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Green Pennant Special is the newsletter published by the Omnibus Society of America. Thank you to long-time OSA President, the late John LeBeau, for granting permission to post past newsletters on this site for everyone to enjoy.





Regular Issues

  • February 1982 - Issue #1
  • March 1982 - Issue #2
  • April 1982 - Issue #3
  • May 1982 - Issue #4
  • June 1982 - Issue #5

  • July 1982 - Issue #6
  • August 1982 - Issue #7
  • December 1982 - Issue #10
  • January 1983 - Issue #11
  • February 1983 - Issue #12

  • March 1983 - Issue #13
  • April 1983 - Issue #14
  • May 1983 - Issue #15
  • August 1983 - Issue #17
  • September 1983 - Issue #18

  • October 1983 - Issue #19
  • December 1983 - Issue #21
  • January 1984 - Issue #22
  • February 1984 - Issue #23
  • March 1984 - Issue #24

  • March 1985 - Issue #33
  • September 1985 - Issue #38
  • October 1985 - Issue #39
  • May 1986 - 25th Anniversary Special
  • September 1986 - Issue #46

  • October 1986 - Issue #47
  • April 1987 - Issue #53
  • September 1987 - Issue #56
  • March 1988 - Issue #62
  • October 1988 - Issue #67
  • November 1988 - Issue #68

  • December 1988 - Issue #69
  • April 1989 - Issue #73
  • June 1989 - Issue #75
  • October 1990
  • December 1990

  • March 1991
  • May 1991
  • June 1991 - Issue #97
  • July 1991 - Issue #98
  • August 1991 - Issue #99

  • September 1991 - Issue #100
  • October 1991 - Issue #101
  • November 1991 - Issue #102
  • December 1991 - Issue #103
  • January 1992 - Issue #104

  • February 1992 - Issue #105
  • March 1992 - Issue #106
  • April 1992 - Issue #107
  • May 1992 - Issue #108
  • June 1992 - Issue #109

  • December 1992 - Issue #112
  • January 1993 - Issue #113
  • November 1993 - Issue #120
  • December 1993 - Issue #121
  • January 1994 - Issue #122

  • May 1994 - Issue #126
  • October 1994 - Issue #129
  • January 1995 - Issue #131
  • February 1995 - Issue #132
  • April 1995 - Issue #134

  • Sept-Oct 1995 - Issue #136
  • Jan-Feb 1996 - Issue #138
  • March 1996 - Issue #139
  • September 1996 - Issue #143
  • October 1996 - Issue #144

  • Nov-Dec 1996 - Issue #145
  • January 1997 - Issue #146
  • February 1997 - Issue #147
  • April 1997 - Issue #149
  • April 1998 - Issue #157

  • August 1999 - Issue #163
  • November 1999 - Issue #165
  • May 2001
  • September 2002
  • October 2002

  • November 2002
  • December 2002
  • January 2003
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  • Apr-May 2006

  • June 2006
  • July 2006
  • August 2006
  • September 2006
  • November 2006 (Misdated)

  • December 2006
  • Undated Issue #1 2006
  • Undated Issue #2 2006
  • January 2007 (Unusual page numbering)
  • February 2007

  • March 2007
  • May 2007
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  • May-Jun 2011

  • Jul-Aug 2011
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  • Nov-Dec 2011
  • Jan-Feb 2012
  • Mar-Apr 2012

  • May-Jun 2012
  • Jul-Aug 2012
  • Sep-Oct 2012
  • Nov-Dec 2012 (8 Page Version)
  • Nov-Dec 2012 (12 Page Version)

  • Jan-Feb 2013
  • Mar-Apr 2013
  • May-Jun 2013
  • Jul-Aug 2013
  • Sep-Oct 2013

  • Jan-Feb 2014
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  • May-Jun 2014
  • Jul-Aug 2014
  • Sep-Oct 2014

  • Nov-Dec 2014
  • Jan-Feb 2015
  • Mar-Apr 2015
  • Jul-Aug 2015
  • Sep-Oct 2015

  • Nov-Dec 2015
  • Mar-Jun 2016
  • Jul-Aug 2016 - Issue #04-2016
  • Nov-Dec 2016
  • May-Jun 2017

  • Jul-Aug 2017 - Issue #04-2017
  • Sep-Oct 2017
  • Nov-Dec 2017
  • May-Jun 2018 - Issue #03-2018
  • Jul-Aug 2018 - Issue #04-2018

  • Nov-Dec 2018 - Issue #06-2019 (Mislabeled s/b 2018)
  • Jan-Feb 2019 - Issue #01-2019
  • Mar-Apr 2019 - Issue #02-2019
  • May-Jun 2019 - Issue #03-2019
  • Sep-Oct 2019 - Issue #05-2019



    • Undated, Special Issues or Misc.


  • What is the OSA? Brochure - Date Unknown
  • October 1983 Fantrip Notice
  • OSA Fantrip List Through 1981
  • OSA Membership Card - 1963
  • OSA Membership Card - 1964




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