They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin 18 Dec 2015 03:17:20pm
Can I adopt your son? He really has his finger on the pulse of a stamp collector! Nice stuff!
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I've posted this cover again (I can't find where I posted it before), just to keep it within theme with the next two covers which I bought today at my local stamp fair:
The annual race for the "Brown Ribbon of Germany", held between 1934 and 1944, was a flat race over 2400 meters for three year olds and upward. This was the highlight of the 'International Riemer race weeks' or 'Brown Band weeks' with more than twenty other flat races and steeplechases.
This is from the Iffezeim Racecourse, dated 1937:
The following is from the Munich - Reim Racecourse, dated 1941:
The following is also from the Munich - Reim Racecourse, dated 1944:
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"Some lovely designs on the last two covers."
Professor Richard Klein (1890-1967), one of the Third Reich's most prolific designers - those horses, plus of course nearly all the Hitler stamps. I wish I could find out more about him. The nature of the professional/personal relationships between Hitler and Ohnesorge (Minister of Posts), and between Ohnesorge and the stamp designers, remains completely obscure.
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Professor Klein was one of the preferred exhibitors to Hitler's Great German Art Exhibition in July 1937. In addition to a number of his plaques, the following 'life-form' was chosen for display (probably by Hitler himself).
A report in the Berlin Illustrated Newspaper, stated that the the number of visitors to Hitler's - this is what us true Germans should revere - Munich exhibition, was 3200 per day over four months. Running simultaneously and only a few doors down the road, the Degenerate Art exhibition attracted 20,000 visitors per day.
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Ian: there was a big scandal about Portugal stamps in the early 2000s, and many prices of Portugal, and of Europa-Portugal in particular crashed.
All of Europa prices suffered as well.
My 2013 Scott catalog lists these at $17.85 for MNH, (and $2.35 for used).
By the way, the highest valued set of Portugal-Europa that I could find is the 1975 set of 2 stamps...$ 29.50 MNH cat value (scott 2013).
rrr..
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Just completed the Air Mail page of French Andorra, with the aquisition of C4. Curious how most of you feel, but would you next try to get them all in MNH condition, or do you close the page and move on?
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That is a nice page of well centered stamps. I have no problem mixing used with mnh. My collections of Canada and BNA are mixed between used and mnh and unused hinged. I am starting on an Iceland collection and am not worrying too much about used vs mint, just nicely centered stamps and if cancelled a son or light cancel.
I have lists of stamps I would like to upgrade I take with me when I go to shows.
If you want to add some variety to your collection try to find those stamps used on cover.
Vince
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Vince:
"If you want to add some variety to your collection try to find those stamps used on cover."
French Andorra (population 2500?..lol) On cover, used....
I drove once through Andorra la Vella, in late july, in a snow storm. All I remember (weather was not conducive to stopping over) was the duty free cigarette and liquor shops on the main (only?) street.
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I have finally got one of my five £2 Kangaroos. I think this is probably the only one I'll be able to afford, but then again I didn't think I'd be able to afford any.
It has a pulled perf at the top, which I can live with. Other than that, it is a nicely centered, lightly cancelled copy and I'm as pleased as punch.
I found this on Roy's new stamp site. (if you think this is shameless promotion you are completely correct ). Thanks Roy and Deb for the great packaging. You would have thought that I bought a whole sheet of these.
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When I saw this I just had to have it. It's an example of German, post war paper saving austerity measures from 1947. This is not a home made article but professionally produced stationery. The only other examples of map envelopes I have seen are plain on the outside (the back of the map) with the actual map on the inside.
The envelope was addressed by Heinz (Don Enrique) Kraschutzki, a Polish born former German Navy officer. He later became a pacifist, prison official, journalist and author.
Appropriately, the map is of Poland. I have yet to find any information about the recipient: Fregatten Kapitän (Frigate Captain) Heintze; perhaps an old Naval colleague? The lack of forename is hindering me.
The truth is within and only you can reveal it 23 Jan 2016 07:07:31pm
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I just won this U.S. #4 proof a few minutes ago. It was listed as a #2 and I did not bother to check it. Just realized it was a #4 which makes me feel like a real dummy. Oh well I did need a #4 and it makes a nice addition to my collection.
The truth is within and only you can reveal it 25 Jan 2016 07:52:47pm
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Today I received these two Tin Can Mail Covers. I had bid on a lot of covers they were in but was outbid. Turns out the high bidder was my main trading pardner, but as luck would have it, he wanted something else in the lot. So I was able to get them from him. I don't usually collect covers but have wanted one of these ever since I had learned of them. Follow the link above for more info.
They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin 25 Jan 2016 09:13:30pm
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As my 60s cohorts were so fond of saying, "cool, man"
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Here are some new cancels I added to my collection.
