SUMMER 2000 - Vol 39 No 3
KOREAN WAR SUBJECT OF SUMMER BULLETIN
This issue of the MPHS Bulletin is devoted entirely to the 50th anniversary of the Korean War with numerous articles on the conflict.
One of the most prolific producers of philatelic covers from the Korean War was John Bodisch, a gunner's mate in the aircraft carrier USS BOXER (CV-21). The carrier made four deployments to Korea, one during each year of the war. This cover commemorates the truce that ended the fighting in Korea.
In addition to a brief non-philatelic summary of the war, the issue contains a comprehensive article on the war by Norm Gruenzner, an expert on the "Police Action," illustrated with numerous covers from his collection, and including a summary of the forces involved.
Graham Hurd provided a look at the British and Commonwealth forces that participated, and Stanley Luft offers a look at the French forces and their mail, with commentary on how to distinguish this mail from letters that originated in Vietnam, where French forces were fighting at the same time. Several other interesting articles fill the 36-page issue.
The Summer bulletin also includes Society news, and an 8-page auction.
FALL 2000 - Vol 39 No 4
U.S. INTERVENTION IN NICARAGUA 1927 - 1933
In this issue of the MPHS Bulletin the lead article discusses the U.S. involvement in Latin America as "policeman" in Nicaragua. There are several postal markings used between 1927 and 1933 by the Marine Corps in this action.
Other articles in this issue are:
- Britain's Best Kept Secret
- Heavenly Bodies
- Lost and Found
- Numbered German POW Camp Censor Stamps WWII
- Philatelic Militeria
- Thai Military Courier Correspondence in WWII
- Members Queries
The issue includes a number of news columns, several BOOK REVIEWS, show reports, and articles of current Society business news, and another 8-page auction.
Past issues of the Bulletin as well as the index of the War Covers Club and MPHS Bulletin from 1937 to 1998 are available.
