Review of the January/February 2001 Yule Log

Feature Articles

• "Coviello keeps dad's work alive, but without a stamp" by Maryanne Moon Boyen...Ken Coviello continues a tradition begun by his father to inform Waterbury residents when religious postage stamps were available for sale.

• Ken Mackenzie Writer's Award Winner 2000 ... Joan Klimchalk for her article "Frosty the Snowman" which appeared in the May/June 2000 Yule Log.

• 2000 Regular Columnist's Award... Richard Beecher for his column "Round the World Christmas Covers."

• Schladweiler Wins 2000 TPA Youth Christmas Cover Contest...winner of the annual Christmas Cover Contest for junior philatelists held by The Texas Philatelist, journal of the Texas Philatelic Association, Inc.

• Mail Call ... samples from Linda's Mail Box

• Christmas In... by Christina Howland-Stitt ...illustrations and description of several "Christmas In" postmarks with the name of the city/town spelled out.

• The Postal Grinch Exposed! ... by Joan Klimchalk ... use by the Postal Service of a Grinch-inspired "Whoville" cancel at Christmas 2000.

• "Bob's Column" by Robert A. Haslewood ... discusses Canada's unissued 52¢ and 90¢ Christmas stamps of 1994.

• "Round the World Christmas Covers" by Richard Beecher, CPC #987... illustrates two interesting items which feature the use of non-denominated U.S. Christmas stamps to pay postage.

• "Christmas Philatelic Club Auction"... Mary Turner describes 103 lots of Christmas philatelic items including worldwide stamps, United States First Day Covers, Cancels and miscellaneous items.

• 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

To see some of the regular columns in the Yule Log, return to the Yule Log page.

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

The invitation to membership in the Christmas Philatelic Club is open to any Christmas topical philatelist who is seriously interested in associating with those who collect likewise.

Current dues are $20 per year for persons living in North America. Other Countries: $30.00 (US funds). Send an international money order in US dollars.

Applications for membership are available from Secretary/Treasurer Jim Balog, PO Box 744, Geneva, Ohio 44042-0744 USA or complete this Application Form and send it to the secretary's address..

For a sample issue of the Yule Log, send $3.00 to
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