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Fiji Sc 1/ SG 1 issued 1st November 1870. The Fiji Times was critical to the establishment of the postal service. Starting on 1st November 1870, the paper delivered mail with newspapers through its agents on the various islands.
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Fiji Sc B1/ SG 276 issued 1951. Fiji's first semi-postal (charity) stamp benefited island health programs.
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Fiji SG-D6 Sc-J1 issued 1918. Fiji issued its first postage due using a common design with other British colonies.
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Fiji SG138 Sc-MR1 issued in 1916. It is similar to a postal tax stamp, but the revenue is used to defray the costs of war; as with other postal
taxes, its use is obligatory for some period of time.
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Finland Sc/SG #1 issued March 3, 1856. These stamps were issued following an Imperial Edict dated March 1, 1856. The stamps were issued provisionally to test demand for distinctive Finnish stamps as opposed to existing Russian postally embossed envelopes.
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Finland Sc B1/SG 230 issued in 1922. The first semi-postal (charity) stamp was issued to benefit the RedCross Society of Finland.
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Foochow Chinese Treaty Port SG1 Sc1 issued 1st August 1895. Treaty Ports were set up by foreign traders to save the expense of the existing private mail services. Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province.
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France Sc/SG #1 issued September 12, 1850. The Second Republic printed the first French stamps in 1849-50: an imperforate seven-stamp series featuring the effigy of Ceres, the goddess of growing plants in Roman mythology.
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France SG-D87 Sc-J1 issued 1859. France's first postage due.
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French Colonies Sc/SG #1 issued May 1, 1862. SG2/Sc2 is the first stamp chronologically being issued June 1, 1859, but the catalogs listed the issue by value. The issue was shared across all French Colonies.
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French Colonies SG-D59 Sc-J1 issued 1884. The first postage due for use in the French colonies around the globe.
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French Guiana Sc/SG #1 issued 1st December 1886. Fr Guiana began issuing stamps in 1886 w/ surcharges and later overprints of the general Fr colonial issues. It became an overseas department of France in 1946 and has used ordinary French stamps since 1948.
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French Guyana SG164 Sc-C1 issued 1933. The first airmail stamp for the South American French Colony.
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French Guiana SG-D117 Sc-J1 issued 1925. The first postage due was an overprint on a French stamp.
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Madagascar (Malagasy Republic in Scott) SG1 Sc28 issued 1896. Madagascar is a large island off S Africa’s SE coast. Control was disputed between Britain, France, and the inhabitants before the territory became a French protectorate in 1885 and a French colony in 1896.
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Madagascar Sc C1/SG 153 issued 1935. A plane flying over Madagascar on the first airmail.
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Madagascar SG80 Sc-B1 was issued in 1915. The first semi-postal (Charity) stamp was an overprint on a standard issue.
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Gabon Sc/SG #1 issued 31st July 1886. France had established a presence in the area from the 1840s onwards as it tried to limit the slave trade. By 1886 its sphere of influence had grown to the extent that an ambassador was appointed.
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Republic of Gabon Sc148 SG161 issued 1959. Gabon became an autonomous republic on 28th Nov 1958 and declared independence on 17th Aug 1960. Prior to this, Gabon joined Middle Congo and Ubangi-Shari-Chad to form French Equatorial Africa in 1910.
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Gabon SG164 Sc-C1 issued in 1960. Gabon's first airmail stamp featured Dr. Albert Schweizter who founded the the Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene, French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon). He also won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Gabon SG79 Sc-B1 issued 1916 was Gabon's first semi-postal (charity) stamp. At the time Gabon was combined with Middle Congo and Ubangi-Shari-Chad to form French Equatorial Africa. Each area issued its own stamps until 1936.
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Gambia Sc 1/SG 2 issued 18th March 1869. The Gambia Cameos, typographed and engraved (an unusual process for De La Rue) were used for 30 years. They remained unperforated until 1880.
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Gambia Sc188 SG206 issued 1963. Gambia was granted full internal self-government on 4th October 1963. This was celebrated with an overprint stamp.
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Gambia Sc206 SG211 issued 1965. Gambia achieved independence on 18th February 1965 and became a republic within the Commonwealth on 24th April 1970.
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Canton Geneva Switzerland Scott 2L1 SG G1 Michel GE1 issued Saturday, September 30, 1843. The half stamp (5 centimes) was only valid within a locality, the whole stamp (10 centimes) was valid for mail between localities in the whole canton.
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Germany Sc/SG #1 issued 1st January 1872. It was a single design for the whole of Germany, two currencies were in use and the stamps denominated in groschen were for the North and kreuzer for the South. Embossed with an eagle and small shield.
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Australia Sc/SG #1 issued January 14, 1913. The actual first stamp was Sc/SG #2 that was issued January 1, 1913. The central government assumed control of the postal service on March 1, 1901. Stamps of the states were valid until 1913.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: New South Wales Sc 1/ SG 2 issued January 1850. Gibbons breaks Scott #1 down to 4 listings by color (SG 1-4).
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Netherlands 1-3 issued January 1, 1852. Page created by Kurt Streepy, First Issues Collectors Club
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Aden - Kathiri State of Seiyun 1-11 issued July 1, 1942.
