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OCTOBER 1997 NEWSLETTER OF THE WISCONSIN FEDERATION OF STAMP CLUBS

BvATFP Editor Karen Weigl

WFSC at STAMPSHOW 97 After 15 years, the American Philatelic Society's STAMPSHOW returned to Wiscon­sin. STAMPSHOW 97 , held August 21-24 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, undoubt­edly was a special event for all collectors in this region.

Twenty-four Milwaukee-area philatelists served on the local organizing committee and scores more provided manpower throughout the four-day event. Most left the exhibition hall each day bone tired but yet proud to be a part of this prestigious event.

Our WFSC booth entertained a constant flow of visitors, affording us the opportunity to direct more than 200 lone collectors to a local WFSC club . Representatives of 29 of our 32 member clubs checked in to light up their club names on our Wisconsin map . Addition­ally, we distributed a WFSC good-will memento to 434 individuals from across the nation.

Prompted by a display of our two new first-day covers (Vince Lombardi and "The Stars and Stripes Forever!"), visitors picked up 190 mail-order forms. Credit for such great interest goes to WFSC VP Al Marcus for providing the striking cachet artwork.

STAMPSHOW 97 also gave us the occa­sion to renew and cultivate friendships, and to

Jerry Husak (/.) receives the first honorary Greater Milwaukee Area Distinguished Philatelists

Appreciation award from Bob Mather.

place many names with faces. Several WFSC members-at-large and former Wisconsinites showed up, including WFSC 's past-President Ray Veddar, who five years ago moved to

Ohio. Ray graciously jumped in to help at the WFSC booth just as if he 'd never left us .

Robert J . Mather, Chrmn., WFSC Hall of Fame Committee, organized a delightful reunion breakfast held at the show hotel on Saturday, August 23. Fifteen of our 29 living Hall of Fame members attended the affair. Our thanks to Bob for all his time and effort and donation of some personal expenses, too .

Bob additionally presided over a gathering to honor Jerry Husak with a special Greater Milwaukee Area Distinguished Philatelists award. Many recall Jerry as the founder of the American Topical Association, when he was just 17 years old and lived in Milwaukee. After retirement a few years ago he moved from Wisconsin to Arizona, but remains an icon within the philatelic community.

Sixteen Wisconsinites shared their phila­telic expertise by conducting seminars on various aspects of the hobby .

Wisconsin was additionally well repre­sented in the area of exhibiting, with many award-winning entries . We're furthermore elated that Rich Drews, of Stamp King and a loyal ATFP advertiser, took the Champion of Champions award.

A highlight for me, of course, occurred at the Saturday evening banquet when I was

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In Recognition for Your Help at STAMPSHOW 97 In addition to those mentioned in the accompanying article and our 16 speakers , various WFSC officials filled in from time to time to staff our booth. Here, though, are still more who provided dedicated assistance to the WFSC 's participation at STAMPSHOW 97:

WFSC Booth Staffers

• Valerie Cook , Perry Harris, Jim and Renee Seiler, and Verna Shackleton (from the WFSC "official family ')

• Les Heinzel (West Chicago, IL, member-at-large)

• Alice and Ed Bieda (Kenosha Stamp and Cover Club)

• Howard Shaughnessy (Lake County Philatelic Society)

• Mike Lybarger (Badger Stamp Club)

Other Great Deeds • Claude Giralte (member of multiple

Milwaukee-area clubs) - for donating a new roll of film when Karen Weigt 's camera ran out and hauling boxes to her car at the end of the show.

• Hank Schmidt and Bob Sparks (Oshkosh Philatelic Society) - for stepping in to frank and cancel our "Stars and Stripes Forever! " first-day covers.

thoroughly stunned at the unexpected honor of receiving the 1997 Ernest A. Kehr Future of Philately award. A thank-you to all who made this possible. ■

APS President John M. Hotchner presents Karen Weigt with the 1997 Ernest A. Kehr award.

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October 4 SHEPEX '97

Sheboygan Stamp Club Rehabilitation Center of Sheboygan

1305 St. Clair Ave., Sheboygan (Contact: SSC. P.O. Box 907,

Sheboygan, WI 53082)

November 8-9 FALL COIN & STAMP SHOW

Kettle Moraine Coin and Stamp Club Paradise Mall, 1400 S. Main St., West Bend (Contact KMCSC, P.O. Box 361 ,

West Bend, WI 5309 5)

$how Calendar and Registry List your show, bourse, . auction or event . .-

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~ FREE for WFSC member_.club shows·- classified rates f~r · non-members and all other events · .

