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My all time favorite volcano stamp is this one:



Closely followed by this one:

I like this bar coded $10 one one as it was VFU on a heavy parcel to me recently! Sender had placed plastic over the top.

I added a nice sum to the sender's cheque, as this will sell readily, as the $10 0r $20 are seldom seen nice used.

Glen

Nice stamps, Io and Glen!

We used to have a lady at our Club who collected waterfalls...

...she collected cows on stamps as well, but preferred to be known as the "Waterfall Lady" ...

Some very nice stamps above - volcanoes just add that dramatic touch to mountains

Here is one from Papua New Guinea, issued in 1995...

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Peter

Pretty UN stamp of Fuji and full Moon.

Mt Tongariro New Zealand

Grimsvotn under the Vatnajokull ice sheet.

Iomoon,

Didn't know you could find that many volcano stamps. Do show us more. The one from Island sure looks fierce. Also like the Toga stamp the most, having that old engraved look about it.

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Andrew

Andrew,

there are hundreds on my web site


but I'll try to post at least one a day.

Here are some from my friend Paolo Bagaglia of the Italian "workers" series.
These showing a fisherman in the Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the background. Note, the first has no volcanic cloud, the second does. The third is an overprint for Trieste.

Hi Iomoon,

Think of it, I have seen this Italian stamp many times but never noticed the volcano behind the man. And to even notice the dust cloud from the volcano, that is something else. Must go locate those that I have and see whether they have the volcano cloud or not. Thanks for the info. Looking forward to your other postings of volcano stamps.

Cheers
Andrew

Todays image is of Soufriere, Montserrat.
One of three volcanoes called Soufriere in the West Indies.
The first eruption of modern times began in 1995 and has since destroyed the capital city of Plymouth.

Iomoon,

That's really spectacular.

Cheers
Andrew

Todays volcano from Djibouti, in part of the East African Rift Valley.

Iomoon,

The year shows 1979 - is that year significant to this volcano?

Cheers
Andrew

Only from the perspective that the cinder cone which is illustrated was erupted in November of 1978.
It was a monogenetic volcano (only ever has one eruption).
It probably took them a while to take the photo and print the stamps.

BTW, the Asal rift is one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, it rivals Death Valley.

Thanks Iomoon,

Quite a fair bit of patience and work to get the whole thing right. Don't know much about that part of the world except I had a student last semester who said he came from Djibouti.

Cheers
Andrew

Todays contribution, though it has not had an historic eruption, Kilimanjaro.

For the kiwi's out there.
The southernmost active volcano on Earth.

While I'm in the Antipodes, here is Mt. Curry on Zavadovski Island.
Discovered by Bellinghausen in 1819.

Todays very hard to find mint, let alone used, stamp of Tahiti Nui.

Lets try the USA and, I'm somewhat embarassed to admit it, a location I have never been to.

Iomoon,

To your knowledge, was there ever a stamp issued to commemorate krakatoa: the effects of its eruption affectingthe world many years after that?

How about this one:



With the correct spelling of Krakatau.
(Despite the arguments of Simon Winchester).

Thanks Iomoon,

This volcano sure made a lot of history. I was told that for many months (and perhaps years), the sunsets in the region were beautiful because of ash that circulated the air.

The Krakatau must have been one mother of a volcano.

Cheers
Andrew

This just goes to show that you only see what you are looking for. I didn't think that there were many volcano stamps out there but "wow". I have never tried thematic collecting. Always liked to group things as countries & whole sets. A couple of albums I picked up recently at stamp club had ships & trains, that started me thinking & looking. Maybe one day I will look at a topic!

Ships and trains are good themes. I know a Stamp club member whose collection is all about the railways. I believe he has won prizes for his collection.

