Stamp News, $120 prize for the Month's most helpful tip/post

towradji · Post by **towradji** » 30 Apr 2020 09:57

BigSaint wrote:
My April 2020 nomination is:

ebay

My Great Britain Queen Elizabeth 1952 - present day.

https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=89833&start=0

A enjoyable look at the British stamps of the last 70 years.

Yes, I support the nomination of ebay

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 30 Apr 2020 12:33

Any more NEW nominations folks?

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 02 May 2020 05:55

Hi Everyone!

I hope that all are staying safe during this time?

These threads/posters have been nominated by our members.

madstampguy
https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=90174
In These Blue times. Do you have a favorite BLUE stamp?
Nominated by: gavin-h

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ebay
https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=89833&start=0
My Great Britain Queen Elizabeth 1952 - present day.
Nominated by: BigSaint, Rein and towradji

Eli · Post by **Eli** » 02 May 2020 06:28

If not too late, I also want to join the above members and support the nomination of ebay and his wonderful thread about GB stamps.

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 02 May 2020 06:47

Thank you, Eli!

But being May 1st 2020, the nominations or support for April nominations are now closed.

I am sorry about that!

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 04 May 2020 00:52

Our April winner is:

madstampguy
https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=90174
In These Blue times. Do you have a favorite BLUE stamp?
Nominated by: gavin-h

Congratulations madstampguy!

Please email "Stamp News" Publisher/Editor and Stampboards member, Kevin Morgan, your postal address to claim your prize.

Thank you!

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 04 May 2020 01:16

Well done madstampguy in a VERY close vote this month.

Glen

RogerE · Post by **RogerE** » 04 May 2020 02:40

Congratulations madstampguy — some lovely images on that thread

/RogerE

goof · Post by **goof** » 04 May 2020 03:15

congratulations madstampguy

Rein · Post by **Rein** » 04 May 2020 04:43

Congratulations!

Wolfgang · Post by **Wolfgang** » 04 May 2020 05:23

Congrats madstampguy!

Brummie · Post by **Brummie** » 04 May 2020 08:26

Congratulations madstampguy, well done.

BigSaint · Post by **BigSaint** » 04 May 2020 08:36

Congratulations madstampguy

madstampguy · Post by **madstampguy** » 04 May 2020 20:34

Hi folks,
thank you all so, so much.

I'm honoured.

Thank you.

Best regards, Mark

Eli · Post by **Eli** » 05 May 2020 02:27

Congratulations, madstampguy

For May 2020 I want to nominate:

Member ebay for his wonderful thread:

My Great Britain Queen Elizabeth 1952 - present day.

https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=89833&start=0

A great online catalogue of GB stamps of the last 7 decades. Much efforts put to post high resolution scans and descriptions. Sure it will be a very useful catalogue for philatelists.

Thanks! Eli

BigSaint · Post by **BigSaint** » 05 May 2020 17:10

I would like to renominate ebay for May 2020.

BigSaint wrote:Thanks for the reminder AMark.

My April 2020 nomination is:

ebay

My Great Britain Queen Elizabeth 1952 - present day.

https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=89833&start=0

A enjoyable look at the British stamps of the last 70 years.

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 09 May 2020 15:14

Any more nominations for May?

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 21 May 2020 05:02

Guys,

We are getting close to the end of May. Can we please have a few more nominations?

Rein · Post by **Rein** » 21 May 2020 06:19

BigSaint wrote:I would like to renominate ebay for May 2020.

BigSaint wrote:Thanks for the reminder AMark.

My April 2020 nomination is:

ebay

My Great Britain Queen Elizabeth 1952 - present day.

https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=89833&start=0

A enjoyable look at the British stamps of the last 70 years.

Metoo

Wolfgang · Post by **Wolfgang** » 21 May 2020 07:09

I nominate a very interesting and informative thread:

RogerE

Stamps motivate us to engage with languages
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90529

Ubobo.R.O. · Post by **Ubobo.R.O.** » 21 May 2020 09:00

I will second Wolfgang's motion.

