Symposium 2015

The 2nd International Symposium on Analytical Methods in Philately has come and gone. It was an incredible opportunity for philatelists to meet, hear papers on many interesting subjects and get hands-on experience..

Full Symposium: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Analytical Methods in Philately

The presentations given at the Second International Symposium are below:

• Retrospective of Technical Research in Philately
  (Robert Odenweller)
  
  
• The Use of X-ray Fluorescence in Detecting Philatelic Forgeries
  (Thomas Lera)
  
  
• A New Technique for Analyzing the Optical Spectrum of Stamp Inks
  (Ted Liston)
  
  
• China's "Workers and Soldiers Definitive Set of 1955-61"
  (Archie McKee)
  
  
• The Coupling of Reflectance and XRF Spectroscopies in the Shade Determinations of the Carmine Admiral Sssue of Canada (Scott 106)
  (Richard Judge)
  
  
• Stamp Colors - Towards a Stamp-Oriented Color Guide: Objectifying Classification by Color
  (John Cibulskis)
  
  Appendices. There are six appendices in this paper. Five are found below and the sixth one on Scanner Calibration is found in the Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Analytical Methods Philately.
  • Cibulskis_Appendix1.pdf
  • Cibulskis_Appendix2.pdf
  • Cibulskis_Appendix3.pdf
  • Cibulskis_Appendix4.pdf
  • Cibulskis_Appendix5.pdf
  
  
• Analytical Philately Tools and Possibilities
  (Joe Youseffi)
  
  
• Ink Composition, U.S. Three-Cent Issues of 1870-1881
  (John H. Barwis and Harry G. Brittain)
  
  
• Computerized Image Analysis Applied to Fingerprinting Stamp Perforations
  (Robert Mustacich)
  
  
• High Resolution Image Differencing of Stamps
  (Robert Mustacich)
  
  
• Shade Verifications Using Tonal Histogram Analyses
  (Tim Lyerla)
  
  
• Using XRD and IR-ATR to Determine Pigment Composition of the US 5-cent 1847 Issue
  (Gordon Eubanks)
  
  
• Microscopic analysis of Paper Content of the "Rosette Eagles," Mystery Mexican Stamps, Confirms Origin and Date.
  (Katz)
  
  
• Modeling Postal History with Postal Numbers
  (Diane DeBlois and Robert Harris)
  
  
• Canada 1868 Large Queen issue - Two Cent Possibly on Laid Paper
  (Ted Nixon)
  
  
• Fakes, Forgeries and Experts "Purpose" and "Responsibility"
  (Jonas Hällström)