Fall 2013 - Petroleum Philatelic Society International (PPSI)

THE PETRO-PHILATELIST
VOL. 34, NO. 3
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Medals with Nobel
Romanian CoA’s
Bunsen burners
Olympic torches
Racecar logos
Of all sizes or nearly
invisible
Will they all stay with us when we proceed to the next version of
our PSW catalog?
Let the Certification Committee members know what you think.
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Volume 34, no. 3
Fall 2013
Petroleum Philatelic Society International
Board of Directors
Anthony Curiale.................................................. President
251 Dartmouth Ave., Fair Haven, NJ 07704-3120, USA
Email address: njav8r@verizon.net
Steve Fraser............................................... Vice President
Outseats House, 395 Hardgate, Aberdeen, AB10 6BW U.K.
Email address: steve@outseats.co.uk
Vacant................................................................ Secretary
Feitze Papa........................................................ Treasurer
922 Meander Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-4239, USA
Email address: oildad@astound.net
Honorary Member
Whole Number 133
In this issue
The President’s message ............................................. 3
ATA membership incentive ........................................... 4
Steve Fraser, PPSI’s new vice-president...................... 5
Developments within PPSI ranks.................................. 5
News from members..................................................... 7
City of Baku coat-of-arms ............................................. 8
FDC showing the First CNG bus (Qatar stamp)............ 9
Petrostamps inspired by the conflicts
in the Middle East................ 10
Hellfighters.................................................................. 15
The story behind some ’floating’ petrostamps............. 16
CC report # 55 (2nd Q 2013) ...................................... 18
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George J. Yurkas ..................................... PPSI Member 4
Appointed Officers
Anthony Curiale................................. APS Representative
Hugo Vargas ..................................... ATA Representative
Vacant......................................................Public Relations
Vacant.............................................................. Consultant
European Representative
Grahame C. Boutle .................................. United Kingdom
36 Elwill Way, Beckenham, Kent BR3 6RZ, UK
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THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
There are times like I mentioned last time where I am scrambling to figure what to write and others where there's more than can
probably fit in the space provided.
This letter proves the latter.
We've had some developments here at PPSI that affect all of
us that I must reveal at this time.
The first and most significant is that
our PSW Editor, Henk i'nt Veld has
resigned his position and his membership with PPSI.
What that
means to us is that we have no Editor for PSW. I have agreed to step
in to prepare the quarterly selections for the CC to review, but as I
have a full time job and family, I will
by no means be hunting new issues
down as Henk did. We will rather
be dependent on you, the members
to send in new discoveries for review. If you submit stamps to the
Committee for review you may follow the guidelines written in the P-P
some time ago or not. All items will
be reviewed. In the interest of
space, I've written a separate article
outlining the events that led to
Henk's decision so you'll be apprised of what transpired. Needless to say, we need an Editor for
PSW.
At present, the Certification
Committee is working on an upcoming 9th Edition to PSW. Historically, a new edition has come out
about every six years or so, therefore a new edition is not without
substance. We are looking to do
some "housekeeping"; as you all
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know it is sorely needed. If you
have any suggestions or comments, now's your chance to voice
your opinion. Write or email me
and we'll give your comments their
due diligence.
"What about the online
PSW?” you ask. PPSI's official position is that the online version
owned by Mr. in’t Veld is not supported by PPSI.
As has been
stated a number of times within the
pages of this journal, the printed
edition dated November, 2006 with
additions and deletions made via
the published CCR's is the only
official version supported by this
organization. The online version
was and is a private venture and
does not reflect all the decisions
made by our Certification Committee. It is solely your decision if you
wish to subscribe to that web site.
We are looking into the option of
having the 9th Edition available
online as most seem to appreciate
the convenience and it seems to be
the trend these days. Hopefully
that will become the official listing
and we can offer print versions for
those of you who still enjoy working
with pencil and paper.
Another announcement I
am pleased to make is that Steve
Fraser has agreed to accept my
appointment as Vice President. It's
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good to have one of the vacant
Board positions filled and to be able
to bounce some ideas, etc. off another. Feitze Papa has been a
great sounding board, but I am sure
he'll be glad to have someone else
to take up the slack. Please take
some time to welcome Steve to the
Board. Thanks, Steve!
Now that summer's nearing
an end, it is time once again to look
to your collection. Anyone feel like
swapping duplicates? I may be
able to accommodate you. See my
ad elsewhere in the magazine.
Feel like helping out? There are a
number of ways. One could be to
share a little about your collection;
another could be to try your hand at
writing a short article about a topic
you're familiar with or sharing a
philatelic secret; your knowledge of
FDC's or perfins perhaps. Or, we
do have a few other Board positions open that need to be filled.
We need to fill the position of Secretary. The duties include taking
minutes, notifying members of
meetings, contacting various persons in relation to the society, administrating the day to day activities
of the organization and creating the
order of business. In PPSI parlance, it amounts to little more that
maintaining a roster for mailings
and emailing and maintaining offi-
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The American Topical Association is expanding its membership incentives by offering a free
topical checklist of choice to all new members. Prior members who reinstate for a minimum of
two years are also eligible for the offer. ATA is the largest affiliate of the American Philatelic
Society, and its membership has been growing as thematic stamps become more popular and
more member services are offered. This free checklist offer is expected to grow the organization even more.
ATA OFFERS FREE CHECKLIST AS MEMBERSHIP INCENTIVE
New ATA members can choose a checklist from a list of 600+ checklists. All ATA checklist assembly and updating has been performed by its members for the benefit of other members.
For the first time, a new ATA member can receive a free checklist up to 50 pages in length, or
a $10 credit toward the purchase of a longer list. ATA checklists contain ~50 stamp issues per
page and are available as emailed Excel files or mailed paper copies. All 48 one-page checklists
are free to ATA members. For an up-to-date of ATA checklist offerings, access
www.americantopicalassn.org/pdf/checklists
or mail a SASE to ATA, PO Box 8, Carterville, IL 62918-0008.
