eBay Chat: Stamps

eUSC meeting topic

Here is an excerpt from an article in the April issue of Stamp News, regarding PNC's or Philatelic Numismatic covers. I recall seeing these in post offices in recent years and thinking they were yet another gimmick and who would buy them. Coin collectors,it would appear!

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Posted by jaywild ( 944

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on May-20-07 at 20:37:34 PDT

stamphick… Well, I suppose that was a gratuitous slap, but no matter. Not the first spit out of your mouth.

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The point remains, whether or not it is appreciated by all. The chatboard does not follow strict html, and what looks OK on some browsers will look atrocious on others. There’s nothing that can be done about it.

Jim

Posted by stamphick! ( 336

) on May-20-07 at 20:10:37 PDT

jaywild...Well, I thought that board was pretty simple to use but perhaps only simple folks like me can understand what it is and how to use it.

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1327

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on May-20-07 at 19:55:01 PDT

member

Posted by jaywild ( 944

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on May-20-07 at 19:40:23 PDT

stamphick… In my last post I copied the exact source code for the post you made immediately prior. If it shows up OK on your computer, i.e. it looks like it does on the chatboard, then that is a function solely of the browser you are using. It shows up as a mess on Internet Explorer. My only point is that using “Practice Poster” itself is unfortunately not a way to guarantee what your post will look like to everyone who sees it.

Jim

Posted by stamphick! ( 336

) on May-20-07 at 18:42:34 PDT

Dave F.... Yes, that board is updated as eBay fools with the boards, with a little lag time. If you check your post there you will get it right here.

There are some minor differences between the chats and the forums but you can check your code for each as you probably noticed.

Posted by stamphick! ( 336

) on May-20-07 at 18:39:28 PDT

jaywild...I haven't a clue what you are talking about.

Posted by jaywild ( 944

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on May-20-07 at 18:32:00 PDT

stamphick… Unfortunately, your practive board doesn’t work either. The code for the post you entered most recently on the chatboard looks like this on the practice board you linked to—

Posted by

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stamphick!
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on May-20-07
at 18:17:12 PDT

Listings

If you want to see what your post will look like on a chatboard or forum this Practice Poster is the one to use.

If you aren't familiar with HTML this board will do it for you.

It looks fine on this practice board, but not on the chatboard or on “Practice Poster”.

The chatboard code is a mess, frankly, and I doubt it can ever be straightened out.

Jim

Posted by philatarium ( 229

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on May-20-07 at 18:26:08 PDT

David: Thank you! That's definitely the board to use. It revealed the spacing problems. I've got it bookmarked now! Many thanks!!

Posted by stamphick! ( 336

) on May-20-07 at 18:17:12 PDT

If you want to see what your post will look like on a chatboard or forum this Practice Poster is the one to use.

If you aren't familiar with HTML this board will do it for you.

Posted by jaywild ( 944

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on May-20-07 at 18:09:48 PDT

Io… Except that doesn’t explain why html commands, such as font face, are read properly then later on ignored. It also doesn’t explain why for some people a URL is a link, while for others it is not.

I admit I know nothing about “embedding”, so perhaps that is the answer. My only point was that if you use html for composing your posts on the chatboard, you will be frequently be disappointed with the results. An example would be Dave F’s post just below.

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Jim

Posted by philatarium ( 229

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on May-20-07 at 17:59:58 PDT

Hmm. Looked great on the practice board I used. Oh, well ...

Posted by philatarium ( 229

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on May-20-07 at 17:58:58 PDT

Hi, all! Long time, no post, so I thought I'd drag out my rusty html
skills and try to post on this weekend's meeting topic.

At first, I couldn't imagine how the subject of the relationship between
currency and stamps had any implications for Japanese stamps, which I have
collected from time to time, and I was about to let this meeting topic pass me
by. Then I had a Homer Simpson "d'oh!" moment:

There's an early series of Japanese stamps that are often referred to as the
"koban" stamps. (1876 - 1892, Scott #55-84). Well, "koban" is the
name for a type of Japanese coin, and the stamps' design was thought to resemble
that coin.

Here's an

illustration of the koban coin (the one in the middle).

And then here's an

illustration of the koban stamps.

Now, as it happens, there's a footnote in the Scott catalog that says some of
the stamps in that series are found with telegraph or telephone cancels, used to
pay for that service. So, I suppose that's another tie-in to the meeting
topic: stamps used as currency (for very specific services).

Scott also says that those telephone and telegraph cancels sell "at
considerably lower prices than postally used copies". Unfortunately, they
don't illustrate or describe the cancel, so there are a lot of telephone cancels
floating around out there being priced at regular catalog values. So I
thought I'd turn this into a learning opportunity. In the

stamp link, the 3rd stamp on the bottom row (orange, 20 sen), has a nearly
full-on telephone cancel. (And they look kinda like the old-fashioned telephone
dials.)

Thanks for letting me chime in! (And I'm keeping my fingers crossed about the
html ...)

Best to all,

-- Dave

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

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on May-20-07 at 17:20:50 PDT

Jim

The board does not need line breaks nor paragraph breaks.
They are embedded.
It's only when you need commands that the board is not expecting like, bold, underline, links, or italic, that you actually have to actually use html.
Some older browsers will still not read html commands.
Firefox 1.5 is an example since it cannot read pound or euro signs, firefox 2 will read them though.

Posted by 220man ( 151

) on May-20-07 at 17:01:50 PDT

gemdiva64: "Somepeople never throw anything away..." We are all, to one degree or another...packrats!
Phil

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-20-07 at 16:39:37 PDT

Hi again.. I absolutely was trying to post a link using another website. I never had problems with auctionrepair..boo hoo..somehow it's not working anymore. But with your help I'm finding other hosting sites which are actually better!! Thanks so much. I'm still doing tons of searching for the various items in this estate. Now I'm on Post cards! Gosh..it's nice that some people never throw anything..anything away.
Sharon

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-20-07 at 16:20:59 PDT

Clarification—I wrote “when you type ‘enter’ ” but meant to write “when you hit ‘enter’ ”

Jim

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-20-07 at 16:16:08 PDT

Io… To elaborate further, the board does not hew exactly to html. For example, if you format one line in a particular font and follow it by a paragraph break, the next paragraph will revert to the default font eBay has chosen for the board. That’s not html. (Weirdly, if you enter two line breaks instead of a paragraph break, your change of font is preserved.) Also, you can simply type “enter” while composing a post and it will show up as a paragraph break on the board, which is not something html will do.

