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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,from,Lincoln,Lincolnshire,heritage,LN2,cityscape,Minster Yard,LN2 1PX,Steep Hill,Bailgate,Castle Hill,cathedral,quarter,west front,towers,Gothic,medieval,Norman,English,Anglican,Church of England,Diocese of Lincoln,architecture,ecclesiastical,close,rooftops,panoramic,view,tourist,tourism,panorama,travel,attractions,sightseeing,facade,city break,travel editorial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EBGJ93 - Elevated view of Lincoln Cathedral seen from the Medieval Wall Walk at Lincoln Castle, looking across the rooftops, streets and historic buildings of the Cathedral Quarter in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The photograph shows the cathedral's dramatic west front and towers rising above the old uphill city, with red brick houses, stone buildings, parked cars, Castle Hill and the surrounding Lincolnshire landscape visible under a clear blue sky. Lincoln Cathedral is one of England's great medieval cathedrals and remains the dominant landmark of the city, visually linked with nearby Lincoln Castle across one of the country's most impressive historic urban settings. The image is strong for editorial use around Lincoln tourism, English cathedral cities, medieval architecture, Gothic church design, heritage travel, city breaks, Lincolnshire history, elevated viewpoints, castle ramparts and the relationship between stock-photo/gotonysmith-Religious.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>religious and military power in medieval towns. The castle wall viewpoint gives the scene added value because it places the viewer within another major historic attraction, looking out from the defensive walls towards the cathedral close, old street pattern and wider cityscape. It can support features about the Lincoln Castle wall walk, cathedral architecture, the uphill Cathedral Quarter, Bailgate, Steep Hill, heritage regeneration, visitor economy, English townscapes and the appeal of compact historic cities. The bright spring-like light, distant countryside and layered rooftops create a classic travel image, while the perspective from the castle walls gives a more distinctive composition than a ground-level cathedral frontage. The photograph also works for educational use on Norman and medieval urban development, church patronage, historic skylines, conservation areas,architectural tourism and the continuing role of cathedrals as civic symbols. It is a useful stock image for guidebooks,tourism marketing, newspaper travel sections, history features, religious heritage
Lincoln Cathedral seen from Lincoln Castle wall, looking across the historic Cathedral Quarter and c
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Lord Reid Building,Consultation Centre,legal profession Scotland,Scottish Bar,Old Town Edinburgh,historic legal building,hanging sign,advocate offices,Edinburgh law,legal institution,historic,close,Scottish,High Court of Justiciary,College of Justice,professional lawyers,barristers Scotland,legal consultation rooms,independent referral bar,judicial heritage,historic Edinburgh,UNESCO World Heritage Site,listed premises,Georgian classicism,James Gillespie Graham,Commercial Bank of Scotland,nineteenth-century architecture,Roman Doric design,Edinburgh Assembly Rooms,Great Fire of Edinburgh,Wax Museum,Baron Reid,James Scott Cumberland Reid,former Lord Advocate,Dean of Faculty,legal history,nameplate
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M367GP - Blue Faculty of Advocates sign marks the entrance to New Assembly Close at 142 High Street on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, directing visitors towards the Lord Reid Building and its Consultation Centre. The photograph focuses on the close nameplate, stonework and painted frontage, placing Scotland's independent referral bar within the layered architecture of the Old Town. The Faculty of Advocates is the professional body for advocates qualified to appear in Scotland's senior courts and traces its history to the creation of the College of Justice in 1532.
Hidden behind the High Street frontage, the Lord Reid Building occupies an enclosed court reached through the New Assembly Close pend. It incorporates earlier fabric associated with Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms, which used part of the site between 1736 and 1784. The principal classical building was designed by James Gillespie Graham in 1813-14 for the Commercial Bank of Scotland. It survived the Edinburgh fire of 1824 and was later adapted for other uses, including the Edinburgh Wax Museum, before becoming part of the Faculty's accommodation. Historic Environment Scotland identifies it as an example of early nineteenth-century Edinburgh classicism.
The building is named after James Scott Cumberland Reid, later Baron Reid, who served as Lord Advocate from 1941 to 1945 and Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1945 to 1948 before becoming a leading Scottish judge. Today it supports legal practice as the Faculty's Consultation Centre, providing rooms where advocates, solicitors and clients can meet. This close-up heritage image combines Scottish law, professional identity, historic signage, listed architecture and the visitor setting of Edinburgh's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The weathered masonry and angled hanging sign offer editorial detail for coverage of legal services, Scottish justice, conservation, architecture, the Royal Mile and the reuse of historic city-centre buildings.
Lord Reid Buildings, 142 High Street, New Assembly Close, Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh, UK, EH1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,River Weaver October 2019,Cheshire,England,UK,in,North West England,flood,Northwich,autumn,weekend,road closed,water,damage,warnings,river Weaver,river Dane,drains lifted,lifted drain,fail,failed,insurance,claims,climate change,Yellow Warning,Close flooded area,Police,Cars,close,flooded area,blue lights,response vehicles,making safe,Extinction Rebellion,Cheshire Police,on patrol
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A6YWE3 - MIKE Amesbury is calling for an urgent investigation into flooding which hit Northwich over the weekend. The town's MP spent Sunday at the scene along with Environment Agency staff, speaking to residents and businesses who had been impacted by the flooding.
He has now written to the Environment Agency and Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers calling for an urgent probe into the flooding. Waitrose car park was flooded.
Mike said: This has had a devastating impact on many local residents and it's clear questions need to be answered about what happened.
Environment Agency and council staff on the ground did a fantastic job at the scene, but in terms of the wider picture we need to know how this happened so we can ensure it doesn't happen again.
Flood defences were put to the test in July 2018.
New £7m defences were installed in June 2017, after costly floods hit the town centre “ which sits at the the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane “ in 2000 and again in 2012.
While the first phase of demountable barriers was put up on Friday night, Waitrose car park and Dane Street flooded on Saturday “ with photos showing drains in the road struggling to cope.
More at https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/17997547.questions-need-answered-town-centre-flooding/ Waitrose car park, Dane Street, the subway and lower Witton Street are among the areas affected.
Hayhurst Quay marina was evacuated, with a 65-year-old man rescued from the water overnight and another man taken to hospital with suspected hypothermia.
