firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Apr 30, 2014 11:42:07 GMT
I want them all.Fond of red heads as well.
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Apr 30, 2014 16:51:48 GMT
The rain has allowed for a stamp day.unfortunately I chose to pick today to try to figure out color differences in early Newfies.in some cases I'm finding four or five colors(shades) where unitrade lists three.I now remember why I put this off long ago.I have two color charts and even that is not really much help with browns and greens or for that matter even red shades.The colors in catalogue must reflect unaged stamps which we all know don't really exist in our collections.I waited til I had numerous copies of each stamp so I could set them on top of each other and in the process I now have some looking for a home.I really don't like to sell but would rather give them to a caring hand.Any takers??
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Apr 30, 2014 17:26:50 GMT
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Apr 30, 2014 19:15:13 GMT
The rain has allowed for a stamp day.unfortunately I chose to pick today to try to figure out color differences in early Newfies.in some cases I'm finding four or five colors(shades) where unitrade lists three.I now remember why I put this off long ago.I have two color charts and even that is not really much help with browns and greens or for that matter even red shades.The colors in catalogue must reflect unaged stamps which we all know don't really exist in our collections.I waited til I had numerous copies of each stamp so I could set them on top of each other and in the process I now have some looking for a home.I really don't like to sell but would rather give them to a caring hand.Any takers?? They are beautiful stamps Froggie, why not auction them? If not I would dearly like the 2c codfish. |
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Apr 30, 2014 20:09:23 GMT
And the winner is Sir Rod who I trust will give all good homes.They will go into mail stream to the land of kangaroos.
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Apr 30, 2014 22:03:48 GMT
I'll send her along to you, Rod can take it out on me when he comes to my house when was that again??
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on May 1, 2014 1:14:55 GMT
And the winner is Sir Rod who I trust will give all good homes.They will go into mail stream to the land of kangaroos. Wow! they shall be treated with due respect. I shall post the page of the 2c when mounted. That is some gift! |
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Post by jkjblue on May 5, 2014 16:59:53 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on May 12, 2014 2:55:25 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/05/newfoundland-pictorials.htmlThe stamps of Newfoundland have been a mirror to the development and economy of the province through the 1865-1933 years. The stamps highlight the beauty of the natural environment, and the fishing, hunting, logging, and mining industries as they extract the natural resources. This blog post will examine and celebrate the many lovely stamp pictorials of Newfoundland. Enjoy! |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on May 12, 2014 4:25:28 GMT
As usual, lovely overview of stamps Jim.
Like your appreciation of Steiner, I share your opinion.
Like the little quote "Fish so thick by the shore that we hardly have been able to row a boat through them."
1600 Era English Sea Captain"
That sight must have been just amazing, the sea must have been teeming with huge fish.
The picture in my mind has always remained after reading the fabulous History
by J.H. Parry "Europe and the wider World 1415-1715" ISBN 09 026811 3 I read the entire book on a Saturday Afternoon.
Amazon Hardcover 50c each, softcover $3.40 (I paid 40c for mine from a second hand bookshop)
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Post by jkjblue on May 12, 2014 13:40:56 GMT
Rod- thanks for the recommendation. I DO like history.  |
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Post by jkjblue on May 18, 2014 16:48:24 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on May 23, 2014 22:50:41 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/05/ClassicalStampsofNewHebrides.htmlThe New Hebrides islands (now the nation of Vanuatu) are located in the South Pacific 300 miles (500 kilometers) north of New Caledonia. The islands were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century, and mirabile dictu, rather than fighting over the colonial spoils, an Anglo-French condominium was formed in 1906. |
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Post by jkjblue on May 29, 2014 22:49:01 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/05/TheClassicStampsofNewSouthWales.htmlThe HMS Endeavour and Captain James Cook sailed into Botany Bay (now part of southern Sydney) in 1770, and so named the area "New South Wales". The First Fleet of eleven vessels with 192 women and 586 men convicts arrived in 1788 to establish a convict settlement under Arthur Phillip, first Governor of New South Wales. By 1892, 4312 "professional criminals", 766 of them women, had landed at "Sydney Cove". Few had the skills needed to establish a colony. But today's Australian accent derives from the original cockney English spoken by the convicts. And survive they did- eventually forming Australia as we know it today. |
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Post by jkjblue on Jun 5, 2014 14:15:46 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Jun 11, 2014 17:52:43 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/06/TheClassicStampsofNicaragua.htmlNicaragua was one of the Central American countries that agreed to let Nicholas Frederick Seebeck and the Hamilton Bank Note Company print their stamps in exchange for unlimited reprinting rights. From 1890-99, regular, postage due and official stamp sets were printed yearly. Even today, most of these stamps can be had "mint" for pennies. The good news for classical WW collectors is most stamps of Nicaragua are inexpensive even today- if you can find them. ;-) |