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Estonia Sc N1-2 (German Occupation WW I) and Sc N3-5 (German Occupation WW II).
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Abu Dhabi Sc 1-11 issued March 30, 1964. Abu Dhabi was one of the precursors to the United Arab Emirates.
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Artsakh Republic Michel 1-4 issued November 6, 1993. Not listed by Scott as it is an unrecognized breakaway republic of Armenians living in Azerbaijan.
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La Aguera 1-26, the entire run of stamps issued by the Spanish colony. Later incorporated into Rio de Oro.
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Comoro Islands Sc 30-38 issued May 15, 1950.
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Grand Comoro Sc 1-19 issued November 1, 1897.
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Croatia Sc 1-8 issued April 12, 1941. A WW II puppet state of Germany/Italy. The area was given back to Yugoslavia after the war.
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Croatia Sc #100 issued November 21, 1991. The 1991 reboot of Croatia after Yugoslavia was dismantled.
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Cuba Under US Military Rule #227-231 issued 1899. Following the Spanish-American War, the US Military administered Cuba from 1899 to 1902 when it was granted independence.
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Falkland Islands - Graham Land Scott 2L1-2L8 issued February 12, 1944. Graham Land was later put incorporated into British Antarctic Territory
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Puerto Rico US Administration Sc 210-214 issued March 15, 1899. The US took control of Puerto Rico from Spain following the end of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Rico remains a US territory.
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Oltre Giuba Sc 1-15 issued July 29, 1925. An Italian colony given to Italy joining the Allies in WW I. The last of our October Stamp Month first issue album pages.
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Great Britain Sc/SG #1. The earliest adhesive stamps owed their existence to the introduction of Penny Postage in Great Britain, and Sir Rowland Hill (whose portrait is shown) may fairly be called the Godfather of Penny Postage.
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The first stamps of Mauritius issue are known to collectors as the "Post Office" issue. The plates were engraved by a local watch-maker, and many of the 1d stamps were used on invitations to a Government Ball in 1847.
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The first stamps of Mauritius issue are known to collectors as the "Post Office" issue. The plates were engraved by a local watch-maker, and many of the 1d stamps were used on invitations to a Government Ball in 1847.
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Sarawak is a state in the northern part of the great island of Borneo. Sir James Brooke was an English officer, to whom Sarawak was ceded by Rajah Muda Hasim of Brunei. Brooke became Rajah in 1841 and was recognized by Britain in 1863.
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(these were 1939 Ardath Cigarette cards).
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The 1st stamp of Trinidad was not issued by the government but by David Bryce, the owner of the paddle-vessel Lady McLeod, which ran between Port of Spain and San Fernando. Bryce sold postage stamps picturing a ship, with the initials of his own vessel.
(these were 1939 Ardath Cigarette cards).
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The world's most valuable stamp was found in 1873 by a schoolboy who sold it for 6s. Later bought by the famous Ferrary for £150, it was auctioned for £7,343 at Paris in 1922. Sold in 2021 for $8.3 million.
Image of a Twinings tea cards. Twinings offered a free packet of stamps if you cut off the bottom section of all 30 cards and returned them to Twinings. Most pictured the first issue or other early issue.
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Twinings Tea Card: Called “Cottonreels” because they look like labels on reels of cotton, these stamps were British Guiana's first. Only 10 of the 2 cents are known. A poor native woman gave a pair she found to Georgetown church which sold it for £200.
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Twinings Tea Card: The “Post Office” Mauritius issue was printed from a plate engraved by a half-blind watchmaker. Only 500 of the 1d were printed. Only 14 of the 1d exist, one of which was sold for £4,500 in 1957. (Worth a bit more now)
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Twinings Tea Card: The Mauritius 2d “Post Office” is even rarer than the 1d (see card No. 3) and only 12 are known. A fine unused copy, found in an old schoolboy collection in 1904, is now in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace.
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FIRST ISSUE Twining Tea Card: One of 3 values in Canada's 1st issue, the 12d was so inscribed because a “shilling” had different values in various parts of North America. The design is from a famous painting of Queen Victoria.
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Twinings Tea Card: Bermuda postmaster William Perot installed a letter-box outside the P.O. at Hamilton for pennies and letters when the office was shut. This failed, so he struck his postmark on sheets of paper and sold them for 1d each. Only 10 are now known.
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Twinings Tea Card: This stamp, the first in any British Colony, was issued by David Bryce, captain of the ‘Lady McLeod,’ which sailed round the Trinidad coast carrying mail. Sold at 5 cents, the stamp was usually canceled by penmark or tearing.
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Twinings Tea Card: Early in 1919 a prize of £10,000 was offered for the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight. Hawker and Grieve made the first attempt but came down in the sea and were rescued. Letters they carried bore these stamps. Only 200 were printed.
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Twinings Tea Card: The world's first multicoloured stamp, it was issued for postage within the canton of Basle. Years ago part of a sheet was found tucked behind some loose wallpaper above a mantlepiece at Basle, where it had lain hidden for over 50 years.