Chester Way, Northwich,Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonysmith,@HotpixUK,Trail,at,new,Mersey,crossing,Toll,Toll Crossing,path,pathway,cycle way,cycle,way,Runcorn,closed,broken,trail,track,Spike Island,disruption,barrier,close,problem,inconvenience,sign,signs,gravel,MTB,Mountain Bike,biker,cyclist,cycling,summer,spring,temporary,temporary sign,poor,bad,not good
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A3F - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2018, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is TPT Transpennine Trail, no access to Spike Island, Widnes at new crossing. The surrounding context encompasses street furniture, everyday life, social history, regional identity, local character, place identity, historical comparison, public realm, visual archive, documentary photography, local history, community noticeboard, transport stop marker, and directional sign. The wider contemporary story combines accessibility, clear communication and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at the recorded location, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The subject also sits alongside contemporary social history, navigation aid, before-and-after reference, community identity, changing streetscape, period detail, wayfinding marker, and route marker. The combination of access, Spike, crossing, Island, and Transpennine anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For historical comparison, MM9A3F fixes the appearance of TPT Transpennine Trail, no access to Spike Island, Widnes at new crossing at one identifiable moment, even where the wider location information is limited. Another useful connection is accessibility and the importance of clear wayfinding in public and transport environments within the real-world context of the recorded location. The scene further reflects navigation and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility within the specific setting of the recorded location. Its period value extends to inclusive design and how signs record changing road names, destinations and administrative responsibility as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonysmith,@HotpixUK,Trail,at,new,Mersey,crossing,Toll,Toll Crossing,path,pathway,cycle way,cycle,way,Runcorn,closed,broken,trail,track,Spike Island,disruption,barrier,close,problem,inconvenience,sign,signs,gravel,MTB,Mountain Bike,biker,cyclist,cycling,summer,spring,temporary,temporary sign,poor,bad,off limits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM9A3H - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2018, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows TPT Transpennine Trail, no access to Spike Island, Widnes at new crossing. A broader reading of the photograph includes documentary photography, visitor guidance, visual archive, public realm, changing land use, archival record, route marker, roadside information, transport stop marker, community identity, orientation signage, public-facing notice, local character, and contemporary social history. The modern context includes continuing discussion of transport information, maintenance and how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around the recorded location before different community use alters the character of the place. A second descriptive layer includes wayfinding marker, regional identity, local information board, period detail, before-and-after reference, directional sign, historical comparison, and navigation aid. The recorded references to Trail, Transpennine, Widnes, Spike, and crossing preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects transport information and how small pieces of street furniture become recognisable parts of local identity without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Its period value extends to clear communication and the need for accessible information that works without digital technology in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The photograph keeps a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Russia,race,orbit,Yuri Gagarin,Planet,Satellite,Moscow,Russian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15NXM - . This scene at the recorded location in 2015 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The principal subject is 2 Kon Kopek Mockba 1966 CCCP USSR space stamp. The image also relates to period detail, everyday life, changing streetscape, philatelic collecting, postal ephemera, philatelic material, historical comparison, archival record, commemorative issue, stamp design, paper communication, before-and-after reference, community identity, and local history. For current editorial use, collecting and graphic design provide additional context, especially through the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following closure or conversion. The wider setting retains connections with changing land use, local character, contemporary social history, visual archive, public realm, social history, postal history, and regional identity. The recorded references to stamp, Mockba, Kopek, and space preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects collecting and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the specific setting of the recorded location. Its period value extends to collecting and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of digital communication and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Russia,Yuri Gagarin,Moscow,Russian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15NXX - . This authentic period view of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is 4 and 2 Kon Kopek Mockba 1966 CCCP USSR space stamps. The wider scene also brings together postal artefact, public realm, contemporary social history, postal ephemera, commemorative issue, local character, philatelic material, period detail, regional identity, social history, place identity, stamp design, everyday life, and postal graphic design. For current editorial use, graphic design and national identity provide additional context, especially through the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. As a dated visual record of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. A second descriptive layer includes visual archive, community identity, documentary photography, archival record, collectable stamp, changing land use, historical comparison, and paper communication. The combination of Kopek, space, stamps, and Mockba anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Its period value extends to graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. The location additionally provides evidence of postal services and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication when considered against later change at Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. The record includes a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Bloc,Block,East,Europe,Avocet,bird Egret Aurel Popescu brown,Romanian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15P0B - . Made at the recorded location in 2015, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through 1991 Posta Romana 1l50 Recurvirostra Avosetta bird Egret Aurel Popescu brown Stamp. The locality and subject together evoke philatelic material, historical comparison, place identity, changing land use, social history, everyday life, philatelic collecting, postal ephemera, postal history, community identity, postal graphic design, period detail, public realm, and regional identity. The wider contemporary story combines collecting, digital communication and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. The image fixes building condition and alterations within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. The wider setting retains connections with local character, postal artefact, local history, visual archive, changing streetscape, paper communication, collectable stamp, and contemporary social history. Elements such as Stamp, Popescu, Romana, Avosetta, and Recurvirostra add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. At the recorded location, that broader theme is grounded in a specific dated example. The scene further reflects collecting and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the specific setting of the recorded location. Its period value extends to declining letter volumes and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The image fixes part of the area's social history for later comparison. It also preserves details of everyday use within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,postmarked,perforated,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Popescu,Romanian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15P0K - . Made at the recorded location in 2015, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The frame specifically shows 1991 Posta Romana Egretta Garzetta Egret Aurel Popescu Stamp. The surrounding context encompasses before-and-after reference, philatelic material, commemorative issue, historical comparison, changing streetscape, local history, local character, community identity, philatelic collecting, postal history, public realm, postal artefact, contemporary social history, and changing land use. Today's relevance is strengthened by digital communication, collecting and the continuing question of the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. The image fixes materials and architectural details within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changed technology. The wider setting retains connections with visual archive, regional identity, collectable stamp, paper communication, place identity, stamp design, documentary photography, and everyday life. References to Popescu, Egret, Garzetta, Romana, and Posta give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate digital communication and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the real-world context of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the specific setting of the recorded location. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Russia,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PM3 - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2015 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is CCCP USSR HP5 space vehicle flags stamp 1988 stamp. The setting additionally reflects postal graphic design, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, collectable stamp, paper communication, postal ephemera, local history, social history, place identity, regional identity, postal history, public realm, and commemorative issue. The modern context includes continuing discussion of collecting, mail history and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if conservation work subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in philatelic collecting, stamp design, everyday life, visual archive, local character, historical comparison, philatelic material, and changing land use. The combination of space, vehicle, flags, and stamp anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The photograph from the recorded location links the broader issue back to a specific real place. The wider significance includes collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is declining letter volumes and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate mail history and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. Image F15PM3 also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Czechoslovakia,umeni v Bratislave 20h,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,man,woman,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PNR - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2015, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The scene records Ceskoslovensko 1949 1979 Vysoka Skola Vytvarnych umeni v Bratislave 20h Stamp. The setting additionally reflects changing streetscape, public realm, local history, visual archive, changing land use, everyday life, archival record, social history, historical comparison, philatelic material, regional identity, postal history, philatelic collecting, and stamp design. