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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Three Words Only |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 18:26:19 pm
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Linear Scrabble #5 - New Rule Starting January 1, 2009 |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 04:44:28 am
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Three Words Only |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 04:28:34 am
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Envelope with Soviet and Russian stamps,without arrival mark |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 23:53:56 pm
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I don't know. not my interest. -
If you like it and you wanted it - then it must be worth it - to you ! |
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Three Words Only |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 19:40:34 pm
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Envelope with Soviet and Russian stamps,without arrival mark |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 18:06:44 pm
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| I do not think that the US would add any arrival mark now ! Certainly there would not be one in the UK . Those days are long gone . A lot of the time UK mail does not even get a postmark at all as it goes through mechanical sorting and nobody use handstamps except counter clerks when mail comes in f... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Has anyone heard of stamps from Tanera Mor (Scotland)? |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 08:26:15 am
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| Not valid for postage throughout the UK! This is misleading " by arrangement with Royal Mail" These are yet another collector -conning souvenir. they purport to pay postage to the mainland . (Only from the SUMMER ISLES as far as Achiltibuie) Certainly at one time the hotel owner at Achilti... |
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Three Words Only |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 08:16:57 am
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Who has the biggest collection of Stamps in the World |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 07:43:22 am
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| The Royal Collection is "privately owned" by the Queen, but it would very interesting to see the contents. I would buy books that showed and explained the rarities. An opportunity for SG? Sections from the Royal Collection are regularly displayed at major Philatelic Exhibitions , London 2... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Question: What is Elvis Presley connection to the mail? |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 07:33:02 am
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| Didn't have a song about " return to sender -Address unknown !" ? |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Need help transcribing an old 1734 Court Admission document |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 19:13:31 pm
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| you have an 2 shillings and 3 pence revenue stamp impressed on the blue paper which is fixed to the document with a tin staple. The "cypher" label on the back was stuck over the ends of the staple. Hi, Nigel. After reading some pre-decimal website, it can be abbreviated to 2s3d. And I sti... |
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Forum: New to Bulletin Boards? A few useful tips and technical threads. AND add your suggestions too. Topic: My pictures will not copy from Photobucket - I need help |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 04:37:51 am
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WE CHANGED OUR BROWSER ON JONEBOY's advice . IE10 seems to have solved it
Thanks Nigel & Thanks JonEboy |
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Forum: New to Bulletin Boards? A few useful tips and technical threads. AND add your suggestions too. Topic: My pictures will not copy from Photobucket - I need help |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 03:22:06 am
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| I've use PB for 3-4 years and have managed ( sometimes with a struggle) but usually successfully to upload images and then paste into Stampboards. Recently however I have failed consistently ! The image code says "Copied" but when I go to stampboards there is no "paste" option an... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Are these GB 1884 Blued Paper High Value stamps? |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 00:54:30 am
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| Can't argue with that ! and I'm not! :) Of course you can have them ink stained-------- not denying that ! ----but you did say that the genuines had uneven bluing , which I dispute ! The bluing on genuine can indeed be nice and even so there is no need to knock back Huanga's 5/- on that score ! (Che... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Are these GB 1884 Blued Paper High Value stamps? |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 00:44:41 am
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Au Contraire !
The bluing in the surface printed issues is in the paper and does tend to be even throughout.
The Bluing in the Line engraved penny red is due to Potassium Prussate in the ink and that produces the uneven bluing known as the " Ivory Head". |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Portuguese-India stamps with extra perforations |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 23:27:27 pm
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| These were provisional issues made in 1911-1913 according the Gibbons catalogue . Portugal was in turmoil with a Republic declared in 1904 and existing stamps were overprinted and surcharged all over the place to use up old stock , In India the stamps were 1. over printed REPUBLICA , 2.Surcharegd wi... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Are these GB 1884 Blued Paper High Value stamps? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 23:17:55 pm
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definitely bluish paper . It is frequently quite pale but there is no doubt this is what it says on the tin  |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Can you explain the red seal on this block of stamps? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 23:15:40 pm
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| Probably added many years ago when book illustrations were black & white and knowledge about genuineand forgeries was more difficult to find . So with everyone having access to good coloured internet images today I'd say it really does not make any difference now to the price . Any buyer would e... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Can you explain the red seal on this block of stamps? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 04:17:02 am
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| way back in the 19th and early 20th Centuries it was quite common for Stamp dealers to authenticate stamps on the back with their name stamp like this. It was seen as equivalent to a kind of certificate of genuineness! Cheaper than a full certificate but supposed as a sot of Guarantee. I Guess Mr Po... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Will the Americans EVER tighten up on gun purchases? |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 22:35:41 pm
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| Thank you Norm for listening to my rant and I do apologize for my strong foul language. It is wonderful when people really get a "Grip" on what you are saying opposed to corrections that I don't really think adds to the rant at all. :wink: Get a grip on this if you can get passed the game... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The World according to Americans |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 08:44:22 am
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Global Administrator wrote:
Now Just what exactly is danglin' from the crotch of the guy on the left?