October 19 COLLECTORS SHOW

Cooney_ Numismatists & Philatelists, Ltd. Oconomowoc Recreation Center

3'24 W. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc · (Contact: Richard Dama, 35442 . Carriage

Ct., Oconomowoc, WI 53066 -(414) 567-3262)

April 25-26, 1998 WISCOPEX '98

hosted by Outagamie Philatelic Society Fox Valley Lutheran High School

2626 N. Oneida St., Appleton (Contact: Al Marcus, P.O. Box 11,

Appleton, WI 54912-0111)

October 25-26 TOSAPEX '97

Wauwatosa Philatelic Society KC Hall, 1800 So. 92nd St., West Allis

(Contact: Don Birschel, Im N. I 22nd. Wauwatosa, WI 53226 -

(414) 476-5971)

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November I DANEPEX'97

Badger Stamp Club Abundant Life Christian School

4901 E. Buckeye Rd., Madison (Contact: Karen Weigt, 4184 Rose Ct., Middleton,

WI 53562 - (608) 836-1509)

TOSAPEX '97 Show or FDC (Lombardi) - October 25-26, West Allis, WI Multicolored football cachet. Quarter-back in green and gold is rushed by red, white, and blue opponent and Lombardi quote. Show cancel $ 1.25 ea./FDC $ 1.75 ea. Include #IO SASE. Joe Ryan c/o Wauwatosa Phil. Soc., P.O. Box 13102, Wauwatosa, WI 53213. (Wauwatosa PM Joe)

0 ACROSS THE FENCE POST is the official publica­tion of the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs, Inc ., a 50l(c)3 non-profit organization and li fe mem­ber of the APS since 1953. For WFSC membership

· · information, contact the Central Office. ATFP is published monthly Sept.-Apr.; bimonthly May-Aug.

News of Wisconsin collectors , club news and gratis original articles related to philately are welcomed . The editor accepts submissions in any format, but reserves the right to make minor editing changes to conform with our style sheet. Material not carrying an individual copyright notice may be reproduced only by not-for-profit organiza­tions , provided the author(s) and publication receive credit for any reprinted material. Unless explicitly stated by an officer in conjunc­tion with official WFSC business , opinions expressed by individual authors are not necessarily endorsed by the WFSC.

Submission deadlines are for the month preceding month of publication as follows: advertising-1st of the month; editorial matter-5th of the month. Send editorial matter and stamp show calendar and cover listings to: Karen Weigl, Editor, ATFP, 4184 Rose Ct., Middleton, WI 53562 - phone (608) 836-1509 (karenweigt@compuserve.com] . Send ads to: Jim and Renee Seiler, Advertising Managers , ATFP, P.O. Box 247, Reedsville , WI 54230 - phone (920) 772-4297 . For a complete list of advertising rates and policies (display, classified and listings), see the July-August '97 issue of ATFP, or request a copy from the advertising managers.

WFSC Announcements CALL FOR HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS Nominations are now being accepted for the 1998 Wisconsin Philatelic Hall of Fame. The deadline is December 31, 1997 . For details, see the September 1997 issue of ATFP.

1997 COVER EXCHANGE PROGRAM The exchange offer will expire October 31. See details in the September 1997 issue of ATFP.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! Our very special thanks to the following for helping to frank and cancel our Lombardi FDCs in Green Bay , on August 5: Hank Schmidt, Paul Schroeder, and Paul Thoman ( Oshkosh

Philatelic Society), Jim and Renee Seiler (Manitowoc Philatelic Society), Lee James (Lee's F.D.C.s, Combined Locks, WI) , Kay Knutson (Plover, Wl), and Rollie Juhnke. These folks all pitched in to guide and assist WFSC Treasurer Deanna Juhnke, who coordinated the project for us.

WFSC RECEIVES ENDORSEMENT FOR USE OF OFFICIAL WISCONSIN SESQUI­CENTENNIAL SEAL Gearing up for participation in the 1998 Wis­consin Sesquicentennial celebration, the WFSC

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applied for use of the of­ficial seal. Use of the seal is restricted, so WFSC member clubs must sub­mit an individual applica-

• tion to duplicate it within newsletters, in conjunction with events, etc.