Stamp collector · Post by **Stamp collector** » 22 May 2020 20:11

Wolfgang wrote:I nominate a very interesting and informative thread:

RogerE

Stamps motivate us to engage with languages
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90529

I too would like to support nomination of RogerE

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 27 May 2020 11:09

Hi guys,

Not much time is left for the May nominations. Do we have any other nominations for May?

Thank you!

Alec13 · Post by **Alec13** » 28 May 2020 23:09

Stamp collector wrote:
Wolfgang wrote:I nominate a very interesting and informative thread:

RogerE

Stamps motivate us to engage with languages
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90529
I too would like to support nomination of RogerE

Me too! It's a very interesting look at something under our eyes all the time and is never going to go out of date 8)

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 30 May 2020 19:12

Last call for May folks!

aerogi · Post by **aerogi** » 30 May 2020 19:32

I posted something that might helpfull:

Look out for Liechtenstein cancels on Austrian stamps. Not often you find out a stamp worth 1,200 euro...

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=90726

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 31 May 2020 02:22

Hi aerogi,

You need to tell me the person that you are nominating, not just the thread. Unless, you are nominating yourself?

aerogi · Post by **aerogi** » 31 May 2020 05:58

AMark wrote:Hi aerogi,

You need to tell me the person that you are nominating, not just the thread. Unless, you are nominating yourself?

yeah that would be myself. Probably not allowed

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 31 May 2020 08:47

aerogi wrote:
AMark wrote:Hi aerogi,

You need to tell me the person that you are nominating, not just the thread. Unless, you are nominating yourself?
yeah that would be myself. Probably not allowed

aerogi,

Well, I can't say that it's not allowed.

But It would be the same as if you found something which you did not know what it was. So, your curious lead you to do a little investigation. You asked many questions, to different people and someone told you that you have found something that is out of the ordinary. You asked a few more questions and you were certain that the item is a very good find. Now, if it wasn't for that someone that told you what the item was, would you know what it is?

So, are you nominating yourself or someone else???

CMJ · Post by **CMJ** » 31 May 2020 08:59

I would like to nominate:

DarrenK
Stamps of the Berlin Postal Service 1944-5 Stadtgüterverkehr
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90633

A fascinating read

Chris.

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 01 Jun 2020 01:54

Very last call for new nominations.

Catweazle · Post by **Catweazle** » 01 Jun 2020 12:51

CMJ wrote: ↑
31 May 2020 08:59
I would like to nominate:

DarrenK
Stamps of the Berlin Postal Service 1944-5 Stadtgüterverkehr
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90633

A fascinating read

Chris.

Amen, I agree. Seconding that!

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 02 Jun 2020 09:36

Hi Everyone!

Since, we are in June these are our May nominations.

ebay
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=89833
My Great Britain Queen Elizabeth 1952 - present day.
Nominated by: Eli, BigSaint and Rein

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RogerE
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90529
Stamps motivate us to engage with languages
Nominated by: Wolfgang, Ubobo.R.O., Stamp collector, and Alec13

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aerogi
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=90726
VADUZ cancel on Austria 20 Kr, Mi AT57 Emperor Franz Joseph?
Nominated by: aerogi

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DarrenK
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90633
Stamps of the Berlin Postal Service 1944-5 Stadtgüterverkehr
Nominated by: CMJ and Catweazle

Now, it's time to vote.

Thank you everyone for your May nominations.

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 04 Jun 2020 04:33

The May winner is:

DarrenK
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90633
Stamps of the Berlin Postal Service 1944-5 Stadtgüterverkehr

Congratulations DarrenK!

Please email "Stamp News" Publisher/Editor and Stampboards member, Kevin Morgan, your postal address to claim your prize.

June nominations are open.

Thank you!

Stamp collector · Post by **Stamp collector** » 04 Jun 2020 05:02

Congratulations DarrenK !

RogerE · Post by **RogerE** » 04 Jun 2020 05:19

Nice thread DarrenK, and a well-deserved award/recognition. Congratulations.

/RogerE

BigSaint · Post by **BigSaint** » 04 Jun 2020 08:24

Congratulations on winning poster of the month. A well deserved win.

DarrenK · Post by **DarrenK** » 04 Jun 2020 10:58

Thank you for the nominations and thank you for the vote and win.

