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Amendmerrt Pr-opoe a l ch was. pr-e s en t sd to t11:8 member-ah.l p int is s e or' 1,J8.S passed 0'l8rwhelmingl~T, 'tvi th bu t

one vote of , Article 1 Section 1 ofB~-Laws is he d to read:

Ar-t a cLe 1 - Due s Se ction 1 - All membe r-s shaLl pa, annua Iof 1) Three (3 ) Dollars f'or- the scal ar- 1975-1976 and ;::)(4' ) D011ar~ ~l' he r-e arce r- II\ .• '---~ - • J. -...J ..,.I ~ V '-,J.... lIP

DUES NOTICEArticle 1 Section 2 of the By-Laws states: Dues are payabbefore July 1st each year. on or

rherefore, enclosed wich this issue of liTHENOTES" is a printed')ues envelope. Please remit by July 1st, BY CHECK OR MONEYORDER, made out to 'rIlEVATICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY. Do not mailcash.

¥.EMBERSHIPAs .ou TrJillnote in this issue, we have had qui te a Dumber 0 nemembers join our Society in the last few months. However, ourSocie should have a much more extensive membership, particularin countries other tnan the United States. May we ask that eachpre sent member make a concerted ef'f'or-t; to 1) personally' intere sothers to join our Society and 2) inform your officers' of phipublications to which we might write in order to gain more publThis latter suggestion would be most important. 'I'he 0 cerscould personally contact such publications for inclusion in theissues of an article about our Society. We believe that re aremany serious Vatican and Papal State collectors who do not teven know of' the existence of a VArIGAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY. Leteach one of us attempt to resolve that deficiency!!

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ch brings to mind the thought: perhaps someone couldan "INDEX" of all articles printed to date in the "NOTES."a member who is retired our housebound could take upon themsesuch a project for inclusion in one of me issues of VolumeDo we have any volunteers?

1975 ISSUES

Vatican proposes to issue five sets of stamps this currentas well as another Aerogram. The subjects listed include thefountains of Vatican City, the solemnity of Pentecost, the 500thanniversary of me Vatican Apostolic Library, the 9th iCongress of Christian Archaeologists, the second centenary of the

ath of St. Paul of me Cross. The Aerogram supposedly will beof a new commemorating the Holy Year. Detailed informationof these issues v-/illbe printed in liTHENOTES" as soon asrece d ct the Ufficio Filatelico-Numismatico ofthe ican, inc ,hopefully advance, the issue dates.

ain issue Pentecost issue have May 22nd ase issue. We should have them for our next issue.

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o ce of the Vatican has included inion concerning new Vatican coins.

particular area of collecting, I would beormation to those of you who

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DateIssue

icano:LIST OF

is restriceed to small quantities)CURRENT AND AVAILABLE

Name Series

Ordinaria -" Studio-Arte-Lavoro "',

7~3.1967 " Posta Aerea 19~7"2s..5~1968 ••Segnatasse 1968" e

21~2~1974, "Posta Aerea 1974"~ 18~12~1974 u Anno Santo 1975 ••

12~3~1968

2~3~1971

11.10.1972

25.9.1973

27·11.1973

23·4·1974

Incomplete series

"Posta Aerea 1968"

"La Famiglia ?", • • •

••Anno Internazionale del libro "

••'Millennlc della Sede Episcopale Latinadi Praga ". • • • . . • • . • •

••VBI Cent. morte S. Narsete " . • •

"Concorso Internazionale • II Libro dellibris La Bibbia'" .

••Centenario U. P. U." .•

Aerogram print

Shipment through the mails:

Component Values Cost Stampsof the series in each sheet

5; 10; 15; 20; 30; 40; 55;75; 90; 130. Espr, 150; 180. L. 800 60

» 20; 40; 90; 100; 200; 500. » 950 40» 10; 20; 50; 60; 100; 180. » 420 100» 2500. » 2500 30» 10; 25; 30; 40; 50; 55;

90; 100; 130; 220; 250. » 1000 40

» 1500. 30» 90. 40» 50; 90. 50

» 20; 90; 150. 25» 25; 90. 40

» 15; 25; 50; 90. 50» 50• 30

L. 110 over L. 130.

Written orders should likewise be sent to the Ufficio Filatellco del Governatorato, and shouldbe accompanied by corresponding payment, including the postal cost for the consignment.

In case of purchase of the value of new issues the above conditions should be complied withas those of direct sale 10 days before the fixed date for the issue or within the term indicated inthe bulletin.

Payment is to be made by international postal money order, by check issued by a bank to theorder of « Governatoraro della Ci'tta del Vaticano » or by bank notes of current issue.

No shipment is made by Cash on Delivery (C.O.D.)Orders are sent by Registered Mail.Merchandise travels at buyer's risk.If the purchaser wants his order to be « insured» he must give instruction to .this effect with

each separate order.For the present, insured mail service is available only for Italy, France, West Germ~rty and

Switzerland.There is no shipment by « Insuredair-mail » for any country.There is no service «Subscription».Stamps cannot be exchanged, neither can they be accepted as payment.Requests that envelopes addressed to this Officebe returned to the sender cannot be honoured.

