NAPEX 1999 Exhibits

Court of Honor

001-008 Ryukyu Islands, The Formative Period
Robert C. Effinger
Representative postage and revenue stamps, postal stationery, and covers in U.S. Occupational B-Yen currency and first issues in U.S. Dollar currency

009-014 Masters of the Night
Thomas Lera
For centuries bats have been feared and shrouded in superstition and mystery. Despite efforts to protect them, little has changed in how people view them.

General

015-019 India Sea Post Office Handstamps 1868-1914
John Powell
Handstamps available for use by India sea-going postal sorting office personnel during its 46 year existence on P&O contract mail ships.

020-021 Greenland: The American Issue
Charles Shoemaker
Tracing the reason for the issue, its early development and subsequent controversy concerning overprints, wrong colors and inverts.

022-027 Sweden Ring Type 1872-1891
James Burgeson
Sweden Ring Type 1872-1891 Stamps, Covers, Cancellations.

028-035 Lincoln in Shades of Carmine and Black (1866-1882)
William J. Ainsworth
Traditional study of stamps and postal history of the United States Lincoln issues, 1899-1882.

036-041 Independent Hungarian Post: The Early Years 1867-1878
Stephen I. Frater
Issue of 1867 (common with Austria), mixed frankings with the Austrian issue of 1863-64; mixed franking with the Hungarian issue of 1871; lithos and engraved issues, Consular post offices in the Danubian Principalities; issue of 1874, usage in Bosnia.

042 Exploring Our Solar System
Michael Ollies (Youth, age 8)
This exhibit is about some of the missions that have been sent to explore our solar system.

043-045 Love Through My Eyes
Kristen Ollies (Youth, age 11)
This exhibit is about what love means to me. It includes things I love, and people and places that I love. Maybe your definition of love will fit mine!

046 State Marijuana Tax Stamps
Robert R. Henak
This exhibit reviews the rates and revenue stamps of those states which tax harvested marijuana.

047-048 Puma Concolor
Sara Henak (Youth, age 11)
This is a topical exhibit about cougars, where they live, what they eat, and the dangers they face.

049-053 The History of man's Flight in the Earth's Atmosphere
Tim Jones (Youth, age 17)
It will describe the many aspects of flight including failures and accomplishments.

054-063 Prestamp Wuerttemberg
Edgar A. Heath
From the Reign of Christof (1550-1568) to the end of the pre-stamp period.

064-073 U.S. Special Delivery Issues 1885-1917
Robert L. Markovits
A specialized study of the U.S. Special delivery stamps and system 1885 - 1922.

074-083 Czechoslovakia 1918-1938: Highlights of a Specialized Collection
Jaroslav J. Verner
Stamps, designs, proofs, varieties of the first period of Czechoslovakia's philatelic history.

084 Richmond, Virginia 1786-1799
Daniel C. Warren
Postal markings and rates from the Confederation post period through Richmond's last straight-line handstamps in 1799.

085-094 Fragile Reminders: Poland and the Poles in WW2 and its Aftermath
Paul J. Phillips
The exhibit is a specialized study of the effects of war on communications between Poles in Poland and throughout the world. It documents the happenings through surviving letters, postcards etc.

095-100 Afghanistan: Locally Printed "King Zahir Shah" Definitives, Airmails, and Postal Stationery, 1933-1950
A.G. Zulueta Jr.
Before 1950, all definitives, airmails, and postal stationery were designed and printed in Afghanistan; this exhibit is a study of these issues.

101-103 The Railway Stamps of Great Britain and Australia
Harris Leonard
The purpose of this study is to contrast the railway stamps of Great Britain and those of Australia. Both display the extensive use of railways in the 19th and 20th centuries to communicate and transport goods from one town to another.

104-105 The Development of the Civil War as it relates to West Virginia with example contemporary covers, letters, and currency.
Charles Channell

106-111 Russia in Space
Gerhardt "Bill" Kaufmann
History of Russian Space Flights from Sputnicks 1957 to Mir Space Station 1998 in Astro-philately. The mail flown into and from space by cosmonauts.

112-119 German Booklets: Germania 1910-1921
Jerry Korn
A definitive study of the "Germania" period 1910-1921, including experimental, essay, and demonstrative varieties. Also many usages.

120-124 China - 1894-95 Stamps and Settings of the Provisional Postage Due Overprints of the Chinkiang Local Post
William L. Kullman
This exhibit displays the Postage Due overprints as we now understand them.

125-126 In memory of President Chiang Kai-Shek
David T. Huang
Special stamps and souvenir sheets issued in 1929 to 1995 in China mainland and Taiwan. Depicting President Chiang's life and political achievements.

