Vintage Carousels (Canada 2022)
Issue Date 21 July
Day-of-Issue press release:
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Fun and fanciful new stamps celebrate Canada’s vintage carousels
Five unique, historic carousels featured in whimsical stamp set
CALGARY – Today, Canada Post released an enchanting set of stamps to celebrate the 
wonder and playfulness of vintage carousels in Canada.
The vibrant stamps spotlight five historic carousels located across the country. The featured carousels are each known for their elaborately carved and beautifully painted animals. They also showcase the craftsmanship and mechanical ingenuity that were impressive for their era.
Dating back to the 12th century, carousels were originally used as a military training game. By the mid-19th century, they had evolved into the beloved fairground ride that remains a nostalgic staple of amusement parks to this day.
The stamp set features these five carousels:
Lakeside Park Carousel (Lakeside Park, St. Catharines, Ontario)
Built by Kremer’s Carousel Works circa 1903, this impressively large carousel boasts 68 animals and four chariots in four rows – and today still costs only a nickel to ride.
Bowness Carousel (Heritage Park Historical Village, Calgary, Alberta)
Built by Herschell-Spillman Co. in 1904, this is a very rare three-row track machine, where the horses’ rocking motion comes from eccentric drive wheels under the platform.
C.W. Parker Carousel No. 119 (Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby, British Columbia)
Built in 1912 and now fully restored, this carousel features 36 jumping horses, four stationary horses, a chariot and music provided by a 1925 Wurlitzer band organ.
Roseneath Carousel (Roseneath Fairgrounds, Roseneath, Ontario)
Built by C.W. Parker in 1906, this was originally a portable carnival carousel. It is the only Canadian carousel to receive the National Carousel Association (U.S.) Historic Carousel Award – in 2010.
Le Galopant (La Ronde, Montréal, Quebec)
Built circa 1885 in Belgium, this was originally a travelling carousel powered by steam. It made its first Canadian appearance at Expo 67.
About the stamps
The stamps are designed by Paprika and feature illustrations by René Milot. Printed by 
Colour Innovations, each stamp depicts one animal from each of the featured carousels, with the location indicated at the bottom. The stamp issue is cancelled in Calgary, home of the Bowness Carousel at Heritage Park Historical Village. The cancellation is inspired by midway ride tickets. The stamp issue includes a booklet of 10 Permanent™ domestic rate stamps (the booklet [left] is designed in the style of traditional circus, midway advertising posters), a souvenir sheet of five stamps, an Official First Day Cover and a set of five postcards.
[en Francais pour les médias d’information]
De nouveaux timbres amusants célèbrent des carrousels d’époque
Un jeu de cinq vignettes fantaisistes présente des carrousels uniques.
CALGARY – Aujourd’hui, Postes Canada a émis un jeu de timbres enchanteur pour célébrer la joie et l’émerveillement créés par les carrousels d’époque au Canada.
Les timbres hauts en couleur illustrent cinq carrousels historiques de différents endroits au pays. Les carrousels en vedette sont connus pour leurs magnifiques animaux sculptés et peints. Ils mettent également en valeur le savoir-faire et l’ingéniosité mécanique qui étaient impressionnants à l’époque.
Remontant au XIIe siècle, les carrousels servent à l’origine de jeux d’entraînement militaire. Au milieu du XIXe siècle, ils deviennent le manège bien-aimé des foires et demeurent aujourd’hui un élément nostalgique incontournable des parcs d’attractions.
Le jeu de timbres met en vedette cinq carrousels :
Carrousel Lakeside Park (Lakeside Park, St. Catharines, Ontario)
Construit par Kremer’s Carousel Works vers 1903, ce carrousel d’une taille impressionnante compte 68 animaux et 4 chars disposés en 4 rangées. Encore aujourd’hui, en faire un tour ne coûte que 5 cents.
Carrousel Bowness (Heritage Park Historical Village, Calgary, Alberta)
Construit en 1904 par Herschell-Spillman Co., ce rare modèle est doté de trois rangées de rails, et les chevaux oscillent grâce à des roues motrices excentriques sous la plateforme.