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into postal services and collecting, not least because of the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The subject also sits alongside commemorative issue, postal graphic design, documentary photography, paper communication, postal artefact, place identity, contemporary social history, and community identity. References to Vysoka, Ceskoslovensko, Vytvarnych, Stamp, and Bratislave give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another useful connection is postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. The scene further reflects national identity and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The scene captures evidence of changing use as part of the recorded location's history. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance for future local research.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Czechoslovakia,infant Mario Stretti Del 2Kcs,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PPB - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Ceskoslovensko Doctor examining examine baby infant Mario Stretti Del 2Kcs Stamp. The wider scene also brings together commemorative issue, social history, regional identity, documentary photography, philatelic collecting, stamp design, contemporary social history, paper communication, postal graphic design, postal artefact, period detail, local history, postal ephemera, and place identity. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into mail history and collecting, not least because of how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. The image fixes lettering, decoration and surface detail within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. A second descriptive layer includes community identity, changing streetscape, everyday life, collectable stamp, changing land use, postal history, visual archive, and public realm. Details involving Stamp, Mario, Stretti, examining, and Ceskoslovensko make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The setting at the recorded location adds a precise local dimension to the wider subject. The setting also helps illustrate mail history and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the real-world context of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene captures a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene. Image F15PPB also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Czechoslovakia,30h,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PPJ - . Photographed at Vinohradská 2828/151, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov, Czechia in 2015, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The image documents Ceskoslovensko Praha 1949 1979 Pionyrska organiza 30h stamp. The setting additionally reflects postal graphic design, social history, changing land use, documentary photography, place identity, community identity, period detail, changing streetscape, postal ephemera, public realm, everyday life, local history, regional identity, and visual archive. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into declining letter volumes and mail history, not least because of how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. Future viewers can use this scene from Vinohradská 2828/151, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov, Czechia to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after different community use. Further associations within the scene are philatelic collecting, historical comparison, stamp design, commemorative issue, archival record, postal artefact, postal history, and contemporary social history. Details involving organiza, Praha, Ceskoslovensko, Pionyrska, and stamp make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Vinohradská 2828/151, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov, Czechia, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is declining letter volumes and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the real-world context of Vinohradská 2828/151, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov, Czechia. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Vinohradská 2828/151, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov, Czechia.
Vinohradská 2828/151, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov, Czechia
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Czechoslovakia,Roule,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PPT - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. At the centre of the view is Ceskoslovensko Smolenice 1KCS Castle Anton Holly B.Roule Stamp. The broader subject matter reaches into period detail, changing streetscape, public realm, postal ephemera, documentary photography, commemorative issue, regional identity, contemporary social history, collectable stamp, everyday life, postal history, stamp design, visual archive, and paper communication. For current editorial use, graphic design and collecting provide additional context, especially through how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at the recorded location, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects historical comparison, philatelic collecting, changing land use, community identity, before-and-after reference, philatelic material, postal artefact, and place identity. Elements such as Ceskoslovensko, Roule, Holly, Castle, and Smolenice add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The wider significance includes collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Hungary,castle house Stamp,Hungarian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R0N - . Recorded at Budapest, Hungary in 2015, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The defining feature is Magyar Posta 1974 Vertel J Kiskunfelegyhaza 10Ft castle house Stamp, Hungary - Peter Magyar - Péter Magyar. Another layer of the photograph includes local character, visual archive, philatelic collecting, everyday life, paper communication, historical comparison, changing land use, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, regional identity, before-and-after reference, stamp design, archival record, and period detail. The wider contemporary story combines digital communication, declining letter volumes and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. As a dated visual record of Budapest, Hungary, the frame retains landscape treatment and surrounding development, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in community identity, postal ephemera, collectable stamp, public realm, postal history, commemorative issue, local history, and postal artefact. Elements such as castle, Kiskunfelegyhaza, Magyar, Posta, and house add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Budapest, Hungary helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects digital communication and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects when considered against later change at Budapest, Hungary. Its period value extends to declining letter volumes and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material without losing the local specificity of Budapest, Hungary. The image fixes a trace of local identity for future local research.
Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Hungary,Keszthely Festetics-kastely SZE SZEK,brown,Hungarian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R15 - . An on-location photograph from Budapest, Hungary in 2015, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is Magyar Posta 1987 Dudas 10Ft castle house Keszthely Festetics-kastely SZE SZEK stamp, Hungary - Peter Magyar - Péter Magyar. The wider scene also brings together postal history, visual archive, stamp design, commemorative issue, documentary photography, local history, before-and-after reference, philatelic collecting, changing streetscape, philatelic material, regional identity, place identity, paper communication, and contemporary social history. For current editorial use, graphic design and mail history provide additional context, especially through how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. As a dated visual record of Budapest, Hungary, the frame retains transport arrangements and footfall, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects public realm, collectable stamp, archival record, postal ephemera, postal graphic design, period detail, postal artefact, and everyday life. The recorded references to Posta, Magyar, Keszthely, Peter, and castle preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Budapest, Hungary, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. A further contemporary connection is graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects in a form that can be compared with future views of Budapest, Hungary. The wider significance includes graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the real-world context of Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Pakistani,Muslim,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R2D - . Made at 4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan in 2015, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The frame specifically shows Pakistan Postage Rs1-50 rs brown mosque Stamp. Another layer of the photograph includes postal history, period detail, documentary photography, everyday life, local history, visual archive, social history, local character, philatelic material, public realm, place identity, postal ephemera, contemporary social history, and paper communication. The modern context includes continuing discussion of collecting, mail history and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. Small period details of local activity and public use at 4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The surrounding story also includes postal graphic design, regional identity, philatelic collecting, archival record, changing land use, stamp design, postal artefact, and before-and-after reference. References to brown, Postage, mosque, Stamp, and Rs1-50 give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at 4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs without losing the local specificity of 4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan. The photograph keeps a point of historical comparison for future local research.
