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Vol. 21 - No. 6 2038 South Pontiac Way, Denver, CO 80224 November-December 2013www.rmpldenver.org 303.759.9921 Email - [email protected]

IN THIS ISSUE

Ronald Hill, Editor Ellengail Beuthel, Librarian

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Colorado Poster Stamps ....... 1RMPL Youth Program on Video ................ 5Prez’ Observations ..... 6

One Page at a Time .... 8Fakes: Oh, Puhleeze 10Book Review ............. 10RMPL Board Meeting Summary .................. 11Paving of the Parking Lots ...................... 12Bulk/Large Lot Auction Results ................. 13Periodical Pickin’s: Cape and Natal Philatelic Journal . 14Your Library Needs You ........................ 142nd Saturday Programs ............. 15

What’s New on the Shelves ................ 16

It’sabeautifuldayinColorado.Theskyisblue,weatherismild,andthere’snorainorsnow.Thereareunlimitedopportunitiesforoutdoorsports,studyinghistory,andwatchingnature.Thewordsonatinylittlelabelsayitall(Figure 1).Buthowdoyoutellpeopleaboutthewondersofthestate?YouwanttoencouragepeopletovisitColoradoandtokeepit(andyourbusiness)green–bybringingmoney!Thiswasjustastruebackinthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyasitistoday.

Colorado Poster StampsBy John H. Bloor

U.S. German Seapost Video ................... 18USPS Notes .............. 18

Donations ................. 18

New Members .......... 19Club Programs ......... 19Calendar ................... 20

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HereinColorado,justlikeotherpartsofthecountry,manygroupsprintedposterstampsshowing images related to their interests. These miniature posters, often drawn by well-knownartists,wereeye-catchingandinexpensive.Theywerepaperephemera,meanttobedisplayed thendiscarded. Somewere saved, though, as souvenirs and they nowprovidetoday’scollectorsandhistoriansaglimpseintothepast.COLORADO AND COLORADO CITIES Tourism is an important industry inColorado. People comehere for the climate, thebeautyofthemountains,andthevarietyofoutdoorsports.Thestateadvertiseditselfwithseverallabels. Thephrase“SwitzerlandofAmerica”isusuallyassociatedwithOuray,ColoradoalthoughtheposterstampsinFigures 2and3suggestitisalsousedtoadvertisethestatemorewidely.ItisalsoseenonanumberofpostcardsfromtheArgentineCentralRailwayinColoradoandissometimesusedtodescribeWindCaveNationalParkintheBlackHillsofSouthDakota.AccordingtothetextonthebackofFigure 2,thatlabelwassponsoredbyGilchristServiceStationinDurango,nearOuray.Figure 4proclaimsasunnyoutlookinPueblo.

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Figures 5 and 6 showvisitors thatColorado is “TheScenicState.”Theyarefromtwodifferentsetsoftenandeight stamps, respectively. The stamps from the left setare all the same sepia color but each shows a differentphotographicviewwithinthestate,includingMountHolyCross,MountSopris,CityParkDenver,andoneofSilverton,many years ago. The bronc riding label appears to havebeendonebyagraphicartist.TheotherstampsinthesetareimagesofNativeAmericansandcowboysinthesameartisticstyle.ThesetwasprintedinDenverattheIdealArtShop.

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Issuing a set of related stamps was fairly common.Anotherexample,Figures 7 - 9,isthebathingbeautyfromGlenwood Springs. The hotmineral springs theremake“Outdoor Bathing the Year Round” possible. These arefromasetofeightstamps,eachshowingotherposesofthesamemodel.

Many cities inColorado also tried to attract tourists.Their poster stamps include ones from Manitou Springs(Figure 10)andDenver(Figure 11).

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Sometimes, though, it seems that advertisingwasn’tverysuccessful.The Colorado Postal Encyclopedia byWilliamH. Bauer (a copy is in the RMPL) says that Greenhornwas a small town inPuebloCountybetweenPueblo andWalsenburg on old highway 85-87. It had a post office

from1866to1911.Thetownbeganintheearly1860sandwas an important stop on the stage route fromPueblo toSantaFe.Bythemiddleofthe20thcenturyithadbeguntodecline.ConstructionofI-25inthe1960swasthefinalblow,drawingbusinessfromthetowntoPuebloandWalsenburg.Greenhornisnowaghosttown.Aposterstampadvertising“Shady Greenhorn Colorado” was released, perhapssometimeinthe1920sor1930s(Figures 12and13). This was likely a window sticker for an automobile.Onthe backthere’sanadfora“ModernCottageCamp,”probablyinGreenhorn. TheadcouldbereadfrominsidethecartoremindthepassengersthatGreenhornwasagreatplacetostopforarestoranovernightstay.Itwasn’tenoughtokeepthetowngoing.

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EVENTS IN COLORADO Various groups selected Colorado as the venue fortheir meetings. To promote attendance, they distributedposterstamps,oftenusingColorado’sclimateandsceneryasanattraction.Figure 14 isfortheElectricShow&HomeIndustryShowof1915. TheattendeesattheMiningConventionof1947(Figure 15) were invited topartakeofa“world famous sowbellydinner.”

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WHERE TO STAY? VisitorsneededaplacetostaywhileinColorado.Theposter stamp from Greenhorn shown earlier (Figure 12),suggestedstayingata camp there,but itdidn’t last long.The Moon Glow Cottage Court advertised in the posterstampinFigure 18 isgonenow,too.AninternetreferencesaysitwasonW.ColfaxAve.inLakewoodin1941.

The Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau alsoencouraged groups to have conventions here (Figures 16 and17).

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The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs (Figure 19) provided elegant digs for those who could afford it.Technically, the Broadmoor sticker andmost of the otherhotelstickersaren’tposterstampsbutbaggagelabels.Thesewere intendedspecifically foruseon luggagebroughtbythe hotels’ guests. They certainlywere paper ephemera,though,andarecloselyrelatedtoposterstamps. The BrownPalace “Where theWorldRegisters” stillstandsatBroadwayandTremont(Figure 20).ItcontinuestobeoneofthepremierhotelsofDenver. The Shirley Savoy Hotel (Figure 21), sadly, isn’taroundanymore Itwasreallytwohotels, locatedat17thandLincoln.TheShirleywasrazedintheearly1960sandtheSavoyfollowedabouttenyearslater.TheWellsFargocenternowstandsinthatspace. InpastyearstheRockyMountainPhilatelicExhibitionwasheldintheShirleySavoyandtheBrownPalacehotels.

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WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHILE YOU ARE HERE? The Cave of the Winds near Colorado Springs isadvertisedonaredandblackposterstamp(Figure 22)withinformationonthebackabouttheroadtotheCave.PikesPeak(Figure 23),nearColoradoSprings,isoneofColorado’s“fourteeners”ataheightof14,110feet.

