Suspension of Dr. Munk’s Great Work

There has been a deal of unusual activity in German stamp circles lately, and many reports and rumors have been current about some of the well-known dealers.

Some months ago it was stated in the newspapers that “Collectors of all kinds are to be organised into a body in Germany.”

Arrest of Dealers
Soon afterwards came news of troubles among the dealers, and a number of traders have been arrested for alleged offences in the nature of sending valuable philatelic properties out of the country.

Trade Reorganisation
There has been some reorganisation in the Internationale Postwertzeichen-Handler-Verband (I.P.H.V.) which, at its meeting on March 20, elected the well-known Brunswick dealer Walter Behrents as its new President.

“Trouble Stamps”
Another German news report states that: German stamp dealers and collectors have been warned not to purchase the three Danish “welfare stamps” for five, ten and fifteen ore, as it is declared that the proceeds from these stamps are devoted to anti-German aims.

The Danish stamps in question were the three “Dybbol Molle” stamps issued for the H. P. Hansen Memorial Fund. The scene on the stamp is reminiscent of the Prussian invasion of Schleswig, in the Dano-Prussian war and of the return of this fertile country to Denmark in 1920. Hence the “anti-German” aims!

“Kultural Purposes”
The German Hitler stamps are for no such wicked objects, the proceeds being devoted to “cultural purposes.”

Exhibitions
Meanwhile Berlin has just held its National Philatelic Exhibition in the Zoological Gardens, from April 16 to 18, where among other things the Reichspostmuseum and the Reichsdruckerel exhibited some historic original designs, essays and proofs.

The German trade is also strongly backing the “Daposta,” the I. Danziger Landpostwertzeichen-Anstelling, to be held in Danzig from June 6 to 8. On the newest airmail stamps of Danzig will be found the Nazi swastika emblem, a tiny token of things impending.

Postal History
The current trend towards collecting on postal historical lines is given an impetus in the latest special exhibition at the Berlin Postal Museum, which deals with Prussian covers and postmarks from 1816 to 1867.

Dr. Herbert Munk
The most important news from Germany for British and American readers concerns the treatment meted out to Dr. Herbert Munk, the brilliant philatelist who has been editing the eleventh edition of the Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch, since its commencement in 1922.

The Great Handbook
It was indicated by Dr. Munk in a note prefacing the fifth volume, completed with Part 40, that his health was such that a suspension of his labors on the Handbook was unavoidable. Later, it developed that German racial problems were at the base of the troubles, and in December last plans were being considered for winding up the Verein der Freunde des Kohl-Briefmarkenhandbuchs of Berlin (Union of Friends of the K.B.H.) whose President is Dr. Franz Kalckhoff. This Society has provided much of the funds necessary to maintain the work.

Dr. Munk in Exile
Dr. Munk has long since left his native country and is settled in Switzerland. In some quarters it is openly stated that he is an exile, banished because he is a non-Aryan. That such a “disability” should deprive Germany and the entire philatelic world of his eminent services, and of the completion of his magnificent work, is deplorable, and we trust some means will be found to bring Dr. Munk in health, heart and spirit to the continuance of the Handbuch, either from Switzerland, Britain or the United States. Dr Munk is but sixty-one years of age, and, we trust, has many years of useful service before him.

Dr. Munk received the Lindenberg Medal in 1924, the highest philatelic honor German philately could give him, and Britain followed in 1932 by adding his name to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists at the Torquay Congress, although it was not until 1933 that he was able to attend the Brighton Congress and sign the Roll in person. – “The Stamp Collectors’ Fortnightly.”

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Investment
The Royal Philatelic Society was privileged recently to hear an interesting talk on stamp collecting as an investment. The speaker made the point that the acquisition of rare stamps, necessarily in perfect condition, solely for investment as a hedge against inflation is a joyless occupation from a collecting point of view – this notwithstanding its soundness as a financial policy.

