stevew
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What I collect: stamps, covers, postal cards from Canal Zone, early USA, Channel Islands
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Post by stevew on Jan 8, 2019 14:37:16 GMT
Postcard showing Hotel Bora Bora (which apparently is no longer in operation), and a still relatively undeveloped island, postmarked Aug 8, 1968, Bora Bora. Sent by my mom. Stamp is Scott#229, issued July 7, 1967. In case you can't read her writing: "We're having a wonderful time - it's just unbelievably beautiful. Like some other world. Miss everyone, but enjoying this too - it really is a paradise & still very primitive also, but probably not for long." Hotel Bora Bora was one of the early hotels on the island, built in 1961. When we were there, it consisted of 18 rustic thatch-roofed bungalows arranged along the beach, and a central larger building where food was served.
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chrischross
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Posts: 206
What I collect: France, French Africa, FSAT, French Polynesia
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Post by chrischross on Nov 17, 2020 10:10:38 GMT
After going through an older stock-book of mine, I noticed I had a fair amount of French Polynesia, as I do remember ordering from the PTT in Papeete back in the 80's. No imperforate gems, but I did find this 1985 Gauguin in the "paire avec vignette centrale" variation: Having taken a look at expanding my French Polynesia collection, and getting up to speed on 60s era Polynesia, sure enough, the original issue from 1965: So its just like the selvage says, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Gauguin museum. How 80s me had absolutely no idea about any of this, and still survived, is somewhat astonishing.
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cursus
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Posts: 1,771
What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on May 14, 2022 19:09:59 GMT
Postcard from ahità to Barcelona, circulated in 1997
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daniel
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Post by daniel on May 29, 2022 5:08:32 GMT
Bicentenary of Captain Cook's Discovery of Hawaii 1778 - 1978 Two pairs of colour proofs in unissued colours.
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chrischross
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Posts: 206
What I collect: France, French Africa, FSAT, French Polynesia
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Post by chrischross on May 29, 2022 23:40:24 GMT
French Polynesia C37: Commemorating the 1965 World Spearfishing Championships held on Tuamotu Archipelago. Interestingly enough, a YouTube video produced by the Australian team exists: Australia - World Spear Fishing Championship - Tahiti 1965Definitely something "in the water" culturally between this stamp and the speargun scene in "Thunderball", both from 1965.
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