Ebay tried to make using the chatboard easier, but didn’t stop and think that not everybody uses the same browser.

Jim

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-20-07 at 16:10:06 PDT

Io… With IE you can simply copy the URL and drop it into your post—no need to encase it in brackets or anything else. I think that’s what gemdiva did, and on Roger’s computer it did not show up as a link. Thus, he said that it seemed to him she was trying to post an image to the board, when I think she was trying to post a link, which she did, successfully, for some of us.

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Jim

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-20-07 at 16:00:34 PDT

Jim

Nope, the square brackets as in [] are for bulletin board links.
The <> brackets are for html links.
This board reads "basic" html, no matter the browser.
(Though it doesn't like netscape).
I prefer firefox to IE7.

Posted by jaywild ( 944

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on May-20-07 at 15:54:27 PDT

infla-alec… I think that gemdiva’s links don’t show up as links on certain browsers, thus Roger’s remark that she seems to be attempting to post an image to the board. It shows up as a link on IE 7, but a lot of people use other browsers. This is the fault of eBay, who tried to make it easier to post links to the chatboard but neglected to do the heavy work of making sure their fiddling worked the same for everybody.

Jim

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-20-07 at 15:44:02 PDT

Sharon

I still have one of my childhood albums.
It is sorta "professional" in that the stamps are at least arranged in date order.
Problem is, they aren't worth much since I sold the "good bits" at a B&M auction about 30 years ago.
My current collections have four albums for one country , three stockbooks of topical stamps, and a couple of stockbooks and the kitchen table for the remainder.
Oops, I forgot the ammo chests full of covers and all the rest of the covers which I don't yet know how to store satisfactorally

Posted by twidget2000 ( 30

) on May-20-07 at 15:38:03 PDT

test

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-20-07 at 15:14:47 PDT

Hello IOMOON...that seems right.. after reading the Big Yellow post. The collection seems haphazard and not professional. Just goes to show that just because something is old it doesn't necessarily mean it's worth a heck of a lot. :-)
Sharon

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-20-07 at 14:51:39 PDT

Sharon

Your Japanese stamps are worth about 20 cents apiece.
The minimum in the Scott catalog.
They are not arranged in any specific order as to date, watermark or printing.
The album is probably worth little.
Sell it as a whole.

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

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on May-20-07 at 14:31:24 PDT

http://usera.imagecave.com/gemdiva93257/japanstamplot.jpg
Is this better? I sure hope so
Sharon

Posted by infla-alec ( 531

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on May-20-07 at 14:02:21 PDT

Sharon The uploads you have with imageshack are fine. Now you can either just copy and paste the URL here to show the pics as a link or learn some HTML code to have the link appear as part of your text. Either way is fine as they both do the same thing in effect. One is just a way of hiding the URL until the text you see in BLUE is clicked on.
From the scans you posted I didn't see anything except common cheap stamps. It really looks like an album filled with stamps by a collector who hasn't really went out of his way to what we philatelists call adding, "key items". That meaning the better high value items.
Chances are that what you have is all very similar and so maybe best listing as one collection. What it's worth is anyone's guess. If you have enough good scans then bidders will soon decide the true market value.
Yes you can try breaking the collection down into smaller lots but that can be a lot of hard work and often for little gain. More so when you are not a collector yourself.

My opinion is that the collection would be better suited to passing onto a youngster in the family who may decide to take up the hobby. If so rest assured they can come here for help anytime. Or take up the hobby yourself and learn here all you need to know.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-20-07 at 13:38:02 PDT

Bjorn -
From this site - http://www.swissmint.ch/en-topics-numismatics-theswissfranc.the-150-years-of-swiss-franc.html

"...prior to the Monetary Reform in 1850, utter currency chaos had been the order of the day for several centuries in Switzerland. During this time, numerous ruling bodies (e.g. cantons, municipalities, abbeys, etc.) simultaneously exercised their prerogative of minting huge quantities of coins in differing denominations, currencies and coinage systems. Moreover, a considerable influx of foreign coins originating from the wages of mercenaries as well as the first banknotes issued by private banks were also in circulation – a state of affairs which obviously rendered everyday monetary transactions exceedingly troublesome and complicated."

and

"Although the Monetary Reform of 1850/52 was instrumental in replacing the multitude of old Swiss coinage, this did not primarily foresee nationalising the entire volume of money in circulation. At that time, some 80% of the money supply in Switzerland consisted of foreign currency. Of the high-quality silver coins in circulation, only a negligible percentage was of Swiss origin. The majority of this currency was French or Italian. Insofar as the silver coinage minted in France, Italy and Belgium conformed to the new Swiss standard, these were considered legal tender. At the same time, however, the newly issued Swiss coins were also circulated in these respective countries."

BTW - it was the all for stamps.

Roger

Posted by bjornmu ( 920

) on May-20-07 at 12:55:06 PDT

Roger, well not quite, the small unit has two completely different names: cents or rappen. No wonder the small coins just has the number (or 1/2 F). :-) BTW I found the 5Fr coin annoying, as it's too big to fit in an old film canister, which I use for carrying coins in when travelling. It's the only coin I've encountered that was too big.

To keep this philatelic: the different currencies problem can also be seen in the first German stamps, which were issued in two parallel series, in groschen and kreutzer.
Until they were united in pfenning(e).

Posted by malolo ( 841

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on May-20-07 at 12:22:24 PDT

NOIP -
I've stayed silent on coins -stamps. It is interesting ot note that the first use of stamps in Switzerland emphasized a major problem that existed in Switzerland during the 1840's. I can't remember exactly, but there were something like 250 different coins being used in the country. Just about each Canton had a currency, and coins from neighboring countries were also used. The "nationalization" of the postal system required a common currency, and it came about for the 1850 Rayon issues. There is a reason the Swiss were into banking and currency exchange! The country went on to use a single coinage and all problems ended for the Swiss. LOL

Posted by malolo ( 841

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on May-20-07 at 12:15:47 PDT

Sharon -
Your html appears to be an attempt to putting the image here on the Board. Please use the code for a link. It's difficult to show here, so click on your menu bar and find where it says View Source. That will allow you to see the code for this page. Then scroll down, for example, to Iomoon's post at 8:19:51. You can then copy and paste your http: --------etc.jpg into his link code. Then post here on this Board. That will show as a link here then whomever wishes can look at your images, and those who aren't interested don't have to look!

