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10th postcard received through postcrossing.
1st postcard from Portugal.
User: papalagui
Received: 20 Oct 2006
Brief comment: This is a lovely card even picture-wise, but the fact that it's actually cork makes it even more intersting. One of my favourites. (This card is a re-uploaded one. The previous scan is no longer available... :D)
Came with this stamp: Stamp PT-19143
Bulgaria (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Russian Empire - Peter the Great enacted reforms making the postal system more uniform in its operations, and in 1714 the first general post offices opened in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. “Regular post-service” was established along the Moscow and Riga routes. In February 1714, the postal service started biweekly runs from St. Petersburg to Riga; in June it started runs from St. Petersburg to Moscow. The field post office was founded in 1716, and the so-called ordinary post service in 1720, for the fast conveyance of state ordinances and papers. Regular delivery of private parcels (the so-called heavy post) was organized in the 1730-40s. In 1746, parcels and private correspondence were first delivered by courier, and starting in 1781 money, too, could be delivered to one's door. The earliest known Russian postmark dates from July 1765; it is a single line reading "ST.PETERSBURG" (in Latin letters), but the first official recommendation to use postmarks did not come until 1781.
Mailcoaches appeared in 1820. In 1833, the St. Petersburg City Post was created, and the city was divided into 17 districts with 42 correspondence offices, which were located in trade stores. In 1834, reception offices appeared in the suburbs (in St. Petersburg there were as many as 108). Periodical press delivery in Russia was organized in St. Petersburg in 1838. The Department of Coaches and T-carts was opened in 1840 at the Moika Embankment; light cabriolets carried surplus-post, coaches delivered light post, and T-carts dealt with “heavy" post. Green coloured street mailboxes were installed in 1848, the same year stamped envelopes were issued; orange mailboxes for same-day service appeared near railway stations in 1851, and postage stamps appeared in 1857. In 1864, the City Post started sending printed matter and catalogues, and in 1866, they sent packages.
Postal stationery made its first appearance in 1845, in the form of envelopes that paid the 5-kopeck fee for local mail in St. Petersburg and Moscow. The idea worked well and was extended throughout Russia on December 1, 1848. Local postal systems used stamps referred to as Zemstvo stamps, from the term for local government begun under Alexander II in 1864. Russian Post is a founding member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) created in 1874. In 1902 Chief Postal Service was made part of the Internal Affairs Ministry and in 1917 under the Provisional Government it became part of Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs.
Russia, was an independent federal socialist state from 1917 to 1922, and afterwards the largest and most populous constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1922 to 1991.
LINK to - Russian Stamps (and USSR Stamps) - (excellent link!!!) - www.stamp-collecting-world.com/russianstamps.html
LINK to - Postmarks used for cancelling postage stamps of Russian Empire (excellent!!!) - thephilately.com/postmarks-used-for-cancelling-postage-st...
LINK to - Imperial Russia - Numerical cancels - www.russianstamps.com/results.cfm?start=1&gp=rz1a
Brazil (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
British Guiana (1953) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Belgian Congo (pre-1955) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Azerbaijan - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (Fotodiox OM to M4/3 Adapter) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Azerbaijan - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (Fotodiox OM to M4/3 Adapter) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Austria - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Austria: The Evil of Fascism - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Bahamas (pre-1955): Modern Transportation - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Austria: The Evil of Fascism - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
King Faisal II on a 1954 Iraq postage stamp. He was murdered in 1958 during the 14 July revolution which ended the hashemite monarcy in the country. Therefore he was the last king of Iraq.
Finland has produced postage stamps for use since 1856.
In the war of 1808-1809, Russian troops conquered Finland. Finland had been a part of Sweden and was annexed to the Russian empire at the Peace Treaty of Hamina on 17 September 1809. Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire. The Russian Tsar Alexander I (1801-1825) promised that Finland could uphold the existing religion, the basic laws and privileges of the social order.
Finland was allowed to manage its affairs and employment of its own civil servants. A parliament began to assemble from the year 1863 - the same year where Finnish language got official status and became equal with the Swedish language. In 1865, Finland got its own currency - Penni and Markka - which quickly turned out to be stronger than the Russian Ruble. From the 1860s, trading - import and export - grow rapidly. Population grew from 1 million in 1809 to over 3 million by the end of World War I.
When Alexander III ascended the throne in 1881, a process of making Finland a more integrated part of the empire started - many attacks were made in the Russian public on the special rights of the Finnish people and efforts were undertaken to abolish these special rights granted to them, and by many small steps this led to the Russification of the Finnish Post.
Finland’s philatelic history is typically divided into two eras – pre and post independence. From 1809 to 1917, the country was known as an Autonomous Grand Principality of the Russian Empire. As such, it experienced some degree of autonomy over its postage and other affairs, though tensions persisted throughout this time. This is evident in the adoption of the Finnish coat of arms, instead of the Russian, on all postage issued in the region between 1856 and 1892. In response to increasing Finnish nationalism, Russian authorities began to push back. One way this manifested itself was in postage. From 1892 onward, more Russian motifs, including the imperial coat of arms, began appearing on Finnish stamps. By 1896, the lion and crown – a heraldic symbol of Finland – was removed entirely. Many of these early issues – both before and after Russification – are highly sought-after Finland collectors’ stamps. Color and perforation variants abound, and the conflict between Russian and Finnish influences makes them a fascinating study from a historical perspective, too. LINK - northwindstamps.com/collections/finland-stamps-up-to-1900...
