GREEN BAY PHILATELIC SOCIETY 2016 Baltic Terrace, Green Bay, WI 54311 President: Darryl Ruprecht 468-6348 Vol. 33 No. 9 November, 2013 Vice President: Dave Burrows 468-7566 Secretary: Ray Perry 469-8925 Editor: Ray Perry 469-8925 Treasurer: Kirk Becker 680-1063 Publisher: Darryl Ruprecht 468-6348

NOVEMBER MEETING – Happy Thanksgiving WHERE: BROWN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER WHEN: November 21, 2013 (third Thursday of every month)

TIME: Open 7:00 pm, business meeting 7:30 pm PROGRAM: Video Presentation on Bank Notes and Silent Auction

Reminder: We need volunteer members to pick up a key from the Senior Center by 4:00 pm on the day of the meeting. November’s volunteer is Dave Burrows.

Winter Months Reminder: in the event of adverse weather the meeting will be canceled if the Green Bay Public Schools are canceled.

October Meeting

We had two young visitors at the October meeting – Randy Younger’s grandson, Emmanuel was back along with Randy’s granddaughter, Yessinia. It was great to see both at the meeting. Hopefully Randy can get his grandchildren to attend more meetings in the future. Maybe they can even bring a friend or two. Old Business: Dave Burrows reports that the booth at the Einstein Project has been reserved. New Business: Clete Delvaux has agreed to take a first cut at developing criteria for lifetime membership. He will present it to the Executive Committee for their input and then to the club for its approval. Ray asked members to get him copies of their Way Out Topical exhibits if they are interested in having them posted on the Federation’s website. So far I have five of the seven entries. If you haven’t gotten your copy to me before the November meeting, please bring it to the meeting. I will submit the exhibits I have after the November meeting. Ray also reported that the American Philatelic Society (APS) has asked us to send out membership application cards in a future newsletter. The cards

are enclosed with this month’s newsletter. For those of you that are not currently members of APS please give consideration to joining this fine organization. October Program: We had a very successful “Way Out Topical Night” that included great participation and a lot of creativity. As previously noted these exhibits will be on the Federation website in the near future, so if you weren’t at the meeting you can take a look on line. Here is a summary of the entries:

1. Dave Burrows: “Halloween Costumes” (1st place).

2. Tom Johnston: “Globes on Stamps” (2nd place).

3. Darlene Waterstreet: “Toys of the 20th Century on Stamps” (3rd place).

4. Clete Delvaux: “Objects that Score Points” 5. Bob Petersen: “Great Performers” 6. Ray Perry: “Stamp Collecting – A Great

Hobby, Let’s Keep it Growing” 7. Randy Younger: “Where’s Waldo, or the

Orchid”. It is not too soon to start thinking about next year’s Way Out Topical night. It seems as though the entries are more creative every year. Thanks to all who participated. November Program: The November program will be a video presentation by master producer Dave Burrows and his protégé, Cliff Binder. I have it on

good authority that the video will be “Introduction to the Banknote Companies and the Banknote Issues.” Maybe with a little gentle persuasion after the presentation Cliff would be willing to share his experience making the video. Who knows, maybe that will inspire some other members to take a run at producing a future video on their particular collecting interest. Of course the program would not be complete without a silent auction. December Program: What’s this – aren’t you a month ahead? Well, maybe not – remember December is when we typically have a Philatelic Scavenger Hunt, so the questions need to get out in November to give members a chance to research their answers. The rules and questions for the Philatelic Scavenger Hunt are shown below:

GBPS SCAVENGER HUNT December 2013

Bring as many of the following stamps as possible to the DECEMBER meeting. Or you may bring in the correct answers and Scott numbers. In order to accommodate out-of-town members or members that can’t make the meeting, any member can mail the answers and the correct Scott numbers to Ray D. Perry, 2016 Baltic Terrace, Green Bay, WI 54311 or email them to Ray at fiveperrys@athenet.net

1. Commemorates the 1st Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

2. One of two stamps commemorating famous college football coach whose first and middle names were Glen Scobey, he also helped start a youth football program.

3. This husband and wife team founded a famous magazine and were commemorated on a stamp in the Famous Americans definitive series.

4. This famous conservationist immigrated from Scotland to Wisconsin while a boy. He later helped to establish Yosemite National Park and founded a famous environmental club.

5. This famous painter of the Old American West is recognized on this stamp for his skill as a sculptor.

6. This stamp commemorates a famous 19th century American poet from New England. It also depicts a famous New England patriot from one of his poems in the background.

7. This stamp commemorates a painting by a famous American artist. The work of this artist has been featured on several U.S. stamps. The artist usually painted marine subjects, however the painting on this stamp depicts a couple of boys in a pasture.

8. This stamp depicts a well known American actress nicknamed “First Lady of American Theatre”. She is one of only 11 people to win an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, and a Grammy. She also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

9. This stamp commemorates a 20th century American poet known for his humorous and light verse. Though not born there, he called Baltimore home and loved the Baltimore Colts. He wrote many poems about Baltimore sports teams.

10. This stamp commemorates one of the U.S. National Parks. This park is especially famous for its “hoodoos”.

11. Bonus Question: What did the “Trail of the Caribou” set commemorate? Hint: You will have to go north of the border to find this one.

Remember this is for the December program. I will publish the Scavenger Hunt again for the December newsletter.