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: GB 1840 "Penny Black" - Plate Number help needed please! |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 04:40:58 am
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| looks like an incomplete "Black" Maltese cross but what are the little pink-red specks of colour scattered over the stamp? It looks fresh so I suggest it has been cleaned/ washed in warm water ( nothing wrong in that, I do it all the time even boil in a saucepan to freshen and remove greas... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The World according to Americans |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 04:28:04 am
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| Hey Revenue collector---- I'm Scottish not Aussie! (p.s. I have the Belgium catalogue all ready to mail when I arrive in US week after next Alex) Stallzer! :lol: I actually know a guy in Arkansas who thinks like that ---- Probably designed the map --------He even believes he will need to apply for a... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Where do the call centres you deal with operate? |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 04:24:51 am
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My cousin in South Africa has recently bought a Landrover Freelander .( Same as Mine) so when he phones He always asks how the vehicle is doing and closes with
"say "ta ta" to the Tata for me!"  |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The World according to Americans |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 04:17:58 am
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Hence the phrase "How much is this ?"
-------- "Ah'll ask a Dollar!" |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Need Help Identifying GB Victorian 4d Carmine Stamps |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 02:49:33 am
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| The Postmarks are the " killer" part of duplex cancels and both are of the type used in London District Post offices with the Office number in a circle inside an oval of bars . The other part of the cancel would have been a circular date stamp with the name of the office. They seem to be o... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Need Help Identifying GB Victorian 4d Carmine Stamps |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 23:35:24 pm
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| According tyo the SG Catalogue numbers the difference between SG62 & 64 is not so much the shade but the fact that there are two different forms of the GARTER watermark ..SG 62 has the smaller plainer watermark and SG 64 has what is called the Medium garter which has more detail in the garter Th... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Will the Americans EVER tighten up on gun purchases? |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 23:22:37 pm
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| Hippocratic and diplomatic make death in the world and it is so very tragic............FACT~serenity~ Hippocratic ??? What is this supposed to mean ? Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath to preserve life . Do you mean Hypocrisy / Hypocritic ? = Unjustifiably pretending to be moral & virtuous |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Will the Americans EVER tighten up on gun purchases? |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 23:16:15 pm
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| Maybe I'm a little outside the box in the way I see things but that has not ever steered me to far off the beaten path.... FACT~serenity~ Dear dear me, I refer back to this rant from " SERENITY" above with barely concealed swearwords & obscenity ............ Get a grip Serenity! This ... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Corps Expeditionnaire Francais query |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 23:05:45 pm
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| It appears to be sent to M Pellotier 1st Veterinary Officer at the Remount Depot in Aurillac , ( horses for Cavalry ) and possibly from the "Chief Veterinary Officer Barasaid, director of Vet service " With the French Expeditionary force to China . Boxer Rebellion sounds right -- " 55... |
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Three Words Only |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 22:54:04 pm
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Can't use stamps on a UK parcel -- Is this correct? |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 19:15:48 pm
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| I can think of at least one reason that it would be cheaper to have 2 items rather than one large (outsized) one.....handling. It may have something to do with equipment and standardised dimensions and/or weights. Evidently! Royal mail says they have " simplified" !! :lol: :lol: :lol: But... |
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Three Words Only |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 03:41:31 am
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Three Words Only |
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 19:12:14 pm
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Three Words Only |
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 08:26:05 am
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Can't use stamps on a UK parcel -- Is this correct? |
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 08:24:42 am
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| Hmm, yes Ian , but I occasionaly have small parcel-----------never had a Medium to mail so far . My items for sale are seldom going to require such expensive luxuries as Airsure and only occasionally Guaranteed-------- but no one has demanded " by 1.pm next day or Saturday ."so far :lol: :... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Can't use stamps on a UK parcel -- Is this correct? |