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s s t , CA.c.t. , tOntario, Ohio 44862v Co Post Office

2447 Maurice Malenfant2448 William C. Powers Jr.2449 Mark S. Joy2450 Frank J. Pascale2451 Thomas E. Sheehan2452 Joe DiRenzo2453 Alfred B. Chimiel2454 Juanita Ainsworth2455 Albert P. Little2456 Dr. Charles Nolan2457 Charles K. Dean

P.O.Box 15 St. Leonard 1 New BrunswickCanada

9004 E. 72nd Terr. Raytown, Missouri 64133Box 70 Moberly, Missouri 65270

Torrington, Conn. 0679034 Irving Ave.499 Locust St. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15218539 Devonshire Ct. Severna Park, Maryland

211463 Wellesley Rd. Danvers, Mass. 019232902 Michigan Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216704 Salisbury Cir. No. Arlington, Texas

760141943 Indiana Ave. Kenner, La. 700621021 Ann Arbor Ave. Dallas, Texas 75216

MAILING RATESMany members, particularly those living countries otherUnited States, have often inquired about upgrading the class ofpostage for "THE NOTES.lIFred and I have discussed this with ournew printer and he is able and willing to do this on a selectivebasis. Therefore, UPON REQUEST, and for an additional e of $3.00per year, we will airmail liTHENOTES" to foreign members. Therequest, and the fee, may be mailed to either Wally Smith or FredLevitsky.

INVITE A FRIEND TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE VATICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY

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upon a discussionattended by the

its short validion.

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werecollector of

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handstamps, so-has always

him to\vas dis-

1817 andby six major

and beg-inningof

t.ary disinfection cachets, handstampmarkings, wax seals and handwrittencertificates came into use.

"Ccrnuchert." aThis is very

know, bnca us« as far as ita 1 I the cachets were

establ ishodfeet ion or Contumaz stations. They

fiscal ella racters.The dpddedly limited documents list

following critor-ia that can usedcaclwts are missing:

Dierolora t inn ofof un-

differenttimes. For example,

lazaretto atsizes of

vertical. the beg-inningcutting of was re-

clipping off the corners ofenvelopes, for example Austria.

It is difficult to interpret is de-scribed in auction catalogues as "slitfor disinfection." In most letters thetwo 10 to 20 mm. parallel slitsheld the cord used to seal letters. Itis not always possible to find outwhere these letters were disin-fected, but the locations of some quar-antine stations during that areknown.

6. Double Disinfection. When asingle of disinfected correspond-

Di nfected Mailma rks, :dmilar to the of oldp rir, OJ' hlu rr ing of due to:;plinklilli:' OJ'lmmer-sion in such disin-

fluids as vinegar, tho mostonr. Staining due to

wit h OJ' without preceding' treat-with gave the h,ltprs a

i form pale yellow to smokyand in some instances the

sC!)j'('!ling made the paper brittle orcbarred it. T'he tongs used" to

1 he letters or the grate on whichl'f'sted left distinctive unstained

the paper.of Opening and Rescaling

lll'alth Scals.Churact erietrc Slits.Iat at c] Pvrforatione.

f,. tent of the Letter, Yea)'!llnilrd and Postal Route.S]i1'cial ldcntif ication with Hand-unittc» Notations, Htuuistruck

or vVax Seals O?' Labels,of this reference book

to aid the collector whoII special bruneh of

history, by listingknown and recorded disinfection

and wax seals used laza-stations disin-

stations.and ac-

to the country lazaretto oforigin.

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sanitarywith this

nation. However,was also executed

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few disinfectionused before 1830 haveCertification of disinfection inwas indicated bv the handsta mark"8" (Sanita ) , b'eginning in 17(l'). Themark was later replacedwafer sealssurrounded(Dal Gian, 1950;

cachets

German collectors asFirst in 173:1 and then inseals, the so-calledapplied to letters int.ionshealthnearunco.procedures were taken over from thepostal nuthorit ies and truusf'cr-redthe lazarettos. The red wax seal"used at Trieste and inperiod before Hl:1Osupphmwnted0" nuulllscrhltpP!'iod offrom lR:Weludes timesgoreat pandernk-s ofoyer 1\losteaellPh; attractcamw theyItalian .of

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the accessible orig inals.finer details the coats of arms.ornamentations and the inscr ip-

required to identify and differ-

the or theirnot described else-This method of re-

seems super-ior to photo-the stamps themselves,

Photogr-aphs sometimes do not showdifferences in the

a the wax seals werethe back of the folded letters

keep the letters folded.

were subdivided into twoareas or zones. The "suspicious or

" was the closest to the infectedOne mile from' this zone

was placed the "healthy" cordon," Be-tween the two cordons at least: threeseparate houses or were in-stalled; one for the chemist; fine ,.for

workers witlt', tbf:l,_ neees-equipment diginfecti<m

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