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-20-07 at 12:01:53 PDT

[URL=http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1004043ma3.jpg][IMG]http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/728/1004043ma3.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Here's another stamp from the album
Sharon

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

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on May-20-07 at 11:41:42 PDT

[URL=http://imageshack.us][IMG]http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/3571/japanstamps1gc3.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Just found imageshack and hope this works ok.
Sharon

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-20-07 at 11:37:57 PDT

Hello Greenwave and alec.. I am too too chicken to try to remove any of the stamps. I'd be so afraid to ruin something. However, there are some that are already loose and laying about in the pages of the book. I do have a scanner and a camera..used to used imageupload tool on auction health but lately it's not working for me. I'll have to figure out a way to upload my pics ( just took a bunch) and will get it on the board for more suggestions.
Sharon

Posted by greenwave4u ( 77

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on May-20-07 at 11:20:11 PDT

Sharon Wise words from Alec, but suggest you don't remove any stamps from the album unless you know what your are doing. Especially as albums put up for sale later with empty spaces showing remains of hinges are a dead giveaway that someone has already raided the best stamps:-)
Peter

Posted by greenwave4u ( 77

)

on May-20-07 at 11:16:28 PDT

Welcome to the eBay Stamps Chat Board!

It would be greatly appreciated if chat board participants
provide LINKS to pictures
rather than posting them directly to this board.
Here's how to post a LINK. Thanks.

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You're new to stamp trading?
You've acquired a stamp collection you want to sell on eBay?
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Posted by infla-alec ( 531

)

on May-20-07 at 11:08:03 PDT

Sharon If I may be also so bold as to advise you to reduce the starting prices on your stamp listings. The mint US stamps can be bought virtually everywhere often at below face value.Overpriced lots will rarely sell and all you are doing is wasting $ in auction fees.
I realise you are not a philatelist and would also suggest looking up completed listings of similar lots to anything you may wish to try and sell.
Either that or post a scan link here for how best to go about selling. You obviously have a scanner or camera so it's a simple matter of having some web space to park your images and then uploading them there to show here. How to do that is explained in the yelow box link further down the page. If still stuck then just ask for help. Or e-mail me via ebay and I'll give you an e-mail address to send your image to and I'll upload an image or two for you and post it here.
But do try learning how to upload images yourself and learn how to make the most of your web host. If you know how you can save yourself a lot of money when doing your auctions.

Posted by infla-alec ( 531

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on May-20-07 at 10:57:06 PDT

Sharon It would help if you could scan and show a link to the stamps in the album. That will allow ones here to give you a far more accurate opinion as to how seriously the collection was formed.
The majority of such world wide albums do not contain rare and expensive stamps. In fact many were made of a paper that can cause damage to stamps. That said some of the older albums are perfectly ok. Much depends on where and how they have been stored over the years.
I'm going to assume you wish to sell the stamps and maybe it would be better to try and keep the album intact. However for any interested buyers they would want to see scans of most if not all the contents. By that I mean items listed with sharp clear scans will always sell better than poor or blurred image ones.

It'd be a pretty safe bet that any issues from recent isues are not expensive stamps so try it out on one or two of those first until you get the hang of removing the stamps.

How best to remove the stamps is the next step. Firstly get yourself a pair of stamp tweezers. Not the type you ladies use to pluck your eyebrows. Using those may result in a dirty big hole being punched through a stamp !! Withe the tip of the tweezers you should be able to insert it under the bottom of the stamp and then gently lift the stamp upwards to an angle of about 45 degrees. With a firm but steady grip on the stamp using the tweezers you can then gently pull the stamp free from the page. Take care not to rip or tear it off in a hurry. Sometimes the hinge itself will remain attached to the back of the stamp. Don't worry about that for now. Hinge removal from stamps is another matter.

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-20-07 at 10:26:20 PDT

Hello infla-alec...Both albums appear to have the stamps attached with hinges..in fact there was a little package of unused hinges in this large lot that I purchased. The older 1920's album is inscribed to the 11yr. old boy by his Nanna..it's so sweet. He must have continued collecting stamps until near his death as they date all the way to the 2000 issues of a stamp he was actually involved in creating for one of our local events. The gentleman was a newspaper publisher and quite a vivacious political figure in our town.
Sharon

Posted by infla-alec ( 531

)

on May-20-07 at 10:16:29 PDT

Sharon Depending on how the stamps have been attached to the album will determine how feasible it is to remove the stamps safely. Before removing anything be sure that the stamp you want to remove isn't a valuable one. Can you explain how the stamps have been affixed to the albums ? Usually hinges would have been used and you should be able to carefully remove stamps from the albums that have been attached that way.
If completely stuck down then their removal becomes a bit more complicated.

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-20-07 at 10:07:04 PDT

Hi again..well I'm certainly learning a lot about stamps today. I'm viewing them as little works of art and gaining an entirely NEW appreciation for thise little bits of paper and glue.
One other question..I have two nice old stamp collecting albums..one from 1920's and the other from 1952. Both are incomplete but do have some very nice and old stamps attached. Would it be possible to remove some of the stamps to sell individually ? or would it be more feasible to sell them as a set?
TIA
Sharon

Posted by dcderoo ( 1665

) on May-20-07 at 09:25:33 PDT

St Vincent Revenue Barefoot 2a

For our Triangle (Maartan and ?) specialists, question.
Does this fit your collecting criteria?

Posted by 220man ( 151

) on May-20-07 at 09:18:50 PDT

try once more

Posted by antonius-ra ( 629

)

on May-20-07 at 09:12:37 PDT

Richard F. Thanks, so much, for making up that awesome exhibit, just for the clubs meeting <:~`))

Gotta take off for most of the day. There are some stamps I would like to obtain at an auction in the big city today.

Carry on plz.........I'm outta here..............

Posted by 220man ( 151

) on May-20-07 at 09:06:55 PDT

Try again

Posted by 220man ( 151

) on May-20-07 at 09:03:27 PDT

How about more coins on
stamps.

Posted by bjornmu ( 920

) on May-20-07 at 08:43:34 PDT

Now for something different. Not currency on stamps but stamp on currency! This 2 dollar "FDC" is postmarked one month too early. I'm probably going to include this in my upcoming exhibit on the page devoted to "errors made on purpose", as I suspect it is.