The first two stamps on the top row are Scott #63 with patent cancels. The lines of the cancel on the first stamp make cuts into the stamp. The next stamp show dots that puncture the stamp. The next two stamps on the top row are Scott #65 also with patent cancels. The last stamp shows the hole cut by the cancel to prevent reuse. The bottom row are paid cancels on a Scott#26 and Red cancel on Scott #114.
I was able to organize more of my information on patent cancels the other night when I was searching for another type of cancel for keesindy. Patent cancels are a favorite of mine.
Vince
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Vince,
Just for the iggerant like me, do those cancels that deliberately cut into the paper adversely affect the value at all? Or are they quite acceptable for that type?
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These type of cancels add value to the stamp or cover if on a cover. There is a variety of them. The idea behind the patent cancels was the same as adding grills. They were used to stop reuse of a used stamp by making it difficult to try and clean the cancel from the stamp.
Vince
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Arrived today, appropriately only a day after Holocaust Memorial Day, a couple of Raoul Wallenberg items to add to the relevant page in my album.
I imagine the story of Wallenberg is well enough known today. I first came across John Bierman's book Righteous Gentile over twenty years ago, either just before or after seeing a television film with (unlikely as it may seem) Richard Chamberlain as Wallenberg. In those days the Soviet Union was still declining to admit the arrest and demise of the Swedish diplomat, and there were plenty of rumours that he was still alive, but with glasnost came the unavoidable and sad truth that he survived his arrest by only a couple of years at most.
I kept all the newspaper clippings of those developments as they unfolded. Some, at least, of the children in my class should remember the story of Wallenberg - he is a man worth remembering.
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One of my less expensive collecting areas is older postcards and commercial covers of Argentina. This one struck my interest because of the reference to lepers. I understand that some cover collectors do collect mail pertaining to Leprosy..one is enough for me !
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I have a 65 cent Zep on cover, so when I saw this one ending cheap, I had to place a bid. Mint never hinged, less than $20. And oddly enough the seller sent it by Certified Mail (using the counter meter and not real stamps) so the postman rang the doorbell and I had to sign for it! Standard No 11 business envelope was unusually flimsy and light, upon opening it was completely empty except for this stamp in a little sealed jewelers bag. I'm surprised it came through unscathed!
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I did my leisurely search for New Jersey post marks with my morning coffee as I often do on a weekend morning. I found this interesting mourning cover with a Roadstown, NJ postmark. This isn't a DPO but I didn't have a cover from there, and this was such an interesting one with clear cancel, I grabbed it for a few dollars.
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Acquisitions to my U.S. collection are few and far between, but I was pleased when PR1 arrived in the mail today:
An interesting side note is that PR1-4 (printed by National Banknote) were the only stamps to actually be used for postage. PR5-7 were made to offer to the public at the Philadelphia Exposition. Scott concluded the Continental Banknote Company printed PR5-7 from National Banknote plates since Continental had the contract with USPOD at that time. However, in a publication by Doc M. Pepper "The Regulars - United States Newspaper Stamps 1865 - 1895", we learn that in Stamp Bill Book #1 from June 30, 1875 it is clear that the Post Office purchased PR5-7 from National. That means PR1-7 were all printed on National presses with National plates. In fact, some of the stamps sold at the Expo were leftovers of PR2-4!
PR8, however, really was printed by a different printer - American Banknote, in fact.
Lars
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Thanks, Mitch! I see that you have what appears to be PR5-7, but your PR7 is definitely not genuine. It doesn't have "National Banknote Company" on the bottom. Is it a perfed proof?
Lars
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Just received France B11 Mint, which completes for me (Except for the elusive B10...way out of my budget) the France Semi Postals in Mint condition!
Well, actually I still need a very few recent semi postals in Mint condition, but I have them used, they are all common, and cheap...so consider it done!
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I picked up this 10 Shilling unused St Kitts #44 for 2 bucks at the stamp club tonight. Of course the Scott International does not have a space for a value that high. It will be on its own page !
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Dealer Andy Faulkner only had this stamp as a block of four, but it seemed better to buy that than break it up - a 4-block makes a pleasing variety for a page of stamps.
This stamp commemorates Milada Horakova, the Czech feminist politician. Milos Ondracek's design of piercing thorns and broken words reflects the sombre tale of brutality and injustice suffered by Horakova (the words translate as "in memory of victims of injustice"), first at the hands of the Gestapo, then as an inmate of Theresienstadt and other German prisons, and terminally in the grip of the vengeful zealots of the Czech communist party, who tried and hanged her.
The stamp was issued in June 1990, shortly after the 'Velvet Revolution' had seen off the communists in those heady days. The stories of the victims of fascism and communism never make easy reading, but it is right that some, at least, of their victims are commemorated on stamps, possibly the only way we who were not there will ever hear of them.
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Won this nice page of banknotes earlier today. I wanted it for the 5,6,10 and beautiful 30 center that I needed unused. What makes them extra nice is that I consider them freebies as I should be able to sell the remainders for close to twice as much as the $126.66 I spent on the lot.