dorincard
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Post by dorincard on Apr 29, 2023 16:42:03 GMT
Cool!
If it was FIRST erected in 1883, then WHEN was it erected the second time?...😉
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Post by daniel on Apr 29, 2023 17:24:08 GMT
Cool! If it was FIRST erected in 1883, then WHEN was it erected the second time?...😉 1947 |
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Apr 29, 2023 20:23:39 GMT
Cool! If it was FIRST erected in 1883, then WHEN was it erected the second time?...😉 Technically, the Japanese governement has also rebuilt the lighthouse in 1898, making it the southernmost lighthouse of the Empire of Japan. This would be the second time. It was destroyed by the allies during WWII. The reconstruction in 1947 would be the 3rd time. |
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Apr 30, 2023 13:58:14 GMT
I wrote up an explanation on Taiwan's 'pictorial cancels' on a seperate thread. Here I will keep the focus on maxicards. As stated in that thread, the Taiwanese variety of Ukraine support maxicard my friend helped me producing last year is actually not allowed to be made. It should have been marked with a (癸) J-cancel because the card didn't pass through the mailing process as it is. (甲) A-cancel is technically for postal item only.  Some hard-core purists dislike J-cancel due to its long availability (up to 10 days) and much prefers to get the A-cancel for its limited availability (one day). If I were such a purist wanting to make this maxicard a postal item, I would have to: (a) Fix other stamp(s) to add up to 12 yuan (Taiwan's current postage rate for postcard destinated for Canada). (b) Write my address on the card. (c) Send it as it is, not in an envelope. Taiwan Post allows the stamp(s) and the address to be on different sides of the card, but I don't know if all the stamps have to be found on the same side. If it's mandatory to be on the same side, then some 'purists' wouldn't like the result ... |
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Apr 30, 2023 14:03:45 GMT
The main subect of depiction of this wooden postcard and the stamp and the pictorial cancel is Eluanbi Lighthouse located on Cape Eluanbi, the southernmost point of Taiwan. It was first erected in 1883.   Some purists would say my stuff shouldn't be called a maxicard because the rules forbide using a wooden support. Alright. I heard you. Here is a 'regular' paper postcard that I made into a maxicard, based on the same subject, the same stamp and the same cancel:   The pink-red 'thing' is found on the back of the card. |
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Linda
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Post by Linda on May 1, 2023 15:36:42 GMT
Here are two maxicards of trains that run on the top of the mountain resort of Alishan (lit. Mount Ali) in Taiwan.  This steam powered locomotive is over 100 years old. Originally used for logging, it now occasionally operates during cherry blossom season to carry tourists running up Alishan's famous narrow gauge railways.  The visual on this card is less visible: it shows the train model that is regularly operating on Alishan. Both cards use a set of 1992 stamps that match with each respective train model. Both regular (black) and pictorial (red-pink) cancels come from Alishan Post Office that is located at 2170m above the sea level -- the highest in Taiwan. |
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Linda
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Post by Linda on May 2, 2023 9:41:55 GMT
Maxicard of Beigang Chaotian Temple (北港朝天宮) in Beigan, Taiwan.  The postcard shows the image of the (Taoist) Chaotian Temple in Beigan, central Taiwan, dedicated to Mazu, the deified form of the medieval shamaness Moniang Lin from Fujian, ancient China, who is said to be the protector of fishermen and sailors. Established in 1694 and constructed in the early 18th century, this is the 'mother temple' (祖廟) of some 300 Mazu temples in Taiwan and a popular pilgrimage destination. The stamp is taken from the series 'Island Treasures' (「寶島風情」) which started in 2016. This stamp of Beigang Chaotian Temple was issued in 2022 as a set of 4 stamps commemorating landmarks in Yunlin County. The pictorial cancel showing Chaotian Temple was available at Beigang Post Office. |
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Linda
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Post by Linda on May 3, 2023 12:48:55 GMT
