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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Official AFL 2013 Tipping Contest is Here. $550 of PRIZES! |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 16:00:36 pm
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Round 8
West Coast
Essendon
Hawthorn
Gold Coast
Sydney
Geelong
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Official AFL 2013 Tipping Contest is Here. $550 of PRIZES! |
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 11:57:46 am
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Round 7
Essendon
Port
West Coast
North
Collingwood
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Official AFL 2013 Tipping Contest is Here. $550 of PRIZES! |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 11:58:08 am
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Round 6
Collingwood
Essendon
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Fremantle
Richmond
Sydney Swans
Carlton
West Coast
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "World Stamp Expo May 2013" Melbourne & Stampboards presence |
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 14:45:13 pm
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Papuan Philatelic Society agenda for Melb Stamp Exhibition |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 18:11:06 pm
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Robbo,
looks great, can I also bring along my "Thin" papers for assessment?
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Official AFL 2013 Tipping Contest is Here. $550 of PRIZES! |
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 18:45:26 pm
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Round 5
Collingwood
Sydney Swans
Richmond
Gold Coast
Carlton
Port Adelaide
Geelong
Brisbane Lions
Hawthorn |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Official AFL 2013 Tipping Contest is Here. $550 of PRIZES! |
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Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:42:54 am
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Round 4
Swans
Hawthorn
Richmond
Essendon
West Coast
Port Adelaide
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Official AFL 2013 Tipping Contest is Here. $550 of PRIZES! |
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Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:06:09 am
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Round 3
Fremantle - 7 points
Sydney Swans
West Coast Eagles
St Kilda
Geelong
Brisbane Lions
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Michael Eastick open again after fire in building |
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 21:33:47 pm
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| Are you sure it wasn't a certain bearded co-worker not stubbing his ciggie out properly??? |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Have any countries NOT issued a miniature sheet? |
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 14:54:53 pm
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And hey, why don't we offer the P&S strips out to two different printers just to add to the list  |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Official AFL 2013 Tipping Contest is Here. $550 of PRIZES! |
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 17:13:06 pm
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Round 2
Richmond
Sydney
Fremantle
Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Essendon
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Is this the Ultimate Form of Torture? |
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 21:25:32 pm
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| My daughter just made me watch the DVD of "Mama Mia" ALL the way through. Believe me, this guy got off lightly... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: How much is Julia Gillard's old Stamp Collection Worth? |
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 15:48:54 pm
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| She must have loved her school, 99.99% of people would have put their home address as a return to address rather than their school address.... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Official AFL 2013 Tipping Contest is Here. $550 of PRIZES! |
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:48:50 am
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Round 1.
Adelaide
West Coke Eagles
Carlton
Brisbane
Sydney Swans
St Kilda
Melbourne
Collingwood
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: How proud are you of your kids? |
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 14:47:02 pm
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| This is "The Boy" just landed after his first solo flight the day after his 16th birthday. So proud of him! http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac272/SMSSLT/HFlyingJune2011147.jpg Just wanted to reprise this post...Here is "The Boy" now in all his glory, having earned his private... |
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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: Sat Mar 02, 2013 15:18:11 pm
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| Description(Their shouting not mine): ON FRONT SIDE HAS ONE NORMAL POSTAL SEAL AND ONE CHRISTMAS POSTAL SEAL . FORMAT IS ABOUT 15.5CM X 9CM. My eyesight must be worse that I thought, as I cannot see a Christmas Seal anywhere? This item has been on eBay for nearly two years without any interest bein... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Are there stamps showing weapons? |
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 17:51:36 pm
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| One of my favourite stamps showing weapons, the 1962 unissued Papua New Guinea 5/- Native Patrolman. The first photograuvre stamp produced in Australia. Unissued due to concerns about the indigenous Patrolman being seen to carry a rifle...Only one or is it two sheets exist? http://i907.photobucket.c... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Translate GermanWWI postcard & add insight to photo |
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 20:55:26 pm
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| Photo from World War I on a postcard. The back of this postcard has German old text writing and since I don't know how to get both pictures on the same post, see the next post. I need some insight as to what the sign indicates and if the writing is relevant to the photo. Makes one wonder if any of ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: South Aust. Port Germein cover - is this rare? |
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 19:12:06 pm
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| I have this incredibly pristine cover posted within Port Germein in South Australia and understand that this was always a small town so you would expect covers from there would be relatively scarce. It's main claim to fame was having a very long wharf to reach sailing ships exporting wheat. My ques... |
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Forum: Share with others here your NICE looking stamp and cover images etc. Topic: Share the "worthless" stamps in your collection. |
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 20:11:20 pm
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new12collector wrote: This relatively recent issue from the USA comes to mind for me.  Thanks to Nethryk for the scan I stole, by the way.
