Thoughts on Volume 4 (October 2019 to September 2020)
Jan 4, 2020 21:37:59 GMT
Londonbus1, Beryllium Guy, and 6 more like this
Post by tomiseksj on Jan 4, 2020 21:37:59 GMT
In his excellent Cinderella Corner, Part 16: Acquisitions & Impressions (V4.2), Londonbus1 posed a question in the section pertaining to U.S. Exhibitions. Specifically, he asked: "So what might the Cicero-Berwyn S. B. Society mean?"
I had asked myself that same question, given that the souvenir sheet he described, shown below in both perforated and imperforate form, is also included in my hometown collection.
LB1's article prompted me to finally look into the matter and I believe I'm now able to answer his question. In reviewing old newspaper announcements online, I learned that the Cicero-Berwyn Philatelic Society and the Cicero-Berwyn Stamp Bourse Society were separate entities, with the former likely being comprised predominantly of collectors and the latter of dealers.
I am assuming that the Philatelic Society deferred to the Stamp Bourse Society in 1941 by not holding its exhibition. Technically, this gap year should have resulted in the Philatelic Society dropping the word "Annual" from its Sixth Exhibition title--but that didn't happen. Further research is required; however, it will have to wait until the next time I'm in Cicero (Illinois) and able to visit the public library.
If you haven't read Michael's article, I commend it to you. Following is the section which inspired this post.
I had asked myself that same question, given that the souvenir sheet he described, shown below in both perforated and imperforate form, is also included in my hometown collection.
LB1's article prompted me to finally look into the matter and I believe I'm now able to answer his question. In reviewing old newspaper announcements online, I learned that the Cicero-Berwyn Philatelic Society and the Cicero-Berwyn Stamp Bourse Society were separate entities, with the former likely being comprised predominantly of collectors and the latter of dealers.
I am assuming that the Philatelic Society deferred to the Stamp Bourse Society in 1941 by not holding its exhibition. Technically, this gap year should have resulted in the Philatelic Society dropping the word "Annual" from its Sixth Exhibition title--but that didn't happen. Further research is required; however, it will have to wait until the next time I'm in Cicero (Illinois) and able to visit the public library.
If you haven't read Michael's article, I commend it to you. Following is the section which inspired this post.