AllofyouarefamiliarwithRockyMountainNationalPark,GrandLake,andMountBaldy(Figure 24). KIMNradio (Figure 25)wasoneplace forvisitors tofind out about local events or just listen to music whiletheywereintheDenverarea.Asthelabelsays,thestationstartedin1922butwiththecallsignKFEL.Itdidn’tbecomeKIMN until 1954 but continued with that call sign until1988,whenthestationshutdownoperations. TheManitou Cliff Dwellings (Figure 26) are located

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inManitouSprings,afewmileswestofColoradoSprings.Theyresemble thestructuresbuiltby theAnasazi Indianswholivedinthefourcornersareafrom1200BCto1300AD.However,accordingtoWikipedia,theAnasazineverlivednearManitouSprings.Intheearly1900s,withtheapprovalofanthropologistEdgarLeeHewett,“…stonesweretakenfrom a collapsed Anasazi site near Cortez in southwestColorado, shipped by railroad to Manitou Springs, andassembledintheirpresentformasAnasazi-stylebuildingscloselyresemblingthosefoundintheFourCorners.” Colorado is well known for its excellent skiing asadvertisedbynumerouslabels,includingFigure 27whichadvertisesSteamboatSpringsresortinnorthwestColorado.

The Stone Age Fair (Figure 28) began in 1934 inCornish,Coloradoasawaytoprovideeducationalexhibitsofstoneageartifacts.Thefairgrewrapidlyandin1939itwasdecidedtomoveittoLoveland,whichwasbetterabletohandlethelargenumberofvisitors. ThisposterstampisfromthesecondannualLovelandFairin1941.Thefaircontinuestothisday(www.stoneagefair.com). Roller skating was very popular in the mid-20thcenturyandtheyears1937to1959areconsideredbysometohavebeen“thegoldenageofrollerskating.”Therewererollerrinksinmostmajorandmanysmallercitiesaroundthe country. The sticker shown here in Figure 29, fromSkatelandat1990SouthBroadwayinDenver,istypicalofthoseissuedbymanyrollerdromes. Elitch’s(Figure 30)firstopenedonMay1,1890astheElitchZoologicalGardensatwhatwas laterW.38thAve.andTennysonSt.intheWestHighlandsneighborhood.Itremainedatthatlocationformorethanacenturyandwasnationally known for its theater, gardens, roller coaster,carousel,andtheTrocaderoBallroom.In1994itmovedtodowntownDenver,notfarfromMileHighStadium.

An expanded, 12-page, version of this article may be found at rmpldenver.com. There are twice as many illustrations. Click on “Publications” in the left menu.

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TRAVEL TO AND THROUGH COLORADO Tourismwasbigbusinessforrailroadsanddestinations,includingmanylocationsinourstate.Topromotetourismandrailroadridership,railroadssoldorgaveawayscenicposterstampssuchasthepaneofeightshowninFigure 31.Thesewereinfolderswithoneormorepanes.Thefoldersforthispanesaid“LittleHeraldsoftheScenicWondersofColorado,”and“OntheDenverandRioGrandeR.R.”

BUY COLORADO PRODUCTS Inadditionto tourism,otherbusinesseshave thrivedinColorado.LabelsfromtwooftheseareshowninFigures 33 and 34.AnarticleinColorado Central Magazinefrom2012describeshowtheFrantzhurstTroutFarminSalidaoperatedfromthelate1920suntil1953,shippingtwomillionpoundsoffreshtroutayearbyrefrigeratedtransporttorestaurantsandhotelsaroundthecountry.ThearticlequoteslinesfromapoemtitledA Tale of Tessie the Trout©FrantzhurstTroutFarm: But Tessie weeks later shared a similar fate And wound up one night on a Senator’s plate; With lemon and spices and other things good Our Tessie from Frantzhurst had now become food. The second label is from the Metropolitan CigarCompany, located at 17th and Lawrence in downtownDenver.ThestampisundatedbutMetropolitanCigarrana similar ad, also talking about TomMoore cigars, in theRocky Mountain DruggistforJune,1915.

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Besides railroads, there was a need for other, morelocal, forms of transportation. In 1907, Freelan OscarStanleywho,withhisbrother,inventedtheStanleySteamerautomobile,formedtheEstesParkTransportationCompanytoferrytouristsfromtherailheadsatLyonsandLongmonttohisnewStanleyHotelinEstesParkusingsteampoweredbuses. In 1916 Stanley sold the company to Roe Emeryand thenamewaschanged to theRockyMountainParksTransportation Co. The company expanded and Emerybeganoffering“circle tours,” taking tourists fromDenverto Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park, thenbacktoDenver.AfterWWII,increasingprivateautomobileownershipgreatlyreducedtheneedforalargefleetoftourbusesbasedinEstesParkandthecompanygraduallyfadedaway. Part of their legacy is the poster stamp shown inFigure 32.

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CONCLUSION I’ve limited this monograph to poster stamps fromColorado. That’s the tip of the iceberg when it comes toColorado-related paper ephemera, though, and there aremanysuchlabelsfromotherplacesaswell.I’mprettysureyoucouldassembleacollectionsimilartothisonefromanyofthe50statesandprobablymanycities. There are likely many more Colorado stamps, justwaiting to be discovered. Although Colorado’s westernslopehasmanylocationsandactivitiesworthyofaposterstamp,theonlytwothatI’vefoundarefromGrandMesaandMontrose.ItisprobablethatmorestampsadvertisingColoradoproductswillsomedaycometolight. Posterstampsarestillbeingproduced,albeitinmuchsmaller numbers than previously. One example, fromSteamboatSprings,isshowninFigure 35. I hope that you’ve enjoyed these brief glimpses ofColoradohistory.IfyouhavemoreColoradoposterstamps,letmeknow.IcaneasilybereachedthroughtheRMPL. Foranexpandedversionofthisarticle,withtwiceasmany illustrations, please take a look at our internet site,www.rmpldenver.org,andclickon“Publications”intheleftmenu.

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The8year-oldRMPLYoungStampCollectorsClubisfeaturedinoneofthelatestvideosnowavailableonthelibrary’sinternetsite. Itshowsfirst-handhowyoungstersmaylearnaboutstampsandaddtotheircollectionsbyattendingthemeetingsonthethirdSaturdayofeachmonthat10a.m.inthelibrary’sannex. This is one of the library’s key outreach programs, and the videois worth a look to see how the club has come together since it started.RMPLmemberswhohavesupportedtheyouthgroupwiththeirtimeanddonationsofmaterialsormoneywillfinditespeciallyinteresting. PamLugohoststhevideo,JoeLanotteproducedit,andRonMitchellwroteit. Theyouthprogramwas founded in2005byPeterAdgie,whowassoonjoinedbyadditionaladvisorsDanNieuwlandt,TimHeinsandDonDhonau. The goal is to expose youngsters to the manywindowstotheworldthatstampsprovide. Hereareafewexamplesofactivities:

• Freestampsforthechildredtochoosefrominseverallargemixtures

• Stampscavengerhunts• Designingstampsandcachets• Stampbingo• Halloweencustoms• Helpwithexhibitsforstampshows

Eachyear,theyoungstersdrawstampdesignswhicharedisplayedinacoupleoflocalbranchpostoffices,andprizesareawarded Whilethey’rehavingfun,thechildrenarelearningaboutthedifferenttypesof stamps, country identifications, the use of Scott catalogs, how to use thevariousstampcollectingtools,differentstampcancellations,andmuchmore. It’s a bonus that twoof the advisors areBoyScoutmeritbadgecounselors. Activities for youth are free. Supportmoney comes from grants and gifts fromindividuals and stamp clubs. The KennethKing Foundation provided funding from2010-12. Additional volunteer adult advisors andprogrampresentersaremostwelcome. And,ofcourse,ifyouknowofyoungsterswho would benefit from the club, tell themaboutit.Themorethemerrier!There’salotoffreestuffandfunateverymeeting.

