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Old Austria revenue of some sort. There is that funny battle-ace sort of thing that someone (Rod?) told me about years ago and I have forgotten about already, a sword, a leaf dagger or a fountain pen, a time-piece? and a book, but who is that funny looking fellow in the center bottom? And is this one of those stamps with a leaf copied to act as the background to prevent forgery?    |
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Puzzler, that`s an 1854 revenue (later issues -1858,1859,1863 etc. are without C.M=Convertions Münze). The axe is hidden in a bundle of sticks- that`s the `fasces`- carried by the (body)guards (called lictors) of the magistrates in ancient Rome. The figure is a `putto`, commonly used in the Baroque, it has no specific meaning, just an ornament. |
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Thank you, good to know and review what I had forgotten. That's the trouble with the putto, I start looking for hidden meanings and of course I will find them everywhere, even where they are not. Thanks again. |
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Printer, 15th century, designed by German graphic artist Walter Brudi (1907-1987), printed by typography, and issued by (West) Germany on May 5, 1954 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Gutenberg Bible, Scott No. 723, Michel No. 198. - nethryk  |
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No snakes in Ireland, so they say. But lots of books. Allegory of Ireland and Constitution 1937  Brother Michael O'Clery, Historian 1944  Always time for a good book. |
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No snakes in Ireland, so they say. But lots of books. jamesw, I think I read somewhere that it was Irish monks who invented spaces between written words. |
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"Key to Education," and a teacher reading from a book to her pupils, designed by Chamnane Prisayane, engraved by Jean Miermont, and issued by Laos on October 1, 1959 as one of a set of four stamps promoting education and the fine arts, Scott No. 58, SG No. 95. Bonus: Note the elephant design elements incorporated into the left side of the stamp. - nethryk  |
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Interesting, scifi7. My guess is monks in Ireland at the time had more time to pause.  Here's a book on a 1955 United Nations stamp celebrating 10 years of the UN Charter. High value of a set of three.  |
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