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Twinings Tea Card: Sweden #1a. Discovered in 1885 by a schoolboy among his grandfather's letters, this error of colour (yellow instead of green) is unique. It was once in the Ferrary collection and later owned by the King Carol of Roumania.
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Twinings Tea Card: Saxony #1. Popular rarity among German collectors is the Saxony 3 pfenig red. Issued in 1850, it was used mostly on newspapers. A complete sheet (20 stamps) was once found pasted on a fire screen in an old castle on the Elbe.
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Twinings Tea card: Romania Sc #1, The primitive “Bulls” were issued for use in the Danubian principality of Moldavia, now part of Roumania, and were printed singly, with a handstamp. Many of the existing “Bulls” are damaged because the paper is brittle.
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These tea cards are quite interesting
Do you know the time frame (years) they were produced ? And the number of sets ?
Thankyou for any information Keep sharing
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Twinings tea card: Only 7 examples of the Alexandria postmaster's stamp are known to exist: 6 on buff paper (1X1) and 1 on blue (1X2). In 1907 one stamp was found in a bundle of love letters by the daughter of the man who wrote them.
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The first series was supposedly in 1958 with a second series in 1960. You can find them on ebay.
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In Canada during this same time period, roughly, we were getting tea cards in Red Rose Tea. They were mostly nature and history series, unfortunately not the rare stamps series. There were 17 series before they switched to Wade ornaments. We drank tea, but not that much, so I had a route around a huge area where I would cycle once a week and the people on the route saved their tea cards for me. I ended up with all 17 series (http://teacard.com/rr/cards/rr_cards.htm ... ) each with it's own album and each series complete. Believe it or not but I still have them!! I was an anal collector even back then and my mother was not one of those parents who threw things out! They are not worth scads of $$$$ but they bring back memories of those many bicycle trips. The people who saved them for me were mostly older people who were very glad to have a little bit of younger company occasionally. They're all gone now as are many of the houses but I remember those people well. They also saved Jello car and airplane "wheels" for me and I still have the complete sets of 200 of each of those with holders. We ate Jello, but not that much. http://www.mikesgeneralstore.com/jellow ...
EDIT: I just went for a quick drive and was thinking about those days. I remember with the car wheels there was one that was difficult to get, #199, a 1961 Thunderbird. It took ages for that one!! There was a little old lady (probably younger than I am now) who insisted on sending for the albums or holders but I had to show her the series was complete first!! I think she liked looking at the stuff as much as I did. She was actually the one who supplied me with the missing "wheel" and had already ordered the holder for me! Those were great days!! Also I somehow managed to lose one of the airplane wheels, the Mitchell bomber, and ended up ordering it a few years ago to make my set complete again. The cars tend to be more expensive than the planes, more interest I guess! I have a friend who collects material from my area and I was telling Tim about the "little old lady" and he knew who she was and where she lived and actually looked up her obituary, easy for him since he works in a monument store!
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No one said it had to be a stamp!! I wish it were in better shape - incredibly well read!! I picked this up on my way to choir practice in 1963 and it is part of a very extensive Silver Age Marvel collection now!
EDIT: Even though this is Spidey #1 it is not actually the first appearance of Spiderman. That would be in Amazing Fantasy #15 and an original is hugely expensive and very rare. My comic is complete and very well read with a badly repaired spine, I did that myself with flour paste and paper. Since it is complete it would rate about 2.5 / 10. I saw a 9.5 sell on line a few years ago for around $20 000, my copy is not in that ball park. I don't regret it's condition, I read it many times and got a lot of pleasure from it. Even in the shape it's in I ask myself "How many comic collectors actually have one?". I have about 4000 comics, about three quarters are Marvels, and am still adding to the collection. I also love westerns, even though they are politically incorrect, and my pride and joy is a Two Gun Kid #1. It was printed in Canada in 1948 due to a paper shortage in the US. But The Rawhide Kid and Kid Colt are also a huge amount of fun to read!! Excuse my rant but I have been a comic collector since I was old enough to have an allowance and still enjoy it very much!!
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"No one said it had to be a stamp!!"
Actually, the Heading title says - "General PHILATELIC" Harvey......
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"re: First Issues and Numbers Ones"
Good point, I was just looking at this part!
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Twinings tea card: The 1st Hawaiian stamps are called “Missionaries” because most of them were found on letters from missionaries at Honolulu to relatives and friends in the U.S.A. There are 3 values in the set: rarest is the 2 cents.
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Twinings Tea Card: Early issues of Uruguay are known as “Suns” because of the chubby face in the centre surrounded by rays. The stamps were used on mail carried by stage coaches called diligences, (‘diligencia’ at the top of the stamp).
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Germany Sc C1/ SG 111 issued November 10, 1919. The first airmail stamp was issued under the Republic. The Weimar Republic, officially known as the German Reich, was a historical period of Germany from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933.
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Germany SG 105 Sc-B1 issued May 1, 1919. The semi-postal benefited the War Wounded Fund. Issued under the Weimer Republic following World War I.
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Germany SG-O83 Sc-OL1 was issued in 1903 for Prussia. The Nr 21 refers to the to the district of Prussia. This local official stamp pre-dates the general official issue in 1920.
