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Can someone offer me the going rate please. I have received a Christmas card from a trader, with postage of $1.40 +49c The cover is torn, and I wonder if there was any contents missing. Thanks

Greetings r.c.s.d I wonder if anyone knows .... Here I have a printed catalogue of the Christie's sale, in 1995, of the TES collection of GB QV line-engraved Pennies. It was a breathtakingly stunning collection of many hundreds of lots, almost entirely Pennies - trials, plate proofs, imprimaturs,...

On May 23, 1:32 pm, "Victor Manta" wrote: "Bill Sharpe" wrote in message news:xmE4i.2153$ky6.1850@trnddc02... And USPS has both a new first class rate stamp and a forever stamp, both without denominations. Collectors know the first...

G'day Geezer, from the information I have available, it does not match any UK format. 44 is allocated to "Tideswell" however the bar format does not match. The GB have horiz bars, if you will, and vert bars around the numbers. Naturally, I will stand corrected by those with greater knowledge.

Good People Could someone tell where to buy a large bunch of Washington/Franklin stamps? Thanks Roy

I have three older stamps I am not sure about - the illustrations in Scott's are a little too blurry. I have a fair idea, but I'd like some confirmation from someone more knowledgable. Here are some 60o dpi scans (about 150k...

I have a 1928 5c air on an ordinary cover. I notice Unitrade (C1) advises a "Swollen Breast Variety" I only have the one stamp, so what do I look for exactly in this variety please. Thanks

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Peter I think that was not meant to be offensive - merely a ( humerous ) comment as to what would be referred to by an upper-class Brit at the time ( which WAS meant to be offensive! ). One would not use the term "Boche" other than in the WW1 context - and then as a swipe at the aforementioned...

When I make a post to the newsgroup I have started getting a Validation thing. Is this something that is now required to post to the newsgroup? I have not tried posting without using the Validation thingy. Ralphael, the OLD one

damaged stamps I usually toss out. However, if the damaged material is a cover of some sort, I try to salvage the parts that are useful. Joel

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...

The August issue of "All About PNCs," my quarterly newsletter, is about to go to the printer. If you have not previously seen a copy, you may ask for a complimentary copy. If you have had a previous sample, please send me $1.25. The newsletter is a work of love. At $5 a year I do not cover...

hello, i search used stamps of switzerland and germany. i can supply used stamps from the wideworld

I have a nice set of Tanganyika hi values SC 39-44 all cancelled. But the 3 & 5 shilling stamps have a neat quarter inch hole in the center. Can anyone tell me what this is called? Is it a form of cancellation? Does it reduce the value of the stamp? Gordon

Hi, Looking for fellow collectors of Spain and Spanish Dependecies. Would love to chat, swap and whatever. I collect everything from 1950 on, but have much new and old to swap with. Also into ATM etiquitas. Hey, let's chat... Let me know, I am at

I found the reference I was after re the purple dye of the robes of Roman Senators and Emperors, shown on Mette's example of St Zeno. The delicate gastropod, the aptly named "Murex Triremus" (compare the shell with the ship/galley to appreciate the marvellous connection) as shown on the 2L value...

I would like to notify you about a new web page I have just published, "The war stories of M/Sgt Phil Ingraham". It is basically a "war story," but it also includes philatelic content, as do most of my web pages. The URL: http://www.ingraham.ca/bob/philintroduction.html Phil is my uncle, now 88...