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Post by jkjblue on Oct 3, 2016 17:00:32 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Oct 10, 2016 21:29:15 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Oct 20, 2016 19:03:22 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Nov 7, 2016 17:26:39 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Nov 15, 2016 21:06:34 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Nov 25, 2016 22:22:45 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2016/11/ClassicalStampsofupper-volta.htmlUpper Volta (Haute-Volta) has had an exist/ doesn't exist/exist history, but the classical era saw Upper Volta adjacent and north of the British Gold Coast carved out from a southern section of Upper Senegal and Niger to form a separate colony on March 1, 1919 within French West Africa. |
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Post by jkjblue on Dec 3, 2016 21:06:56 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2016/12/ClassicalStampsofUruguay.htmlThe ten stamp (in total) lithographic "Thin Numerals" and "Thick Numerals" sets was issued in 1859 and 1860. These are so crudely produced, that one would think they are all forgeries.  Serrane devotes four densely packed pages in small type to all the forgeries found for the "Montevideo Suns", so one's concern is warranted.  |
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Post by jkjblue on Dec 13, 2016 0:58:41 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2016/12/ClassicalStampsofvatican-city.htmlVatican City, as an independent city-state, came into existence in 1929 through the Lateran Treaty between Italy and the Holy See. This explains why stamps for Vatican City have only been issued since August 1, 1929. (Prior, Italian stamps were used on Vatican City mail.) And collecting the religious themed stamps of Vatican City is big- really big- among the adherents of Christianity, and Roman Catholic Christianity, in particular. It is one of the major sources for financial support of the Vatican City State budget. |
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Post by madbaker on Dec 13, 2016 20:13:51 GMT
Excellent post again Jim. The Vatican stamps look especially beautiful. When you start in the '20s that's to be expected I guess, but still...
Mark
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Post by jkjblue on Dec 23, 2016 2:45:45 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2016/12/ClassicalStampsofVenezuela.htmlJust as Chile is known for their numerous Christopher Columbus vignette stamps, so Venezuela has many Simon Bolivar portrait stamps. Most of the earlier Venezuelan stamps were printed by lithography, also the playground of forgeries. I will attempt to point out some of the characteristics of the genuines and forgeries if I can. And the Simon Bolivar issues can have their identification problems. |
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Post by jkjblue on Dec 29, 2016 20:58:26 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2016/12/ClassicStampsofVictoria.htmlVictoria, the British colony, existed from 1851-1901, when it became part of Australia. Prior to 1851, it was part of New South Wales. The colony was named, of course, for the Queen, and naturally all of stamps depict the monarch with images attractive and unattractive (but realistic!). |
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Post by jkjblue on Jan 1, 2017 16:04:18 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/01/kimbles-january-postmark-calendar-and.htmlI have known Dan Kimble for many years as a colleague, as we served on the same committee at the University of Oregon, but I was unaware of his philatelic interests. Then he contacted me several years ago, as he uses Big Blue for his worldwide collection, and he enjoyed the blog postings. And as it turns out, Dan has a considerable collection of classical era stamps saved with various postmark dates, either accumulated by himself, or from his father. An idea hatched - As a collaborative project, why not present a postmark calendar for all the 366 possible days of the year, represented by interesting appropriate date cancellation stamps from the Kimble collection? The plan is to publish, for 2017, a monthly blog post with the date postmarks for that month for everyone's enjoyment. |
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Post by jkjblue on Jan 8, 2017 15:47:54 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/01/ClassicalStampsofthevirgin-islands.htmlThe legend of St. Ursula (Latin: "little female bear"), thought to be originally from Wales, is lost in the mist of time. There is doubt that she even existed. On an uncertain date (383?), she was killed (martyred) with a bow and arrow by the marauding Huns, and her accompanying Virgins (2?, 11?, 11,000?) were beheaded in Cologne, (Germany). Certainly, there was a belief tradition of virgin martyrs in Cologne by the fifth century, and the Basilica of St. Ursula in Cologne contains the alleged relics of St. Ursula and her 11,000 maidens. |
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Post by jkjblue on Jan 17, 2017 20:31:36 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/01/ClassicalStampsofwallis-futuna-islands.htmlThe Queen of Uvea on Wallis Island signed a treaty on April 5, 1887 establishing a French protectorate. Likewise, the Kings of Sigave and Alo of the islands of Futuna and Alofi signed a French protectorate treaty on February 16, 1888. They became a dependency of the French colony of New Caledonia. The culture of the three Polynesian Kingdoms was and is quite similar to that of Samoa and Tonga. In 1917, the three Polynesian kingdoms became the Colony of Wallis and Futuna, still as a dependency of New Caledonia. Stamps were introduced in 1920, using overprinted New Caledonia stamps. In fact, all of the 1920-1940 issues for Wallis & Futuna Islands use overprinted New Caledonia stamps. |
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Post by jkjblue on Jan 27, 2017 16:14:12 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/01/ClassicalStampsofwestern-australia.htmlWestern Australia is somewhat expensive for WW collectors. The earlier 1854-1861 issues can be CV hundreds-thousands. But the "Swan" design motif is so iconic, that many WW collectors do not mind spending more for a representative collection; I know I don't. As a WW collector, one has to pay attention to details for Western Australia: namely perforations (many varieties), printing (lithography, engraving, typography), watermarking (unwmk and seven wmks), and design (similarities between designs). |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Feb 14, 2017 5:33:19 GMT
Sorry to be late to the party on this thread, Big Blue. This is great stuff. I need to spend some time on your blog!