The new checklist ATA membership incentive will be offered through the end of this year. An
earlier membership offer of two free handbooks is also still in effect. Detailed information
about the free handbooks is contained in the ATA membership application:
http://americantopicalassn.org/pdf/membapp.pdf
ATA is expanding its membership services this year with other new benefits: Availability of
the digital Topical Time journal (a searchable archive), an internet sales service, and an expanded "Because You Belong" membership area on the ATA website. Digital memberships in
ATA should also be available later this year.
The ATA is the world's largest organization of thematic stamp collectors. Collectors who are
not current members owe it to themselves to join ATA now and take advantage of the free
checklist offer!
cial correspondence. The other position we’d like to fill is that of Public Relations Officer. The duties include
planning communication strategies that present our organization to the public and other stakeholders. They
also promote good information flow within the organization. If you think you’d like to take a stab at one of
these, let me know.
Now, as promised, here are a few pictures from our trip to Alaska. Enjoy!
Until next time, happy collecting!
Tony Curiale
Fair Haven, NJ
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STEVE FRASER,
PPSI’S NEW VICEPRESIDENT
an industry with which I’m familiar.
Refreshingly unlike so many other
I’ve been a
thematic issues, oil and gas stamps
stamp collector
are often issued to commemorate,
now for over 50 what I see as being genuine new
years so can
developments, or anniversaries,
claim to have
related to the industry, in the counsome experience in that area. Initries concerned. Unfortunately this
tially, of course, I collected everydoesn’t always apply, as there are,
thing I could get hold of, but fairly
in my view a vastly excessive numquickly realised that this wasn’t a
ber of stamps being issued, which
practical option, so started to spewe consider to be oil or gas. For
cialise. To start with my collecting
example, the many Nobel Prize
was reduced to Great Britain and
issues inclusion of the medal showselected Commonwealth countries, ing Nobel, the stamps including a
but later I restricted it to just GB.
miniscule rig on the Romania coat
Milan however had a weekly outof arms, and the huge number of
door Sunday Stamp Market and the stamps including tiny oil company
vast numbers of Italian stamps
logos on Formula 1 cars, particuavailable there tempted me to add larly when issued by places where I
this area to my interests. Later on, suspect there is almost zero postal
after our return to the UK, I adopted use, will have no place in my colan interest in stamps related to the lection. Similarly, the fact that many
Oil and Gas industries, and so I
of the same places choose to issue
became a member of the PPSI, in
their wallpaper in imperforate as
2001. Over the years I’ve been in- well as perforated versions is again
volved in various other philatelic
of little interest to me! But this is all
societies, particularly including the a matter for debate and we’re all
Aberdeen Philatelic Society, where free to choose to collect whatever
I was the web master. I’m also a
we want.
member of the Barnet & District PS
Kind regards
and the Italy and Colonies Study
Circle.
Steve
I particularly enjoy collecting oil and
gas stamps because they relate to
tions!
After taking a degree in Chemistry
at London University, I started my
working life as an expeditor for
John Brown Engineers and Constructors, initially based in their
London office. Following a period
working in Milan on a project for the
Bouri Field, offshore Libya, where I
developed an interest in Italian
stamps, I was offered an appointment by Agip, on the construction
project for the UKCS Tiffany field,
based in their UK office. After later
accepting a position as a Joint Venture Co-ordinator my job moved to
Aberdeen. However, I left Agip
when they decided to relocate back
to London, and then became an
economist for Maersk Oil, still
based in Aberdeen. Finally, I was
appointed as a Joint Venture Manager for Dana Petroleum to look
after some of their North Sea interests. Last year my wife and
I decided the time had come to retire, so we relocated to the South
East of England both to be closer to
the rest of our family, and to enjoy
the more clement climatic condi-
Developments within PPSI Ranks
As I mentioned in my letter this quarter, I want to take this opportunity to explain the series of events that led to
Henk in’t Veld’s decision to resign as well as what it means to PPSI as a whole.
First a little background information. Henk volunteered for the position of PSW Editor when Raphael Macia’s
deteriorating health no longer made it possible for him to continue in that position. There was some correspondence between Henk and Past President Grahame Boutle and a deal was struck that allowed Henk to
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maintain an on-line version of PSW. Such is described somewhat in the introduction of PSW-8. When I took
over as PPSI President in 2007, the arrangements were already in place and neither I nor Treasurer Feitze
Papa was aware of what those arrangements were. The only thing we had was a notice from Henk concerning cost for the new PSW-8. We thought it rather strange that payment for PSW-8 would go direct to the Editor, especially with the puzzling finish of his message which read, “Unless you are not in agreement with this
(payment arrangement), [let me know] prior to Oct. 31st…”. We of course didn’t question, assuming this was
part of the agreement between Editor and Past-President. So, for the next six or seven years, the Editor has
received all monies payable for PSW-8 with not one cent to the PPSI treasury.
8
8
Editor ?
Not long after, Henk requested a subscription to Michel Catalog online from our Treasurer Feitze Papa and
Feitze paid it, somewhat expecting that this was a one-time request. When the “bill” was submitted for the
subscription the following year, Feitze naturally took exception to this and got a really brash response from our
PSW Editor with the caveat that, “…if the Board decides not to pay for it, [then I will] stop with all my PPSI activities (including membership) and to set up and supervise my petrostamp collection my own way.” So Henk
threatened to “take his ball and go home” if we didn’t pay-up. The Board at that time decided to pay rather
than lose the Editor, choosing the lesser of two evils. After all, no one was exactly knocking our doors down to
help, and Henk knew this!
