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Post by paul1 on May 27, 2023 11:43:37 GMT
time was I collected post cards in their hordes, but during a lull in interest they all eventually went out. Auction wise, it's possible prices are currently in a bit of a trough, so must get back to collecting a few - agree they can be very interesting, and if you wanted to study shades of this Ed. VII green ha'penny the world is your oyster, they exist in their zillions - it seems to have been the going rate for post cards for some years.
P.S. Apparently the song title isn't just a fiction, it really does exist ....................
Title: O dry those tears : song with organ & violin or violoncello accompaniments. ad lib.
Composer: Del Riego, Teresa, 1876-1968
Subject of Lyrics - LCSH: Grief Consolation
Original Date: 1901 (Copyright)
so possibly just four or five years prior to the use of this particular stamp.
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on May 27, 2023 12:44:26 GMT
P.S. Apparently the song title isn't just a fiction, it really does exist .................... Title: O dry those tears : song with organ & violin or violoncello accompaniments. ad lib. Composer: Del Riego, Teresa, 1876-1968 Subject of Lyrics - LCSH: Grief Consolation Original Date: 1901 (Copyright) so possibly just four or five years prior to the use of this particular stamp. I am impressed paul1 that you even caught the song title. I had owned the postcard for some time before I saw it on the sheet music. btw many of my friends think I collect postcards because I have quite a few but most have been bought and saved for the postmark from smaller communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. This one was an exception, having been in with a box of stamp stuff and was unusual enough to keep.
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Post by drblade on May 27, 2023 13:56:07 GMT
Tamworth UK May 27, 1904 Tamworth is a market town and borough in Staffordshire. The postmark and stamp is of no real significance but I found the hand painted postcard rather cute. The message brought to mind Downton Abbey and correspondence between high society types of that era. I have spent time trying to identify the sender and painter of the card but the initials E.M.M. is little to go on. I had thought the receiver in Wolverhampton may have been a better clue. I suspect Highfield was the name of the estate. I did find an Oaken Arms Pub in Wolverhampton. The name Brecoe gave no results but Briscoe is a known name in the area Hi, hdm1950 I found the following info, hope it is of some use, Old photographs or postcards by A. EmmIn the course of photographing places in Hampshire (UK), I became aware that there were quite a lot of old black and white photographs of places apparently taken by someone called “A. Emm”. An internet search produced no information at all about this person. I am therefore putting up here what I have so far found out about this. If anyone knows anything more, please let me know (see my email address at foot of this page provided you have Javascript enabled). East Hampshire Post, 1976An article was published on December 30th 1976 in the East Hampshire Post newspaper that throws a lot of light on the history of Emm's postcards. The reporter was David Allen. Archibald Thomas Emm was a bachelor who lived in Petersfield and helped his mother run a china and stationery business in Lavant Street. He was a self-taught photographer and began photographing local scenery and publishing picture postcards. This activity spanned the period from around 1900 until 1928. He died in 1956. In 1928 an assistant, Gilbert Sayers, joined the firm and Mr. Sayers took over the business after Emm's death. In 1976 Sayers was still alive and had Emm's original folding plate camera by Thornton Pickard. Mr. Sayers is quoted as saying that Emm's postcards “were printed by Valentine & Sons of Dundee” and that so far as he was aware there was no catalogue of them. When he took over the business in 1956 there was no market for the postcards and those that remained were destroyed. The article says that Emm was “was one of about six postcard publishers in Petersfield”. My thanks to Sara Sadler of Petersfield Museum for finding this newspaper article. See Petersfield Museum. View a scan of this newspaper article here (371Kb). Update 20080103:In January 2008, I received an email from the reporter, David Allen, who wrote the above newspaper article. He said “Following one of my interests during my retirement, I have just called up 'Archibald Emm' on the internet and, to my surprise, I find an article I wrote in 1976. I have maintained my interest in Emm's postcards and I now have 206 different ones. I also have copies of three others. I do not have a list of the cards Emm published. Gillie Sayer could not help me with that request, as you know. I know Emm travelled as far as Frensham (Surrey), Droxford (Hants) and Rogate (Sussex) as I have cards of these areas.” An example The Lake, Petersfield, 1900 Postcard of Petersfield by Archibald Emm Here is one of these old postcards that I bought on eBay. It has number 33381 and the legend “Published by A. Emm, Petersfield”. Above this, in the reeds it says “Valentines series”. This particular one was posted in 1905. Looking at this, you might easily assume that the number 33381 belongs to Emm, but this is not so. In fact, the postcard was made