American Topical Association - Topical Times Indexes 2004-2005

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TOPICAL TIME INDEX - 2004-2005

Here are the contents of the Topical Time magazines, which were issued during the years 2004 and 2005. Click on the bold items to see the sub-categories, and click again to hide them.

January - February 2004 (Volume 55, Issue 1, Whole Issue 323)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....88
  - Award Winners.....84
  - Central Office Round-up.....10
  - Chapter Chatter.....51
  - Checklist Update.....81
  - Cinderella Corner.....45
  - Finding the Common Denominator.....56
  - Jottings from the Editor.....12
  - Membership.....89
  - Publication Reviews.....67
  - Show Calendar.....99
  - Thematic Maximaphily.....50
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....43
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....46
  - Topical Postline.....08
  - Topics on Postmarks.....39
  - Units in Action.....58
  - Youth in Topics.....53
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - Dams, Dikes and Levees.....Oscar Dascal.....16
  - Water as a Theme (Fountain of Life).....Fritz D. Kessler.....21
  - Writing a Topical Column.....Betty Van Tenac.....28
  - Coconuts (NTSS 2003 Reserve Grand Exhibit).....Philip J. Stager.....31
  - More Notable Bankers.....Johann G. Meiring.....34
  - Precursors of a United Europe.....Stephen Luster.....37
  - Cover Talk.....George T. Guzzio....38
  - NTSS 2004 Exhibit Prospectus.....77
  - Index to ATA Publications of 2003.....Marilyn Schafstall.....91
March - April 2004 (Volume 55, Issue 2, Whole Issue 324)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....88
  - Award Winners.....84
  - Central Office Round-up.....10
  - Chapter Chatter.....51
  - Checklist Update.....81
  - Cinderella Corner.....45
  - Finding the Common Denominator.....56
  - Jottings from the Editor.....12
  - Membership.....89
  - Publication Reviews.....67
  - Show Calendar.....99
  - Thematic Maximaphily.....50
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....43
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....46
  - Topical Postline.....08
  - Topics on Postmarks.....39
  - Units in Action.....58
  - Youth in Topics.....53
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - National Topical Stamp Show 2004......................................................19
  - Healing the Hole (Ozone).............Garry Toth & Don Hillger...................23
  - Castle Sant'Angelo............................Vincent De Luca...........................28
  - Edna Ferber.......................................Jeff Dugdale.................................33
  - Wound Management.........................Thomas H. Wilson.........................35
  - Postal Codes on Stamps....................Donald W. Hillger..........................38
  - Fridtjof Nansen, Explorer......................Andrew N. Morese......................42
  - Norbert Casteret, Speleologist.............George W. Rohrer........................44
  - Precursors of a United Europe.............Stephen Luster.............................46
  - Cover Talk..........................................George T. Guzzo..........................47
  - A Soo Canal Related Cover...............Ian Paton......................................61
  - Most Popular Topics................................................................................68
  - USA Postmarks...................................Paul Brenner.................................83
May - June 2004 (Volume 55, Issue 3, Whole Issue 325)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....87
  - Central Office Round-up.....10
  - Chapter Chatter.....67
  - Checklist Update.....79
  - Cinderella Corner.....65
  - Cover Talks.....48
  - Jottings from the Editor.....12
  - Membership.....88
  - Publication Reviews.....80
  - Show Calendar.....90
  - Thematic Maximaphily.....66
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....53
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....55
  - Topical Postline.....06
  - Topics on Postmarks.....49
  - Units in Action.....73
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - National Topical Stamp Show 2004.......................................................14
  - Americans in Russia 1918-1920................Ian Paton................................22
  - Who Invented the Helicopter?.............William L. Farrar...........................29
  - Space Shuttle Missions 1994-1995.........John J. Macco.............................32
  - One Nation, Many Faiths....................Sunita Mohamed...........................35
