Ray J Ceresa

Chemistry

Ceresa specialised in block and graft copolymers. He has written several books about the subject:

Block and Graft Copolymers (1963)

Block and Graft Copolymerization (1973)

Block and Graft Copolymerization: v. 2 (1975)

Collecting interests and memberships

The Postage Stamps of Russia and areas, Russian forgeries, Russian revenues, stamps and documents.

Ceresa was member of the board of directors of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately and was member of BSRP, UPNS,UPV, and socs. in Germany, ANZAC.

Philatelic literature

Ceresa has written a monumental work on the postage stamps of Russia in the 1917–23 era:

The Postage Stamps of Russia 1917–23 (1983)

Volume 1. Armenia

Part 1 The 60 Kopeck surchargesPart 2 The Small and Medium sized Framed HP Monogram OverprintsPart 3 The Large sized Framed HP Monogram OverprintsParts 4/5 The Unframed HP Monogram OverprintsParts 6/7 the 1, 3 and 5 Rouble HH SurchargesParts 8/9 The 10, 25, 50, and 100 Rouble HH SurchargesParts 10/13 The Pictorial Issues and Surcharges

Volume 2. Ukraine

Parts 1/2 The Trident Issues of Odesa Types I to IVParts 3/4 The Trident Issues of Odesa Types V and VIParts 5/6 The Trident Issues of Katerinoslav and PoltavaParts 7/8 The Trident Issues of Kharkiv Types I, II and IIIParts 9/13 The Trident Issues of Kyiv Types I, II and III (TEXT)Parts 9/13 The Trident Issues of Kyiv Types I, II and III (PLATES)Parts 14/19 The Trident Issues of Podilia Types Ia to XVIe (TEXT)Parts 14/19 The Trident Issues of Podilia Types Ia to XVIe (PLATES)Parts 20/23 The Special Trident Issues (TEXT)Parts 20/23 The Special Trident Issues (PLATES)Parts 24/26 The Shahiv, Hryven and Vienna Issues. (TEXT)Parts 24/26 The Shahiv, Hryven and Vienna Issues. (PLATES)

Volume 3. Armies and Post Offices

Parts 1/2 North Western and Northern ArmiesParts 3/5 Siberia Far East and RelatedParts 6/12 S Russia and Refugee PostParts 13/15 Russian POs in ChinaParts 16/18 POs in Levant, White Armies etcParts 19/21 Addenda to N NWArmies Siberia etcParts 22/24 Addenda to S Russia White Armies PO's

Volume 4. Transcaucasia

Parts 1/5 Azerbaijan sections A and BParts 6/7 Sections C1 and CIIParts 8/12 Georgia Sections A and BParts 13/16 Batum sections A and B

Volume 5. The RSFSR

Parts 1/5 October 1917 to early March 1920Parts 6/9 March 1920 to August 1921 Armavir to KharkivParts 10/12 Mar1920 to Aug 1921 Kharkov to ZkukovkaParts 13/18 Definitive issues of 1921Parts 13/18 Provisional and Commemorative issuesParts 19/25 1922 issuesParts 19/25 1922 issues continuedParts 26/29 1923 Star SurchargesParts 30/31 1923 Small HeadsParts 32/40 Late 1923 issues

Supplement:

Russian Postage Stamps 1917–1923 Pocket Forgery Guide (2004–2005)

Part 1 Russia – North Western Army, Kopeck ValuesPart 2 Russia- North Western Army, Ruble ValuesPart 3 Armenia – 60 Kopeck OverprintsPart 4A Russia – Ukraine, Odessa Type IPart 4B Russia – Ukraine, Odessa Type II TridentsPart 5 Russia – Northern ArmyPart 6 Armenia – Small Framed HP MonogramsPart 7A Russia – Ukraine, Odessa Type III TridentsPart 8 Russia – Western Army OverprintsPart 9 Armenia – Medium Framed HP MonogramsPart 10 Russia – Ukraine Odessa Types VPart 11 Russia – Ukraine Odessa Types VIPart 12 South Russia – Don Territory, Kossack GovernmentPart 13 Russia – Siberia, Far Eastern RepublicParts 19/20 Russia – Siberia Priamur and Maritime Provinces and Soviet Far East Issues

Articles in philatelic journals

Ceresa authored many articles in journals of Russian Philatelic Societies.

Rossica.

Pochta.

BJRP – The British Journal of Russian Philately.

Ямщик – The Post-Rider.

Honors and awards

Dr. Ray Ceresa was awarded many times for his exhibits and literature. An incomplete list:

STAMPEX 2011, Large Vermeil – Revenue Class: 'The Revenue Stamps Used in Armenia from 1918 to 1930'.

ROSSICAPEX 2009, Silver medals for two exhibits Armenian Revenues – Their Use on Receipts 1918–1924 and The Trident Revenues of Podolia, Ukraine, 1919 from the American Revenue Association.

CHICAGOPEX 2007 Palmares, Silver Bronze – category Literature: 'Russian Postage Stamps 1917–1923, Pocket Forgery Guide, Booklets 8 (Russia – Western Army) and 10A (Russia – Ukraine, Odessa Type Va Tridents).

CHICAGOPEX 2006 Palmares, Vermeil – category Literature: 'Russian Postage Stamps 1917–1923, Pocket Forgery Guide, Booklets 7B and 9'.

CHICAGOPEX 2004 Palmares, Silver – category Literature: 'Russian Postage Stamps 1917–1923, Pocket Forgery Guide, Booklets 1-4B'.