This is a newly published book that encapsulates knowledge regarding the development of postal service in what now constitutes the municipality of Varberg, Sweden. For the town of Varberg and each community, detailed descriptions are provided of where the post offices were located, how they received their mail, and who the post office managers were. In total, there have been over 40 post offices within the current boundaries of the municipality. The book reports all known postmarks and periods of use, from their introduction in 1819 until 2000. A selection of high-quality illustrations displays the best philatelic objects in existence.
The 140-page book has been compiled by Anders Johansson (editor), Bengt Bengtsson, Jan Halldén, and Staffan Nilsson. It costs SEK 225 + 69 (shipping) and may be ordered from Anders Johansson (email anjo85458@telia.com).
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The 26th ALPE-ADRIA international exhibition is scheduled to take place at the Palazzetto dello Sport, via degli Atleti Azzurri, Travisio, from 21 to 24 September 2023. It is organised by the Union of the Philatelic and Numismatic Societies of Friuli Venezia Giulia with the Patronage of the Federation of Italian Philatelic Societies (FSFI), the Autonomous Region Friuli – Venezia Giulia and the City of Tarvisio, as well as the FEPA Recognition.
The exhibition in Tarvisio was originally scheduled for 2020, rescheduled for 2021, and finally cancelled due to Covid-19. In 2022, the 25th ALPE-ADRIA was held in Gmunden, Austria.
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In the second half of the 19th century, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company almost entirely controlled the postal operations between or from Chile, Peru, and Ecuador via Panama to the United States or Europe. In a period of expansion of communications all over the globe, that particular company dominated the Pacific coastline of Central and South America. We follow Mike Roberts, the author, as he introduces his work on the RPSL website:
The book is intended to give a broad commercial background to this historic Steam Ship Company and it is hoped will appeal to some outside the narrower philatelic world. Having set a broader scene I then set about updating all the philatelic and postal history data before applying this to the known examples in each of the relevant categories whether they be the “VAPOR” marks, the numbered hand stamps or the postage stamps themselves.
I have tried to incorporate all the necessary tools for the postal historian to be able to analyse existing and new material, thus a full list of vessels, vessel movement, timetables and postal rates are all included. The additional chapters concerning the development of company contracts, British Post Offices on the west coast of South America, cargo services and publicity help to give the fullest picture and give the reader some knowledge of the non-philatelic material available to the collector.
Varberg’s Postal History
We picked it up from the website of the Swedish Philatelic Federation.
This is a newly published book that encapsulates knowledge regarding the development of postal service in what now constitutes the municipality of Varberg, Sweden. For the town of Varberg and each community, detailed descriptions are provided of where the post offices were located, how they received their mail, and who the post office managers were. In total, there have been over 40 post offices within the current boundaries of the municipality. The book reports all known postmarks and periods of use, from their introduction in 1819 until 2000. A selection of high-quality illustrations displays the best philatelic objects in existence.
The 140-page book has been compiled by Anders Johansson (editor), Bengt Bengtsson, Jan Halldén, and Staffan Nilsson. It costs SEK 225 + 69 (shipping) and may be ordered from Anders Johansson (email anjo85458@telia.com).
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ALPE-ADRIA TARVISIO 2023 in September
The 26th ALPE-ADRIA international exhibition is scheduled to take place at the Palazzetto dello Sport, via degli Atleti Azzurri, Travisio, from 21 to 24 September 2023. It is organised by the Union of the Philatelic and Numismatic Societies of Friuli Venezia Giulia with the Patronage of the Federation of Italian Philatelic Societies (FSFI), the Autonomous Region Friuli – Venezia Giulia and the City of Tarvisio, as well as the FEPA Recognition.
The exhibition in Tarvisio was originally scheduled for 2020, rescheduled for 2021, and finally cancelled due to Covid-19. In 2022, the 25th ALPE-ADRIA was held in Gmunden, Austria.
Exhibition programme, participation and other details:
http://www.alpeadria.eu/exhibitions/2023/tarvisio-2023.html
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The Pacific Steam Navigation Co.
In the second half of the 19th century, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company almost entirely controlled the postal operations between or from Chile, Peru, and Ecuador via Panama to the United States or Europe. In a period of expansion of communications all over the globe, that particular company dominated the Pacific coastline of Central and South America. We follow Mike Roberts, the author, as he introduces his work on the RPSL website:
The book is intended to give a broad commercial background to this historic Steam Ship Company and it is hoped will appeal to some outside the narrower philatelic world. Having set a broader scene I then set about updating all the philatelic and postal history data before applying this to the known examples in each of the relevant categories whether they be the “VAPOR” marks, the numbered hand stamps or the postage stamps themselves.
I have tried to incorporate all the necessary tools for the postal historian to be able to analyse existing and new material, thus a full list of vessels, vessel movement, timetables and postal rates are all included. The additional chapters concerning the development of company contracts, British Post Offices on the west coast of South America, cargo services and publicity help to give the fullest picture and give the reader some knowledge of the non-philatelic material available to the collector.
The book was presented to the public during the 2nd Crawford Festival in June.
You may order a copy here: https://members.rpsl.org.uk/Shop/product/250
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