Whole Number 28
New Zealand's First Map Stamp,
January 2010
by Brian Marshall.
In 1901 New Zealand introduced a uni-
form postal rate of one penny for all first
class mail, regardless of whether the mail
was destined for delivery within New
Zealand or to somewhere overseas. Many
countries agreed to this, and dropped their
own postal rates accordingly, while other
countries, including the United States,
France and Germany, agreed to accept
letters from New Zealand carrying one
penny postage only, without charging
postage due. Australia, New Zealand's
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nearest neighbour, on the other hand
threatened to return any letters that car-
ried only one penny postage.
To commemorate the introduction of
penny postage in New Zealand, a new
stamp was issued, commonly known as
the Penny Universal. It is New Zealand's
most studied stamp, mainly because it
was in use for a long time, so various
plates, different papers, and different per-
forating machines were used.
COLLECTORS OF MAPS ON STAMPS
“Penny Universal” “Penny Dominion”
The stamp was designed by Guido Bach,
who was commissioned to do so by Wa-
terlow and Sons. The first supplies of this
stamp were printed in London, later
sheets were recess printed by the Govern-
ment Printer in Wellington, New Zealand.
Each sheet of stamps consisted of 240
stamps, arranged in 10 horizontal rows
each of 24.
Inside this issue:
New Zealand, First Map. 1
Errors on Map Stamps. 3
Miniature Messages. 4 New Issue Illustrations
Lesotho Water Project. 5 Check List
Denmark and Its Maps 7 Ballot
Andrea Palladio 9
Tiki Tour 10
The stamp has as its design a female
figure denoting New Zealand, standing in
front of a globe. This has caused some to
consider this stamp to be New Zealand's
first map stamp. The CartoPhilatelic Soci-
ety's Checklist lists it as New Zealand's
first “map stamp”. The design is clearly a
globe, but it is not possible to locate any
particular place on the globe – not even
New Zealand.
One newspaper response to the design
suggested it was actually a school teacher
trying to teach geography to an uninter-
ested class, and holding on to a cane.
The stamp was also issued with an OF-
FICIAL overprint, for use on mail sent by
government departments, and was over-
printed for use in the south Pacific islands
of Aitutaki, Niue and Penrhyn.
In 1907 the stamp was slightly redrawn,
and reissued. New Zealand became a Do-
minion in 1907, and the stamp now has
the wording DOMINION OF NEW ZEA-
LAND. The lines of shading on the globe
were drawn diagonally, whereas in the
1901 version they appear vertically. The
plates for the “Penny Dominion” (as it is
commonly called), were made by Perkins,
Bacon and Company, and the stamps
were surface-printed by the Government
Printer in Wellington. The final printing
of the Penny Universal took place in
1926. The “Penny Dominion” was also
issued with an OFFICIAL overprint, and
was overprinted for use in Aitutaki, Niue,
Rarotonga and Samoa. It was also over-
printed to commemorate the Auckland
Exhibition of 1913.
(continued on page 2)
Special points of interest:
At the Auctions 6
Society News 8
10
11
16
(NZ first map stamp, continued. from p1.)
New Zealand's first true map stamp
was issued in 1923.
Penny postage, introduced in New Zea-
land in 1901, remained the standard rate
until 1915, when rates were increased
because of the First World War. In 1923
the New Zealand Government decided
to reintroduce penny postage within
New Zealand, to places in the British
Empire, and to countries with which
New Zealand had special postal agree-
ments. Robert Francis (Frank) Joyce,
who was active in New Zealand phila-
telic circles, suggested that the design on
the stamp should be a map of New Zea-
land, to allow for easy recognition of the
country of origin on any mail carrying
the stamp, and the Postmaster-General
gave his approval. William Rose Bock,
a Wellington engraver, was given the
task of preparing the design and engrav-
ing a steel die for the production of the
printing plates. The stamps were printed
in Wellington by the Stamp Printing
Branch of the Government Printing Of-
fice, and were made available to the
public on 1 October 1923.
Immediately there was a problem.
When the first printings were made it
was discovered that a chemical reaction
was set up between the copper surface of
the plate and the ink, resulting in the
colour being affected and the plate be-
ginning to wear. Just two days after the
stamp went on sale it was necessary to
manufacture a new plate. Printings from
the first and second plates were made on
de la Rue chalk-surfaced paper. In
March 1924 a switch was made to Jones
thick chalk-surfaced paper, and in 1925
a further switch was made to Cowan
unsurfaced paper. The stamps printed on
the Cowan paper are the scarcest to find.
The stamps printed on the de la Rue and
Jones papers consisted of sheets of 240
stamps each, in ten horizontal rows of
24. The stamps printed on the Cowan
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paper appeared in sheets of 120 stamps
each, in ten horizontal rows of 12. The
colour of the stamps printed on the de la
Rue and Jones papers is usually de-
scribed as carmine, whereas the colour
for the stamp printed on the Cowan pa-
per is usually described as carmine-pink.
The stamp remained on sale until stocks
ran out in 1925.
The stamp also appeared pre-printed on
lettercards from 1923 through to 1927.
Reaction to the design was generally
unfavourable. Noted philatelists of the
day commented adversely on the overall
design, commenting that the inscriptions
at the bottom of the stamp were rather
too large and heavy, while the value in
figures and the lettering for NEW ZEA-
LAND were too small. It was also noted
that the space in the center of the stamp
was not large enough for an accurate
map to be shown. The editor of the New
Zealand Stamp Collector referred to the
stamp as an “ugly duckling,” the New
Zealand Herald dismissed the stamp as
“somewhat plain,” and a comment was
made that the map must have been cop-
ied from an early chart of New Zealand
made before the coastline had been
properly surveyed. A strongly worded
letter to the editor of the New Zealand
Herald argued that “...it is not a map at
all: it is a very incorrect outline, with the
country itself as blank as an unexplored
continent!....the result is that we have …
an utterly faulty ground plan of this fair
Dominion... It is by far the poorest
stamp ever issued in New Zealand, both
in design and execution.”
Map showing New Zealand's
correct outline.
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A quite different view was given by
the American cartophilatelist Walter
Klinefelter. Writing in the September
1955 issue of the Carto-Philatelist he
commented that the map stamp was “...a
very fine example of cartography re-
duced to its bare essentials....here is a
small stamp so unpretentious in appear-
ance that its excellence may easily be
overlooked. Yet the uncrowded compo-
sition, the narrow frame of native deco-
rative elements, the restrained lettering,
all combine to provide a simple austere
design. In short, it is the very simplicity
of the design that recommends it for
more intent consideration”.
My personal view is that this stamp fits
into the “ugly duckling” category, but
nevertheless is suitable for “more intent
consideration” because it is New Zea-
land's first map stamp, and the different
printings give it an interesting complex-
ity worthy of study.■
Brian Marshall M.A., Dip.N.Z.L.S.,
FLIANZA, RLIANZA.
Subject Librarian – Geography and
Environmental Science.
Room M11
Level M, General Library,
University of Auckland,
5 Alfred Street, Auckland,
Private Bag 92019,
Auckland Mail Centre,
Auckland 1142,
New Zealand.
Phone: 64 - 9 - 3737599 ext. 88452
bw.marshall@auckland.ac.nz
Outline of New Zealand as shown
on the 1923 map stamp.
Errors on Map Stamps, by Diedrik Nelson.
In 1999 Jean-Pierre Mangin, President
of the European Academy of Philatelia
published the first of two volumes of his
Guide Mondial des Timbres Erronés.
He identified his subject as “...errors of
conception and creation that affect en-
tire issues and convey a different mes-
sage from that intended.” It is to such
errors that this article is directed with
one more limitation. The stamp issues
under consideraton all have maps as
their subject. There are over 250 map
stamps with design errors. In a series of
articles in The New CartoPhilatelist I
have examined about fifty of them. In
