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~!ft~- JuAJ"E ~ the Fence_ ACRCES THE FENCE: OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WISCONSilJ FEDERATION OF STAMP CLUBS. PUBLISHED 10 TIMES A YEAR. EDITOR: LOIS HEFT, 1305 DE!RA LANE, MADISON, WI. 53704

* WISCOPEX HIGHLIGHTS ~

WFSC ELECTION RES UL TS President - Ray Vedder (Green Bay Philatelic Society)

VP - Greg Schmidt (Outagamie Philatelic Society) SE Region VP - Douglas Galaszewski (Milwaukee Phila­telic Society)

These new leaders were elected to take office on Jan. 1, 1990. Doug Galaszewski was appointed to immediately take over SE Regional VP duties for Dan Rhoades.

l'V'J"VV"VVj_ . CLASS OF 1989 ~:LL o· . Lyle A. Hobbs FAME . ' · John G. Taddy

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<n~~ Congrats! to Lyle and John, who join the ranks of our distinguished Wisconsin philatelists in the Hall of Fame. Both new inductees will be featured in future issues of Across the Fence.

'89 WFSC CLUB TRIVIA CONTEST WINNERS

Outagamie Philatelic Society Waukesha County Philatelic Society

It was a tie, but after a drawing, Waukesha took home the prize -- a 3-volume set of This is Philately.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!

Donations by Robert Mather and Erik Martini enabled the WFSC to purchase the late Elmer Foote's accumulation of WFSC memorabilia. We're looking for a historian to go through the boxes and catalog all these wonderful items.

MORE PUBLIC THANKS -

(1) Badger Stamp Club for $50 toward expenses to host the '89 NAPF convention, (2) WauwaJosaPhilatelic Society for $100 toward general expenses, (3) Bob Sparks for time spent manning the WISCOPEX WFSC Society Table while every­one else was in meetings, and (4) the Outagamie and Oshkosh PhilaJelic Societies fer a tremendous job in host:ng WISCOPEX '89!

A F .Al®ELL I.ETTER FCR A FEW MONTlfl

Well, this is the last NEvB !ETTER until SEPTEMBER, 1989 Wisoope.x is past, and it was· a HUGE SUCCESS. I believe the ~mbers of the OUTAGAMIE & OOHKOOH PHILATELIC SOCIETIES who VOLUNTEERED their servioe shoul.d be commended. It was a very WELL..aUN SHa,J'. Everything went just about perfect. Now it 1s time to start thinking about WISC0PEX 90 They have their work cut out for them. It's a BIG PROJECT, that they are undertaking. One thing I woul.d like to see, in the future, is HCilE of the FEDERATION MEMBERS VOLUNTEER to participate at the FEDERATION TABIE AT THE UPCOMING WISC0PEX 1s. IT 1S FUN, IT 1S NOT HARD \-KJRK, THE QUESTIONS ASKED, ARE NOT DIFFICULT TO ANSWF!R, AND YOU GET TO MEET L<m OF PE0PIE. 11'1RY IT, YCXJILL LIKE IT11 •

Don't forget just because Wiscopex 89 is aver with, there are still shows to go to in June, J'ley and August. Check the Calendar.

Al1 the Members of the Federation hope you have a FUN...FILLEI SAFE SUMMER VACATION.

SEE YOO IN THE ~1 ~

YaJR EDITOR, vr°'v-

PHILATELIC PICTIONARY

The winner of the April contest was Bob Mather who correctly identified the picture as a Christm?<i Seal.

Above is the featured illustration of the month. You will have until June 30, 1989 to correctly submit your entry to MaryAnn Bowman, P.O. Box 1451, Waukesha, WI 53187. Please include your name, club affiliation and whether you are an adult or junior member.

ROBERT F. MEYER HONORED

WFSC President, Robert F. Meyer was chosen Milwaukee Area Distinguished Philatelists for 1989, and honored at the third annual Appreciation Dinner Meeting. on Feb. 5. Criteria for selecting the guest of honor is an individual who has repeatedly demonstrated a visible interest in stamp collecting and in develop­ing the interest and enjoyment of

the hobby for others. The Italian American Stamp Club spon­sored the '89 event. Ralph West served as chairman. Other clubs participating in the '89 Appreciation Dinner_were: J.filwauk.e~ Philalelic Society, Wauwatosa Philatelic Society, Polish Amen­can Stamp Club, German Philatelic Society, and North Shore

Philalelic Society.

