St. Vincent Stamps
( & Philatelic Reference Website)
Literary Endeavors
Articles Published in Philatelic Journals, Newsletters & Newspapers include:
Position of Editor (starting with the July 2001 issue) of "Stamping Around", the monthly newsletter of the Mid-Cities Stamp Club (Arlington & Irving, Texas). Go to the Mid-Cities Stamp Club website at http://www.freewebs.com/mid-citiesstampclub/index.htm for downloadable PDF copies of the recent newsletters.
Articles that I have written for "Stamping Around" include (listed in ascending date order):
Article Name Subject Date___
| Surfing Internet for philatelic connections | Internet | 1996-08 |
| Why collect Saint Vincent | St. Vincent | 1997-03 |
| Tips on $urfing the Net | Internet | 1997-05 |
| APS StaMpsHOW '97 in Milwaukee, WI | Stamp Show Report - Milwaukee | 1997-10 |
| ARIPEX show theme lacked development | Stamp Show Report - Phoenix | 1998-02 |
| Except for finances, first winter APS show was a winner | Stamp Show Report - Houston | 1998-03 |
| A not completely business trip to Curacao | Trip Report - Curacao (DWI) | 1998-04 |
| California stamp club meeting proves to be an intimate affair | Trip Report - Burbank, CA | 1998-07 |
| Philately thriving in Torrance | Trip Report - Torrance, CA | 1998-09 |
| Stampshow ends and starts show season | Stamp Show Report - APS | 1998-10 |
| Club visits fail to reveal much philatelic acitivity | Trip Report - California, New Jersey | 1998-11 |
| Switzerland pioneered use of automated postage stamps | ATM Stamps, Framas | 1998-11 |
| California philately takes a holiday break | Trip Report - California | 1999-01 |
| 4° doesn't deter Canadian collectors | Trip Report - Brantford, Ontario | 1999-02 |
| Weekend in Sarasota proves fruitful | Trip Report - Sarasota, FL | 1999-03 |
| To Ba Go or not to Ba Go | Trip Report - Trinidad & Tobago | 1999-05 |
| June stamp club adventures range from Oklahoma to California | Trip Report - Oklahoma, California | 1999-07 |
| Another sampling of philately "up east" | Trip Report - New Jersey | 1999-08 |
| Elusive 45¢ UPU surfaces in Idaho | Trip Report - Idaho, California | 1999-12 |
| One doesn't escape Jamaica for free | Trip Report - Jamaica | 2000-01 |
| Stamp clubs visits resume on travels out west | Trip Report - Denver, Los Angeles | 2000-03 |
| Switzerland expands availability of personalized novelty stamps | Switzerland, vanity stamps | 2000-03 |
| More "do-it-yourself" postage in development | Electronic & internet postage | 2000-04 |
| Portland stamp club owns its meeting hall | Trip Report - Portland | 2000-05 |
| Competing stamp show may have crippled OKPEX 2000 | Stamp Show Report - OKPEX | 2000-06 |
| California trip almost nets three club visits in five days | Trip Report - Los Angeles | 2000-07 |
| Chicago area clubs suffering from attrition | Trip Report - Chicago | 2000-08 |
| WSE 2000 huge but not well attended | Stamp Show Report - WSE, Los Angeles | 2000-08 |
| European vacation yields a few philatelic adventures | Trip Report - Liechtenstein | 2000-10 |
| Stamp clubs in Seattle aren't sleeping | Trip Report - Seattle | 2000-11 |
| Phoenix yields a few stamp adventures | Trip Report - Phoenix | 2001-01 |
| Richardson stamp shop closing soon | Stamp Shops | 2001-01 |
| Richardson stamp store remains open | Stamp Shops | 2001-02 |
| When stuck in Portland, go stamping | Trip Report - Portland | 2001-02 |
| Honeymoon in St. Kitts and Nevis includes philately | Trip Report - St. Kitts, Nevis | 2001-03 |
| Club meets at Johnson Space Center | Trip Report - Houston | 2001-06 |
| More Philatelic Ramblings in the Pacific Northwest | Trip Report - Seattle | 2001-07 |
