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1911 Royal Wintonia George V Coronation Mug

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At first glance I thought that you might be sitting on a small fortune. Had that been a Ravillious Mug it could easily fetch £500. However, George 5th coronation was 22nd June 1911. Eric Ravillious was born in 1903, making him eight years old in 1911.
However, Eric Ravilious grew up and became a painter, designer, book illustrator and wood-engraver. My confusion, put it down to age, was that Ravillious' first commission was for the coronation mug for King Edward VIII, bearing the date 1938. The mug was withdrawn following the abdication, and the design revised for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and later for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.
Find yourself anything of the abdicated Edward and you will find it's worth a great deal to collectors. All coins were withdrawn, (we are told,) but postage stamps watermarked with a crown and "E8R", the 1⁄2d green, the 1+1⁄2d brown and the 2+1⁄2d blue stamps were issued on 1 September 1936, and the one penny red on 14 September. After Edward's abdication there was the usual delay in designing and distributing the stamps of George VI. Thus the Edward VIII stamps remained on sale for months.

The 'd' is an abbreviation of the Latin word 'denarius'.

 

[tonyb]

Another addition to my collection of old license plates.

I just learned that the 6 by 12 inch plate didn’t become the nationwide standard here in God’s Country until 1956. The plate below, dating to 1955, measures about 5-1/4 by 13-1/2 inches. I have a 1928 Kansas plate measuring 5-1/4 by 14-1/2.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Für Dich! (For You!)
RPPC from Germany postmarked May 26, 1906

 

[Alfons]

put it also in the "The vinyl player thread!", My recent purchase from the bay, a Dual 300 AV/1 Portable Vinylplayer

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Mexican Federal Police nametag
(2009-2019)

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

2019 Argentina Carlos Gardel Commemorative Stamp
As well as a “bonus” Chile to California cover!

 

[tonyb]

Picked up 36 pieces of Homer Laughlin Fiesta ware — dinner plates, salad plates, soup bowls, a dozen of each — for 50 bucks. Found on Facebook Marketplace. It’s of fairly recent manufacture, so not of much value to Fiesta collectors. But at a buck thirty-nine per piece, I did good.

 

[tonyb]

Yesterday I bought another 51 pieces of Homer Laughlin Fiesta for $75, so $1.47 per. Nice colors, good condition. Judging from what I’ve since learned about when certain colors were in production, this stuff dates from c.2000, so it’s neither old nor rare, although a few pieces might be a bit of a challenge for the committed collector to acquire at a modest price. I like the stuff, but I’m not a committed collector. I don’t covet it so much as to pay more than a couple bucks per piece. My experience says you don’t have to pay more than that.