New stamps on Mushroom

 

 

Date of Issue – 20 August 2015

Swedish Post introduced its new stamp issue on theme “Mushrooms”. The colourful philatelic release consists of two items and one stamp booklet that were unveiled and put on sale on the 20^th of August.

Stamp booklet

The efforts by Elias Fries (1794-1878) to catalogue mushrooms are considered an important part of the development of modern mycology, the study of mushrooms. He is therefore sometimes referred to as “the Linné of mushrooms”.

Elias Fries studied botany at Lund University and became a professor in 1824. Ten years later he left Lund for Uppsala and became the director of the botanical garden and museum there. He was elected into the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1821 and became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1847.

Despite a brilliant career and academic titles, “the Linné of mushrooms” was often questioned as an expert. He writes himself in the introduction to his illustrated works, Sweden’s Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms,

“While staying a few fall seasons in Stockholm, I often inspected the species that were sold at Munkbron. Many of them were the harmless varieties, but I also found entire baskets of poisonous ones, for example Russula foetens; but when I informed them about this I was told, ‘Oh, the Gentleman does not know what he is talking about’.”

His pictures of mushrooms are an art history treasure and several of them are found in the illustrated work, Sweden’s Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, which was published in 1860-1866. His illustrations laid the foundation for what people know today about mushrooms.

“The proofs for five of the seven current stamps, weeping milk cap, porcini, changle, scarlet waxy cap and funnel chanterelle, were taken from his illustrated works. All of them are edible”, says Mats Granlöf, the stamp project manager at PostNord Stamps.

During the mid-1800s, people living in Sweden were skeptical about eating mushrooms, but after several years of poor harvests and famine, as well as the enthusiasm of Fries, people’s perception changed.

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New stamps on Mushroom

 

Poisonous Mushroom

Date of Issue : 11 September 2014

Estonia Post will issue a stamp featuring deadly fibrecap mushroom on the 11^th of September.

The deadly fibrecap (Inocybe erubescens) is very poisonous, containing muscarine. The poison does not even its name derives from it. It is found in parks and deciduous forests when the first pale red russulas spring up. Quite soon after eating the mushroom signs of poisoning appear: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abundant perspiration, flow of spit and tears, often narrowing of the pupils and vision disorders. First aid must certainly be given after the first poisoning symptoms, as later help need no longer save the affected person.

In Western Europe the deadly fibrecap causes numerous poisonings every year, including deaths. When young, the mushroom has a white bell-shaped cap, but when it gets older it turns humped fibrous and yellowish brown of up to 10 cm and the stem 2.5 cm thick.

The stem, which has no ring, stands 5 to 8 cm from the ground. The mushroom has an unpleasant taste and smell. Aging it turns brownish red, and even its name derives from it. It is found in parks and deciduous forests when the first pale red russulas spring up. People pick then there, believing that are they are russulas, but picking mushrooms in city parks should be avoided.

Mushrooms of the Polish woods

 

Date of Issue : 29 July 2014

Polish Post issued a Miniature sheet of 8 stamps featuring mushrooms of Polish Woods. The FDCs are so beautiful in two different designs. A nice item for those collecting stamps on Mushroom.

 

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New Stamp from India - Gaiety Theatre, Shimla

 

 

Date of Issue : 20 August 2014

India Post issued a commemorative stamp on Gaiety Theatre Complex on 20th August 2014. No any stamp release function  was organized on the occasion.

The Gaiety Theatre Complex, Shimla, a hub of theatre and landmark heritage structure, which continues to stand tall after 125 glorious years of its existence. Gaiety Theater is located on the Mall, was opened on the 30th May, 1887. Many popular film personalities have performed on its stage. Today, the Gaiety theatre is primarily known for its social club. Schools in Shimla use this theater for performing arts. The theater has been renovated with the original structure untouched to keep its heritage preserved while making it more attractive.

Courtesy - Prashant Pandya :  http://www.indianphilately.net/news.html

 

A special Cover on Gaiety Theater Complex, Shimla  was also released by HP Postal Circle on 6 June 20111.

