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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,St Wilfs,village,south,icon,iconic,in,Wonderland,Lewis Carroll,WA4,lane,carved,cat,cats,window,Church Ln,Grappenhall Village,South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3EP,west,wall,stonemason,stonemasons,mark,builder,architecture,lion,clocktower,sandstone,feline,Grade I,listed,building,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2N33030 - At Grappenhall, just four miles from Lewis Carroll's birthplace, cobbled streets lead to a large sandstone church that eclipses the two handsome country pubs that it neighbours. In the churchyard, a group of bellringers point out a snarling sandstone cat set high on the tower above an arched window that they, and many others in the village, believe to be the inspiration for Carroll's cat.
One bellringer tells me that the cat is the mark of one of the stonemasons who built the church. Excitedly, I see that the cat, which is carved from sandstone blackened with age, appears and disappears in the shadows cast by the rolling clouds. But there is no hint of a grin, and, in fact, there isn't much that is cat-like about it. It looks more like an eroded sculpture of a lion.
Church Ln, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,St Wilfs,village,south,icon,iconic,in,Wonderland,Lewis Carroll,WA4,lane,carved,cat,cats,window,clock,tower,Church Ln,Grappenhall Village,South Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 3EP,west,wall,stonemason,stonemasons,mark,builder,architecture,lion,clocktower,sandstone,feline,Grade I,listed,building
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2N33099 - At Grappenhall, just four miles from Lewis Carroll's birthplace, cobbled streets lead to a large sandstone church that eclipses the two handsome country pubs that it neighbours. In the churchyard, a group of bellringers point out a snarling sandstone cat set high on the tower above an arched window that they, and many others in the village, believe to be the inspiration for Carroll's cat.
One bellringer tells me that the cat is the mark of one of the stonemasons who built the church. Excitedly, I see that the cat, which is carved from sandstone blackened with age, appears and disappears in the shadows cast by the rolling clouds. But there is no hint of a grin, and, in fact, there isn't much that is cat-like about it. It looks more like an eroded sculpture of a lion.
Church Ln, Grappenhall Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3EP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,UK,Edinburgh,Scotland,land,mark,Scotland in winter,in,icon,iconic,EH2 2EJ,garden,gardens,Scottish,author,Sir,Walter Scott,Victorian,Gothic,viewing,platform,stone,Binny,sandstone,skyline,cityscape,Jenners,building,architecture,ornate,history,historic,tower,climb,climbing,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M3JBRM - . Photographed at Princes St ,Edinburgh, Scotland , UK, EH2 2EJ in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The subject captured here is Victorian Gothic Scott Monument, iconic landmark, Princes St ,Edinburgh, Scotland in winter, EH2 2EJ. The image also relates to railway branding, place identity, station environment, rail mobility, rail modernisation, transport interchange, changing streetscape, public realm, local character, community identity, integrated transport, historical comparison, regional rail, and contemporary social history. From a 2025-onward perspective, reliability and accessibility are closely linked to this subject, alongside the archival value of railway branding and infrastructure as operators change. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Princes St ,Edinburgh, Scotland , UK, EH2 2EJ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. A second descriptive layer includes urban rail transport, everyday life, passenger railway, trackside heritage, changing land use, period detail, public transport network, and documentary photography. The combination of Victorian, landmark, iconic, Gothic, and winter anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Princes St ,Edinburgh, Scotland , UK, EH2 2EJ may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is reliability and the archival value of railway branding and infrastructure as operators change within the specific setting of Princes St ,Edinburgh, Scotland , UK, EH2 2EJ. The wider significance includes fares and the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s as part of the longer story of Princes St ,Edinburgh, Scotland , UK, EH2 2EJ.
Princes St ,Edinburgh, Scotland , UK, EH2 2EJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,control,rule,rules,regulations,red tape,protecting,meat,origin,mark,stamp,combat,smuggling,poor,fraud,EU,tracing,Ireland,IE,513,Irish,on,supermarket,packaging,retail,packet,product,Country of Origin,member state,place of provenance,FIC,Regulations,regulation,from,traceability,of,food chain,foodchain
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K90G1D - Country of origin or place of provenance
In accordance with the FIC Regulations, the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of a food shall be mandatory where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food. Consumers might be misled without this information, for example a Melton Mowbray Pork pie which was made in Italy.
Under the FIC Regulations there are specific origin rules which must be adhered to, including the Country of Origin for Primary Ingredients and Country of Origin for Certain Meats.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin (Opens in a new window).
In NI, EU Country of Origin rules, as applied by the Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP), are applicable for food placed on the NI market. Where EU Law requires an indication of a Member State in respect to country of origin, food businesses must ensure that where food has originated in Northern Ireland, such indications should be in the form UK(NI) or United Kingdom (Northern Ireland).
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,control,rule,rules,regulations,red tape,protecting,meat,origin,mark,stamp,combat,smuggling,poor,fraud,EU,tracing,Meat EU origin,on,Italy,Italian Salami,IT 444L CE,food,controls,supermarket,packaging,retail,packet,product,Country of Origin,member state,place of provenance,FIC,Regulations,regulation,from,traceability
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K90G1E - Country of origin or place of provenance
In accordance with the FIC Regulations, the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of a food shall be mandatory where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food. Consumers might be misled without this information, for example a Melton Mowbray Pork pie which was made in Italy.
Under the FIC Regulations there are specific origin rules which must be adhered to, including the Country of Origin for Primary Ingredients and Country of Origin for Certain Meats.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin (Opens in a new window).
In NI, EU Country of Origin rules, as applied by the Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP), are applicable for food placed on the NI market. Where EU Law requires an indication of a Member State in respect to country of origin, food businesses must ensure that where food has originated in Northern Ireland, such indications should be in the form UK(NI) or United Kingdom (Northern Ireland).
England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,warrent,warrant,Elizabeth,crest,mark,food,everyday,monarchy,holders,change,changes,British,UK,award,awarded,of,appointment,by,to,HM,the,queen,review,reviews,under,eat,drink,recognition,grant,granted,Grantee,HP,sauce,bottle,bottles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1Y84T - A Royal Warrant of Appointment is granted as a mark of recognition to people or companies who have regularly supplied goods or services to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh or HRH The Prince of Wales or their Households
The Monarch decides who may grant Royal Warrants. These are known as the Grantors. Today HM The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales grant Royal Warrants. Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh were also grantors of Warrants.
