George Thomas Wilson

73, Male

Catonsville, MD

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Catonsville, Maryland
Why do you wish to join this community?
To better enjoy my collection.
About Me:
Retired Programmer. Looking to complete my NatGeo collection.

I have a completed, individual issue collection with 100 of the 179 from the first 20 years being 1964 reprints including all 36 "red bricks".

In addition I have a complete map & supplement collection, again with 1964 reprints to fill in the earliest ones.

I also have a complete volume/annual index collection either in-issue or loose pamphlet as well as cumulative indexes.

Also, I have 92 Map Indexes (still need 11 of those); a bound copy of "The Physiography of the United State" (1896) including all 10 monographs; 15 National Geographic parodies; 87 or so other publications with articles about National Geographic; 67 Article Reprints; and various other items.
Favorite National Geographic publication:
Issue: September 1912 (the headless headhunter photo)
Map: January 1902 (Progress map of the Philippines)
Map Index: 1961 (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Index: January 1901 (Volume XI Jan-Dec 1900)
Article Reprint: March 1964 (The Last Full Measure)
Parody: January 29, 1966 (National Press Club)
Favorite travel destination:
Definitely Hawaii. Runners up: Alaska, West Virginia, Florida, and Idaho.

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  • Jeffry Persons

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    This is the November 1999 cover with a flap and different formatting of the contents.

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This shows the March 2007 with the same photo on both issues, but different verbage and formatting.

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This is the May, 2000 magazine with a flap on the front cover with different formatting as the subscription issue.

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This is the July 2000 issue with a flap and different formatting on the cover

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This is the December 2001 with different formatting as well on the front cover.

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This is the March 1927 issue with different numbers of illustrations on the front cover; is it eighteen or seventeen?  Both issues have seventeen illustrations

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This is a magazine with a gold sticker stating that this is the 2 billionth magazine printed.

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This is a December, 1988 issue with both printed in silver foil and gold foil.  It was determined that the gold foil would be the best cover to use for the issue.

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom, I do have a few others, but no pictures at this time.  Feel free to delete any that you want

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,

    The one hologram issue from 1984 is not from China, but was a back up issue in case the other issue was not ready in time for printing.  Also, the other issue, November, 2003 shows two versions of the newsstand issue...it was not a duplicate as seen by the bar code.  I have a few more that I will get to you soon.

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This issue has two different contents on the cover.  One has 100 British Seaports and one doesn't  Both magazines have the same contents and ads as well as 100 British Seaports

  • Jeffry Persons

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    Both of these magazines have a sticker affixed regarding a Dinosaur Named Sue.  They were purchased at the Sue exhibit at the Chicago O'Hare airport at the Sue exhibit 

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This Commemorative magazine was compliments of AT&T and is the Ellis Island Issue

  • Jeffry Persons

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    This magazine has an article regarding Carter's Grove and could be purchased at Colonial Williamsburg.  It has a paper band around the magazine.

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,

    I do not have anything but the year 1904.  This is one of the very few items that has eluded me and other advanced collectors prior to  me for many years.  I did find a person who collected only this magazine and items related to it and he does not have this copy as well. I have tried many magazine and book dealers over the last 30+ years as well, all with no luck. I believe it to be vary rare magazine and would very much like to have it in my collection.

    Good luck!

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,  Here are a few more SPOOFS for you

    1962, The MAD Frontier (Signet) pg 111

    1962, 3/14, Nashunal Geograffic, Courier-Journal

    1969, October, Nationl Geagraphic, Cracker

    1972, The Best From Playboy

    1975, December, National Pornographic, Playboy

    1976, The Iron On Book, National Lampoon (great iron-on ta-ta's!

    1981, Miss Piggy Cover Girl Fantasy Calendar

    1982, September, National Poronographic Video--X Vol 3, No. 7 Playboy Press

    1985 Pier 1 Inc. Annual Report

    1986, Your Only Old Once (Dr. Seuss Book

    1987, National Recuperator, Hallmark Cards Society

    1989 Penthouse HOTTALK

    1990, December The Best of 1970-1990 National Lampoon

    2000, Juli In JAMAICA a PRESENTATION OF THE nAKED gEOGRAPHICAL society  Internet

    I've got one or two more, but haven't found them yet

    Thank Tom,

    Jeff

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  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom

    Here are some more Spoofs to add to your list:

    1962; The MAD Frontier (Signet Book)

    1962; Nashunal Geograffic, Courier Journal

    1969; National Geagraphic, Cracker

    1972; The Best From Playboy--No. 6

    1972; Is Nothing Sacred?  Playboy

    1975, Dec.; National Pornographic; Playboy

    1976; The Iron On Book; National Lampoon

    1981; The Miss Piggy Cove Girl Fantasy Calendar

    1982, Sept; National Pornographic, Video-=X, Vol. 3, No. 7 Playboy Press

    1985; Pier 1 Inc. Annual Report

    1986; You're Only Old Once (Dr. Seuss book)