RMPL YOUTH PROGRAM ON VIDEO

Katie Nieuwlandt points to a camel, part of a group of transportation pictures, on a 1948 stamp used during a presentation on “space on stamps” at a recent club meeting.

Tim Heins, Don Dhonau and Dan Nieuwlandt brainstorm ideas for the RMPL Young Stamp Collectors Club.

Above: Three youngsters with eager faces learn about the many varieties in the US Beacon airmail stamp. Below: The scene from behind them as Don Dhonau shows examples of the stamp.

A dad and his daughter look for stamps to add to her collection.

The late Peter Adgie founded the RMPL youth program.


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The Prez’ Observations

Lest I forget, Happy New Year ... and happystampcollectingin2014!

Inall theyears I’vebeenassociatedwiththeRMPL,Idon’t think Ihaveever readaword in thesepagesaboutmembership in theAmericanPhilatelicSociety (theAPS).I’dliketorectifythatinthisissue’scolumn. Manyofyouare,orwere,APSmembers.Forthoseofyouwhoare, this column takes the tenorofpreaching tothechoir.Forthoseofyouwhoarenotmembers,it’smorelikesellingyouaproduct toencourageyou to join,or, inthecaseof formermembers,urgingyoutore-up. Not toworry, thepitch isnotfilledwitha lotofwildhistrionicsseeneverydayonyourTV. TheAPShasexisted formore

than130years.Ithasalwayshada tremendous base of support inDenver.Avarietyofissuesofthepast twodecadeshave,however,significantly impacted the APS.It has lostmembers to the pointwheremanyareconcernedaboutits continued viability as theyearswear on and the shrinking

membershipproblemisn’treversed. IhappentobeoneofthosewhoisconcernedandI’vebeeninvitedtositonanAPScommitteewhichwillexploretheissueofhowtosecurethesociety’sfuture. I’mattheRMPLalmosteverydayandIfrequentlyhearreasonscollectorsareunhappywiththeAPS. Here are the reasons, with my rejoinders, with theobject, of course, to urge your continuedmembership, orencourageyoutojoinorrejointhismagnificientsociety.

• Dues are too high for what I get. They are $45, and what you get is a fine

philatelicperiodicalandasmorgasbordoflotsof services that youmaynotbeusing to fulladvantage.

• The American Philatelist doesn’t suit my taste.

It’s a magazine attempting to addressthe tastes of 30,000+collectors, yours included.Give ‘em a break. Theeditoristryingtoaddressmanycollectinginterests,and she does that quitesuccessfully 12 issues ayear.

• The American Philatelistis too general for my specialty interests.

You can have your

specialty interests fulfilled in your specialistsocieties and journals.AP articleswillwidenyour horizons in this extraodinarily broadhobbybyconveyinginformationaboutmanyexisting fields outside your specialty in anentertainingway.There’sagoodchanceyou’llgrowintobeingafarbetterstampcollectorbybroadening your horizons, and youmay bepointed toward useful information in placesyouhavenotthoughtoflookingbefore.

• The American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte is off the beaten track.

I don’t disagree withthat, but what a lovelytrackitistofollow.

Bellefonte is amagnificiently attractiveand quaint town inthe serene and rollingverdant hills of WesternPennyslvania.

Lotsof townsandcommunitiesandsightsexistalongthewaythataregreatintermsoftheirhistoricalsignificance,theirattractivenes,andrelativelyinexpensivecosts.Justthecraftshops and antique stores (with reasonableprices)nearlymakethetripworthwhile.

You may stumble onto the nation’s firstroads, drive along its first turnpikes, or seethetrailsthatledtothefrontierfightingofthe1700s.

YoumayseewhatGeorgeWashingtonfirstwitnessedinthe“furwest.”

The American PhilatelicCenter in Bellefonte, PA.

U.S. Air Mail personnel with a De Havilland DH-4 mailplane at the Bellefonte, Pennsylvania airfield, December, 1923.

NASM(SI91-10342)

More recently, it is no small thing thatBellefontehasoneofthenation’sfirstairfields.

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NiagaraFalls.It’sonlyalittlemorethanafourhourdrivenorthofBellefontewhereyoucanseealotofwatergoingoverabigcliff!

• The American Philatelic Center was a major mistake.

Oh–Inwhatway? Itprovidesaadelightfulplacetovisit,and

isameccaforresearchmaterialsaswepursueourphilatelicpassions.

It provides excellentopportunities for expansion.Situated in Bellefonte, therearemajor cost savings in realestateandlaborexpenses.

SelectingBellefonte forAPSheadquarters likely saved asmallfortunethatwouldhavefarexceededthe$16millionspentsofar.

It’struethesiteisina100-yearfloodplain,butsoismuchoftheEasternSeaboard,and,aswehaveseenrecently,Colorado.

• The APS is a highly politicized operation. Idon’tdisagree.Agroupofthreeindividuals

isalsopolitical.Twomayshareoppositepointsof view and the third may side with one ofthem.Itcangetconfusinginahurry!Andasmorejoinin,thefragmentationcontinuesandthetakingofsidesismagnified.

Sowhatelseisnew? Why should the APS be different, with

31,000collectorsinvolvedinthemix. “Yeah,” you may say. “But I don’t want

thosepolitics to spoilmy tranquility andmyenjoymentofthehobby.”

Whathasbeen remarkable is that all thoseviewscontinuetobemeldedtogethertounifya bunch of stamp collectors into a viable,functioningorganizationofwhichwe can allbeproud.

• The APS services don’t reach me. Maybe you haven’t yet tapped into the

servicestotheextentthatyoucan.Incidentally,thoseserviesareonlyakeystrokeaway.

And if you’re not a computer person, theservicesarejustaphonecallaway.

Furthermore, the circuits you frequentlyencounter at your clubmeetings are broughttoyoucourtesyof theAPS,asare the judgesandexhibitsfoundinWorldSeriesofPhilatelyshowsheldin30+majorAmericancities,asarecontributionsoftheAPStotheCitizens’StampAdvisory Committee who have brought youthe Simpson stamps, as well as thoseAudieMurphyandFt.Sumterstamps.

If you’re into electronics and computers,your keyboard will take you to America’sStamp Club site (www.stamps.org) where,among other things, you can learn about theUnion Catalog and the over 100,000 booksontopicsof interesttoyouavailablethroughthe APS and nine other American philateliclibraries,oryoucanlearnaboutpast,currentand future events, or shop in an electronicstamp storefromthecomfortof your easychair, or learnall the basics ofstarting a stampcollection,or tipsonsoaking thoseunremovableselfadhesivestampsorbuyingandsellingonlineor estate planning or reference collections orstampauthentication……..or–shouldIstop?

Youget thepicture. Membershipduespay formorethanamagazine.Theysupportapaid,professionalstaffof33 employeeswho are there to serveyou andget you totheplaceyouwantandneedtobeamongavastarrayofservices. In closing, you probably realize that I’m a firmsupporteroftheAPSandallitsblemishes.Ihavebeensofornearlythirtyyears! Ifyou’rethinkingaboutdroppingmembership,pleasereconsider.Yourduesarewellspentforahobbyinwhichyou’ve already invested considerable time and money.Ifyouare likemostofus, thehobbyhasgivenyoumorerewardsthanyouarewillingtoadmit. Ifyou’renewtothehobby,goahead,spendthemoneytobecomeamemberandmilkitforallitsworth. And if you’re a fallen away APS member – pleaserejoin.Youknowyou’vebeenmissingit!

