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Comment by Abramo Russo on January 29, 2015 at 3:19pm
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wow!! that's interesting...what's the story about them? why they're different?
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Comment by George Thomas Wilson on January 29, 2015 at 3:36pm
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I haven't a clue, Abramo. As I said in my discussion "February 1915 Anomaly" I discovered this difference completely by accident.
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Comment by Lloyd Bonaccorso on January 29, 2015 at 7:49pm
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Hi Tom, Is it the exact same story inside?
What I mean, is the two names on the cover the ONLY difference in the story.
Perhaps that town/city/community was known by both names, or perhaps NGM started printing the run of the issue with one name when they realized they had the wrong name and corrected it to complete the run, but decided to send both versions out anyway, perhaps hoping nobody would notice.
But maybe reading the story in both copies might tell you if they are only referring to one name in both issues, or are they referring to each name in their respective issues?
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Comment by Scott T. Shier on January 29, 2015 at 8:16pm
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Well, in reading the story earlier today (yes, Tom's post sent me scrambling), I found that both Hildesheim and Münster are towns in Germany. The emphasis or focus of the story is Münster . . . billed as being then-mostly unknown to 'worldly' travelers. Hildesheim is referenced as a direct comparison (dare I say competitor) of the former locale; it seems by the author's text that Hildesheim was on the beaten path as it were, and must have had some recognition amongst the well-traveled class of the time.
Hildesheim is indicated to also have the old world charm --and gables-- w/ cobble stones and all. I note that 'The Complete National Geographic on DVD-rom' set has the Münster cover for that issue. I also note that I've only ever come across this issue w/ "Münster" (e.g., back when I had a stack of duplicates), so surely the Hildesheim is probably an editorial error, which was rectified earlier in the print-run than later, and either the incorrect batch went out already, or they were not prepared to eat the cost and/or delay delivery to members.
It's interesting to recall that during this era, the monthly issues did not arrive early, and did not often arrive timely. There's numerous occasions where an issue would even contain a comment about being "late" or delayed. The Society also still had to guard its budget and outlays very carefully, so scrapping an entire print run for misplaced colon was out-of-the-question (yes, true story!).At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised to learn they scrapped some qty. of the already-printed Hildesheim covers that had not been yet attached to the body of the stock extant at the time they caught the mistake, or decided that the story really was about the M and not the H city.
Just some thoughts based on precedent and accumulated knowledge. Thus, I am inclined to lean towards Lloyd's comment as well (re: the wrong name).
Ooops!
- Scott S.
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Thanks Scott for the insight, and the notice about the duplicate posting.
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yes, thank you to all.
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Thanks to all for your comments. I'm a little surprised that this discussion is taking place under a photo and not in the discussion I posted on the subject but like I told Mel, just like in the magazine, people are drawn to the pictures more than to the article.
Tom
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Haha, not quite for me on that, Tom. I only said what I said //here// in reply to Lloyd, and Abramo. I would rather have seen the thread develop on the post proper. : - )
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Scott,
It's just that these photos will quickly get buried in the "photo vault". (Only the most recent 100 show up on the main page.) People will have to dig to find this "discussion". Would you mind re-posting your comment to the real discussion, or at least the information in it. I think it's interesting and informative, and will be good for collectors who read the discussion down the road.
Tom
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