anglobob
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What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on Oct 1, 2024 11:55:53 GMT
1 October 1960 Belgium ,first day of issue of Youth Philately stamp Sc 555 Yt 1152. Added are Europa stamps also issued in 1960 Sc 553/4 Yt 1150/1151, Postmarked at Antwerp.  |
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Post by iswscwebmaster on Oct 1, 2024 12:16:42 GMT
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) sg 386b cancelled on October 1  Netherlands sg 610 cancelled on October 1, 1945 in Amsterdam  Great Britain sg 217 cancelled on October 1, 1907 in Swansea  |
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doug534
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A new enthusiast leaning to pre-1957 Aden, New Zealand, Switzerland, great designers & engravers
Posts: 169
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Post by doug534 on Oct 1, 2024 14:30:35 GMT
1 October 1949. St. Lucia to Tacoma, Washington via air mail. A "home-made" FDC for the 1949 reissues of a 1938 design featuring King George VI (Scott A22): the lower denominations Scott #135-137 and 139-141. Missing is the 4c Scott #138 and the 12c and 16c Scott #142 and 143. But the stamps most valuable today in the series are included: Scott lists the CVs for the (used) red 3c, red orange 6c, and ultra 7c as $2.50, $3.50, and $3.00, respectively. This is another cover from my dad's collection.  |
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Mick
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Posts: 992 
What I collect: Mostly covers and postmarks. Also miscellaneous paper ephemera.
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Post by Mick on Oct 1, 2024 16:49:57 GMT
A slogan cancel from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1 October 1993) advises us to mail early in the day. Perhaps that was solid advice in '93, but probably doesn't make much difference today.  us.milwaukee.wi-1993.10.01 by Mick Taylor, on Flickr |
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rod222
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Posts: 11,055
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Oct 1, 2024 17:22:32 GMT
Great Britain, October 1st, 1959 to Amsterdam, Inland Registered Letter with Insurance.
Rob Hi Rob, Do we know what UE on the meter stamp refers to? I am not familiar with that. |
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REL1948
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Posts: 799
What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, British Empire Postal History, Switzerland Postal History
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 1, 2024 18:49:31 GMT
Great Britain, October 1st, 1959 to Amsterdam, Inland Registered Letter with Insurance.
Rob Hi Rob, Do we know what UE on the meter stamp refers to? I am not familiar with that.
It's a great question, I looked in my GB references earlier and had no luck; unfortunately, the bulk of my references are pre-QEII? Perhaps one of our 'modern' GB collectors can shed some light?
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Beryllium Guy
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Posts: 5,914
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Oct 1, 2024 19:02:30 GMT
Interestingly, Rob ( REL1948), despite the 1959 date on your GB meter, the royal cypher seems to be for KGVI rather than QEII, which seems surprising to me. Let's try tagging some other UK members to see if anyone can help with the "UE" question: daniel, vikingeck, drblade, michael, wakeybluenose.... Apologies if I have forgotten someone I should be remembering. |
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rod222
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Posts: 11,055
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Oct 1, 2024 19:30:58 GMT
REL1948 and BG All sorted, Thanks Guys It is a UNIVERSAL Postal Franker U = Universal U through to UF codes (I am presuming this meter on Rob's cover, is uprating an INLAND reg, cover to INTERNATIONAL )  link
Interestingly, Rob (REL1948), despite the 1959 date on your GB meter, the royal cypher seems to be for KGVI rather than QEII, which seems surprising to me.Well spotted, I had missed that, seems it happened often, I have seen a meter from 1953 with EllR.