RUSSIAN TYPE POSTMARKS (1893 - 1918)
Trilingual cancel from Helsinki - LINK - www.jiv.dk/finland/pm_triling.php
Russian issues WERE used as legal stamps in Finland, so "technically speaking" these could be considered legitimate parts of a lot with Finnish stamps. When the similar types with circles in the design (printed in Russia) ran out, stocks of the regular Russian stamps were shipped to Finland for use there. The designs without circles are known used from 1899 onwards, and only gradually disappeared with the introduction of Penni / Markka denominations in 1901. This creates the interesting (unique?) situation in which these stamps do NOT exist as mint stamps from Finland (since they are Russian), but in some catalogues in Europe, are listed with prices as Finnish stamps, USED ONLY.
Pricing (aka "catalog value"), in general falls into four categories:
1. Discernable Finnish cancel
2. FULL and CLEAR Finnish cancel (almost SON)
3. Stamp on piece with full Finnish cancel
4. Stamp on Cover with full Finnish cancel
Finnish cancels were often Western at the top and Cyrillic at the bottom. Russian stamps used in Finland (with readable cancels) are generally pretty valuable ($10 per stamp and up) because very few are... "found"... most end up as part of cheap Russia lots/mixes and don't end up being looked at as "possibly Finnish," unless someone happens to collect both places. LINK - stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=5152
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Stamps of Finland - Definitives of 1891-1916
The definitive stamps of Finland, issued between 1875 and 1892, would soon disappear, and, beginning in 1891, they would be replaced by Russian stamps! The "philatelic" Russification of Finland had begun! Of course, the Finnish people would refer to this period as the "sortokaudet" or the "times of oppression". In the years following the accession of Czar Alexander III to the Imperial Throne of Russia, a policy to make the Grand Duchy of Finland a more integrated part of the Russian Empire was implemented. Of course, the goal of this policy was to terminate Finland's autonomy. The assimilation of Finland into the Russian Empire did not succeed. About sixteen years after the first Russian Imperial stamps were issued for Finland, the Russian Empire would be GONE, and the Grand Duchy of Finland would become a parliamentary republic!
The fifteen definitive stamps of Finland shown above were issued in May 1891. The stamps are printed on laid paper with a Cyrillic letter and wavy lines watermark, and the stamps are perforated either 14 1/2 x 15 (Kopeck denominations) or 13 1/2 (Ruble denominations).
These stamps are identical to the contemporary Russian Imperial postage stamps. The common designs feature the Imperial Arms of Russia. The differentiating factor with these Finnish definitive stamps is that there are ornate circles, containing a colored dot, worked into each of the designs. Finnish philatelists refer to these stamps as the "Russian Designs with Rings".
The inscriptions on these stamps are in the Russian language, and these stamps are denominated in Russian currency.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows:
01 K. (1891 - Scott# 46) - Orange Yellow.
02 K. (1891 - Scott# 47) - Green.
03 K. (1891 - Scott# 48) - Carmine.
04 K. (1891 - Scott# 49) - Rose.
07 K. (1891 - Scott# 50) - Dark Blue.
10 K. (1891 - Scott# 51) - Dark Blue.
14 K. (1891 - Scott# 52) - Blue & Rose.
20 K. (1891 - Scott# 53) - Blue & Carmine.
35 K. (1891 - Scott# 54) - Violet & Green.
50 K. (1891 - Scott# 55) - Violet & Green.
01 R. (1891 - Scott# 56) - Brown & Orange.
03.50 R. (1891 - Scott# 57) - Black & Gray.
07 R. (1891 - Scott# 58) - Black & Yellow.
LINK to the complete article with photos of each stamp - www.stamp-collecting-world.com/stampsoffinland_1891d.html
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LINK to a video - Russian Vs. Finnish Stamps, Is There a Difference? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0RwEyEovbs&ab_channel=Mallard
Bulgaria (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
I have a lot of unused commemorative stamps but they are all low value ones, with the cost of postage now I would need far too many of them to fit on an envelope.
Austria: Reconstruction - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Bulgaria (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Canada (1952) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Yi 42.5mm 1:1.8 Prime (M43 Mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Australia - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Komine Vivitar 1:2.8 55mm Macro Prime (Fotodiox OM to M4/3 Adapter) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Austria: Military Post (1917-18) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Bulgaria (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Brazil (pre-1956) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Legacy Nikon Nikkor-P・C Auto 1:3.5 55mm Prime and Fotodiox Pro Nik-M43 Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Apollo 8, the second human spaceflight mission in the United States Apollo space program, was launched on December 21, 1968, and became the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth orbit, reach the Earth's Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders — became the first humans to travel beyond low Earth orbit, the first to see Earth as a whole planet, the first to directly see the far side of the Moon, and then the first to witness Earthrise. The 1968 mission, the third flight of the Saturn V rocket and that rocket's first manned launch, was also the first human spaceflight launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, located adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. [Source: Wikipedia]
From yesterday's stamp collecting session..! ;)
27(s)mile round trip to get some stamps for Christmas Cards.
(I guess I could have gone to my local one just half a mile away... But... He he!!)
I don't suppose children collect stamps these days, but when I was a kid, most people had an album.
I wasn't obsessive, but I was quite interested for a while, and got a really manky tatty old album at a jumble sale for a few pence when I was about 10. It had about 300 old stamps in, so my collection had a lot of older stuff in it than most kids in the 80s. I had quite a lot of more modern colourful stamps too, but I was quite drawn to these stamps from another era.
I haven't looked at them in donkeys' years. I got them down now because I was looking for an interesting old stamp to put in a matchbox for a matchbox-stuffing challenge.