127-130 Civil War - The War Between the States
Ephraim W. Day
An exhibit covering causes, events, and results of the War Between the States (1861-1865).

131-135 Orange Free State Postal Cards of 1884-1900
R. Timothy Bartshe
London printed and myriad of provisional postal cards issued over 16 years meeting rate changes. Types, varieties and usages displayed in detail.

136-141 Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, Nov 1917-Jun 1923
Raymond J. Pietruszka
This exhibit presents the stamps of the RSFSR. The RSFSR postal issues are shown both mint with varieties and on cover reflecting their usage.

International Society of Japanese Philately

142-147 Last Vestige of Imperial China: Manchoukuo 1932-1945
John Drago IV
A study of the postal systems of Manchuria with emphasis on the State/Empire of Manchoukuo including related postal administration of the Japanese.

148-155 The Official Commemorative Cards of Japan, 1902-1929
Leroy P. Collins III
A special study of the issues of the Department of Communications, including varieties, Military Post issues and postal issues.

156-160 Moji, Japan: Its Postal Prominence, Its Postal Eclipse
Donald G. Vorhis
An overview of one seaport's role in the movement of mail worldwide.

Ryukyu Philatelic Study Group

161-168 The Ryukyu Islands: The Nansei Shaoto Provisional Era, 1945-1952
Charles C. Ligon
A presentation of the postal and ancillary material produced by the 5 gunto and Kume Jima under U.S. Military occupation prior to the establishment of a civil government.

169-178 Ryukyu Provisionals: Four Gunto and an Island
"Gary Bruce"
Stamps, postal stationery and postal history of Okinawa (and Kume), Miyako, Amami and Yaeyana.

179-186 The Four Heavenly Maiden Airmail Series of the Ryukyu Islands 1951-1972
Iris Adair
A specialized presentation of Ryukyu Islands Air Mail stamps from four series bearing the Heavenly Maiden motif.

187-189 Many Aspects of Ryukyuan Philately
Carmine J. DiVincenzo
Shows many of the areas of postal material that can be collected by individuals, from a beginner to a specialist.

190-195 Ryukyu Islands Under U.S. Military Administration 1945-1958
Jae-Seung Kim
Ryukyu stamps issued between 1945 and 1958. Especially included are the provisional Seal stamps and stampless covers under the U.S. Military Administration B-Yen period.

Great Britain Collector's Club

196-205 Ireland: Postal History: 1661 Through the 1890s
Patricia Stilwell Walker
Tracing the development of the Irish postal system from its establishment in 1657 through the end of the 19th century

206-210 British Provincial Postal History: Carlisle, 1660-1865
Paul J. Phillips
The development of the British provincial postal system from the Restoration through the mid-Victorian period is explored through the Carlisle Post Office.

211-220 Great Britain King George V Photogravure Issue 1934-36
Donald R. Hines
Sheet, booklet, coils, shades, flaws, and printing varieties of the issued stamps. Domestic and international usages with various rates.

221-227 British External Airmail Rates During the Reign of George VI
Thomas P. Myers
Airmail covers to all continents.

228-230 A Victorian Sampler of the Revenues of Great Britain and Ireland
Brock R. Covington
The exhibit shows a sampling of the adhesive revenues and their usage during the reign of Queen Victoria.

231: The First Type 1d. Stamp of Nevis
George W. Bowman
A study of the 1d. Medicinal Spring issue, including proofs, reprints,
lithographic transfers, retouches, revenues, and on-piece usage.

232-233 Charing Cross W.C. London Branch Office Squared Circle Hammers
John Powell
31 different squared circle hammers were used at Charing Cross. Introduced in 1881 and used until 1898 with different time codes, one hammer until 1907.

International Society of Guatemala Collectors

234-243 Guatemala - The Waterlow Issues
A.F. Bostwick
The Guatemalan Waterlow produced stamps graphically illustrate the problems of a small nation beset with financial problems and far removed from stamp production facilities.

244-250 Guatemala Postal Stationery 1875-1936
Cecile Gruson
Displayed according to the most recent research including a preliminary personal study of the plating flaws of PC 6 (H&G 4).

251-252 Guatemala: 1c Waterlow Stamp of 1902
David L. Jickling
Examines the plates used to produce this stamp, their flaws and varieties, the various printings and their usage, as well as the 1916-17 surcharges.

253-260 Ryukyu Islands: The Philately of a Former U.S. Possession, 1945-72
Gordon C. Williams
This exhibit presents Ryukyu philately from the U.S. Military Government possession following World War II, June 1945, through the return to Japan in May 1972.