tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30347954189925621352024-03-13T19:23:42.696+00:00Stamp Magazine BlogWelcome to Stamp Magazine's blog, updated by Adrian Keppel every Friday.Julia Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280223779216704248noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-54598170394144081142013-12-27T09:00:00.000+00:002013-12-29T11:48:35.810+00:00The Last One<div class="MsoNormal">
Yes, you’ve read that correctly. Some of you may have
already seen the notice on the website’s forum, but this is the end of the line
as far as the website’s blog is concerned.</div>
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So let me first of all thank everyone at Stamp Magazine for
having given me the opportunity to write this blog for two years. It’s been a
great ride and I’ve enjoyed it thoroughly.</div>
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I also would like to thank you, my faithful readers! Some of
you date back from when I had my own blog, many moons ago, so I’m absolutely
thrilled to see that you’re still with me. I hope you’ve all enjoyed these past
two years. </div>
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Some of you were even<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mad enough to send me stuff every now and then, which I could use here
on the blog. Actually, I received such an item the very day the decision was
made to stop. It now is the perfect item to include in this last post, even though
you must forgive me (once again) for this nostalgic moment.</div>
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It is a ‘St Nicholas’ sheetlet from Holland, and it harks
back to imagery so well known to all Dutchmen from when they were kids, with
Nicholas on his horse and his helper Black Pete riding on our roofs and dropping
presents through the chimney into the shoes we put there for that purpose. The
carrot and hay <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">we</i> put in there, as a thank-you
pressie for the horse of course! </div>
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I won’t disappear of the radar completely though. I think I
will pick up my own blog again. I have started a website/blog on stamp
engravers and it would be great if I could see you there every now and then. You'll find it by clicking <a href="http://stampengravers.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Chat" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</div>
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I will also of course keep writing for Stamp Magazine, and I am very much looking forward to having a bit more time again
to write some more major features, which is what I enjoy most.</div>
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Right, that’s me then, clocking off for the final time. Thank
you all once again and:</div>
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See yous later!</div>
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Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-410736189955152432013-12-20T09:00:00.000+00:002013-12-20T09:00:10.052+00:00Christmas<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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For the first time in ages we had a ‘Christmas’ themed
evening at our local stamp club. I decided to show a selection of engraved Christmas
stamps from Austria, and they make a perfect theme for this year’s Christmas blog
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I quite like the Austrian issues, because they’re clean and
simple. Just the one stamp each year and almost always the designs are based on
a Nativity scene. Austria, of course, is steeped in Baroque architecture and
art, so it isn’t very hard for them to come up with the most wonderful designs
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Some are incredibly old, such as this 15th century fresco
which you’ll find in the church at Tainach in Upper Carinthia. Funny how Joseph’s
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Some are not old at all, such as this modern icon by Anton
Wollenek, made in 1920. Professor Wollenek is internationally known for his
icons, and they have also appeared on various stamp issues from the Palestine Authority, such
as this 1997 Christmas set.</div>
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As you will probably know I have a soft spot for stamps which are (almost) wholly
engraved. My favourite ones from the Austrrian catalogue are therefore the Christmas stamps engraved by Rudolph Toth.</div>
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I like the serenity of this Virgin and Child stamp from
1975. It is part of the altar in the Viennese Schottenstift, or Scottish Abbey.
It is late Gothic, dating from the 15th century.</div>
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Another gem is this 1967 stamp, depicting the Adoration of
the Shepherds. It is the middle part of a beautiful triptych which is part of
the altar of the Nonnberg Convent in Salzburg. Again, we’re talking (late) 15th century here.</div>
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But my absolute favourite is Toth’s 1985 stamp. It depicts
the Adoration of the Christ Child, and is a marbled relief which you’ll find on
one of the prominent houses in Salzburg. But it’s not so much what it depicts.
The quality of the engraving is so incredibly superb that you still think you’re
looking at a relief rather than an engraving. In fact, I love it so much that I
made it my desktop background this Christmas period, so I can look at it each
and every day. Just click on the image to get a blown-up version and you’ll see
what I mean.</div>
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I can only hope that your Christmas will be just as
wonderful as this!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian</div>
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My Christmas present flew in early this year. In fact, it
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On our annual trip to Holland I happened to pass my stamp
shop of old in The Hague, and although I didn’t really plan to get anything, I
suddenly noticed these Taiwanese owls in the window. I remembered they were shown on
our website’s <a href="http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=66962&p=10" target="_blank"><b>forum</b></a>. They made a great impression at the time because the
engravings include secret engraver’s marks. So, needless to say, I rushed in
and got them. And it being close to Christmas, I was kindly encouraged to get the other two
sets in as well, to have the collection complete.</div>
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So when I got the three sets at home, I started researching
the engravers. Luckily, the website of the Taiwanese post mentioned the
engravers. But it didn’t say anywhere whether these engravers each worked on a different
stamp or whether all stamps were co-productions. And also, there were names
which were so alike that I was wondering whether they would actually be one and
the same engraver, with the differences being explained by translating the
Chinese characters into Latin script.</div>
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So I tried the easy way and emailed both the Taiwanese Post
and the actual printers, asking them for more information. As if… Of course I
never heard anything back. I even tried to impress them by mentioning I once worked
for the Taipei Representative Office in The Hague for a bit, but even that didn’t
persuade them to come back to me.</div>
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So I had to do some more research myself. And of course got
hopelessly stuck. I did, however, manage to convince myself conclusively that
each stamp was engraved by a single engraver, for the secret marks were mainly
the engraver’s initials.</div>
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I also think I’ve solved the Chen Y Ling versus Chen Yu Ling
situation. Both these names are mentioned on the post office website, but the
stamp attributed to Chen Y Ling includes the engraver’s mark YU-L, therefore I think
I can safely conclude this is one and the same engraver.</div>
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No such luck, though, with Huang Lien Tsai and Huang Lian
Cai. Lien supposedly has an E, an H and a T as engraver’s marks, and the two
stamps attributed to Lian have either HLT or HUANG. Now, to be honest, I can’t
find Lien’s E anywhere, so if that E maybe isn’t right and there should be an L
somewhere, then we’re one step closer to concluding that these two are just the
one engraver. Especially seeing that Huang Lian Cai's stamp initials of HLT fit Huang Lien Tsai's initials perfectly.</div>
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So if you’re as mad as me, but cleverer, and have already
solved this riddle, or if you speak and read Taiwanese and you can find out whether
this is one or two engravers, then please do get in touch so I can finally get
some peace of mind! </div>
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I was looking for the 2002 joint issue of Sweden and Thailand,
depicting royal palaces, which I needed because it was engraved by Slania. The Thai half of this set depicts the Dusit Maha
Prasat Throne Hall in Bangkok, a stunning 18th century building in a
crucifix form.</div>
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When I received it, it came with another set, depicting Thai
architecture. Again from 2002, it is a set depicting Thai temples. The architecture,
but also the design of stamps, is so beautiful that I just had to share it with
you.</div>
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On the first 3 baht value we find the Temple of the Emerald
Buddha. This is the Royal Chapel which was initiated by King Rama I, the first
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The second 3 baht value shows Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon
Mangkhalarm, better known as Thailand’s first public university. It is a centre
of Thai knowledge but it is also known for its beautiful mural paintings.</div>
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On the 4 baht we find the Temple of the Dawn. This used to
be the Royal Chapel, in the Thon Buri period, in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the second half of the eighteenth century. The
first light of dawn actually reflects off the surface of the temple, hence its
name. It is world famous for its stupa or prang, or pagoda, or spire, or
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Finally, we have the 12 baht, illustrating the Marble Temple,
which was commissioned by King Chulalongkorn. The main chapel was completely built
from white Carrara Italian marble.</div>
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The set shows how stamps could (should?)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>showcase a country’s heritage. It makes such
an issue so much more valuable than just bunging roses or fishes (to mention just
a few other Thai issues from 2002) on a stamp.</div>
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So well done, Thailand, for showing the world that even
modern stamps can be beautiful and worthwhile!</div>
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Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-84440385714098785012013-11-29T09:00:00.000+00:002013-11-29T10:27:40.965+00:00Post Office PostersI was clearing out a shelf from my stamp cupboard the other
day and came across a few postal items I had completely forgotten about!<br />
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Way back in the mid 1990s, when I started coming to the UK
much more frequently, and had just come back into stamp collecting, I made sure
I got friendly with the local post mistress. As one does. I must have done
something right for she soon let me handle her newly received stamp sheets and
let me tear out cylinder and date of printing blocks.</div>
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Then one day, with a slightly secretive look on her face,
she handed me this brown envelope, saying she wasn’t sure whether she was
allowed to do so, but would I be interested in all these old A4 post office stamp posters? </div>
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Thrilled to bits, I gladly accepted them, and now here they
are back on my desk again. They’re from a period of time during which many a
gorgeous stamp set was issued by Royal Mail. I particularly like the ‘Women of
Achievement’ issue and the ‘Classic Cars’ issue.</div>
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But there were also more general posters, advertising
several stamp books with special offers (chocolate!) and competitions. And the
1996 version of Post Early for Christmas campaign.</div>
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My lovely postmistress was stationed in rural Wales so many
of the posters were either bilingual or completely in Welsh, which of course
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I love the one of the 1998 stamp issues programme. Look at
the dormouse on the left, that was actually a photograph used on an unadopted
essay for the Endangered Species set! It has since appeared on one of the Stampex
postcards, but that item is still lost somewhere on another shelf so I can’t
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It’s only a pity that the one poster with a proper Welsh
subject, that of the Princess Diana set, is actually in English only. That one
would have been great to have got in Welsh, but my postmistress may well have
kept that one for herself!</div>
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Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-2135182864586841272013-11-22T09:00:00.000+00:002013-11-28T09:47:03.662+00:00Hector BerliozLast week you found me slightly sidestepped because of <a href="http://blog.stampmagazine.co.uk/2013/11/leonardo-da-vinci.html" target="_blank">Leonardo da Vinci</a>, but the reason why I had bumped into him in the first place, was
that I was on the hunt for Decaris’ stamps depicting Berlioz’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Damnation of Faust</i>, a 1969 stamp set
from Monaco.<br />
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The set featured in last month’s <a href="http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/product/172721/stamp-magazine-november-2013" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stamp Magazine</i></a> and was described as being Decaris’ <i>tour de force</i>
for Monaco. And it sure is. I was especially curious to see how he could translate
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minuet of the Goblins</td></tr>
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Berlioz must have felt similar pressures when he tried to
translate Goethe’s famous poem <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Faust</i> into
music. Although the story was already there, he never really nailed it and had
to admit later on that his Faust worked better as a concert piece than as a
staged work.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faust led to Hell</td></tr>
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And yet, the story is quite compelling. The aging Faust
mourns his incapacity to achieve simple happiness and mourns his lost youth and innocence. He nearly ends his life but then the devil appears in the shape of Mephistopheles. He enchants Faust and shows him the good life. Mephistopheles also
conjures up a beautiful woman. Faust and the beautiful Marguerite fall in love,
but she is about to be hanged for having accidentally killed her mother.
Pledging to do everything he can to save her, Faust sells his soul to the
devil. They both ride into hell, thereby saving the lady who ascends to heaven.</div>
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Looking at the whole set of nine stamps, what becomes clear
is that Decaris seemed to have fared better than Berlioz. Decaris managed to
incorporate the flow of music in his design by using the ploy of ‘surrounding’.
On quite a lot of values you see the main subject surrounded by creatures. The
images are created in such a way that these creatures really seem to dance
around the main figure, as if a waltz was being played in the background.</div>
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It’s superbly done and I must admit I rate these stamps even
higher than Decaris’ famous History of France stamp series, which is normally
regarded as his masterpiece. One can only marvel at the design and amount of
detail of the engravings.</div>
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The set was crowned by a tenth stamp, an airmail rate stamp,
which is a direct reference to the reason why the set was issued in the first
place: to mark the death centenary of the composer. Although different from the
nine story stamps, the engraving of Berlioz’ bust is a very fine piece of work
as well and a superb and fitting finale to the issue.</div>
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Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-89857335091343713832013-11-15T09:00:00.000+00:002013-11-15T09:00:06.286+00:00Leonardo da Vinci<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]-->Last week I was a bit whiney when a large-ish lot of stamps
came my way and they weren’t quite what I had hoped for. This week the same
happened to me but now I’m jubilant!<br />
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Why? Well, the large lot I received this
week included a set of stamps which were miles better than the set I was originally
after. The large lot was the Monaco 1969 year set and the stamps I’m referring
to are the six values issued to mark the 450th death anniversary of
Leonardo da Vinci.
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And the great thing is that they illustrated his drawings
rather than any paintings. Now, Da Vinci’s drawings are just as beautiful (if
not more) and famous as his other work. I even remember, on my very first trip
to Scotland back in 1985, that I went to the Scottish National Gallery on the
Mound in Edinburgh to see an exhibition of his drawings. So perfect, such
beautiful colours.</div>
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The stamps stay true to their subject matter and are just as
stunning as the original artwork. I’ve said before that depicting art on stamps
is tricky to say the least. But if you forget about paintings and try and focus
on artworks that may be reproduced better on a small format, such as drawings,
then you may well be on to a winner.</div>
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And if you then decide to actually engrave those drawings
then you’re basically creating an artwork of an artwork. Can’t go wrong. My
favourites from the set are the following three:</div>
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The drawing of the head of a girl, dating from around 1483.