Then, in a recent twist of fate, Feitze questioned the Editor about some new subscriptions to PSW and in the
reply to Feitze, there was pasted into his Email the original correspondence between Grahame and himself,
with no cc to Board members anywhere present in the headers. In this Email, Grahame was very clear in stating that Henk was to receive $300 compensation as a “token contribution” for producing PSW, the first
$252.50 received from CD’s already sold and the balance of $47.50 came from the PPSI Treasury. Nowhere
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did it state in this agreement that he was to continue to receive revenue, and Grahame also made it clear that
PSW was the property of PPSI and that “the proceeds of the sale of CDs etc. should go to the Treasurer.”
Naturally, having now read the terms of such agreement, we were taken aback that we have been so dealt
with to this point. So, when Henk again requested payment for his subscription to the online Michel catalog,
we, the PPSI Board sent a letter to him advising him that we would no longer pay for the subscription, and that
we would be changing our present arrangement. Of course, on May 28, I received from Henk the following,
“Having taken notice with great disappointment of your remarks, observations and proposals contained in a
letter dated May 23, 2013 sent by the Board of Directors of the Petroleum Philatelic Society International
(PPSI), I, after ample consideration decided to immediately end my PPSI Membership at the same time retreating from the Certification Committee (CCR) and stop all my activities.”
It is unfortunate that Henk was so closed-minded to any negotiation because he did an admirable job, but with
the text of the original agreement now in hand, I feel we had no other alternative, took the appropriate action
and that we were even gracious not asking for return of all the funds he’s reaped in the past years. I also
asked Henk to send the files for the updated PSW to me, but to date he has not complied. In addition, I also
asked that he remove any reference to PPSI from his web site if he continues to maintain it, because PPSI will
no longer endorse the site. It is my understanding that such references have been removed. I say it’s my understanding because I terminated my subscription to his web site. I will not support a non-member venture
such as this any longer.
Grahame
Henk
Tony
Now, what does that mean to PPSI? Remembering as I wrote in my letter that the “official” PSW is the original
printed version dated November, 2006 (available upon request) with updates printed in The Petro-Philatelist;
we still maintain a current version, albeit not online. So we do have the means to prepare a new Edition
should PPSI decide to do so, and can still produce CD’s and hard-copies for new members or others. But
someone will have to step up to fill the role of PSW Editor.
Rest assured, even with this setback, PPSI is very active and the future looks good. With a new edition of
PSW and PPSI web site in the works, greater involvement of APS and ATA liaisons with the respective organizations and a steady stream of new members as well as increased member participation we are stronger than
ever. We will keep you advised of the progress and of any needs that come up. In the meantime, feel free to
let us know what you think of all this.
All said, please accept my apology for not being more forthright nipping this situation in the bud. As your
President I should have been more defensive of our income and expenses. It is fortunate for us all that the
PPSI budget was able to support all of this. I hope we have your support for these upcoming ventures.
Tony Curiale
President, PPSI
NEWS FROM MEMBERS
New member (catalog only)
Sergey Muslov
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127081 Russia
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City of Baku
Coat of Arms
by Hugo Vargas
Figure 1
Baku, in Azerbaijan, was conquered by the Russian Empire
in 1806 but was not granted a coat of arms until 1840s,
when the tsar issued a decree on the “Institution of Administration for the Transcaucasia region”. Once incorporated
into the structure of Russian government, the region had to
acquire the attributes of imperial heraldry. On 21 May
1843, the emperor approved a coat of arms for the Georgian-Imeretian Governorate and the Caspian region. The
Baku district coat of arms was approved along with the one
for the Caspian region.
The Baku coat of arms of 1843 (Figure 1) was a shield,
divided in two. The upper half contained part of the regional coat of arms on a gold background: on the left a
“standing tiger”, on the right “jets of burning gas, bursting
from the ground”. The lower part had a blue background:
on the left a “ loaded camel bearing saffron stems with
flowers to symbolize the important businesses of transport
and saffron cultivation”; on the right was a “cast anchor,
signifying Baku’s role as a port”.
During the last quarter of the 19th century Baku and its surrounded oil fields became the main source of hydrocarbons
of the Empire up to a point that during the 1890s, Baku
provided 95% of the oil production of the Russian Empire
and approximately half of the world oil production. Within
ten years, the city had become the foremost producer of oil
overtaking the production of the United States. All this progress cease with the Bolshevik revolution.
After the 1917 revolution the Soviet power was established
in Baku. In accordance with the Decree of the Baku Soviet
of the National Commissars of June 1, 1918 the oil industry, as well as the Caspian commercial fleet were nationalized. In the spring of 1918, Russian interests in Baku were
protected by the Baku Soviet of People's Commissars, who
became known as the 26 Baku Commissars. In February
1920, the 1st Congress of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan legally took place in Baku and made a decision about
preparation of the armed revolt. On 27 April of the same
year, units of the Russian 11th Red Army crossed the border of Azerbaijan and began to march towards Baku. Soviet
Russia presented the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic with
an ultimatum to surrender, and the troops entered Baku the
next day. The city became a capital of the Azerbaijan SSR
and underwent many major changes. As a result, Baku
played a great role in many branches of the Soviet life.
Since about 1921, the city was headed by the Baku City
Executive Committee, commonly known in Russian as Bakgorispolkom.
During the Soviet domination era the
coat of arms was modified again.
Changes to the status of the city of
The black shield with the three
Baku when it became the centre of a golden flames was maintained, and
governorate of the same name in
two blue waves were added below
1859 and when was allowed to have the flames to represent the coast of
a municipal government in 1870,
the Caspian Sea. In the upper part
resulted in changes to the city’s em- the name of the city in Russian letblems. On 16 March 1883, a new
ters was added. The emblem was
coat of arms for Baku city received
adopted on April 14, 1967. (Figure
imperial approval. This 1883 coat of 4).
Figure 4
Figure 2
arms was a black shield with three
golden flames, which represents the natural wealth (oil and With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 Azerbaigas) of the Absheron peninsula, topped by a golden crown jan became an independent republic and Baku, its, capital
with a turret of three castellation and flanked by two golden went through a new transformation including its emblem.
spikes, connected by Alexander’s ribbon (Figure 2).
