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Post by Ted Talks Stamps on Dec 24, 2023 16:39:43 GMT
I'm trying to find the history of stamp day, but can't seem to find solid references. "Stamp Collector," magazine of September 2021 says an International Stamp Day was first proposed at the 1935 FIP (Int'l Philately Federation) Congress in Brussels. The Stamps-On-Stamps Collectors Club www.stampsonstamps.org/Rammy/Luxembourg/Luxembourg.htm says it was adopted at the 1936 FIP Congrerss in Luxembourg, after being proposed by the German delegation (the German Philatelic Federation having adopted Stamp Day in 1935). SOSCC also states, "The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg celebrated the first Stamp Day on 23 April 1939," though there was no specifically designated "Stamp Day" issue. However, Belgium issued a stamp 2 years earlier, in 1937, Scott B188, which Scott and Stampworld.com both identify as being for International Stamp Day (As well as for anti-tuberculosis). Again, though, it is not inscribed as such. Does anyone have a reliable timeline of Stamp Day and Stamp Day stamps? Belgium, Scott Nr B188 (1937)
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Post by Ted Talks Stamps on Dec 24, 2023 16:53:15 GMT
I should add, none of the information above is really contradictory. Everything might have happened on the dates given, with Stamp Day being proposed at the 1935 FIP Congress, and being formally adopted at the 1936 Congress. But it just seems odd that I have to piece this all together from 3 different sources. There should be one unified story somewhere, I would think.
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Post by Ted Talks Stamps on Dec 24, 2023 17:07:11 GMT
Then there's this: Luxembourg issued a stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Stamp Day . . . in 1991. The stamp depicted on this stamp is for the 11th FIP Congress held in 1936. 1936? 1941? What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is going on, here? Luxembourg, Scott Nr 859 (1991)
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