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(CANAL ZONE PHILATELIC NOTES
Published by the
Canal Zone Study Group
Edited by Edlk,rd S. Conger, 7317 Alaska A venue, N. W., Washington 12, D. C.
Vo~ume Number 3 October 1 9 5 3
THE CONGRESS
IN NEwARK
SPECIAL C. Z.
CANCELLATION
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As Lnnounced in the last issue or the "Notes," the 19th American Philatelic Congress will be held at the Robert Tre2t
Hotel, New&rk, New Jersey, beginning Thursday evening, October
29th, 2nC. continuing through Sunday, November 1st. The Congress oanquet lrilltc:ke plE.ce F:cic.ay,Saturday evening having been left open purposely for
specie.lty g:c'oupmeetings. Consequently, an informal CZSG dinner is being
planned ro:c"Sa-Gurday evening to be follm-red by an impromptu program. Sincene,' ..:c"l.:r haJ_f or our present membership of 126 is located Hithin easy travelingdi;:,t2.nceof NeHo.rk, it should be possible to have quite 0. respectable gather
::'ng.. Some ITS knoVJ are bringing their wives. If the response wo.rrcmts, a priv&te room may be engaged for dinner and the meeting. Otherwise, we will dinein the hotel dining room or a nearby restaurant. In order that arrangements
may be completed, please drop a letter or post card immediately to the editor&t the c:bove address advising whether you Hill attend the dinner, or the meet
ing, or both, 2nd how many places to reserve. Johnny-come-latelies may adviseof their intentions by contacting the editor or Col. DeVoss at the Robert
T~eat Hotel after 6 p.m. Thursday, October 29th.
Among those CZSG members planning to attend the Congress are Brett,
W. D. Coffin, Conger, DeVoss, Mitchell, Philler, Stull and Weiler. Advanceinformat~on indicates that CZSG exhibitors will include Blum, DeVoss, Congerand Wei:~er. A short story on the find of the 1909-21 Ii Hith center and
overp~int inverted (Scott No. 41d) will appear in the 1953 Congress Book.
No official word is yet available but reliable reports fromthe C2,nc,1Zone indicate that the commemorative cancellation
honoring the 50th anniversary of the independence of the
Republic of pc.nama Hill reE.d "Honoring 50 Years of Friendship and Cooperation"1nth the Hords cmd dE.tes "Panama - Canal Zone - 1903 - 1953" forming a border.
It is likely that commemorative machine cancellation dies will be supplied to
tl18 post oG'ices z.tAncon, Balboa, Balboa Heights and Cristobal, the only postoffices which use slogan or "first day of issue" machine ccmcellations. Since
Panama's independence anniverSary falls on Tuesday, November 3rd, it is logical to suppose that the commemorative cancellation Hill be placed in use on or
before thClt c~a:T. Watch the philatelic press c2.refully for official announcement of the first day of authorized use and for instructions on how to securecovers bearing the commemorative cancels.
50th ANNIVERSARYCOMMEMORAT IVES ?
Word reaches us that Canal Zone authorities are glVlng
most serious consideration to discarding previous plans
for the issuance of a short series commemorating the 50thanniversary of the transfer of the French canal properties to United Statesjurisdiction and the establishment of the Canal Zone. It i5 under5tood that
the final decision has not been made and that the Canal Zone authorities may
yet find it possible to proceed with original plans for the proposed stamps
if convinced that there is a genuine popular sentiment in favor of them.
Col. Richardson Selee
Civil Affairs Director,Balboa Heights, C. Z.
short series of from three
50th anniversary of the
sta~s should be ready on
and to:
Every member of the Canal Zone Study Group is urged to immediately writeair mail letters to:
Governor John S. Seybold
Balboa Heights,Canal Zone
expressing their keen desire for and support of ato five stamps of commemorative size honoring theCanal Zone. Do this now as time is short and the
or before the anniversary date, May 4, 1954.
In this connection it might be noted that the new commemorative issuecould include denominations which the Canal Zone Postal Service does not now
have available to meet greatly increased parcel post rates which became effective October 1st and the new first class rates on overseas mail which go into
effect November 1st. The new rate on foreign letters up to one ounce is 8i,
and on post cards it is 4i. Many parcels from the Zone now arrive with large
blOcks of the 50i stamp which is the highest denomination ordinary postage
stamp now available. One-dollar postage stamps have not been available,except for air mail, since the U. S. overprints became obsolete over 20 yearsago. A commemorative series of from three to five stamps in denominations of3i, 4i, 6¢, 8¢ and $1 would fill a definite postal need in the Canal Zone.
Write the Governor and Col. Selee immediately -- it is later than youthink!
HOUSTON APS
CONVENTIONHouston being somewhat distant from centers where CZSG member
ship is heaviest, only three members of the Group were in attendance at the American Philatelic Society Convention, September
23-26: Elmer A. Brink, Baton Rouge, La., W. Vernon Osgood, Orange, Texas, and
Lt. Col. James T. DeVoss, Alexandria, Va. Jim, who is International Secretaryof the APS, was reelected to that office during the convention for another
term of two years.
