In English, from Les Maximaphiles Français: It looks like a maximum card ...

I am a traditional maximaphilist, unless it's not possible (to obey all those rules of FIP CfM) or I want to experiment. :)

In the website of Les Maximaphiles Français, I hit Google Translate for English, but when I used my Shareaholic app, the message was that the URL contains illegal characters.
So, because I want to share somehow this interesting article, I will copy and paste whatever is possible.
Merçi, Les Maximaphiles Français!

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It looks like a maximum card ... 

Maximaphily the beginner can be tried in any beginning collector, and if not careful, buying philatelic souvenirs improperly termed maximum cards by the seller or by trickery, is most often due to lack of knowledge of our specialty.

Indeed, we see regularly, especially on auction sites, objects that resemble CM ... But which are developed. They generally have three components of the maximum card, ie, a stamp, a card and a postmark, but are inconsistent with the rules MX .

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As you can see, the positive feedback, 30,140 still does not allow the awakening of distrust!

To help you sort the wheat from the chaff, here are some examples from the image.

Rule: SREV Article 3.1 The stamp
It must be valid for mailing (postage power) and be placed solely on the view side of the postcard. The postage fee, Precancel stamps, revenue stamps [...] are not allowed ...

Stamp tax Soldanelle Alps - Tax Yvert 102

Postage fee may result in maximum card. Despite the cancellation of Fleurville (71),

THIS IS NOT A HIGH CARD.

Rule: SREV Article 3.2 The postcard
The postcards reproducing the stamps in their entirety, that is to say, with perforation, denomination, name of issuing country ... are prohibited.

JJ Audubon Snowy Egret - Yvert 2929

Memory made with a "map stamp program" distributed by post and returning to the visual stamp issued.

THIS IS NOT A HIGH CARD.

Map showing the picture of the stamp "Greenwich"

THIS IS NOT A HIGH CARD.

So beware, some postal administrations also sell under the term "maximum card" or "maxi-card" or "Maxicard" (for English) philatelic souvenirs home that are not CM .

Rule: Guidance 3.2 The postcard
Collages, cutouts, the private photographs on paper, color copies or black and white, montages, drawings, documents designed specifically for the issuance of postage stamps printed and privately with the computer on special paper for photography, can not be used to achieve maximum cards.

JJ Audubon Snowy Egret - Yvert 2929

Stamp collage card with "silk".

THIS CARD IS NOT A MAXIMUM.

Parisian flower show - Yvert # 1189

Illustrated card specially made for philatelic souvenirs (original design).

THIS IS NOT A HIGH CARD.

International Flower - Yvert 1597

Memory card bonding.

THIS IS NOT A HIGH CARD.

Rule: Section 3.3 The cancellation SREV
... The postmarks affixed by the philatelic services are permitted, provided that consistency is respected place ...

The Parthenon in Athens - Service Stamp Yvert 98

This stamp can give rise to a maximum card. Indeed, an obliteration in Athens by the French post office was impossible, the UNESCO office located in Paris.

THIS IS NOT A HIGH CARD.

It is therefore not possible to obtain a maximum card type monument with obliteration same ^"1st Day of Issue" stamped in another place, let alone in another country.

Here is another example below with the stamp issued in 1571 Yvert to mark the ^50th anniversary of the armistice on the Eastern Front September 25, 1918. The monument depicted on the stamp is the "White Tower" to Salonika in Greece. There is therefore no possibility to obtain a CM with this monument, the catalog does not mention CM French.

50 ^th anniversary of the armistice on the Eastern front - Thessaloniki

THIS IS NOT A HIGH CARD.

You are now a little better equipped to not make the mistake to include this kind of document in your future presentation Maximaphily competitive!

We have, wherever possible, added to that section of the real CM made ​​from the stamps that were used for examples.

postscript: 
In this paper, we suggest you reject the documents do not conform to the status of the maximum card notwithstanding, each collects what he wants, as he sees fit.

Complement in pictures - click!

JJ Audubon Snowy Egret - Ed Castelet OPJ 25.02.1995 Paris (75) 

Parisian flower show - Ed Yvon Obl. dude. Fig. 17.01.1959 Paris (75) 

International Flower - Ed Yvon OPJ 12.04.1969 Paris (75) 

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In French, from Les Maximaphiles Français: Ça ressemble à une carte-maximum…

I am a traditional maximaphilist, unless it's not possible (to obey all those rules of FIP CfM) or I want to experiment. :)

Here is the original version in French; in the next blogpost we'll have fun with an awkward automated translation in English.

