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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 31, 2024 10:48:09 GMT
Postmark: Any mark, in manuscript, applied by handstamp or by machine, connected with the Postal service and found on matter transmitted by post. Postmarks therefore include cancellations of all kinds which are designed to cancel or obliterate postage stamps in order to prevent their re-use.
(Stanley Gibbons- Philatelic Terms Illustrated)
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 31, 2024 7:26:24 GMT
Interesting-looking Pomelos from Netherlands Antilles and Thailand. Never seen the flesh that colour before. Of the various species grown here in Israel the flesh is always a very pale yellow. But boy, are they tasty !!! Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 31, 2024 7:16:01 GMT
Nice cards daniel ! I will look to see if I have any to add. The card of Grindewald brought back fond memories of my time as an 18 year-old Commis Chef at a Hotel on Lake Brienz. I had two days off and hiked from the Hotel over the mountain range behind it to the First Mountain, which can be seen on your card. Then I got a free chairlift ride down into Grindelwald. A lovely memory brought to life by The Stamp Forum !!! I'm pretty sure the chairlift did not exist at the time of your card ! Londonbus1 Update: The Chairlift opened in 1947 and (sadly) closed in 1991.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 30, 2024 8:31:00 GMT
A few more. Need to scan others when I get a break from babysitting !!!!!
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 30, 2024 8:28:12 GMT
Religious New Year item probably from a New York Yeshiva (Religious school).
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 30, 2024 8:25:36 GMT
Danish Propaganda stamps showing the swallow-tailed Danish Naval ensign.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 28, 2024 11:32:27 GMT
The 'Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe' was set up in 1942 by underground Military fighters from Palestine who went to Europe and then the USA to seek help and raise funds. Arthur Szyk, who produced these Propaganda stamps was a founding member, as was Hillel Kook who was responsible for other organizations to help the Jewish cause. The stamps were based on the famous 'Four Freedoms' speech By US President Roosevelt in January 1941. They were printed in sheets of 32 (8 Se-Tenant blocks to sheet) and in panes of 4 for booklets. (The latter needs confirmation still) The Committee had offices in both New York and Washington.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 27, 2024 12:56:35 GMT
I don't collect these and not even sure where they came from. I was getting unwanted items ready for selling so scans were needed ! I must have had an interest long ago........ A couple more.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 27, 2024 12:51:02 GMT
Bit strange these two issues are ! Very seldom are 'Specimen' overprints found on JNF labels and here are two with perforation anomalies from different offices. The image is not the best but I only won these last night so it was taken from the auction. Will replace with better when I have picked them up. The left example is from 1962 and marks the transfer of the remains of German-Jewish Philosopher Moses Hess. The labour-Zionist was once a great friend of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels before a fall-out. Hess was buried in Cologne in 1875 but his remains were re-interred in the Kinneret Cemetery in Northern Israel in 1961. The block was taken from a sheet of 10x5 with a central gutter. It is missing the vertical perfs. The other block (right) is missing the horizontal perfs. The sheets of this issue were cut to make up into booklet panes as can be seen by the different values. This is from the New York Office and like some seen over the last couple of days, is a High Holiday issue. From 1953, it depicts a Shofar with an Ethrog (Etrog) and Lulav (from a Date Palm). Perf 12½. With same hebrew inscription as those previosly shown. Correction: Maybe the horizontal perfs are not missing !!!
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 26, 2024 11:37:55 GMT
Here's a couple more. I had a girlfriend from Lyngby long ago so spent a bit of time there. These stamps brought back the memories ! One of these has been seen previously.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 26, 2024 11:32:46 GMT
JeffS....As soon as I am able, I will get them to you.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 26, 2024 11:27:19 GMT
Here's a couple of road safety propaganda labels, at least the block issued by the National Road Safety Council. Still looking for the boy playing football ! The caption reads:"Playing games on the road is dangerous"
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 26, 2024 11:22:29 GMT
Another High Holidays issue from the New York Office. This one from 1957 and again various values and 'no value'. Depicts a sailor in a prayer shawl blowing on a Shofar. I am guessing the straight-cum-rough edges are from the booklet selvedge, probably roughly separated !! It would mean the booklets were issued with both left and right stapled margins (selvedge).