    1987; National Recuperator; Hallmark Cards Society

    1989; Penthouse HOTTALK

    2000; Juli in Jamaica; A presentation of the Naked Geographical Society.  Internet

    2005; Refrigerator Magnet; "Safely on the Sun" dated January 2023.  Spoof on a magazine cover of the future

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,

    Here are three more magazine articles to ad to your list

    1.  Aero Digest December 1935, page 45, Entitled The "Explorer II" Stratosphere Balloon.  This is a one page article about the technical aspects of flying the balloon into the stratosphere.

    2.  GW Times (George Washington University); Feb/Mar 1972, page 10-11.  Entitled Melville Bell Grosvenor.  It is an interview of Mr. Grosvenor and what, at age 70, he expects to accomplish in his present role with the "Geographic".

    3.  Publisher's Weekly; January 8, 1973, Volume 203 #2 pages 40-44.  entitled The Phenomenal Success of the National geographic Book Operation.  This discusses the growth of the boo service and also discusses the advantage of their non-profit status has over other publishers. There is also a discussion about how Mrs. Kennedy she developed the White House Historical Association after reading an article in the January, 1961 NGM.

    That's all for now; still sorting and cataloging!

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

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    Tom,

    Where would you place these items?

    There should be four attachments.

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,

    I just ran across this and was wondering where I place it in my collection.  It states that it is a reprint, but not in the truest sense of a reprint.  Is this another How other see us?

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  • Jeffry Persons

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    Tom,

    Here are the two versions of Volume 1 No.3 as mentioned by Buxbaum on page 77 of his 1971 Collectibles book.

    The differences are as follows:

    The rule on the cover measures 4 5/16" x 7 1/4" on version 1(3) and 4 5/1" x 7 1/4" on version 2 (3a).

    Magazine measures 2" on version 1 and 1 3/4" on version 2

    The distance between Washington DC and the next rule is 1/4" on version 1 and 3/8" on version2.

    There is also a difference of one of the inside page numbers, but due to the fragile nature of these magazine I won't open the magazine to check.

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,

    Here are three covers for the December 2010 issue.  One is without the bar code and the flap and King David on the left hand side.  The other two have King David on the right hand side.  One with a bar code and flap and the other with no bar code, but has a flap.  The one with the flap and no bar code was mailed to a member (I have the polybag and address label inside the bag.  The other one with the flap and the bar code is a newsstand issue.

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  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,

    Did you know that there is a picture swap on page 2 of the January 1953 NGM.

    Version 1 shows the Top Brass of the Joint Chiefs of Staff around a table

    Version 2 shows General of the Army Omar Bradley with his family

    I will try and get you the pictures next week

    Which one do you have?

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,

    Here is another picture swap in the November 1938 issue page 614.

    Version 1:  Shows a cat outside the door at 10 Downing, London

    Version 2:  Shows a kitten "M-MM-M! but that tasted good"cat1.jpgcat2.jpg

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,  This is an oddity involving page 858 of the December 1976 issue.  During the press run of this issue Rowe Findley, the issue editor for the story on Australian wild flowers became aware that the word "fuzzy" should not be broken at the end of a line.  He had the printers stop the run and reset the last four lines in the middle of the paragraph.  By changing the word "colors" to "hues" the lines could be reset and the word "fuzzy" remains unbroken.

    Version 1 is with fuzzy hyphenated

    Version 2  is with the correction

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  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,  Here are the NGS props that were used for the 1995 movie Waterworld.  The non-NGS covers (front, spine and back) were pasted onto old NGS magazines that had the covers removedwaterworld1.jpgwaterworld2.jpgwaterworld3.jpgwaterworld4.jpgwaterworld5.jpg

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

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    I just received this in the mail from a friend.  It is an unopened March 2018 issue of the NGM entitled Cosmos.  The other ones that I have are entitled Astronauts with a picture of a women astronaut.

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

    I am not sure.  The individual I received it from lives in the US.  He cut the mailing address out from the label.  Inside the magazine it just mentions US and Canada in the subscriptions area with no mention of the UK.  That was my thought initially, but I don't know how else to tell.

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

    Hi Tom,

    I don't know if this interests you, but it is a book authored by Roger Nathan copyright 2000.  He had an avid interest in state boundary monuments and he started in 1982 and ended in 1985.  He stated he became "hooked" much like collecting geographics. He first worked on the Delaware-Maryland monuments and then went to the Mason-Dixon line. Many of my visits with him involved him driving me around and showing me these monuments and giving me the history behind them.  It is a very interesting read.  I am not sure how available the book is...he gave me a signed copy in 2003.

