t THE NEWFIE NEWSLETTER OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND STUDY GROUP OF BNAPS Number 66 May/June, 1997 EDIT'OR'S NOTES Hi, 01con7e to our 66th edition of the Newfie Newseltter. The weather seems to be getting better here in St. john's. All of the Newfoundland Study Group members here are anxiously awaiting the BNAPEX Exhibition in August. The executive for the show have everything under control. The Hotel rooms are all booked, exhibit frames almost frill and the registration packages have all been mailed. It looks like a super time will be had by all at the end of August. NEW MEMBER John P. Wynns , P.O. Box 1057, Inyokern , CA, 93527, U.S.A. MOFFsIT , 0. Palmer , 66, of Tucson, died March 31 , 1997. Survivors Include his wile of F0 ye a rs. Marion; dnvghter , (lI tfuds"n of 11o11o:•,lu , Ihrrai;; son, Caorga fDenuA) of Tucacr; son, John ( Ka(plt ) of Dellhtgharn, Wnshl : rglon; and live Moffat gmmichildien; Dr. Ro')ert (Ilealher), Willimn, Diane , Daniel and P enneth . Mr. Mollal was born and raved In Brooklyn , fly. lie graduated front Princeton Universily and enlerrvl his father's Insurance business . Hp served hi the Army In the European Thealer in World War II, relirbig as a LI. Col. Ile, rrsunrnd Iris career as an Insurance broker in New York, NY. altar tire war , settling will, his family In Scarsdale , IIY, where he lived horn 1946 until his tnliremenl In 1975 Al that time Ire and Marion movnrl to Tucson . Its vine an Avid phllaloilvl , rlrnralrt) rqunlirss hours to 0te rosral I lisbny ronndatirnr, and a dr di. nl.d fin of Univrrsily of Arizona Srorts. Above all, ho was a loving and devoled hus- bane, lather and grandfather, known by all to bn a gentleman . A memorial service will to held at a later dale. Donations may he mode to the Postal History Fournlalion. PQ. D: s 10725 . Tucson, 65717 or flip Ashrtafl• C'inkt Music Fund at Christ Church Drilled f' lh,rlisl, 6 5i U. Cmyrmll, lucsort 115710. Arrar,iemcnls by ARIZONA MORTUAIIY. SUPPORT OUR DEALER MEMBERS MOFFAT , Marion S ., 86, of T'j •; son, died April It,, 1997 . Survivors include her daugh- ter. Gall Hudson of Honolulu Hawaii; sons, George P . III (Donna ) of Tucson and John (Karen) of Bellingham, Washingsm; and five Moffat grandchildren . or. nob.-if (Heather), William, Diane , Daniel and Ke•rnelh. Her devoted husband of 60 years, Palmer, predeceased her on March 31, 1997. She was born In Pilley ' s Island, Newfoundland and raised in Yonkers . flew York . She gradu- ated from Mount Holyoke College and winked as a registered Nurse in New York, fly. before rnlshng their children . She and Palmer proved to Scarsdale . NY In 1948, where she was an active member of the Scarsdale Congregational Church and Scars- date Women's Club for many years . She and rainier retired to Tucson In 1975 . She loved traveling, crossword puzzles , needlepoint and being with her family. A joint Memorial Service will be held for her and Palmer on Tuesday , June 3 , 1997 at 2 : 00 p.m ., at the First Congregational Church in Tucson. Donations may be made to Mconl Holyoke College , South Hadley , Masr:achusells 01n75. Arrangements by ARIZO iA MORTU• Any. RJ McGil vary, STANLEY STAMPS;- 1096 Richard's ,Sheet, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 3E1 JC. Michaud, Box 31248, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 5Y1 Jon.Jameison, Saskatoon Stamp Centre, P.O. Box 1879, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 3S2 Ed Wener, INDIGO, P.O. Box 89, Oreiva, Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand ('hairman & Editor J ohn Butt, 264 Hamilton Avenue , St. John's, NF, AIE 1J7 Treasurer: Marlin Goebel, 79 Hi.ehland Drive, St. John's, AT, A /A 3C3 Page I
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t THE NEWFIE NEWSLETTEROF THE NEWFOUNDLAND STUDY GROUP OF BNAPS
Number 66 May/June, 1997
EDIT'OR'S NOTES
Hi, 01con7e to our 66th edition of the Newfie Newseltter. The weather seems to be getting better here in St.john's. All of the Newfoundland Study Group members here are anxiously awaiting the BNAPEX Exhibition inAugust.
The executive for the show have everything under control. The Hotel rooms are all booked, exhibit framesalmost frill and the registration packages have all been mailed. It looks like a super time will be had by all at theend of August.
