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 A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL OF YOU ! ! !

• Bernard Bergeret informed me about four new meter cancels from FRANCE. They are numbers: 1.3.1., 1.4.1.1., 1.4.2.1. and 1.4.2.1..

• Bernard Bergeret informed me about a perforation error on CUBA 016. You can see it under "CUBA".
• There is one new stamp from "CROATIA" in the "No Volleyball" section. The No-Volleyball-section is a new section where I list various stamps that seem to be Volleyball, but are not.
• I could add an image of MONACO 001b to the stamp catalogue.
• I have started a new section called "POSTCARDS" where you can find picture postcards related to Volleyball. They are NOT philatelic items. The first come from ANGOLA, the NETHERLANDS and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
• I have started another new section for entrance TICKETS to interesting Volleyball games and events (Olympic Games, World Championships etc). The first country is SPAIN.
• I also started the POSTAL STATIONERY section with Australia.

• I have finished the addition of Grunay, Italy, Japan and Korea South to the "CINDERELLA STAMPS"catalogue.
• Bernard Bergeret from France sent me new information about a souvenir sheet from UZBEKISTAN. Can anyone give more details about this issue (it shows Volleyball on the left hand side sheet margin) ?

• I have finished the addition of France, Germany and Germany - Berlin to the "CINDERELLA STAMPS"catalogue.
• There is new information on the Gold Medal sheets from Australia. Not only could I add information about the numbers printed, but there is also a new variety of the Offset - sheetlet (nationwide issue). Look for it under "AUSTRALIA" (002a-f, 003, 004)

• The new ARMENIAN souvenir sheet can be seen under "2001".

• There is a new issue from BELARUS. Check it out under "2000".

• I found a new Cinderella issue from SOUTHERN OSSETIA. You find it under "1990-1999".

• There is new information about the last issue from CHINA (there exist three versions according to different serial numbers of the special souvenir sheet 014). Check it out under "CHINA PR". You can also find the latest issue from CHINA under "2001".

• I was able to add more images of the De Luxe sheets of TUNISIA. You can see them under "TUNISIA".

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The stamp catalogue is finished. I have added the last countries starting with letters "Y" (Yemen and Yugoslavia) and "Z" (Zaire and Zimbabwe).

• My friend Bernard Bergeret from France informed me about a recent issue from Tunisia. Look for it under "2001".

• On Dec 5th I informed about a new cachet cancel from the United Arab Emirates. Today I found the same cancel again on eBay, but in a different colour. Whereas the first one was in red, this one is in black. Check it out under "before 1990".

• My good friend Piet van den Berg informed me about a new Cinderella stamp from Tatarstan, an independent republic of Russia. You can see it under "2000".

• I have also finished the countries starting with letter "W" (Wallis & Futuna Islands) in the stamps catalogue.

• I have finished all the countries starting with "V" (Vietnam and Virgin Islands) in the stamp catalogue. There are only a few countries left (letters W, Y, Z), and the catalogue will be complete !!!

Here you can see me during my recent holiday in Cuba in front of the philatelic bureau of the Cuban Post.

• I have finished all the countries starting with "U" (Uganda, Umm al Kaiwain, United Nations New York, United States of America, Upper Volta, Uruguay) in the stamp catalogue.

• As most of you will know, the next Worldchampionships in Indoor Volleyball will be held in Argentina (Men) from Sept 28^th to Oct 13^th, 2002 and in Germany (Women) from Aug 30^th - Sept 15^th, 2002, respectively.
  That is why I sent eMails to both postal adiministrations inquiring about possible stamp issues. Here is the answer from the Argentinian Postal Administration:
  Estimado Gunter,
  dentro del plan de emisiones 2002 tenemos previsto emitir una serie de sellos relativos al mundial de voleybol.
  No puedo decirte más por ahora pues aún no hemos empezado a trabajar en diseños y demás material relativo.
  Te invito a que te comuniques nuevamente por este tema en junio del año que viene donde seguramente podré darte mayores precisiones.
  Recibe un beso y un saludo por navidad y  especialmente los deseos de un 2002 en paz.
  Atte.
  Ana Baumann
  
  Here is the translation:
  Dear Gunter,
  A series of stamps related to the Volleyball World Championships forms part of or issue plan for 2002.
  At this moment I cannot give you more details as we have not started to work on designs etc.
  I invite you to write again in June of next yaer when I surely will be able to give you more details.
  With special Christmas greetings and best wishes for a peaceful 2002
  Sincerely
  Ana Baumann

• Unfortunately the German Postal Administration has not answered so far.

