Yes, and they liked snakes. Had adders for pets. Very skillful in war also, as they employed divide and conquer tactics. Because of their successes in those battles, they greatly multiplied. Then they mysteriously died off ....go figure.
Yeah I payed what I owed to hipstamp now waiting for them to reactivate my account. Over less then $6 lol sorry dogs needed food n transfer money late n they tried taking out when there was like $3 in my account.
I think so, Greg, and I wish I knew what the rest of the sheet looked like. The issued stamp was purple-blue-green. I'll get with you soon on the London Poles, I need to get other irons out of the fire first
I am rejoining the society of philatelists after an absence of 50 years—collecting did not fit well with getting a PhD in Mathematics and marrying and … My interests are US commemoratives and airmails up to the 1958 IGY stamp (which had a big effect on my life). Plus pre-1940 stamps worldwide (with a bent towards Africa, the middle east, and small states in Asia) that I like from a design/story view point. Probaly not a terribly wise strategy (maybe too eclectic and ill-focused). I miss much of the earlier fun of going through kilos (we used numbers like 1000 stamps) and seeking out their location in Scotts, and my new collecting interests/style does not seem to fit with the stamp lot approach. I also am confessing that at this stage, I will never become expert in the true classics of philatelic history. In any event, HipStamp Forum is of great interest to me as an amateur, and I extend my thanks. From my earlier life, I was also interested in stampless covers (which were more numerous and affordable) with interesting stories (still am). Attached below are three phots from a cover with letter. It is dated June 20 1845, and it is from Professor W. B. Rogers to Governor [James] McDowell, and it is an invitation of the Governor to come to UVa on the 4 of July 1845. Not much “lead time”! The UVa postmark is lovely. Both are interesting people: McDowell was Governor and a member of Congress and had interesting relatives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McDowell). Rogers is even more interesting: He was a founder of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Social Science Association, and a founder and first President of MIT. Plus a lot more, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barton_Rogers. I look forward to your thoughts and perhaps other interesting stampless covers. Again, thank you for your discussions.
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My goodies for the day...
France C22 the 600f UPU issue, mint hinged.
And this is special, New Caledonia C91 trial proof imperf pair, mnh from 1972.
My interests are US commemoratives and airmails up to the 1958 IGY stamp (which had a big effect on my life). Plus pre-1940 stamps worldwide (with a bent towards Africa, the middle east, and small states in Asia) that I like from a design/story view point. Probaly not a terribly wise strategy (maybe too eclectic and ill-focused). I miss much of the earlier fun of going through kilos (we used numbers like 1000 stamps) and seeking out their location in Scotts, and my new collecting interests/style does not seem to fit with the stamp lot approach. I also am confessing that at this stage, I will never become expert in the true classics of philatelic history. In any event, HipStamp Forum is of great interest to me as an amateur, and I extend my thanks.
From my earlier life, I was also interested in stampless covers (which were more numerous and affordable) with interesting stories (still am). Attached below are three phots from a cover with letter. It is dated June 20 1845, and it is from Professor W. B. Rogers to Governor [James] McDowell, and it is an invitation of the Governor to come to UVa on the 4 of July 1845. Not much “lead time”! The UVa postmark is lovely.
Both are interesting people: McDowell was Governor and a member of Congress and had interesting relatives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McDowell).
Rogers is even more interesting: He was a founder of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Social Science Association, and a founder and first President of MIT. Plus a lot more, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barton_Rogers.
I look forward to your thoughts and perhaps other interesting stampless covers.
Again, thank you for your discussions.