Current research includes personalized postage stamps in
collaboration with several members, auxiliary
markings/return to sender in collaboration with the
Auxiliary Markings Club (www.postal-markings.org). The
commottee submitted material for the Encyclopedia of United
States Stamps and Stamp Collecting. The committee also does
ongoing tracking of Postal Acronyms and support of Glossary
of Terms for the Collector of U.S. Stamps, POSTNET, PLANET,
4-state barcodes and mail pouch tags.
Recent publications by committee members include:
Ronald Blanks, "Do Fluorescent Orange Barcodes Date Mail?"
The United States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 12 (December,
2005), pp. 565-570.
Joann Lenz, "Homeland Security Postal History," The United
States Specialist, Vol. 76, No. 6 (June, 2005), pp. 258.
D.B. Quine, "Reusing stamps" (Letter to the Editor), Linn's
Stamp News, April 25, 2005, p. 4.
Recent publications by committee members include D.B. Quine,
"All the Contemporary Handstamped Auxiliary Markings of
Grand Rapids, Michigan," Auxiliary Markings, Vol. 1, No. 4
(October, 2004), pp. 2-3; J. McCallum and D.B. Quine,
"Postnet Codes (USPS 11 digit Postnet codes for the United
Kingdom)," Postal Mechanisation Study Circle Newsletter 28
(11): 27 (2004).
Recent publications by committee members include Rodney A. Juell, "The
Encyclopedia of United States Collecting: The United States Postal Service," The
U.S. Specialist, February, 2004, pp. 63-70; Douglas B. Quine, "Windows Into
Postal Automation: Heads USA, Tails UK, and Topsy-Turvy Barcodes," The U.S.
Specialist, December, 2003, pp. 561-565; Douglas B. Quine, "Identifier/Rate
Codes for Automation Mail," IDENT: Journal of the Postal Mechanisation Study
Circle, 2003, vol. 26 (2), pp. 40-44.
The committee maintains a USPS Acronym List / Glossary
website as well as a
POSTNET and PLANET
barcode on-line decoder.
Recent publications by committee members include Bill Argo, "Postal
Service Mail Pouch Tags," U. S. Specialist, June, 2003, pp. 258-262;
David P. Stiff, "Zones, Zips, Barcodes and Fluorescent Orange Bars," U.
S. Specialist, June, 2003, pp. 277-278; Douglas B. Quine, "Identifier /
Rate Codes for Automation Mail," IDENT: Journal of the Postal
Mechanisation Study Circle, Vol. 26, No. 2 (2003), pp. 40-44.
Articles in press include Douglas B. Quine, "Topsy-Turvy Barcode: A
Window into Postal Automation" in Postal Mechanisation Study Circle
newsletter; and Douglas B. Quine, "Doublesided Barcode: Either Here or
There; Heads USA; Tails UK" in Postal Mechanisation Study Circle
newsletter.
Recent publications by committee members include Bill Argo, "Postal
Service Mail Pouch Tags," The U.S. Specialist, July, 2002, pp. 306-310,
and Douglas Quine, Letter to the Editor, Linn's Stamp News, July 22,
2002, p. 4 on "Understanding Zip Codes."
An article was written to update the BIA/USSS membership about the
Modern Postal History Committee and some of the available resources:
Quine, DB, 1999. "Modern Postal History Update: Barcodes and Resources,"
The United States Specialist, Vol. 70, No. 10 (October, 1999), pp.
474-475.
Finally, an article was written about the advent of computer printed
postage including Postal Buddy and Autopost as well as the new PC
Postage (Internet Postage Meters) systems:
Quine, DB, 2000. "PC Postage Meter Launch at National Postal Forum,
Chicago, Illinois", IDENT: Journal of the Postal Mechznisation Study
Circle, 23 (1), pp. 13-16.
I support ongoing Internet Web Pages with USPS acronym glossaries:
[http://www.triskelion-ltd.com/uspsglos.html] and POSTNET barcode decoders
[http://www.triskelion-ltd.com/postnetj.html] which have received 18,014
hits in the past four years. These sites also list links to lists of my
philatelic publications, research, and published letters with a total of
4,265 hits to date.
I encourage USSS members with interests in Modern Postal History to
submit articles and take advantage of the expertise of the society
members to further their research interests.
