rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jun 26, 2014 4:43:47 GMT
Scotland. 1968 800th anniversary of declaration of the Union with France. Issued : 120,000 Sheet : 12 to a sheet Designer / producer : Oliver Brown : Chairman of the Scottish Philatelic secretariat. Cost of production 200 GBP Stamp currency = Ane Bawbee = Halfpenny. 1/2.d Current CV $2 each  |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Feb 12, 2016 3:11:20 GMT
J Chalmers, inventor of the adhesive stamp  SCOTEX 1962 Glasgow. (I'll hold these stamps by the togs  , and give them a dip in the Chlorine mixture, to see the results )  |
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Ryan
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What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Feb 12, 2016 4:02:34 GMT
Please let us know how your bleach treatment works out, I'm very curious to see the results.
Ryan
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Post by jaysee on Feb 12, 2016 11:56:48 GMT
(I'll hold these stamps by the togs , and give them a dip in the Chlorine mixture, to see the results ) Just as well Speedo and other companies have developed chlorine resistant togs  |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Feb 12, 2016 23:42:28 GMT
(I'll hold these stamps by the togs , and give them a dip in the Chlorine mixture, to see the results ) Just as well Speedo and other companies have developed chlorine resistant togs Aust : Swimsuit : Trunks, togs, cossies, speedo's, or bathers. I loved the Speedo's when they came out, I thought I was the coolest dude. You have to remember, our family was British, and my father had wool swimmers, when soggy wet, that was NOT a good look. |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Mar 6, 2016 6:28:00 GMT
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guyana1230
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What I collect: GUYANA, Surinam, British Commonwealth, Aland, Denmark Finland, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA, Scout Posts, Cinderellas
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Post by guyana1230 on Nov 5, 2022 16:41:52 GMT
A few random Scottish bits that I know nothing about(why, when, etc)  |
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Nov 5, 2022 18:36:08 GMT
Like the original postings in this thread Nos # 1,2,5 and 7, all seem to emanate from the Scottish Philatelic secretariat, a private Nationalist inspired group agitating for stamps to recognise Scottish personages and events in the 1960s when Royal Mail had more stringent rules about what could or could not appear on a stamp. eg by the then current rules Robert Burns could not be commemorated in 1959 for his 200th anniversary ..... (a pair of commem stamps did appear in 1966 for his 207th anniversary along with one for the Declaration of Arbroath in 1970) #3 was a label produced in the 1970s for Shetland when there was a local movement for autonomy similar to what had recently been granted to the Faeroes by Denmark. The flag shows the off centre Scandinavian style cross of St Olav (as seen in Denmark Norway Iceland Finland The Faroes and Sweden. #4 is one of 3 childrens designs from a competition concurrent with the Philatelic Congress and National Philatelic Exhibition Glasgow 2000. #6 despite its appearance is not actually Scottish. The Caledonian Schools Bushey HERTFORDSHIRE date from the orphans of the Napoleonic war,I guess a fund-raising effort guyana1230 I have just found the complete mini sheet from the Millennium Exhibition incorporating your image #4  |
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paul1
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Post by paul1 on Jun 24, 2024 20:51:19 GMT
this turned up whilst rummaging through some recent charity shop stamps, and I imagined it heralded from somewhere east of Suez, though none of my stamp booklets offered help - but the internet came to the rescue. Shuna is an island about 20 miles south of Oban off the cost of Arduaine (Scotland), and was privately owned most recently by the Selby family. In October 1949 Lady Selby designed and issued this 2d. value in mauve, and followed it up the following year with a £2 stamp in blue. Most examples seem to be UMM, though used examples are known. Don't think the Selby's have owned the island for a long time now, and appears the stamps didn't prove popular as nothing was issued post 1950. P.S. Sorry the picture quality isn't good - late at night now and yellow electric light doesn't do the image justic.  |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jun 25, 2024 0:13:11 GMT
Scotland SHUNA ISLAND First time I have seen this stamp during 30 years of collecting ! Amazing. Exists Overprinted "Special Boat Run" in carmine. Query : Do we consider thsese stamps to be NVI ? No Value Indicated, a new user would have problems differentiating the 2d from the £2 blue 
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jun 25, 2024 5:22:58 GMT
I moved a number of posts from the GB: Scotland section to their own thread in the Cinderella category. Scotland now has it's own thread for Cinderellas and 'dubious' locals ! Londonbus1 |
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paul1
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Post by paul1 on Jun 25, 2024 7:37:34 GMT
thanks to rod222 for the interesting additional information on this cinderella, also to Londonbus1 for adding the new category for this item. I've not been collecting for anything like 30 years but I've certainly not seen either this 2d. mauve or the £2 blue previously, so do we think that despite the paucity of both, they lack collector value despite the apparent scarcity? As I understand it, the idea of the 'Special Boat Run' was that if you'd missed the daily collection of mail for the mainland, then Lady Selby (or rather her man-servant) would dig out another boat and make a special trip for your 'late mail'. Quite why the Selby's decided against indicating the currency on these stamps (i.e. Sterling) is a mystery - is it possible that had they done so then this might have infringed the law governing British postal matters - and as a consequence made the stamps illegal? Have attached a better quality picture of this 2d. mauve.  |
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, and give them a dip in the Chlorine mixture, to see the results )