SHOW CALENDAR & REGISTRY---1989 -H-ll-!HI- -IHI-IHHl- -IHHHHI- -IHHl-lHI- -!HHHHl-

6-24-25 NCRTHWOODS STAMP & COIN SHOW, Northwoods Stamp & Coin Club, Nicolet College, IHC BLDG., Rhinelander.,

7-15 FONDYPE:J( 189, FOND DU LAC STAMP CLUB, Legion Post 500 FOND DU LAC AVE., Fond du­Lac.

9-16-17 WALCOPEX 189, Walworth Cnty. Stamp Club, Lake Geneva YMCA, 203 Wells Street, Lake Geneva.

9-30-lD-l

10-21-22

!222.... 2-17-18

2-17-18

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WaUSApex '89, WISC. VALIEY PHIL., SOCIETY Howard Jopnsons, Wausau

TOOAPEX 159, WAUWATOSA PHIL. SOCIETY, Knights of Columbus, 1800 s. 92nd, West Allis.

JANESVILLE STAMP SHOW, JANESVILLE STAMP CLUB, Rock County Fairgrounds, Janes­vill.e.

KECOPEX 190, KENOOHA STAMP & COIN CLUB, (LOCATION, LATER DATE, ALSO THEME)

MILCOPEX 190, MILWAUKEE PHILATELIC soc., M3cca, Milwaukee

OTHER SHOO, BOURSES, .AIJCTIONS ETC. -!HHHl-11- -IHHl-:Hl- -lHHHHI- -!HI-IHHI-

7-22

9-16-17

FOUR LAKES THIRD ANNUAL POOT CARD SH0.-1, PROMOTER, LOIS HEFT, (ME) Anv3rican Legion Post 501, 4001 Lien Rd., Madison

JOINING WITH JUNIORS

Coming soon! To Milwaukee's Pilgrim Lutheran School - KIDPEX - the second annual stamp exhibition geared with the youth collector in mind. The date for this year's show is October 28 which also happens to be the date set aside as National Youth Stamp Collector's Day. The theme of the show will focus on Prehistoric Animals.

Plans are already underway for making this year's event bigger and better than last year. Youth are invited to enter 2-4 page exhibits of a topical nature. A "Stamps Tell a Story" contest will allow the participant to find a stamp and tell in 100 words or less the story of the stamp.

In addition, a variety of educational programs and activities are planned. An attempt is being made to invite youth oriented organizations such as the Scouts, 4-H, and others to the show.

If you were a participant in last year's exhibition, you will receive notification again this year. If you know a youth organization or individual that you would like to e·ncourage to enter, please send for further information from MaryAnn Bowman, P.O. Box 1451, Waukesha, WI 53187.

To enable the committee to continue planning for KIDPEX, a donation of stamps, covers and other philatelic material is being made. It is hoped that we can prepare packets of at least 25 different stamps.

Attention refunders! Also needed are the UPC codes from the bottoms of the following Post cereals: Alpha-bits, Fruity Pebbles, Cocoa Pebbles, Honeycomb, Super Golden Crisp, Smurf Magic Berries, and Croonchy Stars. (Sorry for the commercial -we really do need them for the project.) Please send by July 15, 1989.

Although the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs does lend its support and name to the KIDPEX function, at the present the WFSC lends no financial support to the program.

Many projects connected with youth philately often are accomplished without funding and are undertaken and supported by individuals who believe in the cause. I am pleased to announce that the Waukesha County Philatelic Society has voted to support a budget of $100 for use in~ promoting youth philately in Waukesha County this year.

A very special thank you for two kind and generous supporters of youth philately: Don Kirki and Paul Revolinski who have been frequen~ contributors to my requests.

Until next time, think young. youth philately!!

