~ -'==- September, 1980

Across the Fence

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR WISCONSIN FEDERATION OF STAMP CLUB MEMBERS VOL . 2 N0. 8

JAMES MAHER APPOINrcD CHAIRMAN OF rHE s rANDING COMMirr EE ON EXHIBirIONS

This month has seen some fast and furious changes on the Standing Committee on Expositions, I was informed that our Chairman, Mary Ann Owens, had moved to New York and will no longer be active in Wisconsin Philately, That left not only an opening on the committee, but no one to lead it either. I asked James Maher to take over the chairmanship and he has accepted, Carl Skupski is in the last year of his three­year term. A third member will be appointed soon. I have asked a member but do not have his reply as of publication time.

Anyone requiring the list of judges available should contact Jim. His address is James Maher, 150 Terrace Lane, Hartland, WI 53029. I hope to publish a list of judges in the next issue, which will includ~ all the late~t approved applications,

I apologize forany problems the lack of a list of judges has caused and hope you will bear with us. Although Jim is the newest member of the committee, he brings a vast background of exhibiting and judgi ng t o it, including International exhibiting. Jim is well known throughout Wisconsin philately and I have grea t confidence in him and know the committee is in good hands,

NO WORD FROM BOLGER

Just a short follow-up note on last months editorial concerning the re-issuing of the Summer Olympic is sues ,

I sent a copy of the newsletter along with a personal letter to Postmaster General Bolger, To date I have received no reply,

At least I'm happy to report that no Federal agents hav~ carried me off as of yet,

WAUWATOSA PHILATELIC SOCIETY

Twice monthly meetings resume in September,

An APS slide show highlighting meximum cards will be presented after our September 4th business meeting, As always, meeting at 7•30 p,m, with the meeting room open at 7100 for "Swap & Shop" and remaining open after the meeting and program for philately and camaraderie,

Secretary of the Wisconsin Postal History Society, Mr. Frank Moertl , will offer a proipectus on his specialty after the September 17th meeting, Mr. Moertl has served as a Tosapex judge and is a widely and highly regarded philatelist. This is a "must attend" meeting for every serious collector,

CLOSED ALBUMS

Milwaukee Philatelic Society member STANLEY KRULIK~WSKI passed away June 27 , 1980 at the age of 93 , He was a member for45 years ,

POlJ.N0 PHllJ.TEl/C CLUB

M llWJ.UKEE, WISCONSIN

POLAPEX '80

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POLAPEX '80

A set of souvenir envelopes are available in connection with POLAPEX '80, the annual exhibition of the Poland Philatelic Club of Milwaukee, held at the Federation Hall, 2325 South 13th Street, Milwaukee on Sunday, September 7th,

The envelope design, printed in simulated black embossing, will feature four Polish Nobel Prize winners and a replica of the prize, Featured are Maria Sklodowska Curie (winner in 1903 & 19111 radium research)1 Henryk Sienkiewicz (winner in 19051 author of "Quo Vadis"); Wadyslaw Reymont (winner in 19241 author of "The Peasants"); and Isaac Bashevis Singer (winner in 19781 author "The Magician of Lublin"). The envelopes will also feature a simulated postmark.

The envelopes are available in sets of three, franked with the USPS Einstein, Steinbeck and/or Wharton adhesives. The price is $,60 each or $1,50 for the set of three,

Interested persons are invited to order the exhibition souvenirs from R,N, - Konowal, Box 25802, Milwaukee, WI, 53225 , A #10 stamped, self-addressed, envelope should be included with orders for the return of the envelopes, Checks should be made out to "Poland Philatelic Club",

WISCONSIN CHRISTMAS SEAL & CHARITY STAMP SOCIETY The annual meeting of the society was held during the Sheboygan

Stamp Show on April 19th, Nine of the sixteen members were present, There was show and tell and plenty of time for seal talk, buy, sell or exchange, The following officers were elected for the coming year. Miss Dorothy Rautmann, President, Mrs, Patricia Felter, Vice President; and Herbert E, Burgett, Secretary-Treasurer,

MILWAUKEE PHILATELIC SOCIETY A philatelic auction will be the featured program fo~ the

Saturday, September 20th, meeting of the MILWAUKEE PHILATELIC SOCIETY, The meeting will be held at 7100 p,m. at the Howard Jo)mson Motor Lodge, 1716 West Layton Avenue, Milwaukee, The public is invited to attend,

The Society will hold its annual Fall Bourse on Saturday and Sunday, November 15th and 16th in the New Orleans Room of the Red Carpet Inn Hotel, 4747 South Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, The hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p,m, on Saturday and 10 a,m, to 5 p,m, on Sunday, Admission and parking is free,

STAMP SHOW C~ENDM ...... September 7 - POLAPEX • 80 - Milwaukee.

