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<![CDATA[Kingston Stamp Club Community Forum - Central and South America and Mexico]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:30:42 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Stamps of Peru]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=111 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:11:19 +0000 Hugh]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=111
In 1962 Peru issued a series of stamps with the image of the ruins of a large pyramid structure, with four levels, built on a hill near what is today the town of Paramonga.

During the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in the early 16thC, the structure reminded those who saw it of a European Fortress. And, so it became known as the Fortress of Paramonga. In 1541 Pedro Cieza de León wrote, "The buildings were very handsome, and many wild beasts and birds were painted on the walls, which are now all in ruins and undermined in many places by those who have searched for buried gold and silver. In these days the fortress only serves as a witness to that which has been" [Wikipedia].

It was old when the Inca Empire was new.

More recent archaeology suggests, however, that the complex had a more religious purpose. But who knows? Fort or Temple? As de León suggested, it is a silent witness to a distant past.

Stamp:
Peru: Definitive Series of 1962
Fortaleza de Paramonga, Ruinas Incas
Issued on November 19, 1962
1s [Peruvian Sol], Rose-carmine
Mi.Nr. 622

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In 1962 Peru issued a series of stamps with the image of the ruins of a large pyramid structure, with four levels, built on a hill near what is today the town of Paramonga.

During the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in the early 16thC, the structure reminded those who saw it of a European Fortress. And, so it became known as the Fortress of Paramonga. In 1541 Pedro Cieza de León wrote, "The buildings were very handsome, and many wild beasts and birds were painted on the walls, which are now all in ruins and undermined in many places by those who have searched for buried gold and silver. In these days the fortress only serves as a witness to that which has been" [Wikipedia].

It was old when the Inca Empire was new.

More recent archaeology suggests, however, that the complex had a more religious purpose. But who knows? Fort or Temple? As de León suggested, it is a silent witness to a distant past.

Stamp:
Peru: Definitive Series of 1962
Fortaleza de Paramonga, Ruinas Incas
Issued on November 19, 1962
1s [Peruvian Sol], Rose-carmine
Mi.Nr. 622

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Satellite photo by Peru-Sat1

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]]> <![CDATA[Brazil in WW2]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=71 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:30:33 +0000 Hugh]]> https://kingstonstampclub.ca/forum/showthread.php?tid=71
In August 1942, Brazil had entered the war on the Allied side, responding in part to Axis submarine attacks on Brazilian shipping. The Força Expedicionária Brasileira (FEB) or the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in English, arrived in Naples in the summer of 1944. It was was the only Latin American ground force to fight in Europe during World War  2. Roughly 25,000 Brazilian troops served alongside the Allied forces in the Italian Campaign. These troops were integrated into the U.S. 5th  Army under the overall command of General Mark Clark. Much of their combat operations took place in northern Italy’s mountainous terrain.

Brazilian troops sported an emblem of a pipe-smoking snake nicknamed 'Cobra Fumando', referencing a popular saying at the time: “It’s more likely for a snake to smoke a pipe than for Brazil to send an expeditionary force overseas.” Once Brazil did go to war, the ironic image stuck as a badge of pride.

Stamps:
Brazil - Honouring the B.E.F. and the U.S. 5th Army
Issued on July 16, 1945
20c
Sc. 635
40c
Sc. 636
1Cr
Sc. 637
2Cr
Sc. 638
5Cr
Sc. 639

This display page appears to have been a dealer's sample and was included in a 2-hole 25 x 27cm loose leaf stamp album.

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In August 1942, Brazil had entered the war on the Allied side, responding in part to Axis submarine attacks on Brazilian shipping. The Força Expedicionária Brasileira (FEB) or the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in English, arrived in Naples in the summer of 1944. It was was the only Latin American ground force to fight in Europe during World War  2. Roughly 25,000 Brazilian troops served alongside the Allied forces in the Italian Campaign. These troops were integrated into the U.S. 5th  Army under the overall command of General Mark Clark. Much of their combat operations took place in northern Italy’s mountainous terrain.

Brazilian troops sported an emblem of a pipe-smoking snake nicknamed 'Cobra Fumando', referencing a popular saying at the time: “It’s more likely for a snake to smoke a pipe than for Brazil to send an expeditionary force overseas.” Once Brazil did go to war, the ironic image stuck as a badge of pride.

Stamps:
Brazil - Honouring the B.E.F. and the U.S. 5th Army
Issued on July 16, 1945
20c
Sc. 635
40c
Sc. 636
1Cr
Sc. 637
2Cr
Sc. 638
5Cr
Sc. 639

This display page appears to have been a dealer's sample and was included in a 2-hole 25 x 27cm loose leaf stamp album.

Image 7.jpeg Size: 300.89 KB Downloads: 1

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