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 25, 2024 22:03:32 GMT
An addition to these nice-looking stamps ! More nice-looking stamps, yes ? Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 25, 2024 21:51:33 GMT
Here's something JeffS might like !! Just say the word Jeff, and they will be posted ! (hopefully) Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 25, 2024 16:04:02 GMT
Both of these panes come from Booklets of 5 panes of the same value. They were issued out of the New York Office as part of an ongoing series of 'High Holidays' stamps. (New Year). Each series has a number of values, or 'no value'. (decided by the purchaser) The first pane is from 1952, Part A, the 'Dove of Peace' and shows the Dove flying over a field. Inscribed in Hebrew, "May you be inscribed (in the book of life) for a good year". Perf 12½. The pane below is from 1967 entitled 'Sheaf of Wheat and Grape Cluster'. Perf 12½. The Hebrew inscription is the same as the one above.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 23, 2024 13:41:28 GMT
vikingeck......ha, ha I don't think I'd find one big enough !! I did compare photos of Dean and I at 9 months and there was a similarity to my eyes. Not sure anyone else saw it though !! Hurrah for Avocados !!
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 22, 2024 21:02:47 GMT
JeffS....Yes, I found that too.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 22, 2024 20:46:36 GMT
More from Mr. King, this time a very clever little lot of se-tenant pairs proving once and for all that one should never paint the Queen's roses red !! Or it will be "Off with his head" ! Headlessbus1.......never a knave.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 22, 2024 20:24:14 GMT
JeffS.......no I don't think so. The mythological Flying Camel was the term used in all the searches I made. It was designed by Aryeh Elhanani back in 1932 for the first Levant Fair as a symbol of East meets West.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 22, 2024 14:19:29 GMT
I recently acquired this strip of 4 for the 5th Levant Fair which was held at the new Exhibition Grounds in Tel Aviv. The Levant fairs in the 1930's were held nearby on grounds which had fallen into disrepair for the main part and had various uses during the war years and beyond. The stylized camel, featured on the advertising labels and a feature at the old fairground, can still be seen above the entrance gates to the Exhibition Centre, today called the 'Expo Tel Aviv International Convention Centre' which is also the location for most of the International Stamp Exhibitions. The first 3 Levant fairs were held in Tel Aviv. As far as I can ascertain, the 4th Levant Fair was held in Bari, Italy in 1938 due to the Arab Revolt in Palestine. Some nice information with nostalgia can be found: www.israel21c.org/how-tel-avivs-levant-fair-came-to-host-eurovision/Tel Aviv celebrated it's 50th year in 1959 as can be seen on the labels. Interesting that for this Levant Fair, there were no English inscriptions. Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 22, 2024 11:10:44 GMT
Today is the beginning of the Festival of Purim, from the Book of Esther. Celebrations are somewhat muted for the most part because of the war, but the 'show must go on' not least for the Children. On my walk around the village this morning, the young ones from the Kindergarten were proudly making their tour complete with fancy Dress, a long held tradition. So today I will show a JNF sheet for Purim, issued in 1986, the year I first came to the Holy Land. The sheet 'depicts a nobleman, Haman, leading the way for Mordechai and quotes the words of Haman as commanded by King Ahasuerus: "thus shall it be done unto the man who the King delighteth to honor". (from the scroll of Esther).' (Ack: Society of Israel Philatelists, Education Fund). The sheet was designed by Asaph Berg and printed by E.Lewin Epstein. Stamps are Perf 14x13, Multicoloured & Grey and Black. rebooting.com/glossary/purim/To end the post, here is my latest little Grandson, 1 year-old last week, in his Purim costume. There are many acres of Avocado plantations around our village, a source of income for us, so it was fitting that for his first Purim he should dress up as an Avocado !!!! I hope he will see and experience Peace and friendship in his lifetime. Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 19, 2024 17:33:47 GMT
marbles....do you mean Crown watermarks ? The watermark on these should be simple cypher which should be shown at the front of the Gibbons catalogue (under watermarks). Just a heads up. If you press Alt and 171 (together) on your keyboard you should be able to get ½. Londonbus1 (Ack: Wikipedia)
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 19, 2024 14:23:47 GMT
It is disappointing to be unable to find a store front Stamp shop. No such problem here in Israel where there are still a good number of shops. I spent a few interesting hours in one last Wednesday and will do so again next Sunday. But it is disappointing that they are gone in most parts. Like vikingeck, I used to love trawling the shops in London but at least there are still a few fairs and of course, Charing Cross Market !! I do agree with michael though. Online collecting is great fun and there is always a good possibility you will find what you seek. More so than a shop or fair. Happy Collecting. And if you are ever in Tel Aviv, I'd be happy to show you around the stamp shops !! Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 19, 2024 14:07:02 GMT
