ameis33
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What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet
Posts: 505
What I collect: Poland and Italy Republic
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Post by ameis33 on Feb 18, 2024 19:56:28 GMT
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ameis33
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What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet
Posts: 505
What I collect: Poland and Italy Republic
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Post by ameis33 on Feb 18, 2024 20:08:42 GMT
Just a description of two of them.
A5. This aerogramme is very close to the previous one, A4- I did a specific page with both of them to underline the differences. A4 has been issued in 1960 and in use for more then 15 years. In 1976 the A5 has been issued, very similar to the previous one but a bit wider (i hope you can get it from the picture). There is another more evident difference, the internal flaps are perforated in A4, not perforated in A5 (well, this cannot be seen from my picture, i should unfold both of then to show it).
My understanding is that A5 has not been considered as a "new" aereogramme by the italian post, and so not distributed to collector. So, just the ones who were used to dig in post offices could get it. For this reason it is pretty difficult (well, that's my feeling) to find it. The catalog value is not so big (of course, dealers doesn't have in their stock), but difficult to find.
A9. The aerogramme was foreseen to commemorate the launch of the SIRIO satellite, which should have been launched the 18-8-77. But for bad weather (or whatever other reason), the launch has been delayed one week, so the 26-8-77. So, as the bullettin of issue was already been prepared, another bullettin had to be released...
I have in my collection both... I guessed if not just two bullettins, but also two aereogrammes would have been prepared... Well, i have to say no. The aereogramme have been issued in october, so long time after the launch and just the aerogramme with the correct date exists...
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ameis33
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What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet
Posts: 505
What I collect: Poland and Italy Republic
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Post by ameis33 on Feb 18, 2024 20:27:01 GMT
and, new or used? What i can say right now, just not with FDC cancel.
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rod222
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Posts: 9,930 
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Feb 18, 2024 22:29:33 GMT
Does anyone collect postal stationery? That's just a piece of my collection of postal stationery (aerogrammes, letter cards, post cards and other similar stuffs) of Italy Republic. The original idea was to add a more detailed description of (not all but) some of them, but still i'm out of time, so let's start to see how much of you like these things... Aerogrammes was born with airmails, but pre franked aerogrammes sold by the italian post appear in 1952. The last aerogrammes was issued in 1999. After that, airmail has been subsituted by the new priority mail and aerogrammes/letter cards was no longer valid and produced... So, italian aerogrammes make a small and closed collection (at least for unused items) not difficult to complete for everyone.
@ameiss33 I am at the lower end of the food chain. Here is my humble fragments, collected on the way I have B.o.b (Back of book)      ..and finally, the lovely lady that gave her name to the famous Pizza.....  |
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Post by greaden on Feb 19, 2024 0:04:38 GMT
I have saved postal stationary when it cam my way, but could never collect it systematically. Lately, I have been looking for covers from the German states and from various colonies. A lot of those postmarks are on postal stationary.
This is a huge lacuna in the catalogs, especially Scott. If you collect postal history you cannot avoid it.
I finally got a set of the last serious effort to document postal stationary, Higgins and Gage. That opens up a whole world of collecting. I am no longer flying blind in this area.
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