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Niuafo'ou by
Rodney
BTW Grandpa,
(Hope I am not telling you how to suck eggs here)
but just as a FYI
if you paste Niuafo'ou
into your Google browser, then select the "Images" options
you will get 246 images of Niuafo'ou stamps, photos,
people having bbq's and all sorts of things.
HTH
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August 21st 04 02:49 AM
by Rodney
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Help on Lebensmittelmarken? by
fred fep
Hi,
I am trying to find anyone or anything that might help me identify two
German language food ration stamps.
I wish there was a binary site to send the images to...
One is square and blue and perforated, much scrollwork, a bread-profile
shaped center frame and inside reads :
50 g/Fleisch , very...
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Stamp theft in Vancouver- Like Edmonton Stamp Show Thefts? by
Ken Lewis
Sure sounds similar to the thefts from dealers at the Edmonton Stamp
Show, which is close to Vancouver.....
On 16 Dec 2004 20:33:52 -0800, (Bob Ingraham)
wrote:
This is to notify you of the theft of part of a stamp collection from
a member of the British Columbia Philatelic...
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January 10th 05 12:39 PM
by kevin
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Curiosity Corner #179: Maps on stamps by
Rodney
BOTSWANA POSTAL MAIL MAP
This interesting set of stamps issued by Botswana in August 1972
recalls something of the country's postal history. When joined
vertically the stamps form a map of the Mafeking-Gubulawayo trail
that constituted the mail route for Botswana, then the...
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Odd-shaped souvenir sheets by
Klaus Rampelmann
Hallo all,
I've discovered recently that there are circular souvenir sheets,
which would perfectly fit into my collection of odd-shaped stamps. So
far I know of two round sheets
Portugal 2004 : European Socker Championships
New Zealand 2001 : Childrens' health : Cycling
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Google rec.clllecting newsgroup by
Ralphael1
Help, help, help. AOL has cancelled the newsgroup and now I am
attempting to access through Google. Problem: all windows are too large
for my screen. Anyone know how to fix it??? I am using windows XT.
Thanks to all that took the time to read this post.
Ralphael, the OLD one
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A question..... buying stamps when they are issued by
Steve Frazer
Hi,
My daughter is collecting Disney stamps and is interested in having them
sent to her as they are issued. Is there some easy way to do this? How
much of a premium would you have to pay for such a service?
Any help is appreciated.
btw clicking reply won't work so I'll only see replies to the...
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R.I.P. by
amesh \(Mette\)
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...
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My Compliments by
Brian O
Hi Everyone,
I'm sortof new here, but I mostly read. I am also a coin collector so I
subscribe to rcc as well as this ng. I have to say that I find this ng much
more friendly and a lot less "pseudo-academic" than a lot of folks in rcc.
Not sure what makes folks that collect coins act the way they...
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Stupid Americans! -- Stupid... Stupid... STUPID!!! _____________ omulxep by
BevChrl
Well a smart guy like you should know that this news group is about stamp
collecting. At any rate we are not as stupid as those who voted for Al Gore
the last time. At least we know how to mark a ballet. A stupid screwball like
you would be speaking German or Japanese if it were not for us dumb ...
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December 5th 04 12:35 AM
by Imrips
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Q: Rembrandt "De Nachtwacht" by
amesh \(Mette\)
In 2000 Dutch PTT released 2 different issues of Rembrandt's famous painting
"The Night Watch", painted 1642, on stamps, the first one on 14th April 2000
(Dutch presentation pack 227), and the second one on 1st August 2000.(Dutch
presentation pack 230). The two issues are identical, except for the...
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Edvard Munch by
amesh \(Mette\)
In relation to the armed robbery today of Munch's famous painting "The
Scream" from the Munch Museum in Oslo, I find it appropriate to show a page
with some of his paintings on stamps, also giving the story about the
robbery, such as broadcasted today on the...
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Gentlemen only....please. by
Rodney
Happy Fathers Day to all you mob.
No more handkerchiefs, ties, or underpants
This was my present for a job well done over the year.
http://groups.msn.com/Stamps/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=461
A large scan for those who may wish to archive.
Gee, we stamp collectors are easy to buy for...
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Aussie Officials by
Graham Gilbert
I have a few of these (Perfin OS) and unfortunately Scott does not provide
any information. Is there somewhere on the Internet that this information
can be located? I'm not worried so much about value - simply how many issues
there were so I can make pages properly with space for all. TIA
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September 18th 04 04:52 PM
by Rodney
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Germany query by
amesh \(Mette\)
The Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo is still haunting me! In my
specialized art catalogue (that refers to Michel) it is mentioned that
Bundesrepublik Deutschland issued a Tiepolo stamp in 1961, Michel 353, and
the same issue for Berlin West, Michel 205.Looking up these issues in...
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Machin Bisects by
Chris Doran
An interesting pair of covers:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3502&item=5524929429&rd=1
I don't know what the PO rules about creating bisects are, but it
looks as if the local post office had to write an explanation on each
envelope and the sorting office to agree. (Is...
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Write like an Egyptian! by
amesh \(Mette\)
Here is a fun link that a friend pointed me to! I typed in my own name, and
out came a nerded owl :-)
Enjoy :-))
--
Best regards
Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette)
reply to heindorffhus at heindorffhus dot.dk
http://www.heindorffhus.dk
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October 16th 04 03:35 PM
by Rodney
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free stamp project by
Frank Emanuel
Hey folks,
I haven't been around in a while. Lots on the go.
Does Tracy still do the free stamp project? A friends daughter is
collecting (12 years old) and I would like to hook her up. I've given her
some of my spares and a stockbook, but I think it would be cool for her to
get something in the...
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Curiosity Corner #123: John Forrest, explorer. by
Rodney
A local Perth lad, born in Bunbury, a definite achiever,
I feel the stamp fall a little short, design wise.
http://groups.msn.com/Stamps/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=511
I think John is on the left, standing.
http://groups.msn.com/Stamps/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=512
John...
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October 28th 04 02:14 AM
by Rodney
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printer paper for album pages by
SEKT
I am wondering if someone knows a good supply source for some nice printing
paper for album pages. sometimes that looks oldish, yellow would be nice...
otherwise maybe some other, a little thicker than regular white paper,
sheets would be great too. is there some specific place that sells...
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