• I finished the stamp catalogue with the all the countries starting with letter "T" (Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau Islands, Triest Zone B, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkisch Cyprus, Tuvalu).

• I finished the stamp catalogue with the rest of the countries starting with letter "S" (Sharjah Khor Fakkan, Singapore, Slovakia, Soviet Union, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden and Switzerland).

• I finished the stamp catalogue with all the countries starting with letter "R" (Romania, Russia and Rwanda) and I did some of them starting with "S" (Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Saint Thomas & Prince Island, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sharjah and Solomon Islands).

• There seems to be a new stamp issue from CHINA (see image). HAS ANYONE GOT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS STAMP ???

• I received information from my Russian friend Nikolay Markov about a new sheetlet from Armenia, issued in 2001 and celebrating the 2^nd Pan-Armenian Sport Games. Unfortunately I have no image so far. WHO CAN HELP ? - and who has got more information about this sheetlet ?

• I finished the stamp catalogue with all the countries starting with letter "P" (Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Phillippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal, Portuguese Guinea).

Today I added all the countries starting with letters "M" (Macau, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauretania, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique), "N" (Nauru, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nevis, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway) and "O" (Oman Sultanate). Look for them in the stamp catalogue.

Hello my friend !
Many thanks for your e-mail.
About the cover: It shows the “Palace of Sport” in Rostov-na-Donu (Rostov on the Don). It was sent on March 5^th, 1969 by Ljuda Chvorost from Salsk in the region of Rostov to Sofia, Bulgaria, and is directed to the “3^rd form of the girl’s school”.
I checked the Olympic reference book. There was a very good Volleyball team in Rostov-na-Donu (“Sport Club of the Army”) in the 1960ies and 1970ies (the cover was issued in 1968). It played in the higher league of the championship of the Soviet Union.
One player of this team was in the Soviet national team and participated in the 1964 Tokio Olympic Games. His name was Valeri Kalatschikhin. He won the Olympic Gold Medal together with his team. So I am sure that the team of Rostov played in this sport palace. And the ball on the cover is most likely a Volleyball ball.
There were also strong handball teams in Rostov, both men's and women's. But handball became an Olympic sport untill 1972 and that is why handball teams began to receive help and attention later (not at the time when this cover was produced).
I hope that this will answer your question.
You may give my e-mail address to your friends if they need help with USSR volleyball items.
Nicolay Markov
nicolay2000@mail.ru

Do you think we should include this entire in the Volleyball catalogue of postal stationery items ?
PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR OPINION - if you want to write to me, just click here:

• My good friend Piet van den Berg found an interesting version of the Atlanta - sheetlet, issued by the USA, on eBay. Look for it under "1990-1999" in the "NEWS" - section.
• The "K" - countries (Kenia, Korea North, Korea South, Kuwait) in the stamp section of the catalogue are finished. You find them under "K".

• The section of the stamp catalogue with all the countries starting with "J" (Japan, Jersey and Jordan) is ready. There you can find the latest finding of a new Japanese stamp booklet (012c). Look for it under "Japan".
• Recently an article about this hompeage was published in an Italian online magazine by my friend Diletta Nicastro. You may check it out under: http://televolley.iol.it/ENG/mostranews.asp?id=8029 .

• I found a new cachet cancel from the United Arab Emirates on eBay. Check it out under NEWS ("before 1990").
• I have finished all the countries starting with "I" (Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy) for the stamp-catalogue-part. Look for them under "I".

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