this article I will focus on four more.
First, a bit of introduction. The errors
in question are not the notorious pro-
duction errors which effect one or two
stamps, but design errors, which effect
the whole issue. For example, Germany
2019 issued in 1998. This is a very nice
stamp which includes in its design a
ship and a portion of a map. All is well
until we remember some physics. No-
tice the flags that fly from the mast
heads of the ship. They all fly toward
the rear of the ship. The wind which
blows the flags must also power the
ship which is moving forward. So, if the
wind is filling the sails from behind
then it must also be blowing the flags
from behind! On this stamp and several
others the error is that the flags are
blowing in the wrong direction.
Germany, Sc 2019
The Dominican Republic issued 351-
355 in 1940 to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the Pan-
American Union in 1840. They feature
a map of the western hemisphere encir-
cled by the flags of the countries of the
Union. Here the problem is bad draw-
ing. North America from the Mexican
border with the United States to the
coast of South America looks like a
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Dominican Republic Sc 351-355
string bean. The Equator bisects Cen-
tral America. It should pass through
the northern part of South America.
Vancouver Island seems to be attached
to the mainland. Baja California is too
small. Cuba should be due south of
Florida (Where is Florida?). The island
of Hispaniola, which is the location of
the Dominican Republic should be due
west of Cuba. The shape and location
of the land masses in the Arctic are
wrong. Hudson Bay and Newfoundland
are missing.
Nicaragua issued a stamp in 1954 to
honor the United Nations as indicated
by the legend at the bottom of the
stamp. The design has the emblem of
the United Nations being engraved by a
sculptor.
Nicaragua SC 750.
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There are a number of drawing errors
on the map. Africa is separated from
Eurasia and the Strait of Gibraltar does
not exist. North America is unrecogniz-
able. Neither the Aleutian Islands, nor
Japan appear on the map. Madagascar,
Greenland and Ceylon are missing, and
India is only a bump on the southern
coast of Asia. Cape Horn, which
emerges from behind the sculptor‟s
head, has a strange shape. The Cape of
Good Hope is misshaped. Many islands
are omitted or misplaced.
At first glance, Guatemala C141 issued
in 1946 it is a beautiful stamp. But that
is an illusion which disappears upon
examination. The frame and the bird are
fine, but the map is a mess. On the
western hemisphere there is a large is-
land in the Gulf of Mexico and a strange
island in the south Pacific, the shape of
North America is distorted and Hud-
son's Bay is missing. On the eastern
hemisphere Europe appears as an island
separated from Asia, the Mediterranean
Sea is missing, Africa is disconnected
from Asia Minor and Australia is almost
as large as Asia. And finally, although
the dates on the stamp might indicate
that the stamp was issued in 1940, it
was in fact issued in 1946.
Guatemala Sc C141.
These stamps illustrate the errors made
and passed over by those who create
our stamps. Such errors are made by
every postal service, and mostly with-
out correction. For the most part the
only ones corrected are those that have
an incorrect value for the stamp.
(continued on page 4.)
(Errors on stamps, continued from page 3.)
Clearly the interest is lost revenue, not a
correct design. According to Phyllis
Theroux, “Mistakes are the usual bridge
between inexperience and wisdom.”
You may draw your own conclusions.
The Dominican Republic, Scott 118
reads "Cinco" (five) while these are 50c
stamps (Cincuenta). The errors of these
stamps are said to be fabricated, even if
you have real stamps (check the perf).
Dominican Republic SC 118.
There is another kind of error on this
stamp with the map image reversed.
Jean-Pierre Mangin, Timbres des Error-
nes. I:189.
Image Reversed.
The true error on these stamps is the
border between the Dominican Republic
and Haiti which juts into Haitian territory
some 50 miles in the area of Lake Eri-
quillo and in the vicinity of La Citadelle,
claiming possession of the Hatian town
of Hincha. The border was finally agreed
on in 1929.■
Articles Wanted.
The hardest part about being an
editor is having enough good arti-
cles of varying length to fill the
pages. Please write about your fa-
vorite map stamps and tell us why
they are important to you.
Martin Oakes
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Miniature Messages; The Semiotics and
Politics of Latin American Postage Stamps,
reviewed by Miklos Pinther.
By Jack Child
Duke University Press,
247 pp, paper $23.95.
Looking at the subtitle one might ap-
proach this book with caution:
“Semiotics and Politics?” Is this an ab-
stract, academic study? Perhaps it has
value for a political scientist, but would
it be useful for a philatelist? A perusal
of the preface and introduction, however,
quickly allays such concerns. The reader
will be attracted by the direct, personal
style and the considered manner in
which the author explains the connection
between semiotics and stamps. The
“power” of stamps… Child never uses
the word “power,” yet as a cartographer
this work reminds me of the opening line
in Denis Wood‟s book, The Power of
Maps, “Power is the ability to do work.
Which is what maps do: they work.”
Jack Child explains to us how stamps
work.
Let‟s clear the air; this book is not a
treatise on postal rates or postal history.
It is not a minute inspection of physical
or technical attributes. Rather, it is an
exploration of the thematic aspects of
Latin American stamps. For inspiration,
Child credits the work of David Scott in
his European Stamp Design: A Semiotic
Approach to Designing Messages. For
methodology, he adopts the semiotic
analysis work of Charles Sanders Peirce,
a 19th century American philosopher.
The author emphatically reminds us that
postage stamps are one of the “smallest,
densest, universal symbols” and that our
repetitive contact with them “reinforces
the impact of the semiotic messages”
they carry. He puts forth the notion that
stamps can indeed make valuable contri-
butions to academic studies, which he is
in a unique position to defend. A popu-
lar professor of cultural studies and con-
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flict resolution in Latin America at the
American University in Washington,
DC, he was born and raised in Buenos
Aires, traveled extensively throughout
South America, and is a lifelong stamp
collector. He is also known to have
nudged his students, from time to time,
to include philately in their class papers.
Professor Child uses over 600 stamps
from all of Latin America as well as
Belize and Guyana (154 are reproduced
in a color insert) to dissect a broad range
of topics on stamps, from advertisement
to wars. The narrative is enlivened by
anecdotes of profiteering, errors, censor-
ship, and internal politics, among others.
Some will be familiar, such as the con-
troversial episode of the “Seebecks” or
the stamps of the Chaco War period. In
others, like the Falkland conflict or the
Antarctic claims, the reader will find
fresh, personal insight. And cartophi-
latelists will encounter plenty of exam-
ples of maps as national “iconographic
signs.” To accomplish all this, the au-
thor successfully weaves together a vast
array of publications, all carefully refer-
enced in over 400 endnotes. Philatelists
will find the index to the stamps men-
tioned a particularly helpful tool.
Originally, I came across this book
while searching for ideas on writing up
rejected stamp designs for a possible
future exhibit. The new way of looking
at stamp designs and the body of litera-
ture reviewed by Professor Child was an
eye-opener for me. It is hard to imagine
anyone undertaking a serious Latin
American philatelic study without con-
sulting this groundbreaking work.■
1
David Scott, European Stamp Design: A Semi-
otic Approach To Designing Messages. Lon-
don: Academic Editions, 1995, 144 pp. Large
10x12 inch format; over 1300 illustrations,
most in color; bibliography and index to stamp
designers.
2
For further research see also: Jack Child,
"Researching the Politics and History of Latin
American Postage Stamps at the APRL" in The
Philatelic Literature Review, Volume 52, 1st
Quarter / 2003, pp. 50-63.
Jack Child is a CPS member.

