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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 02:53:58 am
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| Well, I might have been in too much of financial cul-de-sac to embark on a clean up of the Harrell auction, but in my penurious state I did manage to find this little gem on eBay for next to nothing. It's Deschl's E4b featuring the inverted stamp impression. Agreed, it's a bit tatty but is the firs... |
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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: Mon May 13, 2013 06:50:07 am
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| Even their Avatars are similar. In all probability they are the same person. Glen can easily verify if they use the same IP addresses. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: The fascinating world of varieties of Travancore and T&C |
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 15:55:06 pm
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: The fascinating world of varieties of Travancore and T&C |
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 13:59:53 pm
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: The fascinating world of varieties of Travancore and T&C |
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 22:58:15 pm
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boban76 wrote: new addition to my fiscals .....Travancore stamp ovptd: "oriental" , seen for the first time , does anyone have more details on this/seen this before??? 
Oriental Insurance Company overprinted its stamps. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 06:07:58 am
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| The following is my very humble first Poonch cover. 2 annas combined with India on a philatelic -but genuinely travelled- cover to MM Bechtler in Allahahad, dated as most of the covers from this correspondance October 1892 (see G. Harell book). http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b541/MaximeCiterne... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 00:07:21 am
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| The older gums used, and that were often splashed around pretty liberally http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg290/tonymacg/Charkhari/SG35cover.jpg would have been the traditional animal-based or flour-and-water glues, the more elderly members (such as Your Humble Servant :lol: ) would remember fro... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 04:47:36 am
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| This Dungarpur cover arrived from eBay today: http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg290/tonymacg/Dungarpur/SG1unrecorded1Annacover-front_zps950371f4.jpg The ¼ Anna is SG 1, and the 1 Anna is unrecorded in grey. The stamps are perf 11, like the genuine types; they give the appearance of being litho, ... |
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Forum: Swap your stamps with other collectors Worldwide - or GIVE them away FREE! Topic: Indian stamps wanted |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 19:23:50 pm
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a last image. Hope these have helped.
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Forum: Swap your stamps with other collectors Worldwide - or GIVE them away FREE! Topic: Indian stamps wanted |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 19:22:20 pm
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| Some more images http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g7.jpg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g6.jpg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g5.jpeg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g4.jpeg |
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Forum: Swap your stamps with other collectors Worldwide - or GIVE them away FREE! Topic: Indian stamps wanted |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 19:18:44 pm
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| ..and some nice images for your daughter's school assignment : http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g14.jpeg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g10.jpeg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g9.jpeg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g8.jpg |
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Forum: Swap your stamps with other collectors Worldwide - or GIVE them away FREE! Topic: Indian stamps wanted |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 19:16:17 pm
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Foreign Stamps on the Ganges :
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Forum: Swap your stamps with other collectors Worldwide - or GIVE them away FREE! Topic: Indian stamps wanted |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 19:15:12 pm
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Some nice stamps depicting the river Ganges.
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Forum: Swap your stamps with other collectors Worldwide - or GIVE them away FREE! Topic: Indian stamps wanted |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 19:07:43 pm
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| Ganga-- Goddess of the river Ganges.. as depicted on Stamp Papers from the princely state of Jaipur. http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g11.jpg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g15.jpeg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/g16.jpeg . |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Australian Cricket - Can't Bowl, Can't Bat, Can't Field! |
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 00:03:19 am
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| Shane Watson has hit a delightful century in the Indian Premier League 2013. His bowling also seems to have improved miraculously. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 02:38:14 am
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| Nice Bundi cancel from Creativityplus4.. for a starting bid of ONLY GBP 28. http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/Bundi-eBay.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bundi-1944-India-Indian-Native-States-Br-Commonwealth-KGVI-F-U-SG83-C-70-/310651266915?pt=UK_Stamps_CommonwealthStamps_GL&hash=ite... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: New scam mentioning Paypal & Skype. |
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Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 05:26:52 am
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| I recently got a funny mail... From: Pay PaI <Support@PayPaI.co.uk.com> To: Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 8:14 AM Subject: Receipt for Your Payment to Skype ! You sent a payment of 28.69 GBP to Skype? (orders@Skype?uk) Shipping address - Unconfirmed United Kingdom Postage details The seller hasn’t pr... |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Someone having recent problems with PaisaPay? |
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 22:13:51 pm
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| Paisapay is the Indian subsidiary of Paypal. As far as I know, Paisapay enables Indian buyers to pay in Indian Rupees to Indian Sellers on eBay. Indian buyers use Paypal to make payments to international sellers. International buyers also use Paypal to make payments to Indian sellers. Perhaps you ne... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 01:53:47 am
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mukulgarga wrote: Are these Genuine!! 
