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Post by outremer01 on Apr 2, 2020 20:28:50 GMT
Cyprus 10th July 2017 Joint Stamp Issue - Euromed 2017 - Trees of the Mediterranean The stamp shows a composite tree featuring the leaves of the olive and pine trees and the fruits of the carob and orange trees. Designed - Christina Vasiliadou, Limassol
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Post by JeffS on Apr 9, 2020 21:27:05 GMT
@outremor01 I believe France issued a stamp with a similar concept but with sevral more fruit.
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Apr 9, 2020 21:45:27 GMT
Pitcairn Islands, 1940Sc 1, 1/2-penny blue green and orange pictorial stamp, showing portrait of King George VI and oranges on a tree branch. JeffS , I have been looking for something from the classic era to post here, and I found this one today. I have also posted this same stamp image in the "World Number Ones" thread, and it makes me wonder if this may be the only instance where a world number one has oranges in the design.
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Post by JeffS on Apr 9, 2020 21:53:21 GMT
@beryllium Guy - What about the orange trees of the Orange Free State. Granted they are not defined as oranges... Dud you know the original design was to feature an olive tree, per a couple of really scarce essays
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Post by JeffS on Apr 9, 2020 21:59:50 GMT
@beryllium Guy - I have not yet decided where and how to mount my Pitcairn:
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Post by JeffS on Apr 9, 2020 22:10:26 GMT
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND LABELS
Some time ago I posted a reference to these, the one featuring an Orange,
described at time of issue as a "Golden Apple.
I had the good fortune to recently acquire a pair of panes without spending a "good fortune."
I've found these have been surcharged with a value in purple by hand.
I can make out the numeral 5.
I need to contact the seller for a better translation.
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Apr 10, 2020 6:25:22 GMT
Beryllium Guy - What about the orange trees of the Orange Free State. Granted they are not defined as oranges... Did you know the original design was to feature an olive tree, per a couple of really scarce essays Thanks for your comment, Jeff! You are absolutely right, of course. I forgot about the Orange Free State. I suppose I tend to forget it because I cannot actually see any of the oranges in the design.... just the tree. I like the classic design of the Orange Free State issues very much, but in terms of showcasing the oranges, the Pitcairn Islands issue is really great. I especially like the colors. The deep orange color really stands out against the dark green (blue green according to the Scott Catalogue). In any case, thank you very much for reminding me about the good old Orange Free State. I also did not know about the olive tree essays, another interesting aspect to the story, so thanks for that, too! I also really like your Pitcairn, Scott #1 FDC. It's a classic beauty. Thanks for posting that, too. P.S. If you want to "tag" me in a Forum post, after typing the "@" sign, don't leave any spaces and just type "berylliumguy" all together. So, even though my site name displays as two words "Beryllium Guy" with capital letters and a space in between, you need to run it all together with no spaces in order to make the tag. No spaces in between any of the characters. I hope this helps!
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Post by Londonbus1 on Apr 10, 2020 9:13:14 GMT
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND LABELS
Very nice panes and if you got them at a good price, you did well ! You have another Citrus Fruit to add to your collection although the depiction of it here is not what I would call good !! citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/ethrog.htmlThe Ethrog (next to the watermelon) is one of the fruits used during the autumn Succot holiday and is often quite pricey, like your booklet panes !! The Labels shown are Polish (Branch Offices), printed by Druk Express in Warsaw (1934). They are Point (or pin) Roulette 13. Issued in booklets of 3 panes of each type. If you are up for completion, you need to get both panes in the lighter shades too, with no overprint !! Oh dear, there is always something more to look for ! Both shades are listed. As for the overprint (I am hesitant to call it a surcharge as the labels are not valued), that remains a mystery for now. What are the possibilites ? A private overprint for some local use ? Used for a school project or game as these types of labels (KKL) often were ? Whatever they are, there is no mention in the catalogue. But it is fun to look around for an answer which will surely come. The overprints translates literally as '5 words' but that might not be the case if there is some Yiddish difference or similar. All good fun. Oh yes, these also exist in Blue and White only out of the New York Branch Office issued with other panes in a 1938 'HaGalilah' album of 84 stamps (all in panes). This item I have never seen and is unpriced so is most likely quite rare ! In my humble opinion and as a collector of such things, these panes are 'drop dead gorgeous' and I don't say that about many items. Enjoy, Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Apr 10, 2020 9:22:00 GMT