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Post by jkjblue on Jun 17, 2014 0:19:10 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/06/TheClassicAirPostStampsofNicaragua.htmlWhat makes Latin American countries so inviting for classical stamp collectors? Nicaragua is a good case in point. The stamps themselves are attractive: but, even more so, are the numerous overprints and surcharges found for many issues. And, generally, the CV is reasonable. The challenge, though, is to find a source, because, other than the Seebeck era, the stamps - especially the surcharged/overprinted stamps- are not that common in feeder collections. The challenge is how to present Nicaragua, which has an abundance of stamps and categories. In the Deep Blue album, there resides some 1,000 stamps of Nicaragua, and each has a story to tell. ;-) Consequently, I selected a category- Air Post- to feature, and the first blog had an introduction to these stamps. This blog post will continue the theme, as the Air Post category illustrates many of the characteristics of Nicaraguan issues. Take a look... |
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Post by jkjblue on Jun 22, 2014 20:13:20 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/06/TheClassicStampsofNiger.htmlNiger, full of sand dunes and empty spaces, was a military territory within the French West Africa federation of French colonial territories in west Africa until 1922, when it became a colony. The other members of the federation (which existed from 1895-1960) were Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (Mali), French Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), and Dahomey (Benin). With a hot and dry climate, subsidence agriculture, and land locked boundaries, Niger has never had many advantages. But we can take some pleasure in the French Colonial stamps that have been issued. Let's take a look. |
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Post by jkjblue on Jun 29, 2014 15:15:51 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/06/TheClassicStampsofNigerCoastProtectorate.htmlThe delta of the Niger River (in present day Nigeria) was initially called "Oil Rivers", not because the area was a producer of "black gold", but, because at the time, the delta was a large producer of palm oil. (Ironically, the area did become a large oil producing region in the 1950s.) The delta came under British rule in 1885, the "Oil Rivers Protectorate". This was done to control trade on the Niger River, and to prevent encroachment by other Europeans during the "Scramble for Africa". |
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Post by jkjblue on Jul 4, 2014 21:07:35 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/07/TheClassicalStampsofNigeria.htmlThe Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria came into administrative (and stamp issue) existence in 1914 with the union of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate and the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. The name "Nigeria", of course, is derived from the Niger river that runs through the colony. |
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Post by stampfan on Jul 5, 2014 4:13:11 GMT
You run a very nice blog.
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Post by jkjblue on Jul 11, 2014 0:09:40 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/07/TheClassicStampsofNiue.htmlCaptain James Cook sighted the island in 1774, but was refused permission to land by the natives. They had a native red banana (hulahula) painted on their teeth- which looked like blood to Captain Cook- so he named it "Savage Island". Interested? Check out the blog post. |
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Post by jkjblue on Jul 16, 2014 17:43:12 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Jul 22, 2014 20:57:08 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/07/ClassicalStampsof-NorthBorneoPart2.htmlIf you can tear yourself away from the stunning vignette of the orangutan, you will notice the various scripts on the frame of the stamp. The script found on North Borneo stamps is Jawi (not to be confused with Javanese ), an Arabic alphabet for the Malay language. Of course, English and Chinese script is also there. |
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Post by jkjblue on Jul 29, 2014 2:00:33 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Aug 5, 2014 18:33:30 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/08/ClassicalStampsofNorthernRhodesia.htmlNorthern Rhodesia, the lands north of the Zambezi river, became a British protectorate in 1924 when the British South Africa Company (A Cecil Rhodes founded commercial endeavor) gave up administration, in exchange for cash. At the same time, Southern Rhodesia ( or "Rhodesia"), south of the Zambezi, was turned over to the white settlers, who established highly discriminatory laws against the black African majority. |
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Post by jkjblue on Aug 9, 2014 22:38:05 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/08/StampsofNorthIngermanland.htmlBetween the River Neva-which flows through St. Petersburg (Petrograd)- and north to Finland, there was a short lived revolt against Bolshevist Russia between July 9, 1919 and December 5, 1920. This "Republic of North Ingria" (or North Ingermanland- (Swedish Name)) was declared January 23, 1920, and was supported by Ingrian Finns who wished the lands to be incorporated into Finland. |
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Post by jkjblue on Aug 15, 2014 21:26:55 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Aug 22, 2014 1:29:18 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/08/ClassicStampsofNorway1855-1927.htmlThe first stamp of Norway in 1855 had the "Lion Coat of Arms", but the 1856-57 issue had the visage of King Oscar I. He was both King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1844- 1859. This was followed by Charles IV (1859-72), and Oscar II (1872-1905). Oscar II can be found on the stamps of 1877-78. But, for the most part, Norway used the "Post Horn" motif. |
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Post by jkjblue on Aug 27, 2014 22:23:14 GMT
 bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2014/08/StampsofNorway1928-1940.htmlThis blog post will cover Norwegian regular stamp issues from 1928-1940+, and the so called "Back of the Book (BOB) " issues- the semi-postals, the postage dues, and the official issue stamps. There is a continuation during this era of the famous and iconic "Post Horn and Crown" Norwegian stamps, as well as the "Lion Rampant" design. Although not extremely challenging, one does need to pay attention to detail with these stamps, so one can identify the correct issue among a series of issues with these designs. |
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