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Try again with better image.
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It worked!!!!! I am learning good.
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Thanks for posting this, Mel. I've always wondered what those microscopic images in the triangular border were about.
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This seems to me a really good example of how fascinating knowledge was relayed by imaginative graphic artists to children of any age from, say, 8 to 16, without resorting to the silliness or whimsy which were deemed necessary to attract later generations of young people.
In the UK there was a boys' comic called The Eagle which used the selfsame techniques (among several others) in the 1950s. In those days children were not condescended to, nor seen as relentless consumers of worthless trivia. Of course the social conditions that produced a Monty Wedd or any of the Eagle illustrators were very different; they cannot be replicated. However, today's children are given the message that knowledge is worthwhile only if money is spent acquiring it, and the acquisition will have ultimately profitable results. Wedd's painstaking analysis of how a single stamp can reveal so much about its country's history would not fit into this scheme.
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Today they'd call this an infographic and it would go viral all over the Internet. Well, maybe not. 
Very cool scan. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Mark
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Interesting Mel. I have a number of clippings from Monty Wedd. I believe he did them for at least four different stamp magazines / papers. You can find them both in B/W and in colour, depending on the source (magazine etc.)
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The style is reminiscent of the very prolific Robert Ripley, of "Ripley's Believe it or Not" fame. Couldn't stop reading those as a kid.
What would they be worth? Good question. Absent any other information or context, I would guess that a set of 122 different stamp history comics in good condition would fetch as little as $5, or maybe as much as $20 or $30, if you get two people who really want them bidding against each other.
If nothing else, I think they would make a nice topical/novelty album!
-Steve
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Attached, a plate block of the Fort Bliss stamp and detail images of the sides of the triangle:
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Would anyone be interested in posting the 122 images on SOR for informational purposes? I would be glad to send the entire collection to someone that is interested in posting, maybe one a week or so and that is much more knowledgeable about uploading images than I am. There are approximately 50-60 different countries depicted. I find the historical information very useful in understanding the stamp depicted. All I ask is that when the volunteer is finished, that the collection be returned to me.
If anyone is interested, message me through the SOR system.
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The history of the rocketry program at Fort Bliss doesn't seem to be known by many people. The "Corporal" rocket shown on the stamp was about as American as…sauerkraut or bratwurst!
As the Allies moved across Europe following the invasion of Normandy, among their goals was destroying Germany's ability to launch V-1 "Buzz Bombs" against European and British targets. Then, in September, Germany started launching V-2 rockets against enemy targets; the V-2 was the world's first long-range ballistic missile.
The Americans captured enough V-2 rocket parts to assemble 80 complete V-2s. And, of course, the Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun and over 100 key V-2 personnel surrendered to the Americans. Soon after the war, the Americans, working with the German scientists, began testing and modifying the V-2, calling it the "Corporal". That missile became the basis for the development of American ICBMs and the race to space. The Russians, too, had captured V-2 missile parts and facilities, and were soon continuing the development of the V-2 in the Soviet Union. And soon after that, all of us were able to enjoy the nightmare of being annhiliated in a thermonuclear explosion brought to us by hardware that was essentially German.
You've heard my sermon before, about stamps being little more than propaganda packets. The Fort Bliss Centenary stamp certainly did an admirable job for American propagandists.
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Since I have not been inundated with request from anyone willing to publish the Monty Wedd History of Stamps, I will attempt to do so myself. Please bare with me as I will try to post all I have. I do this for all that, (and I quote), "love learning and discovering the history and stories behind postage stamps". Some of the words may be hard to read, but that is because of the print on newspaper. So here goes:
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I think the only thing it will overload is my brain.
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Yes Please post.......This is fascinating...I collect postal history and this is new to me.....
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09:32:07pm
I would enjoy seeing them too, however I suggest you reduce the jpg compression (personally, I use 85% and I suspect this is around 25%). Reducing the image size to 800 wide would compensate for any increase in file size. That would make the images much more readable.
