Making choices!
In the previous newsletter I already mentioned that we sometimes face the dilemma whether or not we should report a certain philatelic piece or stamp, or whether we should include it in the catalog.
A difficult discussion often arises in case of an unclear picture.
For example, there is a postal stationery from Romania with a picture of the building where a philatelic exhibition was held in 1991.
On the right we see a stairs with in front of it something that can be recognised as a parked scooter:
In terms of size it could be, but it seems that the "scooter" is floating. And we only know flying road vehicles from James Bond. So rejected.
Another point of discussion arises when someone recognizes a motorcycle in a very small situation. For example, there are series of postal stationery from Czechoslovakia with street scenes, often with a motorcycle on it. But is this one?
A motorcycle is said to have been parked on the market square of Prague, with two boxes or packages on it. See the center of the magnified image.
It could be, but it is very small and unclear. But when you believe in it……
Often no motorcycle is to be seen on the entire stamp, but there is a motorcyclist. It is of course inconceivable that a motorcycle cop with a helmet and costume does not have a moped somewhere (just outside the picture). Sometimes collectors think that this stamp should be designated as a motorcycle stamp.
Such an image can be found on the sheet of Japan in the Hometown Scenes series, where the motorized postman is generously endowed. The November 2008 issue features a postman without a motorcycle.
If you want to go so far as to collect this, it should of course be in your collection.
The last one for this time is a new kind: the magazine card/stamp.
Those who receive the Dutch monthly magazine "Filatelie" (Philately) have already spotted it, PostNL's electric three-wheel cargo bike. In March the magazine was sent by René using this card, with this 3-wheeler on it which in the future will certainly be part of our theme, if it isn't already now.
Hans de Kloet
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