KIPLING'S JUST SO STORIES
15TH JANUARY 2002
Ten 1st Class stamps featuring the Animal stories from the famous Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling will be released on 15th January 2002. The stories featured are : How the Whale Got His Throat; How the Camel Got His Hump; How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin; How the Leopard Got His Spots; The Elephant's Child; The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo; The Beginning of the Armadilloes; The Crab that Played with the Sea; The Cat that Walked by Himself; The Butterfly that Stamped. The stamps were designed by Izhar Cohen, born in Israel in 1963 and educated in Jerusalem, Paris and London. While still a student, he was commissioned by several of the more important Israeli newspapers, and later worked in Paris for L'Express, and Le Figaro. He illustrated the presentation pack for the Weather stamps, issued last March.
CANCELLATIONS
[1] Mystery Cancel [CDS] ..................................... Price £ 12.50
[2] Mystery Cancel [CDS] ..................................... Price £ 12.50
[3] Camel's Head [CDS] ..................................... Price £ 11.00
[4] Crab Lane [CDS] ..................................... Price £ 11.00
[5] Whale Hill [CDS] ..................................... Price £ 10.00
[6] Catford [CDS] ..................................... Price £ 10.00
[7] Mystery Cancel [CDS]
+ Connected [METER MARK] ... Price £ 25.00
[8] Mystery Cancel [CDS]
+ Connected [METER MARK] ... Price £ 25.00
[9] Camel's Head [CDS]
+ Connected [METER MARK] ... Price £ 21.50
[10] Crab Lane [CDS]
+ Connected [METER MARK] ... Price £ 21.50
[11] Whale Hill [CDS]
+ Connected [METER MARK] ... Price £ 19.50
[12] Catford [CDS]
+ Connected [METER MARK] ... Price £ 19.50
CONNECTIONS
(i) Mystery Cancel - Excellent cancellation never been done before and relevant to all the stamps.
(ii) Mystery Cancel - Fabulously connected cancellation.
(iii) Camel's Head - How the Camel Got His Hump.
(iv) Crab Lane - The Crab that Played with the Sea.
(v) Whale Hill - How the Whale Got His Throat.
(vi) Catford - The Cat that Walked by Himself.