PLAINEX STAMPS

(Carl & Phyllis) Handling -

• Germany & Colonies • Great Britain & Colonies • Japan • Switzerland • Most other major European countries

See us at these Wisconsin shows: SHEPEX '97, Oct. 4, Sheboygan

TOSAPEX '97, Oct. 25-26, West Allis

DANEPEX '97, Nov. I, Madison

fall Coin & Stamp Show, Nov. 8-9, West Bend

P.O. Box #6 Des Plaines, IL 60016

(847) 827-3589

1997 WFSC Hall of Fame Reunion (I. /0 r.) - (back row) Greg Schmidt, Mary Ann Owens, Fred

Ziemann, Jerry Husak, Robert J. Mather, Wm . Grosnick Sr. , John Fagan, Frank Moertl, (middle row)

Barbara Mueller, Verna Shackleton, Vern Witt, Ray Van Handel Jr. (front) Jim Maher, MaryAnn

Bowman, Karen Weigl . (Fourteen living Hall of Fame members unable to attend are not pictured.)

MSDA Upcoming Show Schedule

I/' October 11-12, 1997 In land Meeting Center 400 E. Ogden Westmont, IL

II' January 3-4, 1998 Chevy Chase Park District Milwaukee Ave. & Lake - Cook Road Wheeling, IL

I/' January 10-11, 1998 In land Meeting Center 400 E. Ogden Westmont, IL

II' April 18, 1998 (one day only) Ramada Capital Conference Center 1-90 & us l 2 Madison, WI

Jim Bardo, P.O. Box 5573, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 phone (847) 634-2676

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STAMPSHOW 97

WFSC booth staff - Howard Shaughnessy (Lake County Phil. Soc.) collating newslellers; Alice and Edwin Bieda (Kenosha Stamp & Cover Club).

Ken Schaffer (/.) and Dan Undersander (Badger Stamp Club) take a refreshment break.

Speaker Barbara Mueller (Wisc . Postal

Verna Shackleton (/.) (Outagamie Phil. Soc.) and June Berwald (WFSC member-at-large).

Mary Ann Owens (out-of­state member Waukesha Co. Phil. Soc .).

Les Heinze/ (WFSC member­at-large) . Donna Fagan (Milw. Phil. Soc.) working at Registration Desk.

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Call for WISCOPEX '98 Exhibits On April 25-26, 1998, the Outagamie Phila­telic Society will host the 67th convention and exhibition of the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs. The show will be held in the Fox Valley Lutheran High School gymnasium, in Appleton, WI.

Now is the time to plan your WISCOPEX exhibit entry. We need your exhibit to make our show successful. Our frames hold 12 pages. The theme of the show is Wisconsin's Sesquicentennial.

You can compete in the following classes, which will be judged by WFSC judges: Champion of Champions, Open, Single-frame , and Junior. We'll also have a Display Class (limited to two frames) that will be judged by popular vote .

For further information on exhibiting and a copy of the prospectus , write to : Verna Shackleton, P . 0 . Box 11, Appleton, WI 54912 or phone (920) 734-2417 .

Congratulations to Our Wisconsin Exhibitors at STAMPSHOW 97

Open Competition

Vermeil - The World of Golf, by Patricia Ann Loehr • AAPE Creativity Award • ATA Third Award

Bronze - A Brief Study of the Confederate London and Local Printings , by Gary Zink

One-Frame Competition Vermeil - Wolf, by Frederick S. Ziemann

• ATA One-Frame Merit Award • Ingeborg Herst Award

Bronze - Forgery Prevention, by Jack H. Green

Display Class

Silver - German Occupation of Czechoslovakia, 1939-1945, by Robert F. Koschalk

Youth

Vermeil - Santa Claus, by David Brooks • ATA Youth Award

Court of Honor

Man Beneath the Sea, by Roland Essig

Fred Baumann Joins Krause Publications of Iola, WI Baumann, former senior editor at Linn 's Stamp

News, has joined Krause Publications' Phila­telic Division. Initially, he will work on Krause's newly acquired Minkus catalog and later serve as associate editor of Stamp Collector.

