salentin
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collecting Germany,where I live and about 20 more countries,half of them in Asia east of the Indus
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Post by salentin on Sept 21, 2018 2:30:12 GMT
issued July 7th,1975; from a set of 6 "UPU Centenary";
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stevew
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What I collect: stamps, covers, postal cards from Canal Zone, early USA, Channel Islands
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Post by stevew on Sept 21, 2018 13:28:14 GMT
First of two groups of Mailboat issues from Guernsey. Courvosier of Switzerland designed and printed (by photogravure) this set of four stamps that shows Mail Packet Boats of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. These boats brought not only mail but passengers between the bailiwick and the mainland. The stamps were issued February 10, 1972.  |
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stevew
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Post by stevew on Sept 21, 2018 14:30:32 GMT
Second of two groups of mail boat stamps from Guernsey. These stamps feature mail boats which have served the England-Channel Islands route in the 20th century. The largest ship is the "Sarnia", with 3,989 gross tonnage. Released on March 9, 1973, the stamps were printed by photogravure by Helio Courvoisier of Switzerland.  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Sept 21, 2018 20:50:35 GMT
Guyana 1974 Sc # 197/199 - UPU Emblem and British Guiana Type of 1863
Great Britain 1974 Sc # 720 - Development of Overseas Mail Transport - Packet "Peninsular", 1888, and"Southampton Packet Letter" Postmark René, it seems to me that you have hit the topical "jackpot" here! These stamps qualify as UPU, Ships on Stamps, and Stamps on Stamps. Bravo! |
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renden
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Post by renden on Sept 21, 2018 20:56:56 GMT
Guyana 1974 Sc # 197/199 - UPU Emblem and British Guiana Type of 1863
René, it seems to me that you have hit the topical "jackpot" here! These stamps qualify as UPU, Ships on Stamps, and Stamps on Stamps. Bravo! Thanks Chris - my late father hit the jackpot on these "beauties" - I am very happy to show them and there are more but "scanning time" is of essence......lol René |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 21, 2018 21:37:51 GMT
The French Post Office has decided to print some money and gouge collectors with a yearly set of "Philatelic treasures" sheets (10 per set + 1 special one for subscribers only) where they reprint, as very high face value blocks, some great classics of French Philately. One of which is the Paquebot Normandie, from the 2016 series. (I received the 2018 set today). The original:  And the reprint sheet:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 9:59:40 GMT
A side benefit to re-cataloguing your stamps is that you rediscover stuff you had forgotten you had, such as these two plate blocks from Canada (SC# 776-79 [the 14c issues] and SC#744-47 [the 12c issues], form 1978 and 1977 respectively).  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 13:10:35 GMT
As an archipelago, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon has of course many stamps with naval themes. Here is an unusual one, a series on shipwrecks still present on their shores. Displayed are YT#822 (The Fulwood, from 2004), #857 (The Transpacific, from 2005), #784 (The Troutpool, from 2002), #876 (The Penny Fair, from 2006), and #806 (L' Afrique, from 2003). The Penny Fair one I received today!  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 13:56:19 GMT
The TAAF (French Southern and Antarctic Territories) depend a lot on the "Marion Dufresne", the research vessel that does a yearly cruise from France to these remote outposts, and is therefore featured on many of their stamps. In 2008, it was featured of a definitive issue (YT #520) also used on postal stationary. The single stamp:  Front side of the postcard:  Back side of the postcard:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 14:17:13 GMT
Part of the "Secours National" Niger issue of 1941, a joint issue across several French colonies (YT#89-90).  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Sept 22, 2018 14:49:39 GMT
Part of the "Secours National" Niger issue of 1941, a joint issue across several French colonies (YT#89-90). Thanks for this post, Xavier! I really like the classic era stamps like these, and I am a total sucker for overprints of almost any kind--great stuff! |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 19:12:20 GMT
A side benefit to re-cataloguing your stamps is that you rediscover stuff you had forgotten you had... and starting the second stockbook I find a third accompanying set (Sc #670-73, from 1975):  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 19:24:02 GMT
