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To: Crocodile who wrote (2)	5/30/1999 11:56:00 AM
From: Bald Man from Mars	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 55

<<BTW, on a somewhat related topic... I was discussing stamps with an American friend yesterday. How do you feel that stamps fit into all of the above? US stamps break away from the style of the coinage and are often dedicated to pop-culture icons such as Elvis. About a year ago, I bought some that had Bugs Bunny on them and looked more like some kind of kids' stickers than postage stamps. At the time I wondered what foreign post offices would think of mail arriving with them on it... would they think the stamps were just someone's idea of a joke?..(-: In Canada, stamps are another "big deal" for collectors. Canada Post issues an ever-changing array of commissioned artwork featuring many interesting subjects.>> Hey, lady Croc, watch what you are saying, I work for the United States Post Office, and do not call our Bug's Bunny stamps as kids' stickers ... if you let some of the postal workers hear what you say, they might go crazy and start shooting people <ggg> Seriously, I think life's purpose is the pursuit of happiness, if the Bugs Bunny stamps make a lot of kids happy, the stamp will have serve its purpose ... Question for you, when are you going to open up your belly for me to get back it ... it is warm and cozy inside, plus the smell of those hotdog makes me real hungry, did you eat those hotdog by mistake ???

To: Crocodile who wrote (2)	5/31/1999 6:31:00 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 55

Hi Crocodile; Regarding paper stamps (and paper money) I have made similar observations. I collect paper money from severe inflationary periods. (i.e. Brazil, France 1794, Germany 1924, Russia 1918, etc.) Another interesting series is the series of 20-Franc pieces issued by the French government from the days of the Revolution (i.e. ANXI)until 1914: ANXI-AN14: Head of Napoleon, "Bonaparte Priemier Consul"/"Republique Francais" 1806-1808: Head of Napoleon, "Napoleon Empereur"/"Republique Francais" 1809-1815: Head of Napoleon, "Napoleon Empereur"/"Empire Francais" 1814-1824: Head of Louis XVIII, "Louis XVIII Roi De France" 1825-1830: Head of Charles X, "Charles X Roi De France" 1830-1846: Head of Louis Phillipe I, "Roi De France" 1848-1849: Winged Liberty, "Republique Francais"/"Liberte Egalite Fraternite" 1849-1851: Liberty Cap, "Republique Francais"/"Liberte etc." 1852-1852: Napoleon III, "Napoleon Bonaparte"/"Republique Francais" 1853-1870: Napoleon III "Napoleon III, Empereur"/"Empire Francais" 1871-1906: Winged Liberty, "Republique Francais"/"Liberte etc." 1906-1914: Female Liberty cap, "Republique Francais"/"Liberte etc." (I typed this from the Third edition of World Gold Coins, and I am subject to error... If so, sorry. Some of these are available in decent condition pretty cheap. I keep a couple in my safety deposit box.) The coin series pretty much says it all. A complete description of 19th century French government in their coinage -- Carl