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I will try to dig out some of my Monty Wedd articles. What I have done in the past, and still in the process of doing, is scan them and put them into a Word File along with numerous other articles, which are non Monty Wedd. I recycle the original paper ones. I will scan what I have left in physical paper form.
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Thanks for the interest. I will continue to post as time allows. To the moderators, should I continue with this thread or start a new one under a different topic?
Roy, I am not sure I understand your suggestion. I am new at this and my scanner only allows me to scan in different formats and either 300 or 600 dpi. The resizing, etc. is being done in IrfanView. If you can provide me where in that program I can make those changes I will give it a try.
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I was sort of ignoring this post. It has just remained on my "Last Day" as unread day after day after day, so I decided to take a look at it to see what it was about. WOW! Glad I took a look. Thanks, Mel. Keep them coming!
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"To the moderators, should I continue with this thread or start a new one under a different topic?"
I am enjoying these tidbits of history also, please keep them coming.
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Nelson can you adjust the first one about Charles Sturt to the same format Please
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Thanks I would love to see more of these stamp stories.I messaged the sender as well. Is there a website for these stories...? Just wondering
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I guess these are the forerunners of the monthly "Amazing Stamp Stories" that appeared in the Scott Monthly Stamp Journal, and now are in the Linns monthly special issue.
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This is very cool. I love the Riel story since it's close to home for me. He was hanged in my hometown. Funny how time changes views -- he was hanged as a traitor but is now thought of (in some circles) one of the later 'Fathers of Confederation.'
As for the Sturt article. Well, I loved it. I'm a big fan of Bill Bryson's book on Australia where he describes how so much of the country is either named after Sturt or Stuart. So it was great to read about one of them!
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With the help of nl1947 I am reposting the Charles Sturt post for 2010ccg. Once this posting is complete, again with the help of nl1947, I will begin posting new ones. I thank everyone for their help and advice.
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I will post items from different countries so that all may find something in their area of interest.
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01:14:14pm
Just an aside:
" ... those microscopic images in the triangular border were about ..."
The "triangular border" refers to the triangular shoulder patch worn by many US Armored Divisions.
The First Armored Division, worn to date.
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Posting from test thread on advice of Bobby. I will post these as time permits. Thank everyone for their help and interest.
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Interesting !!Thankyou
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This repost is for Cheryl. Hope it works.
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Thankyou got it!!!!!Cheryl
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Hi Cheryl and All
Here are a couple of Monty Wedd articles I came across as I was going through my clippings.
The first one was published in Linns Stamp News on November 11, 1985 and the second one was published in Stamp News (British if I remember correctly (?) in August of 1985. Will post more as I come across them.
For those of you who are interested in knowing more about this man, you might want to go to https://www.google.ca/search?q=Monty+Wedd&biw=1920&bih=896&site=webhp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=c3s2Vb3KCIWmyASguoHACA&ved=0CCgQsAQ&dpr=1
A lot of good articles in there too
Chimo
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There are also cartoon articles done in the same format as those of Monty Wedd. These were done by Dave Lodge and Richard Rockwell in different philatelic publications. Would the members in here object to me posting the articles that I come across in here??
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Monty Wedd gets more interesting the more I look. He also did a set of comics on Ned Kelly that have now been put into book form. A nice review here:
http://elevenmilecreek.blogspot.com/2014/04/my-review-of-monty-wedds-ned-kelly.html
And to think, a couple weeks ago I didn't even know Monty Wedd existed!
-Steve
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Please post any articles I am truly enjoying them.....Thankyou
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Sounds good - but it probably should have its own thread - since this one is about Monty Wedd.
Rescanning the ones you did so they match MBO1142 might also be nice so we can read them better.
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I agree to both comments Print is small for these old eyes lol
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these are great !! keep 'em coming !!!
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Hi All
Sorry about that, but, that is all my scanning abilities allow. I tried different sizes before posting but that was about it.
