coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on Sept 4, 2019 13:01:02 GMT
September 4, 1609 - Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan 2009 issue from Dominica Scott #2713 
1972 issue from Great Britain Scott #666 (ominous)  |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on Sept 4, 2019 13:46:46 GMT
September 4, 2006 - the untimely death of Steve Irwin, one of my favorites and a favorite of millions. RIP Steve. 2017 issue from Sierra Leone commemorating Steve’s 55th birthday Michel #BL1229  |
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Sept 11, 2019 12:56:09 GMT
September 11, 2001Today marks the 18th anniversary of that horrendous day. 
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 3, 2019 20:52:55 GMT
October 3rd, 1990: German reunification, here celebrated on its 10th anniversary with a German stamp: 
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hrdoktorx
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What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 8, 2019 21:26:24 GMT
October 8th, 1769: Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand: 
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Nov 9, 2019 17:21:23 GMT
November 9th, 1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall. Here a set of four blocks from the Gambia issued on the 25th anniversary of the event and featuring examples of its graffiti art. The date features as the license plate of the Trabant breaking through.  
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hrdoktorx
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What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...
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Post by hrdoktorx on Nov 12, 2019 18:07:07 GMT
November 12th, 1929: Birth of Grace Kelly, future princess of Monaco, here remembered on her 90th birthday (today) with a souvenir sheet: 
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
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Post by philatelia on Nov 12, 2019 18:21:17 GMT
This morning, while making my coffee, I asked Alexa "What happened today in history?" Alexa answered "King George III wrote in his journal on July 4th 1776 "nothing happened today." Not sure how Alexa confused November 12th with the 4th of July, but she did make me laugh!
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Nov 17, 2019 18:40:13 GMT
November 17th, 1989. "Lincoln Day", opening of the World Stamp Expo '89 in Washington, D.C., here remembered with a special issue card. 
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Nov 26, 2019 20:54:32 GMT
November 26th, 1965: The first French Satellite reaches orbit, here shown on a triptych on a souvenir postcard. The same issue was also printed for each of the French territorial postal administrations of the time. 
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daveg28
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Post by daveg28 on Nov 26, 2019 20:56:51 GMT
hrdoktorx....Now I like that postcard a LOT. Thanks for sharing.
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Dec 4, 2019 20:06:09 GMT
December 4th, 2017: Opening of the Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila, Vanuatu: 
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jan 1, 2020 9:08:21 GMT
January 1st, 2000: Entry into the new millennium, here whimsically presented on one of the Guernsey stamps received in philatelia 's card: 
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on Jan 17, 2020 14:34:22 GMT
January 17, 1706 - America’s first postmaster, Benjamin Franklin, is born in Boston. Scott #1474 from 1972  |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on Jan 18, 2020 15:01:46 GMT
January 18, 1904 - Hollywood legend and my favorite actor, Cary Grant, is born in Horfield, Bristol, United Kingdom. US Scott number 3692 from 2002  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 18, 2020 15:12:56 GMT
Thanks for your Cary Grant post, coastwatcher! I am also a big Cary Grant fan, although my personal all-time favorite actor is Humphrey Bogart. In any case, I just wanted to mention that I recently re-watched one of my favorite Cary Grant movies titled The Bishop's Wife, a 1947 Samuel Goldwyn production. My wife and I enjoy watching old Christmas movies during the holiday season, and this one is up near the top of our annual list. Anyway, thanks again for your great post, and happy birthday to Cary!  |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on Apr 23, 2020 12:58:19 GMT
April 23, 1616 - William Shakespeare dies. Shakespeare has a place in postal history because, in 1964, he became the first commoner ever to be featured on a British stamp. Scott #s 402-406 issued in 1964 in Britain:  |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on May 1, 2020 12:51:00 GMT
May 1, 1929 - The Kansa-Nebraska overprinted Fourth Bureau Issue stamps officially go on sale on this day.   |
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Post by brightonpete on May 1, 2020 13:08:04 GMT
Mystic's iOS app "ThisDayInHistory" has an interesting write-up of the Kansas and Nebraska stamps in today's offering...
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on May 1, 2020 13:19:47 GMT
1328 The Wars of Scottish Independence under King Robert the Bruce, finally ended by The treaty of Edinburgh and Northhampton, when England officially recognised Scottish Independence and gave up claim to the Scottish Throne  |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on May 1, 2020 18:30:39 GMT
May 1, 1840 - Though not to be used until May 6, Great Britain introduces the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black. The brainchild of Sir Rowland Hill, it would revolutionize how mail was sent around the world.  |
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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on May 1, 2020 22:56:07 GMT
In any case, I just wanted to mention that I recently re-watched one of my favorite Cary Grant movies titled The Bishop's Wife, a 1947 Samuel Goldwyn production. , It’s been awhile since you posted this, but I thought I’d tell you that I ordered a copy of “The Bishop’s Wife” on eBay today after seeing your post when reading back through this thread. I’ve got a pretty good collection of DVDs covering the Golden Age of Hollywood, but, for some reason, I had never gotten this one. Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks for reminding me of it! As a fellow Cary Grant fan, you might like to know that I also ordered a copy of “That Touch of Mink” with Grant and Doris Day. |
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angore
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Post by angore on May 2, 2020 10:29:52 GMT
( wish the Mystic hingeless (not that it was hingeless but printed on better paper and numbers outside frame) was available when I moved to Mystic.
The Bishop's Wife is on our Christmas watch plus we also watch the remake with Denzel Washington.
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on May 6, 2020 19:04:58 GMT
May 1, 1840 - Though not to be used until May 6, Great Britain introduces the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black. The brainchild of Sir Rowland Hill, it would revolutionize how mail was sent around the world. Today 6th May 1840 the official first day of use of the Penny Black . Sorry I don’t have a first day cover to show.🤭 |
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angore
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Post by angore on May 6, 2020 19:43:30 GMT
I started getting Mystic's This Day in History emails.
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on May 7, 2020 15:06:20 GMT
It was seen as a "Day of Infamy!" and a German atrocity .The unarmed passenger liner LUSITANIA was torpedoed off the Irish coast on 7 May 1915,by a German U-Boat. Women and children lost their lives, and the presence of some neutral American passengers amongst the casualties was instrumental in persuading America to enter the WW1 on the Allied side  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on May 8, 2020 12:58:30 GMT
8th May 1945
WWII Victory in Europe Day
75th Anniversary (2020) Sorry to report that I could not find any stamps in my current holdings that honor VE Day, but I am sure that there must be some members who have suitable material. Xavier ( hrdoktorx) or Alex ( vikingeck) or Michael ( Londonbus1) or others would have something I imagine. So, to put an image into this post, below is a photo of the front page of the Cleveland Press, my hometown newspaper marking this date in history. I have a framed copy of this front page hanging in my stamp room back in the US, but I don't even have a photo of that, so I found this one on the Internet. I will try to upgrade this at some point. 
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cursus
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Post by cursus on May 8, 2020 13:04:22 GMT
Hi Chris. Would these do?
Honour to those who fought for our Freedom!
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renden
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Post by renden on May 8, 2020 13:09:30 GMT
Will try to find one in my WWII collection but it might be MINT, Chris Beryllium Guy Have many - let me check this one from Helvetia |
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renden
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Post by renden on May 8, 2020 13:23:39 GMT
cursusHave one from Suisse (Helvetia) with a V and some others - Scanning time René I did have the ones shown but wass looking for specific and dated (hard to find May 8th) if it exists !!
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