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Introducing 'Quick Philately'
During 2011 year we introduced the idea of 'quick philately'
where a single sheet, or two, perhaps three at the most, were put together
around a very few stamps and exhibited at one of our meetings.
Each sheet, or group of sheets, tells a little story, or has about
it some mystery to be shown to other members. Very often
'quick philately' has nothing to do with a collector's main
collection but provides a few hours of pleasant research.
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St Martin dividing his cloak
This sheet above
has on it only 8 stamps. They were designed by two different Belgian
artists and are based on the painting of St Martin Dividing his
Cloak, by Van Dyck. It seems that there was more than one version
of this painting, and although they are similar they are not quite the
same.
A little research suggested that these stamps were based on the version
in the chapel at Zaventem. But if they were, then why has
the figure on the left been omitted - we have a a little mystery Click
here
to look at the larger version and see what you think.
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Out of India
Here is another one, called 'Out of India,' which features just three
stamps from our stamp packet, and cost about £1.00.
These are Victorian 4Anna stamps from India, - regularly available
and inexpensive - but these were on the backs of shipping notices, each nicely cancelled by an
embossing machine, and each carrying a fragment of the shippers' letterhead on the
back. The backs of each were photocopied and mounted alongside the
stamp.
Click here for a
larger version.
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We ran a Christmas competition and had twelve entries. It was
very successful and included great entries from three complete
novices. The rules were simple - use a very few stamps, do some
research and tell a story, mix used and mint if you need to. Add
in stamps on piece (on envelopes or letters) , on postcards - whatever you think enhances that
'story'. Here are two examples. Most of our members have a
go at 'quick philately' and we hope that you will too.
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Guildford
& District Philatelic Society