Maxicard of the Dome of Light at Formosa Boulevard Station in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.  The Formosa Boulevard Station in Kaohsiung is known for the public art Dome of Light, the largest glass work in the world. Designed by the Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata, and produced by the German studio Derix Glasstudios over the span of 4 years, it is 30 metres in diameter and covers an area of 660 square metres. The work is divided into 4 large quadrants 'water', 'earth', 'light', and 'fire', with 16 smaller sections and 1252 windows. Each window is made of 2 to 9 panels and each panel is made of 3 to 100 pieces of glass. (translated from Wikipedia: 美麗島站)    The central idea that the Dome of Light expresses is 'tolerance': Narcissus Quagliata is said to want to convey 'the value of human nature, the relationship between people, the environment, and all things; the unity of man and nature, and the lost part of the human heart in the struggle driven by hatred'. (translated from Wikipedia: 美麗島站) The stamp used was issued in 2021 as a set of 4 stamps commemorating landmarks in Kaohsiung City. It's also part of the series 'Island Treasures' (「寶島風情」) which started in 2016. The cancel is a regular 癸-cancel of the post office XinXing (新興) that is located next to this metro station. A pictorial cancel of the Dome of Light is also offered at this post office, which I didn't get because the result wouldn't be visible enough.  |
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dorincard
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Post by dorincard on May 4, 2023 1:55:54 GMT
Impressive!
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Post by khj on May 4, 2023 4:09:39 GMT
Nice cards, Linda! I visited Eluanbi Lighthouse 7 years ago. Not sure if my schedule will allow during the trip this year. Maybe I can fit in the Dome of Light (光之穹頂). But we weren't planning on going to Kaohsiung this time. |
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Linda
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Post by Linda on May 4, 2023 14:15:01 GMT
Maxicard of collared scops owl (領角鴞 / Otus lettia), a species of owl native to Taiwan.  This is the most widely distributed owl in Taiwan, typically found in forests at altitude below 1200m. This is the family of owl inhabiting at the lowest altitude in Taiwan. Behaving as flexilbe predators that take prey according to availability and profitability, this family of owl is also well adapted to human development, and is the only family of owl that can be found in urban environment. The illustration on this wooden postcard was achieved using laser engraving technique. The stamp was issued in 2013 as a set of 4 stamps showing 4 owl species native to Taiwan. The other 3 types of owls are eastern grass owl (東方草鴞 / Tyto longimembris), tawny fish owl (黃魚鴞 / Ketupa flavipes), and Ryukyu scops owl (蘭嶼角鴞 / Otus elegans botelensis). The cancel is a regular philatelic cancel of the post office (秀林天祥郵局) located within Taroko National Park, which is one of the natural habitats for collared scops owls. |
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Post by salentin on May 4, 2023 15:03:41 GMT
Linda, I just wonder: how to read the date on the above Taiwan-cancel ?
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Linda
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Post by Linda on May 4, 2023 15:44:14 GMT
salentin -- 112 = year 3 = month 15 = day 16 = I believe this is the hour The owl maxicard cancel says it's been applied on the 15th of March, 2023, around 4pm. For mails sent within Taiwan, Taiwan's government uses Republic of China Calendar that starts in 1912, the founding year of Republic of China. So you need to add 1911 to 112 to obtain 2023. Basically, in Confusianist-influenced cultural spheres where the emphasis is placed on community and where individuals are not valuble, things go from the largest unit to the smallest unit, which is the exact opposite to the Western tradition. For instance, - an individual's name is written as Family Name + Given Name => the family (bigger unit) exists before the individual (smaller unit); - the mailing address is written in the sequence of Country -> Province/State -> City/Town -> District/Village -> Street -> Civil Number => this also goes from the bigger unit to the smaller unit. So when you see a series of numbers denoting dates, it's usually in the sequence of year -> month -> day -> hour -> minute -> second.
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Post by khj on May 5, 2023 17:40:28 GMT
16 = I believe this is the hour That is correct, in 24-hour format. |
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Post by stanley64 on May 7, 2023 9:16:15 GMT
Here is one of the latest additions to the philatelic rookery,
This one featuring a Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) pair sparring and is from a series of 4 issued 7 August 2007 by the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT). The series of cards were issued both as pre-paid postcards and as maximum cards (i.e. with an adhesive stamp placed and canceIIed on the picture side of the card). Other cards in the series included a group of Royal penguins, a penguin and its chick along with a fourth card featuring a penguin pair.