Wisconsin welcomes yet another renowned phi latelist to the central region of our state .

placed at the local golf course clubhouse . Due to last-minute unforeseen circumstances, the speaker was unable to make it to the meeting , but no golfers showed up either. . .

By WFSC Secy. Karen Weigt

LCPS officers recently re-elected for an­other term are: Pres . Fred Schaeffer, VP Glenn Zinck, Secy. Howard Shaughnessy , and Treas . Walter Veile. Hang in there, guys!

4184 Rose Ct., Middleton, WI 53562

There's nothing like a hot topic to incite dis­cussion and philately offers many . Collectors of all stages can benefit from open debates . Furthermore, such sessions can serve as a sub­stitute for a scheduled speaker, with no advance planning. Just throw out a topic and let it flow.

I've noted several provocative topics while reading the minutes of the Elmira (NY) Stamp Club . The minutes are regularly published in Stamp Insider, newsletter of the Federation of Central New York Philatelic Societies:

• Mixtures - worthwhile or a waste of time and money

• What's wrong with the Scott catalog? • Buying philatelic supplies • Archival quality of supplies • What countries are best to collect? • Collecting beyond Scott • Is it better to collect mint or used stamps? • Collecting stamps as an investment While studying the Oshkosh Philatelic

Society's annual program schedule, I found some more great topics:

• Ins and outs of auctions • What kind of catalog is best? • What album do you use? • Displaying material at shows, etc . • What to use for mounting philatelic material • If you were appointed postmaster for a

week, what changes would you make? From the manner in which the topics are

stated, I assume that at least some are meant to promote open discussion.

What others are doing

Green Bay Philatelic Society officers re­elected for the 1997-98 club year are : Pres. Kirk Becker, VP Gordon Lindner, Secy. Clete Delvaux, and Treas . Ken Coakley .

The Lake County Philatelic Society (Gurnee/Grayslake, IL) has seemingly tried everything in the past few years to bring in potential new members , and let's hope its June meeting experience won't lead to giving up. When a club member was scheduled to speak on the subject of golf on stamps, posters were

Members of the Northwestern Mutual Stamp Club (Milwaukee) enjoyed an April program focused on United Nations philately . It was followed by a quiz on the same subject.

WOW! The Belle City Stamp Club's (Racine) April donation auction added almost $150 to the treasury . 1997-98 BCSC officers are: Pres . Frank Garniss, VP Bill Pier, Secy. Ray Wood, and Treas. Serge Logan.

Alice Bieda is the Kenosha Stamp and Cover Club's new president. VP Carl Sandine was re-elected for another two-year term.

The Oshkosh Philatelic Society elected Paul Thoman to serve as its new president. At the death of member Charles Buck, past-President Hank Schmidt will fill in as acting VP. ■

CLOSED ALBUM -Charles Buck

Charles Buck, of the Oshkosh Philatelic Society, died on July 26, 1997. Buck had been an active member for the past few years and was the group's vice president.

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Bv Ga,y Zink. Janesville Stamp Club

LiNiTEd STATES STAMps LisEd iN T~E

CoNfEdERATE STATES of AMERicA PART I Gary Zink has collected stamps since 1962, and began his specialty collection of Confederate stamps and covers in 1973. In addition to his local membership in the Janesville Stamp Club, he belongs to the American Philatelic Society, Confederate Stamp Alliance, and Universal Autograph Society. He 's also a member of the History Round Table, a group that meets in Madison, WI.

Gary has widely exhibited his collections since 1980 and has won many awards, including four Best of Shows. His exhibit titled "A Brief Study of the Confederate London and Local Printings " took a bronze medal in open competi­tion at STAMPSHOW 97.

With the secession of South Carolina from the

United States on December 20, 1860, 10 more

Southern states eventually seceded and became

the Confederate States of America. The other states that seceded (all in 1861) were:

Mississippi - January 9 Florida - January 10 Alabama - January 11 Georgia - January 18

Louisiana - January 26 Texas - February 1 Virginia - April 17 Arkansas - May 6 North Carolina - May 21 Tennessee - June 8

At this time, the states were still using

United States stamps. They were valid for usage

until June 1, 1861, when the Confederate Post

Office took over . On that date, United States

stamps were declared invalid and Southern

postmasters were told to use whatever means

they had to provide postage to the general

public . Government postage (regular issues)

would not be available for usage until October

16, 1861.