For most collectors the pleasures of seeing their treasures increase in value is tinged with chagrin as they see others which they covet being priced beyond their means.

Philatelic Societies
Before joining the Royal Philatelic Society I was intimidated by its title into believing that it was a society of aging experts with no place for a relatively inexperienced collector. I could not have been more wrong. As do other philatelic societies throughout New Zealand, the Royal welcomes all collectors, whether as visitors or prospective new members. Meetings are informal and friendly, and senior philatelists are always more than willing to share their knowledge and to help the beginner.

Competitions
Preparing material for display at a meeting, or for a competition or exhibition, provides the impetus to improve a collection. It impels the weeding out and replacement of unattractive specimens and the sorting of those envelopes and shoe boxes of stamps which have been accumulating for years. With Panpex 77 rapidly approaching, the time to begin is now. I have never regretted making the effort for Welpex in 1972; although it involved much time and application the resultant improvement to my collection it well worth while.

What to Collect
The fascination of stamp collecting is its many facets, and the choice of what to collect and the manner of presentation are decisions of the individual collector. The decision of what to collect is an easy one – collect what appeals most. If the future value of a collection is a consideration, the early issues of any well-established country, in fine condition, could become an asset.

Condition is of paramount importance, but it is up to the individual to decide whether there is a place for a defective stamp in his collection, or a space-filler is acceptable when it appears unlikely that he will ever be able to obtain or afford a perfect copy. The renowned 1856 1c British Guiana is a sorry specimen.

Most longer-standing collectors have progressed from a world collection to a simplified one of several countries, then to a specialized collection of one or more countries, and finally perhaps of one country, subject or even one issue. A collection may be developed by the addition of relevant postal history, postal stationery or Cinderella material. Any of these categories could become a specialized study in its own right, but even a few examples can add a new dimension to a collection.

Cinderellas
I can recall times during my early collecting days when, looking at friends’ collections, I would air my superior knowledge by pointing out incorrectly-identified stamps or stating with authority, “That’s not a proper stamp” if I recognized a “cut-out”, fiscal, or a Christmas seal. These, of course, were to be discarded out of hand.

Wiser souls than I who retained this type of material were in on the ground floor for collecting what are now known as Cinderellas. The term has probably as many interpretations as there are collectors. I favour the opinion that it encompasses anything of a stamp-like nature or of philatelic interest associated with postage, collection of revenue by governments, or fees by companies performing a carriage service where the receipt bears a similarity to a postage stamp – all beyond the scope of a standard stamp catalogue. Local stamps fall within this field.

Thematics
Thematic collecting has brought many recruits to philately, and allows a collector to combine a particular interest with a stamp collection. Displays of thematic material are visually attractive, and research into the subiect concerned is often considerable. Although some collectors of classic stamps may disapprove, thematics, attracting an ever-increasing number of devotees, are here to stay.

Republished by kind permission of the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand

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Over forty of the library’s great philatelic rarities have been selected to be specially featured. Included in the exhibition are the unique America 1765 1d Revenue proof sheet; the introduction of which prompted widespread opposition and the cry “no taxation without representation”; the famous Canada 1851 12 pence black in an unused pair, Cape of Good Hope 1861 4d vermilion error of colour in pair with normal 1d used; a rarity of Great Britain – the 1858-79 1d plate 77 unused; an example of the Hawaii 1851-52 Missionary 2 cents used; the unique cover bearing two examples of India 1854 4 annas with inverted head; the iconic Mauritius 1847 Post Office 1d red used on ‘Ball’ cover and 2d blue unused; Spain 1851 2 reales blue error of colour used; and USA 1918 24 cents Curtiss Jenny error ‘centre inverted’ unused. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see many of the most significant items in philately and all in one place – The British Library.

In association with this exhibition a new booklet Treasures in Focus Stamps has been published, and is exclusively available from the British Library Shop or via the British Library Online Shop at: shop.bl.uk  Price £3.99.

