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Pillar Of The Community
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 Hi to all Can anyone tell me anything about this envelope. It is postmarked on the reverse 1946 Sept 29 Any information greatly appreciated.
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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This envelope was mailed from the mountainous region of western Panama (and not from the Canal Zone itself). The cover has double the going rate of 7 cents for airmail, and double the postal tax of one cent.
The return address is the Canal Zone town of Pedro Miguel in the center of Panama. Pedro Miguel is the location of one of the lock chamber of the Panama Canal on the Pacfic slope of Panama. |
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
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Hi smauggie Thank you for the information, it is much appreciated. Horamakhet |
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Valued Member
United States
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What does the postmark read? I can only make out "El Volcan" on the bottom.
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Pillar Of The Community
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
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Hi D Cottrell
All I can read even under a microscope is Ag then the other letters are too faint, Correos, and El volcan
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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The top of the CDS reads "Agencia de Correos". El Volcán refers to the region surrounding Panama's tallest mountain (a volcano) called Volcán Baru. |
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Pillar Of The Community
USA
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Agencia de Correos = postal agency |
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Pillar Of The Community
United Kingdom
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I heard mentioned on the radio the other day that the flag of Panama is the only one in the world to be different on each side - is that correct? |
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Pillar Of The Community
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Stampgal, It is Paraguay's flag that differs on both sides. Quote: The National flag of Paraguay was formally approved and acquired on 25 th of November; 1842.Three equal horizontal bands of color comprise the Paraguay Flag. Among the stripes, the upper one is red, the middle band is white, and the underside band is blue. The color scheme of the Paraguay Ensign is influenced by French "tri color" concept, where red signifies bravery and nationalism, white symbolizes integrity and peace, blue represents liberation and generosity. This is noteworthy that Paraguay Ensign is the only national Flag with two dissimilar emblems on the reverse and obverse. The central parts of the obverse and reverse sides of the flag are depicted with Paraguay "state coat of arms" and Paraguay "Treasury Seal" respectively.
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United Kingdom
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Thanks Tomiseksj! Whooops  That's what happens when you try to listen to the radio over the noise of two loud kids! Still quite an interesting fact, entirely irrelevant to the topic, though, sorry! |
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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Thanks for the translation Bobggg. I forget not everyone speaks Spanish.  |
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Bedrock Of The Community
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As it relates to the adddressee, Rev. A.W. Maddox, it sounds as if he had quite an interesting career: Quote: The Presbyterian Church of Tupper Lake, N. Y., had its beginning in the summer of 1900, when services were held in the school house at Faust by a Mr. Ferguson, then, by Rev. Joseph McNeil of Piercefield, and next by John Nevin, a Princeton theological student. The church building is the same that was formerly at Brandon, and was brought from there to Faust in 1901 and re-erected at a cost of about four hundred dollars. It was not until December 10, 1905, that incorporation was effected, the Adirondack Mission contributing meantime to the support of the undertaking. Rev. Aaron W. Maddox, since famed as the lumberjack missionary, served the society as stated supply from November, 1901, to April, 1911, and then as pastor for two years and a half. From some of what I've read, the Reverend was diagnosed with tuberculosis at an early age and was sent to the mountains to recover and ultimately found his way into missionary work among the lumberjacks of the Adirondack Mountains, thus the nickname "The Lumberjack Missionary". |
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Smauggie....you are very welcome senor |
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Bedrock Of The Community
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An interesting read on the work of the addressee of this cover (Rev. A.W. Maddox) as it appeared in the Utica, NY Daily Press of 10/31/1931:  Subsequent newspaper articles suggest that he died while in Hamilton, Bermuda on 03/12/1952. |
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