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Self-Adhesive problems already? by Dave
Just as the 37c rate increase went into effect in the U.S. I bought a number of sheets of the soon to be obsolete 34c stamps. One sheet has become a problem. This is the 34c "Mentoring A Child" stamp. This was issued in 2001. The stamps I have have become difficult to peel off the backing and...
January 11th 04 08:29 PM
by Frank Emanuel Go to last post
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Austria Stamps 1st issue 1850 - stamp by Naja
I have an old stamp from Austria 1st issue 1850 1Kreuzer yellow. The stamp on it is ......trzedohl.... does anyone know what the whole name of that town/village that is.
January 11th 04 09:48 PM
by Naja Go to last post
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Austria Stamps 1st issue 1850 - strange stamp on it by Naja
I have an old stamp from Austria 1st issue 1850 1Kreuzer yellow. The stamp on it is .....trzedohl.... does anyone know what the whole name of that town/village that is. http://members.chello.at/topsecret/
January 11th 04 09:51 PM
by Naja Go to last post
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Color-Blind Collectors by A.E. Gelat
I have been reading this newsgroup for over five years, and I have never seen this subject discussed. How do color-blind collectors distinguish stamps with identical design and denomination when the color is changed? How do they distinguish shades of the same color? I am thinking about total...
January 11th 04 10:50 PM
by Chameleon Go to last post
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Advice needed on mounting and shipping stamps by Barry Kramer
Hello, recently I posted to this newsgroup a request for advice on the dispersal of an old stamp collection (US & Worldwide). I have decided to break up the collection into lots divided by country. I am new to stamp collecting, and now need advice on how to properly mount and ship the stamps. ...
January 11th 04 11:12 PM
by Barry Kramer Go to last post
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Mounts for Stamps by Grandpa
I've finally run across some stamps that do not fit real well into the 'standard' or 'popular' sized Showgard mounts I have. I need mounts for 6 of the US Liberty Series stamps. The stamps measure Hor-26mm x Vert-22mm. I obviously need to purchase some strips and cut my own for these. Looking...
January 12th 04 12:52 AM
by Eric Bustad Go to last post
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Wonderful Proprietary Die web page by Bob Ingraham
A while back, Blair pointed me toward some great U.S. Private Die Proprietary stamps featuring chickens in their designs. I went Googling for more information tonight, and ran across this web page: http://www.rdhinstl.com/mm/mmb1.htm. It's enough to 1)make me think about collecting these...
January 12th 04 05:01 AM
by Bob Ingraham Go to last post
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Any chicken stamps web site?? by Lefty
Hi Ed, The only chicken on a US stamp may be SCOTT # 968, issued in 1948, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the American Poultry Industry. Gung Hay Fat Choy - Year of the Monkey (Real Ape Hangers!) Lefty On Wed, 7 May 2003, Edwin Chan wrote: ]Newsgroups:...
January 12th 04 11:35 AM
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De La Rue Leaving Byfleet ? by Alan
De La Rue leaving Byfleet ? is this true, they just moved there !!!!!!!
January 12th 04 01:35 PM
by Douglas Myall Go to last post
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Stamps of India by S
Thanks to this RCSD newsgroup, I'm starting an interesting 2004 by improving the INDIA sections of my Scott Interantional volumes. That populous country appears between tiny Iceland and small Ireland in each year's Volume, and it had become painfully obvious that I had been collecting and mounting...
January 12th 04 02:50 PM
by TC Go to last post
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Green Shield stamps by TC
http://141.20.245.46/~jmh/Stamps/greenshield.jpg Green Shield Stamps were a sales promotion or incentive scheme designed to encourage shopping. Popular in the UK during the Sixties and Seventies, shoppers were presented with stamps based on the size of their purchase. They then collected the...
January 12th 04 02:59 PM
by Chris Doran Go to last post
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UK National Honour for Jeff Matthews by Chris Doran
From our local 'paper (Jeff lives a couple of streets from me):- "The designer behind some of the most famous stamps of the past four decades has been appointed an MBE. Beckenham resident Jeffrey Matthews was included in the New Year's honours list for his services to graphic design. The...
January 12th 04 03:06 PM
by Chris Doran Go to last post
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Abuse of email address by Mette
It appears that some jerk is abusing my very private email address, that is not published anywhere on the Internet, neither on websites nor in newsgroups, nor eBay, nor PayPal, nor elsewhere. Thus, spam is now constantly generating on that address! This can only mean that I myself have given my...
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January 12th 04 04:44 PM
by Tracy Barber Go to last post
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Winnipeg Class tagging - Canadian stamps 1962-1972 by K. Patrick Laffin
Can anyone tell me what I am looking for on Canadian Christmas stamps and assorted other issues. Are these phosphorescent like the British stamps of the same period or are they fluorescent like Ottawa tagged stamps from 1972 onwards? Thanks, Patrick
January 12th 04 04:45 PM
by Pete Ware Go to last post
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Catalogues by K. Patrick Laffin
1. Can anybody recommend any really good English language catalogues for German stamps? 2. Can anybody recommend any really good catalogues that deal with New Zealand stamps? Thanks, Patrick (remove the xyz to email)
January 12th 04 06:02 PM
by Frank Emanuel Go to last post
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Looking Through the Stamp Catalogues (2) by Victor Manta
My regard felt this time on the US 1991, Feb. 22, Switzerland 700th Anniversary. One of the reasons for my interest is obvious, anther one is that I have somewhere a joint issue FDC with the both US and CH (Sc. 888) stamps. What puzzled me is the following text, cited from my Scott 1999 (where...
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January 13th 04 12:30 AM
by Albumen Go to last post
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Q: Portuguese banknotes -- St. Benedict by Mette
A visitor to my Slania-site has asked me a question about the Portuguese banknotes engraved by Slania http://slaniastamps.school.dk/frame_BanknotesPortugal.htm if any of the ships featured are the Saint Benedict, sunk in 1554 off the coast of South Africa. Having looked through my archives and...
January 13th 04 05:42 PM
by Robinson Go to last post
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{US} More interesting themes to collect by Grandpa
The USPS put out a free booklet in March 2002 (Pubication 512) thats still floating around our Philatelic Center titled "Women on Stamps". Its 56 pages in length and gives a really nice picture and writeup about each of the 155 stamps it features. Another free booklet in November 2002 (Publication...
January 13th 04 10:27 PM
by Tracy Barber Go to last post
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[OT] Is spring about here (US)? by Grandpa
It was so warm I was outside in a 'T' shirt all afternoon. Thatched and mowed the front & back yards, drug out the hoses and watered them and garden area. I swear it was 60ºf or more today - just beautiful! Even the birds were happy and noisly asked me to fill their feeder. They were so happy...
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January 13th 04 10:58 PM
by Tracy Barber Go to last post
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GB price increase by Alan
Does anyone know if there will be new stamps issued to go with the rate increase in the UK in April ?
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January 13th 04 11:01 PM
by tony Go to last post
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