I forgot. Nothing to do with your topic but I thought I should mention the Mulberry (under the watermelon). We had lots of these trees and they gave me lots of work around this time of the year clearing the area of the fallen and picking those on the trees for use. I went home black all over in the late afternoon....but they made great pies and jams. Many of the trees are gone due to building and other projects but a few remain though thankfully no longer in my domain ! The Hebrew inscription translates as 'Strawberry' because we call them Tree Strawberries. I'd better shut up now as I could most likely talk about these items all day ! Londonbus1
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Post by Ryan on Apr 10, 2020 10:49:56 GMT
I have not yet decided where and how to mount my Pitcairn: I wonder how common Pitcairn FDCs are with the addressee being a Pitcairn resident? I found a few on an image search but didn't chase around long enough to figure out if it was a normal thing - did the residents speculate on future cover values? Or is this just something intended for a personal collection? Ryan edit - Upon a bit more snooping, I've found that H.E. Maude was an Australian administrator who was instrumental in setting up the Pitcairn Islands' postal system. The University of Adelaide Manuscript Collections - Papers of Henry Evans and Honor Courtney Maude
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Post by brightonpete on Apr 10, 2020 13:00:45 GMT
P.S. If you want to "tag" me in a Forum post, after typing the "@" sign, don't leave any spaces and just type "berylliumguy" all together. So, even though my site name displays as two words "Beryllium Guy" with capital letters and a space in between, you need to run it all together with no spaces in order to make the tag. No spaces in between any of the characters. I hope this helps! JeffS: It's better at times to use the icon bar just above the message input area. Some people have a different user name than what is displayed, so they won't be alerted.
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Post by JeffS on Apr 10, 2020 16:27:16 GMT
Londonbus1 - thank you for your insightful post. From earlier digging I've found the originals without overprint are cataloged by Rochlin as A 48-59. (I'm not sure about the letter "A" being needed.) The subsequent issue with the overprint (in today's light more violet than purple) are cataloged as PO 215-226. For my collecting needs, I "need" only a copy of either. (I originally had purchased a single of that label but it never made its way to me through the mails. And I am not about to separate the image from the rest of the pane. As to the "surcharge," my understanding is that these were sold to raise funds for the JNF, and I speculate the reselling at a different price necessitated the printing of a value different from the original. I will keep a watch for the blue printing! thanks. Philatelically and historically this is a new area for me. Thank you for making these item more public than they might have been. (Now to find that pesky JNF label with the tree and tractor. Some day, right...? Thanks again! Jeff
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Post by JeffS on Apr 10, 2020 16:30:50 GMT
Beryllium Guy - thank you for the posting instructions. I wondered why my post never looked like it was working, but lazily shrugged it off. Shame on me I never knew about the "icon" in the icon bar use. Thanks!
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Post by JeffS on Apr 10, 2020 16:36:10 GMT
Ryan - I suspect all the silo FDCs of this stamp are local addresses as the 1/2d wouldn't frank anything out of the island. To me, most Pitcairn covers are collector-created items, nearly as prolific as Tonga Tin Can mail
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Post by smauggie on Apr 10, 2020 17:18:46 GMT
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Post by Londonbus1 on Apr 10, 2020 18:01:14 GMT
JeffS.......The 'A' prefix is for the New York Office. Nos A48-59 are those in Blue on white paper. Nos Po215-226 are from the Warsaw Office and are the ones you have but without overprints. Nos Po215a-226a are those in a different shade. Just to make sure I checked the Phillips Catalogue and although the numbers are different there again is no mention of an overprint, which leads me to believe even more strongly that it is a private/unauthorized one. The overprint itself is odd too which is why I originally thought it was done by school/college or the like. The Phillips Catalogue does differ on the Point Roulette which they say is 24, which seems more logical. If you fancy counting, maybe you can confirm one way or the other !! UPDATE: Just read that stocks of the Polish issues (no mention of which) were sent to Palestine and may have been overprinted. The value, if that's what it is, could be in Mils, the currency of Mandate Palestine (Mils or Milliemes and Piastres). I would like to see another Pane before being sure though because the spelling is incorrect. (or someone made an error, quite possible I suppose in those days). I have never seen a 'Mils' overprint spelt like that.
