10s. Sage-green & Magenta - SG72 5s. Emerald-green & Scarlet - SG71 2s. 6d. Black & Violet - SG70 2s. Black & Orange - SG69 1s. Green & Black - SG68 6d. Deep Violet & Reddish Purple - SG67 4 1/2d. Green & Chocolate - SG66 3d. Black & Ultramarine - SG65 3d. Black & Ultramarine - SG65a 2 1/2d. Magenta - Sage-green - SG64 2d. Orange-brown & Black - SG63 2d. Orange-brown & Black - SG63a 1 1/2d. Blue-green & Carmine - SG62 1d. Brown & Deep Violet - SG61 1/2d. Blue & Blue-green - SG60
I visited Elcaf yesterday to pick up a package of prints by the illustrator Tom Frost. I’ve been selling a selection of his greetings cards, published by Betty & Dupree they have been ext…
From printers' errors to limited editions - a gallery of rare and unusual British stamps.
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Ten stamps are being issued to mark the 150th anniversary of her birth on Thursday
The set of ten first class stamps depict a mix of endangered and more common types of butterfly, including the Purple Emperor, Swallowtail…
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1895 Scott 14b 2 1/2p rose "King Malietoa Laupepa" Quick History The Samoan archipelago is in the South Pacific Ocean, and is one of the centers of Polynesian culture, along with Hawaii and the Cook Islands. Polynesian culture includes the Samoan Islands The Samoan language is a specific dialect of Polynesian, and is understood and spoken today by about 470,000 people, about one half of whom still reside on the islands. Before the advent of European influence on the the Samoan archipelago, the history of Samoa was linked with the Fiji and Tonga kingdoms. 1934 Map showing the central position of Samoa in the Pacific But Samoa was too central of a location (known during the 19th century by mariners as the "Navigator Islands") to be ignored for long, and soon there was English, American, and German influences. The Americans used the harbor of Pago Pago as a coaling station on Tutuila in 1877, and formed relationships with the local chieftains. Apparently, there were only 130 Europeans residing in Samoa in 1877, mostly in Apia. Nevertheless, the Kingdom of Samoa "Express" stamps were also issued in 1877. 1896 Map of Samoa The British had missionaries since 1830 from the Congregationalist London Missionary Society on the island of Savai'i. Robert Lewis Stevenson lived in Vailima (near Apia, Upolu) from 1889 to his death in 1894. He participated actively in Samoan politics, and wrote A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa, a non-fiction account of the Samoan Civil War among warring Samoan factions, aided and abetted by the three colonial powers interested in Samoa. The third colonial presence, and a large one, was Germany. German firms formed large copra and cocoa bean processing operations on the island of 'Upolu. Malietoa Laupepa Malietoa Laupepa (1841-1898), who appears on a stamp issued in 1892 ( The stamp is the first one shown for the post), was a devout Christian by upbringing from 'Upolu. He was crowned King of Samoa by the German Empire, and the British and American consuls in 1881. "Malietoa" is a title given to Samoan Chiefs, and literally means "great warrior". It is from an epic heroic tale when Tongan warriors said, as they rushed to their boats, "Malle To'a Malle tau".."brave warrior, brave fight". As one can imagine, trying to maintain native influence vis-a-vis the three great colonial powers with their own agendas was difficult indeed for Malietoa Laupepa. Samoan males, traditionally and when they are ready, will receive the pe'a ritual tattoo. Laupepa underwent the painful pe'a process in his forties. Samoan male with pe'a tattoo, 1890s The tattoo (tatau is a Polynesian word) covers the body from waist to knees. using bone, tusks, turtle shell, and wood as tattoo implements. German, British, and American warships in Apia Harbor, 1899 Meanwhile, the colonial powers were sending combat troops in support of warring Samoan factions. This culminated in Britain and the U.S. using warships to shell Apia on Upolu island in March, 1899. But a treaty was signed among the three colonial powers (Tripartite Convention of 1899) that divided the archipelago into German Samoa ( Savai'i, Upolu), and an American territory (Tutuila, Manua). (These divisions would eventually lead to Western Samoa (now Samoa), and American Samoa respectively). Britain, as compensation for giving up "rights" to Samoa, obtained the Tonga group from Germany, and an advantageous change in the boundary between the German and British Solomon islands. Germany gave up any rights in Zanzibar. The Samoan Chiefs and natives had little to say about it. To be continued with the next post..... "Scott 6" 1sh orange yellow Express Reprint Into the Deep Blue The 2014 Scott Classic Specialized 1840-1940 catalogue has, for Samoa 1877-1952, 173 major descriptive numbers. Of those, 50 are CV