Andrew

The various Study Units of the ATA

African American (see Ebony Society)
Aircraft Unit (2004): A study of aircraft of the world on stamps and covers.
Americana Unit (1951): History, culture, and industry of the USA World-wide
Animals (see Biology)
Antarctica and Arctic (see Polar)
Archaeological (Old World) Study Unit (1977): The study of man and culture until 1200AD
Art and Artists (see Fine & Performing Arts and Durer)
Astronauts (see Space)
Astronomy Study Unit (1972): Astronomy, astrology, zodiac
Authors (see Journalists)
Bicycle Stamp Club (1987): Bicycles
Biology Unit (1951): Animal and plant life, present and prehistoric
Birds (see Biology)
Botany (see Biology)
Butterflies (See Lepidopterists)
Canadiana Study Unit (1988): History, culture, and industry of Canada worldwide
Captain Cook Society (1975): Life and voyages of Captain James Cook
Carto-Philatelic Society (1955): Globes and maps
Cats on Stamps Study Unit (1985): Domestic and wild felines
Chemistry & Physics Study Unit (1979): Chemistry and physics
Chess on Stamps Study Unit (1979): Chess, other board games
Christmas Philatelic Club (1986): Sacred and secular aspects of Christmas
Christopher Columbus Philatelic Society (1982): Life and voyages of Christopher Columbus
Computers (see Mathematical)
Dentistry (see Medical Subjects)
Dogs (See Biology)
Earthquakes (See Earth's Physical Features)
Earth's Physical Features Study Unit (1977): Earthquakes, environment, meteorology, mountains, oceanography, rivers, volcanoes
Ebony Society of Philatelic Events & Reflecting (ESPER) (2000): African American heritage worldwide
Embroidery (see Textiles)
Europa Study Unit (1959): All aspects of a United Europe
Fairytales and Folklore (see Journalists)
Fine & Performing Arts Philatelists (1986): Art, artists, cinema, circus, music, theater
Fire Service in Philately (1976): Fire fighting
Fish (see Biology)
Freemasonry (see Masonic)
Gay & Lesbian History on Stamps Club (1985): Life-styles
Gems-Minerals-Jewelry Study Unit (1976): Gems, jewelry, minerals
Globes (see Carto-Philatelists)
Golf Society, International Philatelic (1988): Golf and golfing
Graphics Philately Association: Books and Printing on Postage Stamps.
Insects (see Biology and Lepidopterists)
Journalists, Authors and Poets on Stamps (1974): Authors, journalists, poets
Lepidopterists Association (Philatelic) (1999): Butterflies and moths
Lighthouse Stamp Society (1994): Lighthouses worldwide
Maps (see Carto-Philatelists)
Mask Study Unit (1991): Masks
Masonic Study Unit (1979): Freemasonry
Mathematical Study Unit (1979): Computers, mathematics
Medical Subjects Unit (1952): Dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, physicians, Red Cross, veterinary medicine
Meteorology (see Earth's Physical Features)
Minerals (see Gems)
Molinology (see Windmills)
Moths (see Lepidopterists)
Mountains (see Earth's Physical Features)
Music (see also Fine Arts)
Napoleonic Age Philatelists (1983): Life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte
Natural Gas (see Petroleum)
Nursing (see Medical Subjects)
Oceanography (see Earth's Physical Features)
Petroleum Philatelic Society International (1988): Oil, natural gas, petro-chemical industry
Pharmacy (see Medical Subjects)
Physics (see Chemistry)
Pitcairn Islands Study Group (2000): Pitcairn settlers past and present
Poets (see Journalists)
Polar Philatelists, American Society of (1993): Antarctica and Arctic
Prehistory (fossils and dinosaurs) (see Biology)
Printing (see Graphics)
Railroad Unit, Casey Jones (1950): Trains, railroads, streetcars
Red Cross (see Medical Subjects)
Religion on Stamps, Collectors of (1943): All forms of religion
Reptiles (see Biology)
Rivers (see Earth's Physical Features)
Rotary on Stamps Fellowship (1952): Rotary International
Scouts on Stamps Society International (1990): Scouting
Ships on Stamps Unit (1952): All types of watercraft
Space Unit (1957): Astronauts/astronautics
Sports Philatelists International (1982): Olympics, recreation, sports
Stamps on Stamps Collectors Club (1959): Stamp-on-stamps, stamp centenaries
Textiles Study Unit (1977): Textiles from fiber to finished fabric, including production processes
Theater (see Fine & Performing Arts)
Trains (see Railroads)
United Nations Philatelists (1977): Worldwide UN related philately
Veterinary Medicine (see Medical Subjects)
Volcanoes (see Earth's Physical Features)
Watercraft (see Ships)
Windmill Study Unit (1974): Molinology
Wine on Stamps Study Unit (1995): Grapes and wine
Zodiac (see Astronomy)
Zoology (see Biology)