There are currently over 800 Royal Warrant holders. They represent a huge cross-section of trade and industry, from individual craftspeople to global multi-nationals, ranging from dry cleaners to fishmongers, and from agricultural machinery to computer software. There is no requirement for the company concerned to be British owned or UK-based. Warrant-holding firms do not provide their goods or services for free to the Royal Households, and all transactions are conducted on a strictly commercial basis.
A Royal Warrant is initially granted for up to five years to a named individual at a company, known as the Grantee. An official Royal Warrant Display Document is sent to the Grantee which provides evidence of the authority to use the Royal Arms.
The grant of a Royal Warrant gives a Warrant Holder nothing more than a right to display the Royal Arms and they are not entitled to claim or imply any exclusivity of supply. When a company displays the Royal Arms in relation to their business, the Coat of Arms must always be accompanied by the Legend. This Legend provides the details of which Member of the Royal Family has granted the Royal Warrant, the company name, the nature of the goods or services provided to them and the head office address of the company.
The Lord Chamberlain's Rules govern how the Royal Warrant may be displayed on a company's products, stationery, advertisements and other printed material, in their premises and on delivery vehicles.
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,town centre,England,UK,centre,police,polis,Cycle Thieves,thief,bicycles,We are watching,you,bikes,in this area,are,and,&,marking,crime,crimes,bicycle,Cheshire Constabulary,Warrington,WA4,on,the,increase,lucrative,from,Protect your bike,mark,insure,secure,double lock,register,frame number
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA7N - . Recorded at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 in 2022, 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 Cycle Thieves - We are watching you sign, Warrington town centre, initiative with Cheshire Constabulary, England, UK, WA1. The wider scene also brings together historic townscape, navigation engineering, historic narrowboat, changing land use, period detail, public realm, mixed-use redevelopment, before-and-after reference, working waterway, historical comparison, commercial redevelopment, boat museum collection, industrial waterway history, and heritage boating. Today's relevance is strengthened by biodiversity, heritage conservation and the continuing question of the value of canals as both historic infrastructure and blue-green corridors. From a 2025-onward perspective, planning and commercial viability are closely linked to this subject, alongside the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. The subject also sits alongside architectural character, social history, contemporary social history, heritage-led regeneration, everyday life, industrial navigation, period architecture, and canal heritage. References to Thieves, watching, initiative, Cycle, and centre give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,sign,disabled on platform,on,WBQ,WA1 1LW,WA1,warrington,acident,accidents,health and safety,health,safety,station sign,station,warning,warnings,slope,sloping,fresh,new,exclamation,mark,the,put on,advising,users,passengers,commuters,edge,accident,beware,danger,closing ticket offices,trains
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT38T - . Photographed at Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW in 2019, this is a specific real-world record of the subject, its setting and the period details surrounding it. At the centre of the frame is Sign Sloping Platform Apply Brakes sign,luggage, prams, disabled on platform, Warrington Bank Quay Station, WA1 1LW. Further facets of the subject include documentary photography, health compliance, historic context, workplace protection, historical comparison, building safety, preventive safety, clinical services, contemporary social history, place identity, public healthcare, before-and-after reference, regional identity, and rail mobility. The present-day relevance extends to public health and building safety, while a wider concern is the continuing demand for safe, accessible services. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes reliability alongside integrated transport, with particular attention to linking trains more effectively with other transport. As a documentary source, the image retains signage, materials, design and everyday use at the recorded site in Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW. The wider local story also touches on changing land use, public realm, rail modernisation, patient care, treatment access, community identity, archival record, and rail corridor. References to Sloping, Platform, Station, disabled, and luggage help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. The period setting at Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to public health and the continuing demand for safe, accessible services within the specific setting of Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW.
Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Somerset,SDC,Sedgemoor,South West England,England,UK,South West,town,TA6,Food and Drink,festival,cider,food stalls,stalls,drink stalls,tastings,organic,Bridgwater town hall,townhall,venue,Bridgwater Town Team,Ventons Devon Cyder,Mark,Sharon Venton,Devon Cyder,Clyst St Lawrence,food,foods,drinks,local,products,produce,ciders,fruit,flavoured
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMK7N - . Made at the recorded location in 2019, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. The main subject is Ventons Devon Cyder,Mark,Sharon Venton, Bridgwater Food & Drink Festival 2019,taste of the west,foods,drink,Town hall. The surrounding context brings together beer tourism, food heritage, traditional cuisine, cask-beer tradition, brewing heritage, regional food culture, local character, public realm, regional speciality, beer appreciation, national food identity, everyday life, licensed trade, and festival bar service. Today's wider story includes consumer spending, business rates and the practical question of the cultural role of real ale and regional brewing. For contemporary context, hospitality costs and changing diets are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations. With the passage of time, the scene keeps a record of the way the place functioned before later physical or commercial change within the setting of the recorded location. Further connections include beer festival scene, hand-pulled beer, contemporary social history, festive eating, community identity, drinks hospitality, heritage dish, and beer judging. The combination of taste, foods, Venton, Festival, and Bridgwater anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. 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 consumer spending and the cultural role of real ale and regional brewing when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is traditional celebrations and the role of ceremonial food in annual celebrations without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,148 Old Chester Rd,Higher Walton,WA4 6TG,148,real fire,pub,bar,Fire insurance mark,metal,Fire,insurance mark,fire,fireplace,certificate,certificates,insurance,mark,marks,real,fires,heating,logs,basket,of,stone,stones,fire place,old,heritage,real fires,wood fire,flames,fierce
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTED - . A place-specific photograph captures the visible identity of 148 Old Chester Rd, Higher Walton, Warrington WA4 6TG, in a view made during 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Walton Fireplace and Fire Insurance Marks, Warrington, Cheshire, UK,. Related ideas embodied by the location include junction design, road connectivity, town-centre hospitality, British pub trade, public house culture, drinks trade, road engineering, ale house tradition, historic built environment, urban conservation, architectural heritage, and licensed hospitality. The wider contemporary story of beer and brewing now includes competition for household spending alongside changing drinking habits, while policy and investment increasingly consider diversifying food and events. Current debate around place and memory often combines new technology, changing use and the practical challenge of stronger archival comparison. In the mid-2020s, traditional structures is increasingly discussed through redevelopment pressure and adaptive reuse, with attention turning to heritage-led regeneration. Small period details preserved at 148 Old Chester Rd, Higher Walton, Warrington WA4 6TG may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves heritage streetscape, conservation architecture, strategic road network, road transport, traffic management, night-time economy. Associated details include Old Chester Road, real ale pub, real ale bar, Real fires in Real Ale pubs, Walton Arms, WA4. Further aspects present in the subject include local transport, road safety, historic townscape, licensed premises, leisure economy, motor traffic, urban fabric, conservation interest, vehicle movement, and vehicle access. The view additionally fixes evidence of changing place as a historical reference.
