User talk:TheVirginiaHistorian/sandbox

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Hi TVH, looks like your draft is shaping up. Just a couple of comments. In your Subsequent commemoratives section you have placed several stamps that are not Commemorative stamps but instead are Definitive stamps. Take for instance the two different stamps that depict Uylsses S. Grant.

Grant on a Commemorative stamp and Grant on a Definitive stamp.

The Commemorative stamp spells out Grant's name, whereas the definitive stamp only bears his picture, was made for every day use, wasn't issued on any significant date and issued simply because of the demand for postage at the time. Commemorative stamps are most often (not always) issued on a significant dates, like a birth day, or anniversary of an event of some sort, and again often spells out the name and sometimes dates. Normally this isn't an issue but bear in mind you are creating an article about stamps, so I'd recommend taking these sorts of things in mind. One last comment, when you have three or more stamp images displayed in horizontal format, there may be times where you might want to <center> the images and place the corresponding text above and/or below the images. Other than that, the article looks nice! -- Btw, did you know Lincoln is the only president ever to appear on a U.S. Airmail stamp? -- Gwillhickers 18:06, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

insert I got the airmail stamp in at Gettysburg Address, of the people, by the people, for the people is on the airmail stamp. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 11:59, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed in printing out a horizontal format of three that looked good on my browser, the text was all squished below the images when I printed them out at History of Virginia#Virginia history on stamps. I do think there is a technical limit on the 'triple image' format when there is text alongside, for whatever the coding reason may be.

Yes, I'd like to incorporate more narrative about stamp issues. Thanks.

Earlier I had been aware of commemorative versus regular issue as a similar distinction. Is 'regular' strictly speaking the same as 'definitive'? I will use 'definitive' to keep the terminology consistent in WP articles. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 18:51, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Definitive issue and Regular issue mean the same thing. Both terms are commonly used in philatelic literature, so which ever term you use, make sure you don't employ the other on the same page to avoid confusion. A simple way to resolve the grouping of Commemorative and Definitive issues is to list them under a section that doesn't say Commemorative.

If you're having difficulty with the triple image format, try placing the images in a 'table.' -- Here's the mark up.

The above markup displays these images thusly:

I wouldn't use any more than five images in one row. Sometimes you'll have to tweak the image sizes to get a uniform sized display. -- Gwillhickers 21:36, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Upgrades

Aye TVH, just letting you know I upgraded a couple of images (Whitman and Alcott) in the Authors in the Civil War section. Speaking of authors, I noticed you are using the Soviet stamp for Longfellow in that section. Just in case you don't know, there is also an American version, part of the 1940 Famous American commemorative issues, for H.W.Longfellow. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 19:39, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I thought it was interesting to include a Soviet and a German stamp, --- the German stamp for Schurz. I wonder now whether it should just be U.S.? But there are other nation commemoratives for Lincoln. I believe so the coverage could be expande. Again, I'm limited for now to the Wikimedia Commons. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 11:56, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]