And then this one (Sc #1104-07, from 1986). Note the plate error on the bottom left stamp (Hudson Bay discovered), compared to the fifth stamp on top, the pink patch in the middle left.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 19:54:52 GMT
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 20:16:29 GMT
From the "Oeuvres Coloniales" series issued by Petainist France in 1944, three sets with boats in the picture. These stamps are never found used because the French colonies had joined the France Libre of General de Gaulle and would of course never use stamps with Petain's effigy on them! I'm not even sure they were sent to the colonies at all. The colonies instead either used older stamps overprinted "France Libre" (some of those issues are very sought after and difficult to find, not to mention prohibitively expensive, even more so on actual mail having circulated), or stamps printed in London. One of the stamps in this Petain series (actually from the first incarnation of the series without the overprints) stars in an "Exploring stamps" Youtube episode, where the host notices that an older design had been re-used and simply inverted for the purpose of preparing the stamps for this issue. This is actually true for most of the colonies, but not quite all. Here, for instance, the designs for Dahomey and Togo are reprints, but the one for New Caledonia is new.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 20:41:14 GMT
Putting away the Dahomey stamps from the post above, I find the ones below, which I hope you'll agree are too beautiful to pass up: Dahomey YT PA #55-58, from 1967.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 22, 2018 21:33:37 GMT
Extracted from the colonial series emitted for all 21 French Colony postal administrations on the occasion of the Paris 1937 World Expo, the green 30c issue featuring two sailships by a tropical coastline. I added a bonus 22nd issue, from French India with a "France Libre" overprint, as discussed in a previous post.  
The stamps are all the same size, sorry for the spurious rescaling. |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 23, 2018 10:44:47 GMT
Of course, the " Marion Dufresne" is not the only ship to visit the TAAF, so here are a few other recent examples:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 23, 2018 11:07:57 GMT
Another French archipelago with lots of opportunities for naval themes: Wallis & Futuna. Featured are, from left to right: The "Reine Amelia", YT #171, 1965. Also exists with an S.O. (Service Officiel) surcharge. Would love to find one! A local pirogue, YT # 174, 1969. Part of a series about traditional life in W&F. Another traditonal pirogue, YT #840, issued in 2015. The "Jacques Cartier", YT #747, issued in 2011, for a relief mission after cyclone Toma.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 23, 2018 11:41:52 GMT
This one has a family connection for me. It was issued by France, in 2009 (YT# 4423-24), to commemorate the farewell around-the-world cruise of the "Jeanne d'Arc" helicopter carrier. My cousin, a photographer in the French Navy at the time, was assigned to the "Jeanne d'Arc" for that tour, as the official Navy photographer on board. So I suspect the stamps are at least partly inspired from pictures he took (and he does have one of those berets!).  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 23, 2018 12:09:01 GMT
French Polynesia, YT #124-27, from 1978.  |
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Sept 24, 2018 1:54:39 GMT
issued July 30th,1975; from a set of 10;
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Sept 25, 2018 2:13:26 GMT
issued Oct.9th,1979; from a set of 4 "Transport";
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Sept 25, 2018 18:03:02 GMT
River-boats,issued June 24th,1982
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 25, 2018 18:55:59 GMT
Another impressive view of the Marion Dufresne, TAAF YT#215, from 1997. The stamp measures 102x38mm.  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 26, 2018 19:22:52 GMT
The "London series" for St-Pierre-et-Miquelon, issued in 1942 (YT #296-309). The overprints are from 1945 (YT #315-322).  |
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Sept 27, 2018 2:36:30 GMT
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 27, 2018 20:47:50 GMT
The Tercenary issue of Reunion island becoming part of France, issued in 1942 by Vichy France (and therefore never actually used in the Reunion itself). Note the use of "Postes Francaises" which is a marker of Vichy France issues, since they could not use "Republique Francaise (RF)". YT#180-185.  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Sept 28, 2018 0:47:26 GMT
Thanks for showing your "beauties" , Xavier - I have never been to SPM, right close to Newfoundland - from New Brunswick it would be simple by flight but there does not exist any - you have to boat into NFLD and take the route and then another short Ferry !!
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