I've been the Yellowstone and never thought of it as a "Volcano" site!

Old Faithfull is impressive, but thought it was more hot spring than volcano?

Probably because it isn't a mountain, but rather an overall 30 x 20 mile (48 x 32 km) hole in the ground.

It only erupts about every million years or so.

However it falls within the classification of a "supervolcano".

Glen,

There was a doco on ABC about 18 months ago on world volcano's. It showed from the likes of Pompeii through to yellowstone. Up until then I thought it was just a geyser but it is definately a volcano. What is worse was they showed a computer generated sequence of how the world would change if it erupted, all I can say is WOW! It was scary.

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Not a country normally associated with volcanism; the Faroe Islands.

And a stamp with St. Brendan and active volcano.

I'm open to suggestions as to which volcano.

iomoon the Faeroes remind me I went to Iceland once which as you'd know is THE most volcanically active "young" country on earth AFAIK.

The drive from Keflavik airport to the main city of Reykjavik is spooky .. total black lava fields on both sides of the road.

I visited the Westerman Islands main town in Iceland which was buried and covered in lava in quite recent times.

A small new rock outcrop popped up above sea level way to the south of their land mass due to some volcanic upheaval in recent decades. They dashed out and planted a flag and erected some kind of weather hut, and their 200 mile Territorial limit started from THERE ... giving them zillion ton more of cod and more North Sea Oil rights!

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I went to the Galapagos Islands once and there is a TON of lava all over that place. how weird.

And the same on Easter Island .. near covered in Lava and pumice.

I flew to see Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i a few years back when it was going nuts.

You see rivers of lava at night, and stayed at that weird old hotel there called Volcano house where you see all kinds of steam belching up from the crater you overlook eating breakfast!

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Even weirder is that Keflavik airport is /was? in the middle of a US Airforce base, something which did not please the Icelanders last time I was there.

Even more weird is that when Keflavik and Akureyri airports are closed, there exists a stript of volcanic ash north of Askaja which is very flat and lined as an avenue with yellow painted rocks on either side of a "runway".

As for Hawaii, the Kailua-Kona airfield is built on the 1801 lava.

Yes that Iceland thing is a NATO type northern defence deal IIRC?

There is an airport right downtown I took the domestic flights from, but KEF does the long haul It'l ones.

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It just so happens that La Grille is the name of a volcano at the northern end of Grand Comore.

Le Lac Sal, below, is one of its former eruption sites.

So La Grille has a caldera too in this case.

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A non-existant but literary volcano.

Mysterious Island

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Even though it was prior to the invention of colour photography there are colour pictures of the sunsets caused by Krakatau's eruption. I saw them on a volcano documentary. An artist in England did a series of pastel pictures of the sunsets for quite a long time (maybe a year or so?).

And we have Krakatau to thank for Frankenstein.
She was on holiday and wrote the story because the weather was so bad and they hadn't been able to do other things. The bad weather was blamed on the effects of the eruption.

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Is this the one you mean iomoon

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Iomoon,

I have enjoyed your volcano stamps and would never have thought of them as a theme. Hope you post some more.

Now I understand your sign off IF IT ERUPTS DON'T BLAME ME.

Maisy

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There's a new volcanic issue on aug 18 listed at the Chinese Post Office website - Tengchong Geothermal Volcanoes. Unfortunately they haven't put any images up yet



http://www.cpi.com.cn/cpi-e/newissue/2007-23.asp

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