Wow! |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Cryptic junk mail messages |
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 07:44:28 am
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| It's a bit more fun when junk mail arrives in the real mail Tony! There won't be a virus with it unless the sender sneezed on the paper! :lol: Actually the last one like that that I received was from a dodgy share broker firm that offered to buy your "difficult to sell", but blue chip sha... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: What Defines a Serious Collector? |
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 22:21:53 pm
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| A "serious" collector..one who does not laugh out loud at the "Funny Jokes - SLIGHTLY *Broad Minded* readers only please" board in the Water Cooler section.... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Fellow "Gapopholics" what would you pay to fill that GAP? |
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 21:40:34 pm
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| Having just agreed to pay Messrs Juzwin the price of a small family car...not quite for the final stamp in a much loved series, I was wondering how far other fellow gapoholics are willing to go to fill that last space in the album...and does that sometimes explain some crazy prices on ebay etc... |
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Forum: Share with others here your NICE looking stamp and cover images etc. Topic: Show your MAPS on stamps |
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:26:04 am
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Part of a set of 12 issued by Norfolk Island during 1994 |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: This 5/- Harbour Bridge stamp - Spacefiller or rubbish? |
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 21:34:40 pm
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| It's a 5 Bob Bridge..It ain't that rare...Aussie hype = High price... |
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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: Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:31:16 am
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| Bulk lot of old stamps. Dating back to 1809 very rare. Comes in arnotts biscuit tin from 1902. I will happily pay $25.00 for an 1809 postage stamp. And, OMG! They are in a Biscuit Tin!. Uuumm, didn't we already do that one? :D Norm Well Norm here is the 1809 stamp he is referring to. I have a mint ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Forging war letters, or any other letters. |
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 09:43:39 am
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| But would an American serviceman in WW1 refer to kilos when talking about distance? Would he not have referenced miles? |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Is there a topic or theme that is not depicted on a stamp? |
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 16:17:21 pm
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vikingeck wrote: Has Margo's Hairdryer been found yet ?
or toast ? or Washing on a line?
Washing on a line.... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Collection -- Worth the trouble or not? |
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 21:42:31 pm
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| And to add to the above, the KUTs (Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika) that you list are part of of a fascinating set(s). Not worth much, except for the errors, but they start in 1935 with George V and go right through to 1954 with George VI in a massive mix of perforations, retouches and "errors&quo... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Song Lyrics to Throw Up By. |
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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:04:25 pm
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| Well if we are going to have vomit meter, surely a bit of good old necrophilia would be up there towards the top.... I Want My Baby Back as sung by Jimmy Cross (Who?) I want my baby back Gotta have my baby back I miss her, oh, so much Can't live without her touch I don't hardly know where to begin I... |
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Forum: Share with others here your NICE looking stamp and cover images etc. Topic: Show us your Specimen, Cancelled and other oddities! |
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 18:22:10 pm
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Papua New Guinea 1963 Specimens
they came in both 13.5mm and 15.0mm
The Rabual one is a stunner...Not that HM is ugly or anything
Bernie... |
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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: Tue Jan 29, 2013 08:07:31 am
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| And with a BIN price exactly the same as the starting price..Now there's an interesting concept.... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Colour Changes on OZ 1972 Rehabilitation Stamp? |
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:58:17 am
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Hi Catweazle, it looks right, here is my example. The whole series had a "washed out" look to it....