Western Samoa 1939 Scott 182 "Map of Western Samoa" Quick History The Tripartite Convention of 1899 divided the Samoan archipelago into two parts: the eastern group (Tutuila with the important harbor of Pago Pago, and Manu'a) became a U.S. protectorate and territory, while the larger land mass western group ( Upolu with Apia Harbor, Savai'i) became German Samoa. Samoa Islands Britain vacated her claims on the islands, but was given compensation, as Germany ceded any rights to Tonga, among other concessions. The Samoan Chiefs and natives had little to say about this. The coaling station at Pago Pago was converted into a U.S. Naval Station. In 1911, the U.S. territory was officially renamed American Samoa. American Samoa has never had their own stamp issues, as U.S. stamps were used from the beginning. During the 1918 flu pandemic, the Governor of American Samoa, John Poyer, had quarantine ships surround the territory. Hence, American Samoa had no pandemic deaths. In contrast, the occupied (by New Zealand) "Western" Samoa had 8,000 Samoan deaths, over 20% of the population. This was the worst of any Pacific island group. The cause was a New Zealand trading ship Talune, which docked in Apia in 1918 carrying people infected with the flu. Margaret Mead American Samoa is also known as the seminal workplace of Margaret Mead, who helped develop the science of Anthropology through her fieldwork methods. Coming of Age in Samoa, published in 1928 Her "Coming of Age in Samoa" became the mostly widely read book in Anthropology, and catapulted her to fame of the first rank. French Oceania 1934 Scott 89 30c yellow green "Tahitian Girl" I had to go to a French produced stamp to find a portrait of Polynesian beauty and island languor that would be in keeping with Mead's thesis of a rich variety of adolescent experience within the native culture. ;-) Saluafata Harbor, 10 miles east of Apia, Hellgrewe, 1908 From "Das Buch von unseren Kolonien" German Samoa came into existence in 1900, and with typical German efficiency, roads, schools, and a hospital were developed. By 1908, German Samoa was a self supporting colony. Two thousand Chinese laborers were imported to work the plantations. Stamps, typical for a German colony, were issued. With the onset of WW I, the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (at the request of Great Britain) invaded unopposed on August 29, 1914. Germany had no armed forces on the islands. In 1914, German stamps were overprinted "G.R.I." for "Georgius Rex Imperator", and surcharged in pence/shilling. New Zealand occupied the former German colony through 1920. Stamps of New Zealand were overprinted "Samoa". New Zealand then governed the islands through a League of Nations (later United Nations) mandate until 1962. Population of (western) Samoa was 38,000 Samoans and 1,500 Europeans in 1918. Samoa stamps proper were issued in 1921, and in 1935 the stamps were inscribed "Western Samoa". Western Samoa gained independence in 1962, and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. In 1997, the "Western Samoa" name was changed to "Samoa", which was protested by American Samoa, as it was felt it would lead to confusion, and reduced identity for American Samoa. Falefa Valley, Upolu, (Western) Samoa Although the culture of (Western) Samoa and American Samoa were identical initially, the influence of New Zealand and America, respectively, has widened the culture gap between the island groups. For instance, (Western) Samoa sports interest is rugby union and Samoan cricket. American Samoa is interested in American Football and the NFL. Thirty ethnic Samoans currently play in the NFL, about 40 times more representation than what one would expect, based on population. German Samoa 1915 Scott 72 10pf carmine "Kaiser's Yacht"; Wmk 125 "Lozenges" Into the Deep Blue The 2014 Scott Classic 1840-1940 catalogue has, for Samoa 1900-1952, 23 stamps for German Samoa (1900-1915); 13 stamps for overprinted stamps of Germany "G.R.I"- "Georgius Rex Imperator" (1914) during the invasion of British Empire (New Zealand) forces; 28 stamps of New Zealand overprinted "Samoa" (1914-25); 23 more stamps during the New Zealand mandate (1921-1935); and 46 stamps during the "Western Samoa" proper era (1935-1952). The stamps from a CV perspective are inexpensive to moderately expensive, except the "G.R.I." overprinted German Samoa stamps are expensive. American Samoa: Pago Pago Postmark, December 13, 1966 There are no separate stamps for American Samoa, as U.S. issues were used there. A closer look at the stamps and issues 12 Pence = 1 Shilling 20 Shillings = 1 Pound 100 Pfennig = 1 Mark (1900) German Samoa 1900 Scott 54 20pf ultramarine Stamps of Germany, Overprinted The first issue for German Samoa consisted of six stamps of Germany that were overprinted "Samoa": by presumption in time for the opening of the German Post Office in Apia on March 1, 1900. German Samoa 1900 Scott 62 30pf orange & black/salmon "Kaiser's Yacht"; Unwmk A nine stamp set with the colony design was issued in 1900. German Samoa 1900 Scott 67 2m blue "Hohenzollern" The mark denomination engraved stamps (four of them) were also issued in 1900. This design is right at the top for my all time favorites during the classical era. Four more stamps of these designs were released in 1915 with watermark "Lozenges". They only exist unused in the catalogue, as they were never placed in use ( WW I occupation in 1914 of Samoa by New Zealand). When New Zealand occupied German Samoa in August, 1914, the German colony stamps were overprinted "G.R.I."- Georgius Rex Imperator) and surcharged in pence/shillings. The CV ranges from $10+-$3,500, and I don't have any at the moment. 1914 Scott 115 1p carmine Stamps of New Zealand Overprinted in Red or Blue New Zealand stamps (six) were overprinted in red or blue, as shown, on September 29, 1914, and issued for occupied Samoa. 1918 Scott 130 2p yellow, Red Overprint Between 1916-19, a nine stamp set of New Zealand George V issues were overprinted in red or blue. CV ranges from
A Unique picture of the London Skyline, finely cut from real used British Commemorative postage stamps Unframed. Please note, this is made from real stamps it is not a print. therefore each one is different. You will be sent a photo of the picture, once it has been made for your approval. Measures 50cm by 20cm approximately. White card background.