'-iseptember 1)&14 - WALCOPEX '80 - ELkhorn.

'-.sept, 20 , 1980- Wm B, Robinson Auction, Downtown Holiday Inn, Green Bay .

"-. September 28 - WaUSAupex • 80 - Wausau.

October 18 & 19 - KECOPEX '80 Kenosha

October 25&26 - TOSAPEX '80 - Wauwatosa.

Oct. Jl-Nov. 2 - 94th Annual Natoinal Exhibition of the Chicago Philatelic Society.

November 1&2 - DANEPEX '80 - Madison. WFSC Fall Meeting & Judging Seminar-Sunday at 1:JO p,m.

Nov, 15&16 - MPS FALL BOURSE 1980, Red 6arpet Hotel, Milwaukee,

Dec, 6&7 - UWMPSEX '80, University of Wisconsin, UWM Philatelic Society. Milwaukee • .

January 17 & 18 , .lm - PHILAFESr III - Holiday Inn Milwaukee-west Details in this issue

February 27,28 & March 1, 1981 - MILCOPEX 1 80 - Milwaukee, Details in this issue.

March 15, 1981 - Central Wisconsin Stamp Club - Stevens Point -- Details Later,

May 16&17, l.9.fil. - W,F,S,C, 50th Anniversary Convention and Exhibition - Sheboygan - Details later,

October 17 & 18, lfi8t - KECOPEX '81 e ails Later,

Kenosha

MILCOPEX '81

Six philatelic organizations have scheduled meetings in con­junction with MILCOPEX '81 to be held February 27, 28 and March 1, 1981 at the Red Carpet Hotel, 4747 S, Howell Ave, in Milwaukee,

The groups planning to meet are the British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group, Pitcairn Island Study Group, Tuvalu Philatelic Society and supporting the show will be the Royal Society of Canada, India Study Group and the Eire Philatelic Association,

These societies will complement the theme of MILCOPEX '81 "British Philately",

A full program of lectures, slide programs and various society meetings wi.11 round out three full days of activities at N. ILCOPEX '81.

Other British orientated societies who want to participate at MILCOPEX '81 should contact the show immediately at the address below, For further information contact, MILCOPEX 81 , ATTN, Karl L. Keldenich, P,O, Box 1980, Milwaukee, WI 5)201, USA,

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COKVENTION STATIOJI

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION COVER

Again this year the Oshkosh Philatelic Society is sponsoring a cacheted cover to honor the Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In Held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, August 2 to August 9. The cover features a nine-plane blue design by Alan Marcus of Neenah, Wisconsin. Each cover has a special hand cancel applied to it and contains the State of Wisconsin to the left with a star indicating the City of Oshkosh; to the right is the E.A.A. logo. Above the logo are the words "Convention Station". The first day of the fly-in will be featured on most covers. A limited number of . sets, one cover and its appropriate date were also produced.

The covers will be available only through John R, Anderson, 50 w. 16th Street, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 54901, While individual covers are 75¢ each, All requests for covers must have a self­addressed stamped envelope along with a check or money order.

There are still some of last years covers available at 50¢ each,

WORLD AEROBATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS COVER

John Anderson, a member of the Oshkosh Philatelic Society, is sponsoring a specially designed cacheted cover honoring the World Aerobatic Championships held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on August 17th to August J0th, 1980,

Each cover will have a special hand canc ellation over one of the Wright Brothers 31¢ USA airmail stamps. This cancellation will have the first day of the show on it. Also a hand (bullseye) cancellation will be on the cover showing the last day of the show. Each cover on the back will be numbered and only 500 covers produced~ -

The covers are obtainable from John R. Anderson, 50 W, 16th Street, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901, after August 30th. The cost per cover is $1.25 and a self-addressed stamped envelope, (SASE) must be sent along with request for covers.

GEMS FRON\ THE NORTHWOODS By Roy Northwood

He I Io Aga I n !

~ow for national news (sound I ike Dan Rather, don't I?) The biggy is that the Sul!ITler Olympic stamps are back on sale! The day after the Olumpics were over - however, Lynns says you can only get them from Washington, D. C. No service charge and do not have

· to purchase $5.00 worth. I heard via the grape vine that many post offices kept them and wi I I put them on sale locally - so check there first before you write Washington, D. C.

Another goody - the Phi I ate I i c Mai I Order Fae i I i ty is no I onger a second c I ass operation Its status has been raised to the same stature as the Stamps Division (Now maybe they wil I stop back stamping FDC's) but I doubt it! Also the Emily Bissel I stamp may becane in short supp ly as Lynns reports 60 mi I I ion of the 160 mil I Ion were destroyed (no reason given).

