Marginal Markings Committee











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Chairperson
Douglas D'Avino
1636-44 Route 38, Suite 153
Lumberton, NJ 08048

2007 Annual Board Meeting Committee Report

The committee has seven members communicating primarily by email and also by mail. Current research includes research on the "C" marking, initials on Scott #QE1-QE4 and identification of marginal markings (by Scott #) on postage & revenue issues.

The committee maintains a website at http://marginal-markings.usstamps.org. Doug D'Avino exhibited at Washington 2006.

Recent publications include the following:

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Decorative Banners," The United States Specialist, Vol. 77, No. 5 (May, 2006), pp. 208-214.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Design," The United States Specialist, Vol. 77, No. 6 (June, 2006), pp. 254-262.

Doug D'Avino, "Archives of The International Association of Siderographers," The United States Specialist, Vol. 77, No. 8 (August, 2006), pp. 369-371.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Producers' Identification, Part I," The United States Specialist, Vol. 77, No. 9 (September, 2006), pp. 397-401.

Doug D'Avino, "The Smallest Union," The United States Specialist, Vol. 77, No. 11 (November, 2006), pp. 522-524.

Doug D'Avino, "An Initial Mystery: Who is PW?," The United States Specialist, Vol. 77, No. 12 (December, 2006), pp. 556-557.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Producers' Identification, Part II," The United States Specialist, Vol. 78, No. 1 (January, 2007), pp. 17-20.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Producers' Identification, Part III," The United States Specialist, Vol. 78, No. 2 (February, 2007), pp. 59-63.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Producers' Identification, Part IV," The United States Specialist, Vol. 78, No. 3 (March, 2007), pp. 131-140.

Additional articles have been submitted for publication in The United States Specialist.

2006 Annual Board Meeting Committee Report

The committee has seven members communicating primarily by email and also by mail. Current research includes research on the "C" marking. The committee maintains a website at http://marginal-markings.usstamps.org.

Recent publications include the following:

Wallace Cleland & Doug D'Avino, "Pan Am Plate Sequence Numbers," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 1 (January, 2005), pp. 37-41.

Wallace Cleland & Doug D'Avino, "Imprint XV," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 1 (January, 2005), pp. 9-12.

Doug D'Avino, "Marginal Markings Committee Website," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 1 (January, 2005), p. 3.

Doug D"Avino, " 'C' Marking on the Presidential Issue," The Prexie Era, Issue No. 31, Winter, 2005.

Doug D'Avino, "Auction of the John Meek Collection of Marginal Markings and Plate Varieties - Part II, The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 2 (February, 2005), pp. 75-79).

Rod Juell & Doug D'Avino, "Samuel and Clyde De Binder," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 4 (April, 2005), pp. 153-162.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: A Historical Perspective," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 5 (May, 2005), pp. 229-234.

Wallace Cleland & Doug D'Avino, "Plate Position Diagrams," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 5 (May, 2005), pp. 208-209.

Doug D'Avino, "Unreported Initials," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 6 (June, 2005), pp. 249-251.

Doug D'Avino, "Siderographer Andrew Black," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 6 (June, 2005), pp. 266-273.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: A Historical Perspective Part II," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 8 (August, 2005), pp. 363-371.

Gerald Nylander, "Samuel De Binder" - Letter to the Editor, The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 8 (August, 2005), p. 354.

Doug D'Avino, "Siderographer Andrew Black's Tool Kit," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 9 (September, 2005), pp. 411-417.

Doug D'Avino, "Gabriel Swart," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 10 (October, 2005), pp. 459-463.

Wallace Cleland & Doug D'Avino, "Update on Pan Am Plate Sequence Numbers," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 10 (October, 2005), pp. 464-465.

Gerald Nylander, "Plate Cleaner James J. Murray," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 11 (November, 2005), pp. 501-502.

Doug D'Avino, "Andrew Black" - Letter to the Editor, The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 11 (November, 2005), pp. 486-487.

Doug D'Avino, " 'CI' Marking," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 11(November, 2005), p. 488.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Event Titles," The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 12 (December, 2005), pp. 534-537.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Decorative Banners," The United States Specialist, Vol. 77, No. 5 (May, 2006), pp. 208214.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings: Design, The United States Specialist, Vol. 77, No. 6 (June, 2006), pp. 254-262.

2005 Annual Board Meeting Committee Report

The committee has five members communicating primarily by email and also by mail. Current research includes research on the "C" marking and initials on QE1-QE4, and identification of marginal markings (by Scott #) on postage & revenue issues. The committee maintains a website at http://marginal-markings.usstamps.org.

Recent publications include the following:

Doug D'Avino, "'C' For Chromium," The United States Specialist, Vol. 75, No. 8 (August, 2004), pp. 375-377.

Wallace Cleland and Doug D'Avino, "The 'C. S.' Marking on U. S. Stamps," The United States Specialist, Vol. 75, No. 10, (October, 2004), pp. 471-475.

Hal Collins & Doug D'Avino, "A Categorization of Marginal Markings," The United States Specialist, Vol. 75, No. 12 (December, 2004), pp. 537-542.

Doug D'Avino, "Auction of the John Meek Collection of Marginal Markings and Plate Varieties," The United States Specialist, Vol. 75, No. 11 (November, 2004), pp. 487-492.

Doug D'Avino, "'C' Marking on the Presidential Issue," The Prexie Era, Issue No. 31, Winter, 2005, p. 2.

New Marginal Markings Committee web site

The Marginal Markings Committee is pleased to announce a Marginal Markings web site - http://marginal-markings.usstamps.org.

The site is intended to share knowledge of marginal markings on U.S. stamps and encourage the reporting of and research into marginal markings. Comments and questions are welcome! Committee membership is open to all interested members of the United States Stamp Society.

The goal of the web site is to eventually address the full range of marginal markings on U.S. stamps.

2003 Annual Board Meeting Committee Report

This is a committee of one person. Several partially completed manuscripts are in progress, whose completion depend on more research.

2002 Annual Board Meeting Committee Report

This is a committee of one person. The following articles have been published in The U.S. Specialist since our last Annual Meeting:

"Bar Codes and USPS Item Numbers," May, 2001, pp. 233-235.
"Feed Lines," September, 2001, pp. 401-406.
"Feed Holes and the End of Flat Plate Printing," November, 2001, pp. 489-497.
"Inversion Control Markings on Giori Press Issues," December, 2001, pp. 539-547.
"An Interesting Forwarded Letter -1854," January, 2002, pp. 17-19.
Letter to the Editor re: the margin initials "GL" reported by Doug D'Avino, August, 2002, pp. 340-341.

I have around seven partially completed manuscripts in progress, whose completion depend on more research and have been shelved temporarily primarily for health reasons. My traveling days are over and I regret not being able to attend any of the national meetings.

2000 Annual Board Meeting Committee Report

This is essentially a one-person committee. Current research is being undertaken in assembling data for articles on the subjects "Registration Markings, Where is the Law?;" "Part II, Sizes of U.S. Stamps;" "Some Plate Markings on U.S. Beer Stamps and other Revenue Stamps;" an article about an unusual proof.

My latest article appeared in the December, 1999 issue of The Specialist: "The Calendar, Year Dates and Some Marginal Markings" (see page 559).

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