The city’s COA at present consists
of a right-angled shield-shaped
A coat of arms for the Baku goverboard bottom of which is in form of
norate had previously been apsharp angle. Each part of the shield
proved on 5 July 1878 (Figure
is bordered with a golden stripe. The
3). This coat of arms also comemblem has a blue background
prised a black shield with three
(symbolizing peace and free sky)
golden flames; however, as a goverwith three golden tongues of flames
of equal size, symbolizing the land
norate’s emblem, it was topped by
the imperial crown and surrounded
of fire (gas seeps flowing from the
grown). In the bottom part of the
by golden oak leaves, connected by
emblem there is a vertical blackAlexander’s ribbon.
Figure 3
Figure 5
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colored line, reminding the presence of oil. The remaining part of the shield is occupied by three lines of golden waves
with turquoise background, representing the Caspian Sea. (Figure 5).
Recently Azerbaijan has issued several stamps with the coat of arms of Baku that we have not catalogued yet but I am
proposing them today to the Certification Committee. They are:
1.
2.
Scott 986 and 987. They are part of the Eurovision Musical Contest set that was issued on May 14, 2012. Each one
has the Baku COA in gold. (Figures 6 and 7).
Scott 998 stamp with a panoramic view of Baku water
front and a label with the COA. (Figure 8).
References:
Baku. en.wikipedia.org
Baku COA through time. bing.com
History of Baku. www.visions.az/Baku
Figure 8 - Azerbaijan Scott 998
Figure 6 - Azerbaijan Scott 986
Figure 7 - Azerbaijan Scott 987
Front and back of a Qatari FDC with a yet to be approved petrostamp. It shows the first CNG bus (courtesy Hugo Vargas.)
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Petrostamps inspired by the Gulf conflicts
in the Middle East
by Saleem Al-Ani
In the article (Oil in Paraguay?)
written by our dear editor in the
Spring 2013 issue of the PetroPhilatelist, he mentioned that the
discovery of oil in a narrow strip of
the barren section of the Chaco
Boreal at the foot of the Bolivian
Andes precipitated the Chaco war
(1932-1935) between Bolivia and
Paraguay. After finishing reading
the article, I immediately thought
about how many petrostamps in our
catalogue are related to a conflict.
Two other petrostamps were issued
in 2002 with the inscription “victory
day”. The stamps show a silhouette
of a refinery near the portrait of
Saddam Hussein (Scott 1676 and
Figure 6
Iran Scott 2243
Figure 3 - Iraq Scott 1676
I wrote a previous article for P-P
back in 2005, but the number of
such stamps was not specified
there.
The article was entitled
“Armed conflicts on petrostamps”.
The present article takes a closer
and more detailed look at conflicts
in the Gulf region in the Middle East
in particular*.
I found it logical to begin with the
country that took part in all these
conflicts, Iraq. To commemorate
Saddam’s battle of Qadisiya (the
name given by Saddam Hussein to
the Iraq-Iran war), Iraq issued in
1986 two petrostamps showing a
Figure 4 - Iraq Scott 1677
1677, shown here below).
The other side of the Iraq-Iran war,
Iran, issued a stamp in 1983 to
commemorate the Ecology week.
The stamp shows a burning offshore platform at Nowruz oil field
Figure 7
Iran Scott 2365
Mohammad Djavad Tondguyan
was shown on the stamp Scott
2668, shown in figure 8. Tondguyan
was the second oil minister of the
Islamic Republic of Iran who was
captured by the Iraqi forces in November 1980 during the Iran-Iraq
war. Tondguyan was captured by
the Iraqi forces on his tour to the
fronts on the Abadan road
in Khuzestan Province on 3 November 1980 at the initial phase of
the Iran-Iraq war; his two deputies
were also captured with him. They
were reportedly taken to Baghdad.
In October 1990, the Iraqi officials
stated that he committed suicide
two years after his captivity, but it
was never proved.
Figure 5 - Iran Scott 2121
Figure 1 - Iraq Scott 1255
(Scott 2121, shown in figure 5).
In 1986, Iran issued a stamp commemorating six years of the IranIraq war (Scott 2243, shown in figure 6). An illustration of the NIOC
oil refinery at Abadan on fire is
shown on the stamp.
The rebuilding of the same refinery
is shown on Scott 2365 (seen in
figure 7) issued in 1989.
Figure 8 - Iran Scott 2668
A third country that was involved in
the Gulf conflicts is Kuwait. This
country issued 4 sets and a s/s related to the third Gulf war. Two of
these sets were issued to commemorate the 1st and 2nd anniverFigure 2 - Iraq Scott 1257
sary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
derrick among other symbols (Scott
Scott 1154 (issued in 1991 and
In 1995 former Iranian oil minister shown in figure 9) represents the
1255 and 1257, shown below).
* The numbering of the conflicts in the Gulf region of the Middle East depends on whether the Iraq-Iran war is called the First Gulf War,
which would make the 1990 war the Second and the 2003 war the Third.
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ing oil wells
fires
(Scott
1201-4, seen
in figure 13
on
another
FDC).
Figure 9 - Kuwait Scott 1154
first anniversary, while in 1992 Kuwait issued a miniature sheet, Scott
1200b (seen in figure 10 on a First
Day Cover) commemorating the
second anniversary. The stamp
The souvenir
sheet issued
in 2008 (Scott
1679, shown
in figure 14)
commemor ates
45
years of the
Figure 13 - A FDC from Kuwait with the stamps Scott 1201-4
First day of issue is November 28, 1992
diplomatic relations between Kuwait and Romania and refers to the intervention of the
Romanian experts in extinguishing the oil
wells on fire in 1991. It’s interesting to see that
all the oil symbols on these Kuwaiti stamps
Figure 10 - FDC of Kuwait Scott 1200b - 2nd of August … Invasion day
Scott 1199, the one in the lower left
corner of the sheet and better visible in figure 11, is the only petroleum-related stamp on that sheet.
