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Forum: General Discussion August 27th 12, 11:27 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 30
Views: 5,829
Posted By Billns
What do you collect?

On 8/27/2012 2:58 PM, Roy wrote:

I have an inactive US collection started about age 10 thanks to an album given
to me by an uncle. I collected mint through 1978 when I got ticked off due to
...
Forum: General Discussion August 22nd 12, 06:06 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 30
Views: 5,829
Posted By Billns
What do you collect?

On 8/18/2012 6:49 AM, Victor Manta wrote:
In the past we run several times postings with the subject: What do you
collect? This way we could learn more about the philatelic interests of
the...
Forum: General Discussion August 17th 12, 06:29 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 5
Views: 1,782
Posted By Billns
Overproduction of stamps

This waste of stamps should be reduced in 2011 and future years as USPS
now releases virtually all first class one-ounce stamps in "Forever"
format. Customers don't want to buy 44-cent stamps and...
Forum: General Discussion July 16th 12, 10:12 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 5
Views: 1,655
Posted By Billns
The importance of Stamp Shops

On 7/16/2012 1:54 AM, Postal Pursuits wrote:
I have only just joined the group and I am one of the few new
Stamp Shops to open in a High Street location in recent times.
I have written a couple of...
Forum: General Discussion July 5th 12, 11:03 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 11
Views: 2,385
Posted By Billns
Best software for archiving stamps.

On 7/5/2012 8:02 AM, Sir F.A. Rien wrote:
The only reason for scanning stamps that I own would be if I wanted to
sell them. Stamp images in a printed or online catalog, though, are
sometimes...
Forum: General Discussion July 4th 12, 11:33 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 11
Views: 2,385
Posted By Billns
Best software for archiving stamps.

On 7/4/2012 2:45 PM, gogu wrote:


I'm using an Excel sheet right now with the info you say and a few more
(seller, e-mail, value, grade, price in $ pounds and euros, Scott and
Michel numbers,...
Forum: General Discussion July 2nd 12, 07:25 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 11
Views: 2,385
Posted By Billns
Best software for archiving stamps.

On 7/1/2012 8:51 AM, gogu wrote:
Hi all!
After I've asked a few months ago for your opinion on stamps catalogues
and received useful info, now I'd like to ask what software you are
using in...
Forum: General Discussion June 27th 12, 06:02 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 10
Views: 2,901
Posted By Billns
One press sheet US Baseball sold out before issue date

On 6/26/2012 9:40 AM, Sir F.A. Rien wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:38:59 -0400, Terry Reedy
sharpened a crayon and wrote:

On 6/25/2012 4:27 PM, Victor Manta wrote:
One...
Forum: Marketplace May 20th 12, 09:50 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.marketplace
Replies: 2
Views: 3,280
Posted By Billns
Some May listings

On 5/18/2012 1:07 PM, William Evison wrote:

Now offering the following, to demonstrate our low prices. Just write
me to order.

list deleted

Thanks for looking.. Cappa1@xxx

This...
Forum: General Discussion May 5th 12, 05:40 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 12
Views: 2,462
Posted By Billns
stanley gibbons online

On 5/5/2012 6:42 AM, Victor Manta wrote:
"Victor Manta" wrote in message
...

The sites described in the article that I proposed...
Forum: General Discussion April 25th 12, 07:26 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 9
Views: 2,090
Posted By Billns
Separation of scanned images of several stamps

On 4/25/2012 8:39 AM, Sir F.A. Rien wrote:
Photoshop does the job in one step rather than two, but as you points
out it is expensive. I have also tried separating images with Photoshop
...
Forum: General Discussion April 25th 12, 06:58 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 9
Views: 2,090
Posted By Billns
Separation of scanned images of several stamps

See my inline comments.

Bill Sharpe

On 4/24/2012 10:31 PM, Pierre COURTIADE wrote:
Hi Bill and Victor,

Very interesting subject !
Thanks Victor for your post (and of course Bill for the...
Forum: General Discussion April 24th 12, 04:18 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 9
Views: 2,090
Posted By Billns
Separation of scanned images of several stamps

On 4/23/2012 8:25 PM, Victor Manta wrote:
An interesting article written by the well known participant in this ng,
Bill Sharpe, just appeared in the last Linn's Stamps News.

