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MAIN PAGE / HLAVNÍ STRANA:	ISSN 1212-8945 E-ZINE CONCERNING PHILATELY AND OTHER COLLECTING INTERESTS http://www.japhila.cz/ BOOK REVIEW: "SCOUT PHILATELY IN OUR TERRITORY"	Reklama:
Svaz českých filatelistů	BOOK REVIEW: "Scout Philately in Our Territory" (Skautska Filatelie na Nasem Uzemi) by Ivan Vapenka The handbook and unpriced catalogue published by PRAGOLINE in Prague in 2004 is particularly directed to non-Czech collectors of Scout issues, though unfortunatelly not as yet translated into English or German except for a two-page abstract at the back of the book. The major intent of the book is correct existing foreign publications which have misled Scout collectors in the past. The 70 page, soft bound book begins with a concise history of Scouting in Czech lands, from 1911 when Professor Svojsik visited the founder of Scouting, Lord Baden Powell in London, and the following year published the first handbook "Cesky Skaut" and organized the first Czech Scout encampment near the fortress of Lipnice. He describes the assumption of leadership in 1917/18 by Josef Rossler Orovsky and the establishment of the Union of "Junak-Scouts" in June 1919 under the leadership of Svojsik for Boy Scouts and E. Milcicova for Girl Scouts. The chapter traces the history of Scout mail service in 1918 and the glorious period of Czech Scouting in the 1930-ties, when the confirmed number of Czech Scouts reached 65.000. The chapter then delves into the tragic period of Nazi occupation, the short period of revival after World War II, followed by stagnation of the movement. revival in 1968 and suspension by the Communist Regime up to the eventual revival following the Velvet Revolution in 1989. The Chapter ends with the organization of collectors of Scout philately in 1990, its more recent activities, leading to the recognition of the Club of Collectors of Scout Philately in 2001 as an independent unit of the Czech Scout organization. The chapter ends with a description and illustration of early non-postal Scout markings. In the second chapter the author discusses the specific misrepresentations found in foreign literature. He promises to continue in his efforts to correct the misinformation through future publications. The handbook includes four basic chapters covering the periods 1918-1937, 1946-1948, 1968-1969 and 1990-1992. The items described include documents, postal stationery, trial printings, private and official overprints and their forgeries, slogan cancels and special Scout issues. Special emphasis is placed on Scout events, including "Bohemicum" in foreign lands. Also included are Society for Czechoslovak Philately cachets issued on occasion of 75 years of World Scouting at SEPAD'82 in Philadelphia. A separate chapter is devoted to Slovakia 1993-2003. The book ends with brief abstracts in English nd German, which, in the opinion of this reviewer suggest the need for translation of the entire book. The quality of the production of the book is excellent, the color illustrations are accurate and vivid and the text includes sufficient detail to justify our recommendation for purchase by Czech and Scout issue collectors. The book is available from the SCP for $11.00. Please see "Available Publications" in this issue or contact Mr. Savoy Horwath at <canclcek@mwt.net>. HENRY HAHN	Reklama:

PROFILY:	LADISLAV DVOŘÁČEK - František Beneš NEDOCEŇOVANÉ ZNÁMKY ČESKOSLOVENSKA - Jan Karásek LADISLAV FISCHMEISTER - František Beneš ENRICO STANKO VRÁZ & JOSEF KOŘENSKÝ, Břetislav Janík FRANCOIS FOURNIER - geniální padělatel ke škodě sběratelů, Břetislav Janík ARŠÍK "KDE DOMOV MůJ?", Peter Hoffmann, Švédsko JOSEF HERČÍK A 1. grafická společnost ONDRÁČEK Miloš, český grafik a rytec MISTŘI PERA: Pierre MAHÉ & Jean Baptista Phillip Constant MOENS DÍLA NĚMECKÝCH tvůrců na československých poštovních známkách LEXIKON českých a slovenských autorů a rytců poštovních známek KDO JE DĚVČÁTKO Z POŠTOVNÍ ZNÁMKY?, Karel Černý NĚMECKÉ MĚSTEČKO NA SLOVENSKÉM ARŠÍKU? Gerhard Batz MISTR JOSEF HERČÍK, IN MEMORIAM DÍKY, PANE MOENSI BOHUMIL HEINZ FILIP DE FERRARI - Pan Filatelista - Pan Ferrari
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BOOK REVIEW: "SCOUT PHILATELY IN OUR TERRITORY"