Is there something wrong with Stamporama these days? I simply cannot access the site's discussion board, no matter what I do. I reach the main page fine, but no other pages seem available, and it is imposibble to post anything on the discussion board. -- Best regards Ann Mette Heindorff...

The Virtual Stamp Club's web site now features two new articles and a major update to the U.S. 2005 Stamp Program: www.virtualstampclub.com The USPS is again denying the end of its Black Heritage Series or the issuance of stamps for African-American subjects. The web article sums up both the VSC...

Hi all! My name is Don Wilson and I usually collect low end coins, but I also have started collecting stamps that interest me. The only literature on stamps I have is a Scott Pocket Stamp Catalog. I have a "Scott # 2226, 1986 2c Locomotive" Stamp. I do not know what is meant by tagged,...

Would you like to help two new collectors ages 4 and 6 It is always the children who suffer the most in a war. Stamp collectors from the United Kingdom, Holland, Sweeden, Germany, Isreal, Australia, Singapore, Canada, the United States and other countries have reached out to help two young stamp...

Just got it from the States. It's about robots on postmarks (and a bit about the Mount McKinley in Alaska, as shown on a 2001 US stamp): http://www.values.ch/Temp/rodney-fender.jpg -- Victor Manta PS. The whole appears on a printed newsletter, containing a main article headed "Dancing with the...

I have seven foreign stamps I would like to catalog properly. 3 are recent from Greece. 2 are from Thomond. 1 is from Singapore. 1 is from "Republique Togolaise"

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A friend of mine recently came to me with a question about "Medallic First Day Covers" put out by the "Postmaster of America." These items were apparently produced by the Franklin Mint in the 1970's. Each FDC has an encased "sterling silver" medal. Are the medals really sterling silver? A...

http://groups.msn.com/Stamps/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=635 Common stamps, but a lovely art-deco colourful design, makes a rather splendid looking page.

Does anyone have any experience and suggestions on how to better scan in and process old stamp collecting newspapers for the web? Questions: a. What dpi resolution is needed for decent scans of 6 point text? (Old newspapers use smaller type) b. What is the best way to process the grayscale image...

During a recent library research visit, I used a 3.2 megapixel digital camera for copying 8.5 by 11 inch pages (mostly text). The page images were in good enough shape to read. I later figured out it works out to about 170 dpi. Given the camera distortion (lens distortion, jpeg compression...

Hello, I have added March 18, 1911 issue of Meekel's Weekly Stamp News to the public domain stamp collecting web site. Meekel's Weekly Stamp News - March 18, 1911 issue - full text: http://www.geocities.com/pdstampinfo/1911_03_18_issue.htm Public Domain Stamp Collecting web site main...

How many stamps have featured Juan Carlos of Spain and Sophia of Greece? I ask not only about Spanish stamps, but also about every other country in which they have appeared. En el Nombre de DIOS Arriba Nosotros.

I have the vague feeling someone (Mette perhaps?) was looking for this painting on a stamp, some time ago. Anyhows, here it is, if of interest. http://cjoint.com/data/dzxqpTq6jj.htm

Post Sweden has just released the sad news that Czeslaw Slania passed away on 17th March 2005 at the age of 83, as a result of a long period of illness. Czeslaw Slania was born in Poland on 22nd October 1921 and settled permanently i Sweden in 1956. Since 1959 he worked for Post Sweden as...

A stamp collection entered Canada in 1982 with a full Michel catalog value of $5000. Approximately half of the stamps were large numbers of the same stamps (all minor value issues, for trading). None of the issues were high value. Probalby only 1% were individually worth more than 5 Marks....

I am interested in Palmtrees and i was wondering if anybody had any stamps depicting palmtrees that they are interested in selling?

http://cjoint.com/data/dAogDFs2rd.htm Thanks in advance for assistance.

How many countries have issued stamps in honor of the King? En el Nombre de DIOS Arriba Nosotros.

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