切手の愉しみ

インターネットの特性を生かして、ネット上に現れた切手等を中心に記録していきます。けしからんと思われる方は訪問しないでね。

乃木大将

2005-11-29 00:00:05 | Yahoo
乃木大将の直筆書簡として現在出品されている。興味ある方は、「軍事郵便」で検索かけると出てきます。誰がこんな軍事印(?)作ったのかな?
かなりの数の乃木大将の直筆の書の偽物がYahooに出品されているようだ。

ペニー・ブラック

2005-11-27 00:00:05 | オークション
最近のオークションから:中国から英国宛のペニー・ブラック貼りカバー
ヴィクトリアの専門家に聞いたら、非常に珍しいとのこと。中国陶磁器の大コレクターの旧蔵品。
以下カタログ説明
1840 (30 June) long entire letter sent from "H.M.S. Conway on Eastern Expedition" addressed to Stevenage and redirected to Whitby, rated "8" (which has been crossed through) and with G.B. 1840 1d. black, plate 9, JB (small to large margins) tied by black Maltese Cross and applied to pay the forwarding charge; the reverse with unframed "liverpool/ship letter" partly overstruck by red London transit c.d.s. and Hertford c.d.s. dated 1841 (18 Feb.). Exceeding rare, probably unique, use of the Penny Black on mail from China. The contents (with transcript) written from the Chusan Group at Buffalo Island, give a detailed account of the order of battle as well as the taking of Chusan. "... the Wellesley fired one gun, which was immediately returned by seven from the Chinamen. Up went the signal to 'open fire', which all the ships did & pretty smart for about 8 minutes. ...the Wellesley was hit in 4 places & Alligator 3 times & our little schooner once, but nobody killed." The letter goes on to the taking of the city and the discovery of a great deal of spirit and listing which regiments behaved and which fell for the lure of the alcohol. There is a postscript to this letter, written by C.R. Veeld, dated 10th July, presumable added just before the mails departed. A desirable letter from the Eastern Expedition at the start of this conflict and is one of the earliest letters sent from this battle group (another letter dated 10th July is recorded).

中国占領地

2005-11-26 09:00:28 | eBay
香港版烈士に山東加刷、p11.5。出品者によれば40年以上集めていて、香港版のこの目打は占領地加刷にしか見たことがなく、今まで見たのは2点のみとある。香港版の目打は複雑すぎて本格的にやっている人は知らない。$38で入札なし。