148 Old Chester Rd, Higher Walton, Warrington WA4 6TG
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Keywords: single,decker,deck,seat,travellers,inside,travelers,busy,council,GB,Great,British,Britain,UK,United,Kingdom,UK,with,passengers,high,quality,Optare,Solo,Hybrid,Midas,Card,commuter,shoppers,Single decker,Public Transport,Warrington Borough Council,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,unique,images,special,route,routes,usage,de-regulated,award,win,winning,Network,local,community,service,pass,free,Corporation,Tramways,Dennis,Dart,Darts,SLF,Charter,Mark,Standard,OHSAS,18001,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,United Kingdom,Free Pass,Dennis dart,Charter Mark Standard
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy FDNP1W - . This authentic period view of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The defining feature is A busy public transport bus in Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK with passengers, WA1. The subject also carries associations with documentary photography, regional identity, period detail, local history, local character, before-and-after reference, street-side transport, bus infrastructure, passenger information, visual archive, roadside transit, contemporary social history, everyday life, and archival record. From a 2025-onward perspective, accessibility and reliability are closely linked to this subject, alongside the importance of buses for access to work, education and healthcare. Future viewers can use this scene from Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after redevelopment. Further associations within the scene are changing land use, transport accessibility, local mobility, place identity, public realm, changing streetscape, historical comparison, and bus route infrastructure. References to transport, public, and passengers give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. A further contemporary connection is accessibility and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services without losing the local specificity of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1. The wider significance includes local connectivity and the importance of buses for access to work, education and healthcare in a form that can be compared with future views of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1
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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,pink red,France,French,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 F15NFT - . 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 subject captured here is 1f 1.00 Postes Republique Francaise BEQUET face pink red Stamp. The surrounding context encompasses stamp design, public realm, collectable stamp, local character, documentary photography, place identity, commemorative issue, historical comparison, postal ephemera, before-and-after reference, period detail, regional identity, philatelic collecting, and postal story.htm Target=_Blank>history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commemoration and national identity, not least because of the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after conservation work. The photograph additionally reflects postal graphic design, visual archive, paper communication, local history, contemporary social history, everyday life, community identity, and changing streetscape. Details involving Postes, Republique, Francaise, Stamp, and BEQUET 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. Its period value extends to commemoration and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of digital communication and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. The scene captures part of the area's social history 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,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,Space,program,Moscow,Rouble,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 F15NY2 - . An on-location photograph from Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 in 2015, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is 4 Kon Kopek Mockba 1966 CCCP USSR space stamps. Another layer of the photograph includes community identity, philatelic collecting, local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, paper communication, place identity, historical comparison, postal ephemera, postal graphic design, commemorative issue, local character, everyday life, public realm, postal artefact, and documentary photography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with national identity, collecting and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. Small period details of public access and movement at Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. A second descriptive layer includes philatelic material, social history, stamp design, regional identity, visual archive, contemporary social history, archival record, and collectable stamp. Elements such as Kopek, space, stamps, and Mockba add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the specific setting of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. Its period value extends to postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. It also preserves period character as part of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012's history.
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,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Popescu,birds,brown,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 F15NYT - . 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 subject captured here is 1991 Posta Calidris Alpina bird Egret Aurel Popescu brown Stamp. The frame also records themes of postal history, visual archive, postal graphic design, social history, documentary photography, public realm, stamp design, regional identity, paper communication, changing land use, postal ephemera, philatelic collecting, everyday life, and archival record. The modern context includes continuing discussion of mail history, collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare commercial use and occupation with whatever follows after later reinterpretation. The location also brings in philatelic material, period detail, before-and-after reference, local character, collectable stamp, local history, historical comparison, and contemporary social history. The recorded references to Popescu, Calidris, Alpina, Stamp, and Egret preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to mail history 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. The location additionally provides evidence of declining letter volumes and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the real-world context of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is national identity and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the specific setting 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,USSR,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romania,Aurel,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 F15P12 - . 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 principal subject is 1991 Posta Romana Limosa Limosa bird Egret Aurel Popescu Stamp. The frame also records themes of changing streetscape, historical comparison, postal artefact, visual archive, local history, local character, paper communication, community identity, philatelic material, place identity, everyday life, postal ephemera, postal history, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of commemoration, postal services and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. Further associations within the scene are period detail, regional identity, commemorative issue, postal graphic design, stamp design, documentary photography, philatelic collecting, and public realm. The combination of Egret, Aurel, Popescu, Stamp, and Limosa anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. This individual view of the recorded location gives the general theme a clear period reference. The image also provides a reference for commemoration and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another useful connection is declining letter volumes and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene further reflects postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The photograph keeps a local visual benchmark 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,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Romainia,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 F15P1X - . Recorded at the recorded location 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 photograph centres on 1994 Posta Romana tree 70L Larix Decidua Mill pine Stamp. The wider scene also brings together social history, historical comparison, local history, postal ephemera, philatelic material, collectable stamp, public realm, postal artefact, postal graphic design, period detail, community identity, contemporary social history, paper communication, and visual archive. The wider contemporary story combines commemoration, postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside archival record, local character, commemorative issue, changing land use, stamp design, regional identity, postal history, and everyday life. The combination of Romana, Decidua, Larix, Posta, 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. Another strand within the photograph is commemoration and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the real-world context of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate graphic design and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the specific setting of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Image F15P1X 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,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,Scop pine,Romania,Romanians,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,canceled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,philatelist,letter,price,retro,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 F15PBF - . 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 location is represented through 1994 Posta Romana tree 3095L Tilia Platyphyllos Scop pine Stamp. The surrounding context encompasses visual archive, changing land use, postal graphic design, before-and-after reference, postal history, paper communication, philatelic collecting, postal ephemera, local character, everyday life, place identity, local history, stamp design, and collectable stamp. For current editorial use, commemoration and digital communication provide additional context, especially through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. Small period details of commercial use and occupation at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following later reinterpretation. A second descriptive layer includes archival record, social history, commemorative issue, changing streetscape, postal artefact, documentary photography, regional identity, and contemporary social history. The recorded references to 3095L, Platyphyllos, Stamp, Posta, and Romana preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The particular scene at the recorded location gives that point a stronger documentary anchor. Its period value extends to commemoration 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 commemoration and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. The record includes period character within the wider story of the recorded location. Image F15PBF 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,Used,and,postmarked,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,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 F15PBW - . An identifiable period record of Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil in 2015, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The frame specifically shows Brazil 50 Joauuim Murtinno Correio purple stamp. The setting additionally reflects historical comparison, local history, collectable stamp, philatelic material, community identity, stamp design, social history, philatelic collecting, regional identity, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, archival record, changing land use, and local character. Today's relevance is strengthened by national identity, postal services and the continuing question of the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil before new ownership alters the character of the place. The surrounding story also includes public realm, postal ephemera, place identity, postal history, visual archive, postal artefact, contemporary social history, and commemorative issue. The combination of Brazil, stamp, purple, Murtinno, and Joauuim anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil, 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 national identity and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material when considered against later change at Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃÂlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil.