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 23:00:02 pm
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| I went back later and queried it. It seems that nothing is simple! There are two parcel systems in UK! 1. Royal mail ----dearer but you can use stamps 2. Parcel Force also operates out of post office Barcode tracking slightly cheaper --------but no stamps to be used> My £10 stamps can only be used i... |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: eBay and Other On-Line Dreamers - A Photo Lot Compendium |
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 21:49:52 pm
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| ... vikingeck ... His name is viking arch . Halfpenny ---- we Know he is vikingarch as Norm has made it quite clear in his several apologies for finding a clown with a similar name to mine! Thanks Norm fromdownunder.. I Know that vikingarch is definitely not me and thanks for pointing that out! You... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Can't use stamps on a UK parcel -- Is this correct? |
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 20:52:21 pm
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| Recently I got landed with a huge collection of mint GB stamps which I will gradually use for postage. Included were several Britannia £10 stamps. So as we had a couple of parcels to mail at £12.92 I stuck them on the package only to be told "you can't use stamps on a parcel" Can this be c... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Swedish old stamps - anyone else collect these? |
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 19:15:29 pm
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| Hi Lundy ! I don't know if you ever found a Facit catalogue yet, I'm still looking but none has come up. However I do have an old FACIT ORTSTAMPELCATALOG. (1985!) This doesn't do stamps but it lists and dates every Sweden postmark ! That has not changed . The prices are nonsense now of course but th... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: European regional issues - wallpaper in disguise? |
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 03:22:35 am
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| What I said was that it is not "necessary" to issue the regional stamps since there are already stamps for the UK, NOT that they are wallpaper or rubbish issues. Lets face it , with email , meter mailing, post and go machines, and all those stamp collectors buying collections for postage ... |
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Interactive limerick....#2 |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 23:08:07 pm
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The last two limericks did not finish correctly --- there was an extra line added to each so maybe we need to start again and remember the rules and structure of the verse! a---a---b---b---a!
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Interactive limerick....#2 |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 02:54:37 am
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that's poor ! -- -- and deserves a suspension!!  |
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Interactive limerick....#2 |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 02:16:09 am
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| just make it rhyme---------- |
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Interactive limerick....#2 |
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 18:59:57 pm
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| So sit up and pay full attention----- |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Could stamps other than BCOF be used in Japan ? |
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 03:13:03 am
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Global Administrator wrote: .
I have a hanger full of 1d BCOF Queens on pieces here somewhere.
Gee Glen, that's a heck of a lot ! (where do you park your Airplane? ) |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Paypal to Bank - account for immediate transfer ? |
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 03:10:21 am
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| Uk used to be the same 3 day as for clearing cheques (which still takes 3 days) but recent developments with UK online banking means electronic fast payments within 2 hours but in practice almost instantaneous now ! However Paypal payments in $US to my US bank still take several days. I can also tra... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: 1976 British Forces Postal Service - FDC- valuation needed |
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 02:22:08 am
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| The sad fact on 99% of all GB First day covers is they have virtually no value for the years 1960 to 1990 . My local dealer friend buys them at £15 per KILO! and most dealers sell at 25p to 50p each . Your Forces cancel may add a little extra if you can find a buyer. Good luck! Ignore the catalogue ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Can anyone with Japanese catalogue identify this Man? |
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 02:14:42 am
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Thank you Girish !
your letter arrived safe today 27 April (just 3 weeks on the journey airmail Bangalore to Aberdeen. it could have come just as fast by train camel and steamer in the old days!)
Thanks also for the minisheet.
one Happy chappy !
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Forum: Bored with life or work? THIS is the *FUN* place to be! Topic: Three Words Only |
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 20:02:35 pm
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