Bud's Observations:
I’m attracted to Afghanistan stamps.
Perhaps it’s because some of them – those with circles inscribed in squares – remind me of the afghan blankets my grandmother crocheted.
And the lion (tiger?) featured in the earliest looks less fierce than a child’s puppet (see first page of supplements).
I would be inclined to join Jim and a host of others in wishing for better BB coverage, were it not for the prevalent counterfeits and tatter-prone paper that infect most Afghanistan collections.
Perhaps it’s because some of them – those with circles inscribed in squares – remind me of the afghan blankets my grandmother crocheted.
And the lion (tiger?) featured in the earliest looks less fierce than a child’s puppet (see first page of supplements).
I would be inclined to join Jim and a host of others in wishing for better BB coverage, were it not for the prevalent counterfeits and tatter-prone paper that infect most Afghanistan collections.
BB has 14 spaces for the years 1932-38. Eight can be filled with the 1932 series or the 1934-38 series, the only differences being color. I’ve mixed the two and placed extras in the supplement pages.
Census: 36 in BB spaces, two tip-ins, 34 in supplement pages.
Afghan Crochet
Jim's Observations:
Afghanistan is a problem country for me. For BB, I have only about one-half of the spaces filled. Dealers don't seem to have much material.
And the classics- the so called "Tiger's Head" (Others argue for "Lion's head") are really specialty territory.
Big Blue Blog Afghanistan Link and Checklist
Big Blue Blog Afghanistan Link and Checklist
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Note: "Afghan Crochet" pic appear to be in the public domain.
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