GREEN BAY PHILATELIC SOCIETY 2016 Baltic Terrace, Green Bay, WI 54311 President: Darryl Ruprecht 468-6348 Vol. 34 No. 1 January, 2014 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

JANUARY MEETING – Happy New Year WHERE: BROWN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER WHEN: January 16, 2014 (third Thursday of every month)

TIME: Open 7:00 pm, business meeting 7:30 pm PROGRAM: 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. January’s volunteer is Randy Younger.

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

December Meeting

Randy Younger’s grandchildren, Emmanuel and Yessinia, were back in December. It is great to see them there each month, I for one, no longer consider them visitors, but regular attendees. Old Business: Key pick up – Dave Burrows mentioned that he would be unable to pick up the key in January and February and asked if someone could pinch hit for him. Randy Younger volunteered to pick up the key before 4:00 p.m. and be there to open the doors by 7:00 p.m. – thanks Randy. Club Documents – Copies of the current constitution, by-laws, and rules of order with the proposed changes were passed around to all members present at the meeting. Kirk will send out copies to members that were unable to attend the December meeting. Kirk has been leading this effort and asked that the following be included in the January newsletter:

By now, every GBPS member should have received copies of our Constitution, By Laws, and Rules with proposed changes to these documents. The changes are needed to bring our documents into agreement with our practices. Please note that proposed

deletions are in strike through and proposed additions are in italics. The first change needed is to the Constitution as it requires affirmative votes at two successive meetings. It will be brought to a vote at the January meeting. The remainder will be brought to a vote at the February meeting. Thanks for taking the time to consider these changes.

Juniors Committee: there was a sign up sheet for volunteers to work at the Einstein Project on either January 11 or 12 depending on the Packer schedule. If you did not get to sign up at the meeting and would like to help out, and you get this newsletter in time, you can call Dave Burrows at the number shown in the newsletter header. Show Committee: Clete has the advertising taken care of for the philatelic media (Topical Times, American Philatelist, and Linn’s). Darryl will have show posters for distribution in time to distribute at the January meeting. Ray will send out dealer invites in early January and take care of the local advertising. Club members, please set aside the afternoon of March 21 to help set up the venue and March 22 to help move dealers in and out of the show, to help take down the venue, and most importantly to do some philatelic shopping.

New Business: Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs dues are now due. The club passed a motion authorizing club treasurer, Kirk Becker, to pay these dues. December Program: the December program came in three parts. First, our annual Christmas party, we had a wide assortment of treats and goodies. If you didn’t find something to snack on – it wasn’t due to a shortage of items. The only thing better than the goodies was the fellowship. Second, we had a tie for first place in the Philatelic Scavenger Hunt. Congratulations to Bob Petersen and John Spangler for getting all the questions correct and thanks to all that participated in the hunt. The questions and answers are shown below:

1. Commemorates the 1st Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Scott #1046, John Jay

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. Scott #3144 or 3149, Pop Warner

3. This husband and wife team founded a famous magazine and were commemorated on a stamp in the Famous Americans definitive series. Scott #2936, Lila and DeWitt Wallace (Reader’s Digest)

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. Scott #1245, John Muir

5. This famous painter of the Old American West is recognized on this stamp for his skill as a sculptor. Scott #1934, Frederic Remington

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. Scott #4124, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Midnight Ride of Paul Revere)

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. Scott #4473, Winslow Homer’s “Boys in the 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. Scott #4525, Helen Hayes

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. Scott #3659, Ogden Nash

10. This stamp commemorates one of the U.S. National Parks. This park is especially famous for its “hoodoos”. Scott #C139, Bryce Canyon National Park

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. Newfoundland Scott #115-28, WW I battles in which the Newfoundland contingent fought

Third, we had our usual Silent Auction. January Program: The January program will be a silent auction.

Ray’s Ramblings Last month I stepped away from our trip through U.S. stamp issues to celebrate Christmas by looking at some of the history and stamps associated with that holiday. In November we had finished up “The 1922-25 Issue” and I will resume our trip through U.S. stamps and history by picking up this month with the Harding Memorial Issue in 1923. As the name implies it was issued to memorialize our 29th president. On August 2, 1923 President Harding died while in office, these stamps were issued within a month as a memorial. They were printed in black, the color of mourning, instead of red which was the color required for international use by the Universal Postal Union. There were four different stamps in the issue, all with the same design. The differences were in the perforations and presses. Shown below is a perf 11, flat press.

