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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 |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 15:37:32 pm
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My only purchase in Melbourne,
Hyphen over Comma,
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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 |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 15:14:26 pm
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Greg,
perf. 12,
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Forum: Cinderellas etc - all the stamps that are NOT regular postage stamp related Topic: Malta Barefoot 2c (QV 1d with doubled opt) How many exist? |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 08:19:35 am
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I prefer the term " KISS PRINT " to describe that type of doubling of the letters.
In my opinion of very little philatelic importance,
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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: Sun May 19, 2013 10:28:17 am
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thanks,
nice block,
have noted the position,
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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: Sun May 19, 2013 09:48:06 am
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Greg,
just checked the album page.
I called it SHORT CE OF PENCE.
I have two of them but not positioned.
Would be grateful if you could position it.
What is the piece that enables you to do that as multiples are scarce of the 8d. on 2d.
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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 18, 2013 18:20:43 pm
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| Greg, the 6d. Carmine Proof has a shuddering of the left frame caused by movement when printing, it is not a variance in the design. There appears to be slight changes in the background lines. re. the FOURPENCE on 1d., I have the similar broken C, it may have been caused by foreign matter which move... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "World Stamp Expo May 2013" Melbourne & Stampboards presence |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 12:55:23 pm
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Gary,
The idea of using trams for the Jury worked out well, never heard a grumble about it, (maybe one and that was from an Australian),
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 12:14:58 pm
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Ian,
as you know, you only showed it to me, I didn't handle it, look at through a glass, didn't feel the paper and yet I am convinced it is genuine. If it was on thicker paper then I may have wanted to give it the flick (ambiguous comment on purpose),
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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 18, 2013 12:11:16 pm
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| Greg, usually Die Proofs are taken at different stages of work. However the work that was done may be very minor. There is most probably a variance between the two, don't worry about the colour, that may have been caused by the pressure applied when the Die was struck onto the paper. Looking at the ... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 09:10:10 am
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Moby,
you are referring to the sceptics as " you guys ", I think it should be addressed as singular " guy ",
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 09:46:19 am
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| I can't guarantee the following comment as correct as it has not been verified. I was told by someone who heard it from someone who heard it from someone who heard it from someone. The item has received an offer of 65k. by an American dealer and was refused and that it will be placed in a future Pho... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 04:21:24 am
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| I am not sure when Leichhardt became Italianised but I think the major migration was after WWII. I would presume around 1914 the majority would have been British origin. see. http://www.coasit.com.au/ihs/journals/Individual%20Journal%20Extracts/Liechhardt%20Italians%20from%20IHS%20Journal0027.pdf Da... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 19:48:06 pm
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It's a Penny, unless it was used as a make up value, then it would be for Australian internal usage.
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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 |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 06:28:34 am
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 06:25:34 am
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| Richard, no problem, would have done the same for any overseas visitors. I have contacted Matthew Connell and said you will there at around 11 and 1/2 hour is fine. 20 minutes on a Saturday from the Airport to Ultimo is about right. When you leave the Museum get a bus to Circular Quay, that will tak... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Lord Howe Island manuscript postmark - is it Authentic? |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 19:14:22 pm
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I doubt that would help.
The usage of LHI for Lord Howe Island would have been commonplace for the locals.
I collect Receiving Office markings of Queensland and there are some that used initials for long names.
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Lord Howe Island manuscript postmark - is it Authentic? |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 18:47:08 pm
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I checked this morning with David Elsmore, the noted Australian States Revenue expert, he informed me that there was a 2d. rate for receipts in NSW at that time.
As I stated I think it may be OK but proving it is going to be almost impossible,
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 18:43:48 pm
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Richard,
confirmed at 11AM, Saturday but earlier would be preferable,
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 16:39:11 pm
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| Richard, just had a call from Matthew Connell, he is arranging for two of the staff with the accepted credentials to handle the material from the safe & the vault to the viewing room for you at the tentative time of 11AM on Saturday. The time might be have to be changed as the time might has to ... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 15:06:12 pm
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| Richard, Just spoke to the Curator of the Powerhouse Museum, Matthew Connell. He said that Saturday's are not available for any viewings as there are no staff available for that purpose, however he is going to check if anyone would be willing to attend on that day to help you. He will let me know la... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 10:25:00 am
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| Richard, re the White collection at the Public Library. I have been in contact with the curator and he says definitely no viewings on Saturdays. Is is held in a strongroom which is not accessible on Saturdays. Have left a message on the answerphone of the curator of the Vickery collection in the Pow... |
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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 10:09:05 am
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personally without it having a recognisable dated example, I would not accept any so called Blued paper as being OK.
Your 5s. looks OK and most probably is however without being dated there is always the possibility of it being not being the Blued paper issue.
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 09:18:33 am
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| Richard, I had the White collection at the Library in mind, I doubt the curator would be available for you on Saturday anyway. Will try to find out later today. You shouldn't miss the trip around the harbour, it is nothing like San Francisco, just get on a ferry at the Quay for Manly & return, p... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Please help, is this engraved or lithographed? |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 09:07:31 am
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don't bother,
it is a litho forgery of the Austrian Red Mercury,
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 07:21:10 am
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Richard,
re. ATM's dispensing foreign notes, they are everywhere here in Sydney. Most probably the quantity of Australian's travelling abroad, it's cheaper to go overseas than to have a holiday in Australia.
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 07:18:31 am
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| Richard, you are in Sydney for half a day, want to see by special arrangements the WA in the Powerhouse and the Public Library, take a ferry ride under the bridge and past the Opera House. I will contact both curators, Powerhouse first and try to make an appointment on Saturday for you. When and if ... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 22:30:53 pm
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Richard,
is that next Saturday in Sydney or Saturday week.