Click: Les Maximaphiles Français

"Le maximaphile débutant peut être tenté, en tout début de collection, et s’il n’y prend garde, d’acheter des souvenirs philatéliques improprement qualifiés de cartes-maximum par les vendeurs, soit par rouerie, soit le plus souvent par manque de connaissances de notre spécialité.

En effet, on voit régulièrement, notamment sur les sites de ventes aux enchères, des objets qui ressemblent à des CM… mais qui n’en sont point. Ils présentent en général les trois éléments constitutifs de la carte-maximum, à savoir, un timbre, une carte et une oblitération, mais sont en contradiction avec les règles MX".

I will point out, in red, that the article author(s) say, with an open mind, that everybody should collect what they want, as they understand.

"post scriptum :
Dans cet article, nous vous suggérons de rejeter les documents ne répondant pas au statut de la carte-maximum, nonobstant, chacun collectionne ce qu’il veut, comme il l’entend."

How To Get The Most Out Of Your iPhone As A Reporting Tool - 10,000 Words. Maximum card from Bulgaria. A honey bee has no reporting tool about a new source of food. So she'll have to "dance" for her fellow bees

How To Get The Most Out Of Your iPhone As A Reporting Tool - 10,000 Words

A honey bee has no reporting tool about a new source of food.

So she'll have to "dance" to the fellow bees.

"Honey bees are known to communicate through many different chemicals and odours, as is common in insects, but also using specific behaviours that convey information about the quality and type of resources in the environment, and where these resources are located. 

The details of the signalling being used vary from species to species; for example, the two smallest species, Apis andreniformis and Apis florea, dance on the upper surface of the comb, which is horizontal (not vertical, as in other species), and worker bees orient the dance in the actual compass direction of the resource to which they are recruiting."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee

Maximum card from Bulgaria.

Part 1 - What's the difference between RABBITS and HARES? Also, I show you my creations in traditional maximaphily (compliant with rules of FIP CfM): Year of the Hare (or Rabbit, as a mistake, according to zodiac semantics) maximum cards / maxicards / dorincards from USA

Notice the usefulness of a companion item when the postmark is not fully visible on one item.

Also, notice how I politely twisted the arm of the open-minded postal associate into providing me more than one instance of the pictorial postmark, adding stamps on the back.

Out of many, at least some postmarks came out visible and complete.

Do you realize that I used OLDER stamps, not the "STUP" [euphemism] kumquats stamps from this year???

"The Chinese Year of the Rabbit ( 兔 ) is actually the Chinese Year of the Hare, as China has seven native species of hares and no native species of rabbits. 

The Chinese applied their word for hare to the first rabbits to be taken to China, and the word is now erron[e]ously back-translated into English as rabbit. 

The hare is the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. 

The Year of the Hare is associated with the earthly branch symbol 卯."

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

Not to be outdone, the Vietnamese zodiac takes the error even further, and translates it into Year of the Cat!

"In the related Vietnamese zodiac, the cat takes the place of the hare.^[1][2"

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

"Differences from rabbits

Main article: Rabbit

Hares do not bear their young below ground in a burrow as do other leporids, but rather in a shallow depression or flattened nest of grass called a form. 

Hares are adapted to the lack of physical protection, relative to that afforded by a burrow, by being born fully furred and with eyes open. 

They are hence able to fend for themselves soon after birth; they are precocial. 

By contrast, the related rabbits and cottontail rabbits are altricial, having young that are born blind and hairless.

All rabbits (except the cottontail rabbits) live underground in burrows or warrens, while hares (and cottontail rabbits) live in simple nests above the ground, and usually do not live in groups. 

Hares are generally larger than rabbits, with longer ears, and have black markings on their fur. 

Hares have not been domesticated, while rabbits are kept as house pets. 

There is a domestic pet known as the "Belgian hare", but this is a rabbit that has been selectively bred to resemble a hare.

The hare's diet is similar to the rabbit's. 

They are both in the order Lagomorpha.

Hares have been thought to have jointed, or kinetic, skulls, unique among mammals."

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

So, boys and girls ladies and gentlemen, what did we learn today?

 Year of the Hare, not Rabbit.

