Romanian query -- Balcanmax '97

I am a little puzzled about this Romanian FDC (or Printed Matter) from 1997,
showing a stamp from the International Stamp Exhibition Balcanmax '97 in
Klausenburg (Michel # 5255), with a first day cancel of Leonardo's portrait.
http://queries.heindorffhus.dk/leona...-Balcanmax.jpg

What has Leonardo to do on that cover? Maybe Victor can elaborate? Maybe
the text tells a bit more. All I can understand immediately is something
like "Musical Play by Leonardo da Vinci", I just don't see the context.

Thanks in advance for any help :-)
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Best regards
Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette)
http://www.heindorffhus.dk
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Hi Mette,

first line of the inscription is: 450th anniversary of death of Leonardo da
Vinci (of the cancellation).

Seems to me, that Leonardo was also a composer.

Best regards from Bavaria, next to Vlad Tepes home :-)

Gerhard


"amesh" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I am a little puzzled about this Romanian FDC (or Printed Matter) from
1997, showing a stamp from the International Stamp Exhibition Balcanmax '97
in Klausenburg (Michel # 5255), with a first day cancel of Leonardo's
portrait.
http://queries.heindorffhus.dk/leona...-Balcanmax.jpg

What has Leonardo to do on that cover? Maybe Victor can elaborate? Maybe
the text tells a bit more. All I can understand immediately is something
like "Musical Play by Leonardo da Vinci", I just don't see the context.

Thanks in advance for any help :-)
--
Best regards
Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette)
http://www.heindorffhus.dk
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Hello Mette:

Scott lists this 450 lei stamp as Scott #4159 issued 1997
June 27. (although yours looks like a postal card)

Design shows National Theatre, Cathedral and statue of
Mihai Viteazul [Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul) was
one of the greatest of Romania's national heroes. He
was the Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania
(1599-1600), and of Moldavia (1600), thereby uniting for
the first time the three Romanian principalities under one rule.]

Balcanmax 97 was a maximum card exhibition held in
Cluj-Napoca.

Leonardo was born in 1452 and died in France 1519 May 02.
I do not see any special anniversary related to his death date
(see the cancellation).

The relationship is a mystery to me as well.

Blair

"Blair (TC)" skrev i en meddelelse
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Hello Mette:

Scott lists this 450 lei stamp as Scott #4159 issued 1997
June 27. (although yours looks like a postal card)

Thank you Blair. No, it is actually a cover.


Design shows National Theatre, Cathedral and statue of
Mihai Viteazul [Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul) was
one of the greatest of Romania's national heroes. He
was the Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania
(1599-1600), and of Moldavia (1600), thereby uniting for
the first time the three Romanian principalities under one rule.]

Balcanmax 97 was a maximum card exhibition held in
Cluj-Napoca.

Leonardo was born in 1452 and died in France 1519 May 02.
I do not see any special anniversary related to his death date
(see the cancellation).

Neither do I. And that's what puzzles me.

Mette



The relationship is a mystery to me as well.

Blair

"Gerhard Reichert" skrev i en meddelelse
...
Hi Mette,

first line of the inscription is: 450th anniversary of death of Leonardo
da Vinci (of the cancellation).

Seems to me, that Leonardo was also a composer.

Best regards from Bavaria, next to Vlad Tepes home :-)

Thank you Gerhard :-)
Mette



Gerhard


"amesh" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
. ..
I am a little puzzled about this Romanian FDC (or Printed Matter) from
1997, showing a stamp from the International Stamp Exhibition Balcanmax
'97 in Klausenburg (Michel # 5255), with a first day cancel of Leonardo's
portrait.
http://queries.heindorffhus.dk/leona...-Balcanmax.jpg

What has Leonardo to do on that cover? Maybe Victor can elaborate?
Maybe the text tells a bit more. All I can understand immediately is
something like "Musical Play by Leonardo da Vinci", I just don't see the
context.

Thanks in advance for any help :-)
--
Best regards
Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette)
http://www.heindorffhus.dk
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Hi again Mette,

lets play the Sherlock Holmes game again:

I cannot see any postal cancellation on the stamp and cannot recognize any
date in the Leonardo-"Cancellation". Therefore I think the
Leonardo-cancellation ist not really a postal cancellation but part of the
complete imprint of the envelope.

Every postal cancellation needs a date, but there is no date.

Also Leonardos picture seems to be in the same colour as the lines with the
song-inscription. There is no address on it.

So, Mette Watson, I combine sharp as a knifeblade:

It is an unused envelope (cacheted envelope) and the Leonardo-Picture is
part of the complete imprint.

