Christopher Columbus

Just 25 minutes ago, received this beautiful, beautiful, stamp from Irish Jack

Columbus and the brothers Pizon.

This goes into my top 20 stamps of all time.

The "Monument to the Discovery Faith," featuring a huge, cubist-like style stone statue of Christopher Columbus atop a pedestal, was designed by American sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), and constructed in 1928-29. Here is an image of a stamp depicting the Columbus Monument in Huelva, Spain, engraved by Pablo Sampedro Molero, and issued by Spain on July 26, 1967, Scott No. 1475, Edifil No. 1805.

- nethryk

Perhaps of interest... a Columbus double print and a Columbus black eye. (Don't know if you would call these freaks or oddities?)

Rod222 (not to take this thread off track, but I'm curious) - do you have an actual top 20 you'd be willing to share with the rest of the class? Could be an interesting debate?

Thanks for putting me on the spot, Revi :)
Not really, a group that remains in flux really,
just a personal group that appeals, and widely diverse
as French Oceanic Setts New York Expo , the Ivory Coast woman,
Siam 15 satang Garuda, my Travancore Conchs.

Not based on any criteria other than feeling.
Does not include any of the traditional beauties like
the Bluenose, in fact I'd prefer the Jaques Cartier
over that.

I think most collectors would be the same, things
that influence us from our childhood.
As an Aussie, I find the Australian catalogue fairly hum drum
for no other reason that it is so well known to me,
whereas someone from the other side of the globe, may like them.

Sorry to pick on you... but a very good answer :) It is going to be a subjective decision, and one that changes and develops. This whole forum is certainly giving a window onto many new contenders for a new top 20, thanks.

Hi

These are reprints with the original dies (with omitted value) made in 1929 for the Royal Philatelic Society London :



They exist in thick cardboard and papers of different thicknesses in orange, green, chocolate, vermilion, blue, red, grey, light green, violet and yellow.

Very nice Jorge!
would look great on an album page.

1929? was there an exhibition? what?

Hi Rod

I don't know the reason why the RPSL made these reprints.
They are the lucky owners of the original dies (1, 5, 10 and 20 cts)

A UPU Congress was held in 1929 and England issued some commemorative stamps which included the famous and beautiful (and big) 1 pound black stamp....maybe have to do with that ?

Well, with these reprints of the Chile first stamps, RPSL also made others with the first stamps of Ceylon.

In our SOFICH (Sociedad Filatélica de Chile) we have the original plate of this 20cts. Columbus and the frame with screen used to made watermarks "5" paper (as dandy roll)

Ooops, I see you said UPU Congress...apologies

Thanks Jorge,
Cannot locate any info on 1929,

We have info on 1932 and 1936 onwards......

https://goscf.com/t/12553

https://goscf.com/t/17914

Costa Rica 1947
Columbus in Cariari

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting Christopher Columbus in his cabin, apparently in a troubled state of mind during his voyage, engraved by José Luis López Sánchez Toda, printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued by Spain on September 29, 1930, Scott No. C41, SG No. 771.

- nethryk

In the USA today is Columbus Day, which celebrates Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World. Here are images of the five engraved stamps in a set issued by Cuba on May 19, 1944 to commemorate the 450th anniversary (in 1942) of this historic event, Scott Nos. 387-91.

- nethryk

Portrait of Christopher Columbus


Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566), defender of the Indians


Columbus Monument, Cardenas, erected in 1862


Discovery of tobacco (In November 1492, Jerez and Luis de Torres first observed natives smoking)


Columbus sights land

A Great day of mourning and sorrow for the indegious peoples on the America's!

Besides he was not the first European to come here!

I guess that's him on the deck...