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Hello there Santa Fans!

I gave my gifts to Santa for delivery, but forgot to post that I'd posted, if you see what I mean

Also Santa's First class delivery from Australia arrived today in Busan.
Cheers! No postmarks, so I can't tell where it was posted. I won't open it till Christmas Day, so I'll add some pics then.

Merry Christmas!

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It's good to shoot the breeze with like-minded people.

My Santa present arrived today! I will wait till Christmas....

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Truth is the daughter of time

Too excited to wait for Xmas!!! so I have opened my first Santa present. Thank you, thank you, thank you to my Secret Santa. As a beginner in the collection of Indian State stamps, this was a most outstanding present! and lovely stamps on the envelope as well.

















to say I'm thrilled is an understatement. Thank you again. Anne

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I am having fun collecting WW and Indian States.

A lovely package arrived in Korea today! Posted from Chennai Airport! Nice postmarks and stamps on the envelope. I won't open until Christmas, but I will post detail then.
Until then Thanks very much from A Happy ScotsmanAbroad!

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It's good to shoot the breeze with like-minded people.

Santa paid me a visit today all the way from the UK.

As the handwriting was similar to that of a friend who lives over there I opened it and found that it was not from her but instead a nice bunch of GB minisheets and a booklet of Xmas stamps.

Thanks very much Santa from the colonies. I will now have some mint items to put in my somewhat patchy collection of used GB!

Merry Xmas to Santa and all other stampboarders - may Santa bring you all sorts of philatelic delights and a new year full of cheer.

Here's a scan from my stocking:

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I'll think of something inspiring one day.

Santa's ( Not quite a secret thanks to the address on the back of his " Elf"'s envelope ) present has safely arrived ! I don't wait till Christmas to open my presents ----much too keen to see what's inside>

I certainly will have a colourful Christmas, lots of minisheets from Netherlands, Faroes and Isle of Man


Too much to do in a single scan so thank you Santa! ( Ton)

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whatever it is -------it's better than a poke in eye with a wet umbrella !

Wow I can't believe I actually see one person from Ex-Yu country Dje s' ba!

My two parcels were sent yesterday and Margo I am sorry - forgot 'not to put my name' behind envelope, but during to my previous experiences with also registered mail's and 4 months travel of one of my letters (which I assume was an record in postal travels), next year I will be more 'secret'

Also I've got today my S.Santa parcel with beautiful calender for 2012. and everything what is in it is so precious.. I am so sorry that our post isn't that much IMAGINATIVE to make so nice packages for stamp issues but you obviously have to give us some time to get into whole stamps investing things..

Also I know that me and one guy from Niksic are just two persons which are exchanging with stamps in real time (nowadays) that come from Montenegro. People aren't intrigued with that old hobby or have somewhere hidden stamps from their grandfathers and grandmoms - so happy receiving people

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Creation is not more than lightning and nor less than blessing..
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BTW, my scanner is broke, so I can't attach my things until I come in possession of someone's scanner hopefully it'll happen soon

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Creation is not more than lightning and nor less than blessing..
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In my country post officer MUST CANCEL all stamps on parcel - I know because I worked in post office, you can just pull over one or 2 letters in 1 thousand without cancellation

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Creation is not more than lightning and nor less than blessing..
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Thanks to

postmarked Dandenong...

A great gift - a stamp tea towel


Will have to start re-examining machins.
(Should I use hinges, or hingeless mounts?)

(and thank you also for the selection of Rhodesia)

Well I think there is few more, I know for two at least, one of them is from Slovenia and the other is from Serbia but living in Israel and btw sta mai u Nacr Rego Ja sam ti inace onako ortodoksni Sarajlija Ako navratis u SA javi se da te vodim na cevape hahaha.

