Wednesday, 24 February 2016

I Muse...On One More to Get!

Isn't it always the way that when you come to the last stamp you need for a year set or - as in this case - a country set and you simply cannot find it anywhere!

I am now right near the end of collecting a copy of all the stamps Slania engraved for Poland. I have been collecting his Polish issues ad hoc so the stamp I can't find is not his last for Poland. The elusive stamp for me is the 1954 1,40zt 10th anniversary of the Second Republic in Liberated Poland. This is the offending stamp...


 I can buy this stamp as a part of the set of ten. But the prices for a mint set are way too far out of my price range. So I'm hunting for it individually. This, so far anyway, is turning out to be more difficult then searching for a needle in an entire field of hay!

If anyone out there spots a mint one for sale on either Delcampe or ebay please give me a shout. I would massively appreciate it.

Until next time...

Stay Slania Crazy!
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  1. Keram25 February 2016 at 04:17

    Hi Matt,

    I have found the whole set (10 stamps) for a reasonable price on Delcampe Item number: 305479975. Seller is from Spain.

    Have you seen it?

    Greetings,

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    1. Comic Dayz25 February 2016 at 11:29

      Hi Keram,
      I saw that one. Unfortunately €20 is still out of my weekly budget. I spend more like $ 20 Aus per week/fortnight.
      Cheers
      Matt

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    2. Keram26 February 2016 at 00:59

      This stamp - library 1,40 zl was the so-called stopped stamp - unavailable on post office, but only in subscription. So is hard to get. Issued only 210,000.

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    3. Comic Dayz26 February 2016 at 01:07

      Ah! That explains why I'm having such trouble finding it by itself!

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  2. Stephan Pomp25 February 2016 at 08:47

    Hi there! Nice pages! Good to see someone active on Slania.
    Guess you are aware of
    http://www.slaniastamps-heindorffhus.com/
    but are you a member of
    https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/slaniaengravings/info
    And, a little "commercial", did you have a chance
    to see this nice collection ;-) :
    http://www.exponet.info/exhibit.php?exhibit_ID=1074&lng=EN
    Cheers from Sweden!

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    1. Comic Dayz25 February 2016 at 13:07

      Hi Stephan,
      I'm glad you like the blog! Thanks for the links. The Heindorffhus.com site I love and use all the time. I am a member of the yahoo group, but honestly I don't look at it much. I'll take a look at the third one today, the Sweden stamps. Are they yours?
      Cheers
      Matt

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    2. Stephan Pomp26 February 2016 at 02:09

      Hi Matt,

      the yahoo group is not very active but a good way to stay in touch with other engravers via email. Good that you are a member. The group was once started by the late Ann Mette Heindorff and I have taken over as administrator after her passing away several years ago.
      The "Collecting Slania" pages on exponet is indeed my exhibit on Czeslaw Slania.
      Cheers,
      Stephan

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