Scott #610

Following the Harding Memorial Issue came the 1924 Huguenot-Walloon Issue which commemorated two groups of protestants seeking religious freedom. The Walloons were of Belgian descent and the Huguenots were of French descent. The Huguenots landed in Florida in May of 1562. The Walloons set sail for the New World and freedom from religious persecution in 1624. They landed in what is now the state of New York. As with many of the commemorative sets of this era there were three stamps in the set. The 1 cent stamp shows the ship “New Netherlands” on which the Walloons sailed. The 2 cent stamp shows the landing of the Walloons at Fort Orange in New York (the site of present day Albany). The 5 cent stamp shows a monument at Mayport, FL in memory of the Huguenots landing in that area. The three stamps are pictured below:

Scott #614 Scott #615 Scott #616 My personal opinion is that the stamps of this area are very appealing – they commemorate a person or event that is truly significant in our country’s history and they are beautifully engraved. The next issue is the Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial issued in 1925 pictured below.

Scott #617 Scott #618 Scott #619 As you can see this is another three stamp issue. It is also the first of many stamps issued to commemorate the events leading up to and through

the Revolutionary War. The 1 cent stamp shows General Washington assuming command of the troops at Cambridge (interesting since this event took place 2 months after the Lexington-Concord fighting). It is said that a congressman from Cambridge lobbied for this stamp when many thought a stamp commemorating Paul Revere’s ride would be more appropriate. The 2 cent stamp shows the battle at Lexington and the 5 cent stamp shows the Minuteman statue at Concord. Again, I really appreciate the detail in the stamp design. Following the Lexington-Concord Issue came a two stamp issue known as the Norse-American Issue. These stamps were issued in 1925 to commemorate the first Norwegians to immigrate to the U.S. and the first Europeans to explore North America. The stamps with their bi-color printing are even more beautiful than those of the previous two sets. They are pictured below:

Scott #620 Scott #621 The two cent issue depicts the sloop “Restaurationen”. This ship brought the first Norwegian immigrants to the United States in 1825. They landed in New York. The five cent stamp shows a replica of a Viking ship used by Leif Ericson around 1000 A.D. when he and his crew became the first Europeans to explore North America. The ship on the stamp was actually sailed from Norway to the Columbian Exposition in the U.S. One interesting design flaw in this stamp – if you look closely you will see it is flying a United States flag - oops. As previously mentioned the Lexington-Concord set kicked off a number of stamps issued to commemorate the 150th or sesquicentennial of our country’s independence including events and people closely associated with that effort. Most of these stamps were issued in a 2 cent denomination and in the color red. They were called “2 penny reds”. Some of the people and events commemorated the actual 150th birthday of our country, the battle of White Plains, the first U.S. souvenir sheet, the first U.S. overprint, “gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne’s surrender, Valley Forge, Von Steuben, Pulaski, and Yorktown. A bit more on some of these. First, the

U.S.’ first souvenir sheet was to commemorate the battle of White Plains which the U.S. lost to the British. The stamp depicts Alexander Hamilton’s gun battery. Hamilton was an outstanding artillery officer and later became the country’s first Treasury Secretary. At the Battle of White Plains his artillery protected a retreat for the rest of the troops allowing them to safely escape the British. The White Plains souvenir sheet was issued at the International Philatelic Exhibition held from October 16-23, 1926 in New York. A picture of this souvenir sheet is shown below:

Scott #630

Scott #645, issued in 1928, shows General Washington at Valley Forge seeking help from a higher source. The first U.S. overprint was the Molly Pitcher stamp issued in 1928. Mary Hays McCauly (Molly Pitcher) fought bravely in the Battle of Monmouth when her husband was incapacitated either due to enemy fire or heat. The stamp features a 2 cent red George Washington overprinted with the words “Molly Pitcher”. Both of these stamps are pictured at the top of the next column:

Scott #645 Scott #646 I really like the stamps of this era. As previously stated they commemorate events in our country of significant historical importance, the stamp design was clean, and the detail of the engraving is gorgeous. Stamp Shows (See Across the Fence Post for more details) Jan. 18-19 MSDA Winter Stamp Show, Comfort Inn, 600 Milwaukee Ave., Prospect Heights, IL Jan. 25-26 Polarpex ‘14 St. Aloysius Gonzaga Hall, 1435 So. 92nd St.., West Allis, WI Feb. 9 Janesville Annual Exhibition & Bourse, Holiday Inn Express, 3100 Wellington Pl., Janesville, WI Schedule of Events Shown below is the program schedule for the current year: January Silent Auction February Slide/Video Show (How to Sell Your

Stamps) 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)