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Submissions Deadline for TNCP #36

Just a quick, but important reminder that our Editor, Martin Oakes, has chosen December 10, 2011 as the deadline for submissions to The New CartoPhilatelist.

The date for publication will be in early January 2012. Those of you interested in submitting an article should contact our Editor, Martin Oakes prior to submission.

Martin has said that material and articles for Issue #36 are required and mentioned, "The hardest part about being an editor is having enough good articles of varying length to fill the pages. Please write about your favorite map stamps and tell us why they are important to you."

Issues 34 & 35 contained a translated article that was first published in French, in another philatelic journal. As the Society is international in scope, we have various members that can sometimes volunteer translation resources. For those of you that have non-english articles and would like to see them translated and published in The New CartoPhilatelist please contact our Editor Martin Oakes.

Alf Jordan and Miklos Pinther Named Lifetime Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALF JORDAN AND MIKLOS PINTHER NAMED LIFETIME MEMBERS OF THE CARTOPHILATELIC SOCIETY

July 8, 2011 Download the PDF file

The CartoPhilatelic Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Alf Jordan and Mr. Miklos Pinther have been named Lifetime Members of the Society in recognition of their long and meritorious service and contributions to the Society. Founded in 1955, the Society has a world-wide membership of collectors interested in maps on stamps. Dr. Jordan and Mr. Pinther are the first Society members to be so honored.

Dr. Jordan, a native of New York, NY, received a BA from Yale University; an MD from Case Western Reserve University; and an MA from the University of South Maine. He practiced in Sioux City, IA until retiring to Yarmouth, ME. While in Iowa, Mr. Jordan began collecting maps, a passion that continues to this day. Like many of us, he began collecting stamps early, in his case the result of inheriting a US collection from his grandmother before he was 10. His collecting remained dormant until a few years ago when he began collecting stamps on stamps. That interest led to his meeting Bill Critzer, the editor of the Stamps on Stamps Collectors Club journal, Signal.

Dr. Jordan had an ongoing interest in maps and the map stamps. He mentioned to Mr. Critzer that it was too bad the cartophilatelic group had become inactive. Mr. Critzer then challenged Dr. Jordan: "Well, why don't you start it back up?" And he did. Under Dr. Jordan's leadership former members, including former secretary/treasurer Lillian Kent who maintained the treasury, checklist, and membership list during the period of dormancy, were contacted; new officers recruited; and the Society became active again with the publication of the first issue of the Society's quarterly journal, The New CartoPhilatelist, in March 2003.

Dr. Jordan served as President of the Society until 2004, then as Secretary/Treasurer until his "retirement" earlier this year. During his tenure as Secretary/Treasurer he was responsible for printing and distributing The New CartoPhilatelist. He is currently focusing his attention on United States maps related to the expansion of railroads throughout the west and the land grants provided as in incentive to build these. Dr. Jordan and his wife, Annie, have 4 children and 9 grandchildren. Dr. Jordan was the key in re-establishing the CartoPhilatelic Society.

Miklos Pinther immigrated to the United States from Hungary shortly after the failed 1956 revolution. He began his career as a cartographer at the American Geographical Society ("AGS") while studying geography at Columbia University. He was appointed as Head of the Cartographic Department in 1969, a position he held until 1977. During this time he supervised the preparation of a number of excellent maps of Antarctica. This work was recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1976 when an arc-shaped mountain ridge in Antarctica, 6 miles long, isolated and snow covered, was named the Pinther Ridge.

In 1978, Mr. Pinther joined the Cartographic Section of the United Nations, and was the Chief Cartographer for the UN from 1985 until his retirement in January 2001. Among the notable undertakings during his tenure were the demarcation of the Iraq-Kuwait boundary in 1993 and the establishment of the so-called Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon in 2000. He has traveled widely, visiting over 70 countries, including such far-away places as Mt. Everest and Antarctica.

It was Wilfrid Webster, a founder of The CartoPhilatelic Society (the Carto-Philatelists at the time) and a fellow colleague and mentor at AGS, who first introduced Mr. Pinther to collecting map stamps. At the urging from Mark Larkin, a former editor of The Carto-Philatelist, he held the position of President of the Society, and Publisher of The Carto-Philatelist, from 1986 to 1995, and since 2003 has been President Emeritus. He also edited the Society's successful book, America on the Map (2007), the first of a planned series of occasional publications, and is in the midst of editing the second volume of this series. He is also a frequent contributor to The New CartoPhilatelist.

Mr. Pinther is a member of a number of other philatelic organizations including the German cartophilatelic society, Landkarten-Vermessung-Entdeckungsgeschichte der Erde, and The Collectors Club in New York where he served for several years on the Board of Governors. His cartophilatelic interests range widely from essays and proofs to mint stamps, to map stamps on covers, and even to poster stamps. Recently he has been spending most of his hobby time hunting for pre-2000 material to fill the many gaps in his collection. Mr. Pinther is currently assembling an exhibit which will be used to publicize cartophilately to traditional collectors.