| No Time for Shopping | Trip Report - Minneapolis | 2001-09 |
| A Real Priority | Priority Mail | 2001-10 |
| Pick a Method… | Duplicates | 2001-10 |
| Who Likes R.P.O's? | Plano RPO Car | 2001-10 |
| www.dot com | Philatelic Website | 2001-10 |
| 3-For-The-Price-Of-1 | USPS - Form 3877 | 2001-11 |
| Back in 'Tonka … | Trip Report - Minneapolis | 2001-11 |
| Dallas Gets Thanksgiving Stamp | New Issue Report | 2001-11 |
| Dallas Stamp Day | National Stamp Day | 2001-11 |
| Read All About It… | Philatelic Literature | 2001-11 |
| On the Lighter Side | Cinderellas - Satire Stamps | 2001-12 |
| Stampede in Grapevine | EXPO Report | 2001-12 |
| Reverse Logic | Spain - ATM stamps | 2002-01 |
| There is a better way! | USPS - M-bags | 2002-01 |
| A New IRC | International Reply Coupons | 2002-02 |
| The Panama Canal Story | Literature - Canal Zone | 2002-02 |
| 3rd Time Minnetonka | Trip Report - Minneapolis | 2002-03 |
| More USPS Freebies… | USPS - Delivery Confirmation | 2002-03 |
| Caveat Emptor | St. Vincent - Forgeries on eBay | 2002-04 |
| How Low Can the Post Office Get? | USPS - Death Valley | 2002-05 |
| TEXPEX 2002 | Stamp Show Report - TEXPEX | 2002-05 |
| Rain City Philatelic Update | Trip Report - Seattle | 2002-06 |
| What's Wrong With This Cover | St. Vincent Postmark | 2002-06 |
| Stamp Projects in the UK | UK Middle School | 2002-07 |
| USPS Rate Increase = 10 cents less | USPS - Postage Rages | 2002-07 |
| Just When… | St. Vincent Revenue | 2002-08 |
| RPO Before & After | Plano RPO Car | 2002-08 |
| Honey, I've Shrunk The Philatelist | Mailbox | 2002-09 |
| USPS "Women in Journalism" Stamp Ceremony | USPS - First Day Ceremony | 2002-10 |
| USPS 9/11 Anniversary Special Cancel & Cachet | USPS - 911 | 2002-10 |
| Mini Book Review | Literature Review | 2002-11 |
| Stamping Around Seattle | Trip Report - Seattle | 2002-12 |
| Not the one in England | Trip Report - Birmingham | 2003-01 |
| Where the Buffalo Roam… | Trip Report - Santa Catalina Island | 2003-01 |
| ATA Moves to Arlington | ATA | 2003-02 |
| RPO Once Again | USPS - Postmark, Plano RPO Car | 2003-02 |
| Was it because of the name? | Philately & the Computer | 2003-02 |
| WWW | UPU WNS | 2003-02 |
| So, what's the Problem? | USPS - Postage | 2003-03 |
| CD's - Philately in the Future | Philately & the Computer | 2003-04 |
| The Hialeah Forgeries | St. Vincent Forgeries | 2003-04 |
| Congratulations, You May Have Won … | eBay Fraudulent e-mails | 2003-05 |
| How to Create Postal History | St. Vincent Postal History | 2003-05 |
| TEXPEX 2003 | Stamp Show Report | 2003-06 |
| Forgeries Made to Order? | St. Vincent Forgeries | 2003-07 |
| No More Free Postage | St. Vincent Philatelic Services | 2003-07 |
| Not a "Machine" Killer | USPS - Spray Cancel | 2003-07 |
| Stampin' in Titusville | Trip Report - Titusville, FL | 2003-07 |
| A Titanic Postmark | Topical - Titanic Postmark | 2003-08 |
| Free Websites | St. Vincent Philatelic Website | 2003-08 |
| A bit too much effort… | USPS - Postal History | 2003-09 |
| Forbin Catalog Online | Revenue stamp catalog | 2003-09 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines on Film | St. Vincent | 2003-09 |
| Audi Philately | Topical - Automobiles | 2003-10 |
| Stamp Pad Inserts | USPS - Postal History | 2003-11 |
| St. Vincent REVENUE Stamp Disovery | St. Vincent | 2003-12 |
| Bad Marketing Move | USPS - Return to Sender | 2004-01 |
| Special Edition Netstamps | USPS - STAMPS.COM | 2004-01 |
| Spellman Stamp & Postal History Museum | Trip Report - Boston | 2004-02 |
| Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged | Judging | 2004-04 |
| All that Money… | General - Nigerian scam | 2004-05 |
