Penny Black 1840 http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog Postage stamps from around the world Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en International Day of No Tobacco - Slovakia 1994 http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/06/21/international-day-of-no-tobacco-slovakia-1994/ http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/06/21/international-day-of-no-tobacco-slovakia-1994/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:07:33 +0000 debs http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/06/21/international-day-of-no-tobacco-slovakia-1994/ This very curious and hard hitting message stamp was issued on May 31, 1994 in Slovakia on the occasion of the World Health Organisation’s International Day of No Tobacco after the idea was suggested by the National Oncology Institute in Bratislava.

The stamp was designed by Zdeno Brázdil and was engraved by Martin Cinovský. It was printed in the Czech Republic by the Postal Stationery Printing House, Prague, with a print run of 5,450,000 stamps.

Slovak Postage Stamp


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]]> http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/06/21/international-day-of-no-tobacco-slovakia-1994/feed/ Amelia Earhart and U.S. Air Mail Stamps http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/05/20/amelia-earhart-and-us-air-mail-stamps/ http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/05/20/amelia-earhart-and-us-air-mail-stamps/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 09:51:53 +0000 debs http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/?p=50 Amelia Earhart US Postage Stamp On this day 20th May, in 1932, Amelia Earhart the American aviator, set off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland on the first solo transatlantic flight by a woman!

The flight lasted 14 hours, 56 minutes and she landed in a field in Culmore, north of Derry, Northern Ireland.

This 8¢ U.S. Air Mail Stamp featuring the aviation heroine was issued on what would have been her 66th birthday on July 24, 1963 (cat. Scott #C68).

The collection of aviation stamps and more specifically U.S. Air Mail Stamps is an increasingly popular thematic specialization known as Aerophilately.


17-us-first-flight-airmail-covers;-cachets;-1927-65 17 US First Flight Airmail Covers; Cachets; 1927-65
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u-s-a-american-detroit-first-flight-airmail-cover-1928 U.S.A. American Detroit First Flight Airmail Cover 1928
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u-s-a-american-lindbergh-cover-air-mail-1928-letter-in U.S.A. American LINDBERGH Cover Air-Mail 1928 Letter in
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]]> http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/05/20/amelia-earhart-and-us-air-mail-stamps/feed/ Italian Anna Magnani Postage Stamp - 1997 http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/04/21/italian-anna-magnani-postage-stamp-1997/ http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/04/21/italian-anna-magnani-postage-stamp-1997/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:41:34 +0000 debs http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/?p=49 Nobody living in Italy could have failed to notice that 2008 is the centenary year of the birth of one of Italy’s greatest and best loved actresses, Anna Magnani, with numerous television documentaries, exhibitions, DVD releases and book publications accompanying the event. Sadly, Nannarella as she was affectionately known in Italy, died in 1973 but left behind a long list of performances which have since become iconic in the world of cinema, most notably perhaps, the desperate plight of Pina in Rossellini’s Roma, città aperta. International audiences probably remember her best for her Oscar winning role as Serafina Delle Rose opposite Bert Reynolds in The Rose Tattoo, in a part written specifically for her by Tennessee Williams.

The Italian Post Office issued a stamp on her birthday 7 March, but this wasn’t the first time that she has appeared on an Italian postage stamp. This philatelic postcard was issued on the occasion of the second edition of the Rome Film Festival and was cancelled on 19th October 2007 although the 800 lire Anna Magnani postage stamp was originally issued on 27 August 1997 as part of a series celebrating Scenes from Italian cinema (Scene di film del cinema italiano ). In fact, this stamp shows a portrait of La Magnani in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Mamma Roma . The stamp was designed by R.Morena and had a print run of 3.000.000.

