Welcome to Special Articles
Some of these articles are reconstructed and enhanced with color images not available at time of original publication. Others are longer pieces that would require too many pages in the printed publication. Each one will be either on its own web page or offered as a PDF.
Contributor Jeff Dugdale
Several of these PDFs were written and provided by Jeff Dugdale (d. August 2021), retired high school English teacher who lived in Scotland. He wrote for several philatelic publications including STAMP Magazine, Gibbons Stamp Monthly (GSM), Stamp & Coin Mart, and the Scottish Stamp News. We are indebted to Jeff for sharing his research and writing skills with the readers of the JAPOS News Bulletin.
Sleuths and PIs
"From Sherlock Holmes to Miss Marple and Martin Beck, Sleuths and PIs [private investigators] have been a popular fiction genre since the first detective novels appeared in the mid-19th century. They also offer an interesting thematic area for the stamp collector." -- GSM July 2018
Please Look After These Bears
The bare facts about bears in literature, especially children's literature. This article gives special attention to Rupert the Bear, Winnie the Pooh, and Paddington.
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by Jeff Dugdale and Sheila Sutherland, July 2020
Moby Dick
Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851) is a classic example of The Quest plot. In this tale, Captain Ahab and the crew of the Pequod undertake a dangerous journey towards a distant final target-- the destruction of the Great White Whale.
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by Jeff Dugdale, October 2020
Contributor Cynthia Scott
Cynthia recently (2022) completed a BA in English with focus on Literature. She enjoys finding appropriate stamps to illustrate her academic papers for JAPOS. She has done the same thing for articles submitted to First Days (for the AFDCS) and to Topical Time (for the ATA). In addition to writing, she prepares exhibits for stamp shows.
Sandberg as a Modernist is an essay arguing that his work should be classed with the Modernist movement. Elements from the manifesto by Ezra Pound are used as the determining yardstick.
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