Sunday, February 28, 2010

Congratulations! Canada - USA: 3 - 2 in hockey



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"Glory to the winners, honor to the losers!" But the defeated are never losers in the derogatory sense; they deserve credit for putting up a great fight, with fair play. They all deserve our respect and gratitude for their great sports performance.
I just created and submitted for approval this personalized stamp. I could create more, for so many other great moments in all sports. Great champions from USA, Romania, and many other countries. Besides, not just the champions deserve all that...

Friday, February 26, 2010

Eye-of-the-beholder maximum card: what do YOU see?


The painter is Salvador Dali.
I did not create this maximum card; somebody else created it "in violation of the laws" [OMG!] of traditional maximaphily, since it's an abstract subject and connection.
Well, I say that abstractions, (visual) metaphors and subtle mental encryptions should be encouraged in maximaphily, not prohibited.

Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Arabic

An Egyptology page from my Showcase Collection (at least 1 stamp from every topic/theme/subject)


A First Day Cover (FDC) from Libya, 1977 - can you spot one design mistake?


A First Day Cover (FDC) from Libya, 1976
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English to Arabic translation
جزء من http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard ، ترجمت من الانجليزية الى العربية
maximaphily = جمع بطاقات الأقصى (طوابع بريدية + + ختم البريد)Maximaphily
Maximaphily هي فرع من الطوابع ، أو جمع الطوابع ، وهذا يعني جمع بطاقات كحد أقصى.عموما ، وهو الحد الأقصى هو بطاقة بريدية ، مع طابع وخاتم البريد على الجانب صور. من الناحية المثالية ، ينبغي لجميع هذه العناصر تكون متطابقة 3 ، ولكنها ليست متطابقة.الطريقة التقليدية هي الامتثال لقواعد فيب (الاتحاد الدولي لهواة الطوابع).http://www.maximaphily.infoوبطريقة غير تقليدية ، كما أسميها ، هو اتباع القواعد لا أحد! إلا إذا كنت تريد ذلك ، بطبيعة الحال.أعطي الكلمة DORINCARD أي بطاقة بريدية التي كانت مخصصة بإضافة طابع وختم البريد ، وعلى الجانب صورة من بطاقة بريدية. الطريقة التقليدية ، أم لا. :)

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Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Albanian

maximaphily = collecting maximum cards (postcard + stamp + postmark)
Maximaphily

Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.
Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.
The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation).
http://www.maximaphily.info
The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.
I call DORINCARD any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. :)
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