Asa Sul CLS 113 Bloco D Loja 35/36 - Asa Sul, BrasÃlia - DF, 70376-540, Brazil
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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,green blue 3k 3Kon USSR Soviet,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 F15PCF - . 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 CCCP 4Kon 4K 1988 noyta Kremlin ship war warship green blue 3k 3Kon USSR Soviet stamps. The frame also records themes of postal history, collectable stamp, postal graphic design, philatelic collecting, local history, stamp design, postal artefact, social history, visual archive, documentary photography, postal ephemera, local character, philatelic material, and community identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, postal services and collecting are closely linked to this subject, alongside the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are changing streetscape, contemporary social history, paper communication, changing land use, before-and-after reference, everyday life, archival record, and commemorative issue. Details involving warship, stamps, Kremlin, noyta, and Soviet make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the specific setting of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. Another strand within the photograph is commemoration and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects as part of the longer story of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012.
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,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Russia,hammer sickle USSR Soviet,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 F15PCM - . 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 location is represented through CCCP 10Kon 1966 soldier army olive colour color hammer sickle USSR Soviet stamp. The broader subject matter reaches into historical comparison, postal graphic design, changing land use, documentary photography, collectable stamp, changing streetscape, postal artefact, community identity, social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, postal history, philatelic collecting, archival record, period detail, and postal ephemera. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commemoration, mail history and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. For later comparison, the photograph preserves landscape treatment and surrounding development at the recorded location, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The surrounding story also includes local character, visual archive, contemporary social history, everyday life, local history, commemorative issue, philatelic material, and paper communication. Details involving colour, hammer, stamp, color, and 10Kon make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. In this frame, the recorded location turns the broader subject into a place-specific record. The wider significance includes commemoration and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the specific setting of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is commemoration and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material as part of the longer story of the recorded location. It also preserves a trace of local identity as part of the recorded location's history. Image F15PCM 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,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,Czechoslovakia,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,slovenskej postovej Znamky 18.12.1991 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 F15PMP - . Recorded at the recorded location 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 main point of reference is Ceskoslovensko Martin Benka 1888 1971 den cesko slovenskej postovej Znamky 18.12.1991 2KCs stamp. The broader subject matter reaches into historical comparison, local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, community identity, philatelic material, period detail, philatelic collecting, local character, regional identity, commemorative issue, changing streetscape, public realm, place identity, visual archive, and before-and-after reference. The wider contemporary story combines digital communication, mail history and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The location also brings in changing land use, archival record, postal history, everyday life, collectable stamp, contemporary social history, social history, and postal artefact. References to postovej, stamp, Znamky, Martin, and Ceskoslovensko give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The example at the recorded location adds local texture to the wider historical context. The wider significance includes digital communication and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects when considered against later change at the recorded location. The image fixes part of the area's social history for future local research. It also preserves details of everyday use before later change alters the scene. Image F15PMP 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,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Czechoslovak,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 F15PN8 - . 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 subject captured here is Ceskoslovensko 50h 1968 j.chudqmel b.kousa Telc stamp. Another layer of the photograph includes collectable stamp, visual archive, contemporary social history, place identity, archival record, commemorative issue, paper communication, stamp design, local history, postal artefact, changing land use, philatelic collecting, philatelic material, and local character. For current editorial use, national identity and collecting provide additional context, especially through the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. Small period details of equipment and working practice at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. A second descriptive layer includes changing streetscape, everyday life, community identity, before-and-after reference, documentary photography, regional identity, postal history, and postal graphic design. The combination of Ceskoslovensko, kousa, stamp, and chudqmel anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. 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 national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the specific setting of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is commemoration and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs 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,mail,hobby,mark,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,building,buildings,tower,Rostock,Warnemunde,Rostock-Warnemunde,80,Gotonysmith,mail,hobby,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 F15PR3 - . 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 Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR Rostock-Warnemunde 80 Stamp. The frame also records themes of community identity, historical comparison, changing land use, philatelic collecting, changing streetscape, postal ephemera, commemorative issue, local character, stamp design, archival record, before-and-after reference, social history, philatelic material, and public realm. The wider contemporary story combines graphic design, collecting and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare building condition and alterations with whatever follows after redevelopment. The subject also sits alongside collectable stamp, everyday life, paper communication, postal history, postal graphic design, contemporary social history, documentary photography, and visual archive. Elements such as Stamp, Deutsche, Demokratische, Republik, and Rostock-Warnemunde add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The setting at the recorded location adds a precise local dimension to the wider subject. The wider significance includes graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. The image fixes details of everyday use within the wider story of the recorded location. Image F15PR3 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,Used,and,postmarked,mail,hobby,mark,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,Europe,Germany,Ehrenmal Berlin-Treptow 1M,Berlin,Treptow,German,Germanic,Gotonysmith,mail,hobby,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 F15PRB - . 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 main point of reference is Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Berlin-Treptow 1M Stamp. The image also relates to historical comparison, collectable stamp, public realm, archival record, period detail, changing streetscape, place identity, visual archive, postal ephemera, philatelic collecting, philatelic material, community identity, postal graphic design, and regional identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with national identity, mail history and 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. Further associations within the scene are before-and-after reference, postal artefact, local history, local character, documentary photography, everyday life, social history, and stamp design. The combination of Stamp, Deutsche, Demokratische, Sowjetisches, and Republik anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The dated record from the recorded location makes the broader context more tangible. A further contemporary connection is national identity and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The wider significance includes collecting and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is national identity 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,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,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 F15PRG - . 