Carlson R. Chambliss Collection MS.137
Marisa Ramirez
William H. Hannon Library, Archives & Special Collections, Manuscripts
November 2019
Loyola Marymount University
William H. Hannon Library, Archives and Special Collections
1 LMU Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
special.collections@lmu.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
William H. Hannon Library, Archives & Special Collections, Manuscripts
Title: Carlson R. Chambliss Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.137
Physical Description:
1.09 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1929-2005
Language of Material: English
Abstract: Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss is a professor emeritus who taught astronomy and is also an active philatelist. This collection consists
of postal material issued in Vatican City, including stamps, aerogrammes, and postcards.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Carlson R. Chambliss. Accession numbers: 2017.44; 2019.39
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon
Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder number, Carlson R. Chambliss Collection, MS 137, Department of Archives
and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss was born in 1942 in Boston. He received an A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1962, and a Ph.D.
from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. Chambliss is professor emeritus of astronomy at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Chambliss is also an active philatelist and over the years has formed a large holding of stamps and postal material of
the Vatican City State.
Arrangement
Items are arranged into two different series separated by item type: Postage Stamps and Postal Stationary. Postal Stationary
is further broken into two subseries: Aerogrammes and Postcards.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of postal material issued in Vatican City, including stamps, aerogrammes, and postcards.
Processing Information
Additional processing and description by Rachel Wen-Paloutzian.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Postage stamps
Vatican Palace (Vatican City)
Box 1-2
Series 1: Postage Stamps
1929-2005
Arrangement
Stamps are arranged primarily by date issued and secondarily by denomination, both in ascending order.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two volumes. The first is a stamp album that spans the years 1929 to 1985, found in Box 1. The
second has been transferred from its stockbook to protective sheets, covering the years 1985 to 2005, found in Box 2. Included
is a provisional surcharge set from 1934. Both albums feature typed information regarding the history of the Vatican postal
system and the stamps themselves provided by Chambliss.
Series 2: Postal Stationary
Scope and Contents
This series contains Vatican postal stationary items, including Vatican commemorative aerogrammes mostly with first day cancels,Vatican
paid-reply cards, postcard sets of architecture and fountain of the Vatican City, maximum cards and postcard sets issued by
the Vatican featuring artwork, archives, saints, and popes.
Box 3, Folder 1
55 lire- 650 lire
1972-1986
Scope and Contents
Vatican commemorative aerogrammes:55 lire, 100 lire, 110 lire, 110 lire (1972 first day cancel), 130 lire, 150 lire (1975
first day cancel), 200 lire (1977 first day cancel), 220 lire, 220 lire (1979 first day cancel), 220 lire (1980 first day
cancel), 300 lire, 300 lire (1981 first day cancel), 450 lire (1982 first day cancel), 500 lire, 500 lire (1983 first day
cancel), 550 lire, 550 lire (1984 first day cancel), 600 lire, 600 lire (1985 first day cancel), 650 lire, 650 lire (1986
first day cancel)
Box 3, Folder 2
700 lire- 1500 lire
1987-2000
Scope and Contents
Vatican commemorative aerogrammes:700 lire (1987 first day cancel), 750 lire, 750 lire (1989 first day cancel), 800 lire (1990
first day cancel), 800 lire (1991 first day cancel), 820 lire (1992 first day cancel), 850 lire (1993 first day cancel), 850
lire (1994 first day cancel), 850 lire (1995 first day cancel), 850 lire (1996 first day cancel), 900 lire (1997 first day
cancel), 900 lire (1998 first day cancel), 900 lire (1999 first day cancel), 1500 lire (2000 first day cancel)
Box 3, Folder 3
0.77 euro/1500 lire- 2.00 euro
2001-2013
Scope and Contents
Vatican commemorative aerogrammes: 0.77 euro/1500 lire (2001 first day cancel), 0.77 euro (2002 first day cancel), 0.77 euro,
0.77 euro (2003 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2004 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2005 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2006 first
day cancel), 1.00 euro (2007 first daycancel), 1.00 euro (2008 first day cancel), 1.00 euro (2009 first day cancel), 1.00
euro (2010 first day cancel), 2.00 euro (2011 first day cancel), 2.00 euro (2012 first day cancel), 2.00 euro (2013 first
day cancel)
Box 3, Folder 4
commemorative aerogramme -special event covers
1963
1978
Box 3, Folder 5
paid-reply postal cards: 10 lire, 13 lire, 20 lire, 25 lire, 35 lire
1940-1960
Box 3, Folder 6
Vatican City architecture and fountain postcard sets: 120 lire, 120 lire (1977 cancel), 130 lire, 130 lire (1977 cancel)
Box 3, Folder 7
Vatican City architecture and fountain postcard sets: 130 lire (1978 cancel), 200 lire (1982 cancel), 300 lire (1982 cancel),
300 lire, 350 lire
Box 3, Folder 8
maximum cards: 1959, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1978, 1979, 1980
Box 3, Folder 9
maximum cards: 1981, 1982
Box 4, Folder 3
maximum cards: 1985, 1986
Box 4, Folder 4
postcard sets: 1984, 1984 (first day cancel), 1985 (first day cancel), 1986 in folder (first day cancel), 1987, 1987 (first
day cancel), 1989 in folder, 1990 (first day cancel)
Box 4, Folder 5
postcard sets: 1992 (first day cancel), 1993 (first day cancel), 1994 (first day cancel), 1995 (first day cancel), 1996 (first
day cancel), 1997 (first day cancel), 1998 (first day cancel), 1999 (first day cancel), 2000 (first day cancel)
Box 4, Folder 6
postcard sets in folders: 2001 (first day cancel), 2002 (first day cancel), 2003 (first day cancel), 2004 (first day cancel),
2005 (first day cancel), 2006 (first day cancel)
Box 4, Folder 7
postcard sets in folders: 2007 (first day cancel), 2008 (first day cancel), 2009 (first day cancel),2010 (first day cancel),
2011 (first day cancel), 2012 (first day cancel), 2013 (first day cancel)
Box 4, Folder 8
Pope John Paul II postcards
1987
