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Sunday, 28 August 2011

Minerals _ Sunday Stamps

I tried to match Viridain this week but thought I'd drawn a blank until I found these two stamps.

Coal Mining
Thomas Hepburn (c1795 - 1864) was an English miner and trade union leader.

Coal Mine
This was one of a series of energy related stamps.

I thought I could claim these as minerals under the title black gold.

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13 comments:

  1. Ana28 August 2011 at 12:10

    I wonder if anyhow he is an ancestor related to Audrey Hepburn :)

    lovely stamps btw!

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  2. Joy28 August 2011 at 12:57

    I thought the social reformers series of stamps was a very clever design, although they were rather dark, which suited the Hepburn one.

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  3. Postcardy28 August 2011 at 13:31

    I always associated "black gold" with oil, but I found out it can also refer to coal and coffee and even some other things.

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  4. 21 Wits28 August 2011 at 14:02

    Postcardy is right, I've heard Gold being related to many things....even in the desert! Nice addition of stamps Bob....I say claim away! Go for it!

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  5. Hilary Melton-Butcher28 August 2011 at 14:28

    Hi Bob .. certainly coal falls into the minerals of the world and black gold is a good name .. loved seeing those - do you know their dates?

    Cheers .. Hilary

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  6. viridian28 August 2011 at 14:37

    Love love your second stamp - so geological! :-)

    Thanks for participating. I hope my future themes do not send you to market to buy all sorts of stamps.

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  7. Bob Scotney28 August 2011 at 15:03

    @Hilary - issued Hepburn mining 1976 and Coal Mine 1978.

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  8. Sheila @ A Postcard a Day28 August 2011 at 16:24

    I didn't realise these stamps were quite so long ago. time does fly - faster and faster....

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  9. Little Nell28 August 2011 at 17:58

    Sorry to poke my nose into an area where I have very little knowledge Bob, but I believe the first stamp is one of a series by one of favourite artists, David Gentleman.

    I did a post about him, and I can’t remember if you were following me back then or not. Anyway here’s the link.

    http://hangingonmyword.blogspot.com/2011/05/pocket-money-perfection.html

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  10. Bob Scotney28 August 2011 at 18:40

    Thanks Mell for the'gentle' reminder. The wikipedia link for David Gentleman is well worth a read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gentleman

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  11. Lisa B28 August 2011 at 20:43

    I remember the social reformers, but not the coal mine one, maybe I just never got a high value (as that probably was one of the higher values). And a good way to follow the theme of Viridian's post.

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  12. Dorincard29 August 2011 at 20:57

    Interesting stamp designs and back story. :)

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  13. GadgetSponge.com30 August 2011 at 02:43

    I REALLY like that 2nd coal stamp. Very modern in design and unique. Thanks for sharing!

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