| TEXPEX 2004 | Stamp Show Report | 2004-05 |
| Faster than a speeding boat | General - Fast Delivery | 2004-06 |
| Lewis & Clark Stamp Pad Early Release | US Stamps | 2004-07 |
| Virtual Exhibition | Exhibiting | 2004-07 |
| 2003 APS CAC Newsletter Awards | APS Newsletter | 2004-08 |
| Bulgarian Basketball | General | 2004-08 |
| APC ATM Postage Stamps | Postage Meters | 2004-09 |
| No rain this time | Trip Report - Seattle | 2004-09 |
| Not the smallest but… | General - Small covers | 2004-09 |
| Not What I thought | USPS - Survey | 2004-09 |
| PC Cinderellas | Cinderellas | 2004-09 |
| Postal Police | General - Postal Police Car | 2004-09 |
| A new CN22 | USPS - CN22 Form | 2004-10 |
| Discount US Postage | US Stamps | 2004-10 |
| www.photo.stamps.com | US Stamps - PhotoStamps | 2004-10 |
| Alternative PhotoStamps | Canada - PhotoStamps | 2004-11 |
| CENSORED PhotoStamp | US Stamps - PhotoStamps | 2004-11 |
| PhotoStamp Test Market Ends | US Stamps - PhotoStamps | 2004-11 |
| Soakable PhotoStamps? | US Stamps - PhotoStamps | 2004-11 |
| Swiss Wood | Switzerland - Wood Stamps | 2004-11 |
| 2004 Mid-Cities Stamp Club EXPO | Stamp Show Report | 2004-12 |
| Forgery Update | Forgeries | 2004-12 |
| Not Quite the Same Thing… | US Stamps - Avery FunStamps | 2004-12 |
| PhotoStamp Varieties | US Stamps - PhotoStamps | 2004-12 |
| RIP: Postal Spam | General - Fake Nigeria stamp | 2004-12 |
| eBay annoyances | eBay | 2005-01 |
| St. Vincent discoveries | St. Vincent - Discoveries | 2005-01 |
| St. Vincent Overprint Discovery | St. Vincent - New Discovery | 2005-01 |
| Just follow the big yellow dots | USPS - Automated Postal Center | 2005-02 |
| New USPS Priority Mail Boxes | USPS - Flat rate Priority boxes | 2005-02 |
| No more label freeloading | USPS - Priority Mail Label | 2005-02 |
| Don't be a victim of Phishing | eBay Fraudulent e-mails | 2005-03 |
| Seattle Philatelic Activities | Trip Report - Seattle | 2005-04 |
| St. Vincent IRC oddity | St. Vincent - IRC | 2005-04 |
| Austin Stamp Club meeting | Trip Report - Austin | 2005-05 |
| DPCPS Philatelic Garage Sale | Trip Report - Dallas | 2005-05 |
| Phantom St. Vincent Post Office | St. Vincent - Prune Island | 2005-05 |
| TEXPEX 2005 | Stamp Show Report | 2005-05 |
| USPS is not cutting corners | USPS - General | 2005-05 |
| American Scientists Stamps Unveiling | USPS - FD Ceremony | 2005-06 |
| MCSC PhotoStamps Denied | Stamps.com | 2005-06 |
| PhotoStamps are back online | Stamps.com | 2005-06 |
| San Antonio Post Office Training | General | 2005-06 |
| Downgraded Service | General | 2005-07 |
| Mexico Trip Report | Trip Report - Mexico | 2005-07 |
| Personalized Postage, Part II: endicia.com | USPS - personalized postage | 2005-07 |
| 2 Strikes but not culled out | USPS - Postage Due | 2005-08 |
| Oh no, there are 2 St. Vincent islands! | St. Vincent | 2005-08 |
| Talk about slow… | Mexico mail service | 2005-08 |
| Anatomy of an eBay sale | eBay | 2005-09 |
| New PhotoStamp variety with rouletting | USPS - personalized postage | 2005-09 |
| New Zazzle Stamps | USPS - personalized postage | 2005-09 |
| Personalized Postage Comparison | USPS - personalized postage | 2005-09 |
| St. Vincent Post Office Goes Square | St. Vincent | 2005-09 |
| Philately in Pennsylvania | Trip Report - Pennsylvania | 2005-10 |
| Socal | Trip Report - San Diego | 2005-10 |
| Back in the Pacific Northwest | Trip Report - Pacific Northwest | 2005-11 |
| Postage Pal - It's not quite the same thing | USPS - personalized postage | 2005-12 |
| Early Zazzle | USPS - personalized postage | 2006-01 |
| Fixing what isn't broke | USPS | 2006-01 |
