Hello, well the weeks did pass quickly!! back with this interesting stamp and story. First though how good is the hobby of stamp collecting? Very good when you meet people and share stamps with them, as this is one from one of our customers. Thank you very much. A lovely surprise to get this in the mail.
This Che Guevara stamp was issued in 2017 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death: SG 2486. When the stamp was issued there were questions in the Irish House of Parliament and the stamp was withdrawn within days. The reason; some felt it inappropriate to honour a "revolutionary", and especially one with a controversial legacy and a strong Irish heritage. All in all a fascinating story and if you want to know more I recommend this really well written and interesting piece. Thanks to my new stamp friend. Very kind of you to send this to me and help me learn more. That is what philately is all about. Kindness and learning. Michael cddstamps
Hello again, one more from Jamaica. I hope you enjoy seeing
this stamp. Titled Bamboo Walk and one
more from the 1938 pictorial definitive
series I mentioned previously.
You might think this is just a few bamboo trees colourfully named
but in fact it is a special place. Also called Bamboo Avenue it is on the main South Coast Highway, between
Middle Quarters and Lacovia.
The avenue was planted with Bambusa
Vulgaris, a specie of Bamboo which was the largest variety introduced in
Jamaica. The avenue is approximately two and a half miles long with the tall
bamboo forming a canopy over it.
All this from a simple stamp.
well not actually a simple stamp. If you have a copy check the
watermark. It is multiple script CA but
if the A is missing you are going to be very financially happy I think.
Michael cddstamps.com
and
with thanks to my friend at British Commonwealth Album here - and you might
enjoy a visit to his online store the Used Stamp Collector here.
Hello, welcome back
to this series and another stamp from
Jamaica.
Now we are in the first
series of GVI pictorial definitives. Some really lovely images on these stamps
and some expensive stamps to collect if you pay attention to the catalogue. This 2d value has a couple of varieties which
are usually hard to find if one wanted to have a complete collection, as well as perforation varieties.
Trivia: in 1661 when
the Spanish were leaving (fleeing perhaps is a better word) the island after finding they could not overcome
the British, the Spanish leader Don
Christobal de Ysassi left from this cove,
thus now known as Don Christopher’s
Cove. By all accounts it is a beautiful location on the north of the island.
One day we may get there.
Until then enjoy your stamps and all they bring Michael cddstamps.com
and
with thanks to my friend at British Commonwealth Album here - and you might
enjoy a visit to his online store the Used Stamp Collector here.
Hello, one more from Barbados from this website - . Does this age you? Do you remember the farthing. This is Scott 90 (SG 135) from the 1905 issue of this design showing the Seal of the Colony. This issue has the watermark Multiple Crown C A the earlier issue in 1896 (scot 70) has the Crown C A watermark. The C A standing for Crown Agents.
One of the nice features about this site is the catalog pages where you can see very clearly the different watermarks as denoted in the Scott catalog Now, have a guess. Which stamp, say as a good quality used copy, has the higher catalog value? The 1896 issue or the 1905 issue? You would wrong if you thought the earlier printing, the older stamp - after all it was issued 125 years ago. Just goes to show that because a stamp is old it is not always worth a higher value. Scott 70 is catalogued at 25c while the later issue is catalogued at $3.25. Always check your watermarks. There is also a copy issued in 1909 which is all brown ( Scott 91) Just in case you are checking what you have. And one final plug for this website The owner sells on Hipstamp - a small store - but he is a very good seller. Check him out here. Best wishes Michael cddstamps.com
Hello, just a short one tonight. Every now and then I come across a person who is really doing something positive for this wonderful hobby. This is Philatelovely and he has a store at https://www.etsy.com/shop/philatelovely Mostly I read him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Philatelovely For new collectors and collectors looking for something different to help build their collections this chap is doing something different and interesting and, what to me looks like something rewarding for collectors. Have a look. PS there is nothing in this for me in telling you this. I just think when we see someone doing goodness for philately it should be recognised. Have a lovely day and stay safe and don't forget you are always safe in our store Michael cddstamps.com
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