Mick
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Post by Mick on Mar 15, 2023 0:06:30 GMT
A postcard from the Mayflower Hotel, Los Angeles from 14 March, 1957.  us-los.angeles-1957.03.14 by Mick Taylor, on Flickr LOS ANGELES / MAR 14 / ? PM / 10 / CALIF. Postcard is in Danish, I think. The Pacific Coast Architectural Database notes that, "Danish-born artist Einar Petersen (1885-1986) painted a notable mural of Pilgrims for the hotel." Maybe that's why Anne stayed there. |
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gbcc
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Post by gbcc on Mar 15, 2023 5:58:45 GMT
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Mar 15, 2023 12:34:51 GMT
15 March 1899 Austria Offices in the Turkish Empire Sc 20,issued in 1892 and with a postmark from Beirut,Lebanon.  |
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Post by peter on Mar 15, 2023 23:46:55 GMT
15 March 1934 Back on the Royal Train on HRH Prince George's tour of Southern Africa. On the March 15, the train was in Pretoria, where this "Certificate of Posting of a Registered Postal Packet" was issued. |
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eggdog
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Post by eggdog on Mar 16, 2023 2:55:29 GMT
Kupperzell, Germany, 65 years ago today.  It's in the state of Württemberg and isn't far from the Bavarian border. Wikipedia just told me: "On January 1, 1972, Kupferzell fused with Eschental, Feßbach, Mangoldsall, Goggenbach and Westernach to the town of Kupferzell." If those names look a little unusual, it's probably because eastern Württemberg and western Bavaria are home to the Schwabisch (Swabian) language (or dialect, or (probably the best) lect), which is only partially interchangeable with "standard" German. The Schwabish word for headache is "Schäädelwaih", with twin ümlauts rockin' out in the middle there. The German word is "Kopfschmerz", which I also like quite a lot. On a more philatelic note, the 1950s were a golden age for German place-name postmarks. The impressions were consistently good and the consolidation of post offices was still a ways off in the future. Someday I might see, or even have, a postmark from Feßbach or Goggenbach. |
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gbcc
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Post by gbcc on Mar 16, 2023 6:13:31 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the Day 16 March 1970 10th Anniversary Senior Centre Torrington Ave For the Mentally handicapped Coventry Warwickshire_1228 Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk |
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Post by peter on Mar 16, 2023 6:55:10 GMT
16 March 1970 Not the wording you might see on a slogan cancel in these more enlightened times, but this March 16 example was used in New South Wales, Australia, from 1967-1973 and again in 1976, for about one week in each of those years. In Occleshaw's catalogue, the Campsie PO is not one of those listed as using this slogan, so a new example to add to the list. |
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Mar 16, 2023 12:34:30 GMT
16 March 1897 Austria Sc 68,issued in 1891.Postmarked at Skala,Galicia and now in Ukraine.  |
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kasvik
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What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on Mar 16, 2023 15:20:31 GMT
Lovely little Swedish swallow stamp, so simple, with a Lidingö rubber cancel, usually used on soft or lumpy parcels.
High value stamp, so that figures.
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Mick
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Post by Mick on Mar 16, 2023 21:46:37 GMT
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Philatarium
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Post by Philatarium on Mar 16, 2023 21:56:48 GMT
A registered letter from Jurong West, Singapore, for 16 March 2109. A very forward-looking post!  |
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Mick
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Post by Mick on Mar 16, 2023 22:02:56 GMT
Oops. Well, Singapore is a futuristic city.
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Post by peter on Mar 17, 2023 4:40:55 GMT
16 March 1934 As one might expect from the philatelist Leonard Athol Wyndham (1899-1947), this registered cover from the 1934 Royal Tour of Southern Africa comes complete with its original certificate of posting. Having spent a couple of days in Pretoria, on March 16 the Royal party reboarded The White Train (as it was called due to the ivory-painted air-conditioned saloons) for Pochefstroom, and an overnight trip to Riverton and Kimberley, where it was due at 10 am on March 17th.
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gbcc
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Post by gbcc on Mar 17, 2023 7:33:22 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the Day 17 March 2011 The History of the City of Belfast Pro tanto Quid Retribuamus In return for so much what shall we give back Belfast Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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Post by peter on Mar 17, 2023 9:04:29 GMT
17 March 1934 On March 16, I showed you the front of this 1934 Royal Tour cover. For March 17, I'll show you the back, with dated Imperial Airways Cape Town cachet, and Cape Town circular date stamp... |
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gbcc
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Post by gbcc on Mar 18, 2023 7:39:18 GMT
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Post by peter on Mar 18, 2023 10:20:14 GMT
18 March 1982 March 18, 1982, cover to my grandfather (name and address removed in this image) from stamp dealer Wim Smits of London Court, Perth, Western Australia. A solo 1978 30c Pied Oystercatcher (withdrawn from sale 29 Jan 1982) is tied with St. Georges Terrace cds. This was also the year that Wim retired handing the reigns to his son, Mickel. I remember this store well, and visited it often as a child. |
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Mar 18, 2023 10:28:43 GMT
18 March 1983 Denmark Sc 703 YT 760,issued in 1982 and with a postmark from Herning.  18 March 1996 Belgium Sc 1446 YT 2533,issued in 1994 and with a postmark from Wellin.  |
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kasvik
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What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on Mar 18, 2023 15:56:07 GMT
The calendar says this is the twentieth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Are there any commemoratives for that one?
