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Giuseppe Di Stefano dead at 86 -- a stamp? by
Tony Vella
Giuseppe Di Stefano passed away at age 86 at his home near Milan yesterday.
The world has lost one of the greatest tenors of all time. His 50s and 60s
recordings of E' la solita storia and Core 'Ngrato are the best renditions I
have ever heard. I have written to Poste Italiane suggesting a...
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Update on Blog page by
Milco
Simply, with new 2008 new issue arrived. Wish to inform collectors,
that new update with scan of stamp issued are available on:
Montenegro = http://balkanstamp.blogspot.com
Serbia = http://serbiastamp.blogspot.com
Other = http://stampmusthave.blogspot.com
any help regarding stamp from this...
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March 4th 08 08:14 PM
by Milco
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Stampex by
Tony Clayton[_2_]
Had a rather frustrating trip to Stampex on Thursday.
I did come away with some scarce Italian postal stationery
and a few GB booklets, but what were very noticeable
were the very high prices being charged by the continental
dealers present compared with UK dealers and also compared
with Ebay.
I...
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Frustration by
Tony Clayton[_2_]
Isn't it frustrating when you spot a scarce stamp on ebay hidden
amongst more common material, put in a good bid, and find that several
others had spotted it too.
The seller of the Trieste Postage Due set (lot 200202405541)
had not realised that the 25 lire was the very scarce version with a...
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spiro koban imitations ... plating study by
omega45
hello everyone ...
a work-in-progress is to plate koban imitations of japan , distributed
by spiro bros of hamburg, de ... any assistance from readers is
welcomed ...
for more information, please visit http://kobans.blogspot.com
specific imitative cancels are the key to identifying...
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February 29th 08 07:10 PM
by omega45
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Pneumatic Mail Service by
tbone
Those of you who don't subscribe to the Stamps of Distinction blog
might have missed my current post on Pneumatic Mail Service (using air/
vacuums to transfer mail).
It is at http://stampsofdistinction.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/pneumatic-mail-service/
Thanks,
Tony S.
Stamps of Distinction Blog
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Question About Belgian Parcel Post - Paper Undulé by
[email protected]
Hi there -
I have a question about the paper that was used for the 1929-1930
parcel post stamps of Belgium. The 3, 4, 5, 6 & 4 sur 6 Franc
Brussels Central Post Office issues.
The C.O.B. (standard for Belgian dealers) catalog states that there
are varieties of the paper on the 3 & 4...
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Recent entries on Stamps of Distinction blog by
tservies
In case you missed it, here's a quick recap of the past weekend's
stamp collecting entries at Stamps of Distinction blog (http://
StampsOfDistinction.wordpress.com):
Stamp-Issuer: Aden
http://stampsofdistinction.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/stamp-issuers-aden/
Beneficial...
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(maybe OT) Ethical issue by
Edwin
Hi all,
When I buy or exchange from or with others, the postage stamps were not
cancelled in some cases. This means that I may send to foreign collectors
for "re-using" it so as to reduce his/her postage cost.
Do you think it is not ethical?
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Which countries have no CTO? by
Edwin
Dear all,
I come from Hong Kong. I have been actively collecting stamps for few
years. And right now, I have some stamps. My preference is NO CTO.
But I find that it is very difficult to identify in some cases. I did buy
one Singapore used set, the cancel is not partial of the circle, they...
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Sources of used stamps by
Edwin
Hello again,
I didn't count how many used stamps I have, but I am pretty sure that I have
more than ten thousand. I thought that I had so many before, but the fact
is that when I exchanged with other collectors, I noticed that many of them
had far more stamps than me.
My sources are very...
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February 25th 08 07:32 AM
by rodney
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50th Anniversary of the U.S. Space Program Theme of KPS Show by
Jim Pettway[_2_]
The Knoxville Philatelic Society is sponsoring their annual Stamp Show and
Bourse, Saturday, March 1, from 10 til 6 and Sunday, March 2, from 10-4 at
the Budget Inn of America, Cedar Bluff Road in Knoxville, Tennessee. The
theme for KnoxPEx 2008 is the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Space...
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Marking of Fake Stamps by
[email protected]
Hi -
I've decided to write lightly, in pencil, "FAUX" on the back of stamps
that are truly fakes / forgeries / etc.
I know that many of us, including me, frown on marking a decent stamp,
but what about forgeries / fakes and so forth?
Maybe a small rubber stamp would be better to mark them, but I...
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Zimbabwe inflation by
Gazza
Reading a recent news story about inflation passing 100,000% I wondered what
had happened to the stamps - shades of Weimar Germany?
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jcOfKxp5Gi3IIbCYyRYOVxPgJlrg
The most recent stamps I could find on the net were a couple of years old
and were denominated...
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(RCSD) Zimbabwe - planned Stamp Issues 2008 by
Blair (TC)
Theme # Of Stamps Issue Date
1. Valentine Special 4 24 January 2008
2. Rats & Mice 6 plus minisheet 24 April 2008
3. Games of the XXXIX Olympiad 4 26 June 2008
4. National Heroes 4 22 July...
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The 'Freebie Stamp Project" Is Still Alive by
[email protected]
For those in a position to pass this on - Internet only postings,
please...
The "Freebie Stamp Project" is still on and underway. It seems I got
caught up a while ago and little traffic since then. :^)
Well, it may be time to put me back to work again.
For those that have helped, thank you -...
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Spain / Melilla stamps...... Value sought... by
Mark Bardell
Hello all,
I have the stamps from Melilla - Spain which I believe are Spanish Locals.
I've no idea as to the value of these and was wondering if anyone could push
me in the right direction. The pairs are all tete-beche. Picture of stamps
is linked to below...
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(RCSD) FDC insert supplier? by
Joshua McGee
Sorry for the double-post, but I realized I didn't prefix with
"(RCSD)", and some readers with filters are going to miss it. If you
don't have such a filter, please forgive me:
Does anyone know of a commercial source for archival white envelope
stiffeners, sized to fit U.S. FDCs (#6 3/4)? ...
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February 22nd 08 10:51 AM
by rodney
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