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article is from the September 1992, Scottish Rite Journal of
Freemasonry Southern jurisdiction, USA. it's titled
Masonic philately by Robert Aid, the Ming The Sonic philately is
an interesting field within the hobby of stamp collecting.
It unites the hobby of presidents and Kings with the
universality of Freemasonry, a collector.
Does not have to be a member of The Craft to become involved in
this hobby, but knowledge of the fraternity does enhance the
appreciation and enjoyment of this.
Very interesting topic. The various collecting
categories within this area are several and what is not
constrained to collecting just stamps.
But first, let us look at the basic stamp collecting
categories within Masonic philately of primary importance,
are those stamps, which portray men who are known or strongly
believed to be Freemasons. There are many, many stamps, and
masons in this category within the United States.
The foremost category is the group of 15 presidents who have
at least been initiated and apprentices.
Covering the list from George Washington to Gerald.
Ford presidents have always been key.
Subjects for stamps of the United States, the George
Washington, quite naturally leading, the group and quantity,
Many great military leaders of our nation satisfy.
The Dual criteria of being Freemasons and appearing on
postage stamps, notable. Inclusions are General Hap
Arnold Admiral David G Farragut. The first admiral of the u.s.
Navy general. Nicholas Herkimer kept in John
Paul Jones and general Douglas MacArthur several us astronauts
were Mason's and can be found on postage stamps issued by foreign
countries John Glenn Gus Grissom Buzz Aldrin.
And Gordon Cooper lead this list.
Add to these three categories, those Freemasons who are not
elevated to the presidency. We're not in the military and
did not fly in space but were otherwise noteworthy.
And thus honored on a postage stamp and one has a significant
number of individuals around which he could develop a
meaningful collection this later.
Category would have include Richard eBird explorers Lewis
and Clark George M Cohen Ben Franklin Clark Gable, Sam
Houston, Sam Rayburn and secretaries of Treasury bib.
Amble Cobb Corwin Duane Guthrie, Manning melon Woodbury, and
Wolcott. Collecting the stamps themselves
is only part of the enjoyment of masonic philately, researching
The Hobby can far outweigh locating and purchasing of the
stamps in time consumed and satisfaction achieved for many
of our philatelist Brethren the details of their Masonic
membership are well-documented and readily available for
others. The data is very obscure by
virtue of lost or damaged records and can only be
substantiated by hearsay or secondary references.
Occasionally new information is uncovered which can make Masonic
philately collections, more complete in their knowledge
base, or conversely can eliminate a subject previously
thought to be Mason such as John James Audubon.
If one wishes to expand his collecting interest beyond the
confines of the United States, the boundaries are open
considerably The Collection, can include Kings princes potentates
and all other formations, the revolutionist of South American
nations. Also provide a fertile field for
collecting and research. The quantity of stamps available
to the Masonic philatelist. Worldwide numbers to the
hundreds even thousands. Masonic philately can also reach
into and ciliary areas. Some collectors feel constrained
to collect only Mason's pictured on postage stamps.
Others prefer to expand to include stamp designs, which are
related to the saliva's of certain Freemasons.
For example, the Liberty Bell was cracked, it is said when
tolling the death of Chief Justice, John Marshall, a Mason.
The Liberty Bell is pictured on stamps, so they would be
applicable brother, Frank A banks was supervising engineer
of the Grand Coulee Dam a stamp design, James, a Naismith,
founder of the game of basketball gutzon Borglum and
his son, Lincoln sculptors of Mount Rushmore and Frankie
Herring the first sponsor of Mother's Day.
Suggest further opportunities for collection enhancement, the
possibilities are endless and are bounded only by the
collectors, imaginative and desire for further research into
the area of masonic vitally. Examination of stamp designs and
the use of a little bit of imagination and creativity, can
yield a collection of stamps which pictures each and every
symbol of masonry. A working knowledge of masonic
ritual is extremely helpful. In this aspect of the topical
collection, many foreign Nations have issued stamps, which honor
Masonic anniversaries, such as Grand Lodge, foundings and
picture Masonic symbols directly.
A very popular adjunct to stamp collecting is the field of cash.
A do cover collecting this. Medium allows the enhancement of
the stamp design by added information, in the form of
illustrations, photographs, and text Masonic cached.
Covers date back to the late 1920s and the number of
Creations is in the thousands. A catalogue of these covers has
been compiled for reference purposes.
In the late part of the 19th century.
Postmasters used hand cancels to dispatch letters and to ensure
that the stamps were not reused. These cancels were made of cork
or other suitable materials, and were crafted into several Unique
Designs, quite naturally. Several postmasters who are
members of the craft shows the square and Compass has as their
design of their cancel Stamper. Other Masonic symbols such as
the triangle. And an Open Bible were also used
The applications created stamps and covers, which are quite rare
and very much sought after today.
Each of these facets of masonic philately could be, used to
establish a worthwhile collection by themselves or
combinations thereof can result in a very impressive collection,
which serves not only as a hobby but is a powerful research and
educational tool. Nevertheless the number of
masonic philatelist throughout the world is quite limited
compared to the number of stamp collectors.
