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(RCSD) GB Perfin Query by
Blair (TC)
(RCSD) GB Perfin Query
From a FRP request.
Can anyone identify the company / agency
for a Victorian era perfin (1883-4) letters
are HIO or OIH ,
Thanks
Blair
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(RCSD) GB Spoof Stamp by
Blair (TC)
Last year, a special spoof stamp was created for April 1 by a
Scarborough (Yorkshire, UK) collector.
Christopher Phillips, secretary of the Scarborough Philatelic Society,
designed the one-off “junk mail” stamp to remind people to place
unwanted mail in the wastepaper basket and not be “fooled”...
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June 5th 09 12:29 AM
by rodney
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(RCSD) Google Groups Down? by
TC
It appears that Google Groups can "send " messages, but not show or
receive any new messages.
Blair
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(RCSD) How to be unfaithful...... by
Rod
This concerns a chap who is working late one night in the
office with his gorgeous blonde secretary. And as they're just
finishing the paperwork, the secretary leans across the desk and
says: 'Mr. Masterson . . . (sigh) . . .' Because she got out of
breath very easily, this girl. A bit like my...
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(RCSD) How to make an image visible here : use CJoint by
Blair (TC)
How to make an image visible here : use CJoint
_________________________________________
It is not allowed to post images directly into this newsgroup.
If needed to do so, first reduce the size of your image
to a maximum of 500 K
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(RCSD) In Zim the zeroes are back. by
Blair (TC)
Despite removing ten zeroes in August,
the hyperinflation continues.
Zimbabwe dollar crashes to all time low
http://www.swradioafrica.com
By Tichaona Sibanda
11 November 2008
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(RCSD) Info REQ'd from USA please by
David Hicks[_2_]
Hi
just as a matter of interest, how much are you paying for GB machin kiloware
stateside please
and anyone interested in some ( well lots really )
David
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(RCSD) Italian Castles series by
Tony Vella
Does anyone know if the Italian Castles series - first issue Septemebre 22,
1980 - is in fact complete or if are there more issues anticipated? I
visited the philatelic pages of Poste Italiane but did not find a single
word about the series.
Thanks in advance for all assistance.
--
Tony...
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(RCSD) Joint-Issue Question by
Blair (TC)
On March 13, 2007 Armenia released a stamp in a joint
Armenia-Iran issue.
http://www.armenianstamps.com/images/ArmenianStamps-393FDC.jpg
The face value of the stamp was 350 drams (about 97 US cents).
http://www.armenianstamps.com/images/ArmenianStamps-393.jpg
Unfortunately, I cannot find any...
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(RCSD) Looking Back #197 - (US) Double Paper by
Blair (TC)
(US) Double Paper
A type of paper invented and patented by C. F.
Steel in the U.S.A. about 1870, and consists
of two thin sheets of differing character, substance,
tint, or colour, cemented together.
Designed to prevent forgery, erasure, and
tampering, e.g. a 'security' paper. It was
(vide...
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(RCSD) Looking Back #198 - Seebeck by
Blair (TC)
Seebeck
Nicholas Frederick Seebeck collaborated with the
Hamilton Bank Note Company of New York to
supply (in 1889) certain South American States
with most attractive sets of postage stamps free
of charge.
The authorities concerned -- Ecuador, Honduras,
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(RCSD) Looking Back #199 - Seebeck by
Blair (TC)
Seebeck
Nicholas Frederick Seebeck collaborated with the
Hamilton Bank Note Company of New York to
supply (in 1889) certain South American States
with most attractive sets of postage stamps free
of charge.
The authorities concerned -- Ecuador, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Salvador -- are stated to have...
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(RCSD) Looking Back #204 - Used Abroad by
Blair (TC)
Used Abroad
Stamps used in places and countries other than their country of
origin, are so termed. Their diversity is much wider than at first
appears. The list given by Gibbons shows how wide has been the world
distribution of the stamps of G.B. -- the West Indies alone taking up
nearly three...
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(RCSD) Mette will be offline for a while. by
Blair (TC)
Attention Group members.
This is to let you know that our friend Mette's computer
monitor died yesterday. It may be a week or so before
she gets a replacement, so please be patient.
Blair
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August 1st 07 01:03 PM
by Svend
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(RCSD) Old India by
Blair (TC)
If you are collecting Old stamps and covers of India, I can recommend
that you bookmark this on-line document.
It is a Gazetteer of India, published for the East India Company in
1857.
It is most helpful in locating towns mentioned on old covers. The URL
is...
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(RCSD) Our own Rock Group, now? by
Blair (TC)
It appears that RCSD has its own Rock Group, now!
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=stamps&psc=G&filter=1#5026583177219268514
Blair
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(RCSD) Past Notes #145 - Do you like Tapioca? by
Blair (TC)
Do You Like Tapioca?
Really? Well, you've been absorbing it, and as far as
I have noted none of you have particularly objected to
it, on the score of taste, and you generally pay regular
dough to secure on the backs of your mint stamps.
Some of you hold it in such high esteem as to...
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