Posted by bjornmu ( 920

) on May-20-07 at 08:33:15 PDT

Currency on stamps: in 1975, Norway issued two stamps commemorating the centenaries of the (unrelated) Scandinavian Currency Union and the Meter Convention. The 1.25 stamp features the 30 skilling/1 krone dual denomination coin of 1875. After two years, the skilling denominations were dropped.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-20-07 at 08:19:51 PDT

Good day all.

How about an Indian Head Penny.

Posted by antonius-ra ( 629

)

on May-20-07 at 08:02:00 PDT

E U S C
Ebay Users Stamp Club Meeting

For May 2007, is currently in session.

The meetings topic is considering the many relationships between stamps and currency.
Currency on stamps, stamps on currency, stamps used for currency, printing techniques, similar designs etc etc etc

Thanks for all the interesting contributuions so far, I hope there will be many more

Meeting will end tonight, 12:00 Midnight ebay time.

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-20-07 at 07:02:59 PDT

MATT IN ARIZONA...thanks so much for the clarification. Cachet it is and I'll refer to that when I list more of this estate lot. I have tons that have the 20th century ltd. 1952 New York central railroad. The gentleman who collected these was a lifelong employee ( age 15 through 65) of that railroad and was an avid philatelist.
Sharon

Posted by knuden ( 2273

)

on May-20-07 at 07:02:59 PDT

Iceland issued 2 commemorative stamps of the 100 year of the National Bank of Iceland.
The motive of the 13.00 Kr stamp is from this note and the motive of the 250.00 stamp is from the 5 Kr. note here (sorry bad copy but the only one I could find).

K.E

Remember the Philatelic High School !! :O)

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-20-07 at 06:43:45 PDT

Here's one of my favorite Shilling stamps. The color combination is so regal.

Posted by 1covers ( 1348

)

on May-20-07 at 06:12:58 PDT

One of the more interesting frames from my "Paying the Postage" exhibit.

Posted by mini*lindy ( 362

)

on May-20-07 at 05:21:56 PDT

Stamps & Currency
Australia has issued stamps depicting gold coins, but sorry, I dont have any here to scan.
In 1967 they issued a 4c Commemorative for the 150th Anniversary of Banking in Australia.
In 1968 this 5c Commemorative was for the 11th Triennial Congress of the International Union of Building Societies and Savings Associations !

Posted by greenwave4u ( 77

)

on May-20-07 at 04:55:18 PDT

Had to think a bit for this weekend's topic but decided on "shilling" a denomination that appears on many GB and Commonwealth stamps. These from Eritrea show the combination of shillings and cents where 1 shilling = 1 cent, an attempt at decimalising the shilling? Apparently the shilling will live on in Africa, the East African Community have decided to adopt a common currency from 2009 and the proposal is the "shilling"

There are many classic GB shilling stamps and often the only way to afford a nice mint copy is through one of the overseas overprints such as the 24pi surcharge on SG318 Carmine Somerset printing for British Levant. Another being the 180pi surcharge on SG417 dull grey blue Bradbury printing, which in my opinion is the best colour for the seahorses.

Decimalisation killed the shilling in UK, this being the last day of official use in GB.

Peter

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-20-07 at 02:28:32 PDT

Coorection of some ypos -
""My suspicion is that there are none between the first day in 1893
and yours of 1899, because the canceller was a private trial never
ordered by the PTT, and only when the fuss had died down and with the
official trials with de Coppet RB in 1898 did someome say, "Look what I have found in this old drawer, let's use it too". None of this can I prove,
except that none have turned up. When a few come to light then the
story can be changed."

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-20-07 at 02:26:34 PDT

Paolo -

You do have a copy of a Zumstein Specialized, right? Before you send your rejects up in smoke, make sure they are totally spoiled, as new discoveries are made every year.

I had an interesting note back from a Swiss cancel expert. I asked about the Ste Croix/Suisse used in that town first for a railway opening in 1893, one day only. The records indicate a use in June 1897. My first used is late 1899 and I wanted references to anyone who might have an 1897-98 example for sale. His answer was this.
"My suspicion is that there are none between the first day in 1893
and yours of 1899, because the canceller was a private trial never
ordered by the PTT, and only when the fuss had died down and with the
official trails with de Coppet RB in 1998 did someome say, "Look what
I have found in this old drawer, let's use it too". None of this can I prove,
except that none have turned up. When a few come to light then the
story can be changed."

So I guess I'll have to go with my card, unless another dealer comes through with an earlier date! The lesson which I discovered early on in collecting razor cancels is that there may be extensive use dates, but that doesn't mean the cancelers were used regularly or consistantly. Sometimes they were used for only a few weeks during any given year, then there are no examples for a lng time. Evenutually I'll start making date line usages for all the postoffices I'm collecting to find the big holes.

Roger

Posted by paperhistory ( 1976

)

on May-19-07 at 20:35:00 PDT

just finally listed some things after a few months -- what the heck did eBay do to the listing forms? What a mess. Talk about breaking what doesn't need fixing...

Posted by keleofa ( 3443

)

on May-19-07 at 20:14:44 PDT

Sharon,

It's 'CACHET' and it refers to a picture or illustration on the envelope. On modern FDCs it will have a theme in common with the stamp being issued.

Matt in Arizona

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-19-07 at 19:58:25 PDT

Hi all.. I've been working on the big load of stamps and such from the estate sale. In my searching and researching I'm noticing the word "cached" when referring to some of the FDC letters. What the heck does that mean?...
TIA for any help you may give me.
Sharon

Posted by vonbag ( 174

)

on May-19-07 at 19:48:43 PDT

A very good day to all!

I almost got around the Swiss accumulation I mentioned in a previous message. The quantity was and is overwhelming for me, I maybe be at half of it with a Michel catalogue value of above 45000 euro, but I like these stamps and I am making lots of 2-300 perfect sets, having eliminated the defective stamps with fire (I immolate, you know?), after I have checked them all for plate faults, re-entries where present in the engraved ones and paper varieties, just as some examples.
I went through several almost completely sleepless nights the last week.
Lots of pleasure, with acceptable headaches from staying bent on the stamps (and maybe contamination from the fungi spore released by the opening of old envelopes)!
I absolutely do NOT miss my Vatican City and San Marino (and contemporary Italy, even though this one was a prefabricated -- by me -- collection, out of my stock) which I swapped for the Swiss accumulation (and I got a bonus on Italian States postage stamps).