Engraved by Robert Cami, on the 30c.</div>
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The Condottiere, also engraved by Cami, on the 3f.</div>
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And finally the Head of St. Madeleine, engraved by Jean
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Many painters had sketchbooks in which they drew studies for
their paintings. But for Da Vinci his sketchbook was so much more. He drew
everything he noticed around him or found interesting. His subjects are as wide
ranging as his curiosity and include anything from caricatures to human
anatomy. For Da Vinci, drawing was really the act of trying to understand and
this understanding gave him immense joy. And that’s obviously what his drawings
still exude. Mona Lisa: eat your heart out!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian</div>
Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-6962006673577515972013-11-08T09:00:00.000+00:002013-11-08T09:00:00.181+00:00Pakistan<div class="MsoNormal">
I must have said it before: sometimes you need to buy a
bigger lot just to lay your hands on that one item you’ve been looking for. And
that can be fun, because the rest of the lot may include some unexpected finds.<br />
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From
now on, though, I will have to add a caveat: it may not always be that
interesting what comes with the item you were looking for. And so I’m sorry to say
that I was slightly underwhelmed when my Pakistan 1994 year set arrived. </div>
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I’m afraid I found it all a bit bland. Though maybe, being
inclined to lean towards more traditional philately (read: older stuff), I
could have foreseen it would not be the treasure trove I somehow expected.</div>
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Many stamps were of a design or theme which could just as
well have been issued anywhere else in the world. There was really only the one
exception and that was the stamp issued to mark the first international
festival of Islamic artisans at work.</div>
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The Pioneers of Freedom sheet could also be said to be a
good home-grown thematic, but here the printing process (lithography) does not really do the
designs justice. If only these had been properly engraved portraits, printed in
recess, that would have made for a rather classy issue.</div>
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Some surprise then, that the stamps I was looking for in the
first place should be so utterly beautiful! The definitive set introduced in
1994 depicts the Father of the Nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, against a lovely
decorative background. The portrait is printed in recess, which in my book adds
greatly to the design. But the subtle play with colours, too, make that this
twelve-value set never looks samey.</div>
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I’ve been trying for ages to find out more about the
engraver. The catalogue just mentions Z. Ali, but thankfully I came across a
great Pakistan Philately website, and on there I read the engraver’s first
name, which is Zulfiqar. Not that that helped much for I still have been unable
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So if anyone happens to be an expert in Pakistan philately,
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Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-22274370273891193042013-11-01T09:00:00.000+00:002013-11-04T17:13:04.738+00:00Dundee Philatelic Weekend<div class="MsoNormal">
Last weekend I attended the 14th <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Philatelic Weekend in Dundee. A social
gathering of some 70+ stamp collectors, locked up in a hotel with good food,
wonderful displays and little free time. Sounds scary? I can assure you it isn’t.
I would easily qualify it as the most important and most enjoyable event of my
bi-annual calendar.</div>
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Stamp collecting can be a bit of a solitary pastime and
going to a local club isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but events such as these are
so perfect in that there’s always one or two (if not more) who share your specific
interests. Though I must say that this year has been a top event, and
not just because of that great Isle of Man sheet that came free in the introductory
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No, it was because I got acquainted with some wonderful people. And all
thanks to a little, eight-page display I put up on my stamp engravers. Which was
quite an impromptu display as it happened, for the night before I went to the
weekend, I decided on showing something completely different than I had prepared
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And so I happened to show a page on the engraver Charles
Gordon Yorke who, besides stamps, also engraved beautiful banknotes, such as
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Through that note I got into touch with a lady who
not only collected waterfalls, but had actually served on the British Stamp
Advisory Committee for decades, having only retired a couple of years ago. I spent hours listening to her stories. One of the things I
liked most was that she said the committee should not so much be judged
by what it allowed to get through but by what it managed to stop getting through!</div>
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Another page I showed included a non-approved die by Bohumil Heinz for a
stamp commemorating the Czech painter Josef<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Manes. The actual issue featured in a display by a lady who, as a member
of the Czechoslovakian Society, had actually met the engraver Martin Cinovsky, whilst celebrating
the club’s 50th anniversary. Needless to say, I hung on every
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We also had a mini auction, and yet another lady and I
were locked in battle over this particular Slania item, which included the 2002
Sweden-Thailand joint issue, plus special black print of the engraved part. I
let it go to well over £20 before I decided to give up. Never a good idea of course
for it kept niggling in my mind that I should have gone on. Just as well
then that I’ve since found it on the internet and am now the proud owner of an
identical item, and that for less money as well!</div>
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So all in all it was a fantastic weekend and I can thoroughly
recommend it to anyone who might be on the fence with regard to such events. Go
for it, you’ll love it!</div>
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As you may have gathered by now, I’m not always the quickest
when it comes to jumping on new philatelic bandwagons.<br />
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I’m more like a “What do
I want to keep that first Smilers sheet for” kinda guy. It is therefore quite amazing
that I did manage to hold on to the first ever Machin & Commemorative mixed
booklet (the submarines, remember?) in 2001.<br />
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And even more amazing that I
managed to snap up a Machin £2 ‘missing pound sign’ cylinder block within weeks
of issue, when they still retailed for only twice the face value.<br />
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But a lot of
stuff just passes me by and I only notice it months if not years after. The <a href="http://blog.stampmagazine.co.uk/2012/12/post-and-go.html" target="_blank">Post and Go</a> labels were a good example and so are the Universal Mail stamps.</div>
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Even reading about them in the latest Stamp Magazine did not
trigger any sort of action on my part. It was only when I found myself in Dumfries
Tourist Information Centre the other day, that I finally got acquainted with
this latest phenomenon.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Animals of Scotland strip with issue date in righthand bottom</td></tr>
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I can’t even remember what I was doing there but while
browsing I saw this notice on the wall saying that international postcard stamps
were being sold there. Suddenly inspired I rushed to the counter and asked for
them. And lo and behold, the lady did produce a bagful of them, in two designs
even! Needless to say I bought both.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scottish Icons strip with issue date in righthand bottom</td></tr>
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The first one is of Animals of Scotland, issued in June
2012. The five stamps show the highland cow, the puffin, the red stag, the
golden eagle and the Scottish blackface. The second strip, from July 2013,
consists of Scottish icons, with the bagpipe, thistle, Eilean Donan Castle,
Haggis and West Highland terriers being depicted.</div>
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Looking at the Universal Mail <a href="http://www.universalmail.co.uk/" target="_blank">website</a>, I gather there are at
least six more general strips that have been issued in Scotland so far. Something
I never realised, but found out in the excellent feature in the magazine, is
that there are general issues and so-called bespoke issues. For Scotland, there
are nine of the latter category: eight issued specifically for Historic
Scotland, and one for Eilean Donan.</div>
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And then there are limited editions as well, but the two
issued so far are not specifically Scottish so I can leave those out of my collection.</div>
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But it seems I may have to do a lot of travelling to get all
those different strips. Roaming all the TICs won’t be that hard, but for the bespoke
ones I’ll have to start planning visits to the various Historic Scotland sites.
