JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 12, 2023 21:15:01 GMT
Will someone with a copy of Johl's US Stamps of the Twentieth Century please take a look to see if the image source of the fruit pickers is referenced. Thank you. |
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Oct 12, 2023 21:23:11 GMT
Jeff Not sure if this will help (pr if you'[ve already seen it) Have you seen this? link
Clair Aubrey Huston was the designer. Stan |
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 12, 2023 22:31:46 GMT
Hi Stan, yes I know of that page. My question is what is the identity of the original photograph used to model the stamp from. I keep finding writers referring the location of the orange grove to be in Florida. Other's say California. And a National Postal Museum (I think) site refers to the location to being in the Western states of the US.
Thank you for your response.
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Admin
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Post by Admin on Oct 12, 2023 22:46:11 GMT
It is only described in Johl, Vol. III as "a double row of trees heavily laden with fruit. Men on ladders are picking, and boxes of plucked fruit are shown in the center foreground. The space between the rows is large and gives on an impression of a vast orchard." There is no indication of geographic location.  |
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 13, 2023 0:50:14 GMT
Admin Thank you for taking the time to search and to post. Jeff
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 13, 2023 0:52:34 GMT
The website of the National Postal Museum is ambiguous about the image and stamp, to quote:
"Issued on January 3, 1913, the 1-dollar stamp announces the importance of industry in the western part of the United States. There were 1,053,273 million 1-dollar stamps issued."
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However in a Linn's posting we find:
The United States $1 Fruit Growing parcel post stamp showing a Florida orange grove (Scott Q12) is in demand and a good buy in very fine grade and unused, hinged condition or mint, never-hinged condition at 80 percent to 90 percent of Scott catalog values
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The website of 1847.com offers this insight:
Initial designs of the one dollar and the fifty cent Parcel Post stamps were of an industrial steel mill, a design which was used on the 25¢ stamp. Design changes reflected important industries in other parts of America, fruit growing in the West and dairy farming in the Midwest.
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