Collect Switzerland, it is a lot of pleasure, learning experiences and fun!
Paolo

Posted by dkru ( 354

) on May-19-07 at 19:39:36 PDT

Antonius Ra...This page shows some Bahamian coins on stamps.

Dana, a median stamp collector, 50 yesterday.

Posted by figmente ( 888

) on May-19-07 at 19:24:59 PDT

Cowries as currency have a considerable history. As we see here on congo, solomon islands, and china P.R., as well as R.O.

Island coinage often shows marine creatures.

This colorful set has an octopus, crab, flying fish, and turtle.

Another fish, and a whole group of them from virgin islands.

The cayman dollar comes up twice.

Several commonwealth sets come in 3 versions, starting as pence, shilling, etc., then a new currency overprint, before being issued in dollars and cents.

A bit more unusual, here is a dual currency issue.

But, when it comes to money, most critters lack interest.

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-19-07 at 19:02:24 PDT

Roger… What a harrowing Bel Air fire story. I was about ten years old and living in Arizona, and I remember how horrified I was at the news reports.

NOIP... I was watching this more out of curiosity than anything else. It was postmarked less than a week before Johnson became president following the assassination of JFK. I guess nobody was particularly interested…it went for the opening bid.

Jim

Posted by paperhistory ( 1976

)

on May-19-07 at 18:26:28 PDT

During the US civil war stamps quite literally became coinage. A patent was issued for a small round device with a mica cover that stamps were inserted into and circulated as coinage.

Fractional currency was also issued (as a proxy for the circulation of actual stamps); the first issue illustrated stamps in the denomination of the note. I have several of those around somewhere, but as usual the problem is finding them.

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on May-19-07 at 18:20:59 PDT

PROCHUTE---CLASSICBRUCE----DAVID B. After spenting 11 hours in a parking lot sealcoating and striping it, thought I would sit down and sort out those SEYCHELLES .Here are the rought lay outs of the various stamps that I got .Not looking forward to another day tomorrow of 11 hours in the sun ....lol....FIRST PAGE and the SECOND PAGE.......paul

Posted by dbenson ( 8214

)

on May-19-07 at 16:02:13 PDT

A British 1s. coin used to impress the seal on a Tonga 1840 Missionary cover

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z157/deebee_album/bob2.jpg

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z157/deebee_album/bob1.jpg

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z157/deebee_album/bob.jpg

David B.

Posted by keleofa ( 3443

)

on May-19-07 at 15:58:10 PDT

Philaweb,

Pretty good fake! Good catch!

Matt in Arizona

Posted by philaweb ( 221

)

on May-19-07 at 15:51:25 PDT

Adopted, naturally. {:o)

Posted by philaweb ( 221

)

on May-19-07 at 15:50:01 PDT

keleofa Nope. The Gregorian calendar was adoption 1918. The difference by the way between the Gregorian and Julian calendar was a merely 13 days.

Posted by keleofa ( 3443

)

on May-19-07 at 15:29:41 PDT

Philaweb,

Any adjustments needed to convert from Russian calendars?

Matt in Arizona

Posted by thebriguy1 ( 64

) on May-19-07 at 15:15:32 PDT

It was bound to happen.

reproductions of.......reproductions!

Of course the BIN price sort of betrays the feigned "who knows?" pap of the seller.......

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-19-07 at 15:13:10 PDT

Paul -
With a story like that, how can you not bid high? I'l give you my 2¢.
)'>)

Roger

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-19-07 at 15:12:03 PDT

Hmmm, Mitchell

not many stamps of volcanoes issued for currency, but from one of my other collections Bank of England.

Posted by philaweb ( 221

)

on May-19-07 at 15:01:37 PDT

keleofa, iomoon, infla-alec, knuden, bjornmu, malolo, dbenson

Many thanks for taking a stab at the answer. The right answer is: Postage stamp was issued August 25, 1920 almost a year later than postmark indicates.
Additionally, the postage rate for a postcard abroad was raised at this very date to 15 kopeks - not 25 kopeks. The use of provisional cancellations in Riga ended May 22, 1919, when the town was taken over by the Latvian Post - not following the Germans, who gave over postal service as of December 1918 to the Workers Council of Riga (Bolsheviks)

Posted by antonius-ra ( 629

)

on May-19-07 at 14:54:01 PDT

Stamps used for money

In 1913 this set of Russian stamps was printed commemorating the tercentenary of the founding of the Romanov dynasty. As fate would have it the dynasty would only last another 4 years. Prior to this set all Russian stamps only depicted the Russian coat of arms with various borders.
In 1915 these stamps from the 1913 set were
reprinted on thin cardboard to be used as currency. Although they were to be used only as currency many found
their way into the postal system. Cancelled ones are much scarcer and are valued accordingly. I would imagine many
of the ones that were used for currency got pretty beat up!
These money stamps also had and inscription on the reverse which translates:
"having circulation on par with silver subsidiary coins" Three different incriptions were used on these.

Posted by antonius-ra ( 629

)

on May-19-07 at 14:32:46 PDT

Hmmmmm, 8.5 hours and only two meeting related posts, other than mine (thanks Knud & Bob) Perhaps new meeting topics are just to challenging? Maybe next meeting, we should just discuss which stamp hinges are best and get 100 posts on how to spell Dennison?
This is not a tough topic people and could be quite interesting with some input. I can think of hundreds possibly thousands of stamps that could be included in the discussion for many different reasons.

Posted by bjornmu ( 920

) on May-19-07 at 14:01:46 PDT

NOIP: Yipee!! On Monday I finally got around to buying a printer, I haven't had one in 10+ years. But getting these things set up with Linux is not trivial, as software that comes with the printers are only for Windows or Mac. I got stuck getting all pieces of SW installed, but today I was able to complete it and print pictures and stuff on my HP Deskjet 6980. :-)

Now I should also be able to print out the pages for my one-frame exhibit, the deadline is getting closer.....

