tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post4187830437432794534..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Ponta DelgadaJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-63137925157021635482015-01-26T20:15:48.889-08:002015-01-26T20:15:48.889-08:00Bud- There are connections where one doesn't e...Bud- There are connections where one doesn't expect in classical era philately!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-16749125789893235052015-01-26T18:51:22.373-08:002015-01-26T18:51:22.373-08:00I hadn’t realized until I looked at your magnifica...I hadn’t realized until I looked at your magnification of the chalky stamps that this very common design was by the Frenchman Louis-Eugène Mouchon who designed some stamps for Abyssinia, Argentina, Belgium, Greece, Guatemala, Luxemburg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Persia, Russia and Serbia, as well as Portugal and its colonies. According to WikipediA he also designed coins and the plates for currency for Portugal. And he made bronze plaques. In all, his works are worthy of a collector’s specialization.<br /><br />Thanks for the magnification and the resulting new appreciation I have for these stamps. <br />Budhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202098671443782842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-12878763834549174732015-01-23T07:30:41.030-08:002015-01-23T07:30:41.030-08:00Thanks POSTMAIL. :-)Thanks POSTMAIL. :-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-46692331586696433702015-01-23T04:34:11.627-08:002015-01-23T04:34:11.627-08:00Nice postage, congratulations and hugs !!Nice postage, congratulations and hugs !!POSTMAILhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191532140085013568noreply@blogger.com