The 40th issue of The New CartoPhilatelist was dispatched to members in early January 2013. The issue opens the year with twenty full pages of fascinating articles, images and information about the Society.
TNCP 40 begins with an in-depth article by Society member Roger Kirby, about the connection of lighthouses and maps on stamps and examines, how over this years, this combination has been changing. The next article is the final installment of member James Hamilton’s comprehensive series about Captain James Cook and CartoPhilately, and presents a myriad of cartophilatelic examples relating to Captain Cook’s Third Voyage. Society member Pierre Moise provides some background and details about a 2012 issue by local Greenland artists depicting the islands of Denmark covered by thick glaciers, much like on the island of Greenland. In the next article, European Representative Volker Woesner continues his series on survey related themes on map stamps, this time examining how mapping datums are shown. Society President David Wolfersberger presents news about the society along with a detailed recap of the 5th Meeting of the CartoPhilatelic Society that took place in NYC in October 2012. There is a lot of information covered, and details about the forth-coming election of officers, so please be sure to check this carefully. Vice president Mark Honig tells us about series of interesting map images found in the gutters of a number of Caribbean issues marking the 21st birthday of Princess Diana. At the auctions, by past president, Miklos Pinther, looks at some interesting results of recent auctions, including the sale of Professor Litchfield’s collection, who passed away last year. Issue 40 is rounded out with a series of new issue images and updates to the Maps on Stamps checklist.
Just a quick, but important reminder for Journal submission dates. Our Editor, Martin Oakes, has chosen the following date as the deadline for article submissions to the Journal:
TNCP #40, January 2013, submission deadline: December 10, 2012
If you are interested in submitting an article please contact our Editor, Martin Oakes as soon as possible.
 The “TNCP Style Sheet – Instructions to Authors” has been updated, so please download a revised copy before starting to author an article.
Remember there are many options for Journal content and Martin will be happy to discuss them with you. The list three issues of the Journal have been 20 pages. This is due to the wonderful amount of content that members have been submitting. The added pages will continue, as long as there is sufficient material available. Remember if you have feedback, please be sure to share with Martin or use the general Society contact form.
Issues 34 & 35 contained a translated article that was first published in French, in another philatelic journal. As the Society is international in scope, we have various members that can sometimes volunteer translation resources. For those of you that have non-english articles and would like to see them translated and published in The New CartoPhilatelist please contact our Editor Martin Oakes.
Enjoy those autumn evenings more by writing an article for
The New CartoPhilatelist!
The New Carto-Philatelist Journal has won a Vermeil award at the APS Stamp Show in Sacramento, California that was held from August 16-19, 2012. A very special acknowledgement and round of applause for our Editor, Mr. Martin Oakes, and for all of the authors who have worked so hard to support TNCP every issue! The Society has also entered TNCP at the CHICAGO-PEX 2012 that will
take place from
November 16-18, 2012.
 PhilaNippon 2011 Silver Bronze Medal for The New CartoPhilatelist (August 2011) The New CartoPhilatelist, the official Journal of the Society, was awarded a Silver Bronze medal at PhilaNippon 2011. The six day event lasting from July 28th thru August 2nd was held in Yokohama Japan. The New CartoPhilatelist competed against newsleters and journals from 30 different associations and organizations. Four consecutive issues from 2010-2011 were submitted and highlighted the Soceity’s decision to use the MagCloud POD service for printing of the Journal. Society President David Wolfersberger and Editor Martin Oakes wish to thank everyone that has helped in making TNCP so successful for the Society.
Digital Edition
A secure web page has been setup for downloading the current issue of the Journal and digital subscribers have that option instead of receiving it as an email attachment. Some of the digital subscribers were having problems receiving the email with such a large attachment, so this download page will solve that problem. Our Editor, Martin Oakes has contacted all of the members using email to verify their contact information, and record their options for receiving the digital edition.
Hardcopy Edition
Over the past couple of months the Officers have been investigating the use of a Print On Demand (POD) service to print the Journal for the hardcopy subscribers. During the summer we made a test printing of a sample issue using a new self-publishing web service from HP called MagCloud. MagCloud enabled us to create a commercial quality Journal, printed on demand with no up-front costs or minimum print runs. Its a fascinating service with a very easy to use interface. Other philatelic societies should definitely give it a try.
The officers were happy with the printing quality and production costs and wanted to give the hardcopy subscribers an opportunity to see an issue printed by MagCloud and receive their comments. Please send your comments to the Editor.
“We have been examining such options for a few months and the Officers feel that outsourcing the production of the Journal using a POD service is a win-win situation for both the hardcopy subscribers and also the Society,” said President David Wolfersberger. “We are sure you will be very happy with the printing quality and production of the MagCloud issue. When some of our digital subscribers see the quality of the new printing, they may want to change back to the hardcopy subscription plan!”
The October 2010 issue of TNCP has been printed by MagCloud. Our Editor, Martin Oakes, is doing the shipping of the issues to hardcopy subscribers the first few days of October. We are also considering additional options to make back issues available on MagCloud and more information will be announced later.
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Welcome to the CartoPhilatelic Society Celebrating our 71st Year as a Society. Come and Join Us!
The CartoPhilatelic Society has entered our 71st year as a Society! In 1955 a group of philatelists with a keen interest in map stamps founded the CartoPhilatelic Society. Today we carry on their passion for map stamps in the collections we assemble and the research we conduct.
Come and join us as we look forward to the future!
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