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GPS SPECIALIST MAGAZINE

 

 

January 2012
February 2012
March 2012
April 2012

 

FEBRUARY 2012 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. ‘Schaffendes Volk’ Exhibition 1937 by J. H. Miller
55
News    
  GPS/BDPh 10th Salon: Update
79
Columns    
  Book Review
69
  Collector Questions
71
  From the President
50
  Letters to the Editor
47
  Mit Deutscher Post
64
  New Issues
72
  View From Here
52
Departments .
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. Adlets
88
. Membership Report
87

 

JANUARY 2012 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. World War I Kameruner Internee Mail to and from Spanish Guinea by M. P. Bratzel
12
. Airmail Express to Greece in 1940 by Larry Nelson
22
  A Curious Postal Forgery by Robert A. Strother
24
Columns    
  Collector Questions
30
  From the President
7
  Germany on Exhibit
31
  Letters to the Editor
3
  Mit Deutscher Post
27
  New Issues
32
  View From Here
10
Departments .
.
. Adlets
44
. Index for vol. 62 Calendar Year 2011
39
. Membership Report
43

 

 

 

September 2011
October 2011
November 2011
December 2011

 

DECEMBER 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. Bayreuth versus Salzburg 1933-1945: The Dark Side of Music by Dietrich Schroeer
497
. News by Train by David L. Straight
505
  Thoughts About a 'Middle Ground for SA/SS Covers?' by Benjamin R. Beede
512
Columns    
  Collector Questions
511
  From the President
491
  Germany on Exhibit
514
  Letters to the Editor
487
  Mit Deutscher Post
517
  New Issues
520
  View From Here
495
Departments .
.
. Adlets
528
. Membership Report
527

 

NOVEMBER 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. War Memorial and Remembrance Issues of the DDR, Part III by Richard Slater
449
. Ribbentrop by Richard A. Newhouse
464
  Evolution of Machine-Applied "Flag" Postmarks 1894 - 1916 by Jerry H. Miller
464
Columns    
  Book Review
461
  From the President
446
  Letter to the Editor
443
  Mit Deutscher Post
472
  New Issues
476
  View From Here
445
Departments .
.
. Adlets
484
. Membership Report
482

 

OCTOBER 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. War Memorial and Remembrance Issues of the DDR, Part II by Richard Slater
407
. More Returned Mail by George G. Werbizky
417
Columns    
  Book Review
420
  Collector Question
426
  Cover Corner
423
  From the President
403
  Letters to the Editor
399
  Mit Deutscher Post
427
  New Issues
423
Departments .
.
. Adlets
439
. Membership Report
438

 

SEPTEMBER 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. Belgian Military Mail in the Rhineland, Part II by Dr. Johannes Hoffer
317
. More Lost Colonies and Territories Labels by M. P. Bratzel Jr.
325
Problems with the DBZ Review of the SA/SS Handbuch by Benjamin R. Beede
331
  Organizing Shields by Don Boese
334
News    
Germany at APS Stampshow
342
. GPS Board Meeting at Denver
343
Columns    
  Letters to the Editor
311
  New Issues
338
  The View from Here
312
Departments .
.
. Adlets
351
. Membership Report
350

 

 

AUGUST 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. Belgian Military Mail in the Rhineland, Part II by Dr. Johannes Hoffer
317
. More Lost Colonies and Territories Labels by M. P. Bratzel Jr.
325
Problems with the DBZ Review of the SA/SS Handbuch by Benjamin R. Beede
331
  Organizing Shields by Don Boese
334
News    
Germany at APS Stampshow
342
. GPS Board Meeting at Denver
343
Columns    
  Letters to the Editor
311
  New Issues
338
  The View from Here
312
Departments .
.
. Adlets
351
. Membership Report
350

 

JULY 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. Belgian Military Mail in the Rhineland, Part I by Dr. Johannes Hoffer
273
. Duala Kamerun Bridge Cancellers by M. P. Bratzel Jr.
281
Columns    
  Book Reviews
290
. From the President
269
Letters to the Editor
267
  Mit Deutscher Post
293
  New Issues
299
  The View From Here
271
Departments .
.
. Adlets
308
. Membership Report
307

 

 

