Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jul 17, 2018 18:14:58 GMT
I couldn't decide whether to put this one under Fantasy, Spoof or Plain Silly. But given it's 40c outside, and we are 6 months away from the festive season, I decided on the latter !  A 'Plain Silly' Cinderella Stamp.  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jul 28, 2018 17:53:01 GMT
I'll bet these weird-looking items are missing from most Coronation Omnibus Collections !!  Maybe we should thank our lucky stars that they are.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 20:49:22 GMT
I'll bet these weird-looking items are missing from most Coronation Omnibus Collections !! Are they printed on single ply or the scarce 2 ply toilet paper? |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jul 29, 2018 7:05:00 GMT
I'll bet these weird-looking items are missing from most Coronation Omnibus Collections !! Are they printed on single ply or the scarce 2 ply toilet paper? Actually, the very rare 3-ply without watermark ! |
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Post by dgdecker on Jul 29, 2018 8:39:26 GMT
I needs these for my collection!
david
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jul 30, 2018 19:29:36 GMT
Stamps that may have been used on Gilligan's Island during the 1960's American sitcom !! Or not.   |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 15, 2018 18:04:31 GMT
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Bombadil
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps 1840-1960
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Post by Bombadil on Oct 20, 2018 0:52:09 GMT
“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?” Alice
Just bought online an original copy of “Alice Through the Pillar Box,a Philatelic fantasy by Gerald King”- 1978 - features Alice in Wonderland stamps and stationery invented by Mr. King. 
Here are some of the Wonderland acquisitions I made some time ago, more to come !!
The stamps have values in Wonderland currency and commemorate:
The Coronation of Queen Alice - 10 Winks
The Olympic Games - 7 Winks
Hare Mail - 1 Golden Slumber & 10 Winks
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Oct 28, 2018 21:57:47 GMT
Designed, addressed and signed by Gerald King.
Addressed "to Queen Alice ,an Invitation to her Coronation, Feasting & Fun From the Red and White Queens", carries a pre-printed brown Wonderland Alice 3 Wink stamp, overprinted with LOOKING GLASS LAND, and a G.P.O. cancellation and 1871 date.
The postcard is for use in Wonderland and the Territory of Looking Glass Land.
The reverse of the postcard carries a pair of Wonderland Freedom from Hunger postage stamps,the stamps tied with an '8' in barred oval postmark.
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 29, 2018 8:46:42 GMT
Designed, addressed and signed by Gerald King.
Addressed "to Queen Alice ,an Invitation to her Coronation, Feasting & Fun From the Red and White Queens", carries a pre-printed brown Wonderland Alice 3 Wink stamp, overprinted with LOOKING GLASS LAND, and a G.P.O. cancellation and 1871 date.
The postcard is for use in Wonderland and the Territory of Looking Glass Land.
The reverse of the postcard carries a pair of Wonderland Freedom from Hunger postage stamps,the stamps tied with an '8' in barred oval postmark.
The right hand stamp of the pair is also the scarce 'Cracked Plate' variety.  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 29, 2018 8:53:52 GMT
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Jun 2, 2019 14:04:06 GMT
Sans Dinero -- U.S. Military OccupationI'm not sure when or where these two Sans Dinero sheets were produced. I acquired them at auction from the same seller on ebay after winning a souvenir sheet for my hometown collection. If anyone has any knowledge of the origin of these satirical semi-postal stamps (the late Jim Czyl, perhaps), please pass it along.
