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Poll Question:
1. Tasmania 1858 cover  2. 1931-36 £1 Kangaroo and Map  3. 1932 blue-green Sydney Harbour Bridge  |
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I am being prevented from casting my vote for the Kangaroo - my favorite of all Oz stamps. |
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You can't say no to a kangaroo as they are too cute. My vote was for the Roo and map.  |
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@64 - bah. A stamp tells a story that is different from the story told by a cover |
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The story of a loose stamp might be likened to a handbill.
The story of a cover might run to a novella. |
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Is that why hundreds of pages have been written about many of the individuals or events depicted on stamps, and not a single page has been written about the common boring stories behind most covers? |
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| Edited by NSK - Yesterday 01:45 am |
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 This is the original etching on which the Van Diemen design was based. Note the absence of shoulders, the cylindrical neck, the flat chest, the nine-inch-diameter waist, the swollen right arm with its tiny hand, and that giant left hand. That's how Chalon painted Victoria, and he still got appointed "Portrait Painter in Water Colour to Her Majesty". |
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Posted 07/08/2026 09:39 am