JUNE 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. The Currency Reform in the Soviet Zone of Germany, June-July 1948 by Greg A. Rehme
229
. The Augsburg Revolution Stamp by Wolfgang Baldus
241
  The Continuing Controversy Over the Vineta Provisional by Benjamin R. Beede
245
News    
. Germany on Exhibit
256
Columns    
  Book Review
255
  Collectors Questions
249
  From the President
226
  Letters to the Editor
223
  New Issues
251
Departments .
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. Adlets
263
. Membership Report
262

 

MAY 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. German Fieldpost Mail Postmarks 1937-1945 by John A. Abrams
183
. RELICO Food Parcel Acknowledgement Cards by Larry Nelson
193
News    
  Tentative Denver GPS Convention Program
210
. GPS Donations 2010 - 2011
211
Columns    
  Book Reviews
203, 204
  Collectors Questions
206
  Letters to the Editor
179
  From the President
182
Departments .
.
. Adlets
219
. Membership Report
218

 

 

January 2011
February 2011
March 2011
April 2011

 

APRIL 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. The Vineta Provisional: History and Controversy by Hans P. Pohlmann
147
. Cover Puzzle by William Ruh
153
  An Interesting Helgoland Cover by Lawrence R. Mead
164
  De-Nazified Cover Used in 1946 by Alfred Richert
166
Columns    
  Book Review
161
. From the President
145
  Letters to the Editor
135
  New Issues
168
Departments .
.
. Adlets
176
. Membership Report
175
 
MARCH 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. The Berlin Strassenpost by Neil Smart and Walter Kurth
101
. International German POW Mail Prior to April 1, 1946 by Larry Nelson
110
  Thoughts About Writing for the German Postal Specialist by Benjamin R. Beede
115
Columns    
  Book Reviews
119,121
. From the President
96
  Letters to the Editor
91
  New Issues
125
  The View from Here
99
Departments .
.
. Adlets
132
. Membership Report
131

 

FEBRUARY 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. Phasendrucke: Phased Printing of the DDR by David N. Mielke
51
. Streckenbriefe and Streckenbunde by Dr. Walter Farber
57
  Muster ohne Wert Mail from the German Colonies by Jerry H. Miller
61
  Geschäftspapiere (Business Papers) Franking 1945-1946 by Harold E. Peter
65
  German Chemical Censorship in Europe During World War II by Gianluigi Soldati
69
Columns    
  Collector Questions
74
. From the President
47
  New Issues
77
  The View from Here
49
Departments .
.
. Adlets
88
. Membership Report
87

 

JANUARY 2011 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. MS Gripsholm: 30 Years of Service in Peace and War by Jerry H. Miller
11
. Berlin Wall Crossing by Otto E. Bergman
22
Columns    
  Collector Questions
29
. From the President
7
  Letters to the Editor
3
  New Issues
32
  The View from Here
9
Departments .
.
. Adlets
44
  Index, Vol. 61 Calendar Year 2010
37
. Membership Report
43
 

 

September 2010
October 2010
November 2010
December 2010
 
DECEMBER 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. The SA/SS Covers in the Context of German Postal Regulations by Benjamin R. Beede
491
. The Forehondt Correspondence by David Sichel
509
  Germany, Your Colonies by Jason H. Manchester
513
Columns    
  Letters to the Editor
487
. New Issues
520
  The View from Here
489
Departments .
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. Adlets
528
. Membership Report
527
 
NOVEMBER 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. A History of the Berlin Wall, Part 2 of 2 by Richard Slater
443
. My Proudest Moment in Philately by William Ruh
451
  Konigsberg-Related Mail by E. Heinemann
457
  December 1923 Mixed Inflation Covers by Peter Hausknecht
466
News   .
. Auction Prices Realized on Sale of Duplicate GPS Library Holdings
478
. GPS 2010 Convention Pictures
477
  New and Interesting Zeppelin Links
464
Columns    
  Book Reviews
461,462
. Collector Questions
468
  New Issues
471
Departments .
.
. Adlets
484
. Membership Report
481
 
OCTOBER 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. A History of the Berlin Wall, Part 1 of 2 by Richard Slater
405
. Cover Returned from Germany Through Switzerland in 1945 by Benjamin R. Beede
420
News   .
. Board of Directors Meeting, September 2, 2010
432
. Germany on Exhibit
428
Columns    
  Book Review
431
. Collector Questions
415
  From the President
403
  Letters to the Editor
399
  New Issues
422
Departments .
.
. Adlets
440
. Membership Report
439

 

