Selected study unit - Wine on Stamps Study Unit
February 19, 2012
The Wine on Stamps Study Unit was originally formed in 1992 to
study, as its name implies, wine on stamps from the grape to the glass. A complete checklist of wine and associated subject stamps is one of the
benefits for members of the study unit, as is a subscription to the quarterly Enophilatelica journal, which includes checklist updates,
information on new and past related stamp issues as well as information on wine making and related topics. After reviewing the slideshow of wine
stamps displayed here (hover your mouse over the stamps in the slideshow for more detailed information about the stamps), visit the study unit's
website at http://www.wine-on-stamps.org/ to learn more about membership.
ATA Unveils New Youth Area on Website
January 10, 2012
The American Topical Association (ATA) has introduced a new area on its website especially for youth collectors and educators. It is found at
http://www.americantopicalassn.org/youth. The youth area of the ATA website will be expanded, with an additional topic
added every two months. Entitled Topical Tidbits, it will feature a wide variety of interesting and educational material. The initial
Topical Tidbits consists of 14 color pages on the topic of Penguins on Stamps.
Disney in the News at ATA
January 4, 2012
The Disneyana on Stamps Society (DoSS) has just been certified as a Study Unit of the American Topical Association
(ATA). Bruce L. Johnson, Director of Study Units for ATA, made the announcement in early January. The Disneyana on Stamps Society is the
90th study unit affiliated with the Association during its 62-year history. Currently there are 48 units actively affiliated with the
ATA.
The Disneyana on Stamps Society is an organization of topical philatelists collecting stamps, first day covers, meters, cancels, and other philatelic items relating to Walt Disney and his legacy. Read more.
New ATA Director of Chapters
December 12, 2011
The American Topical Association (ATA) has announced that in January Tonny Van Loij will assume the position of Director of Chapters. The ATA is
the world's largest organization for philatelists collecting by theme or topic. It has 30 affiliated chapters, geographical stamp clubs who have
affiliated with the ATA, in the US, Canada, Australia, India and South Africa. Mr. Van Loij will coordinate the chapters' relationships with ATA
and write a regular column with chapter news for ATA's bi-monthly journal, Topical Time.
Read more...
ATA Releases Two New Multimedia Productions
November 1, 2011
The American Topical Association (ATA) has released two new program DVDs, Scouts on Stamps and Nursing on Stamps. ATA's multimedia program is
headed by Dennis Dengel of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and is an outgrowth of slideshow presentations, which were at one time a standard for local stamp
club programs. Today's multimedia programs are suitable not only for stamp clubs but for civic groups, youths, or presentation of interesting
facets of stamp collecting to others. They run on DVD players of all kinds, for display through television sets, projectors, or computers.
The new ATA DVD on Scouts on Stamps is the perfect complement to any collector interested in the topic. Over 100 slides in the original program were converted to an 18-minute DVD narrated by Richard Dreiling. The ATA is listed as one of the "go to" references on the requirements page for the Stamp Collecting Merit Badge on the Boy Scouts of America website. The new ATA Nursing on Stamps DVD is based on a program originally produced in 1962 and later revised by James E. Bie. It contained 50 slides. Now converted to DVD format, the program runs 20 minutes so it would be an ideal program for any local stamp club meeting. Read more.
New Member Incentive
New incentives for membership or reinstatement in the American Topical Association were introduced for 2011. Membership costs are $25 in the
U.S. or $33 international. Each new ATA member will receive two free ATA handbooks. One book is ATA HB 133, Adventures in Topical Stamp
Collecting, the seminal work authored by George Griffenhagen and Jerome (Jerry) Husak. The second free ATA handbook will be selected by the
incoming ATA member from a list of 45 different books while handbook supplies last.
A list of the ATA Handbooks available during this membership incentive is included with the ATA membership application. Returning ATA members are eligible for this offer upon reinstating the membership for two years; returning members should use the ATA membership reinstatement form. Read more
NTSS Thematic Exhibit Award Winners
Eliot A Landau was the Grand Award winner at National Topical Stamp Show 2011 for his exhibit entitled "Lincoln, Slavery and the Civil War."
See a complete list of award winners.