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Thank you Rodney! Can you suggest a source where I might find pictures
of these stamps? Yes, I do have a stamp on my forehead. It reads "Philatelic Twit!". Cheers - Brian. |
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Au contraire!
anyone who lacks information, and enquires after that information, is no twit, he/she/they are intelligent. The only avenue you may have, is a rather difficult one the Numbers Klaus offered are "Mi" for "Minkus Stamp Catalogue" they may have/have not scan images, I do not know Otherwise, you have the dates, just go to your local Library and physically look through the Stamp Catalogue. If you are a Commonwealth member probably be "Stanley Gibbons" if you are American then "Scott" These catalogues may/ may not have images, they usually only show an image of the lesser value stamp. Stamp collecting is not that easy huh | Thank you Rodney! Can you suggest a source where I might find pictures | of these stamps? Yes, I do have a stamp on my forehead. It reads | "Philatelic Twit!". | | Cheers - Brian. | |
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More information of "Knots on Postage Stamps" Overloaded yet? These are from Mr.Blair Stannard (ex Scout Leader) Rodney: Here are some for you to pass on. Blair ============================= Knots on Stamps (1) GUINEA Issue Date: 1998 [Didn't appear till 1999] [Boy Scouts] 9 different stamps for Events of the 20th century. One value reproduces a Norman Rockwell Scout painting of a Boy Scout teaching a Cub Scout knots. Mentions 1907 as the year the Scouting Movement began plus has Scout emblem. Available: minisheet, reported deluxe souvenir sheets for Scout stamp only. (2) France 1947 The VI World Jamboree was held in Moisson, France. The Carrick Bend knot used as the symbol of the Jamboree and in the commemorative stamp. The knot shows how all Scouts are tied together as in "One Big Scouting World." http://www.sossi.org/jamboree/france587.gif Ten years and World War II had passed since the last World Jamboree. This Jamboree slogan was the "Jamboree of Peace." (2a) France 1947 - Post Cards The post cards for the 6th World Jamboree at Moisson, France in 1947 are the most noteworthy for the series of 4 cards by Jobert. Additionally and much better known to stamp collectors were the variations of the Jamboree carrick knot as a post card and used as a Maxicard with the official French Jamboree stamp. http://www.sossi.org/jamboree/francefdc.gif (3) Aland 1998 Åland Sea Scout Issue http://www.sossi.org/seascouts/aland.jpg On 1 August, 1998 the Åland Post issued a stamp with a Sea Scouting design. The stamp focuses on Satahanka IX, an international sea scout camp held in Åland that August. The stamp original, the first day cover and cancel were designed by the Åland artist Allan Palmer. The stamp depicts objects associated with Sea Scouting such as various knots and a compass. The number of active Scouts in Finland is a little more than 88,000. Co-operation, respect and mutual understanding across the borders have always been keywords to the Scouts. The Finnish Boy Scouts and Girl Guides joined forces in the early seventies and have had mutual activities ever since. The name of the main Scout association in Finland is Finlands Scouter r.f., The Guides and Scouts of Finland. (4) Zambia 2002 ZAMBIA 20th World Scout Jamboree. Issue Date: 30 July 2002. 3 stamp M/S + S/S. SHEETLET: K3200: Scout Troop Hiking, K3200: Scout Tying Knots, K3200: Scout engaged in Archery, K3200: Scout making Fire at a campsite, MINIATURE SHEET: K8000: Scout Camping, cooking over a camp fire. Designer: Howard Friedman, Printers: The House of Questa (England). http://www.sossi.org/jamboree/wj03zambia2.jpg http://www.sossi.org/jamboree/wj03zambia.jpg (5) Grenada (Essay) This is part of a group of five essays in very near to accepted designs. Handpainted in watercolours, with white & black Letraset for wordings and QEII portrait inset. The essay is mounted on card 9x12cm. Each card was signed by the designer, R. Granger Barrett. Scouts knotting ropes as for 1c & 35c but artwork is for 15c. http://www.sossi.org/articles/grenada.jpg (6) Jordan 1965 The 1965 Jordanian triangle stamps depict Scouts in action; crossing a river on a foot bridge, first aid practice, exercising, knot tying, cooking in camp, sailing, and participating in a campfire. These stamps are known to be available individually, in a sheet, imperforate, and in a souvenir sheet. The souvenir sheet was issued imperforate only. The artistic method used for these stamps is called the "Scraper Board" method, the drawings for these 1965 stamps were produced by scraping away the black coated surface of special art board, which exposes the white areas beneath. If you examine the stamps closely you will discover that these illustrations compare dot for dot with the actual stamps except for slight variations in the reduction and the colored ink have lost some details. Sample stamp from set: http://www.sossi.org/art/Jordan490.gif Centres of various stamps: http://www.sossi.org/art/jordan.gif -- |
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Rodney,
Thank you for clearing up the Mi in the reference number. "Stanley Gibbons" ... local library ... got it ... will do! Thanks. I lucked into this site: http://www.hist.uib.no/antikk/stamps/intro.htm .. I was very interested to see that the "Figure-of-Eight" was the symbol of unity in Italian stamps. The following pictures are from clicking the "thumb nails". In this stamp, http://www.hist.uib.no/antikk/stamps/stmp044.htm , the "Figure-of-Eight" is inscribed on plaques in the collar and forms a wreath at the bottom. Here, http://www.hist.uib.no/antikk/stamps/stmp069.htm , the "Figure-of-Eight" stands alone. We also see a lashing on the corners of the wood pole frame. Here, http://www.hist.uib.no/antikk/stamps/stmp244.htm , we see a decorative knot starting as a "Figure-of-Eight". Rather than the rope making a final tuck to complete the "Figure-of-Eight", the rope continues across the loop and turning back,goes over - under - over to finish the knot. (clear as mud, picture of stamp is clearer!) I can not remember seeing this common technique done with a "Figure-of-Eight" before. I wish I could make out the wreath or medalion at the lower center of the coat-of-arms (not enough rez in picture for me). Here, http://www.hist.uib.no/antikk/stamps/stmp102.htm , we see a "Bow-tie" type knot on the flag pole. There are several different methods of lashing the fasces shown on these stamps. I must stop precrastinating and get a piece of ribbon and try them out. It was very interesting to find the Date of Issue etc. at the bottom of the expanded view of the stamps. It helps me place the knot design in history. Rodney, please thank "Klaus from Germany" and Mr. Blair Stannard" for their contributions. Thank you again and I will never be overloaded seeing knots in stamp designs! Brian. |
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