I participated in the Second Philatelic Summit. (2)

The Second Philatelic Summit which I  participated last month was a nice study chance for me and I deeply studied Treatment in stamp exhibition.

Treatment itself occupys only 20 point in all the 100point, however it's a base of stamp exhibition and it is very important to tell a story like writing a book.

Japanese philatelists who don't exhibit overseas have difficulty in feeling how the international judges think, however even those who exhibit like me also misunderstand some of the rules and some times we share wrong information among friends.

So, I'm thinking of sharing this latest knowledge among my philatelic friends who exhibit overseas in Japan this month! Hope this study improve our level!

2012 Japan Prefectural Issues Scenery of the Trip 15 TOKYO

It's natural for Japan Post to release minit-sheet including 10 different stamps recently. I think this trend started in Venezuela in the late 20th century and was seen only in those countries, however can be seen all over the world including Japan.There're no longer many philatelists who collect all the new issues of their own country.
I think that recently more and more stamp collectors only buy new postage stamps which they like. Here are examples of my favorite as I like panda.
The first is EMS cover addressed to Sweden. MITAKA-EKIMAE 23.IV.12. I made a business trip by chance, so I made it. EMS costs a lot but it is fun to attache a full sheet .


Next is an example using Printing Parcel called "Yu-Mail". (The price of 500g-1kg weight is 340 yen)(Toshima / 24 / 4.24)


The last one is registered FDC with special postamark of Ueno Post Office, the post office near the Ueno-zoo, where pandas depicting in these stamps this time live.  This cover came from a musicican and I think it is good for non-philatelists to use this special postmark for their promotion.

I participated in the Second Summit Philatelic (1)

I joined the Malmo 2nd International Philatelic Summit (held on April 27 -29, 2012 at Elite Hotel Savoy in the city Malmö, Sweden)  This event is a lecture and study session for the treatment of Stamp Competitive Exhibition and which  Mr. Jonas Hallstrom ( Swedish philatelist who is a European Champion in the Thematic Philately in Paris 2010) hosts and Postiljonen, the auction house in Malmo, Sweden sponsored.

The number of participants is  90 from  22 countries in the world. Sweden (39), UK(12), Denmark(7) and 1-4 per all the other countries including 1 from eath of Japan, Korea and China. 2 from India. I know no philatelists but 2, however I can find many philatelists by the end of the summit.

 

Every day two or three lecturers talk with slides for more than an hour per each. There are also Q&A so it was never one-way talking. I'll show you the program.

 

First day (27th Apr.)

The concept of treatment in traditional philately Christopher G. Harman,RDP British "The posts of the University Cities of Oxford and Cambridge"

The concept of treatment in postal stationery Lars Engelbrecht, Denmark  "Bicoloured Postal Stationery of Denmark 1871-1905"

 

On the second day (28th Apr.)

The concept of treatment in postal history Patrik Larsson, Sweden "European Samples of no value from 1682 and up to GPU"

The concept of treatment in themathic philately Joachim Maas, Germany "Mathematics, a science between theory and application"

The concept of treatment in traditional philately Frank Walton, UK "Sierre Leone:  The De La Rue stamps 1859 to 1931"

 

The third day (29th Apr.)

The concept of treatment in postal history Chris King, UK "Slesvig : From  Danish Duchy to Prussian Province : early mail to 1867"

The concept of treatment in postal stationery James Peter Gough, USA "UPU: Rules, Regulations and Rates "

Treatment: similarities and differences between the exhibiting classes Henrik Mouritsen, Denmark

 

I'll continue this articles more in the near future.

Japan 2012 Philatelic Wweek

I made a first day cover of Japan 2012 Philatelic week!

When I was a child I'm involved in making FDC, I also sometimes had writing the cachet by myself, (I still have some of them....) Well, basically FDC is evaluated less than I pay, I soon quit making FDC unless I found nice new issue stamps.
Japanese Philatelic Week stamps are recently some of boaring stamps, I promise, however one of the three stamps of this year depicted the paintings in posession of Suntory Museum which locates in the same area of our office, so I decided to make FDC after a long period of absence.
I've been to the Museum shop the day before the issue where I found large post card depicted the painting. When we send this kind of large post card, if the destination is domestic the postage costs same as the envelope, while it is oversead destination, the postage is that of post card.
It's rather complex but I know making FDC which is really posted through the postal system is much interesting than that of only the cover with postmarks. So I made an EXPRESS cover to domestic destination with the cancellation of the arrival postmarks and an EXPRESS cover to Sweden (2nd devision of the international mail) with some barcode of International mail.

