What's in the July/August 2005 Yule Log?

Feature Articles

• Christmas Stamp Stories - "Good Fence" Christmas Cover. . . by Pastor Wilmer Bloy, CPC #1363 . . . Pastor Bloy explains the significance of a 1976 Israel cover commemorating the opening in the "Good Fence" enabling Christians to cross the border at Dovev, and then journey to the city of Nazareth where they could celebrate Christmas at the Bascilica of the Annunciation.

• A Couple of Other Holidays . . . by Patricia Prevey, CPC #971. . .Pat explores two other year-end holidays - Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Illustrations of stamps commemorating these two holidays are shown.

• Bob's Column . . . by Robert A. Haslewood, CPC #860 . . .A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned . . . Bob shows two postcards sent in the early 1900's and included a picture of the sender affixed to save one cent in postage. Most photographs were sent by first class mail for 2 cents but the postcards only cost one cent to mail.

• Christmas "Down Under" on Cover. . . by Richard L. Beecher, CPC #987. Richard shows several commercial covers from Australia using Christmas stamps to pay the postage.

• Christmas Philatelic Club Auction #90.  . . with Mary Turner, CPC #720. 71 lots of Christmas items including covers, souvenir sheets, Christmas postmarks, First Day Covers, Boa Festas cards, postcards and worldwide Christmas stamps.

• Yule Log Index and Cross Reference...information how to obtain a copy of the Index from CPC President Ed Kalasa. The index is a listing of articles which have appeared in the Yule Log from 1969-1999. Index Ordering Information

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The Yule Log is edited by Jon Mills of Ottawa, Ontario. Christine Sanders of Englewood, Florida is the club's current president.

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