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I'm beginning to think that this is not listed in Scott. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...can/AA/FR-.jpg |
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On 20 Mar 2007 15:35:16 -0700, "Ben" wrote:
I'm beginning to think that this is not listed in Scott. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...can/AA/FR-.jpg It's a revenue stamp, not postage. -- Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd. http://www.pherber.com/ Unicode characters http://www.diacrit.sandrila.co.uk/ Email address in headers is invalid. |
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Ben wrote :
I'm beginning to think that this is not listed in Scott. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...can/AA/FR-.jpg Hi Ben, I can confirm the answers (from Paul and Sir F. A. Rien) that this is a French Revenue stamp. Listed as n° 6 of the "Qittances" stamps category by Yvert & Tellier in their Revenue Catalogue. Minimal value of .2 Euro Issued in 1881 Here is a more detailed answer (in French) that I wrote last night on news:fr.rec.philatelie answering the same question from Blair. ========================================== ................ Pour revenir à votre question, il s'agit (selon Yvert sur les Timbres Fiscaux, édition de 2004) du timbre de "Quittances" (*) (une catégorie de reçu - a special kind of receipt) n° 6 (*) Pour être exact, une quittance est un document par lequel un créancier reconnaît avoir été payé. Pas de croisière autour du monde avec ça, hélas : Neuf cote 2 Euros Oblitéré (comme le vôtre) 0,2 Euro Timbre émis en 1881 dentelé 13 1/2 (le même non-dentelé, émis en 1880 cote 200 Euros neuf). Couleur : gris Variétés de couleurs : N° 6 a gris-jaunâtre 0,20 E oblitéré N° 6 b gris-noir 0,50 E oblitéré N° 6 c avec fond de sûreté dégageant un ovale plus clair autour de la tête 8 E oblitéré Le type de ce timbre est dit "Monnaie Syracusaine". Il représente La Méduse aussi dite "Femme échevelée" (**) Il a été dessiné (ou gravé ?) par Oudiné (**) Ce mot est bizarre : en toute rigueur, il devrait signifier "sans cheveux" mais en fait, il veut dire "aux cheveux en désordre" ========================================= HTH -- All the best, Pierre Courtiade to answer me, please replace NOSPAM by my family name |
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On Mar 21, 5:49 am, "Pierre Courtiade" wrote:
Ben wrote : I'm beginning to think that this is not listed in Scott. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...can/AA/FR-.jpg Hi Ben: Be VERY careful when looking at this stamp. It shows the head of Medusa from an old coin of Syracuse (Sicily). 8*) Blair |
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Hi Blair,
Why affraid for medusa? This is a french revenue - tax ! of course the tax-collector's office want money from you. Blair (TC) schreef: On Mar 21, 5:49 am, "Pierre Courtiade" wrote: Ben wrote : I'm beginning to think that this is not listed in Scott. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...can/AA/FR-.jpg Hi Ben: Be VERY careful when looking at this stamp. It shows the head of Medusa from an old coin of Syracuse (Sicily). 8*) Blair |
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Part of collecting stamps is (or should be) understanding the symbolism used in the design. Wikkipaedia "Medusa" Indeed, I knew Medusa, but a re-read lead me to the realisation the Australian monotreme, the Echidna is named after one of the sisters. Well I never! |
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