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OLDEST AND NEWEST ITEMS

added on August 16th, 2006 (this article first appeared in the printed version of PHILAVOLLEY, Vol 1, # 2, August 1999, it was updated in August 2006)

by Günter Pilz, Guatemala

 

In this space of PHILAVOLLEY I would like to present some curiosities: on the one hand I shall present the oldest, and on the other hand the most recent pieces of different categories of Volleyball - philately. If you have older or more recent examples, please let me know, clicking here:


CATEGORY : POSTCARDS

The oldest Volleyball postcard:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NY 002: It was cancelled on May 25, 1908.

  

The newest Volleyball postcard:

ITALY 190: It was cancelled on July 29th, 2005


CATEGORY : CACHET CANCELS

The oldest Volleyball cachet cancel:

GERMANY 001: date of cancel: June 26th, 1948

   

The newest Volleyball cachet cancels:

CHINA, PR 049, 050, 051: date of cancel: Oct 12th, 2005


CATEGORY : COMMEMORATIVE  CANCELS

The oldest Volleyball commemorative cancel:

JAPAN 001: date of cancel: May 27th, 1949

The newest Volleyball commemorative cancel:

CHINA, PR 104: date of cancel: Aug 23rd, 2006


CATEGORY : METER CANCELS

The oldest Volleyball meter cancel:

AUSTRALIA 001: date of cancel: Mar 3rd, 1952

The newest Volleyball meter cancel:

SWITZERLAND 13005: date of cancel: Sep 19th, 2005


CATEGORY : MAXIMUM CARDS

The oldest Volleyball Maximum card:

HUNGARY 001: date of cancel: Dec 7th, 1950

The newest Volleyball commemorative cancel:

IRAN 001: date of cancel: Sep 17th, 2004


CATEGORY : STAMPS

The oldest Volleyball stamp (see also "Item of the Month" of JANUARY 2006):

ROMANIA 001a and 002a: issued on Aug 5th, 1945

  

The newest Volleyball stamp (as of August 16th, 2006):

GEORGIA 002: issued on Dec 30th, 2005


CATEGORY : LABELS

The oldest Volleyball label:

COLOMBIA 001: issued on Sep 9th, 1977

 

The newest Volleyball labels:

CHINA, PR 014, 015: issued in 2006


CATEGORY : PHONECARDS

The oldest Volleyball phonecard:

JAPAN 001: issued in 1985

The newest Volleyball phonecard:

BRAZIL 024: issued in July 2005


CATEGORY : HYBRID POSTAL STATIONERY ITEMS

The oldest Volleyball hybrid postal stationery:

GERMANY 001: cancelled Jan 12th, 2001

 

 

The newest Volleyball hybrid postal stationery:

USA 004: cancelled in March 2005


CATEGORY : POSTAGE PAID POSTAL STATIONERY ITEMS

The oldest Volleyball postage paid postal stationery:

NETHERLANDS 003: used 1982

The newest Volleyball postage paid postal stationery:

BELGIUM 002: used Dec 26, 2000


CATEGORY : POSTAL STATIONERY ITEMS

The oldest Volleyball postal stationery:

NETHERLANDS 003: cancelled on Jul 5th, 1921

 

The newest Volleyball postal stationery:

CHINA 061 and FRANCE 009: 2006

   

CATEGORY : CINDERELLA STAMP

The oldest Volleyball Cinderella stamp:

GERMANY 001: cancelled on Jun 26h, 1948

The newest Volleyball Cinderella stamp:

CHINA 012: 2005


CATEGORY : LOCAL STAMP

The oldest Volleyball local stamp:

NETHERLANDS 001 & 002: issued on May 1st, 1992

 

   
 

The newest Volleyball local stamp:

GERMANY 001 - 005: issued on Apr 11th, 2005


CATEGORY : TICKET

The oldest Volleyball ticket:

USA 001: Feb 19th, 1932

The newest Volleyball ticket:

CHINA, PR 035: May 12th, 2006


 

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