tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207518512024-03-23T13:30:57.888-05:00In Search of StampsStamps, Covers, Postal cards, Post cards(UNESCO Heritage cards in particular you can find here..... http://whc.unesco.org/en/list) , postal envelopes, SS, MS, Used, Mint, Old, New, Cheap, Free, Perforate, Imperforate, Topicals,Specialized,Borrowed, My address is: JimmyB, 902 Sycamore St, Belleville,IL, 62220 USA. So please, if you would like to mail me a cover or postcard, I will gladly respond in kind.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.comBlogger479125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-80561623333729712602017-04-06T19:13:00.000-05:002017-04-06T19:15:11.068-05:00Jainism<br />
Todays stamp displays the Calcutta Jain Temple aka <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_Jain_Temple" target="_blank">Parshwanath Temple</a>. Jainism is an ancient Indian religion, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism" target="_blank">which after reading about it</a>, seems to me to bear a lot of practices of Buddhism. I couldn't help but notice that the symbol they use is unfortunately the same symbol as that adopted by the Nazi's, what a horrible thing for people of any religious faith to have to deal with. 1 and a quarter Annas!!<br />
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Update...(sort of)... I was at the St Louis Stamp Expo last weekend and a gentleman explained to me that these were given out to subscribers of newspapers and that they were printed as a series. They also have sales advertisements printed on the back. I know someone collected them now and that they weren't tickets to a show or something as I and several people I had shown them to had guessed.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-80658247616207795002016-09-11T01:28:00.001-05:002016-09-11T01:28:13.178-05:00Hilmi Ziya Ulken Essayist, Historian, Philosopher and Sociologist, Hilmi Ziya Ulken, arguably the greatest mind and writer in regards to the history of Turkey and the social and ethical changes occurring in his nation over the course of transitional periods dating from the end of Ottoman rule up and thru WW2 and beyond. He wrote several books and embraced the personal needs of the individual as well as the public needs of society at the same time. He believed that Turkey could better itself by embracing things from outside cultures. He also believed that societies views as a whole could not change suddenly, but required transitional periods.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-72000668089742503192016-09-10T09:24:00.001-05:002016-09-10T09:24:51.363-05:00Mystery Turk stampI'm usually fairly good at finding where and whats regarding stamps, yet some do elude me such as this Turkish Republic 35 Lira. Does anyone have an idea of the what and when issue this is?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-16603068916840152132016-09-06T16:30:00.000-05:002016-09-06T16:50:32.565-05:0075th U.P.U. Anniversary These were issued in a set of 4, naturally I only have the 3 lowest values. Nevertheless it's nice to have these from Singapore. This is an omnibus release, which means that multiples of different countries released stamps commemorating this event. While many countries released matching stamps, some countries also released their own version of stamps in recognition.<br />
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This is a regular stamp which was overprinted "FRANQUEO OFICIAL" making it an "Official" stamp. Official stamps were used by government officials and departments. Generally these stamps are used to aid in accountability in government expenditures.<br />
I have read that these stamps of the 1894-1895 era were reprinted on thick paper and thus those have a minimal value. Ecuador joined the Universal Postal Union in 1890 and for some time placed U.P.U. on it's stamps. This stamp still has most of it's gum and appears to have been very lightly hinged at one time. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-20068164843828284932016-09-04T09:34:00.000-05:002016-09-04T09:39:19.932-05:00Changelings<br />
Changelings were often a topic of conversation when I used to attend my local stamp club in Belleville, IL. Sometimes stamps were brought in that appeared to be green vs blue and a couple old timers would butt heads and eventually the matter would be dropped and they'd shrug their shoulders at whoever brought the stamp in. Here is an example of perhaps one. Could it have been a different tint of ink used, as many suppliers of ink, particularly long ago, didn't have the exacting color detection instruments of today, or is it merely conditions one of the stamps was exposed to which lightened it. <br />
These are 15 cent Canal Zone airmails issue date of Nov. 18th, 1931. Released in nine different denominations. The difference in shade is subtle yet quite apparent.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-45514250786507447382016-09-03T10:02:00.000-05:002016-09-03T12:30:13.688-05:005 Kings that ruled Greece <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Greece" target="_blank">George I</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I_of_Greece" target="_blank">Constantine I</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_of_Greece" target="_blank">Alexander</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Greece" target="_blank">George II</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_Greece" target="_blank">Paul</a>. I'm unsure of what exactly this stamp commemorates, perhaps the fact that George I began his reign 100 years prior to this stamps issuance which coincides with Paul becoming gravely ill and someone wanted Paul honored on a stamp and this 5 King tribute was subtler. Paul died in March of 1964.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-48801224133181082512016-09-02T21:01:00.000-05:002016-09-02T21:01:17.655-05:00We Three Kings Karl II, Ferdinand I and Karl I appeared on this stamp issued Nov. 1, 1931 commemorating the 50th anniversary of it's elevation to Kingdom from Principality. Romania's independence from the Ottoman Empire was recognized in 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin. <br />