HANDBOOK OF BOOKLETSAND BOOKLET PANES
A reprint in handbook form of the story on "Canal Zone
Booklets" by Lt. Col. James T. DeVoss which appeared
in serial form in STAMPS magazine during March andApril 1952, is in the hands of the printers and will be ready for distribution
to all CZSG members in the very near future. As usual, there will be no charge
to members for this handbook, thanks to the additional contributions of Sus
taining and Contributing Members.
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CAMPEX '53IN D.C.
ington, D. C.being:
Dates for the CAMPEX show were changed shortly after the last
issue of "Notes" went to press. The exhibition will take placeOctober 19th to 26th in the Pan American Union Building, Wash
Exhibits will include several by CZSG members, the list to date
Rudolph B. WeilerLt. Col. James T. DeVoss
Edward S. Conger
Gustavo Schay
H. Dana Mitchell
Joseph Mandos
Canal Zone First Issue of 1904Canal Zone Series of 1909-21
Canal Zone Inverted Centers and Large Die
Proofs Complete, and Panama Postal History
Panama li on 2i 1884 and a Specialized StuQyof the Fourth Panama Provisional Issue of
1904Costa Rica Die and Plate Proofs of San.Juan
de Dios Hospital Issue
Guatemala 19th Century
3-CENT STUART
C. Z. NO. 114
acknowledgement
Two members, Bill Philler and J. W. Coffin, were able to give
Orv Milburn some help on the 3i Stuart in response to thethree questions posed in the last issue of "Notes". Publicof OrvIs appreciation is hereby recorded.
The third question as to the dates on which stamps from the last three
printings were issued in the Canal Zone comes close to being answered by the
dates of receipt of these printings by the Canal Zone. Two of these dates were
obtained from official sources there by George Brett and combined with pre
vious information obtained from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the following tabulation has been compiled:
Printing1st
2nd
3rd4th
Quantity1,050,000
525,000
525,000
1,050,000
Date dispatched
from WashingtonJanuary 6, 1933
May 23, 1933
August 30, 1933February 10,1934
Date received
by Canal ZoneJanuary 13, 1933
?September 7, 1933
February 16, 1934
Da te of Issue
January 14, 1933???
From this it will be seen that the first printing was issued one day after
receipt. The same would have been possible, but not necessarily so, in thecase of the other three printings. The only way of pinpointing the date ofissue of these printings will be through covers bearing stamps with plate num
bers peculiar to the individual printings. Collectors having material of thisnature should promptly report it to Orville H. Milburn, 361 East Fifth St.,
Mount Vernon, N. Y.
THE FIRSTSERIES OF
1904
DeVoss, Ewing,
The response to Rudy Weiler's request for assistance in recording
a complete description of all covers bearing C. Z. Nos. 1, 2 and 3has been excellent. The list of CZSG members who have· submi tted
covers and supplied data includes Brooks, J. W. Coffin, Conger,Goldfrank, Graham, Helmholz, Mueller, Osgood, Philler, Stull,
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Tatelman and Ware, as well as non-member Jere. Hess Barr. Over 120 covers ,
bearing about 200 cancellations, have now been logged and some surprisingres~ts ~~~ ..
There are 3 cancellations on the first day of issue, Friday, June 24,1904; one on Saturday, June 25th; and 3 on Sunday, June 26th. The commonest
dates are Saturday, J~y 9th, 24 cancellations, and Wednesday, July 13th, 26
cancellations. There are no cancellations recorded from Thursday, J~y 14th
through Sunday, July 17th! The first annual report of the Governor of the
Canal Zone states that the overprinted U. S. stamps were received from theStates on July 14th and the Panama stamps withdrawn on the 17th, small remainders of the 5i and loi stamps having been destroyed shortly afterwards. Has
anyone an explanation for the absence of cancellations for the last four daysthe First Issue was available for use?
The destination of almost all covers is either the Canal Zone or Panama,
only a half-dozen showing destinations in the U. S. or abroad. It also appears
that some of these covers were mailed in groups as they have identical post
marks, are on the same kind of envelopes, and are in the same handwriting.There is rather conclusive evidence that practically all First Issue coverswere made by philatelists on the scene at that time or mailed as souvenirs ofthe new postal service. An obviously commercial cover is almost nonexistent.
The list of town cancellations includes all of the 10 post offices then inexistence. The number of cancellations noted for each office is as follows:
Cristobal
Ancon
La Boca
985222
Culebra
Empire
GorgonaBohio
8753
Gatun
Matachin
San Pablo
221
PROSPECT IVEMEMBERS
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These preliminary findings could not have been possible without the team
work of the CZSG. Everyone who has anything to contribute to this study and
has not yet done so, please get in touch with Rudolph B. Weiler, 9 Green TreeBuilding, West Chester, Pa.
Without a doubt, many members of the CZSG know of collectors
who would be interested in affiliating with the Group. Afew have taken the trouble to write us a note giving names
and addresses of prospective members. A prospectus has been prepared which
describes the purposes of the Group, benefits of membership and how to join.
A copy of the prospectus and an application blank will be sent to anyprospects suggested by the membership.
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