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Post by JeffS on Apr 10, 2020 20:26:25 GMT
Londonbus1 - a scrap of paper was included with these panes with pencil notation, part which apparently reads "stamped 5 mils in violet" Until you suggested mils I could not make out that word. I am awaiting a reply to an email from the seller but I recall him mentioning that these were a consignment, so I don't hold hope for more information from him. The idea of these being sent to Palestine is an intriguing one
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Post by JeffS on Apr 10, 2020 20:33:11 GMT
smauggie - yes it is a simple and attractive stamp, available as you showed also revalued 10 cents and imperforate. Thanks for participting.
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Post by JeffS on Apr 10, 2020 20:57:37 GMT
Londonbus1 - The seller replied with "The overprint is 5 MILS. Some JNF stamps were overprinted for local fundraising." Now, to determine what "local" means. If Poland, "mils" is a strange currency.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Apr 10, 2020 21:06:37 GMT
It is a very strange overprint. Maybe the overprint was made in Poland before being sent to Palestine ? I have checked online and in my collection and the 'Mils' overprints on ALL the labels I saw was the same. מא"י On your panes the translation, as I said previously, is '5 words' which makes no sense at all. Unless it is Yiddish and I have not found a translation for 'Milliemes or Mils' in Yiddish.....but I will. All good fun
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Post by JeffS on Apr 11, 2020 21:40:38 GMT
I am thinking of getting a new car. What do you think about this model?
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Post by JeffS on Apr 15, 2020 15:15:21 GMT
A new page for my Oranges Philately collection. This page goes in my Jaffa Oranges section and is about the Port of Jaffa.
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Post by JeffS on Apr 20, 2020 19:49:34 GMT
A new page for my Oranges Philately collection:
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Apr 20, 2020 20:01:49 GMT
So, Jeff ( JeffS), looking at your latest post, does this mean that you have acquired a copy of the Mozambique Co. stamp you had mentioned that you were still looking for in an earlier post? I hope so! I tried a couple of times on your behalf, but had no luck, and without access to my main collection, I had no way to check there. Anyway, I hope you got it!
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Post by JeffS on Apr 20, 2020 21:12:44 GMT
Yes I have it. I had to purchase a partial set to get it, but it wasn't bad. Thanks for the efforts.
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Post by JeffS on May 2, 2020 19:58:47 GMT
Thanks again to khj for confirming that a lot listed on Delcampe as Scott Honduras C137 described as oranges is indeed oranges. I'm not sure the engraver ever saw a bunch of oranges.
I came across a similar lot on eBay which I bought, described as a SPECIMEN, as it is indeed overprinted SPECIMEN and has a punched hole typical of such.
Regarding my using a photo of me for my ID, (drawing on similar conversations elsewhere)
I never was anyone,
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I have no hopes of ever becoming a somebody!
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Post by jaysee on May 3, 2020 12:33:51 GMT
Here's a left-of-field Orange on a stamp for you. Prokofiev composed an opera "The Love of Three Oranges", based on an Italian folk tale. This opera is one of 16 featured in a souvenir sheet issued by San Marino in 1999. You can see the Prince helping a prospective wife out of one of the oranges: www.philatelia.net/literature/stamps/?id=6074
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Post by JeffS on May 3, 2020 14:23:26 GMT
jaysee - thanks! I do have a page planned for oranges in literature and the arts. This is a new one for me. I appreciate the reference.
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Post by hrdoktorx on May 3, 2020 14:53:38 GMT
Found today (while searching for something else, when else do you ever find stuff?), this Malaysian block featuring the Citrus grandis Malaysian lime:
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Post by hrdoktorx on May 3, 2020 20:51:26 GMT
I still haven't found what I'm looking for, but in the meantime, these two issues from Southern Rhodesia featuring citrus grabbed my attention:
and their twins from Rhodesia:
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