The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), and other pelican species on WWF (and collector-created) maximum cards/ maxicards/ dorincards from Romania. Happy ABC Wednesday meme! Happy World Bird Wednesday meme!

I will post soon a scan with the complete set of 4. Thank you! :)

"The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is a member of the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe to India and China in swamps and shallow lakes. The nest is a crude heap of vegetation.

This is the largest of the pelicans, averaging 170–190 cm (67-75 inches) in length, 11–15 kg (24-33 lbs) in weight and just over 3 m (10 ft) in wingspan. On average, it is the world's heaviest flying species,^{[citation needed]} although large male bustards and swans can exceed the pelican in maximum weight. It differs from the Great White Pelican in that it has curly nape feathers, grey legs and greyish-white (rather than pure white) plumage. It has a red lower mandible in the breeding season. Immatures are grey and lack the pink facial patch of immature White Pelicans. The latter also has darker flight feathers."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatian_Pelican

"The Great White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus also known as the Eastern White Pelican or White Pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and in Africa in swamps and shallow lakes."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whitepelican_edit_shadowlift.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White_Pelican

In the above maxicards, I have spotted a few non-concordant elements - different species of pelicans on the same maxicard. The stamp species should have matched the postcard species, AFAIAC [as far as I am concerned].

Can you spot them, just as an intellectual challenge? :)

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They say that the gentle lamb sucks milk from two ewes...:)

Here's a second meme.

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Today,  H is for Heaven-on-Earth for birds. 

The Danube Delta (Romania/Ukraine), UNESCO World Heritage Site,

is a Sanctuary for birds and many other animal species. :)

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"The Danube Delta (Romanian: Delta Dunării; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю, Del'ta Dunaju) is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent.^[1] The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania (Tulcea county), while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine (Odessa Oblast). "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DeltaRBDD.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_delta

Another oddity in my maximaphily blog: potentially, 2 different maximum cards/dorincards with the same postcard, 1 on each side!

Above: the regular picture side of the postcard, which I had made into a maximum card/dorincard with a First Day of Issue postmark, about Edgar Allan Poe.

Above: the regular backside/address side of the SAME postcard, featuring a faded image of a raven (read Poe's poetry for details). Poe-try. Try Poe. :)

Above: raven stamp (with additional detail from the pane/from the surrounding design), postmarked with a matching RAVEN pictorial postmark from the state of Rhode Island.

The four fragments are Avery 8665 (almost) transparent mailing address labels, which I cut out from a page-size sheet.

I could affix anytime one of those four labels onto the "raven side" of the postcard, by peeling it carefully.

It would become a very unusual, non-FIP (because I used the label) maximum card/dorincard.

Why would I do it?

1 - Because I have complete control over the final aspect/quality of the postmark, and ultimately of the maxicard/maximum card/maxi card/dorincard. 

I can reject subprime postmarks, without having the postcard ruined by the post office!

2 - Because I can afford to wait to get the missing element: maybe I get the stamp postmarked on the label, and I will find only later a suitable postcard. But this way I don't miss the chance to get the temporary pictorial postmark!

3 - Because it's probably extremely rare (should I say unheard of?) to see or have a 2-in-1 maximum card.

This would be a UNIQUE maximaphily/philately item - no other item in the world in this exact configuration.

No, you don't believe it? Then show me an identical one! Even my 4 labels are not identical, and I can further individualize by placing them in different places over the raven image of the backside.

Two different maximum cards (they are somewhat different even if the backside has the same image- like the bisons postcard- and the only difference is that the backside is more faded).

In our case here, the two MCs would be VERY different in form, although they are conceptually related, about Poe's symbolism and images.

4 - http://www.zazzle.com/because_i_could_postage-172838879617909857?rf=238693463283865848

Maximaphily blog oddity: reverse side dorincard/MC/maximum card, potentially

Some of the most beautiful American postcards are printed in Italy. Grazie! :)
Some of them have the same image (or a different one) on the reverse of the postcard (the address side), only much more faded. The above one is printed in USA, though. :)
Wild idea: what if I create a dorincard/maximum card, focusing on the reverse side? In the above images, I could have put the bison stamp on the address side, then have it postmarked there with the bison pictorial postmark.
"Heresy!"..."Outrageous!"...I hear voices of some of the ultra-purist maximaphilists.
What if I do a real mailing like this: I affix a white label on the picture side, with the address on it. Also, enough postage for the appropriate rate, also on the picture side (the clock stamp, in this case).
I transform then the initial address side into the new picture side: I put the matching stamp on the faded image, then obtain the matching postmark on it.
Think about it. Turning the sides.
Why?
Because the faded image allows much better visibility for the postmark.
I'll do it, for experimental purposes.
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Incidentally, but not accidentally, I have this bison pictorial postmark on Avery 8665 [almost] transparent mailing address labels rectangular cut-outs. I cut them from full-page sheets.
Yes, it's not FIP-compliant, 'cause I'm using a label; so the stamp is not "tied" to the postcard by the postmark.
So what?
I am not eager to exhibit offline, so I am not bound by any FIP rules for judging maximaphily exhibits.
:)

I still have most of the above pictorially-postmarked stamps on postcard-size labels, transparent or white.

I could even create a cachet/image on a label that has only 1 postmarked stamp, and create an original maximum card. 

Non-FIP, of course.

Experimenting is fun. :)

DOBERMANN (GREAT DANE?) DOG MAXIMUM CARD MAXICARD CARTE MAXIMUM Bulgaria

Full disclosure: I am not an expert in dog breeds, and  the back of the postcard doesn't mention the dog breed.
I guess the postcard doesn't show a Dobermann Pinscher, as the stamp does, but a Great Dane. What do you think?
Anyway, if you don't care that much about breed and concordance (I would! :) ) and you just like dogs, big dogs, you're welcome to get it.
Think of it as a non-concordant maximum card, or as a Great Dane nice postcard with an inset image of a Dobermann on a stamp, postmarked in Bulgaria 29 years ago.
Or think of it as an EFO = Errors, Freaks and Oddities.

I disagree, but many times the philatelic errors are very well valued: inverted Jenny stamp, etc. They sure are rare items.

Lovely FOX TERRIER DOG MAXIMUM CARD MAXICARD CARTE MAXIMUM Romania

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Foxterrier_als_Familienhund.jpg

This kind of dog could be a very lovely pet. :)

"Fox Terriers are 'jumpy' dogs - they enjoy jumping onto surfaces and into people's arms. They enjoy being hugged and carried, whether this is considered to be healthy for them or not. They can also be quite dozy, possibly due to short-sightedness, as they do not always follow balls well. They are tenacious but generally gentle animals who bark simply for attention. Fox Terriers tend to get along well with other animals, including cats and dogs."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_terrier


I didn't create this maximum card, and the back of the postcard doesn't mention the dog breed. I guess the postcard doesn't show a purebred fox terrier. What do you think?