The Lesotho Highlands Water
Project, by Roger Kirby.
The back page of TNCP No. 27
(October 2009) features a sheetlet of 10
map stamps of the Malibamatso Valley,
Lesotho, as mapped in 1911 [See note.]
This sheetlet is part of a stamp issue that
deserves a comment for its special car-
tographic and geographic interests.
In 1996 Lesotho issued three sheetlets
of 10 (2 x 5) stamps (SG 1238-1267),
each forming a composite design and
covering 16 x 36 km of the Mali-
bamatso Valley. The three sheetlets are
portions of the national map coverages
at 1:250,000 scale as mapped in 1911,
1978 and 1994. While examples exist
from other countries of map stamps
reproducing parts of national map series
at so-called topographic scales, and
even sets for different dates, for exam-
ple UK 1991 Ordnance Survey map
series (SG 1578-1581), three blocks of
10 stamps of the same area for different
dates is novel. But there are special fac-
tors about the Malibamatso Valley re-
sponsible for this.
The Malibamatso Valley is in the ex-
treme north of Lesotho in the upper part
of the Orange River basin. Lesotho it-
self has two remarkable geographical
facts: it is an enclave, completely sur-
rounded by South Africa; and the entire
country is very high above sea level, the
lowest point of the country being at
1,400 metres (4,593 ft.).
SG 1238-47
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Water is always scarce. The Lesotho
Highlands Water Project was created in
the 1980s for twin purposes: to allow
water to be stored and diverted into the
Vaal River in South Africa to supply
the major cities of Johannesburg and
Soweto; and to generate electricity
within the country rather than importing
from South Africa.
Already, by 1990, South Africa was
celebrating the Highlands Water Project
by a map stamp (SG 702) in a stamp
issue on various co-operative projects
in Southern Africa. On the map of Le-
sotho and its surrounds are shown the
water delivery tunnel running north-
wards to the Vaal River and the Orange
-Vaal water transfer scheme around the
west of Lesotho running southwards to
the Orange River.
South Africa, SG 702.
The three blocks of Lesotho map
stamps show stages in the Malibamatso
Valley‟s development. The 1911 map
was produced by rough ground survey-
ing methods involving plane table and
SG 1248-57
THE NEW CARTOPHILATELIST, NUMBER 28, JANUARY 2010
theodolite traverses, resulting in very
inaccurate maps compared with the
later products. The 1911 map shows
some paths and only a few settlement
names which are mostly not present on
the later maps.
By comparison, the 1978 and 1994
maps were produced from aerial photo-
graphs by photogrammetric plotting so
the topography and rivers are much
more accurately portrayed. The first
stage of the Lesotho Highlands Water
Project installed the Katse Dam across
the Malibamatso River and a 45 km
tunnel to Muela, where hydro-
electricity would be generated. By
1994, the date of the completion of the
New Standard Map of Lesotho, the Ka-
tse Dam was nearly finished and the
stamps for this date show the Katse
Reservoir at the expected 1997 full sup-
ply level. By 1994, this part of the Le-
sotho Highlands Water Project had led
to new settlements at each end of the
reservoir as well as construction of new
roads, airfields and other infrastructure.
When the dam was completed in 1997,
at 185 metres tall it was the largest in
Africa.
The SG catalogues state that the
sheetlets were issued in conjunction
with a schools campaign to promote the
use and understanding of maps. But
without the Lesotho Highlands Water
Project this memorable 1996 set of
three blocks of map stamps would
probably never have been produced.■
Note: To aid in collation this page was
added to the printed TNCP only.
SG 1258-67
At the Auctions… by Miklos Pinther
On November 1, 2009, a brief story
circled the globe: China stamp fetches
record price. Carried by dozens of
online news outlets, this was stunning
information because new copies of two
of China‟s rarest stamps resurfaced and
were sold the day before for unprece-
dented high prices by John Bull Stamp
Auctions Ltd of Hong Kong.
THE AUCTION – There were three lots
of the China map stamps known as the
“Whole Country is Red,” Scott no.
999A (Yang W63): lot 751, single used
copy, final bid HK$276,000; lot 752,
s ing le mint co p y, fina l b id
HK$356,500; and lot 753, upper left
block of four mint stamps, final bid
HK$2,300,000. A fourth lot, no. 754,
was a similar, larger size map error
stamp, which was never officially is-
sued (Yang W83). This was hammered
down at HK$3,680,000!!1 As noted by
the auctioneer, these stamps were the
stars of the sale. “No auction house in
China,” claimed John Bull, “has offered
7 copies in one auction.” No doubt
about it, it was a remarkable event.
A BIT OF HISTORY – So, how scarce
are these stamps? We do not know the
exact number in private collections, but
they are very rare indeed. Yet, some
time ago, there were other historic sales
of these stamps which are interesting to
note because it gives us a glimpse of the
strength of the Chinese philatelic mar-
ket. In the late 1980s, Unitric Philatelic
Company in Hong Kong conducted a
series of sales that was equally signifi-
cant. In April 1987 Unitric sold a large
used (?) copy of the “Whole Country is
Red” to a Hong Kong collector for
HK$73,000, and noted that only three
copies were recorded. In December
1988, it sold a large mint copy to a
Swiss collector for HK$205,000. In
this same auction there was also a top
margin block of four of the small stamp
which realized HK$155,000. And the
following year, in August 1989, Unitric
sold a lower left corner block of 8 small
stamps, with imprint, for HK$200,000
to an Indonesian collector.2 (The rela-
tively low price was possibly the result
of some marginal soiling.) At the time
this was believed to be the largest block
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Press) was a little unclear because there
are two different stamps which are fre-
quently referred to as “The Whole
Country is Red.”5 As indicated above,
they are also commonly labeled as the
