"amesh (Mette)" wrote in message
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A collector has advised me that "Gibbons Stamp Monthly" January 2005
illustrates an Andersen stamp to be issued by Romania - it shows a portrait
of HCA with Disney's little mermaid. It is part of a set of six stamps of
famous people.

Having searched Stanley Gibbons New Issues
http://www.stanleygibbons.com/newissues/ (keywords "Romania 2005") I do
not see any such set or HCA-stamp mentioned.

Can anyone here confirm that this stamp is (to be) issued, and eventually
send me a scan of it?

Thanks in advance, and
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Best regards
Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette)
return address: heindorffhus at heindorffhus dot dk
http://www.heindorffhus.dk
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Mette

Page 57 of the January GSM is in two columns. The first column is an
article entitled, "Romania looks to next year" and is based on a leaflet
produced by Romania Post, and the second column is a display advert from
what I assume might be the Romanian Postal Authority (web address given as
www.romfilatelia.ro) describing stamp issues in 2005.

The article summarises the proposed 2005 issues, and states, "The second
issue is a similar anniversaries set but this time features six famous
"foreigners", Hans Christian Anderson (sic), Greta Garbo, Henry Fond,
Christian Dior, Jules Verne and Al;bert Einstein." It had already said,
"The leaftlet does not give specific release dates".

The advert (probably a reproduction of the same leaflet) actually has a few
illustrations of the proposed issues, and indeed the Andersen stamp appears
to include the face of a cartoon character.

I have to say that the information on the website (in trhe English version
go to "Stamps", then "Stamp Calendar 2005" differs from that given by
Gibbons.

Regards, Roger