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Forum: Share with others here your NICE looking stamp and cover images etc. Topic: Postal History of Tonga in the 19th Century |
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Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 03:56:49 am
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| Can I chip in? I've been reducing my stamp collection and only have 4 of these stamps left in the album. All have a missed perf at the centre of the side, like your example, Greg. Below this, they all measure 11½ (ie for the lower 4 or 5 perforations). Above this, they measure 11 exactly. I'm using ... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Marijuana: Irreversible Brain destruction - 'NEVER' cured. |
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Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 03:30:29 am
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| Such a shame that reddies can't respond to all these dogmatic statements, pro and contra. I'm sure he would have had us in stitches with his responses. Can he read this thread? Does a "lifetime suspension" also preclude the ability to view posts? If he can read the board but not respond, I... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Italian Roma 1992 not found |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 22:14:26 pm
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| I would think that it is a Cinderella, since it does not have the name of a country printed upon it. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Date and Value Required for a Penny Red stamp |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 06:55:37 am
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| vimuk25, you are treading on dangerous ground. The Sherriff doesn't like textspeak and insists on correct English and proper punctuation. You still have 30 minutes to edit your question. I cannot give you an answer as I do not collect these stamps, but someone will be along soon who will. However, u... |
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Forum: New to Bulletin Boards? A few useful tips and technical threads. AND add your suggestions too. Topic: Help with defragmenting my computer, please |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 06:47:33 am
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Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions and information.
I really should make an effort and learn more about computers and software. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Postal Telegraph & Cable Co- 25 cents -Complimentary Frank? |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 06:44:34 am
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| The Postal Telegraph-Cable Company issued these to shareholders and others who rated free services in 1931. They began this in 1892 and continued on an annual basis until absorbed into Western Union in 1943. You have a complete sheet; it was valued at 50p per stamp in 1982. All info from Hiscocks' c... |
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Forum: New to Bulletin Boards? A few useful tips and technical threads. AND add your suggestions too. Topic: Help with defragmenting my computer, please |
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 23:29:12 pm
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| As my computer is running a trifle slow, a friend suggested (amongst several bits of advice) that I consider defragging the hard drive. So, I downloaded Pyriform Defraggler and used it on my C drive. This was 23% fragmented when I began running Defraggler, but still 9% on conclusion. Is this residua... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Guidance sought from someone from Gippsland area of Victoria |
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 21:44:54 pm
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| In the meantime, why not post images of some of your stamps here? |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Registered or ordinary mail from Australia? Views please. |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 06:24:22 am
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I regularly buy from both Oz and NZ and never pay the extra for registration unless that is the only option.
Never had a problem.
Caught by Revenue and Customs a couple of times over the years, but c'est la vie. |
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Forum: Share with others here your NICE looking stamp and cover images etc. Topic: Six UK monarchs on cover |
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 22:24:47 pm
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: A question about Paper |
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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 06:37:15 am
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Warning Internet scam claiming they are Microsoft. |
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 21:48:41 pm
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| This same scam idea is here in the US. I and my family have been told to tell them we do not own a computer. They hang up..end of the hassle and they do not call back.. I hope that works for you - it didn't for me! I've also told them I use a Mac. I had this call 4 times last week. I just tell them... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Determining Value of Italian Alpine Club Postcard Signatures |
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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 06:15:25 am
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| Possibly Riccardo Cassin at left edge - leader of the expedition. Other names you can probably get from Google. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Griqualand West - Confirmation of Stanley Gibbons Cat No. |
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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 06:00:11 am
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| If it were genuine then you have the correct SG no., but I would be very suspicious that this is a forgery. The shape of the letter is not quite correct, I think. However, let's hope the experts can advise differently. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Question re: Language used on Austrian-Hungarian postal card |
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Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 00:26:54 am
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: "Industria Azucarera" stamp - is this South American? |
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 21:23:40 pm
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| Similar design to Cuba, SG 424, I think. BUT........ that's pale blue and perf 10. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Mail or postal stamp? Definition. |
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 08:42:51 am
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Actually, I was responding to the OP.