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gbcc
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Posts: 1,071
What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Oct 2, 2024 4:36:17 GMT
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Post by franoise on Oct 2, 2024 11:43:02 GMT
France,2 October 1958 Stampless cover (military franchise) sent from Mont-de-Marsan to Toulouse Slogan cancel : auto show at the "Grand Palais" of Paris
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sumap
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Posts: 51
What I collect: WW II Pacific Theater/Iwo Jima and Black Sea Ecosystem
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Post by sumap on Oct 2, 2024 13:11:11 GMT
October 2nd: Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.  |
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,551
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Oct 2, 2024 15:08:45 GMT
With reference to the meter mark shown by REL1948 . ( Beryllium Guy rod222 etc) The U denotes the type of machine as a “Universal” as opposed to “P “ Pitney Bowes , or “N” Neopost and the second letter which could be A,or B etc is used when the value can be changed. The number on the right indicates the licence holder . |
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REL1948
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Posts: 799
What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, British Empire Postal History, Switzerland Postal History
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 3, 2024 1:23:41 GMT
Switzerland, 1939, Scott number 268 commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the International Red Cross Society, showing a view of Geneva. The cancellation is from Frauenfeld, the capital of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Rob
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gbcc
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Posts: 1,071
What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Oct 3, 2024 4:37:10 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the day 3 October 1970 Potteries Philatelic Society Exhibition Stoke On Trent Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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Post by franoise on Oct 3, 2024 11:32:42 GMT
France,3 October 1949 Cover mailed from Paris to Bagneux. Stamp : "Marianne de Gandon" definitive (Michel # 805) Slogan cancel : "wool fortnight"
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REL1948
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Posts: 799
What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, British Empire Postal History, Switzerland Postal History
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 3, 2024 13:47:12 GMT
Switzerland, 1934, Scott number 220a, view of Mt. Pilatus, Tete-Beche pair, San Moritz cancellation,a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about 1,800 metres (5,910 ft) above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
Rob
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REL1948
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Posts: 799
What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, British Empire Postal History, Switzerland Postal History
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 3, 2024 14:19:00 GMT
Switzerland, 1900, Scott number 99, Allegory of the Universal Postal Union celebrating 25 years, Laussanne cancellation, the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud. I recently won a large stock book of used older Switzerland, some with spectacular cancels. There's plenty of material there for future 'Postmark Calendar' posts.
Rob
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doug534
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A new enthusiast leaning to pre-1957 Aden, New Zealand, Switzerland, great designers & engravers
Posts: 169
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Post by doug534 on Oct 3, 2024 14:29:46 GMT
3 October 1950. Wellington, New Zealand to Ethalton, South Australia via "First Direct Air Mail" from Wellington to Sydney by Solent Flying Boat. This plane was among several "flying boats" designed by the Short Brothers and Harland, who were based in Rochester, England and later Belfast, Northern Ireland according to an online source. The stamps are Scott 228c, 258 and 273.   |
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Mick
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Posts: 992
What I collect: Mostly covers and postmarks. Also miscellaneous paper ephemera.
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Post by Mick on Oct 3, 2024 17:30:29 GMT
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REL1948
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Posts: 799
What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, British Empire Postal History, Switzerland Postal History
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 3, 2024 20:39:19 GMT
Switzerland, 1944, Scott number: C38, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the first regular air route in Switzerland. Lenzburg cancellation, a town in the central region of the Swiss canton of Aargau and the capital of the Lenzburg District.
Rob
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gbcc
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Posts: 1,071
What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Oct 4, 2024 6:25:14 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the day 4 October 1977 1827 Darley's 1977 150 Years of Print Burton on Trent Staffs Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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Post by franoise on Oct 4, 2024 11:40:17 GMT
France,4 October 1949 Commercial cover (somewhat stained) mailed from Montpellier ("wine fair") Stamp : "Marianne de Gandon" definitive (Michel # 805)
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kasvik
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Posts: 607
What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on Oct 4, 2024 13:47:06 GMT
The branch was newly opened serving a newly created neighborhood. Slow morning here--don't feel like working--so I checked it out. Below you see it's fate today. Just too perfect. Is it written that former post offices become pizzerias?
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rod222
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Posts: 11,055
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Oct 4, 2024 19:38:17 GMT
@kasvik The branch was newly opened serving a newly created neighborhood. Slow morning here--don't feel like working--so I checked it out. Below you see it's fate today. Just too perfect.
Is it written that former post offices become pizzerias?
Perhaps, then we shall be discussing what happened to former pizzerias  The only thing that remains the same, is change. |
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gbcc
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Posts: 1,071
What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Oct 5, 2024 6:27:40 GMT
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Post by franoise on Oct 5, 2024 11:36:03 GMT
French Polynesia,5 October 1990 Cover mailed from Papeete to Saint-Die (Metropolitan France) Stamp : "good luck" greetings (Michel # 538) Slogan cancel : 30th anniversary of the Lionsclub of Papeete
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BermudaSailor
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Posts: 104
What I collect: British colonies, primary Bermuda
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Post by BermudaSailor on Oct 5, 2024 13:27:10 GMT
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Mick
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Posts: 992
What I collect: Mostly covers and postmarks. Also miscellaneous paper ephemera.
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Post by Mick on Oct 5, 2024 15:50:28 GMT
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gbcc
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Posts: 1,071
What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Oct 6, 2024 6:24:26 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the day 6 October 1976 Chichester Savings Committee Chichester West Sussex Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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