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Post by therealwesty on Jul 22, 2013 13:12:30 GMT
One of the topics I collect is bicycles and cycling themed stamps. I am an avid cyclist and spent a good number of my younger years racing cross country mountain bikes and later road bikes. With the completing of the 100th Tour de France just yesterday it's a great time to get a look at the history of cycling through stamps. I'll start off with a souvenir sheet from France celebrating 100 years of the Tour de France. The race didn't run a few years during the wars, so that's why we are just getting to the 100th running of the race this year.  Lets see your bicycle and cycling themed stamps! |
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 24, 2013 23:22:13 GMT
What could be a more fitting submission for this topical area than a bicycle being used to deliver the mail? This is the U.S. Special Delivery issue of December 9, 1902 (perf 12, double line watermarked, Scott E6). With one exception, this bicycle-themed image would grace four subsequent special delivery issues before being replaced by one of a motorcycle in 1922.  |
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Post by therealwesty on Jul 28, 2013 12:54:08 GMT
Great stamp! I would love to see/acquire the set them. Don't think I have any in my collection just now.
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Post by therealwesty on Jul 28, 2013 14:24:15 GMT
A USA forever set I picked up in the spring. Attractive little strip I think!  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 28, 2013 17:41:23 GMT
Great stamp! I would love to see/acquire the set them. Don't think I have any in my collection just now.  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 28, 2013 17:54:57 GMT
The 5.9c authorized nonprofit organization stamp was designed by David Stone as part of the Transportation Issue; it was issued February 17, 1982 (Scott 1901). The blue, perf.10 vertical coil depicts a bicycle from the 1870s. The below stamp is the untagged, Bureau precancel, lines only (Scott 1901a).  |
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Post by therealwesty on Jul 28, 2013 18:27:15 GMT
Steve, Thanks for the images of the special deliveries!
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Post by therealwesty on Jul 29, 2013 19:49:15 GMT
Canada is my country of origin, residence and stamp specialty. Cycling isn't really a cultural identifier of this great land, at least the post office doesn't think so! Out of the thousands of stamps issued by Canada, here's all 8 stamps with cycling or bicycles on them. If anyone can spot a Canadian stamp that I missed I'd be glad to hear from you, but I think this is it. From left to right, top to bottom; 631 - March 22, 1974. From the "Keep Fit" Summer Sports set of 4. 642 - July 26, 1974. Celebrating the World Cycling Championships in Montreal. 1417 - June 15, 1992. Issued as part of a set of 5 stamps for the Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. 1522 - May 20, 1994. Issued as part of a set of 6 stamps for the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, B.C. 1802 - July 12, 1999. Part of a set of 4 stamps issued for the XIII Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1998 - September 10, 2003. Celebrating the World Road Racing Championships in Hamilton, Ontario. 2485b - July 7, 2011. The Roadside Attractions series III. A cyclist waves in front of the Wild Blueberry in Oxford N.S. The booklet stamp is serpentine die-cut to an irregular shape. 2484b - July 7, 2011. The souvenir sheet version of the Roadside Attractions series III. Perf. 12.5x13.1.   |
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Post by rod222 on Sept 5, 2013 6:18:19 GMT
Keen Cyclist, I ride around 50 - 100Km a week, Category "Part time, weekender" I average around 24Km per hour, all terrain. (18Kph against the wind) Cinderellas (around 7 in the set) Produced by an Indian Manufacturer of Bicycle pedals.   |
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Post by rod222 on Sept 5, 2013 6:25:58 GMT
Western Australia Coolgardie Cycle Express Service Illustrator : Mr. Monty Wedd  |
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Post by rod222 on Sept 5, 2013 6:26:36 GMT
That is no small feat, averaging 19.3 Kph, on dusty sandy roads, searing heat, and possibly fixed geared cycles. Whew.  |
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Post by rod222 on Nov 29, 2013 3:54:36 GMT
Today's ride.. (Dinosaur ranking) 27.1 Km , Elapsed Time : 57"49' Avg Spd : 28.15 Kph, Max : 57.95 Kph Left with gravity reading 95 Kilograms, returned 94.2 Kg  |
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Post by antoniusra on Nov 29, 2013 18:41:43 GMT
Westy, I have some extra U.S. special deliveries. An E6 and a couple shades of E11 are yours if you want to email your address to me. I also have extras of all of the (7) motor cycle issues as well. If they are of interest I would be happy to include them.
