tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51943232356779594012024-03-22T17:23:52.486-07:00After You've GoneThinking about meaningful old things, and sending them on a ride to the present day.Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-59407034294150829902024-03-22T17:13:00.000-07:002024-03-22T17:23:17.893-07:00Cambridge United v Oldham Athletic FA Cup 3rd Round 1973/74 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mEINKlRWOdozQoFER2KmBECkCi415xCoK8yFprz-8cQ5iv2iYSjmAkyJIBcyxQXriA8fBFNCR60Jq03FZTzOf2PkbisEC30ZDiGPX4OZMkHYRJcPYTHHYCpxP4FJJ-AGQt7kJD3LNskACzr4k3cya2bLsiulPqrRPNl1tiOUAXwGkGljfpQSb9AaZZkh/s502/TMFP073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mEINKlRWOdozQoFER2KmBECkCi415xCoK8yFprz-8cQ5iv2iYSjmAkyJIBcyxQXriA8fBFNCR60Jq03FZTzOf2PkbisEC30ZDiGPX4OZMkHYRJcPYTHHYCpxP4FJJ-AGQt7kJD3LNskACzr4k3cya2bLsiulPqrRPNl1tiOUAXwGkGljfpQSb9AaZZkh/s320/TMFP073.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>50p for a programme in 1974? The answer is Yes, and also it's No.</p><p>This issue of Cambridge United's 'Black & Amber' was 40p more than the regular 10p price tag. That's because the purchase of this special 'Official Match Magazine' doubled up as the cost of admission into the Abbey Stadium for the FA Cup 3rd Round tie versus Oldham Athletic on 6th January 1974. This match just happened to be the very first official fixture to be played on a Sunday as it kicked off at 11.30am, hours before several other cup ties set to be played on this historic Sunday fifty years ago. </p><p>The reason was because of the energy crisis, fuel shortages and the Three Day Week. It was decided that it would be too costly to plug a football ground into the grid on a busy Saturday. So some fixtures were rearranged for the Sunday when there was likely to be a more guaranteed supply of electricity. The morning kick off also meant that costly floodlights certainly needn't be turned on.</p><p>So the trusty matchday programme was a way of getting round the strict Sunday Observance laws dating back to the 18th century that prohibited an admission charge to paying events on the Sabbath. Entry into the ground was the purchase of a programme, rather than buying a ticket or handing over cash at the door.</p><p>Hence that 50p overprint in thick black ink...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7_aHzi0EzTmy377rJvB4GHjMwNIkhpm9hvlwXv0sShq_EKLAzdNxLrS9MNX1LhfZcNZu_5OTIvT2Wk957onB_x542w8ZBkLpoCdMyvIELGYrcZk4smj6YQ_Vxpdiql6cX_KwG9vhbthA6hxG4Mf5O97SKGmArc5tfv63Vfl0Ohi_gvqv81tGPBeASNAZ/s2662/TMFP071.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2662" data-original-width="2031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7_aHzi0EzTmy377rJvB4GHjMwNIkhpm9hvlwXv0sShq_EKLAzdNxLrS9MNX1LhfZcNZu_5OTIvT2Wk957onB_x542w8ZBkLpoCdMyvIELGYrcZk4smj6YQ_Vxpdiql6cX_KwG9vhbthA6hxG4Mf5O97SKGmArc5tfv63Vfl0Ohi_gvqv81tGPBeASNAZ/w488-h640/TMFP071.jpg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front cover of this historic programme<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>There were also other price variations on the day to get through the turnstiles. Another version of the above programme was printed without the orange ink on the cover, and priced 30p, and this yellow Official Team Sheet cost 45p<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPOAO4rHYMDItXvwP_CLpJ748LR7koIcmTpmIxSdaewmBj_DwrUEqXfSTsh9ZNF67xFkOJytbYxTH-WVhAT5NfCvD1mOmVn80OccuEsRrV1f7h8Lbmt1DOm567BuGOWLa9UUr2_-gZE_puE-Reo1pGYY7ZkFqvfc19aPWqw49a7GnMXyPtcrWW1IArYv4/s1384/cambridge%20oldham%20Sunday%201974.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="885" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPOAO4rHYMDItXvwP_CLpJ748LR7koIcmTpmIxSdaewmBj_DwrUEqXfSTsh9ZNF67xFkOJytbYxTH-WVhAT5NfCvD1mOmVn80OccuEsRrV1f7h8Lbmt1DOm567BuGOWLa9UUr2_-gZE_puE-Reo1pGYY7ZkFqvfc19aPWqw49a7GnMXyPtcrWW1IArYv4/w410-h640/cambridge%20oldham%20Sunday%201974.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hastily produced team sheet has the updated line-ups for both teams </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxOvcLsVKb1kWm1s6xD0D3pxcoK8x8sn16UZ5xwLC36Yg7L3mrA8vWfNHeGYAFpoOyP0VZ7xpQULvz95yVTaUsO2CWFCkiuUZyDlSzD5IeQ7NnjjKQZj3Qr_ZuRsBYhVgwUs56OSsV_vCi45rELQm_n1mVW3uMRXql5D_KkWuvS3pAoi8KLNVHJGLQnRK/s1760/TMFP072.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1760" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxOvcLsVKb1kWm1s6xD0D3pxcoK8x8sn16UZ5xwLC36Yg7L3mrA8vWfNHeGYAFpoOyP0VZ7xpQULvz95yVTaUsO2CWFCkiuUZyDlSzD5IeQ7NnjjKQZj3Qr_ZuRsBYhVgwUs56OSsV_vCi45rELQm_n1mVW3uMRXql5D_KkWuvS3pAoi8KLNVHJGLQnRK/w640-h562/TMFP072.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fixtures list inside the programme confirms that this Cup Tie was originally to be played on Saturday 5th January 1974 </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The match itself ended in a 2-2 draw played in front of 8,479 spectators. The replay took place two days later on 8th January at Oldham's Boundary Park ground. As there was no time to write and publish a programme, only a team sheet was produced by the club. The game itself sounded like a classic cup tie, ending in a 3-3 draw watched by 10,250 fans. So that meant another replay...</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLALuGIEaKnzpWeXO1Hvid65MbY26ItU3meJZl3bhWGV6m0HmzekxLEf8_zd1e_t-T4XAUxsX4uNvGmIBt4_UxpLFAmRw7UL90uG1x93drG10rJprg2-_oUQDR1g-miszpxW8TNS-I08zFRjxWBLWzJQniLiWgW7unRw9W3tsSSeQYkDG9ka16jHuhn2ZI/s1152/oldham%20cambridge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLALuGIEaKnzpWeXO1Hvid65MbY26ItU3meJZl3bhWGV6m0HmzekxLEf8_zd1e_t-T4XAUxsX4uNvGmIBt4_UxpLFAmRw7UL90uG1x93drG10rJprg2-_oUQDR1g-miszpxW8TNS-I08zFRjxWBLWzJQniLiWgW7unRw9W3tsSSeQYkDG9ka16jHuhn2ZI/w414-h640/oldham%20cambridge.jpg" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oldham Athletic v Cambridge United, 8/1/74</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: center;">The second replay was scheduled for the following Monday, on 14th January 1974. A neutral venue was secured, so the two teams lined-up again at the City Ground, home of Nottingham Forest. There was only an Official Team Sheet that was produced for this F A Cup 3rd Round 2nd Replay. The 1.30pm kick off meant that only 3,563 people showed up. So many fans couldn't get time off work, and of course it was a school day meaning only a few and the brave of the United and Athletic young fan base were prepared to bunk off and find their way to Nottingham. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcZenCGsbejvlA-w-__ZGcK9KpxH7_MTBkPBbzwlFe74R4JEKead5hAOs3Ob91EdPAR66VuOkhlj52TMZLCBmj0poWQYplVYrwvQ-oybnmf32DZpg7udj7QR5-g2fU7Kkl4XJRWjeXyOTfqgTLYEtR4qVf0tbRsyYH7a9ezs-4PVXTUEVGwTFnBmMHfnT/s1407/cambridge%20oldham%202nd%20replay%201974.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcZenCGsbejvlA-w-__ZGcK9KpxH7_MTBkPBbzwlFe74R4JEKead5hAOs3Ob91EdPAR66VuOkhlj52TMZLCBmj0poWQYplVYrwvQ-oybnmf32DZpg7udj7QR5-g2fU7Kkl4XJRWjeXyOTfqgTLYEtR4qVf0tbRsyYH7a9ezs-4PVXTUEVGwTFnBmMHfnT/w384-h640/cambridge%20oldham%202nd%20replay%201974.jpg" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forest did get to show off their then new logo on this very scarce 'programme'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;">No further replays were needed as Oldham Athletic eventually won the tie 2-1. In the end, what will be forever historically significant about this 3rd Round FA Cup tie is that two teams from the then Third Division unknowingly triggered a change in the way fans attend football matches. That Sunday 6th January 1974 is half a century ago. Nowadays, watching football on a Sunday is merely just a typical day in our spectating schedule. But next time you go to a match on a Sunday, think of what it must have been like turning up to a professional football match on the one day you could never have attended one before...</div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-56049653073335026532023-12-01T10:28:00.000-08:002023-12-04T02:55:30.769-08:00Chelsea v Arsenal, Christmas Day 1956<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipLcsMUGpShO9Q0rSIDi8Vvjoveapphpz15t0wLwIXWsC84RD-ZP_SdIu0IQVg2sxnO47q1_Kpv94Vv3NUL0QSjQzi1opehFJ0G26vQRiRCK_VHU31fTHTvOotFa-JNUPg7fGW0y5jBKPV1p7p1riSsqZ8DCCvYi4ipaPVNVeEBd9-XrDpvGLpxwJMOmUv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="1424" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipLcsMUGpShO9Q0rSIDi8Vvjoveapphpz15t0wLwIXWsC84RD-ZP_SdIu0IQVg2sxnO47q1_Kpv94Vv3NUL0QSjQzi1opehFJ0G26vQRiRCK_VHU31fTHTvOotFa-JNUPg7fGW0y5jBKPV1p7p1riSsqZ8DCCvYi4ipaPVNVeEBd9-XrDpvGLpxwJMOmUv=w400-h109" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Welcome back to the latest instalment of my now very occasional blog 'After You've Gone', and the ongoing seasonal exploration of football programmes for matches played over Christmas. This time we have a First Division encounter between Chelsea and Arsenal on Christmas Day 1956 at Stamford Bridge. The return match, which traditionally took place about twenty four hours later, was at Arsenal's Highbury stadium on Boxing Day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Note that this London Derby was played on a Tuesday, offering fans an opportunity to watch football on both weekdays of the two-day Christmas Public Holiday. However, in the utterly male-serving tradition that had been played out since the Victorian era, the Christmas Day fixtures usually kicked-off at 11am. A time that meant the men could return home after the game to their Xmas Day lunch table that had most likely been prepared by their wives, mothers or sisters. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Chelsea programme had retained the same format for their past three seasons. A blue and white cover with an overhead illustration of the pitch and the ground's extensive terracing. The publication was sixteen pages thick, and just like Arsenal's match day programme, it contained no external advertising. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt9iPiNDa06-XaN_h-xZB-X8Tn12L5GkkyHKJhSy7K_hMWT_Jli8ZdZc5JcPhNF-B3h8fux7it8lmujJCfmhP8UY7m-VKD3HqoDW9iDwRDdDaTxZiMy-N7hmWd6VUlwgXZDbl2pF7PL95l1fpK_11iWJnFgzuonHx9MsMtPkUQUUemHXqZ1RtlVQJssVi/s2552/img931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="1652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt9iPiNDa06-XaN_h-xZB-X8Tn12L5GkkyHKJhSy7K_hMWT_Jli8ZdZc5JcPhNF-B3h8fux7it8lmujJCfmhP8UY7m-VKD3HqoDW9iDwRDdDaTxZiMy-N7hmWd6VUlwgXZDbl2pF7PL95l1fpK_11iWJnFgzuonHx9MsMtPkUQUUemHXqZ1RtlVQJssVi/w414-h640/img931.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ljFeDQsHLuzQoGCR1Olzg8jgyScFLAuydHQU864C5ksq-s2EpNVx9pbWt_gqu1I2o_7v_KJr48jcOcfWjuAQo_NapkND1TK4sFIaSgVSuuD75zWZUtgoRfa-0dbIY9K-B6zfEy4t2KJgEOe0KPuNxKMcSt7I8X-GNaPvKgZHzVanB0-M_pGe7J8dGQmj/s3145/img933.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="3145" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ljFeDQsHLuzQoGCR1Olzg8jgyScFLAuydHQU864C5ksq-s2EpNVx9pbWt_gqu1I2o_7v_KJr48jcOcfWjuAQo_NapkND1TK4sFIaSgVSuuD75zWZUtgoRfa-0dbIY9K-B6zfEy4t2KJgEOe0KPuNxKMcSt7I8X-GNaPvKgZHzVanB0-M_pGe7J8dGQmj/w640-h495/img933.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the centrespread complete with a nice example of rusty staples</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A highlight of this Christmas Day programme is this delightful 'Seasonal Greetings' illustration by Mickey Durling in the centrespread. It depicts the Chelsea first team players, Manager Ted Drake, as well as their co<span>ach and trainer. Durling's cartoons were a regular feature of the sports press in the 1950s, and he's clearly enjoying himself in the Christmas spirit. Two players are decorating the Christmas Tree, outside right Peter Bradbrook is shown carrying a turkey, and there are two players pushing right back Peter MacFarlane on his sled. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVu-Ey2MMM4tnevPUA8Ea5BpS2qwgiaTJVSogJ-KurGIoAdRtetqW4c6jacpz2sMWYB4jC3xNELz5tbPNtz3pMmcxEST2lboXoO9jasJgIDQbgZOscYuBmFgQXdhqUpVhF66K9penEFFMDxWkTbitvYt4A1vaVz3YUlNZbS1pltIQSibOc2z8MavF5jGX/s2313/img934.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="1447" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVu-Ey2MMM4tnevPUA8Ea5BpS2qwgiaTJVSogJ-KurGIoAdRtetqW4c6jacpz2sMWYB4jC3xNELz5tbPNtz3pMmcxEST2lboXoO9jasJgIDQbgZOscYuBmFgQXdhqUpVhF66K9penEFFMDxWkTbitvYt4A1vaVz3YUlNZbS1pltIQSibOc2z8MavF5jGX/w400-h640/img934.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Line Ups Xmas Day, 1956</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMX7n28fFXAbd_POMk2LTgFyTJdFlQadagt-1qAyegdgEPr8yDzjojStpF8AzZiaDW282HkNrLSdoQZNVGw_9sWkkDO5UiDfnB1LbsBYlbkhqRMQjrDvlBmpo1gpOv02EUI57x1PakNuYreiPXE2UmeScl2DM3r_Gt2lsoIO5yL8lKzA6X5D4lAts0iah/s1427/img935.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="743" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMX7n28fFXAbd_POMk2LTgFyTJdFlQadagt-1qAyegdgEPr8yDzjojStpF8AzZiaDW282HkNrLSdoQZNVGw_9sWkkDO5UiDfnB1LbsBYlbkhqRMQjrDvlBmpo1gpOv02EUI57x1PakNuYreiPXE2UmeScl2DM3r_Gt2lsoIO5yL8lKzA6X5D4lAts0iah/w334-h640/img935.jpg" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"It isn't good counting the chickens" from the programme's regular column 'This and That', </td></tr></tbody></table>,<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bZwF8Ma2VuEf_3ScHPrPwXJA5W-p75bPaBxU5WzFznCw9OdoQ1ypHqDrvi7L_S_j8j5EdVB3LAMDpKYpr5gP4TlGhyphenhyphensxbp6jrhI4T8-w1G9NG6L5eNnmS-k_0y3Pi6ivFImDVJQuo3cnNujchGocm30KL_7OAS94VDCDEKbvYoy5E91iaweDtqQgsgao/s718/img936.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="718" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bZwF8Ma2VuEf_3ScHPrPwXJA5W-p75bPaBxU5WzFznCw9OdoQ1ypHqDrvi7L_S_j8j5EdVB3LAMDpKYpr5gP4TlGhyphenhyphensxbp6jrhI4T8-w1G9NG6L5eNnmS-k_0y3Pi6ivFImDVJQuo3cnNujchGocm30KL_7OAS94VDCDEKbvYoy5E91iaweDtqQgsgao/w640-h206/img936.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chelsea's December Fixtures, 1956/57</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>For the record, Chelsea v Arsenal on Christmas Day 1956 ended up as a 1-1 draw, played in front of 32,094 spectators. It would be so interesting to know how many female fans were at this match, and not back home, getting Xmas lunch ready for the returning men. Something of course we will never be able to find out...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What we do know is that this programme marks the final season when a full set of First Division fixtures were played on Christmas Day. In fact for Arsenal, this was to be their last ever match scheduled on a Christmas Day. However, the following season 1957/58, Chelsea were at home again on 25th December, and then on Christmas Day 1958, they won their last ever Xmas Day match three-nil away at Blackburn Rovers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6eOAxY6O_wQ8YAJwRcJiOh9731vlDSDpuzbHnYw6O9H-tZuABcEKz05YXZ09NMfVsrtpuOsZByQfZtU169CKfT1sWXjPaNXLK7UCCUMUy3a5Lb9yDu8D9q1L4P2gADbsWAd9_qsxht-vclzAW6IW_mxCoflnlGLoesIR48Co5nT7p3bMhbq9CyUMaAlF/s718/img937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="718" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6eOAxY6O_wQ8YAJwRcJiOh9731vlDSDpuzbHnYw6O9H-tZuABcEKz05YXZ09NMfVsrtpuOsZByQfZtU169CKfT1sWXjPaNXLK7UCCUMUy3a5Lb9yDu8D9q1L4P2gADbsWAd9_qsxht-vclzAW6IW_mxCoflnlGLoesIR48Co5nT7p3bMhbq9CyUMaAlF/w400-h134/img937.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i> <span style="font-size: large;">'<b><span>SEASONAL GREETINGS' from AFTER YOU'VE GONE</span></b></span></i><p></p></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-15819251656572990122023-03-11T03:05:00.009-08:002023-12-13T02:06:33.232-08:00A Chequerboard Classic: the Queens Park Rangers matchday programme 1967 to 1977<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">–</span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">the inside story of QPR’s multi-award winner of the 1960s & 70s</span></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnYUU4bo1yOTwv9yxep7kMvtWWK2qMgcuzKemV_70iChvmQEbdbcqVUPaKRI9mtMcHZYJSlWvW93gk-5YUnUP40LotSLzQXPKiatKmmFZjT10wOjettzB1QQFFoeBGHDYeIBnqE_7NiVGB5p6Wk4DZU0O0rLpPrxyyNsSYcwZw3qmHjWADVzqqpWb_w/s4511/8.%20Programme%20seller%20QPR%20v%20Villa%2011th%20Sept%201976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4511" data-original-width="2527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnYUU4bo1yOTwv9yxep7kMvtWWK2qMgcuzKemV_70iChvmQEbdbcqVUPaKRI9mtMcHZYJSlWvW93gk-5YUnUP40LotSLzQXPKiatKmmFZjT10wOjettzB1QQFFoeBGHDYeIBnqE_7NiVGB5p6Wk4DZU0O0rLpPrxyyNsSYcwZw3qmHjWADVzqqpWb_w/w358-h640/8.%20Programme%20seller%20QPR%20v%20Villa%2011th%20Sept%201976.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">"I’m delighted to
hear from you, </span></i><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">particularly
when you are talking about my favourite subject - the QPR programme”</span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: left;"> – and so began a fascinating series of
conversations with Paddington-born Ron Phillips, the former Secretary of Queens
Park Rangers FC, and editor of the club’s matchday programme. For it was Ron
who was responsible in transforming what had previously resembled a team sheet
for a school’s football tournament into a multi-award winning matchday publication.