Oh well, there’s worse ways to spend one’s days!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian </div>
Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-23750368031325033872013-10-18T09:00:00.000+01:002013-10-18T09:00:01.033+01:00Alsace and Lorraine<div style="text-align: justify;">
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My Peacemaking collection on the aftermath of the Great War
has finally been enlarged with another chapter, this time on Alsace and
Lorraine. The fate of these provinces would be determined by the outcome of the Great War. And yet they don't really feature that heavily in my story, because it has always been a prerequisite that they should be returned to France. But let’s go back a few
years to look at the history of the area.<br />
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The provinces of Alsace and Lorraine were a part of the Holy
Roman Empire but were annexed by France in the 17th century, when that empire started to crumble. Fast forward to 1870 and we see the German Bismarck occupying the two provinces during the Franco-Prussian war. That's where they enter
my story and mainstream philately as well. During the occupation, a set of
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They are no things of beauty, but they offer a wealth of
specialisation with various design varieties, reprints and an immensely
interesting postal use, especially on mail to the rest of France. However, here we can make do with just a basic set and they’re
hard enough to find in good mint condition so I only have the two values yet,
but I’ll persevere!</div>
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After the war was over, victorious United Germany was
granted possession of the provinces so they became properly German, as can be
seen from the above postcard which shows the two provinces in the bottom left
corner of Germany. The occupation stamps were replaced with contemporary German
stamps, see below postcard sent from the Alsace.</div>
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France vowed to get
back their provinces and this played a major part in the peacemaking process
after World War I. As soon as France managed to occupy Alsace and Lorraine, they started to reintroduce French culture. This was often done rather
ruthlessly and seeing that the provinces had been inhabited by Germans for a long
time now, the French methods of persuasion led to resentment. These two
cinderellas show how Alsace school children were forced to speak French and told
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But, even though so many other regions in Europe were granted
plebiscites to decide their own future, the inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine
were given no such privilege, because the French argued that the Germans had ousted
all the French and had flooded the provinces with Germans which would impact
the outcome of a plebiscite. And so, the provinces became French again after
the war, with this 1919 cover symbolising the transitional period.</div>
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Both German and French stamps are used and whereas the
registration label is still in German, the postmarks are already in French.
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Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-63772897730201774402013-10-11T09:00:00.000+01:002013-10-11T09:00:06.776+01:00Karl BickelI had a feeling of déjà vu this weekend, when I went to the Stamp & Postcard Festival in Prestwick. Like <a href="http://blog.stampmagazine.co.uk/2013/09/stampex.html" target="_blank">Stampex </a>all over again. But then on a smaller scale of course. Yet again I found myself walking around the dealers' tables trying to focus on what I was going to buy. This time, though, I had a better idea of what I was looking for: New South Wales and India. <br />
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Nevertheless, the first two items I bought were Dutch and after that I bumped into this great Luxembourg set which I immediately snapped up. So that was the end of my concerted effort to work with some sort of want list.<br />
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However, the great thing was that it refocused my mind on my 'Engravers' collection. A collection which had I had been neglecting of late, but which I've rediscovered thanks to that chance find. For you see, the Luxembourg set I bought was engraved by Karl Bickel.<br />
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Now Karl Bickel is arguably the most famous Swiss engraver of all time and I would even venture to say he is among the most famous engravers of Europe. The majority of recess-printed stamps issued in Switzerland in the 1930s, 40s and 50s are engraved by him and he also engraved for other countries, such as a number of sets for Luxembourg and also for Portugal.<br />
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Bickel had already found fame as a portrait artist before he became involved with stamp engraving, and managed to cement that reputation even more with his engraved portrait stamps. I consider them among the best portrait stamps ever made and am showing you a few here so you can make up your own mind.<br />
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They are all from the annual Pro Juventute charity stamps issued in Switzerland. Just look at the fine detail and the lifelike expressions in the faces. They are truly magnificent.<br />
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Bickel himself was also most pleased with his portraits on stamps and is often quoted as stating that the 1927 Pro Juventute stamp portraying Pestalozzi was his favourite work. To be honest, I would beg to differ as I'm more a fan of his finer detailed work, but who am I to contradict the master!<br />
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AdrianAdrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-85179893113584848812013-10-04T09:00:00.000+01:002013-10-04T09:00:10.863+01:00Dutch Child Welfare Issues<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Being a member of a local stamp club may give you the added
perk of getting the club packet. Ours is a number of shoe boxes per year, filled
with books full of stamps. Mint, used, all world, with usually some covers and
cards included as well. I just received my first one of the season and whilst
looking at the books I noticed one full of Dutch stamps. And there was even a
set which I didn’t have yet, so I snapped that one up straightaway.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1934: Girl picking apples</td></tr>
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It was the 1934 Child Welfare set, depicting a child picking
fruit. Four identical stamps in different colours. I immediately felt a serious bout of
nostalgia coming on. I suppose this set is typical of why I started collecting
stamps. </div>
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The Dutch stamp catalogue up to the 1950s is full of similar <b></b>sets: series
of 4 to 5 stamps, all the same, with only different colours and values. A bit
like commemorative definitives. And the Child Welfare stamps come top in that
category.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1924: Child's head in between two angels</td></tr>
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They started out in 1924 with three stamps of a child’s head
surrounded by angels. The year after, the spell was immediately broken by stamps which had different provincial coats of arms on, but from 1933 on,
all Child Welfare stamps followed the pattern of a single design in different colours.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_O9PsRcS5P-WZBpBmctOuv6CiDVpkobm8axevc0OcFdzco_p2fA59P8dnnDs1ai4mQzt88LJEvItexf8YM23CzcVU6bXnh_9YELmK9kiwMexKpKWHy1x4acfmSiXfphalPBj-O9tnLqw/s1600/Image4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_O9PsRcS5P-WZBpBmctOuv6CiDVpkobm8axevc0OcFdzco_p2fA59P8dnnDs1ai4mQzt88LJEvItexf8YM23CzcVU6bXnh_9YELmK9kiwMexKpKWHy1x4acfmSiXfphalPBj-O9tnLqw/s400/Image4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1933: Child with star</td></tr>
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Nothing used to thrill me as much as wondering what the
stamp would look like in olive-green rather than the grey-violet version I
already had. And the even greater thrill to finally complete a set. Oh, how
wonderfully beautiful they looked in my album!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1940: Child with flowers</td></tr>
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Not for me the more modern sets of the 1970s with various
designs, sometimes hardly belonging together, with landscape and portrait stamps
being thrown in ill-advisedly. No, I steered clear of those and always browsed
longingly through the 1930s section of my catalogue. Nothing much has changed, I’m afraid. If I had to limit
myself, I would still only choose definitives and commemoratives consisting of
single designs. That’s why I was so delighted with this set from the club
packet.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWZHNwHYJRJlx2R5hbfJGqKBBiwciaheEBnyISz_Eo76Howkvf2A7IrXzSJssg05U1ohGIKzQXDwM3rs-MGhZcBPNVx3VetOcOgv5aKhcQ0ZEpV9WYdOA34Hh-V5fhnzDi17Ijwx__kFb/s1600/Image7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWZHNwHYJRJlx2R5hbfJGqKBBiwciaheEBnyISz_Eo76Howkvf2A7IrXzSJssg05U1ohGIKzQXDwM3rs-MGhZcBPNVx3VetOcOgv5aKhcQ0ZEpV9WYdOA34Hh-V5fhnzDi17Ijwx__kFb/s400/Image7.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1936: Herald angel</td></tr>
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Though I must admit the best ones are those that have a
solid background and an illustration which is almost like a bas-relief or a drawing
in Chinese white. The designs have an almost magical effect on me and really are philatelic relics from my childhood days.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1937: 17th century portrait of a boy</td></tr>
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Having said that, my all-time favourites are actually the two sets that were based on classic paintings. In 1941, Rembrandt’s
son Titius was portrayed (I’ve shown that one in a previous blog, see <a href="http://blog.stampmagazine.co.uk/2012/04/rembrandt.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>), and in 1937 Frans Hals’
‘Portrait of a Boy’ was used.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8WIkG3AZfIE5YfenEXEj93DJmhoJ3HuFH4jSZHxfnf5ka8MKVrelaM7PRKhF6hsZTfD6-nPseNYT_G4exvyaXDOmGDo8mDYPan0a7CPVxKD2PLv5MjFdjxNr_LP9DxAJ31KPD2akZU8O/s1600/Image16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8WIkG3AZfIE5YfenEXEj93DJmhoJ3HuFH4jSZHxfnf5ka8MKVrelaM7PRKhF6hsZTfD6-nPseNYT_G4exvyaXDOmGDo8mDYPan0a7CPVxKD2PLv5MjFdjxNr_LP9DxAJ31KPD2akZU8O/s400/Image16.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1946: Boy on a roundabout</td></tr>
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The final Child Welfare issue in single design was the 1946
set, depicting a boy on a roundabout. After that, the sets became just like any
other set, though still based on a single theme. But if you want to go for some
Dutch modern classics without descending into modern wackiness, you could do
worse than collecting these issues from the first half of the century. There’s plenty
there to keep you busy, even on a specialised level, and your pages will look <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">so</i> good!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian</div>
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I went to Stampex this month without any fixed idea of what I
was going to be looking for. That’s never a good idea, as I found out for myself, for it
only results in either wandering around aimlessly or buying loads of things you
wouldn’t otherwise have dreamt of buying.</div>
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So there I was, sat at this dealer’s table, with a pile of
old Australian Colonies album pages in front of me. I had this vague idea about
adding to my collection of New South Wales stamps engraved by <a href="http://blog.stampmagazine.co.uk/2013/09/charles-and-frederick-heath.html" target="_blank">Frederick Heath</a>.
