Greetings rcsd'ers. .. What is the philatelic name of a brochure that is handed out to the general public attending an official ceremony which coincides with the issuance of a US postage stamp? One attached page of the brochure contains an affixed stamp with a First Day Cancellation and...

Texas, Australia, that is. http://groups.msn.com/Stamps/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=196 (Remove gum to reply)

I'm working (still!) on a web page about my Uncle's experiences in the Second World War. One of the illustrations I am using is an old unused picture postcard from Silver City, New Mexico, and I'm trying to determine the year the photo was taken. From the appearance of the automobiles in the...

Ladies and Gentlemen I am looking for the answers to the following questions 1. I have 2 stamps from Malaysia with the legend HASIL on them ( Revenue ? )They show what is presumably the State Coat of Arms. One is $5 multicoloured arms on a blue background either Litho or photo about the size of the...

If you don't get Linn's Stamp news and would like to see what the US nondenominated stamps look like, they can be seen at: http://www.linns.com/howto/refresher/nondenominated_20031222/refreshercourse.asp?uID=

I am listing stamp club shows that are occurring in Canada & USA on my web page under STAMP SHOWS. I beleive that it is the most complete and up-to-date listing of STAMP CLUB SHOWS in North America on the web. If you wish to have your club's show listed, please email me the details. Listing is...

Well, it *is* a find! I found it in a nickel box, which because of inflation has become a dime box. It's an interesting copy of Scott Q11, the 50-centime 1882-94 Railway Parcel Post stamp: http://www.ingraham.ca/bob/belgiumrwpp1.jpg. The nice thing about it is the cancellation, which is a...

.... Let's put on our happy, smiley, party faces and let bygones be bygones, 'K? This is a New Year, right? There's too much accusatory poop here and too many angry souls waiting to vent their spleens all over our monitors. It's easy to pick the underdog and side with them when someone...

Gday Somewhat off topic as the lot in question has nothing to do with stamps but you may care to look at the photo and then read the descripion. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2372822648&category=632 -- Cheers - John Mycroft coryton_at_cobbsmill_dot_com

G'day George, Hope you are still around. On 17th Sept '03 you were looking for info on your "HA" departmental. South Australia. I have today, located a definitive price list for the set Your "HA" is approx worth U.S. $100 mint and $25 used. I could offer a scan on the page, but now just a little...

I have found interesting the following quite recent law, published under the title "CYBER CRIME" on: http://www.stampsofindia.com/Content/Guide/Misc/laws.htm (excerpt) "IMPORT & EXPORT Commodity Classification for Imports The new 8-digit commodity classification for imports was adopted from...

Hi, I found this mixed bag of stamps in a kiloware on paper lot and wanted some help with id, history, value etc. The lot was mainly pre-decimal australia. http://members.iinet.net.au/~rk/ I have the Seven Seas Australian Colonies Stamp Catalogue but I can't find these particular examples of WA...

After all the posts on temperature perhaps this is on topic. 1889 Cloncurry Australia. records a temperature of 53.1 celsius (highest known in Australia) 1547 Ivan the terrible is crowned as Russia's first Tsar 1920 Prohibition is introduced US ( Must belong to the Bloopers Hall of fame)

From Sunday's boot sale. A story from a 50c postcard. http://groups.msn.com/Stamps/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=197 A young naval tar, with a lass in every port? on the USS New Jersey (1905) model part of "The Great White Fleet" meets a lass from Queensland and sends his...

I recently sent out two ounce packets to three people who will use them for crafts. Some of the stamps I sent them are damaged, flawed or otherwise unworthy of even being spacefillers. The majority are those useless and utterly common stamps. I have coined my own personal term for these kind...

Thank you for having a group with little porn and bs :)

Something a little different................... http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2c1f_owney.html -- (Remove gum to reply)

I actually have 2 questions, the first being Canada-specific. 1) Would it be worth my while to pay full price for the 2003 Unitrade or is the 2004 edition going to be published before long? 2) Is there a particular term for a postcard (or any posted object, for that matter) on which the...

I am still having problems with Romanian Stamps and their gum removal. Dakota has suggested neat 100% alchohol which I have been unable to find. I recently read a post at Joe Luft's site, where TSP (Trisodium Phosphate) has been suggested. Any comments? and what sort of use would this be put to...

Anyone know of any newsgroups specially for UK stamps . I collect from 1953 thanks Alan