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 Dec 14, 2013 14:08:13 GMT
'....a foully hideous thing, and the engraving apparently done by a blind man with a skewer'
but
'To me more dear, congenial to my heart,'
It's 'native charm, than all the gloss of art.'
Who said that?
I have not found out yet but will do once I continue reading the excellent book 'Stamps of Fame' written
by those famous Philatelists and philatelic writers, the Williams Brothers.
It was in 2012 that I sold a small quantity of books that were given to me to dispose of. On my recent UK trip
I found a few more books that I had forgotten about, and this was one of them. It became my holiday reading.
Written in 1949, it is a first Edition and tells the real story of all the famous stamps, some unique others rare or unusual.
It gives information about the stamp, how it was bought and sold and where it was found...and much more.
Truly a wonderful book, written by two of the best.
Nicely illustrated throughout and for a collector, quite exciting.
Highly recommended if you can find one or come across a copy in some far off market..........
Londonbus1.....I'll add a few pics later.
PS. So who wrote the 'quote' above and which stamp were they talking about ?? Any guesses?
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Dec 14, 2013 14:47:39 GMT
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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 Dec 14, 2013 20:52:59 GMT
Looks like that's the answer.
I took the info from both links and they add up well.
So the quote in the book is actually two quotes. I could find no link to the latter part but assume it is Pemberton's answer once he'd won the lot.
There's some fine reading material online and the Philatelical Journal is another to add to the list.
Londonbus1
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Londonbus1
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Cinderella Stamp Club Member 3059
Posts: 4,872
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 Dec 14, 2013 20:55:01 GMT
Oh yes, the US local in question is NOT in the book, so they just used the quote as a preface.
Nice. I wonder where they found it ?
It makes sense that they would quote a local issue as their interest in Cinderellas and Locals is well known.
Amongst the many books and journals they have written is the Cinderella Philatelist which they started in 1961
and is the journal of the Cinderella stamp club.
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Dec 14, 2013 22:02:41 GMT
So the quote in the book is actually two quotes. I could find no link to the latter part but assume it is Pemberton's answer once he'd won the lot. It appears the authors exercised a bit of journalistic license -- the second part of the quote is from Chapter 5 (Promiscuous Pieces) of A Sequel to the English Reader by Lindley Murray, Lincoln & Edmands, Boston Edition, 1816. EDIT: After reading stolztpup's post below I took another look at the Murray text. It is, in fact, a compilation of prose and poetry and while he doesn't attribute to authors, the quote is contained within the poem "The Deserted Village." |
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Post by stoltzpup on Dec 14, 2013 23:17:59 GMT
PS. So who wrote the 'quote' above and which stamp were they talking about ?? Any guesses? The last bit is from Oliver Goldsmith, "The Deserted Village" .... Yes! let the rich deride, the proud disdain, These simple blessings of the lowly train; To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm, than all the gloss of art. .... But it has nothing to do with the quality of engraving, rather it's about simple love and such stuff. |
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Post by stoltzpup on Dec 14, 2013 23:36:38 GMT
PS. So who wrote the 'quote' above and which stamp were they talking about ?? Any guesses? The last bit is from Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774), "The Deserted Village" .... Yes! let the rich deride, the proud disdain, These simple blessings of the lowly train; To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm, than all the gloss of art. .... But it has nothing to do with stamps or the quality of engraving, rather it's about simple love recalled nostalgically, and such stuff. |
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Londonbus1
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Cinderella Stamp Club Member 3059
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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 Dec 19, 2013 11:55:19 GMT
Nice Stoltzpup...well done ! So it was Mr.Pemberton who decided that the saying could be used for Stamps !! A simple love of stamps...I like it. I wonder if the auctioneer quoted from a poem too ?? More research ? Maybe. However, I did find out something which I had overlooked during my reading of the links posted by tomiseksj. And I found out in a very unusual way......... thestampforum.boards.net/thread/1421/close-eyes-chance |
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