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 Deutsche Bundespost 20 red stamp - Theodor Heuss 1959. The surrounding context encompasses place identity, everyday life, documentary photography, philatelic material, period detail, postal ephemera, postal graphic design, changing land use, local character, commemorative issue, collectable stamp, contemporary social history, postal artefact, and changing streetscape. For current editorial use, postal services and graphic design provide additional context, especially through the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material. Small period details of building condition and alterations at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following replacement signage. The surrounding story also includes public realm, paper communication, stamp design, before-and-after reference, community identity, local history, postal history, and archival record. Elements such as Bundespost, Theodor, stamp, Heuss, and Deutsche add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. 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. Another strand within the photograph is postal services and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material when considered against later change at the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The record includes period character before later change alters the scene. The frame retains a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R00 - . This authentic period view of Budapest, Hungary in 2015 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Magyar Posta 60f Eves Terv Biztositja a falu feulode set Stamp, Hungary - Peter Magyar Budapest. The subject also carries associations with before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, postal history, postal graphic design, historical comparison, collectable stamp, documentary photography, philatelic material, changing land use, postal ephemera, stamp design, local history, philatelic collecting, and community identity. For current editorial use, collecting and graphic design provide additional context, especially through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. For later comparison, the photograph preserves lettering, decoration and surface detail at Budapest, Hungary, details that may look very different after replacement signage. Further associations within the scene are public realm, everyday life, archival record, regional identity, place identity, postal artefact, commemorative issue, and paper communication. Details involving Magyar, Posta, Biztositja, Hungary, and Stamp make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. 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. Its period value extends to collecting and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication in a form that can be compared with future views of Budapest, Hungary. The location additionally provides evidence of digital communication and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the real-world context of Budapest, Hungary. The record includes details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Budapest, Hungary
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R1K - . Photographed at Budapest, Hungary 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 Magyar Posta vertel Jozsee 10Ft Keszthely Festetics-kastely 1988 Stamp, Hungary - Peter Magyar - Péter Magyar. The setting additionally reflects public realm, everyday life, collectable stamp, postal history, period detail, stamp design, changing streetscape, social history, changing land use, historical comparison, philatelic material, local history, community identity, and local character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commemoration, mail history and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. The archival value lies partly in recording period objects and surrounding context around Budapest, Hungary before different community use alters the character of the place. The wider setting retains connections with philatelic collecting, place identity, documentary photography, postal artefact, commemorative issue, before-and-after reference, postal graphic design, and regional identity. The combination of Jozsee, Hungary, vertel, Peter, and Stamp anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. 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. Another useful connection is commemoration and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the real-world context of Budapest, Hungary. The scene further reflects mail history and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material within the specific setting of Budapest, Hungary. Its period value extends to declining letter volumes and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication as part of the longer story of Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R1W - . 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 subject captured here is Magyar UjPesti Allami 20f Budapest postmark Stamp, Hungary - Peter Magyar Budapest. The image also relates to local character, contemporary social history, postal ephemera, period detail, everyday life, visual archive, stamp design, public realm, social history, postal graphic design, postal history, changing streetscape, philatelic material, and collectable stamp. Current relevance extends to graphic design and digital communication, particularly through the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Budapest, Hungary before later reinterpretation alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects local history, commemorative issue, community identity, changing land use, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, place identity, and archival record. The combination of Hungary, Budapest, Magyar, Allami, and postmark anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Budapest, Hungary, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of graphic design and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication when considered against later change at Budapest, Hungary. A further contemporary connection is commemoration and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication without losing the local specificity of Budapest, Hungary. The wider significance includes collecting and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material in a form that can be compared with future views of Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15R23 - . 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 principal subject is Millstatt 1s Republik Osterreich 1970 O.Zeiller Brown Stamp. The wider scene also brings together postal graphic design, commemorative issue, contemporary social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, social history, local history, local character, philatelic material, changing streetscape, before-and-after reference, place identity, documentary photography, historical comparison, postal ephemera, and postal history. For current editorial use, postal services and collecting provide additional context, especially through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes paper communication, postal artefact, collectable stamp, period detail, everyday life, philatelic collecting, changing land use, and visual archive. Elements such as Brown, Osterreich, Stamp, Millstatt, and Republik add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The dated record from the recorded location makes the broader context more tangible. The image also provides a reference for postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another useful connection is 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 record includes evidence of earlier appearance as a date-specific reference. Image F15R23 also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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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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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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RF3 - . 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 image documents Posta Romana 15L Abies Alda Mill tree stamp. Another layer of the photograph includes philatelic material, postal ephemera, documentary photography, postal artefact, period detail, collectable stamp, philatelic collecting, paper communication, changing streetscape, everyday life, archival record, local character, regional identity, and postal graphic design. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with collecting, graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. Small period details of lettering, decoration and surface detail at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. The surrounding story also includes local history, postal history, before-and-after reference, changing land use, place identity, commemorative issue, visual archive, and historical comparison. The recorded references to Romana, stamp, Posta, and Abies preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The photograph from the recorded location links the broader issue back to a specific real place. Another useful connection is collecting and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene further reflects mail history and the usefulness of denominations and postmarks for dating material as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Its period value extends to declining letter volumes and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. Image F15RF3 also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.
