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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: How is international mail accounted for between countries? |
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 18:06:24 pm
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| I mail an old friend in France periodically, and it's using US postage, but is being handled by two different nation's agency. Do countries have some sort of sharing agreement? That wouldn't seem likely -- can't imagine the US and Iran with a 'postal treaty'. I just curious -- anyone know how a pos... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 00:42:29 am
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PS - Go easy on the chicken unless you can buy guaranteed antibiotic free. The residual antibiotics play havoc with your warfarin blood test results.
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Seller 'Not Accepting Bids from You.' |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 20:28:03 pm
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| What are the 'severe penalties' I keep reading about for something like a neutral feedback? Do they charge you more for listing or reduce some sort of discount? I don't actually trust someone with ,000's of 100% feedback as that just can't be true. I like to see how a small difficulty has been handl... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Ebay Fees to rise AGAIN from 1 May 2013 |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 18:03:45 pm
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| I bought some stamp supplies from the USA (California?) a while ago and was slugged with the usual fee for paypal plus the added bonus of a very dodgy US to AUD conversion of currency that robbed me of another 2.5% and then some state export tax on my credit card paypal payment as well of some 2% o... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: What To Do With Old(er) Stamp Magazines |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 17:11:05 pm
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| The local schools may want them, or they surely are recyclable, or a market gardener may want them or, or ,or... We take the bulk empty egg cartons to the local school for disposable paint pots. We have 15 chooks but all our friends think they lay 300 eggs each day and keep dropping off cartons! Som... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: How to soak and clean self adhesive & peel and stick stamps! |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 15:15:21 pm
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I think Rangers99 was pulling your leg, having a lend or taking the micky - your choice of phrase.
Ajax is abrasive bleach, you won't have a back of the stamp left. Might as well use sandpaper. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: What To Do With Old(er) Stamp Magazines |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 15:12:09 pm
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| It is my intention to digitise any magazine, auction cat etc etc that has Aussie stamps in it for my ongoing Perfin research. I do also have a Word Doc with articles and notes refering to a particular magazine edition and what page to find it on. I can reindex the word file anytime. Any that come my... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Is the reusage of stamps illegal? |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 00:14:38 am
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| BrieffiesWF, I can't believe that Dutch law (or any countries laws), would not cover the fraudulent reuse of a stamp that has already gone through the mail, cancelled or not. If you know it and you did it deliberately, it is still fraud and theft. Fraud is fraud whether it's specifically written in... |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Seller 'Not Accepting Bids from You.' |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 18:16:17 pm
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| Wow and I thought putting some nice stamps on a sale to a fellow collector, whenever you can, is just a nice thing to do! I use stamps anyway, I'm going to the post the envelope anyway, I might as well put a smile on a collectors face even before he opens the envelope. After all, what is so often in... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Is the reusage of stamps illegal? |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 18:11:10 pm
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| BrieffiesWF, I can't believe that Dutch law (or any countries laws), would not cover the fraudulent reuse of a stamp that has already gone through the mail, cancelled or not. If you know it and you did it deliberately, it is still fraud and theft. Fraud is fraud whether it's specifically written int... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: UK internal censorship 1940, help needed please. |
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 16:02:54 pm
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| In the OP the guys name is 'Sachs'. Depending on where he came from, as it sounds German/Austrian to me (yes?no?), wouldn't they censor his mail anyway? You know, 'the enemy within' sort of fluff. My mother's mail was censored after the war as she was a member of the Scottish Communist Party. She ne... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: GB Queen Victoria Perf Penny Red early usage 1854, value? |
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:20:00 pm
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If the stamps were used in London (sender) then couldn't the CDS cancels just be backstamps (receiver/forwarder)- that's why they've been cut out and put on the front piece?
That would explain why it might be the same paper from the same cover. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 16:46:53 pm
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| Yes, but you need about 6,000,000 lemons to equal a car battery. Potatoes work also. A zinc and a seperate copper electrode with wires. 3 lemons should power a small LED. Found a Philatelic connection to: From 1840 to the late 19th century, large voltaic cells using a zinc electrode and a sulfuric a... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: New Zealand 1905 Lighthouse-colour error? |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 15:07:32 pm
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Due to atmospheric or storage conditions the stamp has oxidised. The correct colour is the base of the stamp.
There were a few ink pigments early on that reacted this way. The US ones are famous for it. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Detecting Regummed Stamps |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 15:03:24 pm
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| Currently on offer on Trademe http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af296/adam78-pix/SB/Forgeries/mtcook1.jpg http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af296/adam78-pix/SB/Forgeries/mtcook2.jpg Vendor belboreama "1898 5/- Mt Cook (CV $2000) Mint never hinged." http://www.trademe.co.nz/antiques-co... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Heading Down Under October 27, 2013 |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 13:58:59 pm
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| It's mostly up to you Mike. However whenever I've been, I usually opt for a shirt, jacket and pants, not always a suit and tie. If I was having dinner their first or I thought the occasion important, then always with tie. You can take it off later if everyones else is a bit more casual. It is a bit ... |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Seller 'Not Accepting Bids from You.' |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 13:51:45 pm
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| Chris, you say my red shirt is just silly. However you then cite actual examples of why you don't have to serve every customer - but you gave valid reasosns for why each should no longer be served. They were your customers already and you withdrew the service. So don't say something is silly, tell u... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 11:32:32 am
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| See there's your problem, someone has to peddle. It's very hard to type away while your wheezing and gasping for air, you end up spilling your hard won coffee and sweat splashes can damage valuable philatelic aquisitions. Your Medicare rebates would only be offset against your ventalin purchases. Yo... |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Seller 'Not Accepting Bids from You.' |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 11:23:10 am
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| I walked into my favourite menswear shop on my day off once. They knew me well, but in jeans and a shirt, no one would even approach to ask me if I would like assistance. Walked back in about 2 weeks later during my lunch break wearing a suit and tie. They were falling over themselves to see who cou... |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Seller 'Not Accepting Bids from You.' |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 10:51:42 am
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| Interesting analogy: I have the right to refuse you service to my shop even before you've walked in the door for no reason whatsoever? How odd. "Can I have an ice cream please?" "No, please leave my shop." "Why, what did I do?" "I don't serve anyone who wears a red... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Posting in Australia for an exact Multiple of $10? |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 22:54:04 pm
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| Make sure the cubic size matches the price, it will change based on weight and size of the parcel. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 21:23:26 pm
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Ah, so you have been to Croydon then?  |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Seller 'Not Accepting Bids from You.' |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 21:21:19 pm
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| I was banned from bidding by just one person ever, which really threw me. I won the auction, but he got his nose out of joint due to comments not made by me about his description of the stamps. I only knew about the auction because of the discussion and actively collect the old forgeries he was offe... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Line engraved stamps, is there a 'listing'? |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 21:02:30 pm
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| If you mean the Aussie KGV, while only the first short run was engraved and recess printed, the rest were printed by letterpress. But that's what I was meaning with 'line engraved'- does SG say that all those later 1950's/60's high speed rotary recess were line engraved? You could almost draw the li... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Line engraved stamps, is there a 'listing'? |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 19:28:55 pm
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| I've only heard of the term Line Engraved when used in Philately to the early GB stamps. If a plate is prepared and the ink is put into the recessed areas of a plate so that it is 'pulled' out of those recess', then than was Line Engraved/Intaglio/Recessed printing. Printing from below the surface o... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Exhibition sleeves - where to buy? |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 19:10:07 pm
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| You'll probably want the stiffer, better, Mylar one. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 19:07:33 pm
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| In China it's Techlosaulas. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: "You are not authorised to read this forum" |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 18:03:31 pm
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The only time I've had a similar glitch is when 2 thread's have been merged and I was following the one that is no longer there.
But it usually says 'thread does not exist', something like that, which drives me batty as I haven't got a clue what the other thread might be called! |
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Forum: Share with others here your NICE looking stamp and cover images etc. Topic: My Most Unusual Horse Racing Cover |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 15:46:31 pm
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Punter Porno.
