i don`t own pharoah, but i`ll hunt down my rahasia and see what`s inside...

OK, I followed up with Tracy and have some more information/verification on Rahasia printings  :P :

From: trhickman
To: a2jeff
Subject: Re:Daystar West Nightventures Rahasia Research
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Dear Jeff;

>So far I've been able to track down 5 other folks that have a copy of Rahasia, and none of them have the version with the PO Box in Orem other than me. From your earlier comment, it sounds like your Orem address was an early one, and copies which don't list a specific address must have been printed after that?

(TRH) My best recollection is that the Orem PO box address was used in the first printing only. We securred the PO box in anticipation of using it as our business drop because there were no PO boxes available in Provo at the time and the Orem Post Office had just openned. The 834 E. 300 S. #7 address was the physical address of our first apartment -- the place where these adventures were written and hand assembled on our card table in our small kitchen area.

>Do you recall printing and selling any copies of Rahasia prior to when you had your PO box in Orem, that might not list your address?

(TRH) No. My recollection is that the Orem PO box indicates a first edition.

>As to Pharaoh, the folks I have checked with all have the following address listed:
>PHARAOH
>
>Copyright May 1980 by Tracy and Laura Hickman
>Daystar West Productions
>834 E. 300 S. #7; Provo, Utah 84601

(TRH) As noted above, this was the physical address of our apartment in Provo at the time.

>Because of the later copyright date, I'm assuming you lived in Provo after Orem?

(TRH) As noted above, we lived in at that one apartment address all through our stay in Provo, but initiallly used the box address for business. As it turned out, we didn't have enough business at the time to justify the PO box.

>Finally, do you recall selling any copies of Rahasia after you lived in Provo, which might explain the lack of address listed on most of the copies we've seen, and goes along with your earlier thought about taking the address off when you were moving around a lot?

(TRH) I seem to recall one printing while we were living in Logan, Utah -- our location after we moved from Provo -- though I cannot be certain. I'll check with Laura on this one.


Thoughts    

Give then man an Acaeum-Gold-Star. Excellent work on this Jeff, not only the discovery, but the follow up on the research is worthy of that above mentioned star.

As far as thoughts, the only thing that puzzling is…I wonder if there are any Rahasias with the same address as the Pharaoh? Because if not wouldn't that mean whatever the number of printings of Rahasia they all would have been printed/assembled from May 79 -- to before May 80? (Pharaoh, Copy Right) Make any sense? But I guess a few print runs for a few do-it-yourselfers would/could be common. Did you get a chance to ask about the covers? See if they were all printed at the same time?

invincibleoverlord wrote:As far as thoughts, the only thing that puzzling is…I wonder if there are any Rahasias with the same address as the Pharaoh? Because if not wouldn't that mean whatever the number of printings of Rahasia they all would have been printed/assembled from May 79 -- to before May 80? (Pharaoh, Copy Right) Make any sense?

Yes, that makes sense to me.   I'll see if I can get clarification.

invincibleoverlord wrote:Did you get a chance to ask about the covers? See if they were all printed at the same time?

Ahh, forgot sorry!  I will follow-up on this point with Tracy.  My guess is not all of them, because again my Copy 1 is uniformly 1/4 inch smaller in height.  I bet all the other printings were though.

I bumped a couple of the newer ones a few days ago. I ll do it again. Some of the most recent stuff is in the "suggestions for the valuation board thread" and the other is in the most recent "printing of PotVQ" thread. Here are the links too if its easier:
http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1844

acaeum.com/forum/posting.php?mode=reply ... amp;t=1701

IO, I've still got my questions in to Tracy and will ping him again.  I agree, I think we have enough right now to add some additional details to Rahasia and will formally ask Scott to adjust the information page  at the next site update.

Stratochamp is still looking for his copy, so we'll have another one to evaluate hopefully soon.

~Jeff

a2jeff wrote:And with the Provo address, I'll be very interested to see if it's the second 1st print discovered. I've cataloged around 10 or 11 copies that are all the later printings.

Glad someone's keeping tabs!

Thanks, Jeff. More than I've seen, anyhow.



Definitely no dups in there? For example, the copy I've got is Jim's, first posted at Daystar West Rahasia Research and Discovery! • Collecting General •  The Acaeum

(Haven't seen him around here for some time ).

a2jeff wrote:I don't think so...this is from those that responded above, and emails/PMs from a few others.

Good, good!



Short of having a proper registry/tracking for all the rares...

Just thought you'd want to know that the earliest versions of Rahasia have the simple copyright with no address.  We got the p o box at someone's suggestion and we closed it when we moved and were no longer printing Rahasia.

I found a copy in the basement this week and am toying with the idea of putting it on Ebay. -- Laura H