And it was nice. Very nice. Mind you, not a useful NSW stamp in sight, but lovely
pages filled with loads of stamps. It reminded me of the time I planned to
start a used collection of 19th century stamps. Not as in highly organised,
but like you find in the old albums, all stuff banged together on crammed
pages. I had made a start with Canada at the time, of which I had a small
collection of Queen’s heads. </div>
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Having just found the two pages again, I must admit I’m still a bit smitten
with the idea! Anyway, sat at that table I barely managed to resist this temptation of
buying all these old sheets. But I did, much to the relief of my wallet.</div>
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So I went away and had lunch but my budget for the day was
still burning a hole in my pocket so I was glad I got the chance to do a second
round along the dealers and this time I was a bit more focused. I decided to
stick to my main collecting interests, one of which is of course ‘Stamp
Engravers’.</div>
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I was therefore rather chuffed to find this neat little
miniature sheet from Iceland, issued in 2007 to mark the centenary of the visit
of the Danish King.</div>
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The engraving of king and horse is by the famous Martin
Mörck, and what’s even better, the engraving on its own was also available,
without the background. A great way to appreciate the artwork even more. It’s
what I like about this collection: you can find amazing items which won’t cost
you the earth.</div>
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One of my other
collections is a more traditional one based on items which I won at my all time
favourite auction house (which shall remain nameless for the time being because
they have just kicked me off their free catalogue subscription list!). My
latest item from that particular company was a block of India 1911 King George
V 1 rupee high values, with a spectacular perf mishap.</div>
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I managed to find some regular high values to go with it and
also this 15 rupees with watermark inverted. It’s actually from the second
series with a different watermark, but I think I will include all KGV
definitives in this particular collection, so that’s fine.</div>
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And so, even though I hadn’t really expected it, I still
managed to empty my wallet and go home feeling very good about myself. Just as
well though, that I probably won’t be back for two years. Gives me the
chance to replenish my philatelic funds!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian</div>
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If you progress beyond plain and simple ‘one of each’ stamp
collecting to maybe a slightly more advanced level, you experience a steep learning
curve when it comes to philatelic terms. There’s so much to learn about printing
processes such as intaglio, photogravure and lithography. Persevere long
enough, though, and there will probably come a time that you’re familiar with the
majority of philatelic terms. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bahamas 1879 bromide proof of 1d interinsular postage in unadopted design</td></tr>
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But I found that there’s a few which remain a mystery to me.
And no matter how hard I try and find explanations, the true meaning keeps
eluding me. Bromides is one of those terms which baffle me. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bahamas 1879 bromide proof of trial, Chalon portrait set within engine turned frame with blank labels</td></tr>
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I usually stay clear of them, but I recently received an
auction catalogue full of them. They come from the Perkins Bacon archives of British
Empire and are absolutely stunning! So now, more than ever, I feel an urgent
need to know what they are exactly. I could probably come up with: 'it’s a
photographic plate proof', but that just sounds like a meaningless phrase to me.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ceylon 1879 bromide proof of frame with Chalon portrait of Victoria showing extensive lathe work surround</td></tr>
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The bromides in the catalogue, of which you see a handful here
on this blog, are all from engraved and recess-printed plates. So what role do
bromides play here? It can’t be (in as far as that is possible anyway) that these
are photogravure printings of engraved plates, because the photogravure process
only came into vogue in the 1930s. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grenada 1879</td></tr>
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So are bromides therefore just photographs of die and plate
proofs? And if so, why were they made? The only thing I can think of is for
record keeping maybe? But could they not have used the actual die and plate proofs
for that purpose? Why make the extra effort of photographing them?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natal 1879 bromide of original submitted design of the 1d chalon with marginal
notations 'colour to be like the English penny brick - approved PSJ'</td></tr>
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It’s a puzzlement!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasmania 1879 bromide of initial essay of Chalon portrait within ornate frame</td></tr>
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But anyway, I presume you agree with me that these are wonderful
items. I’ve concentrated here on the bromides depicting the famous Chalon
portrait of Queen Victoria. They would form an amazing addition to any classic
British Empire collection and come at prices which are probably more affordable
than die proofs or even the finished stamps themselves!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasmania 1879 bromide of the portrait submitted for use on postage stamps</td></tr>
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If only I knew more about them, I might even have had a go
at the auction, but as it stands, I’d rather wait for the explanations you will hopefully now offer me! </div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian</div>
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All images courtesy of <a href="https://www.philangles.co.uk/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Philangles Ltd</a>, reproduced with their kind permission. </div>
Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-26836853520799074892013-09-13T09:00:00.000+01:002013-09-13T09:00:03.821+01:00Charles and Frederick Heath<div style="text-align: justify;">
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I have been asked to provide a one-frame, 16-page
display for a regional stamp congress and I immediately decided to do it on ‘stamp
engravers’. At first I had grand ideas about starting with the world’s first
stamp engravers and then weaving my way through worldwide postal history right
up to the present day engravers. I soon gave that up, because there was just no
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Instead I think I’ll just opt for a number of engravers, of whom I can put together a few interesting pages each. I will
still start with those first stamp engravers, but I’m still pondering on
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The first stamp engravers were a father and son duo, Charles
and Frederick Heath. Together they enrgaved the die for what was to become the world's first postage stamp: the Penny Black of Great Britain. Their stamp portrait of Queen Victoria was also used for all subsequent British
line-engraved Victorian stamps, so that’s the first page taken care of, which whill incldue a selection of those British stamps.<br />
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I will commit the mortal sin of mixing mint and used stamps on this exhibit page, but there’s no way I can do an all mint page and
there’s also no way that I’ll be buying more used stamps than I feel is absolutely necessary.</div>