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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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RGC - . Postes Lao Laos 100K France 1998 98 football deportes world Cup worldcup sport stamp. Photographed on 26 July 2015. France98, France football in 1998 stamps from Laos, 1997. Looking at the subject's development, sports venues and objects often carry strong associations with particular eras, clubs and events
Changes in branding, safety standards, broadcasting and stadium design mean relatively recent images can acquire historical value rapidly. As background, printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, labels, cards, stamps, posters and logos combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use, so surviving examples can become valuable records of popular culture and commerce. For the 2026 context, professional sport is increasingly shaped by digital broadcasting, data, sponsorship and sophisticated venues, while heritage grounds and physical memorabilia retain strong emotional appeal for supporters. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide valuable material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. The wider historical story is that sporting images document not only competition but venues, equipment, supporters and the commercial culture surrounding games
Stadiums, tickets and memorabilia can quickly become historical as clubs rebuild grounds, sponsors change and technology alters the spectator experience. Historically, sport is closely tied to local identity and popular culture
Grounds, trophies, simulators and match-day material show how professional and recreational sport are experienced away from the action itself, while preserving details that may later disappear. Closely associated editorial terms include fan culture, sporting heritage, match day, trophy, sporting culture, club history, sports memorabilia, and graphic design.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RGR - . Postes Lao Laos 200K France 1998 98 football deportes world Cup worldcup sport Stamp. Photographed on 26 July 2015. France98, France football in 1998 stamps from Laos, 1997. From a heritage perspective, sport is closely tied to local identity and popular culture
Grounds, trophies, simulators and match-day material show how professional and recreational sport are experienced away from the action itself, while preserving details that may later disappear. In the longer view, ephemeral design is especially useful to social historians because it was created for immediate use rather than posterity
A ticket, label or novelty card can reveal contemporary humour, branding, consumer habits and printing style in a compact object. As of 2026, sport combines global media reach with intense local identity
Older grounds, tickets and equipment therefore work well for stories about fan culture, commercialisation, sporting heritage and the changing match-day experience. Current 2026 relevance comes from the fact that much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. As background, sports venues and objects often carry strong associations with particular eras, clubs and events
Changes in branding, safety standards, broadcasting and stadium design mean relatively recent photographs can acquire historical value rapidly. The wider historical story is that sporting images document not only competition but venues, equipment, supporters and the commercial culture surrounding games
Stadiums, tickets and memorabilia can quickly become historical as clubs rebuild grounds, sponsors change and technology alters the spectator experience. Other closely matched search terms include match day, professional sport, trophy, sporting culture, and club history.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RMT - . Postes Lao Laos 250K France 1998 98 football deportes world Cup worldcup sport Stamp. Photographed on 26 July 2015. France98, France football in 1998 stamps from Laos, 1997. In historical terms, sporting images document not only competition but venues, equipment, supporters and the commercial culture surrounding games
Stadiums, tickets and memorabilia can quickly become historical as clubs rebuild grounds, sponsors evolution and technology alters the spectator experience. The historical context is that graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, colour, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small items such as tickets and cards preserve events, prices and messages that may exist nowhere else in physical form. During 2026, professional sport is increasingly shaped by digital broadcasting, data, sponsorship and sophisticated venues, while heritage grounds and physical memorabilia retain strong emotional appeal for supporters. The subject remains topical in 2026 because digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore offer useful material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. In the longer view, sport is closely tied to local identity and popular culture
Grounds, trophies, simulators and match-day material show how professional and recreational sport are experienced away from the action itself, while preserving details that may later disappear. As background, sports venues and objects often carry strong associations with particular eras, clubs and events
Changes in branding, safety standards, broadcasting and stadium design mean relatively recent photographs can acquire historical value rapidly. Relevant long-tail terms include fan culture, sporting heritage, match day, trophy, sporting culture, club history, sports memorabilia, typography, printed ephemera, and poster.
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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,cup,worldcup,francais,philately,player,team,ball,boot,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 F15RNA - . Postes Lao Laos 700K France 1998 98 football deportes world Cup worldcup sport stamp. Photographed on 26 July 2015. France98, France football in 1998 stamps from Laos, 1997. Historically, sports venues and objects often carry strong associations with particular eras, clubs and events
Changes in branding, safety standards, broadcasting and stadium design mean relatively recent images can acquire historical value rapidly. Looking at the subject's development, printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, labels, cards, stamps, posters and logos combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use, so surviving examples can become valuable records of popular culture and commerce. In 2026, sport combines global media reach with intense local identity
Older grounds, tickets and equipment therefore work well for stories about fan culture, commercialisation, sporting heritage and the changing match-day experience. For the 2026 context, much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. The historical context is that sporting images document not only competition but venues, equipment, supporters and the commercial culture surrounding games
Stadiums, tickets and memorabilia can quickly become historical as clubs rebuild grounds, sponsors change and technology alters the spectator experience. In the longer view, sport is closely tied to local identity and popular culture
Grounds, trophies, simulators and match-day material show how professional and recreational sport are experienced away from the action itself, while preserving details that may later disappear. Other strongly related concepts include match day, professional sport, trophy, sporting culture, and club history.
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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,Romania,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,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 F15RNN - . 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 defining feature is Quercus Robur L 60L posta romana 1994 stamp. The wider scene also brings together place identity, regional identity, changing land use, local character, postal ephemera, contemporary social history, documentary photography, public realm, community identity, postal history, stamp design, postal graphic design, historical comparison, and everyday life. For current editorial use, graphic design and collecting provide additional context, especially through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at the recorded location, details that may look very different after refurbishment. The surrounding story also includes before-and-after reference, postal artefact, philatelic material, commemorative issue, local history, philatelic collecting, archival record, and changing streetscape. References to Robur, romana, posta, Quercus, and stamp 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 wider significance includes graphic design and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the real-world context of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is postal services and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication within the specific setting of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer 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,phila,USSR,Soviet,Bloc,Block,East,Eastern,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 F15RR4 - . 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 RP Romina 1leu Posta red stamp. The locality and subject together evoke regional identity, visual archive, social history, philatelic collecting, collectable stamp, local history, contemporary social history, philatelic material, paper communication, place identity, changing land use, postal ephemera, public realm, and historical comparison. For current editorial use, commemoration and digital communication provide additional context, especially through the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The surrounding story also includes documentary photography, postal history, community identity, local character, archival record, before-and-after reference, period detail, and postal artefact. Elements such as stamp, Romina, and Posta add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The particular scene at the recorded location gives that point a stronger documentary anchor. The setting also helps illustrate commemoration and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for collecting and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs when considered against later change at the recorded location. Another useful connection is declining letter volumes and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: JDuckett,and,&,son,Limited,Burnley,Makers,Manufacturer,Vitreous,Ceramics,China,Urinal,in,the,Sportsman,Pub,Huddersfield,West,Yorkshire,Yorks,trademark,trade,mark,Ducket,Lancs,Lancashire,cistern,antique,Sanitary,ware,sanitaryware,armitage,shanks,Duckett and son,Ducket and son,Armitageshanks,GoTonySmith,Toto,history,historic,Thomas,Crapper,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KD2 - . J Duckett & son Ltd Burnley Manufacturers Vitreous Ceramics China Urinal in the Sportsman Pub, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Photographed at Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 18 July 2015. 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 Duckett, son, Ltd, Burnley, Manufacturers, Vitreous, JDuckett, Limited, Makers and Manufacturer, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Keywords: London,England,UK,United,Kingdom,secure,keeping,Relance,anchore style badging on the front of the door,historic,trade,mark,doors,brown,secure,traditional,Victorian,old,fashioned,high,security,lock,locksmith,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,trade mark,safes,door,co,company,box,case,casing,locked,locking,lock smith,lock smiths
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3KP2 - . John Tanns safe, Reliance Door, 117 Newgate St, London, England, UK. Photographed at 7 Abbey St, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA3 8TZ. The photograph was taken on 06 July 2015. 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 John Tanns safe, Reliance Door, 117 Newgate St, safe, Chubb, Old Fashioned, safes, anchor, logo and trademark, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is relevant to religious heritage, places of worship, ecclesiastical architecture, local history, faith communities and the conservation of historic buildings. It can illustrate editorial features about churches and cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, stained glass, church interiors, architectural detail, tourism, listed buildings and the role of historic religious sites within towns and cities. Stonework, inscriptions, furnishings, windows, towers, memorials and other surviving details can provide useful evidence for architectural and heritage-focused picture research. As a documentary location image it also records the condition, presentation and setting of the site at a particular point in time. Search themes include religious heritage, churches, cathedrals, worship, monuments, memorials, ecclesiastical architecture, conservation, tourism and local history. Architectural and decorative details can also be useful to researchers studying the fabric, furnishings and changing presentation of historic places of worship. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
7 Abbey St, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA3 8TZ
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Keywords: Australia,Big Greasy,Big Greasy Butterfly,Butterflies,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,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 EDR4WK - 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: Sword,Grass,Brown,Sword Grass Brown,SwordGrass,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,colle,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 EDR4WM - 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: Used and Postmarked,Used,and,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collector,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 EDR4WT - 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.
