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Iceland 1965 Volcano on Surtsey island  |
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| Edited by timbres667 - 10/14/2011 8:22 pm |
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Saba is a small (13 km², 5 sq. mi.) Caribbean island consisting largely of the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery (877 m). As I viewed it for the first time from a hilltop on neighboring St. Maarten some years ago, Saba reminded me of nothing so much as the island home of King Kong in the original 1933 film version.  Here is an image of a stamp (on piece) depicting a a profile of Queen Juliana (1909-2004), a stylized representation of Saba, and two palm trees, printed by lithogravure, and issued for use in the Netherlands Antilles on February 12, 1973, Scott No. 340. - nethryk PS Plus surprise bonus material, dug out of an old vacation scrapbook only moments ago: My (pre-digital camera era) snapshot of Saba taken from St. Maarten.  |
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These are my island stamps. from the US:  Philippines:  Pitcairn Island:  Do not know:   Helgoland - Germany  |
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| Edited by fifia - 11/12/2011 12:24 am |
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Traena Island  edit - Just noticed on the scan, looks like a re-entry on the designer/engravers names at the bottom. |
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| Edited by jamesw - 11/12/2011 3:17 pm |
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Corregidor is the "tadpole" island in Manila Bay Philippines. marked here by "A" Just north you can see "Olongopo City" the former US Naval base used for R&R during the Vietnam conflict.  |
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Map of islands and fishermen, definitive stamp designed by French artist Georges Gimel (1898-1962), engraved by Georges Hourriez (1878-1953), printed by typography, and issued for use in Saint Pierre & Miquelon on December 5, 1932, Scott No. 136, SG No. 169. - nethryk  |
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Thanks, Rod222 for the info on the island Corregidor. Learned something.. Here is the Island of Rügen.  |
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| Edited by fifia - 12/15/2011 11:32 am |
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Fiji Islands... Spot the difference? (answer below the stamps image, but see if you can find it for yourself. )   Answer below... 1938 Scott 120 2p green & orange brown "Map of Fiji Islands" (no 180 degree) 1940 redrawn Scott 134 2 1/2p green & orange brown ( 180 degrees added to the lower right hand corner of the design)  |
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Map of Tortola, engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue, and issued for use in the British Virgin Islands on November 1, 1956, Scott No. 115, SG No. 149. - nethryk  |
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