  - Sof Omar Cave.....................................Thomas Lera.............................37
  - Abraham Lincoln Postmarks.................Eric D. Borsting..........................39
  - Decimal Conversion Issues..................Donald W. Hillger........................42
  - Precursors of a United Europe.................Stephen Luster...........................45
  - Watercraft of Bangladesh...................Parvez Ali Anwar Khan....................46
  - USA Postmarks.....................................Paul Brenner............................72
July - August 2004 (Volume 55, Issue 4, Whole Issue 326)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....90
  - Award Winners.....86
  - Central Office Round-up.....08
  - Chapter Chatter.....61
  - Checklists Updated.....81
  - Cinderella Corner.....58
  - Cover Talk.....47
  - Jottings from the Editor.....10
  - Membership.....88
  - Publication Reviews.....74
  - Show Calendar.....91
  - Thematic Maximaphily.....60
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....53
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....56
  - Topical Postline.....06
  - Topics on Postmarks.....49
  - Units in Action.....69
  - Youth in Topics.....69
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - 15 Fabulous Stories (Aesop, La Fontaine & Kipling, Jeff Dugdale
  - 20 Cable-Stayed Bridges (Advent of the Modern Bridge), Alexander Borges
  - 24 Italian Poet Petrarch (His Poems Spawned Imitators), Clete Delvaux
  - 25 Christina of Sweden (Patron of the Opera), Giorgio Migliavacca
  - 29 The Chinese Bat (Shrouded in Mystery), Thomas Lera
  - 31 Castles of Spain (Arab Invasion to Renaissance), Vincent De Luca
  - 37 Space Shuttle Missions 1996-1997 (Continuing Series), John J. Macco
  - 40 Manifestations of a United Europe (Cultural Exchanges), Stephen Luster
  - 42 Exhibiting Your Collection (From ATA Handbook #133), ATA
  - 65 ATA Membership Survey Results, Ray Cartier/George Griffenhagen
  - 87 USA Pictorial Postmarks, Paul Brenner
September - October 2004 (Volume 55, Issue 5, Whole Issue 327)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....85
  - Award Winners.....82
  - Central Office Round-up.....08
  - Chapter Chatter.....56
  - Checklists Updated.....89
  - Cinderella Corner.....60
  - Cover Talk.....54
  - Jottings from the Editor.....10
  - Membership.....86
  - Publication Reviews.....76
  - Show Calendar.....90
  - Thematic Maximaphily.....53
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....51
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....66
  - Topical Postline.....06
  - Topics on Postmarks.....47
  - Units in Action.....71
  - Youth in Topics.....69
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - 13 National Topical Stamp Show 2004,
  - 21 Philately and Numismatics, Johann G. Meiring
  - 24 Ancient Wine Vessels, Barbara M. Soper
  - 30 Evolution of Drug Containers, George Griffenhagen
  - 36 Pipe Organs in Philately, Michael Barker
  - 41 Eagles Fly On Stamps, John A. Baird, Jr.
  - 44 Space Shuttle Missions 1998-2000, John J.Macco
  - 58 NTSS-2004 Grand Award Winner, Roland Essig
  - 59 NTSS-2004 Reserve Grand Award Winner, Edward J. Powell
  - 61 USA Pictorial Postmarks, Paul Brenner
  - 62 Ice Age Cave Paintings, Francis Adams
November - December 2004 (Volume 55, Issue 6, Whole Issue 328)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....87
  - Award Winners.....57
  - Central Office Round-up.....10
  - Chapter Chatter.....62
  - Checklists Updated.....85
  - Cinderella Corner.....56
  - Cover Talk.....44
  - Jottings from the Editor.....12
  - Membership.....83
  - Publication Reviews.....72
  - Show Calendar.....89
  - Thematic Maximaphily.....55
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....50
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....52
  - Topical Postline.....06
  - Topics on Postmarks.....46
  - Units in Action.....66
  - Youth in Topics.....64
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - 14 Plans Unfolding For NTSS-2005, Robert Mather
  - 16 Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), Kenna Boyd
  - 21 Motoring With Franlin D. Roosevelt, J. William Doolittle
  - 24 Triumphs and Tragedies (Technology Takes Time Out), Jeff Dugdale
  - 29 Anemometers and Windsocks (Measuring Wind), Donald Hillger and Garry Toth
  - 34 History of OLYMPEX (Forgotten Stamp Shows), Dale Speirs
  - 37 Romanesti Cave Concerts, Thomas Lera
  - 38 Regions of France, George Rohrer
  - 42 Space Shuttle Missions 2001-2002, John J. Macco
  - 58 Radio and Aviation (Thematic Exhibit), Giancarlo Morolli
January - February 2005 (Volume 56, Issue 1, Whole Issue 329)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....88
  - Award Winners.....82