    Jeff

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  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,

    You might look at the newsstand for the latest Time, Inc. issue "Mars, Secrets of the Red Planet".  A very nice magazine on Mars.

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

    Hi Tom,

    It took me awhile to digest your Map Indexes article.  Very nice and it brought more clarity to this area of collecting. I would  like to add two other outline globes, one for April 1949 (British Isles) and the other March 1950 for Africa.  I do not have the ones for 12/50 Western Europe and 3/53 for Mexico and Central America in my collection

    I have 4 other outline globes all copyrighted in 1962  Three of these are reprints British Isles, Pacific Ocean and Classical Lands.  The fourth is a revision, Canada, Alaska and Greenland.

    Also, do you have an index for Feb 1921? Europe, showing countries...  I have one, but it is with a white cover, not the conventional cover.  I have looked at it under high magnification and the cover (if there was one)does not look to be detached.  Also, have you seen a may 1933 index of the United States.  I do not have that one as well.

    Thanks

    Jeff

  • Jeffry Persons

    Tom,  I ran across another related magazine:

    Cruise Travel, January/February 2018 with a cover picture showing Ship of the Month National Geographic Quest.  There is a six page article on the ship starting with page 26 through 31.

    Jeff

  • Mohamed Kubesh

    Thanks again Tom. I'll try it again when I get home.
  • Mohamed Kubesh

    Thank you Tom. I think I got it.
  • Dyan

    Hi George, yes this issue. How’s the quality? Can I purchase this from you? Thank you!

  • Anthony J. Chesser

    Red Ribbon
  • Lenae

    Thank you, George. I got the same impression. I appreciate you reaching out. 

  • G. Green

    Thank you for the image  - I have all of the 59s - I like how this one hints at what the future covers will become !

  • Michelle Causseaux

    George, 

    You left a comment on my page.  I think that was great that you posted the covers of my fav issues....the Moon issues.  I would like to find the older 1880s to the 1960s, as my collections starts in 1967. I know that alot of folks are selling their collections.

  • Marcus Ludwig

    Yes, truly a great issue.  I have that in my collection.

  • William Heisel

    Great, Thanks. I am totally in.  How do I do that?

  • William Heisel

    I'm in.  Yay!!!  :)

  • Larry Moffett

    Sorry to hear of Nick Koopman’s passing. He ran a very class act over the years. I was lucky enough to acquire from him leather bound Volumes 1 and 2 without the red brick covers.
  • Larry Moffett

    Hi George,

    Sorry to hear this. Never knew Jeffry but now having read some of your repartee with him it looks like he was a serious and longtime NG collector.

    Has anyone ever considered establishing an In Memorium section on this site in honor of former members such as Jeffry who have since passed away?

    Larry Moffett

  • Jim Pistritto

    Thank you for this very sad news!!!  Jim Pistritto

  • Asa J Williams

    Hi George.  I got a message from you...with no message.  Only a picture of one of the magazines.  Did you mean to add a message with the picture?

  • Ginger

    Thank you for letting me know where I can get an issue of the 79 national geographic
  • Edgar R Potter

    Hi George,

    I just posted a discussion on the forum with the details of my search. Hope you know the answer to my query regarding international editions of NG.

    Best regards,

    Ed

  • Edgar R Potter

    Hi again...here's my posting on the Buy/Sell/Trade page of the Forum...

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    I am looking for a one-page ad I saw in a National Geographic that was delivered in Brazil in February 1975. I always remember it as being in an October 1974 issue, as delivery by boat mail was always delayed. In an effort to find that ad, I ordered back issues of NG from Aug-Dec 1974, but the ad is not in any of them, leading me to think there may have been special issues for sending internationally. I know some magazines printed on thinner paper when sending overseas. If that's the case, the advertising may have also been targeted for international purposes.

    The ad is a one-page, full-color ad by the Portuguese National Tourist Board. It is the photo of a woman in a white, two-piece bathing suit on a sandy beach with cliffs in the background. I would later identify that image with a beach in the Algarve, Portugal's southern tourist attraction. The Carnation Revolution had just overthrown the Fascist Regime on April 25, 1974, and tourism took a big hit due to the resulting uncertainty in the economy and society that resulted. The Tourist Board was trying to regain the trust of tourists with this ad.

    It was not the image that interested or interests me, it's the three large words at the top of the page, "Portugal, Come Hither". As an eventual consequence of those words, we spent 40 years in Portugal. Now, back in the US, I am writing the story of our 45 years in Brazil and Portugal, and that page plays a very important part of our story. Any leads are very appreciated.

  • Christy Alicea

    There it is. My favorite cover. I just can't get enough. Love it.