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Thelibraryrecentlyreceiveda fewdonations that raisedan interestingquestion:”Howdoesoneassemblea special collection,particularlyone that incorporatesmaterial fromseveralsources?”It isoneof the joysofstampcollectingthateverycollectorcollects inhisorherownfashion,butthematerialinaspecialcollectionfortheRMPLmustbeassembledinamannerthat

includesbasicintegrity.

THE DONATIONS A few months ago, my old friend,Richard Coan, donated his collection tothe library. BecauseCoanwasa longtimeDenver Scout leader, his collectionincluded a carton of stamps related toScouting . This prompted our president,SergioLugo,toaskmewhatweshoulddowith this section. Naively, I said, “Let’scombineitwithmycollectionandmakeaspecialcollectiononScouting.” Actually, the collection includedmaterial for the Boy and Girl Scouts andGirl Guides, so itmade sense to title it aspecialcollectiononScoutingandGuiding. At thispoint,weplanned to combinetwomajorcollections,andIbeganputtingthemtogether. Starting alphabetically with the “A”countries,Iprogressedtoaboutthemiddleof the “Bs” in the alphabet when theRMPL received another large donation ofScoutingmaterial. Edmund Holroyd, a member of afamily of Eagle Scouts, assembled thiscollection,whichwasgenerouslydonatedbyHolroyd’swidowandson. Holroyd’s father earned one of thevery early Eagle Scout awards in 1914,andHolroydhimselfalsoearnedhisEagleandbecameanactiveScoutleaderinNewYork. Holryod’s son, also named Edmund,is also an Eagle, and by a remarkable

coincidenceworkedfortheBureauofReclamationinthesamebuildingwhereIwork.PerhapsfortunatelyfortheRMPL,hispassioniscoins,notstamps. Nowwe have three collections to integrate into our special collections.What awonderfulopportunitytohaveamajorScoutandGuidecollectionforlibrarypatronsandmemberstoenjoy! WeintendtopresentthenewcollectionatthelibraryinMay2014,duringthenationalmeetingoftheScoutsonStampsSocietyInternational(SOSSI)attheRockyMountainStampShow(RMSS)inDenver.

ORGANIZATION DECISIONS Presentation,whichisintegralinorganizingaspecialcollection,requiresmanydecisions.TheRMPLboardhasacceptedaproposalcoveringthesize,natureofthecollectionandhowitshouldbeassembled.Hereareafewdetails:pageswillbe8½by11inchesforeasyprinting,theywill

One Page at a TimeBy Frank Leitz

Figure 1. A sample page from the Scout and Guide special collection at the library..

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be inback tobackprotectors andwill behoused in two-inch, three-ringbinders. Mycovercollectioncomprises25suchbinders;thecollection,asnowenvisioned,mayextendtonearly45.Allmaterialsarearchivalqualityforproperpreservation. Figures 1and2showapageandbindercoverfromthecollection. Because Scouting organizations are organized by country, it makessensetoarrangethematerialalphabetically. For each country (or stamp-issuing entity),material is arranged in three sections: stamps,covers and cinderellas. In addition to individual stamps, which can be found in the widelyavailable general catalogs, the collection contains items of philatelic interest like gutter pairs,

imperforate issues that may or may notbe catalog listed, proofs, essays, andgovernment announcements. CoversshowawiderangeofspecialcancellationsmarkingspecialScoutandGuideevents.TheinsertsfromsomeoftheseconstituteanunusualreflectionofScoutinghistory,in some cases personal and moving.CinderellasshowafrequentlyuninhibitedviewofScoutingandGuiding. Otherguidelinesandthoughts:

• Stamps and covers show howeachcountryviewsScouting.Coversmaybephilatelicorcommercial.• Items other than those whichmight appear on or within covers(paper ephemera) are generally notincluded,although thisboundary isimprecise.• Items will be arranged inchronologicalorderwhenpossible.• Items generallywill not extendbeyond 2010, the 100th anniversaryoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica.• Printing on pageswill be blackonwhitetoavoiddrawingattentionfromthefeatureditemoritems.• Items larger than 8 ½ by 11inches pose a problem that has notbeenresolved.• Each item presents its ownchallenge. Assembling a specialcollection is simple in concept butdifficult in execution. I’ve foundhowit’sdone:one page at a time.

VIEWING AVAILABILITY The 40-plus binders in this special collection will be on display at the RMPL during theweekendoftheRockyMountainStampShowinMay2014.AdditionalScoutingspecialcollectionsmayalsobeondisplay. Anyone interested in a private viewing, outside the RMSS hours, should contact specialcollectionscurators JohnPetersorRussellPowers throughthe library’s frontdeskat (303)759-9921. Intermsofbreadthandsize,thisinitialspecialcollectionisacountry-by-countrypresentationwithlittle,ifany,comparabilityintheworldofphilately. WeanticipatemoreScoutingspecialcollectionswillbecomeavailableaftertheRMPL’seffortsinthisarenabecomebetterknown.

The special collection may fill 45 binders.

Figure 2. A cover design for one of the estimated 45 binders that will house the Scout and Guide special collection at the RMPL.


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Oh, Puhleeze...

FAKESby Joe Lambert

Catalogue of the Federal Tobacco Stamps of Canadaby Christopher D. Ryan (Toronto, 2013, 115 pages). Aprintable download is available at no cost from www.canadarevenuestamps.com,ESJvanDam’swebsite.

Formany years, the standard reference for Canadiantobacco stamps has been the Catalog of Tobacco Tax Paid Stamps of Canada and NewfoundlandbyLeeW.Brandom.Itwaspublishedin1976andwassupplementedonce,in1980.Botharelongoutofprintandthevaluesinthemareout-of-date.Neitherhasatableofcontentsnoranindex,makingthemdifficulttouse. Thecatalogreviewedhereimprovesonseveralaspectsof Brandom’s catalog. It has a detailed table of contentswhich,toagreatextent,obviatestheneedforanindex.ItalsohasagoodbibliographywhichislackinginBrandom’sbooks. The illustrations are all in color, reflectingmore achangeinavailabletechnology,Ithink,thaninphilosophy,but nonetheless a great improvement. Unfortunately,though, the stamps are not priced, nor is a relative valuescaleprovided.ThereisaconcordancerelatingBrandom’snumberingsystemtothenewonedevisedbyRyan.UsingthisconcordanceitappearsthatRyanhasaddedabout276itemsnotincludedintheBrandomcatalogue. ItshouldbenotedthatBrandomincludedbothfederalandprovincialtaxstampswhereasRyan’scataloglistsonlyfederalstamps.Ryanpromisesa“…separate,specializedpublication[which]willcoverproofs…”plussomeotherstuff.Perhapstherewillalsobeanothercatalogwhichliststheprovincialstamps.

Everynowandthenoneencountersanabsolutelyamateurishexhibitofthefaker’sart.TheHawaiioverprintontheleftisonesuch,andiseasilydistinguishedfromthegenuineoneontheright.

Phony overprints are sometimes considerably more difficult to detect than those found onotherkindsofquestionablestamps.SomemonthsagoIlookedatfakesoftheKansas-Nebraskaoverprints,certainlythemostprevalentofthefakeoverprintsinUSphilately.Worldwidestampsseemuchmoreofthis.Itisalwaysnecessarytobecautiouswhenacquiringoverprintedstamps,andalmostallfakersdofarbetterthanthemakeroftheillustratedfakeHawaii!