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Hi again
I experimented with my Monty Wedd image in another forum under a "Test" page, and, it came out well with the print in a good size. So, I tried to do the same thing here and when I tried to load an image, I get a message that there was no file located??? It did load in the other forum
Please have a look at
http://www.stampcommunity.org/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=43177
Sorry this is garbled up.
Chimo
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I also wanted to say in my last posting that I agree with the comments about the cartoon articles by Lodge and Rockwell. They should be under another header.
Chimo
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Bujutsu asked that I repost his 2 Monty Wedd illustrations, since I have become a posting expert.
Here is the first one.
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Here is the second one. It is still hard to read. The original was blurred, maybe because of the printing of lines so close together. I tried to sharpen the image, but had no luck.
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Great...hope that there are more....Thanks
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06:19:36pm
You seem to have tapped the nostalgia bung of my memory barrel.
Please post these as you can.
I recall reading these and other info-cartoons many years ago and not only learned about the characters, but expanded my vocabulary and geographical knowledge. I am thinking that perhaps I can interest my two youngest grandchildren in reading them.
At ages seven and eight they are information sponges.
I fondly recall getting the Sunday papers every week and going over all the cartoon features box by box. Some, possibly most were a bit silly, but there still was a lot of ideas portrayed that otherwise would have been buried in some dusty volume immersed in a sea of apparent gibberish, at least to me at that time.
I believe that we can apply the maxim as to a picture being worth a thousand words to well drawn and carefully researched cartoons. Just look at the "Fort Bliss" page and see if it would not take a fair sized chapter of a book to explain what is compressed into a single "cartoon."
Charlie
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nl1947 was kind enough to clean up the image of the Heroine of Hawaii for us.
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Thanks Nelson
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Hoping that another will be posted soon. Cheryl
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We are going to start running the illustrations in the Rambler. Until we get all the bugs worked out, here are a few to keep you interested.
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Enjoy!!
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Thankyou.....my friend
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I think I`m an addict Waiting patiently for the next instalment....lol
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Kelly is taking a well deserved vacation and will be working on the Rambler when she returns. The Monty Wedd illustrations will become a continuing part of the Rambler and will be posted until I run out. I have over 120 full illustrations plus 15 short stamp oddities. Until Kelly returns and is fully refreshed I will post some of the short stamp oddities just to keep your interest up.
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Notice the bottom illustration which supports Michael78651 post on "Stamps Are Not What They Seem II".
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Excellent.....I needed a fix!!!!thanks
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05:54:39pm
Thanks Mel
Just to keep everyone updated - since the Monty Wedd posts have drawn so much excitement and people are craving them so much, I am going to create a special section in the Historic Articles dedicated to the Monty Wedd illustrations. They will be highlighted at the top of the Article section and a link will be posted on this thread as well.
I do need my vacation and I promise you guys I'll be in top condition when I come back and do the belated Rambler, update the Gazette and create the Monty Wedd highlight. These deserve to be a permanent part of SOR other than just as a thread in the discussion board. By the looks of this discussion I assume there will be a unanimous vote of yes from the membership for this added section.
Keep them coming Mel, and for everyone else, I promise you - it will be great to come back refreshed and at the top of my game.
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YES!!!!!!
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Are any posted in the Rambler? Great work! Have a Fabulous Vacation!!!
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Cheryl, not in this Rambler. I was going to do it but then I decided it would be better to wait until I come home and get things stayed online - so something will definitely be in the July copy.
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OK thanks for letting me know...Do so enjoy the stories and the hunt for the stamps..lol
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One more to keep everyone interested until Kelly returns from a well deserved vacation.
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Thankyou...a rainy weekend and now another adventure!
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That's exactly what I was thinking 2010.. How cool would that be to have these mounted with the stamps... Would make for an interesting display album.
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That is what I am aiming for ...to collect in a binder ...and display at a later date..I just have to get this printing down to a science without making so many mistakes....The stories are fabulous Can hardly wait for the next instalment....lol
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Did anyone ever find out the actual value of the original collection? I am so pleased that you shared these and am awaiting patiently for the next installment PATIENTLY!!!