And what’s more, the chequerboard cover design, with its everchanging palette
of dayglo colours made QPR’s programme the most recognisable in British
football for ten straight years.</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In fact, the task of editing the club
programme was not what Ron had in mind at all when he was appointed as QPR’s
new club secretary in the Autumn of 1966. He’d just left the 10</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
Royal Hussars cavalry regiment after fifteen years of service on the Monday, spotted
the job in a 2” square advert in the Daily Telegraph the following day, and on
Friday morning Ron was interviewed and began work the very same day - even
though he had made it clear that he’d never attended a football match. What
followed was an extraordinary 23 years for Ron at the club whose on-field
exploits included winning the very first League Cup Final to be played at Wembley
(and as a Third Division team), a meteoric rise to the top flight, European
football, and that 1975-76 season when QPR were pipped by just one point by
Liverpool as Division 1 champions. But on the whole, my communications with Ron
by email and phone focussed on his most beloved project – the official
programme of Queens Park Rangers.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEEBYr8LFC3JxyE4EXFr4jWOlTmebI7kuED9nJFSDrWz8k0wyD1Pd7ObTGe-1hWitIWNhrhCLBckxwDrxLFZo9Cq-LYxmTlLYRvMmLH7tT2j7VZPA1Jr2cTNOvbyPxosQ113-mpfJ7xoeO91QbTMdC5Wf_zpq0UwPcKYa3D1JuBfKiGfJF87IDWtL-g/s5316/1.%20QPR%20v%20Oxford%20Utd%201966%2067.%20Ron%20Phillips%20on%20the%20cover%20in%20his%20first%20season%20as%20QPRs%20club%20secretary.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5316" data-original-width="3032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEEBYr8LFC3JxyE4EXFr4jWOlTmebI7kuED9nJFSDrWz8k0wyD1Pd7ObTGe-1hWitIWNhrhCLBckxwDrxLFZo9Cq-LYxmTlLYRvMmLH7tT2j7VZPA1Jr2cTNOvbyPxosQ113-mpfJ7xoeO91QbTMdC5Wf_zpq0UwPcKYa3D1JuBfKiGfJF87IDWtL-g/w366-h640/1.%20QPR%20v%20Oxford%20Utd%201966%2067.%20Ron%20Phillips%20on%20the%20cover%20in%20his%20first%20season%20as%20QPRs%20club%20secretary.jpg" width="366" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> QPR v Oxford Utd 1966/67. Ron Phillips on the cover in his first season as QPRs club secretary</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
wanted to track Ron down as I’d just co-written ‘1 Shilling – The Football
Programme Design Revolution of 1965-85’, a book where graphic designer Matt
Caldwell and myself interviewed the designers about their work on some of our
favourite football programmes of that period. It was the time just before
high-res photography and Apple Macs took over from a super-creative period of hand-crafted
illustrations, layouts and exciting cover design. We are both massive fans of
QPR’s chequerboard cover, and needed to know exactly who had dreamt it up. Well,
Ron Phillips wasn’t an illustrator. He had held a Regular Commission in the
British Army, a large part of which was spent as Major and Paymaster to the
10th Royal Hussars. But one of his tasks was to run the quarterly regimental
journal issued free to everyone in the barracks. In Ron’s words </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">“Yes,
it was ruddy boring but I couldn't play around with it too much as the Queen
was on the subscription list. However, I brightened it up with a cover which you
would have recognised as the forerunner to that belonging to a certain football
club”.</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> An image was forming in Ron’s mind for this next generation QPR
programme, first though, he had to convince the Chairman that the current
League Cup holders and Third Division Champions should be represented by a
football programme that is rather more ambitious than a folded sheet of A4
paper. Jim Gregory was tough and streetwise, a self-made man who had started
his working life selling fish from a barrow in nearby Shepherd’s Bush Market, and
who would go on to make his fortune from selling cars and car dealerships. But Gregory
famously </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">“refused to spend a penny on anything which didn't produce an
immediate profit”</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> So, what happened next?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“The
Chairman forbade me to alter the programme in any way and, if I did and it lost
money, the loss would come out of my salary. I set to work immediately to transform
it. I gave the design to our printers, T.W. Pegg & Sons based in Ellerslie
Road, Fulham. I asked for a chequerboard cover, alternating black and white
squares, with little stick figures of footballers centred in some of the white
squares. You have seen what they produced. I could never have done
that in a lifetime”.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Ron’s
draft of ‘black and white squares’ was brilliantly conjured up by Pegg’s. It
was the Swinging 60’s after all, a point in time when the high streets of
London were awash in bright colours. For every game they would print the
non-white squares in a different colour. So, I wonder, would each colour
represent the kit of your opponents? </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">“Ye Gods, no! My job was to make
the visiting team as uncomfortable as possible. So always the 'wrong'
colour!” </i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The chequerboard cover was inhabited by smaller than postage stamp-sized
stick figures of football players in action: kicking, dribbling, heading,
diving and catching. Beautifully rendered by an artist at Pegg’s. Sadly, Ron
cannot recall who he was, and his work was never specifically credited.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is another not unfamiliar story of so
many people involved in the creation of matchday publications of the past –
again that’s something we wanted to redress in our book.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">However,
one aspect of the front cover would start a controversy that continues to rage over
half a century on. Ron asked for each of the letters making up QUEEN'S PARK
RANGERS to be placed into the squares in the central upper section of the
design. Pegg’s produced a mock-up which worked perfectly but with one
exception. The apostrophe between the N and the S of QUEEN’S whether it was inserted
between the letters, or put into its own square, just didn’t look right
aesthetically. So, Ron made the decision which in his words </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">“launched a
thousand letters of incomprehension”. </i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He told Pegg’s to drop the apostrophe
completely.</span><i style="font-size: 14pt;"> “They did so, pale and horrified, but the cover design was
now perfect”.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3t2VquUQHSVzHV2Uk5sD2o48gaYbdr6vAQpGOWI-C4mEfamXNZ8Zy5f37n4fi_02X-ZpTP6zWT0jhi5fQ_LpziK1d3W8X2Km3gJDf4UZr6e2_wxrpPyIlpttl2GkxzN6zUB1FrRjPMNOhtkgIxjbutenXEYaW1k6KkqfvGz1GkBzl-hjeM4Hwf2_mw/s5277/2.%20QPR%20v%20Burnley%2031st%20Oct%201967.%20QPRs%20very%20first%20chequerboard%20cover.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5277" data-original-width="3426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3t2VquUQHSVzHV2Uk5sD2o48gaYbdr6vAQpGOWI-C4mEfamXNZ8Zy5f37n4fi_02X-ZpTP6zWT0jhi5fQ_LpziK1d3W8X2Km3gJDf4UZr6e2_wxrpPyIlpttl2GkxzN6zUB1FrRjPMNOhtkgIxjbutenXEYaW1k6KkqfvGz1GkBzl-hjeM4Hwf2_mw/w416-h640/2.%20QPR%20v%20Burnley%2031st%20Oct%201967.%20QPRs%20very%20first%20chequerboard%20cover.jpg" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">QPR v Burnley 31st Oct 1967. QPRs very first chequerboard cover</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Ron
Phillips chose a League Cup 4th Round match versus Burnley on 31</span><sup>st</sup><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
October 1967 to launch the chequerboard programme, bearing the club’s new name
– Queens Park Rangers. The plan was that as it was a midweek match it would
slip under the chairman’s radar. The price was now 9d, a 3d rise on QPR’s rudimentary
sixpenny football programme that had returned for the start of the 1967/68
season. By December 1967, the programme now cost 1/-, reflecting the increased
page count. After half a dozen issues, Pegg’s initial Queens Park Rangers
lettering was changed from white letters with a drawn outline where each letter
took up an entire square, to a smaller font printed in black with the coloured
squares now removed from under all the letters. Ironically this new layout would
have been visually kinder to an apostrophe, but it had already been expunged - as
it has been to this very day…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Up
to this point, Ron Phillips was the Club Secretary – dealing with all the
day-to-day finances doesn’t come close to describing what his post entailed - and
programme editor was certainly not in the job remit. But he wanted to give the
fans a publication that reflected their team’s success on the pitch, and which
could make the kind of profit that would convince the Chairman to support his vision.
Phillips took control of the programme, honing its pages to reflect his mission
to communicate personally with the fans, and giving them a space to share their
voices with the club. During the 1967/8 season, Ron began the ‘Ranger to
Ranger’ letters column which he says was </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">“dear to my heart”.</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> The page
was decorated with a delightful illustration by Alfred Hackett of a fan in his
hooped top connected by a long telephone cord to the programme editor. The
column’s ethos was “If there’s anything you want to get off your chest, now is
the chance”, and the supporters certainly took the opportunity to put pen to
paper…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAPxjHkl5XDU5vTG7NwazgrpZ7zJyr5qv_nimI6_GVHLMNMuja_FBtbqdnsmjCpxDwJqJu1_JRKFjm_QuYyWh_Mc4zXADU-YaM7n9XJ_pgwwMW2rF_1ThPOihZuW8BCnIsy9cDZ00b3RP-Yz0g9LXxL6JzISU1mGL8rb8x4svPciMjJMFr88Ufhzkug/s5336/3.%20QPR%20v%20Hull%20City%201967%2068%20The%20redesigned%20QPR%20letering.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5336" data-original-width="3426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAPxjHkl5XDU5vTG7NwazgrpZ7zJyr5qv_nimI6_GVHLMNMuja_FBtbqdnsmjCpxDwJqJu1_JRKFjm_QuYyWh_Mc4zXADU-YaM7n9XJ_pgwwMW2rF_1ThPOihZuW8BCnIsy9cDZ00b3RP-Yz0g9LXxL6JzISU1mGL8rb8x4svPciMjJMFr88Ufhzkug/w410-h640/3.%20QPR%20v%20Hull%20City%201967%2068%20The%20redesigned%20QPR%20letering.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">QPR v Hull City 1967/68. The redesigned QPR lettering.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Phillips
himself wrote the new editorial for each match. It was first dubbed ‘Bush News’
which soon became ‘Bush Telegraph’, and besides his pithy accounts of previous
matches or wider footballing issues, it was a showcase for Ron’s literary
passions. He would quote Thomas Paine “These are the times that try men’s
souls” when responding to the press criticising the club – or offer up some Kipling:
“If you can lose and start again at your beginnings and never breathe a word
about your loss” for a first editorial of the season having been relegated the
previous season. And then there was ‘Post Mortem’, the page that listed the
facts on recent games. The opponents, the ground, the attendance, the line-ups,
the score, and what the press said. It was a good title according to Phillips,
but an elderly Director felt the name was too close to the bone so he
reluctantly had to change ‘Post Mortem’ to ‘It’s a Record’. Another addition to
the new programme was the woman’s page ‘Let a Lady Speak’, where wives of the
club’s directors or players offer their tips from everything from slimming and
cleaning grass stains out of white shorts, to the tale about how a woman who
accompanied her husband to matches stopped him getting into trouble, and
recommended more wives do the same. Ron also reminded me that one of his
favourite contributions was a QPR crossword in which most of the clues were
linked to Rangers. Q. Opposing skipper's instructions to his team before
the game (4-7) A. Mark Lazarus</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_XMtvce2EuY6h0pNy4BaPe_ZsL7W8FOLg8RUSAdyPrQ7FLtaT5tWWjF6q1sstbH_HNXyVEdEyyufMnT3dpKX6X6AAQh_G4vsHW2jG9d2I3V03B-YNzPt2vdG-0MYxZgeBRG8lF22zpLt-4VGy-x2_xOs-5sNrcNgBXmSAL7vzFE1cFx31GcCPJfTpQ/s5159/6.%20Ranger%20to%20Ranger%2030th%20Dec%201967.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5159" data-original-width="3268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_XMtvce2EuY6h0pNy4BaPe_ZsL7W8FOLg8RUSAdyPrQ7FLtaT5tWWjF6q1sstbH_HNXyVEdEyyufMnT3dpKX6X6AAQh_G4vsHW2jG9d2I3V03B-YNzPt2vdG-0MYxZgeBRG8lF22zpLt-4VGy-x2_xOs-5sNrcNgBXmSAL7vzFE1cFx31GcCPJfTpQ/w406-h640/6.%20Ranger%20to%20Ranger%2030th%20Dec%201967.jpg" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the 'Ranger to Ranger' column<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSd49qVPi6R_L8aGWAlY07Dg5DiIs5-rY5qQYUk6LRyQLZlTGAB4vuqq6Gs1hSJAI1EhChwOiLMAQ-oiaQksHG86xDqN_hqpVjSY8Ojfc5CJ0IZJSU-Hmk4rR9IN5xfnwhrc4v_u3n86AfgA-NlyCbtD72G7k1IhrjLwpV-GQaXfzxhZuSJcmKArJmfg/s5129/7.%20Post%20Mortem%2011th%20Jan%201969.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5129" data-original-width="3268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSd49qVPi6R_L8aGWAlY07Dg5DiIs5-rY5qQYUk6LRyQLZlTGAB4vuqq6Gs1hSJAI1EhChwOiLMAQ-oiaQksHG86xDqN_hqpVjSY8Ojfc5CJ0IZJSU-Hmk4rR9IN5xfnwhrc4v_u3n86AfgA-NlyCbtD72G7k1IhrjLwpV-GQaXfzxhZuSJcmKArJmfg/w408-h640/7.%20Post%20Mortem%2011th%20Jan%201969.jpg" width="408" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the short-lived POSTMORTEM title for the vital facts on recent games column</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14pt;">At
the end of the 1967/68 season, Ron Phillips went to see the Chairman in his
office at Roehampton to suggest that the club should put out the redesigned
programme for the start of the new season. Jim Gregory refused to discuss it, saying
it would lose the club money. But 1968/69 was QPR’s very first season in the top
flight. Ron Phillips issued his 1/- programme complete with a cast of contributors
that included John Brough’s superb photography (with some images even printed in
colour), Derek Buxton’s statistics, Tony Pullein’s articles and cartoons by the
great Bill Tidy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“I
was immediately fired but I ignored this (after all, it was the fifth time </span></i><i style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
had been dismissed and, to put this in context, Jim Gregory fired 18 Managers </span></i><i style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">while
I was with him) and I soldiered on until the end of the season. I then
forwarded a Profit and Loss Account to the Chairman. I made no </span></i><i style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">comment
on what had been a horrific season financially. The only bright </span></i><i style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">spot
was that programme sales had brought in a profit of £1,100 which was equivalent
to nearly 25% of that season's gate takings. And, more pleasing to me than the
increased takings was the fact that we won the award for Best Programme In The
Football League!”</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_UCgYrbcZ3mGUwhI4bgKLQ9p-lihN1f9W4usRlyJnZbASnz2q5xudKC4Q6qEfvLon6HcW9YhsMQQBjqi3rRejMj68bkHNe4qHCeseKRnmgZtXOb5lkjOPUj5i3g1YCYV5YvUdWCFRW_aScN6Z8cKNQgoNav_69YGhcufPnHBxuk0eQdl4j0i-WNQ_A/s5336/4.%20QPR%20v%20Middlesbrough%201969%2070%20with%20programme%20award%20winner%20rosette.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5336" data-original-width="3426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_UCgYrbcZ3mGUwhI4bgKLQ9p-lihN1f9W4usRlyJnZbASnz2q5xudKC4Q6qEfvLon6HcW9YhsMQQBjqi3rRejMj68bkHNe4qHCeseKRnmgZtXOb5lkjOPUj5i3g1YCYV5YvUdWCFRW_aScN6Z8cKNQgoNav_69YGhcufPnHBxuk0eQdl4j0i-WNQ_A/w410-h640/4.%20QPR%20v%20Middlesbrough%201969%2070%20with%20programme%20award%20winner%20rosette.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">QPR v Middlesbrough 1969/70 with programme award winner rosette</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hence
the following season, 1969/70, the programme covers proudly wore a rosette that
celebrated the Football League Review’s ‘Best Programme in the League’ award (there
were more awards to come in subsequent years). Ironically, Phillips had been frustrated
by the waste caused by discarded copies of the FLR that had slipped out of the
Rangers programmes. It didn’t help that the publication was </span><i style="font-size: 14pt;">“merely a
propaganda instrument of the Football League”</i><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> according to Phillips. At the
end of the previous season he had conducted a poll of QPR fans about keeping
the FLR in their 1/- programme, and in accordance with the fans wishes, from August
1969, supporters who didn’t want to read the FLR queued up at programme sellers
wearing a blue uniform. Anyone wanting a copy of the FLR would have to pay 1s
3d for a programme that included the magazine, and these could only be bought from
programme sellers on each side of the ground who were dressed in white. It was
a set-up that continued for several more years. Of special note at this point,
it is important to stress that photographs of programme sellers from the 1960s
and 1970s are almost impossible to find. Coincidentally though, while
researching our book we discovered that a photo does exist. It was taken
outside Loftus Road in September 1976 at a First Division match versus Aston
Villa, and shows a programme seller at work, wearing an official cap and what
looks like a milkman’s uniform with a leather pouch slung across his shoulder
for his takings. It feels appropriate that such a rare image depicts an example
of Ron Phillips’s pride and joy, and in its final season before the
chequerboard cover gave way to a new era of programme design dominated by colour
photography.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_lRaXPkPs57zZ8DhMTNLV1tYrgS4IYJSpNCtabwmhkSYKgec_I-KufkfVujnS-ikQGPcEg2mST4GI8Yn9T4Lkhwk69Gj4j8-Qz6T4RC24eb7iPs00KKXDZk3FhvUVGOQzCtlkS-9AB0Ci91JJz7nZmGLcKqh2QgQhyCteSkkgTOIfGplUMWqQb2CWw/s5237/10%20QPR%20v%20Leeds%2024th%20April%2076%20Rangers%20qualified%20for%20Europe%20and%20Ron%20Phillips%20asked%20Peggs%20the%20printers%20to%20create%20a%20special%20cover%20featuring%20the%20flags%20of%20European%20nations.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5237" data-original-width="3416" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_lRaXPkPs57zZ8DhMTNLV1tYrgS4IYJSpNCtabwmhkSYKgec_I-KufkfVujnS-ikQGPcEg2mST4GI8Yn9T4Lkhwk69Gj4j8-Qz6T4RC24eb7iPs00KKXDZk3FhvUVGOQzCtlkS-9AB0Ci91JJz7nZmGLcKqh2QgQhyCteSkkgTOIfGplUMWqQb2CWw/w418-h640/10%20QPR%20v%20Leeds%2024th%20April%2076%20Rangers%20qualified%20for%20Europe%20and%20Ron%20Phillips%20asked%20Peggs%20the%20printers%20to%20create%20a%20special%20cover%20featuring%20the%20flags%20of%20European%20nations.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">QPR v Leeds 24th April 1976. Rangers qualified for Europe and Ron Phillips asked Peggs the printers to create a special cover featuring the flags of European nations</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">By
the way, another of Ron’s favourite ever programme covers was based on an idea
he gave Pegg’s the printers when QPR had already mathematically qualified for
Europe. Instead of the classic chequerboard, Ron asked Pegg’s to print the
flags of the European nations on the cover for the match versus Leeds United on
24</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> April 1976. In addition, the printers added three special
edition rosettes, as not only had Rangers qualified for Europe for the first
time, but in 1975/76 the QPR programme was again voted ‘Best in the Football
League’. Rangers beat Leeds 2-0 that day but still missed out on the First
Division trophy to Liverpool who had also won their final match of the season.
