tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post2675025023598056602..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Bosnia & Herzegovina Pt A - a closer lookJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-1265716898519405872018-08-18T07:27:01.085-07:002018-08-18T07:27:01.085-07:00Michael - high praise for the issue, but completel...Michael - high praise for the issue, but completely deserved. !!!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-66322280371592187312018-08-17T21:38:25.203-07:002018-08-17T21:38:25.203-07:00Completely agree, the 1906 Bosnia issue stands out...Completely agree, the 1906 Bosnia issue stands out from all previous issues of any country in my opinion, and still looks good to this day. Classic art and highest quality engraving and printing.Michael Purcellhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010699725281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-60108043577453937202018-08-14T07:54:06.648-07:002018-08-14T07:54:06.648-07:00Thank you David - you made mt day!
As I am also a...Thank you David - you made mt day!<br /><br />As I am also a WW collector, I try to explain stamp differences in simple terms that I can understand myself. ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-53917441346507531922018-08-14T02:09:58.031-07:002018-08-14T02:09:58.031-07:00Jim
I would just like to give you my thanks for n...Jim<br /><br />I would just like to give you my thanks for not just this excellent article but all your others too. I have only recently come across your site. Amazing amount of effort and detail that I really appreciate. I never paid much attention to my Bosnian stamps but I am now, and it is very entertaining following your notes to try and figure out which of my coat of arms is which.<br /><br />I particularly like that you explain things in an easy to understand way (across all your articles) - e.g. that the lighter reprints are reprints of the Type II only, something I missed on my first reading of the small paragraph in Scotts.<br /><br />Thank you for making collecting this period so enjoyable!<br /><br />David (from the UK)David F (UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279016713465849390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-57983490477356824762018-08-12T20:58:19.474-07:002018-08-12T20:58:19.474-07:00Roy - appreciate the details on how the perfs came...Roy - appreciate the details on how the perfs came to be for the 1906 issue.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-52125718426117184412018-08-12T11:36:51.087-07:002018-08-12T11:36:51.087-07:00Long a favorite of mine as well. The state Printin...Long a favorite of mine as well. The state Printing house ('Staatsdruckerei') in Vienna printed the Coat of Arms Issue, and the literature seems to indicate that the Director, a fellow named Hesse, created many perf varieties for governmental officials and personages at the Court of Franz Joseph. These are particularly evident in the perf 6 1/2/imperf combinations. Articles I have read sometimes lay the entire perf variety initiative to the Director as a way of 'anticipating' the needs of the 'customer', or as the direct request of some individuals. The general outside philatelic trade perhaps figured in as the secondary market for the many combinations.<br />With the Landscape series, it rather came back to them in a different way. The Landscapes were printed in many compound and straight perfs. The straights (9.25, 10.5, etc) may have been defensible as 'experiments', but the compounds were printed either at the behest of individuals or, again at the initiative of Hesse. <br />However, the shipment to Sarajevo of the Landscapes (in the intended perf of 12.5) in time for the November 1 1906 release somehow got waylaid at the frontier station of Brod (on the Sava River). The PO at Sarajevo let Vienna know that the original shipment was not yet arrived. Vienna, rather than take the time to find/cure the delay at that particular time, wrapped up all the compounds intended to be released in Vienna for the more privileged folks and sent them to Sarajevo to meet the release date. <br />Thus the compounds were issued in normal service across the counter and are absolutely viable postage.<br />Have to also mention Ferdinand Schirnbock, the master engraver who engraved the landscape series, and to Koloman Moser, the designer. The borders on the right and left edges are Moser's inspiration and are all indigenous embroidery patterns. <br />Among other aspects, the Landscapes are the first engraved stamps in the Austro-Hungarian empire and are among the very first stamps issued world wide that show scenes of the country, as opposed to sovereigns.<br />Truly noteworthy stamps, and a great introduction to a fascinating part of the world.<br /><br />Roy GelderRoy Gelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701800896547332059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-1665639199584442392018-08-12T07:02:55.099-07:002018-08-12T07:02:55.099-07:00Michael - I agree, the 1906 issue is iconic.Michael - I agree, the 1906 issue is iconic.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-10512361686776082872018-08-11T08:05:02.698-07:002018-08-11T08:05:02.698-07:00Bosnia is one of my favorite areas, especially bec...Bosnia is one of my favorite areas, especially because of the wonderful 1906 issue. Each stamp not only has a different scene (landmarks or postal delivery methods), but different and elaborate frame designs. I think these are the first stamps to depict mosques (on the 25h and 1k). Many of the monuments shown were deliberately destroyed or heavily damaged during the Bosnian fighting in the 1990s. The old bridge at Mostar (on the 20h) was destroyed after it had stood for over 400 years, but has since been rebuilt. The rebuilt bridge is shown on lovely 2005 Bosnian stamp, and is, I think, an important monument to peace. A very interesting postal collection could be built around the landmarks and their history.Michael Purcellhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010699725281noreply@blogger.com