Bought For Britain And Others

Found some more Cinderellas in a different book. Thought I would share. Jeff

Your atomic bomb cinderella is very close to
a proposed issue by the US,
and after complaints from Japan was removed
from prodction as classified in bad taste.

Article 6
Postage stamps
(...)

6.2 With regard to the subjects of postage stamps:
- (...)
- the 1984 Hamburg Congress adopted recommendation C 27 recommending
that "postal administrations, in choosing themes for their issues of
postage stamps, should:
- make every attempt to avoid topics or designs of an offensive nature
in respect of a person or a country;
- choose themes calculated to contribute to the dissemination of
culture, the strengthening of bonds of friendship among peoples and the
establishment and maintenance of peace in the world";

The use of the atomic bomb on a stamp was to have been on the last of the series of souvenir sheets commemorating events of World War II. I think it was replaced by the stamp of Truman announcing the surrender of Japan.

Yes, I think you are right, Rohumpy.

That first cinderella looks very much
like the work of Polish caricaturist Arthur Szyk,
we have discussed him here before.

The signature on the label doesn't look like
his name though.

close up of Britain signature.



thread to other signatures of Arthur Szyk

https://goscf.com/t/12450#12450

I got both of them on the screen together, they are very DISSIMILAR. Jeff

Any interest if I put these on the block?

$5

in tomorrows mail...... Rod would you please look at that registered FIJI thread I put up today and tell me what you know, if anything? - Jeff

The last one (fire prevention) has initials NBFU. NBFU = National Board of Fire Underwriters (around during 1860's to 1960's)...Mid 1960's merged with AIA = American Insurance Assocation...in 1971, ISO = Insurance Services Offices. NBFU issued fire prevention "poster stamps" as far back as the 1920's through the 1960's (quite a number of them are out there). Yours looks to be in the late 1950's/early 1960's time frame.

I love the Bought for Britain. Quite superb

Wt1 is challenging 22crows as chief researcher,
where do you get the time wt1?
Can I buy some :)

I probably can find more of those "Bought to Aid Britain". If anyone is interested please let me know.

I really like the first stamp "Bought to Aid Britain" it reminds of me of time in history when every amount of money counted. This go to show that stamps were not only effective war campaigns but also a way to preserve history and support a cause.