Stamp Insider

Here is a link for a free online publication you might find useful in your pursuit of US Classic material. I like it enough to bookmark it. I lifted the promo post from the Phila-Mercury site:

Posted Jul 2, 15 7:09 by Al Starkweather (stark39)


Stamp Insider for July-August 2015





Stamp Insider for July-August 2015

The July-August issue of the Stamp Insider, journal of the Federation of New York Philatelic Societies, is online and available for free download in PDF format or viewing online with page turning. It is available in both PDF and HTML5-friendly format at:

http://www.stampinsider.org

The cover story is "New York Pneumatic Tube Mail" by Steve Swain. The system, which moved mail in 25-pound steel canisters between the city's five boroughs, opened in 1897. Its final remnants were shut down in 1953.

"Planes, Trains, Automobiles … and Horses?" that explores the connection between early transcontinental airmail service and earlier land routes, including the Lincoln Highway. Deltiologist Ruth Sabo shows that postcards were sometimes made of more than cardboard in "The Medium Was the Message."

The featured video, related to Sabo's article, shows a Tuck's postcard record from 1929 being played on a restored vintage gramophone.

A new section — Virtual Programs — has been added to the Stamp Insider website. It displays PowerPoint club presentations that have been converted to PDF and HTML5 page turning. The first offerings are "The U.S. Postal Transportation Issue of 1981–1995" and "U.S. Private Die Proprietary Stamps" by Terry Blum of the Western Monroe Philatelic Society in Spencerport, New York. The Stamp Insider welcomes your contributions.

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How nice! That was my 1000th post. Hadn't noticed at first.

Page 8 of this issue is essential reading for everyone on SCF.

Great article, thanks for sharing. I am sure we all over-inflate the value of our collections by overlooking the many faults common classic era stamps.

Yes..thank you essayk

Has the Federation of New York Philatelic Societies ceased putting out their fine online publication?

The latest issue I have seen is Nov/Dec 2017.

I've tried various ways of accessing it, (I have had it bookmarked but thought perhaps it was out of date) with no luck.

Even their website returns a 404. Maybe they have disbanded?

It works fine for me.

http://www.stampinsider.org

Website copyright date is updated to 2018 as well.

works fine for me too.

The 404 error results from accessing http://www.nystampclubs.org/, which is linked under "Federation" at http://www.stampinsider.org/. However, rather than posting here, why not just send an email to Albert Starkweather (listed under Contacts) to clear this up?

Thanks for the responses.

I should have been clearer in my post; I can access the site, I would have thought though by this time of the year there would have been at least a Jan/Feb 2018 issue on the site.

I take note of 1964's suggestion to e-mail the editor to see what if any delay there is.

As usual, I found several interesting articles in this edition. Thanks for the post essayk

Don

Stamp Insider for January to April 2018 (a combined double issue) is now online at http://www.stampinsider.org/ GLENN