“small” and the “large” stamps. The
small one is a vertical stamp measuring
30x40 mm (Fig. 1). The large stamp is
horizontal with 60x40 mm dimensions
(Fig. 2). The small stamp was issued
on November 25, 1968; the large stamp
was completed but never released.
Fig. 1. The “Whole Country is Red” small 1968 was a tumultuous year in China.
stamp, Scott no. 999A. It followed the Socialist Educational
Movement of 1962-1966 and the major
Cultural Revolution struggles of 1966-
1967. This year marked the beginning
of the movement of urban youth to the
countryside and the establishment of
Revolutionary Committees throughout
the country. The Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunications wanted to com-
memorate these achievements with this
issue. Graphic artist, Wang Weisheng,
was tasked to create the stamp. After
Fig. 2. The “Whole Country is Red” large an initial design was rejected, he was
stamp, Yang no. W83.
under some pressure to come up with an
alternative, which is the so-called
recorded. In October 1997, however, a “small” version. The slogan written
full sheet of 50 stamps was placed on across the map, “Whole Country is
display at the China Philatelic Expo in red,” signifies the victory of the prole-
Guangzhou. The sheet is considered to tarian Cultural Revolution and gives the
be a “national treasure” and valued at name to the stamp. There seems to be
o ver RMB10,000,000 o r abo ut 29 red flags for the Revolutionary Com-
US$1,500,000.3 To round out the his- mittees, red balloons fly in the sky, and
toric valuation of these stamps we the little red book of Mao‟s quotations
should note that the 1998 Yang catalog are waved by the joyful masses. Above
(12th edition) lists the small stamp them, almost like an ethereal glow,
(W63) at US$18,000, and the large one floats the map all in red, clearly the
(W83) at US$90,000.4 focus of the design.
THE STAMPS – Now let us return to
the stamps. The original report of the
John Bull sale by AFP (American Free ( Continued on page 8.)
1
Prices realized do not include the 18% buyer‟s commission. The Hong Kong dollar exchange rate
has been quite stable, approximately 7.8 to 1 US$. For further information see the web site of John
Bull Stamp Auctions Ltd at http://www.jbull.com/default.aspx.
2
Prices realized do not include a 10% buyer‟s commission. Information was kindly provided by
John Tsang of Unitric Philatelic Company, Hong Kong.
3
For further information visit the web site of China National Philatelic Corporation at http://
www.cpi.com.cn/cpi-eng/index.asp.
4
For further information on the status of philately in China see, Michael J. Leyden II, “Chinese
Philately is „Red‟ Hot!” in American Philatelist, October 1997, pages 946-950.
5
For a more accurate report see Rick Miller, “Record realization for unissued Chinese stamp” in
Linn’s Stamp News, December 14, 2009, pages 1 and 13.
6
Carla Michel has done extensive research on this stamp, particularly on how to identify forgeries.
For example see, “Ganz China ist Rot – Marken- und Brieffälschungen” in Die China-Philatelie,
no. 124, October 2002.
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Denmark and its Map Stamps,
by Volker Woesner.
It was only recently, that a man said:
”Something is rotten in the state of Den-
mark.” That person was the Danish
Prince Hamlet and Shakespeare the re-
porter. Beyond this I do not know much
about Denmark (Fig.1) except it is one of
the oldest monarchies in the world dating
from the 9th century.
Fig. 1
Sc 937
It is situated in Northern Europe with
the capital Copenhagen and is a member
of the European Union. Denmark has
just one land border with Germany
(Fig.2.)
Fig. 2
Sc 770
All other borders are sea boundaries,
e.g. with Sweden and Norway. In medie-
val times until 1814 Denmark was one
of the largest Empires in Northern
Europe with Norway, southern parts of
Sweden and two German duchies,
Schleswig and Holstein (Fig.3) that were
also part of Denmark until 1864.
Fig. 3
Sc 1713
Today Denmark consists of the
mainland, numerous islands (Fig.4) and
two dependencies, Faeroe Islands
(Fig.5) and Greenland (Fig. 6.) Neither
are members of the European Union.
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Fig. 4
Sc 1023
Well known to everybody is the Viking
king of Denmark, Harold Bluetooth
(around 970.) His name is used as a sym-
bol for short wireless connection of elec-
tronic devices.
Fig. 5
Sc 35
On July 12 to 17, 2009 a Conference on
the History of Cartography took place in
the Capital of Denmark, Copenhagen.
Fig. 6
Sc 70
To mark this event, four stamps with
historical maps of Denmark were issued
on July 15.
Fig. 7
Sc 1441
The first map (Fig.7) was a drawing by
Abraham Ortelius from 1570 and is the
oldest printed map of Denmark.
Fig. 8
Sc 1440
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The oldest map of Denmark is depicted
on fig.8. It was sketched in 1552 by Mar-
cus Jordan and copied many times . This
map is a copy from 1585.
There is no scale but the relative posi-
tion of features is correct. The map
shows that Denmark possessed southern
parts of Sweden.
Fig.9 features a map of 1650 by Johan-
nes Mejer. Mejer was a mathematician
and an astronomer. The measurements
for the map were done by using geodetic
principles. The latitudes of places like
towns and villages were calculated by
measuring the elevation of the pole. The
longitudes were relatively correct. As the
map was very detailed, the Danish au-
thorities were afraid, the map would fall
into enemies‟ hands. So it was not pub-
lished until 1947.
Fig. 9
Sc 1439
The fourth and last stamp of this issue
(Fig.10) is a map from 1841 by the Royal
Danish Academy of Science and Letters
in Copenhagen. It depicts the mainland of
Denmark and the German duchy of
Schleswig.
Fig. 10
Sc 1438
This map is a correct cartographic map.
Trained land surveyors did all surveying
by means of triangulation networks. The
scale was 1:480.000. The latitudes and
longitudes are correct. The Prime longi-
tude in the map runs through Copenha-
gen.■
References:
URL: www. postdanmark.de
Catalogue on historical geodetic survey-
ing in Denmark.

