Monday, April 26, 2010

Non-FIP maximum card/ maxicard/ dorincard: Deer from Shenandoah National Park, VA, USA

I was exasperated by the smudging of the postmark ink on the glossy postcards, so I experimented with the non-FIP solution of using a label. Oh, well, I like it. 
At least I can see the postmark, which ideally should have been from a post office in or near the park.
Anyway, I consider it as a modest salute/tribute/honor to Shenandoah, originating from Sterling, VA, near my home.
That postmark is from my own Mailer's Postmark Permit canceler, which uniquely identifies me as permit holder #67 (I should have had #1, I guess, but my pre-cancel application # to USPS was aggregated with the 66 bulk mailers from that zipcode).








"The most difficult thing of those three mentioned in the title is to create your own pictorial postmark, legal and valid for postage with your Post (USPS in my case - the United States Postal Service)."

Friday, April 23, 2010

From the blog "Lady Liberty Patriot": The Plague Of Worry

Lady Liberty Patriot: The Plague Of Worry

Aside from the Worry/rocking chair idea above, here's an unrelated maximum card about the Statue of Liberty.


Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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

































































Many hard-working and talented people were born in this country. Some have achieved superstar status, such as "Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao (pronounced /ˈpækjaʊ/; born December 17, 1978) is aFilipino professional boxer. He is currently the WBO World welterweight championThe Ring light welterweight champion, and is rated by The Ring as the number 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world.


Pacquiao is the first boxer in history to win seven world titles in seven different weight divisions.[3]In addition, he is the only boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.[4]For his achievements, Pacquiao was named the 2000-2009 "Fighter of the Decade" by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Aside from being a boxer, Pacquiao has participated in politicsacting, and music recording."

I want a series of maximum cards with Manny. :)

"The Philippines (FilipinoPilipinas [pɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (FilipinoRepublika ng Pilipinas), is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific OceanTaiwan lies north across the Luzon Strait. West across the South China Sea sitsVietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest separates it from the island of Borneo and to the south the Celebes Sea from other islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea. An archipelago comprising 7,107 islands, the Philippines is categorized broadly into three main geographical divisions: LuzonVisayas, and Mindanao. The capital city is Manila.


With an estimated population of about 92 million people, the Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country. It is estimated that there are an additional 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands. Its tropical climate sustains one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines

The Philippine Eagle was named the national bird of the Philippines.
"The Philippine EaglePithecophaga jefferyi, also known as the great Philippine eagle or monkey-eating eagle, is among the tallest, rarest, largest, and most powerful birds in the world. A bird of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae, it is also known as "Haribon" or "Haring Ibon," which means "Bird King". Its local name is banog.[2]"

"Colugos (pronounced /kəˈluːɡoʊ/) are arboreal gliding mammals found in South-east Asia. There are just two extant species[1] which make up the entire family Cynocephalidae (pronounced /saɪˈnə.sɛfˈɑːləˌdiː/) and order Dermoptera. They are the most capable of all gliding mammals, using flaps of extra skin between their legs to glide from higher to lower locations. They are also known as cobegos or flying lemurs, though they are not true lemurs." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_lemur
 It is estimated that the flying lemur could make up 90% of the raptor's diet in some locations.[14]
Video: Philippine eagle hunting flying lemur:

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English to Filipino translation
Kaputol mula http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, isinalin mula sa Ingles sa Filipino.
maximaphily = pagkolekta ng pinakamataas na card (postkard + + stamp tatak-koreo)Maximaphily
Maximaphily ay isang sangay ng pagkolekta ng mga selyo, o iipon ng mga selyo, na nangangahulugan na pagkolekta ng pinakamataas na card.Sa pangkalahatan, ang isang pinakamataas na card ay isang postcard, na may isang stamp at isang tatak-koreo sa gilid ng larawan. Sa isip, ang lahat ng mga ito 3 mga sangkap ay dapat kasundo, ngunit hindi magkamukha.Ang tradisyunal na paraan ay ang sumunod sa mga alituntunin ng FIP (International Federation mapagtipon ng selyo).
http://www.maximaphily.info
Ang mga hindi-tradisyonal na paraan, tulad ng tawag ko ito, ay upang sundin ang mga alituntunin ninuman! Maliban na lamang kung gusto MO ito, siyempre.Ako tawag DORINCARD anumang postkard na isinapersonal na sa pamamagitan ng pagdagdag ng selyo at ang isang tatak-koreo, sa larawan sa gilid ng postkard. Tradisyonal na paraan, o hindi. :)
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Fragment from http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard, translated from English into Filipino.

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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