Some of the goodies I promised from last time . - The commerative for General de Galvez - 1'his is really a worthwhile one for the American Revolution - He was a Spanish General who fought the British to protest Spanish interests in America during the Rcvo]lltion. - It really had nothing to do with interests in the American Revolut ion at al] - Oh well, maybe the Spanish Ambassador was visiting Jimmy that day! --

And now to Mr . Mozzoi - Seems this commerative is the final peak of a very entailed research done on him by Sister Margherita Marchione (Ph.D.) under a grant from the N.J. ARBC. She wrote a book about him "Jeffersons Zealous Whig," and became so envolved that this stamp is the result. (It just happened the Italian ambassador? resident?) was visiting Jimmy that day! Anyway he has much more background to honor him as a Revolutionary figure than de Galvez! He wrote four volumes on American Revolutionary Period published in Paris in 1788 which are still considered the best describing that period - He was influential to Jefferson and other Americans of that period - lie was Virginia's agent in Europe during the war and spent a great amount a great amount of time espousing America's cause over there. His writings under the pen name of "Furioso" predated Paine , Henry and Jefferson on the Revolutionary cause. - He was the first t o vrite "All men are by nr,ture equally free and independant . " This was paraphrased by Jefferson in the Constitution, John Kennedy in his book, and Ly many others, ineludine being used in the Virginia Bill of Rights. 'l 'here is lots more - Was envolved in the French and Polish revolutions - instrumental in forming the Constitutional committees - Well worth a commemorative . But I still can ' t see him breaking the chain of Air Mail fieures and beingput on an Air Mail stamp for frozen Buffalo Chips!

How about a discount to stamp collectors that ~ever use the stamps as postage - T would think it would mean a reflln rl on your taxes some vay, but then I don't have a political mind! (What's yours is mine and ;,hat's mine is mine ! )

So until they fil I al I the hot air balloons with the wind power from politicians so we can really save energy -

Sa__o~ soon

1p_~·7 P.S.Did you read where the electric car the post office was going to use to save gasoline

was dropped as it turned out to be a failure. Guess no one had long enuf electrical extension cords!

MILWAUKEE STAMP SHOW SET FOR JANUARY

PhilaFest III will be presented Saturday and Sunday, January 17-18, 1981, in the Holiday Inn Milwaukee-West, 201 North Mayfair Road (Hy. 100 at I-94), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The show's bourse will include over 25 dealers from five states offering a broad range of philatelic items . Admission and parking will be free, Show hours are Saturday 10 a , m, to 8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a,m. to 5 p,m, For more information contact, Ton Kassel, P.O. Box 329, Y.ilwaukee, Wisconsin 53201,

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MILWA(IKEE PHILATELIC SOCIETY Presents

M.P.S. FALL BOURSE 42 Dealers Participation

RED CARPET HOTEL 4747 South Howell Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

SAT(IRDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1980 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

S(INDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1980 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION f, PARKING

MILCOPEX '81 , FEBRUARY 27 , 28 & MARCH 1, 1981

OREGON STAMPS

P.O. Box328 Sun Prairie, WI 53590

U.S., U.N., CANADA & VATICAN STAMPS

1980 NEW MILWAUKEE STAMP BOURSE

September 14 November 9 October 12 December 14

At HOWARD JOHNSON MOTOR LODGE

1716 W. Layton Ave ., Milwaukee, WI Phone 1-414-282-7000

Just off 1-94 South at 894 intersection . . 894 traffic turn south on 27th Street.

1 block then east on Layton.

KENOSHA STAMP & COVER CLUB

PRESENTS

KECOPEX '80 Ninth Annual

Kenosha County Philatelic Exhibition

HOLIDAY INN 5215 6th Ave. Kenosha , Wis.

Saturday, Oct. 18 10 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Sunday, Oct. 19 10 A.M.-4 :00 P.M.

Exhibition Theme Commemorating 125th Annivenary Rail S.rvice

In Kenosha County

• STAMP fXH191TS • SHOW JUDGING

• CACHETED ENV!lOPt:S

• USPS POST OFFICE • USPS EXHIBITION PICTORAl CA.NCHLATION • 80URSE Of OVER I .5 DEALERS • HOURLY DOOR PRIZES

KECOPEX ' 80 BOX 431 KENOSHA, WI 53141

FREE ADMISSION

OVER rHE FENCE , Written and edited by Howard Sherpe, President, Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs. Information & news articles may be sent to me at 1017 Chieftain Lookout, Madison, WI 53711. Phone, (608 ) 274-6019 , Advertising rates, Full page, $25,½ page, $15, t page, $ 7.50. Inserts, P.O.R. ryping , Linda Sherpe. Printing, c conoprint-Madison. 500 minimum copies per month. Copy & advertis­ing deadlines, 21st of each month,