| Post Office Scraper | USPS - General | 2006-01 |
| USPS fixed what it broke which wasn't broken to begin with | USPS - Online shipping | 2006-02 |
| USPS New postage rates | USPS - Postage Rates | 2006-02 |
| Back in the Southland | Trip Report - Los Angeles | 2006-03 |
| Nasty File attachments | Internet | 2006-03 |
| Obsolensence Factor | Computers, Software | 2006-03 |
| Ft. Worth Zoo illustrates stamps | General | 2006-04 |
| TEXPEX 2006 | Stamp Show Report | 2006-05 |
| Slow Night in Arcadia | Trip Report - Arcadia | 2006-06 |
| The Peanut Trick | USPS - Delivery Confirmation | 2006-06 |
| Stamping Around gets national Gold, International Silver-Bronze | Newsletter awards | 2006-07 |
| Washington 2006 trip report | Trip Report - Washington DC | 2006-07 |
| Exaggerations & Ignorance | Internet - eBay auctions | 2006-08 |
| USPS & US Mint Collectibles - Slick Marketing | USPS - Marketing | 2006-09 |
| USPS New Math: $1.11 + $2.30 = $4.01 | USPS - Equipment | 2006-09 |
| Good Insurance experience | Insurance | 2006-10 |
| Philatelic Initials | UK - Penny Black | 2006-11 |
| The OSS | Trip Report - Portland | 2006-12 |
| Album page versus the forgery, The | Forgeries | 2007-01 |
| West Essex Stamp Club Meeting | Trip Report - New Jersey | 2007-01 |
| 2 Doves | Switzerland & Personal Postage | 2007-02 |
| Illiterati, The | USPS - Cancellations | 2007-03 |
| Island Mail | St. Lucia | 2007-03 |
| Get out your make-up rate stamps | USPS - Postage Rates | 2007-05 |
| Gotta love brick 'n mortar stamp stores | General | 2007-05 |
| TEXPEX 2007 | Trip Report - Dallas | 2007-05 |
| Triple Seattle visits | Trip Report - Seattle | 2007-05 |
| Jedi Mailbox | USPS - Mailboxes | 2007-06 |
| Member Biography | Member Profile | 2007-06 |
| Your Stamps | USPS - personalized postage | 2007-06 |
| NTSS 2007 | Trip Report - NTSS 2007 | 2007-07 |
| St. Vincent swamped by collectors | St. Vincent | 2007-07 |
| Stamp Plots | Movie review | 2007-07 |
| UPU Information | UPU | 2007-09 |
| Gerald Ford stamp unveiling ceremony | USPS - First Day Ceremony | 2007-10 |
| Gum that won't cause cavities | General | 2007-12 |
| OSS for the 3rd time | Trip Report - Portland | 2008-01 |
| Get delivered by the Swiss Post Office | Switzerland | 2008-02 |
| Lost | General | 2008-04 |
| Postage Rates to increase on May 12 | USPS - General | 2008-05 |
| The NPM | USPS - National Postal Museum | 2008-06 |
| Why Buy Direct? | General | 2008-06 |
| German Locals | Germany - Local Post | 2008-07 |
| Fresno Filately | Trip Report - Fresno | 2008-09 |
| Postage Not Due | USPS - General | 2008-10 |
| St. Vincent #30 Forgery | St. Vincent | 2008-10 |
| IRC Update | IRC | 2008-11 |
| Stitched up Stamps | Embroidered stamps | 2008-11 |
| 2008 EXPO a Success! | General | 2008-12 |
| The Issue with New Issues | General | 2009-01 |
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ARTICLES in other Philatelic Publications:
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Philatelic Memberships
I am a member of the following philatelic organizations:
- American Philatelic Society (APS#169083)
- American Revenue Association (ARA#4216)
- American Topical Association (ATA#51294)
- Texas Philatelic Association (TPA#4305)
- Mid-Cities Stamp Club (MCSC, Arlington & Irving, Texas)
- Dallas / Park Cities Philatelic Society (DPCPS, Dallas, Texas)
- British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group (BCPSG)
- British West Indies Study Circle (England) (BWISC)
- Canal Zone Study Group (CZSG#2225)
- State Revenue Society (SRS#1171)
- American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE#2182)
- APS Writers Unit #30
- United Postal Stationery Society (UPSS#6118)
