Saturday, November 20, 2010

How I created a dorincard (= freestyle maximum card) from a calendar page? In my definition, a dorincard can be either a traditional (FIP CfM-compliant) maximum card, or a non-traditional maximum card. This one here is non-traditional. :)



I have sent this calendar page, and a few more items, to get an advertised pictorial postmark from Jayton, Texas. Because I was worried that their ink is low-quality (not easily absorbed; too aqueous), as usual, for the glossy postcards, I have used an Avery transparent label.

The paper of the cover is OK, but many times the glossy postcards would not be! : (

I asked them to postmark INSIDE the label, to protect the postmark visibility. The postmarking person did not listen to me, but fortunately the calendar page was NOT TOO GLOSSY.

Also, they did not postmark ALL the stamps that I provided just in case for first-class rate in postage.
I actually like that, because this kind of pictorial postmarking is FOR PHILATELIC PURPOSES ONLY! 
I do not actually mail it by itself!!! So why should we lose 44c or so for every philatelic postmarking?
Then again, if I wanted to actually mail it, I would put the proper postage and I'd want ALL stamps postmarked, and the item sent thru the mail, at all risks.

Now, if I want, or a seller or swapper wants, the final image could be reduced to this, after cutting or folding the extra parts, including the stamps left not postmarked. This way, it looks more like a maxicard/dorincard.
Since the size still is much bigger than a postcard 10x15cm / 4x6 inches, the image still is very detailed, and I like it! I will also show postcard-size MCs with this subject, later.

"The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird, and a member of the family Corvidae native to North America. It belongs to the "blue", Canadian or American jays, which are, among the Corvidae, not closely related to other jays. It is adaptable, aggressive and omnivorous, and has been colonizing new habitats for many decades."

This is NOT a postcard, but I could postcardize it anytime.
It's a calendar page, and I like it! :)
Do I intend to exhibit it offline? No. But I have just exhibited it online - you're looking at it right now. :)
Do I intend to sell it? Not necessarily, although I have sold similar items, with various subjects.
Do I agree to exchange it? Not necessarily, although an irresistible offer can appear at any time, from anywhere in the world, especially from determined collectors of popular or specialty topics.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Geopolitical Journey, Part 4: Moldova | STRATFOR

Please read: Geopolitical Journey, Part 4: Moldova | STRATFOR
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My opinion is that "MIGHT makes RIGHT", so the Empire called The Soviet Union grabbed and annexed lands and nations as much and as long as it could.
Moldova, as dirt-poor as they say it is, belongs to Romania, for all the historical and cultural reasons. And much more.
Despite all the deportations to Siber-space [Siberia] and the forced Russification, Moldova will remain forever a Romanian land, struggling with its enemies at the crossroads of history.

Consider this my e-postcard for today's blogpost: National Library of Moldova, in Chisinau:

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Happy PFF (Postcard Friendship Friday)!






Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) - WWF maxicards about Malawi (Republic of Malaŵi/ Chalo cha Malawi/ Dziko la Malaŵi)

"The Wattled Crane, Bugeranus carunculatus is a large bird found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It is monotypical for its genus.
At a height of up to 175 cm (nearly 6 feet), it is the largest crane in Africa and is the second tallest species of crane, after the Sarus Crane."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattled_Crane

Interesting bird, eh?
Don't ask me about any similarity, with anything.


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