BOOKREVIEW

Ifyouhaveanyinterestintobaccostamps,youshouldgetthiscatalog.Thepriceiscertainlyright!Ibelievethatthis will become the new standard for Canadian federaltobaccostamps. John H. Bloor

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RMPL Board SummaryMeetingofSeptember19,2013

Themeetingbeganat7p.m.withallmemberspresentexceptforPaulLee.Hehasavisionproblemandcouldnotattend. TherewerenominutesavailablefortheJulymeetingbecauseofPaul’sillness.Thismeetingwasrecordedwiththe thought theminutesmaybe transcribed for thenextmeeting.(Postmeetingdevelopments:MedicaltreatmentsinvolvingnewproceduresmayhaverectifiedPaul’svisionproblems.TheRMPLBoardwisheshimthebest.)

Old Business• Nowordhasyetbeenreceivedontheproperty tax

exemptionapplications.Wearesomewhatbetweenarockandahardplace.Thereareanumberofactionsthatstrengthenourcaseforadeterminationbasedonour charitable activities since theMarch submittal,but to submit them now may delay processingfurther. Theboard recommended toSergio thatheawait a decision and, if necessary, submit them aspartofanappeal.

• Twovideosarenowon lineandonYouTube. (Postmeetingdevelopments:Twomorehavebeenadded,makingatotaloffouravailable.)

• WearestillawaitingdevelopmentsintheNeasestatebequest. (Post meeting developments: We havebeenadvisedbythecourtthattheRMPLcanexpectabequestof$20,000.)

• RogerRydberghassetinplaceameansofcollectingdataforthoseindividualsfailingtorenewatthebasic$15 level because of our change raising that levelto $25. Hopefully, that will provide membershipreactiontotheincreaseinayear’stime.

• The first of the new Quickbooks Reports waspresented by Treasurer Bob Blatherwick. We willcontinue developing Quickbooks to introduce newfeatures of financial reporting. The new financialreportwasaccepted,withaclarificationrequestedastothetreatmentoftheequityvalueof2048S.PontiacWay property in regards to assets or as a liability. Bob is also going to develop additional writtenguidanceforfrontdeskvolunteersbecauseoferrorsininformationenteredintothecashregister.

• Dalene provided an update for the annual partyfor volunteers sponsored by the RMPL for themagnificent work done by all our volunteers. Itis scheduled for December 7th at Denver’s BlueBonnet Cafe on Broadway, South of Alameda andnorthofI-25.TheRMPLnowhas85volunteers,andwe expect a crowd of 100 individuals. Festivitiesbeginat6p.m.(atimethatwillbeconfirmedbytheannouncementletter/flyersenttoallvolunteers).

• A reviewof theRMPL’sbudgetingprioritiesof thepast3yearswaspresentedbyDavidWeisberg. Ofthe14priorities spelledout threeyearsago,allbutonewasmet. DavidandPaulLeeareworkingup

the new budgeting priorities list for the Novemberboardmeeting. It contains 14-16 priorities that theRMPLwill focus upon in the next three years, andhopefully accomplish with the same success of thepast three years. Details on those prioritieswill beprovided to themembership in the summaryof theNovembermeeting.

New Business• Bulk/LargeLotAuction:Approximately290lotswill

hear the auctioneer’s hammer on Saturday,October19th,beginningwiththe10a.m.auctionofsuppliesand continuing with the 1 p.m. auction of stamps. In thepastwehave attracted a total of 105 bidders(60floor;45mail).Theauctionlotsarevaluedintherange of $130-$140,000, with starting bids totaling$20,000. Expected realizations are in the $25,000 to$30,000 range. Allproceeds support theRMPLanditsactivities.

• Acashregisternightlycloseouttablewasdistributed.Themostimportantpartwasexplained.ThetablewillbeusedasaprojectionforannualincomethroughtheNovemberpreliminarybudgetpresentationandasameansofdouble-checkingreceipts.

Themeetingadjournedat8:45p.m.,withapprovalofnewmembers,discussionofStampShowinMilwaukee,andthetheupcomingCHERPEXStampshow.

The next board meeting is scheduled for Thursday,November21st,beginningat7p.m..

Return books on time...• Books are loaned for two

weeks.• If you call before the due

date,youmayrenewfortwomoreweeks

• Please print yur name andtelephone number legiblywhenyoutakeoutabookorotherpublication.


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THE PAVING OF THE PARKING LOTS AnitemthathasbeenontheRMPL’swishlistforyearsisdone! Theparking lot in front of themain libraryhasbeen patched and resurfaced, and the lot in front of theannexhasbeentornoutandreplaced. This was a big project,and besides being verypractical, it has enhancedthelibrary’sappearance.

PhotosbySteveSchweighofer

Step 4 Install stanchions to link chains to keep large trucks from turning around in the parking lots. This has caused problems in the past.

Step 1 (Above and right) Completely tear out the old parking lot in front of the annex and prepare the dirt base.

Step2 Put down the paving.

Step3 Patch problem areas in front of the main library, and pave over them. A view from the garden after the lots were striped..

Ifyouhaven’talready,comebyandtakealook.Thenewlotsneedtobeseentobefullyappreciated.


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NewMexPexSaturday&Sunday,November2&3,2013

MeadowlarkSeniorCenter4330MeadowlarkLaneSERioRancho,NewMexico(NorthernsuburbofAlbuquerque)

• StampDealerBourse• CompetitiveExhibition• DoorPrizes• FreeAdmission

Contact:NewMexicoPhilatelicFoundationPOBox56625Albuquerque,NM87187

Another SuccessfulBulk/Large Lot Auction

Charles LaBlondeWins Gold at Stampshow

Auction Day: ThursdayNovember 14 The third annual four-clubauction will be at 2 p.m. onNovember14thattheRMPL. Arapahoe, Aurora, Cherrelyn,andDenver StampClubmemberswillcombinetodonatethelots. The auctionwill last around an hour,with about 125itemsupforbid.Oneattendeesays,“It’sagreatafternoon,withbargainstobehadallovertheplace!” Everyoneisinvited.

CongratulationstoCharlesLaBlonde,whowonagoldmedal in the APS Stampshow literature competition inMilwaukeeforPost D-Day Swiss Mail to/from Great Britain and the Americas. LaBlondeisanearlymemberoftheRMPL,andlivesin Colorado Springs. He is also active in theAmericanHelvetia Philatelic Society and haswritten several otherbooksonSwissphilately. [email protected].

CHERPEX Stamp Show ThedealerswerehappyandcollectorswhoattendedCHERPEX2013tookhometreasuresfromthe39thannualshow. ItwasputonbytheCherrelynStampClubattheJefferson County Fairgrounds on the last weekend inSeptember.

Above: An overview of the large room where CHERPEX was held.Right: Phil Purcell and Don Dhonau chat with dealer Eric Carlson.

On October 19th the library held another successfulBulk/LargeLotAuctionwithnearly300lotsthathadatotalestimatedandcatalogvalueofmorethan$175,000. Total saleswere slightly over $17,000.While thiswasdown somewhat from last year, overall we were verypleasedconsideringthematerialwehadavailable. Thereweremorethan50floorbiddersandanadditional30mailbidders. It seems that ourmemberswho submitmail bids arestartingtorealizethattheyhavetobidwhattheyfeel thelotsarereallyworth if theyexpect towin.Asaresultourmailbidderswonalargerpercentageofbidsthaninrecentyears.

