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2024 ISGC Benefit Auction

  
  2024 ISGC Auction Scans
  
     AP Cover March 2019   

    Member David Lindwall's article
    got Guatemala? was published in
     the March 2019 issue of
    The American Philatelist. APS members
     may read the article online here.
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   Topical Time cover

   The March/April 2019 issue of
   Topical Time,
   the journal of the American Topical
   Association
, contains two articles on
   Mayan topics on stamps.
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Upcoming Events
    Upcoming Events

 


Welcome!


Thank you for visiting the International Society of Guatemala Collectors web site.  The ISGC is a non-profit organization and APS affiliate founded in 1948; membership in the Society is open to anyone interested in stamps and postal history of colonial and modern Guatemala and adjacent regions of Central America.

All memberships include a subscription to El Quetzal (EQ), published four times a year. Members also have access to the member side of the ISGC website, where you may participate in the online Forum discussions, and have access to the entire run of back issues of EQ, starting with #1, published in 1949Guatemala-1, the out-of-print Volume 1 of the Postal History and Philately of Guatemala, is also available online to members, as well as other out-of-print ISGC publications. Members may also download the ISGC Guatemala Stamp Album to print through the Document Library and participate in the Society Auctions.

Join the ISGC, or renew your membership   An online only membership is now available at a reduced rate.

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NEW HANDBOOK AVAILABLE NOW!

 

The Stamps and Postal Stationery of Guatemalaedited by Michael Bloom, is now available for download. With 1000+ pages and more than 3,500 new color illustrations, this is the first new comprehensive Guatemala handbook in more than 20 years. The downloaded file is a very large PDF file. You will need a PDF reader, such as Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader, to view the file. Be sure to download the instruction sheet.

 

2024 ISGC Benefit Auction Details



To watch the video got Guatemala?, an introduction to collecting Guatemala Stamps, click the play button on the YouTube player, and enlarge to full screen.

NEW! Guatemala Stamp Chats on ZOOM

On the first Monday of each month, all society members and guests are invited to attend a live chat on Guatemala philately. Sessions will last one hour and begin with a short presentation followed by a question and answer period and time to socialize. Members from around the globe will be able to meet and chat. This is a unique opportunity to meet collectors with similar interests.

Registration is required. Just click on the links below to register. All Guatemala Chats are conducted in English. Starting time for the Chats is 9 AM U.S. Pacific time, noon U.S. East Coast time, and 5 PM Universal (London) time.

Link to recorded 2020-21 Stamp Chats

Link to recorded 2022 Stamp Chats

Link to recorded 2023 Stamp Chats

2024 Stamp Chats



Monday, January 15, 2024 Member get-together and discussion      

Monday, February 12, 2024   Revenues for Fun and Show   Link to YouTube video
Glen Carr

Monday, March 11, 2024   Nick Salter's "Stamp Journey"   Link to YouTube video

Nick Salter

Monday, April 15, 2024   The Rise and Fall of the German Colony in Guatemala   Register

Richard Eldridge




After you register, you will receive an email from Zoom with a link to join the Chat. Questions? Contact info@GuatemalaStamps.com     
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ISGC Benefit Auction 2024

The next ISGC Annual Benefit Auction is ready, with 42 lots up for bid. The Auction is open for bids from February 20, 2024, through April 30, 2024. Bids must be postmarked or e-Mailed by April 30, 2024 to be valid. The ISGC Auction is open to all members in good standing who have paid their dues for the year 2024.

Auction Listing may be viewed here.

Scans of all lots may be viewed here.

Auction Terms and Conditions and Bid Sheet may be viewed here.

These lots have been generously donated by the following members: Bob Lebow, James Mazepa, Tobias Tomlinson, Arield Dominguez, Orlando Gamero, David Gooder, Barbara Vignola, and Roberta Palen. Thank you!

Questions before you bid? Please send an email to the Auction Manager.


Auction Manager:


Jonathan Topper
Topper Stamps & Postal History
13100 Wortham Center Drive
3rd Floor - Suite 45
Houston, TX 77065
email: jonathan@topperstamps.com



 

Guatemala Fakes and Forgeries

Collecting the stamps of Guatemala is an interesting and potentially complex challenge, and collectors of the country are helped by a large body of available information. Previous El Quetzal editor and former International Society of Guatemala Collectors (ISGC) president David Reitsema has added to this information by writing these articles to assist ISGC members and other ISGC website visitors distinguish between genuine stamps and fakes. Click here to see the articles and a taped presentation on YouTube by David.

Member Download

Long-time ISGC member Jack Jonza  collected nearly 150 articles and clippings that have information of interest to Guatemala collectors. The articles come from many sources, including magazines that have not been published in many years. These have now been scanned and indexed, and may currently be viewed and downloaded in the Document Library (Non-ISGC Articles in the Non-ISGC Publications folder) by members after logging in. The first PDF in the folder (Jonza Documents Contents) was prepared from a spreadsheet containing information on the documents, including author, publication, publication date, catalog numbers, etc. Download it, then use the links in the titles to go to the individual documents that interest you. 

El Quetzal

Richard Eldridge assumed duties as the editor of El Quetzal, starting with issue #396. A PDF of the entire March 2017 issue has been made accessible on-line to the public to serve as an example of what is available to members.
The cover of the current issue of El Quetzal, #396, December, 2023, including the table of contents, is available for viewing. Members may sign in to view the entire issue online in the Library section of this website. All past issues are also available to members.

News

Mazepa's "Colonial Central America" Crowned Champion of Champions

8/26/2017   James P. Mazepa's "Colonial Central America", depicting the development of the postal system in the Kingdom of Guatemala, was crowned Champion of Champions at the APS Stampshow in Richmond, Virginia.   Read>>

A Note on PayPal Payments

Please use the email address listed on the Join/Renew ISGC Button on the Menu to make dues payments via PayPal. The email address for the Treasurer on the Contact Us area is for communication with the Treasurer, not for payments.

Exhibits

Exhibits now available for viewing:  The Quetzal Airmails (Jaime Marckwordt), A Selection of Guatemalan Postmarks, 1871-1902 (Cécile Gruson), Collecting Guatemala (David Jickling, coordinator), Guatemalan Auxiliary Markings, 1898-1967 (David Fine), and Guatemala Airmail 1924-1945 (Dr. Andrew Cheung). Also available:  PDF file of the Perforation Gauge Presentation from Washington 2006.

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