tomiseksj
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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 Jul 21, 2013 20:08:10 GMT
On November 10, 1775 the Continental Congress authorized formation of two battalions of Marines. Samuel Nicholas, of Philadelphia, was commissioned a captain on November 28, 1775 and charged with raising the Marines. The initial recruiting rendezvous opened at Tun Tavern, in Philadelphia, and by early 1776 the organization had progressed enough that the Continental Marines were ready for their first expedition -- New Providence Island (Nassau) in the Bahamas. On March 3, 1776, Captain Nicholas landed his battalion, took the British fort, and captured a large quantity of powder and arms for Washington's army. I imagine that this stamp, with its depiction of Tun Tavern, was probably produced in the 1940s. If anyone has any background on the stamp I'd appreciate hearing it. |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Feb 7, 2018 5:38:00 GMT
On November 10, 1775 the Continental Congress authorized formation of two battalions of Marines. Samuel Nicholas, of Philadelphia, was commissioned a captain on November 28, 1775 and charged with raising the Marines. The initial recruiting rendezvous opened at Tun Tavern, in Philadelphia, and by early 1776 the organization had progressed enough that the Continental Marines were ready for their first expedition -- New Providence Island (Nassau) in the Bahamas. On March 3, 1776, Captain Nicholas landed his battalion, took the British fort, and captured a large quantity of powder and arms for Washington's army. I imagine that this stamp, with its depiction of Tun Tavern, was probably produced in the 1940s. If anyone has any background on the stamp I'd appreciate hearing it. I was doing a search through all of the Cinderella threads, and I was interested to discover that the very first Cinderella thread was this one, started by our own Steve Tomisek. And more than that, it had over 650 views, but no replies and no likes. Seriously? Four and a half years and 650+ views and not a single "like"? Well, as a Marine myself, and a proud recipient of one of these very same Cinderellas from Steve right after I joined TSF back in Nov-2016, I feel that I need to resurrect this thread, give the Devil Dog his due, by giving him both a long-awaited "like" and a response! Semper Fi, Steve, thank you very much for your kindness to me, and thanks for making this post. You are a credit to us all! |
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mikeclevenger
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What I collect: Ohio Tax Stamps, Ohio & Georgia Revenues, US Revenues, US FDC's, & Germany Classics
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Post by mikeclevenger on Feb 7, 2018 10:17:14 GMT
Semper Fi brothers.
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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 Feb 7, 2018 17:36:45 GMT
I'm not sure we had the 'like' button in those days.
Steve also sent me one of these labels. So a belated 'like' from me too !!
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Nov 10, 2020 14:09:35 GMT
10th November 1775
Founding of the U.S. Marine CorpsHappy 245th Birthday to US Marines far and wide! To quote Steve ( tomiseksj ): Please see the first post in this thread for an image of the USMC Tun Tavern Cinderella stamp! 
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cjd
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Post by cjd on Nov 12, 2020 3:41:17 GMT
...and now, happy Veterans Day, too, to all of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. And all the rest of the vets. Thanks for your service.
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mikeclevenger
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Post by mikeclevenger on Nov 14, 2020 12:47:07 GMT
Semper Fi Brothers. I know I am late, but i haven't been on here much lately, airplanes taking up too much of my time.
Have a great day.
Mike.
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Nov 10, 2023 16:10:06 GMT
10th November 1775
Happy 248th Birthday to the U.S. MarinesJust wanted to give this thread a bump on the occasion of the USMC Birthday. Please see the first post in this thread from Steve ( tomiseksj) showing the Tun Tavern, Philadelphia Cinderella, and please give it a "like" if you haven't already. Stay Marine Corps birthday stampy, all!
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