Queen Elizabeth II, Canada postes postage, purple, 3 c, 1963, stamp

country: Canada postes postage
topic: Queen Elizabeth II
theme: Queens heads
type of stamp: postal stamp
color: purple
year: 1963
issue date: 4 February 1963
postal value: 3 c
designer: Ernst Roch
engraver: portred by Yves Baril, lettering and symbol by Donald J. Mitchell

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Queen Elizabeth II, 1 c, brown (1963)
Queen Elizabeth II, 2 c, green (1963)
Queen Elizabeth II, 3 c, purple (1963)
Queen Elizabeth II, 4 c, red (1963)
Queen Elizabeth II, 5 c, blue (1963)

Information:
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is the reigning queen and head of state of the 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations and, as the British monarch, she is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. (Source: Wikipedia, read more about Queen Elizabeth II on Wikipedia)

Shalimar Garden of Lahore, Pakistan postage, straight line, 50 Paisa, purple, stamp 1961-1962

country: Pakistan postage
topic: Shalimar Garden of Lahore
theme: landscape
type of stamp: postal stamp
color: purple
year: 1961-1962
postal value: 13 Paisa
designer: ?

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Khyber Pass, 5 Paisa, blue
Shalimar Garden, 10 Paisa, brown
Shalimar Garden, 50 Paisa, green
Shalimar Garden, 13 Paisa, purple

Information:
The definitive series depicting Khyber Pass and Shalimar Garden, was twice produced during 1961-1962. But the postal authorities were not satisfied with the shape of Bengali inscription denoting Pakistan. The inscription was redrawn in new style and all paisa values were printed with Pakistan in Bengali accordingly altered. Distinction of the new font is a straight line over all the letters resembling Pakistan which also connects the letters with each other. These stamps remained in use till 1970's.

The Shalimar Gardens, sometimes written as the Shalamar Gardens, is a Persian garden built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, modern day Pakistan. The construction began in 1641 and was completed in 1642. The project management was carried out under the superintendence of Khalilullah Khan, a noble of Shah Jahan's court, in cooperation with Ali Mardan Khan and Mulla Alaul Maulk Tuni. The Shalimar Gardens are located near Baghbanpura along the Grand Trunk Road some 5 kilometers northeast of the main Lahore city. (source: Wikipedia, read more about the Shalimar Gardens on Wikipedia)

Squash Rackets, field, flags and cup, Pakistan postage, purple, 25 Paisa, stamp, 1962

country: Pakistan postage
topic: Squash, rackets, field, flags and cup
theme: Sport
type of stamp: postal stamp
color: purple
year: 1962
postal value: 25 Paisa
designer: ?
code: ?

Information:
This stamp issued as one of a set of five stamps depicting cricket, football, hockey and squash

Queen Elizabeth II, ER, Canada postes postage, purple, 4 c, 1954, stamp

country: Canada postes postage
topic: Queen Elizabeth II, ER
theme: Queens heads
type of stamp: postal stamp
color: purple
year: 1954
issue date: 10 June 1954
postal value: 4 c
designer: Herman Herbert Schwartz, photograph by Dorothy Wilding
engraver: Silas Robert Allen

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Queen Elizabeth II, ER, 1 c, brown (1954)
Queen Elizabeth II, ER, 2 c, green (1954)
Queen Elizabeth II, ER, 4 c, purple (1954)
Queen Elizabeth II, ER, 5 c, blue (1954)

Information:
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is the reigning queen and head of state of the 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations and, as the British monarch, she is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. (Source: Wikipedia, read more about Queen Elizabeth II on Wikipedia)

Queen Elizabeth II, ER, Canada postes postage, purple, 4 c, 1953, stamp

country: Canada postes postage
topic: Queen Elizabeth II, ER
theme: Queens heads
type of stamp: postal stamp
color: purple
year: 1953
issue date: 1 May 1953
postal value: 4 c
designer: Herman Herbert Schwartz, Photograph by Yousuf Karsh

