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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Stamps of the Arabian Nights, Part 12
Etat Comorien, or Comorian, is a collection of islands in the Indian Ocean, north-west of Madagascar. Prior to 1975 the islands were a colony of France, administered from Madagascar from 1911. After a referendum in 1974, the Comorian parliament voted … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabian Nights, Comorian, Etat Comorien, Scheherazade, Stamps, theme stamps
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Rubies by Louis Moresby
Moresby, Louis. Rubies. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927, pp. 287. Roger Pendarvis is a clean cut, strapping young lad growing up on a farm in Cornwall. Life is good, filled with honest hard work and simple pleasures. Late … Continue reading