by the company James Valentine & Co of Dundee, and the number refers to Valentine rather than Emm. The University of St. Andrews has a large archive of Valentine’s photographs, and this one is number JV-33381. (My thanks to Cilla Jackson of St Andrews special collections department for this information) It is known that Valentines commissioned photos from local photographers all over the country but, if Gilbert Sayers was right, it seems that Emm must have taken photographs himself, sent them to Valentines for printing, and then Valentines perhaps included them in their own catalogue. The fact that this postcard has “Valentines series” printed on it, implies that Emm may have published some other postcards that did not say this. Copyright in Emm's postcardsEnglish copyright law is rather complicated when it comes to photographs. The UK Intellectual Property Office summarises the position here. Put simply, British photographs taken before 1945 had copyright for 50 years from the date of taking. So all such copyrights would have expired on or before the end of 1994. On this basis, all Emm's photographs would now be out of copyright. Unfortunately, the situation is complicated by European law. If a photograph taken before 1945 was protected on 1 July 1995 by copyright in any state within the European Economic Area, then the copyright is “revived” on 1 January 1996. The revival lasts until 70 years after the photographer's death. So, if Emm's photographs were protected by copyright in some European country in 1995 (a perhaps somewhat unlikely possibility), then the copyright would be revived until 2026 and would be owned by whoever inherited the copyright from Emm. This would appear to be Gilbert Sayers, since he took over the business on Emm's death. It would be usual when taking over a business of this kind for the intellectual property rights also to be transferred. Other informationThe 1901 census shows an Archibald EMM living at 8 Lavant Street, Petersfield who was a cooper/dealer in fancy goods. Archibald Emm is recorded as being aged 77 on his death in 1956. That would make him born in 1879, and he would have been just 25 in 1904 when the earliest postcard was posted. A Gilbert William SAYERS died in Petersfield in Q3 1982 aged 70. He was born on 25 May 1912. This seems a good match for the Gilbert Sayers in the newspaper article. He would have been 16 when he began working for Emm in 1928. Who are his descendants? There is a large photo in the George & Falcon pub at Warnford of the building circa 1900. Then it was called the George Hotel. Written on the photo in white hand lettering it says “Emm's series” and “Warnford”, but there is no number on it. This photo is not in the Valentines catalog at St. Andrews
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on May 27, 2023 16:12:54 GMT
Tamworth UK May 27, 1904 Tamworth is a market town and borough in Staffordshire. The postmark and stamp is of no real significance but I found the hand painted postcard rather cute. The message brought to mind Downton Abbey and correspondence between high society types of that era. I have spent time trying to identify the sender and painter of the card but the initials E.M.M. is little to go on. I had thought the receiver in Wolverhampton may have been a better clue. I suspect Highfield was the name of the estate. I did find an Oaken Arms Pub in Wolverhampton. The name Brecoe gave no results but Briscoe is a known name in the area. Hi, hdm1950 I found the following info, hope it is of some use, Old photographs or postcards by A. Emm Thanks for your input drblade but the Emm's series postcards appear to be photos created for commercial sale rather than hand painted ones like the one I have. I do not want to appear sexist but I sense that the card was painted and sent by a female with the initials E.M.M. .
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Post by gbcc on May 28, 2023 6:49:22 GMT
Postmark/Cover of The Day 28 May 2022 The Life & Times of Edward VIII 50 Windsor Berkshire Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk
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mberry
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Post by mberry on May 28, 2023 16:58:07 GMT
May 28, 1992 A large envelope with a strip of 3 Scott 2523, postmarked May 28, 1992 in Shreveport, LA.
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Post by gbcc on May 29, 2023 5:17:48 GMT
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Post by anglobob on May 29, 2023 11:02:18 GMT
29 May 1899 Austria Sc 52,issued in 1890. The postmark is from Moritschau,now Moricov in the Czech Republic.
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on May 29, 2023 11:13:22 GMT
May 29, 1898 Sadarghat, India This is not the clearest postmark but I love these larger Queen Victoria stamps of India issued in 1895. This is the 3 rupee. Sadarghat (city wharf) is the main water front district in the city of Dhaka that is now in Bangladesh.
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Post by mberry on May 29, 2023 11:25:15 GMT
May 29, 1996 A postcard with Scot MH222 postmarked May 29, 1996.
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Post by mberry on May 29, 2023 11:28:44 GMT
May 29, 2007 A cover with Scotts 3031 and 4009 postmarked May 29, 2007 in Tallahassee, Fl. I think it is interesting that the postmark was in Florida but the return address is in Colorado.
