The foundation is a member of the association of international philatelic experts aiep. This is the goto expertizing body for united states and general foreign material in the u. The foundation provides an expertisation service for philatelic items from british north america and since 1976 has issued over 18500 expert opinions. The philatelic foundation, over the past 30 years, has released a series of opinions. Philatelic expertizing an inside view, volumes iiv. American philatelic society is making it look like they are squeaky clean. Nonmembers can buy online and quickly see the value of membership. Far from it, this organization that i was a member of for forty years and one of their referred appraisers and buyer is guilty of deception, fraud, intimidation to sellers and tax evasion among just a few nasties to mention.
Opinions i philatelic expertizing an inside view, edited by elizabeth c. Opinions iv, the complete abstracts and index by the philatelic foundation in addition to the index you have an illustrated abstract of each, article, useful for all but especially those not having a full set. The story is told in opinions, published by the philatelic foundation. Apex utilizes the services of more than 160 specialists and a variety of hightech equipment to provide guaranteed opinions. The online census is sponsored by the united states philatelic classics society. Mailing standards of the united states postal service domestic mail manual. Opinions philatelic expertizing opinions an inside view by the philatelic foundation a major study of fraudulent material of real value. Between 1975 and 2000, 46 releases in 15 volumes were issued. The american stamp and coin foundation is a nonprofit, 50c organization, serving the public now for thirty years. The philatelic foundation christchurch inc was formed from the committee of panpex77 national stamp exhibition organisation in 1977 following the successful holding of that exhibition the people on that committee did not want to see the expertise they had developed go to waste as far as philately was concerned and so the panpex77 organisation was renamed and the philatelic. The philatelic foundation reserves the right to use all information acquired on items submitted for certification for research or other purposes in the. Forgeries 3 of 5 forgeriesthe micarelli identification guide to u.
Philatelic definition of philatelic by the free dictionary. For those that frequent the american philatelic society web page one of the most popular destinations on the website is the page that lists the new u. Opinions iv philatelic expertizing an inside view, edited by elizabeth c. Opinions philatelic expertizing opinions an inside view. The stamp was sold in our 1982 rarities sale and eventually entered the westport collection formed by the weills for a midwestern client. Sep 17, 2012 while on a roadtrip around lake ontario, i had the opportunity to pay a visit to the harry sutherland philatelic library, one of the partner libraries in the philatelic union catalog hosted by the aprl. By using the vsc6000 the foundation can, with confidence, identify, confirm and. The collection and study of postage stamps, postmarks, and related materials. Determining fact, opinion, and bias foundation lesson. Members enjoy buyandsell privileges as well as discounts on a stamps, services and supplies. Ken lawrence is an expertizer for the american philatelic societys apex service and an expertizing consultant for the philatelic foundation. The beaver represents canada and is modelled on the 1954 5. Across the fencepost newsletter of the wis onsin federation. Across the fencepost newsletter of the wisonsin federation of stamp lus.
In total, the pf has issued certificates of authenticity for 86. The philatelic foundation stamp expertizing certificate service. With circuit mail sales and, the american philatelic society offers one of the most comprehensive solutions for buying and selling philatelic materials. The philatelic foundation 501 fifth avenue suite 1901 new york, ny 10017 expert committee no. Letters received by the editor may be published unless labeled not for publication. Preservation and care of philatelic materials subsidiary page 28 available publications and bibliography available publications the abcs of collection care, manitoba heritage conservation service, 190 rupert ave. A guide to reading old handwriting in relation to postal history, by allan oliver, 2006. Opinions philatelic expertizing the philatelic foundation.
The philatelic foundation maintains a reference collection of postage stamps and is a major source of authentication of rare and valuable postage stamps for stamp collectors who wish to know if the valuable stamp they have is authentic or counterfeit, and, if it is. Officers of writers unit 30, a nonprofit corporation, in addition to the secretarytreasurer and. The philatelic foundation pf the philatelic foundation was granted a charter in 1945 by the university of the state of new york as a nonprofit educational institution. Philatelic expertizing an inside view, the philatelic foundation, n. Opinions i philatelic expertizing an inside view david saks. Philatelic foundation to award neinken medal to roger s. The green ay philatelic societys latest newsletter offered an article on south africa, an interesting compliment as a by. Across the fencepost newsletter of the wisonsin federation of. Experts, kiwi, philatelic communicator, mekeels, philatel1 ic foundations opinions volumes, german postal specialist, 1869 times, and elsewhere. Scott specialized catalogue of united states stamps and covers for this period shows a variety. The philatelic foundation maintains a reference collection of postage stamps and is a major source of authentication of rare and valuable postage stamps for stamp collectors who wish to know if the valuable stamp they have is authentic or counterfeit, and, if. Reference manual of forgeries, the germany philatelic society, arnold md usa. Along with other items from this postal history of new jersey collection, the cover was deaccessioned and put up for sale. Each are scanned as a pdf file and are fully textsearchable.
