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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE G REATER E UGENE S TAMP S OCIETY ECHOES JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2017 S PECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST President’s Message Club Calendars Monthly Quiz See page 3 for Member Dealer Info. I NSIDE THIS ISSUE : P RESIDENT ’ S MSG . 2 E DITOR ’ S NOTES 2 S URVEY OF 1926-54 S OUTH A FRICA CONT . 3 S URVEY OF 1926-54 S OUTH AFRICA CONT. 4 CALENDARS 5 WEB S ITE , E MAIL I NFO & B IRTHDAYS ! 6 QUIZ & ANSWERS 6 NOW IN OUR 68th YEAR AN APS AFFILIATED SOCIETY ELECTION RESULTS ! Clarin Lewis (President Elect), Mike Kwiatkowski (Secretary Elect) and Dorlon Himber, (Member at Large Elect) were elected by Acclimation at the November meeting. As the December meeting was can- celed due to weather and road conditions, they will be sworn in at the January 11, 2017 meet- ing. Finally, a smaller redrawn 2p was issued in 1950. A booklet version (SG134a) of six stamps with the margin at right was issued in 1951. There were four printings up to 1952. They can only be identified by marginal control and arrow blocks. The 1927 engraved 3p has a pic- torial vignette of Cecil Rhodes’s residence. Both the engraved 1927 issue and the 1931 photo- gravure issue have no hyphen for the “SUIDAFRIKA” script. The buildings were designed by architect Sir Herbert Baker, who also designed the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Later, the Residence was used by the South African president. Now, it is a museum. Since the engraved pictorial is supposed to be more delicate than the photogravure image, let’s do a comparison. A Survey of the 1926-1954 English-Afrikaans Se-Tenant Pair Stamp Issues of South Africa (Continued..) By Jim Jackson (Bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com) Continued to page 3 1950 Scott 56 (SG 134) 2p purple & slate blue, 21½ x 17¼ mm —> 1927 Scott 27 (SG 35) 3p red & black, Engraved “Groote Schuur” Rhodes’s Home “Groote Schuur” Rhodes’s Home, Engraved Pic- torial vignette: 1927 Scott 27 3p red & black. Lovely detailed engraved drawing! “Groote Schuur” Rhodes’s Home, Photogravure Pictorial vignette: 1931 Scott 38 3P red & black. Clearly cruder and less delicate. Note lack of detail in the buildings.
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE
GREATER EUGENE STAMP SOCIETY
ECHOES
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2017
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST
President’s Message
Club Calendars
Monthly Quiz
See page 3 for Member Dealer Info.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
PRESIDENT ’S MSG . 2
EDITOR ’S NOTES 2
SURVEY OF 1926-54
SOUTH AFRICA CONT .
3
SURVEY OF 1926-54
SOUTH AFRICA CONT .
4
CALENDARS 5
WEB S ITE , EMAIL
INFO & BIRTHDAYS !
6
QUIZ & ANSWERS 6
NOW IN OUR 68th YEAR
AN APS
AFFILIATED
SOCIETY
ELECTION RESULTS !
Clarin Lewis (President Elect), Mike Kwiatkowski (Secretary
Elect) and Dorlon Himber, (Member at Large Elect) were elected by Acclimation at the
November meeting. As the December meeting was can-
celed due to weather and road conditions, they will be sworn in at the January 11, 2017 meet-
ing.
Finally, a smaller redrawn 2p was issued in 1950. A booklet version (SG134a) of six stamps with the margin at right was issued in 1951. There were four printings up to 1952. They can only be identified by marginal control and arrow blocks.
The 1927 engraved 3p has a pic-torial vignette of Cecil Rhodes’s residence. Both the engraved 1927 issue and the 1931 photo-gravure issue have no hyphen for the “SUIDAFRIKA” script. The buildings were designed by architect Sir Herbert Baker, who also designed the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Later, the Residence was used by the South African
president. Now, it is a museum. Since the engraved pictorial is supposed to be more delicate than the photogravure image, let’s do a comparison.
A Survey of the 1926-1954 English-Afrikaans Se-Tenant Pair Stamp Issues of South Africa (Continued..)
By Jim Jackson (Bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com)
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1950 Scott 56 (SG 134) 2p purple & slate blue, 21½ x 17¼ mm —>
1927 Scott 27 (SG 35) 3p red & black, Engraved “Groote Schuur” Rhodes’s Home
“Groote Schuur” Rhodes’s Home, Engraved Pic-torial vignette: 1927 Scott 27 3p red & black.
Lovely detailed engraved drawing!
“Groote Schuur” Rhodes’s Home, Photogravure Pictorial vignette: 1931 Scott 38 3P red & black.
