[press release]
CCC Offers New Book: The Postal History of the Spanish-Cuban / American War
(1895-1898)
By Yamil H. Kouri Jr.
The Collectors Club of Chicago is pleased to announce the publication of its 34th handbook chronicling specialized philatelic subjects: Under Three Flags, The Postal History of the Spanish-Cuban / American War (1895-1898) by Dr. Yamil H. Kouri, Jr.
The handbook deals with every postal and philatelic aspect representing the three sides of the war and includes abundant related history pertinent to the context of this conflict.
The 27 chapters present viewpoints from each of the war’s three belligerents. From the Cuban side, detailed are the military history, the Cuban postal systems in and out of the island, and the war’s impact on civilians. From the Spanish side, presented are the mails from the Spanish soldiers and sailors, military posts, military hospitals, prisoners of war, as well as Spanish patriotic labels, interrupted mail, and blockade mail.
From the United States side, detailed are the mails from all the military camps in the United States; patriotic covers and labels; wartime correspondence; mail from the American soldiers, sailors and military hospitals; military postal stations in Cuba and their postal markings and mail categories; military camps in Cuba; local provisional stamp issues; official mail envelopes; and the 1899-1902 postal issues.
All involvements of the three belligerents, the Cubans, the Spaniards, and the Americans, are chronicled in depth. Beginning with the detailed table of contents, the reader can easily find the sections relating to a cover being examined. There also is an extended index with reference page numbers to identify people, cities, army camps and ships.
This book includes 752 pages and 1,600 illustrations in full color of covers, postal markings, stamps, labels, maps, documents, photographs and tables. The handbook is handsomely bound in Buckram with gold stamping and includes a dust jacket. The Library of Congress number is 2018947752 and the ISBN is 0-9827357-6-6.
The handbook costs $90.00 plus postage to U.S. mailing addresses for those seeking shipping. The current U.S. postpaid price is $97.50, in addition to sales tax, as applicable. At this time, delivery outside of Illinois from Chicago, and from Louisville outside Kentucky, are not subject to the states’ sales taxes.
How to Order:
U.S. orders may be placed through the CCC website, www.collectorsclubchicago.org, using PayPal for the remittance.
Mail orders should be sent to Robert L. Glass, CCC Publications Committee, Collectors Club of Chicago, P.O. Box 3996, Oak Park, IL 60303-3996, with payment made in U.S. dollars by check or money order made payable to the Collectors Club of Chicago.
For other orders, international shipments and quantity purchases, contact Leonard H. Hartmann via email at Leonard@pbbooks.net for payment requirement details. Payment to the CCC may be made through PayPal. For international shipments, significant postage savings are possible on multiple orders; various special transits are available.
This handbook and several previous CCC publications also are available directly from the CCC (www.collectorsclubchicago.org), as well as from independent book and stamp dealers.
For more information, or to set up an interview with author Dr. Yamil Kouri or a CCC member or officer, please contact:
Melanie Rogers
CCC Public Relations and Publicity Manager
www.collectorsclubchicago.org
http://www.facebook.com/collectorsclubofchicago
312-593-7909
mrogers93@hotmail.com
About the Collectors Club of Chicago (CCC):
The CCC was incorporated on October 13, 1928, and it is believed members met in one another’s homes until the beginning of World War II, at which time the meetings lapsed. In early 1944, three legendary, Chicago-area, advanced collectors of postage stamps and postal history planned the formation of an intimate group of collectors having similar interests: Dr. Clarence W. Hennan, David Lidman (then the Stamp Editor of the “Chicago Sun”) and Charles F. Meroni, Sr. In November 1944, these three individuals and five more met to officially establish the club.
An agreement was reached whereby a Chicago-based organization would be formed for the purpose of promoting philatelic research, for the exchange of information concerning all aspects of postage stamps and postal history and for the promotion of social contact between good friends having a common bond through philatelia — the name of the organization was to be the Collectors Club of Chicago.
From 1945 to 1969, the club met at a variety of public locations, including the University Club and the Union League Club. In 1970, the club began meeting at the present-day Gold Coast clubhouse, which was a gift from Richard McPherren Cabeen and his wife Blema. Cabeen, a CCC member, was a notable philatelic author who wrote books as well as a stamp column that appeared in a local newspaper.
Because of the foresight of the Chicago area’s philatelic fraternity in the formative years, the current CCC membership now enjoys the privileges and benefits of a permanent, upscale clubhouse building, a very comprehensive philatelic library and the opportunity to socialize at least monthly with fellow collectors.