Second place meant that it would be UEFA Cup football rather than the European
Cup in the following season.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As
I mentioned at the beginning of the article, it’s the QPR programme that is
centre stage, especially the chequerboard era. Ron Phillips was Secretary of
QPR between 1966 and 1989, a dramatic period of highs and lows for the club where
fans also witnessed many exceptional players. His personal favourite was Stan
Bowles, and having read Ron’s memoirs of his time at QPR, he was kept well on
his toes by Stan’s extra-curricular activities. Ron left football for good to
move on to fulfil a dream – to run his own theatre. He started Barons Court
Theatre in London W14, and was its artistic director until he retired at the
age of 88 in 2021. To this day Ron Phillips still receives fan mail about his
stint on the QPR programme. Though he did recently get a letter from a Rangers fan
in New Zealand who is still irate about that expunged apostrophe…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Alan
Dein, 8</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> January, 2023</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For more details about Alan & Matt’s book 1 Shilling - Football Programme Design Revolution of 1965-85, please check: </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;">Instagram: @1_shilling</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfSjC5Qx46eJQqUmVPMg1c9qO0SAVsgYSUWz0ldSVbv2oC7Wv-45GcDzAalB7ucA_KTJ-VEnFZG5SdaCWCq8SI0a8h4NX5NrsDOrmYuAS55kVR2Bpy4bDdW0Y6vQ1OoywLFe4R5vUmBprgs0DlWX-yeip4CBl5YfgEsKVDIpOOs6eeSi5tx-KOHG8MA/s5237/5.%20QPR%20v%20Aston%20Villa%2011th%20Sept%201976%20in%20the%20photo%20of%20the%20programme%20seller.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5237" data-original-width="3426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfSjC5Qx46eJQqUmVPMg1c9qO0SAVsgYSUWz0ldSVbv2oC7Wv-45GcDzAalB7ucA_KTJ-VEnFZG5SdaCWCq8SI0a8h4NX5NrsDOrmYuAS55kVR2Bpy4bDdW0Y6vQ1OoywLFe4R5vUmBprgs0DlWX-yeip4CBl5YfgEsKVDIpOOs6eeSi5tx-KOHG8MA/w418-h640/5.%20QPR%20v%20Aston%20Villa%2011th%20Sept%201976%20in%20the%20photo%20of%20the%20programme%20seller.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">QPR v Aston Villa 11th Sept 1976 as seen in that super-rare photograph of a 1970s programme seller</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaiEjuSOcEsaHSpYPzqWjizksZZpbyBnjuZFFyStx5SH-b6FVEnH6MI8fPgIBgIg42qCRHspY8Q1GpVpDk5Dm9Cpp6cvVPgLnopcXH92Upp3QAqeVxAEDO5KHD0hoFv902z_UhDX9yJCQs2erSriKDS_4FzXgriI7YnrOycNeG0Jxqrhtuqj8I4faeQ/s1810/qpr%20v%20soton%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1810" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaiEjuSOcEsaHSpYPzqWjizksZZpbyBnjuZFFyStx5SH-b6FVEnH6MI8fPgIBgIg42qCRHspY8Q1GpVpDk5Dm9Cpp6cvVPgLnopcXH92Upp3QAqeVxAEDO5KHD0hoFv902z_UhDX9yJCQs2erSriKDS_4FzXgriI7YnrOycNeG0Jxqrhtuqj8I4faeQ/w640-h568/qpr%20v%20soton%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; text-align: left;">Sadly, Ron Phillips passed away in April 2023. Please take a look at this tribute to his remarkable career at Queens Park Rangers: https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/ron-phillips-tribute-210423</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">/</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-19753400227779430412022-12-19T10:04:00.003-08:002022-12-19T20:05:21.526-08:00Sheffield United v Blackpool, Boxing Day 1961<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissiAkRJFfy7EqFn20nLSrFOgUag_2MCZVGQCty45G87Raq0aA91EJXDZFEB9Jr7T5uHbnxKZxo22-UC-HPfj5A8BJeOjj0yTbliaZgmSWgLi7fPvBNsMkjE6_UvQZMXtZZ8yW9Fc1dP8d61hCk6nUCbedS86KjRUckrXdK7Ab-zvPQ8u8TEaXGrQplg/s781/img821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissiAkRJFfy7EqFn20nLSrFOgUag_2MCZVGQCty45G87Raq0aA91EJXDZFEB9Jr7T5uHbnxKZxo22-UC-HPfj5A8BJeOjj0yTbliaZgmSWgLi7fPvBNsMkjE6_UvQZMXtZZ8yW9Fc1dP8d61hCk6nUCbedS86KjRUckrXdK7Ab-zvPQ8u8TEaXGrQplg/s781/img821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlhgSQBhLfMvkJvazL6EdQaeHVJzfTJmT8ViA5JSabVS3U0aH-z6EYhx-8lcQCgXBKzu3W3Itgcej2kc18YhjhAPjgzsx3VnjWuxhjB9asgwbBo2enhwiD3OpMZR2n_A2jYVt-_UrktAz8MoUpZlqk4NUDy14vzTsHyAuxtEVmUdSSUrF2aZcey7p0dQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="826" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlhgSQBhLfMvkJvazL6EdQaeHVJzfTJmT8ViA5JSabVS3U0aH-z6EYhx-8lcQCgXBKzu3W3Itgcej2kc18YhjhAPjgzsx3VnjWuxhjB9asgwbBo2enhwiD3OpMZR2n_A2jYVt-_UrktAz8MoUpZlqk4NUDy14vzTsHyAuxtEVmUdSSUrF2aZcey7p0dQ" width="306" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Welcome to my regular seasonal post of 'After You've Gone' my now very irregular blog. Apologies if you used to enjoy seeing these pop up on a regular basis. One of my distractions over the past few years has been Instagram, where it is has been so easy to upload images and connect with friends and followers, so inevitably that has meant less and less of 'After You've Gone'. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Winter wishes this year are courtesy of a lovely football programme that was issued for a First Division match at Bramall Lane on 26th December 1961. Throughout the 1961/62 Season, Sheffield United produced a splendid looking publication with a crowd scene that evocatively captures football going in this era. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really like the artist's angle of being in the crowd viewing both fellow spectators in the stand and the action on the pitch. I'm sure that L.S.Lowry would have recognised the imagery - though sadly like many football programme designers, the cover illustration is not credited. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The unknown artist would have certainly enjoyed this particular festive issue as the printers - Greenup & Thompson of Wellington Street, Sheffield - went for green ink instead of the regular black that was used to accompany the red print throughout the 1961/2 season. No expenses spared for Blades and Blackpool fans on this Boxing Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the record, Sheffield United won the match 2-1, ending the season in 5th place, which was also one above their City rivals Sheffield Wednesday. The 1961/62 programme crowd scene cover was issued for only this one season, but it remains an enduringly popular design for fans of football programmes of this era. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For anyone stumbling upon this post for the first time, please do check out '1/- The Football Programme Design Revolution 1965-85' that I co-wrote with graphic designer Matt Caldwell. Further information is at the bottom of this page. Now let's savour these cracking images...</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpH33XIdCy-DB-CSP30YPQEw1R9MWwlJSHEDB9XjCk0IOAUAx52K-PtgjvkzlX8uCKwNzOemxTCQusrYHrMQhWBKRfcnyKWnsFWUR_rlGwx4N--hp1prg8AYerqGBnP_lozqaPN6H1m_mE0oVYeQtkN-cd1dUvs_vqhxSD-NoDbret9U5zqZAO7IiRgQ/s3309/img819.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3309" data-original-width="2176" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpH33XIdCy-DB-CSP30YPQEw1R9MWwlJSHEDB9XjCk0IOAUAx52K-PtgjvkzlX8uCKwNzOemxTCQusrYHrMQhWBKRfcnyKWnsFWUR_rlGwx4N--hp1prg8AYerqGBnP_lozqaPN6H1m_mE0oVYeQtkN-cd1dUvs_vqhxSD-NoDbret9U5zqZAO7IiRgQ/w421-h640/img819.jpg" width="421" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Red & Green special Boxing Day cover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjFEFL8C4sTxADXsqU_VgW_Demkmr3G-WW2sk2FiGdFGmDs4ARgwQthltnd8anUICbzI5FAqbWqva24-1uYmT-Dp3E37R3HCFuPybtvOoBJO8wDuIU_nkzqxiADeLu8xAkI4dMMjPg-1NK_FFXe02XkE4CyUG_wyN0WQYdjv_uXN2xasTkTuIoCDsAg/s3314/img820.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3314" data-original-width="2167" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjFEFL8C4sTxADXsqU_VgW_Demkmr3G-WW2sk2FiGdFGmDs4ARgwQthltnd8anUICbzI5FAqbWqva24-1uYmT-Dp3E37R3HCFuPybtvOoBJO8wDuIU_nkzqxiADeLu8xAkI4dMMjPg-1NK_FFXe02XkE4CyUG_wyN0WQYdjv_uXN2xasTkTuIoCDsAg/w418-h640/img820.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wardonia, Steel City</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdcljKKoa0DNG3M8jh6kXsCguykGKoB7YSgS4wrCmkCeeLqzUnwdcyWHr2JBfXHyD863WYjglgx9GIk7iA13kOJsd05qywL8QuoYoSDuo9U5F0bolH4RdzbftWvMAHrMnncht4et1nE3svDfBBemWEBFZWaYQQLVADNkU2O0JwIs9mJtLEjpv2gbotw/s3268/img822.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3268" data-original-width="2087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdcljKKoa0DNG3M8jh6kXsCguykGKoB7YSgS4wrCmkCeeLqzUnwdcyWHr2JBfXHyD863WYjglgx9GIk7iA13kOJsd05qywL8QuoYoSDuo9U5F0bolH4RdzbftWvMAHrMnncht4et1nE3svDfBBemWEBFZWaYQQLVADNkU2O0JwIs9mJtLEjpv2gbotw/w408-h640/img822.jpg" width="408" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Line Ups!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzn6wozINOrhF0jzS04maNXYr8NfjyYZZ-0ZZ4ubTYoJOCvCfVqKozm-_LVJ2mLq3yxuLUfyCH4kKX97C8lHOa102aNsWtTfsF_zLNjy0eXPd4fm68mE9GXZUzCAPQo9Vc8ENKm3110M3_lMLvgkLmZEiBlVNyu4PNLH_-dMeELgonon4NPP6lZ3tTg/s977/img823.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="977" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzn6wozINOrhF0jzS04maNXYr8NfjyYZZ-0ZZ4ubTYoJOCvCfVqKozm-_LVJ2mLq3yxuLUfyCH4kKX97C8lHOa102aNsWtTfsF_zLNjy0eXPd4fm68mE9GXZUzCAPQo9Vc8ENKm3110M3_lMLvgkLmZEiBlVNyu4PNLH_-dMeELgonon4NPP6lZ3tTg/w640-h496/img823.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tennant's Barley Wine, a welcome tonic after freezing on the terraces at a Christmas match</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u>HAPPY HOLIDAYS!</u></span><p></p><p><b>Book details: https://1-shilling.myshopify.com/</b></p></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-74686199820349082992022-03-07T10:52:00.005-08:002022-03-07T13:19:58.986-08:001 Shilling: The football programme design revolution of 1965-85<p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiXM6f5m8zC7JKtZAV4nx7xqhDP_eC0PW9E5frMrU6X1FuS5u_oXpM7wl486-0qr2ZddjInKw7GuGngFcRqhRnI0X98xMVylQH0mkkZkYFCTpYD_fGCkhBJ6AgX11iAjxQGRxteH3ELLhbIVFEtzBOyVVhLHLHEgKAHose_HXOBhenm0aVxLevYkzxTg=s1373" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1373" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiXM6f5m8zC7JKtZAV4nx7xqhDP_eC0PW9E5frMrU6X1FuS5u_oXpM7wl486-0qr2ZddjInKw7GuGngFcRqhRnI0X98xMVylQH0mkkZkYFCTpYD_fGCkhBJ6AgX11iAjxQGRxteH3ELLhbIVFEtzBOyVVhLHLHEgKAHose_HXOBhenm0aVxLevYkzxTg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Hello! </span></b><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">This post of 'After You've Gone' is a tie-in with KICKSTARTER for a book that I've been</span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> working on with graphic designer Matt Caldwell:</span></b></div><div><p></p><p><span class="text-italic" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>1 Shilling: The football programme design revolution of 1965-85</b></span></span></p><p><b>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1shilling/1-shilling-the-book</b></p><p><b><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The book breaks new ground as it digs deep into the rich history of an astonishing era of football programme design, uncovering the stories of their remarkable creators. It</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: inherit;"> features stunning cover designs from more than 40 British Football League clubs - a visual treat transporting us back to a time when a new generation of designers had burst on the scene fresh out of art school and off the football terraces... </span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="template asset" contenteditable="false" data-alt-text="" data-caption="A selection of spreads from the book." data-id="36258314" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="fit js-lazy-image" data-src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/036/258/314/f8497a8e0fb801ba80c981b832cd2a62_original.gif?ixlib=rb-4.0.2&w=680&fit=max&v=1643918060&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=a7a630237b7f5af6b82db9d29f207a6f" src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/036/258/314/f8497a8e0fb801ba80c981b832cd2a62_original.gif?ixlib=rb-4.0.2&w=680&fit=max&v=1643918060&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=a7a630237b7f5af6b82db9d29f207a6f" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption class="px2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1.2rem !important; padding-right: 1.2rem !important; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 1.2rem; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">A selection of spreads from the book.</figcaption></figure></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text-italic" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 Shilling</span></span> has tracked down these long-forgotten paradigm shifters, so for the first time we hear their story, both in their own words and through interviews with their families and colleagues. It’s a tale of passionate football fans designing for fellow supporters - but unlike the fashion or music industries - the names behind the artworks for the trusty, pocket-money priced, football programme were often uncredited or ignored. Until now. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text-italic" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 Shilling</span></span> champions these unheralded artists, finally cementing their deserved place in design history.</span></b></p><div class="template asset" contenteditable="false" data-alt-text="" data-caption="Cover and spine view of the book." data-id="36258323" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/036/258/323/38bb55b3bb94a40184f9db66543f213d_original.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.0.2&w=680&fit=max&v=1643918102&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=7eb11e62d3d2c9c273e98ae2845c31ed" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption class="px2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1.2rem !important; padding-right: 1.2rem !important; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 1.2rem; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Cover and spine view of the book.</figcaption></figure></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Spread across 200 pages, 20,000 words, 100 images and 11 chapters, <span class="text-italic" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 Shilling</span></span> takes you on a nostalgic journey into the archives of football programme design. At its heart, the book is a deep exploration of the work of master creator John Elvin, a designer who broke all the rules. Ignoring the conventions of the day, he chopped up photos, massacred the formal code of lay-outs and blew-up typefaces beyond the imaginable.</span></b></p><div class="template asset" contenteditable="false" data-alt-text="" data-caption="Limited Edition A2 Poster - Coventry City vs Bayern Munich, 1970 (designed by the late John Elvin, and signed by his son). Included in selected pledges." data-id="36258334" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/036/258/334/cafd0e947d741f4fba1adcc350c2b264_original.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.0.2&w=680&fit=max&v=1643918182&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=069a2b75fde0a32853732989127f8e0c" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption class="px2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1.2rem !important; padding-right: 1.2rem !important; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 1.2rem; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Limited Edition A2 Poster - Coventry City vs Bayern Munich, 1970 (designed by the late John Elvin, and signed by his son). Included in selected pledges.</figcaption></figure></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">We meet a geezer from West Bromwich called Graham who designed programmes for several First Division clubs (in the same season), while high as a kite on a combo of lighter fuel and magic markers. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then there’s John Elvin’s protégé, Bernard from Birmingham, a prolific powerhouse of dynamic design in the Midlands. And also Don, an art school teacher from Aberdeen who conjured-up fantastical images for a few shillings’ worth of beer money.</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">In a collection of essays,<span class="text-italic" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1 Shilling</span></span> explores the wider cultural, economic and political backstory of British football over a transformative two decades from the mid-1960s. The book gets to the core of the ritual which saw fans buying programmes that were read at the match, in the pub, at home - and often treasured for years and years.</span></b></p><div class="template asset" contenteditable="false" data-alt-text="" data-caption="1 Shilling postcards - one design included with every pledge." data-id="36258337" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/036/258/337/f4c59e383363493dcba8cc3fa5e999a5_original.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.0.2&w=680&fit=max&v=1643918212&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=390f2707bec75d04a8f90a50352cc5c2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption class="px2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: dimgrey; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1.2rem !important; padding-right: 1.2rem !important; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 1.2rem; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">1 Shilling postcards - one design included with every pledge.</figcaption></figure></div><h1 class="page-anchor" id="h:the-cause" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 50px; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Our objective </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> is that following printing and distribution, a significant donation will be made to the Huntington's Disease Association (HDA), a national charity supporting anyone who is affected by Huntington’s Disease. It was Huntington’s Disease that claimed the life of pioneer programme designer John Elvin at the age of just 53.</span></span></h1><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Huntington’s is not something you can catch: it is inherited. Every child conceived naturally to a parent who carries the Huntington’s gene has a 50% chance of inheriting it. You can live with the faulty gene for years without symptoms, but eventually it will impact on your life, manifesting as changes with movement, learning, thinking and emotions. Once symptoms begin, the disease will always progress: there is currently NO cure.</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>As an organisation boasting many committed football fans, the HDA were intrigued to hear about the <span class="text-italic" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1Shilling</span></span> project and the story John Elvin, especially when they learnt how Huntington’s Disease took the life of John at a young age.</b></span></p><a href="https://www.hda.org.uk/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: white; 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box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption class="px2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1.2rem !important; padding-right: 1.2rem !important; padding-top: 0px; padding: 0px 1.2rem; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">All profits from this project go to the Huntington's Disease Association.</figcaption></figure></div></a><span face=""Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-size: 16px;"></span><h1 class="page-anchor" id="h:the-funds" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 50px; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The</span> funding that we generate through this Kickstarter will be for the printing and distribution of the book. <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All profits will be donated to the Huntington's Disease Association.</span></span></h1><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>We have already factored in a budget that will enable us to print 500 copies, although we’d love to raise enough to print a few more, so reducing the unit price for printing - and maximising the surplus which will all go to charity.</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Remaining copies will be sold & distributed through online and physical retailers.</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 3rem; margin: 0px 0px 3rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!</b></span></p><br /></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-41945915527808422792022-02-21T14:47:00.007-08:002022-02-21T15:04:05.748-08:00A letter from Argentina to Laurence Harvey, 1957<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwc-n8Q12KBthCLcVz_4hI1S3A937pUr9GFryfR-BQvw31qv6x_-ZJVF92jH8MRBMxSJ1TLd-fBQBnxW3BZruYXJErAIZTznQAez75H19nRhLZ5CQays_Gm1lhoYbxUAinSZ8Q1PFVqL22-1-MXIe7UQ1yKuOvxw_hkQLvrhNG-P7LJAzE-_iNOj_Wcg=s935" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="644" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwc-n8Q12KBthCLcVz_4hI1S3A937pUr9GFryfR-BQvw31qv6x_-ZJVF92jH8MRBMxSJ1TLd-fBQBnxW3BZruYXJErAIZTznQAez75H19nRhLZ5CQays_Gm1lhoYbxUAinSZ8Q1PFVqL22-1-MXIe7UQ1yKuOvxw_hkQLvrhNG-P7LJAzE-_iNOj_Wcg=w221-h320" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">On Sunday afternoon, I dropped in to the Business Design Centre in Islington, N1 to have a look around the London International Stamp Exhibition 2022. I took some time to view the various philatelic exhibitions on display, and had a rummage through the hundreds of thousands of postage covers that were sold in the dealer's areas. I was hoping to find some interesting items relating to my ongoing exploration into public telephone boxes - or perhaps any ancient fragments of ephemera connected to advertising gramophone companies and recordings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By sheer chance, I spotted an envelope addressed to the actor Laurence Harvey, perhaps best known for his performance as the aspirational womaniser Joe Lampton in the 1959 film adaptation of John Braine's 'Room at the Top', or the hypnotised Communist spy in John Frankenheimer's 'The Manchurian Candidate'. Sadly the letter itself was not enclosed, but they rarely are in these kinds of philatelic artefacts. But I couldn't resist buying the cover, especially as the asking price was a mere £2.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The letter had originally been sent from Argentina on the 28th May 1957 at a cost of 3 pesos, and on the reverse there is a another post mark. A cancellation dated 10th July 1957 showing that the letter had taken over two months to reach the corrected address for Laurence Harvey - c/o Romulus Films in Soho Sq, W1 - the company founded by the Eton-educated brothers John and James Woolf.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlQPDJWrd4DgQaBjQboVTtepwqTcQ6HLP_K71UwktMded_PJI5Sze2VINI2ivFtBpFkigkMJzaH0yV5_5wzNqN7XhP4n36o4P8WKGPu335QYRvD5ciyQ-9VrUFtmZt_lwssf1x4a89c-O-CNDNbrkcHxCPTf3OZWXVtP8QljbOHogHxnMDOGsnHmPqZQ=s3965" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="3965" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlQPDJWrd4DgQaBjQboVTtepwqTcQ6HLP_K71UwktMded_PJI5Sze2VINI2ivFtBpFkigkMJzaH0yV5_5wzNqN7XhP4n36o4P8WKGPu335QYRvD5ciyQ-9VrUFtmZt_lwssf1x4a89c-O-CNDNbrkcHxCPTf3OZWXVtP8QljbOHogHxnMDOGsnHmPqZQ=w640-h362" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the flimsy 17 x 9.5 cms Air Mail envelope</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The year 1957 was certainly a busy one for Harvey. He had two starring roles in British films - in the comedy drama 'The Truth About Women', and 'After The Ball' the biography of Music Hall performer Vesta Tilley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOeb_ZEYBkuXZJtmwapdIvVu7NkuI-EB0J0Wjsz1tswiMVrr7XakPmFzec_cvV983B-G8b3BBozmEIvr4pFiJLK5ULRYx1kUIRQML6jTCk_5GFiAqFwU8-fERhSDFnb8p0Nq5GAtGz4pJzKoKQS1QNPCXGOwMYGxD0ORWd5hvovsopAN3QtTTYLGV5qQ=s742" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="742" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOeb_ZEYBkuXZJtmwapdIvVu7NkuI-EB0J0Wjsz1tswiMVrr7XakPmFzec_cvV983B-G8b3BBozmEIvr4pFiJLK5ULRYx1kUIRQML6jTCk_5GFiAqFwU8-fERhSDFnb8p0Nq5GAtGz4pJzKoKQS1QNPCXGOwMYGxD0ORWd5hvovsopAN3QtTTYLGV5qQ=w640-h514" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julie Harris and Laurence Harvey in 'The Truth About Women'</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisyxyX9UZZ0HWb2hgMJwIZ66m6rgcUu_uFLOyl-zuPMXZvAad3mymh9v698ay2g8tt7U85w4pVUZ1q_8D-QSYvku8XLjtFi1mO40ytSRqwTeD0iZidcTyL2iY2U6m-_aNwWyvzIGczNRiOZyykt-veZtIQ9XZ0Fnr70-RJAK2c__SstYdtfgoZONalVg=s1434" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="910" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisyxyX9UZZ0HWb2hgMJwIZ66m6rgcUu_uFLOyl-zuPMXZvAad3mymh9v698ay2g8tt7U85w4pVUZ1q_8D-QSYvku8XLjtFi1mO40ytSRqwTeD0iZidcTyL2iY2U6m-_aNwWyvzIGczNRiOZyykt-veZtIQ9XZ0Fnr70-RJAK2c__SstYdtfgoZONalVg=w406-h640" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> 'After the Ball' was filmed at Beaconsfield Studios for Romulus Films</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5JhgzoJy9X87G_Lra6j7J7AikfKXjD0kueqq3EQiGhJFpJFQZ7dHlAZE8iJGeal0VB9QfgtIBCOYepdq15sg71in7DysvVYvszLHmE8lGwkenhws6LLlafE5pKjRl8huXX8e9mLm3rp7zyfZTqfej_poK7lZuWS85L_eWpX95ksDT62E_FtEmV0za0w=s4001" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="4001" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5JhgzoJy9X87G_Lra6j7J7AikfKXjD0kueqq3EQiGhJFpJFQZ7dHlAZE8iJGeal0VB9QfgtIBCOYepdq15sg71in7DysvVYvszLHmE8lGwkenhws6LLlafE5pKjRl8huXX8e9mLm3rp7zyfZTqfej_poK7lZuWS85L_eWpX95ksDT62E_FtEmV0za0w=w640-h366" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 9th World Scout Jamboree was held in Sutton Coldfield in 1957. It was dubbed the Jubilee Jamboree marking the 50th anniversary of the Scouting Movement, and the 100th anniversary of the birth of founder Robert Baden-Powell. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We can never know what exactly were the written contents of the letter to Laurence Harvey sent from Argentina in 1957. However the name and address of the sender is on the back of the envelope: R. Mendez, Moreno 215, Quilmes, Buenos Aires. More than likely this is a fan letter to Harvey, written from a country that was in the midst of a series of coups in the fifties, and perhaps one of many dozens a week that he would have received at this time. Somehow the envelope found its way onto the philatelic market, sitting in collections for decades, and then boxed up to be taken to various stamp fairs until ending up in the hands of another buyer - this time me...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD0Idx6ghkiT9nggIgT3HC_fgBYO49PkmFb0aBpsW7phJl348rAPMPYJmlbMGyvc7nO2aMy34cy1v9-4bqznwK_2DGI8PyJ36D5NX5wo1Y5pcAkHuxVsA6Vj4U_g2CpQOQ-GK1AQOnDLO02rjD1K70HWAy71uxRe1aY-SuoPNWmliASGyEe545FU-HQg=s1884" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="1884" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD0Idx6ghkiT9nggIgT3HC_fgBYO49PkmFb0aBpsW7phJl348rAPMPYJmlbMGyvc7nO2aMy34cy1v9-4bqznwK_2DGI8PyJ36D5NX5wo1Y5pcAkHuxVsA6Vj4U_g2CpQOQ-GK1AQOnDLO02rjD1K70HWAy71uxRe1aY-SuoPNWmliASGyEe545FU-HQg=w400-h295" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here is Moreno 215, Quilmes, Bs As in 2021, courtesy of Street View</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Little did Laurence Harvey know in 1957 that his career would soon take a major upturn after the huge public and critical success of 'Room at the Top', just two years after this letter was sent from Argentina. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Harvey continued to star in films and television up to his death from cancer in London, at the age of 45 in 1973. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-13644612887596756012022-01-29T10:50:00.005-08:002022-01-31T00:50:10.675-08:00Where's the Public Telephone Box? Part 9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYjYJzafH_GuhqntJSKPs2aZtDVC_ixjA9CyHuSF99XNqc8YXbwPsJYwxIKPva8zC4pnMGvxHJftQpVPjbCf6qxkXYzmO7KBdB6GhqwTH9yhTpBdN6yo4-MU5Dm4DltFriflDo2B98ax1c2xWk043kg5Esgdwhq5vMclfTo0xNHaW5iYmNl92Vgfc1Lw=s544" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYjYJzafH_GuhqntJSKPs2aZtDVC_ixjA9CyHuSF99XNqc8YXbwPsJYwxIKPva8zC4pnMGvxHJftQpVPjbCf6qxkXYzmO7KBdB6GhqwTH9yhTpBdN6yo4-MU5Dm4DltFriflDo2B98ax1c2xWk043kg5Esgdwhq5vMclfTo0xNHaW5iYmNl92Vgfc1Lw=s320" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a short hiatus, here's another set of old postcards that include a vintage telephone box within the views of British street scenes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are some lovely ones in this collection, and you may feel the urge to check Google Maps to spot which of the phone boxes are still in situ after half a century or more since they were photographed for a trusty and traditional picture postcard...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy2Iv58OA4HK1bvfv9mIou6CqJUGpQ8QDhAdHeJq3CRh_CmfbzDRxJkt7lt_iPDNRZvUaPr-FgmQI9cev9VooDEflebObfoxHeBcuSWM2Dv8TjfgB-1m4jFfNfUQrNXBweB0Yic6JYANZDKsmKpo7H0hy6nJY-4oQpt31Y9Zo7AkKBiIO_w26P-HhQTQ=s1499" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1499" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy2Iv58OA4HK1bvfv9mIou6CqJUGpQ8QDhAdHeJq3CRh_CmfbzDRxJkt7lt_iPDNRZvUaPr-FgmQI9cev9VooDEflebObfoxHeBcuSWM2Dv8TjfgB-1m4jFfNfUQrNXBweB0Yic6JYANZDKsmKpo7H0hy6nJY-4oQpt31Y9Zo7AkKBiIO_w26P-HhQTQ=w640-h412" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cornwall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNXa-aL7WOBpxtXqDo0ZutnQypAG3YhPD5VWGDjCGcEBoHUYhPoEmhnNrzcTJIJBTC5Dc-S1NZtyyk1ppEoDdofHS0nufy8EhQR4dVPALRsW6oHXQZgpfD1mrP7-CiKF4nuiFfOy4JjEq2kRgvkaB3q4kgD9Rx29UWjLhd4CIqqaICa43Q8neorMXmGw=s1334" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1334" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNXa-aL7WOBpxtXqDo0ZutnQypAG3YhPD5VWGDjCGcEBoHUYhPoEmhnNrzcTJIJBTC5Dc-S1NZtyyk1ppEoDdofHS0nufy8EhQR4dVPALRsW6oHXQZgpfD1mrP7-CiKF4nuiFfOy4JjEq2kRgvkaB3q4kgD9Rx29UWjLhd4CIqqaICa43Q8neorMXmGw=w640-h354" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Coventry, West Midlands</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJCraJ_Y9wb8_TrmVC6eun_6LY6RpccxarJ8PW0XBuDdP8yc6PnR6d4YlxcK4xIN6PShpmvSF2Ejg9768ADm-4vueK8-J0jqFpHG2KjQ3WYBBRVtxHPyTY8eMODlTaI957XeafxakiHhPFmkI2fociIrr5xwRpbzzVUzaLS6NjSpjtSKkWTJ0BN0MuaQ=s1465" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1465" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJCraJ_Y9wb8_TrmVC6eun_6LY6RpccxarJ8PW0XBuDdP8yc6PnR6d4YlxcK4xIN6PShpmvSF2Ejg9768ADm-4vueK8-J0jqFpHG2KjQ3WYBBRVtxHPyTY8eMODlTaI957XeafxakiHhPFmkI2fociIrr5xwRpbzzVUzaLS6NjSpjtSKkWTJ0BN0MuaQ=w640-h410" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy7UhaSPcdzAMHPRW8DOvX02Uax8xhEqv5-il3ORg3frn1PkZ2-TZf08polxf3v8qx80NxOdCO5Q0MOlNzWM72H6Tj-4wfhfUV_C07S6kroaJisTlm0urel2yQTKO3GIdbpcbJT3QJNUTNBjzVKbLbCd4vY_H89EeG9MVnzlY-ueAPVSWayIXtRzvKmw=s1482" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1482" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy7UhaSPcdzAMHPRW8DOvX02Uax8xhEqv5-il3ORg3frn1PkZ2-TZf08polxf3v8qx80NxOdCO5Q0MOlNzWM72H6Tj-4wfhfUV_C07S6kroaJisTlm0urel2yQTKO3GIdbpcbJT3QJNUTNBjzVKbLbCd4vY_H89EeG9MVnzlY-ueAPVSWayIXtRzvKmw=w640-h386" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pontypridd, Wales</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimQZuVDElk7FDTNw2bDTcX5CpUtXY9Y8eQwjdQYuAAbaj30kEFacaoW7soCzvkIvsZCCwVbxtYTJsLx1x0oDJf0kCdD5D9aSwMBZnpsl7SkBWPQVgUsRWtRJwXOlVZ4Z1ABNnKhl51sQbE0cj6Z3lTzvyzKfZcq93ddJnslLHNqHH9EYnrWPK-xufp-g=s936" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimQZuVDElk7FDTNw2bDTcX5CpUtXY9Y8eQwjdQYuAAbaj30kEFacaoW7soCzvkIvsZCCwVbxtYTJsLx1x0oDJf0kCdD5D9aSwMBZnpsl7SkBWPQVgUsRWtRJwXOlVZ4Z1ABNnKhl51sQbE0cj6Z3lTzvyzKfZcq93ddJnslLHNqHH9EYnrWPK-xufp-g=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dorset</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwmbxbUYGeSvYTbwdAlrYoxfhRP2gTE4S9ZAKCZuravEyLH41YFZAM9wGfH-U30ixrC42F2jFosd9bxdNA5S8yw8dHAE1we54NfgU9Qd2zvPvxUlxZxXfF8Nd7dXhBgowXtoLhTSwj0QalDu4boUGz_K78Urg2Co1AtAW-derm_nFvUpHQLQDCrFV6Ig=s1085" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="695" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwmbxbUYGeSvYTbwdAlrYoxfhRP2gTE4S9ZAKCZuravEyLH41YFZAM9wGfH-U30ixrC42F2jFosd9bxdNA5S8yw8dHAE1we54NfgU9Qd2zvPvxUlxZxXfF8Nd7dXhBgowXtoLhTSwj0QalDu4boUGz_K78Urg2Co1AtAW-derm_nFvUpHQLQDCrFV6Ig=w410-h640" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Louth, Lincolnshire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQMXPWZ4ugGEc8sdLo9w04pywDFzmEBsu8GiisiSLTn2bhy_AFQyxma78MBGbR8_hRJIBWlOL-ZIhdR8JjdOTbz77Va9yF-fi_fLy2CNF8CjfbwZDQjZ6059ymZ51yNzPewDemtxftRH_7puFUtIpKvTPwg9xSwCH4GxWdtvpbOKQUQy7oXk54vn0Anw=s1571" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1571" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQMXPWZ4ugGEc8sdLo9w04pywDFzmEBsu8GiisiSLTn2bhy_AFQyxma78MBGbR8_hRJIBWlOL-ZIhdR8JjdOTbz77Va9yF-fi_fLy2CNF8CjfbwZDQjZ6059ymZ51yNzPewDemtxftRH_7puFUtIpKvTPwg9xSwCH4GxWdtvpbOKQUQy7oXk54vn0Anw=w640-h398" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Sussex</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIqN7EvwHTtY9elV8qwVQOb3qu2vhyFC0vIelBxgzhdLimDIhFyT75IZlSRBXkY341xXmwmfivrbSk6zm8J4t48m68eImT2LGyiO0Quh_JDJAnmWvkdzBklCBBmrfkp9OHyfFBwxSMWaxeo27sfPRQRujxOnH4WJk_lTrPePnweVpoYocw5Q1b39HL8w=s1423" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1423" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIqN7EvwHTtY9elV8qwVQOb3qu2vhyFC0vIelBxgzhdLimDIhFyT75IZlSRBXkY341xXmwmfivrbSk6zm8J4t48m68eImT2LGyiO0Quh_JDJAnmWvkdzBklCBBmrfkp9OHyfFBwxSMWaxeo27sfPRQRujxOnH4WJk_lTrPePnweVpoYocw5Q1b39HL8w=w640-h394" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North Somerset</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivWVTSRkpj6x0MusR0Ri6jXXmIxyvkKKXFMClGQwORMECqUFUGCj8EmgqMbL3XJEk7wY8aljZ47J5gWb9GvW5s-vS4AEkFapLwPfZan6yvLbGBL7p0xS9WwVsN_gvJsCtr_LW66idD8YRHoA8h26qt_uq1R9hZqFdL5n2_jsZlKubphqXBUVoIVAvaHQ=s1550" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1550" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivWVTSRkpj6x0MusR0Ri6jXXmIxyvkKKXFMClGQwORMECqUFUGCj8EmgqMbL3XJEk7wY8aljZ47J5gWb9GvW5s-vS4AEkFapLwPfZan6yvLbGBL7p0xS9WwVsN_gvJsCtr_LW66idD8YRHoA8h26qt_uq1R9hZqFdL5n2_jsZlKubphqXBUVoIVAvaHQ=w640-h404" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Essex</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg53onKjlniYbsOMjj91Be4vOkyKj8JnapmBpmK-9uZLmvsmuFs04s9BUf1bcB_hssFiipcd3Uw2IN4wUfz8K3n-eYzXVZk-Mo-smXDpnmTmQTSzcX1r6FHX8Fp9YBBolZfM4jDZ5MzNhf8J8KvlXmZJ28EIls3Uhv8RM6hYFbVrAJoX0ik1ZD4jdYmxQ=s1560" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="983" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg53onKjlniYbsOMjj91Be4vOkyKj8JnapmBpmK-9uZLmvsmuFs04s9BUf1bcB_hssFiipcd3Uw2IN4wUfz8K3n-eYzXVZk-Mo-smXDpnmTmQTSzcX1r6FHX8Fp9YBBolZfM4jDZ5MzNhf8J8KvlXmZJ28EIls3Uhv8RM6hYFbVrAJoX0ik1ZD4jdYmxQ=w404-h640" width="404" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Derby Guildhall in the Market Place. In 1949, the Town Council moved to the Council House building in Corporation Street.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjQnX2YC_pyjDCsPtkVgJX5BtvpPK2mIQsFPvgvq7dYSDhmIuO8zgph-fq9M-U_Nyji9UTh3vE4rVXnMZnkmX7rXObQKQuoocNwflHhlXW6YGBlwu8eCyKsy8K3T65u2qXvYrMJ-kzxL2oxvpOzsG5DgOXoepnodxrGLgPseYiNJfDTn_RGpWI-jBWEg=s1578" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="1578" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjQnX2YC_pyjDCsPtkVgJX5BtvpPK2mIQsFPvgvq7dYSDhmIuO8zgph-fq9M-U_Nyji9UTh3vE4rVXnMZnkmX7rXObQKQuoocNwflHhlXW6YGBlwu8eCyKsy8K3T65u2qXvYrMJ-kzxL2oxvpOzsG5DgOXoepnodxrGLgPseYiNJfDTn_RGpWI-jBWEg=w640-h416" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merseyside</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNz9kZiPwQafYk4Ebg1aZJc5Hw8Q1-eDv5RhK6PfhTjhz4mZEgd7kZ3h5w0MXDU3jYvzEcGcdIpbM2B6CFV-3FOzBfCYjzf6sZ-L2QOCa2ISFARNANu3mi30zGSKY7otgL4_yxpzautRok8Be_ii8igr7pyXfuoIOJjPPSFfKy4Oh89vs5eaPs27Goxw=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1600" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNz9kZiPwQafYk4Ebg1aZJc5Hw8Q1-eDv5RhK6PfhTjhz4mZEgd7kZ3h5w0MXDU3jYvzEcGcdIpbM2B6CFV-3FOzBfCYjzf6sZ-L2QOCa2ISFARNANu3mi30zGSKY7otgL4_yxpzautRok8Be_ii8igr7pyXfuoIOJjPPSFfKy4Oh89vs5eaPs27Goxw=w640-h406" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Yarmouth, Norfolk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-77666181667541179532021-12-19T16:44:00.006-08:002021-12-20T01:39:57.425-08:00Arsenal v Derby County, Christmas Day 1948<div class="separator"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioX86BmR4dBU9U8cC41bZ84DO0wX2zTwDo8zXLjmYM3h9Q4J6rDkwt7EAmkag1tBj8N0OHsGV6C1xDXGtYg0yvV395cX6d8KH1IKm2JB5LaIZ-Aly0NtGfD2CXSi2rd2O7TlBlZvyHB4m6v0HeiKEeeXCdAvpugpaLGpwarj2mgd8P4WZW7OPOphVmZg=s1162" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1162" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioX86BmR4dBU9U8cC41bZ84DO0wX2zTwDo8zXLjmYM3h9Q4J6rDkwt7EAmkag1tBj8N0OHsGV6C1xDXGtYg0yvV395cX6d8KH1IKm2JB5LaIZ-Aly0NtGfD2CXSi2rd2O7TlBlZvyHB4m6v0HeiKEeeXCdAvpugpaLGpwarj2mgd8P4WZW7OPOphVmZg=w400-h205" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator">Welcome to my final post of 'After You've Gone' in 2021. As in the past several years, for this Seasonal theme, here is another match day programme from a Christmas Day football match. This time it's an old First Division encounter between Arsenal and Derby County which was played at Highbury on 25th December 1948. </div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator">As was the tradition in those days, the opposing teams would play the home and away fixtures on Xmas Day and then usually on Boxing Day or the day after. In this case, the first match took place in London on the 25th - and then at Derby's Baseball Ground two days later on 27th December. </div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator">Arsenal Football Club treated the fans to a special festive programme printed in red and green, accompanied by an illustration of holly leaves and berries on the cover. The game itself must have been a wonderful slice of Christmas entertainment, as 43,000 fans witnessed a 3-3 draw. For the record, Derby won their home match 2-1 with 33,378 in attendance. </div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator">Much of this slim eight page programme was dedicated to nostalgic stories with a Christmas theme, though there was clearly much excitement in the air with the prospect of an upcoming FA Cup 3rd Round home tie versus North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who were then playing in the old Second Division. It was a game that the Gunners would win 3-0, but coincidentally they met up with Derby again in the 4th Round draw, who would go on to win the match 1-0 at the Baseball Ground.</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator">Besides this unique Christmas edition, Arsenal's 1948/49 season programmes were identical in format to the issues of the previous season. These clearly reflected the post-war austerity measures. However, in 1949/50, the Arsenal programme underwent a transformation as both page count and page size increased - as the availability of paper must have increased dramatically after years of rationing. On the pitch, the club failed to hold on to the First Division trophy they'd won in 1947/48, ending the season in 5th place. Derby finished up 3rd in the table.</div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8KacPnwjgTE78fCP1AadSB5nRrVxzKAzRLOtPy-J5IWdk7oZ_Mc_3JFZdChySZ73lvyFSOtupcBnkrGTgSe8gVUY971_ZxGNFjYZzxQXmbVYW0VOknKDmkbkyxCRcdtrUz5rxpXhOaWlin50rxSQj8uK7JbbRPYL2tBd4bedM7PO8TVMIiBAmv1Mdkw=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2619" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8KacPnwjgTE78fCP1AadSB5nRrVxzKAzRLOtPy-J5IWdk7oZ_Mc_3JFZdChySZ73lvyFSOtupcBnkrGTgSe8gVUY971_ZxGNFjYZzxQXmbVYW0VOknKDmkbkyxCRcdtrUz5rxpXhOaWlin50rxSQj8uK7JbbRPYL2tBd4bedM7PO8TVMIiBAmv1Mdkw=w402-h640" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arsenal v Derby County, 25/12/48. It was a morning Kick Off, and then a dash to get home for Xmas dinner.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtX_tIDqEB-ZTBiueBsRs8Lfzo5ANGDktVr1G_tzZj6aSxF9hWMEH1Q3hSEkQkUtuNqpr4JHSV6j6eFT5n_jo-bsQ334B3X_64JshyuWsLtj90YA8ImEyFO9nS_VIQijK0sP2zyvCSj9NH6JgRb4KJlOIFl4IjaJ9Fs_2GUYJbQhmSxAddcHi4dUjYcA=s3884" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3884" data-original-width="2453" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtX_tIDqEB-ZTBiueBsRs8Lfzo5ANGDktVr1G_tzZj6aSxF9hWMEH1Q3hSEkQkUtuNqpr4JHSV6j6eFT5n_jo-bsQ334B3X_64JshyuWsLtj90YA8ImEyFO9nS_VIQijK0sP2zyvCSj9NH6JgRb4KJlOIFl4IjaJ9Fs_2GUYJbQhmSxAddcHi4dUjYcA=w404-h640" width="404" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Marksman' was the pen-name of programme editor, Harry Homer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK94qfhe4qxn_jOzp0BCpm4v7dLhx5_oBPXiMMS_6TqcGXYzxNE5gDRjG2PQtqwt8iw_X6uVpKC1jEM7FYZMH_Tli_hgtkoh7_RCNQ6HLzTs98op-hM_HXFV9bh0I2wPzZ1o-i205YmL_3JbJP0IryTSKQ9Qwlpjv6biaG9PUXWkvea1edLCXUBu3fRA=s5153" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4200" data-original-width="5153" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK94qfhe4qxn_jOzp0BCpm4v7dLhx5_oBPXiMMS_6TqcGXYzxNE5gDRjG2PQtqwt8iw_X6uVpKC1jEM7FYZMH_Tli_hgtkoh7_RCNQ6HLzTs98op-hM_HXFV9bh0I2wPzZ1o-i205YmL_3JbJP0IryTSKQ9Qwlpjv6biaG9PUXWkvea1edLCXUBu3fRA=w640-h522" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A double-page spread with Xmas-related stories harking back to the footballing days in Woolwich</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW77tNJGqrrjwQkIgqx74sk09iZZ8WXFKgEJZCmpV3zswsth1jqZsw7X4oXl0fmlldk44cj25HJRH3C_6jmpKZEOSShnNk_kBAVdOCAVHttxyszxQFspTiZETqnKdDHlnk5vqpaDGKk1dKYFKyQgdkBFOoJ_lDucbj4DJ-4i5gQKH6i1XtXkv7YMynSg=s4170" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4170" data-original-width="2606" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW77tNJGqrrjwQkIgqx74sk09iZZ8WXFKgEJZCmpV3zswsth1jqZsw7X4oXl0fmlldk44cj25HJRH3C_6jmpKZEOSShnNk_kBAVdOCAVHttxyszxQFspTiZETqnKdDHlnk5vqpaDGKk1dKYFKyQgdkBFOoJ_lDucbj4DJ-4i5gQKH6i1XtXkv7YMynSg=w400-h640" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A regular advertiser was the Finsbury Park Empire in St Thomas's Road. The theatre closed in 1960, and was demolished in 1965. A block of flats appropriately named 'Vaudeville Court' stands on the site today.</td></tr></tbody></table>.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuDUD-8DcIZ3K30AR6sOSUjfPexltBIH6tUxSVNNkTpD7fSukk0H6H4mWnr5M3OTi9n45qBiWjSb-HQSY_8OVDpBORYOqf2fL3K9RvmPyziJTy6oqRGem7kexj3uiqTwu3Kx9_39tBo9pTSIKnzKFy7v9-ooG2xn0HxqN8oZFW5PUI24lRtAn1FUEGEw=s5205" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4223" data-original-width="5205" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuDUD-8DcIZ3K30AR6sOSUjfPexltBIH6tUxSVNNkTpD7fSukk0H6H4mWnr5M3OTi9n45qBiWjSb-HQSY_8OVDpBORYOqf2fL3K9RvmPyziJTy6oqRGem7kexj3uiqTwu3Kx9_39tBo9pTSIKnzKFy7v9-ooG2xn0HxqN8oZFW5PUI24lRtAn1FUEGEw=w640-h520" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the League, and the Line-Ups in 2-3-5 'pyramid' formation</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioX86BmR4dBU9U8cC41bZ84DO0wX2zTwDo8zXLjmYM3h9Q4J6rDkwt7EAmkag1tBj8N0OHsGV6C1xDXGtYg0yvV395cX6d8KH1IKm2JB5LaIZ-Aly0NtGfD2CXSi2rd2O7TlBlZvyHB4m6v0HeiKEeeXCdAvpugpaLGpwarj2mgd8P4WZW7OPOphVmZg=s1162" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1162" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioX86BmR4dBU9U8cC41bZ84DO0wX2zTwDo8zXLjmYM3h9Q4J6rDkwt7EAmkag1tBj8N0OHsGV6C1xDXGtYg0yvV395cX6d8KH1IKm2JB5LaIZ-Aly0NtGfD2CXSi2rd2O7TlBlZvyHB4m6v0HeiKEeeXCdAvpugpaLGpwarj2mgd8P4WZW7OPOphVmZg=w640-h328" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HAPPY HOLIDAYS!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-73988828171924563472021-11-30T10:07:00.009-08:002021-12-01T02:56:56.124-08:00YUGOSLAVIA, Public Telephone Booth Postage Stamps, 1988 - 1992<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l26LU5-RmrE/YaZeH3ZWfUI/AAAAAAAADvs/A1GEHQPKJwMRVBsjX5ZhPcb7iyVdekknwCLcBGAsYHQ/s575/Yugoslvia%2B1988.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="575" height="283" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l26LU5-RmrE/YaZeH3ZWfUI/AAAAAAAADvs/A1GEHQPKJwMRVBsjX5ZhPcb7iyVdekknwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Yugoslvia%2B1988.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In July 1988, the Yugoslavian Post Office printed a 23 x 26 mm stamp depicting a payphone with a woman on a call. It was part of a wider set illustrated by D. Cudov that was issued over a two year period marking the work of the postal services. Other denominations in the series showed mailboxes, computers, envelopes, post women and even carrier pigeons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The payphone stamp has a range of variants, from a colour change to overprints that reflected the ongoing revaluations of the Dinar due to a chronic inflation in the 1990s, and the independence of nations within former Yugoslavia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jPO2PNsfqzs/YaZdwLw3s9I/AAAAAAAADvQ/Kc-PFDrLKeA_LR-wga3dNo3c77gFUFFGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s850/yugoslavia%2B1989.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="792" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jPO2PNsfqzs/YaZdwLw3s9I/AAAAAAAADvQ/Kc-PFDrLKeA_LR-wga3dNo3c77gFUFFGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w596-h640/yugoslavia%2B1989.jpg" width="596" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">1,000 </span><span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Yugoslav dinar">din. - Yugoslav dinar</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4qGQbI6fdnM/YaZdnh8uBHI/AAAAAAAADvE/h4vKZu5x6KUfItiJY1f629xTul34rfrgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s310/Telephone-operator%2B1990%2B0.40%2Bdin.%2B-%2BYugoslav%2Bdinar.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="279" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4qGQbI6fdnM/YaZdnh8uBHI/AAAAAAAADvE/h4vKZu5x6KUfItiJY1f629xTul34rfrgQCLcBGAsYHQ/w576-h640/Telephone-operator%2B1990%2B0.40%2Bdin.%2B-%2BYugoslav%2Bdinar.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">0.40 </span><span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Yugoslav dinar">din. - Yugoslav dinar</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j8hr2SNfzu0/YaZdwHnxaII/AAAAAAAADvU/dkoA7bVZYU0SxWRZ4EcoCw8Ru3PyfkLXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s872/yugoslavia%2B1990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="783" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j8hr2SNfzu0/YaZdwHnxaII/AAAAAAAADvU/dkoA7bVZYU0SxWRZ4EcoCw8Ru3PyfkLXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w574-h640/yugoslavia%2B1990.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C4y8Yz4RWp4/YaadloU2whI/AAAAAAAADwQ/7pheZf8D5oMp3Qi6ux57Un-UpENjg9sPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s607/slovenia%2B1991%2BIndependence-Day-Coat-of-Arms-overprint.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="542" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C4y8Yz4RWp4/YaadloU2whI/AAAAAAAADwQ/7pheZf8D5oMp3Qi6ux57Un-UpENjg9sPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w572-h640/slovenia%2B1991%2BIndependence-Day-Coat-of-Arms-overprint.jpg" width="572" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Overprint 26.6.1991 SLOVENIJA: The Declaration of Slovenian Independence was held at a public event in Republic Square, on June 26th 1991</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L0Lcz2ONX6w/YaZdng6JuJI/AAAAAAAADvA/A6H9tVacUwwto3x_Wt5ZxZdzOPMi3CRiACLcBGAsYHQ/s308/Telephone-operator-Overprint%2B5%2Bdinar%2B1992.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="278" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L0Lcz2ONX6w/YaZdng6JuJI/AAAAAAAADvA/A6H9tVacUwwto3x_Wt5ZxZdzOPMi3CRiACLcBGAsYHQ/w578-h640/Telephone-operator-Overprint%2B5%2Bdinar%2B1992.jpg" width="578" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">5 </span><span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Yugoslav dinar">din. - Yugoslav dinar, 1992 overprint</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f14SCPJuqvc/YaZoGNaM7OI/AAAAAAAADv0/OpTDYTF5s3MbsX0zDuOH9uOcFImAWEXOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s301/BOSNIA%2BAND%2BHERZEGOVINA%2B%2528SERB%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="266" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f14SCPJuqvc/YaZoGNaM7OI/AAAAAAAADv0/OpTDYTF5s3MbsX0zDuOH9uOcFImAWEXOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w566-h640/BOSNIA%2BAND%2BHERZEGOVINA%2B%2528SERB%2529.jpg" width="566" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbian Administration. Overprint issued on 26th October 1992</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_NPDCzCvGL4/YaacAk-3aAI/AAAAAAAADwE/8nqqe_kwceoHnETZ5I5X-98Q4fakNmYyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1411/yugo%2B1992.