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 14, 2017 16:38:24 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/02/ClassicalStampsofwestern-ukraine.htmlWestern Ukraine was a short lived nationalistic inspired Ukrainian (Old term: Ruthenian) independent state (1918-19) that tenuously existed after the WW I collapse of Austria-Hungary, until the area eventually was incorporated into Poland in 1923 (League of Nations decision). Stamps were issued (mainly overprinted/surcharged Austrian stamps) from November 20, 1918 through May, 1919. |
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 22, 2017 16:10:43 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/02/ClassicalStampsofWhiteRussiaandForgeries.htmlThe 2014 Scott Classic Specialized 1840-1940 catalogue has, for White Russia 1920,....nothing. ;-) Any stamp issue has been de-listed, and the "country" has disappeared. My 1947 Scott catalogue states: "Nos 1 to 10 were never put to use. It is probable they were merely labels for propaganda or to raise funds. In 1920 there was no established government in White Russia, other then that of Soviet Russia." So these stamps are essentially a private fantasy issue or cinderellas. |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Feb 22, 2017 23:29:39 GMT
Thanks as always for the nice post, Big Blue! This is an interesting story, and one I had not heard before.
Since my brown-cover Scott International albums were published around 1929, there are spaces for these 10 stamps from White Russia in there, so I will need to try to get a set.
I also noticed a while back that some imperforate stamps from Albania in 1921-1922 had also been de-listed, although the current Scott Classic catalogue does have a note about those with a couple of illustrations. My album has spaces for these interlopers, too, since they were still listed at the time that the album was published.
So, my question is: how do I find these stamps since they no longer have catalogue listings? I would like to get complete sets of both the White Russia and Albanian issues to fill the spaces in my album, but since I have never sought out cinderellas, I really don't know how to go about getting them.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 1:51:55 GMT
So, my question is: how do I find these stamps since they no longer have catalogue listings?
These are relatively plentiful & cheap under "Russia White Army 1920" - full set of 10 usually about $5-$10 max. since most just consider them labels. They were officially issued but probably just not used. The problem is that generally full sets have some/all of the plentiful forgeries in them as the sellers don't know the difference. I have seen very few intact sets. If you spot one put it in our stamp "real or forged" thread for opinions. |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Feb 23, 2017 5:11:32 GMT
Thanks, as always, for the useful response, Falschung.
Now this is an interesting situation: I am trying to get a set of stamps which has been de-listed by Scott and no longer considered legitimate by many collectors, and on top of that, they have been extensively forged!
As a lover of irony, I absolutely need to go after getting myself a set of these....