The Australian magpie (Cracticus tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. A member of the Artamidae.
Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR4WW - 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: amimal,stamps,Australia,illustration,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,col,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 EDR4X3 - 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: International Post,star,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Australia,stamp,Used,and,postmarked,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,stamp,print,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 EDR4X7 - 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.
Canberra , ACT, Australia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EDR5MK - 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 EDR5N1 - 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 EDR5P0 - 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 EDR5P4 - 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 EDR5T1 - 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 EDR5T7 - 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 ECW4GD - . Iron Founders mark J.Mowle & Co Chester 1863 on a canal bridge, city centre, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1. Photographed at City Road, Chester, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 13 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 Iron, Founders, mark, J.Mowle, Chester, 1863, canal, bridge, Mowle and John, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The subject is relevant to industry, manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, employment and the physical sites that support production and utilities. It can illustrate editorial coverage of factories, warehouses, industrial heritage, construction, logistics, investment, redevelopment, energy, engineering and the changing economic use of land. Machinery, structures, signage, yards, plant and surrounding buildings provide documentary evidence of a working or former industrial environment rather than an abstract business concept. The dated photograph also has archive value for future comparison as industrial sites are modernised, repurposed, demolished or incorporated into regeneration schemes. Search themes include industry, manufacturing, engineering, factories, warehouses, infrastructure, employment, logistics, industrial heritage and redevelopment. The view has particular archive value where working sites, plant or industrial buildings are later modernised, repurposed or demolished. 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.
City Road, Chester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH7TN - Frederick Gibberd was the architect who won the competition for the design of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Liverpool. As I understand, he queried why so many of his staff were not staying on as they usually did in the evening - he was told because of the competition. When told about the work, he decided there and then to enter - the rest is history.
Door art are reliefs in fibreglass by Mitchell
Mt Pleasant, Liverpool, England UK L3 5TQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH7W3 - Frederick Gibberd was the architect who won the competition for the design of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Liverpool. As I understand, he queried why so many of his staff were not staying on as they usually did in the evening - he was told because of the competition. When told about the work, he decided there and then to enter - the rest is history.
Door art are reliefs in fibreglass by Mitchell
Mt Pleasant, Liverpool, England UK L3 5TQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH7WC - Frederick Gibberd was the architect who won the competition for the design of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Liverpool. As I understand, he queried why so many of his staff were not staying on as they usually did in the evening - he was told because of the competition. When told about the work, he decided there and then to enter - the rest is history.
Door art are reliefs in fibreglass by Mitchell
Mt Pleasant, Liverpool, England UK L3 5TQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH7WJ - Frederick Gibberd was the architect who won the competition for the design of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Liverpool. As I understand, he queried why so many of his staff were not staying on as they usually did in the evening - he was told because of the competition. When told about the work, he decided there and then to enter - the rest is history.
Door art are reliefs in fibreglass by Mitchell
Mt Pleasant, Liverpool, England UK L3 5TQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJ6W - . Hispaneola Bar, Newington, Old Town,3 Drummond Street
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH8 9TT. Photographed at 3 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TT. The photograph was taken on 31 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 exterior, 1834 trade mark, 3 Drummond Street, Hispaneola, Hispaneola Bar, Newington, Edinburgh, Old Town, restaurant and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
3 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJ80 - . Hispaneola Bar, Newington, Old Town,3 Drummond Street
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH8 9TT. Photographed at 3 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TT. The photograph was taken on 31 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 exterior, 1834 trade mark, 3 Drummond Street, Hispaneola, Hispaneola Bar, Newington, Edinburgh, Old Town, restaurant and Tony, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. Beyond the immediate subject, the scene is relevant to British pub culture, licensed premises, real ale, beer tourism and the continuing social role of the traditional public house. For picture buyers, the photograph can support editorial features about pubs and bars, hospitality, independent and managed venues, drinking culture, local heritage, city and town centres, leisure spending and the changing British high street. Details such as brewery branding, pub signage, entrances, windows, bar fittings, beer pumps or period architecture can provide useful visual evidence of how licensed premises present themselves to customers. The image also works as a record of everyday social history, documenting a familiar type of British hospitality venue at a particular moment in time rather than presenting an idealised studio view. Search themes naturally include British pub heritage, real ale and beer culture, licensed premises, hospitality, public houses, local drinking traditions and the role of pubs within town and city life. Where brewery names, pumps, windows, pub signs or period fittings are present, they add useful detail for features on brewing history, hospitality branding and traditional licensed interiors or exteriors. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
3 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DA8AA0 - . Halls Oxford & west Brewery Co Ltd Tiled Sign on an old pub exterior, now a house in High st, Dorchester on Thames OX10 7HH. Photographed on 5 July 2013. The recorded location is High St, Dorchester-on-Thames , Oxfordshire, England, UK OX10 7HH. Dorchester Abbey, formally the Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, stands on a site with Christian associations stretching back to the early medieval period. The present church contains major medieval fabric and later restoration, with monuments, stained glass, chapels and decorative work accumulated over centuries. The village itself developed beside the Thames and the River Thame, giving its churches, old post office and historic street details strong local-history value. Looking at the subject's development, the modern real-ale movement helped preserve traditional cask-conditioned beer and encouraged a new generation of independent breweries
Pump clips and branded labels became an important part of how drinkers identify constantly changing beers at the bar. Historically, british pubs evolved from inns, taverns and alehouses into licensed social institutions that have long served as meeting places, drinking houses, music venues and landmarks within town and village life
Their architecture, signs, interiors and evolving names often preserve layers of local commercial and social history. In the longer view, street signs, shop fascias, notices and inscriptions combine practical communication with graphic design
Typefaces, colours and wording can identify an era, organisation or local custom, making close photographs valuable for social, transport and commercial history. For the 2026 context, independent brewing and cask ale remain important parts of British beer culture, but producers and pubs face pressure from energy, ingredients, tax and changing drinking habits
The sector also continues to experiment with low-alcohol products and new styles.