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1283" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_NPDCzCvGL4/YaacAk-3aAI/AAAAAAAADwE/8nqqe_kwceoHnETZ5I5X-98Q4fakNmYyQCLcBGAsYHQ/w582-h640/yugo%2B1992.jpg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20 <span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Yugoslav dinar">din. - Yugoslav dinar, 1992</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-50348883212971911132021-11-27T16:24:00.000-08:002021-11-27T16:24:08.518-08:00SEYCHELLES, Public Telephone Box Postage Stamp, 1986<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duVC_gDMCqA/YaLDuSljOHI/AAAAAAAADus/ZSPV6qMw-koQYOe7wr934tIAqID0TpZ2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s731/seychelles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="565" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duVC_gDMCqA/YaLDuSljOHI/AAAAAAAADus/ZSPV6qMw-koQYOe7wr934tIAqID0TpZ2gCLcBGAsYHQ/w309-h400/seychelles.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1wxyvyl-0 kILHPL body-paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #191919; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;">In May 1986, Seychelles in the Western Indian Ocean, issued a four stamp set depicting 'Inter-Island Communications' as part of their commemoration of the AMERIPEX '86 stamp show. Dubbed ''the World's Fair of Stamps", this was the largest philatelic show to be held in America's history with some 150,000 people attending, and over 50 participating countries.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1wxyvyl-0 kILHPL body-paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #191919; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;">The event took place at the <span style="font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">O'Hare Expo Center in Chicago, Illinois between </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif;">May 22 to June 2, 1986. Dozens of countries across the globe - from the likes of Bhutan, Jamaica, Poland, and Tanzania - issued sets of stamps marking their participation in Ameripex '86. </span></p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1wxyvyl-0 kILHPL body-paragraph" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #191919; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">The Seychelles 2 Rupee stamp shows a young woman on a call in a 'public </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px;">telephone</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px;"> kiosk'. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMxXX0GlX5I/YaLDuQLzopI/AAAAAAAADuw/_p7gYjAkGdcNQbuNWalxAs-O9Q50diH3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1367/seychelles%2Bameripex%2B1986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="935" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMxXX0GlX5I/YaLDuQLzopI/AAAAAAAADuw/_p7gYjAkGdcNQbuNWalxAs-O9Q50diH3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w438-h640/seychelles%2Bameripex%2B1986.jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">2 </span><span class="s_currency" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Seychellois rupee">₨ - Seychellois rupee</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-56562774710667859462021-11-26T10:19:00.004-08:002021-11-26T10:23:08.969-08:00GHANA, Public Telephone Box Postage Stamps, 1990<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aw1jNeQMRlo/YaEiEByhKxI/AAAAAAAADuk/534Zvj0wSMsZTQH8PYNVpZ0PwVecauHywCLcBGAsYHQ/s658/ghana%2Bphone%2Bbox%2B200%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="456" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aw1jNeQMRlo/YaEiEByhKxI/AAAAAAAADuk/534Zvj0wSMsZTQH8PYNVpZ0PwVecauHywCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/ghana%2Bphone%2Bbox%2B200%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the 24th October 1988, International Direct Dialling (IDD) was introduced in Ghana, West Africa. Two years later, the Ghana Postal Service issued a four stamp set dedicated to its telephone service. Two of these depicted Ghanaians using a public telephone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The lower denomination issue shows a man inserting a telephone card into a pay phone. For the 200 Cedi stamp, three women are congregating around two public telephone boxes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've not been able to identify the illustrator of these stamps, so any further information will be much appreciated.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9dm5xk0knaI/YaEhlGKdv0I/AAAAAAAADuU/IhVQxau3EKsezTJMMjMMQtBJKlARgJ8jgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1374/Ghana%2Bphone%2Bbox%2B80.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="1374" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9dm5xk0knaI/YaEhlGKdv0I/AAAAAAAADuU/IhVQxau3EKsezTJMMjMMQtBJKlARgJ8jgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/Ghana%2Bphone%2Bbox%2B80.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">80 </span><span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Ghanaian new cedi">₵ - Ghanaian new cedi</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2lkWzIrknOE/YaEhlDGI4hI/AAAAAAAADuQ/FRMhFW6ENFQ3iz_pvZV2mpOTRVdK8u-RACLcBGAsYHQ/s1364/ghana%2Bphone%2Bbox%2B200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1364" height="430" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2lkWzIrknOE/YaEhlDGI4hI/AAAAAAAADuQ/FRMhFW6ENFQ3iz_pvZV2mpOTRVdK8u-RACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h430/ghana%2Bphone%2Bbox%2B200.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">200 <span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Ghanaian new cedi">₵ - Ghanaian new cedi</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-59774486882507820382021-11-24T12:48:00.008-08:002021-11-25T01:57:30.814-08:00FINLAND, Public Telephone Box Postage Stamp, 1988<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D73n-3aLZjc/YZ6gFCkENzI/AAAAAAAADts/nhvV4KZSBWczE8YqaSmnv5pWwIvoUjs-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1383/finland%2Bstamp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1383" height="196" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D73n-3aLZjc/YZ6gFCkENzI/AAAAAAAADts/nhvV4KZSBWczE8YqaSmnv5pWwIvoUjs-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h196/finland%2Bstamp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1988, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">a set of five postage stamps was issued to celebrate the Finnish Postal Service. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">The </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">key stamp that I'm interested in for my on-going series of 'telephone boxes on stamps', is the one depicting a man in a brightly patterned yellow shirt posting a letter in a post box that's right next to a public telephone box (or 'Puhelin' in Finnish). </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The designer was Victor </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Torsten Ekström (1926 - 2015), an illustrator of many postage stamps in Finland.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LAGwo_ZUNlE/YZ6jJzNxr6I/AAAAAAAADuI/3TcVKdivIDA67OcqilaKQI1S5Y5T4G80wCLcBGAsYHQ/s681/Finland%2Btelephone%2Bbox%2B1988%2B%2BTorsten%2BEkstr%25C3%25B6m%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LAGwo_ZUNlE/YZ6jJzNxr6I/AAAAAAAADuI/3TcVKdivIDA67OcqilaKQI1S5Y5T4G80wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Finland%2Btelephone%2Bbox%2B1988%2B%2BTorsten%2BEkstr%25C3%25B6m%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">1.80 </span><span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Finnish markka">mk - Finnish markka</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">It's a wonderful touch that </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Ekström</span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"> had not only chosen to include the phone box in his artwork, but he's also illustrated</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> someone who is in mid-conversation inside the box. The stamp was available to buy in a booklet with the other stamps in the set, where it was issued as a se-tenant pair.</span></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V_DsSxQIHao/YZ6gJBouohI/AAAAAAAADt0/GtqwfYxR78M5-9zmfUZofmd0z9AjueAXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1365/Finland%2Btelephone%2Bbox%2B1988%2B%2BTorsten%2BEkstr%25C3%25B6m.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1365" height="436" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V_DsSxQIHao/YZ6gJBouohI/AAAAAAAADt0/GtqwfYxR78M5-9zmfUZofmd0z9AjueAXgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h436/Finland%2Btelephone%2Bbox%2B1988%2B%2BTorsten%2BEkstr%25C3%25B6m.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-jaQ6z7DpA/YZ6gLZ9V_VI/AAAAAAAADt4/27-TDa1Vol8ToOP6W-81v9M8D4L8qfVeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s990/Hervanta_telephone_booth_cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-jaQ6z7DpA/YZ6gLZ9V_VI/AAAAAAAADt4/27-TDa1Vol8ToOP6W-81v9M8D4L8qfVeQCLcBGAsYHQ/w382-h640/Hervanta_telephone_booth_cropped.jpg" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Finland de-activated its very last public telephone box back in 2007 </span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-23896967085935361042021-11-16T16:00:00.004-08:002021-11-17T02:36:59.028-08:00More Public Telephone Boxes on Postage Stamps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wyFx2800U7Q/YZQ7wiHW5vI/AAAAAAAADs0/AR08F1uKuUYZ_4cEcuT9ivkkIDbi-XFRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1031/uk%2Bstamp%2B2009%2Bdesign%2Bclassics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1031" height="199" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wyFx2800U7Q/YZQ7wiHW5vI/AAAAAAAADs0/AR08F1uKuUYZ_4cEcuT9ivkkIDbi-XFRwCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h199/uk%2Bstamp%2B2009%2Bdesign%2Bclassics.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>I'm hanging on the public telephone theme for a while longer. This time a quick whizz around the globe to highlight another selection of philatelic phonebox curiosities.</p><p>First up is a lovely illustration of a roadside scene in Costa Rica that was depicted on its 1999 issue marking the Island's 50th Anniversary of its Electricity Institute. There's a distinct contrast between the rural setting, the pair of cows pulling a cart, and the modern looking phone booth - which is also in use. The stamp was designed by A. Suarez.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-v5RXYK7Nc/YZQ8KwFsEzI/AAAAAAAADtQ/nLWtYsGTBWUM4z0gX_2GQ9vKbxHLmUSiACLcBGAsYHQ/s1842/costa%2Brica%2Btelephone%2Bbox%2B1999.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1842" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y-v5RXYK7Nc/YZQ8KwFsEzI/AAAAAAAADtQ/nLWtYsGTBWUM4z0gX_2GQ9vKbxHLmUSiACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/costa%2Brica%2Btelephone%2Bbox%2B1999.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">75 </span><span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Costa Rican colón">₡ - Costa Rican colón</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rygCE0dQTfk/YZQ79R7rDzI/AAAAAAAADtI/vlHgi2bI4LkbzpLnz4MWLsyjJxD73CMZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1625/271_001_yugoslavia-2001-centenary-of-first-public-telephone-booths-in-serbia-mnh-michel-3052.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1625" height="522" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rygCE0dQTfk/YZQ79R7rDzI/AAAAAAAADtI/vlHgi2bI4LkbzpLnz4MWLsyjJxD73CMZQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h522/271_001_yugoslavia-2001-centenary-of-first-public-telephone-booths-in-serbia-mnh-michel-3052.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15 <span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Yugoslav dinar">din. - Yugoslav dinar</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Designed by R.Bojanic, a 2001 issue from Yugoslavia commemorates the centenary of telephone booths in Serbia, and the Ivory Coast's 1989 'Communication' stamp marks the 30th anniversary of CAPTEAO. It's a pity that the group of blue telephone boxes only gets a cameo appearance on the stamp itself. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HM3d7SGBbR0/YZQ75UiBkCI/AAAAAAAADs8/E_MCzd6nBS43CseI7VREd7fXFQMlyfoeACLcBGAsYHQ/s461/ivory%2Bcoast%2B1989.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="461" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HM3d7SGBbR0/YZQ75UiBkCI/AAAAAAAADs8/E_MCzd6nBS43CseI7VREd7fXFQMlyfoeACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/ivory%2Bcoast%2B1989.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">155 </span><span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="West African CFA franc">CFA - West African CFA franc</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wyFx2800U7Q/YZQ7wiHW5vI/AAAAAAAADs0/AR08F1uKuUYZ_4cEcuT9ivkkIDbi-XFRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1031/uk%2Bstamp%2B2009%2Bdesign%2Bclassics.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1031" height="636" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wyFx2800U7Q/YZQ7wiHW5vI/AAAAAAAADs0/AR08F1uKuUYZ_4cEcuT9ivkkIDbi-XFRwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h636/uk%2Bstamp%2B2009%2Bdesign%2Bclassics.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British Design Classics, 2009</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TrujJSmN92U/YZQ7to7tL_I/AAAAAAAADsw/yW3bgERWCW8ycpLAY2oMz_cTSkj7oTJiACLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/Malta%2B1989%2Btelephone-box.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TrujJSmN92U/YZQ7to7tL_I/AAAAAAAADsw/yW3bgERWCW8ycpLAY2oMz_cTSkj7oTJiACLcBGAsYHQ/w460-h640/Malta%2B1989%2Btelephone-box.jpg" width="460" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">0.63 </span><span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Euro">€ - Euro</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In 2019, Malta issued their 'Residential Houses' four stamp set. The K6 CARDPHONE is in the foreground of a building in the capital Valletta. The designer is Anthony Xuereb. <p></p><p>Terrence Millington was the designer of the British 63p stamp in the 1997 'Sub-Post Offices' set.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tYJlgrZLaiQ/YZQ7p8Z894I/AAAAAAAADss/pzQKjBga1WoGEeaqoU1RvKjH_DQ_BAy_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s589/GB%2Bsub%2Bpost%2Boffices%2B1997%2BBallyroneyCounty%2BDown-Northen%2BIreland%2BTerrence%2BMillington.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="557" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tYJlgrZLaiQ/YZQ7p8Z894I/AAAAAAAADss/pzQKjBga1WoGEeaqoU1RvKjH_DQ_BAy_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w606-h640/GB%2Bsub%2Bpost%2Boffices%2B1997%2BBallyroneyCounty%2BDown-Northen%2BIreland%2BTerrence%2BMillington.jpg" width="606" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Issued on 12th August, 1997</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vmmhs1pVb1A/YZQ7kF-ObjI/AAAAAAAADso/SPQ4z13n4BokqVtRJs-jYiR3ySlG--N0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/botswana%2B1990.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="695" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vmmhs1pVb1A/YZQ7kF-ObjI/AAAAAAAADso/SPQ4z13n4BokqVtRJs-jYiR3ySlG--N0gCLcBGAsYHQ/w434-h640/botswana%2B1990.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start;">30 </span><span class="s_currency" face=""lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-size: 12.1px; text-align: start; text-indent: 3px;" title="Botswana thebe">Botswana thebe</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>One of a set of four stamps with the theme 'Telecommunications' commemorating the International Stamp Exhibition 'STAMPWORLD' which was held at the Alexandra Palace in London in 1990. The show marked the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the Penny Post in 1840. The stamp is subtitled 'talking', and was designed by M.Kahn.</p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-42890537092283319132021-11-11T14:49:00.005-08:002021-11-16T16:00:48.001-08:00Nevis - Public Telephone Booth Postage Stamps, 1995<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LQ22fD47oHo/YY2UHGiitOI/AAAAAAAADsU/JI-rbpKYRqAaJ7MRSG5pqtsQYL7m4AobwCLcBGAsYHQ/s806/nevis%2Bskantel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="676" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LQ22fD47oHo/YY2UHGiitOI/AAAAAAAADsU/JI-rbpKYRqAaJ7MRSG5pqtsQYL7m4AobwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/nevis%2Bskantel.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In October 1995, the Caribbean island of Nevis commemorated the 10th Anniversary of Skantel (St. Kitts and Nevis Telecommunications Ltd) with a set of two stamps and a souvenir sheet. Nevis had first issued stamps between 1861 and 1890, and only returned to being a separate postal administration as recently as 1980. Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere, being just 267 square kilometres - with the smaller island of Nevis just a 15 minute ferry ride from neighbouring Saint Kitts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jbnJC2gk-6U/YY2UGfqe7nI/AAAAAAAADsM/5CAv9NQe3FYY6MuxFAKkU74H60nfW1MtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1391/nevis%2Bskantel%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="976" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jbnJC2gk-6U/YY2UGfqe7nI/AAAAAAAADsM/5CAv9NQe3FYY6MuxFAKkU74H60nfW1MtwCLcBGAsYHQ/w450-h640/nevis%2Bskantel%2B1.jpg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Public phone repairman at work</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The $1 stamp is an illustration of a repairman fixing a public telephone - perhaps the only stamp to have ever been issued with such an image. The $1.50 stamp is a rather uninspired photo of a Skantel sign outside their office in Nevis. Again another unusual design, which has unlikely been attempted many times either before or since. But it's already a slice of history as telecommunications on the islands is now administered by a company called Flow, having previously been run by LIME (formerly Cable and Wireless).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OD7d7CzqEn0/YY2UGWE8E3I/AAAAAAAADsQ/I9DIC599Su0A4NXu_Up6iTytsHxbkx_mwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1387/nevis%2Bskantel%2B1%2B5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="952" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OD7d7CzqEn0/YY2UGWE8E3I/AAAAAAAADsQ/I9DIC599Su0A4NXu_Up6iTytsHxbkx_mwCLcBGAsYHQ/w440-h640/nevis%2Bskantel%2B1%2B5.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skantel sign, Nevis office</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saving the best stamp in the set for the souvenir sheet, the $5 issue presents a street scene with a photograph showing wall-mounted public telephone booths outside the Skantel office in St Kitts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Are they still there?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_JOVpUG4a_s/YY2UGD3r9qI/AAAAAAAADsI/ccQ83IkyioUu8MlvgkQAsEMLHqxJ76A1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1433/nevis%2Bskantel%2B5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1433" height="442" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_JOVpUG4a_s/YY2UGD3r9qI/AAAAAAAADsI/ccQ83IkyioUu8MlvgkQAsEMLHqxJ76A1QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h442/nevis%2Bskantel%2B5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skantel, St. Kitts Office</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-61584886012294398902021-10-31T10:33:00.007-07:002021-11-16T16:01:01.897-08:00Norway - Public Telephone Box Postage Stamp, 2009<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rDFpW1GtTZQ/YX7JBl-WFkI/AAAAAAAADrw/svFHf_z4vjQ9xwH-iozmPZt65sZeg3mNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Telephone%2BBox%2Bnorway.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="406" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rDFpW1GtTZQ/YX7JBl-WFkI/AAAAAAAADrw/svFHf_z4vjQ9xwH-iozmPZt65sZeg3mNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Telephone%2BBox%2Bnorway.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the Autumn of 1932, Oslo Telefonanlegg (the Oslo
Telephone Exchange) announced an architectural competition for a Norwegian public telephone box. The winner was the architect Georg Fredrik Fasting
(1903-1987) with his Riks booth (literally The National) which was made of spray-painted
sheet metal plates riveted to an angle iron frame, and was strong enough to withstand the freezing winter weather. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Production of the booth started in 1933, and the first
one was installed that year at the Norwegian America
Line quay in Oslo. By the time production ceased in
1995, more than 9,000 red Riks booths had been made. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bVan4qZAu_E/YX7I8ZVrJaI/AAAAAAAADrs/Bltn39RV1Xkg8Z4IjV4jyfOLXHpg0YALgCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/Norway%25E2%2580%2599s%2Bfirst%2Btelephone%2Bbooth%2Bat%2BNorwegian%2BAmerica%2BLine%2Bpier%252C%2BOslo%252C%2B1933.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="750" height="406" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bVan4qZAu_E/YX7I8ZVrJaI/AAAAAAAADrs/Bltn39RV1Xkg8Z4IjV4jyfOLXHpg0YALgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h406/Norway%25E2%2580%2599s%2Bfirst%2Btelephone%2Bbooth%2Bat%2BNorwegian%2BAmerica%2BLine%2Bpier%252C%2BOslo%252C%2B1933.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Norwegian American Line Pier and telephone box, 1930s</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The irony was that <span style="background-color: white;">Fasting himself couldn’t hear as he was born without ears. But at the age of 56, he became the first person in the world to have ear canals constructed, so he could finally use his own creation!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">In 2009, Norway Post Office issued a stamp of </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Fasting's legendary creation </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">as part of their Year of Cultural Heritage's 'Communication' set. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The designer was </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Inger Sandved Anfinsen.</span></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1oDvq_FM-UY/YX7I8W_1CtI/AAAAAAAADro/8ivIOLMgNi0YfBTjeuP9GQeDnGbTjqbZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1283/Norway%2B2009%2Bphonebox.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1283" height="566" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1oDvq_FM-UY/YX7I8W_1CtI/AAAAAAAADro/8ivIOLMgNi0YfBTjeuP9GQeDnGbTjqbZQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h566/Norway%2B2009%2Bphonebox.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice cancel of a reindeer over the 2009 TELEFON stamp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Norwegian Year of Cultural Heritage 2009</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> (</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Kulturminneåret 2009)</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202122;"><b> </b>was aimed at highlighting the diversity and importance of</span> Norway's </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">cultural heritage for all sectors of the community. </span></span></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-65583734812426252172021-10-24T14:04:00.005-07:002021-11-16T16:01:14.363-08:00Saint Helena - Public Telephone Box Postage Stamp, 1990<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xTbBz7P-B34/YXXDnNfKEkI/AAAAAAAADrU/PFLm6y3ne4kAbPjhkNjVswcOlHBT0gwagCLcBGAsYHQ/s1027/st%2Bhelena%2Bphone%2Bouter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="1027" height="155" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xTbBz7P-B34/YXXDnNfKEkI/AAAAAAAADrU/PFLm6y3ne4kAbPjhkNjVswcOlHBT0gwagCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h155/st%2Bhelena%2Bphone%2Bouter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, measures about sixteen by eight kilometres, and is one of the most remote islands in the world. The British Overseas Territory has been issuing stamps since 1856, the first of which was a portrait of Queen Victoria printed with blue ink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my latest in an ongoing series of irregular posts about public telephone boxes on postage stamps, this study of a cardphone box in Saint Helena offers up a remarkable possibility of someone in such a remote place having a chat with a friend or family member many, many thousands of miles away. Because mobile telephony only began on the Island in the past six years or so, there are still 36 booths in operation that use either coin or cards, or a combination of them both, for both local and international calls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LVszvUdmiqc/YXXDhzFyQBI/AAAAAAAADrM/rynpyBj8cWYTBfxABTzmIkASayN5Y-vjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1204/phone%2Bbox%2Bst%2Bhelena.