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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Tornado in Oklahoma City |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:51:31 am
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| There is a time lapse video out showing the entire Tornado build up that hit Moore Oklahoma and it's incredible. They estimate that the Tornado at some point was 2 Miles wide with 200 Mph winds, absolutely devastating. Edit - Here it is. The small spark like flashes you see are power lines and trans... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 09:21:27 am
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Kainnikanada wrote: Better yet, why not just have someone, who has the ability, move this to the appropriate Australian Geo V thread where it belongs?
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: USA 1860's Deeds With Revenue Tax Multiples. Value? |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 22:15:22 pm
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| MODERATOR COMMENT: Dlupo, please stop here and introduce yourself. We ask that all new members first post be here http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10277 Moving forward, All depends how many you have. Nice piece, the stamps themselves are of minimal value but Scott does show a premi... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: India King Edward Rupees 25 - Is this a postal cancellation? |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 21:58:56 pm
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Marijuana: Irreversible Brain destruction - 'NEVER' cured. |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 21:42:38 pm
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| Then there is the other side of the conspiracy theory that our Government is the "Sonny the dealer" and is responsible for putting crack Cocaine in the poverty stricken areas to thin the heard. We have also heard about the deals made with the cartels where the U.S. was given one high profi... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Marijuana: Irreversible Brain destruction - 'NEVER' cured. |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 06:19:24 am
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| The President has stated that the US Government has bigger Fish to Fry instead of meddling in State Government affairs so they will not try to overrule. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Marijuana: Irreversible Brain destruction - 'NEVER' cured. |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 22:20:33 pm
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| Interesting resurrection of a thread. Since this thread was last posted on, Two States here is the U.S. (Washington & Colorado) have both legalized recreational Marijuana use as voted on by the People. No Cartel violence in either State to report at this time...... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Stamp Identification - Possible Japan |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 21:14:48 pm
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| Yes, Japanese. The Imperial crest / Seal of the Chrysanthemum and Sen point to Japan. Perhaps fiscal cancels ? |
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Forum: Share with others here your NICE looking stamp and cover images etc. Topic: Show us your 'Bullseye' - or 'socked on the nose' cancels |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 20:49:42 pm
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Bombing at the Boston Marathon |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 00:37:26 am
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| This idiot should be permanently banned from SB - he hardly ever talks about stamps anyway Please refrain from personal attacks. I understand this is the Water Cooler and debates can get heated which is fine until that line is crossed. Maszki has responded to many Stamp threads and although he is b... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: 5 Dollar 'America' w/perfin |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 23:01:28 pm
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| Correct. The Statue on the Capitol Building is the "Statue of Freedom" not the Statue of Liberty. The Stamp is from the 4th Bureau issue of 1923. Allegory of Freedom The 5-dollar and highest denomination of the series features the Head of Freedom Statue which stands atop of the U.S. Capito... |
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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 03:02:55 am
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| Microsoft had to move to a touchscreen OS since computing is switching over to mobile at a rapid pace. The days of people buying Computer towers are nearing all time lows. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Modern Mongolian mini sheet can anybody identify it for me? |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 02:16:26 am
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Can't help you with an SG number but the year is 1990, it's titled "Aspects of a Cooperative settlement"
My Scott 2009 has values of $7 US Mint and used.
*edit* I must type very slowly. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Questions regarding Franklin, Washington, and Harding. |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 01:40:23 am
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| The problem with ez perf as far as I know all depends on the resolution that the stamp was scanned at. From the color of yours, if it's a Perf 11 I'd say it is an offset Print Scott 525. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Questions regarding Franklin, Washington, and Harding. |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 23:57:41 pm
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| I wouldn't worry too much about the exact design size. What does your perf gauge show it at ? Not easy perf, a real perf gauge. For Washington / Franklins, perforations and watermarks are the first 2 thing to check. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Questions regarding Franklin, Washington, and Harding. |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 22:55:18 pm
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Help Identify 1948 Tour de France Autographs |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:50:26 am
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Help Identify 1948 Tour de France Autographs |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 09:25:53 am
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Plate or Control numbers - how much do they value add? |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 06:40:30 am
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| I just sold a complete set of the Bahamas Landfall of Columbus and 3 or 4 of the singles had control marks and the set was never mounted. I received around 35% of catalog and was happy it got that much. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/stallzer/British%20Commonwealth/Bahamas/BahamasLOC2halfand... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: The "Disturbed" People that live amongst us |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 00:41:04 am
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I found this to be one of the most disturbing news stories lately and I would certainly hope they lock this deranged individual up and toss the key.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22437771 |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 03:16:21 am
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| Stallzer.... as for nukes being parked 90 miles of the U.S coast, the ships turned back..they NEVER had any nukes stationed in Cuba... U-2 spy plane making a high-altitude pass over Cuba on October 14, 1962, photographed a Soviet SS-4 medium-range ballistic missile being assembled for installation.... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 01:49:19 am
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| Like I said before, the sanctions only hurt the common people, the leadership have always got the finest Whiskey to drink and the best cuts of beef on the dinner table every night, no embargoes will ever stop that. But like with Cuba, there is no sane reason to policy. In any civilized nation the f... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 23:45:53 pm
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| Um, this is getting silly now..."The famine started LONG BEFORE YOUR SANCTIONS????? they have been under your embargo and sanctions since the 1950's!!! :roll: The 'Ardous March' and the 'Juche' principles are very N.K movements but I'm not sure what they have to do with you chopping 40 years o... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 22:49:12 pm
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| First off the famine in North Korea started long before US embargo's. It started in the early 1990's with the collapse of the Soviet Union, google "Ardous March". While I completely agree with we need a whole new breed of Politician we also need less tin pot Dictators in the world. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Old USA stamps - anything of value here??? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 03:26:21 am
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| All pretty common low value. Two best are the 10¢ Jefferson 1st row top scan and the 5¢ Trans-Mississippi on the bottom scan. Both are probably $5 each. Check the perfs on the Washington heads in the top scan. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 01:28:17 am
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| Splitting hairs. Food Aid,Since 1996, the United States has sent over 2 million metric tons (MT) of food assistance, worth about $700 million, to help North Korea alleviate chronic, massive food shortages that began in the early 1990s. A severe famine in the mid-1990s killed an estimated 600,000 to ... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 00:28:27 am
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| Before you laugh too hard and hurt yourself, the links you posted have zero to do with the 2008 shipment I referred to. "A freighter carrying 37,000 tons of wheat arrived Sunday night after North Korea agreed to open up to greatly expanded international aid." " Thousands of tons of fo... |
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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 22:03:45 pm
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 21:45:28 pm
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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 21:25:57 pm
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| And 99% of those weapons are sold to Sportsmen. The economic impact from sportsmen is a Billion dollar business in the US. "Hunting in America is big business, generating more than $67 billion in economic output and more than one million jobs in the United States". http://www.fishwildlife.... |
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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 21:02:31 pm
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| Actually you can't just walk into Walmart and walk out with weapons and ammo. There are federal guidelines that require mandatory waiting times and background checks. While the headlines might make it seem as if we live in the wild west it really is not like that. I have never heard a Gunshot where ... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Music: What's on your Playlist at the moment? |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 12:38:36 pm
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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: Fri May 03, 2013 23:59:57 pm
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I found this to be pretty funny. Before anyone gets their undies in a bunch, remember this is only a joke.
