I'm searching for information on parcel post forms (German: paketkarte; French: bulletin d'expedition; Italian: bolletino pacco). I'm wanting to know something of the history of these cards - How do such cards "work"? When were they first introduced? By whom (what country)? Do international...

Each year, starting in 1994, Estonia issued a stamp series of folk costumes stamps. Each year two stamps were issued, showing costumes of different regions. My Scott lists issues uo to 2002. (Yes, I know that need a new catalogue.) Can anyone please tell me if this series continued after 2002 and...

Here is an interesting postcard. It is from Ethiopia in 1905 and is a picture postcard to Zanzibar. http://www.cjauctions.com/ebayimages/st1541.jpg Postage is paid by a 1905 - 5 centimes on ½ guerche green (Scott 43). Ethopia converted to a new currency on January 1, 1905. Old currency was 16...

Hi, There have been entries regarding Exporta and Argentina Departmental issues. I have some tables that are Scott, Gibbons and Minkus Catalog based for these issues. If you would like a copy of them please e-mail me with a subject of (RCSD)-Tables and I will send a copy. It is approximately...

Sorry for the double-post, but I realized I didn't prefix with "(RCSD)", and some readers with filters are going to miss it. If you don't have such a filter, please forgive me: Does anyone know of a commercial source for archival white envelope stiffeners, sized to fit U.S. FDCs (#6 3/4)? ...

FYI Next week on auntie, "war of the birds" a documentary of the famous pigeon mails during the last world wars. 8:30pm next tuesday IIRC, but worth checking.

Hello everyone, Sorry to intrude, but I wanted to announce the formation of a new Penguins on Stamps Study Unit. We are in the formative stages, but have a website with a bulletin board set up at http://www.penguinstamps.org. We have six or seven American Topical Association members (in...

Any idea why "Economy" has been stamped "Lettre" ? http://cjoint.com/data/jmjM3IkpgE.htm Caveat: The parcel had been used prior so maybe the sticker had been on that usage. Supplementary query. Any Idea why perforations in some scans appear as raised lumps?

Seek any info at all on this companies booklets on Airmail any images would be welcomed. Thanks Rodney

Hi - For those that are following my adventures into the Freebie Stamp Project for the past 6 years, here's the latest status on outstanding requests for free stamps. I have an approximation of: 1) U.S. = 44

Hi - Well, as soon as I thought it was safe to say I was caught up, I found another 6 requests on the top of a pile of paperwork. All finished now, the grand total donated at this moment is... 206,800 Here are the simple stats. The country listing won't be posted for a while, but I have seen...

I am trying to up date my Mariannes. Scott is giving me problems. Scott listing: 2003, Nov. 6 - 1984 - 50c Sower type - red My album shows a Marianne the Sower with Marianne by Luquet (label) attached. Is it correct to use the term label? Using Scott I can accept the c rather than the € in te...

The Tribune (Harare) http://www.hararetribune.com Wednesday, 24 September 2008 Zimbabwe Post, the country's biggest letter delivery agency, has turned to train services to deliver mail as it has been affected by a crippling fuel shortage. This has led to mail being delivered late.

GB - King Pascal Sauvage Prop Postage Stamps ~ A collection of prop replica postage stamps as used in the Rowan Atkinson comedy Johnny English. http://www.leylander.org/johnengl.jpg The four first class and four second class stamps were specially printed featuring the face of King Pascal Sauvage...

This is Gen Sir John Monash, Aussie ( of Prussian parents), that had failures and successes at Gallipoli and Passchendaele, The bushranger Ned Kelly, once paid him a shilling to hold his horse during a deal. http://cjoint.com/data/kFhijDhRM1.htm This is another image of the General

Hard at work on my paraphilately, I need to ID these two gentlemen. I have my suspicions. I presume they are famous philatelists. http://cjoint.com/data/iwlhk1Rlmd.htm Thanks.

There are some scallywags out there. http://cjoint.com/data/jojQMrPAhE.htm

It appears that all this chat about Branch Offices in another thread uncovered something of interest. The Lombard St, Branch office appears to have been the GPO until 1929, when it moved. The Post Office, Lombard Street, formerly the General Post Office, was originally built by "the great...

Having looked over the Scott 2006 Classic Catalog, I have noticed that many Great Britain stamp catalog values have gone up considerably. Many of the common KGV stamps have raised themselves up to $ status. Many of them have dramatic increases. What gives? I haven't noticed these things too...

http://cjoint.com/data/knaMcKeWgD.htm Can anyone please identify these perfins for me? The stamps are Scott nos. 159 and 296. Thanks in advance. -- Tony Vella, Ottawa, Canada http://tv-stamps.shorturl.com