I had very little feedback on the thread and thought it had only appealed to very few of the members. In the last few days a few more comments had appeared and the collector in Germany that supplied some of the images emailed me. His comments are below.

"Its very interesting that you, as an Australian, write an article about “Stadtgüterverkehr”- Bravo!!!

Thank you for the work in German private post!"

I guess that is the thing about stamps. We can (and do) have active interests in other countries stamps and study them without leaving home. For me the difficulty is my lack of skills in reading German. Almost all the articles I have and reference books are in German and it is a slow and laborious task to extract the information. That of course is one of the other nominated topics which I thought was very interesting to. (Stamps motivate us to engage with languages: http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90529 )

I was trying to answer questions I had and provide some information (in English) so that others on the board could share in what I had gained. Over the years many here have enlightened me and I always like to try to give back.

I would also like to thank Kevin for his generous prize.

Thank you again, Darren

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 04 Jun 2020 12:36

Well done Darren.

Brummie · Post by **Brummie** » 04 Jun 2020 12:49

Congratulations DarrenK, well done!

kuikka · Post by **kuikka** » 04 Jun 2020 16:53

DarrenK,

Congratulations for winning this honor. I also apreciate that you have made information available on these stamps that are not covered by most of the catalogues.

Finchley Chris · Post by **Finchley Chris** » 04 Jun 2020 17:04

Congratulations!

Wolfgang · Post by **Wolfgang** » 04 Jun 2020 21:01

Congrats DarrenK!

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 05 Jun 2020 07:54

DarrenK wrote: ↑
04 Jun 2020 10:58
Thank you for the nominations and thank you for the vote and win.

I had very little feedback on the thread and thought it had only appealed to very few of the members. In the last few days a few more comments had appeared and the collector in Germany that supplied some of the images emailed me. His comments are below.

"Its very interesting that you, as an Australian, write an article about “Stadtgüterverkehr”- Bravo!!!

Thank you for the work in German private post!"

I guess that is the thing about stamps. We can (and do) have active interests in other countries stamps and study them without leaving home. For me the difficulty is my lack of skills in reading German. Almost all the articles I have and reference books are in German and it is a slow and laborious task to extract the information. That of course is one of the other nominated topics which I thought was very interesting to. (Stamps motivate us to engage with languages: http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90529 )

I was trying to answer questions I had and provide some information (in English) so that others on the board could share in what I had gained. Over the years many here have enlightened me and I always like to try to give back.

I would also like to thank Kevin for his generous prize.

Thank you again, Darren

Darren,

Your thread is excellent!

Just because you do not receive a lot of feedback, it doesn't mean that members are not reading what you have posted. As a worldwide collector, I have to say that sometimes I can't answer all/most of the questions that are posted by members.

Why? I do not specialize in a particular areas. I know that there are Stamboards members that have a lot more knowledge, in a give area, than me. You specialize in a given area that most do not. As a result, you have not received much feedback. But don't let that discourage you, you are doing an excellent job!!!

CMJ · Post by **CMJ** » 05 Jun 2020 08:43

Congratulations, Darren. A very well-deserved accolade for an informative and interesting thread.

Chris.

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 16 Jun 2020 06:20

Hi Everyone!

Today, it's June 15th, 2020, which means that we have another 15 days to go in June.

Can we please get a few nominations for June?

nigelc · Post by **nigelc** » 16 Jun 2020 06:43

I'd like to nominate aerogi for his fascinating thread on the Belgian "van Acker" surcharges:

aerogi
https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90843
Devaluation of Belgian stamps in 1946, with -10% called "Van Acker Issue"

It's been great to see so many examples from this issue which gets very limited coverage in most catalogues.

BigSaint · Post by **BigSaint** » 16 Jun 2020 08:30

I would like to nominate Erich for:

"The US 1934 Parks Issue - How it was Designed."

https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=90951

A short thread but a most interesting one.

Brad

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 22 Jun 2020 01:23

Ony a week or so to go folks to add your nominations.

Ubobo.R.O. · Post by **Ubobo.R.O.** » 22 Jun 2020 01:28

I would like to nominate: Stamps motivate us to engage with languages. RogerE.

https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=90529