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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 02:20:41 am
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Apparently there actually is a Gun advertised for Children. It's called the "Cricket" and was the Weapon involved in the death of the child.
http://www.crickett.com/ |
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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: Thu May 02, 2013 22:48:44 pm
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| Do BB Guns count? Years ago, in my comic collector days, there were often ads. in the classifieds for BB guns specifically aimed at kids (right next to the adds for sea monkeys). Norm Magazines and such are not held to the censorship that Television is, why ? no clue. Yes, BB Guns are marketed for ... |
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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: Thu May 02, 2013 14:14:16 pm
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| There really are no advertisements for "Guns for Christmas". In the States certain things can't be advertised on Television, Cigarettes & Firearms are Two of them. |
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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: Thu May 02, 2013 13:31:43 pm
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| While that story is the proverbial " shooting fish in a barrel" for the Gun law advocates,the real problem there is actually the parents. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 22:46:27 pm
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| Before castigating China for imposing 'censorship' look very closely at the EU blanket embargo on Press TV ( the Iranian broadcaster) and google up the number of Russia Today and other media broadcasters who have been suspended or shut-down in the US. Censorship is alive and well throughout the wor... |
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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: Wed May 01, 2013 22:41:14 pm
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| However, I despair of your chances when I see the extremists in the NRA railing against even the most minor (and sensible) measures, like background checks. I just read (Latest Time magazine) that the NRA put 19.8 Million dollars into campaign funds in 2012. Anyone wonder why they get their agenda ... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: PSE Graded Items - Sharing a few nice stamps |
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 22:34:17 pm
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| No they are not pin holes. They are from the display card that I put them in to scan them, some of the fibers from the display card. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Has anyone ever caught a disease off stamps? |
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 09:02:45 am
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| Didn't George Costanza's Wife on Seinfeld die from licking a stamp? |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Can anyone advise on damage to hire car? |
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:49:59 am
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| It's a strong arm tactic that they know the majority of People will not fight which makes it a cash Cow for the rental companies. I'd ask for a date stamped, watermarked photo of the said vehicle 1 hour prior to when the car was rented by "your friend" and I'd make them prove to me that it... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Schaubeks Postage Stamp Album Victorian Edition 1899 |
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 09:42:41 am
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| MODERATOR COMMENT Richard, first let me point you to the "Roll Call thread", we require all new members first post to introduce yourself as outlined in the welcome email you received so please go here and do so. http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10277 2nd, without seeing ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Can anyone identify this Polish postmark? |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:24:11 pm
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 05:09:51 am
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| Why doesn't the US build these factories in North Korea? Has nothing to do with Oil. I don't think big Brother China wants them cutting in on their action. U.S. Corporations that either manufacture in China or have contract manufacturing. http://www.jiesworld.com/international_corporations_in_china... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 22:27:41 pm
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| I doubt he will get that feeling, they make a whole lot more from arms sales and stripping the countries of their resources. We haven't done that since the 1970's, time for you to get caught up. We now are more interested in harvesting and exploiting the local labor forces. We build 100 million Dol... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 20:55:31 pm
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| To be fair though, if you scratch an itchy world trouble spot you expose the US geo-political agenda. Not convinced? Name a trouble spot. Iraq?..I rest my case Afghanistan?. I rest my case Pakistan? I rest my case. Libya?. I rest my case Syria?. I rest my case Iran?. I rest my case Now there's a li... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: PSE Graded Items - Sharing a few nice stamps |
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 23:37:29 pm
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| I don't think they grade selvage, only Stamps ? |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 22:12:54 pm
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| It is strange that you mention wrong thread. When I quoted you I actually thought I was on the Boston Bombing thread and until you just mentioned it I did not realize that we were on the North Korea thread. Why did you bring the Boston Bombing blurb into the wrong thread ? |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Suddenly, M.A.S.H. doesn't seem quite so funny anymore |
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:43:49 pm
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| Isn't it amazing how a few minutes after the bombing, video surveillance film of the two brothers carrying backpacks was on the internet. What were those words in the summation again? Oh Yes.."omnipresent government surveillance," and "secret surveillance,"..and of course facial... |
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