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LVszvUdmiqc/YXXDhzFyQBI/AAAAAAAADrM/rynpyBj8cWYTBfxABTzmIkASayN5Y-vjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w518-h640/phone%2Bbox%2Bst%2Bhelena.jpg" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woman in Card Phone Booth, 1990</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This 20p stamp was issued in a set of four in 1990 commemorating 'Communications' on the Island, and it was designed by the British illustrator Nick Shewring, who has created over 200 sets of stamps for over 40 countries across the world. The sheet edge also included an attractive decorative border depicting pared down versions of the four subjects in the stamps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4zgF-tC4aQ/YXXDnvI_tvI/AAAAAAAADrY/rx-QGTr2TJcKRZnznOIx3aoTHT-tePjdACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/st%2Bhelena%2B1990%2Bphonebox%2Bset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1780" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4zgF-tC4aQ/YXXDnvI_tvI/AAAAAAAADrY/rx-QGTr2TJcKRZnznOIx3aoTHT-tePjdACLcBGAsYHQ/w556-h640/st%2Bhelena%2B1990%2Bphonebox%2Bset.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WHGnqijagpU/YXXDnAyFs7I/AAAAAAAADrQ/ujNsd6uGNf8gDYxFfvcPi4a2_H8xVr2ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s1143/st%2Bhelena%2Bphone%2Bouter%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="392" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WHGnqijagpU/YXXDnAyFs7I/AAAAAAAADrQ/ujNsd6uGNf8gDYxFfvcPi4a2_H8xVr2ywCLcBGAsYHQ/w220-h640/st%2Bhelena%2Bphone%2Bouter%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-5756203436680188042021-08-28T08:32:00.001-07:002021-08-28T08:38:30.677-07:00Pop Pic Library, Wells Gardner, Darton and Company, 1965 to 1968: NEW DISCOVERY!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X_k8ORR802A/YSpKcS-sjII/AAAAAAAADp8/suBTOhBkfFsaBzbkdjqqHkwP7glgb9KZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1070/ol6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="807" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X_k8ORR802A/YSpKcS-sjII/AAAAAAAADp8/suBTOhBkfFsaBzbkdjqqHkwP7glgb9KZACLcBGAsYHQ/w301-h400/ol6.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hurrah! As the years have passed since my first post on After You've Gone about the 'Pop Pic Library' series of music-related comic books, a remarkable piece of the publishing jigsaw has just been discovered!</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Somehow, the original aluminium offset lithographic plates for two of the covers have surfaced: No.57 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' by The Monkees, and No.58 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again" by Tom Jones. Both hit singles were issued in the Summer of 1967, so the comics themselves would have likely been published around this time.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As with most of the numbers that were issued later on in the run of the series which seems to have ended in 1968 with No.72 ('Congratulations' by Cliff Richard), the original comic books themselves are hard to find. In fact, to my knowledge, a copy of 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' has never turned up on the market. But these cover plates are the first ever publicly known examples of ephemera relating to the Pop Pic Library universe. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Many of us fans are still hoping to come across the beautiful original artwork for the covers which was provided by such luminaries of the UK romance comics scene as the Spanish artists </b><span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>Jose Maria Miralles and Angel Badia Camps. These were occasionally signed. It's clear however, that the lack of credits in the comic books for the photographer or their agency of the colour picture of the singer or band that always appeared the back page, or for any of the songwriters and record labels, surely means that Pop Pic Library was unlikely to have been fully endorsed or authorised by many of the rights owners themselves. </b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>I always look forward to seeing new research on the series, and perhaps others may be able to track down exactly who was responsible at </b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wells Gardner, Darton and Company, </b></span><b style="font-size: large;">the publishers, for creating this intriguing and ever so Sixties slice of POP culture.</b></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ScOi4sOTuOg/YSpKbGN-WII/AAAAAAAADpo/N39elvudpvYYnSa2iPZe6ie7fQk2ODKmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1306/ol12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="979" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ScOi4sOTuOg/YSpKbGN-WII/AAAAAAAADpo/N39elvudpvYYnSa2iPZe6ie7fQk2ODKmQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/ol12.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b>For anyone interested in purchasing </b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">these original aluminium offset lithographic plates, please contact David Walker at The Shibusa Gallery: david@shibusa-gallery.co.uk</span></b><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-1389083096284360782021-06-02T07:58:00.004-07:002021-11-16T16:01:37.018-08:00'A Rural Post Office' Postage Stamp, Kenya 1986<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nw9en5qvmPY/YLeV2t4qE0I/AAAAAAAADmg/-OGZ1IYwM0oBf6j2_Gu329j57iAxyfSGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s868/kenya%2Brural%2Bpost%2Boffice%2B-%2BCopy.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="868" height="345" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nw9en5qvmPY/YLeV2t4qE0I/AAAAAAAADmg/-OGZ1IYwM0oBf6j2_Gu329j57iAxyfSGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h345/kenya%2Brural%2Bpost%2Boffice%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>In June 1986, the Kenya Post Office produced a set of commemorative stamps to mark the 1986 EXPO which took place in Vancouver, Canada. The theme of the event was transportation and communication and Kenya's set reflected the nation's progress in the field. </p><p>As part of my occasional exploration of the telephone box in design and popular culture, I will focus on the lowest denomination stamp of the set, which depicts 'A Rural Post Office', lovingly created by Kenya's philatelic designer Hameed Moghul. </p><p>This is a beautiful piece of work by the Nairobi-based artist who was responsible for designing much of Kenya's philatelic output at this time. It would be very interesting to know more about his life and work, and also whether this painting was an imaginary scene or based on a photograph of a rural post office.</p><p>A year later, Kenya issued another stamp with a telephone box as part of the image. This time it was the 5/- value in a triangle-shaped set that commemorated 10 years of progress of the Kenyan Post Office. </p><p>These two stamps are my all-time favourites depicting a telephone box in use, at a time when no-one could have anticipated the near-obsolescence of the public payphone as a result of the global impact of the smartphone.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHAIUsQmKe4/YLeVX1aAfrI/AAAAAAAADmQ/GVQ1ogZGJXAazt5_niTsHrrGLS8zpBblgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/kenya%2Brural%2Bpost%2Boffice.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1831" data-original-width="2048" height="572" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHAIUsQmKe4/YLeVX1aAfrI/AAAAAAAADmQ/GVQ1ogZGJXAazt5_niTsHrrGLS8zpBblgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h572/kenya%2Brural%2Bpost%2Boffice.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the 1/- value on the First Day Cover, issued on 11th June 1986</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4cZ7r80OvmI/YLeVXSsLyPI/AAAAAAAADmM/JmEXMi-IaWUq43aC3O_9xeFLqrglr6rtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/kenya%2B1986.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1585" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4cZ7r80OvmI/YLeVXSsLyPI/AAAAAAAADmM/JmEXMi-IaWUq43aC3O_9xeFLqrglr6rtQCLcBGAsYHQ/w496-h640/kenya%2B1986.jpg" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A page from the special insert issued with the FDC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H6yMjt4MzvE/YLeVXULu8XI/AAAAAAAADmI/ydZ9XbP12HUEOqxT0w4j_6ul_jIgl4KggCLcBGAsYHQ/s1640/kenya%2B1986four.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1640" height="432" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H6yMjt4MzvE/YLeVXULu8XI/AAAAAAAADmI/ydZ9XbP12HUEOqxT0w4j_6ul_jIgl4KggCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h432/kenya%2B1986four.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 4 higher values from the 1986 EXPO set</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xNMmiuqbIyQ/YLeVXPblvfI/AAAAAAAADmE/z_e_yoiJR8EslJS-eSVtPXDedCuDnnfsACLcBGAsYHQ/s546/kenya%2B1987.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="546" height="484" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xNMmiuqbIyQ/YLeVXPblvfI/AAAAAAAADmE/z_e_yoiJR8EslJS-eSVtPXDedCuDnnfsACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h484/kenya%2B1987.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Telephone Box on a Kenyan stamp - this time issued in 1987 to mark 10 years of progress of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (KPATC).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-13693374233640105412021-05-27T01:45:00.003-07:002021-05-27T01:49:49.190-07:00Stepney Words & the Stepney School Strike, 1971<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IOiYFjsq9p8/YK9XSEaxFtI/AAAAAAAADkw/6wOuLJac7vEVhqqJt9pWiFhtla0xh1FuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1299/Opening%2Bpoem%2Bto%2BStepney%2BWords%252C%2Bpoet%2Bunknown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1299" height="364" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IOiYFjsq9p8/YK9XSEaxFtI/AAAAAAAADkw/6wOuLJac7vEVhqqJt9pWiFhtla0xh1FuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h364/Opening%2Bpoem%2Bto%2BStepney%2BWords%252C%2Bpoet%2Bunknown.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><b>On Thursday 27th May 1971, exactly 50 years ago, hundreds of East End schoolchildren went on strike. They were protesting about the dismissal of English teacher Chris Searle from their Stepney school. He’d published ‘Stepney Words’ a poetry anthology compiled from his pupils work written in his English classes. The poems were raw and direct, but the school were not impressed. The strike continued the following day with a march with banners aloft to Trafalgar Square. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><b>The aftermath saw a 2nd edition of Stepney Words, the student poets reading on national TV and at poetry festivals, the creation of working class community workshops and arts projects in the East End and beyond, and after 2 years the re-instatement of Searle at the Stepney school. The strikers were finally vindicated - but Searle moved on, unhappy at being ostracised by fellow teaching staff. He eventually became a head teacher in Sheffield - and still keeps in touch with the Stepney poets and strikers. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u9YFT-5SEZA/YK9XRKnbfQI/AAAAAAAADko/q_XtzQA3k6o8KeImkimuprxvM-pJRH8vQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/First%2BEdition%2Bof%2BStepney%2BWords%252C%2BMarch%2B1971.%2BPublished%2Bby%2BReality%2BPress%2Bin%2BPrincelet%2BStreet..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1750" height="624" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u9YFT-5SEZA/YK9XRKnbfQI/AAAAAAAADko/q_XtzQA3k6o8KeImkimuprxvM-pJRH8vQCLcBGAsYHQ/w532-h624/First%2BEdition%2Bof%2BStepney%2BWords%252C%2BMarch%2B1971.%2BPublished%2Bby%2BReality%2BPress%2Bin%2BPrincelet%2BStreet..jpg" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cover of the first edition of Stepney Words, published in March 1971</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-78NWVOcZUMk/YK9XRt7Kj0I/AAAAAAAADks/DJqtnZZ82ik_PdxoZqI3bh3hp_ls5zllgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Chris%2BSearle%2Band%2Bstudents%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bschool%2Bgates.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="2048" height="420" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-78NWVOcZUMk/YK9XRt7Kj0I/AAAAAAAADks/DJqtnZZ82ik_PdxoZqI3bh3hp_ls5zllgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h420/Chris%2BSearle%2Band%2Bstudents%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bschool%2Bgates.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris Searle and students outside the school gates, 27th May 1971<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RZjr_Eq4f-c/YK9XX3i7ALI/AAAAAAAADlY/MCSvekmY390JBxvLCKC6YbvyVc-Bk2XJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/the%2Bstrikers%2Bflying%2Btheir%2Bbanner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1650" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RZjr_Eq4f-c/YK9XX3i7ALI/AAAAAAAADlY/MCSvekmY390JBxvLCKC6YbvyVc-Bk2XJQCLcBGAsYHQ/w516-h640/the%2Bstrikers%2Bflying%2Btheir%2Bbanner.jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stepney school strikers and their banner held high<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x4V7JD0jZIA/YK9XV_3xIoI/AAAAAAAADlQ/lLsDRpCc-pYy0BaQD0kQ0e70_MImwboZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2511/The%2Bstrikers%2Bmarch%2Barrives%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bfountains%2Bof%2BTrafalgar%2BSquare.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="2511" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x4V7JD0jZIA/YK9XV_3xIoI/AAAAAAAADlQ/lLsDRpCc-pYy0BaQD0kQ0e70_MImwboZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h320/The%2Bstrikers%2Bmarch%2Barrives%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bfountains%2Bof%2BTrafalgar%2BSquare.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28th May 1971, the strikers reach Trafalgar Square</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uhP72jtn4sU/YK9XUOSDMWI/AAAAAAAADlA/A2Yacl6EwIoK45iXPqUA7IGzxTMzkIb6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Stepney%2BWords%2B2%252C%2BSeptember%2B1971..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1487" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uhP72jtn4sU/YK9XUOSDMWI/AAAAAAAADlA/A2Yacl6EwIoK45iXPqUA7IGzxTMzkIb6ACLcBGAsYHQ/w464-h640/Stepney%2BWords%2B2%252C%2BSeptember%2B1971..jpg" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stepney Words 2, published in September 1971</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><b style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>STEPNEY WORDS: A collection of Poetry by Stepney children aged 11 to 15 years. Stepney Words "is designed as a community communication and is published by Reality Press c/o 20 Princelet Street, E1. </b><b style="text-align: left;">Edited by Chris Searle and </b><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626; text-align: left;"><b>photography</b></span><b style="text-align: left;"> and layout by Ron McCormick"</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">A selection of the poetry:</b></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ibKrnuYBng/YK9XYUeMBmI/AAAAAAAADlc/m4JksjeP7AI4nOe2sdK69MVDD_aiUnRnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/poem%2Bby%2BTimothy%2BCrow%252C%2Bphoto%2Bby%2BRon%2BMcCormick.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="2048" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ibKrnuYBng/YK9XYUeMBmI/AAAAAAAADlc/m4JksjeP7AI4nOe2sdK69MVDD_aiUnRnwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h404/poem%2Bby%2BTimothy%2BCrow%252C%2Bphoto%2Bby%2BRon%2BMcCormick.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ph2f3LQi8ps/YK9XQJ7XLjI/AAAAAAAADkg/iwpfc0ui3AAP84LeHVlNLFFPfhbKAYxRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2041/Let%2Bit%2Bflow%2BJoe%252C%2Bpaul%2BRitchens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="1299" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ph2f3LQi8ps/YK9XQJ7XLjI/AAAAAAAADkg/iwpfc0ui3AAP84LeHVlNLFFPfhbKAYxRwCLcBGAsYHQ/w255-h400/Let%2Bit%2Bflow%2BJoe%252C%2Bpaul%2BRitchens.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-dT6tdHVDw/YK9XUGGBpsI/AAAAAAAADk8/fjQ8TkgWxr8AxZkwmVkCJaHte0_QCeHowCLcBGAsYHQ/s2690/Stepney%2Bpoems.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="1169" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-dT6tdHVDw/YK9XUGGBpsI/AAAAAAAADk8/fjQ8TkgWxr8AxZkwmVkCJaHte0_QCeHowCLcBGAsYHQ/w278-h640/Stepney%2Bpoems.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S3musyPC620/YK9XRCUWx0I/AAAAAAAADkk/8305YCsatw4kJYaUrqJFyYxhUfqHAi3yACLcBGAsYHQ/s2561/Loneliness.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="1228" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S3musyPC620/YK9XRCUWx0I/AAAAAAAADkk/8305YCsatw4kJYaUrqJFyYxhUfqHAi3yACLcBGAsYHQ/w306-h640/Loneliness.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M3d8t7-9c4I/YK9XSuywgkI/AAAAAAAADk0/Oj61IeLHLTMsnU-xcea7N6dNYaO_GRUegCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Poem%2Bby%2Bjames%2BWent.%2Bphotogrpahy%2Bby%2BRon%2BMcCormick.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1518" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M3d8t7-9c4I/YK9XSuywgkI/AAAAAAAADk0/Oj61IeLHLTMsnU-xcea7N6dNYaO_GRUegCLcBGAsYHQ/w474-h640/Poem%2Bby%2Bjames%2BWent.%2Bphotogrpahy%2Bby%2BRon%2BMcCormick.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-24258842078366360912021-05-17T15:23:00.003-07:002021-05-19T02:46:38.233-07:00GEFILTE FISH by Mildred Rosner c/w MATZOH BALLS by Slim Gaillard
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLnscqP8V6U/YKLozkexn6I/AAAAAAAADjw/5DhVguHzcVgN3bfKWi8DjhPdeWBggOSYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/JWM%2B002%2Bfront%2Bcover.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLnscqP8V6U/YKLozkexn6I/AAAAAAAADjw/5DhVguHzcVgN3bfKWi8DjhPdeWBggOSYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/JWM%2B002%2Bfront%2Bcover.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></a><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T4K4XspN6V0/YKLpC0IsN3I/AAAAAAAADj8/-LLePDiF8BoGzbeR6Fu-kgTLF9J3QWZDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s644/JWM%2Bdiamond%2Blogo.jpeg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="425" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T4K4XspN6V0/YKLpC0IsN3I/AAAAAAAADj8/-LLePDiF8BoGzbeR6Fu-kgTLF9J3QWZDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/JWM%2Bdiamond%2Blogo.jpeg" /></a></b><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Here’s a special melt in the mouth treat for lovers of old-time home cooking, and foot-tapping rhythms that we all know they just don’t make ‘em like this anymore! The very first 7” single from JWM recordings who brought you ‘Music is the Most Beautiful Language in the World’, the much-loved compilation of Yiddisher Jazz in London’s East End 1920s to 1950s. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;">On the menu is Gefilte Fish and Matzoh Balls, a double ‘A’ side recipe of two classic dishes that have graced the Jewish luncheon or dinner table for generations. Ours are the tastiest sounding Matzoh Balls - dumplings made of eggs and matzoh meal (ground unleavened bread) - that we’ve ever heard. A mesmerising musical soup concocted in New York in 1939 by the one and only Slim Gaillard and His Flat-Foot-Floogie Boys. Slim Gaillard was a hugely popular and influential figure on the jazz circuit for over half a century. He’d riff and scat in his own made-up language ‘voute-o-rooney’ – a hip scatological word play that would be celebrated in Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;">Gaillard’s own background has always been a mystery – an African-American who even claimed Jewish ancestry, hence his love for Jewish food (his repertoire also included the ditty ‘Dunkin’ Bagels’). In his Matzoh Balls, we discover that Slim likes his balls with a kick: “now you put a little horseradish on it, and it knocks you right out…” </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;">For the record, accompanying Slim and his guitar on Matzoh Balls were Al Killian (trumpet), Kenneth Hollon (tenor saxophone), Loumell Morgan (piano), William Smith (string bass) and Hubert Pettaway (drums) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLnscqP8V6U/YKLozkexn6I/AAAAAAAADjw/5DhVguHzcVgN3bfKWi8DjhPdeWBggOSYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/JWM%2B002%2Bfront%2Bcover.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLnscqP8V6U/YKLozkexn6I/AAAAAAAADjw/5DhVguHzcVgN3bfKWi8DjhPdeWBggOSYACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/JWM%2B002%2Bfront%2Bcover.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cover of JWM002 / Gefilte Fish</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;">Playwright and song writer Isadore Lillian’s Gefilte Fish passionately declares a love affair with this slightly sweet but savoury ancient dish – patties made up of a poached mixture of ground deboned white fish. Served boiled or fried. Yiddish singer Mildred Rosner is backed by Mendelsohn’s Orchestra to deliver the finest ever version of Gefilte Fish on the market. The band put down a roaring and infectious dance tune – they’ve clearly played a Jewish wedding or two. Mildred Rosner’s delivery on her only known record is an utter joy, and listen out for the punky call and response of the tune’s title. All together now GEFILTE FISH! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;">It’s the first ever re-issue of the original 78rpm 10” that was issued for the speciality American Jewish market in 1947 by The Sun Recording Corp. of New York. The Bronx-based label’s motto was “the brightest thing on records” - and it pre-dated a rather more famous Sun label - Sam Phillips’ Sun of Memphis, Tennessee. We’ve packaged our food-themed single in a glorious card cover with a tasteful tactile matt finish. The image on the front shows just how many of us may remember what those portions of boiled Gefilte Fish topped with sliced carrots looked like, laid out for hours on the buffet tables of those functions of yesteryear… </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YE72UrTEQkw/YKLo5c7G6pI/AAAAAAAADj0/xuhdRNJIhAAEhfoQfyS8Geh_xYrn6QzMACLcBGAsYHQ/s1428/melodisc%2Bgefilte%2BFish.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1333" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YE72UrTEQkw/YKLo5c7G6pI/AAAAAAAADj0/xuhdRNJIhAAEhfoQfyS8Geh_xYrn6QzMACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/melodisc%2Bgefilte%2BFish.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">78rpm UK issue of Gefilte Fish on Melodisc 5017</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-8ZPZ4W10M/YKLpIQhhgYI/AAAAAAAADkE/gDwxnbdypakKF6SHhw2iVNZgx7-ci5MxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/The%2BBrooklyn%2BDaily%2BEagle%2BFri%2BDec%2B27%2B1946.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1176" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-8ZPZ4W10M/YKLpIQhhgYI/AAAAAAAADkE/gDwxnbdypakKF6SHhw2iVNZgx7-ci5MxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/The%2BBrooklyn%2BDaily%2BEagle%2BFri%2BDec%2B27%2B1946.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Mildred Rosner in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Friday 27th December 1946 <br />Courtesy of Henry Sapoznik</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;">As a special treat for this individually numbered special edition of just 200 copies, we’ve included an illustrated double-sided flyer complete with recipes to make your very own Gefilte Fish and Matzoh Balls to eat while you listen… </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #363636;">**The label artwork features the owner of the last genuine Jewish food delicatessen in the East End of London: Barry Rogg. Barry served up delicacies from hand-picked suppliers and his own home-made produce, the recipes of which are now lost to time.