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STAMPS ON STAMPS COLLECTORS CLUB (SOSCC)

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AMERICAN TOPICAL ASSOCIATION UNIT

AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY AFFILIATE NO. 127

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The information on this site was last updated on October 23rd, 2021

The 100^th Anniversary of the first Stamp on stamp

One hundred years ago, on April 20, 1921, Japan issued the first stamps with reproductions of previously issued stamps, the birth of our stamps on stamps topical collection.

For those members who haven't read it yet, I invite you to read my article, "The First Stamp on Stamp Issue" (SOS Signal for January 2005).

The Japanese certainly were aware of the tiny #s 1-4 in the corners of #s 163, 165, and produced many post and souvenir cards showing those stamps and adding the then-new issues.

Japan #163 Postcard

Thru my many years of SoS collecting. i have added these as I found them, first from stamp shows and then from the internet. This week, just in time for the anniversary, I found some new ones-- by accident, as they weren't listed as SoS. For one, I actually duplicated the purchase of two cards in order to get a post-marked souvenir folder which was prepared to hold the cards. The other, which I had never seen before, is what I consider a great maximum card with the enlargement of Japan # 1.

Japan Postcard souvenir folder 1921

Japan #163 maximum card

My last attachment is a cover I acquired sometime after my article was written, and i prize it over the cards. It is what is called a "native" cover, an example of domestic usage, addressed in Japanese in the normal vertical format. I'm sure it is a philatelic cover with its excess postage, but such covers are rare and high priced in Japan.

Japan #163-165

Happy Stamp on Stamp Collecting as we start the next centenary!

Stay well,

Lou Guadagno

Mothers And Offspring

Larry Hausman's gold medal awarded exhibit

Stamps on stamps

The topic of stamps on stamps is one of the most diverse of all topicals. Ever since Sir Rowland Hill first advocated the use of prepaid pieces of paper to be adhered to letters to expedite their delivery, the postage stamp has fascinated people. It should come as no surprise, then, that the postage stamp is being used as a stamp motif, and that topical collecting of stamps on stamps is popular. The topic of stamps on stamps is an interesting one in that it covers many different areas and avenues while still being true to the stamp topic.

If you find the topic of Stamps On Stamps (SOS) appealing, we urge that you seriously consider joining us so as to associate yourself with collectors world-wide who are engaged in building collections of premium stamps through the medium of this topic and type of thematic collecting. You would be most welcome as a member of our unit.

The Stamps on Stamps Collectors Club is a non-profit philatelic organization. Membership is open to anyone interested in stamps on stamps, stamp anniversaries, and related topics. No member or officer of the group is paid for work done for the organization beyond reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the unit.

Our official bulletin is SOS SIGNAL, which is issued three times per year and contains new issue information, articles of interest, and news about our topic. Our official bulletin is the forum for SOS matters. To obtain a sample copy of SOS SIGNAL, please send your name and address and $3.00 to the Secretary/Treasurer:

Michael Merritt
73 Mountainside Rd
Mendham NJ 07945
U.S.A.
E-mail to Michael Merritt

THE Gallery of new Issues

SoS SIGNAL - Old issues

I would like to invite you all to visit the SOS SIGNAL page, i added Signals from the early 2000's.

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Other priority commitments on our editor’s time have put the SOS Signal
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  If you contact us of your interest, we will record your contact information
 and reach out as soon as a new editor is found and publication can resume.

Inquiries and especially interest in the editor position may be directed to:

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Please also contact Michael with any questions or concerns
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Visit the members sites

Plinio Richelmi's site - Stamps on Stamps Italian Group

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