Information:
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is the reigning queen and head of state of the 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations and, as the British monarch, she is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. (Source: Wikipedia, read more about Queen Elizabeth II on Wikipedia)

Adolf Hitler head, Deutsches Reich (Nazi Germany), purple, 6 pfenning, stamp, 1941, Mi 785

country: Deutsches Reich (Nazi Germany)
topic: Adolf Hitler head
theme: state leaders
code: Mi 785
type of stamp: postal stamp
color: purple
year: 1941
designer: ?
postal value: 6 pfenning

Information:
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, abbreviated NSDAP), commonly known as the Nazi Party. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, his third reich, and served as head of state as Führer und Reichskanzler from 1934 to 1945. Hitler is most remembered for his central leadership role in the rise of fascism in Europe, World War II and the Holocaust. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Adolf Hitler on Wikipedia)

La Semeuse cameé (sower, zaaister), Republique Française Postes (France), 20 c, purple, stamp, O. Roty (engraver), Louis-Eugène Mouchon (designer) 1924-1926

country: Republique Française Postes (France)
topic: La Semeuse cameé (sower)
theme: agriculture
sort stamp: postal stamp
color: purple
year: 1924-1926
stamp value: 20 c
designer: Louis-Eugène Mouchon
engraving: O. Roty

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La Semeuse cameé et Merson, 5 c, green (1907)
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La Semeuse cameé et Merson, 25 c, green-blue, turquoise (1907)
La Semeuse, 5 c, orange (1921-1922)
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La Semeuse cameé, 10 c, blue (1932-1937)
La Semeuse cameé, 35 c, green (1937)
La Semeuse, 0,20, green-blue and red (1960)

Information:

Louis-Eugène Mouchon (Paris, August 30, 1843-March 3, 1914) was a French engraver, especially noted for its stamp designs. His most famous pieces are the famous French type MOUCHON designs from 1900 and its contribution to the subsequent La Semeuse (from 1902), but he was also asked in many European countries for his designs. He made portraits of the Belgian King Leopold II, the Portuguese kings Louis I, Carlos I and Queen Wilhelmina. (Source: Wikipedia, Read more about Louis-Eugène Mouchon on Wikipedia (Dutch))

Actress Anna Führing, Deutsches Reich (Germany), 15 Centimes, purple, stamp, Polish Occupied Territories during 1914-1918 (General Gouvernement Warschau) Poczta Polska and Gen.-Gouv. Warschau

country: Polish Occupied Territories (Germany - Deutsches Reich)
topic: Actress Anna Führing
theme: actress
type of stamp: postal stamp
color: purple
year: 1914
publication date: 1914
postal value: 15 Centimes
engraving: Paul Eduard Waldraff (1870-1917)

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Actress Anna Führing, 20 Centimes, green (1905-1911)
Actress Anna Führing, 40 Centimes, red (1905-1911)
Actress Anna Führing, 15 Centimes, purple (Polish Occupied Territories during 1914-1918 (General Gouvernement Warschau)

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During WWI, stamps used by Germans in Poland were German stamps of the General Gouvernement Warschau overprinted with "Poczta Polska". The text "Gen.-Gouv. Warschau" is overprinted with two bars and the text "Deutsches Reich" is overprinted with another two bars.
Find more information about German overprinted stamps for Poland.

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The initial issue from January 1, 1900 replaced the standard issue depicting numbers and eagles. The image of Germania, rather than that of the ruling monarch as was customary in many other European monarchies, made it a unifying feature and did not complicate the relationship with other German royalty and the coexisting German postal authorities of Bavaria and Württemberg. The engraving was performed by Paul Eduard Waldraff (1870-1917) who used the actress Anna Führing as model. Wearing an octagonal imperial crown she is holding a sword and an olive branch. The Jugendstil design depicting Führing was personally chosen by the emperor Wilhelm II. (source: Wikipedia, read more about German Occupied Territories during 1914-1918 on Wikipedia)