SEPTEMBER 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. Berlin in April 1945 by Joachim Büll
361
. Self-Service Public-Use Meter Franking Machines by Jerry H. Miller
369
. The Invalid but Valid Franking by Dieter Leder
377
Columns   .
. A Random Walk
381
. Book Review
395
. Collector Questions
386
  Cover Corner
388
  From the President
359
  Letters to the Editor
355
  New Issues
390
Departments .
.
. Adlets
396
. Membership Report
395

 

May 2010
June 2010
July 2010
August 2010

 

AUGUST 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. The Duchess von Hessen and the Flights of the Gelber Hund by Gary A. Gibson
317
. Philatelic Hopes End with "House Destroyed" by Dickson H. Preston
327
. Inflation-Era Postal Meters Used to Postmark Mail by Jerry H. Miller
332
. Developing a German Postal History Library for the years 1924-1945 by Benjamin R. Beede
335
News  
.
. Germany on Exhibit
343
. GPS 2010 Convention at BALPEX
346
Columns   .
. Letters to the Editor
311
. New Issues
340
. The View from Here
315
Departments .
.
. Adlets
352
. Membership Report
351
 
JULY 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. Leaders and Government in the DDR by Richard Slater
271
News .
.
  2009-2010 Donations Acknowledged
297
. Duplicate GPS Library Holdings for Sale
301
Columns   .
. Cover Corner
291
  Letters to the Editor
267
  New Issues
.292
  The View from Here
269
Departments .
.
. Adlets
308
. Membership Report
307

 

JUNE 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. The Evolution of "Via Siberia" Mail 1899-1945: Part 3 of 3 by Jerry H. Miller
225
. Postal Meters Altered as Canceling Devices by Wolfgang Meier
239
. No Free Franking for the Nazi Party by Benjamin R. Beede
247
  'In Our Misery and Need'; A Philatelic Clue About Life in Post-War II Germany by Carl Barna
250
News .
.
  GPS Gold and Silver Members
259
Columns   .
. From the President
225
  New Issues
.254
Departments .
.
. Adlets
264
. Membership Report
263

 

MAY 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. The Evolution of "Via Siberia" Mail 1899-1945: Part 2 of 3 by Jerry H. Miller
187
. The Hamburg Mail Discovery by Myron Fox
200
. Much-Forwarded Registered Mail by Benjamin R. Beede
205
News .
.
  Board of Directors Meeting
213
Columns   .
. Collecting Warsaw Locals
208
. Collector Questions
206
. Letters to the Editor
179
  New Issues
.210
  View from Here: On Contents of Covers
.185
Departments .
.
. Adlets
220
. Membership Report
219

 

 

 

January 2010
February 2010
March 2010
April 2010
APRIL 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. The Evolution of "Via Siberia" Mail 1899-1945: Part 1 of 3 by Jerry H. Miller
141
. More About OPD Dresden 1945-1946 by Benjamin R. Beede
156
. Merger of the Social Democratic Party and Communist Party by David Banks
162
News .
.
  About our GPS Mailing List
171
  Germany on Exhibit
166
  GPS attending 'Philatelic Show'
167
Columns    
. Collector Questions
168
. From the President
137
. Letters to the Editor
135
  New Issues
.168
Departments .
.
. Adlets
176
. Membership Report
175
MARCH 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles .
Page
. The Main-Line Railroads of Kamerun Under German Administration and Associated Postal History by M.P. Bratzel Jr.
101
. Plate Flaws, Plate Varieties, Printing Flaws by Bob Grosch
117
. Restrictions on Registered Mail and SA/SS Stamps by Benjamin R. Beede
121
Columns .
.
. Book Review
127
. Collector Questions
125
. Letters to the Editor
91
  View from Here: On Third Reich Philately
.
Departments .
.
. Adlets
132
. Membership Report
131

 

FEBRUARY 2010 - Table of Contents
Articles  
Page
The SA/SS Covers with Berlin C 25 and Berlin C 43 Postmarks by Dr. Wolf-Dieter Rõpke, translated by Larry Sall
53
Airmail to St. Helena by Jim Graue
65
German Post-War Mine Sweeping by Myron Fox
69
Daniel Casanova by Richard H. Hosfield
76
Columns .
.
. Letters to the Editor
47
. New Issues
78
. The View From Here: On what is important
49
Departments .
.
. Adlets
88
. Membership Report
87

 

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We have started the GPS Specialist indexing project that will categorize back issues. Since this will take some work, no estimate of the completion date is available at this time.

 

 

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