Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 26, 2018 6:21:05 GMT
Very nice stamps brightonpete ! But here lies a dilemma. How does a Topical (Thematic) collector decide what to include and what not to ? as nice as your stamps are from the very nice post, I have not included 3 of the items in my collection because of the size. How do others decide what to include in their topical collections ? I know! I thought it over, and decided that they are flags, just not the main focus of the stamp. I figured I might as well, but it can be easily deleted... No, absolutely not !! They are still Flags ! |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 26, 2018 8:46:37 GMT
25 Years of the Gulf Co-operation Council, 2006. Anyone for Triangles ?  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Sept 26, 2018 12:54:04 GMT
CANADA flag cancel on Scott # 85 note: related to flag cancels, there are two other types of cancel. These are the wavy line cancel (originally classified as a flag by McCready) and the machine cancel. Flag cancellations have been the subject of a considerable body of literature.(ref: The evolution of Imperial Penny Postage and the Postal History of the Canadian 1898 Map Stamp, by WINMILL.) The one shown on CANADA Sc 85 is the Map Stamp Flag cancel that would be properly collected on cover. One can read CANADA in the cancel which is not in its entirety. 
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renden
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Post by renden on Sept 26, 2018 14:05:32 GMT
This Scan of a Hamilton JAN 16 1899 cancelled cover with a flag cancel shows better and is an addendum to my previous post. Scan taken from the book-reference, page 77. A challenge to my friends on TSF: bring your stamps with a flag in the postmark !! which dates back to the 1800s !! René  |
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Post by brightonpete on Sept 26, 2018 19:49:28 GMT
This Scan of a Hamilton JAN 16 1899 cancelled cover with a flag cancel shows better and is an addendum to my previous post. Scan taken from the book-reference, page 77. A challenge to my friends on TSF: bring your stamps with a flag in the postmark !! which dates back to the 1800s !! René OK René... here is my one & only Diamond Jubilee stamp from 1897. I bought it just for that cancel! |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 26, 2018 19:54:03 GMT
Back when Liberia had a much more modest stamp production. YT#346-48 from 1958.  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Sept 26, 2018 20:11:52 GMT
This Scan of a Hamilton JAN 16 1899 cancelled cover with a flag cancel shows better and is an addendum to my previous post. Scan taken from the book-reference, page 77. A challenge to my friends on TSF: bring your stamps with a flag in the postmark !! which dates back to the 1800s !! René OK René... here is my one & only Diamond Jubilee stamp from 1897. I bought it just for that cancel! Peter, that is one great cancel on a Jubilee stamp--thanks for the great post! I love those Canada Jubilees. Would you be willing to re-post the image on the Jubilee thread, too? Please find it here: thestampforum.boards.net/thread/4388/jubilee-issueYou will also see one of my earliest posts on that thread which shows my unused Jubilee set. I like it so much that I have decided to try for a used set, too.  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Sept 26, 2018 22:21:17 GMT
Great responses to my challenge......I like it and a special thanks to Pete for his gorgeous cancel !!!
Xavier, where are the Maps cancels ? Merci !
