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Post by daniel on Aug 5, 2023 2:08:31 GMT
Baron Munchausen was a character created by Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 novel "Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia". It was based on a real life Baron von Münchhausen who fought for the Russian Empire during the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739. He was famous for recounting tall tales of his war exploits including riding on a canon ball as depicted on this stamp.
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Post by daniel on Sept 10, 2023 14:38:33 GMT
Baron Munchausen Four more stamps based on Rudolph Erich Raspe's book. These were produced by Wentz & Co. of Berlin and New York for a long set of Fairy Tales stamps in English and German and also to be found advertising Piedmont cigarettes.
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 12, 2023 10:35:10 GMT
A few more 'Journal de Spirou' stamps to add to those shown by daniel on page 1.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Nov 15, 2023 9:33:38 GMT
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