ISSUE 167 - November 1, 2024 - Stamp News Online Magazine

November - The Siege of Paris and
Harvest Time Stamps and Covers

The Siege of Paris Balloon Monte
On November 24, 1870, the Ville d’Orleans departed on a most unusual journey. The Orleans was one of the balloons that were used by the French during the Siege of Paris, and while it was not the first to carry mail—known to collectors as Balloon Monte—because of its epic flight we chose the Siege of Paris Balloon Monte for our November Display.
Siege of Paris Collections Display.
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Harvest Time (1876 - 2014)
From a Russian Lemon Harvest Stamp to a Ceylon Tea Harvest Stamp, you'll be taken around the world via harvest covers, postcards, and stamps. Learn about the different crops harvested at various times of the year. Be sure to click on the variety of links provided to learn about each country's harvest festivals, customs, recipes, and the produce they provide.

1876 United States - Queen of the Harvest, Grain & Seed Separator
(United States Department of Agriculture)

1885 United States - Seed Time and Harvest Magazine

1915 Germany - Postcard

1916 China - Wheat Harvest http://www.scmp.com (China's summer grain harvest a record, but deep inefficiencies remain, July 2014)

1916 Hungary - Cinderella

1918 Hungary http://www.ctpost.com Harvest Time for Hungarians

1937 Germany - Harvest Festival Postcard

1928 Canada - Wheat Harvest

1938 Guiana - Sugarcane Harvest
http://en.wikipedia.org (British Guiana)

1938 Dominica - Lime Harvest
http://en.wikipedia.org (Citrus industry in the Caribbean - Dominica)

1951 Philippines

1951 Russia - Lemon Harvest
http://www.melangery.com (Russian Lemon Tea Cakes)

1951 Russia - Tea Harvest http://en.wikipedia.org (Russian Tea Culture)
http://russiantearoomnyc.com/ (The Russian Tea Room, NYC)
http://en.wikipedia.org (Russian Tea Room from Wikipedia)

1953 Yugoslavia - http://www.cooks.com (Yugoslavian Apple Strudel)

1954 France - Wheat Harvest http://www.bloomberg.com (Wheat Harvest Quality . . .)

1958 Ceylon - Tea Harvest
http://en.wikipedia.org (Tea Production in Sri Lanka - formerly Ceylon) http://www.bbc.com (Sri Lanka erases colonial name, Ceylon)