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Post by rod222 on Feb 1, 2014 2:21:55 GMT
5 am this morning, training for 70km Asthma Perth Bike Hike. today 31.29 km - 1 hour 13" avg 24.5 Kph, Max 52.11 Kph Was totally embarassed, my joint biker streaked ahead by 1Km at the end, and to rub salt in the wound, stopped half way and did 71 pushups.  |
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Post by rod222 on Feb 20, 2014 15:24:55 GMT
Cycling : Last Sat
80 Km non stop, successful 3 hrs 34 minutes in the saddle
Outbound 40Km 2hrs 3 minutes avg 19 Kph
Homeward 40Km 1hr 26 minutes avg 26 kph
My cycling partner beat me home by 11 minutes.......and he is 72 y.o. He averaged 30 Kph for 40 km including hills. (he is / was a sub 3 hour marathon runner)
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Post by tomiseksj on Feb 23, 2014 21:08:17 GMT
On August 23, 1951 Italy issued this 25 lire gray black stamp (Scott 584) to commemorate the World Bicycle Championship Races being held in Milan, August-September 1951.  |
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Post by rod222 on May 3, 2014 9:46:10 GMT
Cycled this arvo, 35 km 1hr 26" going better up hills lately, up from 11Kph to around 14.5 Kph Enjoying my new (2nd hand) GIANT bike. 7 days to the start of the Giro d'Italia.....Yay! starts in Northern Ireland. The boys come out to play. Stamping takes a back seat. World War 1 French Cycling Infantry Regiment (Possibly Delandres)  |
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Post by Jen B on May 6, 2014 1:56:07 GMT
Cycled this arvo, 35 km 1hr 26" going better up hills lately, up from 11Kph to around 14.5 Kph Enjoying my new (2nd hand) GIANT bike. Nice speed gain on the hills! How do you like your Giant bike? I've had a Giant for three years and really like it. I enjoy riding on the C&O Canal towpath along the Potomac river, which has *no hills*. Although I swear it possesses a unique physical phenomena in that it is slightly up hill in both directions. |
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Post by rod222 on May 6, 2014 3:23:22 GMT
Very subtle, it is a GIANT TCR c2 Composite frame (downside : best not to hang off normal car racks) First impressions, quiet and somehow flexible, it gives an immediate smooth soft feeling on the road. I came from cheap as chips Merida steel, at $1000, this Giant was $500. I have come from an 18 speed to a 20 speed, but cannot notice the difference. Huge advantage : adjustable handlebar spigot, I am 183 cm, and it takes a while to find the right setting, to get rid of bad backs, aching arms after 80km. Gears are fab, albeit dodgy from previous owner, (farmer often threw in back of pickup as we do in the country) I need a service really. but Shimano 105 from Soara is a world of difference, clicking through without the "bang" of the Soara. I am a bit of a legend (in my own mind ) until the girls and guys from the next town, go whizzing by averaging 32Kph + and I can't keep up. |
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Post by Ryan on May 6, 2014 6:03:56 GMT
Cycled this arvo, 35 km 1hr 26" going better up hills lately, up from 11Kph to around 14.5 Kph Enjoying my new (2nd hand) GIANT bike. Nice speed gain on the hills! How do you like your Giant bike? I've had a Giant for three years and really like it. My Dad knows a guy who owns a bunch of bike shops, and I think he was also a vice-president of Giant Bicycles once upon a time. In any case, this guy ended up giving my Dad a prototype of Giant's hybrid electric bike. Jen, that's what you need for going up hills - it sure does cut down the amount of effort needed! It actually feels kind of odd to ride, the harder you push on the pedals, the more the electrics kick in to assist. Ryan |
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Post by Jen B on May 7, 2014 2:40:15 GMT
My Dad knows a guy who owns a bunch of bike shops, and I think he was also a vice-president of Giant Bicycles once upon a time. In any case, this guy ended up giving my Dad a prototype of Giant's hybrid electric bike. Jen, that's what you need for going up hills - it sure does cut down the amount of effort needed! It actually feels kind of odd to ride, the harder you push on the pedals, the more the electrics kick in to assist. Ryan Ha..really. Does it push the petals around? Can you just get your feet out of the way and ride it uphill? Sort of seems like cheating though.  |
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Post by Ryan on May 7, 2014 20:29:06 GMT
