Unusual Stamp Currencies

I have it in stock, not much of a clue as to its family,
Value tablet=1/4 BOO

Also Riga Stamps have a phantasy from (sic) "Van Demons Land"
featuring the image of the Devil
Value tablet= 3 Souls

The phantasies produced by the American C.L.Matt
for his "Atlantis" stamps were in values of "Skalog"

Western Australia
8th March 1993 First Day Cover Currency="Whales"

Rod22, The Sutherland & Co (John W. Sutherland) was an actual local post in Japan, started in 1867, the stamps believe to have issued between 1870 & 1871 handling letters & parcels prior to the the establishment of Japan's postal system. The route was run by American style stagecoach connecting Tokyo, Yokohama & Odawara.
The boo was a currency, but what it's based on is not determined.

These may be of interest - the first is a pdf article on the Sutherland Stamps (http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstr...rsion_3.pdf) and the second is a link to the Stamp News Australasia site mentioned in the footnote on the second page of the pdf article - http://www.stampnews.com.au/inside.htm.

It seems that there is an entire article dedicated to "What is a boo" in the November 2007 edition, but the link gives a 404 - maybe if you email and ask nicely they'll send you the article?

If memory serves me, Chautaque Lake Local Post used Raspufnicks on their Local post stamps.

Edit for corection

Before the other members get upset, I would like to point out, that our whaling station in Albany closed many years ago.

Steve

Cheers Warrehouse GS et al,
what a knowledgeable forum
I'll chase up the Stamp News article.
Steve, nice to meet a fellow Sandgroper on the forum

Thanks, Rod.

I always thought this currency was funny...



Steve

I'll go off topic for a tick Steve,
some unadopted essays with an Australian bent.

I am wondering, can "Unusual stamp currencies",
be broadened to include "unusual currencies on stamps"?
what do you think?

nice

I don't have any Manilla's or Boos, but for those feeling sleepy....I have a few winks.....



and Golden Slumbers



And for those nature lovers......a couple of Puffins !





...and later, a few Dabs !

Londonbus1.......Maybe a few Buses too !

The last one showed the design AND the currency in Puffins !

Maybe they were printed by Puffins too !??

Londonbus1....OK, maybe not !

So does a Puffin smoke? If not what's he puffin'?

Steve, The El Salvador currency "Colon" is Spanish for "Columbus", as in Christopher. Costa Rica's currency is also Colon or Colones (pl). Back to El Salvador; the US dollar is now the preferred currency and maybe the only currency. Many years ago, Ecuador officially made the US dollar their currency and several years later El Salvador followed. The US dollar is also legal currency in Guatemala although we have kept the Quetzal as official national currency.

Marty