Forum: General Discussion
June 1st 10, 04:45 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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What happened?
"Ralphael1" .
Maybe Sir Rodney has found empty ]dumpsters or he is getting
too old to climb in and out of the things.Or maybe he has been banned
from diving. :-)
.....never Ralph my friend :)
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Forum: General Discussion
February 18th 10, 02:17 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 12
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Spanish Civil war ID
Solved
From a colleague
Spanish Civil War issues from Mallorca, (Majorca) the largest of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, are
unemployment stamps (Pro-Paro). They may have done...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 14th 10, 02:20 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,253
A pair and etc...
"Tony Clayton"
It was issued with many different overprints for Italian possessions and
post offices, and I once presented a 16 page display on this one stamp
and its variations!
Can you tell...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 6th 10, 08:03 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,609
Ping: Ralphael.
"Asia-translation"
Well, I've known more than one (to all other outward appearances)
human who had paws rather than hands ...
Tony of the Antipathies
That's right Tony,
picking up stamps with their...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 3rd 10, 07:49 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 6
Views: 381
Using bound stamp albums
Hi Tim,
a common encounter, I should think.
I find I lack the discipline to remain committed to a preset format,
be it either by the album, or the page.
I find dedicated albums, when filled,...
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Forum: General Discussion
January 28th 10, 03:44 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 10
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A couple of curly ones.
Hi Peter,
I nearly shot myself in the foot there,
I was going by my own database, and I haven't an agate 9d
I should have checked with SG.
so it is more feasable it could be a bleached agate 9d.
It...
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Forum: General Discussion
December 31st 09, 11:01 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Thank you Google Group
....and I will thank Google for "Picasa" the image manipulator.
The most oft used software on my computer next to ACDSee.
A brilliant piece of software.
"Ralphael1"
I access this group via Google....
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Forum: General Discussion
December 26th 09, 03:17 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Romania colour changeling.
Thanks very much Peter,
My SG SOTW does not list the Orange.
I have dug out my 1963 specialised and now see the deeper sets.
I can see this type coming in 3 perf denominations, but cannot see...
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Forum: General Discussion
December 20th 09, 04:13 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 8
Views: 431
Romania queries.
I may add, "Lucky Girl" and "Net Net" the local South Australian Pandemoniums
have in their 8 million dollar enclosure, refrigerated rocks to play on
due to our strong summers.
I guess it is OK now,...
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Forum: General Discussion
December 13th 09, 10:54 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 10
Views: 642
Cjoint.
The idea Rein, is that the individual should retain the images
of choice on his own Harddrive.
Stampboards are having the same problem with the server saved Photbucket,
accounts not renewed every 30...
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Forum: General Discussion
November 16th 09, 10:50 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,110
where is Travancore ?
OK my turn to brag and tell,
"On Sirkar Service"
Travancore SGO4b (1921) 10 cash pink with left "S" inverted.
(The 7th stamp on the bottom row)
http://cjoint.com/data/lqlTEZts5m.htm
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Forum: General Discussion
November 16th 09, 03:37 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,508
My son really wants to start collecting stamps
2008 detail:
http://cjoint.com/data/lqeIOPctKj.htm
There also exist an "Architecture" set if yoou wish
HTH
"Jim"
If memory serves me correctly, Australia had a set of stamps dealing with large...
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Forum: General Discussion
November 16th 09, 01:47 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,110
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Forum: General Discussion
November 16th 09, 01:05 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 10
Views: 728
Channel Island bisect.
Thank you Stan, Richard, Peter.
I have no doubt it is engineered to a certain degree,
It is an empty cover posted within Guernsey philatellically inspired
by a collector I should think.
I am not so...
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Forum: General Discussion
November 9th 09, 12:45 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,428
Bosnia Query - delurking
Rein, no doubt you have travelled up the source chain to home,
but perhaps for others to whom paper brings on salivation,
http://www.ajvalente.com/
"Rein"
Rodney,
nice article! thanks!
"The...
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Forum: General Discussion
September 27th 09, 02:58 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 20
Views: 984
US stamps used for money/payment
That's the kind of currency you need in Melbourne Tony, (3 Pies)
What was it for the Grand Final? 9 degrees?
whilst we were sipping our pina coladas in the West at 21
PS: nice...
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Forum: General Discussion
September 16th 09, 11:42 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 4
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Barry's Duplex Postmark.
:0)
well, not at the moment Blair,
Mother Nature is watering our weeds at the moment, very well thank you.
Buds on the grape vine herald Spring, so it shall not be long
before she (mother nature)...
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Forum: General Discussion
September 13th 09, 12:24 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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It's Revenue time. US anxiety tax.
Under "Social Philately~Cinderellas" we could address the issue thus:
HARVEY KURTZMAN (1924-1993).
Cartoonist and founding editor of cultural icon Mad comic magazine;
Little Annie Fanny parodies in...
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Forum: General Discussion
September 13th 09, 10:03 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 11
Views: 535
US query minisheets.
:)
That rated highly on the chuckle meter.
We have a long history of "taking the ****"
I think it began with the British archers giving the French what for at Agincourt
and the two findered...
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Forum: General Discussion
September 13th 09, 01:45 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 2
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Yaaaa! das ist futball !
Victor Manta schrieb:
"Yaaaa! das ist futball !"
In which language is this, please? TIA.
Germalian Victor,
just having a bit of fun, a sense of play.
Behind it all, we are proud of our...
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Forum: General Discussion
September 12th 09, 06:34 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 11
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Doing the dumpster dive.
Thanks Blair,
not much floating around on him,
I couldn't find a portrait, there is a photo of him at Smithsonian
with other Presidents of WU
http://cjoint.com/data/jmhEdqQUZ6.htm
Australians may...
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Forum: General Discussion
September 12th 09, 06:24 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,595
Charkhari~Bhopal.
Oh Dear!, oh dear!,
yes I blew that one. :)
Of course I understand, I was thinking at the time
of the SG instance of calling a 6p value tablet as a half anna.
I was operating the keyboard whilst the...
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Forum: General Discussion
September 2nd 09, 03:41 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 1
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India the Majestic.
"rodney"
Rudyard Kipling mentioned the hotel in “The City of Dreadful Night”
Perhaps, more correctly, "From sea to sea, and other sketches" Rudyard Kipling.
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Forum: General Discussion
August 9th 09, 08:14 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 11
Views: 562
South Australia cancellation question
It would be the right hand portion of a duplex cancel Joshua.
Barred "S.AUSTRALIA"
Here is one from my collection
http://cjoint.com/data/ijjnaMKRpE.htm
HTH
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Forum: General Discussion
August 9th 09, 02:48 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,036
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