Anna Führing was born in Hamburg on March 6, 1866 as the daughter of the theatre and restaurant owner Carl Führing. In Berlin she received her education in acting. She frequently appeared the on stage as the figure of Germania, just like she did on a festival in Düsseldorf in 1891 when emperor Wilhelm II was in attendance. In 1892, when the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin was inaugurated, Führing played the role of Iphigenie. With the rise of the silent movies, Führing took on roles in the new medium. Some of the movies are: 'Nacht und Morgen' (1916) and 'Hausedame aus Familie gesucht' (1915).
In 1899, she got married to Ferdinand von Strantz, the Director of the Hofoper of Berlin and by 45 years her senior and then carried the title Baronin Anna von Strantz-Führing. The couple had one daughter. Anna Führing died in Berlin on November 2, 1929. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Anna Führing on Wikipedia)

Actress Anna Führing, Deutsches Reich (Germany), 1 M, green and purple, stamp, 1905-1911

country: Germany (Deutsches Reich)
topic: Actress Anna Führing
theme: actress
type of stamp: postal stamp
color: green and purple
year: 1905-1911
publication date: 1905
postal value: 1 M
engraving: Paul Eduard Waldraff (1870-1917)

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Actress Anna Führing, 20 Centimes, green (1905-1911)
Actress Anna Führing, 40 Centimes, red (1905-1911)
Actress Anna Führing, 15 Centimes, purple (Polish Occupied Territories during 1914-1918 (General Gouvernement Warschau)

Information:
The initial issue from January 1, 1900 replaced the standard issue depicting numbers and eagles. The image of Germania, rather than that of the ruling monarch as was customary in many other European monarchies, made it a unifying feature and did not complicate the relationship with other German royalty and the coexisting German postal authorities of Bavaria and Württemberg. The engraving was performed by Paul Eduard Waldraff (1870-1917) who used the actress Anna Führing as model. Wearing an octagonal imperial crown she is holding a sword and an olive branch. The Jugendstil design depicting Führing was personally chosen by the emperor Wilhelm II. (source: Wikipedia, read more about German Occupied Territories during 1914-1918 on Wikipedia)

Anna Führing was born in Hamburg on March 6, 1866 as the daughter of the theatre and restaurant owner Carl Führing. In Berlin she received her education in acting. She frequently appeared the on stage as the figure of Germania, just like she did on a festival in Düsseldorf in 1891 when emperor Wilhelm II was in attendance. In 1892, when the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin was inaugurated, Führing played the role of Iphigenie. With the rise of the silent movies, Führing took on roles in the new medium. Some of the movies are: 'Nacht und Morgen' (1916) and 'Hausedame aus Familie gesucht' (1915).
In 1899, she got married to Ferdinand von Strantz, the Director of the Hofoper of Berlin and by 45 years her senior and then carried the title Baronin Anna von Strantz-Führing. The couple had one daughter. Anna Führing died in Berlin on November 2, 1929. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Anna Führing on Wikipedia)

King Albert I, Belgium (België - Belgique), 1915-1919, 15 c, deep violet, purple, stamp

country: Belgium (België / Belgique)
code: 139 (and 139a)
topic: King Albert I of Belgium
theme: Kings
type of stamp: postal stamp
color: violet (deep violet for 139a)
year: 1915-1919
publication date: 15 October 1915
postal value: 15 c
designer and engraving: Waterlow and Sons Londen

Information:
King Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934. At the beginning of World War I, Albert complied with a British demand that he not acquiesce to a German request to move troops through Belgium in order to attack Britain's ally, France, which Germany anticipated was about to declare war on Germany in support of Russia. Albert responded to the German demand to move soldiers through his country: 'I rule a nation, not a road!' When Germany subsequently invaded Belgium, King Albert, as prescribed by the Belgian constitution, took personal command of the Belgian army, and held the Germans off long enough for Britain and France to prepare for the Battle of the Marne (6–9 September 1914). (Source: Wikipedia, read more about King Albert I of Belgium on Wikipedia)