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"Hi, Nick Koopman is still alive. Nick Koopman's son Nick Koopman Jr. passed away on July 29th 2023."

"Hi, National Geographic started issuing the Burgundy colored map slipcases in 1985. As for the Burgundy colored magazine slipcases, it was likely during the first half of the 1980's. Stephen"

"Hi, If your issues from 1974-1975 were delivered to you in Brazil, they were likely overseas copies rather than United States copies that would gear advertising toward Americans. The overseas copies would have radically different advertising in the…"

"I love the Historical Atlas of the U.S. , and I have both the 1988 Centennial and the 1993 Revised editions . . ."

"Hi, I looked over the Guide Maps to United States History which came with the Historical Atlas of the United States deluxe edition. The mistake was corrected on that version of the map. Stephen"

"Man, I thought I was a map lover.  You, sir, are the champ. Here is an image of the error you've identified: Tom"

"That sir, is one of those rare and very good catches. Thank you! Mel"

"Stephen, You know a map lover when they find this kind of discrepancy! Nice find. Scott"

"Great fine, Stephen !!! My copy has the same mistake.  I wonder if it was corrected in later prints?"

"Scott, Yes, I am interested in the back stories about how things like map series were created at the magazine. I came across another bit of information about a map supplement. In 1985, National Geographic donated 65,000 August 1983 Deep South map…"

"Stephen, I read your follow-up comment the day you posted it, but was called away as I started to reply.  Thanks for the little anecdote story on this! I always enjoy behind-the-scenes tid-bits about this kind of detail, ie, why an…"

"I saw this in the Barnes and Noble this past Saturday in the Magazine section."