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #363636;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #363636;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #363636;">In a dedication to Rogg's deli, JWM records dish up a two sided smorgasbord of culinary music</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #363636;"> lovingly remastered from original 78s</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #363636; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #363636;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e6XJ9-yPGio/YKTd-xAI01I/AAAAAAAADkU/b4-2kV_gBKkndgc4GoBdFFTRwpxNPiXyACLcBGAsYHQ/s769/Barry%2BRogg%2Bc1990%2Bby%2BIrv%2BKline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="769" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e6XJ9-yPGio/YKTd-xAI01I/AAAAAAAADkU/b4-2kV_gBKkndgc4GoBdFFTRwpxNPiXyACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Barry%2BRogg%2Bc1990%2Bby%2BIrv%2BKline.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barry Rogg by Irv Kline, 1983</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #363636; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;">For all enquiries please contact: jwmrecordings@gmail.com https://jwmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mildred-rosner-gefilte-fish</span><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DwkgcSttGIk/YKLpAOeOpfI/AAAAAAAADj4/3b5xC8RC18AIQefn9ogzhYUz2QpRtLRbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/JWM%2B002%2Bback%2Bcover.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DwkgcSttGIk/YKLpAOeOpfI/AAAAAAAADj4/3b5xC8RC18AIQefn9ogzhYUz2QpRtLRbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/JWM%2B002%2Bback%2Bcover.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back cover JWM002</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-26973398927474642742021-01-02T15:58:00.002-08:002021-01-02T15:58:36.665-08:00Where's the Public Telephone Box? Part 8<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oXqeYpwDV2I/X_ECq-bf2pI/AAAAAAAADhE/uHJAACMN-i8Nb3KNG214-YqT5BTuZEk9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s432/kilmarnock%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="432" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oXqeYpwDV2I/X_ECq-bf2pI/AAAAAAAADhE/uHJAACMN-i8Nb3KNG214-YqT5BTuZEk9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/kilmarnock%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>I am continuing my quest to seek out images of Public Telephone Boxes pictured on vintage postcards. As the years go by, so many of these structures have either been preserved but repurposed for other uses, or have been removed altogether. <p></p><p>It's fun to play I-Spy and spot the phone boxes that have just made it into the shot, while many are proudly posing as an integral part of the landscape.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vcxiE22zbaM/X_ECR9CiwyI/AAAAAAAADgk/z2wfJCkgQJ0WvqgluAIdT1pCotMkDp8IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1564/troon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1564" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vcxiE22zbaM/X_ECR9CiwyI/AAAAAAAADgk/z2wfJCkgQJ0WvqgluAIdT1pCotMkDp8IQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h394/troon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Ayrshire, Scotland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mjwazJAtbHM/X_ECQ5AERQI/AAAAAAAADgQ/3k5oclEObh0u7sEUGIAWmnmabR8KooISwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1437/Trenance%2BCornwall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1437" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mjwazJAtbHM/X_ECQ5AERQI/AAAAAAAADgQ/3k5oclEObh0u7sEUGIAWmnmabR8KooISwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h400/Trenance%2BCornwall.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cornwall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-njMtJiAKM/X_ECRA4QUCI/AAAAAAAADgU/3I0JUYxkW7oMmMafhySVsuJ4d4KeMeC1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s788/Selling%252C%2Bnr%2BFAVERSHAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="788" height="488" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-njMtJiAKM/X_ECRA4QUCI/AAAAAAAADgU/3I0JUYxkW7oMmMafhySVsuJ4d4KeMeC1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h488/Selling%252C%2Bnr%2BFAVERSHAM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">near Faversham, Kent</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5NDJ_hwzzDk/X_ECRmuSbiI/AAAAAAAADgc/hgvy95hAVuMJHpaNLxhDJzgLazdkojoKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/morecambe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1600" height="406" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5NDJ_hwzzDk/X_ECRmuSbiI/AAAAAAAADgc/hgvy95hAVuMJHpaNLxhDJzgLazdkojoKgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h406/morecambe.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6X3kRL1D-rg/X_ECRWWGX7I/AAAAAAAADgY/BQt49LDx0Echt25QaDVcHiSA3uRHAVixwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1077/manchester.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1077" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6X3kRL1D-rg/X_ECRWWGX7I/AAAAAAAADgY/BQt49LDx0Echt25QaDVcHiSA3uRHAVixwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h404/manchester.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manchester</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3b1zmAG5Wac/X_ECQ6G4wpI/AAAAAAAADgM/pBDt_pM-ztoHXxjzIlA6GYxdDMcS8TDLACLcBGAsYHQ/s1135/kilmarnock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1135" height="412" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3b1zmAG5Wac/X_ECQ6G4wpI/AAAAAAAADgM/pBDt_pM-ztoHXxjzIlA6GYxdDMcS8TDLACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h412/kilmarnock.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Zm5NGJjAl8/X_ECMX3HrxI/AAAAAAAADgI/9LZdy2phEnIEXOw5zQLbfrsyQUxDMq-OQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/cowbeech.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1600" height="414" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Zm5NGJjAl8/X_ECMX3HrxI/AAAAAAAADgI/9LZdy2phEnIEXOw5zQLbfrsyQUxDMq-OQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h414/cowbeech.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qDFwn8nmE5Y/X_ECMIu-FII/AAAAAAAADgE/_NmPFRoZlScG93DszKyNjmGh76PxMEguQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1584/charlbury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="1584" height="396" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qDFwn8nmE5Y/X_ECMIu-FII/AAAAAAAADgE/_NmPFRoZlScG93DszKyNjmGh76PxMEguQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h396/charlbury.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oxfordshire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vq21Q73TZ88/X_ECLsrmHyI/AAAAAAAADf8/tuwi3A29GQoD9_JwVJgSZPvz0sMYbbS6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Caernarvonshire%2BGroeslon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1600" height="402" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vq21Q73TZ88/X_ECLsrmHyI/AAAAAAAADf8/tuwi3A29GQoD9_JwVJgSZPvz0sMYbbS6ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h402/Caernarvonshire%2BGroeslon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Caernarvonshire, Wales</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MhVNTonepIg/X_ECLlks4wI/AAAAAAAADgA/IJGpi5r2nLgfT1vMg3u1t0EDCMrExodPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1549/birchington.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1549" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MhVNTonepIg/X_ECLlks4wI/AAAAAAAADgA/IJGpi5r2nLgfT1vMg3u1t0EDCMrExodPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h404/birchington.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kent</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-myiEnOhpzA4/X_ECLiWDC6I/AAAAAAAADf4/tvRrr-O7bnktS9AngtwCz9MGjErXAHNogCLcBGAsYHQ/s1084/barsby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="1084" height="382" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-myiEnOhpzA4/X_ECLiWDC6I/AAAAAAAADf4/tvRrr-O7bnktS9AngtwCz9MGjErXAHNogCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h382/barsby.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leicestershire</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t4S7bNBnLOM/X_ECR0fe5DI/AAAAAAAADgg/V9eIQ_MS3vEs1Uo2TDzlzADz3_PYAa-QQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1532/upper%2Bgronant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1532" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t4S7bNBnLOM/X_ECR0fe5DI/AAAAAAAADgg/V9eIQ_MS3vEs1Uo2TDzlzADz3_PYAa-QQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h404/upper%2Bgronant.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flintshire, Wales</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-78337184122035841202020-12-21T16:12:00.007-08:002021-01-02T08:14:47.120-08:00Coventry City, Christmas Day 1959<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NB2nJY-V20A/X-EnHSthx0I/AAAAAAAADeE/N-PYE2pXTbcT7eLPMsPWKCcC9vyEOb7vwCLcBGAsYHQ/s705/cov11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="605" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NB2nJY-V20A/X-EnHSthx0I/AAAAAAAADeE/N-PYE2pXTbcT7eLPMsPWKCcC9vyEOb7vwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cov11.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my seasonal post this year, I'm offering up another snapshot of Christmas Day football. This time the location is Coventry City's Highfield Road Stadium, on 25th December, 1959. For my previous Christmas post, I showcased the matchday programme of the last ever professional football fixture to be played in England on Christmas Day - Blackpool's home game versus Blackburn Rovers in 1965.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When Coventry City took on Wrexham at 11am on Xmas Day 1959, the tradition of the Christmas Day match which had harked back to 1889 (the second season of the Football League) was already well on the wane. This Third Division fixture had actually been scheduled for December 28th, but in the programme notes it was explained that most people in Coventry would be back at work on that day. So a return to the 25th December would offer the supporters a better chance of seeing their team play. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Coincidentally, it wasn't until a Christmas Day fixture in 1919/20 when Coventry City beat Stoke, that City managed to win their first ever match in Division Two having been promoted to the Football League from the Southern League after WW1. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A good omen then, as on this Christmas Day match in 1959, City beat Wrexham 5-3. For the return game which was played at the Racecourse Ground on Boxing Day, City also won, this time 3-1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The slim 12 page City programme has a tremendously powerful front cover design depicting a packed to the rafters Highfield Road with the word CITY in bold white capitals. There's a typical-of-the-era collection of advertisements accompanying the team line-ups, words from the manager, and pen pictures of the visitors. The cost of a coach journey from Coventry to Wrexham for the away fixture was 14/6 (seventy two and a half pence). I wonder how many coach loads of fans made that Boxing Day trip up to North Wales?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yYKGC3fA7ZE/X-FGWo3KwcI/AAAAAAAADfU/MnU6YCanC_8hBJCDxhDb0nDRp2U03hHHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Cov%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1339" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yYKGC3fA7ZE/X-FGWo3KwcI/AAAAAAAADfU/MnU6YCanC_8hBJCDxhDb0nDRp2U03hHHgCLcBGAsYHQ/w418-h640/Cov%2B1.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coventry v Wrexham, 25th December 1959</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YAymwRH3biI/X-FGZG5yL1I/AAAAAAAADfY/v0Bzs19CG-UIqlOIPnUBlTEVXq_gx-06ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1154/wrexham%2Bcoventry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="865" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YAymwRH3biI/X-FGZG5yL1I/AAAAAAAADfY/v0Bzs19CG-UIqlOIPnUBlTEVXq_gx-06ACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/wrexham%2Bcoventry.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrexham v Coventry, 26th December 1959</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Here are some highlights from that Coventry City v Wrexham programme issued on 25th December 1959:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFmLAc6_r3s/X-EnICrdmSI/AAAAAAAADeI/fSDx7Mj49HYdt0RjFXvXPs9TxMAamguywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/cov10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1243" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFmLAc6_r3s/X-EnICrdmSI/AAAAAAAADeI/fSDx7Mj49HYdt0RjFXvXPs9TxMAamguywCLcBGAsYHQ/w388-h640/cov10.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Just over 60 years on, Coventry will be UK City of Culture 2021, and the team are competing in the Championship, the second tier of the Football League. The club left Highfield Road at the end of the 2004/05 season, and are currently playing their home matches at Birmingham City's St Andrew's Ground before a planned move to a new site in association with the University of Warwick.</span></div><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></i></b><div><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Holidays to all...</span></i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-2847148670925115252020-12-21T10:23:00.006-08:002021-08-26T10:34:34.130-07:00Pop Pic Library comic 1965 to 1968 UPDATED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YZ3zRvpZ3fE/X-Dkg8BRhEI/AAAAAAAADd4/_3ReIxdT-AAf7kCp-LuE1L5OWuGHng0IgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/setmefreekinks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YZ3zRvpZ3fE/X-Dkg8BRhEI/AAAAAAAADd4/_3ReIxdT-AAf7kCp-LuE1L5OWuGHng0IgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/setmefreekinks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I still get the occasional enquiry about a post over seven years ago on 'After You've Gone' that explored the rather elusive history of the Pop Pic Library comic book. Since then, with the help of some eagle-eyed readers of this rather occasional blog, I've managed to add some titles to my ongoing and incomplete checklist.<div><br /></div><div>Pop Pic Library was an oddity from the heyday of the 1960s pop-boom. It was a series of 68 page black and white comic books whose titles were all named after 7" chart-smashing hits by the key bands and crooners of the era. But apart from an uncredited colour photo of the artist on the back cover, everything within totally deviated from the actual lyrics of the songs themselves. Even the names of the band members, the songwriters, the producers and the record labels were omitted. </div><div><br /></div><div>The very first title was 'The Last Time' by The Rolling Stones - a single that was released in February 1965, so this dates the pocked-sized series to have commenced around then. The 18 x 12 cms sized comics were published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co and printed in Redhill, Surrey - and according to the blurb that appeared below the last panel on the final pages, two titles were published on the 15th of each month. Pop Pic Library was distributed in the UK, and were also shipped out to "Australasia, South Africa, Rhodesia, Zambia and Malawi". The interior art was not credited, but sometimes the covers were - No.4 was by Josep Maria Miralles, a Spanish artist who drew many romance titles for the UK market during this time. <div><br /></div><div>I wonder whether the bands themselves ever caught sight of these little rogue comic books that re-imagined bizarre sequential art versions of their hit songs for the price of one shilling? </div><div><br /></div><div>Examples of Pop Pic Library rarely surface these days, particularly the higher number issues, and there's not much information out there about just how many titles were published, or the size of the circulation for the digest-sized comic books. So far, it appears that the series ran to 1968 as the last number that I've come across is No.72, Congratulations by Cliff Richard, a Chart Topping hit which was released in the March of that year. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my updated checklist of 65 known titles - and I look forward to hearing from those who can help to fill in the gaps... </div><div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wcBshEtv_Xc/X-Dj6e1qwWI/AAAAAAAADdw/K813r5BfutQhGLHaFVTQcnivPjg3SD9VgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/setmefree.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1363" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wcBshEtv_Xc/X-Dj6e1qwWI/AAAAAAAADdw/K813r5BfutQhGLHaFVTQcnivPjg3SD9VgCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/setmefree.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pop Pic Library - a partial checklist:</div><div> </div><div>No.1 The Last Time - The Rolling Stones </div><div>No.2 A World of our Own - The Seekers </div><div>No.3 I’m Alive – The Hollies </div><div>No.4 Set Me Free - The Kinks </div><div>No.5 Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds </div><div>No.6 The One in the Middle - Manfred Mann </div><div>No.7 We’ve Got to Get out of this Place - The Animals </div><div>No.8 You’ve got your Troubles - The Fortunes </div><div>No.9 I’m Down - The Beatles </div><div>No.10 Like We Used To Be - Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames </div><div>No.11 Whatcha Gonna Do About It - The Small Faces </div><div>No.12 Hark - Unit 4 Plus 2 </div><div>No.13 Yesterday Man - Chris Andrews </div><div>No.14 Get Off Of My Cloud - Rolling Stones </div><div>No.15 We Can Work it Out - The Beatles </div><div>No.16 Don’t Bring me Your Heartaches - Paul & Barry Ryan </div><div>No.17 A Must to Avoid - Herman's Hermits </div><div>No.18 Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group </div><div>No.19 You Were On My Mind - Crispian St. Peters </div><div>No.20 As Tears Go By - The Rolling Stones </div><div>No.21 A Groovy Kind of Love - The Mindbenders </div><div>No.22 Inside Looking Out - The Animals </div><div>No.23 I Can't Let Go - The Hollies </div><div>No.24 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - The Walker Brothers</div><div>No.25 I Put a Spell on You - Alan Price Set </div><div>No.26 Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann </div><div>No.27 Not Responsible - Tom Jones </div><div>No.28 Sorrow - The Merseys </div><div>No.29 Bus Stop - The Hollies</div><div>No.30 Paperback Writer - The Beatles </div><div>No.31 Get Away - Georgie Fame</div><div>No.32 Out of Time - Chris Farlowe </div><div>No.33 All or Nothing - The Small Faces </div><div>No.34 Got To Get You Into My Life - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers</div><div>No.35 I'm a Boy - The Who </div><div>No.36 Bend It! - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich </div><div>No.37 High Time - Paul Jones</div><div>No.38 I Can’t Control Myself - The Troggs </div><div>No.39 Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group </div><div>No.40 Help me Girl - Eric Burdon & the Animals</div><div>No.41 In the Country - Cliff Richard </div><div>No.42 Sunshine Superman - Donovan</div><div>No.43 Got To Get You Into My Life - Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers </div><div>No.44 Let's Spend the Night Together - The Rolling Stones</div><div>No.45 On a Carousel - The Hollies </div><div>No.46 Penny Lane - The Beatles </div><div>No.47 There's a Kind of Hush - Herman's Hermits</div><div>No.49 Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings - Tom Jones </div><div>No.50 Dedicated to the One I Love - The Mama's and the Papa's</div><div>No.52 Silence is Golden - The Tremeloes </div><div>No.54 Okay! - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch </div><div>No.55 There Goes My Everything - Engelbert Humperdinck</div><div>No.56 All You Need is Love - The Beatles </div><div>No.57 Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees</div><div>No.58 I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Tom Jones </div><div>No.59 Hole in My Shoe - Traffic </div><div>No.60 Flowers in the Rain - The Move </div><div>No.61 The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck</div><div>No.62 I Can See for Miles - The Who </div><div>No.63 Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles </div><div>No.64 Let the Heartaches Begin - Long John Baldry </div><div>No 66 Daydream Believer - The Monkees</div><div>No.68 Thank U Very Much - The Scaffold</div><div>No.69 As You Are - The Tremeloes</div><div>No.72 Congratulations - Cliff Richard</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-90221788049726023432020-09-14T16:42:00.004-07:002023-12-13T02:10:50.603-08:00HO WAY SUNDERLAND at Highbury, 1966<div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l8k1HdRZUXI/X1_5dpnL8kI/AAAAAAAADaU/I863MpmX8FgSsPmwoIUK26KdVIqfHSO8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s334/SAFCSA%2B2%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="334" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l8k1HdRZUXI/X1_5dpnL8kI/AAAAAAAADaU/I863MpmX8FgSsPmwoIUK26KdVIqfHSO8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/SAFCSA%2B2%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>A brightly coloured snap taken with a Kodak Brownie camera
in front of a Victorian terrace in London. About two dozen or so football fans are all
smiling at the photographer. Men and women ageing from teens and
upwards, and almost in the middle of the group, a young woman is sporting a classic
blond peroxide bouffant hairstyle. It’s a bright but chilly Spring day, so it’s
coats and anoraks all round. The supporters are kitted out in red and white
striped scarves, bobble hats, football tops and a huge banner bearing the
legend “Howay Sunderland”. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo used with the permission of David Wallace" border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="918" height="632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Db0lIxYv8A/X1_5dub9zNI/AAAAAAAADaY/XRPFV8KABuIFpMDtCrweQipHdUN3hnWCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h632/SAFCSA%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo used with the permission of David Wallace</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I accidentally stumbled upon this wonderful picture late at
night while scrolling through eBay. I’d tapped in ‘Sunderland 1966’ in
the search box, to find a Sunderland FC match day programme from
that year. One of many examples that I’ve been collecting as part of my
research co-writing a book on the revolution in football programme designs
between the 1960s and 1980s. The pocket-sized Sunderland issue is a stylish
classic that beautifully sums up the visual culture of footballing life in
Britain at that time. As I’d expected, loads of different issues came up in
the listings. The cover design had stayed exactly the same over several seasons, so it was a case of checking through Sunderland’s various opponents, and what the condition was like of these tiny half-a-century old publications. Then out of the blue, amongst all the programmes on offer, a photo popped up. It was described as “Sunderland Supporters @ Arsenal
in 1966”.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">As a life-long Arsenal fan, I could see exactly where the
picture was taken. It’s outside numbers 63 and 65 Avenell Road, bang opposite
the grand entrance to the East Stand of Highbury Stadium, the former home
ground of Arsenal FC. In contrast to that famous 1930s art-deco styled edifice
- whose façade would subsequently be re-purposed into a private housing
development - the surrounding terraced streets were then quite shabby reminders
of once well-heeled Victorian family homes. On match days it was thrilling to
be part of the masses circulating in and around Avenell Road. The noises, the
smells, the atmosphere are still utterly tangible. Tiny doorways that lined the
stadium-side of the street, housed turnstiles and their operators which were like
magical portals into three of the ground’s four stands: the Clock End, the
East Stand or the North Bank. There were programme sellers, hot dog and
hamburger stands, ticket touts, police on horseback, roasted peanut sellers, and
always groups of regulars nattering away about players and past performances at
exactly the same meeting spots. And just
opposite where those Sunderland fans were pictured was the big pre-match attraction.
