As Aves são um Máximo: Galinha (G. g. domesticus)

As Aves são um Máximo: Galinha (G. g. domesticus):   Ordem: Galliformes, Família: Phasianidae, Género: Gallus, Espécie: G. gallus Subespécie: G. g. domesticus

Stamp: Australia – Stamp Collecting Month: Down on the Farm – “Chloe Chicken” – 50c, multicolour, featuring an illustrated chicken with chicks in a playful farm-themed design (Issue: 04.10.2005).

Postmark: New Farm, Queensland – Special Pictorial Cancellation “First Day of Issue” – 04.10.2005

Postcard: Colour photographic postcard depicting a hen sitting on straw inside a barn or farm setting, surrounded by several eggs; publisher not identified.

Concordance:

– Thematic: The stamp shows an illustrated farmyard chicken, while the postcard presents a realistic hen with eggs in an equivalent rural environment. The shared focus on poultry in a farm setting ensures complete thematic alignment.

– Geographic: The pictorial cancellation from New Farm, Queensland, corresponds to the country of issue of the stamp (Australia), establishing full geographic coherence.

– Temporal: The cancellation dated 04.10.2005 matches the year of issue of the Stamp Collecting Month – Down on the Farm series, providing excellent temporal coherence according to maximaphily standards.

Ethiopia: Giraffes Maximum Card

 

 Yt:ET 374

YT: 374

Stamp: Ethiopia – Definitive series “Ethiopian Mammals”, 35¢, multicolour, depicting a giraffe (Issue: 16.06.1961)

Postmark: Ethiopia – Circular date stamp “Philatelic Dept. A.A.” (Addis Ababa) – 25.04.1963

Postcard: Colour photographic illustration of two giraffes standing in an enclosed zoo environment, one feeding from elevated branches while the other is positioned in profile, showing the characteristic long neck and patterned coat of the species. The composition reflects a naturalistic zoological scene. (edition unknown)

Concordance:

Thematic: The thematic concordance is excellent: the stamp portrays a giraffe within the Ethiopian Mammals definitive series, while the postcard depicts two giraffes in a zoological setting. Both elements clearly align through the representation of the same animal species.

Geographic: Both stamp and cancellation originate from Ethiopia, and the “Philatelic Dept. A.A.” postmark further reinforces the Ethiopian origin, ensuring strong geographic authenticity.

Temporal: The postmark date (25.04.1963) occurs within the valid usage period of the 1961 definitive issue, providing proper temporal concordance for a maximum card based on a multi‑year definitive series.

Maximum Card Pola Bear - Quebec Canada

 

YT: 257

Stamp: Canada – Definitive issue “Polar Bear” 2 cents, blue (Issue: 01.04.1953)

Postmark: Québec, P.Q. – Circular date stamp “APR 1 ’53” applied on the first day of issue

Postcard: Monochrome photographic illustration depicting a group of polar bears on Arctic ice floes, with several animals walking, observing their surroundings, or approaching the water, set within a cold landscape rendered in soft tones and a naturalistic style. The printed caption reads “Polar Bears on Arctic Ice Floe – Alaska”. (edition unknown)

Concordance:

Thematic: Perfect thematic concordance: the stamp features a polar bear, and the postcard shows multiple polar bears in their natural habitat, directly reinforcing the theme of Arctic wildlife.

Geographic: Although the postcard depicts Alaska, the stamp and cancellation come from Canada — a country whose natural heritage prominently includes the polar bear as an emblematic species. This establishes a strong geographic and ecological link within the broader North American Arctic context.

Temporal: The postmark date (01.04.1953) exactly matches the official issue date of the stamp, ensuring full temporal concordance and qualifying the item as a first day maximum card.

Florida Manatee – Endangered Species(1997)

 

Country: USA

Issue: Florida Manatee – Endangered Species

Date of Issue: First Day of Issue – Oct 10, 1996

Postmark: Comemorative cancellation – Stamp Show Sta Deland – Feb 08, 1997

Postcard: Underwater view of two Florida manatees swimming in clear blue-green water, highlighting their gentle nature and endangered status. (Edition: Gulfstream Cards, Co.)

Justification of Maximum Concordance: This maximum card demonstrates excellent thematic, geographic, and temporal concordance. The stamp features the Florida manatee, an endangered marine mammal, while the postcard shows a vivid underwater photograph of manatees in their natural habitat. The cancellation from Deland, Florida on the official First Day of Issue ensures perfect geographic and temporal concordance.

 Yvert et Tellier: US 2562