NEW MEMBER
John P. Wynns, P.O. Box 1057, Inyokern , CA, 93527, U.S.A.
MOFFsIT , 0. Palmer , 66, of Tucson, diedMarch 31 , 1997. Survivors Include his wile ofF0 ye ars. Marion ; dnvghter, (lI tfuds"n of11o11o:•,lu , Ihrrai;; son, Caorga fDenuA) ofTucacr; son, John (Ka(plt) of Dellhtgharn,Wnshl :rglon; and live Moffat gmmichildien;Dr. Ro')ert (Ilealher), Willimn, Diane , Danieland P enneth . Mr. Mollal was born andraved In Brooklyn , fly. lie graduated frontPrinceton Universily and enlerrvl his father'sInsurance business . Hp served hi the ArmyIn the European Thealer in World War II,relirbig as a LI. Col. Ile, rrsunrnd Iris careeras an Insurance broker in New York, NY.altar tire war , settling will, his family InScarsdale , IIY, where he lived horn 1946until his tnliremenl In 1975 Al that time Ireand Marion movnrl to Tucson . Its vine anAvid phllaloilvl , rlrnralrt) rqunlirss hours to0te rosral I lisbny ronndatirnr, and a dr di.nl.d fin of Univrrsily of Arizona Srorts.Above all, ho was a loving and devoled hus-bane, lather and grandfather, known by allto bn a gentleman . A memorial service willto held at a later dale. Donations may hemode to the Postal History Fournlalion. PQ.D: s 10725 . Tucson, 65717 or flip Ashrtafl•C'inkt Music Fund at Christ Church Drilledf' lh,rlisl, 6 5i U. Cmyrmll, lucsort 115710.Arrar,iemcnls by ARIZONA MORTUAIIY.
SUPPORT OUR DEALER MEMBERS
MOFFAT , Marion S ., 86, of T'j •; son, diedApril It,, 1997 . Survivors include her daugh-ter. Gall Hudson of Honolulu Hawaii; sons,George P . III (Donna ) of Tucson and John(Karen ) of Bellingham , Washingsm ; and fiveMoffat grandchildren . or. nob.-if (Heather),William, Diane , Daniel and Ke•rnelh. Herdevoted husband of 60 years, Palmer,predeceased her on March 31, 1997. Shewas born In Pilley 's Island, Newfoundlandand raised in Yonkers . flew York . She gradu-ated from Mount Holyoke College andwinked as a registered Nurse in New York,fly. before rnlshng their children . She andPalmer proved to Scarsdale . NY In 1948,where she was an active member of theScarsdale Congregational Church and Scars-date Women's Club for many years . She andrainier retired to Tucson In 1975 . She lovedtraveling, crossword puzzles , needlepointand being with her family. A joint MemorialService will be held for her and Palmer onTuesday , June 3 , 1997 at 2 : 00 p.m ., at theFirst Congregational Church in Tucson.Donations may be made to Mconl HolyokeCollege , South Hadley , Masr:achusells01n75. Arrangements by ARIZO iA MORTU•Any.
RJ McGil vary, STANLEY STAMPS;- 1096 Richard's ,Sheet, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 3E1JC. Michaud, Box 31248, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 5Y1Jon.Jameison, Saskatoon Stamp Centre, P.O. Box 1879, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 3S2Ed Wener, INDIGO, P.O. Box 89, Oreiva, Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand
('hairman & Editor John Butt, 264 Hamilton Avenue, St. John's, NF, AIE 1J7Treasurer: Marlin Goebel, 79 Hi.ehland Drive, St. John's, AT, A /A 3C3
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THE 1919 "SUDAN" CARIBOU BOOKLET--REVISITED
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--Dean Mario
It is often said that once something gets into print, it isvery difficult to challenge. Such may be the case with the authen-ticity of the 1919 Caribou "Booklet" with apparent Sudanese postalconnections. The booklet was illustrated in the Newfie Newsletter,No. 52 (Jan./Feb. 1995, pp. 9-10) for members' reference. I hopethat members will ponder some of the conclusions within this shortarticle and decide for themselves the true "identity" of this mostinteresting item.
Although information on the booklet was solicited from the mem-bership at the time of publication, no response was forthcoming. Un-fortunately the original owner of the booklet has passed away and thewriter does not know where this item is at present. Given some re-search, and having failed to find any concrete information on thebooklet's original intent, I can offer an hypothesis that this itemis indeed bogus and an illegitimate concoction. I am basing thisopinion solely on an imagined purpose for the booklet. Some evidencefor members follow.