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I’ve been thinking whether I should include this card with a
portrait of Charles Heath. It is a card by the National Postal Museum, so it
could be viewed as a philatelic item, I suppose, but I’m not sure and wonder
whether it would degrade the whole thing slightly.</div>
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What I’m more sure about is adding a non-stamp engraving
made by Charles Heath. After all, the display is
meant to showcase the engravers’ art. But of course it’s non-philatelic so we’ll
have to see how that goes down with the public!</div>
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My final page will be alright I think, dealing as it does
with the stamps Frederick (the son) went on to engrave on his own. This includes the portrait on the British halfpenny of 1870, and two New South Wales
stamps.<br />
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That final section will include a reprint of a die proof of the New
South Wales design of 1856. Once again an item which is slightly dubious. I can still see the line ‘…of little philatelic interest,
considerable beauty and problematical value…’ in Robson Lowe’s encyclopaedia
hovering before my eyes. But nowadays these reprints are sold by the best auction houses, so they have become accepted philatelic items, I would think, which makes it alright to include them. </div>
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All in all I never realised there were so many potential
pitfalls. Too many, in fact, so I think I’ll just be bold and do my own thing,
and then run and hide in a cupboard somewhere…</div>
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Adrian </div>
Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-84945376017777780402013-09-06T09:00:00.000+01:002013-09-06T09:00:08.608+01:00David Livingstone<div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;">
You may not have noticed it south of the border, or anywhere else for that matter, but there's been a storm brewing in Scotland for months now! A serious rift has appeared within our Scottish philatelic brotherhood and all because of cute cuddly pandas.</div>
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You see, 2013 is the year in which we mark the 200th birth anniversary of David Livingstone, a famous son of Scotland. Unfortunately, this anniversary was deemed unworthy of a Royal Mail special stamp, and the man's devotees had to make do with an expensive commemorative Smilers sheet.</div>
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Adding insult to injury, the Scots themselves then chose to ignore Livingstone and go for the centenary of Edinburgh Zoo as the main theme of all special items prepared for the annual Scottish Congress. That's how we ended up with pandas on post-as-you-go sheetlets and postmarks, and penguins on the special cover. Of which, by the way, I can hereby show you the unadopted first essay!</div>
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Never afraid of a clean fight, the pro-Livingstonians hit back with a special booklet on their man, written by my good friend and fellow club member Peter J. Westwood (yes that's right, the designer of above shown penguin cover!) with the participation of the nation's main Livingstone expert.</div>
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It's actually quite nice, and would work perfectly well as a starting point for a thematic collection on Livingstone. It basically tells the man's life story and lists the main Livingstone stamp issues which deal with certain parts of his life. We find therefore examples on stamps of Livingstone the Missionary, Livingstone the Explorer, Livingstone the Medicine Man, and Livingstone the Anti-Slavery Messenger.</div>
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Yes, again we see the name of Mr Westwood propping up! The original design, which did not focus on the designer quite as much, may I add, was that of a single stamp in a miniature sheet, but Zambia tweaked it into four high value stamps. They have been officially produced and issued, but other than that the issue is shrouded in mystery. It appeared on eBay once, only to disappear soon after, and it has not been heard of since. There are rumoured to be only some four copies of this sheet in Britain... </div>
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Could it be that the pandas ate them?</div>
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PS Shameless plug: if you're interested in the booklet, I believe the author still has a few left, so you may contact him on peter.cairnsmore1 @ btinternet.com without the spaces. </div>
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Those of you who frequent our stamp forum will be familiar with
the fact that my current fascination in philately all revolves around stamp engravers.
And it’s not just stamps. I find myself eagerly looking at banknotes, Ex Libris
book plates and what have you. There’s a whole world of beautifully engraved
items which I long to acquire.</div>
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Staying with philately, which will always be the starting
point for anything I collect, I was very pleased to bump into a number of test stamps
engraved by Czeslaw Slania. These are stamp-like items which were produced to
test either new printing machines, or new additions to existing presses, or
sometimes just to test a reassembled machine.</div>
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The Danish Post bought a new printing press in 1968, which
could print in recess in up to three colours. For the test runs for this
machine, Slania designed and engraved these labels in 1969, which have been
printed in a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number of colour combinations.
The first stamp shown here, with the light green tree, is the standard colour combination,
with all other combinations being very much scarcer items.</div>
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I found this whole idea of test stamps intriguing and soon
came across whole booklets, this time printed in Sweden but yet again
engraved by Slania.<br />
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After a closer look they turned out to be promotional
material for the printers, with the back of the booklet cover
drawing attention to the quality of their stamp printing and booklet production. The booklets were handed out during the Stockholmia 1974 and Hafnia 1976 exhibitions. The stamps themselves, however, <i>are </i>proper test stamps and were produced in 1963 to test the printers' newly acquired three-colour stamp printing press.<br />
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Of course it’s not just Slania who made such items. A little
googling and I soon bumped into loads and loads of Swiss test stamps. The Swiss
have been producing these for testing their intaglio presses ever since the
1930s. The two examples I managed to get hold of are both engraved by Karl
Bickel, my favourite Swiss engraver.</div>
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The first one, with the cross and wavy lines design, was
produced in 1935 to test their SSR I Goebel press. The ‘stamps’ were printed in
a combination of recess and photogravure on various types of paper in numerous
colours. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The second version, the cross and ball design, was made in
1945 to test the SSR II WIFAG press. These particular stamps were printed in a combination
of recess and typography. These too may be found on various types of paper.</div>
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All in all I’ve discovered a whole new world of engraved items
which not only enhance my collection but also make me understand a bit more
about stamp production. Can’t be bad!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian </div>
Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-12858040397476052002013-08-23T09:00:00.000+01:002013-08-23T09:00:01.405+01:00Monnet, Monnet, Monnet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My Peacemaking collection on the aftermath of the Great War
sailed into precarious waters once again when I had to work on the theme of ‘Allies’.