I didn't bother with your response because it repeated information given in a previous posting. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Mail or postal stamp? Definition. |
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 07:35:25 am
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| It's COLOMBIA and nothing to do with COLUMBIA. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Hitler 1937 Imperf Mini-sheet & Stamp. Info and value please |
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 21:48:37 pm
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| I have read (but have no personal knowledge of this, so take it with a grain of salt unless somebody provides evidence that I am right) that Hitler got royalties from every stamp sold that reproduced his profile. Norm I asked a German dealer about this at Stampex a couple of weeks ago. He said it w... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Completing a Mauritian Stamp Collection |
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:33:28 am
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| Are you aware that the first 10 Mauritian stamps catalogue at a total of in excess of £750,000? If you are collecting any Commonwealth country you should use Stanley Gibbons' catalogues. Others will advise you on the volume to buy - the part 1 that most of us own only has details of stamps to 1970. ... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Number of stamps in your collection |
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Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 22:40:03 pm
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| I have about 70 albums/boxes full of covers, but only 10 albums for stamps. Also have a couple of enormous boxes full of stamps on and off paper that need a sort, a filing cabinet of stamps that are sorted into countries and odds and ends around the house that my wife adversely comments on, regularl... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Are you Left handed/Right Handed/ Ambidextrous? |
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Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 22:15:13 pm
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I'm right-handed when only one hand is required but left-handed when two are needed (batting, digging, raking, etc).
Sinister. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Question about condition standards on Queen Victoria Stamps |
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 06:22:27 am
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| If you don't start using "I" instead of "i" the sherriff is going to be on your case!! eBay is a law unto itself. I would be very careful about purchasing a high value stamp from the Victorian era without seeing it first. Although there are certain safeguards on eBay, we've all r... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Can anyone tell if these WW stamps are of value? |
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 05:52:55 am
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| You are new to stamp collecting, so maybe you don't know how to approach the subject. May I offer you a few simple words of advice? Firstly, I would have a good read on this board of all the advice offered to new collectors. There's a very useful search button at the top of the page fo this. Secondl... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Another Unknown postage stamp to me ... Theresienstadt |
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:50:50 am
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| If it comes with a certificate of genuineness from a reputable authority. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Who is going to "Stampex 2013" in London Feb 20-23? |
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 05:07:11 am
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| Once I had got rid of a heavy set of 3 albums to an auctioneer (an Austrian collection that is going to Gemany) I had a good time. I managed to find a Tongan proof that I hadn't seen before, found a very early Nicaraguan internal airmail and a skeleton postmark for my local town that is reported in ... |
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Forum: Share with others here your NICE looking stamp and cover images etc. Topic: Tin Can Island and the Tin Can Mail |
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 22:40:02 pm
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| Well, on the positive side, the address was written by Quensell, himself, probably to one of the pursers on the ship responsible for handling the mail. On the debit side, there are no postal markings. Quensell wasn't the postmaster, so possibly just added a personal letter to the mail can, in which ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Please help with identifying marks on KOWEIT essay |
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 20:45:17 pm
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| Welcome to Stampboards. I hope you find as much enjoyment here, as I have. Please be aware that your first post should have been at at the new member thread, as per your welcome email. These marks look like either expertization or owner initials. They are seen quite often on older stamps, but it is ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Sudan - Significance of 1954 "Camel Postman" Postcard? |
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 06:24:52 am
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If it's addressed to Detroit, would not an American origin be more likely?
If so, I can only find Military Sealift Command (MSC) as a possibility, without looking for too long, though.
edit: I've just discovered that the MSC was not formed until the 60s, so this suggestion is irrelevant. |
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Forum: Sold lots, or threads moved by mods as they did not qualify via the rules Topic: Found Lots of Old Stamp Books in Grandfathers Closet |
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 08:30:51 am
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| 1 Welcome to Stampboards, Jeff. I hope you decide to keep your grandfather's stamps and become an addict like the rest of us on this site. 2 You won't get very far if you don't follow the rules of the site, including making your first posting as requested on your welcome message. The Sherriff is VER... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Stamps from all around and several questions about history |
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 07:02:59 am
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It's worth less than the stamp with correct spelling!!
