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[[File:CosletWalter.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Walter Coslet'''<br>''(From the collection of [[Howard DeVore]]''.)]]
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[[File:CosletWalter.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Walter Coslet.'''<br>''From the collection of [[Howard DeVore]]''.]]
  
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'''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]].   
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'''Walter Allen Coslet''', [[nicknamed]] '''Coswal''', was a well-known [[SF fan]], [[collector]], and [[fanzine]] [[publisher]]. He discovered the [[prozines]] in 1933, but did not yet become involved in [[fandom]].   
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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.   
  
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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.
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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]].
  
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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]].
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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. He was a charter member of the International Society of Bible Collectors. He was born in [[Montana]] and lived in Helena.  He lost the use of an arm as a child, which kept him out of [[WW II]].  
  
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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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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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* Photo on page 190 of [[Harry Warner]]’s ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' (1992).
  
 
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* ''[[Futusyn]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[The Insider (Coslet)]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[The Insider (Coslet)]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''
 
* ''[[Overtime for Eyetracks]]''
 
* ''[[Overtime for Eyetracks]]''
 
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His photo appears on page 190 of [[Warner's]] ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' (1992).
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* 1984 — [[Treasurecon 2]]
  
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Revision as of 21:12, 12 September 2023

(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. He discovered the prozines in 1933, but did not yet become involved in fandom.

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. He was a charter member of the International Society of Bible Collectors. He was born in Montana and lived in Helena. He lost the use of an arm as a child, which kept him out of WW II.

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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