Review of the September/October 1996 Yule Log

Feature Articles

• New Controversy - What Really Was the First Christmas Stamp? - Bill Pekonen poses this question to readers and explains that the subject may never be resolved to everyone's satisfaction. Do you have an opinion on this issue? Send e-mail to Kathy Ward.
  

• Noteworthy Postmarks - Editor June Berwald lists cities and towns in the United States with a Christmas name
  

• Santa Cards - June describes and illustrates the Australian Philatelic Federation's annual Santa cards
  

• The Story of the Candy Cane - Author Unknown, submitted by member Merle Clare Boddy. The symbolism of the candy cane and its connection to the Christmas story.
  

• Capex '96 Revisited - June summarizes CPC's Capex events in Toronto and shows a collage of snapshots from Capex '96.
  

• Christmas Issues - Ev Foster continues to describe 1995 Christmas issues.
  

• Christmas Customs Around the World - Glenn Vasbinder visits Russia and describes Babouschka and other Russian Christmas customs
  

• Auction - Mary Turner includes 120 lots of Christmas material in this issue's auction. Illustrations are included
  

• Net Ramblings - Kathy Ward introduces readers to some more philatelically-related web sites including the flashy online publication NetSTAMPS.
  

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

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