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On 25 Jan 2022, Japan released the second in its "Record of Nature" #stamps series. This issue depicts images from a set of 6 scrolls, dating from 1834, titled 禽鏡 (Kinkyo), in which there are 300 paintings of more than 200 #birds.
#philately 2. The scrolls are the work of the Edo-period Japanese novelist, Takizawa Bakin (1767-1848), who had his son-in-law, the painter Atsumi Kakusyu, paint the birds, adding his own commentary around them. Puctured is Bakin's portrait by the ukiyo-e artist, Utagawa Kunisada.

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1967 (24 Jul) philatelically-inspired cover to the #philatelist & geologist Edric Charles Druce. Franked 2s8d over a year into decimalisation, but within the 2-year usage grace period. 2/8 = 27c, correct rate for 2nd weight postage (7c) + reg fee (20c).
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From the date stamps:
Posted Cronulla: 24 July 1967
Arr. Canberra: 25 July 1967
Redirected to Boulia from Canberra: 25 July 1967 (3 pm)
Transit Brisbane: 26 July 1967 (7 am)
Arr. Cloncurry: 26 July 1967 (7 pm)
Cloncurry is 327 km from Boulia. No Boulia arr. datestamp.

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1935 (20 Dec) marbled-blue cover to Detective-Sergeant J. Birch, Criminal Investigation Department, Melbourne, from a sender in Dunedin, New Zealand; solo 1935 1d Kiwi (SG 557) tied to cover with “BUY HEALTH STAMPS FOR HEALTH CAMPS” slogan cancel.
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Matching marbled-blue paper Christmas card enclosed with picture of Mt. Egmont mounted on front. Also known as Mt. Taranaki, the mountain is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island with an elevation of 2,518 m.

In my collection; 1843 #letter from #Australia to #Adare, #Ireland

"Dear Henry ... I sailed from Cork on the 11th of November 1839 and landed in Sidney 13th February 1840. We had a very pleasant voyage nothing particular occurred on the way but the death of 3 children."
#history The "pleasant voyage" was aboard the 567-ton 'Adam Lodge', built and launched in 1833. The author of the letter, writing 3 years after the event, makes two small errors in his recollection. The ship arrived 14 Feb (not 13th) with only 2 infant deaths on board (not 3).

In 1937, my grandfather, a philatelist living in #India, bought this "George VI Series, 1937" presentation booklet. In the late '70s, he gave it to me as a budding young collector. The stamps inside have seen the light of day only half a dozen times in 80+ years.
#philately First and last pages.

The second page tells the story of this series of definitive stamps.

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Covers provide opportunities to uncover fascinating stories from the past. This is one such cover, sent 100 years ago (6 Jun 1920) to Ingfrid Anderson, c/- Delia Ayer, at "The Australia" hotel, in Sydney, Australia.
#philately #postalhistory 2. On the rear, the senders name and address, Sydney receiving cancel (Jul 13), and same-day Hotel Australia receiving time & date stamp. The sender, Lottie Anderson, was Ingfrid's sister. Her address is given as 4931 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles.