The Buffalo Official publication of The Winnipeg Philatelic Society

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1 The Buffalo Official publication of The Winnipeg Philatelic Society February 2006 Vol. XL, No. 6 Closed Album It is with sadness that we report the passing of member Bob Kenal on December 19, Bob passed away at the age of 66 years. Due to illness, Bob retired from Glenlawn Collegiate in St. Vital, a career he was passionate about. He enjoyed being a member of various stamp clubs and was one of the founding members of the junior stamp club. Bob was an avid philatelist and loved to pass on his knowledge to the younger generation. He will be missed in the local philatelic community. Editor to Retire My family is planning to build a new home this summer on some acreage we purchased last year near Beausejour, Manitoba. Due to the travel distance I don t expect to be attending WPS meetings on a regular basis. As such, I don t feel that I would be best suited to continue as Editor of The Buffalo. I have approached President Bob Stanley and asked him to find a new editor as I need to relinquish my duties as soon as possible. My stamp workload is increasing substantially in the next two to three months (Unitrade editing) so the sooner a replacement can be found, the better. If you would like to take on this extremely fulfilling position, please contact Bob or myself at your earliest convenience. The Buffalo is, for many of our membership, the only contact that they have with the club. US Rates to 47? A report on the internet this past week suggests that postal rates in the United States could rise to 47 by Christmas The rates are currently 39, effective January 8, 2006 (they have been 37 for the past couple of years). That would be quite an increase, should it actually take place. New Machins A rate change in Great Britain, effective April 3, 2006 means that four new Machin stamps are being released on March 28: < 37p olive green < 44p ultramarine < 49p rust < 72p red I use WordPerfect when preparing the bulletin, but you can use Word or any other publishingtype program that you are comfortable with. When an issue is complete, a PDF file is created and e mailed to Rick Penko who then gets the bulletin printed. Simple as that! Guidance and help will certainly be available. XX Olympic Winter Games Torino Issue date: February 3, 2006 Inside this Issue Closed Album... 1 Editor to Retire... 1 US Rates to New Machins... 1 Coming Events... 2 Member s Adlets... 2 Club News... 3 Club Auction Oyster Definitive... 3 USA (39 ) Lady Liberty... 4 Spot the Variety Buffalo Chips... 5 Scott Re-numbering... 6 WPS StampShow

2 THE WINNIPEG PHILATELIC SOCIETY Box 1425, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2Z1 RPSC Chapter 86 APS Chapter 813 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Bob Stanley 1st Vice-President Des Connor 2nd Vice-President Russ Thompson Past President Clark Grierson Directors-at-Large (06) Len Kruczynski Forbes Sharpe Robert Zacharias (05) Ken Kristjanson Treasurer Mike Zacharias Recording Secretary Judy Lipsey Membership Secretary Don Fraser DUTY OFFICERS Auctioneers Ken Kristjanson Sid Kroker Buffalo Editor Robin Harris Buffalo Publisher Rick Penko Buffalo Mailing List Rick Penko Buffalo Mailing Ron DeWit Librarian Robert Zacharias Programme Chairman Russ Thompson Exhibition Chairman Des Connor Property Manager Terry Shestko Sales Circuit Managers Len Kruczynski Gerry Babij Name Badges Rick Penko Feb 2 Feb 16 COMING EVENTS Doors open at 6:00PM. Business meeting at 7:45PM 1st and 3rd Thursdays (except July and August) Visitors always welcome Main floor, Deaf Centre Manitoba 285 Pembina Highway (at corner of Nassau St.) Auction Presentation: Errors of Design on Canadian Stamps, by Robin Harris 2005 Mar 2 Mar 16 Auction Presentation The first meeting of each month is reserved for auctions. The second meeting of each month has formal program. March 18, 2006: WPS Large Stamp Auction February March Shaded: WPS meeting Lined: Wpg Jr Stamp Club Dotted: CP stamp issue Raffle Tickets Coffee Maker OTHER Ralph Huuk Mike Goodman Annual dues Payable July 1st each year: Regular $25.00 Senior $20.00 Spouse $20.00 Junior $20.00 A spouse of a member may become a member with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of membership, but doe not receive The Buffalo. Application filed July to April Admit Dues Total Regular $2.00 $25.00 $27.00 Others $2.00 $20.00 $22.00 Application filed April, May, June Regular $2.00 $30.00 $32.00* Others $ $25.50* * includes dues for following year LIFE MEMBERSHIPS..... $ RENEWALS Lapsed memberships or late renewals (paid after September 30th of each year) are charged a $1.00 reinstatement fee. All new applicants must undergo a 60-day orientation before receiving full membership privileges. The Buffalo is published monthly except in July and August. Deadline for article submissions and advertising copy is the 15th of each month preceding the month of issue. Website: Editor: buffalo@adminware.ca Buffalo Advertising Rates 1/10 page (approximately 2 1/4" x 2 3/4") at $30 per year (10 issues) Member s Adlet (up to 30 words) 1 issue ($1); 5 issues ($2); 10 issues ($3) Members entitled to 2 free ads per year! Terms of Payment Payable to Winnipeg Philatelic Society in one sum at time of agreement. 2 The Buffalo February 2006 Vol XL, No 6