Bernie... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Who has been bitten by a White Tail Spider? |
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 00:48:43 am
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| Well...you asked for it! Here's the image Tourism Australia DON'T want you to see. There are actually more venomous spiders...then there are the snakes :shock: http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u305/Margoz_2007/11SB/spiders.jpg You only posted these Margo to show us how much bigger, tougher and mo... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: My King George VI British Commonwealth Collection |
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 17:45:34 pm
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Here is the full set of Cayman SG115-SG126a with all the perf and shade varieties
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Mad bidders on worthless eBay lots |
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 19:16:29 pm
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| Do these guys realise these are just the new commemorative lakatois, not originals. Fairly obvious from the picture i would say and yet the two bidders are hardly Bunnies. The seller is also selling the complete minisheet that these stamps came from and yet that is attracting less bidding... http://... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Papua 1929/1930 Airplane & Airmail O/P discussion group |
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 16:22:17 pm
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aussie_robbo60 wrote: Hey Bernie
Mate 500 sheets were overprinted on the 6d Harrison so it would be 500.
Cheers Robbo
Well a lot less than the 5/- Bridge then...and a lot cheaper
You wouldn't happen to have an Ash printing would you? |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Papua 1929/1930 Airplane & Airmail O/P discussion group |
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 16:15:37 pm
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Robbo,
The Harrison "Postace" SG116a
What sort of volume is estimated?
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Help with Australia 1997 Wetlands $10 Kakadu stamp |
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:07:35 am
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| No Bernie it hasn't changed. I was just not sure you had received it because you hadn't replied and because I was getting spotty reception of my mails during christmas time. As always if there is something that you would like me to send to you I would be happy to in exchange for all those lovely st... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Help with Australia 1997 Wetlands $10 Kakadu stamp |
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:31:12 am
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Hi Ariane,
Yes I did get your email..Has it changed at all?
Bernie...
BTW the Wetlands minisheet also comes with 2 international stamp show overprints!
Pacific '97 held in San Francisco in May-June 1997
Italia '98 held in Milan October-November 1998 |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Help with Australia 1997 Wetlands $10 Kakadu stamp |
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:13:26 am
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Yes it is a beauty. Ariane, if you have the room can I suggest you plan for the minisheet, it is even more stunning in my opinion. 110 x 70
Bernie |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: BNG, Papua & PNG stamp flaws - help please! |
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:19:39 am
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| Nice stamp Bernie, SG5 or 13 ??? Robbo SG13 and yep, it's the one I bought for $60 wrongly described as SG42. Brings a smile to my face every time I look at it.. :) Bernie Can I have a back scan as the paper looks to be thin and I would like to check if it is SG13ba or not. If it is SG13ba I give y... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: BNG, Papua & PNG stamp flaws - help please! |
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 22:06:42 pm
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aussie_robbo60 wrote: Nice stamp Bernie, SG5 or 13 ???
Robbo
SG13 and yep, it's the one I bought for $60 wrongly described as SG42. Brings a smile to my face every time I look at it.. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: BNG, Papua & PNG stamp flaws - help please! |
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 21:35:59 pm
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| Hi Lakatoi 4, I do not collect Papua...they are just in my general WW collection. I have been reading this thread though with interest. Can't learn anything if you don't read about it...true? Here is one of my stamps that has a "deformed"? d. If you can tell me anything about it, I would ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: BNG, Papua & PNG stamp flaws - help please! |
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 00:27:52 am
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| Gee...thanks Mark..another bloody variety I've got to collect... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Is there a topic or theme that is not depicted on a stamp? |
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:23:24 am
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kushti wrote: Damn you stampboarders, I will defeat you yet. Double-entry bookkeeping! Wastepaper bins! Nipple clamps!
Is an Accountants Congress close enough for double-entry bookkeeping?
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Is there a topic or theme that is not depicted on a stamp? |
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 21:27:43 pm
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| Farting? more?... Does this count? Sparrow Fart http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx70/bazza4338/SparrowFartStamp_zps98c54d4e.jpg Norfolk Island did some scratch & smell stamps for perfume a few years back. Let's hope they don't revisit that idea for farts!!!! Brad :lol: :lol: :lol: Issued 200... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Thematic collecting: Cattle/Cows on stamps |
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:37:37 pm
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| OK, here are the final four, plus the mini sheet and the technical details http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac272/SMSSLT/Norfolk6.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac272/SMSSLT/Norfolk7.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac272/SMSSLT/Norfolk8.jpg http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac272/S... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Thematic collecting: Cattle/Cows on stamps |
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:54:51 am
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That is the first 4, there are four more gutters I can upload if you want to see them? |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Thematic collecting: Cattle/Cows on stamps |
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:53:12 am
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Oh yes..!
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