Hehehehehe a vala obecali mi drugari iz Kotora da ce me vodit na taj cuveni bashcharshijski celap ;p Sorry people but - seeing persons from Ex-Yu republic, make us Yugo-sick persons ))) A i ti ako svrnesh pud Bara (vece luke od Kotora) javni se da te vodimo na brdo chuda

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Creation is not more than lightning and nor less than blessing..
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Ok you Serbo-Croat-Bosnian-Slovenes or what ever you are !

enough of this idle ex -Yu Chit chat!! (you can always do it by email! )

I think one of the rules of stampboards is " Post in English" ------------or at least something approaching it !

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whatever it is -------it's better than a poke in eye with a wet umbrella !

We love ya toooo mukisssss :* :* :*

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Creation is not more than lightning and nor less than blessing..
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HI:Thank you**** Secret Santa*** I just receive my second presents this afternoon and only 15 days from *North Pole**.I open this present only for *Christmas day* the packet arrive in very good condition and I am very curious and I don't make a small hole to see inside as my 2 childrens when they are young.
Santa use a beautiful *Australia stamps and I make sure to added in my small *Australia collection*

Thanks very lots*(hutch)****

Have fun with stamps...

Friendly::Johnny B. Good... .....(*&*).....&*)....

For those who can read Venn diagrams:

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A man might as well marry ... if he finds a good wife he will be happy ... if not, he will become a philosopher.
Collecting Greater New Guinea & Macropods (Kangaroos & Wallabies).

From my Secret Santa somewhere in Germany.

A note that starts: "Secret Santa knows you are collecting PNG and Kangaroos ..."

Does he what? I am totally overwhelmed.



This kangaroo photo type postcard was sent to Germany while I was still living there, in 1951. Now she's been repatriated, 60 years later.

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A man might as well marry ... if he finds a good wife he will be happy ... if not, he will become a philosopher.
Collecting Greater New Guinea & Macropods (Kangaroos & Wallabies).

Some PNG covers, postage paid by handstamps.

New item for me ... didn't have any before this.

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A man might as well marry ... if he finds a good wife he will be happy ... if not, he will become a philosopher.
Collecting Greater New Guinea & Macropods (Kangaroos & Wallabies).

Some posted reminder, and some authorisation cards ... also my first.

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A man might as well marry ... if he finds a good wife he will be happy ... if not, he will become a philosopher.
Collecting Greater New Guinea & Macropods (Kangaroos & Wallabies).

Plus a whole bunch of registered covers.

Santa, I am going to pass one of these on to another Stampboarder. Much as it will look lovely in my collection, it will fit even better in his.

You will understand when he posts an acknowledgement somewhere on Stampboards.

Overall a great and very thoughtful gift. Thank you sincerely.

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A man might as well marry ... if he finds a good wife he will be happy ... if not, he will become a philosopher.
Collecting Greater New Guinea & Macropods (Kangaroos & Wallabies).

Santa is travelling to the most unlikely corners of the world. He had Brian, an elf in the far reaches of Western Australia, send me a package of French and Canadian stamps, spiced with a first watermark kangaroo and a reminder that the 12 days of Christmas were just starting.



I will be looking at French cancels for a while.

Thanks Santa for a well selected gift.

Memphre

Thanks to my Secret Santa in Australia, my gifts have arrived. A delicious box of ginger chocolates, a Christmas candle holder, a colorful Australia fridge magnet, and to top things off posted with stamps from where else, Christmas Island.

This must have been Canada Post's day for International parcel delivery.

My Secret Santa package arrived today, as well.


I am going to see if I can make it all the way to Christmas before I open it , but wanted my Dutch secret Santa to know it had arrived! Thank you so much and stay tuned for the contents..............

John A

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Knowledge is Key.....Libraries work!

To my secret Santa in Australia

Thank you for your wishes,your card and your gift of a great pen.
May 2012 meet all your expectations.

Simply-goodies AKA Ross.

