Yes, from the 2nd World-Wide Philatelic Exhibition in Detroit, 1940. This: "Of the 24 advertising labels, there were many issued in multiple colors and variations. I don't aspire to collect all of the labels, but I would like to have an official souvenir sheet, plus an example of the Betty Boop and Pennsylvania Central Airlines pre-event labels." The Betty Boop and Pennsylvania Central Airlines labels may be too expensive for me, but I'd like the opportunity to decide. The official souvenir sheet shouldn't be too expensive. I'd say that was the better part of wisdom. Foil is just difficult to work with and store. Don
I will poke through them, see. I did find an issue with a long article on Garfield-Perry Club. If you'd like to see it, just let me know and I will scan/post.
<DONSELLOS> do you have anything from this exhibition? STAMPS seems a good source for announcement of exhibitions! I wonder if there is a comprehensive list available - or should I put it on my project list?
Hi Molokai: If you are asking about a list of conventions for a given year(s), I know of none. While it would be a thick volume, I am surprised that someone has not compiled a catalog of "official" philatelic event cachets and/or souvenir items. Yet another opportunity for you once you finish updating Chester M. Smith, Jr's American Philatelic Periodicals. Regarding the Cover Collectors' souvenir sheet, yes, I do have a copy from their 1940 convention in Tulsa. It was in the cinderella shoe box and I don't have it written up yet, but just last week I was wondering if they had subsequent conventions. It appears that they had two more according to the Fields/Picklo listings. Looks like they did not survive the war, however. I looked on the internet for something about the organization, but found nothing. Their 1940 souvenir sheet/label is simple in design, but nicely printed. Appears to commemorate the Mulready envelopes of 1840. I am going to put an email notification on eBay for related items that turn up for the CCs. Tulsa was an active philatelic venue in the 1930s and 1940s. Lots of money there during those years. The city was still a petroleum center with national offices of several major oil companies. Does the March 14th, 1940, issue of Stamps, or a subsequent issue after the meeting, have an article about the convention? If so, would you consider scanning it and posting it here, or I'll send you my home email and you could attach it there? Thanks. Don
March 14 1940 seems to highlight the International Stamp Club 20th Exhibition. 1938-1941 are loose and scrambled. Planning to sort them tonight. Seems an upcoming event gets more press than after it has transpired, but I do see a lot of listings of prizes for completed ones. Actually a good idea for a book! Keep me informed of your progress and do please reserve two copies for me.
Yes, I agree. Reporting on an event after it happened, other than awards, as you noted, was not a strong suit for those magazines. Don
I have been trying to organize my Delandre poster stamps as I have just purchased a new selection.Trying to do this is very difficult as I have no catalogue and can,t find any checklists.There were thousands of different issues.I have tried to sort a lot out by different regiment numbers and have managed to get some sort of order.However,there are sometimes more than one issue for a regiment.When I look for these,I have to rely on my increasingly failing memory.....so sometimes I find myself with duplicates.... These are a couple of pages of new additions.
Same problem here, especially with covers. I am slowly solving the problem by creating an index of my cover albums. Slow going and difficult to maintain uniformity of index terms, but it is working. I have already used it to advantage in finding specific items. Now, whenever I write-up a cover, or cinderella, I index it and the page following it. That way I index all the new stuff and gradually add previous cover pages to the index. I think you could do a quick and dirty index for your Delandre's by listing them by unit types followed by the unit numbers, and then their page number, i.e Hussards, 11th, p. 3, Lancers, 17th, p 3, Infirmiers, 9th, p 2, etc. Just list them as they are on the pages, and do a sort separated on the first comma and you are in business. As you acquire, say more Hussards, but different units the index will stack them by the main term and then by the number of the unit. Something to do on those rainy days when you don't have new stuff to write up. Don
Thanks for the info...will definitely try and put together a list. I actually made photo copies of my pages and took them with me to Stampex....and still ended up with a couple of duplicates !!! There is a catalogue out there...its listed on Amazon but always unavailable. Bob
Our resident bibliographer, Molokai, should be able to find a copy in no time. He may even have one. Don
Delandre vignettes on cover. French soldiers were allowed to send mail at reduced or special rates during wartime.Delandre sold these vignettes to different regiments . The vignettes were stamped with Tresor et Postes cancels. They are found on covers with FM....Franchise Militaire or CM ...Correspondance Militaire.These 2 examples date from 1916,on letters to family members back in France...a poignant reminder of difficult times.
Another example of Military Correspondance from July 1915 with a patriotic vignette.There are two cachets from the 40th Territorial Infantry Regiment and a arrival cancel in Paris.
Not sure this belongs here...Purchased it after reading about Hollypex in Stamps. Chasing down all the interesting items in those old magazines could be expensive...
The best place for it, I believe. Nice cover. That 1942 cachet has a " Buy Bonds, Remember Pearl Harbor" overprint on the 1940 souvenir sheet. Below is a brown example of the original 1940 souvenir sheet that was in my cinderella shoe box. They were issued in four colors. Fields/Picklo lists only two SS from the Hollywood National Philatelic Exhibitions, the 1940 and the one depicted on your cover for 1942. Nothing for 1941 or after 1942. Don
A selection of French patriotic cinderellas from World War One,ecouraging patriotism and exhorting people to avoid German and Austrian products. Mention is made of alleged crimes committed by Germany..arson,rape,pillage ..all issued to stir up patriotism and national fervour.
Hi Bob: A fascinating page of cinderellas! I find this group of cinderellas makes a more powerful statement than the regimental labels. Also more powerful than any stamp issues, peace time or war time! I'm sure a similar page could be assembled with cinderellas of German origin that urge avoidance of anything French or English. While well before my time, I remember my grandparents telling of the anti-German sentiment that ran through the society of their small town in Iowa during the WW I years, even before America's entry into the war. My family lived in a farming area with many German immigrants and with German still being spoken on the streets during that time. German language newspapers were shut down, German was not allowed to be spoken in the schools and those with German surnames were all suspect. It was a threatening time for many. A similar sentiment against Germany and Japan occurred during WW II, but patriotic covers, more than cinderellas, seemed to be the preferred medium in the 1940s. Don
The OKC metro stamp club held one of its occasional "philatelic garage sales" a couple of weeks ago. It is a "no dealers, collectors only" sale of stuff someone no longer wants and someone else does. I found this Oklahoma Philatelic Society souvenir sheet from its 25th annual convention held in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1957. The price was right at 75 cents! Stillwater is the home of Oklahoma State University whose colors are black and orange. Perhaps, that accounts for the black printing on orange paper for this sheet. The sheet also commemorates the silver anniversary (25 years) of the society and the golden anniversary (50 years) of Oklahoma statehood. In my opinion, a somewhat plain souvenir sheet for such an auspicious double anniversary! Don