An 1847 cover to think about new york chapter of the u. The philatelic foundations study of two basle doves by ethel harper at a recent meeting of the philatelic foundation expert copmittee, two basle doves were submitted for opinions. Philatelic journals philatelic bibliopole catalog of. We released opinions viii, the eighth volume in this series at the october 2010 megashow in new york city. Opinions expressed in the texas philatelist are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those of the editor, the officers of the texas philatelic association, inc. Jul 26, 2016 greetings satx, molokai, james, et al, i just received the geov, 1. Stamps and covers of significant philatelic and financial value are sub mitted regularly to the expert committee of the philatelic foundation for opinions. Vincent graves greene philatelic research foundation. Michael ruggiero, expertizing japan the offices in korea 11. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the reporter of decisions for the convenience of the reader. Copysep2308llit list w new titles main street philatelics. Virtual stamp club dissenting expert opinion on graded. Opinions i philatelic expertising an indside view the philatelic foundation. The philatelic foundation seeks to render a public service in expressing the opinions of staff, knowledgeable collectors and professional consultants who serve as members of its expert committee.
One of the directors, charles verge, gave me a tour of the library and of the vincent graves greene philatelic foundation, which share offices. You will find articles related to general stamp collecting, the origins of postal history, humourous tidbits, philatelic gossip and much more. Submission deadlines for editorial and advertising materi. Vincent graves greene philatelic research foundation wikipedia. The philatelic foundation is a philatelic organization granted a charter in 1945 by the. Shop stamps certified by the philatelic foundation the pf has expertized more copies of the 24 cent jenny invert than any other service in the world. The logo of the vincent graves greene philatelic research foundation. Since 1945, the philatelic foundation is renowned for their expertise in stamps and postal history and provides expertizing services by issuing certificates for. What are you most thankful for this thanksgivingboth in general and philatelic. The texas p hilatelist november december 2006 volume 54, number 6 the texas philatelist issn 08932670 is published bimonthly by the. Philatelic mail is processed and returned to senders as soon as possible, but the processing is in addition to regular duties of station personnel. The foundation is an active publisher of works relating to canadian philately.
Moreover, the authors are some of the most recognized individuals in philately. One of the most highly regarded series of publications in philately has been our series on interesting items submitted for certification to the philatelic foundation. Expertizing terms and condition standards for stamps expertizing terms and condition standards for covers. You will find articles related to general stamp collecting, the origins of postal history, humourous tidbits. The book represents expertization, research and academic excellence. A specialist in early twentieth century united states stamps. Postal history foundation connecting people to postal. Deadlines are the first of the month prior to publication decfebaprjunaugoct. The 1847 issue online cover census users guide v 2.
Brody with its neinken medal for distinguished service to philately at a ceremony and reception to be held at the collectors club in new york on september 19, 2019. A certain look at philately 9 introductory note a certain look at philately is basically a compilation of the notes i have been making over the past thirty years, sporadic work with several magazines and philatelic periodicals some of which no longer exist, concerning some of the pertinent issues of the philatelic phenomenon. With no published guide to the philatelic use of this machine to render expert opinions there was a. The philatelic foundation is located at 341 west 38th street, 5th floor, new york, ny 10018. The shaved proofs have likewise been discussed in print by mr. Opinions i philatelic expertising an indside view the philatelic foundation opinions ii philatelic expertising an indside view the philatelic foundation. When students are reading text for synthesis, for research, or to accumulate any kind of information, they should determine the validity of the source by looking at the authors use of fact and opinion and by evaluating the presence of bias in the text. The opinions expressed in this article are his, and do necessarily not reflect the policy of any organization or expert committee. Mooz, in a series of 1984 and 1986 articles in the american philatelist. If you are a plr subscriber and we have your email address, you should have received an email with instructions for accessing the online edition the 3rd quarter plr features philatelic research notes.
The philatelic foundation, over the past 30 years, has released a series of opinions publications that brings into focus some of the items which are sent into the philatelic foundation for expertizing. We want to keep the hobby of stamp collecting alive. Library electronic philatelic society of lancaster county. Odenweller has held leadership positions in the american philatelic society, fip, collectors club of new york, nojex show, philatelic foundation, association interna. Where it is feasible, a syllabus headnote will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The philatelic foundation grading policies and procedures aws. The vincent graves greene philatelic research foundation science and analytical procedures to the evaluation process. The fees charged for the service contribute to the maintenance of the foundation.
Sep 25, 2009 the story is told in opinions, published by the philatelic foundation. This historical work mainly on spiro forgeries is available in one volume in the form of two modern 1977 reprints. Opinions expressed in the philatelic communicator are those of their authors, but not necessarily of aps writers unit 30, its officers, or agents. This was espe cially true in the classic stamp era. An illustrated descriptive catalog of early philatelic forgeries. Some processing is done during the austral winter, when antarctic stations are isolated, resulting in yearlong or longer delays in mailing covers back to the collectors. Preservation and care of philatelic materials david saks. Collectors are eager to find out what the latest issues are and when they are due to be issued. While recently cleaning out my wallet, i came across my footloose filatelists ff, wisconsin pane, membership card. Shop stamps certified by the philatelic foundation.
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