Whatho, Brud Now don't this get you thinking??? | Have you heard about the new U.S. Postal Service program | that allows customers, for a premium, to print actual stamps | carrying a photo of their choosing (as long as the requested | image is not deemed objectionable)? Well, Uncle Sam may want...

Between October 1963 and November 1964, a series of six high-value definitive stamps was issued honouring European navigators in Australian waters. The Navigator stamps were designed by a Sydney artist, Walter Jardine, and were printed by the intaglio process at the Note Printing Branch, Reserve...

In a recent acquisition of a huge Chinese collection I found these two stamps, featuring Picasso's Peace Dove. Needles to say that I am pleased :-) However, I need help finding them in Scott. Scott lists a full set 1950, # 57-59 (400 + 800 + 2000 face), so it's not...

I can't vouch for this, I found it on another NG. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Should your dog be on a postage stamp? Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:21:31 -0400 From: Mike Sellers Organization: None Newsgroups:...

Cubism was developed between 1908 and 1912 in a collaboration between Picasso and Georges Braque. Cubist paintings create an ambiguous sense of space through geometric shapes that flatten and simplify form, spatial planes that are broken into fragments, and forms that overlap and penetrate one...

Stamp thief punished after five-year hunt An elderly stamp thief has finally been brought to justice after two stamp-mad victims waged a five-year crusade and hired a private investigator to expose him. Lower Hutt stamp collector Bruce Weeds and stamp dealer Ron Allan yesterday celebrated the...

"gisela" skrev i en meddelelse ... Hello: My name is Maria and I am posting here the first time. I am not a stamp collector but have in my possession 8 beautiful albums of Stamps, which my father collected over many...

"tony" wrote in message ... There was a time when the GB Philatelic Bureau used to use stamps on their mailings, but sadly that time has long gone. At least Poste Italiane still use some very nice stamps on their...

My pages about the Fauvists, that included such painters as Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Raoul Dufy and others, have been totally revised, now giving much better information about the individual artists. Fauvism was a relatively short-lived movement in French painting that revolutionized...

Greta Garbo on stamps Prior to the joint USA-Sweden issue for 100 years of Greta Garbo's birth in 2005, we can look at some other stamps which portray this great actress. Garbo: http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/romance1.jpg Garbo fantasy stamp:

I have these two stamps http://shoebox.heindorffhus.dk/shoebox-FranceIndia.jpg that I am unable to identify. Thanks in advance for any help and info :-) -- Best regards Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette) http://www.heindorffhus.dk

I have both Italian and Israel common issue of "Centennial of the Great Sinagogue of Rome" on FDC. Swap against 100 x USED Italian stamps with ROUND CANCELS of 2000 -2001-2002-2003-2004: NO DOUBLE Please get in touch with me if interested

In this weekend's Financial Times (London) is an article "Sold on The Web", that states that ... buying and selling on eBay is much more than retail therapy. Friendship, fulfilment, and a renewed faith in humanity await those who seek the odd bargain on the online world. Read more...

What does "avec mention" refer to with the Framas please (YT cat). http://groups.msn.com/Stamps/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=460 Does this refer to the added slogan on the LHS such as Guy Moquet in this example. (Hotel, I presume)

I have several UK KG VI stamps with an inverted watermark I only have the 1977 issue of the Gibbons British Commonwealth catalog. It notes that these exist, but are outside the scope of that catalog, and are listed in the GB Specialised catalog. Can anyone having access to the Specialised help...

How? Best, Andrew

How is the Ebay community watch program working in the stamp field in weeding out fake, misrepresented etc. stamps? Has it been a success? How many crooks have been busted and booted off ebay? Is Ebay cooperating in making it a success or has it not worked out? The numismatic (coins, paper...

Has anyone ever advertised to buy used stamps by the pound? Like from Churches, Businesses? Charities, etc? Was it worth your time and money? What did or would you offer to pay per pound of stamps? $1, $2 a pound? Anyone thoughts? Thanks,.

Does anybody own a copy of this book? http://www.adminware.ca/machin/mdeegam.htm Can you tell me if the chapter on Machins perfins is comprehensive? The book looks terrific, but I'd like to be assured that all the perfins are listed. comments?

Peace be to all beings! I'm trying to sell a few old catalogues on eBay, but they didn't move at the price I set for them. Any thoughts on what would be fair market value for a 1993 Scott Vol. 1 (old-style arrangement, U.S., Commonwealth and G.B.) and a 1999 Specialized? There's a BOYC waiting...