Bosnia: 5 novics value, 1879 (type 1, identified by way or the lions eye~ a fine small dot) The Hapsburg Imperial arms was the sole identifying motif possible on stamps of Bosnia~Herzegovina, a more than usually polyglot slice, of the Austrian...

Bermuda's tercentenary was the subject of two sets. The first, designed by no less a personage than the Governor himself (Sir James Willcocks), betrays the hand of the amateur in its unnecessarily verbose inscription which De La Rue handled as neatly as possible. The twin oval concept was later...

hello, i m a stamps collector and have about 8000 from word wide please visite this site http://wordstamps.net for more information.

Porkies from the land of the long white cloud. http://cjoint.com/data/ceaRUYaCsA.htm New Zealand will release five stamps and a miniature sheet to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Pig. The stamps depict three pigs that the country calls its own - the Kunekune pig, the Arapawa pig and the...

Marianne de ??? (similar to Marianne Piel) anyone know the engraver? gossip? http://cjoint.com/data/celtAM2P1e.htm and perhaps the allegories here (including the significance of the Wyvern on the cap?) http://cjoint.com/data/celwR8NBRA.htm http://cjoint.com/data/celzNe1VKK.htm

EXHIBITS SOUGHT FOR AMERICOVER 2007 Prospectus Now Available On Web Site Or By Mail Exhibits are now being sought for Americover 2007, the American First Day Cover Society's annual convention and FDC show, which will be held Aug. 17-19 in Stamford, Conn. Americover is a World Series of Philately...

Mette's website about the Vikings is so good that I feel that I should apologise for correcting one little statement. The stamps, or more properly 'carriage labels' issued by Lundy were not just valid for internal postage within the island (it is only 3.5 miles long and half a mile wide and...

Thank you Pierre, Rod & Blair Thanks for all of the information you'll gave me. I have just sent an e-mail to the company to find out how to enroll in PCS. Thanks Again, Doug

entire Queen Elizabeth1 to one Wm Shakspeare. http://cjoint.com/data/cdefp7A0zo.htm Acknowledgement: Lance Salway ISBN 0 7226 5469 3 1979 pp61-66

G'day Pierre, I have no idea how much one can rely on the images in the Stanley Gibbons Catalogues, but going by this, you would swear the "S" in HRVATSKA was larger and lower than the other type. I have an SHS on a 50h but the scan is too small to compare. http://cjoint.com/data/ccj3apMZzi.htm

HELSINKI RAILWAY STATION HILLESUM René, ROOSENDAAL, NETHERLANDS http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0185/index0185a.htm STAMPS OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES FROM 1864 TO 1938 KRUSE Hans, NETHERLANDS http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0184/index0184a.htm AUSTRIA 1783 - "LESSER" OR "CLAPPER" POST FROM PRAGUE POSTAL...

Following a query on news:fr.rec.philatelie newsgroup This stamp : http://cjoint.com/data/cbwEwoihvJ.htm is listed in Yert & Tellier under Yugoslavia Postage due n° 4 and has a high catalog value (100 Euros) contrary to the other stamps in the set. Overprinted in 1919 on a Hungary Postage due...

I often wonder if I could honestly count myself as a philatelist or just a stamp collector. Whilst many study the history of stamps, the history associated with stamps, perforations, watermarks, printing methods, etc, I just buy them because I like the pretty little pictures. Of course, I could...

I am seeking this specialised material and wish to contact anyone willing to share information ... scans or objects over time definition of "signed" koban imitations is offered online via the isjp.org .... if you share a common interest, please reply ...

Hello everyone, I need some help in finding this group's home page. I recieved some items from them a few years ago. I would like to start collecting them again. The items are first day coverswith a gold stamp attached to the card, and it gives a history of that stamp. I have found them for...

awaiting liberation: http://cjoint.com/data/cborNvras4.htm and awaiting advancement: http://cjoint.com/data/cbowbGGfsL.htm 1916 wuga provisional east africa, 2.5 heller block of 4 with type 1 and type 2 , "two and a half" numerals, se tenant. unused (mint no gum)

G'Day All, Well I've started sorting out and am well on the way. A few things have come to light such as a huge collection of Philipines becaus my father was at sea and regularly called to Philipines on monthly basis. A thematic set about Philipines is what appears to be a complete set of...

Does anyone know if it's possible to buy Yvert et Tellier's Catalog Olympique (1896-1996) anywhere online? Thanks

Yes a rich vein for the Lighthouse thematic collector. This is from "Auckland City Stamps" buyers guide. 1991 edition. http://cjoint.com/data/bEeqVURcUH.htm HTH

I dropped into the Western Australian National Archives today, and there was no knowledge of archival glue. Funnily enough, they employ an oxymoron sounding "archival sellotape" an example of which was not available at the time, and I am not sure under what circumstance the tape would be...