Society News, by David Wolfersberger
GREETINGS!
By the time you receive this the holi-
days will be over and new year begin-
ning. All of the officers of the CartoPhi-
latelic Society hope you had enjoyable
times and we wish you best wishes for a
happy and successful 2010!
ELECTIONS!
As announced in the last issue of The
New CartoPhilatelist, it is now time for
elections. All officers are to be elected
for three year terms beginning April 1,
2010.
The nominees are:
President – David Wolfersberger (US)
Vice President – Mark Honig (NL)
Secretary/Treasurer – Alf Jordan (US)
European Representative –
Volker Woesner (DE)
Representative at Large –
Ed Vallery (US)
Al Underberg, who has served many
years as Vice President, has decided not
to seek re-election. Thanks Al for your
efforts on behalf of the Society.
2010 MEETING
As mentioned previously, the Society
will meet at the American Philatelic So-
ciety‟s StampShow 2010 in Richmond,
VA, August 12-15. No additional infor-
mation is available from the APS at this
time. As you look forward to 2010, plan
to attend this event. Our meeting will
take place on the morning of Saturday
August 14. Please let me know if you
are planning to attend so I can be sure to
keep you updated as more information
becomes available.
Some other thoughts
Susan Featherstone found a site -
www.charlesclosesociety.org - for those
interested in studying the Ordnance
Maps of Britain and Ireland. It provides
information on these maps as well as
links to other sites that are of interest to
those who are interested in the “OS”
maps.
Susan also brought to my attention a
book, The Fourth Part of the World, The
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Epic Story of History’s Greatest Map,
by Toby Lester. This is another book
about the Waldseemüller map, but after
reading the first few chapters it seems to
place this map in a larger context of
world history. I hope to have a review
in the next issue but meantime I would
recommend this book to you.
I just received a letter notifying us that
America on the Map received a Silver
medal at Chicagopex 2009. Congratu-
lations again to Miklos for the great job
he put in on this excellent volume, and
to all of the contributors. It is not easy
for a thematic publication to compete in
a show that is aimed more at traditional
philately, so a Silver medal is nice rec-
ognition for the book.
A few issues ago I commented about
being a “map person” like many of us
are. Here is another indication that I
enjoy maps. My wife and I travel by
train from our home in St. Louis to visit
our two daughters in Chicago. A regu-
lar road map does a pretty good of plot-
ting the tracks but I knew there had to
be a real “railroad atlas.” Sure enough,
a quick search on the „net found a series
of atlases called SPV Railroad Atlases
of North America. This is a series of 17
atlases covering all railroads in the US
and Canada. The maps are very de-
tailed, especially in terminals, and show
some major industrial sidings. In addi-
tion the owner and users of the various
tracks are noted. I will have this with
me on our next trip to Chicago (just to
be sure the engineer doesn‟t get lost!).■
Steam Powered Video is a British com-
pany in its 26th year. In that time it has
been responsible for popularizing the
North American railroad scene in Europe
and Australasia. The maps, authored by
Mike Walker, have a lot of historical detail
and are generally quite accurate. The
railroad atlases of North America are di-
vided by region. They may be found on
line used or purchased new from the UK.
Price about $30. Printed on quality art
paper with soft back cover stitch bound.
http://www.spv.co.uk/railroading.shtml
The Editor.
THE NEW CARTOPHILATELIST, NUMBER 28, JANUARY 2010
(At the Auctions, Continued from page 6.)
THE ERROR – The new issue was dis-
tributed early to some post offices, and
advanced copies were also given out to
officials. Within a few hours, however,
an editor of the Map Publishing House in
Beijing reported a problem with the map:
it did not include certain island groups in
the South China Sea, and most regretta-
bly, Taiwan was not shown in red. Au-
thorities of the People‟s Army immedi-
ately stopped the issue, and were able to
destroy all but a few copies. Thus origi-
nated China‟s most well known map
stamp error. The initial rejected design
was probably the large version. This was
actually a two-stamp set. One stamp
shows Chairman Mao and Lin Piao
greeting the masses. The other stamp is
very similar to the issued small version
with the map and the slogan. Written on
the bottom of both stamps is “Great Vic-
tory of Cultural Revolution,” which is
how this set is called more formally.
THE SURPRISE – It was a pleasant sur-
prise to learn that Wang Weisheng is still
around and apparently attended the auc-
tion. Afterwards he told AFP that for a
long time he was afraid that he would be
jailed for the error. The precise circum-
stances surrounding these two stamps are
still not well known. Hopefully, in the
not too distant future, Mr. Wang will
give an in-depth interview about his
work, perhaps to German philatelist
Carla Michel who is a foremost expert
on this topic and well respected in
China.6 ■
Bronze award for German
map stamp unit in Berlin.
On October 10, 2009 a big stamp fair
took place in Berlin, Germany. Beside
the stamp dealers a one-frame exhibition
took place. 17 stamp units participated
with 5 frames each plus their publica-
tions. The map stamp unit won the
bronze award. Other competitors were
stamp units with ships, standardization,
trains, music, castles, history etc. The
gold and silver medal won –I hardly
dare to say it - the ornithologists and
zoologists, as always.
Volker Woesner, Cartophilatelist
Andrea Palladio, by David Wolfersberger.
In 2008 Vatican City issued two stamps
and a souvenir sheet (Scott 1396-98)
honoring architect Andrea Palladio on
the occasion of the 500th anniversary of
his birth. Born Andrea di Pietro della
Gondolain in Padua, Italy, Palladio was
apprenticed to a stone mason and later
worked with sculptors in Vicenza. In
1537 he met amateur architect Giangior-
gio Trissino who led him on studies of
classical buildings, thus igniting Pal-
ladio‟s interest in architecture. Palladio
started his own architecture business in
1540. His reconstruction of loggias of
the Basilica in Vicenza led to big de-
mands for his services to design and
build villas and houses for the wealthy
in Vicenza and Venice. His first church
building in Venice was the refectory for
the Benedictine monastery of San Gior-
gio Maggiore. This was followed by
numerous other religious buildings in
Venice and elsewhere.
In total, it is estimated the Palladio
designed and/or build about 47 villas
and palaces, and 15 churches and other
religious buildings.
One of his most important contribu-
tions to architecture was his book I Scott 1398
Quattro Libri dell' Architettura [The
Four Books of Architecture]. This book The €0.65 stamp shows the layout of The souvenir sheet shows the façade
contained his architectural principles and the Villa Capra or Villa Rotunda. This and floor plan of Villa Valmarana,
practical advice for builders. One impor- was built by Palladio beginning is 1566 which Palladio designed in 1563 for
tant aspect of this work is the set of me- for a retired priest. Located near Grianfrancesco Valmarana. Because of
ticulous woodcut illustrations to illus- Vicenza, Palladio‟s inspiration was the the death of Valmarana in 1566, this
trate the text. This book remains in Pantheon in Rome. In turn, Villa Ro- villa was not completed as shown in this
print today. One source even goes so far tunda influenced hundreds of other drawing. Comparing a picture of the
as to state “Andrea Palladio is often de- buildings around the world including the villa as it appears today reveals many
scribed as the most influential and most White House in Washington, DC. differences from the plan: Windows,
copied architect in the Western second floor loggia, roof, and many
The €0.85 stamp shows the layout of other details.
world.” (http://architecture.about.com/
the San Giorgio Maggiore Church men-
od/greatarchitects/p/palladio.htm) tioned above. Construction was begun While some might not consider these to
in 1566 but not completed until 1610, be “map stamps,” they are beautiful ex-
well after Palladio‟s death in 1580. This amples of stamps showing plans of
is a beautiful example of Palladio‟s de- buildings. I believe that these types of
sign elements of classical design being stamps have a place in a map stamp col-
used in a Renaissance building. lection but as always the decision re-
mains with the collector.■

