'84 Olympic Games Philatelic Panels My som has a full set of these panels, from the Postal Commemorative Society. It is in total mint condition, in a hard cover binder. Separate countries are represented in each of the 46 panels, which have a photo of one of the game events (in action) and the set...

When replying to posts here what is the accepted convention (or rule!) - do you begin your reply above the previous post or below it? And why? Thanks: John -- (remove "notme" and "jack")

Yesterday, the International Herald-Tribune had a interesting story about 'mail art' and the French postal system. I had never heard of such a thing, but apparently it started when Cleopatra had herself wrapped up in a blanket and delivered to Caesar. Today it's worldwide and involves stamps,...

I just put a post on my blog, http://www.stampcollectingroundup.blogspot.com about Stamps, Arkansas. Can anyone think of any other 'philatelic' towns - real or imagined? Perhaps a Album, Alabama, a Tongs, Tennessee or how about Hinges, Hawaii? Best name gets a one-year subscription to Scott's...

The online edition of the Boothbay Harbor Register (Maine) reports that the 1998 Breast Cancer Research semi-postal was the 'Postal Product of the Month' for May and June at their local post office. Postal employees actively promoted the stamp and encouraged customers to sign pink "discs" with...

Hi all, When I buy or exchange from or with others, the postage stamps were not cancelled in some cases. This means that I may send to foreign collectors for "re-using" it so as to reduce his/her postage cost. Do you think it is not ethical?

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Hello, friend collectors, excuse me Visit my store Delcampe Discounts,Offers. Postcards old, Postcards of Italy, Stamps, Coins. Telephone Cards. Discounts on shipping. Payments with: Paypal & Mooneybookers I sell worldwide. This is the site of my shop. Entering:

A few hours ago I had a most disturbing telephone call from Haifa, from our friend, Mrs. Zahava Har'El, that her husband through many years passed away absolutely untimely, following his son Gilead, (who died in 1996). Zvi was only 54, and particularly known for his excellent websites About H....

Susan Headley on about.com has a nice blog going about 'coin dealer ethics' which is also interesting for stamp collectors. Latest addition: http://coins.about.com/b/a/000172.htm?nl=1 For older entries you'll have to go through the blog archives: http://coins.about.com/b/archives.htm Bye Jan

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This is a quick reminder to all posters that putting (RCSD) at the beginning of your subject line will increase the chances of people reading your message. This was suggested because of the spam, off-topic, ads, cross-posts and non-philatelic messages that were coming into RCSD.

This is a quick reminder to all posters that putting (RCSD) at the beginning of your subject line will increase the chances of people reading your message. This was suggested because of the spam, off-topic, ads, cross-posts and non-philatelic messages that were coming into RCSD. This gives...

A stamp collector for president. http://cjoint.com/data/hlp3JgmITo.htm

The Rocket Post (2004) (UK) (Based On True Story) This film is about a German rocket scientist going to a remote Scottish island to help develop a rocket for improving the postal service. The scenery is breathtaking. Blue skies, white sand, green pastures and authentic cottages are just a few

Hi Rodney. Since you asked, FRP stands for : fr.rec.philatelie which is the French language philatelic newsgroup. A number of the members here participate in both groups. (Mette, Bruno, Pierre, Didier, myself etc.)

For those who use the free cjoint.com service to post scans for the group, you might be interested in looking at : http://www.cjoint.fr This new site has a limit of 5 megs per image, instead of the 500k on cjoint.com . I suspect it is their Beta site.

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Does anyone here know anything about two different colours on this Fujeira issue? http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr182/grn_trade/2009/may/may%2011/fujerr.jpg It is from a 1971 set fot the Death Anniversary of G A Nasser. The 10 dirham stamp on the right is in correct colours (Mi 694). The...

Is anyone aware of a special printing of Great Britain SG 462-471 ? (King George VI - 1937 definitives) It would have been done in 1939 and included a 3mm top margin. I believe it was intended to put these is a presentation booklet for delegates to the 11th UPU Congress (1939) in Buenos...