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This is one of my favourites. I have some larger blocks but this is the only one I've scanned for now.

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crosscrescent wrote:



This is a run sheet from a PO teller at the time.

The first column obviously is for the date.
2nd:Stck. short for Stueck, number of items posted
3rd:Gegenstand Subject or item descrption; such as Brief (letter), Eingeschriebener Brief ( Registered Letter)Postkarte (Postcard) Nachnahme ( Cash on Delivery) for service or goods bought.
4th:Empfaenger Name of receiver.
5th:Best.Ort short for Bestimmungs Ort Name of town/village where the goods are adressed to.
6th:Betrag amount paid.

Peter

i added this unusual block up for sale here today.



The scarce 1940 6d AIF top value in good used, nicely centred, postally used block 4 - "1941 BOOVAL QLD" - SG 199, cat £96 as 4 singles.

Everyone knows my view on the future value of postally USED blocks 4 of Australia.

Blocks from Bangladesh




locks from India






Both blocks are of high value stamps and not CTO.

opkedia

Not strictly a block I know, but nice and unusual all the same. I suppose you could describe it as a Se-Tenant, Traffic Light, Gutter, Marginal Block. GB 12 Days of Christmas 1977

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That's a great block Chris!

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How about a block with literally a "killer" cancellation?

With the help of the regular canceller the parcels one was able to cover the rest.

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Anyone else accumulating NWPI material for research?

Unfortunately NZ Post seem to be one of the worst offenders when it comes to "over" cancelling stamps.

There current efforts with roller cancels are often total obliterators

Mind you the efforts of the Melbourne GPO in the early 1900's were similarly "enthusiastic".

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Tony

This arrived at work yesterday:

Unfortunately not postmarked.

And this arrived today (three more to come!):

Burma block with overprint.

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Collecting everything at the moment. However trying to concentrate on Czechoslovakia, Music & Christmas carols.

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ARL premierships: EASTERN SUBURBS/SYDNEY ROOSTERS - 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002 & 2013

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ARL premierships: EASTERN SUBURBS/SYDNEY ROOSTERS - 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002 & 2013

Dusted and polished my scanner today so thought I should take advantage...

This is Madagascar Scott #290:

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Cheers,
Bob

French Equatorial Africa, Scott # 184:

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Bob

Singapore Scott #52

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Bob

Nauru Scott #02:

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Bob

This is a nice strip from my collection...or block if you prefer .

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If it's old and interesting...it's gotta be fun
My main collecting interest is in the New Zealand 1906 Christchurch Exhibition material.

Hi!
Both these blocks from pre - federation NSW Australia, unfortunately they both have toning on gum side but still have appeal on the face side with there monogram and date.


Regards
Frank.

An irregular block of 5 of USA 3 cents with faults !!

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Donald.
Aus KGV Head Addict !

What a beauty! I wish I had one too.
Actually it would be great to have at least one stamp with these amazingly engraved ships.

I have been meaning to post this block for some time but it ended up buried under a pile of other stamps/covers I have been working through.

SCOTT 2542 $14 Intl. express.

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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.

1937 Lyrebird


1938 Platypus


1937 Kookaburra

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ARL premierships: EASTERN SUBURBS/SYDNEY ROOSTERS - 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002 & 2013

1938 merino


1938 Koala


1938 Kangaroo

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ARL premierships: EASTERN SUBURBS/SYDNEY ROOSTERS - 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974, 1975, 2002 & 2013

Hello tricolours ,

Nice PAIRS don`t know if they Qualify as Block`s though

Regards

C . P .

Here`s a New Zealand block,

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Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

Always nice to rescue large blocks in relatively good condition:




Note the early use here (6 Jan 1913):

Not to mention that the large block is a No Monogram block as well. Very nice piece!

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Peter
Hawthorn - AFL Premiers 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008.

Thanks!

These were obviously ONE unit at one time, but were seperated before I got them (obviously they'd been folded and/or pulled apart):






Its worth noting that the strips contain many identified varieties according to Adams, Bell & Pope (the new 'Bible' for 1d Red 'Roo collectors!)

Another couple of items that may be of interest

Just showing off now!

