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48. monthly video chat
Martin Bechstedt presented the explanatory cards that have been sent with subscriptions to new stamps from the Estonian Post since 2003, and which are currently being sent to Germany in two languages, German and French. There is currently a 3rd series of the new Estonian coat-of-arms stamps, which includes not only a €10 stamp but also a 1 €–stamp in the format 34 x 43 mm (!).
Simon Schütt showed some covers from the early 1920s with foreign destinations (see example on right).
Friedhelm Doell is currently looking for covers from or to Displaced Persons Camps in Germany 1945-1949 in the French occupied zone (‘ postage paid’ or franked) and was able to pick up some tips for further contacts, e.g. to the Working Group French Zone.
Finally, the participants discussed internal ArGe topics.
A cover from the period after Latvia's War of Independence, from Riga (date?) to Transvaal / South Africa February 10, 1921, franked with a block of four of the 1 kopeck Dragon Rider overprint stamp of 1920 (Michel No. 60)
Our monthly video chat, where anyone with an interest in Baltium philately is welcome, takes place on every first Saturday of the month at 17 h CET more technical information on this here).
Next date: May 3, 2025
Special theme: none so far
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Estonian philately on Japanese television
A different take on "Social Philately": In this report by the Japanese television station ANN News Channel, stamp collecting is presented as a hobby of our ArGe member Yuki Itabashi.
From minute 2:15, a cover from Estonia to the USA is shown. The franking is rather ordinary (25 senti, issued from 01.04.1935, valid until 31.12.1940), the sender shows the visa department of the American consulate in Tallinn (name blurred), the recipient is the Secretary of State of the United States of America, which was Cordell Hull at the time.
What is social philately about it? This is shown on the back of the envelope, which states in a dealer's acknowledgement that the cover once belonged to the collection of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was the 32nd President of the USA at the time (Roosevelt was a real stamp collector who is said to have paid 100 US dollars for the cover).
In this case, social philately does not refer to the sender or recipient of a document, but to the provenance, the interim owner of the item.
The fact that a national news programme broadcasts a report on philately as a current hobby with a story behind it is a real gain for our hobby!
46. monthly video chat
The first topic was a report and photos from Philatelia in Munich (see also separate article below) – a now "normal" trade fair stand without any major special features.
Oliver Hanschmidt showed some Estonian newspaper frankings from the year 1923 – local printed matter rate ½ marka – they have never been seen in this form before (see picture).
Olaf Hoffmann introduced us to some new acquisitions from the last few weeks. Many an explanation and additional information on individual pieces was provided by the participants.
Finally, Martin Bechstedt reported on the possibilities of being able to conveniently translate an article in an unknown foreign language (here: Lithuanian) with the software DeepL (in the paid version) on a mobile phone and a photo of the original. His example dealt with an article by the technical manager of the Lithuanian postal service, in which he describes the difficulties of obtaining postmarks in 1994 in view of Lithuanian special requests (e.g. for the date) (see article soon in BALTIKUM).
Not seen before: Newspaper dispatch (1923) with reduced local printed matter fee ½ marka
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Next date: April 5, 2025
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Arbeitsgemeinschaft Baltikum e.V.
(Working Group Baltic States)
in the BDPh e.V.(Association of German Philatelists)
Philately of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Association register entry VR 3542 at Siegburg local court
Latest News
- 48. monthly video chat April 5, 2025
- Estonian philately on Japanese television March 28, 2025
- 47. monthly video chat March 8, 2025
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