There are several organizations comprised of these topical lists
and some of them public periodic, newsletters overseas
organizations include Masonic philatelist groups in Great,
Britain, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and South
Australia, Here in the United States.
There are local clubs in Denver Colorado.
Milwaukee Wisconsin York, Pennsylvania and Washington,
d.c. the last, the George Washington.
Masonic stamp club opens his membership to Mason's of all
areas and issues and annual newsletter.
The Masonic stamp club of New York holds periodic meetings at
the collectors club in New York City and publishes a quarterly
newsletter. The Masonic study unit of the
American topical Association has been publishing a 10 or 12 page
newsletter on a bi-monthly basis.
Since April 1977, welcome join these or other Masonic
philatelist groups to enjoy a whole new dimension of our
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I've mentioned this before and I'm going to mention again,
sometimes I find an article that ties in really well with
something that we had done a podcast in the past.
So what I'm going to do is go back and add it to that podcast
and re-released the podcast. So I'm in the May 2004 edition
of the northern light. There is a in our page here, an
article about Masonic stands Masonic Bean in that.
They are from Brother. Mason's.
So this article is called the Stamp Act, a philatelic review
by Robert a dumbing to Ming Burl Ives born Burrell.
I'd Idaho was born in Hunt, Township, Indiana, June 14th
1909. He attended East, Illinois,
State, teachers, college and played professional football, he
became a singer of ballads and folk songs and played minor
roles on Broadway. He was in Irving Berlin's.
This is the Army in 1942 and began his movie career in 1946,
he made hundreds of records and became known as the Wayfaring
Stranger. He died in 1995 Burl Ives was
honored by Guiana with a souvenir.
Near sheet issued in 1996, he was a member of Magnolia, large,
number, 242 Santa Barbara, California having been raised in
1977 Carl shirts and a German American statesman was honored
on a United States Post Office. Great American stamp in June
1983. He was made a Mason and Herman.
Lodge number 125 Philadelphia receiving all three degrees on
February 23rd 1855. Born in libel are near Cologne
Germany in 1829. He studied at cologne and was a
doctoral candidate at the University of Bonn in 1847, the
German Revolution of 1848 intervened.
And he became leader of a student revolutionary movement.
He escaped to France and was expelled to England.
He emigrated to the u.s. in 1852 was admitted to the bar.
In Wisconsin in 1859 and entered politics.
In 1860 appointed minister to Spain by Abraham Lincoln, he
became a brigadier general of Union, volunteers rising to the
rank of major-general and chief of Of staff to General Slocum.
After the Civil War, he served as a newspaper, correspondent
and re-injured politics in 1868 serving as a u.s. senator and
Secretary of the Interior. He returned to journalism in
1891 and died in New York City in 1906.
Next is Sir, Moses Montefiore are 1784 to 1885 was an
italian-born English Jew. He became very wealthy through
his activities, in the London Stock Exchange throughout his
life. He was a benefactor of the
Jewish people, given a helping hand, wherever and whenever
needed among other things. He saved the Jews of Damascus
during the 1840, pogroms and built the first suburb of
Jerusalem outside the walls of the old city, he was one of the
most influential Jewish personalities of the 19th
century. That was the first you ever to
be knighted in England sir Moses was an active Freemason and a
member of Mount Moriah. Lodge number 124 in London,
there are two larges name for him one in London and one in
Glasgow Scotland, Israel issued a stamp commemorating him in
1981 Antonio Luna, a doctor of pharmacology, a brilliant
writer. And revolutionary leader who
opposed the u.s. occupation of the Philippines was born in
Manila in 1866. He received his ba degree in
1883 and his Doctorate in 1890. At the Central University of
Madrid, he was a member of the propagandist in Europe and have
a short imprisonment in Spain, although he was an excellent
Soldier. He was a poor politician and was
murdered by his countrymen in June 1899 and cabanatuan Nueva
aqui. Aha, General.
Luna was made a mason in Spain and was among those who revived
Lodge solidaridad in number 53 in Madrid.
He assisted doctors Pardo D.C. Tara and re Stone Bautista in
founding a triangulo in Paris under the auspices of Loggia.
Solidarity, that he was commissioned with Serrano
locked. All to secretly organize, a
masonic lodge in the Philippines, to strengthen the
propaganda movement. And finally, Andrew Johnson
17th. President of the u.s. was born
in North Carolina in 1808. Self-educated he was apprenticed
to a tailor at the age of 10 when his family moved to
Greenville Tennessee in 1826, he opened a tailor shop.
He served as a member of US Congress in 1843 253 governor of
Tennessee 1853 257 and US senator 1857 262 loyal to the
union. He served as a military governor
of Tennessee and then as vice president under Incan for just
over a month, he succeeded to presidency on the death of
Lincoln servant until 1869. He served briefly as a u.s.
senator in 1875 to his death. In July of that Year, brother
Johnson, received his degrees in 1851, in Greenville, log number
119, and remained, a member of that launch until his death.
He was a member of both the York and Scottish Rite bodies being
the first president to receive the Scottish Rite degrees.
They were conferred by Benjamin be French.
He participated in many Masonic Cornerstone Stone Lanes.
He's pictured on a stamp issued by Liberia in 1981.
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