New stamp on Darwin from Italy...

Charles Darwin's 200th Birth Anniversary is being celebrated this month. Several Postal admnistrations have issued stamps to commemorate his Bicentenary and the remarkable personality of the field of Biology.. Here is the stamp, Max card and nice postmark issued by Italy on 12 February 2009, the date of his Birth Anniversary.

Club News

Virtual International Philatelic Exhibition

Six new on line exhibits last 3 days on Exponet:

INDIA & INDIAN STATESAUKTIONSHAUS CHRISTOPH GÄRTNER GmbH & CO, KG, GERMANY

http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0488/index0488a.htm

DEUTSCHES REICH - BRUSTSCHILDAUKTIONSHAUS CHRISTOPH GÄRTNER GmbH & CO, KG, GERMANY

http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0487/index0487a.htm

LUXEMBOURG - PRÉPHILATÉLIE: HISTOIRE POSTALEAUKTIONSHAUS CHRISTOPH GÄRTNER GmbH & CO, KG, GERMANY

http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0486/index0486a.htm

CYCLING AS A SPORTAUKTIONSHAUS CHRISTOPH GÄRTNER GmbH & CO, KG, GERMANY

http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0485/index0485a.htm

UNITED STATES RRR & AR TO 1945HANDELMAN David, OTTAWA, CANADA

http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0484/index0484a.htm

MAIL BETWEEN BNA & UK, 1766 - 1875HANDELMAN David, OTTAWA, CANADA

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ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL - Spring09A sneak preview of the Spring09 issue of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL is online at http://www.ezep.de/zpj/2009sp.htmlThe new journal will be mailed mid February to subscribers of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL. Information about the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL and the subscription are available online at http://www.ezep.de/zpj/zpj.html

ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP - meeting in New York/Collectors ClubThe next meeting of the ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP takes place at New York Collectors Club on February 18, 2009. The regular meeting starts at 2pm with the presentation of the new ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL followed by the Social Hour of the New York Collectors Club and a special program given by Dieter Leder about the Marseille connection: Zeppelin and catapult mail routed through Marseille. The meeting is open to the public, guests are welcome. Registration is not required. All information is available online at http://www.ezep.de/meet/nyc.html

ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP - meeting at APS AmeristampEXPO, Arlington, TXThis is a joint meeting of the ZEPPELIN COLLECTORS CLUB and the ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP: We meet on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 2pm at the APS AmeristampExpo stamp show at Arlington, Texas. The presentation of the new ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL follows a short program on zeppelin- and catapult mail to South America. Present at the meeting will be group leader Cheryl Ganz (ZCC) and Dieter Leder (ZSG). The meeting is open to the public, guests are welcome. Registration is not required. All information is available online at http://www.ezep.de/meet/tex.html

ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP - meeting at Düsseldorf, GermanyThe third meeting takes place at Düsseldorf, Germany: After the 125th Felzmann jubilee and specialized zeppelin auction on February 26, 2009, the ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP meets at Schumacher brewery close to the auction site. The meeting is open to the public, guests are welcome. Registration is not required. All information is available online at http://www.ezep.de/meet/nrt.html

LITERATURE - "Grand Duchesss Eleanore´s Postkartenwoche, The Rhein/Main Airmails"Terry Pizzala just came out with the second edition of this book on 1912 Rhein-Main zeppelin- and airmails. 125 pages with numerous illustrations in color provide easy to read information on this airmail event from 1912. Highly recommended to beginners and advanced experts on this area.Review and ordering information at http://www.ezep.de/books/rm.html