The first SNA Humor Award was won by the French Southern and Antarctic Territories sheet. The reason of this choice becomes obvious when one attentively reads the text presented on the sheet. http://www.values.ch/sna-site/humor/humor-award.htm Victor Manta

One of early works of the Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi, The Wisdom of the Earth (Cumintenia pamantului, 1907) is a reflection of Brancusi's philosophy, that has its roots in a wisdom that is anterior to Christianity. The sculpture shows a woman that is very concentrated on herself, her...

I show and discuss three fragments of covers that were sent to me during the holiday season. They were sent by people who know that I'm a stamp collector, and who tried to make me happy. http://www.sna-on.postalstamps.biz/covers/cancels-05.htm I think that now I better understand why living...

Enjoy one more second (the 23:59:60) of happiness at the end of this year with your family, friends and stamps! http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/25/leap.second.reut/index.html -- Victor Manta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philatelic Webmasters...

In 1505, pursuant to a treaty was signed between Pope Julius II and the cantons of Zurich and Lucerne, Julius requested that the two cantons send 200 soldiers to Rome under the command of Peter von Hertenstein as condottiere and Caspar von Silenen as captain. They arrived on January 21, 1506, and...

Just curious about what the participants in this NG collect? :-) Please specify the year, the country and anything you like about it. I think that a link to its image will be also interesting for many of us. TIA. -- Victor Manta

After a short pause, both sites are again accessible and should be fully functional. They should run a bit faster, especially when accessed from the USA. The Art on Stamps site, that recently celebrated its 9th anniversary, received in advance as a New Year's present a new domain name. -- Victor...

My web sites/subsites: Philatelic Webmasters Organization: http://www.pwmo.org/ Art on Stamps: http://www.values.ch/ Communism on Stamps: http://www.values.ch/communism/ Spanish North Africa: http://www.values.ch/sna-site/ are out of service. My Swiss provider announced me in written form, at...

" WASHINGTON - Stamp, history and architecture enthusiasts witnessed the unveiling of a special set of stamps today that will be issued next year during the world's largest stamp show. The Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir stamp sheet contains reproductions of three...

After Swiss Post first stamp made of Swiss wood and Gibraltar Post Wood from HMS Victory, Souvenir of the Battle of Trafalgar, here the last cry, New Zealand's 2004 Olympics, "The World's First Action Replay...

Interesting and dispassionate posting. I have started a new thread in order to find it a bit easier. Contrary to what some think, this subject is related to philately, because it is related to the editing and publishing philatelic articles on websites. An example will follow below. Firstly, some...

From the French stamps newsgroup, posted by Mr. Joe Dalton. A lady who wants marry for the fourth time is shopping for a marriage dress. The salesperson reminds her that she cannot wear a white dress, because she married already three times. - Of course I may, I'm still virgin! - It's...

After long months of search the nature fans from the SNA could finally capture the most representative copy of a new fennec species. After the place of capture they have given to it the scientific name of Fennecus Tikriti. On the 16th of December 2003 the SNAPO has issued a sheet that...

The theoretical physicist who predicted the black holes and the "Father" of the nuclear bomb, Robert Oppenheimer, was born exactly 100 years ago, on 22 April 1904. As much as I know, no stamp commemorates him. More about him on: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/ai/aboutopp.htm Victor...

"TC Blair" wrote in message ... snip 1983 Djibouti - Oct 7, 1983 Scott C187 issued perf 12½ 50th Anniversary of Air France issued souvenir sheet on WOOD - St-Exupéry - Concorde ...

I was wondering if this means anything, i have a stamp that has the first few lines of the famous Robert Burns poem To a Mouse which goes "wee sleeket cowran tim'rous beasties" but the stamp that i've got says "wee fleeket cowran tim'rous beastie" i've checked the poem many times and the word is...

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:51:26 GMT, BenyaminJKramer wrote: On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:30:55 -0700, Ariadne wrote: Just read all the published info, details already provided, or contact directly some of the dealer victims!!! Thanks...

I am taking my German and US stamp collections to get them appraised next week. I plan on going to my library and use the Scott catalog to get a rough idea of what they are worth. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Andy

I have a stamp I can't find in Scott's. Purple, State of New York 2 Dollars for Stock Transfer Tax Also has Excelsior on it and L Bros punched into it. 11012 Thanks, Andy

A WARNING TO ALL, about the upcoming Edmonton Stamp Show. AVOID, and you will not have your material STOLEN, as has been happening regularly the past few years!! Just ask Bob Kane of central B.C., for his comments as published in APS!! a reply to argue is a waste of my time... kk Kevin Kienlein