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Post by rod222 on Aug 26, 2014 2:15:07 GMT
Travancore Anchal = Travancore Post. The complexity of a 20c stamp. The Half Chuckram. Conch Shell. 1894-1939   |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 26, 2014 6:56:38 GMT
Travancore 1904 Stanley Gibbons #11 Wmk B, upright centred inverted Postmark Central character = "Thi" = Travancore Thi #14 = Neyyattinkara (A main PO Southern Travancore)  Stanley Gibbons 4b (1889) wove paper Wmk A sideways Pmk : Thi #42 = Thodupuzha (Main PO Northern Travancore)  |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 26, 2014 7:06:33 GMT
Travancore Postbox.  |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 26, 2014 22:47:29 GMT
Turbinella Pyrum : Shell from the sea snail species. On the RHS is the sacred Conch, Lakshmi Conch, Daksmivarta, the rare right fluted shell shown on Travancore emmissions.  Travancore according to Scott / Steiner Fittingly Sc#1 SG#1 has the postmark "Thi" #1 = Trivandrum.  |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 26, 2014 22:58:25 GMT
The Travancore Anchal Dr. N S Mooss  |
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Post by Philatarium on Aug 26, 2014 23:56:30 GMT
Rodney, I'm always amazed at what reference materials you unearth!
(And I'm still appreciative of your recommendation of _An Illustrated History of Stamp Design_. That's been a great read!)
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Post by Philatarium on Aug 26, 2014 23:57:34 GMT
And I forgot to ask, were those color chips from the SG color guide?
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Post by rod222 on Aug 27, 2014 0:15:29 GMT
Rodney, I'm always amazed at what reference materials you unearth! (And I'm still appreciative of your recommendation of _An Illustrated History of Stamp Design_. That's been a great read!) Thanks Dave, (and I am always amazed is how courteous you are  ) I'll give you another recommendation.......... "The Guinness book of Stamps, Facts and Feats" by James Mackay. (Actually, the same author. "William Finlay" was the name James Mackay was hiding behind) This book holds endless fascination. .............and Yes, these are Stanley Gibbons colour chips, don't rely on them of course, they can be vastly different depending on the scanner. |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 27, 2014 0:23:04 GMT
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Post by Philatarium on Aug 27, 2014 0:34:09 GMT
Thanks, Rodney! ... I may have seen that title in a local library. I'll check around and otherwise buy a copy.
As for the color guide, I actually have a copy of the SG, but I liked how you pulled things together. I very much agree that scanners can skew colors, and, in my experience, that seems to really be true in the red-blue/purple range.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
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Post by rod222 on Aug 27, 2014 0:49:25 GMT
Thanks, Rodney! ... I may have seen that title in a local library. I'll check around and otherwise buy a copy. As for the color guide, I actually have a copy of the SG, but I liked how you pulled things together. I very much agree that scanners can skew colors, and, in my experience, that seems to really be true in the red-blue/purple range. Thanks for all the suggestions! -- Dave C'mon Dave, unlock the vault, spend $5 and buy it ! otherwise take it out for a year from the Library. Great resource material... Caveat: References are only valid to the issue of the book, eg The GB machins would now be the longest issued series. Facts must change as we speak. Example  |
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Post by Philatarium on Aug 27, 2014 1:23:48 GMT
Well, I am known for my frugality  -- but in this case, taking a look at a library copy will help me gauge how much I might want to spring for a closer-to-new copy.  |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 27, 2014 1:32:21 GMT
Well, I am known for my frugality -- but in this case, taking a look at a library copy will help me gauge how much I might want to spring for a closer-to-new copy. Hey! only joking. Frugality is good. I follow "The Barefoot Investor" here is a paragraph from last month's ...... One Simple Rule After speaking with literally thousands of young people in their 20s and 30s, the financial mistakes (or learning lessons), are never ending – but there’s only one dead-set giveaway that tells me whether a young person is going to be financially successful. It has nothing to do with their current income, or their education. It’s whether they’ve made a habit of saving money. Not just for their next holiday or a new car, but habitually spending less than they earn. It’s a trait that’s shared by every single wealthy person I know. |
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Post by Philatarium on Aug 28, 2014 1:57:50 GMT
By the way, Rodney, I did manage to snatch a new copy at a pretty good price, closing on eBay last night. Didn't want to say anything until the deed was done. It should arrive next week, and I'm looking forward to it. Many thanks for your recommendations!
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Post by rod222 on Aug 28, 2014 2:22:45 GMT
By the way, Rodney, I did manage to snatch a new copy at a pretty good price, closing on eBay last night. Didn't want to say anything until the deed was done. It should arrive next week, and I'm looking forward to it. Many thanks for your recommendations! Yay! you're gonna have a lot of fun with that one. Keep at arms length, you'll refer to it often. |
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Post by rod222 on Sept 24, 2014 13:16:21 GMT
Travancore Revenues : Court Fees Possible ID : Koeppel Manners Catalogue India State Adhesive Revenues and Stamped paper  ------------------------ Not in my collection Travancore 1st July 1840 Mulready Envelope with oily Maltese Cross (To Travandrum (sic) ) Sold for GBP 160 possibly 2014  |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 15, 2018 8:16:49 GMT
Travanciore-Cochin, SG#O10. Stamps of Travancore (Anchel) surcharged in the currency of India from July 1949. Overprinted for Official use at the same time.  |
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