High St, Dorchester-on-Thames , Oxfordshire, England, UK OX10 7HH
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6159147798 - 'Siouxsie and the Banshees - Metal Postcard Mittageisen - Play this track here.
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'Mittageisen' is a single by the English band Siouxsie and the Banshees. Originally appearing on the band's 1978 debut album The Scream (an album I played to death when it first came out) as 'Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)', the track was re-recorded in 1979 with this time the lyrics sung in German.
The title 'Mittageisen' is a word play based on the German words 'Mittagessen' (literally: 'noon meal', i.e. Lunch) and Eisen ('iron'). The title was inspired by John Heartfield's photocollage Hurrah, die Butter ist Alle! ('Hurray, the Butter is Finished!'), that was also used as front cover art.
John Heartfield's photocollage was initially used on the frontpage of the 'Arbeiter-Illustrierte-Zeitung / Workers Illustrated Journal', published on 19 December 1935. Heartfield (1891\u20131968) was an early member of the Club Dada, which started 1916 as Cabaret Voltaire in Z\u00fcrich. The picture with the title 'Hurrah, die Butter ist Alle! / Hurray, the butter is finished!' shows a family who eats various pieces of metal. The trigger for it was the following quote from Hermann G\u00f6ring: 'Iron made a nation always strong, butter and lard made only the people fat.'
'Mittageisen' was composed by Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux, John McKay, Kenny Morris and Steven Severin, the lyrics were translated by Dave Woods.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4331017264 - 'A photoshoot in Stockport with Chad and Cheryl Channon in low light.
Cheryl wears a red rinse with mouth and nose piercings and Chad sports orange mohawk spiky hair (a la 1976, those were the days). Taken outside Robert Bailey Surgical Dressings factory.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3875569520 - 'The D-Mark (Deutsche Mark) Sadly lost in 1999.
Taken at a silver service tearoom cafe near Bonn, West Germany.
The Deutsche Mark or German mark was the official currency of West Germany (1948\u20131990) and Germany (1990\u20132002) until the adoption of the euro in 2002. The old East Germany had their own 'East German Mark' or Ostmark or Mark der DDR.
It was first issued under Allied occupation in 1948 replacing the Reichsmark, and served as the Federal Republic of Germany's official currency from its founding the following year until 1999, when the Mark was replaced by the euro
its coins and banknotes remained in circulation, defined in terms of euros, until the introduction of euro notes and coins in early 2002.
The Deutsche Mark ceased to be legal tender immediately upon the introduction of the euro\u2014in contrast to the other Eurozone nations, where the euro and legacy currency circulated side by side for up to two months. DM coins and banknotes continued to be accepted as valid forms of payment in Germany until 28 February 2002.
The Deutsche Bundesbank has guaranteed that all German mark in cash form may be changed into euros indefinitely, and one may do so at any branch of the Bundesbank in Germany. Banknotes can even be sent to the bank by mail.
Unfortunately in recent months the German nation has been bailing a big chunk of Europe's eurozone out. Much to the iritation of the German nation I suspect.
Germany's top court has ruled that aid for Greece and rescue packages for other eurozone countries was legal but said parliament must have greater say in any future bailout deals.
The Constitutional Court, based in Karlsruhe, western Germany, was responding to a challenge brought by six leading German Eurosceptics.
The five academics and one politician argued that the bailouts violated property rights and broke the 'no bailout' clause in the European Union's treaty.
In a landmark ruling, eagerly anticipated by jittery financial markets, the court said all 'large-scale' future aid packages must be approved by the parliament's budget committee.
Makes me glad Britain stayed with the pound sterling.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3077851821 - 'Mark E Smith &
The Fall, Liverpool live at The Nation Courtyard 30/10/2008. Imperial Wax Solvent tour.
I'm a 50 year old man......
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3077852217 - 'Mark e Smith &
The Fall, Liverpool live at The Nation Courtyard 30/10/2008. Imperial Wax Solvent tour.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3078683718 - 'Mark e Smith &
The Fall, Liverpool live at The Nation Courtyard 30/10/2008
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And here Magazine from the 2009 reunion tour www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3356735418/
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Keywords: cat,big,Australia,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Used,and,postmarked,Australia,Austrailian,Stamp,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,phi,Gotonysmith,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,zoo,animal,animals,wild,loose,out,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 EDR5KX - 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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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RT1 - . This dated editorial view of Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda in 2015 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. At the centre of the view is Uganda 5c plant flower Condia abyssinica Stamp. Further facets of the scene include regional identity, philatelic collecting, changing land use, contemporary social history, local history, postal graphic design, stamp design, public realm, passenger information, public transport stop, public-transport wayfinding, community identity, place identity, and bus route infrastructure. Today's relevance is strengthened by graphic design, national identity and the continuing question of how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. From a 2025-onward perspective, bus funding and decarbonisation are closely linked to this subject, alongside the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. The archival value lies partly in recording materials and architectural details around Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda before conservation work alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects collectable stamp, local character, documentary photography, archival record, before-and-after reference, postal history, everyday life, and roadside transit. The recorded references to Condia, abyssinica, plant, flower, and Stamp preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects within the specific setting of Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda. The period view preserves evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison. The view records period character within the wider story of Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda.
Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda
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Keywords: International Post,star,Used,and,postmarked,perforated,Used,and,post,posting,mail,hobby,perforation,mark,postage,stamp,print,stamp,cancelled,stamp,payment,correspondence,postman,collection,collector,philately,Spring in Correios 1985 15p00 girl woman,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,flowers,in,hair,stamp,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Down Under,Black background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15RP3 - Republica Da Guine Bissau Botticelli a Primavera Spring in Correios 1985 15p00 girl woman flowers in hair stamp 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 Guinea-Bissau stamp reproducing Botticelli's Primavera shows how postage stamps have often carried art, politics and international cultural references far beyond their practical postal role. The subject works for philately, art history, women in art, spring symbolism, printed ephemera, collecting and the way small stamps circulate global images through everyday mail. 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 traditional pub, public house, beer culture, real ale, 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.
Republica Da Guine