All domestic lagomorphs are rabbits, not hares.

So my awww-dorable maximum cards are celebrating erroneously the Year of the Rabbit, as the nice pictorial postmark from West Nyack, New York 10994 says.

But I still love those two postcards!

Don't you? Doncha, baby?

If you don't, then you're an...insensitive savage, or something. [ :D :D :D ]

I would like this blogpost (because of the images, not because of my text) to become one of the cutest, loveliest blogposts in the blogsphere, in the history of blogging.

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New “Journalists on Facebook” Page Aims to Help Journalists Use Facebook as a Reporting Tool - 10,000 Words. Also, "I've got a BIIIIIGG mouth!" maximum card from USA.

New “Journalists on Facebook” Page Aims to Help Journalists Use Facebook as a Reporting Tool - 10,000 Words

What if the silent majority of the global citizens will discover that voicing, expressing opinions can be done in a better way than before?

"I've got a BIIIIIGG mouth!"

Maximum card from USA.

A BURQA fine, and a very fine BURKE [James, science historian]. "One of the most intriguing minds in the Western world" is to be found in BURKE, not...

Please read and watch news from France 24: http://www.france24.com/en/20110411-france-ban-full-islamic-veil-sarkozy-ump-muslim-law-police-secularism-burqa

"From Monday, women wearing the full Islamic veil in France could be fined up to 150 euros and be ordered to attend “re-education” classes. The law has already sparked unrest, with police arresting 61 protesters against the law Saturday in Paris."


"The law takes a much tougher stance against people who force others to cover up through “abuse of authority or power”, with fines of 30,000 euros and prison sentences of up to a year.



A ministerial directive issued at the beginning of the month outlined that wearing a veil is banned in all places open to the public, including parks, shops, cinemas, restaurants and public transport.

The face, however, can be covered in the home, in hotel rooms, on corporate premises, in private vehicles and at places of worship."

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"A niqāb (Arabic: نِقاب‎ "mask") is a veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijāb. The niqab is most common in the Arab countries of the Arabian Peninsula such as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE. It is also common in Pakistan and some parts of India^{[citation needed]}.

Women who wear the niqāb are often called niqābīah; this word is used both as a noun and as an adjective. However, some prefer the participial form munaqqabah (plural munaqqabāt) as "niqābīah" may be used in a derogatory manner (much as with "hijābīah" versus muhajjabah).^[1]

Because of the wide variety of hijab worn in the Muslim world, it can be difficult to definitively distinguish between one type of veil and another. 

The terms niqāb and burqa are often incorrectly used interchangeably; a niqab covers the face while a burka [MY NOTE: burqa, you inconsistent wikipedia contributor! :) ] covers the whole body from the top of the head to the ground."

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United States

The niqab in its extreme forms is uncommon in the US.^[54] 

In 2002, Sultaana Freeman, (aka Sandra Keller, who converted to Islam in 1997 when marrying a Muslim man) sued the U.S. state of Florida for the right to wear a niqāb for her driver's license photo.^[46] 

However, a Florida appellate court ruled that there was no violation in the state requiring her to show her face to a camera in a private room with only a female employee to take the picture, in exchange for the privilege of driving.

The prevailing view in Florida is currently that hiding one's face on a form of photo identification defeats the purpose of having the picture taken,^[46] although 15 other states (including Arkansas, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Louisiana) have provisions that allow for driver's licenses absent of an identifying photograph in order to accommodate individuals who may have a religious reason to not have a photograph taken.^[55]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niq%C4%81b

Word to the wise in those 15 states (including Arkansas, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Louisiana): 

"hiding one's face on a form of photo identification defeats the purpose of having the picture taken,^[46]"

^{Which part of that you don't understand, "states"?}

^{Yes, go ahead and respect the freedom of religious belief, bla-bla, for everybody, do your thing...whatever.}

^{But, for an issue like driver's license, a photo ID, which is a PRIVILEGE not a RIGHT, then}

^{"hiding one's face on a form of photo identification defeats the purpose of having the picture taken,[46]"}

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Now, let's talk about a very fine BURKE.

"James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author and television producer known amongst other things for his documentary television series Connections (1978), focusing on the history of science and technology leavened with a sense of humour. 

The Washington Post has called him "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world".^[1"]

"James Burke is the leading figure of the KnowledgeWeb Project. 

