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On this thread I'd like the oppurtunity to share a B-17 Flying Fortress and a limited edition Atlas of WWII.

I have these single Corsair stamps.  They are printed from Mozambique, Marshall Islands, Sierra Leone, Republic De Djibouti, Nevis, Maldives, and Republique Centrafricaine.

As is the case, when building a Topical collection and or on a specific subject, you tend to stray to a completely different country.  Which in my humble opinion, it's a great way to learn different cultures.

What's fun and exciting is to open up mail only to discover stamps that you ordered have arrived!  In earnest, stamps of this sort that details around F4U Corsairs and WWII subjects tend to be very inexpensive.  

But due to the fact that this year marks 75 years ago in that anything to reflect WWII arises, these Corsair stamps normally should cost $0.75.  But due to the 75th Anniversary of WWII, the cost is three times higher.  

And that especially cast a high priced shadow on stamps that feature US aircraft.  Mustangs, Corsair, Thunderbolt, Warhawks, Hellcats, Wildcats, and TBF Avengers seems to allocate the higher prices.

I've also noticed heavy bombers like the B-17 Flying Fortress and the B-24 Liberator are popular subjects.  Of course Hurricanes, Spitfire, and Avro Landcasters make up the difference.  

One stamp that has my attention is a sheet that contains one stamp and that would be a "Shinden"!  As I collect more stamps of WWII aircraft, rest assured, I'll be adding more in the way of subjects. 

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This non-Corsair set of two stamps depict a P-61 Black Widow from Sierra Leone and a B-17 Flying Fortress from the Marshall Islands.  The Flying Fortress is a very cool stamp due to the fact that Ezra and I, WIP is an Academy B-17 Flying Fortress the "Memphis Belle"!

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Hi Tosh! How are you and Ezra getting on with the modeling?

 Oh, by the way. I have a twenty Eight page collection of " SteamBoat " Stamps. Got them years ago when I was researching a Delta Steamboat( Mississippi Delta) For a client.

      Some of my best research was those stamps. When I enlarged the pictures I was able to get a more comprehensive look at the vessels in question. I wonder. How long do these engravers work before their vision is toast? Just Sayin. Oh! Using Stamps also got me some great pictures of the Flying Boats( China Clippers) of the Pacific, Pre-War!

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Hi Tosh! How are you and Ezra getting on with the modeling?

 Oh, by the way. I have a twenty Eight page collection of " SteamBoat " Stamps. Got them years ago when I was researching a Delta Steamboat( Mississippi Delta) For a client.

      Some of my best research was those stamps. When I enlarged the pictures I was able to get a more comprehensive look at the vessels in question. I wonder. How long do these engravers work before their vision is toast? Just Sayin. Oh! Using Stamps also got me some great pictures of the Flying Boats( China Clippers) of the Pacific, Pre-War!

 

The "Steamboat" set is some of the more notable stamps produced.  As for engravers timeline, it takes anywhere from a few months and more if the committe decides not to use them or have the need to change or adapt the logic that goes into questions of the design.

You can imagine someone carving a piece of steel dies for weeks at a time.  That's why 19th century stamps have such a high level of execution and errors of which could be the die cracking or someone placing a Curtis Jenny Airmail design upside down!  

Former President Roosevelt was famously known to collect, design stamps, and or critique a design from Postmaster General James A. Farley.  Roosevelt's stamp collection were sold in an auction in lots.  So to find a almost complete album of his is very rare.

I enjoy stamp collecting as a whole, as you mentioned these little pieces of paper do have historical knowledge as well as looking at a fine piece of art.  What's more interesting would be to own stamps from a famous or reknown collector.

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What do we have here?  A true all around racing car.   Whether it's a street drag race or an actual racetrack meet!  You see, before Lamborghini built this little yellow automobile they were in the business of creating and assembling farm tractors.

Yes, they built and engineered a V12 mid-engine monstrosity and shoehorned into Lamborghini Miura.  I hope members as well as members family stay healthy and safe!

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Another favorite of mines, Lamborghini Countach LP400.  The last time I saw a real deal Countach I was a very young boy.  You can here the idle for some distance away!

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This is an absolutely fine designed vehicle, gave most if not all ideas to a standard modern super.  It was this very Lotus Esprit in that 007 actually drove this car in to the water only at which the Esprit turned in to a tiny submarine was which point was really cool!  I hope FSM Forum Members enjoy these stamps!

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 The Battle of Britain!  

BF 109 and a Defiant in the background.  At first glance I thought this was a interesting topical to obtain.  I did not realize that after I purchased this stamp, did I see the BF 109 in a all out Dog Fight with a Defiant.  

True skills and a aircraft like the Hawker Hurricanes and the Spitfire eventually dominated the Battle of Britain.  Herman Goring and Adolf Hitler whom did come out with unique aircraft ahead of it's time just couldn't keep up with demand of a adversay foe.  

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F4U Corsair!  A stamp from Granada depicting a successful dogfight between a Corsair and a Zero above the skies of the Great Marianas. 

The Japanese whom did not have supplies of which was being cut off by the USA, struggled greatly by the end of WWII.  Like the Wermacht, young Japanese boys, girls, and the elderly were put into draft service.

The second stamp image show's two sides of a Corsair.  One of the Corsair carries a drop tank and rockets.  I assume that the artist painted his/her masterpiece depicting the Korean War.

The next and final Corsair comes from Sierra Leone's.  As for when and where did this ensue, I do not know.  For me, I'm slowly but surely building up my topical collection of Corsairs.

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Me 262, I've only read and heard about how fast the Me 262 were.  And also the Dornier Arrow was fast and none of the P-51's could or would not be capable in catching up with both German aircraft!

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Mitsubishi Zero.  The Japanese with their best pilots and the Japanese engineering, just could not make things work by the end of WWII

Avro Lancaster.  Which was the Flying Fortrees heavy bomber for the English.  I do recall seeing documentries of a Landcaster Dam Buster in a practice run dropping what look like a 50 gallon drum.  It skips the surface of water like a skipping stone.

Here is the topical stamp collecting I've done thus far.