4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Pakistani,Muslim,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RDJ - . An identifiable period record of 4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan in 2015, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Pakistan Postage Rs2 rs red mosque Stamp. Other connected aspects include postal artefact, public realm, historical comparison, regional identity, everyday life, community identity, social history, philatelic collecting, changing streetscape, visual archive, changing land use, documentary photography, local character, and period detail. The modern context includes continuing discussion of declining letter volumes, postal services and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within 4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new ownership. Further associations within the scene are place identity, local history, postal graphic design, paper communication, archival record, contemporary social history, postal ephemera, and philatelic material. The combination of Postage, Stamp, mosque, and Pakistan anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The wider setting at 4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of declining letter volumes and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material as part of the longer story of 4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use within the wider story of 4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan.
4 Khayaban-e-Johar, H 9/4 H-9, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Poland,Polish,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RE3 - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2015, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The location is represented through Polska 5.00zt Norbert Barlicki 1880-1941 Stamp. The broader subject matter reaches into collectable stamp, everyday life, postal history, visual archive, postal graphic design, changing land use, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, local character, paper communication, social history, local history, and place identity. Current relevance extends to national identity and digital communication, particularly through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with public realm, historical comparison, postal artefact, postal ephemera, stamp design, commemorative issue, philatelic collecting, and philatelic material. The recorded references to Polska, Norbert, 1880-1941, Barlicki, and Stamp preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned, a context made more specific by the recorded location at the recorded location. Its period value extends to national identity and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of mail history and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The frame retains details of everyday use for future local research.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,hobby,perforation,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Romanian,Gotonysmith,post,hobby,perforation,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RFA - . Made at the recorded location in 2015, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The image documents Posta Romana 350L treeAcer Pseudoplatanus L 1994 Stamp. The broader subject matter reaches into local history, postal artefact, community identity, stamp design, visual archive, changing streetscape, changing land use, everyday life, commemorative issue, social history, historical comparison, postal history, paper communication, and place identity. The wider contemporary story combines mail history, collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if changing commercial priorities subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes before-and-after reference, philatelic material, archival record, philatelic collecting, postal ephemera, regional identity, contemporary social history, and documentary photography. Elements such as treeAcer, Posta, Stamp, Romana, and Pseudoplatanus add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another strand within the photograph is mail history and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate national identity and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects when considered against later change at the recorded location. The image fixes details of everyday use for future local research.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,stamp,Used,and,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romanian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RFG - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2015, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records Posta Romana Porto 40b blue stamp. Another layer of the photograph includes philatelic collecting, place identity, changing land use, postal artefact, historical comparison, local history, postal graphic design, changing streetscape, public realm, paper communication, stamp design, community identity, regional identity, and period detail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into national identity and declining letter volumes, not least because of how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after new construction. Other useful contextual ideas include local character, postal ephemera, visual archive, postal history, documentary photography, archival record, collectable stamp, and commemorative issue. Details involving Porto, stamp, Romana, and Posta make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. At the recorded location, that broader theme is grounded in a specific dated example. Another strand within the photograph is national identity and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate postal services and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for collecting and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the real-world context of the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Bloc,Block,East,Europe,Romainian,Bucurest,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RFR - . This location-specific image from the recorded location in 2015 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Posta Romana 5 Stamp. The wider scene also brings together stamp design, place identity, changing land use, social history, contemporary social history, documentary photography, postal graphic design, postal artefact, local history, community identity, philatelic collecting, postal history, paper communication, and period detail. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with digital communication, declining letter volumes and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around the recorded location before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects postal ephemera, public realm, visual archive, everyday life, local character, philatelic material, regional identity, and commemorative issue. The combination of Posta, Stamp, and Romana anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate digital communication and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another useful connection is national identity and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,antwerp,portrait man men stamp white,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RG1 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2015, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Postes Antwerpen Belgie Belgique 6f50 side head portrait man men stamp white. The image also relates to everyday life, contemporary social history, postal graphic design, visual archive, documentary photography, philatelic collecting, archival record, place identity, before-and-after reference, paper communication, changing land use, postal ephemera, commemorative issue, and local character. Today's relevance is strengthened by mail history, declining letter volumes and the continuing question of the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after changed technology. The location also brings in historical comparison, collectable stamp, period detail, philatelic material, postal artefact, community identity, postal history, and local history. References to stamp, Belgie, Antwerpen, Belgique, and white give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for mail history and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another useful connection is declining letter volumes and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The period view preserves period character within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,cents,Classic,Francais,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RPD - . Made at the recorded location in 2015, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The scene records Republique Francaise 15c Stamp. The image also relates to paper communication, philatelic collecting, postal ephemera, contemporary social history, postal graphic design, local character, changing land use, local history, community identity, visual archive, changing streetscape, collectable stamp, regional identity, and historical comparison. Current relevance extends to national identity and graphic design, particularly through the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at the recorded location, details that may look very different after later reinterpretation. A second descriptive layer includes archival record, commemorative issue, stamp design, postal artefact, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, postal history, and period detail. Details involving Francaise, Stamp, and Republique make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The photograph from the recorded location links the broader issue back to a specific real place. The location additionally provides evidence of national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is digital communication and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The frame retains a trace of local identity within the wider story of the recorded location. Image F15RPD also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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Keywords: Romania,International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romainian,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RPT - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The scene records Romana Chlidonias Hybrida 7 bird Stamp. The setting additionally reflects local character, stamp design, regional identity, everyday life, collectable stamp, before-and-after reference, commemorative issue, period detail, postal graphic design, philatelic material, philatelic collecting, documentary photography, community identity, and historical comparison. For current editorial use, postal services and declining letter volumes provide additional context, especially through the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. The image fixes public access and movement within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The surrounding story also includes changing land use, contemporary social history, postal history, public realm, postal artefact, archival record, postal ephemera, and social history. Details involving Hybrida, Romana, Stamp, and Chlidonias make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The wider significance includes postal services and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is collecting and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the specific setting of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate postal services and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used and Postmarked,Romania,Romana,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,hobby,perforation,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Romainian,Romania,Cure,Gotonysmith,post,hobby,perforation,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RRM - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2015, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The photograph centres on Sterna Hirundo Bird Posta Romana Aurel Popescu stamp. The frame also records themes of community identity, historical comparison, postal history, postal artefact, postal graphic design, visual archive, public realm, commemorative issue, archival record, period detail, contemporary social history, local history, philatelic collecting, and paper communication. From a 2025-onward perspective, mail history and national identity are closely linked to this subject, alongside the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at the recorded location, details that may look very different after altered transport patterns. The surrounding story also includes collectable stamp, everyday life, before-and-after reference, place identity, local character, documentary photography, changing streetscape, and stamp design. Details involving Hirundo, Aurel, stamp, Romana, and Sterna make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object, which places the wider issue within the real-world setting of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of mail history and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material as part of the longer story of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is graphic design and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material when considered against later change at the recorded location. The view records evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.
