FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
ANALYTICAL METHODS IN PHILATELY
12-14 NOVEMBER 2012 AT
THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON, DC USA
Sponsored by
The Institute for Analytical Philately, Inc. (IAP)
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum (NPM)
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NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM EQUIPMENT NOW INSTALLED
Two new important pieces of forensic equipment have now been
installed and tested at the NPM.
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The Bruker Tracer II-SD is a state-of-the-art forensic device for performing elemental analyses of samples. This allows philatelic researchers to determine, for example, the composition of inks on stamps.
For more information, visit
www.bruker.com
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| The Bruker ALPHA FT-IR Spectrometer |
The Bruker ALPHA FT-IR Spectrometer ia a forensic device for performing analyses of organic componds. This allows, for example, the analysis of synthetic pigments and adhesives.
For more information, visit
www.bruker.com
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| IAP/NPM XRF Workshop with Bruker Tracer III-SD |
On 2-3 November, six IAP members met at the NPM in Washington, DC for a two-day training workshop on the new Brucker Tracer III-D spectrometer.
In addition to learning the basic of the hardware and software, we also got to do practice analyses on a variety of stamps brought by the participants.
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From left:, Lyman Caswell, Mike Plett, Tom Lera, Dr. Bruce Kaiser of Bruker Elemental, Jim Allen, Dave Herendeen and Dr. Ted Liston.
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FOUNDING MEMBER PERIOD EXTENDED
A change in policy allows the first 100 members of IAP to have
"Founding Member" status.
Please help us reach our goals!
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THE IRS HAS APPROVED OUR 501(c)(3) STATUS
With an effective date of 11 Dec 2009, the IRS has determined that IAP is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(3)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This means that contributions to us are now deductible under Section 170 of the Code. Additionally, we are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequest, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code. Finally, we have been classified as a "public charity." To see a copy of the letter from the IRS (in case your tax professional needs one) find it here.
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The Institute for Analytical Philately, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to sponsoring technical research activities to better the stamp collecting hobby.
Our goal is to assist philatelists in gaining new insight and knowledge of stamps through the application of rigorous scientific methods.
Because one of the most important aspects of research is the dissemination of results, all philatelists receiving grants from IAP are required to publish in widely circulated journals of record, both scientific and philatelic.
As a virtual organization, our Web Site is dedicated to providing all philatelic students with announcements of new scientific research in philately and an archive of research in our Reference Library.
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At IAP, we believe there is a large pool of untapped technical expertise and human resources in the philatelic community. This expertise can be directed to the betterment of philately through the performance of rigorous, analytical research in many areas that can benefit from new technologies.
Our mission then is simple. IAP is an educational institution dedicated to applying analytical techniques to philatelic studies which are intended to provide long term and wide ranging benefits to all aspects of philately. To facilitate these benefits, IAP will provide Research Grants and technical support to qualified philatelists to assist them in performing their valuable work.
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