Forum: General Discussion
March 5th 10, 04:38 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Whatever became of ....
"Pierre COURTIADE" wrote in message
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Tony Vella wrote :
Has anyone heard from Pedro Cabrera Martín lately? For a while he...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 5th 10, 02:55 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Whatever became of ....
Has anyone heard from Pedro Cabrera Martín lately? For a while he was
contributing daily as he built up his collection and then suddenly he
disappeared. I have looked for him in es.rec...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 27th 10, 11:36 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 884
google and yahoo groups question
Does anyone know if or how the Google and Yahoo groups can be accessed
through Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express? Thanks in advance.
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Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada --...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 27th 10, 09:13 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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For the perfins collectors
I found an 1895 Danish 'coat of arms' type with a G.L. perfin and was
advised by friends on the Danish group that this represents GUSTAV LOTZE,
ODENSE (1899-1955). I was also given a link to an...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 23rd 10, 03:11 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 15
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Spain~Charity label.
Hi Rodney. Not too much info about the stamp itself, I'm afraid, just some
peripheral stuff.
During the Civil War the move through Andalusia left many a town in hopeless
state and eventually...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 22nd 10, 05:34 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 7
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Special Delivery + Postage Due cover
Hi Joshua. I wonder of it could be Night-Sunday and Holiday Delivery?
Splitting the colour channels didn't help me much, I'm afraid.
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Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"Joshua McGee"...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 21st 10, 11:06 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 6
Views: 538
Stamps ID
Hi Rod.
No Gibbons, I regret, but, for what it's worth, here's all the info listed
for the Lebanese Postal Tax in my '05 Scott. Hope it helps.
http://cjoint.com/data/cvmdTxjm7h.htm
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Tony...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 21st 10, 01:34 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 580
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Forum: General Discussion
February 20th 10, 11:43 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Help ID again, please.
I have seen this stamp or label or whatever a million times and I know I
have one in my collection somewhere, and yet whenever I come across it time
and again I can't remember what the heck it's...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 20th 10, 04:44 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,376
Machine stamp questions
"Pierre COURTIADE" wrote in message
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Tony Vella a écrit :
Hello Rodney.
The mention of Pitney Bowes brought to mind a...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 20th 10, 02:29 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,077
OT..New computer burped, big time.
Hi Ralph.
The best backup I have found is an off-site server which I share with 4
other chappies - all retired translators and all in the same racket as I.
If you search around you can find 35...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 19th 10, 10:34 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 631
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Forum: General Discussion
February 18th 10, 07:01 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 631
Spanish Civil war ID
'Cruzada contra el Paro' = 'Crusade Against Unemployment'
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Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"Blair (TC)" wrote in message...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 18th 10, 04:23 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 12
Views: 631
Spanish Civil war ID
Hi Rod. Could you check the link, please? All I get is 'la página no
responde' (the page is not available) even when I enter the number directly
into the ebay search-page. TIA.
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Tony...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 18th 10, 01:52 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 10
Views: 670
China Opt ID
Inner Mongolia ????
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Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- http://www.amedialuz.ca/
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Forum: General Discussion
February 12th 10, 12:05 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,376
Machine stamp questions
"rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote in message
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"phantomm_1"
Rodney,
In the 2 examples I posted, there are no date and...
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Forum: General Discussion
January 28th 10, 07:42 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 563
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Forum: General Discussion
January 28th 10, 03:51 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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New France 'Solidarity with Haiti'
http://cjoint.com/data/bCqK7roedi.htm
I have received notification from FilaCap Brazil of this new January 19
French Marianne issue: "Solidarity with Haiti" denominated at 1 euro plus
44 cents to...
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Forum: General Discussion
January 19th 10, 09:03 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Need contact in Brazil
"Toke Nørby" wrote in message
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"Tony Vella" wrote:
Just before Christmas I lost a good friend...
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Forum: General Discussion
January 18th 10, 11:59 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 486
Need contact in Brazil
Just before Christmas I lost a good friend of 30 years, a fellow translator
who came originally from Portugal, translated Portuguese for the federal
government for many years, retired in Rio and...
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Forum: General Discussion
January 16th 10, 12:23 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 9
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Canada postmarks no 1
Hi Malcolm. Could no. 3 be Cartierville (Montreal West)? Cartie.... a wee
bit longer than Ibe...... ?
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Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- http://www.amedialuz.ca/
"malcolm"...
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Forum: General Discussion
January 5th 10, 02:20 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 14
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ON-OFF Topic: backup to CD
About a year ago I was given 3 blank CDs to replace 3 I had lent. I
normally use Memorex but the ones I was given were Dollar Store specials by
the name of Rymex. I used one of them to back up...
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Forum: General Discussion
December 31st 09, 11:50 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 5
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10c rarities.
And a very happy new year to you too, my friend.
Here's a load of guesswork on the cancellation of your Vazquez de Mella
stamp:
(co)nfie su(s) [trust your]
(ah)orros a [savings in]
(una) (ca)ja...
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Forum: General Discussion
December 31st 09, 06:46 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 583
10c rarities.
Hi Rod.
Just curious: caja is Spanish for box, like caja postal = post box, caja de
depósito = safety deposit box. Made me wonder what kind of cancellation
that is.
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Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario,...
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Forum: General Discussion
December 19th 09, 04:32 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 8
Views: 441
Romania queries.
Blair and I are enjoying beautiful -16C weather today here in Ottawa.
However, the balmy temperatures are not supposed to last, it will be getting
cold later in the week. 36 degrees! Ice cream! ...
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