From Sunday 9^th to Saturday 15^th May at 11.30 each day a philatelic Curator will conduct a tour of the British Library’s Philatelic Exhibition, (which is on permanent public show in 1,000 display frames of about 80,000 items). These exhibits have recently been rearranged and as well as including The British Library Philatelic Rarities exhibition, will also show the first half of the Tapling Collection countries Afghanistan to Mexico, including the fabulous Great Britain collection), which has not been on public display for some time.

Other collections on display include the Mosely Collection of British Africa to 1935; The Bojanowicz Collection of Poland postal history 1938-1946; The Model Collection of Germany 1945-46 local provisional stamps; The Harrison Collection of die proofs 1911-37, engraved by J.A.C. Harrison; The Fitz Gerald Collection of World Airmails to the 1930s (selected pages); The Bailey Collection of Spanish Civil War 1936-39 (selected pages) and The Langmead Collection of Great Britain and Ireland Telegraph stamps.

Other exciting activities that are planned to take place during the period of the year long London 2010 Festival of Stamps will include a series of presentations, which will be staged monthly throughout the year and on a daily basis during London 2010 International Stamp Exhibition from the 10^th to 15^th May. For details see web page at: www.bl.uk/collections/philatelic

Due to our involvement with London 2010 Festival of Stamps our Philatelic Researchers Room will be closed from 1st to 31st May.

Visitors are also encouraged to visit the Sir John Ritblat Gallery Treasures of the British Library which includes illuminated and literary manuscripts, Magna Carta, music, maps and views and sacred texts, and the exhibition Conservation Uncovered at the Centre for Conservation to discover how precious items are conserved.

The Library, which is adjacent to St. Pancras International Railway Station, has café and restaurant facilities which overlook the King’s Library of George III and are close by to the Philatelic Exhibition, in the Entrance Hall.

The British Library web site is at: www.bl.uk and its Philatelic Collections web pages are at: www.bl.uk/collections/philatelic

Further details
We are pleased to let you have further details of our events for the Festival which can be found at: www.bl.uk/collections/philatelic and then go to the link: British Library Philatelic Collections – at the London 2010 Festival of Stamps.  These pages give the programme of Presentations, Tours and some information about the exhibition The British Library Philatelic Rarities which opens on Monday 1st February and continues to the end of December 2010.

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The cover is addressed to Mr. A.G. Salisbury, 36 Aberdeen Rd., East Prahran (Figure 1 below).

1934 Australian cover to G. A. Salisbury

A fine example of the hexagonal Exhibition postmark is seen on the reverse, as well as a circular REGISTERED / 3/ 12 NO 34/ 3/ MELBOURNE and a reception postmark of PRAHRAN/ 12 NO 34/ VIC.  There is a pencilled notation ‘No Attendance/ 12/11/34′ possibly suggesting that a friend had sent the cover to Mr. Salisbury (Figure 2 below).

1934 Australian cover reverse

Alfred George ‘Dick’ Salisbury was born at Bowen Park, Queensland, in February 1885. As a young man, he was employed as a bank officer, but devoted much of his time to Militia service, and at the age of 29 he had attained the rank of captain in the 7th (Moreton) Infantry Regiment. Enlisting in the AIF immediately after the First World War commenced, he retained his rank, and was appointed to command ‘A’ Company of 9 Infantry Battalion. The 9 Battalion was the first unit to land at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and Salisbury, now held the rank of major, and is believed to have been one of the first men ashore.

In the chaos of the landing, despite being wounded himself, he took charge of the battalion when its commanding officer was wounded, and led it through the desperate fighting of the first few days. He retained command of the unit until the end of May, (when the CO returned) and served at Anzac until November, when he was finally evacuated ill.  Salisbury returned to 9 Battalion before it moved to France, and he again distinguished himself in the unit’s first major action on the Western Front, at Pozieres in July 1916. For this he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

The following month he was promoted lieutenant colonel and given command of 50 Battalion, the unit he was to lead for the remainder of the war. The 50 Battalion (part of the 4th Australian Division) played a prominent part in many of the AIF’s pivotal battles, and Salisbury was awarded the French Legion d’honneur in 1917 and a Bar to the DSO in 1918 for his leadership of the night counter attack which secured possession of Villers Bretonneux. In 1919, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).