Your stamp has fading of the control number at the top (should be a nice red), and I think it has a crease, so value is quite low, a few cents, or on ebay on a good day, you might get 50c. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Has this Nicaragua 'never issued' stamp any value? |
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 21:25:05 pm
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| I have some stamps that scott lists as never issued. Do they have no value of any kind? One is a Nicaragua 122 over printed 1 cent 1904 with the overprint inverted. Just seems they should be worth something, assuming it real. The crucial wording in the question, here, is "assuming it real"... |
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Forum: Coins, Banknotes, tokens, medals and all things NUMISMATIC! Topic: Have you ever seen a UK £100 note? |
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 23:38:08 pm
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| Twenty-odd years ago, a colleague of mine arrived in Italy by plane (Rome, I think) and needed to change his currency into Lire. He only had Scottish notes. The Bureau de Change refused to exchange them. It was 11 at night, before mobile phones. Couldn't contact anyone. Walked 10 miles to his hotel. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: WORLD'S LARGEST (POSTALLY VALID) STAMP? |
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 03:39:13 am
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Please recommend a sniper for Delcampe |
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 05:16:03 am
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I use ezsniper, but it's not free. As I only bid twice a year, if that, on Delcampe, I use the 1% commission service:
https://www.ezsniper.com/ezsubscribe.php
They are good. Not lost a lot, yet, from their error. |
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Forum: Knowledge really is power in this hobby! Catalogues, journals and reference books. Topic: Stanley Gibbons My Collection |
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 05:09:41 am
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| What is Michel - is it another electronic database? Nick Nick, it's a catalogue, produced in Germany, just as SG is in the UK, Scott in the US and Yvert & Tellier in France, to name a few. All have their adherents - it essentially boils down to where you live and/or which language you speak and... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Help required with GB QV red identity? |
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 23:28:36 pm
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| Could you please post images of front and reverse of stamp, taken on a black bacground? |
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Forum: WANTED TO BUY by members - Stamps or FDC or Accessories etc. Topic: Wanted - Prince Consort essay stamp. Circa 1850's |
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 20:36:10 pm
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They are definitely not cheap!
A 2d version went for £38000 at auction. |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Favorite field for finding eBay bargains? |
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:49:48 am
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| I tend to agree with Talentedmonkey. The only "finds" that I have made on ebay have been from wrong, unclear or careless descriptions. For example, I was recently looking at the Liverpool section for cancelled stamps or nice postmarks on cover, when I chanced upon a lot described as "... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: To Ebay or not to Ebay .. that is the Question. |
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 07:28:42 am
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| I used to fly into Sudbury each month, about 30 years ago. You knew you were near when you could see the chimney.... Rumour was, at that time, the buggy they landed on the moon was tested near Sudbury because it was the one place on earth where the terrain was similar to that of the moon. Some very ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: So many stamps inherited ... value? |
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 04:46:06 am
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| You must also appreciate that stamps that are torn, have missing corners or perforations or have dirty marks on them are worthless in almost every instance, unless the damaged stamp is a classic or rare - and even then value is markedly reduced. Several of your stamps fall into this category, and th... |
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Counting up in prime numbers |
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 22:24:57 pm
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Starting from chaos |
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 08:45:06 am
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| For heaven's sake, use the Queen's English and not text speak. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: NSW SG 168 Specimen, does it exist? |
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 04:40:00 am
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| Several members of the board can help, but perhaps they are away for the holidays. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: NSW SG 168 Specimen, does it exist? |
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:32:14 am
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Familiarity with the catalogue helps.
The answer is given just after "Prices for stamps on cover" in the NSW section of the Gibbons cat. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Those overhead wire thingies in old shops |
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 07:11:23 am
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| I used to "volunteer" to go shopping with my grandmother to the Co-op in Arlesey in the mid-50's, just to see those in action. I was only 6 or 7, and I was so fascinated by them. I even got to send the cash carrier once, I recall. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Help To ID a Few Stamps |
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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 22:42:40 pm
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Getting Anything Philatelic for Christmas? |
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 08:33:56 am
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| Dear old mom is getting me a new Van Dam catalog (Canadian revenues) and a copy of Hiscocks catalog of world telegraph stamps (published in 1982,but it's the only work out there that I'm aware of). I'm getting myself some Barefoot catalogs (Barefeet?) Sorry this is after the fact, BUT.... You need ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Help with this Belgian wrapper from 1944(?) please. |
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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 09:45:38 am
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Unfortunately, it is impossible to read the Belgian cancel's date.....
and the cachet showing that January date is one added by Quensell in Tonga. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Help with this Belgian wrapper from 1944(?) please. |
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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 07:31:25 am
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| Can anyone please help with this Belgian wrapper, sent to George Quensell, the Tonga Tin Can Mailman? I've only just received it and I've not seen a wrapper like this before. I cannot find any information about the periodical and have no suitable catalogue to give me a date for issue of the stamp. T... |
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