STAMPS ON STAMPS COLLECTORS CLUB |
STAMPS UNDER GLASS (SUG's REVISITED), By Judy
Hornaday |
Webmaster's Note: A preliminary version of this article was originally published in the July 1999 edition of SOS SIGNAL, the bulletin of the Stamps on Stamps Centenary Unit (SOSCU). Judy Hornaday has been a mainstay of SOSCU. She has admirably served the group as Secretary-Treasurer. She currently provides valuable service to the group through the new issues information published in SOS SIGNAL. |
In 1994,
Robert Graves, then silver-tongued editor of the SOS Signal, invited me to
write an article for our newsletter. "Stamps on Stamps Under Magnifying Glasses"
was published in the October 1994 issue. Recently, our current and equally
persuasive editor engaged me to revisit and update that popular theme, which
I fondly call SUG's (Stamps Under Glass). |
Table 1. Current
list of known SUG items. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STAMPS AND POSTAL STATIONERY COUNTRY
SCOTT NO. YEAR ISSUED COMMEMORATED EVENT =========================================================================== === Antigua & Barbuda 1243 1989 Promoting Philately Benin 606 1985
Philexafrica Bolivia 1998 Espamer '98 Bulgaria 1570 1968 Bulgarian Philatelic Union Rep. of Japan postal
card 1984 Philakorea Papua & New Guinea 628*
1985 Post Office
Centenary Philippines
2012 1989 Philately in Classroom Tonga-Niuafo'ou
74-5 1986 Ameripex/20th Anniv. Peace Corps/Tonga Turks & Caicos 431-2 1980 Turks & Caicos
526 S/S 1982 FDR & Washington
BirthAnniv.(100/250th) U.A.E. (2 new) 1997 Emirates Philatelic Assn. United Nations
278 (NY) 1976 25th Anniv. U. N. Postal Admin. United Nations
473 (NY) 1986 U.N. Stamp Collecting United Nations
714 (NY)** 1997 Tribute to Philately United Nations 146 (Gen) 1986 U.N. Stamp Collecting United Nations 312 (Gen)** 1997 Tribute to Philately ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUG CANCELLATIONS ON COVERS City, Country
Year Event =========================================================================== === ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUG's ON PHONE CARDS Country Year Design =========================================================================== === United States PhilaTelecard 1995 Stamp Collecting United States PhilaTelecard 1995 Stamp Collecting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *magnifying
lens without handle **reproduces
earlier SUG |
While the
original list included only stamps or souvenir sheets, this list has been expanded
to include virtually anything that could fit the SUG category. First, already
mentioned, there is quite a nice Japanese postal card issued for Philakorea
in 1984, Figure 1. Figure
1 Second,
thanks to Bill Critzer, I have been able to add a SUG postal envelope - a
gorgeous 1998 issue from Figure
2 Other
related material includes SUG cancellations on covers, of which I've managed
to obtain three from the Figure
3 Figure
4 Figure
5 I have also
obtained two Phone Cards (PhilaTelecards) with United States SUG's. These
were both issued 1/1/1995, and are numbered, limited editions of 2000 each.
One of these cards is illustrated in Figure 6. Figure
6 Three of the
SUG's reproduce earlier SUG's, and are therefore SOSOS's (stamp on stamp on
stamp). I am particularly fond of SOSOS's, because they are relatively
uncommon and because they invariably have been issued to emphasize the value
of stamp collecting. The first SUG SOSOS was issued in 1974 by Figure
7 In 1978 Figure
8 More
recently, in 1997, the United Nations' Tribute to Philately series, #312 for
In 1990 Figure 11 Other
newly-added SUG's which I personally find noteworthy include Figure 12 Also among
my favorites is Figure
13 In 1994, Figure 14 Figure 15 In 1997, the
Figure 16 An unusual
SOSUG is the 50 sen value in the souvenir sheet of four diamond-shaped stamps
originally issued by Figure 17 Lastly, I
call your attention to the 1996 issue from Figure 18 While the
SOS shown on the stamp in Figure 18 is actually a Type SY (pseudo stamp) SUG,
the issue has the unique feature of SUG's in the margins of the pane as well.
Even though
SOSUG is a relatively small subtopic, the challenge of acquiring all stamps
on the list still eludes me - part of what keeps all collectors motivated! Thank
you for the interest you've shown by viewing this site. |