By David Weisberg, Auction Manager

Above:The “stamps” part of the auction in the annex meeting room attracted more than 50 floor bidders.Below: There was standing room only for the “supplies” auction in the basement of the annex.

Some real bargainswerewon such as aGreat Britaincollectionwithacatalogvalueof$6,000thatwentfor$750and10,000firstdaycoversthatsoldforjust$200. Congratulation toallwhohelpedmake thisauctionasuccess–more thanwehave roomto list. Weappreciatethosewhotookthetimetoattendandbid. Planning has already started to make a bigger andbettereventnextyear.


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PERIODICALPICKIN’SCape and Natal Philatelic Journal

by Sergio Lugo

the point, and generally error free in terms of diction,punctuation and all the little sundries that detract fromthe written word. Unfortunately, geographic referencesarehardtofollow–aswouldbeexpectedbyaScribblingsaudiencenotnecessarilyfamiliarwiththelayofthelandinsouthernAfrica.

This issue’s periodical picked for your reviewingenjoyment is one whose subject is a continent away, andnearly10,000milesfromtheUSasthecrowflies(butitwillbeveryexhaustedbythetimeitgetsthere.) It’s theCape & Natal Philatelic Journal. Thefocus isonthe very southernmost regions ofAfrica. To that end, thejournal contains article after article about the nations ofsouthernAfrica. Thesearecontained inaEuropeansizedpageformat(8½x11¾),printedinblackandwhite. The journal began in 1996 and is printed quarterly.HoldingsoftheRMPLextendfromwholenumber41(2007)throughwholenumber63(2012). As one might expect, the journal and the society arebasedinGreatBritain. Thereareadvertisements,buttheyare confined to the first and last pages. The pages witheditorialcontentaread-free. Most of the articles are short, whichmakes for quickreading.Theirbrevitydoesnotdetractfromtheinformation-ladencontents,whetheritbeNatal’snewspaperwrappers,orCapeTown’spost offices, or theCapeofGoodHope’smoneyorders. Everyarticletitlefromthejournalmaybefoundonthesociety’swebpages,under“PhilatelicJournal”inthemenubar.Thewebpageiswww.capeandnatalsc.com. The articles are wonderfully written, concise and to

Pages from a recent issue of CapeandNatalPhilatelicJournal.

TIME ON YOUR HANDS?YOUR LIBRARY NEEDS YOU Thelibraryhasimmediateopeningsfortwovolunteerpositions:

Front desk manager Thesevolunteers“gettocontroltheempire”forathreehourshift, from10a.m. to1p.m.or from1 to4p.m.Thelibrary always tries to have two volunteers covering thefront desk. Tasks primarily involve answering telephonecalls,helpingindividualswhowalkin,operatingthecashregister, helping with periodicals and a variety of otherinterestingtasks.

Print coordinator Print coordinators work with the eight groups thatprinttheirnewslettersandjournalsattheRMPL.Theworkinvolves learning how to operate the production colorprinterinthebasementoftheannex.Everythingissuppliedbythegroupswhousethemachine.Allyouhavetodoiskeep trackof thenumberof copiesprinted, supervise theprintingbystartingthemachineandoccasionallyclearingapaperjam.Additionalhelpisjustaphonecallaway.

Front desk volunteers will receive a two-hourorientationwithDonBeuthel.TheprintcoordinatorwillbetrainedbyPamLugo.

OurChiefVolunteer

DonBeuthelhasbeenavolunteerattheRMPLsincethefirstdayin1993.Hewasourpresidentthefirsttenyears,andstillcomestothelibraryonceaweektopullafrontdeskshift.Heisontheboardofdirectors,andservesastheoperationsmanager.Inadditiontohisotherduties,Donenjoystrainingnewfrontdeskvolunteers.

Photo:SteveSchweighofer

Pleaseconsidervolunteeringfortheseimportanttasks.LetDonBeuthelorSergioLugoknowofyour interest at303-759-9921.Theywillanswerallyourquestions.


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RMPL Publications available ...

Danish Øre Bicolor IssuesbyPeterBergh$40postpaidintheU.S.

Mexico’s Denver Printing of 1914byRonMitchell$50postpaidintheU.S.

RMPL2038So.PontiacWayDenver,CO80224

SecondSaturdayprogramsaresponsoredbythelibraryandattractafriendlygroupoffolkswhoareinterestedin a specific subject orwho are interested in learningmore about an area of philately that may be new tothem.ContactJimKilbaneifyouwouldliketopresentaprogram.email:[email protected]

The programs begin at 9 a.m. and are over by 10 a.m. Doughnuts and coffee are complimentary and all are welcome.

November 9, 9 a.m.Revenue Paper and Stamps of Mexico 1640 -1981

byJoeCoston

SECONDSATURDAYATTHELIBRARY

December 14, 9 a.m.

byRonMitchell Family History and Philately

This look intoRon’sancestry includes stampless letters sentbypioneerswhomovedwesttoMissourifromVirginiainthe1840s,atriptothegoldfieldsatSuttersMill,NorthernCalifornia,andalookathisgrandfather’sboyhoodstampcollection.Also,picturesfromhisgrandfather’spostcardbusinessinIndianTerritory,andmuchmore.

RevenuePaper,knownasPapelSellado,wasfirstusedinNewSpainin1640.Itpaidtherequiredtaxesforlandgrants,commercialtransactions,governmentalappointmentsandmanyothertransactions.TheuseandformatofPapelSelladoremained essentially unchanged until the introduction of Federal RevenuestampsbytheMexicanGovernmentin1874.ThereweremanydifferenttypesissuedbyboththeFederalandStateGovernmentsduringthenextcentury.Thelastadhesiverevenuestampswereissuedin1981.


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UNITED STATESWHAT’SNEWONTHESHELVES?

Tuva or Bust! Richard Feynman’s Last Journey, by RalphLeighton

AUSTRALIA and OCEANIAThe Collection of Australia Stamps 1984, 1987, and 1988,

publishedbyAustraliaPost

Postal History of the United States Virgin Islands (Formerly the Danish West Indies),byAlfredJ.Birch

Regulations Governing the Use of the Mailing Frank by Members and Officers of the United States Senate,preparedby theSelectCommitteeonEthics,UnitedStatesSenate,2007

United States Post Office International Mail Manual Issue 27,June2002

ASIA

EUROPEDie Briefmarke: Geschichge Geschicten & Wissenwertes [The

Stamp: Stories, History, and Things Worth Knowing]Deutsches Reich: 50 Miliarden Durchstochen Michel [Germany

50 Billion Rouletted Michel #3308]Deutsches Reich: Die tarife Fur Brief- und Paketpost von 1.7.1906

bis 31.12.1923 [Germany: Tariff for Letters and Small Packages 1 July 1906 to 31 December 1923]

Die Verwendung der 2 mio/300grun [Use of the 2 Million on 300 Green Postage Stamps]

Holland,byFredJ.Melville

Nationalparke in Deutschland: Eine Reise Durch die Natur mit Funf Original-Blockausgaben [German National Parks: A Journey Through Nature with Five Souvenir Sheets]

Sagenhafte Marken (von) die Konferenz der Tiere (bis) Erich Kastner [Fabulous Stamps from the Animal Conference of Erich Kastner],publishedbyDeutschePost

