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Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Bob
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Cool! Thanks for sharing.
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But why does he look so sad?
Dan C.
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His certificate came back and it said it was a Seebeck reprint!
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Perhaps she has just said, "Mais, mon homme chéri, nous devons vendre votre collection, afin de payer le loyer de notre appartement de célibataire!"*
* Translation (courtesy of Google Translate, and hopefully correct!): "But, my darling man, we must sell your stamp collection in order to pay the rent for our humble bachelor apartment!"
Unilingual boB
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I think it is because she just told him:
Mais la collection de M. Sarkozy est plus grand.
(But Mr. Sarkozy's collection is bigger.)
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Alyn
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I think the facial expressions and the posing of the characters are meant to emulate or parody Jan Vermeer's "The Letter." The wikipedia page for Barraud says that his style was influenced by the Dutch and Flemish Old Masters (it shows through in the painting's style)
Does anyone know where this painting can be found? It would be interesting to visit a museum and see it in person.
Here is a link to the wikipedia page for Vermeer's version:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Letter_(Vermeer)
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For those who have been around Stamporama for a long time, I have a feeling that this may be the only portrait of Arthur and Philatelia before they started their many adventures, or even perhaps on a stopover in Paris.
(By the way Bob you're being unkind to Wikipedia - it's their article not Google's)
Fond memories of Arthur and his beloved.
Merv
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Ah, Arthur and Philatelia, I often wondered what they looked like? Philatelia is sure cute, but Arthur is a sourpuss.
I think Philatelia is saying, "Not tonight dear, as I have a headache."
We ought to continue the saga of Arthur & Philatelia. It was fun, and lightened up the dreary days.
Richaard
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Thanks for the Google/Wikipedia heads-up, Cornerpost. Wikipedia does indeed deserve credit. I've edited my post.
Bob
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Thanks heaps for sharing! Totally Beautiful!
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I took a look at the "Stamp Collecting" article on Wikipedia today and found this public domain painting,"Le Philatelist" by François_Barraud. Nice, eh? Makes me want to collect stamps on paintings!
Bob
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10:47:12pm
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Cool! Thanks for sharing.
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But why does he look so sad?
Dan C.
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12:56:58pm
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His certificate came back and it said it was a Seebeck reprint!
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re: a romantic image of a stamp collector
Perhaps she has just said, "Mais, mon homme chéri, nous devons vendre votre collection, afin de payer le loyer de notre appartement de célibataire!"*
* Translation (courtesy of Google Translate, and hopefully correct!): "But, my darling man, we must sell your stamp collection in order to pay the rent for our humble bachelor apartment!"
Unilingual boB
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re: a romantic image of a stamp collector
I think it is because she just told him:
Mais la collection de M. Sarkozy est plus grand.
(But Mr. Sarkozy's collection is bigger.)
Like Bob, translation courtesy of google.
Alyn
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re: a romantic image of a stamp collector
I think the facial expressions and the posing of the characters are meant to emulate or parody Jan Vermeer's "The Letter." The wikipedia page for Barraud says that his style was influenced by the Dutch and Flemish Old Masters (it shows through in the painting's style)
Does anyone know where this painting can be found? It would be interesting to visit a museum and see it in person.
Here is a link to the wikipedia page for Vermeer's version:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Letter_(Vermeer)
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re: a romantic image of a stamp collector
For those who have been around Stamporama for a long time, I have a feeling that this may be the only portrait of Arthur and Philatelia before they started their many adventures, or even perhaps on a stopover in Paris.
(By the way Bob you're being unkind to Wikipedia - it's their article not Google's)
Fond memories of Arthur and his beloved.
Merv
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re: a romantic image of a stamp collector
Ah, Arthur and Philatelia, I often wondered what they looked like? Philatelia is sure cute, but Arthur is a sourpuss.
I think Philatelia is saying, "Not tonight dear, as I have a headache."
We ought to continue the saga of Arthur & Philatelia. It was fun, and lightened up the dreary days.
Richaard
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re: a romantic image of a stamp collector
Thanks for the Google/Wikipedia heads-up, Cornerpost. Wikipedia does indeed deserve credit. I've edited my post.
Bob
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Thanks heaps for sharing! Totally Beautiful!
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