The third and fourth sets were also
is-
Figure 11 - Kuwait Scott 1199
sued in 1992. One of them commemorates the Earth Summit of
Rio de Janeiro (Scott 1173-6,
and 1176a-b, all visible in figure
11). The stamps of the set show
a stylized well on fire.
The other set commemorates
the 1st anniversary of extinguish-
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refer to the oil wells
fires.
Figure 14 - S/s Kuwait Scott 1679
It’s interesting that Romania also issued two souvenir sheets related to these conflicts. As a
matter of fact the Kuwaiti s/s mentioned above was a joint issue with
Romania (Scott 5054 shown in figure 17). In addition to this s/s, another
sheet, overprinted “EFIRO 2008” (World Philatelic Exhibition), was issued in the same year (figure 18 - Michel Bl.429 I ). An FDC of the Romanian Scott 5054 souvenir sheet is also shown on the opposite page
in figure 19.
The USA issued in the year 2000 a
stamp showing oil well fires, Scott
3191b (figure 15), that was included in
the series “Celebrate the century –
the 1990’s”. Figure 16 shows what is
Figure 12 - Kuwait Scott 1176b
Earth Summit Conference in Rio de Janeiro
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Figure 15
Scott 3191b
Figure 16
Scott 3191b (back)
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“EFIRO
2008”
overprint
Figure 17 - Romania Scott 5054
Issued in 2008 commemorating 45 years of diplomatic relationships between Romania and Kuwait
Figure 18 - Romania Michel Bl.429 I
This is the same s/s as Scott 5054 of figure 14, but overprinted
“EFIRO 2008” (World philatelic exhibition in Bucharest)
written on the back of
the stamp. The theme
of
the
stamp
“Operation
Desert
Storm” was considered one of the main
events during the
1990’s.
The list doesn’t stop
here. Other countries
have also issued petrostamps related to
these conflicts: Liberia,
Senegal, Nevis, St.
Vincent & the Grenadines and Sao Tomé &
Principe.
Figure 20
Nevis Scott 1186b
Figure 19 - First Day Cover from Romania of the S/s Scott 5054
I would be grateful if any other member refers to a
stamp which I forgot about these conflicts.
Note: Thank
you Feitze for
informing me
about some
stamps
related to the
article, which
were not on
my mind.
Figure 21
Senegal Scott 980
Figure 22
Senegal Scott 980
◄◄◄◄
Figure 24
St. Tomé
Michel 4657
Figure 25
St. Tomé
Michel 4658
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Figure 23 - Liberia Michel Bl.256
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Issued
Value
Description
Petro wars catalog
IRAN
1983, June 11 - Ecology Week
5r
Burning offshore platform at Nowruz oil field
1986, Sept. 22 - Battles of the Iranian-Iraqi War
10 r
NIOC oil refinery at Abadan on fire
1989, Apr. 1 - Rebuilding of the Abadan Refinery
20 r
Refinery after war ravages & restored
1995, Dec. 20 - Martyrs of the Iranian-Iraqi War
100 r
Portrait. Legend reads: Honorable Martyr
Mohammad Djavad Tondguyan, Petroleum Minister
IRAQ
1986, Sept. 4 - Saddam Hussein's Victory over Iran
40 f
DERRICK among symbols in background
150 f
DERRICK among symbols in background
2002, Aug. 8 - Victory Day
25 f
Portrait of Saddam Hussein, refinery silhouette
25 f
As above, color error
50 f
As above, refinery silhouette LL corner
50 f
As above, color error
KUWAIT
1991, Aug. 2 - 1st Anniversary of the Iraqi Invasion
150 f
Environmental terrorism - Stylized blazing oil wells
1992, June 24 - Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
150 f
Environmental terrorism (stylized wells on fire in bkgd?
extinguishing fire)
150 f
Environmental terrorism (stylized wells on fire in bkgd?)
150 f
Environmental terrorism (dead fish, oil pollution?)
150 f
Environmental terrorism (tarred bird?)
4 x 150 f Block of 4, Scott #s 1173-6
4 x 150 f Miniature sheet of 4, Scott #s 1173-6
1992, Aug. 2 - 2nd Anniversary of Invasion by Iraq (Children's paintings)
150 f
Tanks, wells on fire, civilians holding flags and signs.
4 x 150 f Block of four, including Scott 1199.
var.
Minisheet of 8, including Scott 1199.
1992, Nov. 16 - 1st Anniversary of Extinguishing Oil Wells Fires
25 f
Blazing oil well
50 f
Blazing oil well, different view
150 f
Blazing oil well, different view
250 f
Gushing oil well, crew ready to cap it (horiz.)
2008, June 21 - 45 Years of Diplomatic Relationships Romania - Kuwait
500 f
S/s w. well fire fighters 1991 - joint with Romania
LIBERIA
2000, July 24 - 100 Years of U.S. Presidents
100 $
S/s, G. Bush, oil wells on fire in selvage
ROMANIA
2008, June 21 - 45 Years of Diplomatic Relationships Romania - Kuwait
3.30 l
S/s w. oil well fire fighters 1991 - joint issue Kuwait
3.30 L
Same as above, but overprinted “EFIRO 2008”
SAINT KITTS - NEVIS
2000, Jan. 4 - Celebrating the Millennium (II) - Events of the 1990's
50 c
The Gulf War, blazing oil wells
var.
Mini-sheet of 9 stamps including above
SAINT THOMAS & PRINCE ISLANDS
2007, Feb. 2 - Presidents of the United States
40,000 Db George H.W. Bush - PUMP JACKS in selvage
2010, Sep. 1 - Petroleum Catastrophes of the World
25000 Db Oil platform Nowruz - Iran - Feb. 10,1983
25000 Db Gulf War 1990
var
S/s w. the above two stamps + tab
ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
2000, Oct. 16 - Millennium 2000: The World at War
var.
