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g of Marine Shells Collected at Sheffield 
" (NOTES No. 53) 
Island, off Norwalk, Connecticut, July 9 & 10, 1955" ( 8 
and "Excerpts from a World-wide Gollecting Trip" (NOTES No? 92 & 93), 
Shells of St 
In 1 h blished his "Checklist of the Marine : 
Croix.” £6 be foltowed in 1968 by "Caribbean Cones from St. Croix 
and the Lesser Antilles." We understand that he had another manu- 
script in preparation at the time of his death. 
Stamps and shells were not his only interest: a major accomplishment 
was the amassing of a fabulous collection of Rembrandt etchings. 
These he enjoyed for years before disposing of them in two sales in 
the late 1960's. 
Mr. Usticke suffered declining health for several months before his 
death. His many friends and associates will miss him. 
W. E. Old, D. Raeihle . 
also sending us his "Listin 

SHELL SHOW DATES 
January 12 - 14 Southwest Florida Conchologists Society. 
For information, write to the Society, P.O. Box 
846, Fort Myers, Florida 33904. OSS 
January 19 - 21 The First Annual Astronaut Trail Shell Show will 
be held at the Kiwanis Island Center, Causeway 520, 
Merritt Island, Florida. 
For details, entry blanks, or to advertise in the 
show program, contact Show Chairmen Jim and Bobby 
Cordy, Astronaut Trail Shell Club, 385 Needle 
Blvd., Merritt Island, Florida 32952. OS&S 
January 26 - 28 The Greater Miami Shell Club's seventeenth Shell 
Show to be held at Planet Ocean, 3979 Rickenbacker 
Causeway, on Virginia Key. 
You are invited to participate. Entry forms should 
be sent no later than January 9. For information 
and/or entry forms, write to: Ted Jacaruso, 1979 
Shell Show Chairman, Greater Miami Shell Club, 
9385 S.W. 109th Terrace, Miami, Florida 33176. 
February 2 - 4 Broward Shell Club Show. For information write 
to Chairman Ruth Chessler, 7401 S.W. 7th Street, 
Plantation, Florida 33314. 
February 16 - 18 Palm Beach County Shell Club Show. For informa- 
tion write to Chairman John Root, P.O. Box 182, 
West Palm Beach, Florida 33402. 
March 9 - 11 Central Florida Shell Club's seventh annual Shell 
Show, at a new location: the Winter Park Civic 
rete see 2005 Mizell Avenue, Winter Park, dae 
0 
We thank "Of Sea and Shore" and "The m eo a 
mation on the coming season's shell ae fox che above aan) 