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My secret santa package arrived on Friday. Thanks so much! I loved the candle, the Christmas figurine and the fridge magnet(another collection I keep on my refrigerator) Those chocolate ginger treats are something new, very good. And of course the nice bunch of Australian stamps on the package. Suprisingly they got through without the USPS defacing them with a sharpie! Something new for my Australian album...This is my 2nd year participating and have not been dissapointed at all. Just hope my package arrives in one piece. Again thanks and Merry Christmas to all!

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Noel Almeida, Night Watchman, Australia Down Under.
Author: Overseas Mailers of New York FDCs of Australia.

My first present has arrived from the Netherlands.

Wonderful selection of all kinds of stamps, cards and envelopes, plus 2 coasters with stamps on them.

Here are just some of the goodies I have received, there were many more.

Picture 1 4 maxi cards + MS from Palau



Picture 2 FDC from Suriname


Picture 3, the envelope and a nice card


Picture 4 shows the coasters and two MS

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Ann

Also annwiggy on eBay.

Hi,my last Secret Santa prezzie arrived yesterday. Wow, have I been blessed this year! . Beautiful stamps on the cover:



a really lovely card, first day cover and some Andorra Christmas Stamps



and to top it off!

a couple of packs of Vario sheets....which, by the way, I desperately needed just now!
and a beautiful hand knitted scarf! That will have to wait until next winter to try out as we're now coming into summer.



All in all? A huge thank you to my Secret Santa. A wonderful group of lovely gifts!

Thanks again, Anne and Merry Christmas to my Secret Santa and all Stampboarders.

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I am having fun collecting WW and Indian States.

My final Secret Santa arrived today.

Thank You.

A nice Casey Stoner sheet, plus a booklet.

Happy Xmas

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HOH*OHO secret Santa in Canada, many thanks for the package which arrived today in Wollongong NSW Australia.

I must mention that Australian Quarantine Inspection Service gave your package a once over before delivery! It may have looked a bit suspect to them on first glance! A parcel with no return address, marked as being from 'santa', with lots of stamps on it (something that probably is unusual nowdays!)... and it would have shown up on the X-ray as being of organic material... Declaration marked as "treats".... Suspect! Haha

Needless to say, they opened it up to check it out and as the contents (Canadian coffee in vacuum sealed bags) checked out as being OK to enter the country, your package was duly re sealed, with the addition of a Quarantine notice, and an "opened by Australia Post for inspection by quarantine" sticker affixed to the package. The notice explained that sniffer dogs and/or x-ray had indicated that the package could contain something of quarantine concern and thus it was examined- and clearance given as nothing prohibited was in the package.


Yay! New coffee to try! And it was still a surprise as the contents were not listed on the package when inspected. Thanks Santa!

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Levi
Coffee Addict

Hey levi - any chance we can see a photo/scan of the cover with the inspection sticker on it?

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My blog, if you're interested: petitmondemoi.blogspot.com

ThankYou so much Santa
I'm absolutely wrapped!!!I wish you a very happy christmas ...and many happy returns

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~ If the world didnt suck we'd all fall off!

Received a package from an Australian (ok, no surprise there ) Santa today!

Santa was hiding in Deepdene, Victoria, Australia, and mailed on November 29.

Haven't opened it yet because I was on my way to work, but when I get home tonight expect some photos of the contents!

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Collecting stamps is the beginning of philately. Knowing about them is what really matters. Major R. N. Spafford

Santa has arrived today.
Not so secret since the name was on the back of the cover.
Anyway, I will wait until Christmas to open the gift.

In the meantime, here is an image of the cover.



Thank You Santa.

Cheers!

So, here's what my Secret Santa sent me:



A very nice mix of Australian and Christmas Island stamps, perfectly cancelled, and virtually undamaged on the long way over here!

Inside was a GB 1980 minisheet:



Plus a couple of Koala Conservation blocks -- never seen these before! -- and a Wetlands Conservation stamp.



And finally, a couple of '99 Melbourne Exhibition souvenir prints.



Thank you, Santa!

Actually, Santa also included his business card In keeping with the spirit of the event, I'm not showing it here.

