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{{short description|Bicycles on stamps}} |
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[[File:Mafeking 1d 1900.jpg|thumb|Stamp from the 1900 siege of Mafeking depicting Sgt. Major Goodyear on a bicycle]] |
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'''Bicycles on stamps''' |
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[[File:1899and1902-SpecialDelivery-Error.jpg|thumb|Cuban special delivery stamp with spelling mistake|220px]] |
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==Topic 1== |
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The depiction of '''bicycles on stamps''' began in 1899 with a Cuban special delivery stamp, although unofficial (local or [[Cinderella stamp|cinderella)]] issues had been previously released in Germany (1887/8), in the United States (1894)<ref>{{cite book |
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}}</ref>, and in Australia (1896). The number of bicycle-related postal items (stamps, postal stationery, etc.) exceeds 30,000 as of 2024.<ref>{{cite web |
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| url = https://www.bicyclestamps.de/ |
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| title = Welcome |
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| website = Bicycle Philately |
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| access-date = 28 April 2024 |
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}}</ref> As a [[Topical stamp collecting|thematic topic]], bicycles are notable for the wide variety of subjects that they are used to illustrate.<ref>{{cite web |
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| url = https://www.bicyclestampsclub.org/whatcollect.htm |
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| title = Cyclophilately. What to collect? |
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| date = 2018 |
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| publisher = Bicycle Stamps Club |
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| access-date = 28 April 2024 |
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==Early issues== |
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The first bicycle stamp of the 20th century was a 1900 stamp issued for local postal delivery during the siege of Mafeking, depicting Cadet Sgt. Major Goodyear on a bicycle.<ref>{{cite journal |
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| title = Mafeking: The Mafeking Blues |
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| last = Schapefhouman |
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| first = Bert |
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| date = 1991 |
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| journal = Bicycle Stamps Club Magazine |
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| issue = BS 11A |
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| pages = 11-15 |
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| access-date = 28 April 2024 |
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}}</ref> The United States issued a special delivery bicycle messenger stamp in 1902. Finland issued a stamp in 1942 showing a street scene including a bicycle rider crossing a bridge. The Soviet Union issued a stamp in 1949 depicting bicycling as one of its national sports. |
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These early issues illustrate the wide variety of subjects depicted on bicycle stamps. Subjects depicted on bicycle stamps include: the [[history of the bicycle]], [[List of bicycle brands and manufacturing companies|industrial manufacturing]], mail transportation and postal delivery, people transportation e.g. by [[rickshaw]], [[cycle sport]] including indoor, e.g. in a [[velodrome]] and outdoor e.g. [[Tour de France]] and [[Olympic Games]], [[Bicycle infantry|bicycle military use]], bicycles as [[toy]]s, [[bicycle touring|bicycle tourism]], bicycles in street scenes, bicycles to symbolize [[Cycling advocacy|alternative, energy-efficient transport]], and [[road traffic safety]]. |
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Mafeking 1d 1900.jpg|Siege of Mafeking local stamp 1900 |
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US bike messenger stamp 1902.jpg|United States special delivery bicycle messenger stamp 1902 |
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Stamp of Finland - 1942 - Colnect 45945 - Tampere - Bridge.jpeg|Finland street scene with bicycle rider on bridge 1942 |
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The Soviet Union 1949 CPA 1414 stamp (National Sports. Bicycling).jpg|Soviet national sport of bicycling 1949 |
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==Cycle sports== |
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Stamps of Germany (BRD), Olympiade 1972, Ausgabe 1972, Block 1, 25 Pf.jpg|Germany Olympic velodrome stamp 1972 |
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==Topic 3== |
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Revision as of 23:02, 28 April 2024
The depiction of bicycles on stamps began in 1899 with a Cuban special delivery stamp, although unofficial (local or cinderella) issues had been previously released in Germany (1887/8), in the United States (1894)[1], and in Australia (1896). The number of bicycle-related postal items (stamps, postal stationery, etc.) exceeds 30,000 as of 2024.[2] As a thematic topic, bicycles are notable for the wide variety of subjects that they are used to illustrate.[3]
Early issues
The first bicycle stamp of the 20th century was a 1900 stamp issued for local postal delivery during the siege of Mafeking, depicting Cadet Sgt. Major Goodyear on a bicycle.[4] The United States issued a special delivery bicycle messenger stamp in 1902. Finland issued a stamp in 1942 showing a street scene including a bicycle rider crossing a bridge. The Soviet Union issued a stamp in 1949 depicting bicycling as one of its national sports.
These early issues illustrate the wide variety of subjects depicted on bicycle stamps. Subjects depicted on bicycle stamps include: the history of the bicycle, industrial manufacturing, mail transportation and postal delivery, people transportation e.g. by rickshaw, cycle sport including indoor, e.g. in a velodrome and outdoor e.g. Tour de France and Olympic Games, bicycle military use, bicycles as toys, bicycle tourism, bicycles in street scenes, bicycles to symbolize alternative, energy-efficient transport, and road traffic safety.
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Siege of Mafeking local stamp 1900 -
United States special delivery bicycle messenger stamp 1902 -
Finland street scene with bicycle rider on bridge 1942 -
Soviet national sport of bicycling 1949
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Cycle sports
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Germany Olympic velodrome stamp 1972
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Topic 3
Bibliography
- Sudbury, Ronald F. (1976). The bicycle and the postage stamp. Batley: Harry Hayes. p. 62. ISBN 9780905222141.
- Sudbury, Ronald F. (1981). Stamp collecting for the cyclist. Batley: Harry Hayes. p. 60. ISBN 9780905222424.
- Mangin, Jean-Pierre; Geslin, René (1988). Le cycle et la poste (in French). Bar le Duc: J.-P. Mangin. p. 319. OCLC 465817564.
- Gindling, Dan (1997). Bicycle stamps: bikes and cycling on the world's postage stamps. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International. p. 144. ISBN 9780933201781.
References
- ^ Lowell, B. Cooper (1982). The Fresno and San Francisco bicycle mail of 1894. Louisville, KY: Hartmann. p. 134. ISBN 9780917528057.
- ^ Rehm, Arnoldt. "Welcome". Bicycle Philately. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Cyclophilately. What to collect?". Bicycle Stamps Club. 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Schapefhouman, Bert (1991). "Mafeking: The Mafeking Blues" (PDF). Bicycle Stamps Club Magazine (BS 11A): 11–15. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
- Bicycle Philately: The home of bicycle stamps collectors
- Bicycle Stamps Club
- American Topical Association ATA
- British Thematic Association