I am breaking down some loose sheets which have been picked over. I cannot understand what the original author is trying to convey here, perhaps a Hyderabad aficionado can interpret or suggest for me please? http://cjoint.com/data/mdpsZwpgxc.htm

Hello: 1st off thanks for your up most in all of your posts to this group ! My hat is off but it will show my bald head. Next, where is TRAVANCORE and maybe I spelled it wrong, but I had a kilo mix sent to me and I found some of them in there. Some kind of Indian, Pakistani, or Burma area of the...

Hi everyone My ten year old son has repeatedly shown an interest in starting a stamp collection and I agreed to help him build a collection, I thought it would be quite fun myself and a good project we could share. So we've been taking the stamps of the little mail we do get, but unfortunately it...

Updating my French Colonies with a Hoagy Carmichael 2-fer in the background. What better way to spend a rainy Sunday evening? Updating my Travancore, perhaps? -- Tony Vella Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- http://www.amedialuz.ca/

http://cjoint.com/data/lwpSkqh0Xg.htm Can anyone give me an issue date for the syncopated 50p grey, please? I cannot find it listed in my Scott 2005 nor or in my Machin 2006 album. Thanks in advance. -- Tony Vella Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- http://www.amedialuz.ca/

This was offerred as an occupation cover. Apparently the zero in the date plug, was altered to half so as to indicate a bent "1", making the date 1941. The Channel islands were occupied from June 1940. Can anyone substatiate that claim? http://cjoint.com/data/lpk2mvfBPN.htm

Tony, what is your explanation of the experimental strike on your cover? You have the office of Chalay already existant. (Chalay = Chalai the business bazaar outside Trivandrum) http://cjoint.com/data/ltpiAx565T.htm I have looked at most of my examples, and I think this is an early "experimental"...

http://cjoint.com/data/lxwuyldzHo.htm Would anyone with a US Specialized give me some info. on this one, please? Thanks in advance. -- Tony Vella Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- http://www.amedialuz.ca/

Revenues: that sleeping giant. http://cjoint.com/data/lwpeU5Zwfw.htm http://www.luxuo.com/tag/china

Hi, I have some local surtax stamps from China. Can anybody help me with the identification of the city or the region? Or does somebody know sources on the internet? Regards and best wishes Manuel

I n t r o d u c t i o n New York Foreign Mail (NYFM) cancellations were designed for use in the Foreign Mail Department of the main New York City Post Office. They were first identified by J. Murray Bartels in 1926 as "...attractive canecllations used in New York City from 1870 to 1876 on...

1944, Große Spezialsammlung der LUBLINER bzw. WODZY AUSGABE on sale and on line on Exponet: der sog. FELDHERREN-MARKEN (Mi. 380-82, Fischer 339-41), mit ca. 340 Belegen, diversen Briefstücken und Marken auf Ausstellungsblättern mit eingehenden Erklärungen in 8 Bänden. Die phantastische...

Forgive my English my mother tongue is French, I need some recent catalogue numbers from these countries mentioned above. So if you got them I would appreciate your help to identify recent stamps issues from 2007 & 2008. I own the Australia Stanley Gibbons Country catalogue 2009. If you need to...

While researching my Amedialuz project I came across an Argentinian singer, guitarist, dancer called Oscar Alemán who was briefly involved with Carlos Gardel (backup guitar for Gardel's original Adios Muchachos recording). He made his name, however, working with Django Reinhardt and Stéphane...

http://neveryetmelted.com/2009/04/04/americans-following-obama/ Get it yet? -- John H

Hi Guys, I finally got my computer back, so I'm back. I really hosed the software. The local guru shop reloaded everything and made sure everything was working. At the same time I had more memory put in and Windows upgraded. I am finally caving in and getting DSL since my friend gives giving me...

http://cjoint.com/data/luxTq5jtBh.htm I found this in a shoe box. What was this all about? TIA. -- Tony Vella Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- http://www.amedialuz.ca/

Dear all, Mette's pages are now online again: http://heindorffhus.motivsamler.dk/ Jørgen has decided to put it online now even he is aware of errors here and there. Tony Vella and I have examined the pages and reported some back (problems with æ, ø, ü, å etc. and missing...

I have a number of Cuban stamps in auction or for sale. See link below to browse. http://www.britoenterprise.net/abrito/StampExchange/frmAuctions.aspx http://www.britoenterprise.net/abrito/StampExchange/frmAvblSell.aspx

Hi, can anybody help me to identify the origin (city/region) of these Dutch stadspost issues? Thanks a lot. Manuel