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One more small one, just to keep you interested.
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They would look good with the actual stamp on them but are probably not proportioned.
Maybe we could facsimile them on before they "go to press"
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awe ...... my weekend is planned Thankyou....I shall survive!!!!
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Excellent idea Nelson, but way beyond my capabilities.
Mel
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A rainy weekend and I need a Monty Wedd fix ...This tells you that I am addicted to these stories....
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03:01:47pm
Patience Cheryl, Patience!
I'll get them going next week - I promise 
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03:18:45pm
I need a few more to construct a lesson for my two young grand children for the summer.
One was very upset yesterday because she learned that today would be the last day of school for the summer.
I figured I could get them to read one of the pages every day or so and then spend some time explaining the story (History) the novel words for them (Language skills), location of the story (Geography) and so on.
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03:51:23pm
This is just an amazing thread! Kudos
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Thankyou Charlie I am doing much the same with the stories...The children are waiting for the next installment....
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01:47:04am
Just an update - the Monty Wedd section of the Historic Articles will be up and running by the end of the week (as promised). I just need to resize the jpgs to fit our website and then I'll have them up for viewing. So keep your panties/shorts on and bear with me 
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Awesome....Please let us know when that happens...
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Just wondering Has there been any progress with the Monty Wedd stamp stories?
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Still a little early yet. There are some things going on that I can not elaborate on, because it would only be conjecture on my part. I will be sure to let everyone know when I think this issue has run its course.
Mel
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Seeking information on possible value (if any) on a collection of 122 Monty Wedd historical stamp strips he created for Stamp News (on the history of the stamp). Monty Wedd was an Australian comic artist, animator and author. A sample is shown. Also interesting to note the information on the stamp that I was not aware of, re. the triangle.
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Try again with better image.
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It worked!!!!! I am learning good.
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Thanks for posting this, Mel. I've always wondered what those microscopic images in the triangular border were about.
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This seems to me a really good example of how fascinating knowledge was relayed by imaginative graphic artists to children of any age from, say, 8 to 16, without resorting to the silliness or whimsy which were deemed necessary to attract later generations of young people.
In the UK there was a boys' comic called The Eagle which used the selfsame techniques (among several others) in the 1950s. In those days children were not condescended to, nor seen as relentless consumers of worthless trivia. Of course the social conditions that produced a Monty Wedd or any of the Eagle illustrators were very different; they cannot be replicated. However, today's children are given the message that knowledge is worthwhile only if money is spent acquiring it, and the acquisition will have ultimately profitable results. Wedd's painstaking analysis of how a single stamp can reveal so much about its country's history would not fit into this scheme.
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Today they'd call this an infographic and it would go viral all over the Internet. Well, maybe not.
Very cool scan. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Mark
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Interesting Mel. I have a number of clippings from Monty Wedd. I believe he did them for at least four different stamp magazines / papers. You can find them both in B/W and in colour, depending on the source (magazine etc.)
Chimo
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The style is reminiscent of the very prolific Robert Ripley, of "Ripley's Believe it or Not" fame. Couldn't stop reading those as a kid.
What would they be worth? Good question. Absent any other information or context, I would guess that a set of 122 different stamp history comics in good condition would fetch as little as $5, or maybe as much as $20 or $30, if you get two people who really want them bidding against each other.
If nothing else, I think they would make a nice topical/novelty album!
-Steve
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Attached, a plate block of the Fort Bliss stamp and detail images of the sides of the triangle:
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Would anyone be interested in posting the 122 images on SOR for informational purposes? I would be glad to send the entire collection to someone that is interested in posting, maybe one a week or so and that is much more knowledgeable about uploading images than I am. There are approximately 50-60 different countries depicted. I find the historical information very useful in understanding the stamp depicted. All I ask is that when the volunteer is finished, that the collection be returned to me.
If anyone is interested, message me through the SOR system.
Mel
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The history of the rocketry program at Fort Bliss doesn't seem to be known by many people. The "Corporal" rocket shown on the stamp was about as American as…sauerkraut or bratwurst!