The CartoPhilatelic Society is an affiliate of the American Philatelic Society and the American Topical Association. The New CartoPhilatelist is published quarterly for members; each issue contains many articles of interest to those who collect maps on stamps. An extensive Maps on Stamps Checklist is also available to members. Information about the Society can be found at www.mapsonstamps.com, or by contacting the Secretary, Marybeth Sulkowski, Unit 209, 1117 Douglas Avenue, North Providence, RI 02904.

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For more information, please contact:
David Wolfersberger, President
768 Chain Ridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63122
(314) 961-5032
dewolf2@swbell.net

Appointment of New CartoPhilatelic Society Officers (Spring 2011)

The CartoPhilatelic Society is happy to announce that two of the remaining vacant appointed positions were filled earlier this Spring.

Secretary

We are please to welcome Ms. Marybeth Sulkowski who has recently volunteered to become our Society's secretary, a vacancy created when longtime Secretary/Treasurer Alf Jordan “retired.” Marybeth has collected stamps for many years, beginning at age nine for a Girl Scout project. She now collects stamps from Italy, the US, Canada, Greece, New Zealand and Poland, as well as naval first day covers (in addition to map stamps!). In addition to the CartoPhilatelic Society Marybeth is a member of the APS, the Rhode Island Philatelic Society, the Universal Ship Cancellation Society, and the Washington Map Society. Marybeth will be the point of contact for those seeking information about the Society. She will also maintain the membership list. All notices of change of postal or email addresses should be sent to Marybeth.

Representative at Large

We are also pleased to announce that long time member Mr. Phil Coop has recently volunteered to become our Society's Representative at Large, a position that has been vacant since Ed Vallery accepted the Treasurer position. Phil began collecting maps on stamps in the 1960’s and is especially interested in Panama #8-13, including reissues, perf and color variations, covers and fakes of those issues. In addition to philately, Phil is a member of the local business community, and participates with his wife in endurance horseback riding events around the world.

The Society is happy to have both Marybeth and Phil on board.

New Members

We also welcome a number of new members this Spring and we look forward to getting acquainted with you all.

Presently, the revised Officers for the CartoPhilatelic Society for the term 2010-2013 are as follows:

Martin Oakes will continue as Editor of The New CartoPhilatelist and David Wolfersberger will continue as Checklist Editor.

Occasional Publication Series #1 "America on the Map"

The CartoPhilatelic Society is pleased to announce the publication of America on the Map, the first number in their new Occasional Publication Series.  This fifty-six page softbound book is extensively illustrated with over 130 images in full color. It is being published to coincide with the 500^th anniversary of Martin Waldseemüller’s world map of 1507, the first map to use the designation “ America ”.  Only one copy of Waldseemüller’s map survives and will soon be on permanent display at the Library of Congress, Washington , DC .

America on the Map contains eleven articles on various topics concerning Waldseemüller’s map, its preparation, events in Europe at the time the map was first printed, and map stamps related to America .  The first article introduces the recently issued German stamp depicting Waldseemüller’s map.  Other articles deal with Amerigo Vespucci, whose explorations provided key reference data for the map; the political situation in Europe at the time the map was published; Waldseemüller’s globe; the postal system in Europe in the 15^th century; and the connection between Waldseemüller and Mercator. 

Three articles bring the discussion closer to America :  New Netherland in America ; territorial and state boundaries in North America; and border disputes in Latin America as shown on stamps.  The book concludes with a discussion of how a postal system can influence the growth and development of a country.

The Editor of America on the Map is Miklos Pinther, President Emeritus of the CartoPhilatelic Society and retired Chief Cartographer of the United Nations. This limited edition volume was printed by Top Graphics of St. Louis, MO.

Copies of America on the Map are available for $25 (Society members $20) postpaid in the United States and $30 (Society members $25) postpaid to other addresses.  PayPal (sent to orders@cartophilately.org) is accepted for orders from outside the United States only.  US residents should pay by either check or money order.

Orders and inquiries should be sent to David Wolfersberger, 768 Chain Ridge Road , St. Louis , MO 63122 USA , email: orders@cartophilately.org.  An order form can also be found at the Society’s website ( www.mapsonstamps.com ) which can be printed and sent with a check or money order.

The CartoPhilatelic Society is a worldwide philatelic organization with over 130 members in 20 countries that promotes the collecting and study of postage stamps relating to maps and cartography.  The fifty-two year old Society is affiliated with the American Philatelic Society and the American Topical Association.  In addition to the new Occasional Publication Series, the Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, The New CartoPhilatelist, and an extensive Maps on Stamps Checklist.  Information about the CartoPhilatelic Society, its activities, and membership may be found on the web at www.mapsonstamps.com, or www.cartophilately.org.

Publication information:

Title:  America on the Map
Editor:  Miklos Pinther
Eleven articles by individual authors
Fifty-six pages, saddle stitched, full color
Table of contents, references
Publisher:  The CartoPhilatelic Society, Yarmouth , ME
Printer:  Top Graphics, St. Louis , MO
ISSN:  1939-4012

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Note for Editors:  For more information please contact David Wolfersberger at dewolf2@swbell.net or at 314-961-5032.