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Collecting stamps is the beginning of philately. Knowing about them is what really matters. Major R. N. Spafford

Hmmm! Something tells me your Not-So-Secret Santa is the same as mine


Sorry if I spoiled it for you

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Collecting stamps is the beginning of philately. Knowing about them is what really matters. Major R. N. Spafford

DCP23

The covers do look the same.
I hope the contents is different.

Don't worry about that, no harm done.

Cheers!

Today another not so Secret Santa has arrived.

Hold on a moment, so there is more than one Santa?
Oh I know, that's the reserve Santa.

Here is the image of the cover.



Thank You Santa #2.

Cheers!

Well, Santa seems to have just been in Dandenong, Victoria! I just received a great big Australia Post Tough Bag full of goodies! An official presentation book of the Anzus stamp issued to commemorate the visit of President Obama in November to Canberra, 2 FDC of joint issues between Australia and the U.S., an official Anzus First Day Cancel on a Anzus envelope and another on a Anzus post card (Australia Post) ----- and a very nice Christmas card from Santa with a Koala Bear!!

As if that's not enough it was franked with 2 Anzus stamps and 4 "Coral Sea Battle 1942" stamps, all with Beautiful "Dandenong Plaza PO" cancels!
Thanks Santa, I love it

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Jim M.

My two secret santas arrived this week...
Canada and Hong Kong.....jeez that santa gets around...
Some lovely items that will enhance my expanding collection.
Great postage used as well.
Thank you both very much.
Merry Xmas.....

I've got today another santa present - It's lovely and I couldn't wait to open it but I won't tell ya what's in it.. I am really surprised and happy a 2 m/s's and a booklet of Australian stamps with all that precious Fauna of Australia
Thank you very much my dear second Australian Santa I've figured out the first Santa now I will find you Mr second Santa too so Peak a booo
 

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Creation is not more than lightning and nor less than blessing..
http://www.cse-world.eu

I've took mother's agency's camera so I took a picture of first Santa too
 

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Creation is not more than lightning and nor less than blessing..
http://www.cse-world.eu

My Santa package with Dutch and Helvetia stamps arived in good shape.

Thanks Santa and a merry Christmas to you too!

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Ton van Boven from The Netherlands

Santa's packet arrived yesterday - All the way from Norway. And delightful it was - including chocolate treats, a wonderful assortment of Noway, a special packet of Noway birds on stamp (Santa did his research apparently) and a nicely franked parcel!

Thank you Santa,
Happy Holidays to all!

And special thanks to Margo for organizing again this year.

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Mike
Why do we need perforations? Scissors are cheap!

My second package arrived today postmarked 'Southampton", I'm going to be going on a cruise from Southampton, but not till October next year!!

Some nice GB Mini Sheets, nice items from Ireland and so on, scans follow.

Thanks whoever you are, lovely gifts.

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Ann

Also annwiggy on eBay.

Thanks to all who have added a note about receiving their Secret Santa. Good to see so many lovely gifts zooming and nice franking about the planet.

I've had quite a few anxious emails from Santas wanting to know if their presents have been received. Would you mind putting up a quick note on this thread if you've received a present and haven't posted ?

Many thanks
Margo

All 3 presents have been recived, but not opened - One from Canada looks interesting, first time I recive something covered in ms sheets

Kloster

I never knew Canada grew coffee trees. That must be like the economic statistics that show Germany as one of the world's leading producers of cocoa, another tropical product (raw beans are imported and processed, thus technically the country is considered the 'producer').

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Collecting Mongolia; Thailand; Indo-China; Mourning Covers; OHMS.
My online 'store': http://stampsfromaethelwulf.blogspot.com/

I received the 2nd gift from Australia today. The old Australian stamps were great, as was the Christmas stamp sheet and the MS!! Many thanks!! The cover also had a nice cancellation!!

Santa was also in the Netherlands this night: I got a couple of nice mint mondern Australian stamps. Thank you Santa!(still no scanner...)