René
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 27, 2018 19:41:10 GMT
One of my favourite "flags on stamps" issues: Soviet-France friendship, from 1975. YT#1862.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 28, 2018 20:30:09 GMT
A nice set of Gabon Official Stamps: 10Fr & 40Fr : YT# S11-12, issued in 1972. 50Fr : YT #S13, issued in 1976. 60 Fr & 80Fr: YT #S14-15, issued in 1977.  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 29, 2018 7:34:14 GMT
I do have some Flag Cancels but cannot put my finger on them. But they will be posted. In the meantime, more Flag stamps, this time in the form of South Korea Souvenir Sheets from the friendship type series. A very nice series it is too.   |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 29, 2018 11:25:05 GMT
Two cousins to my first stamp I introduced in thestampforum.boards.net/post/61627/thread , issued by Egypt in 1977 (YT#1020-21). I still remember my elation when I discovered them in a selection of Egyptian stamps. Wasn't going to let them pass by, for sure!  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 30, 2018 8:01:19 GMT
The original Quislings: The Norwegian Legion, shown here in a 1942 issue (AFA #230 or YT#212).  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 30, 2018 11:54:44 GMT
Antigua, 1967. Issue commemorating Associated Statehood. Set of 4, SG#199-202 Designed by local Artist and Senior Antigua Auditor WD Cribbs and printed by Harrison & Sons. The 4c value shows the State Flag and Maps of both Antigua and neighbouring Barbuda which used the stamps of their neighbour between 1925 and 1968. Barbuda was tragically made uninhabitable in September 2017 when Hurricane Irma destroyed almost every building. THE FLAG.The State Flag of Antigua & Barbuda was born out of a competition held in 1967 and remained as the Islands Flag after Independence from Great Britain in 1981. The winning design was by well-known local Artist and Sculptor Sir Reginald Samuel. The two outer red triangles represent the vigour and dynamism of the people. The Golden Sun represents the dawning of a new era rising over the three stripes......... Black represents the soil and the populations African heritage; Blue for Hope and White for Peace. The 'V' shape formed by the placement of the stripes and triangles is for 'Victory'. The design as a whole is also said to represent the attractions of the Islands and the West Indies as a whole, Sun, Sea and Sand. Who could argue with that. Let us hope for better times for the people of Barbuda.  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 1, 2018 19:43:31 GMT
I am still looking for those Flag Cancels !! They will be found  These may not be Flag Cancels but they are definitely Flags on Cancels !! Fresh from that lovely packet courtesy of feebletodix.    |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 1, 2018 19:57:19 GMT
From my latest cataloguing effort, the block issued by Canada to honor Nelson Mandela, with the new South African flag (which he had a hand in re-designing) in the background.  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 2, 2018 19:22:12 GMT
I encountered these nice Flag stamps whilst sorting through the Commonwealth hoard. Iraq issues of the reign of King Feisal I under the 1920 British Mandate. Printed in Recess by Bradbury Wilkinson. Shows a Tribal Flag carried by the Standard bearer on his Camel. One of the Dulaim Camel Corps.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 2, 2018 20:15:06 GMT
A sheet issue from Cyprus in 2010 to feature the island's history, including the Republic's flag as the bottom right of the sheet.  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 2, 2018 20:40:03 GMT
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 3, 2018 19:32:28 GMT
Of course, a flags threads would not be complete without some examples of the UN Flags issues. Here are the 2018 contributions.   |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 7, 2018 11:45:54 GMT
The flag of the Faroe Islands is prominently featured on this block, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 1990 (AFA #194-96).  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 8, 2018 20:30:15 GMT
Another beautiful item from the Faroes. They do 'em good !! Here's one I picked up on my recent trip. Nothing special I guess but I didn't have one so..........  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 8, 2018 20:37:12 GMT
One of the very first issues from independent Algeria (shown right to left are YT#370 and 372-375, from 1963), emphasizing its newfound peace.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 9, 2018 21:12:54 GMT
Two issues from Greenland celebrating their flag. The sheet is AFA#275a from 1995.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 10, 2018 19:00:22 GMT
The Cambodian flag (YT#98-100, from 1961).  |
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 10, 2018 19:46:31 GMT
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 11, 2018 20:53:17 GMT
Some stamps from a series of definitives from the Republic of China (Formosa), showing off the Chinese Nationalist Flag.  |
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stevew
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Post by stevew on Oct 12, 2018 13:34:24 GMT
Bulgaria 1960 Sc 1091, Party Leader, from series commemorating the early completion of the 5 year plan in 1959.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 12, 2018 20:36:19 GMT
A nice sheet from the Marshall Islands celebrating the history of the Stars and Stripes.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 13, 2018 9:57:43 GMT
An issue from Gambia at independence in 1965, YT#199, back when they weren't using stamp collectors as cash cows! Actually I think the policy of several of these small countries to issue litterally 100s of blocks and sheet issues on topical themes of little to no actual relevance to the country's own cultural and historical context is disgraceful.  |
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