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Post by jkjblue on Sept 24, 2018 17:13:32 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Oct 2, 2018 17:25:05 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Oct 11, 2018 18:02:19 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Oct 21, 2018 19:40:15 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Oct 29, 2018 16:34:05 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2018/10/british-honduras-pt-a-closer-look.htmlEnglish speaking Belize, despite its location just south of Mexico on the Caribbean Sea, is mostly unknown to Americans, unless one likes to snorkel (Belize Barrier Reef), is intrigued with Mayan culture, or have an interest in Mahogany. Well, before Belize was Belize (renamed 1973) , it was British Honduras, a crown colony (1862-1973, Independent 1981). For this post (Part A), and the next one (Part B), the historical focus will be through whatever the classical era stamp issues reveal.
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Post by jkjblue on Nov 7, 2018 16:05:46 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Nov 16, 2018 17:14:02 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2018/11/british-solomon-islands-closer-look.htmlThe location of the Solomon Islands aren't known very widely, even to philatelists. They are found in the West Pacific Ocean, east of Papua. Perhaps more (in)famous, no doubt because of the grisly nature, is that Solomons's warriors traditionally practiced head hunting. The British Solomon Islands were a British protectorate between 1893-1978. Read on..
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Nov 16, 2018 19:32:23 GMT
To me the most historical aspect of the Solomon Islands is the battle for Guadalcanal. Many Marines and sailors died there and there is a lot of US steel on the ocean floor in what is known as Iron Bottom Sound where the US Navy painfully learned much.
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Post by jkjblue on Nov 25, 2018 22:29:58 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Dec 4, 2018 17:56:33 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2018/12/bulgaria-1879-1901-closer-look.htmlI should mention at the outset that Bulgaria was nominally a principality under the Sultan of Turkey when the first issue (1879) was produced. However, the Treaty of Berlin (1878) affirmed the autonomy of the Principality of Bulgaria. In 1885, Bulgaria was joined by Eastern Rumelia. Formal independence from Turkey was recognized in 1908. The first five stamp typographic issue was released May 1, 1879, and featured the "Lion of Bulgaria". The bi-colored stamps were denominated in Centimes/Franc. Interested? Reads on...
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Post by jkjblue on Dec 21, 2018 20:55:02 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2018/12/bulgaria-1901-1920-closer-look.htmlThe 1840-1940 Scott Classic catalogue has, for Bulgaria 1901-1944, 412 major number descriptions. Of those, 354 are valued at around a $1, or 86%. Clearly, Bulgaria is inexpensive. We have already posted blogs on Bulgaria (BB Checklist), Bulgaria 1902 Issue, and Bulgaria 1879-1901. This blog post will look at the 1901-1920 stamp era. Take a look..
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Post by jkjblue on Dec 25, 2018 23:00:26 GMT
1864 Penny Red Pair Sheet Position OK & OL; Plate 901864-79 GB Penny Red Sheet Reconstruction: In Search of Plate 77bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2018/12/1864-79-gb-penny-red-sheet.htmlExpert: Plate 77 is extremely rare. You have a snowball's chance in hell of finding one. Me: So you are saying I have a chance? ------------------------------------------------------- So, since I have a chance, let's examine all the plate numbers for the Penny Red Reconstruction Sheet......
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Post by jkjblue on Jan 6, 2019 16:43:13 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Jan 23, 2019 16:31:50 GMT
Error Vertical Perforation Cut on 1914 Mexico Scott 369 5c gray green "Coat of Arms' Redrawn, Perf 12 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2019/01/errors-freaks-and-oddities-collecting.htmlEvery collector comes across a stamp, at times, that does not look ordinary, or has something "different" about it. It looks "odd", or freakish, or might even appear to be an error. Something clearly went wrong in the production of the stamp. You might become curious as to what happened. You might wonder if it is "worth" anything. Are there other collectors that like this kind of thing too? You might even consider becoming an EFO collector. Welcome to the world of Errors, Freaks, and Oddities!
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 9, 2019 15:57:04 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 26, 2019 20:57:42 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2019/02/burma-pt-2-closer-look.htmlPart 2 (this one) will look at the issues of the independent Republic (Union of Burma) from 1948-1949. Then we will turn our attention to the WW II years. We will review a 1942 Burma Independence Army issue (under Japanese authorization), and the Japanese occupation stamps of 1942-1944.
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Post by jkjblue on Mar 19, 2019 16:15:53 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2019/03/cameroun-1897-1917-closer-look.htmlCameroun (Kamerun), on the west coast of Africa, provides the classical era WW collector with stamps of the German Protectorate (1897-1918), British occupation issues (1915), French occupation issues (1915-1917), Provisional French Mandate issues (1921-1925), and French Mandate issues (1925-1940). This blog post will take a look at the 1897-1917 issues, while the next post will review the 1921-1940 issues. Cameroon stamps follow the changing WWI fortunes of the Germans, the British, and the French. Most are inexpensive, but the earlier French occupation issues are CV pricey indeed.
