Saturday, May 14, 2011

Missing B's-Bergedorf

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A bonanza? Quick History Bergedorf, a town of 3,000 in 1860, was located in north Germany. Bergedorf was owned jointly by the Free Citi...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Missing B's- Brunswick (Braunschweig)

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1865 Embossed Scott 24 1gr carmine   Quick History Brunswick -or Braunschweig in German- was a Duchy in Northern Germany with a population ...
Thursday, May 12, 2011

Missing B's-Baden

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1868 Scott 27 3kr rose "Coat of Arms" Quick History Baden is located in southwestern Germany, and the largest city is Karlsru...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Kinds of Blue: review of the "B" countries

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Significantly more classical coverage for Bavaria in the '69 and '97 Big Blue Interesting - and surprising- findings from reviewing...
Monday, May 9, 2011

Burma

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1937 Scott 2 1/2a  green Quick History Burma is on the Bay of Bengal, surrounded by China, Laos, Thailand and India. The Capital is Ran...
Sunday, May 8, 2011

Missing B's-Bremen...and the rest

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If the page area reflected cost, Bremen would occupy 80%. Quick History The Free City of Bremen and the associated port of Bremerhaven,...
Friday, May 6, 2011

Big Blue's Bulgarian Blunder

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Are you seeing double? Embedded in the DNA of Big Blue since 1941, the illustration and description for the 1926 Bulgarian Lion "cente...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Bulgaria

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"Fighting at Shipka Pass" Quick History Bulgaria is in southeastern Europe on the Black Sea. The population was 6,500,000 i...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Belgium 1923-40 Parcel Posts: separating the sheep from the goats

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What's wrong with this picture? There are 35 stamp spaces covering a page and a half  in Big Blue for the Belgium Parcel Post 1923-31 i...
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Monday, May 2, 2011

Brunei

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"Scene on Brunei River" Quick History Brunei is located on the north-west coast of Borneo. The population was 30,000 in 1931,...