Must have been an inside joke. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Question for collectors of modern Aussie (May 2013 issues) |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 15:34:13 pm
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| Considering that those personalised stamps were only made and issued at the Expo, then hardly anyone bar the purchaser is going to get an example unless you mugged each and every one of them for a stamp with their picture on it? It's an issue that will be ignored (like most personalised stamps) I wo... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Value of Australian Telegraph Puncture Kangaroo high values? |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 15:29:34 pm
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You made me go google it.  |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Value of Australian Telegraph Puncture Kangaroo high values? |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 14:03:36 pm
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| Well the cancel does say 'Telegraph Office' Peter. :D Luke, had I seen that stamp I would have gone for it as well, but not for the $400! I have a £2 Roo with Telegraph and would like the whole set. One of the few ways I'll ever get to have the high values. I would then plug the hole with a suitable... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 17:52:46 pm
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Technophobe - having a fear or aversion to technology.
Technosaurus - a technophobe that manages to reach retirement age.
Technoramus - someone completely ignorant of all things technology.
Technophoberamusaurus - ? Don't know. I bit my tongue just saying it out loud. |
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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 13, 2013 13:10:10 pm
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| Most stamps issued by postal authorities are created to cover a specific demand, such that the franking with a single stamp pays for a well defined service. Thus are stamp denominations 'usually' created such that relate to frequently used services. So, let's keep looking...; yeah; here is the seco... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: HELP PHOTOBUCKET WONT DOWNLOAD TO STAMPBOARDS |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 11:59:47 am
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Are you copying the img.... or the url?
It should be the file that starts with img. From memory the 4th type of file. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Microsoft Windows 8 - another 'new Coke' failure? |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 11:00:51 am
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| I doubt that Microsoft is going to be too concerned about building in backwards support for an very old operating system that is now 12 years ago. You may have a chance if you are using XP Pro and SP3 but even that was over 5 years ago and 3 OS versions ago (8,7,Vista...). As for everything is going... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Technical Details of First Black Caviar Stamp |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 14:44:03 pm
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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: Sat May 11, 2013 01:59:09 am
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| Welcome back to the 80's retro design studio. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 20:04:05 pm
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How is Waroooof49.2? Haven't heard a peep in a while?
Or is he hiding out under the stairs at the Expo ready to mug a few dealers and pinch all the goodies ? |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: A good way to start a day. |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 17:20:19 pm
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| I think I was view #1 John. :shock: No, the video is not for the feint of heart in parts. A fitting tribute and a lasting reminder. My grandad was sent to one of the German camps to clean up and then to Hiroshima to clean up. If you asked him about what he saw or did, he would never ever talk about ... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: A good way to start a day. |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 15:17:33 pm
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You made a Scotsman cry. 
The music did it for me. |
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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 16:17:43 pm
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| Leichhardt Council would beg to differ. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Warning To Overseas Visitors To "World Stamp Expo" Melbourne |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 13:53:58 pm
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The problem with many potential visitors is that they hear Australia is an Island and then think it's the size of Hawaii.
"Can I walk around Australia?"
"Yes you certainly can, just plan about taking 5 years to do it."  |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Microsoft Windows 8 - another 'new Coke' failure? |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 13:48:16 pm
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| I use Vista and 7 at home and Vista, 7 and XP at work. A couple of friends bought new laptops on special with Win8 and brought them over to help set them up. I'm still in hate mode with Win8. It just appears to just be a "skin" over Win7 running underneath anyway and huge icon buttons desi... |
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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 11:15:15 am
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| The Leichhardt Council website has a lot of info on the areas history. http://www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au/Library/Local-History/Our-Suburbs/Leichhardt/Leichhardt#Leichhardt%20Population%20Statistics,%201848%20-%201936: They put the population at 25,000 at the start of the war, Leichhardt being so clos... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: I like Soviet Union stamps, I'm the most beautifu lady here |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 00:10:20 am
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Before everyone gets too carried away, this new member has already posted a decent looking USSR cover asking about its markings on another thread.
Said other website pictures are all of the same person and may be the same lady here. So I would take a step back for a bit and put the knives away. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 22:33:31 pm
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"It's Alive!"
Sorry couldn't resist. 
Futile, purile, infantile, not virile.... I know, I know. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: How to deal with stamp scroungers???? |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 18:12:57 pm
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| I can't help thinking that under all the waffle and a request for stamps, these emails are not actually about getting any stamps at all and are probably intended to lead you to part with more serious money. But if a genuine request, then why all the angst? Just send the bloke a handfull of common us... |
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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 15:38:42 pm
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| 28,000 for Leichhardt and its neighbour Annandale. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: I like Soviet Union stamps, I'm the most beautifu lady here |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 14:19:11 pm
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