1. Thomas Lera Winton M. Blount Research Chair Smithsonian National Postal Museum 12 August 2010

2. Fellows & Archives 2012 - 2013 + Publishing 2010 - 2013 Symposia 2009 - 2013 Lectures 2009 - 2013 Foundation 2007 – 2008 BRC Research & Scholarship Strategy Scholars and Researchers 2009 - 2013

3. Council of Philatelists NPM Curators ARAGO Researchers (over 140 individuals) NPM Conservation, Collection and Education Museum Advisory Council Blount Research Chair APS, Philatelic and Postal History Societies, Individuals

4. Smithsonian Research Bibliography 2009 Publication Count Humanities Science National Postal Museum21 American Art Museum20 National Museum of American History11 National Museum of the American Indian12 Hirshorn Museum & Sculpture Garden5 National Portrait Gallery4 Center for Folk Life and Cultural Heritage3 National Museum of African Art3 Smithsonian Institution Archives1 Freer and Sackler Galleries1 Museum Conservation Institute19 Environmental Research Center56 National Air and Space Museum76 National Zoological Park106 Tropical Research Institute260 Astrophysical Observatory494 National Museum of Natural History633 Total *1725 * as of December 31, 2009

5. Research portal on NPM web site Finding guides to museum and library collections ARAGO Featured Collections and Objects Research Equipment - VSC6000 Fellows & Archives Foundation Publishing Symposia Scholars and Researchers Lectures Foundation 2007 – 2008

6. Nine different positions on the stamp sampled Red Color wave lengths

7. Handheld Analytical X-ray System used for elemental analysis and materials research of inks and papers and for conservation / preservation.

8. Fellows and Archives Scholars and Researchers Publishing SymposiaLectures Symposia and Lectures 2009 – 2013 Blount Postal History Symposium Maynard Sundman Lecture Series Potential Symposium with IAP in 2011 Foundation

9. “Stamps and the Mail: Imagery, Icons, & Identity” September 30 – October 1, 2010 (Washington D.C.) Charles Verge: The First Canada- U.S. Joint Issue: The 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway Commemorative and Its Famous Invert – September 19, 2010

10. NPM journal contributions in History, Postal and Philatelic Studies published (51 in 2009) Position and policy papers published as “White Papers” on the NPM Research Portal (12 from NPM Council Members) Smithsonian Institution Press is publishing the “Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposia: Select Papers 2006 - 2009” Fellows and Archives Publishing Symposia Scholars and Researchers Foundation Lectures Publishing 2010 – 2013

11. Fellows and Archives Scholars & Researchers Publishing SymposiaLectures Scholars and Researchers 2009 – 2013 Six different scholarships awarded annually to academic scholars and philatelic researchers Foundation

12. National Postal Museum - $2,000 Confederate Stamp Alliance - $2,000 United States Stamp Society - $2,000 Washington 2006 - $1,500 NAPEX - $1,500 George Brett publication award - $500 http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/Scholarships/index.html

13. Ms. Karen Jenks from the University of California, Irvine for her research project on “The Pacific Mail Steamship Company.” Ms. Rachel Moore, Clemson University for “Getting papers from the Brazoo: Postmasters and postal workers in Charleston, New Orleans and Veracruz and the spread of news of the Mexican-American War.” Mr. David Herendeen, FRPSL, for “A Colormetric Analysis Methodology for Philatelic Studies.” The NPM / NAPEX scholarship was awarded to Ryan Ellis University of California, San Diego for “Disinfection Mail: Disease, Panic and the Post Office in Late 19th Century America.” 2010 Scholarship - The NPM / Washington 2006 scholarship was awarded to Diane DeBlois, Robert Harris and Kristina Wilson for “Spectral Analysis and comparison of Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color and the Presidential Series of U.S. Postage Stamps”

14.  SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM SCHOLARSHIPS APPLICATION   Name: ________________________________________________________________________  Address: ______________________________________________________________________  Email: ________________________________________________________________________  Phone: _______________________________________________________________________  Title of project _________________________________________________________________  Major (if applicable): ____________________________________________________________  Location(s) of research: __________________________________________________________  Amount of scholarship requested (maximum stipend for 4 weeks = $2,000): ________________  Scholarship Applied for:  National Postal Museum (NPM) (up to $2,000)_____  NPM and NAPEX (up to $1,500)_____  NPM and Confederate Stamp Alliance (up to $2,000)_____  NPM and United States Stamp Society (up to $2,000)_____  NPM and Washington 2006 (up to $1,500)_____  George W. Brett for publication support (up to $500)_____  On the next page write a short description of your proposed research, which should be approved by your faculty mentor (if applicable). You may also wish to include supporting papers or reports. If you are requesting money for supplies, travels, or other needs, submit a budget detailing how the money will be spent.  Also please submit a resume and list of publications and/or Curriculum Vitae.  ___________________________________________________ ________________________  Signature Date

15. Publishing Symposia Scholars and Researchers Foundation Lectures Fellows and Archives Fellows & Archives 2012 – 2013+ As program grows, move to adding SI Fellows and an endowed fellowship Acquiring and preserving documentary materials for public and curatorial use — under one roof Collecting and preserving original materials Begin by exploring transfer of archival materials from NPM library and collections dept. Third Assistant PMG files RMS, AMS Melville, Brett, Canal Zone, Manning, Travers Papers

16.  Spectral Comparator  14 Different Light Sources Image comparison (side by side, overlaid, subtracted, strobing) Image measurement – calibrated (areas, length, angles) Image reversal (mirror) and rotation

17. Watermarks, Grills, Comparisons Measurements

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