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Post by rod222 on Aug 14, 2013 12:33:04 GMT
Exist Black (appear to be the rarer) Pink Salmon Irregular block of 14 mint black 1980 realised 1,300 Swiss francs (Robson Lowe) 1889 label alongside Brit Levant surcharge : Cover to Denmark 1,200 Swiss francs Germany 1,100 sw.fr England 1,800 sw.fr (all covers registered) more recent S = Stamboul GBP 85  GBP 210  |
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Post by I.L.S. on Aug 14, 2013 13:40:39 GMT
WOAH!! I love these!! I never knew these even existed!  |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Aug 14, 2013 13:56:28 GMT
Hahahaha That icon is funny!
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Post by Zuzu on Aug 14, 2013 14:29:31 GMT
Ooh, I like those, too!
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Aug 14, 2013 14:41:01 GMT
Might these Orient Express stamps be considered etiquettes?
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Aug 14, 2013 14:44:07 GMT
By George Steve, I think you're correct! Auction catalogues have them as labels, I'm for etiquettes  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Aug 14, 2013 14:48:33 GMT
If you're for it then I am too. We need a thread on etiquettes!
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Post by 1840to1940 on Aug 14, 2013 16:11:49 GMT
The David Suchet special on the Orient Express was repeated a month or so ago on PBS, and I got to wondering whether there was any postal history associated with the train. A brief look on the web didn't come up with anything, but obviously I did a lousy job of searching. Not only is there what the OP started this thread with, but also an article: The Mail that Traveled with Kings and Spys |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Aug 14, 2013 23:56:32 GMT
Nice work! 1840to1940.
I knew as late as 1980 there had been no apparent attempts to research the OE philatelically, going by a report in a Stamp Magazine.
I saw yesterday, a collection on Ebay, of stamp issues, of images of people whom had travelled on the Express
how extraordinary! A rather unique and interesting thematic.
Look forward to reading your posted *.pdf
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Post by rod222 on Aug 15, 2013 0:17:25 GMT
Broadcasting my ignorance, (mainly interested in stamps not trains The Orient Express relates to the set of carriages, right ? Do passengers migrate carriages between countries? What I don't understand is the evocative posters showing plumes of white steam, belching from fast moving locomotives, yet the Simplon tunnel was electrified, so the OE regularly changes engines? Someone put me out of my misery |
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Post by tomiseksj on Aug 15, 2013 2:55:32 GMT
Broadcasting my ignorance, (mainly interested in stamps not trains The Orient Express relates to the set of carriages, right ? Do passengers migrate carriages between countries? What I don't understand is the evocative posters showing plumes of white steam, belching from fast moving locomotives, yet the Simplon tunnel was electrified, so the OE regularly changes engines? Someone put me out of my misery This Smithsonian.com article ( A Brief History of the Orient Express) may help clarify matters for you. |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 15, 2013 3:19:46 GMT
Thanks. All sorted, there were several Orient Express' The "Orient Express" proper runs from Calais and Paris to Bucharest, passing through France, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Then there is the closely-associated "Simplon-Orient Express," which takes its way farther south, through Switzerland, Italy and Yugoslavia. From Nish, in Yugoslavia, there is a connexion for Athens, while the main part goes on through Bulgaria to Istanbul (formerly known as Constantinople) in Turkey. Finally, returning to the north, the "Ostend-Vienna Express" connects with the "Orient Express'' at the latter city, providing a through link with North Germany and Belgium. The "Orient Express" links up with the "Simplon-Orient Express" by a connexion between Budapest and Belgrade. Such, in outline, are the ramifications of the "Orient Express" and its associated services. mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r045.html |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 17, 2013 12:14:05 GMT
1982 Orient Express (Note : The publication did not reveal the special handstamp alluded to in the story)    |
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