tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post4262602928246639236..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: ShanghaiJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-8650478196372974462015-11-05T07:10:30.753-08:002015-11-05T07:10:30.753-08:00There is a good deal of general interest in Cuba n...There is a good deal of general interest in Cuba now- for instance, several of my friends are traveling there soon before "McDonalds"" shows up. ;-)<br /><br />What is really making U.S. based collectors "hot" about Cuba is the fact that the 'Bay does not permit the listing of Cuban stamps. Absurdity.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-53301844123427888742015-11-04T21:34:43.996-08:002015-11-04T21:34:43.996-08:00I guess their philosophy is to follow markets / de...I guess their philosophy is to follow markets / demand.If some area, like China, gets 'hot' it will get more coverage and attention... Not sure what's the story with Chile, but based based on recent Linns editorial (and some other talks I've seen) there seems to be a lot of expectations for Cuba (since it's in the US backyard I guess it could become 'hot', but I would not hold my breath). <br /><br />-k-keijohttp://www.stampcollectingblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-24175514204088254142015-11-04T17:04:54.809-08:002015-11-04T17:04:54.809-08:00Those local post listings in the Maury for Morocco...Those local post listings in the Maury for Morocco look nice! I don't know if Scott has an overall philosophy for listing local posts- it appears not, as some countries will have them, others not.<br /><br />I notice that the 2016 Scott Classic 1840-1940 catalogue has added Chile postal fiscal stamps (AR1-AR12). Not exactly analogous to local post stamps, but Scott does seem to keep adding categories with each edition- so yes, there is a chance. :-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-54647297146182863242015-11-04T14:52:34.268-08:002015-11-04T14:52:34.268-08:00It's odd that Scott now lists all the Chinese ...It's odd that Scott now lists all the Chinese treaty ports, but yet still does not list the local posts that flourished between various Moroccan cities in the late 1890s and early part of the 1900s. If you look in the Maury "Afrique" catalog there is a whole section at the start of the Morocco listings dedicated to these local posts, which were granted by the Moroccan sultans as concessions to various European companies. Oh well maybe one day Scott will eventually list these stamps, but for now they remain just another example of where having access to specialist catalogs can open whole new collecting vistas.DJCMHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095042515497336515noreply@blogger.com