brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 3, 2018 12:14:28 GMT
I'll start this off with a wee display of stamps I picked up from an All Nations auction some time ago. I love the two airmails in the middle. They have a number of beautiful stamps, but I have yet to collect any more of them. Someday perhaps... |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 3, 2018 12:56:20 GMT
brightonpete,
Nice display of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon stamps. I just checked in my inventory and I was surprised to see 45 stamps from this Island, off the coast of Newfoundland. They represent one of the legacies from my father. Never visited.
Tanks for showing !
René
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 26, 2018 20:16:58 GMT
The "France Libre" overprints from St-Pierre-et-Miquelon have an additional mention of "F.N.F.L." (which stands for Free French Naval Forces). The very first set of issues also sports a "Noël 1941" line. This is because the British Admiralty did not want St-Pierre-et-Miquelon to be taken over by Vichy France and become a base for German U-boats at the entrance of the St-Lawrence where it would have been most dangerous for convoys going from North America to England. So de Gaulle was tasked to send a couple of small frigates, with 500 troops on board to "invade" the island. The landing happened on Christmas night of 1941, with no shots being fired, because the lone sentry gendarme on that foggy night had decided nothing was going to happen and headed home early. So after that, St-Pierre-et-Miquelon was, theoretically, under the control of these Free French Navy Forces. The stamps with the "Noël 1941" overprint are quite rare and tricky to come by, slightly less so for the others. I have been able to acquire 4 issues of the second set so far:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 26, 2018 20:30:38 GMT
The "London series" airmail issues (YT #PA4-10):  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Oct 26, 2018 21:36:32 GMT
Xavier
Un endroit pas trop loin de chez moi mais pas facile pour se rendre !! Alors on attend un "direct flight"
René
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 26, 2018 21:42:07 GMT
Xavier Un endroit pas trop loin de chez moi mais pas facile pour se rendre !! Alors on attend un "direct flight" René I think there are flights from Quebec City and Montreal to St-Pierre, nowadays. |
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renden
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Post by renden on Oct 26, 2018 21:57:59 GMT
Xavier Un endroit pas trop loin de chez moi mais pas facile pour se rendre !! Alors on attend un "direct flight" René I think there are flights from Quebec City and Montreal to St-Pierre, nowadays. Québec is 200 miles (X1.6 in km) from my residence in New Brunswick and not "cheap"......will decide next Summer - same price to go to Spain where the Costa del Sol is spectacular....after 2 years in a row (Montreal-Malaga and 40 min north - Nerja)....... René |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Dec 21, 2018 23:51:47 GMT
For janetc, as she mentioned she collects Christmas-themed stamps, the Christmas 2018 issue from SPM:  |
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janetc
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Post by janetc on Dec 22, 2018 15:40:19 GMT
hrdoktorx That is a very nice Christmas stamp. I like the way it has the village, the church and Santa Claus.
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Mar 17, 2019 11:27:14 GMT
A recent arrival: SPM YT#45:  |
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Post by nbstamper on Oct 1, 2019 13:40:05 GMT
 I thought this thread should be bumped, so I have added a few of my stamps from the "France Libre" issues. These are some of the less expensive ones, but some stamps from this period are quite rare and I read somewhere to beware of fakes. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Oct 1, 2019 14:31:17 GMT
Abstamper...
Nice stamps.I collect France Libre issues,used if possible,from all of the French Colonies.
Unfortunately,I haven,t many from St Pierre. A lot of the 1941-3 issues have extremely high prices.and as you say,there are many forgeries.The Dallay catalogue I use has a warning....attencion aux fais..expertise indispensable !
Every now and then,I will see expensive items for sale on Delcampe but I refrain from buying them.
