The committee has 28 members who communicate by email, newsletter and
website discussion board. Current research includes dates of printing for
the white paper varieties of the 1¢ and 2¢ values. The committee publishes
a bi-monthly newsletter, distributed by email. Several committee members
have exhibited recently, although not in the Americana Series area. The
committee maintains a website at
www.theamericanas.org.
Announcing the Americana Series Study Group
One of the many benefits of USSS membership is the
opportunity to join one or more of the groups within the
Society which focus on the study of a particular area of U.S.
philately. A quick glance at the masthead page in any issue
of The Specialist will reveal the wide range of choices
available. Beginning with this issue, we can now add one more
horse to our stable.
I am pleased to announce the formation of the Americana
Series Study Group, (ASSG) dedicated to the study of the
definitive series known as the Americana Series of United
States postage stamps, which were issued from 1975 to
1981. The focus of the group will be to study the printing,
varieties, errors, First Day Covers, rates and usages of the
series. The aim of the group will be to share information and
findings and to encourage further study of the series. To
this end, the ASSG will produce an electronic newsletter
entitled The Iron Betty (after the design of the 50¢ stamp in
the Americana Series), in which the group will encourage
members to share their thoughts, opinions, and findings about
the Americana Series. Additionally, the group will publish
periodic progress and findings reports in The
Specialist. Membership, of course, is free and is
open to anyone who
wishes to study the Americana Series stamps.
The Chairman of the group will be Allen Bohart. He can be
contacted either by mail at 751 Sandpiper Cmm., Livermore, CA
94551-2664 or via e-mail. I
strongly urge anyone who already has an interest in this
wonderful series or who is looking to begin a new area to
collect to contact Allen. You'll find that there is much more
to this series than just the famed CIA invert.
