Article Archive November 2005
Article 120: Cuba 1868 10 Centimos
The 1868 10 centimos stamp is a one-year issue stamp. Quick links: images of the center design, details of the top and bottom legends.
Article 119: India 1949 Used High Values
The 1949 high values of India stand out as some of the most beautiful definitives of the mid 20th century. Here is a used selection. I show multiples in pages dedicated to three of the values. Quick links: main page, 1 rupee specimens, 5 rupee specimens, and 15 rupee blocks.
Article 118: New Zealand Nature Definitives
These definitives are characterized by clean and colorful designs. The main page contains the low values, and I also show a page with the middle and high values.
Article 117: Mexico Exporta Abalone, Wires, and Trucks types
I show here three major Exporta types. Quick links: motor vehicles, abalone, and electrical wires, and pages highlighting the color varieties of the abalone, and electrical wires types.
Article 116: Japan Definitive Sheets for Bulk Mail Part 2
These sheets were used as an accounting method by postal clerks to keep an account of cash versus stamps on hand. I show here five sheets. Quick links: main japan sheets page / article 89 / sheets 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Article 115: United States Kiloware from the late 1970s and early 1980s, Part 3
Here is another installment of high values on piece, mostly with the 5c George Washington, the 40c Thomas Paine, and the $1 Eugene O'Neill.
Article 114: Merson 50 Centimes
This is the most common Merson type. It received heavy postal usage between 1900 until right before the inflationary period in late 1923. There are at least a hlaf dozen distinct printings. Quick links: color varieties, dated specimens, two covers, and perfins.
Article 113: Ghana Green Card Correspondence
Here are a few modern definitives from Ghana on a single correspondence. Quick links: 50 cents on cover, 100 cents on several covers.