Firstly, there was no apparent need for this booklet to be issuedfrom a military standpoint. Newfoundland (and British) servicemen andwomen sending mail from August 28, 1914 to August 24, 1920 to the U.K.the Colonies, or the Dominions (including Newfoundland), could do sofree (for letters 4oz and under).1 If Newfoundlanders were ever inthe Sudan on military service and used the civilian post office there,Sudanese stamps would surely have been used. It is doubtful that anyforeign stamps, including those from Newfoundland in this booklet,would have been accepted as proper payment for postage.
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Certainly anomalies exist during this period. In the BNAPS Can-adian Military Mail Study Group Newsletter (Issue 47, January 1982,p. 405) there is illustrated a small piece with a single 1897 50 Miningstamp cancelled with a British Base Army Post Office "Z" postmark. Itis dated November 2, 1915. The location of this military post officewas the Old Bourse Building in Alexandria, Egypt. There is a legiti-mate argument for this item. A member of the Royal Newfoundland Regi-ment, or perhaps a Newfoundlander within the Royal Navy, may have hadthis souvenir cancelled as a reminder of his or her stay or visit inthe area. ne o 0 ost-marked but because- the item-is on_piece, rather than a full cover, weprobably will never know the full story.
There may be another possibility surrounding this booklet to giveit some credibility. In the Newfie Newsletter (No.35, May/June 1991,p. 4) an interesting remark may be related to this unusual booklet.In "Trail of the Caribou: From the Collection of Robert H. Pratt" byC.A. Stillions, it is noted that:
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An interesting offer was made September 25th [1918),when De La Rue submitted six books of twenty 1¢ stamps,made by cutting a sheet of stamps in a manner undis-closed. The covers and interleaves were indicated asbeing from waste material. As with the coils, nothingfurther is heard and none of the examples remain. [Myitalics]
Despite the fact that the "Sudan" Caribou booklet has four panes(3 x 2) of the 10 stamps (24 instead of 20), might this bookletbe one of the samples issued by De La Rue and sent to postalofficials for approval? Note the "waste material" notation. Isit possible that this "waste" could have been from the Sudan PostOffice (Sudanese stamps were also printed by the De La Rue firm)?Company representatives could have "made-up" a booklet of stampsusing whatever they had at hand for a sample to show Newfoundlandofficials.
Perhaps the above is also wild speculation on the writer'spart but it would help to explain the booklet's parentage and pos-sible legitimacy. It certainly does not, given all of the evidence,have any military connections that I can determine. It is one ofthe interesting oddities within Newfoundland philately. Members'opinions and observations are certainly solicited and I'm certainthat the Editor would be pleased to hear others' thoughts on theabove.
1History of British Army Postal Service, Vol.II (1903-1927),E.R. Proud (Dereham, Norfolk: Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd., n.d.), p. 10.
Dear John: Another short note. In the Newsletter (No. 41, March-April 1993,p.8) member Robert Soper gave us a wonderful article on a pre-Rev. Butlerdealer, a Mr. Nils Ohman or N. Ohman. In perusing an old auction catalogue,I came upon the following notation and listing:
CAVENDISH SALE NO. 427, lot 832 contained an: "1890 wrapper from Russia toN. Ohman, a St.John's stamp dealer and also head of the Late Letter Office".
Could members confirm the latter? Was Ohman a postal official as well asbeing an early Newfld. stamp dealer? Certainly as
is would explain the unusual mail_ Ohman__received from foreign oolle-ctor This,-1 hope, will add a few new itemsof information regarding Nils Ohman.
Regards, as always,
Dean Mario
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A BIRTHDAY FORGOTTEN?
THE ORIGINAL CABOT TOWEROn June 22, 1897 - Archbishop Michael Francis Howley, Archbishop of the Arch-
diocese of St. John's, Newfoundland as Chair of the 4(X)th Anniversary OrganizingCommittee laid the cornerstone for what is now one of the most popular tourist attrac-tions in the province, the Cabot Tower. The present structure differs considerablyfrom the original design . The original concept was designed by Archbishop Howley.As shown in the drawing above the central tower was to he adorned with a figure rep-resenting John Cabot pointing a globe with his left hand while in the right he heldaloft a cross staff hearing an electric light, which was to he visible to mariners far outat sea . (Source: ARCASJ (1(16.5.6) St. John's. Newfoundland.)
Excerpts from an article in the March 1997 "Monitor"by Brother J.B. Darcy
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r at the top of Signal_Hill, Arriving at the site there- were- speeches -gatore, the main oration given by Bishop Howley. Under the cornerstone wereplaced samples of the Cabot and Jubilee stamps, local newspapers and a Latininscription composed by the Bishop, then the cornerstone was lowered into place.GVn salutes followed from four warships in the harbour plus the guns at FortTownshend and a ringing of the joy bells from the Cathedral. The present structurecomprises only one quarter of the original design.
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