transmittingthe same that all nominees have agreed to serve if elected. To assist the Nominating Com-mittee, any qualified member may be placed in nomination by the signatures of at ·Ieastten (10) members in good standing providing such nomination reaches the committee onor before November 1 of the election year.

Section 3. The Secretary shall prepare the official ballot and shall cause it to be mailedto each member in good standing not later than November 15 of the election year. ABoard of Elections appointed by the President shall tally the votes received on or beforeDecember 15 and shall certify the results to the Secretary who will duly announce thenames of the new officers prior to their assumption of office on January 1 of the even yearfollowing.

Article VII - Publications

Section 1. The czse shall publish its own magazine, The Canal Zone Philatelist, whichshall be sent to every member in good standing. The Editor of The Canal Zone Philatelistshall be appointed by the President, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. The czse shall publish or reprint such other material as is appropriate toits mission, subject to approval by the Executive Committee.

Section 3. All publications of the czse, including back issues of The Canal ZonePhilatelist, shall be offered for sale by the Secretary at prices established by the ExecutiveCommittee. Libraries and others who cannot qualify as members. such as organizationsand corporations, may subscribe to The Canal Zone Philatelist at the rate of $5 per year.Members ~y ~tain a sec9nd cop):'of the mag

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