Carrousel C.W. Parker no 119 (Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby, Colombie-Britannique)
Construit en 1912 et entièrement restauré depuis, il compte 36 chevaux sauteurs, 4 chevaux fixes et 1 char. Il tourne au son d’un orgue Wurlitzer de 1925.
Carrousel Roseneath (Roseneath Fairgrounds, Roseneath, Ontario)
Construit en 1906 par C.W. Parker, c’est à l’origine un carrousel de fête foraine. En 2010, la National Carousel Association (États-Unis) lui décerne un prix Historic Carousel Award, un honneur qu’il est le seul à obtenir au Canada.
Le Galopant (La Ronde, Montréal, Québec)
Fabriqué en Belgique vers 1885, ce carrousel, itinérant à l’époque, fonctionne à la vapeur. Il fait sa première apparition au Canada dans le cadre d’Expo 67.
À propos des timbres
Les timbres ont été conçus par la maison Paprika et illustrés par René Milot. Imprimé par Colour Innovations, chaque timbre est orné d’un animal du carrousel auquel il est consacré, et le lieu est indiqué au bas de la vignette. L’émission est oblitérée à Calgary, où se trouvent l’Heritage Park Historical Village et le carrousel Bowness. Le cachet est inspiré des coupons pour les manèges des parcs d’attractions. L’émission comprend un carnet de 10 timbres PermanentsMC au tarif du régime intérieur (le carnet reprend le style des affiches publicitaires traditionnelles des cirques), un bloc-feuillet de cinq timbres, un pli Premier Jour officiel et un jeu de cinq cartes postales.
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Can you smell the cotton candy? Do you hear the barkers in the midway daring you to test your game skills? This five-stamp issue featuring vintage carousels from across Canada is designed to bring you back to the summer fun of your youth.
From their origins as a military training game in the 12th century, carousels had evolved by the mid-19th century to the mechanically powered fairground ride we still enjoy today. The five carousels featured, with their elaborately carved and painted animals and cheery band organ music, demonstrate both high artisan craftsmanship and impressive technological advances for their era.
The Lakeside Park Carousel, residing at Lakeside Park, in St. Catharines, Ontario, since 1921, still costs only a nickel to ride.
A rare three-row track machine, the Bowness Carousel arrived at the Heritage Park Historical Village, in Calgary, Alberta, in 1969.
Arriving in Canada in 1936, the C.W. Parker Carousel No. 119 has been a popular attraction at the Burnaby Village Museum, in Burnaby, British Columbia, since 1993.
The only Canadian carousel to receive the National Carousel Association Historic Carousel Award (in 2010), the Roseneath Carousel has been the pride of the Roseneath Fairgrounds, in Roseneath, Ontario, since 1932.
Le Galopant has been entertaining guests at La Ronde amusement park in Montréal, Quebec, since 2007. Originally powered by steam, the late 19th-century Belgian carousel first arrived in Canada to be part of Expo 67.
The issue was designed by Paprika and illustrated by René Milot in a whimsical style reminiscent of turn-of-the-century carnival and circus posters.
The souvenir sheet:The booklet pane:
The Official First Day Cover:
AFDCS Donates $5,000 to Boston 2026
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AFDCS Donates $5,000 to Boston 2026 International Show
The American First Day Cover Society, the world’s largest not-for-profit organization for FDC collectors, has donated $5,000 to Boston 2026 World Stamp Show, the next internationally-sanctioned stamp collecting exposition in the United States. The 
contribution was approved in a unanimous vote of the AFDCS Board of Directors.
Leaders of Boston 2026, the American Philatelic Society and the AFDCS have been working toward making first day covers a separate class for exhibits at an international show. Currently, FDCs are part of the “Other” catch-all class.
“We want to send a message that the AFDCS is a major player in the hobby, not just another organization,” said AFDCS board member Foster Miller, who proposed the donation. “We also want to send a message to the international stamp community that first day covers are important.”