Clearly cruder and less delicate. Note lack of detail in the buildings.
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Phil Bronner, Editor 6155 Main Street
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EUGENE, OREGON 97404
President
Virginia Neuhausen 541-954-4172
Vice President
Mary Ann Renner 541-221-0368
Secretary
Jim Parker 541-654-1977
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Jim Jackson 541-554-8485
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The December meeting had to be canceled due to weather and road conditions. The new officers will be sworn in at the January 11th meeting. Membership cards for those who have already paid dues will be late as the incoming officers have to sign them. The back of the membership cards now list meeting dates, show dates, Buy,
Sell, Trade (BST) meetings, and Auction (AUCT) meetings. The Excursion into the 1926-54 South African Series continues with this issue and into the next year.
The ECHOES is published six times a year in January, March, May, July, Sep-tember, and November. If you do NOT get your ECHOES the first week of the issue month, let me know! I will get another mailed out to you! Remember, email delivery = COLOR!!
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
SUPPORT OUR CLUB
MEMBERS ! !
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Paul Renner sells as “PNC” on eBay and has been known to sell at Piccadilly. He is now a full-time dealer!
Clarin Lewis has a booth in The Mercantile Vintage Mall at 145 Pioneer Parkway East, Springfield. He is also now a dealer.
Mike Luttio is a “Retired” dealer who sells at buy, sell, trade nights (and local shows). He has inex-pensive World Wide if you have a want list.
Mike Weyers is a part-time dealer. He can be con-tacted at: [email protected] or by phone at: 541-501-8894 or 541-688-2403.
Bill Witcraft of Dothan, Alabama sells on eBay as “Sergeantmajorbill.”
Space is available at no charge for club members who wish to let others know they are available to sell philatelic items!
A Survey of the 1926-1954 English-Afrikaans …… (continued from page 1)
One should be able to distinguish the engraved and photogravure version on appearance alone.
Here is the 1931 photogravure issue. Is there any way, besides general ap-pearance, to determine between the 1927 engraved and 1931 photogra-vure 3p red & black?
Examine carefully the upper border of the 1927 engraved issue. One should find five horizontal lines. From top to bottom, they are: thick, thin, thin, thick and thick. In con-trast, the 1931 photogravure issue only has three thick lines. (Another difference is there are two horizontal lines under “postage” or “possell” in the engraved stamp, while the photogravure stamp only has one horizontal line. (Enlarge the images, and verify!)
In 1933, after only two years, the color of the 3p was changed from red & black to ultramarine and blue. “SUIDAFRIKA” remains without hyphen. There should be little identification confusion with this issue.
The last photogravure 3p in the Scott catalogue, using a similar design but redrawn with trees taller and touching the frame, and the sky without lines, and in an ultramarine color only, was Scott 57 issued in 1940. I don’t think Scott catalogue users should have trouble with this issue.
(see graphic next page.)
continued to page 4.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW EXHIBITORS !
The Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs has an-nounced a new initiative: any new exhibitor at PIPEX in May — or SEAPEX in September can receive a rebate of $20.00 of their exhibit entrée fees. A new exhibitor who has not entered an ex-hibit in any WSP show is eligible for this rebate if an adult member of any of the clubs that belong to the Northwest Federation. Of course, GESS is a member. As many as ten such rebates are available in 2017; normally a stamp show receives one or two entries from new exhibitors. The exhibits prospectus and entry forms can be downloaded from www.PIPEXstampshow.org. The deadline for entries is April 1. It can take sev-eral months to work up an exhibit. Among the reasons to exhibit at a stamp show:
to show your friends what you can do
to educate the public about your specialty
to add focus to your collection
to deepen your philatelic knowledge
To win fame and glory (I’m kidding but the awards can be cool!) (continued to page 4)
1931 Scott 38b (SG 45) 3p red & black, Photogravure No Hyphen.
Upper border, 1927 Engraved 3p red & black, Three thick, two thin horizontal
lines
Upper border, 1931 Photogravure 3p red & black, Three thick horizontal
lines
1933 Scott 39 (SG 45c) 3p ultramarine & blue
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A Survey of the 1926-1954 English Afrikaans Se-Tenant Pair Stamp Issues of South Africa. Part II Continued from page 3
But, as found with the 2p, Stanley Gibbons parses this design.
1940 SG59 3d ultramarine, center diagonally screened, frame unscreened.
1949 SG117 3d dull blue, whole stamp screened with irregular grain, two cylinder printing.
1951 SG117a blue, whole stamp diagonally screened, one cylinder printing.
In addition, there are differences in the appearance of the scrolls above “3d”.
I am not going to get into the particulars—suffice it to say this stamp issue is quite complicated. If the reader is interested consult the reference links from the Part I post.
