John R. Sabin

Philatelic Curriculum Vitae

 

Current to 01.09.2008

 

 

Memberships:

  • American Philatelic Society (APS)
  • Danmarks Filatelist Forbund (Danish Philatelic Society - DFF)
  • Dansk Posthistorisk Selskab (Danish Postal History Society - DPS)
  • Gainesville Stamp Club
  • Kjøbenhavns Philatelist Klub (Copenhagen Philatelic Club - KPK)
  • Postal History Society
  • Scandinavian Collectors Club (SCC)

 

Editorial:

  • Editorial Board, The Posthorn (08.2006 – pres.)

 

Philatelic Publications

Articles:

  1. J.R. Sabin, Hand Written Plate Numbers of the Christian IX and Frederik VIII Stamps: 1904 to 1907, The Posthorn 59/4, 19 (2002). Erratum: The Posthorn 60/1, 32 (2003).
  2. J.R. Sabin, Libraries with Collections Specializing in Danish Philately, The Posthorn 60/2, 38-40 (2003).
  3. J.R. Sabin, Om de håndskrevne pladenumre på Christian IX og Frederik VIII Frimærker trykt mellem 1904 og 1907. Del I: Danmark, DFT #2, 52-57 (2004).
  4. J.R. Sabin, Anatomy of an Error: Denmark's Frederik VIII 5-øre Green, The Posthorn 61/1, 24 (2004).
  5. J.R. Sabin, Om de håndskrevene pladenumre på Frederik VIII frimærker trykt mellem 1907 og 1914. Del II: Dansk Vestindien, DFT  #6, 250-255 (2004).
  6. J.R. Sabin, Er blitzfotografering farlig for frimærker?, NFT 111, 124-131 (2004).
  7. J.R. Sabin, Danmarks sjældneste helsag – en anden kandidat, NFT 112, 28-29 (2005).
  8. J.R. Sabin, Is Flash Photography Damaging to Stamps? The Posthorn 62/1, 17-19 (2005).
  9. J.R. Sabin, Swindle at the Danish National Archives - ca. 1940 (The Stamp Affair), The Posthorn, 62/2, 16-18 (2005).
  10. J.R. Sabin, Use of Web Images in the Philatelic Literature, The Posthorn 62/2, 27-28 (2005).
  11. J.R. Sabin, Privatization and Sale of the Danish Postal Service, The Posthorn 62/2, 32-33 (2005).
  12. Detlef Fürth og J.R. Sabin, Man skal ikke tro på ”det er kun kendt i x eksemplar”!,  NFT  112, 150-151 (2005).
  13. J.R. Sabin, From Ugly to Desirable: Poorly Centered or Perforation Error?, The Posthorn 63/2, 3-5 (2006).
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  15. J.R. Sabin, Danish Royal Commemorative Upholds Tradition, The Posthorn, 64/1, 10 (2007).
  16. J.R. Sabin and Peter Schweizer, Handwritten Plate Numbers on Christian IX and Frederik VIII Stamps of Denmark and the Danish West Indies, The Posthorn, 64/2, 3-7 (2007).
  17. Paul Albright and J.R. Sabin, Danish Stamp vending Machines Are No More, The Posthorn, 64/2, 36 (2007).
  18. J.R. Sabin, A Sara Letter to Denmark, The Posthorn, 64/3, 13-15 (2007).
  19. J.R. Sabin, Danish Post Joins Service Conglomerate, The Posthorn, 64/2, 36 (2007).
  20. J.R. Sabin, Demise of the Danish Postage Labels, The Posthorn 65/1, 16-18 (2008)
  21. J.R. Sabin, The Great Danish Postal Robbery of 1845, The Posthorn 65/2, 12-14 (2008)

Books:

  1. K. Hansen and J.R. Sabin, The Return Post of the Danish Postal Service, translation  and commentary on Returpostkontorets brevlukkemærker by Kurt Hansen, NFT (2004), JRS Publishing, Gainesville (2007).

Other Publications:

  1. J.R. Sabin and Alan Warren, review of Stamp Collector’s Tour Guide to Copenhagen, The Posthorn 62/2, 40 (2005).
  2. J.R. Sabin, review of New Catalog on Denmark’s Encased Postage, The Posthorn 62/4, 45 (2005).
  3. J.R. Sabin, Book on Danish Post Offices Available Again, The Posthorn 63/2, 44 (2006).
  4. Toke Nørby and J.R. Sabin, Necrolog: Danish Philatelist Knud Juul, 94, The Posthorn, 64/2, 21 (2007).

 

 

Awards:

  1. Silver medal, Philatelic literature section at StampShow 2008, Hartford CN, August 12-14, 2008, for K. Hansen and J.R. Sabin, The Return Post of the Danish Postal Service.

 

 

In the works:

  • J.R. Sabin, Evolution of a Design: Richard Mortensen’s Non-Figurative Design of 1969 (AFA 489), in preparation.
  • J.R. Sabin, Toward a Philatelic Color Standard, in preparation.
  • J.R. Sabin, The Returmærker of Denmark, in preparation.
  • J.R. Sabin, The Arrows of Copenhagen’s City Post, in preparation.
  • J.R. Sabin, Stamp Gum, in preparation.
  • J.R. Sabin, Hæderstegn for the Danish Landspost 1900+1919, in preparation.

 

The Posthorn: Journal of the Scandinavian Collectors Club (SCC)

DFT: Danmarks Filatelistisk Tidskrift

NFT: Nordisk Filatelistisk Tidskrift – Journal of the Copenhagen Stamp Club (KPK)