Posted by rclwa ( 964

) on May-19-07 at 13:32:30 PDT

As I am not able to scan or even refer to my files of scans, I can only offer a few words regarding stamps and currency. One thing that comes to mind is the prospect of the same engraving used on both. Previously here I have posted a banknote with part of the engraving depicting a seated Indian woman with child, similar to the corner of the 1c Columbian (US Scott #230). It is obviously from the same idea source but different engravings of the subject. A closer match is the locomotive on the 1869 3c stamp (US Scott #114) which is also seen on a larger scene on the reverse of a very expensive and rare CSA $500 bill! It was engraved in 1861, and also appears on many stock certificates, some of which I own.

In my nude collection, a recent (last 20 years) Finnish booklet comes to mind whose stamps depict Finnish banknotes of the 1920s showing groups of nudists. The banknotes themselves are moderately expensive, but now and then I remember to search for them on eBay, hoping to find a good price one day.

That's about all I can think of off the top of my head, away from home.

Bob in WA

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-19-07 at 13:26:27 PDT

NOIP,

A very good friend of mine who is a Christian Evangelist, songwriter, singer & all round good guy moved to Nashville with his family last year and this week we heard that his oldest son was involved in a accident which took his young life whilst vacationing in Illinois.

Here is Mike Rayson's web page,

http://webpages.charter.net/mikerayson/Publication3.htm

Various churches and organisations are trying to raise money to pay for the medical expenses,

Buying one of records would help him and his church,

David B.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-19-07 at 12:33:18 PDT

Paul

3. You're broke!! :-)

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-19-07 at 12:26:30 PDT

philaweb, re. the Latvia 25k. on pppc.

Gibbons quote 26th. July 1919 for the Honeycomb watermarked 25k. and 20th. August for the no watermark, presumably it is watermarked. The date looks like 13th. Spetember 1919. What was your reason for querying it,

David B.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-19-07 at 12:17:42 PDT

Here's a link to the Bel Aire Fire of 1961. I was working with a landscaper in one of the canyons west of the San Diego Freeway. The fire was burning up to the freeway from the east, then crossed over the the ridelines and we ended up looking at fire above. We scrambled onto the roof of the owners and the neighbor's, who wasn't home, and started sprinking them with water.
I've never seen homes explode, but some reached such high temperatures up on the ridges that they literally exploded. Empty lots exploded and were in full flame in less than a minute. The fire moved west and we recovered our poise, packed our landscaping tools, etc. and went home. Hedges trimmed, lawns cut, and houses saved. Ever since then I 've really appreciated the job of firemen who drive into "firestorm" areas trying to save lives and property.

Here is the complete story. We were in one of the canyons as seen in the photos.
http://www.lafire.com/famous_fires/611106_BelAirFire/110761_belair_LAFDreport.htm

Roger,
Hey this waas in the middle of a city!

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-19-07 at 12:00:21 PDT

Aloha -
I'll take a guess.
Never bid against a topical post card collector who specializes in sailboats, especially during America's Cup Luis Vitton elimination match racing.

Roger

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-19-07 at 11:59:37 PDT

Burton… Glad to hear the cash arrived safely!

Here is my little movie of the first fire at the end of March. Several weeks later there was another fire in the same area (same firebug?) but at night, which was quite spectacular. I was attending a pool tournament that evening, but kept going out to watch the flames and boiling smoke leaping into the sky beyond the lights and traffic of LA. Too bad I didn’t have my camera with me then. Quite a sight, like the fires of HE double-hockey-sticks.

?

Jim

Posted by bjornmu ( 920

) on May-19-07 at 11:46:39 PDT

Eh, Michel says that stamp was issued July 26, 1919. Am I missing something? I don't know much about Latvian stamps...

Posted by bjornmu ( 920

) on May-19-07 at 11:43:43 PDT

Hmm, the only odd thing I can see about that RIGA postcard is that the cancel has cyrillic letters, one would have though the capital city would have been equipped with a Latin letters cancel by then.

The postcard itself is Russian but I don't find it unlikely that those would still be in use.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-19-07 at 11:42:44 PDT

Burt

Yep, one even graduated magna cum laude.
I'll post a picture when I get it.

Posted by knuden ( 2273

)

on May-19-07 at 11:40:14 PDT

philaweb - Daw daw! The stamp is canceled September 13., 1919 but it was first issued September 20, 1919. In other words - fake cancel or canceled with a reversed date. :O)

K.E

Remember the Philatelic High School !! :O)

Posted by peterc8888 ( 317

) on May-19-07 at 11:35:27 PDT

Burt(oggilby)

I guess you're still too busy to scan your collection.

PC

Posted by oggilby ( 1206

)

on May-19-07 at 11:31:14 PDT

Gomer says "HEY"!

jaywild--thanks for the coinage! BTW, could you see the Hollywood Hills fires from your are?

io--got more PVI's for you, but I'll send to Scarsdale. Did a majority of your students make it through your class? My latest aquisistion (sounding like a Ferengi now) is Roadside Geology of Pennsylvania. Now I need to schedule more road trips.

Posted by infla-alec ( 531

)

on May-19-07 at 11:19:12 PDT

Paul Do please tell. I know the seller and he isn't a pusher if that is your concern.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-19-07 at 11:07:53 PDT

Paul

Two possible answers.

1. By September of 1919 the Germans were kicked out of Riga.

2. Seller and high bidders names both begin with "brief".

Posted by keleofa ( 3442

)

on May-19-07 at 11:03:10 PDT

Philaweb,

I love quizzes! My answer: You already have one?

Matt in Arizona

Posted by philaweb ( 221

)

on May-19-07 at 10:45:52 PDT

Good Morning/Day/Afternoon/Evening!

Anyone who knows what keeps me from bidding on this item?

Posted by antonius-ra ( 629

)

on May-19-07 at 09:06:00 PDT

Knuden Thanks for showing a full W&S Blue note. I have lots of single stamps printed on them but never could figure out what the complete note looked like.

Posted by knuden ( 2273

)

on May-19-07 at 08:35:51 PDT

These stamps commemorating 1 year indenpendance with surcharges was printed on the back of unfinished banknotes from the Workers and Soldiers Soviet of Riga.

K.E

Remember the Philatelic High School !! :O)

Posted by knuden ( 2273

)

on May-19-07 at 08:20:31 PDT

Antonius - These stamps from Latvia (Commemorating the liberation of Latgale) was printed on back of the same unfinished banknotes. :O)

K.E

Remember the Philatelic High School !! :O)

Posted by antonius-ra ( 629

)

on May-19-07 at 08:09:32 PDT

I'll kick the meeting off with some stamps I find very interesting.

