Post by madbaker on Nov 16, 2017 21:23:16 GMT
Hi there,
I'm a generalist when it comes to stamps collecting. I have a special place in my heart for Scandinavian stamps, however. Because of that, I've subscribed to Jay Smith's email updates for many years now.
A new email was in my inbox this afternoon. Along with an entertaining little essay and some new additions to his sales stock, Jay had two items in particular which caught my eye.
The first stamp is a Norwegian 'Cape' stamp with a very interesting cancellation:
It's a railway cancellation from a very small but important railway line. The line connected a heavy water plant which was used for nuclear weapons production (in this context, German weapons production.)
The way Jay tells it, this is a very rare cancellation as well because the stamp in question wasn't available at post offices along the rail line, at least in 1934 when the stamp was cancelled.
Pretty cool item and something I'd never know about without a specialist illuminating things for me. Longer story here.
The second item is an essay of the first Norwegian stamp to have 'Noreg' on the front, rather than 'Norge'
The story behind the essay is very interesting, but what caught my eye was that Jay has owned the stamp three times since the 1980's. Bought it, sold it on, bought it back, sold it on again. Longer story here
It's neat to me how these specialty items move like water from collection to collection. Whereas we all seem to have the common stuff in bulk, these items are much more transient.
I posted this in the 'General' area because it's less about Norway and more about interesting stories behind two stamps.
I'm curious - what stamps in your collection have an interesting story to tell? Perhaps you could post them here.
Mark
PS - While I don't own either of these pieces, it certainly makes me want to go through my collection and see what comes up. I'll add them here as I find them.
I'm a generalist when it comes to stamps collecting. I have a special place in my heart for Scandinavian stamps, however. Because of that, I've subscribed to Jay Smith's email updates for many years now.
A new email was in my inbox this afternoon. Along with an entertaining little essay and some new additions to his sales stock, Jay had two items in particular which caught my eye.
The first stamp is a Norwegian 'Cape' stamp with a very interesting cancellation:
It's a railway cancellation from a very small but important railway line. The line connected a heavy water plant which was used for nuclear weapons production (in this context, German weapons production.)
The way Jay tells it, this is a very rare cancellation as well because the stamp in question wasn't available at post offices along the rail line, at least in 1934 when the stamp was cancelled.
Pretty cool item and something I'd never know about without a specialist illuminating things for me. Longer story here.
The second item is an essay of the first Norwegian stamp to have 'Noreg' on the front, rather than 'Norge'
The story behind the essay is very interesting, but what caught my eye was that Jay has owned the stamp three times since the 1980's. Bought it, sold it on, bought it back, sold it on again. Longer story here
It's neat to me how these specialty items move like water from collection to collection. Whereas we all seem to have the common stuff in bulk, these items are much more transient.
I posted this in the 'General' area because it's less about Norway and more about interesting stories behind two stamps.
I'm curious - what stamps in your collection have an interesting story to tell? Perhaps you could post them here.
Mark
PS - While I don't own either of these pieces, it certainly makes me want to go through my collection and see what comes up. I'll add them here as I find them.
