 Finland, 2011-05-06 Minisheet Finland Post has issued souvenir sheet commem-orating Struve’s Geodetic Arc on May 6, 2011. The sheet was originally announced in a press release from the National Land Survey of Finland in early October, 2010. “Struve triangulation chain stamps will be issued May 6, 2011. The current stamp design shows the six Finnish measuring points in the chain against a back drop of a lake and forest landscape in the center of the sheet.” The triangulated chain measurements are shown dimly in the clouds on the sheet. Based on the shape of the stamps shown on the proposed souvenir sheet (left), it appear the stamp is a circular design, with the shape of Finland as a separate stamp able to be pealed out of the main stamp, leaving a cut-out in the shape of Finland. The main designs are shown below on the right. A number of other issues from Finland planned for 2011 are unique in shapes. A close up of the two stamps is shown below.
 Finland 2011-05-06 Closeup
In May, 2011 Swedish Post issued a souvenir sheet of two triangular 12 Kr stamps depicting the full length of the arc from Norway to the Black Sea. The lower stamp has an image of Struve, while the upper stamp shows a theodolite. An image of the northern most marker, in Hammerfest Norway, is shown in the upper right corner of the sheet. In the lower right corner of the sheet, a structure which appears to be the Tartu Observatory, the first point on the arc, is visible.
 Estonia 2011-05-06 Mini-sheet Estonian Post has also issued a joined two stamp souvenir sheet marking Struve’s Geodetic Arc on May 6, 2011. The sheet, shown below depicts contains two 0.58 eur stamps. The upper stamp shows an image of Struve, the lower stamp shows the Tartu Observatory. A map of the complete triangulation route is shown in the background. Tabs exist on each side of the two stamps, and the top and bottom. Historical surveying instruments are shown in the side tabs. The background map is shown on both the top and bottom tabs. Corner tabs display the Estonian Post logo mark. The original arc consisted of 258 main triangles and 265 main station points. Thirty-four of the original station points today survive, and three of them are situated in Estonia, one in the Tartu Observatory and two in Simuna in the West-Viru County. Since 2005 the Struve Geodetic Arc is a UNESCO world heritage site.
 Latvia 2011-05-05 Mini-sheet Latvian Post will issue a souvenir sheet commem-orating Struve’s Geodetic Arc. The May 5, 2011 issue, shown below, contains two single stamps, a 35 and 55 lat denomin-ations. A marker monument is shown in the 35 lat stamp. The center background of the sheet shows a theodolite possibly used for the measurements, and on the left of the sheet is an observation tower. What appears to be a photograph of Struve along with a similar survey instrument is shown on the 55 lat stamp. There are two measurement points in Latvia.
The CartoPhilatelic Society is happy to announce that two of the remaining vacant appointed positions were filled earlier this Spring.
Secretary
We are please to welcome Ms. Marybeth Sulkowski who has recently volunteered to become our Society’s secretary, a vacancy created when longtime Secretary/Treasurer Alf Jordan “retired.” Marybeth has collected stamps for many years, beginning at age nine for a Girl Scout project. She now collects stamps from Italy, the US, Canada, Greece, New Zealand and Poland, as well as naval first day covers (in addition to map stamps!). In addition to the CartoPhilatelic Society Marybeth is a member of the APS, the Rhode Island Philatelic Society, the Universal Ship Cancellation Society, and the Washington Map Society. Marybeth will be the point of contact for those seeking information about the Society. She will also maintain the membership list. All notices of change of postal or email addresses should be sent to Marybeth.
Representative at Large
We are also pleased to announce that long time member Mr. Phil Coop has recently volunteered to become our Society’s Representative at Large, a position that has been vacant since Ed Vallery accepted the Treasurer position. Phil began collecting maps on stamps in the 1960’s and is especially interested in Panama #8-13, including reissues, perf and color variations, covers and fakes of those issues. In addition to philately, Phil is a member of the local business community, and participates with his wife in endurance horseback riding events around the world.
The Society is happy to have both Marybeth and Phil on board.
New Members
We also welcome a number of new members this Spring and we look forward to getting acquainted with you all.
The revised Officers for the CartoPhilatelic Society for the term 2010-2013 are as follows:
| President |
David Wolfersberger (US) |
| Vice President |
Mark Honig (NL) |
| Treasurer |
Ed Vallery (US) |
| Secretary |
Marybeth Sulkowski (US) |
| European Rep. |
Volker Woesner (DE) |
| Rep. at Large. |
Phil Coop (US) |
Martin Oakes will continue as Editor of The New CartoPhilatelist and David Wolfersberger will continue as Checklist Editor.
 Norway 2011-04 In April 2011, Norway Post issued a two stamp set commemorating the centennial of Roald Amundsen’s discovery of the South Pole, on December 14, 1911. The second stamp, 17.00 nok, shows Amundsen’s ship the Fram, along with a group of sled dogs. In the background of the stamp, a map of the polar route is slightly visible. The first stamp, 14.00 nok, in the set, shows a portrait of Amundsen, and a photograph of the team at the South Pole. Images of Amundsen’s journal are depicted in the background on the first stamp. There is no map on the first stamp. [ the date of issue is unclear from the Norway Post web site. –web admin ]
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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.
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