Post by frassinetti on Aug 5, 2005 11:43:23 GMT -5
Stamps and First Day Issue Covers, Issues: a wonderful world of unique collectibles.
Early at the beginning of the modern era, stamps were a high valued collectible.
The first stamp was issued in 1840 in Great Britain. As the world became united by means of the industrial revolution and its innovations within technology the need of a fluent means of communication that out bettered the traditional mailman by cart was in true need.
The development within communications was not merely functional, for once the organizational aspects were covered there was much space for creativity and whit. On May 6, 1840 the first government-printed postage stamps were born in the European Island of Great Britain. World wide known as “black Penny” these stamps featured Queen Victoria’s profile over a black background, and cost a penny: hence the name. The postal stamps not only indicate the origin of the letter, but are also in many ways a presentation card. This is why in many cases we find flags, politicians and rulers portraits illustrating.
The world was becoming united… it was a true possibility that being in London you received mail from the US; the envelope held both information and a miniature image (the stamp).
We may even risk saying it was one of the first “globalized” art circulation. By 1860, almost all countries have postage stamps.
The great detail put into the stamp’s design as well as the theme began to work as an imaginary door to unknown lands. The fact that the modern mail service pre-charged the postal service on the sender, made collecting stamps even easier, for it was free of charge to the receiver. Stamp collecting develops together with the service. As people began to collect these interesting pieces of paper, no one realized how valuable stamps would soon become.
As we pointed out above, the key importance of the theme portrayed in the Stamps was not only decorative but a cultural and historical (especially if we look upon it retrospectively). This aspect, together with the new born interest in collecting these interesting “pieces of paper” took a new and interesting turn in 1893 when the United States issued the first commemoratory line featuring outstanding images of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World.
Since those early days within the industry of Stamps and the world Collectors, the interest for these sorts of items has grown greatly. At the same time, the themes have become whiter and edgier with the pass of time.
Today there are over 22 million collectors in the United States alone. Imagine the number at planet scale…
In Argentina, the first stamp was issued on August 21st 1856. It was first sold in the province of “Corrientes” in the north east region of our country. The stamp featured a dark color and it was made out of kite paper… According to the historical sources on the bottom of the stamp it read “Un Real M.C”. But those were troubled times for the Argentine Republic that couldn’t yet become united…
After many years of civil war, in 1862 the country becomes the Argentine Republic under the presidency of Bartolome Mitre.
It was that very year, when the recently unified authority issued a series known as “escuditos” (shields, akin the provinces distinctive flags) that expressed the country’s wholesome as well as its diversity.
On latter years, every important event in our nation would be in one way or another represented in our First Day Issue stamps.
Considering the broad variety of motifs in Argentine Stamps that range from “Evita” to Che Guevara, from outstanding and interesting shipwrecks in the Argentine coastline to unique cartoon like indigenous characters…The lisy goes on ....... The Argentine input to the international market of stamps collectors has been truly valuable, both economically and symbolically.
Interested in more information, contact me: bobfrassinetti.tripod.com/art-dealer/ Email me: bob@frassinetti.com.ar Thank you. Bob Frassinetti from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Early at the beginning of the modern era, stamps were a high valued collectible.
The first stamp was issued in 1840 in Great Britain. As the world became united by means of the industrial revolution and its innovations within technology the need of a fluent means of communication that out bettered the traditional mailman by cart was in true need.
The development within communications was not merely functional, for once the organizational aspects were covered there was much space for creativity and whit. On May 6, 1840 the first government-printed postage stamps were born in the European Island of Great Britain. World wide known as “black Penny” these stamps featured Queen Victoria’s profile over a black background, and cost a penny: hence the name. The postal stamps not only indicate the origin of the letter, but are also in many ways a presentation card. This is why in many cases we find flags, politicians and rulers portraits illustrating.
The world was becoming united… it was a true possibility that being in London you received mail from the US; the envelope held both information and a miniature image (the stamp).
We may even risk saying it was one of the first “globalized” art circulation. By 1860, almost all countries have postage stamps.
The great detail put into the stamp’s design as well as the theme began to work as an imaginary door to unknown lands. The fact that the modern mail service pre-charged the postal service on the sender, made collecting stamps even easier, for it was free of charge to the receiver. Stamp collecting develops together with the service. As people began to collect these interesting pieces of paper, no one realized how valuable stamps would soon become.
As we pointed out above, the key importance of the theme portrayed in the Stamps was not only decorative but a cultural and historical (especially if we look upon it retrospectively). This aspect, together with the new born interest in collecting these interesting “pieces of paper” took a new and interesting turn in 1893 when the United States issued the first commemoratory line featuring outstanding images of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World.
Since those early days within the industry of Stamps and the world Collectors, the interest for these sorts of items has grown greatly. At the same time, the themes have become whiter and edgier with the pass of time.
Today there are over 22 million collectors in the United States alone. Imagine the number at planet scale…
In Argentina, the first stamp was issued on August 21st 1856. It was first sold in the province of “Corrientes” in the north east region of our country. The stamp featured a dark color and it was made out of kite paper… According to the historical sources on the bottom of the stamp it read “Un Real M.C”. But those were troubled times for the Argentine Republic that couldn’t yet become united…
After many years of civil war, in 1862 the country becomes the Argentine Republic under the presidency of Bartolome Mitre.
It was that very year, when the recently unified authority issued a series known as “escuditos” (shields, akin the provinces distinctive flags) that expressed the country’s wholesome as well as its diversity.
On latter years, every important event in our nation would be in one way or another represented in our First Day Issue stamps.
Considering the broad variety of motifs in Argentine Stamps that range from “Evita” to Che Guevara, from outstanding and interesting shipwrecks in the Argentine coastline to unique cartoon like indigenous characters…The lisy goes on ....... The Argentine input to the international market of stamps collectors has been truly valuable, both economically and symbolically.
Interested in more information, contact me: bobfrassinetti.tripod.com/art-dealer/ Email me: bob@frassinetti.com.ar Thank you. Bob Frassinetti from Buenos Aires, Argentina.