December 28, 2009
Brazilian Stamp of the Week: Brazil in WWII
In the interest of being more informative about Brazil and all things Brazilian--and in order to make the best use of my Christmas present--I am starting a new series on this blog. Once a week we will feature a Brazilian stamp (or stamp series) along with information related to the person or event it commemorates.
This first one is perhaps my favorite series of the entire collection. The stamp on the top left shows the participation of the Brazilian air force in the Italian campaign. The next one over pictures the Brazilian navy in the South Atlantic campaign. The bottom-left stamp shows the FEB (Força Expedicionária Brasileira, or Brazilian Expeditionary Force), once again in the Italian campaing. The final stamp shows the special participation of the Brazilian mail service in the war.
We have covered this part of Brazilian history before on this blog. You can read that entry here (it includes video and pictures, plus an expanation of the emblem featuring a snake smoking a pipe).
Talk back to the missionary: What interesting things have you learned from stamps?
Posted by Andrew on December 28, 2009 11:50 AM.
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Posted by: Ann Weiss at December 28, 2009 7:11 PM
Ann,
As I began to re-organize my collection I discovered that there is still a pretty vibrant stamp-collecting community out there, despite the whole e-mail thing.
I guess what interests me about stamps is the window they give into the history and culture of a country.
Posted by: Andrew 
at December 29, 2009 9:54 AM
I would suspect that the "e-mail thing" might enhance stamp collecting. Nostalgia and the potential passing of an era (though the Post Office hasn't closed down yet) give added ambiance to the hobby.
Posted by: Haroldo at December 31, 2009 4:45 PM
"Haroldo",
I think you may be on to something. Stamp collecting may well become more "specialized".
Posted by: Andrew at December 31, 2009 5:01 PM
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Andrew, for many years we were part of the Friendship Family at Binghamton Univ. We were kind to students from China and Taiwan. Because of this friendship, I would always buy the Chinese New Year stamps . Perhaps it was the year of the dog or something like that. I do not do that any more that we are older and we don't have any students to visit our home any more. Stamps also interested our son at one time but he did not keep up his interest . Because I corresponded with several missionaries, our son gathered stamps from around the world. So much is done by e-mail now. Stamps are old fashioned.
Ann