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Keywords: Australia,Australian,red,brown,portrait,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR4XB - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
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Keywords: Dinosaurs,animal,Leaellynasauras,Fossil,lizard,small,cove,Museum of Victoria,National Geographic Society,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,ma,Gotonysmith,running,run,runs,Jurassic,walk,walking,walks,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR4XC - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Leaellynasaura (meaning Leaellyn's lizard) is a genus of small herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs from the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous period.
Australia
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Keywords: illustrated,child,childs,children,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collec,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5M4 - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: Christmas,December,25th,December 25th,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,co,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5M9 - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: Flower,plant,stamp,Kangaroo Paw,Bush Tango,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collectio,Gotonysmith,flowers,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5NB - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: Christian,values,Christians,religion,religious,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,December,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,Christmas,25th,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5NM - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: Bushtail Possum,Possom,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5PH - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Keywords: animal,creature,mammal,Used and Postmarked,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Gotonysmith,greater Glider,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,history,retro,Australian,Vintage,delivery,date,relationship,communication,Oz,Australia,DownUnder,classic rare unique Austrailian financial,investment,invest,value,British,empire,nation,canceled,printed on black background,close-up,closeup,close,up,sent,send,philately,mailing,shipping,postoffice,office,isolated,circa,special,colour,color,postmarked,marked,airmail,aged,antique,retro,cutting,historic,old,stamps,collection,stamp collection,album,Timbre,Sello,Stempel,Selo,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5PM - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5PP - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5PX - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5RB - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5RD - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5RG - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5RK - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5W1 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: £
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
Scotland, United Kingdom
Description
Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5W3 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: £
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
Scotland, United Kingdom
Description
Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5XB - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: £
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
Scotland, United Kingdom
Description
Keywords: uk,Britain,British,pound,pounds,currency,Europe,banknotes,close,up,close-up,notes,still-life,stilllife,system,capital,capitalist,system,capitalism,closeup,cut-outs,cut,out,finances,financial,crisis,nobody,notes rbs bos clydesdale banks,Tartan Economy,welfare reform,Gotonysmith,retail-bank,retail,banknote,Scots,economy,economic,crisis,tax,HB,benefit,universal,welfare reform wallpaper landscape horizontal city,business,stack,pile,cash,wealth,wealthy,prosperity,mean,institutions invest,stock,speculate cash wonga prosperous,prosper,prosperity,wealth,wealthy,rich,poor,success,successful pile tartan,economy,crash,recession,British,Union,unionist,45,55,banknotes,Charter,Act,1844,coinage,Commissioners,for,Revenue,and,Customs,of,Issue,Universal benefit,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5XM - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: £
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
Scotland, United Kingdom
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M16 - This is Fleshmarket Close made famous by Ian Rankin's novel of the same name.
Halfway down the close is the Halfway House, a famous Edinburgh pub, cosy & tight for space inside it nevertheless offers a good selection of real ales and good food. An oasis between the High Street and Market Street.
Fleshmarket Close, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M18 - This is Fleshmarket Close made famous by Ian Rankin's novel of the same name.
Halfway down the close is the Halfway House, a famous Edinburgh pub, cosy & tight for space inside it nevertheless offers a good selection of real ales and good food. An oasis between the High Street and Market Street.
Fleshmarket Close, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M2H - . Steep steps up Warristons Close, Edinburgh,with two walkers, Scotland, UK, EH1 1PG. Photographed at Warristons Close, Edinburgh,old town,Scotland, UK, EH1 1PG. The photograph was taken on 26 December 2014. The image metadata records 2 people in the frame. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. Signage, lettering, logos, numbers or other visible information form an important part of the record, helping identify the subject and capture contemporary branding or public messaging. The scene is closely associated with Steep, steps, Warristons Close, Edinburgh, tourists, closes, old town, Warristons, hills and hill, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph gives particular emphasis to signage, lettering, public information, branding or graphic communication in a real-world setting. It can support editorial features about wayfinding, advertising, local identity, warnings, public information, business branding, typography, street design and the visual language of towns and cities. Words, symbols, colours, materials and the physical setting of the sign provide useful documentary detail for researchers interested in how information was presented at the time. Because signs and branding are frequently replaced, repainted or removed, the image also has useful archive and social-history value. Search themes include signs, lettering, typography, advertising, wayfinding, public information, warnings, branding, street graphics and local identity. Because signs are frequently replaced or repainted, a clear dated photograph of wording or graphics can acquire strong archive and social-history value. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference ED4M2H, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Warristons Close, Edinburgh,old town,Scotland, UK, EH1 1PG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED8P02 - . Sterling English £20 Note showing Queen Elizabeth II - Series F - Adam Smith. Photographed in England, UK. The photograph was taken on 10 December 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Sterling, £20, Note, showing, Queen, Elizabeth, twenty, pounds, pound and folding, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is a documentary record of an identifiable subject and location, useful for editorial, archive, travel, local-history and social-history picture research. It can support features about everyday life, place, public space, local identity, tourism, consumer behaviour and the changing appearance of towns, cities and communities. Visible objects, signs, buildings and environmental details provide contextual clues that make the image useful beyond its immediate subject. As a dated stock photograph it also offers a reference point for later comparison, especially where businesses, streets, public services or local surroundings subsequently change. Search themes include documentary photography, local history, everyday life, place, public space, travel, community identity, social history and changing surroundings. Its specificity makes it more useful than a generic concept image when an editor needs a recognisable real-world subject and setting. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
England, UK
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Charles,Tyrwhitt,gotonysmith,close,up,close-up,macro,mode,moda,textile,maker,of,fine,shirts,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E53 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,Austin,Reed,1970s,Cue,gotonysmith,close,up,close-up,macro,mode,moda,textile,1970,70s,70,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E56 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: man mans 2nd hand second secondhand back front patterned,retro,selection,on,a,shirt,pattern,patterned,weave,weaving,material,fashion,business,office,apparel,US,English,fashionable,fabric,colour,coloured,colored,label,slim,wide,kipper,designer,uniform,school,casual,cotton,polyester,Austin,Reed,1970,gotonysmith,close,up,close-up,macro,mode,moda,textile,1970s,70s,Cue,paisley,accessory,bow,business,businessman,cloth,clothes,clothing,collar,corporate,cravat,cute,design,designer,dress,elegance,elegant,fabric,fashion,fashionable,formal,garments,knot modern ascot tie,bow tie,bolo tie,zipper tie,cravat and clip-on tie
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9E58 - A necktie or simply tie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat.
Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, zipper tie, cravat and clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck ties are generally unsized, but may be available in a longer size. Men and boys wear neckties as part of regular office attire or formal wear.
Neckties can also be worn as part of a uniform (e.g. military, school and waitstaff), whereas some choose to wear them as everyday clothing attire. Neckties are traditionally worn with the top shirt button fastened, and the tie knot resting between the collar points. Among younger men, neckties are sometimes worn as a casual item, tied loosely around the neck, with the top shirt button unfastened
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Keywords: City,Centre,building,architecture,stone,stonework,England,UK,united,Kingdom,GB,James,Moorhouse,Anglican,of,and,of,Manchester,and,a,chancellor,of,the,University,of,of,detail,closeup,close,up,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Australia,Victoria Street,M3 1SX,M3
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6N97 - . James Moorhouse Statue Manchester Cathedral England UK. Photographed at Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX. The photograph was taken on 24 September 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with James, Moorhouse, Statue, Manchester, Cathedral, Englan, statues, Melbourne, and a chancellor of the University of Melbourne of and bishop, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The subject has strong relevance to education, school life, pupils, students, classmates, learning and the rituals that mark transitions between stages of childhood and young adulthood. It can support editorial features about schools, the end of term, friendship, uniforms, memories, examinations, moving to a new school, student identity and the social traditions that develop around education. Handwriting, names, clothing, classroom or school-related details can provide authentic visual evidence of personal experience rather than a staged educational concept. The photograph can therefore work for both contemporary education stories and longer-term social-history coverage of how pupils commemorate school years and friendships. Search themes include education, school life, pupils, classmates, school leavers, uniforms, end-of-term traditions, childhood memories and transitions between stages of education. Personal marks, handwriting, clothing or school-related objects give the subject a human documentary quality that is useful for social-history as well as education coverage. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
Victoria St, Manchester , England, UK, M3 1SX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED3P0 - . Tolbooth clock tower Canongate High St Royal Mile Edinburgh Scotland. Photographed at Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1. The photograph was taken on 26 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh, Scots, clock, tower, Canongate, Tolbooth, 3am, Scottish, Scot and independance, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The image is relevant to architecture, the built environment, urban heritage, streetscape and the way historic and modern buildings contribute to a sense of place. It can illustrate editorial coverage of architectural detail, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, tourism, civic identity and changing uses of older properties. Facades, windows, entrances, masonry, decorative elements, signage and neighbouring structures provide documentary evidence of the building's appearance and setting. The dated view also gives the photograph archive value for future comparison if the property is restored, altered, rebranded, repurposed or redeveloped. Search themes include architecture, historic buildings, facades, interiors, conservation, listed buildings, planning, regeneration, heritage, streetscape and urban change. A precise location image is useful for comparing later restoration, alteration, redevelopment, rebranding or changes in the use of the building. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. It can be used in newspapers, magazines, books, websites, documentaries, heritage projects and retrospective features where geographical accuracy and period detail matter.
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1
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Keywords: real,ale,realale,campaign,close,to,south,London,Southwark,city,sign,sticker,stickers,above,decent,beer,bitter,brew,brews,brewery,black,yellow,pronouncing,denouncing,lager,GB,UK,great,British,Britain,brewing,bottled,beers,shop,stall,UTO,LTD,14,Winchester,Walk,SE1,9AG,SE19AG,pub,public,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE7BP - . An identifiable period record of The Rake Bar, 14 Winchester Walk, London, SE1 9AG in 2013, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is No Crap On Tap announces the Rake bar close to Borough market south London (Southwark ). Another layer of the photograph includes traditional ale house, before-and-after reference, hospitality economy, real-ale culture, historic hostelry, social history, local character, beer-led hospitality, place identity, licensed hospitality, regional identity, contemporary social history, documentary photography, and licensed trade. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, beer duty and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity. Future viewers can use this scene from The Rake Bar, 14 Winchester Walk, London, SE1 9AG to compare public access and movement with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. The location also brings in changing streetscape, everyday life, community identity, public realm, visitor hospitality, pub heritage, visual archive, and cask-beer tradition. References to announces, Borough, close, Southwark, and market give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For The Rake Bar, 14 Winchester Walk, London, SE1 9AG, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image also provides a reference for consumer spending and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity without losing the local specificity of The Rake Bar, 14 Winchester Walk, London, SE1 9AG. Another useful connection is energy costs and the value of historic pubs to tourism and local identity in a form that can be compared with future views of The Rake Bar, 14 Winchester Walk, London, SE1 9AG. The image fixes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
The Rake Bar, 14 Winchester Walk, London, SE1 9AG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWR9 - . White English Snowdrops in morning dew Cheshire, England UK. Photographed on 14 February 2013. The recorded location is Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. In historical terms, plant details are valuable both aesthetically and scientifically, showing petals, leaves, seed heads and moisture at a specific stage of growth
Repeated seasonal photography can also provide a simple record of phenology. From a heritage perspective, landscape photographs record more than scenery: buildings, vegetation, weather, transport and land use combine to show how a place appeared at a particular moment
Repeated views can later become valuable evidence of development, environmental evolution and shifting patterns of use. During 2026, shifting seasonal patterns are of growing interest because climate change can alter flowering times, frost dates and plant distribution
Close nature images can therefore support stories about gardens, biodiversity and phenology as well as decorative use. As of 2026, current interest in climate and place-making gives atmospheric landscape photographs added documentary value, particularly where weather, coastlines or urban development are prominent. In the longer view, close botanical photographs record shape, colour, surface and season in a way that wider landscape photographs cannot
Familiar plants such as snowdrops and teasels also carry cultural associations with the changing year, gardens and countryside. As background, flowers and foliage provide precise seasonal markers
Snowdrops are associated with late winter and early spring, while seed heads and autumn leaves show later stages of the plant cycle
dew, frost and backlighting can further emphasise structure. Against the 2026 backdrop, current interest in biodiversity and climate gives seasonal flower and foliage photographs documentary value beyond their visual appeal, particularly where flowering or autumn colour can be compared over time.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DBHRXT - The mosaic is built on a low brick plinth. The structure has a breeze block support and makes use of recycled Victorian blue bricks as well as slate for the seats on either side.