Japan Commemoratives issued during the period of 50yen postal rate for domestic cover (1) Block of 4, Comb cancellation

I know covers are needed to show the usage of the stamps in traditional philately, howeve I'm collecting used stamps as well just because it's fun for me. First I decided to complete all the used stamps in block of 4 with comb cancellations some day. It's not so easy as well as difficult. I have some but not complete.
Shown left is a block of 4 of Japan 1977 commemorative of 50th anniv. of ham radio with comb cancellation of November 25,1977  Ogaki post office.There is a possibitily for this block to be used on non-postal usage, howeve it is still beautiful with comb cancelation.



Even though I'm focusing only on the used stamps with comb cancellation,  I found the used stamps with the other cancellations such as roller cancellation and get it also.Of course it's more interesting when I organize a collection with some trial version of such cancellations used during 1970's, I have to study more from now on.
Left shown is a block of four of Japan 1978 Human Rights commemorative with Arakawa post office Dec.22, 1978. TBecause this stamp was issued on December, it's more difficult to get used stamps of the issued year than the other stamps.
But on the other points of view, if the commemoratives used just after the issue, more possibility of postal usage has come, so the date is also important.



It improves the collection if I were to get a used stamps cancelled by some interesting post office.
Left shown is a block of 4 of 1980 Congress of IGU&ICA with comb cancellation of Sep.5th, 1980. The post office is rather unique and it shows Tennoji following Annex of Japan Savings Office.
I think this alone is not enough, but after completing it, I can persue more interesting items.

I got a cover of When I first started collecting stamps

Last month, I've been organizing Japanese stamps, during the period I found some covers used in my junior hood when I started collecting stamps.
Shown below is an example of usage franking the commemoratives issued in 1977. It is not a single franking, the envelope seems to be rather big, so I do not want to store it before, however it turns out to be not common these days and my philatelic friend also admit it.

As a general collector, I have completed all the Japanese commemoratives, so I decided to make a specialized collection of the commemoratives of which postal rate is 50 yen.(1976-1979)  Any Japanese commemoratives are not classic stamps and I collet mainly classic stamps such as German States and Switzerland, so I'd like to collect super modern stamps this time and I don't think there are many competitor.

Block of four, New-National-Treasure series Vol.2 50 yen with a pair of 75 yen defenitive =350 yen, a easy-recorded letter addressed to Shizuoka Prefecture

Kashiwa post office, April 16th 1978,  comb-shaped cancellation.

 

One month has passed since I start organizing Japanese stamps

As I wrote on the blog dated Feb.28th,  I suspended collecting foreign stamps for one monthand start organizing Japanese stamps. All the defenitives including etched stamps, commemoratives and more! I opened many boxes and check many used stamps and covers.


As I have much used ones , I only checked a little, but regarding covers, I have almost understood what kind of covers I have so far. Many philatelists worried about the way to organize covers. Of course I am the one. I find these days Brief Stock Case is a nice substitute of some dust case for A4 clear-file.
The star rank of the item
*****  => exhibition leaf
****  => A4 clear file with dust case
***  => Big Plastic Case
** => put them into box at the storage.









By the way, I studied only Japanese stamps for a month, but it is very exciting to study new theme!! As I reported in my preveous blog posts, I studied especially on Japanese definitives 1899-1907 Chrysanthemum series and it was very interesting because of perforation varieties. I'd like to collect them as sub theme from now.
One of the items and covers I got interested is Japanese Air Mail stamps and covers. As these stamps are already not in use when I start philately in my childhood, they attract me a lot. However some stamps are not so rare and there're many such covers in my collection. Pagoda series 25, 30, 40 and most of the budda series are very common, however I had much fun with those covers because of the variety of cancellations and destinations.
What is most important in my air mail stamp cover is as below. Franking a pair of Ashinoko-lake 18 sen, Mt.Fuji&Deer 4sen equal to 40 sen cover to Austria. Matsukawa P.P.  Aug.26, 1927 (Showa-era 12)  There're sender's address on left and it says this cover came from Pyengyang, Korea.