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Post by jkjblue on Mar 4, 2017 15:25:27 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/03/ClassicalStampsofwurttemberg.htmlWurttemberg first issued stamps in 1851, having taken over the duties from the postal administration of Thurn and Taxis. The postal authority was relinquished on March 31, 1902. German Empire stamps were then used for regular issues exclusively in the territory. But Official stamps (Two major branches: "Communal Authorities" and "State Authorities" ) continued to be issued by Wurttemberg until 1923. One should note that only Bavaria and Wurttemberg continued issuing stamps when all the other German kingdoms became part of the North German Postal Union and of the German Empire in 1869, and ceased their own issues. |
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Post by jkjblue on Mar 12, 2017 21:11:42 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/03/ClassicalStampsofYemen.htmlEssentially, after the Ottoman withdrawal in 1918, there was no formal postal system between 1918-1926 for the Kingdom of Yemen. Stamps for domestic postage were introduced in 1926. International destinations were usually routed through the Aden British Protectorate. The Kingdom joined the Universal Postal Union on January 1, 1930, and issued a seventeen stamp definitive issue for foreign and domestic postage. |
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Post by jkjblue on Mar 21, 2017 14:44:12 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/03/ClassicalStampsofZambezia.htmlDrained by the Zambezi River in the middle portion of the Portuguese East Africa Colony (Mozambique), this territory from the Quelimane settlement on the coast to the Tete settlement upriver was given to the Zambezia Company to initiate tea, copra, and livestock production by exploiting forced African labor, and to explore mining opportunities. In addition, Portuguese settlements were encouraged through the creation of prazeiro holdings (land grants). |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Mar 21, 2017 15:59:37 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/03/ClassicalStampsofZambezia.htmlDrained by the Zambezi River in the middle portion of the Portuguese East Africa Colony (Mozambique), this territory from the Quelimane settlement on the coast to the Tete settlement upriver was given to the Zambezia Company to initiate tea, copra, and livestock production by exploiting forced African labor, and to explore mining opportunities. Jim, great review of Zambezia on your blog. I spent a happy half-hour looking at this area and then got diverted into others, too. I have a special fondness for obscure colonial issues and overprints/surcharges, so there is plenty to attract me here!
I find that the more I read/see about Steiner pages, the more I like, but I think it is too late for me to consider switching away from Scott. The thing I like least about my own brown-cover Scott International albums is the fact that the pages are printed on both sides, which necessitates the use of inter-leaving to keep stamps from catching on each other in countries where I have more items.
Anyway, I really enjoy your blog, but need to spend more time on my stamps which are far too backlogged!
With Thanks & Regards, Chris
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Post by jkjblue on Mar 25, 2017 1:04:29 GMT
Glad you enjoy the blog.  The steiner pages work well for me, but I have a definite soft spot for the Browns. Personally, I don't mind having stamps on both sides of the page, as it my vision, probably from my childhood experiences, of how a WW album should look.  |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Mar 25, 2017 4:23:53 GMT
I agree with you that it fits my vision, too, but from a practical point of view, it doesn't work so well.
In any case, your blog is great, and I am sure that I will enjoy every chance that I get to spend time on it!
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Post by jkjblue on Apr 2, 2017 16:42:36 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/04/ClassicalStampsofZanzibar.html" "Earth, sea and sky, all seemed wrapped in a soft and sensuous repose...The sea of purist sapphire, which had not parted with its blue rays to the atmosphere...lay looking...under a blaze of sunshine which touched every object with a dull burnish of gold". On Zanzibar- Richard Francis Burton -British Explorer- 1856 |
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Post by jkjblue on Apr 8, 2017 15:04:41 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2017/04/ClassicStampsofZululand.htmlAt the Battle of Isandlwana, the Zulu 20,000 warriors killed over 1,300 British soldiers in hand to hand combat on a single day (January 22, 1879). This was the worst ever British Army defeat at the hands of an indigenous enemy. Eventually, the the British annexed Zululand on May 18, 1887, and declared it a Crown Colony. |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Apr 8, 2017 16:32:26 GMT
Jim, yet another great post and collecting resource, thank you! Since you specifically mentioned the difference between the 1969 BB and 1940s BB editions, I can also add that in my 1928 BB (not actually all that big!), it has the same coverage for Zululand as the 1940s: just one line with only 6 spaces. And because the coverage was so small, it does not appear on the final page of the album. Zanzibar has a full page, which is the final page of the album, preceded by a full page for Zambesia. On the page before that, there are spaces for official stamps from Wurtemberg, White Russia (these are the later de-listed stamps which you and @falshung have posted about), and then at the bottom of that page is the one line of 6 spaces for Zululand. Anytime you want to know what was in pre-1940s BB editions, just let me know. I have 1928 and 1930 editions in my collection. Thanks again, as always, for another great post, full of really good information. I am especially fond of these short-lived stamp-issuing colonies.... Chris ( Beryllium Guy) |
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Serrane devotes four densely packed pages in small type to all the forgeries found for the "Montevideo Suns", so one's concern is warranted.
