Pomegranate
The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a deciduous shrub or small tree that grows about 1.5 to 5 meters tall. It is believed to come from the region around the Caucasus and the Iranian plateau, and it was domesticated about 5,000 years ago. From there it spread to Iraq, Turkey, India, parts of Africa and Europe. It reached Spanish America in the late 16th century and California in 1769. It is also very long-lived, and some trees in France are said to have survived about 200 years.
The fruit is technically a berry, with a hard red-purple rind and anywhere from 200 to 1,400 seeds inside. The edible part is the juicy coating around each seed. Pomegranates are drought-tolerant and do well in Mediterranean-type climates, so they probably grow well in the drier parts of northeast Africa (e.g., Libya, Ethiopia and Somalia). The name comes from medieval Latin and translates to seeded apple.
Note
I’m pleased to have completed this page, to have found these two sets of stamps. I’m particularly pleased at the layout for them that I created with Adobe Photoshop. I also mounted them moderately well. I need to improve my skill in cutting plastic mounts and maybe need a better cutting device. The one I have I bought more than thirty years ago. I can’t find a better quality one for sale, at least not in the smaller size made for stamp mounts.
Contains 15 spots: own 15 – 15 unused, 0 used.
Page is finished.
Stamp Details
The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.
spot |
own |
catalog |
subject |
description |
comment |
Ninth Tripoli Trade Expo.
✓ |
132 |
10+10c (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
133 |
20+10c (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
134 |
50+10c (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
135 |
75+15c (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
136 |
1.25+0.25₤ (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
137 |
2+0.50₤ (feb 1935) |
Ninth Tripoli Trade Expo. - Air Mail
✓ |
A22 |
50+10c (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
A23 |
1+0.25₤ (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
A21 |
25+10c (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
A25 |
3+1.50₤ (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
A24 |
2+0.30₤ (feb 1935) |
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✓ |
A26 |
10+5₤ (feb 1935) |
Other Air Mail
✓ |
A27 |
50c (jul 1936) |
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✓ |
A28 |
50c (jan 1937) |
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✓ |
A29 |
1₤ (feb 1937) |
Footnotes
Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.