S/s on the Middle East Crisis of 1967 and
the Gulf War 1990, oil wells on fire in margin
SENEGAL
1992, Apr. 4 - Participation of Senegal in the Gulf War
30 f
Derricks, flag & missiles
145 f
Derricks, diambar w/binoculars behind sandbags
TANZANIA
1996, July 15 - Famous People
250 s
General Colin Powell, blazing oil well in background
8 x 250 s Minisheet with 8 stamps incl. the above
NITED STATES
2000, May 2 - Celebrate the Century -1990s
33 c
Soldier silhouetted against blazing oil well
15 x 33 c Sheet of 15 stamps incl. the above
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Michel
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Related articles:
1. Armed conflicts on petrostamps, S. Al-Ani, The Petro-Philatelist, Winter 2005, p. 13-16
2. Kuwait’s petroleum industry coming back to normal, R. Brachwitz, The Petro-Philatelist, Winter 1993, p.
10-11
3. Fires of Kuwait, F. Papa, The Petro-Philatelist, Winter 2008, p. 14
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Figure 26
St. Vincent &
The Grandines
Scott 2827
Figure 29
Nevis - Scott 1186
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Figure 27 - San Tomé Michel MNN
Figure 28 - San Tomé Michel 2962
Figure 23 - St. Vincent & The Grenadines
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Comoro Islands or Union
des Comores, is a group of
islands in the Indian Ocean
between the continent and the NW
part of Madagascar. This country is
one of the several countries that
issue innumerable stamps covering
all sorts of themes with a pure commercial purpose. Sometimes you
find real surprises with the themes
displayed or with the personalities
they present and honor on their
stamps.
outs. The Red Adair Company was the first to extinguish an underwater wild
Other firefighters honored in the S/s well and the first to cap a U.S. well
are: Fire Chief Jim Reaches, firewhile it was on fire. Red's legend
fighter Keith Roma and Officer
Peter J. Ganci all heroes firefighters who died on the 9/11
attack to the Twin Towers in
New York, finally Steve
McQueen, movie actor and
main character of the movie
“The Towering Inferno”. A second S/s. (Figure 4) honors Peter J. Ganci on the stamp and a
picture and short biography of
Reed Adair in the selvage. Both
S/s of Comoro Islands were
issued in 2009. No Scott catalog number is available yet for
these stamps.
Hellfighters
by Hugo Vargas
Figure 1 - Red Adair
Figure 2 - John Wayne
Paul Neil “Red” Adair was born
on June 18, 1915 in Houston,
Texas to Charles and Mary
Adair. Charles was an Irish
blacksmith immigrant. Red had
four brothers and three sisters.
Red Adair quit high school and
held various jobs to support the
family. In 1936 he went to work for
the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Figure 3 - Souvenir sheet Mi 2259
started when in 1962 he extinguished the fire of a well in the
Gassi Touil field in the Algerian Sahara nicknamed "Devil's Cigarette
Red's first oil-related job came in
Lighter". The blaze had been burn1938 with the Otis Pressure Control ing for six months, fueled by over
Company. Red worked numerous
550 million cubic feet of gas a day.
odd jobs in the oil industry before
joining the Army during World War Red also fought the 1970 offshore
That is the case of a set of stamps II. Red served with the 139th Bomb blaze at Bay Marchland, Louisiana,
recently issued by the Comoro IsDisposal Squadron and attained
and the Piper Alpha disaster in
lands. In the set dedicated to the
the rank of Staff Sergeant. After the 1988. Perhaps his most famous
firefighters under the title Famous
war, Red began to work for Myron battle occurred when Red's team
Firefighters appear among other
Kinley, the original
the picture of Paul “Red” Adair fapioneer of oil well fire
mous oil and gas firefighter that
and blowout control.
pioneered many techniques to con- Red worked for the M.
trol blowouts and well’s fires and
M. Kinley Company
create and ran one of the most
for fourteen years,
prestigious and innovative oil well
until he resigned in
firefighting companies. The set also 1956. Red then
honor John Wayne, movie actor
formed the Red Adair
who personalized “Red” Adair in
Company.
the movie “Hellfighters”. See figures 1 and 2 of the individual
The Red Adair Comstamps; figure 3 is the S/s. of six
pany became worldstamps among them those of Adair famous for pioneering
and Wayne and two labels.
techniques to control
oil well fires and blowFigure 4 - Comoros souvenir sheet Mi 2263
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extinguished 117 oil well fires in Kuwait, left by the retreating Iraqi Army.
Red sold the Red Adair Company in
1993. He died August 7, 2004.
The story behind some ‘floating’ petrostamps
by Dan Rodlie
China - (2013)
Red Adair was technical advisor for
the John Wayne movie Hellfighters.
In this tribute to real-life legend Red
Adair, an oil-field firefighter (John
Wayne) risks his life extinguishing
infernos of black gold all over the
world. But his lucky life takes a
downward turn when his daughter
Tish (Katharine Ross) and his buddy
Greg (Jim Hutton) tie the knot. The
match hardly pleases papa -- particularly when Greg lets his new wife
join in all their hellfighter action. See
figure 4 and 5 with the John’s stamp
and the Hellfighters movie poster.
Notice that the stamp uses the same
picture of the movie poster.
HAY YANG SHI YOU 720 (research
vessel)
Gt. 13,061, nt. 3,918, dwt. 5,380
107.40m x 24.0m x 9.60m., 7.50m
(draught)
Length bpp 96.60m; engine ?, 2,413
hp, 13 kn.
China started its offshore oil industry in 1950s and has initially set up a complete offshore oil industry system through Sino-foreign cooperation and independent innovation. The HAY YANG SHI YOU 720 displayed on the stamp is
Asia’s first-generation geophysical vessel for three-dimensional deepwater seismic survey independently designed and built by China.