References consulted:
http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Andrea_Palladio.html
http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/Services/Philatelic_and_Numismatic_Office/
_dettaglio_emissioni--id--Shop%20Francobolli--cat--2008--prod--F_2008_015.htm
Scott 1396 Scott 1397 http://www.boglewood.com/palladio/life.html

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A Tiki Tour, by David Wolfersberger.
In case you missed Mark Honig‟s de-
scription of the new sheet, “A Tiki Tour
of New Zealand,” on our website and
blog, this information is presented here.
Thanks to Mark for continuing to stay on
top of new issues and posting them on
our blog.
New Zealand issued a sheet of 24
stamps (Scott 2264) featuring various
sites and attractions around the country.
According to the New Zealand Post press
release, this sheet “provides Kiwi travel-
ers and tourists with an effective tick list
of sights and attractions across the coun-
try - and a visual record they can send to
friends and family of each region they
visit.”
New Issue Illustrations
by David Wolfersberger
Dominican Republic 1458
Dominica 2680
Latvia 754
PAGE 10
So what is a “Tiki Tour?” According to
the information on the sheet, a Tiki Tour
can be described as the “scenic route” or
“roundabout way.” According to New
Zealand Post, a Tiki Tour “involves get-
ting from A to B via L&P. Your classic
Tiki Tour is all about enjoying the jour-
ney as much as the destination.”
Altogether some 88 sites and activities
are shown on the sheet. A poster is
available describing all of these and there
is a list on line at
http://www.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/
AboutUs/MediaCentre/
MediaReleases/4August2009.htm.
THE NEW CARTOPHILATELIST, NUMBER 28, JANUARY 2010
The things shown range from hang glid-
ing to curling to skiing, from whales to
crawfish to blue cod, from a lighthouse
to an airplane to a caravan.
An interesting feature is in the upper
left corner. From Mark‟s note, this
“appears to be image of a „Tik,i‟ a
wooden or stone carving of human form
from Māori mythology where Tiki is the
first man.”
Wouldn‟t it be great to visit all of these
locations and sites, and participate in the
activities shown on this interesting sheet,
then mail a letter from each place with
the appropriate stamp? What a great
collection that would make!
Picture below.
 MAPS ON STAMPS CHECK LIST
November 2009 to January 2010 Scott's Monthly Update
Issue Country Issue Scott Cat. Format Grade Coverage Face Michel SG
Date # Value

