rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Apr 7, 2015 14:55:52 GMT
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Ryan
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 2,720
What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Sept 12, 2015 16:17:12 GMT
Because the internet is made of cats, here's a stamp from the Åland Islands showing Randi, the winner of a cat photography contest (well, I suppose the photographer won the contest, not the cat). Randi took first prize - he and the runner-up were featured on stamps in 2003. At the end of the year, Åland Post held a vote to determine the most beautiful Åland stamps from that year and the cat set won first prize - more accolades for Randi. I don't think the stamp design is all that remarkable but hey, cats win everything on the internet.  Ryan |
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brightonpete
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Rest in Peace
On a hike at Goodrich-Loomis
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Post by brightonpete on Nov 1, 2018 16:40:36 GMT
My first Åland stamps. Maybe I'll start with this as well. They do have nice stamps and a conservative issuing policy. |
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tobben63
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Stamp eat sleep repeat
Posts: 1,866
What I collect: I collect to much, world wide!
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Post by tobben63 on Feb 9, 2019 19:15:43 GMT
As I have some (few) stamps from Åland I will show some of them here. 1997 Mi:AX 125, Sn:AX 98, Yt:AX 121, Sg:AX 117, AFA:AX 125  |
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tobben63
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Stamp eat sleep repeat
Posts: 1,866
What I collect: I collect to much, world wide!
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Post by tobben63 on Feb 9, 2019 19:21:21 GMT
1994 Sunds Kyrka (Sunds Church) Mi:AX 91, Sn:AX 90, Yt:AX 91, Sg:AX 90, AFA:AX 91  |
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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 Jun 4, 2020 19:30:34 GMT
Åland is an autonomous part of Finland. Until the first stamps of the Åland Islands were issued on 1 March 1984, Åland simply used regular stamps of Finland. As such, Finnish stamps postmarked on Åland can be considered as forerunners. The population of Åland is quite small, about 28.000, which equals to about 0,5% the population of Finland. Therefore finding Finnish stamps used in Åland are not very easy, unless having large numbers to look through - or having some plain luck  I guess I had a little of both when I found this cutie yesterday, cancelled in Mariehamn:  |
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I guess I had a little of both when I found this cutie yesterday, cancelled in Mariehamn: