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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 04.12.2024 (DD.MM.YYYY)

150th Anniversary of the Birth of Winston Churchill 

Isle of Man – 2024

The Isle of Man (IOM) sheetlet to be issued November 30, 2024 commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Winston Churchill show different approaches to SoS design, as none are like the "traditional" layouts we expect to see. 

The publicity release calls them "reprints", but that is a rather loose description.

Isle of Man: #863b (2000), #51 (1974), #50 (1974), #???? (2024)

Isle of Man: #432-5 Issued: 1990

The first and second strips of stamps on the sheetlet are IOM stamps modified with new higher values and the bottom strip shows IOM stamps exactly as issued, but all are set in perfed frames with backgrounds of partial enlargements of the original stamps.

Isle of Man: #1690, #1692, #1964, #1697 Issued: 2015

A previous issue with a similar design approach is Jamaica #508-11 from 1981.

Jamaica: #508-11, Issued: 16.10.1981

Stamp on stamp does not quite fit the description of these issues, so perhaps we should come up with a name for them.

Any suggestions?

Happy Stamp on Stamp Collecting,

Lou Guadagno

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.

The official bulletin of the Club is SOS SIGNAL, but it is not being published at the moment due to the absence of an editor (Are you interested in taking up the role?). Meanwhile, you can access past bulletins on SOS Signal. Additionally, some members, particularly our President, send out occasional brief articles of SOS relevance to members via email. Examples of these articles can be found in the "Articles of Interest" and "The First Page" sections. New SOS issues are listed in the "Gallery of New Issues".

To become a member and be part of the club's email list please contact our Secretary/Treasurer:

Michael Merritt
PO Box 362
Roosevelt NJ 08555
U.S.A.
E-mail to Michael Merritt

Visit the members sites

Rammy Molcho's site - Stamps on Stamps Virtual Collection

Plinio Richelmi's site - Stamps on Stamps Italian Group

NOTICE – ALL MEMBERS

SoS SIGNAL PUBLICATION HIATUS

EDITOR SOUGHT:

Other priority commitments on our editor’s time have put the SOS Signal
 into another publication hiatus.

Inquiries and especially interest in the editor position

may be directed to: Michael Merritt

WEBMASTER: Rammy Molcho - E-mail to Rammy Molcho

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