What's in the May/June 2003 Yule Log?

Feature Articles

• 'Round the World' Christmas Covers...by Richard L. Beecher, CPC #987...On cover usages of Christmas stamps issued by Spain. The two covers illustrated use Christmas stamps plus additional stamps to pay the international postage.

• "Printers' Marks on Christmas Seals" by Betsy & Chuck Berry, CPC #1486....well illustrated article showing how to identify the Printers' Marks on Christmas Seals.

• "Christmas Checklist (1991-2002) ...by Patricia Prevey, CPC #971...Pat continues with a checklist of Christmas stamps with their Scott # and a brief description. This issue lists from Fiji to Italy. Corrections/Additions to the first two installments of the Checklist have been included.

• "Bob's Column" ...by Robert A. Haslewood, CPC #860 . . . Bob describes and illustrates four interesting Canadian Christmas covers each with two December 25 postmarks - a stampless cover from  1834; an 1889 cover originating in Dundas, Ontario addressed to India; an 1899 cover featuring 3 Dec 25 postmarks and the use of the 1898 'Xmas 1898' stamp; and a postcard from 1909 with a Dec. 25 squared circle postmark.

• "Christmas Stamp Stories: 'A Special Christmas Cancel from England" by Pastor Wilmer Bloy, CPC #1363 . . . the story behind Great Britain's "Posting In Advance for Delivery on Xmas Day" scheme of the early 1900s.

• 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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