At first glance this would seem a large and easy enough subject to deal with,
but my self-imposed restrictions of philatelically illustrating Margaret
MacMillan’s book ‘Peacemakers’ meant that I had to find items which would in
some way convey the fact that soon after the war, the number of Allied troops
in Europe dwindled fast, leaving them in a worse negotiating position.</div>
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I must admit I soon gave up on that one (any suggestions
more than welcome though!) and focused on the second leg of this ‘Allies’ theme
which proved much easier to deal with. It was concerned with the attempt of a
French minister, Clémentel, to create a new economic order in Europe, based on cooperation
rather than competition.</div>
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As we all know this came to nothing but Clémentel’s
assistant, Jean Monnet, tried again after World War TwoIIand he had a more
interested audience. He would eventually found the European Coal and Steel
community, or ECSC.</div>
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Monnet has been honoured reasonably often on European
stamps, with many countries issuing stamps marking his death in 1979 or his
birth anniversary in 1988. My favourite of the lot is the 1980 French stamp
which is a very simple yet powerful portrait of the man, engraved by René
Quillivic.</div>
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But thematically this Luxembourg stamp, from 1988, is much
more interesting with the inclusion of a steel works.</div>
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In 1977, Germany issued a Monnet stamp honouring him after he
was lauded ‘Citizen of Europe’.</div>
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The ECSC itself was the subject of a Luxembourg stamp issue
of 1956, the year in which the ECSC was transformed into the European Economic
Community, or EEC.</div>
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Decades later, the EEC would morph into the European Union.
You can see the philatelic items marking that last feat <a href="http://blog.stampmagazine.co.uk/2013/06/european-single-market.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. </div>
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Whatever one’s views on the EU of today, it is always good
to remember that it was formed out of a desire for peace and economic stability
and based on the idea that war may be avoided if countries have strong ties
with each other.</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian </div>
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Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-58546939852318545942013-08-16T09:00:00.000+01:002013-08-16T09:00:10.697+01:00Penny Black Pleasure<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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A few weeks ago we had some fun with the <a href="http://blog.stampmagazine.co.uk/2013/07/penny-black-perils.html" target="_blank">Russian Penny Black</a>
and its corner letters. It made me realise that, having no funds no play around
with the real thing in any significant way, it is just as great to play around
with a ‘Penny Black on Stamps’ collection. Case in point: the 1990 Isle of Man
issue to mark the 150th anniversary of the famous stamp, which is
also featured in the August issue of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stamp
Magazine</i>.</div>
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There were actually a number of items issued, all with their
own particular interest. The above illustration is that of the five-stamp
sheetlet with designs showing the development of the Penny Black. It shows the
medal head on which the engraving was based, some preliminary art work and the
two finished articles. Note how this was the time when we were still thinking
that the Twopence Blue was actually issued a few days after the Penny Black. Now,
of course, we know that this was not the case and that both stamps were issued
on 6 May 1840.</div>
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You may also have noted that the Penny Black stamp very
aptly has a decimal 1p value. It was the only stamp which was also issued as a normal
sheet stamp. </div>
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It came in sheets of 25, and the added bonus was that the
margins of the sheet contained the same wording as the margins on the original
1840 sheets. Also, and this is absolutely great, the 1990 sheet follows the
corner letter pattern of the original stamp, so you basically have 25 different
stamps to collect.</div>
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But it gets better! On the actual day of the anniversary, 6
May 1990, Isle of Man residents were allowed to send their local mail using
just this 1p stamp. I’ve tried very hard to find a copy or illustration of such
mail but that proved fruitless. It would be a fantastic item though!</div>
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The final item as part of the celebrations was a miniature
sheet which simultaneously promoted the international stamp exhibition in London
that year. The sheet contains one £1 stamp which has a reproduction of four
Penny Blacks. The great thing about this particular item is that the Penny
Blacks are properly recess-printed, just like the original. The stamps were
engraved by Inge Madlé, and these four also have the added bonus different corner
letters, starting with IM at top left.</div>
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Feel where this is going yet? Well, here’s a puzzlement for
you: It is quite obvious that the initials of the island have been incorporated
into the design. Or is it? Remember Vladimir Koval? Could she have pulled the
same trick...?</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian </div>
Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-66415390196949676872013-08-09T09:00:00.000+01:002013-08-09T09:00:01.903+01:00Redouté's Roses<div style="text-align: justify;">
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“Thank you so much for the beautiful Redouté card you sent!”,
my friend said when I called her on her birthday the other day.
Blissfully unaware I had simply chosen a flower card I liked, but it turned out
to have been a botanical painting by the famous Belgian painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté. </div>
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No sooner had she said it or it had slipped into my
unconsciousness again, until I had to browse the Belgian catalogue for a completely
unrelated matter. Suddenly I saw all these Redouté issues and I was hooked.</div>
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In the run up to ‘Belgica 90’, an exhibition to mark the
centenary of the Royal National Belgian Philatelic Circle, the Belgian post
issued special stamps and miniature sheets from 1988 onwards, each with a
surcharge for a philatelic fund and each one depicting roses painted by Redouté.</div>
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Redouté was a court painter in the early 19 century, for the
French Queen Marie-Antoinette and later the Belgian Queen Louise-Marie. We find
different portraits of her on each of the miniature sheets.</div>
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Redouté was famous for his botanical work, having painted over
two thousand different species, and he is particularly well-known for his
roses. It is these which are featured on all the stamps, with the whole series
being given the name ‘Sixty Roses for a Queen’.</div>
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After three regular annual issues, each consisting of two
sheet stamps and a miniature sheet, the series was completed with an extra
special miniature sheet, which included six stamps and an engraved portrait (by
Paul Huybrechts) of the master painter known as the ‘Raphael of Flowers’. This
is by far the most desirable of all issues, as far as availability is concerned.