Poor handmade reproductions. Avoid them. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:50:39 pm
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The Rajah of Charkhari ? ..
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Global announcement Topic: 6th Birthday, April 1 – GIVE prizes & WIN great prizes HERE! |
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 02:20:49 am
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| Gifts # 16 and #17 have been mailed to Aldragon and Unexpected (both in Australia). |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 13:08:13 pm
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birder wrote: Try to locate the Paav Anna in this image. 
..and the solution is..
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:18:11 pm
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| Thought of sharing this recent addition to my collection. :D http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t479/indianchariots/SG016_zps72e50e90.jpg Official 4anna SGO16 on cover with a 1/2a SGO2 Perf12 . And I desperately need Birders help here to decode this mystery for me. Any luck on this Birder... Don't... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 14:05:58 pm
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I now invite members to share their own images of Paav Anna stamps.
Happy "Anna Spotting".
Thanks and regards. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 14:05:07 pm
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Try to locate the Paav Anna in this image.
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 14:04:29 pm
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Quarter Anna -- Paav Anna -- پاو آنہ
and some nice Bhopal stamps
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 14:03:20 pm
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Quarter Anna -- Paav Anna -- پاو آنہ
Coins issued by the Bhopal Begums
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 14:01:36 pm
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Quarter Anna -- Paav Anna -- پاو آنہ
More examples
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 13:59:34 pm
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| Quarter Anna -- Paav Anna -- پاو آنہ From Kashmir http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/Anna/Kashmir-1a.jpg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/Anna/kashmir2.jpg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/Anna/Kashmir-1.jpg |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 13:57:54 pm
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پاو آنہ
From Jhalawar
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 13:56:37 pm
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| English -- Quarter Anna Urdu -- Paav Anna پاو آنہ More examples : http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/Anna/jaipur-1.jpg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/Anna/jaipur-2.jpg http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/Anna/jaipur-3.jpg |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 13:53:47 pm
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| I have recieved many e-mails from members. Thanks for the encouragement. We shall now move on to learning the Urdu Characters for " QUARTER ANNA ". This is read and pronounced as " Paav Anna ". The word Paav is written as P + Aa + V The Urdu characters from the alphabet sheet are... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "Spotting Anna" - - Learning Urdu through stamps |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 13:40:25 pm
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I have received many mails from members. Thanks for the encouragement.
Time to move on.
Here is the Wiki sheet for the Urdu alphabets once again.
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 05:38:23 am
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amfhf1 wrote:
The date of usage is 59 Azar 22. The islamic month of Azar has 30 days and begins in November and ends in December. |
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Global announcement Topic: 6th Birthday, April 1 – GIVE prizes & WIN great prizes HERE! |
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:59:34 am
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| I have recieved the snail-mail addresses of Aldragon (Gift #16) and Unexpected (Gift#17). The gifts shall be mailed by Saturday. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: The fascinating world of varieties of Travancore and T&C |
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 00:54:15 am
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Forum: Cinderellas etc - all the stamps that are NOT regular postage stamp related Topic: QV - India - Fiscal Cancels different types |
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 20:41:43 pm
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| http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r594/coinman88/Victoria%20Cancels/Victoria%20long%20Fiscals/qvHUNDIfiscalstamps008.jpg Hundi overprints on these series are considered to be bogus, at least by the latest handbook on India revenue stamps. Your two copies shown in this thread may be however legiti... |
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Forum: Cinderellas etc - all the stamps that are NOT regular postage stamp related Topic: QV - India - Fiscal Cancels different types |
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 20:40:17 pm
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| I have a small collection of Queen Victoria fiscal stamps & documents. In this thread I want to highlight the different types of fiscal cancels. Members are welcome to join in with their own images of such stamps and cancels. A purely embossed cancel from 1867. It was used to cancel both stamps... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: It's our 6th Birthday - *WIN* a £1 Kangaroo stamp + others ! |
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:21:06 pm
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: It's our 6th Birthday - *WIN* a £1 Kangaroo stamp + others ! |
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:20:29 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:20:04 pm
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: It's our 6th Birthday - *WIN* a £1 Kangaroo stamp + others ! |
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:18:58 pm
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: It's our 6th Birthday - *WIN* a £1 Kangaroo stamp + others ! |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: It's our 6th Birthday - *WIN* a £1 Kangaroo stamp + others ! |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: It's our 6th Birthday - *WIN* a £1 Kangaroo stamp + others ! |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: It's our 6th Birthday - *WIN* a £1 Kangaroo stamp + others ! |
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:17:49 pm
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