The seceded states formed their government

and the Confederate States of America was

established on February 4, 1861. The cover in

Figure 1 was canceled on February 4 , 1861, in

Raleigh, NC. North Carolina was admitted to

the Confederacy on May 27 . U.S. Scott #26 was

used for postage .

Figure 2 shows the embossed 1860 issue

canceled February 21, 1861, Columbus, MS.

This particular issue of embossed covers is the

only one that was postally-used in the Confederacy.

Fig . I - U.S. Scott #26 with "FEB 4 1861/RALEJGH NC" cancel.

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Fig. 3 - U.S. Scott #26 with "FEB 21 1861/MOBILE ALA" cancel.

The cover in Figure 3 includes a U .S.

Scott #26. It was canceled February 21, 1861, in Mobile, AL. Alabama joined the Confederate States of America just 17 days before.

The cover in Figure 4 was also franked with a U.S. Scott #26 and canceled May 5, 1861, in Montgomery, AL. At that time, Montgomery was the capital of the Confed­erate States of America. The seat of govern-

ment was moved to Richmond, VA, a little more than 20 days later. It was felt Rich­

mond could be more strategically defended than Montgomery, AL.

The cover is addressed to Mrs. Howell Cobb at Macon, GA, by Howell Cobb himself. He was the first choice for provi­sional president of the Confederacy but declined to accept the position. Cobb was later appointed a brigadier general by

Jefferson Davis and commanded a brigade of 3,800 men, one of the largest in the Confeder­ate Army . ■

To be continued next month .

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Fig. 4 - U.S. Scort #26 with "MAY 5 1861/MONTGOMERY Ala." cancel.

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By WFSC VP Youth Division MaryAnn Bowman P.O. Box 1451. Waukesha, WI 53187

oinin with uniors STAMPSHOW 97 Youth Area A large area devoted solely to young collectors at STAMPSHOW 97 proved to be a big hit with future philatelists. Over 600 youngsters had the opportunity to experience the fun and excitement that our hobby can generate .

The youth area concept has been undergo­ing radical changes in recent years. With prototypes being used at the New York Mega­Events and culminating in the version premier­ing at Pacific 97, it is apparent that the U .S. Postal Service and the American Philatelic Society are hoping to tum the tide and bring more young collectors into the hobby.

A rainbow of colorful balloons arched the entrance to the Stampers Kids area. (Stampers is the trade name for the new Postal Service's youth program which introduced "cards" as a whole new way to collect and save stamps .) Each child was asked to register . In order to obtain a gift bag, six activities needed to be completed from among these choices :

• Stamps Around the World - Children could select stamps and carry them home in a first-day envelope .

• Stamp Adventurer - A board game. • Stampers Address Labels - Touch­

screen computers were used to produce bar­coded address and parcel labels.

• Stamp Wizards - Kids learned how to soak stamps from paper.

interesting background information about stamp designs. Word searches, crossword puzzles , true/false, and complete-the-sentence activities were used to test the child's under­standing of the passages .

• Geo-Safari Games - Electronic games using stamps as the media to help children learn about a wide variety of subjects. These popular games are available for sale through the APS and are quite standard in most youth areas, especially at national -level shows.

For completion of six activities , children were rewarded with a gift bag worth about $25. A dinosaur stamp T-shirt was popular

• Stamp Challenge - Paper and pencil games. Bugs Bunny welcomes youth to the Stampers Kids area.

• Computer Fun - Touch-screen comput­ers with software developed by the Postal History Foundation used a variety of reading­comprehension type activities to provide

MaryAnn Bowman, WFSC's VP Youth Division, shows youngsters how to soak stamps off paper.

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the Pacific 97 First Day of Issue souvenir sheets was more popular with their parents. Comic books, posters, Stamper cards, and informational material were also given.

By Hank Schmidt. P.O. Box 3153. Oshkosh. WI 54903-3153, Mbr .• Oshkosh Philatelic Society

If you are an active first-day cover collector, I

emphatically suggest that you try cachet­making . I've been doing an occasional cachet since the 1977 United States Christmas issues

(Scott Nos . 1729 and 1730), and each time it ' s been an experience that has given me a rush

like no other in my many years of philately. It

has brought me national and international noto­riety, but on a rather restricted scale, of course.