Ray’s Ramblings Last month I introduced the “Washington-Franklin” issue as possibly the most well known and complex U.S. issue. Recall, all stamps in this issue feature a bust of either George Washington or Benjamin Franklin and the issue lasted for about twenty years. It is both a very interesting issue and at the same time a very challenging issue because of all the varieties related to perfs, imperfs, coils, watermarks, papers, colors, and printing processes. With all these variables there are almost 200 different catalogue listings with just the two basic designs. The initial issue was composed of 12 stamps that were issued between November of 1908 and January of 1909.

Scott #336 Scott #337

Shown on the previous page are the 6 cent and 8 cent stamps from this first Washington – Franklin issue. Following these first 12 stamps were 5 imperf stamps to be used in vending machines that required private perforating. In addition to the imperfs 4 horizontal coils and 5 vertical coils were issued to provide stamps for the relatively new dispensers.

Scott #346 Scott #349

Shown above are examples of the imperf stamps and the horizontally perfed coils. Following these issues the Post Office began experimenting with the many different variables that created so many different stamps. Things like watermarks, paper, perforation size, numeral versus spelled out numbers, denominations, and so on. Philatelists have spent years and years studying the Washington – Franklin issues. Many books have been written on the topic. In the interest of time and space we will stop our discussion of the Washington – Franklin series here. If anyone is interested in more information I recommend that you start with a good catalogue of U. S. stamps and go into more detail from there depending on your interests. Sandwiched in amongst the Washington – Franklins of 1909 were the 1909 commemoratives. There were three face different designs with a perfed and imperf variety of each design and bluish paper for one of the designs. These stamps commemorated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln; the Alaska – Yukon Exposition; and the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s discovery of the Hudson River as well as the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton’s steamboat – the Clermont. Examples of the 3 different designs are shown below:

Scott #367 Scott #371 Scott #372

Note that Scott #371 commemorating the Alaska – Yukon Exposition features a vignette of William H. Seward, the architect of the purchase of Alaska from Russia. Scott #372 commemorating the discovery of the Hudson River and sailing of the S. S. Clermont features a vignette showing the S. S. Clermont. The next commemorative issue commemorated the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean in 1913 and the opening of the Panama – Pacific Exposition in 1915 that was to acknowledge the completion of the Panama Canal. There were a total of 4 stamps in the issue. They were issued as perf 12 in 1913 and perf 10 in 1914. Shown on the stamps are Vasco Nunez de Balboa (the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the New World), the Panama Canal, Golden Gate (the strait that connects San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean, and the discovery of San Francisco Bay. The perf 10 variety of these stamps is shown below.

Scott #401 Scott #402 (Vasco Nunez (Panama Canal) de Balboa)

Scott #403 Scott #404 (Golden Gate) (Discovery of San Francisco Bay) Following the Panama – Pacific issue were several years in which the Washington – Franklin series again dominated the U. S. stamp scene. In 1919 the “Victory Issue” commemorating victory and the end of World War I was issued. Then in 1920 three stamps called the “Pilgrim Tercentenary Issue” came out. As the name of the issue suggests, it commemorates the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. Shown on these stamps are the Mayflower on the 1 cent denomination, landing of the Pilgrims on the 2 cent denomination, and signing of the compact on the 5 cent denomination. These stamps are shown on the next page. They are partial to me as I am a

descendant of William Bradford. Bradford was the second governor of Plymouth Colony and served in that capacity five different times over the first 36 years of the colony’s existence. I digress. Here are the stamps of the Pilgrim Tercentenary Issue. Seems fitting that this issue should show up in the November newsletter coinciding with Thanksgiving.

Scott #548 Scott #549 Scott #550 “Mayflower” “Landing of “Signing of the Pilgrims” the Compact” Next came a series with a real original name “The 1922-25 Issue”. It was composed of flat plate printing, rotary press printing, vertical and horizontal coils, imperfs, and different perf counts. The ½ cent through the 14 cent stamps portrayed 11 different presidents along with Nathan Hale, Benjamin Franklin, Martha Washington, and an American Indian. The 15 cent through $5.00 stamps featured 6 famous American landmarks, a bison, and a photo of a replica of the Statue of Freedom at the U.S. Capitol. Examples of some of these stamps are shown below.

Scott #560 Scott #572 Scott #576 Pres. Grant U. S. Capitol Pres. Harding

That’s about all the room I have for this month. We’ll continue our discussion of U.S. stamps next month. In the meantime don’t forget to get started looking up your answers to the Philatelic Scavenger Hunt for December’s meeting. Finally, before I go, I want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving. Stamp Shows (See Across the Fence Post for more details) Nov. 22-24 Chicagopex ’13, Westin Chicago Northwest Hotel, 400 Park Blvd., Itasca, IL Nov. 29-30 Supex ’13, Operating Engineers Hall, LaGrange Rd. and Joliet Rd., Country side, IL. Dec. 7-8 Frostypex ’13, St. Aloysius Gonzaga Hall, 1435 So. 92nd St., West Allis, WI Dec. 14-15 MSDA Winter Stamp Show, Lindner Conference Center, 610 Butterfield Rd., Lombard, IL Schedule of Events Shown below is the program schedule for the current year: November Video Show (banknotes & banknote comp.) December Scavenger Hunt, Christmas Party, Silent Auction January Silent Auction February Slide/Video Show (topic to be determined) March Baypex ’13 Final Plans, Silent Auction April Show and Tell, Silent Auction May Election of Officers, Silent Auction June Joint Meeting with Appleton in Green Bay, Silent Auction (no business meeting) July Silent Auction (no business meeting) August Silent Auction (no business meeting)