Wappen: Geschichte und Geschichten [Coats of arms: Stories and History],byNorbertMunnig

NORTH AMERICACatalogue of the Federal Tobacco Stamps of Canada, by

ChristopherD.Ryan

SOUTH AMERICA

Einfuhrung in die Brasilien-Philatelie, Band 1: der Lange Weg zum “Ochsenauge” (1500-1844), by Wolfgang MassenandKalheinzWittig

Einfuhrung in die Brasilien-Philatelie, band 4: Die Republik “Geht in die Luft,” byWolfgangMassen andKalheinzWittig

TOPICAL

Watercraft on Stamps II,byKatherineA.Kirk

MISCELLANEOUSAlbum Weeds: or How to Detect Forged Stamps volumes I & II,

byRobertB.Earee


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Ward’s Questions and Answers for Civil Service Railway Postal Clerk and Clerk-Carrier Positions,byHerbertF.Ward

Rogers Postal Booklet Catalogue1947(first)edition,editedbyJacquesH.Rogers

The Romance of the Postage Stamp,byGustavSchenkSchwenn Report,1967

Mexican Maritime Mail: The Heath Collection,catalogforanAntonioM.TorresauctionMarch2009

The Natalee Grace Collection of Used Stamps of the United States: Part 3, 1902 and Later Issues,catalogforaRobertA.SiegelauctionSeptember2012

NOJEX Stamp Show Auction 2013, catalog for a RegencySuperiorauctionMay2013

Old German States: A Specialized Collection, catalog for aRobertA.SiegelauctionNovember2004

The Ortiz-Patiño Collection of Brazil, catalog for a SpinkauctionMarch2008

Rarities of the World,catalogforaRobertA.SiegelauctionMarch1970

The Peter Sharrer Collection of Confederate Postmasters’ Provisionals, catalog for a Robert A. Siegel auctionDecember2012

The Richard F. Winter Collection of Trans-Atlantic Mails,catalogforaSchuylerRumseyauctionFebruary2013

The Summit Collection of United States Encased Postage,catalogforaRobertA.SiegelauctionApril2008

United States 1847 Issue Proof Panes of 100: The Largest Recorded Multiples of the 1847 Issue,catalogforaRobertA.SiegelauctionJune2013

United States and Confederate States Postal History and Hawaii,catalogforaRobertSiegelauctionJuly2013

US and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History featuring the Dennis E. Florence Collection of Spain and the Spanish Civil War, the Earl L. “Bill” Bailey Collection of United States Stamps, and the William W. Pinch Collection of Unites States Grilled Issues 1867-1875,catalogforaMatthewBennettauctionOctober2007

United States Stamps Featuring Valuable Estate Properties Offered Without Reserve, catalog for a RobertA. SiegelauctionJuly2013

The World Traveler Collection of Elusive Postage Stamps of the World,catalogforaRobertA.SiegelauctionJune2013

NON-PHILATELIC (Railroads)

By Tram to the Tower,byG.S.PalmerTrolley Cars of Fort Collins,byW.S.Peyton,R.A.Moorman,

andKennethJessen

Zeppelin, Parseval and Andere Luftschiffe (Nichtpostalische Flugmarken, Teil 7),byKunoSollors

AUCTION CATALOGS2013 Rarities of the World, catalog for a Robert A. Siegel

auctionJune2013The Alyeska Collection of Pony Express Mail, catalog for a

RobertA.SiegelauctionMarch2013Brazil’s “Bull’s Eyes” 1843-1854: the Luis Alemany Indarte

Collection,catalogforaCorinphilaauctionJune2013Charles J. Cook’s British Commonwealth,catalogforaRegency

SuperiorauctionOctober2013The Charles J. Pietsch III Collection of Important Hawaiian

Stamps and Postal History,catalogforaShrevesPhilatelicGalleriesauctionSeptember1996

The Collector’s Sale,catalogforaSpinkauctionAugust2013The David W. Gorham Collection of United States Reprints, 1861

First Designs & Colors, Bank Note Special Printings,catalogforaRobertA.SiegelauctionDecember2012

De Nederlandsche Postzegelveiling Select 86, Ten KantoreThe D.K. Collection of Southern Postmasters’ Provisionals of the

American Civil War,catalogforaRobertA.SiegelauctionMarch2012

The Dr. Howard P. Green Collection of Confederate States Covers,catalogforaRobertA.SiegelauctionApril2000

The Dr. Hubert C. Skinner Collection of New Orleans Civil War Postal History, catalog for a Robert A. Siegel auctionNovember2000

The Dr. William A. Little Collection of United States Encased Postage, catalog foraRobertA.SiegelauctionOctober2012

Hawaiian Postal History from the Steven C. Walske Collection,catalogforaRobertA.SiegelauctionJune2013

The Jeffery Omdahl Collection of Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History,catalogforaMatthewBennettauctionOctober2005


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Scribblings Everything Old is New Again, Right Side Up! Ifthelittleheadlineaboveisconfusing,it’sbecauseit’sabitdifficulttoexplainwhattheUSPShasdonewiththe

new sheetlets of six $2stampswith the famous1918 inverted Jenny.That’stheoldpartthat’snew.Thenewpartthat’snew again is that thepostofficehassprinkled100 sheetlets in thedistribution pipelinewiththeJennyrightsideup.

A hundred collectorswill stumble into therightsideupsheetlets.

TheScottCataloguewillnotgivethevarietyamajororminornumberItwillbeacknowledgedasafootnoteaftertheregularlistingforthesheetletswiththeinvertedJenny.

DONATIONSThe library thrives on the enthusiasm and generosity of its members. The following members have made donations to the library over the past two months. We thank each and every one who has contributed.PaulAlbrightJamesAnspachPartickAppelhansPeterBerghRickBilkleJamesButtsRogerCichorzPeterDitlowLeeDrickamerErwinEngertDougFoxJoyceFrankePaulGaultBernardGehanJerryHumanMarkJervisCaryJones

BarbaraKeanPhilipKearneyJason KnezelCharlesJ.LaBlondeArthurLizotteKristinMattisonGaryMcIntyreDasaMetzlerDougMillerCarolMobleyJoeNeriGaryRodgersScandinavianCollectorsClubDavidSpilverBenjaminTellJackVanEns

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGThursday,November21,2013

7:00p.m.Allmembersarewelcome!

RMPL Adds Seapost Video

USPS Notes

STAMPYEARBOOKSThe inventory of the 2012 Stamp Yearbooks has beendepleatedatallStampDistributionCenters (SDCs)and isnolongeravailabletoRetailUnits.Thenew2013yearbooksareavailableforordernowfromwww.usps.com/shop,theUSAPhilatelicCatalog,or1-800STAMP24.

COASTALLIGHTHOUSESThe New England Coastal Lighthouses forever stampsstamps inventory is being depleated at all SDCs andtemporarily will not be available to Retail Units. ThestampsareavailablethroughUSPS.com.

The USPS has issued a limited number of the inverted Jenny reprints with the plane right side up.

This video studyshows the postal historyinvolved in transatlanticvoyageswhichwerekeytothe development ofNorthAmerica. U.S. German Seapost 1891 - 1939bySergioLugois based on covers in aspecial collection at theRMPL which was formedbythelateJackWillard. The purpose ofthe seapost offices wasto process mail from

A U.S. German seapost cover from 1899.

passengersorcrewontheshipatsea,ormaildeliveredtothepier justbeforedeparture ...mail thatwouldnothavemade it to the ship if ithadbeen taken to thepostoffice.Inmost cases, cancels have numbers thatmay be tied toindividualships. ThevideowasproducedbyJoeLanotteand ishostedbyPamLugo.Itisavailableonthelibrary’swebsite.


