rod222
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Post by rod222 on Aug 14, 2013 12:46:41 GMT
Where to start with Austria? so many beautiful stamps, perhaps we start with Santa Claus Christkindl In Germany, Christkindl, or the Christ Child, brought gifts to children on Christmas Eve. Christkindl is depicted as a child riding a mule and was believed to enter homes through keyholes. Christkindl stamp:  And the lovely ladies that get run off their feet at Christmas, with all those letters to Santa The Christkindl Post Office.  |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Aug 14, 2013 13:40:11 GMT
According to my Scott catalog, the Christkindl Church depicted on the stamp shown above would again be featured on an Austrian stamp in November 2006 (Scott 2074).
I don't have the 2006 stamp but I'm hopeful that one of our members will be able to share their copy with us.
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Post by rod222 on Aug 14, 2013 13:54:35 GMT
Look forward to that stamp Steve, Steve, I had it all along, just did not recognise it. Christkindle 2006  A cinderella  |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 14, 2013 14:39:28 GMT
Some background on the 2006 Christkindle stamp, By (I think) a good friend of mine, the late Mette Heindorff, Danish Stamp collector extraordinaire, She created some of the best internet pages on stamps I have ever seen. 2008  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Aug 14, 2013 14:44:36 GMT
Steve, I had it all along, just did not recognise it. I knew we could count on you to come up with the image! |
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