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Peter
Hawthorn - AFL Premiers 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008.

Hi Peter

Well, you know what they say: 'If you've got it, flaunt it!!'

I'm currently breaking my accumulation up in order to sell it.....I simply don't have the time to devote to it that it deserves. I've counted all my loose stamps (well over 15000) and they'll go to auction with Prestige (or Stanley Gibbons/Mowbrays) in the short term.

My 'better quality' items (such as those above and the one below), I'll sort into small packages when time allows.....it's a heart-wrenching exercise, but I have to be realistic.

A couple of used NZ offical pictorial plate blocks, (shame about the split perfs on the 1/-)

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for more information on NZ 1935 pictorials visit http://www.newzealandstamps.net

£1 Arms:

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Best regards
Michael

...and one from South Australia:

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Michael

This is SG 9 Malaya. BMA. Its the die II and each time I see it, it causes me some amusement, and a little sadness. I got it sometime in the early 80's from a ChCh dealer called Bruce Alexander. Regretfully he died some time ago, however I'm sure there is a few ChCh stampers that remember him with fondness.

I knew bruce and would usually visit his shop about two or three time a month. Mostly on a Saturday morning. One saturday I was browsing the straits books and came across this block. Bruce has it marked at $1.25 and I could clearly see it was a die II.

I ask him in my best casual voice what he wanted for this. He looked and said. "$1.25." I continued to browse and selected a few other low priced SS. Then again I asked him what he had on the block? Again he looked and said. "$1.25!" I took a few other stamps then said I would take the block because $1.25 was a fairly good price.

As he tallied up I asked if there was anything wrong with the block as it did not look right. He picked it up and looked then said. "All right, you can have it for a dollar." I took it and paid. Then told him it was a die II. Bruce as always was good humoured, and when I offered it back, he had to think for a minute then said he would take it out of the boys pay!! I think he may have been refering to a present member here?



Huanga.

I bought this block as a Christmas pressie for me!

½d Vermillion block of 15 from the upper right corner of the lower pane, right sheet.
This is from the Lady Mairi Bury collection auctioned recently.



the top left stamp in the block has a flaw as shown below

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

Had this sheet of Duttia SG 33a, the 1916 2 Anna lilac with black (instead of the normal blue) control handstamp,



out for another thread, but it fits here, too.

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'First I'll steal all the money, then I'll kill everybody, and then I'll go away', Père Ubu

Ugly is the new black.....love it! Merry Christmas Tony, I am going to be making my QV Empire Indian pages for my stamp album in the next few weeks, I may need to ask some questions if you don't mind me picking your brains a bit,
Cheers, Don.

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

Don, I'll be delighted to help - after that liberal application of best butter

Don't expect too much in the way of British India, though: however, there are others here who can guide you.

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'First I'll steal all the money, then I'll kill everybody, and then I'll go away', Père Ubu

SG1387 Block cancelled 'House of commons.' The top perfs are not cut into, its just the way I loaded it on to the scanner.



Huanga.

1915 King George V Recess Print - Wellington Parcels 1922.
Cat Value 55c individually - would be interested to know how much difference it makes when in a block???

Italy 2004. 0,10 € • Statue of woman in the third century BC • polychrome • Details
Dent.13 ½ × 13 ¼ b • Without watermark • Print: rotogravure • Printed by: IPZS Rome • Size: 25 × 30 (mm) • Dis. L. Vangelli

Site for Italian stamps by year - http://www.ibolli.it/index.php

This is probably my favorite block of early Belgian stamps (in my collection that is). Given the prices achieved recently for this type of material with marginal inscription, it's likely to remain a favorite for a long time to come...

All on the on piece
132 Hong Kong dollars

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Post your KGV faults on the stampboard wiki.

This one arrived recently:



Cochin SG 111a, the Sixth Raja 4 Pies, imperf vertically

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'First I'll steal all the money, then I'll kill everybody, and then I'll go away', Père Ubu

Won this group of four off eBay; November 25, 1899.

The key value of the set I just listed up, at $20 a stamp!


New Zealand - 1968 $2 MULTICOLOUR Geyser Harrison Imprint Block 6 - SG 879