My thanks to Alex ( vikingeck ) for his assistance in helping me with adding this set to the collection...
Have fun and happy collecting!
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Post by carabop on Jun 1, 2023 20:42:53 GMT
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dorincard
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Post by dorincard on Jun 2, 2023 14:47:37 GMT
Does the postcard show a page from the book on the stamp?
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Post by carabop on Jun 3, 2023 14:08:48 GMT
Unfortunately it does not.
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dorincard
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Post by dorincard on Jun 3, 2023 15:44:46 GMT
Then it would be very difficult to find an element of (visual) concordance.
What could that be?
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Post by carabop on Jun 5, 2023 13:04:27 GMT
I couldn’t figure it out myself thought others might know. I did think it looked nice so I posted.
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Post by swvl on Jun 6, 2023 1:39:25 GMT
Here are a couple of interesting items from my collection, both made using Scott 2902 (the five-cent nonprofit Butte stamp issued in 1995). Before you tell me, yes, I know they're not maximum cards — the stamp is concordant with the postcard in each case, but it's on the wrong side!  Maybe I'd call these semi-maxicards, or just unusual FDCs. To make matters even more complicated, one of them is a combo with an item of preprinted postal stationery. Anyway, I like them.   |
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dorincard
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Post by dorincard on Jun 6, 2023 18:32:38 GMT
About your Butte items: I'd call them e-maxicards.
You show online, electronically, one composite image (front and back of card).
As such, you reach the real goal of maximaphily, that is to show concordant stamp+postmark+postcard, all in one "image". Composite image, in this case.
An open-minded maximaphilist (I speak for me, not for all my maximaphily friends) is willing and able to appreciate the 3 elements aforementioned.
Transcending the format that is not a typical hardcopy maxicard.
But some hardcore purists would "foam and fume", because of lack of "Ordnund und Disziplin" about maximaphily guidelines. Not laws!
Guide...lines.
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Post by carabop on Jun 20, 2023 3:08:52 GMT
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin stage name Moliere was a French playwright, actor poet. One of the greatest writers in the French language and world literature. Moliere died in 1673 a few hours after the production of one of his plays The Imaginary Invalid. This maxi card is the Tricentenaire of his death.  |
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Jun 24, 2023 1:05:13 GMT
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dorincard
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Post by dorincard on Jun 24, 2023 5:36:05 GMT
Great, Linda!
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Linda
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Post by Linda on Jun 24, 2023 10:39:02 GMT
Or if you simply want something written and stamped and postmarked in Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- this offer is for you too.
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Post by swvl on Jun 24, 2023 22:30:52 GMT
Excellent project, Linda, thanks for this generous offer! |
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Post by carabop on Jun 26, 2023 1:58:30 GMT
I would be interested Linda |
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Post by swvl on Jul 9, 2023 22:40:45 GMT
Here’s another semi-maxicard (or composite). I made this one for the stamp that was recently issued for Chief Standing Bear, who won a landmark U.S. court case in 1879 affirming that Native Americans are people with rights under the law. I was interested in making a maxicard for this stamp, but I was unable to find a suitable postcard with room for the stamp and cancel on the picture side. So I used this one. It’s not quite a maxicard but I’m happy with how it turned out. (The postmark is a special pictorial offered by Ponca City, Oklahoma, featuring the most famous quotation from Standing Bear’s legal argument.)  |
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dorincard
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Post by dorincard on Jul 10, 2023 2:00:07 GMT
Our brains can appreciate the stamp, postmark and postcard, all in one view of the screen.
Even if in reality they are not all on the picture side of the postcard.
Nice!
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Maybe I'd call these semi-maxicards, or just unusual FDCs. To make matters even more complicated, one of them is a combo with an item of preprinted postal stationery. Anyway, I like them.