well the postage stamp part is easy- the US stamp says "New England
Neptune" on it.

On 4/14/21, John Jacobs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks for the help.  I’m working on a series of articles about club shells
> depicted on postage stamps.  I’ve done 2 clubs so far.  These articles will
> be submitted to the respective clubs for their newsletters.
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> John
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> From: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Rich
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 3:17 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] COA logo
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> Maybe the hypothetical Neptunea should be called N. coaensis, though I hope
> this does not validate a new species name!
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> From: Rich <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >
> Sent: April 13, 2021 3:14:24 PM EDT
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> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] COA logo
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> Tom,
> You are correct. It was meant to be generic. The majority of COA's founders
> hailed from the northeast and northwest corners of the US where the two
> Neptunea species are found. My brother and my early discussions with the
> founders at the time of upgrading the logo during my editorship of the COA
> Bulletin determined the shell was supposed to be a generic Neptunea to
> represent the two coasts. The logo's closer affinity to the east coast
> Neptunea decemcostata is just artistic license. Rich Sedlak's Neptunea shell
> drawing was incorporated into the later logo designs through and up to John
> Timmerman's more recent logo redesign.
> Rich Goldberg
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> From: Thomas Eichhorst <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >
> Sent: April 13, 2021 1:11:49 PM EDT
> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] COA logo
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> The original logo for COA (1972) was a queen conch.  In 1973 this was
> changed to a "generic Neptunea" drawn by Richard Sedlack of Florida.  This
> single shell logo was redesigned in 1978 to its current form by Marc
> Goldberg (Richard Goldberg's brother).  So...I guess the answer is a generic
> Neptunea.
>
> Tom
>
> On 4/13/2021 10:56 AM, John Jacobs wrote:
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> What species name is the COA logo?  Neptunea lyrata or N. l. decemcostata.
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> Thanks,
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> John
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> John and Cheryl Jacobs
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> COA 2021/2022 Silent Auction Chairs
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> Seffner, FL
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