A quiet and unassuming man, ‘Sally’ Salisbury, as he was known to his men, became a sheep farmer in Queensland after the war, but retained his interest in the military. In late 1939, he was appointed to oversee the Northern Command training depots, but the stress of this role and the consequent decline in his health led to his retirement in 1941. He died in Brisbane early the following year from hypertensive renal disease. A painting of A.G.Salisbury in uniform by the official WWI official artist George Bell is seen in Figure 3 below.

Alfred George Salisbury

I am indebted to the Australian War Memorial, Canberra for the biography and portrait of this celebrated Australian soldier.

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We have already referred, on many occasions, to the forthcoming great international Stamp Exhibition which is be held in Vienna during the coming summer. Following the usual Continental custom, the organizers adopted a tabloid name and christened their effort the “WIPA, 1933.”

The organisation has been conducted upon efficient and elaborate lines and no less than four large illustrated. prospectuses have already appeared. We can have nothing but praise for the care and forethought that has gone to making all these elaborate preparations, but it is obviously becoming increasingly difficult for future international exhibitions to be kept within reasonable bounds if the public is always to expect such costly undertakings: However, it would be churlish not to appreciate all that Vienna is doing to make their exhibition a success, and a great success it will undoubtedly be. Vienna is, at any time, a delightful spot, but at the time of year chosen for the WIPA it will be at its best and the renowned Austrian hospitality will complete what should be for every visitor a delightful holiday.

According to the latest information, 38 philatelists have consented to act on the Jury. The number may appear large, but in view of the great number of exhibits it will be obviously necessary to divide the Jury into groups, so that the number is doubtless fully justified.

Great efforts have been made to make a visit to the Exhibition as easy as possible for those residing outside the borders of Austria, and the Committee have succeeded in obtaining special terms from many hotels in Vienna and from Railway, Steamship and Air-travel Companies. Unfortunately the prospectus does not state exactly which Railway Companies have agreed to these reductions, so we are unable to say at the moment what the exact saving will be to British visitors, but the organisers have arranged to supply visitors’ tickets in advance at the price of R.M. 3 plus R.M. 0.50 for postage, and on these tickets, which will bear their owner’s name, will be found an entitlement to enter Austria without a Consular Visa and to avail himself of all the various fare reductions, full particulars of which will be found printed upon the ticket. At the present rate of exchange this is roughly 5/-. Our Publishers will be pleased to obtain tickets for any intending visitors.

The writer and also our Mr. P. L. Pemberton, will be visiting the Exhibition, and, as usual, will arrange their route and obtain all their tickets through the Orchard Street branch of Messrs. Thomas Cook & Son. Ltd. This branch has been in the habit of making all our Publishers’ travel arrangements for a number of years, and any of our readers who contemplate making the trip will find ready help at Orchard Street. Messrs. Cook & Sons have already drafted out some suggested routes and hotels at inclusive prices, particulars of which are, we understand, now available.

Following the usual Continental custom the Austrian Postal Administration has made arrangements for special postage stamps to be produced for sale at the Exhibition, and has chosen for that purpose the Charity issue of 1933. This will consist of one value, face value 50 groschen plus a Charity tax of another 50 groschen. This stamp will only be sold against the coupon attached to a daily ticket of entry to the WIPA and will only be obtained at one of the three special Post Offices inside the Exhibition. There will also be an issue of 10,000 sheets of four of the same stamp, recess printed, and in larger size, and with special marginal inscriptions. These special sheets will be printed on granite paper instead of the ordinary, and will also be sold exclusively at the Exhibition Post Offices. Altogether the issue will consist of 40,000 stamps on ordinary, and 60,000 on granite paper; of the latter 40,000 consisting of the small sheets above mentioned. Should any of our readers wish specimens of these stamps, we should be happy to obtain them for them, but it must be remembered that to the cost of each stamp must be added Austrian shill. 1.60, which is the cost of the ticket, against which only can a stamp be obtained.