Boston 2026 World Expo takes place May 23-30, 2026, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Full show details may be found at boston2026.org and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The AFDCS is the fourth-largest stamp society in the U.S. In addition to advocating for first day cover collecting and exhibiting, it also publishes handbooks, catalogues, directories, teachers’ aids, and a bimonthly award-winning journal, First Days [right], and has a YouTube channel for videos about FDCs. It sponsors an annual contest for cachetmakers and is a co-sponsor of the annual Great American Stamp Show, which will next be held August 25-28, 2022, in Sacramento, Calif. The AFDCS-sponsored “Americover Exhibition” at that show will have 25 exhibits in 138 frames.
Membership in the AFDCS starts at $24 for Internet-only access (anywhere in the world) or $35 with the printed magazine. For more information on the AFDCS, visit its website www.afdcs.org, email afdcs@afdcs.org or write to the society at Post Office Box 246, Colonial Beach, VA 22443-0246.
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Preparations for Boston 2026 World Expo continue on several fronts. The American First Day Cover Society is the latest philatelic organization to contribute funds to help make the 
next U.S. international exhibition possible. A $5,000 donation was approved by AFDCS’s leadership this past week.
Founded in 1955, it is the world’s largest group of over 1,100 members specializing in the creation and collecting of first day covers. Their extensive web site at afdcs.org offers viewers a wealth of information along with videos on their new YouTube channel, accessible through a home page link. “We want to send a message that the AFDCS is a major player in the hobby, not just another organization,” said AFDCS board member Foster Miller, who proposed the donation. “We also want to send a message to the international stamp community that first day covers are important.”
Nancy Clark, Boston 2026 President, said, “It’s just this kind of support within the philatelic community which makes it possible to continue to promote both our hobby and our mission to enrich lives through philately.”
Are you planning to attend the Great American Stamp Show in Sacramento, California in late August? If so, stop by the Boston 2026 First Day Ceremony on opening day, August 25 at 2 PM on the show floor stage. It starts with the design unveiling and release of the second in a series of patriotic-inspired promotional labels followed by a presentation by Yamil Kouri [left], the show’s Commissioner General and a Director of the once-a-decade exhibition. All are welcome.
U.S. Raises Postage Rates Mid-2022
This is a follow-up to the VSC article with the press release from when the U.S. Postal Service filed for the increase in April 2022. The new rates went into effect on Sunday, July 10th.
The Mailing Services price changes include:
| Product Letters (1 oz.) Letters (metered 1 oz.) Letters additional ounce(s) Domestic Postcards International Letter (1 oz.) |
Former Prices 58¢ 53¢ 20¢ 40¢ $1.30 |
Current Prices 60¢ 57¢ 24¢ 44¢ $1.40 |
There were also changes to the fees for Special Services products including Certified Mail, Post Office Box rental fees, Money Order fees and the cost to purchase insurance when mailing an item.
You can find a complete listing of all the current rates here in a .pdf on the USPS.com website. Also see “Basic Pricing for First-Class Mail® & First-Class® Package Service” about midway down on this page. It may be easier to read than this screen shot of that page (although if you click on this picture, you’ll see a larger version). 
According to the USPS, the changes “raised First-Class Mail prices approximately 6.5 percent which is lower than the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual inflation rate of 7.9 
percent as of the end of February.”
“With the new prices, the Postal Service will continue to provide the lowest letter-mail postage rates in the industrialized world and offer a great value in shipping,” the USPS said in April.
As it does in many press releases, the USPS ended with “The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations.” For many years, the agency did not include the word “generally.” However, it does receive tax dollars for the free-frank (no charge) mailing services it provides to Members of Congress and active-duty military.