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jun 15, 2019 21:01:16 GMT
An item from the collection of Clive Smyth (Anping), former member. (deceased). Fits nicely here I believe.  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jun 22, 2019 9:33:08 GMT
From the same collection as those in the previous post, the set below shows us what might have been had Hitler's successor, Admiral Karl Donitz , had the time to order a stamp series in his honour !! The design resembles the 1944 Hitler head issue in Green. Sadly for the Admiral, it was Nuremberg and incarceration although he did get to live his final years in freedom. This fantasy issue though came long after his death.   |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jun 28, 2019 12:09:58 GMT
Here's a Snark Island Proof and actual issue ! I don't collect these, they just turned up.  |
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Jul 10, 2019 17:27:53 GMT
". . . She stretched herself up on tiptoe, and peeped over the edge of the mushroom, and her eyes immediately met those of a large Caterpillar, that was sitting on the top with its arms folded, quietly smoking a long hookah, and taking not the smallest notice of her or of anything else.
The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice.
`Who are YOU?' said the Caterpillar.
This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, `I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.'
`What do you mean by that?' said the Caterpillar sternly. `Explain yourself!'
`I can't explain MYSELF, I'm afraid, sir' said Alice, `because I'm not myself, you see.'
`I don't see,' said the Caterpillar.
`I'm afraid I can't put it more clearly,' Alice replied very politely, `for I can't understand it myself to begin with; and being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing.'
`It isn't,' said the Caterpillar.
`Well, perhaps you haven't found it so yet,' said Alice; `but when you have to turn into a chrysalis--you will some day, you know--and then after that into a butterfly, I should think you'll feel it a little queer, won't you?'
`Not a bit,' said the Caterpillar.
`Well, perhaps your feelings may be different,' said Alice; `all I know is, it would feel very queer to ME.'
`You!' said the Caterpillar contemptuously. `Who are YOU?'
Which brought them back again to the beginning of the conversation. Alice felt a little irritated at the Caterpillar's making such VERY short remarks, and she drew herself up and said, very gravely, `I think, you ought to tell me who YOU are, first.'
`Why?' said the Caterpillar.
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Dec 28, 2019 4:21:59 GMT
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Dec 28, 2019 4:25:35 GMT
Mini sheets from Bruce Henderson with thanks  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Dec 28, 2019 4:28:03 GMT
Mini sheets from Bruce Henderson - with thanks Sandy Island x 2 Principality of Thanatos  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Dec 29, 2019 1:13:30 GMT
More from Bruce Covers from Bijzland and Kempland  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Dec 29, 2019 1:16:03 GMT
Mini Sheets from Kemp Land and Occussi Ambeno  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Dec 29, 2019 1:20:25 GMT
Zeppelin Mini Sheet from Occussi Ambeno  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Dec 29, 2019 1:28:23 GMT
Bruce kindly produced a 2018 50th anniversary joint issue with Occussi Ambeno and Takangarika Island  |
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Dec 29, 2019 11:54:58 GMT
Well much as I detest these, I guess one doesn’t need to buy the Kempland, Occussi Ambeno, Takangarika Island, Sandy Island, Thanatos fantasy labels.
Bruce Henderson’s issues have taken over where Clive Feigenbaums spurious locals of the 1970s left off. I can’t make up my mind whether they are a joke, just fun or a con.
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Dec 30, 2019 23:27:45 GMT
Well much as I detest these, I guess one doesn’t need to buy the Kempland, Occussi Ambeno, Takangarika Island, Sandy Island, Thanatos fantasy labels. Bruce Henderson’s issues have taken over where Clive Feigenbaums spurious locals of the 1970s left off. I can’t make up my mind whether they are a joke, just fun or a con. . Takangarika Island is actually my Fantasy Island, but all the others are definitely Bruce. . |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Dec 30, 2019 23:47:44 GMT
Takangarika Island $10 panel  |
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anglobob
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What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on Apr 13, 2020 13:52:24 GMT
Use when you get the hump over slow deivery of your mail.....Camel post.....  |
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
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What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Apr 13, 2020 14:54:03 GMT
A rare USA stamp variety ...  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on May 2, 2020 20:28:33 GMT
No explanation needed for this high value !!  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on May 3, 2020 18:01:56 GMT
Beautiful Hong Kong issue from 1941 showing Queen Victoria together with King George VI. Nicely cancelled (on piece) in Guernsey !    |
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