3 Club News Meeting of January 5, 2005 Bob Stanley called the meeting to order at 7:55PM. Bob S. announced we had a new member, Roger Fountaine. Bob slso said that Dwayne Miner, Safe and D. Riddle have confirmed for our upcoming stamp show. Michael Zacharias announced that there were some Canadian Stamp News and Canada Post Details that were available for the taking. Michael also let us know how the charity auction went. We made $825.00, and we divided it among Osborne House, Siloam Mission House and Union Gospel Mission. Sid Kroker announced that the Red River Bourse will next be held Jan. 8, 2006, 9AM 4PM, to be held at the Best Western Charter House Hotel. Robert Zacharias said that the Spring auction will take place March 18 and material should be in by the last meeting in February so that the listing can be prepared. You are limited to 10 lots, with a minimum bid of $2.00. Russ Thompson announced that at the next meeting, Dick Johnson will give a presentation of Azad Hind and Challo Delhi: Misadventures in Indian Philately. Door draw winners: Stanley Payton, Andy Zook, Emil Orobko, Russ Thompson. Bob S. asked for a moment of silence in memory of Bob Kenal who passed away Dec. 19, Adjourned 8:05PM. WPS Stamp Auction Mark your calendars: Saturday, March 18, 2006 Deaf Centre Deadline to submit lots: Feb. 16/06 Lists will be distributed the Mar. 2 meeting. Meeting of January 19, 2005 Bob Stanley called the meeting to order at 7:50PM. Bob S. asked that anyone who had a page in the single page exhibit that was held in Toronto to please bring it to the next meeting. It will be prepared for an exhibit in our stamp show. Also, in case you were not aware, frame sponsorship is available for $ For that you can have a plaque placed at the top of the frame. An example would be in memory of someone. Robert Zacharias announced that the next big auction will be held March 18 and there are now just 2 more meetings for getting your material in. Michael Zacharias announced that there was an auction lot left on the table after last meetings s auction. If anyone was missing one, come and claim it. It is 80 gr. Canada on paper. Door draw winners: Ted Mayo, Pat D Avignon, Des Connor, George Elias. Tonight s presentation is by Dick Johnson. Adjourned 8:10PM. [Ed. note: there were 40 people in attendance at this meeting and all of them stayed for the presentation.] 4 Oyster Definitive Reprinted The 4 Oyster Farming definitive, first issued Apr 29, 1999, was reprinted sometime in November The original printing was by Ashton Potter; the new printing is by Canadian Bank Note. The new panes include a UPC barcode in either the top or bottom selvedge, similar to that found on the 1, 2, 5, 10, and 25 Traditional Trade definitive reprints. About the only noticeable difference between the printings is the size of the colour dots found in the inscriptions. Vol XL, No 6 The Buffalo February

4 USA (39 ) Lady Liberty by: Robin Harris Postage rates in the United States increased to 39 effective January 6, In anticipation of the new rates, the US Postal Service issued a non denominated Lady Liberty design on December 8, Due to several different printing companies being employed, and various formats that were printed, eleven different varieties can be distinguished (and have been assigned a Scott number): Determining which version of Lady Liberty stamp is which has proved to be a difficult task. Hereʹs a quick overview of them all, with the numbers assigned by Scott: 3965 w/a pane of 100 water activated gum, ʺUSPSʺ microprint 3966 s/a pane of 20 perfs on all 4 sides, ʺUSPSʺ, gravure printing Non-denominated (Dec 8/05) 3967 w/a coil of 3000 also water activated gum, gravure (Sennett Security Products; PNC S1111) 3968 s/a coil of 100 perf 8.5, gravure (Avery Dennison, PNC V1111) 3969 s/a coil of 100 perf 10.2, gravure (Sennett Security Products; PNC S1111, Peak/Valley and Valley/Peak available) 3970 s/a coil of 100 perf 9.5, ʺUSPSʺ, offset printing (Ashton Potter, PNC P2222) 3971 conv. bklt of 20 perf 11 1/4 x 11 ʺUSPSʺ, offset (Ashton Potter) 3972 conv. bklt of 20 perf 11 1/4 x 10 3/4, gravure (Avery Dennison) 3973 conv. bklt of 20 perf 11 1/4 x 11, gravure (Sennett Security Products) 3974 vend. blkt of 20 perf 11 1/4 x 11, offset (Sennett Security Products) 3975 ATM pane of 18 perf 8 (Avery Dennison) A 39 denominated version was released January 8, It too will likely appear with many different varieties. Denominated (Jan 8/06) Spot the Variety 25 Attention all you flyspeckers. Get your magnifying glasses out and compare the two stamp images. Find six (6) differences between the two stamps (the left stamp is the original). Happy hunting. 4 The Buffalo February 2006 Vol XL, No 6

