JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 26, 2021 19:02:18 GMT
sarah - thank you  for the stamp suggestion. I decided on this stamp with her portrait:
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 26, 2021 19:04:04 GMT
anglobob - ha! I hadn't heard of the singing group Marmalade before. Tally-ho, the hunt in on!
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 26, 2021 19:05:51 GMT
Beryllium Guy - yes, I have that set, the entire packet. I haven't decided what to do with the orange therein. Thanks
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Post by daniel on Apr 26, 2021 22:22:27 GMT
JeffS, Agatha Christie seemed to like her fruit trees and several are mentioned in her books. Specifically, Orange trees are mentioned in her novel 'Destination Unknown'. They also feature in various short stories.
There are multiple Beatles possibilities but I'll go with this one since there is a personal connection. In 1988 Mark Lewisohn's book, 'The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions' was published and it was launched at Abbey Road Studios and I was there. George Martin attended but none of the Beatles. Anyway, enough name dropping  In the book a conversation is recounted between George Martin and John Lennon in relation to the album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' and the song 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!' which was based on a carnival poster that Lennon had seen. Lennon had said to Martin that he wanted the song to 'sound like an orange'!
So, the stamp would be the 'Sgt, Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' stamp from the GB 2006 set.
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Post by pattib on Apr 27, 2021 16:11:17 GMT
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 27, 2021 19:20:40 GMT
pattib - thanks for trying, but that's not the one I had in mind.
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 27, 2021 19:39:32 GMT
daniel - I agree with your stamp selection, the Sgt Pepper Album. But your reasoning needs some work, not what I am looking for. Hang in there...
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Post by sarah on Apr 27, 2021 20:29:09 GMT
Jeffs Is it because the vinyl was pressed on vinyl orange? Must say very cool vinyl xxxxx Do you have a copy of the Vinyl?
Some further interesting information about the Sgt Pepper album. The sgt pepper album cover was actually made by Peter Blake. I have researched Peter Blake as he has painted HM Queen twice and I collect Queen items. He was in the running to paint the Queen in 1969 but Pietro Annigoni was chosen as they were concerned about a pop artist painting the Queen. He eventually went to paint the Queen in 2012 for Radio Times June 2012 Diamond Jubilee cover.
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Post by sarah on Apr 27, 2021 20:32:31 GMT
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 27, 2021 21:31:24 GMT
sarah - oh, my, collecting vinyl is a whooooole different world! I have Pepper, bought when came out. But not the orange pressing. Never heard of that.
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Post by daniel on Apr 27, 2021 22:58:10 GMT
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, first verse, second line:
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
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Post by sarah on Apr 27, 2021 23:18:02 GMT
sarah - oh, my, collecting vinyl is a whooooole different world! I have Pepper, bought when came out. But not the orange pressing. Never heard of that. Jeffs never say never. I never thought my collection of HM Queen would lead to vinyl and a pop artist! Not just any vinyl, a Chris Levine Grace Jones special edition vinyl record that cost me £300 made by the vinyl factory. I dont even own a record player! i have since sold it on as I realised it really was a very crazy buy and not entirely related to HM Queen. It is amazing what paths I can lead you down! |
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 28, 2021 0:43:10 GMT
daniel - "With tangerine trees and marmalade skies" YES! Now for the Agatha Christie stamp tie-in!.......
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 28, 2021 1:24:07 GMT
jaysee - I finally picked up an example of that opera sheet with the opera about the three oranges. Thanks again for the heads-up on it.
 Now comes the question -- will I remove the one stamp I need for my collection and incorporate it as a thematic element,
or keep the sheet intact as if I were a general stamp collector.
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 28, 2021 1:28:41 GMT
And a follow-up question... what is the difference between operas and musical movies and stage plays. I was confused seeing stamps for Porgy & Bess and West Side Story included as operas.
And, there was nothing to commemorate the rock-opera Tommy.
Go figger...
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Post by brightonpete on Apr 28, 2021 1:46:35 GMT
In this case, I'd remove the stamp and dump the rest! It's a "busy" sheet, making it a chore to zero in on the wanted item!