  - Central Office Round-up.....10
  - Chapter Chatter.....50
  - Checklists Updated.....82
  - Cinderella Corner.....45
  - Cover Talk.....38
  - Jottings from the Editor.....12
  - Membership.....89
  - Publication Reviews.....69
  - Show Calendar.....98
  - Thematic Maximaphily.....49
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....43
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....46
  - Topical Postline.....06
  - Topics on Postmarks.....39
  - Units in Action.....62
  - Youth in Topics.....59
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - 15 National Topical Stamp Show 2005,
  - 18 Travels of Charles Darwin, Harry Reef and Daniel Rudaizky
  - 23 Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises, Dagmar Fertl and Stephen Pomes
  - 27 Tombs on Stamps, Barbara M. Soper
  - 31 World's Worst Aircraft, William L. Farrar
  - 35 U.S. Ballet Postmarks, David Shaw
  - 53 Castles: If East Met West Exhibit, Critiqued by Alan Hanks and Mary Ann Owens
  - 77 ATA Checklist Service
  - 83 NTSS 2005 Exhibit Prospectus
  - 91 Index to ATA Publications of 2004 Marilyn Schafstall
March - April 2005 (Volume 56, Issue 2, Whole Issue 330)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....86
  - Award Winners.....84
  - Central Office Round-up.....10
  - Chapter Chatter.....51
  - Checklists Updated.....85
  - Cinderella Corner.....50
  - Cover Talk.....54
  - Jottings from the Editor.....12
  - Membership.....87
  - Publication Reviews.....77
  - Show Calendar.....90
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....45
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....47
  - Topical Postline.....06
  - Topics on Postmarks.....41
  - Units in Action.....69
  - Youth in Topics.....67
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - 16 National Topical Stamp Show 2005,
  - 22 Is There Another Canal on the Way, Barry N. Floyd
  - 24 Leonardo's Grotesque Drawings, Vincent De Luca
  - 26 Serving Children Worldwide (Kiwanis), Robert S.Rowe
  - 30 Egyptomania (Power Politics of Egyptology), Hugh W. Johnston
  - 35 African Sleeping Sickness, Thomas H. Wilson
  - 37 Post Offices With Animal Names, Michael Hoyt
  - 39 Ustad Ayat Ali Khan, Parvex Ali Anwar Khan
  - 56 Let's Go To the Movies, Sebastian Safiano
  - 61 Icarus and Daedalus (Exhibit Critique)
May - June 2005 (Volume 56, Issue 3, Whole Issue 331)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....86
  - Central Office Round-up.....10
  - Checklists Updated.....33
  - Cinderella Corner.....57
  - Cover Talk.....59
  - Jottings from the Editor.....12
  - Membership.....87
  - Publication Reviews.....77
  - Show Calendar.....90
  - Thematic Maximaphily.....55
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....49
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....51
  - Topical Postline.....06
  - Topics on Postmarks.....45
  - Units in Action.....70
  - Youth in Topics.....67
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - 16 National Topical Stamp Show 2005,
  - 24 Universal Postal Union (A History), Johann G. Meiring
  - 30 America's Cup on Stamps (Yachting), Richard J. Dickson
  - 34 Peter Pan Turns 100 (He Wouldn't Grow Up), Clete Delvaux
  - 37 Grotto of Lourdes (Bernadette's Apparitions), Thomas Lera
  - 39 The Twin Towers (New York City), Dale Speirs
  - 41 Tragedies of Shakespeare (Scenes Identified), Jeff Dugdale
  - 61 Chariots and Carriages (Exhibit), Critique by George T. Guzzio
  - 86 U.S.A. Pictorial Postmarks, Paul Brenner
November - December 2005 (Volume 56, Issue 5, Whole Issue 334)
- Regular Features (alphabetical order)
  - Adlets.....87
  - Award Winners.....82
  - Central Office Round-up.....12
  - Chapter Chatter.....57
  - Checklists Updated.....54
  - Cinderella Corner.....55
  - Cover Talk.....43
  - Jottings from the Editor.....14
  - Membership.....88
  - Publication Reviews.....73
  - Show Calendar.....86
  - Thematic Maximaphily.....56
  - Topical Meter Stamps.....49
  - Topical Postal Stationery.....51
  - Topical Postline.....06
  - Topics on Postmarks.....45
  - Units in Action.....62
  - Youth in Topics.....59
- Articles (order of appearance)
  - 16 Impeachment of a U.S. President, Ian Paton
  - 23 Rain or Shine ? (All About Rain Guages), Don Hillger and Garry Toth
  - 29 Castles of Italy on Postal Stationery, Vincent De Luca
  - 34 Butterflies of Nabokov (Lepidopterist), Vladimir Kachan
  - 36 U.S. Map Stamps (Recording History), John A. Baird, Jr.
  - 40 Towns With Geological Names, Michael Hoyt
  - 70 Scalpel and Tongs (Medical Subjects Unit), George Griffenhagen
  - 81 U.S.A. Pictorial Postmarks, Paul Brenner
  - 83 Topical Codes (Update in Progress), Dorothy Smith