The whole structure is faced in ceramic mosaics, pieces from local ceramic companies' products, glass beads, and tiles.
A number of themes have been incorporated into the design, including animals and plants indigenous to the area, a picture of the church, together with mouldings of heads and other features from gravestones and monuments in the churchyard, images of the traditional coal and bottle kilns that made the city famous, as well as high-tech industries, a tribute to Sir Stanley Matthews, whose funeral service was held at the Church, and a depiction of the Trent and Mersey Canal merging into the Sea of Galilee and then into the River Trent as it wraps round the base of the mosaic, unifying the design for the whole structure. Within this ribbon of mosaic, ammonites and different varieties of fish are depicted.
On the front of the bench, facing away from the church, are plaques depicting St Peter's Church and School, interspersed with heads, both European and Asian. The base of the seat features an image of two men in a boat, with a mast in the shape of an upside-down cross and two crossed keys (both emblems of St Peter, to whom the nearby church is dedicated).
The wildlife depicted on the right hand end of the bench includes a bat with outstretched wings, a squirrel, a rabbit, a frog, a snail, a fox, a butterfly, a robin, a blackbird, a magpie, a hedgehog and a wren.
The back of the bench celebrates the industrial heritage of Stoke on Trent. Its designs includes plaques featuring men in flat caps carrying pots to the kiln on wooden boards, bottle kilns, pit winding gear and factory chimneys. These are interspersed with smaller pieces commemorating the pottery produced in the area. Below the seat, the central design is of two cartoon-like figures in a canal barge.
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Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8089409008 - 'An agaric is a type of fungal fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe (stalk), with lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus. 'Agaric' can also refer to a basidiomycete species characterized by an agaric-type fruiting body. An archaic usage of the word agaric meant 'tree-fungus' (after Latin agaricum)
however, that meaning was superseded by the Linnaean interpretation in 1753 when Linnaeus used the generic name Agaricus for gilled mushrooms.
Most species of agarics are classified in the Agaricales, however, this type of fruiting body is thought to have evolved several times independently, hence the Russulales, Boletales, Hymenochaetales, and several other groups of basidiomycetes also contain agaric species. Older systems of classification place all agarics in the Agaricales, and some (mostly older) sources still use 'agarics' as a common name for the Agaricales.
Contemporary sources now tend to use the term euagarics when referring only to members of the Agaricales. 'Agaric' is also sometimes used as a common name for members of the genus Agaricus, as well as for members of other genera, for example, Amanita muscaria is sometimes called 'fly agaric'.
Amanita muscaria poisoning occurs in either young children or people ingesting it to have a hallucinogenic experience. Occasionally, immature button forms have been mistaken for puffballs. Additionally, the white spots can be washed away during heavy rain and it then may seem as the edible A. caesarea.
Amanita muscaria contains a number of biologically active agents, at least one of which, muscimol, is known to be psychoactive. Ibotenic acid, a neurotoxin, serves as a prodrug to muscimol, with approximately 10-20% converting to muscimol upon ingestion. A toxic dose in adults is approximately 6 mg muscimol or 30 to 60 mg ibotenic acid
this is typically about the amount found in one cap of Amanita muscaria. However, the amount and ratio of chemical compounds per mushroom varies widely from region to region and season to season, which further confuses the issue. Spring and summer mushrooms have been reported to contain up to 10 times as much ibotenic acid and muscimol compared to autumn fruitings.
A fatal dose has been calculated at an amount of 15 caps. Deaths from this fungus A. muscaria has been reported in historical journal articles and newspaper reports
however, with modern medical treatment a fatal outcome because of the poison of this mushroom would be extremely rare. Many older books list it as 'deadly' but this is a mistake that gives the impression it is far more toxic than it actually is. The North American Mycological Association has stated there are absolutely no reliably documented fatalities in the past century. The vast majority (90% or more) of mushroom poisoning deaths are from having eaten either the greenish to yellowish death cap (A. phalloides) or perhaps even one of the several white Amanita species which are known as destroying angels.
The active constituents of this species are water soluble, and boiling and then discarding the cooking water will at least partly detoxify A. muscaria. However, drying may increase potency as the process facilitates the conversion of ibotenic acid to the more potent muscimol. According to some sources, once detoxified, the mushroom becomes edible.
File under: Grappenhall heys grappenhallheys walled garden Warrington Cheshire England UK tony smith tonysmith hotpix tonysmithhotpix mushroom red fungi big large agaric fly flyagaric mature white dots autumn October Fall wet weather nature natural history world
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Keywords: ronson,zippo,disposable,lighter,gas,black,white,mono,monochrome,b/w,micro,extreme,macro,extrememacro,tubes,extention,extension,bellows,close,up,closeup,small,sepia,toned,stillife,stilllife,still,life,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4365286573 - 'Its like a large rock crusher, although its purpose is only to generate sparks and light your tabs.
Olympus OM 20mm Macro lens
Another firey image here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4083459935/
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Keywords: black,pepper,corn,peppercorn,dried,dry,macro,close,up,closeup,bellows,tubes,extreme,extrememacro,food,flavouring,flavor,flavour,spices,taste,eat,eating,stillife,stilllife,still,life,sex,sexy,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4366031302 - 'From this view it could resemble the meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs. This is quite a relatively small black peppercorn. Its one of my favourite spices, ground on to most things I eat if needed or not. Also, a few slipped into boiling rice to go with a curry sauce.