This is the digital incarnation of his books and television programmes, which allows the user to fly through history and create their own connective paths. 

According to the site, it will eventually have immersive, inhabited virtual reality recreations of historical people and places."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(science_historian)

"The KnowledgeWeb Project is a learning web site about knowledge envisioned and supervised by James Burke and the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education. It is a non-profit, all volunteer project, currently in development phase.

The mission of the site is to present knowledge in a highly interconnected, holistic way." 

[MY NOTE: compare that with the assholistic way in which many teachers, schools and national education systems from around the world are SHOVING "knowledge" down your throat and memory. 

Can you tell that I feel very strongly about that? :)]

"The goal is not only to inform about the scientists, artists, innovators and explorers of history but also to find the connections between them and impact they have had on modern life. 

Burke and the KnowledgeWeb have a focus on the connections between people - who met whom, who worked for whom, who was friends with whom. KnowlegeWeb is designed to be an interactive teaching tool as well as a reference tool. 

Because the K-Web is designed also for schools, users are able to choose whether to see only vetted [MY NOTE: vetted means examined, evaluated], or other content as well."

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

No, this is NOT my Florida DMV driver's license photo-op[portunity]:

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Time for another stretch.

Look at the bottom of this dorincard, which happens to be...not a traditional maximum card.

See my squidoo website for details. Link is at the top of this blog, to the left.

Let's pretend that we see a very elongated heart white shape formed

 by the ear of the lamb at the left:

It's a good thing that The Three Magi did not force Mary to cover her face, so that Baby Jesus wouldn't have to stare at a BURQA, or a NIQAB, when she "goes public" with him.

Pictorial postmark from Nazareth, Kentucky. (!)

At the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Kentucky, you could be MARY, SWEET MOTHER OF JESUS, and they would STILL ASK YOU to uncover your face!!!

http://www.zazzle.com/yep_sure_thing_postage-172043653061207202?gl=dorinco&rf=238693463283865848

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Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -
A place to share YOUR hearts!

Please read the latest online issue of philatelica.ro, a very interesting philatelic journal!

Please read the latest online issue of philatelica.ro, a very interesting philatelic journal!

http://stampland.net/wp-content/uploads/philatelica.ro/philatelica.ro-nr.13-2011.pdf

Can you see my name mentioned on page 47? :)

Read from Deutsche Welle: German states agree to relax gambling monopoly. Also, ABC Wednesday meme - today, M is for Mo' money (from gambling / gaming). See a collector-created (USPS almost never issues official maximum cards) card game maximum card from USA

Please read: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14970512,00.html

Custom postcard from CafePress was used for this maxicard.

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Today, M is for Mo' money (from gambling / gaming).

Women Dominate The Global Market Place; Here Are 5 Keys To Reaching Them | Co.Design

Please read from fastcompany.com: Women Dominate The Global Market Place; Here Are 5 Keys To Reaching Them | Co.Design

I have this postcard somewhere, but instead of searching for it, I prefer to use this link from photobucket.com:

Retail therapy...Shopaholism...Stuffitis...Mo' thingies...

"When two people mount a horse [MY NOTE: this proverb should be modified to "ride a horse"], one HAS TO stay in the back."

"A marriage is a LONG series of compromises".

"The secret to a long marriage is NOT OWNING a gun."

The crazy will often give up in the favor of the crazier.

There are many reasons for men around the world to let women go shopping.

But actions have consequences...

A shopping mall, offline or online, is like a Wonderland for your Alice.

"What's in YOUR wallet?"

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"I shop, therefore I am in the red...with rubies on my mind."

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Read from fastcompany.com: The Bank of Facebook: How Will Facebook Interact in the Global Economy? | Fast Company. Also, a UNICATE 3 maximum cards in 1 lenticular, 3D, stereoscopic postcard!!!

Please read: The Bank of Facebook: How Will Facebook Interact in the Global Economy? | Fast Company

Read my comment, too, at the bottom of the above article.

Speaking of computers and Information Age: here's a UNICATE 3 maximum cards in 1 lenticular, 3D, stereoscopic postcard!!!
I received this postcard as a mass-marketing item (did I say junk mail?).

Can you decipher the cool and clever message?

:)

If not, I'll help you, below.

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Ctrl...Every...Penny.

Control every penny.

:)

How about "Control every million of dollars, you politicians!"?

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