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(RCSD) Question: Old Manchester (UK) postal districts by Blair (TC)
Could someone please identify the following (old) Manchester postal districts, as reflected on their cancels? (I assume the first is from the main post office.) Manchester Manchester C Manchester F Manchester K
February 19th 08 06:55 PM
by malcolm Go to last post
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(rcsd) Santa’s postal elves help make holiday magic by Blair (TC)
Santa’s postal elves help make holiday magic http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/146327
November 27th 08 02:22 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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(RCSD) Selvedge~tab query. by rodney
Anyone recognise this. The design is familiar somehow. http://cjoint.com/data/ktdb4L3uy2.htm
October 20th 07 09:16 PM
by Blair (TC) Go to last post
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(RCSD) STAMPS tell Story of Science By Charles Irving Corwin (Oct1934) by Blair (TC)
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/02/stamps-tell-story-of-science/?Qwd=./PopularScience/10-1934/science_stamps&Qif=science_stamps_0.jpg&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=XL#qdig
January 11th 08 03:11 PM
by Blair (TC) Go to last post
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(RCSD) SWEDEN 1872 by David Hicks[_2_]
Hi Folk I have bought a large box full of allsorts, at a recent auction ( I only bought it for the Gold Coast section ) but I am now examining what I have to see if I can get some money back on the remainder Amongst my " finds" are a few old club books In one of these is a page of...
February 8th 08 09:22 AM
by Blair (TC) Go to last post
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(RCSD) Turkey - Issue of 1923-25 by Blair (TC)
Hello Rodney: This issue is quite complex. Scott only lists 19 numbers and 4 sub numbers, but there are many more. (at least 43) These stamps are seen perf 11, 12, 13.5, and 13,5 x 12 They are seen part perf and imperf. Issue of 1923 (perf 13.5) (22 stamps) Three shades of the 5 Piastre (2...
May 1st 08 11:36 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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(RCSD) Western Australia by Blair (TC)
Here's one for Rodney, as it falls into his own back yard, so to speak. As of Sept 1893, the current fiscal (revenue) stamps of Western Australia, up to 1 shilling, were valid for postage as well. I have seen the fairly common one penny lilac / purple (from the 1890s) with both REVENUE and POSTAL...
July 25th 07 12:36 PM
by Blair (TC) Go to last post
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(rcsd) Zim Hyperinflation still alive and well by Blair (TC)
Zim Hyperinflation still alive and well. I think that they are closing in on Hungary. In 1980 the Zim Dollar was $1.50 US. Today it takes the equivalent of $9 (+ 16 zeroes) to buy that 1980 Zim Dollar. Thank goodness for those NVI stamps (Z,A,E, and R). Blair Final humiliation for Zimbabwe...
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September 16th 08 09:51 PM
by Ralphael1 Go to last post
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(RCSD) Zimbabwe - Is there a ‘Bermuda Triangle’ at Zimpost? by Blair (TC)
The following letter comes from a current edition of the Financial Gazette (FinGaz) . -------------- Is there a ‘Bermuda Triangle’ at Zimpost? EDITOR — I wonder if I may encroach on the space in your correspondence columns to raise an issue, which is very dear to my heart and which I...
May 9th 08 12:41 PM
by Blair (TC) Go to last post
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(RCSD) Zimbabwe - planned Stamp Issues 2008 by Blair (TC)
Theme # Of Stamps Issue Date 1. Valentine Special 4 24 January 2008 2. Rats & Mice 6 plus minisheet 24 April 2008 3. Games of the XXXIX Olympiad 4 26 June 2008 4. National Heroes 4 22 July...
February 24th 08 04:14 PM
by Blair (TC) Go to last post
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(RCSD) Zimbabwe's Dollar Plummets 80% (in one week) by Blair (TC)
I expect that postal rates will be raised very soon! Anyone for a one hundred Billion dollar stamp? Blair ================================================= Zimbabwe's Dollar Plummets 80% as Residents Scramble for Cash By Brian Latham
June 27th 08 10:16 PM
by Terry Reedy Go to last post
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(RCSD) Zimbabwe: New HHIZ Puts Inflation at 531 Billion Percent by Blair (TC)
Zimbabwe: New HHIZ Puts Inflation at 531 Billion Percent Cato Institute (Washington, DC) ANALYSIS 2 October 2008 Posted to the web 2 October 2008 Steve H. Hanke
October 6th 08 08:39 AM
by Victor Manta Go to last post
6 405
(RCSD) "cocking a snook" by Rod
In response to a request off list, the finer points of "cocking a snook" To "cock a snook" at someone is a bit more elaborate than simply thumbing one's nose. To "cock a snook" is a classic display of derision, properly performed by spreading the fingers of one hand, touching the tip of your nose...
September 12th 07 03:38 PM
by malcolm Go to last post
6 509
(RCSD) "Eye Plate" ? by Rod
Could someone explain please. no hits in ask phil.
August 2nd 07 12:58 AM
by Rod Go to last post
8 372
(RCSD) "Freebie Stamp Project" Breaks 205,000 Stamp Donations! by [email protected]
"Freebie Stamp Project" As mentioned in another message, I would let everyone know what the happy number was in another message. Here it is, finally... With the last batch of packets made up, I've broken the 205,000 stamps donated mark. These are all packets of 100, except where noted. To...
August 15th 07 11:38 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
2 721
(RCSD) "Freebie Stamp Project" Packet Update by [email protected]
Hello there sports fans! I have just finished creating 50 U.S. packets that will clean up my backlog of U.S. requests. Some of these are quite old. :( (6 months or more?) If anyone was complaining about not receiving a packet, well - they will! :) Every request will be addressed individually...
August 15th 07 04:15 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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(RCSD) "Sharp as a tack!" by Rod
Current score on RCSD, Girls 1 Guys Nil Refer Uruguay ID post, this was the Telegraph stamp http://cjoint.com/data/jclQiBqXAQ.htm Look again,
September 3rd 07 01:41 AM
by Rod Go to last post
2 370
(RCSD) "This is Philately", and other reference works by Joshua McGee
I recently purchased, from a used book agent, a copy of the out-of- print three-volume set entitled "This is Philately", by a Mr. Kenneth Wood. A (now deceased?) airmail specialist, the book is a snapshot of philately from the early 1980s, and I have been greatly enjoying it, having now finished...
July 5th 07 04:37 PM
by Blair (TC) Go to last post
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(RCSD) "To market, to market!" by Rod
Q: Why did the tomato blush? A: Because it saw the salad dressing. http://cjoint.com/data/jfc723HdXy.htm Estimating weight. Checking my math. My Reflex copy paper I run through my Canon printer is A4 80gsm (grams /m2)
September 5th 07 02:08 AM
by Rod Go to last post
0 759
(RCSD) (RCSD) prefix - was: More stamp chat? by Jan Doggen
On the subject of "garbage", what ever happened to the concept of prefixing a new discussion with (RCSD)? It doesn't take all that long to type 6 characters ( especially me who types with one finger ) and gives a way to filter messages. Maybe we institute the concept again and make it a rule. ...
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June 4th 08 03:20 AM
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