Bill describes...
Forum: General Discussion April 12th 12, 06:20 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 9
Views: 1,580
Posted By Billns
storing stamps

On 4/12/2012 6:27 AM, Pedro wrote:
Hello friends,
Which is the best way to store thousands of duplicate stamps?, let's say
definitives like Machins or Wildings. Putting them into stockbooks...
Forum: General Discussion April 3rd 12, 08:59 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 18
Views: 3,249
Posted By Billns
Evaluation of Philatelic Websites Revisited

On 4/3/2012 12:12 PM, Victor Manta wrote:
"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...
On 4/1/2012 11:29 PM, Victor Manta...
Forum: General Discussion March 18th 12, 10:02 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 43
Views: 4,490
Posted By Billns
[META] Troll Victor Manta attacks with LIES. Was [META] Onbickering and throwing stones.

I realize nobody can close this thread, but perhaps if everyone agrees
to refrain from posting we can back to discussing stamps here.

This is MY last message on the subject.

Bill
Forum: General Discussion March 13th 12, 08:46 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 43
Views: 4,490
Posted By Billns
[META] On bickering and throwing stones. Was: Newbie question.

On 3/13/2012 8:29 AM, Victor Manta wrote:
"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:59:52 -0500, "Nick Knight"...
Forum: General Discussion February 22nd 12, 11:05 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 2
Views: 1,355
Posted By Billns
[META] Don't Feed the Trolls/Scammers/Spammers. Was: snip

On 2/21/2012 8:32 PM, Victor Manta wrote:


My ng provider filters out such scam/spam but some participants here
bring it back by citing it in full...

After so many years on ng's haven't...
Forum: General Discussion January 12th 12, 01:20 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 9
Views: 1,546
Posted By Billns
Is this ng dead ? A question about UPU taxations

On 1/10/2012 4:56 PM, Pierre COURTIADE wrote:

One of them beeing that it is not possible to attach an image to a
message. This was undestandable years ago when everyone had a low speed
...
Forum: General Discussion January 10th 12, 11:18 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 9
Views: 1,546
Posted By Billns
Is this ng dead ? A question about UPU taxations

On 1/10/2012 2:12 PM, bc92 wrote:
I am afraid this usenet ng is quite dead with nearly zero messages
nowadays.

Who says no ?

http://cjoint.com/?BAkxccbPvJc

I would need a documented...
Forum: General Discussion December 26th 11, 08:00 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 3
Views: 1,305
Posted By Billns
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

On 12/25/2011 2:27 PM, Victor Manta wrote:
wrote in message
...
Just want to wish...
Forum: General Discussion October 19th 11, 07:21 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 12
Views: 2,518
Posted By Billns
solution for taking new stamps off paper

On 10/18/2011 7:20 PM, Don Levey wrote:
On 10/18/2011 21:28, Pierre COURTIADE wrote:

.... The flour adheres to the backs and makes them "un-sticky".

Terry Reedy :

Corn start...
Forum: General Discussion September 19th 11, 11:57 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 5
Views: 1,720
Posted By Billns
Retail price vs catalogue values

On 9/19/2011 2:00 PM, Victor Manta wrote:


Pricing is so far removed from actual retail or auction that it's like the
LIST price on the TV infomercials, snip for brevity

There ain't no...
Forum: General Discussion September 3rd 11, 06:12 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 20
Views: 2,465
Posted By Billns
scanning watermarks

On 9/3/2011 8:01 AM, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:
found these unused words:

On 9/2/2011 9:08 AM, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:


Depends upon the 'level' of the...
Forum: General Discussion September 2nd 11, 05:51 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Replies: 4
Views: 1,094
Posted By Billns
Watermark detectors

On 9/1/2011 10:54 AM, wrote:
I would like to study the watermarks of a lot of stamps. Is there a
"non-liquid" watermark detector I can use? I have seen other
collectors at...
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