Rather than linger on that, allow me a 112 years old anniversary of something rather less striking. Here is a nifty Gysinge, my favorite tiny village, on a bright orange Oscar II. Twenty-five öre, when the normal letter rate was ten; probably off a registered letter.
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Mar 18, 2023 16:32:01 GMT
18 March 1982 cover to my grandfather (name and address removed in this image) from stamp dealer Wim Smits of London Court, Perth, Western Australia. A solo 1978 30c Pied Oystercatcher (withdrawn from sale 29 Jan 1982) is tied with St. Georges Terrace cds. This was also the year that Wim retired handing the reigns to his son, Mickel. I remember this store well, and visited it often as a child. I really like this, Peter, thanks for sharing it. I loved going to stamp shops when I was a kid, too, and this one looks nicely organized as well as packed with treasures! Just in case you haven't found it yet, there is a thread called Visit to a Stamp Store here: thestampforum.boards.net/thread/4758/visit-stamp-storeYou are welcome to make posts about visits from former times, too. The thread is not reserved just for current shops, which unfortunately, are becoming fewer and farther between. Anyway, would love to hear more about this great WA shop in that thread. Thanks again for a great post, Peter!  |
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gbcc
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Post by gbcc on Mar 19, 2023 7:52:48 GMT
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Post by peter on Mar 19, 2023 8:44:49 GMT
19 March 1938 This March 19, 1938, cover is addressed to Ernest John McMahon, the Commissioner of Taxation in New South Wales, and is franked with a 2d KGVI red paying the standard domestic letter rate.
While at Kurri Kurri PO, something caused the postmaster to write "Supposed to contain / valuable enclosure / Officially registered" at the top of the envelope and apply a local registration label. The "valuable enclosure" was presumably cash, which, according to PO regulations, had to be sent via registered mail. In 1938, the registration fee was 3d, so, with the standard penalty applied at double deficiency, the package was taxed 6d; "T6".
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Mar 19, 2023 11:17:32 GMT
19 March 1870 Austria Sc 29,issued in 1867.The postmark is from Deutsch Altenburg,a small market town in Lower Austria.  |
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eggdog
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Post by eggdog on Mar 19, 2023 14:58:40 GMT
Baarn, Netheerlands, 69 years ago today.  It's in Utrecht Province, north of Utrecht itself and just southeast of Hilversum. (Back in my shortwave days, I listened to Radio Nederland via transmitters from Hilversum. Radio Nederland was very personable in style and a big favorite amongst those who liked to listen to programmes from here and there, not only turn the dial to try to pick up obscure or out-of-the-way local stations.) Baarn itself seems pretty quiet; it is popular with hikers more than with urban sightseers. It has been a chartered city since 1391. (Or so it says here; I wasn't at the ceremony.) The royal family has several properties in the vicinity, and Queen Beatrix - most of you remember her from several definitive series - was born there. |
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gbcc
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Post by gbcc on Mar 20, 2023 5:54:54 GMT
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Post by peter on Mar 20, 2023 6:28:35 GMT
20 March 1934 This March 20, 1934 cover was addressed to H.C. van Diggelen Esq., Prime Minister's Office, Capetown, and is franked (L to R) by Bechuanaland Protectorate 1932 KGV 1d, ½d, 2d values from the "Baobab and Cattle" definitive issue, tied by three fine strikes of the armorial "ROYAL TOUR" oval date stamps. On the rear flap, is the South African coat of arms embossed in black, and inside the cover, on matching official Royal Train stationary (letter head illustrated below), is a letter in Afrikaans, bearing the same date as postage and written at Gaberones, Bechuanaland. The previous night, the Royal party had been in Mafeking, the final stop in South Africa, and March 20 was the last day the South African authorities were officially in charge, before the train crossed into Rhodesia the following day, and operations were taken over by the Rhodesia Railways and Post Office.
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Mar 20, 2023 8:19:33 GMT
A first day of issue cover from Andorra celebrating the centenary of the first telephone transmission & postmarked 20/3/76.  |
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Mar 20, 2023 10:11:47 GMT
20 March 1888 Austria Sc 43,issued in 1883.Postmarked at Josefsthal b Kosmanos,now Josefodol in the Czech Republic.  20 March 1907 Austria 5h Correspondence card with a railway cancellation Train 577 Heinersdorf-Friedland.  |
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Post by gbcc on Mar 21, 2023 7:05:40 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the Day 21 March 2013 Formation of No 617 Sqn RAF Commemorating 70 years since the Dambuster Raids BFPS 3161 Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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Post by peter on Mar 21, 2023 7:55:37 GMT
21 March 1924 A March 21, 1924, SON cancel for CONCESSION RAIL, Southern Rhodesia. Opened in 1914, Concession Rail was renamed AMANDAS in 1928, & finally as CONCESSION in 1935. It is located in modern-day Mashonaland Central province in Zimbabwe, approximately 45 km from Harare.
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