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CLUBPROGRAMS

The RMPL is pleased to welcome the following new members who have joined the library in the past two months.

NEWMEMBERS

Stephen A. Church, Denver, CO--CollectsJapan,Canada,NewZealand.Tony Crumbley, Charlotte, NC--CollectsNorthCarolinaPostalHistory.Thomas C. Czapla. Lakewood, CO-CollectsUSandpre-1950worldwide.Curtis Heckert, Henderson, CO--CollectsUSairmails,FDCs,firstflights,sheets.Ronald E. Korzeniowski, Sr., Irvona, PA-CollectsUSmintsingles,Poland,worldwide.

Stamp Clubs November, 2013 December 2013Aerophilatelist Club2nd Saturday, even numbered months

at RMPL; 11:30 a.m.

No meeting. Holiday Party with Mexico-Latin America Study Group begins at 11:30 a.m.

Araphahoe Stamp Club3rd Wednesday, Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine, Centennial; 7:30 p.m.

Club AuctionWednesday, November 20

Christmas PartyDecember 11

Aurora Stamp Club1st Wednesday at RMPL; 7 p.m.

Geneology and PhilatelyRon Mitchell

Holiday Dinner December 4 with Cherrelyn and Denver Stamp Clubs.6:30 p.m. Star Asian Bistro, 7500 S. University Blvd. $25 per person

Boulder Stamp Club4th Wednesday, Frasier Meadows Retirement Community, 350

Ponca Place; 7 p.m.

Cherrelyn Stamp Club2nd Monday, 1st Presbyterian Church

3500 S. Logan; 7 p.m.

Holiday Dinner December 4 with Aurora and Denver Stamp Clubs.6:30 p.m. Star Asian Bistro, 7500 S. University Blvd. $25 per person

Denver Postcard Club2nd Thursday at RMPL, 6:30 p.m.

Germany Stamp Club2nd Wednesday at RMPL; 7 p.m.

Club Auction Holiday Dinner

Great Britain & CommonwealthCollectors Club3rd Sunday at RMPL; 2 p.m.

Longmont Stampers3rd Thursday, Bethlehem Lutheran Church,

1000 15th Ave.; 7 p.m.

Philatelic Feud Holiday Party

North Suburban Stamp Club2nd Thursday

Friendship Hall, Cimarron Village, 12205 Perry St., Broomfield; 7 p.m.

Scandinavian Collectors Club1st Saturday at RMPL; 10 a.m.

Mexico-Latin America Study Group

2nd Saturday at RMPL; 10 a.m.

Antarctica Holiday Party with Aerophilatelist Club.

TOPIC Stamp Club1st Saturday at RMPL; 1 p.m.

December meeting cancelled

West Side Stamp Club3rd Tuesday, 6100 Field St.; 7:30 p.m.

Show and tell and good philatelic conversation.

Stamp mixtures available free for the pickin’.

Dianne Powell, Denver, CO.

Sam Powell, Little Switzerland, NC--CollectsUSplateblocks,booklets,airmails.

Chuck Schultz, Erie, CO--CollectsUS,Germany,worldwideto1968.

Gary Shaver, Broomfield, CO--CollectsUS,Canada,Germany,Austria,Sweden,Netherlands.

6:30PMtrading,7:30PMmeeting/program

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Thursday 2 - 8 p.m.. Closed Sundays and Holidays. Phone: (303) 759-9921

NOVEMBER 2013

Meetingtimesandplacessometimeschange.Itisbesttocallthelibraryortheclubtoconfirmtheplaceandtime.AcalendarofreservedclubtimesiskeptbyOperationsManager,DonBeuthel,atthelibrary.ClubsshouldcheckthecalendarregularlyandnotifyDonofanychangesorupdatesat(303)755-9328.AllrequeststoreservemeetingtimeandspaceotherthanthoselistedheremustbeapprovedandscheduledbyDonwellinadvance.

DECEMBER 2013

RMPL BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident: Sergio Lugo - Operations Manager: Don Beuthel - Vice-President: Jim Kilbane

Corresponding Secretary: Roe Emery - Recording Secretary: Paul Lee - Treasurer: Bob BlatherwickDirectors: John Bloor - Steve McGill - Dalene Thomas - David Weisberg. Director Emeritus: Don Dhonau

Scribblings is published bimonthly by the Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library, Ron Mitchell, Editor, 2038 S Pontiac Way, Denver, CO 80224.The Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library is a chartered Colorado nonprofit corporation and an IRS designated 501 (c)3 charitable organization.

Membership subscriptions over that for the regular membership, and donations of appropriate philatelic materials, are deductible for U.S. income tax purposes.

What’s Happening at the RMPL...

Nov 2-Meeting-10a.m. ScandinavianCollectorsClubNov 2-Meeting-1p.m. TOPIC-TopicalPhilatelistsinColoradoNov 6-Meeting-AuroraStampClub 6:30p.m.trading,7p.m.meetingSecond Saturday at the RMPLNov 9-9a.m. ProgrambyJoeCoston “RevenuePaperandStampsofMexico1640-1981”Nov 9-Meeting-10a.m. Mexico/LatinAmericaStudyGroupNov 11 - Closed,VeteransDayNov 13-Meeting-7p.m. DenverGermanyStampClubNov 14 -Auction2p.m. ThirdAnnualFour-ClubAuction:Arapahoe,Aurora,DenverandCherrelynStampClubsNov 14-Meeting-6:30p.m. DenverPostcardClubNov 16 -Meeting-10a.m. RMPLYoungStampCollectorsClubNov 16 -Meeting-10a.m. PostmarkCollectorsClubNov 16 -Meeting-1p.m. ColoradoPostalHistorySocietyNov 17-Meeting-2p.m. GreatBritain&Commonwealth CollectorsClubNov 21 -Meeting-7p.m. RMPLBoardofDirectors-Allarewelcome!

Dec 4-HolidayDinner-Aurora,Arapahoe, CherrelynandDenverStampClubs-Gatherat 6:30p.m.-Dinnerat7 StarAsianBistro,7500S.UniversityBlvd. $25perpersonDec 7 -Meeting-10a.m. ScandinavianCollectorsClubDec 7 -Dinner-RMPLPartyforVolunteers BlueBonnetCafeDec 11 -Meeting-7p.m. DenverGermanyStampClub

Second Saturday at the RMPLDec 14 -Meeting-9a.m. ProgrambyRonMitchell “FamilyHistoryandPhilately”

Dec 14 -JointHolidayParty-10a.m. Mexico/LatinAmericaStudyGroup andRockyMountainAerophilatelistsDec 21 -Meeting-10a.m. RMPLYoungStampCollectorsClubDec 22 -Meeting-2p.m. GreatBritain&Commonwealth CollectorsClubDec 24 - 25-Closed,ChristmasDec 31 - Jan 1-Closed,NewYear’s

November 2013, cont.

Nov 26-Meeting-7:30p.m. RockyMountainStampShowCommitteeNov 28- Dec 1-Closed,ThanksgivingHoliday

in this issue colorado poster stampsvol. 21 - no. 6 2038 south pontiac way, denver, co 80224...

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