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Bas S Warwick
Recorded Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 224 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 July 2018 at 15:07 |
A couple of recent covers from Bruce
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Bas S Warwick
Recorded Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 224 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 July 2018 at 15:15 |
..........two more
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Panterra
First Class Joined: 01 April 2017 Location: Auckland, NZ Status: Offline Points: 240 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 August 2018 at 23:17 |
Occussi-Ambeno 1997 Von Stephan Death Centenary set. Occussi-Ambeno issued this attractive set in 1997 to celebrate the centenary of the death of Heinrich von Stephan, the man who was founder of the Universal Postal Union.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 August 2018 at 02:46 |
Occussi-Ambeno 1986 Heb-Sed Festival set. This set was issued on 5th November 1986. It took an immense effort in both composing and printing to achieve. The set was primarily issued to test out my plan to use ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs printed in colour on modern letterpress equipment. In ancient Egypt, the Heb Sed was celebrated as a festival to rejuvenate the Pharaoh, and featured (among the usual feasting and imbibing) the King sprinting! It was often celebrated on the 30th anniversary of the King’s coronation, or at any other time the King may decree. The top register, along with the stamp value, has the name of our country, Occussi-Ambeno, in the Occussian script.The centre register has six hieroglyphic signs, which show the six main events associated with the festival. From left to right, they are: GIVE PRAISE TO THE GODS. GET SHOWERED & BE PURIFIED. GET HIGH. SING. EAT & DRINK. (and finally, when all that is done,) BE WEARY. The lower register again shows hieroglyphs. At the left is the Djed Column, the human tailbone with the first four vertebrae, which means Stability. (This is the essential part of the human body: most folks who get an injury to that area are thenceforth confined to bed or wheelchair.) At the right is a bird with a human head, and a bowl of burning insense in front, which represents the Soul. The four red signs in the centre say Heb Sed Festival.
For more information on the Heb Sed Festival, click here. For more information on Egyptian hieroglyphs, click here. To learn hieroglyphs, enrol in a course of Near-Eastern Studies at your local university, or buy the textbook: “Egyptian Grammar” by Sir Alan Gardiner (Oxford University Press.) Occussi-Ambeno 1986 Heb-Sed Festival set, on a first day cover, postmarked at Topol, a village on the small offshore Maldoror Island. |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 August 2018 at 04:03 |
Occussi-Ambeno 1977 Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, the perforated souvenir sheet. This issue appeared on 15th December 1977, and was an attempt to join the huge crowd of countries and entities issuing stamps to celebrate the monarch of Great Britain, with whom the Sultanate does not yet have diplomatic relations. The stamps were printed by offset and hotfoil and embossed, by Heraclio Fournier SA, Vittoria, Spain, the third time this distinguished printing company had done stamps for Occussi-Ambeno. Occussi-Ambeno 1977 Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, the imperf souvenir sheet. |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 September 2018 at 21:18 |
Waikoa Island 2015 Stamp Jubilee minisheet, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Waikoa Island stamps way back in 1965. Waikoa Island issued this attractive set of four stamps in 2015 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Waikoa Island stamps. The minisheet comprises two full sets. Issue date was 23rd September 2015. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The designs show classic & rare early stamps of the island: 35t - The 1965 2¢ definitive; The 1976 50¢ Anti-Nuclear Bomb stamp. 70t - The 1970 12¢ Lenin Birth Centenary; The 1976 50¢ Anti-Nuclear Bomb stamp. Rs 1.70 - The 1972 6¢ International Anti-SST League conference in Mevu; The 1976 1¢ Anti-Nuclear Bomb stamp. Rs 2.35 - The 1965 10¢ definitive; The 1976 9¢ Anti-Nuclear Bomb stamp. === About the stamps shown: The 1965 definitive: This comprised 6 values, attractively printed in several colours on white gummed and perforated paper. The stamps show the island crest: a shield with a star and a ship prow. The 1965 definitive are shown here: http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=38713&p=4568318 The 1976 Anti-Nuclear Bomb issue: This comprised 3 values, and was an omnibus issue with Mevu and some other lands issuing similar stamps. The issue was prompted by France doing atmospheric nuclear testing near Tahiti, with radiation fallout affecting Waikoa Island & the rest of the Pacific. The 1970 Lenin Centenary issue: Many lands celebrated the centenary of the birth of theoretician & statesman Vladimir Lenin (1870 – 1924) with commemorative stamps. The Waikoa Island set has the overprint in embossed gold; the only time such an expensive process has been used for Waikoa Island stamps. The 1972 International Anti-SST League issue: The IAL was an environmental organisation founded by Mevu statesmen, opposing the concept of supersonic transport aircraft such as the Concorde. The 1972 Waikoa Island stamps celebrating the first IAL world assembly were on sale for only one day before a telegram was received from Mevu, the ruling country, ordering the issue withdrawn. Unsold stamps were destroyed. The top value, the 30¢, is the rarest Waikoa Island stamp of all time; only 6 were sold. |
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First Class Joined: 01 April 2017 Location: Auckland, NZ Status: Offline Points: 240 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 October 2018 at 18:35 |
Here is an earlier issue from Occussi-Ambeno, the 1996 set for the Festival of Hathor.
Occussi-Ambeno 1996 Festival of Hathor set. The set was printed by Adana letterpress on thick white glossy paper without watermark, and perf 12. The design shows a photograph of the great goddess Hathor, and at the foot are the Egyptian hieroglyphs saying Festival of the great Hathor. Sadly, the print was not a success. The red base of the 15c stamp is hard to see, and the pale pink of the $2 stamp does not work so well either, although the pink stamp looks a lot better in actuality, as the scanner seems to have failed to capture its true pinkness.
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Bas S Warwick
Recorded Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 224 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2019 at 16:57 |
With kind thanks to Bruce - received today
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Bas S Warwick
Recorded Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 224 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2019 at 17:02 |
Two more recent arrivals from Bruce - with thanks
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Bas S Warwick
Recorded Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 224 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2019 at 17:06 |
Recent Cinderellas from Bruce - many thanks Bruce
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