2009 Aruba Global Warming 347 Sheet of 4, 347a A Southern US, Carib- 200c, TBD MS444
-d bean on 347a; Arctic 2x250c,
on 374b 300c

2009 Australia Queensland 150th anniv. 3085a S/S of 2, 3084- A Detailed map of 55c, B86 MS3297
85 Queensland on margin $2.75

2009 Australia Australia's Favorite Stamps 3086 A Australia #15, map of 55c 3214 3208
Australia, on stamp
2009 Australia Australia's Favorite Stamps 3086a Booklet A Australia #15, map of 55c Noted SP174
Australia, on stamp
2009 Australia Australia's Favorite Stamps 3091 Coil S/A A Australia #15, map of 55c 3219 3213
Australia, on stamp
2009 Azerbaijan Europa - Astronomy 896 AR Old globe 20g 758A 735
2009 Benin 15th Anniv. Council of Ac- 1419 Dahomey 334 A Dahomey, Togo, Ivory 200fr 1497 TBD
cord surcharged Coast, Niger, Upper on 65fr
Volta
2009 Benin Cent. Int'l Meteorological C624 Dahomey C188 A World 300fr 1568 TBD
Cooperation surcharged on
100fr
2008 Brazil General Administration of 3063 A Brazil 1r 3572 3561
Posts, 200th anniv.
2007 Cape Verde 100th anniv. Airline TBD A World projection 10E 910 TBD
2006 Cape Verde Community of Port. Speak- 872 A Globe 60e TBD TBD
ing Nations
2008 Chile Expo Antarctica Philatelic 1521 A Antarctica 470p 2324 2250
Exhibition
2008 Chile Expo Antarctica Philatelic 1522 S/S A Antarctica on margin 3000p B61 MS2251
Exhibition
2009 Chile Preservation of Polar Re- 1523 Pair, 1523a-b A Globe with Arctic on a, 470p 2326-27 TBD
gions and Antarctic on b. each
2009 Chile Preservation of Polar Re- 1524 S/S of 2 A Excellent globe 1500p B62 TBD
gions on1524a-b, Antarctic each
on margin
2008 Colombia National Institute of the 1287 A Braille map of Colom- 1400p 2483 2523
Blind bia
2008 Cuba Flora and Fauna 4835 Pair with central A Cuba on 4835a, part of 75c TBD TBD
label. Joint is- Iran on 4835b each
sue with Iran
2009 Cyprus Cyprus Philatelic Society, 1115 S/S A Globe with Cyprus 85c B30 MS1193
50th anniv. highlighted
2009 Dominica Relationship with China 2676-79 A World in background, 50c, TBD 3635-38
Dominica on flag 65c,
90c, $1

2009 Dominica Relationship with China Not listed Mini-sheet of 6, A World in background, $1 TBD 3639 note
2679 Dominica on flag
2009 Dominica Relationship with China 2680 S/S A World in background, $5 TBD MS3639
Dominica on flag.
Globe on margin
2008 Dominican Discovery of Hispanola by 1458 A Hispanola, Columbus 10p 2149 2306
Republic Columbus in 1492

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Issue Country Issue Scott Cat. Format Grade Coverage Face Michel SG
Date # Value

2008 Ecuador Int'l Swimming Federation 1938-39 A World projection as 24c, 3102-03 2783
cent. part of emblem; world 30c
map on 1938
2009 Egypt Int'l Francophone Day 2034 A World 150p TBD TBD
2009 Egypt Int'l Labor Org. 90th anniv. 2036 A World in background 150p TBD 2506
2009 Egypt Women's Peace Movement 2037 A Globe 150p TBD 2507

2009 Faroe Island Geological formations in 513 S/S of 6, 513a-f A Various parts of Faroe 6x10k B25 MS596
Faroe Islands Islands on 513c, d and
f
2009 France Chocolate 3682 S/S of 10, A France on 3682e 10x55c 4690 MS4648
3682a-j
2008 Gambia Christmas 3171 A West Africa 25d TBD 5217
2009 Gambia Obama 3193 S/S of 4, 3193a- A Map of train route 25d TBD MS5252
d
2008 Georgia Europa 440 A Globe 1.0l 561 531
2008 Georgia Europa 440a Booklet A Globe 1.0l 561 note 531 note
2009 Georgia Anti-War Movement 455 S/S of 3, 455a-c A Georgia on margin 30t, TBD TBD
50t, 70t

2009 Indonesia Opening of Suramuda 2187 S/S A Indonesia showing 10,000r TBD MS3292
Bridge location of bridge
2009 Iran Persain Gulf 2961 A Persian Gulf 3000r TBD TBD
2009 Iran Economic Cooperation 2981 A Nice map of middle 1300r TBD 3266
Council eastern countries
2008 Iraq National Reconciliation 1742 A Iraq 250d 1759 2245-47?

