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09:13:56am
Can anybody shed some light?
Roy
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This is a puzzler. I have no answer, but maybe looking at what is going on might eventually give some clue.
The guy appears to be working on an enlarged image of this:
This was issued in 1856. The setting is not of that era; he has an electric lamp.
He has a pen in his hand and ink pots on his desk.
He has a Senf stamp catalogue and a notebook/reference book(?)
There is a measuring caliper on his desk.
Is he a philatelic author/illustrator who clagged up his illustration?
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The contraption at left of picture - and I'm not sure what it is - has snapped and fallen, hitting the overhead light fixture and causing the illustrator to spoil his work. On the other hand, several details in the lower picture change irrespective of the movement of the contraption (an extra pen lands in an inkwell, and the catalogue lands upright).
If this is a satire on the complexities of the illustrator's craft, then it seems a tad heavy-handed! I don't suppose the equally obscure handwritten message on the reverse could give any clues?
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Contraption on left is a microscope, the magnifying glass has cracked.
Is it possible that it is a reference to the forgeries of the Senf family?
The writing on the card is very flowery and hard to even make out any actual words, mind you if I knew Czech it would probably help.
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I have purchased stamps from dealers in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. The envelopes were addressed with similar style writing. Makes me wonder how postal services from any country figure out where to deliver some of the international mail.
I, too, was thinking about possible forgeries. Maybe expertization or creating them? Notice the paper nearest the broken magnifying glass has pieces cut from it. Very interesting item.
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First picture: the person is either examining a stamp (enlarged) or creating an illustration
Second image: the person is frustrated, slams left hand down tipping over the microscope etc., which hits the lamp, and the catalog flops, and maybe the magnifying glass is cracked. Perhaps he discovered a forgery, reprint or common variety or messed up the illustration.
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07 Sep 2016
09:13:56am
I came across this rather unusual Czech postcard. The subject of the image seems to be experiencing some frustration, but I am not "getting it".
Can anybody shed some light?
Roy
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re: Can someone interpret this Czech stamp collecting postcard?
This is a puzzler. I have no answer, but maybe looking at what is going on might eventually give some clue.
The guy appears to be working on an enlarged image of this:
This was issued in 1856. The setting is not of that era; he has an electric lamp.
He has a pen in his hand and ink pots on his desk.
He has a Senf stamp catalogue and a notebook/reference book(?)
There is a measuring caliper on his desk.
Is he a philatelic author/illustrator who clagged up his illustration?
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re: Can someone interpret this Czech stamp collecting postcard?
The contraption at left of picture - and I'm not sure what it is - has snapped and fallen, hitting the overhead light fixture and causing the illustrator to spoil his work. On the other hand, several details in the lower picture change irrespective of the movement of the contraption (an extra pen lands in an inkwell, and the catalogue lands upright).
If this is a satire on the complexities of the illustrator's craft, then it seems a tad heavy-handed! I don't suppose the equally obscure handwritten message on the reverse could give any clues?
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re: Can someone interpret this Czech stamp collecting postcard?
Contraption on left is a microscope, the magnifying glass has cracked.
Is it possible that it is a reference to the forgeries of the Senf family?
The writing on the card is very flowery and hard to even make out any actual words, mind you if I knew Czech it would probably help.
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re: Can someone interpret this Czech stamp collecting postcard?
I have purchased stamps from dealers in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. The envelopes were addressed with similar style writing. Makes me wonder how postal services from any country figure out where to deliver some of the international mail.
I, too, was thinking about possible forgeries. Maybe expertization or creating them? Notice the paper nearest the broken magnifying glass has pieces cut from it. Very interesting item.
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re: Can someone interpret this Czech stamp collecting postcard?
First picture: the person is either examining a stamp (enlarged) or creating an illustration
Second image: the person is frustrated, slams left hand down tipping over the microscope etc., which hits the lamp, and the catalog flops, and maybe the magnifying glass is cracked. Perhaps he discovered a forgery, reprint or common variety or messed up the illustration.
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