Think

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STAMPFEST 189, MILWAUKEE PHIL., SOC. :113cca Arena, No. 4th & w. Kilbourn, Milw. Kettle Moraine FALL BOURSE, & EXHIBIT Kettle Moraine, Coin & Stamp Club, Paradise Mall, s. Main st. ~st Bend

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ANNUAL

Sept. 30 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1

resents their

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. US. A WA PEX '89

HOWARD JOHNSON WAUSAU

The Biggest Show in Northern Wisconsin

Exhibits/Dealers/U.S.P .S. FREE ADMISSION

WISCOPEX '89 TirLE

''...A..we£D ' Exhibits

EXHIBIT FRAMES

GREG SCH!1IDT 1-6

ROLA!ID ESSIG 2 7- 10

ROY MARKS , .m3 11 · l 6

DAVID MAYO 4 17-22

H.E. DANIEIS 5 23-25

ERIC ENNEN 6 26

SAM WOI.EBSN 7 27

WH. BIRCH 8 28A ·

M. BROOKS 9 28B

P. GALAS ZEWSKIO 29A

DAVID FLACK 11 29B

A. GALASZE1£KI2 30A

S. DAVIDSON 13 30B

R. OSWALD 14 31-35

EXHIBIT FRAMES

ll. . HOFFMAN 15 35.39

CHAMPION OF

CHAMPIONS COMPETITION

Pan Am Pacific Flights, 1935-1941 GOLD & C!IDll'ION OF CHA11PI ON1

Man Beneath the Sea

Hearts, A Broad Look

The Two Cent Columbian

FIRST DAY COVERS

SILVER

SILVER

GOID

1966 • Poland's Mlllenium Year S FECIAL AWARD FIBST DAY COVER SOC .

JUNIOR COMPETITION

Pre-Cancels of the USA SILVER

Franco-Amelican Fliendshlp GOLD ALSO ATA JR . , GOLD AWARD

ABC's of Collecting Air Mail GOLD AI.SO

Hey, Mr. Postman

Railroads on Stamps

J PA BLUE RIBBON

SI LVER

BRONZE

Civil War Portrait Gallery SILVER AL3:J AAPE AWARD OF HONOR

A Study of Butterflies BRONZE

Horses Around the World BRONZE

POSTAL HISTORY

Confederate States of Amertca, GOLD, ALSO Stampless Covers BLUE & GRAY SOC ., AWARD

TITLE

SPECIAL STUDIES

Postal Code and Automation GOLD, ALSO SMALL GOW ! WARD, APS., ALSO BEST OF S HOW AWARD

V. MOORE 16

B. HAHN 17

V. SHACKIETON 18

L, KLEINHANS 19

w. TE1£ 20

TI-£EMATICS AND TOPICALS

40 Long May It Not Wave SILVER , ALSO AAPE, AWARD OF HONffi

41 -45 The Holy Bible SILVER

46-50 The Grand Tour • Churches In GOID , Middle Europe

ATA GOID AWARD , ALSO CO!lC6 RIBBON 51-54 Martin Luther

GOLD

55-60 Honortng Philately • National and International

JUDGES OF TIIB EXHIBITS

Jack Green

Frank J enlch

Frank Moertl

ALSO

3rd Annual Four Lakes Post Card Show MADISON, WISCONSIN

JULY 22 American Legion Post 501, 4001 Lien Road, 9am-5pm

DffiECTIONS: Coming from the north or south on ROUTE 51: go to junction of 151, then go east to Lien Road Coming on West I-94: take exit 135 (which is 151), then go west on 151 to Lien Road Coming from Chicago on East I-90/94: take exit 135 and go west on 151 to Lien Road

Contact: LOIS HEFT 608-241-0851 1305 Deborah Lane, Madison, WI 53704

Take a summer break. Enjoy a 1-day show l

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, a ,tl / ,y,1 • 'tc- 5 f' /r,1 ' ~ ~ AJ\1ERI £:AN LFt;.-tON HALL

50 ') Fond du Lac Ave ., Hwy" 4,5 , southeas t part of city

.FOND du LAo··., STAMP CLUB

Organized 1929

FREE admission & parking

Fred L. Ericksen show chairman

Phone 414-922-499 5 BOX 821, FOND DU LAC , WI 54935 0

In April's issue of Across the Fence, I ran an art­icle regarding the Stamp Design Contest of a BOXCAR for the Grande Voiture. I have had quite a few Phone Calls, and Post Cards, asking 11WJ-IATS THE GRANDE V0ITURE (40 et 8). A brief History of the Voiture is written below for your information.

ARE YOU A COLLECTCR OF T0PICAI.S?

Why not tcy CHRISTMAS SEAI.S. THEY CATER ~ THE TOPICAL C0LLECTCR • Birds, Ships, Sports, Fraternal Organizations, Trees, Flowers, Animals, etc. Also large stock of other CHARITY SEAI.S. Send us your WANT LIST. We just might find. something in our STOCK, you can 1t do without. All CINDEREJLAS. Sorry, NO REVENUES.

(ED. LOIS)

WHAT IS THE FORTY ET EIGHT?

Organization La Societe des Quaranta Hemmes et Huit Chevaux an

independant fraternal organization of Veterans, popul~rly know as the FORTY ET EIGHT, is the fun and honor society of American Legionnaires. Now composed of the Veterans of both World Wars, the Korean and Viet Nam conflicts, it draws its origin from World War I when young Americans were sent to France to fight a war to end all wars. The nar­row gauge railroads of France had box-cars (Voitures) that carried little more than half the capacity of American box­cars and these voitures were used to transport the men and horses to and from the fighting fronts. On the side of these little box-cars was stenciled the capacity of each. Holding either forty men or eight horses these voitures became the trade mark of our organization. If you could laugh at the train ride from the coast of France to the trenches crowded in these little box-cars only recently vacated by eight horses, one could surely adapt to the changes in his life when he returned home. The FORTY ET EIGHT was organized in 1920 as the fun and honor society of the American Legion. Membership in the Forty et Eight is recognition for service to the American Legion and/or its programs.

Nurses Training In 1955, the Voyageurs Militaire recognized the shortage

of Registered Nurses and began to provide the financial assistance in scholarships to those who enrolled for this training. With 1892 students receiving over $643,000. in scholarships this past year, the FORTY ET EIGHT has granted in excess of eight and one-half millions of dollars since the inception of this program.

Americanism ~y vi_rtuc of being Veterans who have served their country

In its trme of -~re_atest ~eed, the fun loving, hard working Voyageurs M1hta1re maintain a strong commitment to the American way of life. Americanism projects, respectforthe Flag, Constitution, Law and Order and the proven willing­ne~s _t? defend these principles is evident in the day to day act1v1t1es of the members of our society.

Purpose Th_e Voyageurs Militaire of the FORTY ET EIGHT ask for

nothing ?xcept to ~erve their_fellow human beings and by that serv1_ce to provide our children with a safe, free land of opportunity and to further provide for the adequate defense of the greatest system of government devised by the mind of man.

SASE TO: LOIS HEFT, ]305 DEBRA LANE, MADISON, WISC. 53704

Approvals~CANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES, Stamps at prices to pl.ease you. TeJJ. us your COLLECTING INTERESTS. NCRDIC STAMPS, .5144 I-AH-MAYTAH RD., DEPr. 1, OSHKOSH, WI. 54901 (APS #52074) ➔HHHr~~HHH}{BP,HHH~➔HP,h'HBH~HHHHHHHHHHHHH~

A COUPLE OF IDEAS FROM TWO OF OUR CLUBS.

{Reprinted from the Green Bay PHILATELIC SOCIETY Newsletter.)

Philatelic Concert-On Wed. April 19, Ruth Fisher ani Clete Delvaux representing GBPS at the Commmiversity Wind Ensemble• s concert _called · 11A Philatelic Concert", honoring composers on Postage Stamps"·• Ruth ~d . Clete arrived at the West DePere High School Auditorium about 6:30PM and set up the eight-frame exhibit. Ralph Reeves had organized three frames: Don Kimps, two:. amd Clete, the club frame (with Stamps contributed by Ray Perry Bill Feldhausen, and Clete. One of the concert condu~tors, Clare Hounsel, also contributed two frames from his collection.

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The many concert-goers wh~ examined the exhibit before the concert and during the intermission made the work that went into the franes a worthwhile endeavor. At the April meeting, Ralph Reeves indicated that he had enjoyed putting together his frames, Cl.ete Delvaux sort of admitted that he enjoyed it too. Ralph suggested that like-minded club members might think about doing more of this type of promotion for our Club, and for Stamp Collecting in general. Can we find someone to organize such an activity'? WHAT ABOUT AN EXHIBIT CF BIRDS AND ANU!AI.S ON STAHPS AT THE NEW GREh1•1 BAY WILD­LIFE SANCTUARY FACILITIES?

(REPRINTED JOINTLY FROM GREEN I3AY PHILATELIC NEW31ETTER, A!ID THE OUTAGAMIE PHILATELIC SOCIETIES NEvJSLETTER.)

The Green Eay Philatelic Society, and the Outagamie Philatelic Society, will have a Joint fleeting on June 15, at Steiners Restaurant. A SPECIAL SLIDE SHOW, will be featured, 11 CHURCHES ON GERMAN STAJ1PS 11

, by Verna Shakleton.