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Stamps as props by
Tony Vella
Growing up in Malta in a British education system , an English teacher
prepared us for our O level English (composition and précis) through some
very interesting exercises. One of my favorite exercises consisted in Mr.
Sycamore giving us a picture of a stamp from his collection and each student...
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March 28th 09 12:02 PM
by rodney
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World's smallest Airmail. by
rodney
http://cjoint.com/data/dDdlbxFVEq.htm
Advert: US "Globe" Stamp Album (Dell Publishing) 1938
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Cuba ~ telegraphs. by
rodney
For anyone who wants a squiz.
http://cjoint.com/data/dBbSyMbN4f.htm
Curious design changes evident.
The Spanish arms (that's a pomegranate down the bottom of the shields)
Some times the top crown is replaced by a 4 towered castle.
Other times the 4 "gules" shield at bottom left is...
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March 27th 09 12:40 AM
by rodney
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Romania stamp identify by
Pedro
Can anybody throw any further information about this stamp?
http://cjoint.com/?dCab3jixze
Pedro
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March 26th 09 12:29 PM
by rodney
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"Captain Justice" and "The Scorpion" by
rodney
The great Australian stamp cartoonist, Monty Wedd
creator of the legendary "Captain Justice", and "The Scorpion"
has turned up again in this lovely 4 stamp Cinderella set, of the Australian
1956 Olympics
http://cjoint.com/data/dCcCTZ8buV.htm
Monty whetted the imagination of many a schoolboy with...
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March 26th 09 12:12 PM
by rodney
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Coreo aero mancomun by
Peter Baumann[_2_]
Handstamp on a Columbian air mail cover - wonder what that could be?
I found a possible explanation on a spanish site - hope someone in here
is able to translate?
" "Úsase o termo man común para referirse a unha unión de persoas,
esforzos, intereses, institucións ou cousas para acadar un...
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Yet another Hungarian ID. by
rodney
I've had this one of Lenin sitting in my unknown
for some years, thinking I would run across it.
No luck yet, can you supply year please?
http://cjoint.com/data/dBaFiiz2jN.htm
Thanks.
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Yvert online? by
Joshua McGee[_2_]
In starting to sell on Delcampe, it becomes quickly apparent that the
lingua franca is French avec Yvert. One might be able to get by with
Michel, but Gibbons and Scott? Way out of luck.
I read French well enough to use Yvert -- I think -- but I don't want
to kill all those trees and then send...
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(RCSD) Zimbabwe Dollar after death by
Ralphael1
Somewhere in currency land I seem to recall that the 100 Billion Z$
was the largest note ever officially placed in circulation showing the
full set of zeroes.
Is this still true?
I see Blair's 100 Trillion as well as 10, 20 and 50 Trillion notes for
sale on ebay. I assume these were printed but...
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Help ID Hungary by
Tony Vella
http://cjoint.com/data/dAxB1PSrUU.htm
Hungary, probably revenue. Any gossip welcome and appreciated.
--
Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
http://www.amedialuz.ca/
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Another Hungarian id by
Tony Vella
http://cjoint.com/data/dAxK7MU1AG.htm
This looks like the September 24, 1959 issue but without the overprint. I
cannot find it in my Scott.
Thanks in advance for all help.
--
Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
http://www.amedialuz.ca/
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my stamps collecting webpage by
Pedro
Hello friends,
I am building up a webpage (non-commercial) with images and a little
information about my stamps. I use Scott catalogues to identify and find
some info about the stamps to be placed on the webpage, but there are some
stamps I can't find in Scott catalogues so I need some...
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March 24th 09 09:44 PM
by rodney
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(RCSD) Zimbabwe dollar pronounced dead by
Blair (TC)
Zimbabwe dollar pronounced dead
http://www.upi.com
HARARE, Zimbabwe, March 20 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe's
Finance Minister Tendai Biti told members of parliament
that the country's currency was essentially dead.
"The death of the Zimbabwe dollar is a reality we have to
live with," he said. "Since...
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Obama stamps by
Blair (TC)
Further to the thread last fall on new Obama stamps,
here are an assortment issued to date.
http://www.stampcenter.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=obama+&x=0&y=0
It looks like the usual offenders are all lining up.
Blair
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News and reprezentant for India by
Bret
Last five on line exhibits on EXPONET: http://www.exponet.info/
Traditional philately:
THE PENNY DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND AND ITS USAGE
from Paul H. TYLER, USA
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March 24th 09 11:29 AM
by Bret
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Brasil postage due by
Tony Vella
http://cjoint.com/data/dyrtW56Usf.htm
I found these two examples of a 1913 Brasil postage due - the first is on
ordinary white paper while the other is darker and on thinner paper with
some kind of bureaulage that I cannot find listed in Scott. Any gossip
appreciated.
--
Tony Vella
Ottawa,...
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Ident question "Pro Segovia" SS. Spain? by
[email protected]
Wow! I'm full of questions today. As you can tell, I'm working on my
Spain. Here are a couple Souvenir sheets that I can't seem to find
listed. I have had them laying about for a few years and just don't
know what to do with them. I think they are cool. Any ideas as to
their proper place in...
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March 22nd 09 02:39 PM
by Pedro
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a note from a old stamper by
jim
Hello group:
Thanks once more for the warm invite, and I have to say we are a old
breed that without us saying something about stamp collecting, it will
go the way of carbon paper and rotary dialed phones !
I enjoy taking my collection out almost daily to look at all the
history and time I spent...
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March 22nd 09 03:17 AM
by Pedro
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