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Germany SG-O117 Sc-O1 issued in 1920. The first general issue official for Germany. The issue was similar to the 2nd set of local officials for Prussia with the exception of the 21 in the upper corners designating Prussia.
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East Germany SG-E1 Sc48 issues 1949. At the end of WW2, Germany was occupied by the victorious powers, the area controlled by Russia became East Germany and that of GB, France and the US became West Germany: Berlin remained divided and had its own stamps.
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Germany SG2326 Sc1612 issued 1990. As the Eastern Bloc crumbled in 1990, Germany was reunited: the stamp shown has a nice Berlin postmark from the first day of issue.
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Germany-Berlin SG-B1 Sc-9N1 issued 1948. After WW II, Russia (USSR) and the US/France/Great Britain divided Germany (East/West) and separately divided Berlin.
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Gibraltar SG 1/ Sc 1 issued 1st January 1886. A British colony at the time of issue. Interesting that the #1 is a Bermuda overprint vs. an overprint on a stamp of Great Britain.
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Gibraltar SG86 Sc-MR1 issued April 1918. An additional tax on letters to benefit the war effort.
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Gibraltar SG-D1 Sc-J1 issued in 1956. The first postage due of Gibraltar using a common designed used by other British Colonies.
I wonder if most of these were sold to collectors rather than used for intended purposes. They are easy to find (not just Gibraltar).
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Gold Coast SG85 Sc-MR1 issued in 1918. A charity stamp to pay for war expenses. Most British Colonies issued the Military Postal Taxes stamp for the 1st World War.
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Ghana SG166 Sc1 was issued in 1957. Formerly the British Colony of Gold Coast, the West African area became independent as Ghana in 1957.
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Great Britain SG #2/Sc #1 issued May 6, 1940. Thanks largely to the efforts of Rowland Hill, England issued the very first postal stamp.
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Great Britain SG970 Sc-B1 issued 1975. Great Britain was late to the semi-postal game compared to other European nations. The stamp benefited the Health and Handicap Funds.
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Great Britain SG2358 Sc-C1 issued in 2003. GB's first official airmail issue was in 2003 (please form an orderly queue for discussions on what was the first GB airmail).
Scott continued their policy of using the C prefix for airmails.
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Great Britain SG-O1 Sc-O2 issued in 1882. The first official from Great Britain was an overprint on a definitive issue.
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Great Britain SG-D1 Sc-J1 issued in 1914. France led the way with postage due stamps, issuing the first ones in 1859. It wasn’t until 55 years later that Great Britain followed suit.
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Greece SG406 Sc-C1 issued 1926 as the first airmail issue for the country. The stamp pictures a Savoia Marchetti flying boat.
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Greece SG 269/Sc RA1 postal tax stamp benefiting the Red Cross issued in 1914. A postal tax stamp is an additional stamp required to mail a letter that benefits a charity.
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Greece SG 269/Sc B1 issued in 1944. The charity stamp benefited victims of the Piraeus bombing. A charity stamp (semi-postal) pays normal postage with an additional donation to a charity.
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Greece Sc-J1 SG-D73 issued in 1875. The first postage due for Greece.
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But what is the stamp above?
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Grenada's first airmail SG476 Sc-C1 was issued in 1972. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to its production of nutmeg and mace crops. Christopher Columbus sighted Grenada in 1498 during his third voyage to the Americas.
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Grenada SG111 Sc-MR1 War Tax stamp issued in 1916. Many British Colonies issued War Tax stamps to pay for the 1st World War efforts. Scott lists this separately from semi-postals that generally benefit a charity or social cause
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Grenada Sc J1/SG D8 issued 1892. The first postage due of Grenada used the same design as many of the other colonies.
Grenada is a just an examplee of the pro's and con's of British Commonwealth - common designs.
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Grenada First issue after independence SG594 Sc528. Independence was granted on 7 February 1974 under the leadership of Eric Gairy. The new country became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.
(These daily posts are from the First Issues Collectors Club)
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Griqualand West Sc/SG #1 issued 1st September 1874. In 1873 it was proclaimed as a British colony, with its capital at Kimberley, and in 1880 it was annexed by the Cape Colony. Added as part of South Africa when formed in 1910.
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Guadeloupe Sc #1/SG #6 issued 28th February 1884. Prior to the 1884 issue, Guadeloupe used French stamps from 1851-53 and then general French colonies issues from 1859.
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From my Collection: This is the first complete set in Mexico under an Empire. During the French Intervention was issued for the Emperor Maximilian, know as Imperial Eagles of Maximilian, 1st. Period, May 8, 1864 with District names only, in this case "MEXICO". Values: ½ real, 1r., 2r., 4r., and 8r.
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Regarding Croatia, even that Scott catalog made it as "first" issue of modern Croatia, I think that date of issue will decide what is first exactly.
Michel catalog have it under number 179, and issued on Sept. 9, 1991, Michel catalog value are low, just 0.30 euro per sample (have two perforation varieties), low catalog value are result of HUGE printing quantity of 4M.
