When I was a boy a favourite book of mine was -
What has this to do with Argentina you might ask.
Well William's surname was Brown and two of my stamps showed an Argentine personality as Guillermo Brown - I suppose we might call him a celebrity today.
What has this to do with Argentina you might ask.
Well William's surname was Brown and two of my stamps showed an Argentine personality as Guillermo Brown - I suppose we might call him a celebrity today.
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| Argentina - 17 June 1971 |
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| Argentina - 28 October 1956 |
Guillermo lived from 1777-1857; both these stamps appear in 'Pesonalities' series of stamps. He is regarded as the father of the Argentine Navy and he served also on British and American ships.
What I haven't told you was that he was Irish born - as William Brown.
I then discovered that the 100th anniversary of his death was commemorated by stamps from Ireland.
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| Ireland - 23 September 1957 |
For other 'B' stamps you should check out the links provided by others at Sunday-stamps-b starting with a large butterfly.
