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Author Archives: Wollamshram
Shahrázád in Art 3
One source[1] has this illustration as being the earliest Arabian Nights illustration but this copy is from a 1729 edition of Galland’s Mille et Une Nuit. The illustration is by David Coster, a Dutch engraver. It is was included in … Continue reading
Posted in Arabian Nights, Galland, Shahrazad
Tagged Arabian Nights, Dunyazad, Galland, Illustrations, Shahrazad, Shahryar
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Stamps of the Arabian Nights, Part 23
I do not normally collect Disney related Arabian Nights ephemera. As a result of their movie Aladdin, the market is saturated with the Disney Aladdin merchandise. So it comes as no surprise that there is a Disney Aladdin theme stamp. … Continue reading
Frank Packard and Sexton Blake
The first Sexton Blake story appeared on 13 December 1893 in issue 6 of The Halfpenny Marvel.[1] From these modest beginnings, “The Missing Millionaire” by Hal Meredeth (in actuality Harold Blyth), spawned a character that would endure for more than … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery, Packard, Frank L., Teed, G.H.
Tagged Packard, Railroad, Sexton Blake, Union Jack
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Stamps of the Arabian Nights, Part 22
Kosovo is a disputed area. Serbia claims that it (the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija) is still under its sovereignty. In 2008 the region declared its independence. Serbia does not recognise this and maintains an administrative bureaucracy for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabian Nights, Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, forgery, Kosovo, Serbia, theme stamps
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The Yellow Circle by Pearl Foley
Foley, Pearl. The Yellow Circle. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Ltd., 1937, pp. 315. Felix Bank cahier Stanley Melton is found dead at the bank one morning. He has been shot. Shortly thereafter, news is received that Major Reginald … Continue reading
Stamps of the Arabian Nights, Part 21
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) was an English fin de siecle illustrator well known for his black-and-white illustrations. During his very short artistic carrier, a mere 6 years, he became a major figure in Art … Continue reading
Posted in Ali Baba, Arabian Nights, Stamps
Tagged Ali Baba, Arabian Nights, Aubrey Beardsley, Fin de siecle, Grenadines, IGPC, St. Vincent, Stamps, theme stamps
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