Again following the usual Continental custom, there are a very large number of special awards apart from the medals. These consist of objects of art and utility, and are mostly given for the best exhibit in some special group or class. The highest medal award will apparently be a gold plaque, of which only ten will be given.

A novel feature will be a competition in which every visitor can compete free of charge. Two frames of stamps will be exhibited, one containing 24 genuine and one forged, and the other 24 forged and one genuine, and visitors will be asked to name the one genuine stamp and the one forged stamp respectively. A record will be kept of all those who succeed in doing this, and three prizes will be drawn by ballot.

The Exhibition catalogue will provide an innovation in that it will be printed in German, English and French. As it will be a somewhat bulky book, a separate programme of the many social events will be supplied, and this will be further supplemented by the “WIPA NEWS” which will appear daily in order to keep visitors in constant touch with the organisation. The Exhibition Post Offices will use a special postmark, and will be completely equipped for postal, telegraph and telephone service, and will accept Poste Restante mail.

PROGRAMME

We have received the full day-to-day programme, but this is too long to print in full. The following will give a short idea of the arrangements that have been made:-

June 24th (Saturday) Formal opening of the Exhibition by the President of the Republic of Austria in the Hall of the Philharmonic Society, followed by an inspection of the Exhibition; open to invited guests only. In the afternoon opening of the Exhibition to the public.

June 25th (Sunday) Motor car trip to Voeslau, near Vienna, where there will be a special evening festival arranged for the visitors.

June 26th (Monday) International Convention of Air Mail collectors. Evening, a visit to the theatre.

June 27th (Tuesday) Special sight-seeing trips and in the evening Convention of the International Stamp Dealers’ Union.

June 28th (Wednesday) Sight-seeing under special guidance during the day, followed by an informal dinner in the evening.

June 29th (Thursday) Convention of the Union of Austrian Philatelic Societies, various sight-seeing tours, followed in the evening by a visit to the Monastery of Klosterneuburg, where dinner will be taken.

June 30th (Friday) 8 a.m., a visit to Melk, followed in the afternoon by a meeting with the Congress of German Philatelists, the route being through the famous valley of the Danube.

July 1st (Saturday) Meeting of the German Philatelic Societies, and in the evening a Fete at the Concert Hall.

July 2nd (Sunday) 39th Convention of German Philatelists, various sight-seeing tours including a visit to Liechtenstein, and in the evening an informal dinner in Gumpoldskirchen.

July 3rd (Monday) 4th International Congress of the Philatelic Press.

July 4th (Tuesday) Convention of Collectors of entires, various sight-seeing tours, and in the evening a Festival performance at the Opera house.

July 5th (Wednesday) 8 a.m. Special motor trip to the Rax Mountain.

July 6th (Thursday) Meeting of the Federation Internationals de Philatelie, and at noon a visit to the Town Hall to receive the welcome of the Mayor and Captain-General of Vienna.

July 7th (Friday) Various tours of sight-seeing.

July 8th (Saturday). Various tours, and in the evening the Exhibition Banquet, when the awards will be announced.

July 9th (Sunday) Motor excursion followed, at 8 p.m., by the closing of the Exhibition.

These brief details will enable readers to judge what excellent arrangements are being made for their reception, in Vienna.

