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Post by david on Jan 2, 2022 19:27:28 GMT
Just two simple, but nice stamps I have from Uganda.
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Post by david on Jan 3, 2022 16:03:30 GMT
I found another stamp of Uganda today, looked over it yesterday in my pile of stamps that I still need to sort out.
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Post by paul1 on Jul 13, 2023 14:49:20 GMT
not a good morning - hinge pulling and wading through old albums from recent boot sale excursions - one of which stunk of old cigarette smoke which I have treated before with proprietary granules within a closed box - it can take a long time, but it's one of the worst smells - truly revolting - and I say that as an ex smoker. Unfortunately, even out in the open air in a field I didn't smell the problem. What do others use to remove this smell, assuming occasionally we all get a few like this? The worst sort of hinges are those small pieces of Cellotape - they leave a residue which darkens the stamp, permanently - a write off. I even had one hinge made from a piece of a calico type material. The picture attached is just a reminder - mostly to me - that Cents and Shilling do co-exist within a single country - though it's easy to forget and think two separate currencies must be a mistake - in 1920 the currency for Kenya and Uganda became 100 cents equals 1 East Africa Shilling, and with high values in Sterling denominations (£). These two George VI stamps - still on the same original piece - are: ............ The 30 cent value - The Nile Railway Bridge at Rippon Falls, Uganda - once thought to be the source of the Nile - black and dull violet blue - SG 141 from May 1938 and first issued May 1938 ( same design used in May 1935 for George V). The one shilling value - Lake Naivasha, Uganda (highest lake in the Great Rift Valley - so we might have been there five million years ago) - black and brown - SG 164 - first issued February 1952. They're both attractive stamps and likely very common. P.S. Just realized - these two represent almost the first and last issues of George VI (for Kenya and Uganda), and to be on the same cover is a substantial coincidence. P.P.S. - In case I've confused people, just to clarify .... the shilling showing here - whilst carrying that name - is unrelated in value to the U.K. shilling.
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