She was built as a research vessel by the Shanghai Shipyard Co. ltd. for
China Oilfield Services Limited, Tianjin, China which signed the contract on
June 30, 2009. Her keel was laid down on June 25, 2010 and she was
launched as the HAY YANG SHI YOU 720.
With a length of 107.4 meters, a molded breadth of 24 meters, and a molded
depth of 9.6 meters, the vessel is capable of towing twelve 8,000-meter streamers and double seismic detectors with 8 air-gun arrays, providing an average
3D acquisition area of 60 square kilometers per day. The vessel was delivered
to her owners on April 22, 2011 and sailed on her first mission at South China
Sea in May 2011, marking China’s successful access to the most advanced
field of deep sea oil exploration equipment in the world.
In 2013, listed as in service.
Sources: various internet sites.
HAI YANG SHI YOU 981
(semi-submersible drilling unit)
China - (2013)
Gt. 34,483; operation displacement
51,624m, dim. length and beam of
deck 77.47 x 74.42m;
her pontoons have a length of
114.07m, with a beam of 20.12m.
Transit draught 8.2m, operation
draught 19 m; 8 diesel engines each
5,564hp (4,300 Kw) thrusters, for electric and power for other equipment 8 diesel engines each 7.155 hp.
(5.530 Kw), bunker capacity 4,603 m³; accommodation for 140 persons;
operating in a water depth of 3,050m. Drilling depth 10,000m.
Figure 5 - Souvenir sheet Scott ?
Off course, with this article I am proposing these stamps of Comoro Islands to be accepted in our PSW
catalog.
Built as a semi-submersible drilling unit by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd., Shanghai for China National Offshore Oil Corporation
(CNOOC), China.
The contract was signed on Oct. 18, 2007; first steel cut on April 28, 2008; her
keel laid down April 20, 2009; launched as the HAI YANG SHI YOU 981 April
26, 2010 and completed in 2011. The drilling unit is capable of drilling as a dynamically positioned (DPS3) drilling unit, for operations in moderate environments, and conventionally moored in water depth up to 1,500m.
In 2013, she is listed as operating in the South China Sea.
Sources: Internet and web-site of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
China - (2013)
References
1. Paul “Red” Adair. Manlyweb.com
2. John Wayne filmography.
Wikipedia.
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HAI YANG SHI YOU 117
(Floating Production Storage & Offloading - FPSO)
Gt. 233,030, nt. 70,462, dwt. 286,480
323m x 63m x 32.5m., 20m (draught)
the vessel is designed with two engine rooms one forward and one aft,
most probably the engines in use are
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only for the power of the plant and not for propelling the ship, and to move the ship she need tugboats; oil production 30,216 cubic meter a day; helicopter deck fitted on the living quarter on the fore end of the ship; accommodation for 140 persons.
Built as a double hulled Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO) vessel by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding
Co Ltd., China for ConocoPhillips China Inc.
The contract was signed for her construction on March 1, 2005; first steel cut Nov. 6, 2005; first section put down Feb. 11,
2006; launched as the HAI YANG SHI YOU 117 on Dec. 8, 2006 and officially named on April 30, 2007. Her hull was delivered on May 1, 2007 and she was then towed to the Sembawang Shipyard Pte. Ltd., Singapore for outfitting. She was
completed and christened on Nov. 24, 2008 by Mrs. Hilde Johansen and was towed to Bohai PL-193 block in the China
Sea producing her first oil in May 2009.
She was at that time China’s largest FPSO and the most expensive ship China ever has built at an estimated cost of 3.5
billion Renmibi.
In 2013, she is listed as in service, same name and owners under the Chinese flag and registry.
Sources: Various websites; DNV Exchange.
EAGLE TUSCON
(red hulled tanker on stamp)
Gt. 58,166, nt. 31,909, dwt. 107,123; 246.8m x 42m x 21.3m, length bpp.
235m; one B&W diesel engine 6560MC-C, manufactured by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Tamano Works, Japan, 13,530 kW, one
shaft, 14.5 kn; 14 cargo tanks.
Built as a double hulled tanker by Imabar Zosen Shipbuilding Co. Ltd,
Marugame, Japan for American Eagle Tankers (AET) Inc. Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda. Her first steel was cut on May 6, 2002; her keel laid down
Latvia - Michel 835 (2012)
June 6, 2002; launched as the EAGLE TUSCON on March 31, 2003 and
delivered to her owners on June 27, 2003, under the Singapore registry and flag.
In 2013, she is listed as in use as a tanker same name and owners.
Sources: http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz; ABS record.
REDINA
(black hulled tanker on stamp)
Gt. 35,375, dwt. 60,959; 214.78m x 32.6m x 19m., 12.6m (draught), length bpp 206m; one 6-cyl. Sulzer
diesel engine, manufactured by Mitsubishi Sulzer, Japan, 11,757 hp. (8653 kW), one shaft, 15 kn.
Built as a tanker by Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Imari, Japan for Kumiai Navigation (Pte.), Singapore.
Her keel was laid down on July 28, 1987; launched as the BUNGA ANGGEREK on Nov. 6, 1987 and delivered to her owners on March 29, 1988. In 1999, she was sold to Redina Maritime Ltd., Valetta, Malta and renamed REDINA. In 2007, sold to Sachem Shipping Ltd, Bahamas renamed SACHEM and in 2008, converted
to a bulk carrier with six holds and a total cargo capacity of 54,508 m³. In 2010, she was sold to Abul Khair
Shipping, Chittagong, Bangladesh and renamed AMSIR.
In 2013, she is listed as in service, same name and owner.
Sources: Marine News; http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz; Bureau Veritas.
LAGO IPOA (LAGO YPOA)
(tanker)
Gt. 1,122, nr. ?, dwt. 1,350; 76.64m x 12.00m x 3.89m, 3.20m (draught); length
bpp.68.0m; one MWT diesel engine, manufactured by Motor Werke AG, Manheim, Germany, 900 hp, one screw, 12.0 kn; bunker capacity 56 ton, @ 4 ton daily; cargo capacity 1,990 tons, eight cargo tanks; Crew 16.
