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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Serbian "death mask" stamp

 

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Bobstamp
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16 Nov 2021
06:56:00pm
One of my wife's seniors' fitness class participants handed an envelope of stamps to me a week ago. Looking through it today, I found an old newspaper clipping which might interest any collectors of Serbia. I don't have a copy of any of the stamps in question. I tried scanning the image in the Scott catalogue, but it's not high-enough res to see anything close to a "death mask". Anyway, I thought that some of you StampoRamanians might enjoy seeing the clipping. Perhaps someone can show us a high-res, inverted copy of one of the stamps. Or it's all just a figment of someone's imagination.

Bob

P.S. I have no idea about the origin of the clipping.

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16 Nov 2021
07:14:30pm

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HolocaustStamps

16 Nov 2021
08:03:31pm
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Very cool Bob!

What about the Germany "Hitler in a tree" stamp (I think from a 1960s series of buildings). Anyone have a scan?

Dave.

P.S. Any other similar items with subliminal pictures? Could be a new collecting obsession for those of us with too much time on our hands!

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17 Nov 2021
09:03:44am
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Here is the Hitler in a tree stamp. If it is the upper right face, it looks more like Charlie Chaplin to me!

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17 Nov 2021
06:51:50pm
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I can't see a 'Hitler' face.....but I do see a ghost at left center!

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HolocaustStamps

17 Nov 2021
09:03:20pm
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Hitler is top right (wearing a top hat of all things!)

And I can see 2 ghouls directly above Randy's ghost. That is one messed up stamp!

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17 Nov 2021
10:32:00pm
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Thanks for posting these images. The Serbian story has been around a long time, but I don't think any philatelic historian really believes this was a deliberate image of the dead king; the resemblance is purely fanciful. I hadn't seen the Hitler in a tree before; I agree there is a ghost there, a rather elongated one.

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19 Nov 2021
09:39:39am
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

" . "the resemblance is really fanciful ."

Another Mai-Tai and Judge Crater wil suddenly pop out at you.

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20 Nov 2021
08:50:46am
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

I tend to agree that it looks more like Chaplin.....

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04 Dec 2021
03:41:33am
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

My favorite part of this post was to find out I am a Stamporamanian! Say that three times fast. Woo hoo!

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04 Dec 2021
05:26:08am
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

After a second - or third - look, it seems to be Chaplin in a top hat!

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2010ccg

04 Dec 2021
09:25:51am
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Interesting posts...! Does anyone know the scott # of the Hitler Stamp ?
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04 Dec 2021
09:42:41am
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Cheryl:

If you mean the Hitler in a tree, it is the 50pf Buildings definitive issued December 15, 1964. Mi: 458 Scott: 909.


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2010ccg

04 Dec 2021
09:51:43am
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Thankyou very much Pete!!!!Thumbs Up Did Germany with draw the stamps ?

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04 Dec 2021
10:16:44am
re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Not at all! The post office was quite happy with the numbers of stamps being bought up! According to Michel, 250,000,000 were printed.


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05 Dec 2021
12:51:30am
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"... 250,000,000 were printed ...."

Just another rare error to collect.

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Bobstamp

16 Nov 2021
06:56:00pm

One of my wife's seniors' fitness class participants handed an envelope of stamps to me a week ago. Looking through it today, I found an old newspaper clipping which might interest any collectors of Serbia. I don't have a copy of any of the stamps in question. I tried scanning the image in the Scott catalogue, but it's not high-enough res to see anything close to a "death mask". Anyway, I thought that some of you StampoRamanians might enjoy seeing the clipping. Perhaps someone can show us a high-res, inverted copy of one of the stamps. Or it's all just a figment of someone's imagination.

Bob

P.S. I have no idea about the origin of the clipping.

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16 Nov 2021
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16 Nov 2021
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re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Very cool Bob!

What about the Germany "Hitler in a tree" stamp (I think from a 1960s series of buildings). Anyone have a scan?

Dave.

P.S. Any other similar items with subliminal pictures? Could be a new collecting obsession for those of us with too much time on our hands!

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BrightonPete

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17 Nov 2021
09:03:44am

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Here is the Hitler in a tree stamp. If it is the upper right face, it looks more like Charlie Chaplin to me!

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Peter

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17 Nov 2021
06:51:50pm

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

I can't see a 'Hitler' face.....but I do see a ghost at left center!

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HolocaustStamps

17 Nov 2021
09:03:20pm

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Hitler is top right (wearing a top hat of all things!)

And I can see 2 ghouls directly above Randy's ghost. That is one messed up stamp!

Dave.

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17 Nov 2021
10:32:00pm

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Thanks for posting these images. The Serbian story has been around a long time, but I don't think any philatelic historian really believes this was a deliberate image of the dead king; the resemblance is purely fanciful. I hadn't seen the Hitler in a tree before; I agree there is a ghost there, a rather elongated one.

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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
19 Nov 2021
09:39:39am

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

" . "the resemblance is really fanciful ."

Another Mai-Tai and Judge Crater wil suddenly pop out at you.

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20 Nov 2021
08:50:46am

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

I tend to agree that it looks more like Chaplin.....

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04 Dec 2021
03:41:33am

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

My favorite part of this post was to find out I am a Stamporamanian! Say that three times fast. Woo hoo!

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04 Dec 2021
05:26:08am

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

After a second - or third - look, it seems to be Chaplin in a top hat!

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2010ccg

04 Dec 2021
09:25:51am

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Interesting posts...! Does anyone know the scott # of the Hitler Stamp ?
Cheryl

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04 Dec 2021
09:42:41am

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Cheryl:

If you mean the Hitler in a tree, it is the 50pf Buildings definitive issued December 15, 1964. Mi: 458 Scott: 909.


Peter

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2010ccg

04 Dec 2021
09:51:43am

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Thankyou very much Pete!!!!Thumbs Up Did Germany with draw the stamps ?

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04 Dec 2021
10:16:44am

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

Not at all! The post office was quite happy with the numbers of stamps being bought up! According to Michel, 250,000,000 were printed.


Peter

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05 Dec 2021
12:51:30am

re: Serbian "death mask" stamp

"... 250,000,000 were printed ...."

Just another rare error to collect.

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