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Fernando Po SG1 Sc1 issued 1st July 1868. Fernando Po, though the stamps say Fernando Poo, this is an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off West Africa, discovered by Fernão do Poo in 1472. (source: First Issues Collectors CluB)
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Fiji Sc 1/ SG 1 issued 1st November 1870. The Fiji Times was critical to the establishment of the postal service. Starting on 1st November 1870, the paper delivered mail with newspapers through its agents on the various islands.
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Fiji Sc B1/ SG 276 issued 1951. Fiji's first semi-postal (charity) stamp benefited island health programs.
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Fiji SG-D6 Sc-J1 issued 1918. Fiji issued its first postage due using a common design with other British colonies.
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Fiji SG138 Sc-MR1 issued in 1916. It is similar to a postal tax stamp, but the revenue is used to defray the costs of war; as with other postal
taxes, its use is obligatory for some period of time.
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Finland Sc/SG #1 issued March 3, 1856. These stamps were issued following an Imperial Edict dated March 1, 1856. The stamps were issued provisionally to test demand for distinctive Finnish stamps as opposed to existing Russian postally embossed envelopes.
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Finland Sc B1/SG 230 issued in 1922. The first semi-postal (charity) stamp was issued to benefit the RedCross Society of Finland.
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Foochow Chinese Treaty Port SG1 Sc1 issued 1st August 1895. Treaty Ports were set up by foreign traders to save the expense of the existing private mail services. Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province.
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France Sc/SG #1 issued September 12, 1850. The Second Republic printed the first French stamps in 1849-50: an imperforate seven-stamp series featuring the effigy of Ceres, the goddess of growing plants in Roman mythology.
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France SG-D87 Sc-J1 issued 1859. France's first postage due.
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French Colonies Sc/SG #1 issued May 1, 1862. SG2/Sc2 is the first stamp chronologically being issued June 1, 1859, but the catalogs listed the issue by value. The issue was shared across all French Colonies.
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French Colonies SG-D59 Sc-J1 issued 1884. The first postage due for use in the French colonies around the globe.
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French Guiana Sc/SG #1 issued 1st December 1886. Fr Guiana began issuing stamps in 1886 w/ surcharges and later overprints of the general Fr colonial issues. It became an overseas department of France in 1946 and has used ordinary French stamps since 1948.
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French Guyana SG164 Sc-C1 issued 1933. The first airmail stamp for the South American French Colony.
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French Guiana SG-D117 Sc-J1 issued 1925. The first postage due was an overprint on a French stamp.
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Madagascar (Malagasy Republic in Scott) SG1 Sc28 issued 1896. Madagascar is a large island off S Africa’s SE coast. Control was disputed between Britain, France, and the inhabitants before the territory became a French protectorate in 1885 and a French colony in 1896.
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Madagascar Sc C1/SG 153 issued 1935. A plane flying over Madagascar on the first airmail.
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Madagascar SG80 Sc-B1 was issued in 1915. The first semi-postal (Charity) stamp was an overprint on a standard issue.
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Gabon Sc/SG #1 issued 31st July 1886. France had established a presence in the area from the 1840s onwards as it tried to limit the slave trade. By 1886 its sphere of influence had grown to the extent that an ambassador was appointed.
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Republic of Gabon Sc148 SG161 issued 1959. Gabon became an autonomous republic on 28th Nov 1958 and declared independence on 17th Aug 1960. Prior to this, Gabon joined Middle Congo and Ubangi-Shari-Chad to form French Equatorial Africa in 1910.
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Gabon SG164 Sc-C1 issued in 1960. Gabon's first airmail stamp featured Dr. Albert Schweizter who founded the the Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene, French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon). He also won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Gabon SG79 Sc-B1 issued 1916 was Gabon's first semi-postal (charity) stamp. At the time Gabon was combined with Middle Congo and Ubangi-Shari-Chad to form French Equatorial Africa. Each area issued its own stamps until 1936.
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Gambia Sc 1/SG 2 issued 18th March 1869. The Gambia Cameos, typographed and engraved (an unusual process for De La Rue) were used for 30 years. They remained unperforated until 1880.
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Gambia Sc188 SG206 issued 1963. Gambia was granted full internal self-government on 4th October 1963. This was celebrated with an overprint stamp.
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Gambia Sc206 SG211 issued 1965. Gambia achieved independence on 18th February 1965 and became a republic within the Commonwealth on 24th April 1970.
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Canton Geneva Switzerland Scott 2L1 SG G1 Michel GE1 issued Saturday, September 30, 1843. The half stamp (5 centimes) was only valid within a locality, the whole stamp (10 centimes) was valid for mail between localities in the whole canton.
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Germany Sc/SG #1 issued 1st January 1872. It was a single design for the whole of Germany, two currencies were in use and the stamps denominated in groschen were for the North and kreuzer for the South. Embossed with an eagle and small shield.
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Australia Sc/SG #1 issued January 14, 1913. The actual first stamp was Sc/SG #2 that was issued January 1, 1913. The central government assumed control of the postal service on March 1, 1901. Stamps of the states were valid until 1913.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: New South Wales Sc 1/ SG 2 issued January 1850. Gibbons breaks Scott #1 down to 4 listings by color (SG 1-4).
