Postage Stamp Collection

Very Old Postage Stamps?

2008-12-08T16:22:00.000+07:00

In this post, I put 2 (two) stamps from different countries which I believe to be very old ones. I do not know exactly the age of those stamps. I only judge them according to their appearances :-) Any one knows?

These 2 (two) old stamps are for sale together with all my collection shown in this blog and the others which have not been posted yet. There are still many in 3 small stamp books and 3 medium sized stamp books. If you are interested in purchasing all the collection as one package including those above stamps, please let me know and I will give you a very fair and decent low price!

United States Postage 3

2008-12-08T16:02:00.001+07:00

All collection in previous posts including this page and later posts are for sale as bundled package!

United States Postage 2

2008-12-08T15:53:00.001+07:00

All collection in previous posts including this page and later posts are for sale as bundled package!

United States Postage 1

2008-12-08T15:44:00.001+07:00

In several posts later, I will put some pictures of the United States (US) Postage stamps. I do not know how to cluster them so that I try to put them in groups which may not be in relation to each others :-)

You may contact me if you wish to purchase all my collection in this blog as a whole package...

Asian Games IV - Djakarta 1962

2008-12-08T13:53:00.002+07:00

I've got only 8 (eight) pcs of postage stamps of Asian Games IV series. The games was held in Djakarta (or now Jakarta), Indonesia during the presidency of Soekarno, the first president of Republic of Indonesia.

Please contact me by e-mail or instant messaging if you want to purchase all my collection including this one above...

Indonesia Traditional Musical Instruments

2008-10-16T19:12:00.001+07:00

I will just post the picture of these stamps and later if I have more spare time, I will describe each of them (kind of musical instruments, the names and the origin of them from all over Indonesia). So take a look at these lovely stamps and let me know if you are interested in collecting them...

Indonesia Mode of Transport

2008-10-16T18:05:00.000+07:00

Actually I do not know how to group these stamps according to their themes so that I put them together and just name it "Mode of Transport". Some stamps might not fit to this category. Anyway, they are still in good condition and some has no postage marks yet...

So let me know if you want to buy the series...

Disaster and Scout

2008-10-16T17:54:00.000+07:00

These 2 stamps have no postage mark. The one with the title "Gerakan Pramuka Perumahan Wirakarya 1968 - Spare No Effort" - Scout was issued in 1968. The other that has title "Bentjana Alam - Tanah Longsor" - Disaster (land slide) was issued in 1967.

The condition of the stamps are quite good. Please let me know if you want to buy these whether by e-mails or messaging...

Save Borobudur Movement

2008-10-16T17:43:00.000+07:00

According to Wikipedia:

Borobudur is a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.

The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely Kamadhatu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). During the journey the monument guides the pilgrims through a system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the wall and the balustrades.

Evidence suggests Borobudur was abandoned following the fourteenth century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the then British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage; once a year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.

This series has 3 stamps which are bound as one. These stamps have no postage marks so that they have never been used before. Anyone interested?

Kanker Terbasmi oleh Sinar Sakti

2008-10-16T17:10:00.000+07:00

I've got only 2 pieces of this kind of postage stamp. The title of the stamp is "kanker terbasmi oleh sinar sakti" which means "cancer is cured by powerful light"... The title (according to me :-) seems to have 2-sided meaning whether the cancer can really be cured by x-rays (medical treatment) or by psychic treatment, ie: "mystical powerful light"? G-d? Is it related to the G30S? Anyone knows the history of these stamps?

By the way, you can buy all the postage stamps here displayed at this blog by contacting me with messenger or e-mails :-) I want to sell all the collections...

Indonesia Plantation Series

2008-09-08T01:57:00.000+07:00

The series consists of:

Kelapa sawit or palm
Kopi or coffee
Tembakau or tobacco
Teh or tea
Kelapa or coconut
Karet or rubber
Padi or rice field

Please take a look at the "rubber" with red-look stamps. These two stamps are different. You can see additional marks "BENTJANA ALAM 1961" (natural disaster in 1961) at the middle and additional value mark of "25".

