I will e-mail you a proof of the chart on the undenominated 41c Flags that I am preparing for my August newsletter, "All About PNCs," ($5 for four issues a year). Of course it still lacks data on the denominated version (which is expected in the Postal Bulletin due 10 days from now). All you...

After waiting 100 years for your centenary labels, you think they would get at least the name of the City correct :) http://cjoint.com/data/glcPBmtHZ0.htm (167Kb) (perfed issue) shows the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, City of Ballarat, with the minehead in the foreground. Celebrates...

Good morning all (at least for me it's morning). I would like to say how much I enjoy reading posts to this newsgroup. Many of the posts are beyond my line of understanding as I see individuals here that can go rather deep on various topics. I've only posted one other time here because up to...

I have a letter written in November of 1844, posted from Washington, D.C., with a franked signature that appears to include the last name "Benjamin" (with first initial "R" or "P" or "J" or "S"--difficult to tell). The author of the letter is a young woman (her signed name, perhaps a nickname, is...

Bill Gross's British Stamps Outperformed Pimco Fund (Update1) By Linda Sandler June 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bill Gross's British stamps, which go on auction in New York on June 11 to benefit a charity, have proven to be a better investment than his bond fund. The manager of the world's largest bond...

I have accepted a small project and wondered if help from some group-members might not make it smaller still. I have been given 4 spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel) of the Afinsa listing of the Portugal and Azores Ceres issues. I was also given the Afinsa catalogue itself and asked to add more...

Apart from the obvious, there are a further two errors......... 1. "Doctor Blade" malfunction in the print process. 2. A good advertisement for my mantra, "wash the gum off!" Gum has just about ruined this label, I am not sure when I wash it with a few grains of "Napisan" it will...

Rather can behave like the person re Edmonton stamp thefts, (who carries on like a pork chop.) Perhaps our Stamp community has a better solution, print out Pink Slips with the details of the offence, and circulate within the stamp societies. I reckon we shall catch our person/s soon. (let's...

I don't usually post a lot of my junk, for fear of boring people, however........ This is a special occaision to thank one of my off-list friends, who has helped me from time to time. Around the time of the first postage stamp, the Penny Black (October 1840) A one, Mr. W. Liardet, the owner of...

C'est Manifique! Pleasure and powerboat expo, 1926 Paris. http://cjoint.com/data/gkmu01uh32.htm

Hi everybody, I change a little bit the message and the picture. (smaller ) http://cjoint.com/data/giotfNUMmL.htm Please help me to find articles, info's or some internet sites ref. the Australian first issue KANGAROO 2 d ( I think is the 1st wmk) with normal watermark + a watermark line at base...

One for Rod (heh heh) Spot the Error http://cjoint.com/data/gjtpTbEYeg.htm

Mitch Vane studied Graphic Art at RMIT (Melbourne) and works as a freelance illustrator. Her primary love is using visual ideas to tell stories, and she cites her influences as being Chagall, Kate Durham, Ronald Sear and Michael Leunig. (see aust issue The Teapot of truth....Rod) Mitch loves to...

Henry Hahn, one of my oldest philatelic friends and mentors, and the person who pushed me to become an APS philatelic judge, died unexpectedly yesterday morning at his home in Fairfax, Virginia. I feel very fortunate that I was able to see him just last weekend at the NAPEX show. Henry was a...

G'day John, here is the latest details from the Austpost Bulletin and the only ref to CI. Details are enclosed so you may order their bulletin to keep abreast of new issues. http://cjoint.com/data/gjbFI73vPk.htm HTH Rodney

One of my friends is collecting Spanish Andorra. He is desperately seeking for a stamp which was "Not Issued" officially but nevertheless 10 had been used. The catalog value is about 400 Euros I have only those references : Yvert 25B 4 pesetas (lilac-rose) or

SG463 1937 1d scarlet kg6 Does SG ascribe a catalogue number for the issue overprinted with "V V" ? if not, any reference to it anywhere? Thankyou.

Maybe any Italian readers may recognise the area? Inscribed Cast. S. Ang. 5 & 8 Roma Serv. Equitorial Amei Looks like a chain removing the lid of a sarcophagus. http://cjoint.com/data/gihwbiKq7Z.htm

Hi everybody, Please help me to find articles, info's or some internet sites ref. the Australian first issue KANGAROO 2 d ( I think is the 1st wmk) with normal watermark + a line at base , behind "two pence" I am very interested regarding the value of this stamp and the cat. Numbers ( SG, Mi, YT,...

I am having a catalogue blindness day. I cannot find ref to the ke7 1902 halfpenny army official (badly creased and with "glasgow" strike.) also included is the scan for the other gb query, any info on either would be appreciated http://cjoint.com/data/ghe7gIUKCQ.htm