I cannot say that cachetmaking will do the

same for you or that it will put any dollars in

your pocket. Cachetmaking has changed

If you would like a copy of the eight paper activities used in the youth area, send $1 to cover postage and photocopy charges to me at the address shown above. ■

somewhat since I got started. At that time , there were very few amateurs, but within the last 20 years , many have entered the field . There is, however, always room for more .

If you are into trading for items for your collection, you'll find your own cachets to be excellent material for such transactions . Also, sending your cachets to philatelic friends without requesting payment often reaps great items . At the very least, it will bring interest­ing material to add to your trading stock.

Of course, there is a monetary investment in cachet production that often will not be returned. It helps to create cachets in only one color and to limit your run to about 100 covers .

Getting back to some of the notoriety I have received, it's been in the form of my cachets appearing in Scott's First Day Cover

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Catalogue, Aloha RR'ing, AFA News-Jack

Knight Air Log , and Richard Schoemaker's American Bicentennial Covers, Cachets, Cards

& So Fonh . I have also been written up in First Days, the official journal of the Ameri­can First Day Cover Society.

My first cacheted FDC appeared in Mike Malone's 1982 Cover Lovers' National Auction with an estimated value of $10 and . sold for $8. I had donated most of those 1977 covers to a First Day Cover Collectors of Wis­consin fund-raiser , for which they were offered for sale at $ I each . Thus , this particular cover increased in value seven times in just five years.

By Steve Langkau. former WFSC Historian

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On Wisconsin In I 998, the Badger State

::- celebrates its 150th anniversary of statehood. As a prelude to the

occasion, this col/,/mn regulgrly features a stamp, or other postal item, and story pertaining to the· · state of Wisconsin.

Many Wisconsin· industries can be traced back to the days of fur traders and lead miners . One early industry - the tanning and leat1:_er

, industry - expanded rapidly in Wisconsin, due in part to immigrating Europeans who were skilled in the trade.

Chicago slaughterhouses provided the raw­hides from their incoming shipments of Plains cattle . The vast resources of hemlock timber in the state provided the bark from which tannin, the basic requirement of the tanning trade, was extracted . ■

U.S. Scott #1720 I must say that each time I receive public notice, I'm elated to a level just short of

admission to a psychiatric facility. A Piece of Madison History that Can't be Repeated Are my cachets works of art? Not on your

life . A critic once described my output to be a half step up from junk, and sometimes even junk. Even so, my advice is to give cachet­making a shot. Don't care what others might say about your work, trade with friends, and let me know when you have something in stock . I predict you will have lots of fun and make many new friends.

In my next article, I'll discuss materials used for amateur cachetmaking and how to deal with copyright issues .

This is what I have to say . What do you

have to say? ■

When members of the DANEPEX '97 orga­nizing committee decided on the theme of postal "firsts," it wanted to go all out and depict an actual 1861 Madison killer within the show's special cancel. The killer tracing was found in "United States Cancellations 1845-1869," by H .C . Skinner and A. Eno .

"No, no," said a Milwaukee Postal Service official who argued the design is the shape of a pentagram, which connotes religion. Specifi­cally, the pentagram is related to witchcraft, and that could open up a tremendous can of worms with DANEPEX being held at a Christian school.

DANEPEX~97 one day only - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1997

Abundant Life Christian School 4901 E. Buckeye Rd., Madison, WI (between Hwy. 51 and 1-90 on Madison's far-east side)

• Judged Philatelic Exhibits (exhibits by club members)

• 10-18 Dealers

• V.S. Postal Service Substation

• Door Prizes

• Youth Activities Booth and Free Stamps for Kids

• Free Admission/Parking

• Handicap Accessible

• Special Show Cover and Cancel

• Snacks and Lunch Available

Sponsored by Badger Stamp Club For more information call (608) 836-1509

• Displays featuring postal "firsts" to commemorate 150 years of V.S. postage stamps

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Confederate Stales - 1861

Original DANEPEX '97 cancel with pentagram killer rejected by the V. S. Postal Service.

Needless to say , there's no fighting city hall (or today 's polit ical correctness), so the DANEPEX cancel was resub-mitted with another original 1861 geometric design. ■

Resubmiued killer

design.

Access to Buckeye Rd. is from Hwy. 51 (beware of

1-90 detours)

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