JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 20, 2023 8:23:44 GMT
I'm looking forward to incorporating this grapefruit cover into my proper collection:
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 20, 2023 8:35:21 GMT
The 1938 National Air Mail Week (NAMW) cachet from Harlingen, Texas, located in the heart of the Texas citrus region, features an orange.
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cursus
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Posts: 2,014 
What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Sept 25, 2023 10:04:14 GMT
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 25, 2023 10:14:55 GMT
cursus thank you for posting. I note that the stamp features the sweet orange while the oranges on the card appear to be the Seville or bitter oranges.
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cursus
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Posts: 2,014
What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Sept 25, 2023 10:57:51 GMT
I'm afraid there aren't any printing data on the back of the card. I've another one with a chessnut, also with the 1975 FD Madrid postmark. If you're interested, I can send it to you.
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
Posts: 3,655
What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Sept 25, 2023 13:08:57 GMT
JeffS You really know your topic and you’re probably well aware of this, but just in case, have you ever searched for Vitamin C themed stamps? Great Britain issued one showing an orange in the background.
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,551
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Sept 25, 2023 15:58:14 GMT
My daily breakfast starter, half a red grapefruit  sometimes the juice does escape! Followed by glass of orange juice, and blueberries with my cereal should be getting enough vitamin C, though my Mum always insisted on Black currants with lemon and honey hot drinks for colds and sore throats. |
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 25, 2023 17:00:55 GMT
JeffS You really know your topic and you’re probably well aware of this, but just in case, have you ever searched for Vitamin C themed stamps? Great Britain issued one showing an orange in the background. |
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 25, 2023 17:10:26 GMT
@vikingeck I have to avoid grapefruit due to a prescription medicine conflict. However, I heartily endorse the eating of the fruit pomelo which is a delectable breakfast (but somewhat messy) citrus source.
I started redoing this page some time ago, thus the pencil notation and replaced stamp at the bottom.
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Sept 25, 2023 18:20:00 GMT
Just a little Vitamin C historical foot note .. in the absence of fresh fruit and vegetables in the 19th century Royal Navy sauerkraut was served with doses of Lime juice as antiscorbutic.The Americans mocked this calling British “lime juice “ sailors hence “ Limeys”
one of the early benefits of the new post war National Health Service was the provision of free Milk , cod liver oil, and concentrated orange juice to ensure essential vitamins to all children following WW2 food rationing
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 6, 2023 23:19:10 GMT
Have you ever wondered where all that mixed fruit in the cans on the grocery shelf, in mixed fruit salads, and in the familiar cornucopia come from? Well, it comes from the Australian Mixed Fruit Tree.
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 11, 2023 14:05:46 GMT
Today's orange journey takes us to Tahiti, the largest island of French Polynesia.
I am particularly glad to be able to post this page as the Tahiti postcard which I purchased in July from a French Delcampe seller, assumed lost in the mail, finally arrived yesterday, a journey of 3 months. The mailing envelope showed a clear July postmark but no indication for the delay in transit.
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 22, 2023 21:08:10 GMT
Todays effort, Citrus Sam:
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 22, 2023 21:12:30 GMT
I was happy to find that I was the winner of a lot of 28 Texas Citrus inspection stamps today:
I have yet to find out how these were used and by whom.
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Oct 22, 2023 23:20:31 GMT
Sc#897 1981  Sc#3717 2012  Sc#C213 1955  Sc#636 1971  SG#1 1940  SG32 1932  SGD202 1962  |
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Oct 22, 2023 23:33:51 GMT
SG1284 1982  Sc#1767 2009  Australia Mildura  SG1052 1987  (Not my image)  |
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hdm1950
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Posts: 1,890
What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Oct 23, 2023 0:21:32 GMT
I was happy to find that I was the winner of a lot of 28 Texas Citrus inspection stamps today
I have yet to find out how these were used and by whom. Jeff, I did a quick Google search for Texas Mature Fruit Tax stamps purpose and I came up with this document with amendment dates right up to recent years. statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.94.htm It does talk about a fee for selling products out of season. |
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 23, 2023 1:28:54 GMT
hdm1950 Wow! Thank you my friend. I shall need fresh eyes for reading in the next days. I guess I need to take a class on internet searching techniques!
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 24, 2023 2:31:04 GMT
rod222 thanks for participating in my oranges project, I am familiar with all except the el Camino real cinderella. And the Perfin stamp is a kumquat, not an orange, but a very distant cousin none the less.
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Oct 24, 2023 5:33:31 GMT
JeffS I am familiar with all except the el Camino real cinderella. Hi, from what I gather, El Camino Real (The Royal Road) is a tourist journey?
from Sonoma to San Diego
The "stamps" go in some sort of "Passport" in visits during the Journey
My Bad assuming the dates shown were for the Oranges, not so. (64 Stamps in the set?)
 
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 25, 2023 2:36:57 GMT
This rather uninspiring sheet of 6 fruit stamps from Suriname arrived today so I scrambled to gather other loose items to make a page:
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 25, 2023 3:42:31 GMT
rod222 and other interested members. From a quick search online I found this concise historical explanation or El Camino Real: Many of the world’s great civilizations boast distinctive architecture or infrastructure that has endured a hallmark of their culture and history. In California, the name El Camino Real (“The Royal Road”) has resonated for generations. Extending over 600 miles from San Diego in the south to Sonoma in the north, El Camino Real was, in essence, California’s first highway, connecting 21 Franciscan missions. However, the road’s importance and its name recognition have far outlasted that of the missions it originally served. A collection of cards and covers from points along the way would, in my mind, make for a great collection. And as a side note, El Camino Real was also the title of my 7-8th grade Spanish language text book.
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Oct 25, 2023 3:46:27 GMT
Thanks Jeff, waited 15 years to have those identified properly I have 15 of the 64 "stamps" Labels. |
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 25, 2023 4:19:18 GMT
Thanks Jeff, waited 15 years to have those identified properly I have 15 of the 64 "stamps" Labels. A stamp booklet of these (or for these) is listed on eBay if you search "El Camino Real stamps" |
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 27, 2023 22:55:48 GMT
Orange adult beverages is now at its second page:
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armenin2000
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I am 73 years old. I have been collecting stamps since 1963. My interests are Greater Russia. Stamps
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What I collect: Greater Russia. Stamps, covers , maxcards
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Post by armenin2000 on Nov 5, 2023 21:01:06 GMT
Collection of tangerines in Abkhazia cansel Week of writing the city of Sukhumi. Sukhumi is the name of the city in Georgian. Sukhum is Abkhazian.  |
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Nov 9, 2023 14:19:03 GMT
armenin2000 Thank you for bringing this card and stamp to my attention. I had the stamp but knew nothing about the fruit being harvested. I was able to find an example of the card online and it is on its way to me. Thanks again.
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,844
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Nov 9, 2023 14:29:20 GMT
Here is a cute souvenir sheet from the never-ending printing presses of Tanzania. Issued in 1996 along with a set of 4 stamps each bearing a single fruit including an orange. Scott lists a similar sheet numbered 1485a for a 300/- value featuring bananas. No mention is made of this particular 500/- value showing 3 fruits, unless it is buried elsewhere in the catalog, (2015 edition)
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sometimes the juice does escape!
