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Sri Lanka - Elephant Orphanage mini-sheet
On July 13, 2003 Sri Lanka issued a set for the Sri Lankan Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawala. Started in 1972, the Elephant Orphanage was relocated to the present site in 1975 http://www.explorelanka.com/places/hill/pinnawala.htm I think the mini-sheet is most attractive and with a reasonable face value of 70 Rupees (about 75 cents US). http://uploads.vli.co.uk/casb/images/SRI445N1.JPG Blair -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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TC wrote in message
... On July 13, 2003 Sri Lanka issued a set for the Sri Lankan Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawala. Started in 1972, the Elephant Orphanage was relocated to the present site in 1975 http://www.explorelanka.com/places/hill/pinnawala.htm I think the mini-sheet is most attractive and with a reasonable face value of 70 Rupees (about 75 cents US). http://uploads.vli.co.uk/casb/images/SRI445N1.JPG Very attractive sheet indeed, Blair. I know of a similar Elephant Orphanage in Chiang Dao, directly north of Chiang Mai in Thailand, but have never come across any stamps from there, except for this vending machine stamp from 2001, which -- under the circumstances -- is one of the better "stamps" of this type I've seen. http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900356...ntOrphVend.jpg Mette |
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TC wrote : On July 13, 2003 Sri Lanka issued a set for the Sri Lankan Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawala. Started in 1972, the Elephant Orphanage was relocated to the present site in 1975 http://www.explorelanka.com/places/hill/pinnawala.htm I think the mini-sheet is most attractive and with a reasonable face value of 70 Rupees (about 75 cents US). http://uploads.vli.co.uk/casb/images/SRI445N1.JPG Blair, Many thanks for those 2 links ! This mini-sheet is indeed beautiful : what a good idea they had ! And it is a dramatic change from the current "stamps" from too many nations : alas, the tendancy is now to issue images on subjects totally unrelated to their own fauna, flora, history, geography, culture, ... A.M.Heindorff answered : Very attractive sheet indeed, Blair. I know of a similar Elephant Orphanage in Chiang Dao, directly north of Chiang Mai in Thailand, but have never come across any stamps from there, except for this vending machine stamp from 2001, which -- under the circumstances -- is one of the better "stamps" of this type I've seen. http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900356...ntOrphVend.jpg Mette Mette, Many thanks as well for this vending machine "stamp" : very nice compared to the usual ugly bar-coded "stamps" of this category :-))) -- All the best, Pierre Courtiade |
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TC wrote:
Interesting postage meter, Mette. Collectors of elephants on stamps would certainly like to get one of those. I have had the pleasure of seeing a truly magnificent exhibit of The Elephant, which belonged to Mary Ann Owens; it was in the Championship class at Capex (Toronto) in 1996. I confess that, before then, I had difficulty in appreciating thematic (topical) exhibits, but this one was a real eye-opener. Has anyone else seen it? -- John Ray, London UK. Mail to mefp49 is unlikely to be read. I can be contacted at xcf70 (same ISP). |
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Very nice sheet, wouldn't mind adding it to my nature collection
Shell "TC" wrote in message ... On July 13, 2003 Sri Lanka issued a set for the Sri Lankan Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawala. Started in 1972, the Elephant Orphanage was relocated to the present site in 1975 http://www.explorelanka.com/places/hill/pinnawala.htm I think the mini-sheet is most attractive and with a reasonable face value of 70 Rupees (about 75 cents US). http://uploads.vli.co.uk/casb/images/SRI445N1.JPG Blair -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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