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Forum: General Discussion June 30th 09, 11:53 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 14
Views: 649
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
GB query~hex cancellations.

OK - I give up - that LH cancel almost looks like Greek though I can't think why you would get a Greek cancel on a Brit stamp.

John Mycroft

rodney wrote:
Anyone know anything about these,
I do...
Forum: General Discussion May 19th 09, 03:43 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 10
Views: 1,111
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
GB cancellation ID

My dollar would be on Middlesbrough as most other similar town names end with bOrough. Can't think of any others that don't have the O but there
are bound to be some.

John Mycroft

Ryan Davenport...
Forum: General Discussion March 19th 09, 12:46 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 8
Views: 1,043
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Please help for identify the 50pf Bavaria Bayern stamp.

Hi, Anton

It's hard to judge the colour from the picture but Michel lists at least 4 with different colours / watermarks:-

Mi 42 dark grey-red = $60
Mi 52 dark orange brown $180
Mi 59 blackish...
Forum: General Discussion March 10th 09, 01:51 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 3
Views: 1,116
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Some questions for your next stamp quiz.

"3 ) 1914 - Aistralia"

Aistralia? Is that Canada's new name, eh?

Blair wrote:
On Mar 9, 3:07 pm, "rodney" wrote:
1. Who is the man shown riding a bicycle on the...
Forum: General Discussion March 10th 09, 01:49 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 3
Views: 417
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Ripped and torn stamps.

Yup - that was the accepted way of cancelling early Afghan stamps.

On a similar topic, the only valid use for the high value 1897 Jubilee issue was on large parcels which meant they received what I...
Forum: General Discussion February 20th 09, 09:57 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 3
Views: 425
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
New novel - Saving Romford by John Mycroft - features stamp collector

Good morning / afternoon / day, all

This is an unashamed ad for my new novel, Saving Romford which has just been published. It's "hero" is an incompetent, beer-swilling computer
programmer who...
Forum: General Discussion January 28th 09, 08:38 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 1
Views: 514
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Is Minkus acetate interleaving safe?

Hi! Digging around in my junk boxes, I have turned up about 100 Minkus acetate interleaving sheets. The price on the pack is $3.50 so I guess they
come from the mid-1980s. Are they safe to use or...
Forum: General Discussion January 12th 09, 04:17 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 3
Views: 640
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Fonts used in Scott Internationals

Interesting website - thanks!


Sir Hystrix wrote:
John Mycroft wrote:
Morning, All
I want to extend my Scott International British Commonwealth pages to
1952 (a more logical place to...
Forum: General Discussion January 8th 09, 02:20 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 3
Views: 640
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Fonts used in Scott Internationals

Morning, All
I want to extend my Scott International British Commonwealth pages to 1952 (a more logical place to stop than 1940). I will have to print them
myself as nobody seems to do an...
Forum: General Discussion October 30th 08, 09:33 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 42
Views: 1,570
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
part postmarks(again)

Houhora - just because it's not listed anywhere doesn't mean it doesn't exist! It is right up at the pointed end of the North Island of New
Zealand, roughly halfway between Kaitaia and Cape Reinga....
Forum: General Discussion October 24th 08, 01:12 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 20
Views: 736
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Waxed sandwich bags - this is NOT off-topic!!!

Thanks, All, for your erudite comments, some of which even (gasp!) dealt with the original question. I will do what I usually do with stuff like
this - get my 9 year old son to put em on ebay with...
Forum: General Discussion October 22nd 08, 04:07 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 20
Views: 736
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Waxed sandwich bags - this is NOT off-topic!!!

Gday
Some time ago I bought a large junk lot that includes thousands of stamps in hundreds of what I took to be old fashioned glassines but which turn
out to be, I think, waxed paper sandwich bags. ...
Forum: General Discussion October 22nd 08, 04:00 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 13
Views: 915
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Rescue a falling apart miniature sheet

Parental warning - this picture should not be viewed by people of a nervous disposition. http://www.cobbsmill.com/ostropa.jpg

That little triangle in the bottom left shifted after I'd got it all in...
Forum: General Discussion October 21st 08, 02:07 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 13
Views: 915
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Rescue a falling apart miniature sheet

OK - the dirty deed is done.

First a darn good soak in warm water, several changes thereof, which was a tricky op in itself as the sheet is SO fragile that any sloshing of the
water was likely to...
Forum: General Discussion October 9th 08, 08:13 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 13
Views: 915
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Rescue a falling apart miniature sheet

By way of a PS, the glue I have here in the house (other than wildly inappropriate stuff like Gorilla Glue) includes a glue pen full of what looks
like watered down wallpaper paste, real wallpaper...
Forum: General Discussion October 9th 08, 07:36 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 13
Views: 915
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Rescue a falling apart miniature sheet

Help! I recently acquired a Germany Ostropa 1935 miniature sheet that previous owners had failed to remove the gum from, despite it's pretty much
falling apart (it is now in 8 fragile pieces.) Any...
Forum: General Discussion June 4th 08, 01:40 PM Posted to alt.rec.collecting.stamps.marketplace,rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 6
Views: 296
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Ebay ID to block from your listings

Before I go banning that person, I'd need to see the lot & the feedback.

That "no negative feedback for buyers" is truly stupid. I'm lucky enough never to have got one (though I do still have a...
Forum: General Discussion May 30th 08, 02:16 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 33
Views: 1,030
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
More stamp chat?

Gday, Joshua

You're not the only one to cross swords with Mr Stephens and I won't waste bandwidth digging up my conversation with him. We could certainly make
this board more high traffic if we...
Forum: General Discussion May 21st 08, 07:17 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 5
Views: 261
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Beware of ebay's shipping calculator

I agree with everything anyone ever says about postage rates. When I schlepped the album to the post office, they charged me $23.10 so everyone is
happy. I think that, in future, I will add a...
Forum: General Discussion May 20th 08, 05:47 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 21
Views: 615
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Stamp ID

To put you all out of your misery, the stamp I put in my post (as an attachment) is from Liberia 1924 - Scott # F32.
Forum: General Discussion May 16th 08, 01:27 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 10
Views: 382
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
OT Posting pictures

I'll agree that it is inconvenient to have to go somewhere else to see a picture and that there are less and less dial-up users out there.
But there are still a fair number. There does come a point...
Forum: General Discussion May 16th 08, 01:19 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 5
Views: 261
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Beware of ebay's shipping calculator

Gday
I just sold an old album to someone in Canada and good ole ebay calculated the shipping cost of a flat rate international box as $24.95 but
the USPS actually charges $29.95. The purchaser, not...
Forum: General Discussion April 30th 08, 10:03 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 4
Views: 304
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
Catalogues for UK, Germany, Belgium?

For Germany, you can't beat Michel who do a range - I find the Spezial-Katalog meets my requirements with plenty of detail about
plate differences, shades, watermarks etc but not too much to manage....
Forum: General Discussion April 3rd 08, 12:56 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss,rec.collecting.stamps.marketplace
Replies: 2
Views: 821
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
How To Filter/Block Sellers On Ebay/

The problem with the "Advanced search" approach is that it is fine if you are always looking for, say "coils" from all but your
unfavorite 3 sellers but, if you change your mind what you want to buy...
Forum: Marketplace April 3rd 08, 12:56 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss,rec.collecting.stamps.marketplace
Replies: 7
Views: 932
Posted By John Mycroft[_2_]
How To Filter/Block Sellers On Ebay/

The problem with the "Advanced search" approach is that it is fine if you are always looking for, say "coils" from all but your
unfavorite 3 sellers but, if you change your mind what you want to buy...
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