Anna Magnani - Mamma Roma Postage Stamp

guernsey-mint-stamps-cinema-screen-detectives Guernsey Mint Stamps - Cinema Screen Detectives
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egypt-7-diff-old-cinema-used-tickets-1927-1950 EGYPT 7 DIFF. OLD CINEMA USED TICKETS 1927 - 1950
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]]> http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/04/21/italian-anna-magnani-postage-stamp-1997/feed/ 1959 Ceylon - Institution of Pirivena Universities http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/03/26/1959-ceylon-institution-of-pirivena-universities/ http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/03/26/1959-ceylon-institution-of-pirivena-universities/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:11:20 +0000 debs http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/03/26/1959-ceylon-institution-of-pirivena-universities/ This commemorative stamp from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) was issued in 1959 to celebrate the Institution of the Pirivena Universities, distinguished Buddhist centres of learning, which had been given university status following the University Act No 45 of 1958, namely Vidyodaya Pirivena, at Maligakanda, Colombo, and the Vidyalankara Pirivena in Kelaniya.

The stamp depicts the Maligakanda Vidyodaya Pirivena on the left - first established in 1873 under the guidance of the Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thero, who is shown in a vignette above his school, with the Vidyalankara Pirivena, established in 1875 by the Kalapaluvawe Dharmarama Thero shown on the right.1959 - Ceylon Postage Stamp


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]]> http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/03/26/1959-ceylon-institution-of-pirivena-universities/feed/ Winston Churchill at Race Track http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/03/15/winston-churchill-at-race-track/ http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/03/15/winston-churchill-at-race-track/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:00:28 +0000 debs http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/03/15/winston-churchill-at-race-track/ World leaders have always been an obvious choice as subjects on commemorative stamps but this stamp issued on 25 November, 1974 by Dominica on the occasional of the Centenary of Winston Churchill’s birth on 30th November, 1874 is unusual in the informality of the setting.

The one-half cent issue pictures Winston Churchill at the Race Track and was printed on unwatermarked paper by
Format International Ltd, London.

Winston Churchill Postage Stamp - Dominica

winston-churchill-british-prime-minister-1965-fdc WINSTON CHURCHILL, British Prime Minister, 1965 FDC
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]]> http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/03/15/winston-churchill-at-race-track/feed/ Crazy GB stamp mixture on one envelope! http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/02/22/crazy-gb-stamp-mixture-on-one-envelope/ http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/02/22/crazy-gb-stamp-mixture-on-one-envelope/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:55:06 +0000 debs http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/02/22/crazy-gb-stamp-mixture-on-one-envelope/ This crazy envelope surely has to win some kind of prize for its eccentric mix of British commemorative and definitive stamps from many different years and issues! Posted on 7 October 2003, it carries the following stamps (running clockwise):

11 1/2p - Policeman Directing Traffic issued on 26 September 1979 as part of the 150th Anniversary of the Metropolitan Police set;

63p – Ballyroney, County Down from the Sub-Post Offices set issued on 12 August, 1997 to mark the centenary of the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters;

65p – Spiral Hat by Philip Treacy issued on 19th June, 2001 as one of four Fashion Hats;

68p – Deep reddish lilac and silver Tudor Rose regional issue which were in circulation from 2001 -2002;

2p - Myrtle-green with 2 phosphor bands (Queen Elizabeth II decimal definitives issued between 15th February 1971 and 6th February 1996) ;

63p – Peter Cook who was featured in the British Comedians set issued on 23 April, 1998;

1/2p - Turquoise-blue with 2 phosphor bands and gutter advertisement (Queen Elizabeth II decimal definitives issued between 15th February 1971 and 6th February 1996);

65p – Very Dry from the Weather set which featured four quadrants of a barometer that joined together on the miniature sheet.

Crazy Stamp Mix on Cover


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]]> http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/02/22/crazy-gb-stamp-mixture-on-one-envelope/feed/ Amphibian philately! http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/01/23/amphibian-philately/ http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/01/23/amphibian-philately/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:41:26 +0000 debs http://www.pennyblack1840.com/blog/2008/01/23/amphibian-philately/ Did you know that 2008 is The Year of the Frog? Zoos, botanical gardens and aquariums around the globe are joining in a massive public awareness campaign to highlight the amphibian extinction crisis.

This 1974 North Korean postage stamp illustrates the Rana catesbeiana … better known as the Bullfrog! It was part of a set of four stamps all featuring frogs. The stamps were issued without gum.

Toad on North Korean 1974 postage stamp


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