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Post by sarah on Apr 28, 2021 9:15:57 GMT
daniel - "With tangerine trees and marmalade skies" YES! Now for the Agatha Christie stamp tie-in!....... Think I may have the Agatha Christie tie in. Was it that various fruit trees were planted in her different books. Might be on the complete wrong path again but hopefully the information might be useful for your Orange theme. Orange: Destination unknown, and in three stories: The house in Shiraz, The edge and The fourth man. These are the other fruits and the books Apple tree: Five little pigs, The clocks, Halloween party (in the name of a house), Postern of fate (in the name of a house), The apples of the hesperides (short story, in the decoration on the cup). Chestnut: Manx gold (short story). Coconut: Caribbean mystery. Fig: Nemesis, Death on the Nile (title of a book by Salome). Sycamore or Sycamore fig: Death comes as the end, Peril at end house. Greengage: Postern of fate. Lime: Cat among the pigeons, One, two, buckle my shoe. Olive: The man in the brown suit. Orange: Destination unknown, and in three stories: The house in Shiraz, The edge and The fourth man. Quince: A murder is announced. Pear: the clocks. Agatha Christie was born in Torquay, a town in Devon, UK not far from where I live. You can go on tours and visit various places. I keep one day meaning to do the tour. |
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 28, 2021 11:41:37 GMT
sarah - Torquay, also home of Fawlty Towers 
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 28, 2021 14:16:30 GMT
sarah - you are going in the right direction, but not there yet
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Post by daniel on Apr 28, 2021 14:35:39 GMT
In Chrstie's novel The Clocks, Hercule Poirot solves a mystery whilst staying at home and ponders the reason his cleaner leaves orange peel in his umbrella stand.
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Post by brightonpete on Apr 28, 2021 15:42:29 GMT
Aha, now which country issued a stamp with umbrella's and orange peels?
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Post by daniel on Apr 28, 2021 16:11:24 GMT
Aha, now which country issued a stamp with umbrella's and orange peels? Peel is a town on the Isle of Man! Hence Jeff's choice of stamp. Between all of us, maybe we've cracked it. JeffS? |
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 29, 2021 1:03:21 GMT
daniel - sorry, that’s not it. Will post a solid clue early in the morning over coffee.
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 29, 2021 11:37:47 GMT
Okay Agatha Christie fans and disinterested majority... the clue - How a murder was committed EDIT: refer to earlier Beatles clue |
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Post by brightonpete on Apr 29, 2021 12:11:06 GMT
Perhaps it is due to the product "Murder on the Orange Express" lip balm!
I'm not really that good at puzzles, nor am I well-versed in Aggie's stories!
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Post by daniel on Apr 29, 2021 13:13:41 GMT
Okay Agatha Christie fans and disinterested majority... the clue - How a murder was committed EDIT: refer to earlier Beatles clue 'A Pocket Full of Rye', murder by marmalade |
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 29, 2021 14:00:32 GMT
daniel BINGO!
PM me your postal addy and your prize will be on its way.
And thanks for playing.
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Apr 29, 2021 14:02:16 GMT
sarah - PM me your postal addy and I will gladly send you a prize for your dogged determination. You made the contest fun, for sure!
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Post by sarah on May 1, 2021 12:36:45 GMT
sarah - PM me your postal addy and I will gladly send you a prize for your dogged determination. You made the contest fun, for sure! I have really loved the contest. Its brings out my inquisitive and competitive side x I am loving learning all things orange. You are saving me a fortune as it stops me researching and buying Queen items lol. |
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on May 8, 2021 23:59:14 GMT
A new Citrus page, grapefruit slogan cancels: (and no contest!)
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for the stamp suggestion. I decided on this stamp with her portrait:
In the book a conversation is recounted between George Martin and John Lennon in relation to the album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' and the song 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!' which was based on a carnival poster that Lennon had seen. Lennon had said to Martin that he wanted the song to 'sound like an orange'! 