As the Allies moved across Europe following the invasion of Normandy, among their goals was destroying Germany's ability to launch V-1 "Buzz Bombs" against European and British targets. Then, in September, Germany started launching V-2 rockets against enemy targets; the V-2 was the world's first long-range ballistic missile.
The Americans captured enough V-2 rocket parts to assemble 80 complete V-2s. And, of course, the Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun and over 100 key V-2 personnel surrendered to the Americans. Soon after the war, the Americans, working with the German scientists, began testing and modifying the V-2, calling it the "Corporal". That missile became the basis for the development of American ICBMs and the race to space. The Russians, too, had captured V-2 missile parts and facilities, and were soon continuing the development of the V-2 in the Soviet Union. And soon after that, all of us were able to enjoy the nightmare of being annhiliated in a thermonuclear explosion brought to us by hardware that was essentially German.
You've heard my sermon before, about stamps being little more than propaganda packets. The Fort Bliss Centenary stamp certainly did an admirable job for American propagandists.
Bob
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Since I have not been inundated with request from anyone willing to publish the Monty Wedd History of Stamps, I will attempt to do so myself. Please bare with me as I will try to post all I have. I do this for all that, (and I quote), "love learning and discovering the history and stories behind postage stamps". Some of the words may be hard to read, but that is because of the print on newspaper. So here goes:
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If for some reason this is in the wrong place or will over load the system, please let me know.
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I think the only thing it will overload is my brain.
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Yes Please post.......This is fascinating...I collect postal history and this is new to me.....
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I would enjoy seeing them too, however I suggest you reduce the jpg compression (personally, I use 85% and I suspect this is around 25%). Reducing the image size to 800 wide would compensate for any increase in file size. That would make the images much more readable.
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I will try to dig out some of my Monty Wedd articles. What I have done in the past, and still in the process of doing, is scan them and put them into a Word File along with numerous other articles, which are non Monty Wedd. I recycle the original paper ones. I will scan what I have left in physical paper form.
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Thanks for the interest. I will continue to post as time allows. To the moderators, should I continue with this thread or start a new one under a different topic?
Roy, I am not sure I understand your suggestion. I am new at this and my scanner only allows me to scan in different formats and either 300 or 600 dpi. The resizing, etc. is being done in IrfanView. If you can provide me where in that program I can make those changes I will give it a try.
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I was sort of ignoring this post. It has just remained on my "Last Day" as unread day after day after day, so I decided to take a look at it to see what it was about. WOW! Glad I took a look. Thanks, Mel. Keep them coming!
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"To the moderators, should I continue with this thread or start a new one under a different topic?"
I am enjoying these tidbits of history also, please keep them coming.
Bobby
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Nelson can you adjust the first one about Charles Sturt to the same format Please
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Thanks I would love to see more of these stamp stories.I messaged the sender as well. Is there a website for these stories...? Just wondering
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I guess these are the forerunners of the monthly "Amazing Stamp Stories" that appeared in the Scott Monthly Stamp Journal, and now are in the Linns monthly special issue.
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This is very cool. I love the Riel story since it's close to home for me. He was hanged in my hometown. Funny how time changes views -- he was hanged as a traitor but is now thought of (in some circles) one of the later 'Fathers of Confederation.'
As for the Sturt article. Well, I loved it. I'm a big fan of Bill Bryson's book on Australia where he describes how so much of the country is either named after Sturt or Stuart. So it was great to read about one of them!
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With the help of nl1947 I am reposting the Charles Sturt post for 2010ccg. Once this posting is complete, again with the help of nl1947, I will begin posting new ones. I thank everyone for their help and advice.
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I will post items from different countries so that all may find something in their area of interest.
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18 Apr 2015
01:14:14pm
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Just an aside:
" ... those microscopic images in the triangular border were about ..."
The "triangular border" refers to the triangular shoulder patch worn by many US Armored Divisions.
The First Armored Division, worn to date.
