The June AP Features "The Siege of Przemyśl 1914–1915"

In the June issue of The American Philatelist we feature "The Siege of Przemyśl 1914–1915" by Dr. Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski. A small Austro-Hungarian garrison town was the site of the first mail-laden airplanes landing and taking off from a completely surrounded fortress.

"World War II Internment of a German-American Couple in Hawaii" by Louis Fiset — Following the mail between a husband and wife "suspected" of having pro-German sentiments and interned separately following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

"Visual Comparison of Complex Objects" by Raymond H. Murphy — Some techniques for using Corel PaintShop Pro® to examine differences between similar varieties of philatelic items.

Collecting Coast to Coast — "Postal Markings & General Appeal Make Great Postal History" by Wayne Youngblood — A look back at the U.S. purple machine cancel of the 1980s.

Visiting the British Empire — "Gibraltar" by Noel Davenhill — "The Rock" of Gibraltar, situated at the entrance to the Mediterranean, has been a British possession since 1713, despite ongoing claims from Spain.

Worldwide in a Nutshell — "Solomon Islands" by Bob Lamb — Established as a British Protectorate in the 19th century, the Solomon Islands gained full independence in 1978.

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