Israel Applauds Roe v. Wade Decision? (2022)
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New Israel Post Issue Honors Life
Israel Post, the official postal service for the State of Israel, will issue a new set of postage stamps in July 2022 celebrating the beauty and sanctity of life. Four separate sheets of 
stamps, each featuring inspiring quotes and special artwork designed exclusively for this landmark issue, combine to create a spectacular commemorative that will have wide appeal throughout the world.
The four different sheets contain either nine or 12 pairs of stamps. One of each pair depicts the blue Star of David from the Israeli flag and the inscription “ISRAEL,” while the other shows artwork representing the stages of life of an unborn child.
This special philatelic issue is inspired by the extraordinary events in the United States surrounding abortion rights. In late June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that protected a woman’s right to abortion. The momentous Supreme Court ruling affects access to abortion in the United States and will drastically change the political and cultural landscape.
At this pivotal time in history, Israel Post continues its ongoing effort to support human rights. These stamps are powerful reminders that the world has a responsibility to care for all people and to protect them at all stages of life, from conception to death.
The colorful stamp sheets are printed and issued by Israel Post using the same precision techniques and same specialized paper and perforating as official postage stamps released for the State of Israel.
What makes these sheets unique and more highly collectible is that they also feature profound quotes from respected religious and historical leaders: Maimonides, the medieval Jewish philosopher and scholar; the sainted Mother Teresa; and U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, each of whom was a proponent for the family and who believed that children are a gift from God.
The stamp sheets are issued in limited quantities and make the perfect addition to any stamp collection. They will be available for purchase by the general public beginning in July 2022. Stamp collectors and other enthusiasts can acquire them from their local stamp dealers or directly from IGPC, the official Israel Post Agent in the United States.
“Stamps have always had the unique ability to bridge the divides and bring people together,” said Sam Malamud, President of IGPC. “These special sheets convey a simple message that life is precious. It is an issue that appeals equally to stamp collectors and all human beings across all social, political, and racial lines.”
Elhanan Shapira, Director of Philatelic Services for Israel Post, noted that, “We are delighted to once again work with the world’s largest philatelic agency, Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corp., to help promote the hobby of stamp collecting to the masses. This special stamp issue brings to the forefront a matter of public interest that affects all humanity. We are pleased to be part of this global concern.”
Stamp collectors and enthusiasts will be sure to add these significant stamps to their collection and are able to purchase these stamp sheets from the local Post Offices of the issuing government or from their local stamp dealer. Additionally, stamps are available directly from the IGPC website at www.igpc.com.
Note: We do not have a date of issue, nor an answer whether these are ATM labels/personalized postage or stamps.
U.S. Scott Catalogue Numbers (July 2022)
5694 (58¢) Women’s Rowing – Women Wearing Red Shirts, No Oar Splash
a. Imperforate
5695 (58¢) Women’s Rowing – Women Wearing Red Shirts, Oar Splash at Lower Left
a. Imperforate
b. Horiz. pair, #5694-5695
c. Imperforate horiz. pair, #5694a-5695a
5696 (58¢) Women’s Rowing – Women Wearing B;ue Shirts, Oar Splash at Center
a. Imperforate
5697 (58¢) Women’s Rowing – Women Wearing Blue Shirts, No Oar Splash
a. Imperforate
b. Horiz. pair, #5696-5697
c. Imperforate horiz. pair, #5696a-5697a
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5698 Mighty Mississippi pane of 10 [edited per Scott]
a. (58¢) Minnesota
b. (58¢) Wisconsin
c. (58¢) Iowa
d. (58¢) Illinois
e. (58¢) Missouri
f. (58¢) Kentucky
g. (58¢) Arkansas
h. (58¢) Tennessee
i. (58¢) Louisiana
j. (58¢) Mississippi
k. As #5698, imperforate
l. As #5698a, imperforate
m. As #5698b, imperforate
n. As #5698c, imperforate
o. As #5698d, imperforate
p. As #5698e, imperforate
q. As #5698f, imperforate
r. As #5698g, imperforate
s. As #5698h, imperforate
t. As #5698i, imperforate
u. As #5698j, imperforate
Gay Pride Rally 50th Anniversary (UK 2022)
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Celebrating 50 Years of Pride:
Royal Mail Issues a Set of Eight Stamps to Mark the Anniversary of the UK‘s First Gay Pride Rally In 1972
- The vibrantly illustrated stamps tell a story of Pride over time, beginning with the first ‘Gay Pride rally’
- The stamps will be issued on 1 July, exactly 50 years to the day that the march that took place from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park
- The stamps, specially commissioned by Royal Mail, were art directed by NB Studio and illustrated by award-winning artist Sofie Birkin
- Royal Mail worked with journalist and published author Amelia Abraham on the stamp issue and also consulted with Royal Mail’s internal LGBT & Friends Network
- An exclusive animation based on the stamps has been created by the stamp designers, NB Studio, and animation studio, Animade
- The stamps are available to order at
www.royalmail.com/pride and by phone on 03457 641 641. They went on general sale on 1 July, with the Presentation Pack, containing all eight stamps priced at £12.10
Royal Mail this past Friday issued a new set of eight, vibrantly illustrated stamps, being issued to mark the 50thanniversary of the UK’s first Pride rally that took place on 1 July 1972.