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Post by mberry on May 29, 2023 11:31:08 GMT
May 29, 1991 Stamped envelope Scott U611 with an additional .04 paid with a meter, postmarked May 29, 1991 in Bernice, LA.
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Post by gbcc on May 30, 2023 4:53:29 GMT
Postmark/Cover of The Day 30 May 1970 IPA Metrokay 70 Great Britain Romford (IPA=International Police Association) Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk
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Post by mberry on May 30, 2023 10:01:05 GMT
May 30, 1991 Postcard note with US Scotts 2451 and 2452 postmarked May 30, 1991 in Monroe, LA.
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Post by anglobob on May 30, 2023 12:45:08 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the day 30 May 1993 Wembley Stadium A souvenir cover for the Football League Division 2 Play-Off Final between West Bromwich Albion and Port Vale. I have supported WBA all my life.My father was a supporter too and took me to my first game back in 1959.I have supported them through good times and bad times.More bad times recently.... Friends always ask why not support a more well-known team who win things but I have no interest in other teams. I was living in Texas at this time but flew back to England and went to the game with my father.
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Post by gbcc on May 31, 2023 4:58:28 GMT
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Post by mberry on May 31, 2023 10:07:02 GMT
May 31, 2000 US Scotts 1259 and 2524 postmarked May 31, 2000 in New Orleans, LA.
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Post by mberry on May 31, 2023 10:09:29 GMT
May 31, 2001 US Scoots 1726 and 2247 postmarked May 31, 2001 in New Orleans, LA.
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Post by mberry on May 31, 2023 10:14:01 GMT
May 31, 2013 Another TSDA postcard with Scott 4732 postmarked May 31, 2013 in Northwest Arkansas. Back of the postcard with the stamp show details.
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Post by anglobob on May 31, 2023 12:24:31 GMT
31 May 1991 Denmark Sc 808 Yt 976,issued in 1990.Postmarked at Hoje Taastrup mail centre.
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Post by gbcc on Jun 1, 2023 4:27:49 GMT
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Post by mberry on Jun 1, 2023 10:00:46 GMT
June 1, 1989 US Scott 2416 postmarked June 1, 1989 in Shreveport, LA. I remember this, it was the rent check and the rental property manager did not bother to let us know their address changed.
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Post by mberry on Jun 1, 2023 10:02:18 GMT
June 1, 1996 A cut square with US Scott 2952 postmarked June 1, 1996 in Covington, LA.
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Post by mberry on Jun 1, 2023 10:03:53 GMT
June 1, 2010 US Scott 4449 postmarked June 1, 2010 in Houston, TX.
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Post by Mick on Jun 1, 2023 22:08:11 GMT
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Post by gbcc on Jun 2, 2023 6:02:54 GMT
Postmark/Cover of The Day 2 June 2022 Trooping The Colour Her Majesty The Queen's Official Birthday Whitehall London SW1 Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk
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Post by mberry on Jun 2, 2023 9:34:27 GMT
June 2, 1992 Another stamp show invite, this time as a flyer mailed in an envelope with 5 different stamps. US Scotts 970, 1362, 1420, 1425 and 1487 postmarked June 2, 1992 in Shreveport, LA.
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Post by eggdog on Jun 3, 2023 3:22:18 GMT
75 years ago today, somebody mailed a postcard from the Hannover Export Fair (they're something like what we call trade shows, and several cities in Germany have had them going back to when everybody had to get there by a horse-drawn wagon; Liepzig might be the most famous one philatelically speaking). I've seen several of the stamps of that design and that series in general, but this is the only postal stationery piece I've ever seen from that era. And 15 years ago, somebody mailed a letter from the capital of Uganda. I've seen several "Posta Uganda" postmarks like this, and I don't know why they use the Latinate "Posta" when no other Commonwealth country I can think of does.
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Post by gbcc on Jun 3, 2023 6:43:48 GMT
Postmark/Cover of The Day 3 June 1970 Society of Radiographers 24th Annual Conference London Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk
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Post by paul1 on Jun 3, 2023 8:14:51 GMT
Finally, I am able to join the elite 'post mark calendar group' - so, here is my contribution ..... This is the olive-green SG 402 from 1946-47 printing with the title 'Great Bear Lake', and with a 'TROIS-RIVIERES (southern Quebec) post mark. Historically a very French influenced location - rather obvious really since it was established in the C17 by a Frenchman - apparently the translation to English - Three Rivers - refers to the confluence of the three channels at the mouth of the Saint Maurice and the St. Lawrence
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