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PC hacker alert by
Bob Ingraham
I just found this Globe & Mail on Google News (Canada) and thought you would
like to know about it.
U.S. gives warning about hackers
Huge attack would target Windows
By*KEITH DAMSELL
TECHNOLOGY REPORTER
Friday, August 1, 2003 - Page B3
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Help Identifying stamps by
Chameleon
I recently inherited my father old stamp collection and came across some
tamps I can't find in Scott's catalogue.
They are obviously old german stamp, not necessarily postage stamps though.
They are strips 3/8" wide by 1 3/8" long, they have a small number in a
circle at the left end then a larger...
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My Deegam TOO has arrived!! by
Robin Harris
A couple of weeks ago there was a post on this newsgroup from Bob Harper
that his "The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook" had arrived.
I too, here in mid-Canada, just received mine.
How is this for some speedy postal service:
The *large* well-packaged parcel was postmarked (Thursday) July 17, 2003...
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FS Stamp Collection - Not a troll by
ILBCNURICO
I have recently come into a collection of US and world stamps in books and very
few loose ones and these are in cellophane envelopes. My aunt spent in the
neighborhood of $20k on this collection. I would like to sell them but not give
them away. I'm not interested in breaking down the books as they...
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Great photo of B17's, the Flying Fortress by
Tom Loepp
I stopped by a garage sale yesterday and came away with old pictures of military aircraft. I don't
know who to give credit to as this one has no names on it. It was probably some promotional shot.
These B17's are flying over Manhattan. I'm not certain if the B17 was the first or only to be...
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India Officials by
malcolm hirst
Can anyone help me please? I am looking for a foolproof way of
differentiating between the litho. and typo. printings of the 1957
India officials (watermark stars ). I have looked under the glass
using the stamps only issued as typo as control but I cannot see any
difference. Any one of you...
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1945 Phillippene stamps by
Don
I have an uncanceled stamp from 1945 depecting the retaking of the
Phillippene Island specifically th battle of Layangan gulf ( not sure
of the spelling. Anyone have any idea of it's value?
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August 3rd 03 10:19 PM
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Stamps in movies: Shanghai Knights by
Edward Stamm
Watched the Jackie Chan/Owen Wilson movie 'Shanghai Knights' last
night. In it, a man in China (the Forbidden City) receives a letter
from Chan, who is out west in the US. The year is 1887. I froze the
frame and zoomed in on the envelope, and it APPEARED to have a 5c
Zachary Taylor plus 3...
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World used stamps -- good place to give them away to by
mBird
Hi --
I had a load of world stamps that are all used, off paper, and cleaned up
(resoaked to make sure not musty). I have about the amount that would fit in
a shoe box (so a good size since all off paper). I'm wondering how I could
find a good place to contribute these. I know many people would...
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Good hinges ? by
Craig
Hi there all,
I need to get some hinges and wondered if anyone had used those from
W.H Smiths, they used to sell SG but now it seems not, or are they
just re-branded. If not, what other's are on offer, i refuse to pay
SG £3.50 to post me something that weighs not much more than the
envelope...
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August 3rd 03 10:15 PM
by S1994s
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Czech "kupon" stamps by
DROGER Jean-Paul
I have found on stamp Market a little stock book with older Czech
stamps (before 1955)with on the side or up or down like Israël Tabs! A
paper in the book speaks about "kupon".
Who knows anything about those stamps: the list (some of them are
signaled in Yvert as issued with "vignette...
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Missing rcsd Members by
Tracy Barber
I just tried to e-mail Ralph and Neil to no avail. They must either
have given up AOL, got another provider but haven't been back here, or
have moved on to that bif stamp album in the sky. :^(
Anyone know for sure?
Tracy Barber
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New web page by
Bob Ingraham
I've published a new web page, based on my "find" a few years ago of an old
Jamestown Stamp Company approval glassine, sans stamps. I found an r.c.s.d.
member who could supply two sets of the stamps that were originally in the
envelope, and I now have them in my album, and on the internet. See...
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WW Postal rates & an SASE by
Bob Ingraham
Hello Dakota! IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK!
Bob
From: (Dakota)
Organization: http://groups.google.com/
Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Date: 26 Jul 2003 18:23:56 -0700
Subject: WW Postal rates & an SASE
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email has become courriel (in French) by
A.M.Heindorff
The French Ministry of Culture recently ordered the
replacement of the English term "e-mail" with its
French equivalent, "courriel," in all government
documents, publications, and Web sites. The new
term is a blend of courrier "mail" + el from electronique
"electronic". The order originated in the...
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Machin album??? by
Kaleb KEITHLEY
The recent question about hinges, and the responses with links to=20
Subway's web site prompted me to poke around some.
Subway lists four Lighthouse albums or probably really just sets of=20
album pages) that they have dubbed "Gr Br MACHIN 1970-1993" and "Gr Br=20
MACHIN 1993-2000...
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Irish postmarks by
malcolm hirst
Thanks very much. Will try that.
Malcolm
"mBird" wrote in message ...
There is the http://www.irishgaelictranslator.com/. They have a forum where
you can they say you can ask for your phrase to be translated to or from
Irish...
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Want to trade? by
Bill Martin
Hello,
I would like to trade for recent, 1990 - 2003, used U. S. commemoratives
and definitives.
I have used U.S. commemoratives and definitives as well as British
Empire stamps in lightly hinged or used condition to offer.
Let me know if you have an interest trading.
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