Paraguay: Stamps

Paraguay 1979

Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill.

Stamps I do not have,    nor ever shall have.............

3g= Newfoundland #C1=.
4g= France #C14.
5g= Spain #B106.
6g= Similar to Ecuador #C2=
7g= US #C3a.
8g= Gelber Hund inverted overprint=
20g= Switzerland #C20a.
10g= Privately issued Zeppelin stamp.
No.1891= Paraguay #C82= #C96=
No. 1892= Italy #C49.
No. 1892A= France #C3-C4.

Se-tenant strip of 7           CV $13

Hi Rodney

I looked in Michel, Gibbons and Minkus but could not find anything.  I am surprised that Minkus did not list them.  Are you sure that it is 1973?

I did see a couple being sold on eBay.es (Spain).  Nothing on Mercado Libre Paraguay.  I even searched using Google.py (Google Paraguay),

Note:  Translates to Additional For Postman.  Speculating that they might be postage dues?  
          
It will be interesting to see if someone knows something.  Too bad Antonio doesn't participate any more as he might know more.

I tried
Jerry B

Peter Paul Rubens Paintings  (Detail)

1g Rubens and Isabella Brant under Honeysuckle Bower.
2g Judgment of Paris.
3g Union of Earth and Water.
4g Daughters of Kekrops Discovering Erichthonius.
5g Holy Family with the Lamb.
10c Adoration of the Magi.
15c Philip II on Horseback.
20g Education of Marie de Medici
25g (missing) Triumph of Eucharist Over False Gods.




German Sailing Ships

1g Bunte Kuh 1402 Artist = Zeeden.
2g Arms of Hamburg 1667 Artist = Wichman
3g Kaiser Leopold 1667 Artist = Wichman
4g Deutschland 1848 Artist = Pollack
5g Humboldt 1851 Artist = Fedeler.
10g Borussia 1855 Artist = Seitz.
15g Gorch Fock 1958 Artist = Stroh
20g Grand Duchess Elizabeth 1902 Artist = Bohrdt.
25g SS Pamir Artist = Zeytline 

Hi Rodney

Thanks for the info.

Jerry B

Paraguay    The case of the missing Organist

1986 Sc#2162  
Scott states..." Venus, an organist, Cupid and a dog"  ?

(Still cannot find the picture of the well, with an image of a faun ?)



The painting by Titian



The translation of the allegory

The great Venetian master created several paintings depicting the nude Venus in the company of male musicians.
Each of these works has multiple allegorical meanings. In this picture the connection between music and love can
be sensed even more directly than in earlier astrological illustrations. Painters have characterized the children of
Venus (that is, those who were born under the sign of Taurus the Bull or Libra the Scales) with scenes of
love-making and other earthly pleasures: games, feasts, bathing, dancing, excursions, and especially music-playing.
From the complex astrological series of the sixteenth century developed the picture type "Venus with Musician",
then the amorous scenes and pastoral concerts which remained fashionable for another two hundred years.

In Titian's painting the contact between the enamoured youth and the goddess reveals something else, too. The
canvas is dominated by the reclining nude figure on the couch casually leaning on her elbow and personifying
beauty with her full body and the vibrant liveliness of her skin. The organ-player has his back toward her, but he
openly turns his head while playing and derives inspiration from the sight of such beauty. This is a clear
presentation of the inspiration theme in which Venus fulfills the role of the Muse. Her demeanour is ceremonial
and passive; she pays no attention to the musician while he - and this is similar in each variant - makes great effort
to make eye contact. It appears as if he pays reverence to such physical beauty by playing his music.

In addition, this painting can be considered the representation of Sight and Hearing. The active role of the glance
and the importance of vision refer to the first sense, while the music-playing to the second. We can also assume that
the stag running across the background became part of this picture in connection with Hearing, while the well,
decorated with the figure of a faun holding an urn, is the well-spring of love.

Agreed, 
all printed recess by the South American bank Note Company.

(Poor old Nicholas Seebeck, I had him as culprit, until I realised he finished up in 1899)

They used the Postage Dues for Postage in 1918 (opt) so they did come in handy.

Paraguay  1978
Chess Thematic
Players include Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon.

CV $40  / $14

1971
Napoleon 1

10c, Desiree Clary by Gerin.
15c, Josephine de Beauharnais, by Gros.
20c, Maria Luisa, by Gerard.
25c, Juliette Recamier, by Gerard.
30c, Maria Walewska, by Gerard.
50c, Victoria Kraus, by unknown artist,
75c, Napoleon on Horseback, by Chabord.

1970
Pinokothek Munich
Paintings   Nudes



1972
Winter Olympics Sapporo



1972
South American Wildlife

1870   Counterfeit
Vigilant Lion holding Phrygian Cap.

Dot in Upper RH "DOS"

The previous caretaker of this stamp, had it marked "unpunched"
which, as it turns out, is a misinterpretation.

This is the the Scott #38  dull blue, which was never punched

(Mr. Candido Bareiro,  President of Paraguay 1878-1880)



The Scott #37  Violet Blue was punched  
The 10c violet blue was, until 1896,
 issued punched with a circular hole in order to
 prevent it being fraudulently overprinted as No.
 31.



Scott#31 was only sold on the day of issue, (12th October, 1892)   commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Colombus.  
The punched hole  prevented the nefarious from fraudulently overprinting the base stamp.

Unpunched Violet Blue CV $8 / $4

1887
Steiner Page 3



1892
Steiner Page 4

Note:  "1 Centavos"   and   "1 Centavo"

One of my favorites is this souvenir sheet issued by Paraguay of my favorite President.