Black pepper is a native plant of South India and is extensively grown there and elsewhere in tropical regions. The pink balls of the fresh fruit can be seen on the trees and when crushed in its raw state has a sweet pepper aroma. Green peppercorns are just the immature fruits.
Cochin in southern india is a major spice centre and it is easy to visit some of the spice warehouses etc. I remember when backpacking around Cochin there was the smell of pepper in the air and quite often you were crushing escapee peppercorns underfoot - marvellous.
Olympus OM 20mm macro lens
Another tasty foody shot here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3690682655/
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Keywords: extreme,macro,extrememacro,bellows,lens,tubes,close,up,closeup,stillife,stilllife,still,life,abstract,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4377158450 - 'An extreme macro of a brass gold coloured safety pin sitting on a pair of blue cotton jeans.
Olympus OM 20mm macro lens
Another macro here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3811362428/
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Keywords: color,colored,coloured,colores,lapiz,pencils,green,red,blue,orange,yellow,paper,macro,extreme,close,up,closeup,tubes,bellows,still,life,stillife,stilllife,wood,wooden,cumberland,museum,cumbria,england,uk,unlimited photos,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4351682047 - 'A group of the little fella's coloured cumberland pencils that have just been used to colour in some boats. Hence thay are not sharpened to a point (a bit like a natural pencil, rather than ones just purchased for a photo like this :-)
He asked me to take a photo 'And make it a good one daddy' he said, 'Nothing bog standard like this one www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4349292119/ , ' he said.
Canon macro tubes used.
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Keywords: extreme,macro,pen,fountain,nib,write,writing,scrawl,scrawling,ink,close,up,this photo rocks,extrememacro,stillife,stilllife,still,life,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4347101658 - 'Extreme macro of a fountain pen nib. It is an Iridium Point made in Germany.
Olympus OM 20mm macro lens connected to Canon DSLR via conversion ring F16 (Not recorded correctly in Exif data)
A too hot to touch macro here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4083548091/
(2010 week 6)
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Keywords: Thewheatsheaf,Wheatsheaf,hotel,restaraunt,Swinton,Berwick,Berwickshire,Scotland,scottish,Borders,highland,spring,Walkers,Shortbread,homecoming,home,coming,2009,products,365days,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,blue,toned,b/w,hand,colored,coloured,selective,color,colour,monochrome,macro,closeup,close,up,stillife,stilllife,still,life,selectivo,couleur,s\u00e9lective,vorgew\u00e4hlte,Farbe,edinbrugh,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3811373842 - 'A real welcome to Scotland in the year of the homecoming. Just needs a wee tot of the water of life (not provided).
Welcome table, room at the Wheatsheaf Inn and restaurant, Swinton Berwickshire, South East Scotland.
2009 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the national poet, so the year was designated as the year of the Homecoming. Funded by the Scottish Government at Holyrood, and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund it celebrated Scotland's culture and heritage, great Scottish minds and innovations, golf and whisky. Spring water and shortbread should have also been on the list to my reckoning too!
Some scottish sporting antiques www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3812249269/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MNK - The Jolly Judge public bar in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town.
A few hundred yards from Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street, St. Giles Cathedral and on the Royal Mile itself, the JollyJudge is delighted to welcome you to Scotland's capital city. A World Heritage Site, Edinburgh is, in our view, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. We hope you get the change to visit and consider the evidence for yourself and we're sure your verdict will be positive.
As one of Edinburgh first free-to-access WiFi hotspots, we're glad to be able to continue to offer this service - it's what we call 'Pintware. It's free for customers to use - just buy a drink and plug into the world wide web
7 James Ct, Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, EH1 2PB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5W4 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the British Islands (encompassing the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies), denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: £
ISO 4217 currency code GBP). One pound is equivalent to 100 pence.
The pound is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies of Britain. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England does act as a central bank in that it has a monopoly on issuing banknotes in England and Wales, and regulates the issues of banks in Scotland.
The issuing of retail-bank banknotes in Scotland is subject to the Bank Charter Act 1844, Banknotes (Scotland) Act 1845, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, and the Coinage Act 1971. Pursuant to some of these statutes, the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs publishes an account of the Amount of Notes authorised by Law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation, and of Bank of England Notes and Coin held in the London Gazette. See for example Gazette Issue 58254 published 21 February 2007 at page 2544
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15PC4 - British 17p used and postmarked stamp - seventeen pence is a useful documentary subject because it fixes a recognisable place, object or activity in its real setting rather than presenting it as a staged illustration. The scene records a specific piece of everyday place-based detail, the sort of subject that often says more about local identity, work, leisure, transport or consumption than a polished landmark view would. Its value is in the recognisable setting, readable clues and documentary directness, making it useful for editorial coverage of changing streets, public services, heritage, retail habits and ordinary life in Britain and beyond. The location wording gives the subject enough geographic context for local and regional editorial use while avoiding a generic studio feel. Relevant editorial themes include postage stamp, philately, postal history and collectable stamp, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. It would suit newspaper, magazine, web, council, transport, heritage, housing, retail, travel or social-commentary use where a believable, unpolished view of real life is more valuable than a generic illustration.
United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5PW - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5PC - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5NW - Postage Stamps.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>stamps and postal history of Australia
The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps “ see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services became a Commonwealth responsibility.
The Commonwealth's Postmaster-General's Department became effective on 1 March 1901 (this agency would be disaggregated on 1 July 1975 in part into the Australian Postal Commission trading as Australia Post). All then-current colony stamps which continued on sale became de facto Commonwealth stamps. Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series. These stamps continued to be valid for postage until 14 February 1966 when the introduction of decimal currency made all stamps bearing the earlier currency invalid for use.
There have been many special issues. The first Christmas stamp appeared on 6 November 1957. In recent years, designs for the Christmas issue have alternated each year between the religious and the secular. From 1993, in October of every year, Australia Post has commemorated Stamp Collecting month with special issues, typically featuring topics that are of interest to children such as pets, native fauna and space. Commencing with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, during the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, stamps featuring Australians who have won an Olympic gold medal are issued on the next postal business day after the achievement.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M17 - This is Fleshmarket Close made famous by Ian Rankin's novel of the same name.
Halfway down the close is the Halfway House, a famous Edinburgh pub, cosy & tight for space inside it nevertheless offers a good selection of real ales and good food. An oasis between the High Street and Market Street.
Fleshmarket Close, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 1BX