5 Buffalo Chips by: Alf Brooks Some Recent Anniversaries Invasion of the Faroe Islands In April of 1940 the Germans invaded Denmark and all communication was cut with the Faroe Islands. On April 12 the British began an occupation of these strategically important islands. At its peak the British forces numbered more than There were only about 400 British left to take part in the Victory Parade in Tórshavn on the 13th May One of the two stamps issued in 2005 to commemorate the occupation is shown here. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( ) This year marks the 250 th anniversary of the birth of Mozart in Salzburg, Austria. In January Austria and Germany, and many others, issued stamps to mark the anniversary. Be sure to examine the lettering on Austria s stamp. Solidarnosc In August 2005 Poland issued a stamp to mark the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Independent Self Governed Trade Union Solidarity. The Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, with its Intershipyard Strike Committee, was the historical home of Solidarity. To mark the important event, which led to the freedom of Poland from Communist rule, and contributed to the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, Polish Post issued a stamp picturing Lech Walesa, the legendary leader of Solidarity from the Gdansk Shipyard and its first Union Leader, and the Solidarity logo in its original graphic design. Belgium s Independence Called the Netherlands or the Low Countries, the area now comprising Holland and Belgium has been an area of conflict for centuries, as its stronger neighbours fought to occupy the territory. In 1830 the southern portion, Belgium, was declared a constitutional monarchy with a liberal constitution. In 2005 Belgium issued a number of stamps and souvenir sheets to mark the occasion. The souvenir sheet shown here pictures the present monarchs and those of the past. The Mechanical Pencil In 1930 the Fixpencil was first marketed in Switzerland. Invented in 1929 by a Geneva engineer, it was the first spring clutch all metal mechanical pencil. Vol XL, No 6 The Buffalo February

6 Scott Re-numbering The latest Scott Stamp Monthly includes numbering for the recently issued $1 Wildlife stamps of October 20, Scott has placed these two stamps in with the other high value Wildlife definitive issues. In order to do so, some re numbering has taken place, as noted in the chart below. Description Issue date Old number New number 55 Maple Leaf Dec 28/ no change 73 Maple Leaf Dec 28/ Maple Leaf Dec 28/ $1 Loon Oct 27/ $1 Deer Oct 20/ $1 Walrus Oct 20/ The new $1 and $2 definitives come in panes of 16 and souvenir sheets of 4. There is a subtle difference between the stamps found on the panes of 16 and the stamps from the souvenir sheet: under normal lighting conditions, the phosphor tagging on the pane of 16 is shiny (i.e. visible to the naked eye), while the tagging on the souvenir sheet is dull (i.e. not visible). A stamp news group on the internet (Virtual Stamp Club) is reporting that the new $2 Wildlife definitives will also be inserted into the same group of numbers resulting in the following number changes. These have not been confirmed with Scott! Numbers rumoured to be added/changed Description Issue date Old number Suggested# $2 Falcon Dec 19/ $2 Horse Dec 19/ $2 Polar Bear Oct 27/ $5 Moose Dec 19/ $8 Grizzly Bear Oct 15/ Articles Needed! This is the third 6 page bulletin in the past few months. We need your articles to help make 8 page bulletins! StampShow 06 May 5 7 Union Centre Have you started your exhibit for this year s StampShow? As this is being written, it feels like spring, with temperatures hovering around the freezing mark. What a perfect time to be working with stamps, planning and preparing an exhibit. Place mailing label in same direction as this text! BLANK ALBUM PAGES 8½"x11" ACID FREE WHITE 100 LB. STOCK IDEAL FOR FREE HAND OR COMPUTER PRINTERS 100 PAGES FOR ONLY $10.50 TO ORDER CALL: (204) The Buffalo February 2006 Vol XL, No 6