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 3, 2019 21:09:30 GMT
From the series of SPM definitives issued from 1908 to the 1920s, here are a few samples:  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Oct 3, 2019 21:41:49 GMT
Xavier hrdoktorxWe have to travel to St Pierre and see the stamps missing - I would not mind but have to be sure there are stampers on that little French possession LOL !! |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 4, 2019 20:29:19 GMT
A couple of oldies from SPM, YT#22 from 1891 and YT#98 from 1912:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 5, 2019 11:03:54 GMT
The SPM issues for the Paris International Expo of 1937:   |
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Oct 6, 2019 0:38:47 GMT
The souvenir sheet from 1937 Paris Intl Expo,sent by registered mail to Paris on 6-11-1938.  |
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Oct 6, 2019 0:42:28 GMT
Storming the Bastille....the 1939 semi-postal issue commemorating the 150th anniversary of the French Revolution.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 6, 2019 19:49:24 GMT
Two cards I gathered back at the CAPEX'84 stamp show in Montreal, with several old SPM stamps:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 7, 2019 20:55:59 GMT
The series of definitives issued in 1938 by St-Pierre-et-Miquelon, and which will serve as a basis for the "FNFL - France Libre" overprints during the war years:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 12, 2019 15:10:21 GMT
Series from SPM featuring some local administrative buildings, issued in 1969 (YT #387-390):  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 13, 2019 11:59:07 GMT
The four seasons of St-Pierre-et-Miquelon (YT #744-45 and 754-55 from 2001):  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 13, 2019 12:09:02 GMT
Some local berries from SPM:  |
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Post by outremer01 on Nov 15, 2019 18:01:31 GMT
In my search for French definitives, I found this part-set in a stamp shop in Bristol.
Issued 4th February 1986, Liberty by Delacroix overprinted (SG 552 to 566 except 561/561a).
 The 2f.20 scarlet value is missing, together with the booklet version. |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Nov 17, 2019 19:42:38 GMT
For completeness, here are two versions of the 2,20 Fr scarlet Marianne for SPM, and the cover of an unopened booklet containing ten stamps, which are recognizable by the thickness of the foot of the first "2" of the face value:  |
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Post by daveg28 on Dec 2, 2019 19:59:00 GMT
This is another new rabbit hole I've gone down after beginning an education into French stamps. Good grief, this little island has issued some beautiful stamps. I may have to start looking for these aw well as French stamps. I know I have a few of them, and now I have to go see what I have.
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Dec 2, 2019 23:16:57 GMT
daveg28 I kept seeing them listed in Canada so I started a semi serious collection.I stopped when I found what it would cost to complete a collection.maybe one day I'll get inspired again.
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renden
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Post by renden on Dec 3, 2019 0:31:12 GMT
daveg28 I kept seeing them listed in Canada so I started a semi serious collection.I stopped when I found what it would cost to complete a collection.maybe one day I'll get inspired again. St-Pierre (et Miquelon) is part of France and has no political or constitutional relationship with my Country, Canada - It is a small Island very close to Newfoundland, a province of Canada which joined very late our Country and not easily accessible from my Province of New Brunswick unless you travel to Nfld and take a trip to St - Pierre by boat. Airfare is crazy $$$$$$$$ - cheaper to leave from Europe  I would like to visit but it is not that easy if you want to maintain a budget + the mighty Euro € is the currency there !! |
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Post by dgdecker on Dec 3, 2019 3:54:36 GMT
I do not search our these wonderful stamps but I keep an eye out for them when starting through new arrivals of trades or bought lots. I know I have some stuffed away somewhere. Time to search them out and place in stock book.
i have always been fascinated by these two small island that is French. I flew right over them on my back from St John’s this past October. I do want to go. Have looked into the flights. The cheapest way involves three plane rides. It is cheaper for me to fly to Caribbean . Nice thing is that as a Canadian citizen a visa is not required to visit. Still, it remains on my travel list.
david
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Post by daveg28 on Dec 3, 2019 19:00:10 GMT
The rabbit hole goes deeper. I am in love with 1940-ish to 1980-ish commemoratives from France and allied countries (French Oceania, French Polynesia, French South and Antarctic Terr., Martinique, Monaco, St. Pierre & Miquelon, etc.). I love the colors, the engravings...they are beautiful. I have more in my possession already than I knew, but this is quickly becoming my new stamp obsession. I can't wait for the local stamp show in February so I can try to hit the jackpot and find a bunch I don't have.
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I would like to visit but it is not that easy if you want to maintain a budget + the mighty Euro € is the currency there !!