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Posting from test thread on advice of Bobby. I will post these as time permits. Thank everyone for their help and interest.
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11:53:16am
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Interesting !!Thankyou
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This repost is for Cheryl. Hope it works.
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09:20:14pm
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Thankyou got it!!!!!Cheryl
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Hi Cheryl and All
Here are a couple of Monty Wedd articles I came across as I was going through my clippings.
The first one was published in Linns Stamp News on November 11, 1985 and the second one was published in Stamp News (British if I remember correctly (?) in August of 1985. Will post more as I come across them.
For those of you who are interested in knowing more about this man, you might want to go to https://www.google.ca/search?q=Monty+Wedd&biw=1920&bih=896&site=webhp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=c3s2Vb3KCIWmyASguoHACA&ved=0CCgQsAQ&dpr=1
A lot of good articles in there too
Chimo
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There are also cartoon articles done in the same format as those of Monty Wedd. These were done by Dave Lodge and Richard Rockwell in different philatelic publications. Would the members in here object to me posting the articles that I come across in here??
Chimo
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Monty Wedd gets more interesting the more I look. He also did a set of comics on Ned Kelly that have now been put into book form. A nice review here:
http://elevenmilecreek.blogspot.com/2014/04/my-review-of-monty-wedds-ned-kelly.html
And to think, a couple weeks ago I didn't even know Monty Wedd existed!
-Steve
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02:45:37pm
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Please post any articles I am truly enjoying them.....Thankyou
Cheryl
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Bujutsu
Sounds good - but it probably should have its own thread - since this one is about Monty Wedd.
Rescanning the ones you did so they match MBO1142 might also be nice so we can read them better.
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05:02:39pm
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I agree to both comments Print is small for these old eyes lol
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08:52:02pm
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these are great !! keep 'em coming !!!
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Hi All
Sorry about that, but, that is all my scanning abilities allow. I tried different sizes before posting but that was about it.
Chimo
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Hi again
I experimented with my Monty Wedd image in another forum under a "Test" page, and, it came out well with the print in a good size. So, I tried to do the same thing here and when I tried to load an image, I get a message that there was no file located??? It did load in the other forum
Please have a look at
http://www.stampcommunity.org/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=43177
Sorry this is garbled up.
Chimo
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I also wanted to say in my last posting that I agree with the comments about the cartoon articles by Lodge and Rockwell. They should be under another header.
Chimo
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Bujutsu asked that I repost his 2 Monty Wedd illustrations, since I have become a posting expert. Here is the first one.
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Here is the second one. It is still hard to read. The original was blurred, maybe because of the printing of lines so close together. I tried to sharpen the image, but had no luck.
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04:44:56pm
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Great...hope that there are more....Thanks
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22 Apr 2015
06:19:36pm
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You seem to have tapped the nostalgia bung of my memory barrel.
Please post these as you can.
I recall reading these and other info-cartoons many years ago and not only learned about the characters, but expanded my vocabulary and geographical knowledge. I am thinking that perhaps I can interest my two youngest grandchildren in reading them.
At ages seven and eight they are information sponges.
I fondly recall getting the Sunday papers every week and going over all the cartoon features box by box. Some, possibly most were a bit silly, but there still was a lot of ideas portrayed that otherwise would have been buried in some dusty volume immersed in a sea of apparent gibberish, at least to me at that time.
I believe that we can apply the maxim as to a picture being worth a thousand words to well drawn and carefully researched cartoons. Just look at the "Fort Bliss" page and see if it would not take a fair sized chapter of a book to explain what is compressed into a single "cartoon."
Charlie
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nl1947 was kind enough to clean up the image of the Heroine of Hawaii for us.
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Thanks Nelson
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08:13:11pm
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Hoping that another will be posted soon. Cheryl
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We are going to start running the illustrations in the Rambler. Until we get all the bugs worked out, here are a few to keep you interested.
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Enjoy!!