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Netherlands 1-3 issued January 1, 1852. Page created by Kurt Streepy, First Issues Collectors Club
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Aden - Kathiri State of Seiyun 1-11 issued July 1, 1942.
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Estonia Sc N1-2 (German Occupation WW I) and Sc N3-5 (German Occupation WW II).
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Abu Dhabi Sc 1-11 issued March 30, 1964. Abu Dhabi was one of the precursors to the United Arab Emirates.
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Artsakh Republic Michel 1-4 issued November 6, 1993. Not listed by Scott as it is an unrecognized breakaway republic of Armenians living in Azerbaijan.
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La Aguera 1-26, the entire run of stamps issued by the Spanish colony. Later incorporated into Rio de Oro.
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Comoro Islands Sc 30-38 issued May 15, 1950.
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Grand Comoro Sc 1-19 issued November 1, 1897.
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Croatia Sc 1-8 issued April 12, 1941. A WW II puppet state of Germany/Italy. The area was given back to Yugoslavia after the war.
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Croatia Sc #100 issued November 21, 1991. The 1991 reboot of Croatia after Yugoslavia was dismantled.
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Cuba Under US Military Rule #227-231 issued 1899. Following the Spanish-American War, the US Military administered Cuba from 1899 to 1902 when it was granted independence.
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Falkland Islands - Graham Land Scott 2L1-2L8 issued February 12, 1944. Graham Land was later put incorporated into British Antarctic Territory
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Puerto Rico US Administration Sc 210-214 issued March 15, 1899. The US took control of Puerto Rico from Spain following the end of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Rico remains a US territory.
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Oltre Giuba Sc 1-15 issued July 29, 1925. An Italian colony given to Italy joining the Allies in WW I. The last of our October Stamp Month first issue album pages.
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Great Britain Sc/SG #1. The earliest adhesive stamps owed their existence to the introduction of Penny Postage in Great Britain, and Sir Rowland Hill (whose portrait is shown) may fairly be called the Godfather of Penny Postage.
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The first stamps of Mauritius issue are known to collectors as the "Post Office" issue. The plates were engraved by a local watch-maker, and many of the 1d stamps were used on invitations to a Government Ball in 1847.
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The first stamps of Mauritius issue are known to collectors as the "Post Office" issue. The plates were engraved by a local watch-maker, and many of the 1d stamps were used on invitations to a Government Ball in 1847.
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Sarawak is a state in the northern part of the great island of Borneo. Sir James Brooke was an English officer, to whom Sarawak was ceded by Rajah Muda Hasim of Brunei. Brooke became Rajah in 1841 and was recognized by Britain in 1863.
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(these were 1939 Ardath Cigarette cards).
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The 1st stamp of Trinidad was not issued by the government but by David Bryce, the owner of the paddle-vessel Lady McLeod, which ran between Port of Spain and San Fernando. Bryce sold postage stamps picturing a ship, with the initials of his own vessel.
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The world's most valuable stamp was found in 1873 by a schoolboy who sold it for 6s. Later bought by the famous Ferrary for £150, it was auctioned for £7,343 at Paris in 1922. Sold in 2021 for $8.3 million.
Image of a Twinings tea cards. Twinings offered a free packet of stamps if you cut off the bottom section of all 30 cards and returned them to Twinings. Most pictured the first issue or other early issue.
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Twinings Tea Card: Called “Cottonreels” because they look like labels on reels of cotton, these stamps were British Guiana's first. Only 10 of the 2 cents are known. A poor native woman gave a pair she found to Georgetown church which sold it for £200.
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Twinings Tea Card: The “Post Office” Mauritius issue was printed from a plate engraved by a half-blind watchmaker. Only 500 of the 1d were printed. Only 14 of the 1d exist, one of which was sold for £4,500 in 1957. (Worth a bit more now)
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Twinings Tea Card: The Mauritius 2d “Post Office” is even rarer than the 1d (see card No. 3) and only 12 are known. A fine unused copy, found in an old schoolboy collection in 1904, is now in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace.
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FIRST ISSUE Twining Tea Card: One of 3 values in Canada's 1st issue, the 12d was so inscribed because a “shilling” had different values in various parts of North America. The design is from a famous painting of Queen Victoria.
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Twinings Tea Card: Bermuda postmaster William Perot installed a letter-box outside the P.O. at Hamilton for pennies and letters when the office was shut. This failed, so he struck his postmark on sheets of paper and sold them for 1d each. Only 10 are now known.
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Twinings Tea Card: This stamp, the first in any British Colony, was issued by David Bryce, captain of the ‘Lady McLeod,’ which sailed round the Trinidad coast carrying mail. Sold at 5 cents, the stamp was usually canceled by penmark or tearing.
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Twinings Tea Card: Early in 1919 a prize of £10,000 was offered for the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight. Hawker and Grieve made the first attempt but came down in the sea and were rescued. Letters they carried bore these stamps. Only 200 were printed.
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Twinings Tea Card: The world's first multicoloured stamp, it was issued for postage within the canton of Basle. Years ago part of a sheet was found tucked behind some loose wallpaper above a mantlepiece at Basle, where it had lain hidden for over 50 years.