Stamps printed on currency

In 1920 the first sets of
Latvian Semi-postal stamps
were printed on the backs of unfinished (printed one side) banknotes from the Workers and soldiers council and the Bermondt-Avalov Army
Any additional information on these would be most welcome!

Posted by antonius-ra ( 629

)

on May-19-07 at 08:00:08 PDT

E U S C
Ebay Users Stamp Club Meeting

For May 2007, is now in session.

This meetings topic will consider the many relationships between stamps and currency.
Currency on stamps, stamps on currency, stamps used for currency, printing techniques, similar designs etc etc

I hope everyone can think of something interesting to contribute.

Meeting will officially end Sunday 12:00 Midnight ebay time.

Posted by paperhistory ( 1976

)

on May-19-07 at 07:27:54 PDT

APS Election
Here's the candidate listing. All EUSC members can vote, whether or not you are an APS member. My suggestion is to cut and paste the candidate list into an email, and then simply delete the names you are not selecting.
Email your votes (or abstentions) to me at mliebson@gmail.com no later than MAY 24, 2007. I am leaving lead time to get any necessary signatures on the final paperwork.
For those seeking additional information, statements are available from the APS website here. The Virtual Stamp Club has an election website here, which includes links to websites for some candidates and also a link to the VSC chat board, where the election has been extensively discussed. [If there are other online locations where the election has been a subject of discussion, I am happy to add them to the resource list here]. The May issue of the American Philatelist includes both the candidate statements and candidate advertisements.

President (vote for one, one to be elected)
Nicholas G. Carter
Ken Lawrence

Board of Vice Presidents (vote for one team, one team of three to be elected)
Nancy B. Clark, Robert E. Lamb, Jeffrey N. Shapiro
Steven Jeffrey Rod, Wade Edgar Saadi, David Lee Straight

Secretary (vote for one, one to be elected)
Wayne Youngblood
Steve Zwillinger

Treasurer (vote for one, one to be elected)
Thomas F. Allen
W. Danforth Walker

Director at Large (vote for up to four candidates, four to be elected)
Michael D. Dixon
Joann Lenz
Peter D. Martin
Robert P. Odenweller
Denise L. Stotts
Kent M. Wilson

APRL Trustee (vote for one)
John B. Flannery
Rob Haeseler

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3609

)

on May-19-07 at 07:11:23 PDT

Peculiar listing glitch yesterday, did a few 7-day lots. One is showing up as a 1-day listing. Went to REVISE and it shows as a 7-day auction. Reclicked 7-day. Still shows as a 1-day after revising.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-19-07 at 06:26:39 PDT

Good day all.

Off to commencement.

Here's a nine in the meantime.

Posted by paperhistory ( 1976

)

on May-19-07 at 06:24:30 PDT

roly: Bennett is absolutely first class. They are a "top tier" US auction firm (also with presence in Europe and Hong Kong).

Posted by rolyrj ( 4 ) on May-19-07 at 03:32:56 PDT

Thanks Matt, David, Alec
I know nothing about MB so just doing a bit of "due diligence". Our exchange rate with $US is quite good at the moment so was thinking of taking advantage of that for one of my specialised areas. I have asked for a couple of scans of the key pieces so will see what happens from there.
Thanks again
Cheers

Roly

Posted by knuden ( 2273

)

on May-19-07 at 02:05:57 PDT

I have nok added some more items for the Philatelic Highschool of Denmark - this time under my other name. :O)

To newcommers is here what it's about:
The Philatelic High School is a non profit organization, which aim is to "educate" fellow collectors in Denmark.
Anyone in Denmark can be member of the High School.
From start of October to end of March, the members meet once a month, at a primary school where we have been so lucky to borrow a classroom, to attend 2 lectures, one in the morning and one in the afternoon only divided by lunch.
The lectures can be all from local postal history to the first issue of Bolivia.
Once a year we have a seminar on how to exhibit with judges giving us good advices.
Recently we was so lucky to get 2 large donations of philatelic literature and are now trying to raise some funds to have the collection at a stationary place.
We have tried to get funds from the official sources, either philatelic or nonphilatelic but in vain.

K.E

Remember the Philatelic High School !! :O)

Posted by infla-alec ( 531

)

on May-18-07 at 23:42:07 PDT

Ooops not sure that particular auction is a real live one or just an ebay auction.

Posted by infla-alec ( 531

)

on May-18-07 at 23:17:13 PDT

Roly I agree with Matt. Though in my opinion MB are ok to deal with the only time I ever bought from them they were slow in dispatching lots.
If it's a lot you consider worth bidding on and would rather have someone in the room do it please let me now as I can recommend a very good US based auction agent I use.
The guy i used bid for me with the recent Nutmeg auction and saved me over 50% on my highest bids, which I would have been willing to mail in directly.
Why did I not just mail in the bids anyway some may ask ? Well lets just say that I heard an interesting story. One that I don't want to repeat here openly and be accused of slander.
If you really want to know the ,"story" then mail me and I'll try to explain.

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-18-07 at 23:12:44 PDT

Roly, the key word is AND on the 4th. line.

1901-12, 1d "Commerce" Penny Universals, two research volumes: photocopies of the Michael Burberry collection, acknowledged as the best ever formed, approximately 400 pages in three-ring binder and a specialized collection in a Rapkin album, 49 pages, extremely detailed, illustrated with 20 photos (mostly of original plates, several by microscopy!) and two extensive charts, the wealth of information nicely exemplified by 93 stamps and 16 covers, stamps showing shifts, retouches, scratches, etc., covers showing a fine range of scarcer cancels (Rough Bridge, Broken River, Driving Creek, Bealey, Kowai Bush, Burnett Face, Tolaga Bay, Chatham Islands, Blackball, etc.), sophisticated basis for still further exploration, rare opportunity, Fine to Very Fine. S.G. No. 99/131.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.

In my opinion unless you have full knowledge of what is there then you wll have no hope of knowing how much to bid.

David B.

Posted by keleofa ( 3442

)

on May-18-07 at 23:07:12 PDT

Roly,

My take on the Bennett auction: You get a 400 page 2 volume 'research book' and a Rapkin album with more research, 93 stamps and 16 covers. Stamps are in the range of SG # 99 / 131.

Sounds impressive for a specialist.