The stamp shows the name LAGO IPOA on the bow, but no ship is registered sailing under
the Paraguay flag with that name, and comparing the hull form with the photo of LAGO
Paraguay - Scott 2156 (1985)
YPOA she must be the vessel depicted on the stamp.
Built as a tanker by Thomas Ruiz de Velasco S.A., Bilbao, Spain for Flota Mercantedel Estado, Asuncion, Paraguay,
launched as the LAGO YPOÁ on Nov. 5, 1960 and completed in October 1961.
In 1997, she was transferred to Flota Mercante Paraquaya S.A. (Naviera del Mercosur S.A. Asuncion) same name.
During 2006, she was rebuilt as a container vessel by Astillero Chaco Paraguayo S.A., which included fitting a new wheelhouse above the original one and hatchway and hatch coaming.
In 2013, she is listed as in service, same name and owner.
Sources: http://www.histarmar.com.ar/MarinaMercanteExtr/Marina%20Mercante%20Paraguay/Mercantes-A-M-/
LagoYpoa.htm; http://wwwmiramarshipindex.org.nz
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Certification Committee Report # 55 (2nd Quarter 2013)
Accepted new issues:
Issued
Value
Description
Scott
Gibbons Yvert
Michel
AZERBAIJAN
2012, May 14 - Eurovision Song Contest, Baku
60 G
S/s showing Song Contest, ETERNAL FLAME in COA in selvage
986
60 G
S/s showing buildings, ETERNAL FLAME in COA in selvage
987
60 G
As above Scott 986, imperforate
NL
60 G
As above Scott 986, imperforate
NL
2012, June - Coats of Arms of Baku and Azerbaijan
60 G
Panorama of Baku + label, ETERNAL FLAME in COA on both
998
CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC
2000, Sept. 28 - Millennium
280 F
S/s of 3 stamps: Events of 1900-1910. DERRICK in selvage
1363
2012, June 6 - Nobel Personalities.
3 x 1000 F S/s. of 3 stamps w/ Nobel prize winners Yonath, Geim, Blackburn and Heck, NOBEL on medal in selvage
2700 F. S/s w/ Robert G. Edwards stamp, other recipients, NOBEL on medal in selvage
2012, Oct. 8 - Famous Doctors
900 F
Robert Koch, NOBEL on medal
900 F
Alexander Fleming, NOBEL on medal
900 F
Albert Schweitzer, NOBEL on medal
var.
S/s. with four stamps including the three above
2012 Dec. 5 - Formula 1.
900 F
M. Schumacher and car, PETRONAS logo on car
var.
S/s with four stamps including above, car with PETRONAS logo on car in selvage
3000 F S/s Fernando Alonso and car, SHELL logos on Alonso's overalls and on car in selvage
2013, June - Vettel Thee times World Champion
750F
Sebastian Vettel and front half of race car, TOTAL logo on car
750 F
Sebastian Vettel and back half of race car, TOTAL logo on car
750 F
Sebastian Vettel and race car, TOTAL logo on overalls
4 x 750 F S/s w/ four stamps including three above, TOTAL logo in selvage
2650 F Sebastian Vettel, TOTAL logo on overalls in stamp and selvage
COMOROS
2009, May 12 - Famous Firefighters
125 F
John Wayne in movie Hellfighters controlling a blowout OIL WELL fire
2259
400 F
RED ADAIR controlling a blowout OIL WELL fire
2263
var.
S/s of 6 stamps and two labels including previous two
3000 F S/s of firefighter Peter J. Ganci Jr. on stamp, RED ADAIR in selvage
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1998, Oct. 5 - World Championship Kayaking
K 2.50
Booklet pane with 10 stamps incl. text: Go Well Go SHELL
MNN
MNN
K 5.00
Booklet pane with 10 stamps incl. text: Go Well Go SHELL
MNN
MNN
K 6.50
Booklet pane with 10 stamps incl. text: Go Well Go SHELL
MNN
MNN
RUSSIA
2013, June 5 - Maritime Fleet of Russia
14.25 R TANKER “Timothy Guzhenko” (USSR Minister of Merchant Marine in 1970–1986)
1934
8 x 14.25 R Sheet of 8 of the above + non-denominated label between blocks of 4
MNN
THAILAND
1989, Aug. 4 - National Communication Day
1322
2b
SPHEROID and TANKS in top left honeycomb cell
var.
Booklet of five of the above stamps
NL
Page
6
6
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(6)
6
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20
20
(20)
(20)
(20)
20
(19)
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19
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20
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The following wells already in the catalog received additional Scott catalog information
India
St. Thomas & Prince
St. Thomas & Prince
St. Thomas & Prince
St. Thomas & Prince
d/m/y
14/01/2013
01/01/2008
05/05/2009
05/05/2009
06/01/2009
Congo, DR
Congo, PR
Congo, DR
Congo, DR
Djibouti
d/m/y
01/07/2005
2008
01/02/2009
16/02/2012
15/06/2005
PSW 18
PSW 43-44i
PSW 45-46
PSW 47-48
PSW 49-50
2623
1852e, 1852. NL
2100c, 2100
2104d, 2104
2150, 2143
Plugged and Abandoned
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PSW 25-27i
PSW 28-29i
PSW 34-40i
PSW 10-12i
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PSW84
Each of the three PNG booklets shown below contains 10
stamps like the one shown on its resp. cover.
PSW97
PSW90
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For this CC report 38 items were submitted to the Certification Committee members.
Of these 31 items were accepted and are presented here, while 7 other proposals
were rejected by the committee.
Additionally the committee decided to plug and abandon 27 items already in the catalog, because they turned out to be illegal issues. Also supplied were new catalog
numbers for 10 stamps also already present in the catalog.
Certification Committee:
T. Curiale, chairman / secretary pro tem
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M. Hauck
H. Vargas
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