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Post by jkjblue on Apr 6, 2019 15:18:02 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Apr 22, 2019 14:41:33 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2019/04/canada-1852-1902-closer-look.htmlI've been waiting patiently for Canada, and finally it is here! As the reader knows, I've been redoing the earlier country posts which did not have much illustration of the stamps themselves. Canada, with essentially all of the stamps engraved during the classical era, and wonderful designs, is going to be a pleasure! Naturally, Canada will require more than one post - in fact, three. This post will look at the 19th century issues. The next two posts will illustrate the larger format commemorative pictorials prevalent between 1908-1939. Let's begin.....
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Post by jkjblue on May 9, 2019 15:51:32 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2019/05/canada-pictorials-1908-1931.htmlCanada has had more than its share of nicely designed stamps, especially the commemoratives and pictorials. I think what helps is Canadian stamps were virtually all engraved during the classical era. It would be a shame to bypass illustrating them, so we won't. This post will look at the 1908-1931 pictorials, while the next post will continue with the 1932-1939 stamps.
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renden
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What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on May 9, 2019 16:11:25 GMT
jkjblue Many thanks for your Canada Classics presention which includes l"HABITATION de Québec, on which my 1st Ancestor to this Continent contributed under Champlain.....It also starts with my favourite stamp which is my Avatar.. My ancestor (#1) Marin Boucher was born in Mortagne, Perche province, France about 1587 and died on 25 March 1671 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France.[1][2] He married twice: (1) to Julienne Baril ( 1574 - 1627) in 1611 and (2) to Perrine Maillet (1604-1687) before 1630. Marin and Julienne had seven children, one of whom traveled to Canada; Marin and Perrine had seven more children, five of whom were born in Canada. The Bouchers were stonemasons and carpenters, skills which were valuable in the early colony. Because of some work done for Samuel de Champlain, the Founder of the colony, Marin Boucher was deeded Champlain's clothes in his will when he died. He is the ancestor to much of the Bouchers in Canada and the US. including famous people like Céline Dion René
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Post by stamphinger on May 9, 2019 17:37:19 GMT
Beautiful stamp and a great bullseye cancel to boot!
SH
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Post by jkjblue on May 26, 2019 17:49:49 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Jun 15, 2019 15:22:17 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2019/06/canal-zone-1904-1920-closer-look.htmlJune, 2019 Alert: The Big Blue Blog (active since 2011) has crossed over to two million total page views! Few stamp sites have reached that level - especially a non commercial collector driven blog as this one. I believe it is due to a healthy interest in WW collecting, and the 700+ quality blog posts. Now back to the topic at hand...Jim JacksonThe Canal Zone, ten miles wide and site of the Panama Canal (finished 1914), cuts through the isthmus of Panama from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans, The land was leased from Panama and administered or co-administered by the U.S. from 1904-1999. The stamps are quite interesting - and a bit complicated. From 1904 to 1931, they consist of handstamped/overprinted/surcharged stamps of Colombia, U.S., and Panama stamps. Naturally, there are many variations (minor numbers) due to the overprints. Some overprint forgeries are known. The Canal Zone classic stamp era is truly a specialists playing ground. Because of the rather complicated (and interesting) issues, I will divide the blog posts for the Canal Zone into two parts: This one will cover 1904-1920, and the next one will cover 1921-1939.
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Post by jkjblue on Jun 29, 2019 22:16:19 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Jul 16, 2019 14:56:40 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2019/07/filling-deep-blue-brazil-additions.htmlThis post (and subsequent ones in this intermittent series) will feature stamps I have very recently acquired that have been added to "Deep Blue", my name for the classic era (1840-1940 WW; -1952 British Commonwealth) Steiner pages. This post will be about the Brazil additions, extracted from a Brazil feeder album in January of this year. Why should the reader be interested? Well, I can promise that the stamps presented will be interesting to the WW collector as they will not be common or ordinary. If they were common or ordinary, they would have already showed up among the some ~50,000 stamps (out of some 83,000 possibilities) that I have in Deep Blue! Let's begin....
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darkormex
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Swinging through Switzerland and getting tied up in Thailand
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What I collect: The World...just printing and mounting as I go...call me crazy!
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Post by darkormex on Jul 16, 2019 22:58:14 GMT
jkjblue, happy to see the Brazil update...this reminds me of how helpful your Brazil watermarks page was in helping me identify the Brazil 1918-1941 definitive series. I am now an avid collector of this series, trying to hunt down all those scarce stamps in the series like the Scott 268 which you mention in your blog post. Thank you.
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Post by jkjblue on Aug 6, 2019 14:20:46 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2019/08/cape-juby-closer-look.htmlCape Juby has to be one of the more obscure places that ever issued stamps. It is much easier, it seems, to find unused Cape Juby stamps compared to used stamps in collections. Considering the small literate population, that is not too surprising. Scott values "used" at the same level as "unused" (or a little less in some cases). In terms of actual abundance, I'm sure that "unused" is much more common. Interested? Check out the blog post.
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blaamand
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Currently creating custom pages until 1940.
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What I collect: Worldwide - Stamps and Postmarks - not enough time...
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Post by blaamand on Aug 6, 2019 15:04:42 GMT
Thanks for yet another excellent and interesting post Jim !!! Your work is a huge inspiration.
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Post by jkjblue on Aug 19, 2019 15:49:43 GMT
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