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Hands of artists - conductors:
György Stern Solti (1912-1997) was a Hungarian-born British conductor and pianist,
one of the most highly regarded conductors of the second half of the 20th century.
He was especially noted for his interpretations of Romantic orchestral and operatic works.
Georges Enesco (1881-1955) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher,
one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and Romania`s most important musician. |
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Traveling Post Office: Cancelling letters by hand, printed by lithography, and issued by Seychelles (Zil Elwannyen Sesel) on October 24, 1980, Scott No. 18. Bonuses: Envelopes, watch and coat of arms. - nethryk  |
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Some great new additions while I was gone! It's amazing to see so many conductors. These hands represent the meeting of France and England underneath the waters of the channel. Completed and opened in 1994, it is the longest underwater tunnel in the world. Only trains go through.   |
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Hands of three races holding up a global map and emblem, designed by Czech graphic artist Milan Hegar (1921-1987), combined engraved by Josef Hercik and photogravure, and issued by Czechoslovakia on April 16, 1978 to publicize the 9th World Trade Union Congress, held in Prague, Scott No. 2167. - nethryk  |
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| Edited by nethryk - 10/18/2014 08:39 am |
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Hands of athletes - boxer
 
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay) (1942-) is an American former professional boxer,
generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the sport`s history. |
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A hand holding up tulips, and the shadow of a hand holding up an automatic rifle, designed by H. Chylinski, printed by photogravure, and issued by Poland on May 9, 1975 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the end of World War II, Scott No. 2095. - nethryk  |
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Hands of athletes - table tennis player
.......Secreten holds a racket in his left hand
Jacques Secrétin (1949-) is left-handed table tennis player from France.
From 1974 to 1986 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships.
Claude Bergeret and Jacques Secrétin won a gold medal
in the mixed double event of the World Table Tennis Championships in 1977 at Birminghams. |
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Here is an image of an engraved airmail stamp entitled "Modern Mexico," featuring a hand with a pointing index finger, a school, an airplane and an ear of corn in the design, and issued by Mexico on August 1, 1956 as one of a set of six stamps commemorating the centenary of Mexico's postage stamps, Scott No. C234. - nethryk  |
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Way back on page 2 there are several stamps depicting sign language. These are the new ones from Isreal: from left to right "Thanks, Kiss, Friendship, Love and Goodbye". Note that there are Hebrew and Arabic languages and that the tabs show the alphabet in Hebrew.  Hi Nethryk, I like the last ones you contributed; except for the Austrian one, they were new to me. |
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Hands with torch
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..........14th Pacific Games - 2011...........................15th Asian Games - 2006..............19th Commonwealth Games - 2010 |
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Kris Rascher - Thanks. I'm glad that some of the stamps I've shown in this thread are new to you. As I comb through my collection looking for examples of "hands" stamps to post here, I try to find ones that may be less familiar to some SCF members. Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting Pope John Paul II shaking the hands of devout admirers, the coat of arms of the USA, and the date October 1, 1979, designed and combined engraved by Francesco Tulli and lithography, and issued by Vatican City on June 24, 1980 as one of a set of seven stamps commemorating the pope's worldwide travels, Scott No. C70. - nethryk  |
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Kris Rascher -Thanks! I would agree that Francesco Tulli created a good likeness of Pope John Paul II on that Vatican City airmail stamp. In my opinion, the stamps you have posted above are also well designed. Here is an image of an engraved stamp depicting hands with broken chains holding up a torch, and the United Nations emblem, and issued by (South) Vietnam on December 10, 1958 as one of a set of four similar stamps commemorating the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Scott No. 97. - nethryk  |
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India issued this unusual design in a stamp in 2001 for Childrens' Day; the hands embrace the whole world, maybe the satellites and the media setup represent contact between people from all parts of the world. Any ideas?  |
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Hands of craftsmans:
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..........basket weaving..............................................pottery |
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| Edited by primoz - 10/26/2014 3:35 pm |
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