Couple of interesting items, again picked up in local auctions. First two scans are a part booklet from the 1918 'Herzl issue'. Stamp and similar items have been shown previously, halfway down page 2 of this topic. Half of the panes remain and the front cover is missing but the back cover is interesting because it gives the cost of the booklet in the currencies of the countries to which they are shipped. So 40c in the USA, 1s 8d in Britain and Empire etc. ! The text is in Hebrew and Yiddish and tells me there were 20 labels in the booklet (only the 1918 issue contained 20). This issue was printed and dispatched from The Hague in the Netherlands but I have no idea of printer as yet. The cover of the booklet below remains but there are panes missing. These are from another Herzl issue and apart from the dark green stamps, the cover tells me they were printed by the Goldberg Press in Jerusalem so the year of issue was 1938. All JNF stamps from 1921 were printed in Palestine (later Israel). These booklets were of 6 panes (2x2) and the stamps Perf 11½. The front of the booklet cover says 'Herzl Stamps of Keren Kayemet L'Israel' (Jewish National Fund). The back cover has 'Jerusalem' and the year '1937-38' in the centre and below 'The Goldberg Press Jerusalem'. Interesting, given the relationship between the Jews and the British at the time, that 'Palestine' was in brackets in the English inscription. Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 19, 2024 12:46:16 GMT
'Although the first chapter of B’nai B’rith Women was created in 1909, World War I dramatically expanded women’s role in social work. During World War II, BBW aided European Jews and participated in civil defense projects in the United States, as well as jobs in industries such as manufacturing that had been traditionally limited to men. BBW also made significant contributions to help the newly created state of Israel. Although gender roles after the war reverted to a more conventional structure, BBW continued its work, and in the 1960s, shifted its efforts to reflect the antipoverty and feminist campaigns of the period. B’nai B’rith Women fully declared its independence from B’nai B’rith Interntional by changing its name to Jewish Women International in 1995.' (Jewish Women International ; Jewish Women's Archive) Londonbus1
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 18, 2024 21:04:51 GMT
'A land of wheat and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive and honey; ' Deuteronomy 8:8 This sheet was issued for the Succot holiday in 1984 and shows photographs of the seven species by Azaria Alon. Printed by E.Lewin Epstein Ltd. Sheet of 3x3, Perf 13x14. Each species is inscribed in Hebrew and English. Other sheets exist with colour and layout varieties.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 18, 2024 20:50:47 GMT
The original 'Wise Son' by Arthur Szyk was very different to the one he produced here for the American League for a Free Palestine (NY) in 1945. He took one of the four sons he designed for a 1939 Passover Hagaddah and turned him into an American Soldier complete with helmet !! The stamps come from a Booklet entitled 'There were Four Sons' with pages of text and 4 panes of the stamps (5x2), 40 stamps in total. The ALFP was launched in 1944 by Irgun member Peter Bergson (Hillel Kook) to raise funds for the Hebrew Committee of National Liberation in Palestine and to help the push for a Jewish State. I found this set of 4 colours in one of the local auctions together with a few other choice items, and at a very good price.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 18, 2024 12:19:18 GMT
A souvenir sheet from 1985 marking the 50th Death Anniversary of Baron Edmund de Rothschild, the so-called 'Father of the Yishuv'. Inscriptions both on the sheet and marginal in Hebrew and English. The stamps are perforated 13x14. Rothschild's portrait by Hermon Shetrok. The bottom left stamp shows an entrance to Ramat HaNadiv, beautiful gardens and burial site of the Baron. Other sheets exist for this issue.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 18, 2024 11:42:42 GMT
Here's a few from Philatelic Exhibitions held here in Israel. There are many more labels and sheets to be found I am certain. 'Taba' 1952 held in Haifa, April 13th-17th. 'Tabit' 1970 Tel Aviv 18th-29th October Be'er Sheva 1990 held during the Succot holiday 5th--12th October Jerusalem 1973, 25th March-2nd April. Perforated. 'Tabira', Jerusalem 1968. Part of a set. Maybe a Souvenir Sheet ? World Stamp Exhibition and 50th Israel Jubilee, 1998. Held at the National Exhibition Centre in Tel Aviv, May 13th-21st. This was the best Expo I have attended in Israel. Most events since have been smaller with less dealer participation. Cost is everything (I guess). The label below is a Self-Adhesive type produced in strips of 5 and show a typical Israeli worker known affectionately as 'Srulik'. 'Israphil' 1985, Tel Aviv. More of the same design (see above) from Jerusalem 1968. Jerusalem 1973, as above but Imperforate.
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