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Forum: General Discussion May 7th 21, 10:17 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 0
Views: 1,154
Posted By Victor Manta
GAO questions sustainability of U.S. Postal Service

An interesting article in Linn's, May 5,...
Forum: General Discussion October 19th 20, 09:28 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 14
Views: 5,537
Posted By Victor Manta
Is anybody reading this NG?

"Victor Manta" wrote in message ...

The last posting on RCSD was on 5/15/2020, then nothing newer came...

Thanks to only two collectors who participated in...
Forum: General Discussion October 10th 20, 06:22 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 14
Views: 5,537
Posted By Victor Manta
Is anybody reading this NG?

"David E. Ross" wrote in message ...


My goal was to have every stamp, postcard, and stamped envelope that the
public -- not merely a business, government agency,...
Forum: General Discussion October 9th 20, 06:47 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 14
Views: 5,537
Posted By Victor Manta
Is anybody reading this NG?

"David E. Ross" wrote in message ...

On 10/8/2020 2:24 PM, Victor Manta wrote:
The last posting on RCSD was on 5/15/2020, then nothing newer came...

I still...
Forum: General Discussion October 8th 20, 10:24 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 14
Views: 5,537
Posted By Victor Manta
Is anybody reading this NG?

The last posting on RCSD was on 5/15/2020, then nothing newer came...

I still remember that a long time ago there were here over 1000 posting in a
month.

Victor Manta,...
Forum: General Discussion May 28th 20, 11:50 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 0
Views: 3,090
Posted By Victor Manta
Wuhan and Chernobyl

"Victor Manta" wrote in message ...

China Post (PRC) issued two stamps dedicated to coronavirus. You can
learn
more about them and some others, dedicated...
Forum: General Discussion March 17th 20, 06:25 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 0
Views: 3,301
Posted By Victor Manta
Abusive stamps and Coronavirus

There are two categories of countries that issue harmful stamps.

Some, on whose behalf postage stamps are issued by anonymous producers,
without the approval of the respective countries. These are...
Forum: General Discussion September 14th 19, 04:31 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 0
Views: 2,429
Posted By Victor Manta
The record 10% price rise by USPS was struck down

"A record 10% price rise in the U.S. Postal Service’s 50-cent “Forever”
stamp was struck down by a federal appeals court, which sided with a San
Francisco man who said the arbitrary boost set...
Forum: General Discussion August 25th 19, 01:03 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 0
Views: 2,612
Posted By Victor Manta
The End of New Stamps Issues?

"Iceland Post recently announced the decision to stop servicing postage
stamp collectors due to heavy losses in recent years. The service, which has
mainly been used by stamp collectors all over...
Forum: General Discussion June 18th 19, 03:27 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 0
Views: 3,069
Posted By Victor Manta
The WNS and the Illegal Postal Stamps in 2019

I published on the PWO site an article covering the subject mentioned in the
subject line and proposals about how to improve the present...
Forum: General Discussion March 21st 19, 10:13 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 2
Views: 3,419
Posted By Victor Manta
Prefund of its retiree benefits - a key contributor to the USPS current fiscal plight?

"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...


"The 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act requires the Postal
Service — unlike other government...
Forum: General Discussion March 18th 19, 12:35 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 2
Views: 3,419
Posted By Victor Manta
Prefund of its retiree benefits - a key contributor to the USPS current fiscal plight?

I read as follows:

"The 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act requires the Postal
Service — unlike other government entities — to prefund its retiree benefits
well into the future, a...
Forum: General Discussion January 31st 19, 11:30 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 6
Views: 3,011
Posted By Victor Manta
Mailing in US got more expensive

"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...

For this I should be happy to pay more ...

It is known that more was offered in the past, even if the...
Forum: General Discussion January 31st 19, 12:36 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 6
Views: 3,011
Posted By Victor Manta
Mailing in US got more expensive

"Victor Manta" wrote in message ...

The increase couldn't be smaller in 2017 (...)

Correction: The increase couldn't be smaller in 1917 (...)

Victor...
Forum: General Discussion January 30th 19, 10:39 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 6
Views: 3,011
Posted By Victor Manta
Mailing in US got more expensive

"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...

The postal increase of November 2, 1917 and of July 6, 1932 were 50%
jumps.

Yes indeed, but...

The...
Forum: General Discussion January 28th 19, 05:09 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 6
Views: 3,011
Posted By Victor Manta
Mailing in US got more expensive

The price of a first-class forever stamp went up on last Sunday, from 50
cents to 55 cents. That 10 percent increase is the largest single price jump
in the history of the Postal Service, the...
Forum: General Discussion September 24th 18, 12:47 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 9
Views: 3,428
Posted By Victor Manta
Soon no new cancelled stamps?

"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...

New Zealand Post has stopped canceling stamps on mail — at least
temporarily.


Other postal authorities...
Forum: General Discussion September 23rd 18, 01:33 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 9
Views: 3,428
Posted By Victor Manta
Soon no new cancelled stamps?

New Zealand Post has stopped canceling stamps on mail — at least
temporarily.

A New Zealand Post spokesperson told Linn’s Sept. 18: “New Zealand Post is
currently trialling some new...
Forum: General Discussion September 16th 18, 11:14 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 5
Views: 2,623
Posted By Victor Manta
Illegal Stamps - Interview with the UPU Program Manager Philately

"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...

On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:56:57 -0400, "Victor Manta"
sharpened a crayon and...
Forum: General Discussion September 14th 18, 07:56 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 5
Views: 2,623
Posted By Victor Manta
Illegal Stamps - Interview with the UPU Program Manager Philately

"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...

CRI - (...)?

CRI (French) = IRC (English)
Forum: General Discussion September 14th 18, 03:20 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 5
Views: 2,623
Posted By Victor Manta
Illegal Stamps - Interview with the UPU Program Manager Philately

The PWO asked some questions the new Program Manager "Philately and CRI” of
the International Bureau (IB) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), who was
kind to answer them. We publish our...
Forum: General Discussion July 6th 18, 05:30 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 1
Views: 3,085
Posted By Victor Manta
Las Vegas Liberty Stamp Update

Las Vegas sculptor Robert Davidson was awarded last week $3.5 million from
the Postal Service in a lawsuit. You can find more information on my
philatelic page dedicated to this...
Forum: General Discussion March 6th 18, 05:36 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 3
Views: 2,524
Posted By Victor Manta
Fake topical stamps sold on eBay

It is old news that the topical stamp collectors largely outnumber those of
classical/traditional material. For this reason, the offer for the former is
considerably bigger than the one for the...
Forum: General Discussion March 5th 18, 05:34 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 3
Views: 2,524
Posted By Victor Manta
Fake topical stamps sold on eBay

On this page I explain how to detect that some new stamps offered on eBay
are fake (illegal):

http://www.pwmo.org/Illegals/18-long-overdue-measures.htm

Victor Manta,...
Forum: General Discussion July 19th 17, 11:27 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 9
Views: 2,585
Posted By Victor Manta
USPS - New Rates Increase

"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...

Well, the USPS is in the middle muddle at exactly
1 Euro for a minimum letter.

One Eur at USPS is somewhere...
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