For Sale: U.S. Discount Postage at 90% of Face Value; rates from 10c to 37c (my choice)- also available: some 50c to $9.95 rates; $ 200 Face Value ($180) minimum order, sent by insured mail(my cost- U.S. destinations only); American Philatelic Society (APS) and AFDCS member; order sent upon...

I have recently acquired a small stash of stamped envelopes from the old USSR. Here's a typical specimen: http://spacestamps.amhosting.com/stamps/suenv/suenv043.png Notice that the franking itself is definitive - nothing special or commemorative about that. Many of these envelopes have added...

Hello folks. I found a few I just can't locate in my scott... its time to get a Michel I suppose, but in the meantime, maybe someone can comment. from left to right, the first one, I think is a total fake, it feels like made out of plastic, not paper, but does have some paper stuck to it in the...

Pardon me: I'm not acquainted with the proper terminology for this specialty and used in this group, so please pardon any misnomers. I have several "Vietnam Veterans Memorial" first day of issue envelopes by Fleetwood. Actually, I have several still sealed envelopes that each has two of the...

Anyone know what a Pony Express cover is going for these days? I just posted a photo on my web blog (http://www.stampcollectingroundup.blogspot.com) of a Pony Express First Day Cover dated April 3, 1860 at San Francisco. Apparently there are only two of these known to exist. Estimated value is...

In 2001 the USPS issued 4 stamps featuring Amish quilts. http://www.amishacres.com/images/aa_special_events/amish_quilt_stamps/poster.gif Blair

From: amesh \(Mette\) ) Subject: Europa 2005 Issues celebrate Gastronomy View: Complete Thread (4 articles) Original Format Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss Date: 2005-05-02 01:11:12 PST Mette wrote: Yum :-) Somehow this theme reminds me of the movie "Babette's...

Catalogues of Russian postal stationery: - Lapkin A.A. and Yakobs V.A. ; Postal stationary of the Russian Post 1845-2000, Moscow 2001, with the help of Forafontow, Ilujschin, Pantjuchin, and Jemeljanow, 67 pages, figures and prices in Rubles, text in Russian. (Only 500 were printed) Can be bought...

there is a website offering them, rather expensive. I'd like to know if anyone has purchased them through that website (I think its the only one offering them now) ,and whether they are what they claim to be? its always nice to ask before spending that kind of money. espcially given that I took...

From: "Kyrah" Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss Subject: US Postage Quilts Gee's Bend? Date: 1 May 2005 16:33:17 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 6 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host:...

I have just been looking at the designs for some of the Europa 2005 issues which are either recently released or being released in May. The subject this year is Gastronomy and I made the mistake of looking at them BEFORE my dinner time. Some of the designs are quite "delicious". I hope that you...

can anyone provide more detailed info... printer, year of issue ... several sheets found in Yorkshire

A collector has sent me this image http://queries.heindorffhus.dk/dragon_stamp.jpg together with this question: It seems to illustrate a man slaying a dragon. But if the slayer is St. George, with his back turned to the viewer, it seems an unusual treatment of the subject. I know nothing about the...

In March 2003 a member of this group pointed me to a nice online resource of Portuguese stamps with images of all stamps 1853-1998 http://www.a2z.pt/selos/ Unfortunately this link does not work any longer. Does anyone know of other online resources for Portuguese stamps? Any help on this would be...

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France's only officially issued, unissued, issue. There are just 50 in existence. http://cjoint.com/data/eEesUBdgEm.htm

Web site updated for 1937 Coronation stamps www.kg6gb.org

I have a 1981 Royal Wedding Souvineer Sheet MNH from North Korea for sale on ebay at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5577055943 Chip

May be someone is interested in old Italian stamps. This website shows a lot of pictures. http://www.antichistati.com/1024/master/masteren.htm best regards Gerhard Reichert

One of the three Australian WW2 Savings Stamps featured the above, and there was some discussion here a couple of years ago. I just bumped into a site which features a fine collection or WW2 aircraft, for those with interest, including the above. (the aircraft with the powered dorsal ...