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Twinings Tea Card: Sweden #1a. Discovered in 1885 by a schoolboy among his grandfather's letters, this error of colour (yellow instead of green) is unique. It was once in the Ferrary collection and later owned by the King Carol of Roumania.
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Twinings Tea Card: Saxony #1. Popular rarity among German collectors is the Saxony 3 pfenig red. Issued in 1850, it was used mostly on newspapers. A complete sheet (20 stamps) was once found pasted on a fire screen in an old castle on the Elbe.
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Twinings Tea card: Romania Sc #1, The primitive “Bulls” were issued for use in the Danubian principality of Moldavia, now part of Roumania, and were printed singly, with a handstamp. Many of the existing “Bulls” are damaged because the paper is brittle.
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These tea cards are quite interesting
Do you know the time frame (years) they were produced ? And the number of sets ?
Thankyou for any information Keep sharing
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Twinings tea card: Only 7 examples of the Alexandria postmaster's stamp are known to exist: 6 on buff paper (1X1) and 1 on blue (1X2). In 1907 one stamp was found in a bundle of love letters by the daughter of the man who wrote them.
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The first series was supposedly in 1958 with a second series in 1960. You can find them on ebay.
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In Canada during this same time period, roughly, we were getting tea cards in Red Rose Tea. They were mostly nature and history series, unfortunately not the rare stamps series. There were 17 series before they switched to Wade ornaments. We drank tea, but not that much, so I had a route around a huge area where I would cycle once a week and the people on the route saved their tea cards for me. I ended up with all 17 series (http://teacard.com/rr/cards/rr_cards.htm ... ) each with it's own album and each series complete. Believe it or not but I still have them!! I was an anal collector even back then and my mother was not one of those parents who threw things out! They are not worth scads of $$$$ but they bring back memories of those many bicycle trips. The people who saved them for me were mostly older people who were very glad to have a little bit of younger company occasionally. They're all gone now as are many of the houses but I remember those people well. They also saved Jello car and airplane "wheels" for me and I still have the complete sets of 200 of each of those with holders. We ate Jello, but not that much. http://www.mikesgeneralstore.com/jellow ...
EDIT: I just went for a quick drive and was thinking about those days. I remember with the car wheels there was one that was difficult to get, #199, a 1961 Thunderbird. It took ages for that one!! There was a little old lady (probably younger than I am now) who insisted on sending for the albums or holders but I had to show her the series was complete first!! I think she liked looking at the stuff as much as I did. She was actually the one who supplied me with the missing "wheel" and had already ordered the holder for me! Those were great days!! Also I somehow managed to lose one of the airplane wheels, the Mitchell bomber, and ended up ordering it a few years ago to make my set complete again. The cars tend to be more expensive than the planes, more interest I guess! I have a friend who collects material from my area and I was telling Tim about the "little old lady" and he knew who she was and where she lived and actually looked up her obituary, easy for him since he works in a monument store!
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No one said it had to be a stamp!! I wish it were in better shape - incredibly well read!! I picked this up on my way to choir practice in 1963 and it is part of a very extensive Silver Age Marvel collection now!
EDIT: Even though this is Spidey #1 it is not actually the first appearance of Spiderman. That would be in Amazing Fantasy #15 and an original is hugely expensive and very rare. My comic is complete and very well read with a badly repaired spine, I did that myself with flour paste and paper. Since it is complete it would rate about 2.5 / 10. I saw a 9.5 sell on line a few years ago for around $20 000, my copy is not in that ball park. I don't regret it's condition, I read it many times and got a lot of pleasure from it. Even in the shape it's in I ask myself "How many comic collectors actually have one?". I have about 4000 comics, about three quarters are Marvels, and am still adding to the collection. I also love westerns, even though they are politically incorrect, and my pride and joy is a Two Gun Kid #1. It was printed in Canada in 1948 due to a paper shortage in the US. But The Rawhide Kid and Kid Colt are also a huge amount of fun to read!! Excuse my rant but I have been a comic collector since I was old enough to have an allowance and still enjoy it very much!!
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"No one said it had to be a stamp!!"
Actually, the Heading title says - "General PHILATELIC" Harvey......
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Good point, I was just looking at this part!
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Twinings tea card: The 1st Hawaiian stamps are called “Missionaries” because most of them were found on letters from missionaries at Honolulu to relatives and friends in the U.S.A. There are 3 values in the set: rarest is the 2 cents.
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Twinings Tea Card: Early issues of Uruguay are known as “Suns” because of the chubby face in the centre surrounded by rays. The stamps were used on mail carried by stage coaches called diligences, (‘diligencia’ at the top of the stamp).
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Germany Sc C1/ SG 111 issued November 10, 1919. The first airmail stamp was issued under the Republic. The Weimar Republic, officially known as the German Reich, was a historical period of Germany from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933.
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Germany SG 105 Sc-B1 issued May 1, 1919. The semi-postal benefited the War Wounded Fund. Issued under the Weimer Republic following World War I.