Would You agree to me, Mrs. Watson? :-)

best regards

Gerhard


"amesh" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
"Blair (TC)" skrev i en meddelelse
oups.com...
Hello Mette:

Scott lists this 450 lei stamp as Scott #4159 issued 1997
June 27. (although yours looks like a postal card)

Thank you Blair. No, it is actually a cover.


Design shows National Theatre, Cathedral and statue of
Mihai Viteazul [Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul) was
one of the greatest of Romania's national heroes. He
was the Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania
(1599-1600), and of Moldavia (1600), thereby uniting for
the first time the three Romanian principalities under one rule.]

Balcanmax 97 was a maximum card exhibition held in
Cluj-Napoca.

Leonardo was born in 1452 and died in France 1519 May 02.
I do not see any special anniversary related to his death date
(see the cancellation).

Neither do I. And that's what puzzles me.

Mette



The relationship is a mystery to me as well.

Blair

G'day Gerhard,
I think I can see the date of the cancel
30-5-1997 in the leonardo frame.

here is a link to the stamp
http://www.phil-net.net/eng/cyber/romania/19970350.html



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"Gerhard Reichert" wrote in message ...
| Hi again Mette,
|
| lets play the Sherlock Holmes game again:
|
| I cannot see any postal cancellation on the stamp and cannot recognize any
| date in the Leonardo-"Cancellation". Therefore I think the
| Leonardo-cancellation ist not really a postal cancellation but part of the
| complete imprint of the envelope.
|
| Every postal cancellation needs a date, but there is no date.
|
| Also Leonardos picture seems to be in the same colour as the lines with the
| song-inscription. There is no address on it.
|
| So, Mette Watson, I combine sharp as a knifeblade:
|
| It is an unused envelope (cacheted envelope) and the Leonardo-Picture is
| part of the complete imprint.
|
| Would You agree to me, Mrs. Watson? :-)
|
| best regards
|
| Gerhard
|
|
| "amesh" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
| ...
| "Blair (TC)" skrev i en meddelelse
| oups.com...
| Hello Mette:
|
| Scott lists this 450 lei stamp as Scott #4159 issued 1997
| June 27. (although yours looks like a postal card)
|
| Thank you Blair. No, it is actually a cover.
|
|
| Design shows National Theatre, Cathedral and statue of
| Mihai Viteazul [Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul) was
| one of the greatest of Romania's national heroes. He
| was the Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania
| (1599-1600), and of Moldavia (1600), thereby uniting for
| the first time the three Romanian principalities under one rule.]
|
| Balcanmax 97 was a maximum card exhibition held in
| Cluj-Napoca.
|
| Leonardo was born in 1452 and died in France 1519 May 02.
| I do not see any special anniversary related to his death date
| (see the cancellation).
|
| Neither do I. And that's what puzzles me.
|
| Mette
|
|
|
| The relationship is a mystery to me as well.
|
| Blair
|
|
|
|

"Gerhard Reichert" skrev i en meddelelse
...
Hi again Mette,

lets play the Sherlock Holmes game again:

I cannot see any postal cancellation on the stamp and cannot recognize any
date in the Leonardo-"Cancellation". Therefore I think the
Leonardo-cancellation ist not really a postal cancellation but part of the
complete imprint of the envelope.

Every postal cancellation needs a date, but there is no date.

Also Leonardos picture seems to be in the same colour as the lines with
the song-inscription. There is no address on it.

So, Mette Watson, I combine sharp as a knifeblade:

It is an unused envelope (cacheted envelope) and the Leonardo-Picture is
part of the complete imprint.

Would You agree to me, Mrs. Watson? :-)

Hi again, Mr. Holmes :-))
In the bottom line of the "cancellation" there is a date: 03.05.'97 3400
CLUJ NAPOCA 9, which let me identify the stamp. In the cancellation I also
see the sentence "450 ani de la muerte". But this is unimportant, because
that has no relation to Leonardo's data (1452-1519). But you are probably
correct in your conclusion, as usual. I must admit that this cover is not
one of my favourites, but Leonardo's unmistakeable face on it intrigued me
:-)

Under the "circumstances" it has no place on my Leonardo-page,
http://arthistory.heindorffhus.dk/frame-Leonardo.htm
so I will let it go to the youth club, together with your explanation. :-)

Best regards
Mette




best regards

Gerhard


"amesh" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
"Blair (TC)" skrev i en meddelelse
oups.com...
Hello Mette:

Scott lists this 450 lei stamp as Scott #4159 issued 1997
June 27. (although yours looks like a postal card)

Thank you Blair. No, it is actually a cover.