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In spite of it being sent from a Commonwealth of Australia Department of the Interior, Acton, Canberra A.C.T., it was subjected to opening with a red ’3 Opened by Censor’ label, as well as a purple diamond shaped mark ’3/ Passed / by/ Censor/ 305′. It had a London reception postmark at Stockwell S.W.9 on 8 May 1942, with a manuscript redirection to Cassila de corred central No 2479 Buenos Aires, Argentina, where it received an Argentinian postmark (not legible) on 26 JUN 42. There were 2 additional Spanish manuscripts, one in black, and one in red, both not identified (Figure 1).

On the reverse, the easily identified roller postmark shows that the cover arrived in Buenos Aires/ 28 on 27.6.1942 and there were several additional small Argentinian postmarks, plus the folded-over red Australian Censor Label, and a large black printed label ‘P.C. 90/ OPENED BY EXAMINER/ 1,093′ presumably originating in England (Figure 2).

An additional finding was the presence of an English label printed in black on green paper which stated: ‘P.C. 11./ POSTAL CENSORSHIP./ The British Censorship is not responsible for the mutilation of this letter’. The label was initialed by the censor ‘D.K.B.’ (Figure 3).

I presume that the double censorship, in spite of the cover originating from an Australian Federal department was because of the Germanic sounding name of the addressee, a highly respected American philatelist.

Alfred F. Lichtenstein (August 6, 1876-February 24,1947) was the president of the Ciba Company in New York, a world famous manufacturer of dyes, and the forerunner of a giant drug pharmaceutical firm, Ciba-Geigy. He grew up in Brooklyn and acquired an interest in stamps whilst in school, and he became one of America’s most famous philatelists. During his lifetime he built some of the greatest collections ever formed: Canada and the Provinces, Switzerland, Cape of Good Hope, Gambia, Ceylon, Mauritius, Uruguay, Argentina and U.S. Western Express franks. Not only was he an ardent collector, he was also a perfectionist in his acquisitions, aiming to obtain the best copy in existence.

He retained a strong predilection for stamps of the classic period and he has been quoted as saying that all stamps issued after 1870 were junk. His (and his daughter’s) enormous stamp holdings were auctioned by Harmer’s in 1968-71, 1989-92 and 1997. His honours in the philatelic world were prolific and he was often referred to as “the philatelist’s Philatelist”. His memory lives on in the prestigious Lichtenstein Medal established by the Collector’s Club in New York in 1952. For 3 decades Lichtenstein was an international judge and he was the chairman of the 1913, 1926 and 1936 international philatelic exhibitions held in the U.S. He was also named chairman of the 1947 Centenary International Stamp Exhibition (CIPEX), but he died less than 3 months before it opened (Figure 4).

Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1876-1947)

A special exhibit of part of his collection was displayed there in his honour. Money was no object, and he spent large amounts in obtaining the best stamps. He purchased the George H. Worthington collection for $500,000. His stamp collection valued at over 3 million dollars was left to his daughter. His daughter, the Vassar-educated Louise Boyd Dale (1913-1967), inherited Lichtenstein’s collection, but she already had a major stamp collection and philatelic reputation prior to his death. In particular she expanded the U.S. area of his collection. She was an accredited philatelic judge and in 1956 she became the first woman to serve on the jury for an International Philatelic Exhibition, (FIPEX, New York). The philatelic community mourned the passing of Louise Boyd Dale in 1967 at the age of 54 (Figure 5).

Louise Boyd Dale (1913-1967)

Addendum:  As stated above the extensive Lichtenstein collection was sold by Harmers of New York in multiple sales over many years and this is the front of their catalogue of Australasia held on May 14 1990 (Figure 6).

HR Harmer Catalogue, May 14, 1990

Addendum (November 2007):  A composite photo taken from a Harmer’s advertisement of three philatelic giants is shown for Alfred Lichtenstein, his daugher Louise Boyd Dale, as well as Alfred H. Caspary (Figure 7).

Composite: Lichtenstein, Boyd Dale and Caspary

External links

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1938 Liechtenstein Souvenir Sheet featureing Josef Rheinberger

It was designed by L. Hesshaimer and printed by from a photo by Courvoisier.

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