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"Celebrate" First Days at Americover 2007 by
Lloyd de Vries
AFDCS TO "CELEBRATE" DEBUT OF NEW STAMP AT AMERICOVER 2007
The American First Day Cover Society and the U.S. Postal Service will
celebrate the debut of the new Celebrate! stamp at Americover 2007,
which will be held in Stamford, Conn., August 17-19.
Illustration:...
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"Here's an extra $15 to make sure you don't send me fake stamps" by
Joshua McGee[_2_]
I put an offer in Linn's to try to send some of the amount (absurd,
really) of philatelic material that I have accumulated -- country-
separated glassines from kiloware, old album pages, the nine extra
covers that came with the tenth that I *really* wanted -- everyone
understands, I'm sure. I...
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July 18th 09 03:43 AM
by rodney
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"Mint no gum" equal or not with "MNH"?... by
gogu[_11_]
Good morning gentlemen!
A terminology question:
some times I encounter on eBay an S/S described as "mint no gum" and when I
ask if it's MNH or MH, I receive the following answer: "it's not hinged but
has no gum"!
This answer does not enlighten me a lot, since an S/S can be issued
originally...
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"MISSING" COVER by
[email protected]
50 EUROS REWARD OFFERED.
I sent a postcard to Spain, for expertisation. It was not delivered to
the addressee but the 'return to sender' wheels were put into motion
by the Spanish Post Office. However I have had no sight of this
postcard and have serious misgivings about its whereabouts.
So I am...
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"Overlooked graphic design: European stamps" by
Jan Doggen
"On my way home, I happened to pass a "Stamp Fair" which sold all sorts of
pretty stamps from all over the world for ridiculous amounts of money
(especially considering, that you really don't need Finnish stamps in
Japan). To my big surprise, I got totally sucked into this bought more than
anybody...
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"Post from Another World" by
Victor Manta
Nothing can stop the advancement of philately.
The Austrian PO has recently issued a stamp made of material from a
meteorite. See the full article on:
http://app.post.at/shop/detail.php?prod=206040
I wonder how long will be able our SNAPO, with its limited resources (just
fennecs, their tea and...
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"Rural Rides" William Cobbett. by
rodney
G'day Tony,
soaking a stamp from a postcard piece, and there was Cobbett
http://cjoint.com/data/kzh6UjW7at.htm
http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=931
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"Snoeshoe" Thompson article? by
Joshua McGee[_4_]
My mother, on vacation (holiday), called me today from the grave of
"Snowshoe" Thompson, a famous character in U.S. postal history. I was
trying to recall for her a recent(ish) article in a philatelic
publication -- maybe on the 150th anniversary of his beginning the mail
route, which would...
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August 18th 09 12:19 PM
by rodney
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"Solution" for removing gum by
stampwolf
Well here it is. I tested it tonight on the $4.60 Mt. Rushmore
Priority rate. As one of our friends already said, use Naptha. So I
checked Ronsonol Lighter Fluid on the gum. Whalla!...it worked. I
was luckey enough to get a stamp I was able to peel off some clear
packaging tape from a package....
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"Specimen" coincidence by
[email protected]
G'day Blair,
you probably noticed, a stamp you queried some time ago
has popped up on Norman Rockwell's easle :)
check the Specimen.
http://cjoint.com/data/dFa00uDLon.htm
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"Specimens" and "CTO's" for the Australian palate. by
[email protected]
How you view "Specimens" is left to the personal opinion
of the reader, however to illustrate that not all are "leaked"
and, "near cinderella" imho likened to "near pregnant"
I offer some info below.
This doesn't address the catalogue status, as these issues
remain the whim of the issuing...
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April 4th 06 11:18 PM
by Rod
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"The Liberty Series" Now Available by
[email protected]
"The Liberty Series" Chronicles the Saga of the First Modern U.S.
Postage Stamps
"The Liberty Series," co-authored by Ken Lawrence, C. David Eeles, and
Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz is now available from the American Philatelic
Society. The 6-inch by 9-inch softcover book is a comprehensive guide
to the...
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"Thus Etruria grew" by
rodney
Lucky dip bag of Cinderellas.
April 1954. Etruscan Cinderella. Any Gossip on this one?
http://cjoint.com/data/juiRNCrKrx.htm
Poland: Balloon flight 1964..any info?
http://cjoint.com/data/juiUfeDAqI.htm
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September 20th 09 03:23 PM
by rodney
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"Via Brindisi" and the UPU. by
rodney
With a UK-Aust-UK cynosure.
Postcards were first issued in GB 1st October 1870
Used internally as no agreements for exchange
Formation of UPU 1874 international use of postcards permitted.
The Aussie colonies joined UPU 1st October 1891
but 2 years prior British agreement to exchange...
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January 24th 10 01:10 PM
by rodney
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"What we would like to see more of" by
Rod
Postal clerk horsewhips Paparazzi.
http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=4188
FYI "Printers devil" is an apprentice.
"Hell boxes" are the containers of spent lead from type.
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"Zeil" on Delcampe by
Joshua McGee[_2_]
I have recently moved house, and have not yet retrieved my mail from
the PO Box at my old address. I was contacted by the seller with the
pseudonym "Zeil" (of Belgium) for feedback. I explained the
situation.
Today I received feedback on all the purchases I made from him, 75%,
with the...
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May 21st 09 03:20 PM
by rodney
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"ÄGYPTEN 1866 - 1922" by
Bret
"ÄGYPTEN 1866 - 1922" from Josef Kotek, Pilsen. New, (129.) on-line exhibit:
http://www.japhila.cz/hof/index.htm
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September 28th 06 12:19 AM
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