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Hand crushing crab, airmail stamp designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued by Niger on July 15, 1965 to publicize the fight against cancer, Scott No. C50. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of a stamp depicting the Iceland scallop ( Chlamys islandica), designed by Icelandic artist Ţröstur Magnússon, engraved by Michel Monvoisin, and issued by Iceland on March 23, 1982, Scott No. 553, Facit No. 614. - nethryk  |
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I like the Niger stamp Nethryk,
the French seemed to have had deep and striking inks
for theirs, and the colonies stamps.
French stamps had a certain "quality" about them.
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Ok, they are forcing my hand !!  |
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rod222 - Thanks. Here is an image of another French-produced stamp with a more subdued use of color: Triton's trumpet ( Charonia tritonis), designed by Pierrette Lambert, engraved by Jean Pheulpin, and issued for use in Wallis and Futuna Islands on September 20, 1962, Scott No. 159, SG No. 149. - nethryk  |
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| Edited by nethryk - 11/29/2011 10:45 am |
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What I always thought was a lovely set of engraved seashells from a 1985 US booklet series.  |
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| Edited by jamesw - 11/29/2011 10:04 am |
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Here is an image of another Wallis and Futuna Islands stamp: Bullmouth helmet shell ( Cypraecassis rufa), designed by Pierrette Lambert, engraved by Georges Bétemps, and issued on September 20, 1962, Scott No. 161. - nethryk  |
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Here is an image of an engraved stamp depicting a spiny lobster and the the mail order service emblem, issued by Republic of China (Taiwan) on March 20, 1961 to publicize the mail order service for consumer goods, Scott No. 1315. Ship 'em live! - nethryk  |
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| Edited by nethryk - 12/02/2011 10:23 am |
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