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Germany SG-O83 Sc-OL1 was issued in 1903 for Prussia. The Nr 21 refers to the to the district of Prussia. This local official stamp pre-dates the general official issue in 1920.
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Germany SG-O117 Sc-O1 issued in 1920. The first general issue official for Germany. The issue was similar to the 2nd set of local officials for Prussia with the exception of the 21 in the upper corners designating Prussia.
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East Germany SG-E1 Sc48 issues 1949. At the end of WW2, Germany was occupied by the victorious powers, the area controlled by Russia became East Germany and that of GB, France and the US became West Germany: Berlin remained divided and had its own stamps.
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Germany SG2326 Sc1612 issued 1990. As the Eastern Bloc crumbled in 1990, Germany was reunited: the stamp shown has a nice Berlin postmark from the first day of issue.
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Germany-Berlin SG-B1 Sc-9N1 issued 1948. After WW II, Russia (USSR) and the US/France/Great Britain divided Germany (East/West) and separately divided Berlin.
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Gibraltar SG 1/ Sc 1 issued 1st January 1886. A British colony at the time of issue. Interesting that the #1 is a Bermuda overprint vs. an overprint on a stamp of Great Britain.
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Gibraltar SG86 Sc-MR1 issued April 1918. An additional tax on letters to benefit the war effort.
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Gibraltar SG-D1 Sc-J1 issued in 1956. The first postage due of Gibraltar using a common designed used by other British Colonies.
I wonder if most of these were sold to collectors rather than used for intended purposes. They are easy to find (not just Gibraltar).
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Gold Coast SG85 Sc-MR1 issued in 1918. A charity stamp to pay for war expenses. Most British Colonies issued the Military Postal Taxes stamp for the 1st World War.
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Ghana SG166 Sc1 was issued in 1957. Formerly the British Colony of Gold Coast, the West African area became independent as Ghana in 1957.
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Great Britain SG #2/Sc #1 issued May 6, 1940. Thanks largely to the efforts of Rowland Hill, England issued the very first postal stamp.
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Great Britain SG970 Sc-B1 issued 1975. Great Britain was late to the semi-postal game compared to other European nations. The stamp benefited the Health and Handicap Funds.
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Great Britain SG2358 Sc-C1 issued in 2003. GB's first official airmail issue was in 2003 (please form an orderly queue for discussions on what was the first GB airmail).
Scott continued their policy of using the C prefix for airmails.
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Great Britain SG-O1 Sc-O2 issued in 1882. The first official from Great Britain was an overprint on a definitive issue.
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Great Britain SG-D1 Sc-J1 issued in 1914. France led the way with postage due stamps, issuing the first ones in 1859. It wasn’t until 55 years later that Great Britain followed suit.
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Greece SG406 Sc-C1 issued 1926 as the first airmail issue for the country. The stamp pictures a Savoia Marchetti flying boat.
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Greece SG 269/Sc RA1 postal tax stamp benefiting the Red Cross issued in 1914. A postal tax stamp is an additional stamp required to mail a letter that benefits a charity.
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Greece SG 269/Sc B1 issued in 1944. The charity stamp benefited victims of the Piraeus bombing. A charity stamp (semi-postal) pays normal postage with an additional donation to a charity.
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Greece Sc-J1 SG-D73 issued in 1875. The first postage due for Greece.
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But what is the stamp above?
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Grenada's first airmail SG476 Sc-C1 was issued in 1972. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to its production of nutmeg and mace crops. Christopher Columbus sighted Grenada in 1498 during his third voyage to the Americas.
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Grenada SG111 Sc-MR1 War Tax stamp issued in 1916. Many British Colonies issued War Tax stamps to pay for the 1st World War efforts. Scott lists this separately from semi-postals that generally benefit a charity or social cause
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Grenada Sc J1/SG D8 issued 1892. The first postage due of Grenada used the same design as many of the other colonies.
Grenada is a just an examplee of the pro's and con's of British Commonwealth - common designs.
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Grenada First issue after independence SG594 Sc528. Independence was granted on 7 February 1974 under the leadership of Eric Gairy. The new country became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.
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Griqualand West Sc/SG #1 issued 1st September 1874. In 1873 it was proclaimed as a British colony, with its capital at Kimberley, and in 1880 it was annexed by the Cape Colony. Added as part of South Africa when formed in 1910.
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Guadeloupe Sc #1/SG #6 issued 28th February 1884. Prior to the 1884 issue, Guadeloupe used French stamps from 1851-53 and then general French colonies issues from 1859.
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From my Collection: This is the first complete set in Mexico under an Empire. During the French Intervention was issued for the Emperor Maximilian, know as Imperial Eagles of Maximilian, 1st. Period, May 8, 1864 with District names only, in this case "MEXICO". Values: ½ real, 1r., 2r., 4r., and 8r.
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Regarding Croatia, even that Scott catalog made it as "first" issue of modern Croatia, I think that date of issue will decide what is first exactly.
Michel catalog have it under number 179, and issued on Sept. 9, 1991, Michel catalog value are low, just 0.30 euro per sample (have two perforation varieties), low catalog value are result of HUGE printing quantity of 4M.
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