Forum: General Discussion
July 5th 10, 01:13 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Disturbing facts.
On Jul 4, 11:47*am, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:
rein news.xs4all.nl found these unused words:
Raphael,
Why are 100% of all UK stamps printed on paper supplied by...
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Forum: General Discussion
July 3rd 10, 09:24 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,327
Disturbing facts.
The following four items, (printed verbatim) were not known to me
until I looked at some illegal stamps.
There are quite a few illegals floating around. Herrick Stamp, (Kent
Research) sells...
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Forum: General Discussion
July 3rd 10, 09:09 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Collection Focus
On Jul 3, 8:28*am, Albert wrote:
On 4 jun, 17:36, Art wrote:
On Jun 4, 7:54*am, Ralphael1 wrote:
I have known for...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 22nd 10, 08:28 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 587
Late catalog listing
On Jun 21, 4:47*pm, Billns wrote:
On 6/21/2010 9:28 AM, Billns wrote:
On 6/20/2010 3:21 PM, Ralphael1 wrote:
On Jun 20, 1:33 pm, ...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 20th 10, 11:21 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 6
Views: 587
Late catalog listing
On Jun 20, 1:33*pm, Billns wrote:
On 6/20/2010 3:18 AM, Ralphael1 wrote:
Some stamps do not appear in Scott catalog for several years after
they are released,...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 20th 10, 11:18 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 6
Views: 587
Late catalog listing
Some stamps do not appear in Scott catalog for several years after
they are released, anyone know why it takes so long?
One factor is that the Scott catalogs are issued one at a time and
eight months...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 17th 10, 11:45 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 1,004
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Forum: General Discussion
June 14th 10, 12:18 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 560
a little OT
On Jun 14, 6:50*am, "Pedro" wrote:
"Ralphael1" wrote in message
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On Jun 12,...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 13th 10, 09:22 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Beauty is in the eye
On Jun 12, 7:17*pm, Ralphael1 wrote:
Anyone know the official color designations of the 2010 Machins?
Someone once said "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
This stamp...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 13th 10, 09:18 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 4
Views: 560
a little OT
On Jun 12, 10:00*pm, "Pedro" wrote:
Looking at the backside of hundreds of machins with envelope paper still on.
The designs on the inner side of envelopes caught my...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 13th 10, 12:17 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 1
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Beauty is in the eye
Anyone know the official color designations of the 2010 Machins?
Someone once said "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
This stamp accumulator says; "Color is in the eye of the beholder."
Machins...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 11th 10, 07:54 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 1,004
Stamps we should resist/avoid
Attn; Victor
It has been just over nine years since you penned/published/
copyrighted an article on Stamps We Should Resist and Stamps We Should
Avoid.
The article listed 25 country stamps to resist...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 6th 10, 09:47 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 429
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Forum: General Discussion
June 5th 10, 09:22 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Off topic...Ping Postmaster SNA
Victor, while going through some old stuff nI found a cover; Consulate-
General of Spanish North Africa to me when I was in the hospital
having my heart operation. It has the finger returning it to...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 5th 10, 11:46 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 6
Views: 690
Collection Focus
On Jun 4, 4:36*pm, Art wrote:
On Jun 4, 7:54*am, Ralphael1 wrote:
I have known for quite awhile that to be good at collecting I must
stay...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 4th 10, 12:54 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 6
Views: 690
Collection Focus
I have known for quite awhile that to be good at collecting I must
stay focused.
I have also found that I cannot work several different collections at
one time.
If I put a collection aside for a few...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 1st 10, 02:36 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 3
Views: 495
What happened?
On May 31, 5:02*am, Peter Buder wrote:
Is this group drying out, due to lac of interest? Or is there anything
else, I did not realize? Where is Rodney?
Peter
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Forum: General Discussion
May 26th 10, 11:33 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 1,128
Three stamp IDs please
On May 26, 11:24*am, yoyo wrote:
I have no clue why Scott has Mint and NH prices.
I have no clue why nearly all stamp dealers/people use MNH either.
I have no clue...
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Forum: General Discussion
May 26th 10, 09:45 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,128
Three stamp IDs please
On May 25, 7:59*pm, Sir F. A. Rien wrote:
Billns found these unused words:
See inline comments:
Bill
On 5/25/2010 3:30 AM,...
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Forum: General Discussion
May 26th 10, 09:33 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,128
Three stamp IDs please
On May 25, 11:14*am, Billns wrote:
See inline comments:
Bill
On 5/25/2010 3:30 AM, Ralphael1 wrote:
On May 24, 7:16 pm, *wrote:
...
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Forum: General Discussion
May 25th 10, 11:30 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Three stamp IDs please
On May 24, 7:16*pm, yoyo wrote:
OK, here we go:
The 15¢ looks like a Scott 259, issued October 1895. Mint value
$325.00, used value, $60.00.
The red one is a...
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Forum: General Discussion
May 24th 10, 10:07 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 1,128
Three stamp IDs please
On May 23, 11:17*pm, yoyo wrote:
Sorry, the links were messed up. For the first one, the link ishttp://www..flickr.com/photos/ykerzner/4633795985/.
For the duck stamp, the...
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Forum: General Discussion
May 21st 10, 04:23 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 1,245
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Forum: General Discussion
May 19th 10, 10:47 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Views: 1,245
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Forum: General Discussion
May 19th 10, 11:25 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Replies: 6
Views: 431
Newsgroup activity
On May 18, 7:56*pm, "rod allan" wrote:
Wow!
thanks for that lovely thought Ralph
that is very thoughtful of you, but alas they have not arrived.
I can only hope...
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