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stamp collecting and IT-microchip on stamp

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 6:48 pm
by mehmet7
Hey all,
I just happen to be a fascinated stamp collector, a lot of people might think that hobby is a bit old fashioned in times of high speed IT development but anyway...
While I was screening the net about IT/ computer related stamps to get some ideas for my collection, I stumbled about this excellent website by a guy from South Africa where he presents his own collection regarding that field. This is the link: http://wvegter.hivemind.net/
If there should be any interest I might also upload some stamp images related to computers/IT technology from my own collection and the www.
Cheers

Computer Pioneer Konrad Zuse to be honored with stamp

Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 6:47 pm
by mehmet7
Hey all, here is the image of a German stamp, dedicated to the computer pioneer Konrad Zuse, it will be released on June 10th.
He developed world's first functional program-controlled Turing-complete computer, more information about him can be found here:

http://www.zib.de/zuse/English_Version/index.html (papers, programs etc.)

http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ ( bio, compiled by his son)

It is not really visible on this scan but the pixels composing Zuse`s image are made out of the binary code`s digits 1 and 0 .
Cheers

USPS computer stamp

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 12:32 am
by mehmet7
Short add-on: image of a stamp issued by the United States Postal Service on Computer Technology back in 1996 "linking" circuits and the human brain...
ctech.jpg

Re: stamp collecting and IT- stamp honors computer pioneer Z

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:29 pm
by mehmet7
Yet another stamp, featuring not so much computers itself but an interesting artistic depiction of the transformation of physical mail into electronical mail, issued by Moldavia.
Moldova pc.jpg

Re: stamp collecting and IT-computer pioneers/ new IT stamps

Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:35 pm
by mehmet7
And here is the image of a Soviet stamp, showing the combination of punched cards used as recording medium in early digital computers together with a more "modern" model-but remember this stamp was issued in 1986! still hope it can reflect the historical development!
ussr-stamp-687.jpg

Re: stamp collecting and IT-computer pioneers/ new IT stamps

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 1:16 am
by mehmet7
This stamp from the Marshall Islands honors Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web:
wwwlee.jpg

stamp collecting and IT- North Korea stamp and vintage PC

Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:27 pm
by mehmet7
Even given the fact that this stamp (actually stamp collectors call that format souvenir sheet, our stamp is in the left corner) featuring North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a computer was issued back in 2002, the depicted computer seems pretty vintage!
Nevertheless I have read that North Korea developed its own Linux version called "Red Star".
nk 10th anniv..jpg

Re: stamp collecting and IT- North Korea stamp and vintage P

Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:24 pm
by Carl
mehmet7 wrote:Even given the fact that this stamp (actually stamp collectors call that format souvenir sheet, our stamp is in the left corner) featuring North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a computer was issued back in 2002, the depicted computer seems pretty vintage!
Nevertheless I have read that North Korea developed its own Linux version called "Red Star".
nk 10th anniv..jpg
I have a a couple of those souvenir style stamp sheets laying around somewhere from years ago when I had a pen pal in Japan send me them... seem to remember them being of a lucky cat some other weird cartoon creature thing xD

Re: stamp collecting and IT- North Korea stamp and vintage P

Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:56 pm
by mehmet7
nk 10th anniv..jpg
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I have a a couple of those souvenir style stamp sheets laying around somewhere from years ago when I had a pen pal in Japan send me them... seem to remember them being of a lucky cat some other weird cartoon creature thing xD[/quote]

:D Good, so this thread brought back memories!

Re: stamp collecting and IT- North Korea stamp with vintage

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:36 pm
by mehmet7
Well, here is another stamp from North Korea, issued in 2008 featuring a computer screen.
DPRKPC08.jpg

Y2K solution

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:47 am
by mehmet7
Anyone remembering the "millenium bug" or "Y2K" back in 2000?
Gabon issued that stamp suggesting a "solution" if your system would have gone mad......
YtK.jpg

Binary code/ digits

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:28 am
by mehmet7
This Macedonian stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate a summit on information technology is showing the binary number system's two-binary digits "0" and "1" used to process data i.e. for computer processor instructions.
macedonia binary.jpg

the dark side of force...

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:15 pm
by mehmet7
I am not sure if I will be banned from this forum because of posting an image of the "unspeakable" on a stamp, nevertheless Palau decided to honor him with a stamp besides other famous people from the IT sector. So see the "dark side of force" on a stamp...
billy palau.jpg

Re: stamp collecting and IT- floppy disk

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:24 pm
by mehmet7
Sony has announced that the production of floppy disks will be stopped next year.
This Souvenir sheet, issued by Romania back in 2004 features an older notebook, together with a floppy disk.
floppy disk.jpg

Re: stamp collecting and IT-UNIX stamp (Ken Thompson)

Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:11 pm
by mehmet7
After a break, here another stamp, issued by Palau, featuring Ken Thompon, the leading creator of UNIX operating system.
unix thompson.jpg

Re: stamp collecting and IT-UNIX stamp (Ken Thompson)

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:33 pm
by ivietnamtravel
thanks for sharing

Re: stamp collecting and IT-old PC terminal Yugoslavia

Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:29 pm
by mehmet7
This old Yugoslavian stamp shows a PC terminal as common in the late 80s-early 90`s ,nevertheless I have no clue which model is depicted.
jugo pc.jpg

Re: stamp collecting and IT-hard drive on stamp

Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:01 am
by mehmet7
Well, after a while, another stamp from my collection:

Polish stamp depicting a hard drive in the background of Leonardo's "Vitruvian Man"
hdd.jpg

Re: stamp collecting and IT-hard drive disk on stamp

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:56 pm
by JonM33
Some of these are very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Re: stamp collecting and IT-hard drive disk on stamp

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:46 am
by tdockery97
Very interesting. I never would have guessed that there were so many computer related stamps in the world.