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(Checking "Coswalzine", he published 13 zines in 1959; 11 in 1960; 10 in 1961. That's not gafiating.)
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He joined the [[N3F]] in 1944 and served it as both a vice-president (1947) and as president (1955). He founded ''[[Tightbeam]]'' and edited ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''. He owned a [[Spirit Duplication|ditto]] machine that [[F. T. Laney]] dubbed "'''Dittorium'''.”  He was briefly [[OE]] of [[SAPS]] until he was overthrown by [[Karen Anderson]] for overreaching.  He was a member of [[The Cult]].
 
He joined the [[N3F]] in 1944 and served it as both a vice-president (1947) and as president (1955). He founded ''[[Tightbeam]]'' and edited ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''. He owned a [[Spirit Duplication|ditto]] machine that [[F. T. Laney]] dubbed "'''Dittorium'''.”  He was briefly [[OE]] of [[SAPS]] until he was overthrown by [[Karen Anderson]] for overreaching.  He was a member of [[The Cult]].
  
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By the mid-50s, he estimated that he had 10,000 magazines, more than 2,000 books and so many fanzines that all he could do was weigh them.  Unfortunately, he began to tire of collecting [[SF]] and turned to collecting English translations of the Bible and was largely [[gafiated]] by the end of the ’50s.  His many [[bibliographic]] projects were never completed (or even started in some cases.) His fanzine collection is now at the University of Maryland.
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By the mid-50s, he estimated that he had 10,000 magazines, more than 2,000 books and so many fanzines that all he could do was weigh them.  Unfortunately, he began to tire of collecting [[SF]] and turned to collecting English translations of the Bible and [[gafiated]] about the start of 1962.  His many [[bibliographic]] projects were never completed (or even started in some cases.) His fanzine collection is now at the University of Maryland.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:58, 15 January 2022

(October 31, 1922 - November 29, 1996)

Walter Coslet
(From the collection of Howard DeVore.)

Walter Allen Coslet, nicknamed Coswal, was a well known SF fan, collector, and fanzine publisher as well as a charter member of the International Society of Bible Collectors. He was born in Montana and lived in Helena. He discovered the prozines in 1933, but did not yet become involved in fandom. He lost the use of an arm as a child, which kept him out of WW II.

In 1943, he got a job and started collecting sf and became an avid collector. In 1944 he visited LA, met many fans and bought large numbers of prozines. For the next ten years he devoted himself to collecting, accumulating a huge collection.

He joined the N3F in 1944 and served it as both a vice-president (1947) and as president (1955). He founded Tightbeam and edited The National Fantasy Fan. He owned a ditto machine that F. T. Laney dubbed "Dittorium.” He was briefly OE of SAPS until he was overthrown by Karen Anderson for overreaching. He was a member of The Cult.

By the mid-50s, he estimated that he had 10,000 magazines, more than 2,000 books and so many fanzines that all he could do was weigh them. Unfortunately, he began to tire of collecting SF and turned to collecting English translations of the Bible and gafiated about the start of 1962. His many bibliographic projects were never completed (or even started in some cases.) His fanzine collection is now at the University of Maryland.

Fanzines and Apazines:

His photo appears on page 190 of Warner's A Wealth of Fable (1992).

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

Person 1922—1996
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