Does it push the petals around? Can you just get your feet out of the way and ride it uphill? Sort of seems like cheating though. The Giant bike works by adding electric power to the rear hub, not to the pedals. The pedals / crank assembly contains sensors that figure out how hard you're pedalling and it adds power accordingly - if you're coasting, there's no need to add any power, and if you're working hard to go up a hill, then it adds lots of help. Good thing, because all the batteries and electrics add quite a bit of weight to the bike. It would be a beast to ride if the battery died and you were still miles from home .... By coincidence, this article on a new electric bike appeared on the BBC website yesterday. It works on the same idea but it adds regenerative braking - you apply the brakes, and instead of losing momentum due to friction on the brake pads, it drives a generator to restore charge to the battery. Only $5000, only 50 available - better get in line quick if you want one! Ryan |
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Post by Jen B on May 8, 2014 1:40:29 GMT
It looks like a cross between a bike and a motorcycle. Didn't order one though, didn't have them in my color...  |
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Post by jamesw on May 8, 2014 2:36:24 GMT
the bicycle is on top of the factory  |
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Post by rod222 on May 8, 2014 5:18:33 GMT
the bicycle is on top of the factory The Cycle manufacturer's expo, was held at the Velodrome d'Hiver not far from the Eiffel Tower. The Vélodrome d'Hiver (Winter Velodrome), colloquially Vel' d'Hiv, was an indoor bicycle racing cycle track and stadium (velodrome) on rue Nélaton, not far from the Eiffel Tower in Paris. As well as track cycling, it was used for ice hockey, wrestling, boxing, roller-skating, circuses, bullfighting, spectaculars, and demonstrations. It was the first permanent indoor track in France and the name persisted for other indoor tracks built subsequently. In July 1942, French police, acting under orders from the German authorities in Occupied Paris, used the velodrome to hold thousands of Jews who were victims in a mass arrest. The Jews were held at the velodrome before they were moved to a concentration camp in the Parisian suburbs at Drancy, then to the extermination camp at Auschwitz. The incident became known as the "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv). |
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Post by therealwesty on May 8, 2014 5:48:17 GMT
Great stamp James, another that I don't have but will have to look out for.
All you guys talking about your composite frames... I am still riding my old (2002) Lemond with a Rynolds 852 chromoly frame, nothing rides like a steel bike (and I've tried other materials). It's the perfect blend of compliance with a lively feel. My original Ultegra kit is getting a little tired, so I am looking for one of the new electronic Ultegra kits to keep my old girl riding into the future.
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Post by jamesw on May 9, 2014 3:07:23 GMT
realwesty, I'm still riding my 1980s vintage Raleigh. And I love it!
My wife picked up a 70s vintage Raleigh last year at an antique mall. Took it in for servicing a couple of weeks ago and the guys at the shop were thrilled and amazed a it's condition.
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Post by rod222 on May 10, 2014 10:08:44 GMT
Giro d'Italia First day - Team Time Trial WON by an Australian team. First across the line a Canadian, Svein Tuft whom will be wearing the Pink Jersey for CANADA (won on his birthday) His comments " The Australians are a selfless team" I am rather a proud of the Australian cycling team today.  |
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Post by Jen B on May 18, 2014 1:21:02 GMT
1987 Austrian issue to commemorate the 1987 World Cycling Championships, Villach to Vienna.  But what struck me was that little barefoot guy in a bowler at bottom left. It looks like he is sleeping...maybe the artist's opinion of watching a cycle race.  Then he pops up on another Austrian stamp. This one from 1983. He is still at the bottom left, hiding behind the cancel. He looks awake this time.  Both stamps were designed by Gottfried Kumpf, an Austrian painter and sculptor. According to Kumpf's website, the little fellow is known as "the antisocial" (or The Anti-Social Man). He appears in many of Kumpf's stamp designs and paintings. He also has bronze sculptures of him. |
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Post by Philatarium on May 18, 2014 3:37:47 GMT
Jen -- Wow! Thanks for sharing those. I really like his designs. And the lettering at least has an art nouveau style to it, which I like a lot. I'd recommend people follow your link to his site and look at all his stamp designs.
Thanks again!
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