RESTORATION, PRESERVATION OR REPRODUCTION;
THEORY AND PRACTICE
© Calvet M. Hahn 1997
Philatelists are almost entirely concerned with paper restoration, preservation or reproduction. Few worry about other postal artifacts such as stagecoaches, mailbags, uniforms, or dispensing machines. However, paper restoration is just a small part of the total picture of restoration, preservation or reproduction and the concepts involved have been argued over for many hundreds of years. Until 1880, there ...
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1997 Meetings
Robert Markovits – Unannounced –Reminiscences
The seminar leader was Robert Markovits and his topic was ‘Short Perfs.’
The subject was Mr. Markovits reminiscences of how he got involved with stamps and some of his adventures along the way from a young collector at Cornell University in 1960to the present. He noted his father was also a collect, but who was appalled at Bob’s expenditures. He narrated how he first got involved with Special Delivery having visited the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 123 degree weather or, better to th...
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Peter DuPuy – 30 and 90 Cent 1861 Issue
Our March meeting featured Peter Dupuy, who presented us with a fabulous showing of his 30 cent and 90 cent 1861 issue stamps and covers. Peter's talk started with a very comprehensive slide presentation. He showed many different types of essays, proofs and specimens of these two rather scarce issues. His slides went on to show the actual stamps, both mint and used, including large multiples and stamps with many fancy and unusual cancels. This was followed by slides of a large number of covers, ...
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Dr. Vernon Morris – ‘Wow’ Stamp Collecting
Roger Brody – 1902 Issue Stamps
Our speaker for May was Roger Brody, who gave our members a very interesting talk on special usages of the 1902 issue stamps. Roger showed us many different types of covers, such as registered and special delivery usages (including covers sent from Canada with U.S. stamps). He also showed examples of stamps used on cellophane envelopes that were used to carry postcards. Roger's clear and detailed explanations of the types of usages left us all more informed about this fascinating series of stamp...
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George Russo – Landmarks of 19th Century Aerophilately
Our June speaker, Prof. George Ruso, gave us a truly fascinating presentation on "Landmarks of 19th century aerophilately". Prof. Ruso described the earliest attempts by man to fly and the gradual development of balloon flights. Among the many items on display were advertising covers showing the illustrated corner cards of balloonists and the first propaganda pamphlet dropped by balloon (during the Civil War). He also showed an illustrated lettersheet from England with a caricature of the Mulrea...
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George Kramer – Telegraph Stamps and Covers
A Bird’s Eye View of Eastern Long Island-Calvet M. Hahn
A BIRD’S EYE LOOK AT EASTERN LONG ISLAND POSTAL
HISTORY
©Calvet M. Hahn 1997
With a population of about 7.3-millions, Long Island has more people today than all but six states: California, Illinois, New York, Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Geographically, it stretches from Manhattan east to the Rhode Island border. Population has always been concentrated on the western end—the Old Dutch five towns—that became the basis for Brooklyn and Queens—rather than to the east, where Suffolk has about...
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Alan Berkun – Getting Certificates
Members Show-and Tell
This meeting took place December 12, 1997 and was attended by Gene Reed, who came up from New Jersey, along with Gerald Moss from Delaware. Moss showed four covers from the Tredegar Iron Works of Richmond—the key source of cannon for the Confederacy as well as the iron plates used for the Confederate iron clad, Merrimac. Helen Galatan Stone showed her Philadelphia illustrated covers, while Ted Israel showed an interesting selection of Confederate provisionals and handstamped paids, going into ...
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