4p Denomination
The 4p “Native Kraal” design is interesting as there were four major issues between 1928 - 1952, and each one shows unique changes in the design drawing.
The 1928 issue, with “SUIDAFRIKA” unhyphenated, is the only engraved version.
Let’s compare the central pictorial vignette for all four issues, as they have some design differences.
Continued to next issue…….
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW EXHIBITORS (continued from previous page)
There are GESS members - including me - who are experienced exhibitors; they can help you figure out what of your interests can be developed into a good exhibit, help you shape your exhibit, critique your plans, and generally encourage you. Give it a try! Submitted by: George Struble GESS member #L267
1940 Scott 57 (SG 59) 3p ultramarine With Hyphen.
1928 Scott 28a (SG 35b) 4p brown “Native Kraal” Engraved; No hyphen
1928 Scott 28 4p, brown, Engraved, Note 3 lines for the sloping roof on the right
1932 Scott 40 (SG46) 4p reddish brown, Photogravure
1936 Scott 41 (SG 46c) Photogravure
1952 Scott 58 (SG 118) 4p chocolate brown, Photogravure, Hyphen
Repetitive Events:
Rose City Stamp Fair, 2nd Saturday of the month, OSS Clubhouse, Portland.
Collectors Corner, 4th Saturday of the month, OSS Clubhouse, Portland.
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CALENDAR
S IGN-UP SHEETS WILL BE AVAILABLE
AT THE MEETINGS!
JANUARY
New Year’s Day.
Club meeting, 7-9pm, Officer Installations. CM: TBA.
MLK Jr. Day.
Club meeting 7-9pm, Buy, Sell, Trade night.
Holocaust Remembrance Day.
FEBRUARY
Club Meeting, 7-9pm, Program TBA, CM: TBA.
14. Valentine’s Day.
20. President’s Day.
Club Meeting, 7-9pm, Auction. CM: TBA.
NOTE: Northwest Philatelic Library is open on
Saturdays, 10 am-2 pm, during the Stamp Fair and Collector’s Corner.
ALBUM WEED: In general, a forged stamp. It also refers to unusual items that resemble post-age stamps but were not intended to pay postage, like publicity la-bels and bogus issues. Album Weeds is the title of a reference book series on forged stamps, written by Reverend R. Brisco Earée.
JANUARY 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
FEBRUARY 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28
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The Greater Eugene Stamp Society (G.E.S.S.) meets the second and fourth Wednesday at Saint Jude’s Catholic Church, 43rd Avenue and Willamette Street. Visitors
are always welcome! Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for trading, bid board, and socializing. The business meeting
starts at 7:30 p.m. Applications are available at the meetings, at the GESS
sponsored local Stamp Show held in March and September each year, or by contacting the club at the
above address. Dues are $15 a year for adults, $5 a year for Juveniles under 18 years of age. Visit us on the web at: www.greatereugenestampclub.weebly.com
GREATER EUGENE STAMP
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U.S. Stamp Quiz No. 43 “EUROPA”
(from 100 Trivia Quizzes for Stamp Collectors by Bill Olcheski copyright 1982, APS)
1. What is the central design feature of the 1973 issue?
2. The 1971 issue uses three characteristics to describe the European Community. What are they?
3. What symbol appears on the 1968 issue?
4. In what year was the 10th anniversary of CEPT observed?
5. What was the design of the first EUROPA issue?
6. How many doves appear on the 1961-62 issue?
7. What flower appears on the 1964 issue?
8. In what year did “Leaves and Fruit” appear on EUROPA stamps?
9. How many countries issued EUROPA stamps in 1956?
10. What two industries are represented on the first issue?
Score 10 points for each correct answer!
1. Post Horn and Arrows
2. Fraternity, Cooperation and Common Effort
3. Golden Key
4. 1969
5. “E” and Dove
6. Nineteen
7. Daisy
8. 1965
9. Six
10. Coal and Steel
Remember to:
Check the Sign up
sheets for Cookie
Monster (CM);
Presentations;
Show setup, tear-
down and
cleanup; Show
Exhibit, Ride
Share, and New
Member Guide!
Also, let’s each try
to get one new
member to join
our Club in
2017 !!!
Answers to the quiz below:
Don’t Peek!!!! Cover this box with a piece of
paper!
Our new website is up and running at:
WWW.GREATEREUGENESTAMPCLUB.WEEBLY.COM
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GREATER EUGENE STAMP SOCIETY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO:
JAN: Bronner,P., Hyde, T., Phelps,R., Renner, P.
FEB: Beckett,W., Bryan,D., Davis,B., Lewis,C., Neuhausen,V.