Initially it was only for sale at the Belgica 90 exhibition, though it later
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I quite like the delicate nature of the issue though it
could be said that the paintings are maybe a bit too delicate for reproduction
on such a small scale. If you like things a bit more brash and colourful, you
can always opt for the one and only other Redouté stamp I managed to find, right
here under my very nose. Turns out we’ve been sticking Redouté’s beautiful <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hippeastrum rutilum</i> on our mail ever
since 1997!</div>
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I’m usually the first to question why we should bother with
modern stamps, or with any stamp at all that isn’t recess-printed, and see
stamp collecting very much as a nostalgic pastime. But it’s always good to
stand corrected and notice that preconceived ideas just get in the way of pure
enjoyment. As I found out when I laid eyes on Austria’s new definitive set
which will be issued next month.</div>
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Last year, I wrote a blog about the current set, depicting art museums, <a href="http://blog.stampmagazine.co.uk/2012/07/austrias-art-museums.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>,
and though I tried to put a positive gloss on it, truth is I would really only collect them because of their varieties, which, I will grant you, do make it an interesting set. Yet all I could
think of was the row after row of beautiful definitives Austria used to issue
from the 1940s onwards.</div>
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But now we will be getting a set which is ultra modern,
almost abstract, printed in lithography, not a recessed line in sight, and yet they
are absolutely stunning! One look at them and they make you want to jump on a
plane to Austria and get them. Better still: go and live there so you can use
them on your mail!</div>
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When Austrian Post came up with the concept of 'Austrian Landmarks' for ttheir new definitive set, they held a design competition for students
at the Vienna Advertising Academy. What they were looking for was a modern
graphic interpretation of traditional buildings. The jury, consisting of leading
experts in the fields of business, philately and art, chose the designs of Teresa Hausgnost. Her work stood out because she found a convincing way to showcase the beauty of buildings and monuments in an elaborately reduced
modern pictorial language.</div>
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Anyone from Austria reading this? Wanna swap with some
Machins? I really do think, after a decade of mishaps – cue flowers art museums
- Austria has firmly reclaimed its former top position of definitive design,
and I’m thrilled for them. </div>
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On 12 September the first seven values will be issued which
are all for inland postal rates. Next year, five more values will follow for
foreign postal rates. We are promised Schönbrunn Palace, the Giant Ferris Wheel
and many more. It will be a long wait!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian<br />
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PS: Why not come to our forum and share your views (and images!) on ultra-modern stamp design?! Click <a href="http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=86295" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</div>
Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745769665637978663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034795418992562135.post-37736092848000068272013-07-26T09:00:00.000+01:002013-07-26T09:00:06.356+01:00General Allenby<div style="text-align: justify;">
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I’m not the best of thematic collectors, I appreciate that,
and I have very much a love/hate relationship with it. I find that it is
sometimes incredibly difficult to match philatelic items with what I have in my
mind, with how I want my story to develop. Do others tweak the story to match
their philatelic items? That would be much easier, I suppose, but there’s no
way I can do that with my Peacemaking collection.<br />
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For those of you who haven't heard me go on about that; I'm working on this collection on the aftermath of World War One, and am doing so based on a book by Margaret MacMillan called <i>Peacemakers</i>. Basically what I'm doing is trying to illustrate her story with philatelic material, and I take her index as my guidance. Still working through the letter A, you can see the results for entries such as the Aland Islands or Abdullah, Ruler of Jordan if you click on the Peacemaking label at the end of this blog or on the panel on the right.<br />
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And so you may find me struggling big time whilst
trying to get together a worthwhile entry on General Edmund Allenby. As far as
I could find out there were no stamps depicting him. Never a good start.</div>
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It’s not that Allenby plays such a vital role in my story. He
flits in and out a bit, to be honest. He is mainly part of the power struggle
between the British and the French in the Middle East, during the latter part
of the 1910s.</div>
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Luckily for me, I have long ago decided that, for this
collection at least, postcards are philatelic items too, and so I was rather
happy to find this postcard dealing with Allenby sweeping the Turks out of Jerusalem
at the end of 1917. The French weren’t too happy with that and feared that the ‘Protestant
Peril’ would be taking over the Holy Land.</div>
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Allenby on the other hand warned the Peacemakers in 1919
that a French occupation would enrage the Arabs. He said so after having been
summoned to Paris from Damascus. While there, postcards were made of a number
of prominent military leaders, with Allenby being one of them. I know, yet another
postcard, but at least this one has a proper Army Post Office postmark, which
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The British were very much taken with Allenby’s military
victories and his stance against the French. So much so that he was included in
the ‘Lord Roberts Memorial Book’ of cinderellas. They were, however, less taken
with his stance against British policies in Egypt. In 1919, the British had clamped
down hard on the Egyptian independence leader Zaghlul which had led to serious
riots and violence. Allenby was despatched to prevent the British from losing
Egypt altogether, but much to the surprise of the occupying authorities, Allenby
stated that the only way to even begin to restore order was to free the
nationalist leaders!</div>
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Allenby had shown similar intelligence in Palestine, where
he had set up a military administration in 1917. To appease all parties, he had
ordered that all official documents should be translated into both Hebrew and
Arabic. This (folded) court summons of the mid-1920s shows that this practice endured.
And it’s got a nice Palestinian revenue stamp on as well, if you like that sort
of thing.</div>
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So in the end I was actually rather pleased with what I had
been able to find and moved on to the next subject with a little less
trepidation!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian </div>
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When you look too often at those glossy, top-end auction
catalogues, you run the risk of feeling sorry for yourself that you’ll never be
able to actually own some of these items. I feel this particularly strongly
when gaping at all those beautiful essays and proofs, many of which are unique
and so expensive. Just as well then that the Powers That Be have invented a
solution for me and those similarly afflicted: the souvenir sheet!</div>
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This London 1980 souvenir sheet for example is ideal in
showing the evolution of the Machin head. There were, after all, three main
stages in the development of the head. The first stage was a bas-relief of the
Queen wearing a tiara and with her neckline softened by a corsage. The second stage
saw the tiara replaced with the diadem and saw the corsage removed, leaving
just a cut neckline. This version can be seen on the miniature sheet. It was
actually the Queen herself who, having seen the essays, asked for the corsage
to be reinstated. It duly was and that’s how she ended up on our stamps.</div>
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This souvenir sheet for Thematica 2002 highlights another
development in the long and fascinating Machin history and shows two ways in
which the Machin design could be altered. Although many more essays exist, even
with different portraits of the Queen, in the end it was decided that the
existing design was too good to be tweaked.</div>
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It’s not just all about Machins though. The Thematica 2003
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It’s not all about Jeffery Matthews either, though you would
be forgiven for thinking so, as here he is again on this 2009 sheet for Midpex.</div>
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I haven’t seen any recent ones for years and it seems that
they have been replaced with postcards showing essays. I know Stampex issue one
for each and every show and there were several available at the London 2010
show, but it somehow does not feel the same. I would gladly include a souvenir
sheet in my collection, but would think twice before I added a postcard,
instead leaving those in a postcard book I have.</div>
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Maybe we can start a pressure group and demand the return of
the souvenir sheet at stamp shows. I’d sign a petition straightaway. Or better still, let's ask for a souvenir sheet with essays and other artwork for each and every issue! Now wouldn't that be absolutely fantastic?!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian</div>
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Albania’s role in my Peacemaking collection was dealt with
in the July issue of <i>Stamp Magazine</i>. It told the story of Albania’s first years
of independence, how it was occupied by so many different countries during World
War I, with Italy and Greece being the main two, and how, after the war, the
Peace Congress had to find a solution for the country. An Italian mandate? Carving
up the country and dividing it between Greece, Italy and Serbia? Eventually Albania
survived as an independent nation, with its borders almost exactly as
determined in 1913 when the country first became officially recognised as a
nation.</div>
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As it happens, 1913 was also the year in which Albania started issuing stamps,
but their first attempt was when Albanian independence was proclaimed, in November
1912. Those stamps however, could not be issued because the heraldic symbols
were wrong. The design included an eagle, which is fine, but Albania’s eagle is
a two-headed beast, and the stamps showed just the one head.</div>
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I love the story how Albania got its eagle. You can read the
full story <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Eagle" target="_blank">here</a>, but basically it goes like this: youth saves eagle chick from
being bitten by snake. Parent eagle promises the youth strength matching his
own. Youth goes on to slay many villains, with the now fully grown eagle chick
being his guardian angel. Youth becomes known as 'Son of the Eagle' and his
kingdom will be called 'Land of the Eagles', or Shqipëria. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Gheg from the north (left) and a Tosk from the south (right)</td></tr>
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No wonder the eagle is
Albania’s national symbol, with the two heads representing the south and the
north of the country.</div>
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The centenary of the country’s independence was marked last
year with commemorative issues marking the revolution and the proclamation of
independence. The majority of stamps features the usual flag waving and groups
of revolutionaries, but there is one stamp which is rather remarkably different
and more original. It is a stylised version of the eagle and it is so powerful
in its simplicity that I would like to proclaim it the most beautiful stamp of
2012!</div>
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See yous later</div>
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Adrian </div>
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