REL1948
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 28, 2024 13:55:10 GMT
Switzerland 1907 - 1925 series, Scott number 131, cancelled on October 28th, 1908 in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich.
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REL1948
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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 28, 2024 14:02:47 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 188 (granite paper) from the 1915 surcharge series, cancelled October 28th, 1915 in Bern, or Berne (French), the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. Bern is also the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons.
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gbcc
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What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Oct 29, 2024 5:40:00 GMT
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Post by franoise on Oct 29, 2024 12:31:42 GMT
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REL1948
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 29, 2024 14:51:51 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 184 (granite paper) from the 1914 - 1930 series, cancelled October 29th, 1926 in Altstätten, a small historic rural town and a municipality in the district Rhine Valley, in the canton of St. Gall in Switzerland. It’s located about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west from the Alpine Rhine in the flat and wide St. Gall Rhine Valley, which also designates the border with Austria.
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REL1948
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 29, 2024 14:57:47 GMT
Switzerland, Scott Number 176 from the 1914 - 1930 William Tell series (granite paper), cancelled in Geneva on October 29th, 1930. Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous of the French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it's the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
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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 Oct 29, 2024 19:06:24 GMT
Some posts remind me of the reason I do a lot of these. Partially to join in and contribute. Partially to break away from the river pouring through my weekday, a 15.00 alternative to a coffee break. Suddenly concentrating on stamps, images, posts and catalogue numbers; not connected to anything. Just wondrous. So indulge me a couple from this day, 29 October.
The first is a Swedish commemorative from the series issued for the 1924 UPU Congress they hosted, with a personal favorite cancellation, Lidingö Villastad, then the name for the suburb across the water, just outside Stockholm.
The second got my complete attention; a Germany commemorative for the Pforzheim jewelry and watch industry, this one actually cancelled in Pforzheim. Not a brilliant cancellation, but a long wait for that combination. An oddity of the stamp is the anniversary it commemorates, the 225th? That's pretty arbitrary. Maybe somebody influential was determined.
And with that, back into the river for another swim.
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gbcc
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What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Oct 30, 2024 5:45:14 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the day 30 October 1974 Richard Brinsley Sheridan Anniversary 1751 1816 MPB Picture Cards 1& 2 First Day of Sale Stafford Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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Post by franoise on Oct 30, 2024 12:35:39 GMT
Estonia,30 October 1994 Illustrated envelope mailed by Estonian post from Youth Philatelic Exhibition in Tampere (Finland) to Otepää Stamp : "Museum in Tallinn" (Michel # 238)
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doug534
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A new enthusiast leaning to pre-1957 Aden, New Zealand, Switzerland, great designers & engravers
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Post by doug534 on Oct 30, 2024 15:13:40 GMT
FDC 30 October 1952 sent from Port Moresby, now the capital of Papua New Guinea, to Yule, one of the islands making up Papua, now an Indonesian province. The Territory of Papua and New Guinea, officially the Administrative Union of the Territory of Papua and the Territory of New Guinea, was established by an administrative union between the Australian-administered territories of Papua and New Guinea (the latter being a United Nations trust territory administered by Australia) in 1949. The territory constituted the eastern half of the island of New Guinea. The western half was Papua, part by the Dutch East Indies. On 30 October 1952, the territorial government issued a 15-denomination set of engraved pictorial stamps (Scott #122-136). Four of the low denominations are on this FDC: the chocolate 1p “Buka headdress” (#123), the deep ultra 2p “Youth” (#124), the orange 2 1/2p “Bird of Paradise” (#125), and the dark carmine 3 1/2p “Chimbu headdress” (#127). In December 1971, the name of the Territory changed to "Papua New Guinea" and in 1975 it became the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. (Historical info from Wikipedia; I hope I got it right!)  |
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on Oct 30, 2024 16:04:06 GMT
Oct 30, 1944 USA First Day of Issue Special Delivery Sc # E 18 and Phillippines Issue Sc # 925  |
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Hugh
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What I collect: Worldwide Occupation Stamps and Postal History; and, anything that looks interesting.
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Post by Hugh on Oct 31, 2024 0:57:56 GMT
October 30, 1958 ... and a US slogan cancel was applied in Bangor to a picture postcard of Fort Kent, Maine.  The postmark is a bit hard to read but since a 3c stamp was used we can reason it out. The postcard rate was 2c until August 1, 1958 when it changed to 3c. The 3c rate was moved to 4c on January 7, 1963. A review of the cancel suggests that the year is either 53, 58, 63 or 68 ... 53, 63 and 68 are all out of range, therefore it must be 58. Under magnification, it looks like 58 to me. Fort Kent is a tiny border fortification in the North of the State of Maine. There was a time when there was a dispute between Britain and the US about the location of the border between the State of Maine and the province of Quebec.  |
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gbcc
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Post by gbcc on Oct 31, 2024 5:34:00 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the day 31 October 1981 The Salvation Army Hinckley 1881 1981 100 Years of Caring Hinckley Leicestershire Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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Post by franoise on Oct 31, 2024 12:56:55 GMT
France (French Guiana),31 October 1973 Illustrated cover mailed from Kourou ("Space city") to Montpellier Stamp : "postal code" (Michel # 1795) CNES stands for Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
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REL1948
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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 31, 2024 18:10:31 GMT
Switzerland, Scott Number 205 from the 1924 series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the UPU (granite paper), cancelled in Morges on October 30th, 1930. Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the seat of the district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva, west of Lausanne.
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REL1948
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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 31, 2024 18:17:06 GMT
Switzerland, Scott Number 204 from the 1924 series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the UPU (granite paper), cancelled in Seftigen on October 31st, 1924. Seftigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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REL1948
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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 31, 2024 18:25:51 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 162 (granite paper) from the 1911 - 1930 William Tell's Son series, cancelled October 30th, 1908 in Uznach, a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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REL1948
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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 31, 2024 18:33:53 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 248 (granite paper) from the 1939 series commemorating the 1939 National Exposition (set issued in 3 languages, this example is French), cancelled October 30th, 1939 in Fribourg, the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, administrative and educational centre on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland. Its Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine
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Rob
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REL1948
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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 31, 2024 18:41:06 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 244 (granite paper) from the 1938 series. Cancelled on October 30th, 1954 in Luzern (German) or Lucerne (French), a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name.
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Rob
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REL1948
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 31, 2024 18:49:14 GMT
Switzerland, 1907 - 1925 series, Scott Number 135, cancelled in Rorschach on October 31st 1922, a municipality, in the District of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is on the south side of Lake Constance (Bodensee).
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REL1948
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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 31, 2024 18:55:38 GMT
Switzerland, 1907 - 1925 series, Scott Number 130, cancelled in La Chaux-de-Fonds on October 31st, 1913. La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel.
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REL1948
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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 31, 2024 19:05:06 GMT
Switzerland, 1938 series commemorating the opening of the Assembly Hall of the Palace of the League of Nations, Scott Number 238, cancelled in the town of Emmenbrücke on October 31st 1938. Emmen is a village and municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality Emmen consists of the village Emmen, the town Emmenbrücke, and several hamlets.
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Mick
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What I collect: Mostly covers and postmarks. Also miscellaneous paper ephemera.
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Post by Mick on Oct 31, 2024 19:56:29 GMT
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doug534
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Post by doug534 on Oct 31, 2024 21:17:42 GMT
31 October 1951. Six deep blue 7 1/2p Sc. #239 on an air mail and registered 11x23 cm envelope marked "First Day Cover" by the sender. It travelled from Exeter, South Australia via Port Adelaide, arriving in Tacoma, Washington USA on 5 November. The cover probably held stamps being sent to my dad from a correspondent who lived in Ethelton, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide.  |
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gbcc
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What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Nov 1, 2024 7:12:36 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the day 1 November 1977 Closure of JATCRU Northern Radar Lindholme Doncaster S Yorks Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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norsten
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What I collect: Definitives from Western Europe, Swedish postmarks
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Post by norsten on Nov 1, 2024 7:43:38 GMT
November 1, 1960 A pair from the Tre Kronor series, Postmark is from Vällingby 3, a suburban area west of Stockholm and a reminder of the times where even a small town/suburban area generally had several post offices.
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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 Nov 1, 2024 11:24:44 GMT
November 1, 1935 This stamp from the Canadian King George V Silver Jubilee set features a SON cancel from my hometown of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The set was issued on May 4, 1935 and this stamp is a Scott/Unitrade 213. I found the stamp mounted in a collection given to me by a friend recently. At first glance there was nothing much of interest in the collection. It goes to prove that with a little work you can make something out of nothing.  |
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Hugh
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What I collect: Worldwide Occupation Stamps and Postal History; and, anything that looks interesting.
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Post by Hugh on Nov 1, 2024 11:54:50 GMT
November 1, 2018 ... and three special pictoral cancels from Edinburgh were placed on this Christmas 2018 FDC. With all the post boxes, I suppose it was also a reminder to mail early for the holidays.  As long as we're talking about mailing early ... I picked this up last Saturday at a local stamp show. Looks like it's from just after the end of WW2.  |
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Post by franoise on Nov 1, 2024 12:47:43 GMT
Algeria,1 November 1962 FDC with "Foum El-Gherza Dam" stamp (Michel # 389) Addressed (but not mailed) to Algiers. Postmark from Algiers too.
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REL1948
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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 Nov 1, 2024 13:12:17 GMT
Switzerland, 1907 - 1925 series, Scott Number 134, cancelled in Davos on November 1st, 1922. Davos is an Alpine resort town and municipality in the Prättigau / Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Ranges.
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