As to why and how the two Karls got on this stamp I have no clue. If your interests include Coat of Arms, they appear to border the vertical edges. This stamp was also printed in a 10 Lei value of a blue color vs this blue green hue. Also the 10 Lei stamp had the years 1881 and 1931 appearing in the dark rectangles on the bottom left and right of the portrait. Someone must have forgotten to put the dates on the 16 Lei issue. <br />
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JimmyBAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-40849291353232893702016-09-01T19:22:00.001-05:002016-09-01T19:24:33.804-05:00Chinese Mantis Tenodera aridifolia sinensis, is one bad mantis. Found in China and surrounding islands, it was accidently released in the U.S.. This mantis has been documented eating hummingbirds. Yes, it has been known to eat BIRDS!!!!<br />
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Released in June of 92, this is the largest (2 Yen) stamp in a set of 4 different insects.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-42525741198113770352015-04-13T19:33:00.002-05:002015-04-13T19:47:08.598-05:00King George V Additions to my Silver Jubilee. South West Africa stands out amongst the Omnibus. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-4363404090331118832015-04-12T08:54:00.001-05:002015-04-12T08:57:50.419-05:00Masters Weekend With the Masters tournament in full swing this weekend, I find it fitting to share this Bobby Jones 18 cent stamp Scott #1933 released in 1981.<br />
Bobby Jones is the only golfer to have won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(golf)" target="_blank">Grand Slam</a>(pre Masters), or all 4 major golf tournaments in one year(1930). He played in the Masters, but never won it through the 30's and 40's. With his failing health his Masters appearances were mainly hosting the event, although he played respectfully well at the events.<br />
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Among this set of ships are the H.M.S. Rattlesnake, H.M.S. Swallow, Roebuck,<a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Blanche_(1867)"> H.M.S. Blanche</a>, Vitaz, San Pedrico, and<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Astrolabe_(1811)"> L'Astrolabe</a>. These were ships of discovery. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-26598477951600846302013-10-28T19:22:00.002-05:002013-10-29T03:36:23.326-05:00Be One One One!!Germany really did have stamps issued in the 20's without "thousand","million" or "billion" stamped across them! It still doesn't happen to hold much value though. My catalogue places this at minimum value never used. The website <a href="http://raregermanstamps.com/german-reich-1920-representation-german-empire-genius-with-torch-mark-p-1057.html?cPath=5704_38_3191_5736">raregermanstamps.com</a> calls this one "Genius with torch" Am I missing something? I'm no genius for sure, but this being carrying a torch looks more like an Angel of some type lighting the way as a German Reich soldier is greeted by some Norse God or Hero.<br />
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Update: Ragui from the Facebook stamp group "Stamp collecting" had this to say.......<span style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">This design was first issued in 1900 to commemorate the 25 anniversary of the union and the formation of the Reich Empire. It was issued in blue color with a denomination of 2 marks and was inscribed Reich Post. </span><br />
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JimmyBAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-5084772822149281532013-10-19T13:39:00.000-05:002013-10-19T13:52:40.700-05:00Phoenix Rising King George was just so awesome. The man really set the bar high for the world in the appearance of stamps, this issue(174 in my book) is absolutely no exception to that. After Hong Kong was invaded by Japan, refugee/prisoner camps were set up and amongst the interred, Edward Wynne-Jones, Hong Kongs' Postmaster began designing this special Coat of Arms shown below the stamp image and commemorative stamp for after their liberation. Special consideration was given to the design and approved by George to allow this vs the omnibus peace and victory stamp in 1946. "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)" target="_blank">Phoenix</a> rising from the ashes of war" is just so aesthetically pleasing. I also greatly appreciate the bilingual aspect of the stamp. The banner on the left roughly says "China and Britain perpetually at peace" and the right side says "The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)" target="_blank">phoenix</a> revives: great good fortune". The Latin "Resurgo" or "Arise" appears beneath the rising phoenix. The British lions are holding shields that bear the name of the colony. It's easy to not notice the two bat's hovering around George's head which to the Chinese symbolize god fortune and longevity. It's just such a cool looking stamp wouldn't you agree?<br />
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JimmyBAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-48441334210595728692013-10-18T21:01:00.000-05:002013-10-18T21:01:44.578-05:00Anarchist Target <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_I_of_Italy" target="_blank">King Umberto I</a>, besides having another gigantic mustache of which seems to be a potential topical stamp category, was implicated in the assassination of the U.S. President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley" target="_blank">William McKinley</a>. Apparently, if Umberto had not gotten himself whacked by the Italo-American anarchist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Bresci" target="_blank">Gaetano Bresci</a>, McKinley's assassin, American anarchist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Czolgosz" target="_blank">Leon Czolgosz</a>, would have never been inspired to kill McKinley! Even more personal to me, I went to a jr.high school actually named after McKinley and without his death, my school's name may have been something completely different!! This only goes to show how important it is to avoid growing gigantic mustaches.<br />