I have both phone numbers of the curators and will ring them and find out viewing details,
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 22:26:36 pm
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| Alleghany, my wife is from Jakarta, I have been there many times and get very annoyed when they refuse to accept even slightly creased notes. When I was last year, I had 8 US$100 notes which were as crisp as could be but my brother in law who handles exchanges through a good friend of his who has an... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Lord Howe Island manuscript postmark - is it Authentic? |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 17:48:51 pm
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I would guess they are wrong, Bob Tobin & Norm Hobson were meticulous, they researched the details from PO records for decades before producing their books.
They wouldn't have used the words Postmaster if there was no Post Office,
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Lord Howe Island manuscript postmark - is it Authentic? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 16:45:07 pm
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| that is inwards mail, has nothing to do with outward mail. The dates appear to be incorrect as there was no PO in 1878. according to Hobson & Tobin the Receiving Office Keeper was appointed in 1881 was R. R. Armstrong and the 1st. PM appointed in 1882 was C. Stevens. Just for everyone's info Rec... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Lord Howe Island manuscript postmark - is it Authentic? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 14:55:47 pm
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| Glen, no, LHI that would have been around mid 1890's. The cds. would have been in June 1882 the question is it LHI or someones initials, don't know. The L is strange, could be an E with imagination, HI is definite, The other aspect is the 2d. rate. That could have been postal and I am not sure of Re... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Lord Howe Island manuscript postmark - is it Authentic? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 14:35:13 pm
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| It is within the period of Receiving Office status and would not have yet been issued with a datestamp. It may be genuine, however proving it is going to be difficult without being on a cover. It was also common practice to write the initial and date on the stamps which were used on documents. The R... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 12:40:07 pm
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| Richard Debney, I just checked about the Vickery collection, It is not on view but there have been enquiries from several overseas collectors who want to view portions of it and it has been arranged with the current curator for times when they can view it. I have been given the phone number of the c... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Stanley Gibbons Catalogues, which area should next be added? |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:47:59 am
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| Change the subject from covers to multiples. Many collectors like multiples especially blocks. Some stamps are common in multiples, only worth 4 times a single but some are worth much more than that. It is not uncommon to see one of the countries that I collect for a block of 4 to go to 20 times cat... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:03:42 am
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Richard,
the Powerhouse is not a huge museum, it has limited space, even when the Vickery collection was shown, only a small section was shown at a time and changed infrenquently,
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:02:04 am
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Alleghany,
what is the current rate in Indonesia for IDR to A$ by money changers,
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 10:44:28 am
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Richard,
I remember someone mentioning a few months ago that the Powerhouse had decided to take them out of display so that other material that was more popular could be shown.
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Stanley Gibbons Catalogues, which area should next be added? |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 09:57:22 am
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 09:53:37 am
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| Alleghany, you should ask a Melbournian for that info. It is not the rate that is the problem, the variance may be only a fraction of a percent but banks charge a commission fee as well which may be $ 5 -10 per transaction. The Money Exchange kiosks usually have no fee and just change at the exchang... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Stanley Gibbons Catalogues, which area should next be added? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 06:53:20 am
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| too awkward, used by themselves, used with other values, too many variants, then you get the problem of philatelic covers. In some countries are considered worth much less, in Tonga there is not much of a difference between commercial and philatelic covers although for s.g. 1-4 there are no philatel... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 06:37:17 am
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| Richard, send an email to both the Powerhouse & ask if the WA is on display, if not ask them for for permission for it to be viewed. Send an email to the Mitchell Library and ask them for permission also, my understanding is that it for private viewing for research only. No problem for the harbo... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Stanley Gibbons Catalogues, which area should next be added? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 06:17:14 am
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re.
Look eg at the start of the Tonga listings
1-4 from 60 times,
5-9 from 20 times,
10-28 from 8 times
29-31 from 7 times
32-37 from 6 times
01-010 from 25 times.
I will gladly pay those premiums for any of those on cover.
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The Melbourne Stamp Show - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 11:15:20 am
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| Richard & Alleghany, I wouldn't change cash at Airports, they give low rates and charge a fee as well. Plenty of places to change cash without fees at better rates. Richard, Westpac ATM's does not charge me a fee for using my Wells Fargo Debit Card but Wells Fargo slugs me US$ 5 each time I do, ... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Help with Post Mark Identification |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 09:40:52 am
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A scan may help, without it it is useless making comments,
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Forum: Cinderellas etc - all the stamps that are NOT regular postage stamp related Topic: Please help to identify these airmail stickers. |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 00:16:20 am
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The 1st. is Switzerland, the other 2 are British,
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: War Occupation issues - why does Gibbons catalogue them? |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:50:00 am
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Fiji would be a quagmire as some stamps which would have been valid during Commonwealth periods when they were first issued whilst they suspended from the Commonwealth,
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 14:36:12 pm
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| Many years ago, about 1980 I found a hitherto unknown sideways watermark, Gibraltar, 1906 KEVII 1d. Carmine, watermarked Mult. CA, lhm. I sent it to the Royal London, got a certificate and contacted Gibbons who listed it unpriced. I sold it through Robson Lowe, London which realised from memory abou... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: 'Rew' South Wales - is it a printing error? |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 09:10:24 am
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It is not a printing variety, just a bit of ink clogging on the N of New,
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Danzig cover - need help with destination! |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 06:19:59 am
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Hagen, Westphalia,
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Identification of cancellation on NWPI 1d Geo V needed. |
| David Benson |
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 08:55:18 am
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Weltevreden, the port of Batavia (Jakarta), Netherlands East Indies,
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