Ceskoslovensko Martin Benka 1888 1971 den cesko slovenskej postovej Znamky 18.12.1991 2KCs stamp

Ceskoslovensko  Martin Benka 1888 1971 den cesko slovenskej postovej Znamky 18.12.1991 2KCs stamp Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

F15PMP

File size:

36.8 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5394 x 2387 px | 45.7 x 20.2 cm | 18 x 8 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

26 July 2015

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. Recorded at the recorded location in 2015, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is Ceskoslovensko Martin Benka 1888 1971 den cesko slovenskej postovej Znamky 18.12.1991 2KCs stamp. The broader subject matter reaches into historical comparison, local history, community identity, philatelic material, period detail, philatelic collecting, local character, regional identity, commemorative issue, changing streetscape, public realm, place identity, visual archive, and before-and-after reference. The wider contemporary story combines digital communication, mail history and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The location also brings in changing land use, archival record, postal history, everyday life, collectable stamp, contemporary social history, social history, and postal artefact. References to postovej, stamp, Znamky, Martin, and Ceskoslovensko give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The example at the recorded location adds local texture to the wider historical context. The wider significance includes digital communication and the contrast between physical postal culture and digital communication as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is graphic design and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects when considered against later change at the recorded location. The image fixes part of the area's social history for future local research. It also preserves details of everyday use before later change alters the scene. Image F15PMP also preserves another period-specific detail for later comparison.