It appears from the stamp that Naxcivan/Nakhichevan is autonomous enough
governmentally from the rest of Azerbaijan to have its own autonomous postal
agency. I think that is the reason that its map appears alone on the stamp.
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:59 AM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Baarle: Latest
> right
> & that is one of the presumably common situations i anticipated
>
> but a stamp map of say cabinda alone
> without showing the rest of angola
> if such a purely exclave oriented stamp even exists in that case
> would more nearly complement your nakhichevan & karki find
> which is unusual because it doesnt show the rest of azerbaijan
>
> but yikes i just realized
> there are probably lots of stamp maps of alaska alone too
> & who knows what other not so cute ones
> like maybe kaliningrad alone i would also guess
> etc etc
>
> so maybe this collection isnt going to be quite so unusual or so
> cute as i had originally imagined anyway
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "chris schulz"
> <23568@g...> wrote:
> > hi,
> > yes, here is a stamp from lens collection, showing cabinda
> > http://exclave.info/Current/Cabinda/CabindaOnaStamp.jpg
> >
> > regards, chris
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: aletheiak
> > To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 4:46 PM
> > Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Baarle: Latest
> >
> >
> > ok nice stuff chris
> > & tho i meant our tripoint stamp collection of 3 items to date
> was
> > of actual scenes of tripoints illustrated on the stamps
> > including an actual tripoint marker in one case
> > rather than just maps depicting or suggesting these tripoints
> > your stamp is quite remarkable anyway in that it does clearly
> > map
> > not just 1 but 2
> > exclaves
> >
> > our first & second such ever shown here if i am not mistaken
> >
> > & a great idea in itself
> >
> >
> >
> > & i realize there are probably many stamps showing claves
> on
> > maps
> > especially enclaves
> >
> > so clave map stamps in general might not be so exciting
> >
> >
> > & there are probably many stamps showing exclaves on
> maps
> > too
> > since even tiny maps of whole countries generally do include
> > their largest & most obvious exclaves
> >
> > like i am sure it wouldnt be hard to find a stamp map of
> angola
> > including cabinda
> > http://exclave.info/Current/Cabinda/CabindaOnaStamp.jpg
> > or of the usa with alaska
> > etc
> > etc
> >
> > so even exclave map stamps in general might not be so
> exciting
> >
> >
> > but how many more exclave map stamps could there be that
> are
> > expressly devoted to featuring the exclaves themselves alone
> > whether individually or jointly as in this case
> > without even taking notice of their metropole countries at large
> >
> > this must be quite a small collection indeed
> > of which you may well have already provided the leading &
> most
> > characteristic example
> >
> > a cute little bunch of cute little things on cute little things
> > just to bring it back into a multidimensional perspective
> >
> > but are there in fact any others of this narrowly defined type
> that
> > could be found anywhere
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "chris schulz"
> > <23568@g...> wrote:
> > > Yes, i know one, you can see it at
> >
> http://www.home.pages.at/maxifant/Frames/nachitschewan.jpg
> > > it shows the exklave of nachitschewan and the enclave of
> karki.
> > > compare this with
> > http://www.home.pages.at/maxifant/Frames/armenia.gif
> > >
> > > so if i counted right, there are three tripoints, although they
> are
> > not shown.
> > >
> > > regards, chris
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: aletheiak
> > > To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 4:29 PM
> > > Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Baarle: Latest
> > >
> > >
> > > hahahaha
> > >
> > > seriously tho
> > > can you add any tripoints on postage stamps to the 3 we
> > already
> > > think we may have found
> > >
> > > bedenl
> > > dzlytn
> > > cdrwug
> > >
> > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "L. A. Nadybal"
> > > <lnadybal@c...> wrote:
> > > > See? Look at all that I learned by being interested in the
> > post
> > > office.
> > > > LN
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "aletheiak"
> > > <aletheiak@y...> wrote:
> > > > > doesnt the situation you are describing prevail in every
> > > border
> > > > > area thruout the combined schengen & euro regions
> > > > >
> > > > > & what conclusions about the relative cost of living do
> you
> > > dare to
> > > > > draw from the relative cost of postage alone
> > > > > especially where the differences alternate illogically
> > > > > as they usually do
> > > > > & as is in fact the case with belgium & the netherlands
> > > > >
> > > > > example
> > > > > standard postage to the usa
> > > > > 65 from be
> > > > > 72 from nl
> > > > > but
> > > > > priority postage to the usa
> > > > > 80 from be
> > > > > 77 from nl
> > > > >
> > > > > conclusions
> > > > > the cost of living in a hurry is 5 percent higher in
> belgium
> > > > > but
> > > > > the cost of living slowly is 10 percent higher in holland
> > > > >
> > > > > & thus you can save twice as much by walking to the
> post
> > > office
> > > > > in belgium than you can by running to the one in
> holland
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "L. A.
> Nadybal"
> > > > > <lnadybal@c...> wrote:
> > > > > > Because its one of few places in the world where two
> > > national
> > > > > postal
> > > > > > administrations compete with one another. It's the
> only
> > > town
> > > > > where
> > > > > > the same money is used in both offices and
> > comparisons
> > > can
> > > > > be made
> > > > > > without exchange rate influence marring the stats.
> One
> > can
> > > > > draw
> > > > > > conclusions as to the levels of relative costs of living
> > > between
> > > > > two
> > > > > > countries.
> > > > > > LN
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "aletheiak"
> > > > > <aletheiak@y...> wrote:
> > > > > > > why would it be interesting
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://www.atms.ch/rates
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "L. A.
> > Nadybal"
> > > > > > > <lnadybal@c...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > It would also be interesting to know from which
> post
> > > office
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > town
> > > > > > > > one gets the better deal in Euros when mailing
> > letters.
> > > > > > > > Len Nadybal
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Ali
> John
> > > Baker"
> > > > > > > > <AliJohnBaker@E...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > About the only thing I can think of is that you no
> > longer
> > > get
> > > > > > > asked if
> > > > > > > > > you want to pay with Dutch or Belgian currency...
> > But
> > > > > maybe it
> > > > > > > has
> > > > > > > > > affected the local cash registery industry - as
> > > > > shopkeepers
> > > > > > > no longer
> > > > > > > > > have to have special trays in the tills for 2
> > currencies.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Doug
> > > Murray
> > > > > > > <doug@d...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hello All:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I am doing a short article on Baarle for a local
> > > > > newspaper.
> > > > > > > I was
> > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > Baarle a couple of years ago, and have been
> > > following
> > > > > any
> > > > > > > news
> > > > > > > > > about it
> > > > > > > > > > here on BP...
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > But is there any thing major that has
> happened
> > > there
> > > > > > > recently. The
> > > > > > > > > > biggest thing I can think of was the
> introduction
> > of
> > > the
> > > > > Euro.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Doug
> > >
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