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05:00:27pm
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Thankyou.....my friend
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05:22:29am
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I think I`m an addict Waiting patiently for the next instalment....lol
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Kelly is taking a well deserved vacation and will be working on the Rambler when she returns. The Monty Wedd illustrations will become a continuing part of the Rambler and will be posted until I run out. I have over 120 full illustrations plus 15 short stamp oddities. Until Kelly returns and is fully refreshed I will post some of the short stamp oddities just to keep your interest up.
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Notice the bottom illustration which supports Michael78651 post on "Stamps Are Not What They Seem II".
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10:30:52am
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Excellent.....I needed a fix!!!!thanks
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04 May 2015
05:54:39pm
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Thanks Mel
Just to keep everyone updated - since the Monty Wedd posts have drawn so much excitement and people are craving them so much, I am going to create a special section in the Historic Articles dedicated to the Monty Wedd illustrations. They will be highlighted at the top of the Article section and a link will be posted on this thread as well.
I do need my vacation and I promise you guys I'll be in top condition when I come back and do the belated Rambler, update the Gazette and create the Monty Wedd highlight. These deserve to be a permanent part of SOR other than just as a thread in the discussion board. By the looks of this discussion I assume there will be a unanimous vote of yes from the membership for this added section.
Keep them coming Mel, and for everyone else, I promise you - it will be great to come back refreshed and at the top of my game.
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06:11:16am
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Are any posted in the Rambler? Great work! Have a Fabulous Vacation!!!
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09 May 2015
02:08:21pm
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Cheryl, not in this Rambler. I was going to do it but then I decided it would be better to wait until I come home and get things stayed online - so something will definitely be in the July copy.
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02:21:58pm
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OK thanks for letting me know...Do so enjoy the stories and the hunt for the stamps..lol
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One more to keep everyone interested until Kelly returns from a well deserved vacation.
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Enjoy!!
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06:17:52am
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Thankyou...a rainy weekend and now another adventure!
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10:51:42am
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That's exactly what I was thinking 2010.. How cool would that be to have these mounted with the stamps... Would make for an interesting display album.
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That is what I am aiming for ...to collect in a binder ...and display at a later date..I just have to get this printing down to a science without making so many mistakes....The stories are fabulous Can hardly wait for the next instalment....lol
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06:18:12am
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Did anyone ever find out the actual value of the original collection? I am so pleased that you shared these and am awaiting patiently for the next installment PATIENTLY!!!
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One more small one, just to keep you interested.
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03:22:57pm
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They would look good with the actual stamp on them but are probably not proportioned.
Maybe we could facsimile them on before they "go to press"
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04:03:41pm
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awe ...... my weekend is planned Thankyou....I shall survive!!!!
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Excellent idea Nelson, but way beyond my capabilities.
Mel
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02:21:59pm
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A rainy weekend and I need a Monty Wedd fix ...This tells you that I am addicted to these stories....
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22 May 2015
03:01:47pm
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Patience Cheryl, Patience!
I'll get them going next week - I promise
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22 May 2015
03:18:45pm
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I need a few more to construct a lesson for my two young grand children for the summer.
One was very upset yesterday because she learned that today would be the last day of school for the summer.
I figured I could get them to read one of the pages every day or so and then spend some time explaining the story (History) the novel words for them (Language skills), location of the story (Geography) and so on.
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22 May 2015
03:51:23pm
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This is just an amazing thread! Kudos
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06:10:19pm
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Thankyou Charlie I am doing much the same with the stories...The children are waiting for the next installment....
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27 May 2015
01:47:04am
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Just an update - the Monty Wedd section of the Historic Articles will be up and running by the end of the week (as promised). I just need to resize the jpgs to fit our website and then I'll have them up for viewing. So keep your panties/shorts on and bear with me
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06:36:22am
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Awesome....Please let us know when that happens...
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04:12:37pm
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Just wondering Has there been any progress with the Monty Wedd stamp stories?
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Still a little early yet. There are some things going on that I can not elaborate on, because it would only be conjecture on my part. I will be sure to let everyone know when I think this issue has run its course.
Mel
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