This is Italy number 54 in my stamp book and has a faint 1889 penciled in on the backside, the same year that Thomas Edison showed his first motion picture. Were motion pictures really around that far back? Actually <a href="http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmotionpictures.htm" target="_blank">they were around earlier than that</a>!<br />
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This set I found in a box along with other stuff today in an old glassine envelope with my handwriting on it, yet no recollection of having seen most of what was in the box. This morning has been frustrating for me as I found several boxes of items I had no clue that I had stashed away.<br />
This is a 300th anniversary issued to commemorate the arrival of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenot#United_States" target="_blank">Hueguenots</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walloons" target="_blank">Walloons</a> who were some type of Calvinistic Protestants I believe probably in danger of being killed(I'm not certain all of the Hueguenots were Walloons which were a French speaking people.) deciding to settle in America. A monument was given to the city of New York in Battery Park honoring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess%C3%A9_de_Forest" target="_blank">Jesse de Forest</a> who founded New York and had come to America hoping to found New Belgium a new colony.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-20974806506000726502013-10-15T19:39:00.000-05:002013-10-15T20:07:49.531-05:00Wedding Anniversary I've never really made any finds with Japan. Tonight's a winner for me. I came across several older Japan's that are a bit over minimum value in my book. I'm going to have to stretch out these few finds over the next couple days however as I don't want to kill all my joy in one post.<br />
This is the 1894 2 Sen carmine colored stamp #85 in my Scott - 25th Anniversary of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Meiji" target="_blank">Emperor Meiji</a> and Empress Haru's wedding. Meiji's Wiki page gives no mention of the Empress other than pointing her out in a family portrait along with his children which are all born from concubines. Quite a few concubines I might add all with the title Lady.<br />
I'm pretty certain this is a mint stamp even though there is slight discoloring in the lower left bottom. Remnant of gum remain scattered across the back in spots. Unfortunately #86 which is a blue 5 Sen almost identical was not alongside it in the album.<br />
At first I was excited thinking I had a pair of dragons on each side here, but it turns out that they are rather ornate cranes. <br />
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JimmyBAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-80916488731557264972013-10-10T19:27:00.000-05:002013-10-10T19:27:15.422-05:00Lost On a Single Page I pulled out an old stamp album I got at an auction which is called Paragon Stamp Album and printed for S.S. Kresge Company in my hometown of all places, Racine Wisconsin in 1931!! My Grandma even worked at S.S. Kresge when I was a kid!! Anyways, I turned to the Ukraine page and found these two stamps. One original and one surcharged. My Scott catalogue has about one page of pre 1992 stamps and lists neither of these though it does give mention of the government of Ukraine in exile in Warsaw printing a 40h denomination and overprinting with the Cyrillic "UPP", purportedly created as a Field Post issue for a planned invasion of the Ukraine which never happened. The stamps were never issued. This old album has this 40h stamp imaged on the page, so I wonder if these were simply sold to stamp dealers then to raise some cash or if these really are official Ukrainian stamps and I am just showing off what a true idiot I really am when it comes to looking up stamps. Particularly stamps with Cyrillic writing.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-30732475676860459092013-10-08T20:27:00.000-05:002013-10-18T21:02:12.160-05:00Train, Horses, Field Hand This 1928-29 issue #157 shows a farmer harvesting wheat the old fashion way with horses. In the background it appears there is a passenger train cutting thru the field. It reminds me of a farmer that lived about a mile from me while I was a teen. He and his brother used a two horse team to work a small farm which sloped up a gentle hill along the highway. The land is all commercialized now with stores,banks,gas stations and restaurants. I'd guess the man and his brother were at least in their 70's and was amazed that one could farm in such a way in the modern age. I'm disappointed by the heavy cancellation, in fact upon closer examination it actually looks like multiple cancellations. Beggars can't be choosers though and if this were pristine the value would have made it unattainable for me to have. <br />
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JimmyBAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656392755112140627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20751851.post-46622611555259058682013-10-07T10:56:00.000-05:002013-10-18T21:02:31.447-05:00Not Gonna Peek Mr. Howard Gordon from the Facebook group Stamp collecting brought to our groups <a href="http://www.virtualstampclub.com/invert.html" target="_blank">attention </a>that 100 sheets of the souvenir $2 inverted Jenny stamps were intentionally inverted themselves so having already been to the post office and declined a sheet purchase I opted to return and take a hit at the lottery for the inverted invert. I get a kick out of the USPS's last line in it's description of the souvenir. "Imagine the excitement of finding such a sheet of stamps." Odds are less than 1:22,000, so I think I'll leave the package unopened for now and just dream. Not to mention, on the back side of the package it says in order for a return the package must remain unopened.<br />
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