Design shows National Theatre, Cathedral and statue of
Mihai Viteazul [Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul) was
one of the greatest of Romania's national heroes. He
was the Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania
(1599-1600), and of Moldavia (1600), thereby uniting for
the first time the three Romanian principalities under one rule.]

Balcanmax 97 was a maximum card exhibition held in
Cluj-Napoca.

Leonardo was born in 1452 and died in France 1519 May 02.
I do not see any special anniversary related to his death date
(see the cancellation).

Neither do I. And that's what puzzles me.

Mette



The relationship is a mystery to me as well.

Blair

Hi Sir Rodney,

may be Mette can send a better scan of the envelope. In my opinion it looks
like an entire with imprinted stamp on the envelope, not a separate stamp on
it. I cannot recognize any cancellation on the stamp.

So far, so good, Dr. Mette Watson, its Your turn now :-)

have a fine day all over the world, especially donw under :-)

Gerhard


"Rodney" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
G'day Gerhard,
I think I can see the date of the cancel
30-5-1997 in the leonardo frame.

here is a link to the stamp
http://www.phil-net.net/eng/cyber/romania/19970350.html



--
rodney at touch88.com.au

Send spam to the FTC at

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"Gerhard Reichert" wrote in message
...
| Hi again Mette,
|
| lets play the Sherlock Holmes game again:
|
| I cannot see any postal cancellation on the stamp and cannot recognize
any
| date in the Leonardo-"Cancellation". Therefore I think the
| Leonardo-cancellation ist not really a postal cancellation but part of
the
| complete imprint of the envelope.
|
| Every postal cancellation needs a date, but there is no date.
|
| Also Leonardos picture seems to be in the same colour as the lines with
the
| song-inscription. There is no address on it.
|
| So, Mette Watson, I combine sharp as a knifeblade:
|
| It is an unused envelope (cacheted envelope) and the Leonardo-Picture is
| part of the complete imprint.
|
| Would You agree to me, Mrs. Watson? :-)
|
| best regards
|
| Gerhard
|
|
| "amesh" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
| ...
| "Blair (TC)" skrev i en meddelelse
| oups.com...
| Hello Mette:
|
| Scott lists this 450 lei stamp as Scott #4159 issued 1997
| June 27. (although yours looks like a postal card)
|
| Thank you Blair. No, it is actually a cover.
|
|
| Design shows National Theatre, Cathedral and statue of
| Mihai Viteazul [Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul) was
| one of the greatest of Romania's national heroes. He
| was the Prince of Wallachia (1593-1601), of Transylvania
| (1599-1600), and of Moldavia (1600), thereby uniting for
| the first time the three Romanian principalities under one rule.]
|
| Balcanmax 97 was a maximum card exhibition held in
| Cluj-Napoca.
|
| Leonardo was born in 1452 and died in France 1519 May 02.
| I do not see any special anniversary related to his death date
| (see the cancellation).
|
| Neither do I. And that's what puzzles me.
|
| Mette
|
|
|
| The relationship is a mystery to me as well.
|
| Blair
|
|
|
|

Mette:

daVinci's music

Given Leonardo's interest in mathematics and the relationship
between mathematics and music, there is no surprise and
quite a bit of truth in the stories that Leonardo was a skilled poet,
singer and practiced musician. Vasari described him as an
excellent musician" and tells us that Leonardo attended
other schools apart from Verrocchio's workshop, one possibly
being a music school.

We know that he played a number of musical instruments including
the lira da braccia and the lyre. Time and again biographers speak
of how he designed a silver lyre in the shape of a horses head
which was said to be more resonant and have a more beautiful
sound than conventional wooden lyres.

There is no sound basis for the belief that Leonardo invented the
violin though he certainly drew up plans for many new musical
instruments including various flutes and the viola organista
(a complicated keyboard instrument with strings which were
sounded by the means of a wheel, horsehair strap and a bow).
This was never built.

Another area explored was that of how to improve musical
instruments. Leonardo created a mechanism which would allow
drummers to tighten or slacken skins with one hand and move
the drumsticks using a system of cogs. He worked very
extensively on the mechanisation of the hurdy-gurdy and
designed improved mechanisms for keyboards so they would
be easier to play. This also enhanced the tonal quality of the
instruments.

It is considered Leonardo thought music second only to painting
in his range of artistic talents, however history has left us with
little in the way of written evidence regarding his music. There
is certainly no evidence he was a composer though he did write
a few very short musical phrases.

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