The question you raise is interesting. My personal opinion is that a
replacement box in the same place with the same clues, even though the stamp
may be different, is not an additional P. I also think that a different
location and different set of clues, while the name stays the same, is not a
different P.
My Whales Tails box changed its location and its clues when the landmark for
which it was named was physically moved to another town! But I did not feel
that my P count should change when I revised the clues. I did not have to
carve a new stamp in this case.
I can easily imnagine, however, that other people could have quite different
opinions from mine on this issue! A very nice point, as lawyers say.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah J. Pike"
To:
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 8:05 PM
Subject: [LbNA] CT: Eubrontes is Extinct!
> Hello All -
>
> Here's a quick post outlining our recent joys and disappointments of
> letterboxing. We have confirmed Bill & Val's claim that the Eubrontes
> Letterbox (2nd in the Walk Through Geologic Time series) is missing.
> Sad to see the first stamp I ever carved go missing. Due to it's
> apparent popularity and the amount of "marketing" it's received :') it
> will be replaced soon. The day, however, was not a total loss. When we
> went to check on Trilobite, we soon heard voices coming down the trail
> reciting the clues to our box. We quickly replaced it and dashed off
> down the trail. HELLO to Jenny, Eric and Uncle Joe (and company). We
> waited at the trail intersection for them to stamp in and also to warn
> them that "Eubrontes is dead!" before they tramped all the way to the
> other end of the park to find out for themselves (not an enjoyable
> experience, especially with small children along). Because we only
> intended to ckeck on the status of Eubrontes, we were not carrying our
> full array of letterboxing paraphenalia and couldn't even exchange
> stamps on the trail :'( We did manage to end the day on a good note -
> Uncle Joe & Co. had left a hitchhiker at Trilobite which we recovered
> when we went back to finish reviewing the log book. Watch for an update
> soon on Eubrontes 2: Return From Extinction and other possible additions
> to the Walk Through Geologic Time series.
>
> S.Pike & Frogger
>
> P.S. We have been debating whether/how to count replacement boxes. If
> you need to replace a box, does it at all affect your P count?? What if
> it's a new stamp design?? What if it's in a new location?? Or is it
> still just a replacement??? Any thoughts???
>
>
> P.P.S The owner of the State Symbols series may be interested to know
> that Eubrontes is the official state fossil of Connecticut. We had also
> been toying with the idea of a similar series.
>
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