tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post1188176009636511031..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Fiji - Bud's Big BlueJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-52049065532854651102019-02-22T07:46:52.635-08:002019-02-22T07:46:52.635-08:00Another oops. Page 2, row 3, stamp 2 (red, 1 1/2d)...Another oops. Page 2, row 3, stamp 2 (red, 1 1/2d). Shown is Scott #132 but it should be Scott #119. Correction has been made.<br />The difference? The boat on #119 is sailing without a sailor. On #132 a sailor has been added. The boat is a traditional sacred vessel called a drua. Such are usually described as “canoes,” although that’s something of a misnomer because they are plank-built ships with sails and capable of sailing many miles on the ocean. Perhaps they were used to deliver mail to outlying islands. The stamp shows a small example of a dura.<br />Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-41125257394933449652018-03-01T13:24:20.736-08:002018-03-01T13:24:20.736-08:00Rob-
Well, I knew that. (Slaps hand on forehead)
...Rob-<br /><br />Well, I knew that. (Slaps hand on forehead)<br /><br />A long time ago I had a girlfriend named Regina. <br /><br />Ah, the slippage of age. ;-)<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up - it has been corrected.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-16656590334156980262018-03-01T10:26:43.515-08:002018-03-01T10:26:43.515-08:00Hi Jim, "V.R." would be "Victoria R...Hi Jim, "V.R." would be "Victoria Regina", not Rex, I suppose. The latin word for Queen beeing Regina and Rex meaning King. Best regards, RobRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805757107644799477noreply@blogger.com