Andean Mt. Cat, Lion, Tiger, Pallas's Cat (Manul), Golden Cat, Domestic Cat, & Iriomote Cat

American Philatelic Society Literature Competition
Silver Award for CAT MEWS: medal, certificate, & ribbon
StampShow Richmond, Virginia, August 12-15, 2010









COSSU Remembers U.S. Military 
who gave the ultimate sacrifice,
Memorial Day, May 28, 2012






U.S. Navy and Advertising Cover
May 20, 1935

From the collection of Patrick Roberts














NEWS

The Cats on Stamps Study Unit (COSSU) will be meeting during the American Philatelic Society's StampShow 2012 this August. The venue is the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, California. More information will be forthcoming.

Nancy Stahl's U.S. penny bobcat will be issued
in San Marcos, Texas on June 1, 2012.

Visit the Feline Philatelic Materials Page: 

Feline Stamps on Stamps

By Greg Balagian

CAT MEWS  
Journal of the Cats on Stamps Study Unit 








Preview the Upcoming Issue 

May 2012













Meet the Pixie-bob





Pixie-bob
Mozambique, issued in 2011
on a sheet of six stamps














The Pixie-bob


Photography / Tetsu Yamazaki, Website link: www.animal-photography.com.
Used with permission.

                           By Greg Balagian 

'We are Siamese, if You Please'

By Marci Jarvis

Thailand (1971)
Seal Point Siamese
In the first set of Siamese Cats on Stamps

Meet Sochi, Russia's 2014 Olympic and
Paralympics Snow Leopard Mascot

The Bremen Town Musicians

By Bridget Robinson

German Democratic Republic (1971)




















The Characters of Janosch:
Little Bear, Little Tiger, and Tigerduck

Switzerland 2012

Patrick Roberts' Continuing Series:
"Domestic Cat Stamp Errors"




More "Arty Cats,"
by Various Artists

Including the United Nations Endangered Cat Species by artist Diana Marques
issued on April 17, 2012

Tigrina or Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
United Nations/New York

Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
United Nations/Vienna

Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
United Nations/Geneva

Each issue of Cat Mews has . . . 

Scott numbers for "mew" issues  

Color photos of the latest cat stamps
Pictorial postmarks

Postal stationery
Articles on cat breeds, wild cat species, 
& heraldic cats
AND MORE !

Annual Indexes 
by Country, Breed, & Species

 

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$20 per year, or $35 for 2 years

PDF Version:
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PAYPAL

The Cats On Stamps Study Unit accepts PayPal 
for dues and back issues of Cat Mews. 
Please click on the Information page for details.

Dr. Jim Sanderson’s new book, Small Wild Cats: The Animal Answer Guide, has been created to answer the many questions that arise about these small but unique creatures we enjoy on stamps.

 

Dr. Sanderson is a Fellow of the Wildlife Conservation Network and the founder of the Small Cat Conservation Alliance. He is also a COSSU member.

Artist Patrick Watson produced the original artwork in the book and is a co-author. Many of the the photos are in color. 

The book, published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, is available from Jim in soft or hard cover.  If you are interested, contact Jim at gato_andino@yahoo.com.  The book is $45 hard cover and $24.95 softcover plus $3.95 shipping.

COSSU member Greg Balagian's two-volume ATA Handbook, Wild Cats in Art, can now be ordered. See the link below for more information.

americantopicalassn.org

Leopard, Fishing Cat, Northern or European Lynx,
Domestic Cat, Cheetah, Swamp or Jungle Cat, & Sand Cat

Webmaster: Marci Jarvis

Last update:
May 17, 2012