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philb

28 Aug 2019
09:01:45am
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i can not help but remember those fascinating colorful stamps of Central and South America When i was nine. Our U.S. stamps were all one drab color. Image Not Found

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FrequentFlyer

28 Aug 2019
12:15:47pm

re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear

Ecuador put out some attractive stamps in the 1930s as the set from which your stamp comes is an example. Not only were they colorful, but large too, and. as a youthful collector, colorful and big was better.

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smauggie

28 Aug 2019
02:40:36pm

re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear

They are attractive stamps. This type of issue tends to confuse me. I see an airplane so I assume I should look it up in the BOB. Then I look at it again, and it days mail, not air mail. *sigh*

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Jeredutt3

28 Aug 2019
11:02:58pm

re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear

large and colorful for the youth.. well I guess still count me as a youth ! LOL ... love me a good bicolor engraved stamp !

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28 Aug 2019
11:41:47pm

re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear

I couldn't resist! I have had a soft spot for all of pre-1950 Latin America since the late 1960s.

I could go on with examples like these for a loooong time! Here are just a few:

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philb

29 Aug 2019
08:27:40am
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re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear

Roy, i can certainly relate ! Image Not Found

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smauggie

30 Aug 2019
09:21:34am

re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear

I have to include Panama, of course.

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philb

28 Aug 2019
09:01:45am

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i can not help but remember those fascinating colorful stamps of Central and South America When i was nine. Our U.S. stamps were all one drab color. Image Not Found

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28 Aug 2019
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re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear

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smauggie

28 Aug 2019
02:40:36pm

re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear

They are attractive stamps. This type of issue tends to confuse me. I see an airplane so I assume I should look it up in the BOB. Then I look at it again, and it days mail, not air mail. *sigh*

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Jeredutt3
28 Aug 2019
11:02:58pm

re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear

large and colorful for the youth.. well I guess still count me as a youth ! LOL ... love me a good bicolor engraved stamp !

roy

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28 Aug 2019
11:41:47pm

re: Those tantalizing Latin American stamps of yesteryear