Issued exactly 50 years to the day, the stamps celebrate the march that took place from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park, which was the first to bear the name ‘Gay Pride Rally’. The march was inspired by events in the USA, where the first Pride events had taken place to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York.
The stamps, specially commissioned by Royal Mail, were art directed by NB Studio and illustrated by award-winning artist Sofie Birkin. Her illustrations have featured in campaigns 
for brands such as Nike and Apple.
Royal Mail worked with journalist and published author Amelia Abraham on the stamp issue and also consulted with Royal Mail’s internal LGBT & Friends Network.
Beginning in 1972, the stamps tell a story of Pride over time. They depict the first ‘Gay Pride rally’ and early Pride events where participants shouted slogans such as, “Gay is fun! Gay is proud! Gay is beautiful!”, to the more recent update on the traditional rainbow flag, its design encompassing the flags of trans and intersex people, while also referencing the inclusion of 
LGBTQ+ people of colour.
David Gold, Director External Affairs & Policy, Royal Mail said: “The vibrant, colourful Pride events that take place in towns and cities across the UK today trace their origins to a small number of people who marched through central London half a century ago to raise awareness of discrimination and inequality. There have been huge changes in laws and social attitudes, but Pride events continue to play a key role in raising awareness of discrimination, as well as celebrating diversity and individualism.”
Pride animation:
The designers of the stamps, NB Studio, have, in collaboration with animation studio, Animade, created a film using the illustrations featured in the stamp issue:
The film builds on the diverse and beautiful characters featured on the stamps and draws them together using rich storytelling throughout – which uses complex hand-drawn, frame by frame animation.
NB Studio selected Animade to bring Sofie Birkin’s illustrations to life – assisted by NB Studio’s writer Dan Radley, sound engineers Box of Toys and voice actor Layton Williams.
Alan Dye, Creative Director at and owner of NB Studio, said “It was a real honour to be asked to design this iconic series for The Royal Mail, as they represent such an important part of British LGBTQ+ history. It was an absolute joy to work with Sofie Birkin who’s work we’ve admired for some time. Watching these beautiful illustrations come to life you could easily imagine yourself as part of the ‘March Through 
Time…’.
Jennifer Judd, co-founder and Managing Director at Animade, said: “This was a joyous project for Animade to be part of and gave us an opportunity as part of our creative industry to do something beautiful to celebrate Pride and the diverse LGBTQ+ community. Animation adds an extra narrative dimension, which helped to bring this important project for Royal Mail to life.”
Pride in the UK from 1972 to the present:
On 1 July 1972, a crowd of people gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square before marching 
to Hyde Park. This was not the first march for LGBTQ+ rights in the UK; similar protests had taken place in Highbury Fields, Islington, in 1970, and another in Trafalgar Square in 1971. But it was the first with the name ‘Gay Pride Rally’. The inspiration came from the USA, where the first Pride events had taken place to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the 1969 clash between the LGBTQ+ community and police in New York City. The spirit of Pride was one of defiant visibility. At London’s first event there was 
even a ‘kiss-in’ – a mass display of same-sex affection, while people at early Pride events chanted slogans such as, “Gay is fun! Gay is proud! Gay is beautiful!”
One of their demands was greater legal equality for gay people. Homosexuality was partially decriminalised in England and Wales in 1967, yet police arrests of gay and bisexual men remained common in the years following. Over the course of the first decade of Pride events, calls for basic safety and 
freedom were a priority; during Gay Pride Week in 1978, pamphlets were distributed to raise awareness of violent assaults on the LGBTQ+ community, such as the National Front’s then recent attack on the popular South London LGBTQ+ venue the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
During the 1980s, an increased climate of homophobia in the wake of the AIDS epidemic meant that attacks on LGBTQ+ people in the UK continued. The health crisis also sparked new Pride events, such as Manchester Pride, which began as an AIDS fundraiser.
Throughout the 1990s, Pride spread across the UK. Pride Scotia launched in Scotland, with annual marches alternating between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the first Cardiff Pride followed in 1999. In the 2000s, attendance at Pride in London grew alongside increasing support for LGBTQ+ rights, and more events were launched under the Pride banner. In 2002, same-sex couples won the right to adopt; two years later, same-sex civil partnerships were legalised.
In 2013, an even more historic shift took place when the law was changed to allow same-sex marriage. The following year, Pride began to attract large corporate sponsorships, 
signalling its increased mainstream acceptance. By 2015, Pride in London, as it was now known, attracted a million people, and it continued to grow in the years following, until Pride celebrations had to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Today, Pride in London remains the main event in the UK, though many others are flourishing across the country.
The stamps are available to pre-order from today (23 June) www.royalmail.com/pride, by phone on 03457 641 641 and at 7,000 Post Offices across the UK. They go on general sale on 1 July. A Presentation Pack, containing all eight stamps, is priced at £12.96
Freddie Mercury’s childhood stamp album to be displayed at London’s Postal Museum:
The Postal Museum in London is to display one of Freddie Mercury’s childhood 
possessions – his stamp album – for the first time. (Part of one page is shown on the right.)
The album will be on display in the museum from 13 July until 30 October this year and is part of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK Pride movement. The 54-page album consists predominately of stamps from the British Commonwealth and reveals not only Freddie’s early life in Zanzibar, but also his artistic talent.
<ore information on the exhibition is here. For information on the museum in general, go to www.postalmuseum.org/visit-us/
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Philatelic products offered by Royal Mail include an official first day cover (above), set of eight postcards (above), and, for £1,095 (about US$1,323.50), a gold-coin first day cover (below): 
Former ATA President Jack Denys Dies
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Former ATA President Jack Denys Dies
Jack André Denys, president of the American Topical Association (ATA) 2008-2016, and accomplished thematic exhibitor, died on June 26, 2022. He was 79.
Jack joined the ATA in 1976. During his tenure as president, Jack oversaw the hiring of key staff and led the association in advancing technology and member services. For the ATA journal, Topical Time, he wrote a regular column and many other articles. He was a charter member of the 1949 Society, ATA members who have included the association in their wills. In 2014 Jack received the ATA’s Distinguished Topical Philatelist award, its highest honor. The letter nominating Jack called him “the most influential and positive voice for topical philately in the world today.”
A member of the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE), Jack wrote for its journal The Philatelic Exhibitor, receiving the Randy L. Neil Award for the best article in 2011. In 2018 he co-edited the ATA handbook What’s First? and contributed to the ATA’s handbook Topical Adventures.
The Bayeux Tapestry, his primary philatelic topic, depicts William the Conqueror’s invasion of England and victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. His exhibit earned 10 consecutive gold awards, which qualified him for the AAPE Diamond Award. The exhibit won the Reserve Grand (2007) and the Grand (2008) at the National Topical Stamp Show.
