I can identify my generation, but the young ones...

  • Tuvaland
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    The visitors to Norma Jean´s Diner are Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, but the young buildlers are?

    The Comboproof is from Tuva and Georgian Abkhazia, about 1990 and are unofficial cinderellas,
  • baltija

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    From left to right: Martin Short, Richard Gere, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, James Dean, Bruce Willis, ?, Kevin Bacon, Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jack Nicholsen and Sylvester Stallone.

    I am not sure about Kevin Bacon though, and have no idea who the bearded guy is.
  • baltija

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    Wait a minute, I get it now. There are 13 people - 12 desciples and Jesus in the middle.
  • joulie

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    Kevin Costner should be present.
  • Tuvaland
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    Thank you kipvits!

    With your fine information added I understand that this miniature sheet has a much better and more interesting design than I expected from Cinderella stamps. And more questions arise...

    I made some more research and found dates and that the illustration is based on a famous photo "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" from 1932 by Charles Ebbets.

    The original Charles Ebbets photo depicts 11 workmen relaxing and eating their lunch on a girder at the Rockefeller Centre in New York.

    On the stamps, there are 12 men on the girder and 1 more in the air, which kipvits points out.
    Kipvits also writes "with Jesus in the middle" and "no idea who the bearded guy is".

    The illustration is inspired by the 1932 Charles Ebbets photo and Leonardo da Vinci´s "The Last Supper". Jesus in the middle and 6 men on each side as on the painting.

    My guess is that the bearded guy in the middle has his face from a well-known Jesus painting.
    Can anyone identify this Jesus painting?

    But why is Sylvester Stallone dangling in the air? The rope is present on the original 1932 photo but no man dangling.

    The miniature sheet, although undated (and undocumented?) can be dated as produced in 1993. I illustrate a proof here which shows a combination of "Georgia Abkhazia Lunch Atop", "Tuva Norma Jean´s Diner" and "Tuva Taipei Bambi".

    The Tuva 1993 Bambi miniature sheet was issued for the Taipei 1993 Stamp Exhibition. By some reason, this Tuva 1993 Bambi miniature has not the official Taipei 93 logo. It is hard to believe that this is due to copyright reasons considering other productions from this cinderella source.

    The Tuva 1993 Taipei Bambi raises a new question with the newfound knowledge of the deep in these cinderella designs; Who inspired the design of the Tuva 1993 Taipei Bambi?

    More that also rises are:
    What inspired the Tuva 1993 Norma Jean´s Diner?
    Who were the designers of these stamps?
  • baltija

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    Sylvester Stallone dangling in the air is a reference to the film Cliffhanger from 1993: Link (https)
  • Tuvaland
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    Sylvester Stallone dangling in the air is a reference to the film Cliffhanger from 1993: Link (https)
    • Created on 28 Mar 2020 at 04:54
    • #1119749
    An artist´s most creative use of a rope from the 1932 Ebbets picture.
  • Tuvaland
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    An interesting input from an email:

    "The Bearded Guy" may well be the artist himself,"
  • Tuvaland
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    Another email suggestion of design inspiration, Harold Lloyd, which may have been seen the the 1932 photographer Bennet
  • Tuvaland
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    With the fine assistance from the Delcampe Forum users, I have now released
    Phantasy Stamps - Russia after the USSR - A Philatelic Fantasia
    Link (https)
    The identification here in the Forum made me select the miniature sheets in this Forum thread for the cover.
    Thank you Delcampe Forum!
  • fan_at2
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    God, are these catalogs still being released on this fantastic Cinderella issue? :що:
  • Tuvaland
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    God, are these catalogs still being released on this fantastic Cinderella issue? :що:
    • Created on 29 Apr 2020 at 19:30
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    The publication is already available at:
    Link (https)

    Described as 5 pages but if you order you will get the second release with currently 9 pages.

    Two pages are devoted to the fantastic "Lunch atop a Skyscraper".

    Little did I think there we so much interesting details and facts in this Cinderella issue.

    I have also listed the original miniature sheets at
    Link (https)

    Soon I will add more info about another Miniature Sheet featuring Leonardo Da Vinci "The Last Supper" that also inspired the Miniature Sheet "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper". Image below, details will follow...
  • baltija

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    The publication is already available at:
    Link (https)

    Described as 5 pages but if you order you will get the second release with currently 9 pages.

    Two pages are devoted to the fantastic "Lunch atop a Skyscraper".

    Little did I think there we so much interesting details and facts in this Cinderella issue.

    I have also listed the original miniature sheets at
    Link (https)

    Soon I will add more info about another Miniature Sheet featuring Leonardo Da Vinci "The Last Supper" that also inspired the Miniature Sheet "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper". Image below, details will follow...
    • Created on 1 May 2020 at 00:47
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    While searching for jigsaw puzzles on the interweb, I stumbled over the name Renato Casaro, which is most likely the artist responsible for the original images in your last post. Link (https)
  • Tuvaland
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    Dear Kipvits,

    I am again impressed by your sharp eye. Of course, it is Renato Casaro, The Movie Painter, as you suggest,
    Your link helped me to solve another puzzle, partly.

    The Tuva Cinderella stamps below is also by Renato Casaro.

    But there must also be an original painting that inspired Renato Casaro. Suggestions?

    I have added this information and the stamp below to the current edition of
    Russia after the USSR - A Philatelic Fantasia, now 12 pages
    Link (https)
  • baltija

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    Dear Kipvits,

    I am again impressed by your sharp eye. Of course, it is Renato Casaro, The Movie Painter, as you suggest,
    Your link helped me to solve another puzzle, partly.

    The Tuva Cinderella stamps below is also by Renato Casaro.

    But there must also be an original painting that inspired Renato Casaro. Suggestions?

    I have added this information and the stamp below to the current edition of
    Russia after the USSR - A Philatelic Fantasia, now 12 pages
    Link (https)
    • Created on 19 May 2020 at 16:58
    • #1148221
    Is that a rhetorical question? Link (https)

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