Indonesia Traditional Dance Series

2008-09-08T01:42:00.000+07:00

I've got only 3 (three) stamps of the series which depicts dancers of "Sendratari Ramayana" or Ramayana Ballet. This ballet tells the ancient story of Ramayana. The pictures of the stamps describes characters in Ramayana, ie: Garuda, Hanoman and Shinta (from left to right).

Native Indonesian Animal Series

2008-09-08T01:26:00.000+07:00

Here is one series of native Indonesian animals which are listed below:

Kantjil or kancil
Linsang
Trenggiling
Banteng or bull
Badak or rhinoceros

And below, another animal series of endangered species from Indonesia comprises of:

Babirusa
Anoa
Orangutan
Badak or rhinoceros with single horn

President Soekarno Series

2008-09-08T00:43:00.004+07:00

This is one of the series of postage stamps depicting President Soekarno of Indonesia. He was the first president of Indonesia who proclaimed the independence on behalf of the people of Indonesia. I've got 2 pieces of 1 (one) Rupiah postage stamp. 4 (four) of the postage stamps haven't got postage marks yet.

Here is another President Soekarno Series - a Conefo Series. Conefo is an acronym of Conference of The New Emerging Forces which was President Soekarno's idea to form a new block of force comprising of developing countries in response to the two blocks of forces at that time ie: the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR / CCCP) and the US. 4 (four) of them haven't got any postage mark yet.

The pictures of below series are similar to Conefo series but they have a "1966" at the left bottom corner. 1 (one) stamp of "8 cent" hasn't got any postage mark yet.

Below, these are the similar stamps with different mark of "1965" instead. All of them haven't got any postage mark yet.

The last series of President Soekarno I've got is a series with similar pictures as depicted above but in plain layout without any additions like the others. One of below stamps hasn't got any postage mark yet.

That's all the Soekarno Series I have so far. Interested? :-)

Stamp Collecting

2008-08-17T06:19:00.004+07:00

Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia about Postage Stamp Collecting:

Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as covers (envelopes or packages with stamps on them). It is one of the world's most popular hobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United States alone. Collecting is not the same as philately, which is the study of stamps. A philatelist often does, but need not, collect the objects of study, nor is it necessary to closely study what one collects. Many casual collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge.

The first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued by Britain in 1840. It pictured a young Queen Victoria, was produced without perforations (imperforate), and consequently had to be cut from the sheet with scissors in order to be used. While unused examples of the "Penny Black" are quite scarce, used examples are common, and may be purchased for $25 to $150, depending upon its condition.

Children and teenagers were early collectors of stamps in the 1860s and 1870s. Many adults dismissed it as a childish pursuit. During the late 1800s many of those collectors, as adults, began to systematically study the available postage stamps and published research works on their production, plate flaws, etc. Some stamps such as the triangular issues of the Cape of Good Hope became legendary.

Stamp collecting is a popular hobby, and stamps are often produced as collectibles. Some countries are known for producing stamps intended for collectors rather than postal use. This practice produces a significant portion of the countries' government revenues. This has been condoned by the collecting community for places such as Liechtenstein and Pitcairn Islands that have followed relatively conservative stamp issuing policies. Abuses of this policy, however, are generally condemned. Among the most notable abusers have been Nicholas F. Seebeck and the component states of the United Arab Emirates. Seebeck operated in the 1890s as an agent of Hamilton Bank Note Company when he approached several Latin American countries with an offer to produce their entire postage stamp needs for free. In return he would have the exclusive rights to market the remainders of the stamps to collectors. Each year a new issue of stamps was produced whose postal validity would expire at the end of the year; this assured Seebeck of a continuing supply of remainders. In the 1960s certain stamp printers such as the Barody Stamp Company arranged contracts to produce quantities of stamps for the separate Emirates and other countries. These abuses combined with the sparse population of the desert states earned them the reputation of being known as the "sand dune" countries.

The combination of hundreds of countries, each producing scores of different stamps each year has resulted in a total of some 400,000 different types in existence as of 2000. In recent years, the annual world output has averaged about 10,000 types each year.