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Topic: Why do people like stamps on photos?
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BMckay
Member Posts: 3218
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 01-06-2007 11:21 AM
   
Why do people like to put stamps and cancellations on photos? I think it takes away from the photo.Bryan |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 01-06-2007 12:27 PM
It's a fairly modern branch of philately. It's called maximum philately and means the potentially most coherent, but not identical combination of
a) photo or card image;
b) stamp
c) postmarker.Originally it was meant to be on postcards, but on the market it has spread to photos of larger size. It's an attempt to combine the "charms" of both the photo (which is traditionnally not an item of a stamp collection) with that of philately (a postage stamp or cancel does not normally form a part of a postcard or photo collection). Obviuosly, love is in the eye of the beholder .... while traditional stamp collectors might find the additional postmarker attractive, others like yourself obviously don't .... and I assume both are right .... ;-)
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Jürgen P Esders
Berlin, Germany
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micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 01-06-2007 12:58 PM
Hehehe - I agree with Bryan, but for a different reason. As a cover collector, I think putting a stamp and cancellation on a photo takes away from the stamp and cancellation...  [Edited by micropooz (January 06, 2007).] |
yeknom-ecaps
Member Posts: 660
From: Northville MI USA
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 01-06-2007 02:43 PM
"It depends" - I like some and there are ones I don't like depending on the event and the "photo". I don't like the stamp and cancellations on the STS photos but I do like launch/landing cancels on artist drawings of satellites (e.g. Viking lands on Mars). I also like cancels on pamphlets etc. for the satellites but not manned events ..... As Juergen put it ..... everyone has their own preference and in my case I can't seen to make up my mind either way! |
Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 01-07-2007 03:59 AM
The combination of a space photo of some kind and a related stamp and FD cancel or postmark is not a new phenomenon. Such combinations have been around for well over 40 years. US Apollo XI stamps & FD cancels of 1969 on Apollo XI crew photos are common. They also exist for the US Gemini Twins stamps of 1967. I am sure that they exist on photos of John Glenn for the US Project Mercury stamp of 20 Feb 1962. Here is an Apollo 15 crew photo with the US Space Achievement set, issued 2 Aug 1971. This is very appropriate because the stamps show astronauts Scott and Irwin in the LRV on the moon during the Apollo 15 mission (July 26 - Aug 7, 1971). Some collectors also choose to have the photos autographed by someone related to the mission. Here is an ASTP crew photo with the US ASTP stamps and FD cancel (15 July 1975) that is autographed by John Young, Chief of the Astronaut Office (1974-1987). Space collectors are free to collect what they wish - from first day covers to autographed baseballs. This hobby has "space" for everyone. [Edited by collectSPACE Admin (January 07, 2007).] |
Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 01-08-2007 10:36 PM
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Originally posted by BMckay:
Why do people like to put stamps and cancellations on photos? I think it takes away from the photo.Bryan
It isn't necessary that you like what others collect or that you understand why they collect what they do. That is an individual preference. Shown at the following link is a copy of a drawing called "Pioneers to the Moon." This is a very common drawing which is available at many autograph shows and philatelic shows. You can collect it plain by itself and have it framed, or you can have it autographed, or you can apply appropriate stamps to the drawing and have a cancel added. Drawings like this are very common. You could collect one "as is" and experiment with autographs and cancels on other copies. Astronaut photos are also very common and readily available. http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1156/4194331/8777745/220206666.jpg Applied to this drawing is a UN "Peaceful Uses of Outer Space" stamp issued on 14 March 1975 at INTERPEX in New York City. The first day cancel is applied to the stamp. This is a great show souvenir and very appropriate cancel, since "We came in peace for all mankind." [Edited by Astro Bill (January 08, 2007).] |
Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 01-08-2007 11:05 PM
quote:
Originally posted by micropooz:
Hehehe - I agree with Bryan, but for a different reason. As a cover collector, I think putting a stamp and cancellation on a photo takes away from the stamp and cancellation... [Edited by micropooz (January 06, 2007).]
I disagree. In my opinion, such combinations often add greatly to a photo or drawing.
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1156/4194331/8777745/220206670.jpg
The reproduction of the Apollo XI plaque shown at this link is greatly enhanced by the addition of the US Apollo XI stamp and first day cancel (9 Sep 1969). These reproductions are very common and collectors can choose to collect them in any manner that they prefer.
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Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 01-08-2007 11:24 PM
Space-related stamps also add greatly to photos. The photo of President Johnson and the Apollo 8 crew shown at the following link is enhanced by the addition of the US LBJ stamp of 27 Aug 1973 with FD cancel.
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1156/4194331/8777745/220206662.jpg There are many occasions when you may wish to add stamps to a photo or graphic. The KSC ASTP Launch Certificate shown at the following link is enhanced by the addition of the US ASTP stamps and FD cancel.
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1156/4194331/8777745/151019124.jpg Do other collectors have any combination of photo and stamps that they could share on this thread? [Edited by Astro Bill (January 08, 2007).] |
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