Burholme Stamp Club November-09

Where Stamps can be Fun, Educational and Profitable!

THE BURHOLME STAMP CLUB Volume 2 RYERSS MU SU EM

Issue 4

November 2009

Officers: Stuart Geisler, President/Editor, [email protected]. www.stuartstamps.com. Dan Browning, Vice President. Jacqueline Miles, Secretary/Assistant Editor. Arthur Cohn, Recording Secretary. Ed Weisberg, Printer/Graph Designer

November is the month of Veteran’s Day. Many stamps throughout the world depict soldiers. This month’s investment tip recommends two military sheets from the Netherlands. Attention!! MEETING****************************************************************

The Next meeting will be held November 21 1:30 pm-3: 00 PM, at the beautiful Library of the Ryerss Museum, 7370 Central Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although most of our members avail themselves of vehicular access to the meetings, it is also easy to access by public Transportation ( Septa) Bus Route 24, 70, 77 and R8 train at “Ryers” station in inclement weather.

Favorite Stamp column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In October, Anthony Montanaro (junior Club member) gave a slide show display of one of his topical interests, dictators on stamps, and passed around his topical collection. Stuart (president) gave a lecture on his favorite topical Interest, vintage zeppelin cinderellas. He also, reviewed information on identification of stamps. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Agenda For November OF 2009 Meeting !!!!!!!!!!!! Stuart Geisler ( club president) will give a lecture on the Postal History of slavery, complete with a visual presentation of slave documents. Also covered will be the topic of Black Heritage Stamps and Memorabilia. See you at the Club!!!!!!

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Ryerss Museum and Library///////////////////////////////////// Robert Waln Ryerss’ Museum and Library were a gift to “People of Philadelphia, forever ”. Reyerss Museum and Library will be having Fall Flea Markets in 2009. We hope all will attend. So before or after the meetings go and tour the museum and library, and learn about Burholme history and who was the Famous Ryerss. Admission is free and donations are welcome! Hours 10am to 4pm Friday though Sunday. www.ryerssmuseum.org.

Events: 11/18/09:The Museum's Staff will host their Monthly meeting on Wednesday at 6:30pm and tour the Museum. All are welcome to join Center for Northeast History for this special event. Free

12/05/09: Friends of Ryerss Victorian Open House and Tea

Saturday, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm Victorian tea room, holiday greens, live music, second time around table, used book sale, silent auction, baked goods and all around fun in the festively decorated museum and library. FREE //////////////////////////////////////////////////THE STAMP BUCKET NEWS\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ There was a man from Nantucket, who dove into our Club Stamp Bucket, he got lost in the “sauce”, it was a terrible loss, his insurance refused to pay over one Ducat (money). So remember adult members before and or after the lecture, please feel free to grab a scoop, just don’t “fall in and stamp drown”! Only Junior members are exempt from this rule, they can get it any time they want to, as long as they don’t interrupt the meeting or lecture! *Members who want to continue receiving this news letter, must remember there is no dues payment to be in this club; only you participation is

counted as dues, so you need to attend at least 4 meeting a year, so as to continue to receive newsletters . We need knowledgeable Club members to help give lectures on Philatelic materials so our hobby can grow, so contact Burholme President Stuart Geisler at 215-722-2614 or visit our web at www.stuartstamps.com for more info. Seth Goldstein, webmaster.

$$$$$$$$$MONTHLY INVESTMENT TIPS $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$ This month, with our minds on the military, I recommend two Souvenir sheets from the Netherlands , Scott B144, 145. At catalogue price, never hinged, these two sheets are under valued by Scott. Be sure to purchase them, given the opportunity!!!

BEGINNERS CORNER???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Ed Weisberg,( new club member and our new Newsletter Printer), expressed interest in the subject of Joint Issues. Joint issues are stamps of identical design, issued by two different nations in cooperation with each other. A perfect example is United States Scott 1131 and Canada Scott 387, issued in 1959, to commemorate the St. Lawrence seaway. If you want to learn more about this come to our Club. It’s Free!!

Stamp Event Calendar================================= Philly’s Phriday Philately Phest, Radisson Hotel, Roosevelt Blvd. And Old Lincoln Highway, 10am – 8pm. 8 dealers more info call Call 215 – 722-2614. Friday!!!!! Nov. 21, 2009 Burholme Stamp Club Meeting, Ryerss Museum and Library, 7370 Central Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111, 1:30pm –3:00pm, Library.For more info call 215 - 722-2614 Saturday!!!! ****************Special changed date due to Thanksgiving!************* Dec. 19, 2009 Burholme Stamp Club Meeting, Ryerss Museum and Library, 7370 Central Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111, 1:30pm –3:00pm, Library.For more info call 215 - 722-2614 Saturday!!!! ****************Special changed date due to Christmas and New Years!************* Philately Definitions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nov. 20, 2009

Invert: Intaglio: India Paper:

A stamp accidentally printed upside down. A printing process in which the ink on the plate is in recesses below the surface of the plate. Soft, silky woven paper, usually used for proofs.

I Grill: Tiny square pyramid shapes in parallel rows, embossed into stamp paper to make it difficult to wash cancels out of stamps with bleach, measuring 8 1/2 x 10 mm. =============BURHOLME STAMP COLLECTOR TEST============================ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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What is a Stamp with no perforations called? In what country was the first postage stamp invented? First US stamp was printed in what year? Another name for envelopes. Robert Waln imported goods from what Country? Semi- postals were issued for what War? Umberto Nobile was a zeppelin pilot from what country? Hitler, Stalin, Franco had what in common? When a stamp is never used it’s called a what? Another name for a poster stamp is what? An original engraved plate used to prepare a printing? What is the English pronunciation for “Postes Aeriennes”? The “selvage” between panes of a sheet of stamps are called? What the designs that papermakers put in the paper? What tool do stamp collectors use to pick up stamps? When soaking used old stamps you should never use what? What is cancel to order?

All answers are found in Club news-letter back issues. Look on line at www.stuartstamps.com for back issues.