Co-founder of the Albrecht Dürer Study Unit of the ATA, Jack served as president and editor of its Dürer Journal for 20 years. He recently re-activated that organization, again serving as president and editor. He also belonged to the American Philatelic Society (APS) and the Westfield (NJ) Stamp Club.
A retired Lutheran minister, Jack lived in Somerville, NJ, with his wife, Mary Anne.
AFDCS Offers Whooping Crane FDC Video
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A new video presentation on YouTube looks at Whooping Cranes on stamps and first day covers for the U.S. issue of 1957. In her program, Susan Jones, calls Sc. 1098, “one of 
the most beautiful stamps the Post Office Department put out.”
The quickest way to “The Whooping Crane“ and other videos on the American First Day Cover Society YouTube channel is www.afdcs.org/videos.html
Jones presented a talk at a virtual meeting of the Claude C. Ries Chapter (Southern California) of the AFDCS in November 21. In addition to discussing and showing various cachets and postmarks, she also talks about the postmarks and poster stamps associated with the issue, and why it was issued.
Membership in the AFDCS is not required to view the videos, but with memberships starting at $24 for Internet-only access or $35 with the printed magazine, it is very affordable and a good asset for any first day cover collector, anywhere in the world.
The AFDCS also publishes handbooks, catalogues, directories and a bimonthly award-winning journal, First Days. The society also advocates for first day cover collecting and exhibiting, and is a co-host of Great American Stamp Show, which next will be held August 25-28, 2022, in Sacramento, Calif.
For more information on the AFDCS, visit its website www.afdcs.org, email afdcs@afdcs.org or write to the society at Post Office Box 246, Colonial Beach, VA 22443-0246.
Writers Unit Honors Sente, Lowther, Kelsey
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The APS Writers Unit #30 is honoring three philatelic authors this year, by inducting them into the WU30 Hall of Fame: Marjory J. Sente, Kevin Lowther, and Douglas A. Kelsey. The formal presentations will be made during the Unit’s annual meeting on August 28, at Great American Stamp Show in Sacramento, Calif., at 11 a.m. The APS Writers Unit #30 is an affiliate of the American Philatelic Society.
The choices were proposed by the Hall of Fame Committee, chaired by Cheryl Ganz and including Trish Kaufmann and Ken Trettin, all members of the Hall of Fame themselves.
Sente has been writing for philatelic publications for nearly half a century. Her articles have appeared not only in all the major stamp collecting periodicals, but also in mainstream publications such as Country Living, The Penn Stater, and DAR Magazine. She also has exhibited on subjects as diverse as the Grand Canyon, Washington Bicentennial and censored first day covers; given talks and seminars; and taught philatelic courses.
“Thank you for your kind words. I was pleasantly surprised, actually stunned,” she said when notified.
Lowther writes on a wide range of subjects, but especially postal history. In the past dozen years, he has published more than 170 articles in several philatelic magazines, including the United States Specialist, the American Stamp Collector & Dealer and Kelleher’s Stamp Collector’s Quarterly. More than a third of them explored the postal history of United States’ involvement in World War I, while his articles on the Washington-Franklins have led to several new listings in the Scott catalogue. He has also published two non-fiction non-philatelic books on history.
Although best known as the administrator of the American First Day Cover Society, Kelsey (1949-2020) wrote several hundred articles, columns, catalogs, and monographs. These showcased his diverse research and collecting interests, from Ohio metered mail to Egyptian definitives. He held offices in many philatelic societies and was honored for his service numerous times. He was also an accredited APS judge and helped bring the AFDCS’ Americover exhibition into the World Series of Philately.
The APS Writers Unit #30 is the organization for philatelic writers, editors, publishers and content producers, helping them exchange ideas. It publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Philatelic Communicator, and maintains the www.wu30.org website. It is APS affiliate number 30, because “-30-“ was how 19th and 20th century writers indicated the end of their articles and other works.