2009 Israel Environmental Quality 1778 Strip of 3, 1778a A Partial globes on each 2.30s TBD 1949-51
-c stamp each
2009 Italy Italia 2009 Philatelic Exh. 2916 A Europe €1 3284 3186
2008 Japan Travel Scenes 3063 S/S of 10, 3062- A Map showing location 80y 4673-82 3839-48
a-j of sites in Kyoto, Ara- each
shiyama-Sagano, on
margin
2008 Japan Iwami Silver Mine Site 3067 S/S of 10, 3067- A Map of mine location 80y 4686-95 3882-91
a-j on 3067a each
2009 Japan Travel Scenes 3092 S/S of 10, A Map showing location 80y 4768-77 3952-61
3092a-j of sites in Okinawa, each
Shurijo Castle-Kokusai
Street, on margin

2009 Japan Travel Scenes 3093 S/S of 10, A Map showing location 80y 4778-87 3962-71
3093a-j of sites, Okinawa, Oki- each
nawa Churaumi Aquar-
ium-Yanbaru

2009 Japan Travel Scenes 3105 S/S of 10, A Map showing location 80y 4818-27 3392-
3105a-j of sites in Nara, Nara each 4001
Park area
2009 Kazakhstan Preservation of Polar Re- 590 A Arctic 230te TBD TBD
gions
2009 Korea (North) Rocket launch 4855 S/S A Partial globe showing 120w B724 TBD
Korea

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Issue Country Issue Scott Cat. Format Grade Coverage Face Michel SG
Date # Value

2009 Latvia Nat'l Museum of History 734 AR Old map of Latvia in 35s 759 750
background`
2008 Libya People's Authority Declara- 1715 A Globe with Africa high- 500d 2912 TBD
tion lighted
2008 Libya People's Authority Declara- 1715a Printing varia- A Globe with Africa high- 500d ------- TBD
tion tion lighted
2008 Libya 6+6 Mediterranean Project 1723 A Northern Africa, 750d TBD TBD
Europe, western Asia
2008 Libya Anniv of Revoluiton 1727 A Africa 1000d TBD TBD
2008 Libya Mobile phones in Libya 1728 A Libya 750d TBD TBD
2009 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Philatelic So- 1450 A Lichtenstein. Holes 130rp TBD TBD
ciety along outline of map.
2009 Lithuania 1000th anniv. Of Lithuania 897 S/S of 6, 897a-f A Europe 3l B39 MS980
2008 Macedonia Red Cross Week RA144 A Globe 6d 145 594
1999 Mali Millennium 1051 MS of 4, 1051a- A Arctic on 1051b 310fr TBD TBD
d
2009 Marshall Is- US Military Heroes of the Air 938 Sheet of 16. A Marshall Islands on 44c TBD 2318-32
lands 938p
2009 Marshall Is- Postal Service 25th annv. 939 S/S A Marshall Islands 44c TBD MS2333
lands
2009 Mexico World Environment Day 2620 A Globe with North 10.50p TBD TBD
America
2009 Montserrat Charles Darwin 1223 S/S of 4, 1223a- AR Map of Pacific Ocean o $2.75 TBD TBD
d margin each
2009 New Zealand Tiki Tour of New Zealand 2264 Sheet of 24 + A New Zealand on 50c TBD MS3157
label stamps and margin
2009 Peru Earth Day 1680 A Globe 5.50s 2375 TBD
2009 Russia Hydrometeorological Ser- 7139-40 A Weather map 8r, 9r 1548 7601-02
vice 175th anniv.
2009 Russia Hydrometeorological Ser- 7140a Sheet of 8, four A Weather map 8r, 9r 1549 7601-02
vice 175th anniv. each 7139/7140
2008 Vatican City Andrea Palladio, Architect 1396-97 A Layout of church 65c, 1623-24 1547-48
85c
2008 Vatican City Andrea Palladio, Architect 1398 S/S A Layout of church on € 2.80 B31 MS1549
stamp and margin
2009 Vatican City Vatican City 80th anniv. 1410 S/S A Map of Vatican City on € 2.80 B32 MS1558
stamp and margin
2009 Virgin Islands Exploriers - Columbus 1112 S/S A World $2 TBD MS1239

Latvia 754

Italy 2916

Vatican City 1410

Chile 1524

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Collectors of Maps on stamps
Editor: Martin Oakes
2100 Oriole Drive
Freeport, IL 61032, USA
Email: martinoakes@aeroinc.net
The CartoPhilatelic Society is a nonprofit philatelic organization with a world-wide
membership of collectors of maps on stamps. Founded in 1955, the organization
was rejuvenated in 2003. We are associated with the American Philatelic Society
and the American Topical Association. Annual dues are US$18 for residents of
North America, and US$20 for members residing elsewhere for hard copy, and
US$15 for PDF everywhere. You are cordially invited to join us and share our en-
thusiasm for maps on stamps. A membership application may be found on our
website or obtained from the Secretary. Please send your application and dues to
the Secretary—Treasurer.
President & David 768 Chain Ridge Road St. Louis, MO 63122
Checklist Editor Wolfersberger

Vice Al Underberg 6895 Colony Drive St. Petersburg, FL

President South 33705

Secretary- Alf Jordan 156 West Elm St. Yarmouth, ME 04096

Treasurer
Webmaster Reese Plews rplews@tkb.att.ne.jp

www.mapsonstamps.com Email addresses may be found on our website.

ISSN 1930-2053

© 2009 The CartoPhilatelic Society. All rights reserved. Reproduction prohibited without express permission of Editor or Author.

Russia 7140a

Faroe Islands 513

Marshall Islands 939

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 2010 ELECTION OF OFFICERS
OFFICAL BALLOT

President:
David Wolfersberger _____________________
Write in: _______________________________

Vice President:
Mark Honig _______ _____________________
Write in: _______________________________

Secretary/Treasurer:
Alf Jordan _____________________________
Write in: _______________________________

European Representative:
Volker Woesner ___ _____________________
Write in: _______________________________

Representative at Large:
Ed Vallery ________ _____________________
Write in: _______________________________

BALLOTS MUSTBE
BALLOTS MUST BERETURNED
RETURNED
BY BY
MARCH 15,
FEBRUARY 2010
1, 2010

We will be using the time-hono(u)red Critzer System of negative voting. In this system, if you don't approve of
the nominee, cast your vote along with the name of your selection to the Secretary-treasurer, either by postal
mail to:

Alf Jordan
156 West Elm Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096

Or by email to Alf at ajordan1@maine.rr.com

Any significant negative votes will generate a runoff election. Saves everyone a great deal of time and hassle
and is guaranteed to produce a 100% turnout. Please have all votes submitted no later than March 15th, 2010.

Thank you, Alf Jordan, Secretary / Treasurer

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