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New Stamp Booklet by India Post

India Post – Tamil Nadu Circle - Chennai - issued  a booklet today, approved by PMG. Brihadeeswara Temple - MRP Rs. 100 (contains 4 x Rs. 5 stamp of Brihadeeswara Temple issued in 2010)sponsored by SIPA (South Indian Philatelists Association), Chennai and Bombay Sweets, Thanjavur.

Courtesy : Kasinath R. - Thanjavur

 

Club News

New Pictorial postmarks from Poland

1. Mushroom

2. Stork

On August 29th 2014 a new pictorial cancellation will be available in Warszawa 1.The pictorial cancellation is featuring two king boletes (Boletus edulis).

Courtesy: Wolfgang Beyer,Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ARGE ZOOLOGIE.E.Mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de  & Wolfgang Hoelzl.

On October 17th 2014 a new pictorial cancellation will be available in Jarocin Poznanski 1.
The pictorial cancellation is featuring a flying Black Stork (Ciconia nigra).
Courtesy : Wolfgang Beyer & Heike Peschel

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New stamps on Mushrooms

 

Here are new colorful stamps from Falkland Islands featuring 4 varieties of mushrooms. It’s a beautiful set for those collecting stamps on Mushrooms.

30p False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

The False Chanterelle is a gilled boletoid which can easily be mistaken for the highly prized gourmet Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius which has ridges instead of gills. Found in Britain, mainland Europe and North America it is fairly common in the Falkland Islands. A saprobic fungi it is generally found growing on acid grass-lands and heathland.

75p Red Wax Cap Hygrocybe sp

The genus Hygrocybe belongs to the family Hygrophoraceae in the order Agaricales. The name Hygrocybe means “watery head” and these fungi are so named because the cap is generally very moist often with a glossy appearance.

The Hygrophoraceae or the Wax Gill family contain some of the most striking and colourful mushrooms. The Wax Gills fall into two general groups, either brightly coloured as shown in this bright red species or white to dull-coloured. All have thick waxy gills which gives them their common name.

£1.00 Clustered Domecap Lyophyllum sp

One of the true mushrooms or toadstools this species from the family Lyophyllaceae in the order Agaricales was first described in 1818 by the Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries. This species is found throughout Europe and in many other parts of the world.

£1.20 Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus

The genetic name Coprinus meaning “dung” or “living on dung” which is true of many Ink Caps, but not particularly apt for this species which not only grows in large groups in dung enriched grasslands but also along verges and even on footpaths. The species is widespread in Britain, on mainland Europe, the Mediterranean and North America. In the Falklands it grows in isolated patches in grassland or wasteland and appears during late Autumn.

New Stamp and Pictorial postmarks from Principality of Andorra

 

 

Date of issue : 2 May 2014

New Stamp and two pictorial postmarks (FDI) from the Principality of Andorra
On May 2nd a single stamp with denomination 0,66 Euro.will be issued in Andorra . The stamp is featuring a Blue Tit(Cyanistes caeruleus) . In catalonian language Tintipella.
Two pictorial postmarks (FDI) will be issued for this day and the two postmarks are featuring two Blue Tits. One of them is for the Philatelic exhibition EURANDORRE together with the BIRDPEX at Poitiers.

Courtesy: Wolfgang Beyer, Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Group ARGE ZOOLOGIE. Mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de 

Mr.Dr.Bernhard Jankowsky,member of Philandorre(philandorre.online.fr) and Vice Chairman of the ArGe Brazil (www.arge-brasilien.de)

 

Club News

Dealers’ Meet at Mumbai

A dealers’  meet cum display was held at World Trade Center, Mumbai from 18^th to 20^th April. Despite of elections to be held on 24^th, the event was  well attended by stamps and coins collectors and dealers. Good response was shown by the philatelists in buying stamps and other items from various dealers stalls. Both dealers and collectors were seen satisfied at the end of the show.

A special cover on Mahavir Jain was released during this event. A big  stall was put by the Dept of Posts having 5 to 6 staff members, attending to collectors and were seen compelling to buy the stamps. Whereas the response was not so overwhelming though they were having material since 2001 in their stock for sale.

- HP Singh , victorystamp.com

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