rod222
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Post by rod222 on May 31, 2014 11:54:48 GMT
We all know Philately, but perhaps one day, you'll be asked in a Quiz night..... Phillumeny The collecting of matchbox Labels. (Found back of book in a stamp album many years ago, if I recall )  |
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Post by Ryan on May 31, 2014 14:40:04 GMT
I regularly check auctions from one of my favourite eBay sellers from Germany, and he will occasionally have matchbox label collections for sale. I think it's like stamp collecting, more popular in Germany than in the English-speaking lands. He didn't have any lots for sale at the moment, so a brief look on eBay found this batch of 1500 different labels. (!!) It's amazing the stuff people collect and the quantities of common stuff that can be amassed. Phone cards, Pez dispensers, marbles, matchbooks, whatever - I might think it's something special to find a couple of them around, and then there's somebody selling thousands of them. Of course, there are others who look at stamps that way - they'll find something from 1940 in Grandpa's dresser and think that it's worth millions, when there are people who have hundreds of pounds of the stuff taking up space. (cough cough cough) Ryan |
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Post by jamesw on Apr 11, 2015 21:40:26 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Apr 12, 2015 2:52:57 GMT
Here are a couple of others I have, that I've posted elsewhere. But they deserve a home here.  |
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Post by jamesw on May 3, 2015 2:35:05 GMT
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Post by Mick on May 13, 2015 16:29:48 GMT
I haven't bought many stamps on my Cape Town holiday so far, but I did find this nice memento of the old days. Maybe it will be the start of a matchbook collection.  |
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Post by irishjack on May 13, 2015 17:49:00 GMT
I haven't bought many stamps on my Cape Town holiday so far, but I did find this nice memento of the old days. Maybe it will be the start of a matchbook collection. A tip to the wise Mick, you might want to dispose of the matches themselves before you fly back, these days they might look at it as a IED. |
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Post by irishjack on May 13, 2015 18:25:51 GMT
A running joke in Ireland was any fire or arson was blamed on the culprits Maguire and Paterson.
As a schoolboy and a smoker these matches were part of my daily kit. The Christian Brothers would inspect us each morning prior to class, shoes shined, laces tied properly, pants and shirt with proper creases and if your tie was not a half Windsor you were in big trouble.
So being a smoker if they found smokes on you were in trouble, school boys are clever. We would put the cigarettes in our socks and hide the matches in there as well. This worked great then they started to out phase the matches that would strike on any rough surface, the introduction of the dam safety matches where you needed to strike the match on the side of the box. This cause great distress now we needed to have a match box or tear off the side of the box that you strike the match on. we did find out that if you strike the match hard on a window of a car it would strike and light but finding a car in our secret smoking hideouts were slim.
After lunch one day I jumped over the wall and went to the store I bought a box of safety matches, I knew that inspections were over and safe to bring in the matches, while walking back I could hear the rattle of the matches and this would trigger off the acute hearing of any Christian Bother and get me in trouble. I had a plan I tore off the safety striking strip and put it in my pocket along with the hand full of matches, perfect problem solved.
Back in class sitting in my desk feeling that I had just accomplished a great feat I was asked to stand up and answer a question on what was just taught, up I stand and one of the matches struck the safety strip and light up along with all the others, the quick burning of the sulphur had my whole pocket on fire, my pants had a polyester type material and went up in flames I manages to pat out the fire but had a great big hole on the side of my pants.
Standing there with bits of burned matches and a cloud of smoke I was caught red handed. To this day I still have a scare on my leg and anytime I see a match box I thing back to that day. |
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Post by Jerry B on May 13, 2015 21:36:22 GMT
Hi
I once knew someone who collected matchbooks and match boxes. is the same thing?
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Post by irishjack on May 14, 2015 0:30:24 GMT
Hi I once knew someone who collected matchbooks and match boxes. is the same thing? Jerry B That's like if one collects stamps or covers, I think it all falls under the one umbrella. |
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Post by jamesw on May 20, 2015 2:33:26 GMT
As an extension of my War Tax exhibit, I've started to be on the lookout at estate auctions and flea/antique markets for old match books and boxes with War Tax and Excise tax imprints. Goes to show, theres always something else!
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Post by jdub on Nov 29, 2015 21:41:16 GMT
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Nov 29, 2015 22:28:05 GMT
I'd rule out matchbox covers. (Phillumeny)
Possibly collectors cards with regards to an Opera? TV series? etc.
With these types of items, I tend to seek out specialist country stamp bloggers for ID.
These are country specific sundries.
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Post by khj on Nov 29, 2015 22:41:02 GMT
I don't collect these, so I'm not sure the formal English name. But they are basically collectible matchbox labels. Yours have been individually cut apart. For example, the first set consists of 100 labels (52 labels plus large company/set label on one sheet, remaining 48 on another sheet). This particular company/set label tells you it is a set of 100 from the Chengdu Match Factory, and it looks like you have the entire set.
The other label groups are also Chinese. But I am not familiar enough with them to tell you if you have the complete sets.
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Post by khj on Nov 29, 2015 23:02:50 GMT
I should clarify, in the top set (100 Baidi labels), the ID label actually says Sichuan rather than Chengdu. Chengdu is a major city in Sichuan province, and I assume the match factory associated with this set was located in Chengdu.
Also, Rod is correct, these are not actual matchbox covers. I'm not sure how they were distributed. You'll have to get that info from someone who collects these. They do get listed on the Chinese collectibles auction sites.
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Post by rod222 on Nov 29, 2015 23:05:56 GMT
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Post by jdub on Nov 29, 2015 23:22:05 GMT
Thanks for the responses. I didn't think they were stamps since I couldn't see a denomination.
Rod222: I guess it would be more appropriate in the Phillumeny category.. Now there's a term I had never heard of . I am learning, slowly, but learning..
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