Review of the September/October 1997 Yule Log

Feature Articles

• Tagging Errors on Canadian Christmas Stamps . . . Robert Haslewood gives a general description of finding tagging errors and prices of tagging errors.

• Soldiers at Christmas . . . Richard W. O'Donnell discusses the Nast drawings of Santa Claus. (Reprinted from an earlier Yule Log)

• VAPEX '97 . . . Details of the Club's participation at VAPEX.

• Christmas is Coming . . .Christmas Island releases a set of three Christmas stamps September 11. The stamps show Santa Claus activities.

• Santa Cards . . .  Kevin Simkus, CPC #1473 illustrates Australia's 1997 Santa Cards and tells us how to obtain them.

• Medieval Mummers . . . Brief description of "mumming" custom shown on Great Britain's #971c booklet cover. (Reprinted from Mask Lore.)

• 1997 TPA Youth Christmas Cover Contest . . . Jane King Fohn, Editor of "The Texas Philatelist" invites youth (18 years or younger) to design a cover for the December issue of "The Texas Philatelist."

• Your Vote Desperately Needed . . . Secretary/Treasurer Linda Lawrence encourages members to cast their votes for proposals to ammend the Constitution and Bylaws.

• Candidates for Office 1998-1999 . . . Short biographies of candidates for President, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer and three director positions are given.

• Christmas Philatelic Club Auction - Mary Turner and Richard Sartor describe 114 lots of Christmas philatelic material, including stamps, souvenir sheets, FDCs, worldwide postal stationery, covers, Santa Reply letters, Ship covers, miscellaneous seal items, cancellations and some miscellaneous Christmas collectibles.

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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.

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..