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Nsk
Noted - personally, put it down to bad eyesight and clumsy typing.
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Corrections welcomed,
I think what is happening, the furnacemen (in bare feet and sandals no less)
are navigating a white hot ingot, off the trolley, into the roller machine, which is hard to make out.
The worker at bottom right is having a meal break?
Love to see that painting in the flesh.
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Maybe a silly question!
When and what date is the first recorded "postmark"? |
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Probably around 1000 BC
Correspondence travelling with seals of unknown origin, (Persia)
100 BC Roman mails with maybe wax, impressed with a signet ring.
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I'll have to research that.
The first postmark to incorporate an actual reference to the posts,
is on a letter from Aleppo, Syria, to Leonardo da Vinci, at Ambose in 1519
The words POSTA CECA were struck on a wax seal.
Bib: The Guinness book of stamp facts and feats Page 44 James McKay.
The earliest postmark in Europe bearing the name of a town or Place,
was inscribed D'ARSEY and was applied at St Malo in 1683 on mail from Jersey.
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Rod
Thanks
I was referring to the type of postmark on this 1740 seal.
Surely that only happened in the 1800's
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Paul,
watermarks (generally) were employed to prevent forgeries.
With letter seals there was no prepayment of a service, hence no value
hence no watermark.
The first postmarks used to prevent re-use were the Maltese Cross
so, I would assume the first watermarks were Great Britain 1840 Penny Black
Later private paper makers did employ private business watermarks.
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Rod
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I can't get over the resemblance to the Russian star
Probably just my imagination
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Posted 04/16/2023 02:42 am
