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Expertise
I can answer questions about `music on stamps` which covers composers, instruments and singers as well as musical notes, dance, opera and all other music related topics shown on stamps, postmarks and postal stationaries.
Experience in the area
I am collecting 'music on stamps' since more than 30 years. Since 1994 I'm the editor of the magazine 'Der Musikus' which is published quarterly in German with English and French abstracts.
Please ask for a free copy at motivgruppe .musik@gmx.de
Since 1995 I'm president of 'Motivgruppe Musik', a musical stamp club with appr. 300 members from 28 countries. Besides of several musical stamp collections I've a special library with more than 100 books about music and more than 600 books, booklets and articles about music on stamps
Publications
More than 500 articles about 'music on stamps' mainly published in our quarterly magaine "Der Musikus" (German / English / French).
Several articles published in "The Baton" (magazine of PMC).
Several articles published in topical stamp magazines in Germany, France, Japan, The Netherlands ......
Please also visit "http://www.geocities.com/musical-stamps"
Education/Credentials
There isn't a special education on stamp collecting but I've got the certificate from the Bavarian stamp society to act as a judge for topical stamp collections at competitive stamp exhibitions. In my 'civil job' I'm a graduated engineer for computer science.
Awards and Honors
Winner of the international "Augusto Massari Price" 1997 which is told to be the "Oscar in Music Philately".
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
Music on stamps is an interresting and fascinating combination of two hobbies. Come on and discover the fascination http://www.geocities.com/motivgruppe/indexe
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Recent Answers from Peter Lang
2012-02-05 musician stamps:
Hello Debra, thank you for your question. Both music stamps you have mentioned have been issued on 3rd May 1940. The current value according to the German "Michel" stamp catalog is 0.40 US $ (mint,
2012-02-02 First day of issue stamp:
Hi Carolyn, thank you for your question - although it is already answered about 100 times ;-)) The Elvis stamp of 1993 is the most ever sold special postage stamp and some 100.000 FDC have been produced
2012-01-07 Hector Berlioz:
Hi Robert, I'm not aware of a list of Hector Berlioz Stamps. However, I know 14 issues as listed below: Belgium 22.2.2003 German Democratic Republic 19.10.1961 France 16.11.1936 France 22.1.1983
2011-11-06 jerry garcia plate block of 9 tanzania issue jg10 number 4108 &4109:
Hello Sandra. thank you for your question. Unfortunately I do not have the stamp catalog which matches to the numbers you have given. I'm aware of 1 Jerry Garcia from Tanzania and 2 sets from Montserrat
2011-10-22 Elvis stamps:
Hello Meghan, the complete sheet of 9 St. Vincent stamps celebrating the 15th anniversary of Elvis' death (with imprinted text "15th Anniversary") is currently listed for 12.- Euro (about 18 US$).
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