An imposing staircase led to the main entrance guarded by burly uniformed
commissionaires. On either side the autograph hunters and the stargazers
congregated, catching sight of players, celebrity guests, staff and
important-looking people as they arrived for the big match.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So, this very spot on Avenell Road was exactly where those
Sunderland supporters would want to be photographed, all the way from the North
East of England to the beating heart of London N5. What must have it been like
to travel to matches back in the mid-1960s? At this point in time just a few
months before England would win the 1966 World Cup. An era still in living
memory, but well before the advent of the Premiership, multi-million pound transfers, all-seater stadiums, around the clock football matches, and a massive media industry
spawned by the game. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Before simply pressing the ‘BUY IT NOW’ button, I thought
that to make it a must-have purchase, I’ll first check if there is a story
behind this photo for sale on eBay. Could there be some genuine provenance accompanying the photograph? Or has the seller just found it in a junk shop, or amongst a pile of stuff squirrelled away in a cigar box at a house clearance auction? I wrote “Hi, I’ve just stumbled upon your
great photos. Do you know any of the people in the pictures?”, then I hit the
‘Contact Seller’ button, and went to bed. The following morning, I got the reply that I was
hoping for: “Hi. To answer your questions…”</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">What would follow is an exploration of a snapshot in time as
questions and answers flowed back and forth online. The date back then was
Saturday 23<sup>rd</sup> April, 1966. The fixture is Arsenal v Sunderland in
Football League Division One, a match played towards the end of a season that
both clubs, who were languishing in the bottom half of the league, would be
looking forward to forgetting as quickly as possible. But this story isn’t
about the football played on the pitch. It’s a social history of fandom through
the memories of someone who was there - and who decided to take his camera
along with him for the ride…<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kEl1CcwW1vk/X1_5e0n5fiI/AAAAAAAADag/mkAIx2ehTeM4-WpVrmAYd6dVo5YSvcTEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/img189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1446" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kEl1CcwW1vk/X1_5e0n5fiI/AAAAAAAADag/mkAIx2ehTeM4-WpVrmAYd6dVo5YSvcTEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w452-h640/img189.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">The photographer is David Wallace, then nearly 18yrs old,
who was working in the stores department of an engineering company that
supplied pumping equipment to coal mines, railways, and ships. David was one of
the founding members of the Sunderland Supporters Association having started to
follow his team away from home in 1962/63. The Supporters Association gifted
any profits back to the Club, and offered ordinary fans like him the chance to
travel to matches inexpensively. The cost from Sunderland to Highbury in 1966
was 27/6d (less than £1.50), and as David recalls “with entrance fees not expensive, you could
have a good day out and watch Sunderland lose in lots of different stadiums”. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A freakishly unexpected climate during the 1965/66 Season,
caused a spate of postponements during a long cold Winter, which continued into
a stormy April. So unusually, both
fixtures between Arsenal and Sunderland ended up being played within just a few
days of each other at the end of April. The first, after several cancellations,
took place on Wednesday 20<sup>th</sup> April at Roker Park (a 0-2 defeat for
Sunderland), and then came the Highbury encounter on the Saturday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">For David Wallace, and his twin sister, who also joined him
on the No.1 Supporters Coach for the match in London, the journey to London began
on Friday midnight. The 50 capacity vehicles would leave Dundas Street in
Sunderland, stopping at Jack’s Hill Café on the old A1, before ending up in
Midland Road by St Pancras Station at 7am. “We then went to Euston Station for
a wash and clean our teeth. Then up to Leicester Square for breakfast at Lyons
Corner House. After spending time sightseeing, there was the obligatory visit
to Carnaby Street to see if we could spot anyone famous. We got to the ground
around midday, and took in a couple of pints at a local pub before the match”.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PVbQ4nPr-DU/X1_5dnIL9EI/AAAAAAAADac/-yt9-Vh9qMQCDBYpnL8ydTh4BFNVeKToACLcBGAsYHQ/s1002/SAFCSA%2B4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="990" height="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PVbQ4nPr-DU/X1_5dnIL9EI/AAAAAAAADac/-yt9-Vh9qMQCDBYpnL8ydTh4BFNVeKToACLcBGAsYHQ/w790-h800/SAFCSA%2B4.jpg" width="790" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo used with the permission of David Wallace</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">David also has a photograph taken earlier on in the day of a
smaller group of six Sunderland fans decked out in their red and white colours
at the fountains of a deserted Trafalgar Square. That’s David in glasses second
on the right, and his sister too, she’s second on the left. In the foreground a
pigeon has remained rooted to the spot - a nice reminder of the days when the
birds were an integral part of the Trafalgar Square experience. After breaking
off into groups, many of the fans then re-united outside Highbury - a scene
which David snapped for posterity. Studying the photo, I was intrigued by the
way the fans are dressed - what’s the story behind their colours? In the days
before fans spending a fortune on their obligatory replica kits, several of the
women - including David’s sister kneeling at the front left – are wearing
Sunderland team shirts. “They were bought from Willie Watson’s Sports Shop.
Willie used to play for Sunderland, and is one of only a handful of players to
have represented England at both football and cricket. The shop was run by his
brother.” And what about the red Sunderland banner? “Well that was made by the
lads from South Shields. They used to say ‘Ho Way’, rather than the more common
‘Ha’ Way’ (a term in the North East meaning ‘Come On’…)”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The official record of the attendance for the match was 25,699. So how many Sunderland fans made up the numbers? David reckons that there would have been no more than 150 from the Sunderland Supporters Association - that’s three
coach loads - and perhaps the number would have been swelled by various
supporters then living in and around London. Another group supporting
Sunderland that day were Glasgow Rangers fans who would have gone to the match
to see their beloved former half-back Jim Baxter, who that season had signed
for Sunderland at a record fee for a Scottish player at that time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Significantly, David feels that being a member of the
Supporters Club gave him the opportunity to travel outside his home town. It
was a family affair, as along with his sister, two of his aunts were stewards
on the number 1 coach that they always took. Leaving the Sunderland area then known
for its coal mines, they’d pay a visit to the Cobblers of Northampton (shoe
makers), the (stainless steel) Blades of Sheffield United, or even the Hatters
of Luton Town. Along with the education about homes of British manufacturing,
there was the drinking culture too. After the match at Highbury - which ended
up a 1-1 draw by the way - the supporters took off for session in Soho. Even
before their 11pm rendezvous at the coaches in Midland Road, they’d gulp down a
couple of drinks for the road at the Euston Tavern. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">On a weekend, the long travelling and the boozing could just
about be slept off before work again on Monday. But what about those away
matches on weekdays? “I had a really great foreman called Ray Brown who used to
let me work Tuesday and Thursday evenings to make up for lost time. I had to
work the overtime at normal rate which never bothered me, but it did upset the
shop steward. I wasn’t in the union, so I never took any notice of what he had
to say anyway! By the way, Ray’s youngest son happens to be Jeff Brown, BBC
Newcastle’s TV anchor. Years later I’d bring back away game programmes
for Jeff when he used to come along with his father to the factory when we were
working on Saturday mornings”.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PDbhGHX90YA/X1_5fALmkLI/AAAAAAAADak/hIs34_ubXIgX7uJf9NZ_6E7B_UiYhnZKACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/img191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1591" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PDbhGHX90YA/X1_5fALmkLI/AAAAAAAADak/hIs34_ubXIgX7uJf9NZ_6E7B_UiYhnZKACLcBGAsYHQ/w498-h640/img191.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">But all the drinking had to be done when the fans were
off-road. The Supporters Association had a strict no alcohol policy on the
coaches. If anyone broke the rules then they would be barred from travelling.
Back then, because of the low cost compared to taking the train or if you owned
a car, it was the only way for ordinary fans to get to away games. In the
Sunderland home programme for the weekday match versus Arsenal, there’s a piece
about the Supporters Association’s coach trip to Highbury for the ‘return’ game
in the regular ‘At the Sign of the Black Cat’ column. The tone is formal and
school-masterly “Please remember that you must bring your membership card with
you on the coach, and that we expect a high standard of conduct…”<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hPnsSNgJZwc/X1_5fyfkyDI/AAAAAAAADas/6-aTi5UdUoULLs0fAqf7CGD_d2vFWVlLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2441/img193.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="2441" height="111" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hPnsSNgJZwc/X1_5fyfkyDI/AAAAAAAADas/6-aTi5UdUoULLs0fAqf7CGD_d2vFWVlLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h111/img193.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-6lxtHOCu4/X1_5gAjHMEI/AAAAAAAADaw/ycTp0uJNd9IaEIDH1uL8ZOOjAtQChAzWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2441/img194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="2441" height="80" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-6lxtHOCu4/X1_5gAjHMEI/AAAAAAAADaw/ycTp0uJNd9IaEIDH1uL8ZOOjAtQChAzWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h80/img194.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BvfG7wh6yn8/X1_5gUEoFoI/AAAAAAAADa4/xRr2vb7kJxU49qWTLs1xAft7DrU69vxqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2441/img195.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="2441" height="194" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BvfG7wh6yn8/X1_5gUEoFoI/AAAAAAAADa4/xRr2vb7kJxU49qWTLs1xAft7DrU69vxqwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h194/img195.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>John Tennick, who is mentioned in the article, was the
transport organiser. He can be seen in the Avenell Road picture, the older
gentleman standing to the left of the female fan with the red anorak and scarf
and hat. The column was written by Stanley Lambert, a local solicitor and the
chairman of the Sunderland Supporters Association. David remembers him as being
“a strict get here on time, or the bus leaves without you” type, who once was
left behind at an Aston Villa away match because he was late for the bus home!<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Following Sunderland away from home over many years
inevitably had its fair share of memorable moments “from sleeping in railway
stations and in a chicken farm, to lying on the floor of the coach when all the
windows were put in after a game at Wolves, and then having to drive up to
Nottingham to get a replacement bus home” - but my favourite of David’s stories
was the trip to West Bromwich Albion when a special guest had asked if he could
travel with the supporters to an away game.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“The great Brian Clough was arranging his testimonial match,
and he wanted to spend some time with the fans (he was a star striker for
Sunderland between 1961-64). He boarded the coach, and sat on the front seat
which had been roped off so no one else could sit there. The extra space was because
of his knee injury. We all had a good time on the way to the match, and
Cloughie chatted away and signed autographs for everyone. Well we got beat
again, and we went to the Throstles Club at West Brom for a quick drink before
setting off for home. We all were in a jovial mood despite having lost on our
travels again. Brian Clough got on the coach - and well, we all got a right
bollocking from him for laughing and carrying on after we’ve been beaten. He
yelled “how can you be happy when your team has just lost and been outplayed”.
Goodness knows how he would have behaved after one of his teams had been
beaten. It showed the passion the man had – and what a loss to football he was
when he died”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">For many years I’ve owned a copy of Arsenal v Sunderland
matchday programme for the 1965/66 fixture, but haven’t re-read it up to now. In
the line ups that day, I can see that the home team had five players who would
go on to win the League and FA Cup Double for Arsenal in 1970/71. However, at
the time it was all doom and gloom in the ‘Voice of Arsenal’ editorial: “rarely
before in the club’s history have points been so vital to us as they are at the
present time as we are striving so hard to break this sequence without a win”. After
the 1-1 draw with Sunderland, Arsenal would lose their next three games 0-3. Only
4,554 fans turned out for the next home fixture, an all-time low in the club’s
history, and manager Billy Wright would be sacked that Summer. Sunderland
finished the season just 3 points above the relegation zone, and would end the
decade in Division Two. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MMWni5IoveE/X1_5gBJwrlI/AAAAAAAADa0/gMi47fBQDQsfOqgJKBQGyR4kE8jRRL5NQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/img192.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="2048" height="496" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MMWni5IoveE/X1_5gBJwrlI/AAAAAAAADa0/gMi47fBQDQsfOqgJKBQGyR4kE8jRRL5NQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h496/img192.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w_SsUBTAbqo/X1_5fkj5RlI/AAAAAAAADao/5SsQ0yMOTGgAm3-IaRi2XRx2e8I8mEmZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/img190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2048" height="422" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w_SsUBTAbqo/X1_5fkj5RlI/AAAAAAAADao/5SsQ0yMOTGgAm3-IaRi2XRx2e8I8mEmZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h422/img190.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">However, their goalkeeper Jim Montgomery, who played in
that April ’66 fixture (though he's not in the above 1965/66 team photo), would seven years later lift the FA Cup Trophy for the
2<sup>nd</sup> Division Sunderland team - who had beaten Arsenal in the
Semi-Final, and then Leeds United in the famous 1973 Final. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">David Wallace continued to follow Sunderland home and away
until marriage, children and then working overseas meant less time to watch his
heroes. In the meantime, he would also follow the fortunes of the other sides
from the North East. “I saw Newcastle win the Fairs Cup, Middlesbrough winning
promotion to the old 3<sup>rd</sup> Division when Jack Charlton was their
manager, and even Darlington getting promoted as well. So I have seen four
North East teams win something, and I don’t suppose many people will be able to
say that!” Up to now, David has seen Sunderland play in 76 different stadiums. </p><p class="MsoNormal">David
was nearly 18 years old when he took his picture of “Sunderland Supporters @
Arsenal” in 1966. He continued to work for the very same engineering company whose
foreman gave him time out to watch Sunderland play. In fact, he would stay there
for 46 years - and ended up as the managing director “and worked all over the
world”. By the way, along with the photograph in Avenell Road (which
is a copy, as David still owns the original print), I did pick up a copy of
Sunderland’s classic pocked-sized match day programme on eBay. It was, of
course, for the home match versus Arsenal that was played just a few days
before David and fellow members of the Sunderland Supporters Association took
Coach No.1 to London on April 23<sup>rd</sup> 1966.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Alan Dein, 15th September 2020</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>With many thanks to David Wallace</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Pleas keep checking in with graphic designer Matt Caldwell's '1/-' Instagram site for updates about our forthcoming book on the Revolution in design of Football Programmes 1965-1985</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>https://www.instagram.com/1_shilling/?hl=en</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Alan Deinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384363895464848527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194323235677959401.post-35420093972772534292020-04-21T02:20:00.000-07:002020-06-20T04:41:11.481-07:00Where's the Public Telephone Box? Part 7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A quick return call to some earlier examples of public telephone boxes that I've spotted in old British postcards. The previous post highlighted colour cards which showcased modern cityscapes - images that mostly depicted shopping high streets or districts, and newly constructed town centres.<br />
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This time let's go back to the rustic and the traditional town or village landscapes - all which have a phone box placed somewhere within the composition.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chard, Somerest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Croyde, Devon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devon</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Xy-VowdoO8/Xp62mUOfZxI/AAAAAAAADWM/h8np96L39XUIcSzPhyRasRofWInmdbUlACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Gorebridge%2Bmidlothian%2Bscotland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1151" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Xy-VowdoO8/Xp62mUOfZxI/AAAAAAAADWM/h8np96L39XUIcSzPhyRasRofWInmdbUlACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Gorebridge%2Bmidlothian%2Bscotland.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Midlothian, Scotland</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hsEoNe2cQIg/Xp62o9h7v5I/AAAAAAAADWw/xGOXUrWL4SM0A-1gtoSpwpVdcgJA0KMPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/gt%2Bcheverell%2Bwilts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1600" height="420" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hsEoNe2cQIg/Xp62o9h7v5I/AAAAAAAADWw/xGOXUrWL4SM0A-1gtoSpwpVdcgJA0KMPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/gt%2Bcheverell%2Bwilts.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Cheverell, Wiltshire</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SVlIXdt4j_8/Xp62pXzzReI/AAAAAAAADW0/0cwAHH7Cl3Qzq_nj_FqUXuDFG-3DRku8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/haworth%2Byorks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1396" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SVlIXdt4j_8/Xp62pXzzReI/AAAAAAAADW0/0cwAHH7Cl3Qzq_nj_FqUXuDFG-3DRku8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/haworth%2Byorks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haworth, Yorkshire</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EKBQyfr92hc/Xp62pidtm0I/AAAAAAAADW4/jo_VOuC1nswd_Nh3DIUSpL4Ionq5QILlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/leicester.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1454" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EKBQyfr92hc/Xp62pidtm0I/AAAAAAAADW4/jo_VOuC1nswd_Nh3DIUSpL4Ionq5QILlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/leicester.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leicestershire</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xEsmADB2HMQ/Xp62mJi22qI/AAAAAAAADWE/Qu0l4DwzPNcjTwHOXIxctxcYDRNCb0FTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Ludlow%2Bshrops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1600" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xEsmADB2HMQ/Xp62mJi22qI/AAAAAAAADWE/Qu0l4DwzPNcjTwHOXIxctxcYDRNCb0FTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Ludlow%2Bshrops.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ludlow, Shropshire</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Mj8t69YQUQ/Xp62miIVE2I/AAAAAAAADWQ/0s_ziJgkz3kNjmX7d3jsuUIEH7_wYyLpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Mawnan%2BSmith%2BCornwall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1426" height="372" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Mj8t69YQUQ/Xp62miIVE2I/AAAAAAAADWQ/0s_ziJgkz3kNjmX7d3jsuUIEH7_wYyLpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Mawnan%2BSmith%2BCornwall.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mawnan Smith, Cornwall</td></tr>
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