Matt in Arizona

Posted by rolyrj ( 4 ) on May-18-07 at 22:52:18 PDT

Can anyone help me here please.
Is auction 220109032512 for the real thing or is this an album of photocopies? I am not sure when reading it closely.
Opinions please?
Cheers

Roly

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on May-18-07 at 21:44:31 PDT

DTALESNIK-------You need to put up a link to a scan of the stamps .They could be a lot of different things,they could be Finland,Poland,Ukrainian,or even Batum stamps which all look Russian .Russia also had many early stamps that have overprints,we would need to see a picture......paul

Posted by peterc8888 ( 317

) on May-18-07 at 21:42:56 PDT

Jim(jaywild)

The stamp identifiers links in your ME page are all working.

PC

Posted by dtalesnik_rx ( 0 )

on May-18-07 at 21:33:37 PDT

hey revenue im a pharmacist also...where do you practice...i work retail in nyc boy its hectic!!!

Posted by revenue-bc-2* ( 224

) on May-18-07 at 21:28:48 PDT

WRD3 Do not delay this surgery. This condition will not ever get better on its own & no medicine will "cure" the problem. I am a pharmocist and I have had this problem too.
My miniscus was torn while I was sitting on the floor painting woodwork. Knee swelled, but got better in a few weeks. Then, one day, when I was walking up the driveway to get the newspaper, something "caught", I heard a tearing sound and I went down to my knees on the pavement.
I have had the repair surgery, back to work in 5 days, off crutches in 2 days and have had no further trouble, except that you will always have to be careful of any twisting action. This will take time to learn, but you will learn it. Do not delay, because , this is an easy fix. Good Luck, Carl

Posted by dtalesnik_rx ( 0 )

on May-18-07 at 21:18:20 PDT

i will begin taking pictures and auctioning some of these stamps/coins/first day covers starting next week...im still learning the art of these collectibles...very interesting

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-18-07 at 21:13:34 PDT

dtalesnik… Can you post links to scans of some of these stamps?

Jim

Posted by mini*lindy ( 361

)

on May-18-07 at 21:08:16 PDT

dtalesnik not builds value, in the majority of the cases it decreases the value. It is very common for Russian stamps to be sold with full gum and an ink postmark. it is referred to as CTO Cancelled To Order

Posted by dtalesnik_rx ( 0 )

on May-18-07 at 21:06:18 PDT

sorry...and no this collection has not be appraised but with the immense amount of material and the dates of several of these albums (over 200 albums)...it leads me to believe the value is up there

Posted by dtalesnik_rx ( 0 )

on May-18-07 at 21:04:53 PDT

mini*lindy...from what i learned about this collection...my grandfather still back in russia purposely went to get the stamps postmarked (some off them)...while looking at them they do not appear to be used and are in remarkable condition but however a few of the older ones are postmarked...i dont know why he did it...thats why i was asking if this builds value

Posted by mini*lindy ( 361

)

on May-18-07 at 20:59:04 PDT

dtalesnik I think you are referring to stamps that are 'mint' (ie not used), and 'used' (ie postmarked to show they have gone thru the mail) yes, they are both catalogued at different prices mint/used.

you say the collection is large and valuable. has it been appraised recently? by whom?
If you scroll back to the big yellow box below your original post, there are many useful links there to assist the owerns of recently acquired material.
Linda

Posted by dtalesnik_rx ( 0 )

on May-18-07 at 20:53:43 PDT

Hello all! I recently inherited a very large and valuable stamp collection from a family relative. I had a quick question...is there a price difference between regular stamps or postal stamps with an "ink stamp" on it (im refering to stamps from the early 1920's and so on). Thank you!

Posted by claghorn1p ( 410

)

on May-18-07 at 19:46:14 PDT

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Posted by classicbruce ( 321

)

on May-18-07 at 19:01:39 PDT

I've specialized in Bahamas, so I know exctly what you mean on the KGVI high values. To properly collect them, you have to accumulate a bunch of copies to analyze & compare. The Grenada 10sh, while not a Chalky issue, is also like that. I had to acquire 15 or so copies beofre I could differentiate them, aside from the easily-perfed ones...

Posted by classicbruce ( 321

)

on May-18-07 at 18:55:54 PDT

Yes. Or maybe a major speciaist on Seychelles (don't know any, but there surely are some) might know for sure just what went on back then. All we can do is speculate, I agree.

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-18-07 at 18:51:45 PDT

Bruce,

if you check Bahamas & Leeward Islands for the same period especially the higher values you will see the same types of descriptions but they have more clearly defined the shades associated with the later printings on Chalky & ordinary paper.

David B.

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-18-07 at 18:43:18 PDT

bruce,

a catalogue is a catalogue not a specialised study of printings. Gibbons & other catalogues soemtime combine various printings which may encompass shade & paper variations into a single catalogue listing.

There are more specialised handbooks & catalogues on Commonwealth KGVI issues which I don't have but they should have more details than Gibbons,

David B.

Posted by classicbruce ( 321

)

on May-18-07 at 18:29:40 PDT

I've thought of a possible theory about that Seychelles issue (having a good stock of them to study), & the wartime prints where many appear to be Chalky, whether Gibbons says they are, or not - this would make Gibbons quite right in their listings, but with a "caveat."

In many wartime values and shades this same confusion occurs: So, could it be that the wartime opaque paper was "pre-coated" by a paper mfr (paper maybe intended for something else than postage, but with wartime shortages and all, it maybe was put into use for stamp-production). This would be done, in theory, before the "official" coating was applied and recorded by printing/postal officials.

That might account for the way some ordinaries look so very Chalky, are listed that way, and are nearly impossible to tell apart from "official" Chalkies. Make any sense? The only other theory is that Gibbons has some erroneous listings or dates, which is hard to buy into.

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-18-07 at 18:20:29 PDT

prochute, your absolutely correct, the early Chalky printings are nothing like the later printings on Chalky.

David B.

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-18-07 at 18:18:55 PDT

prochute,, they do make a distinction, it is in the way that the listings are made which needs a revision, the original printings were on Chalky, then the later printings on ordinary have been given " a " numbers, then the later printings in the same shades on Chalky are given other numbers without mentioning they are on Chalky. The editor must have presumed that collectors would realise that the second listings of the same shades were again on Chalky,

David B.

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-18-07 at 18:13:25 PDT

dbenson Thank you. The paper change makes sense; the "presumed" chalky does not. They should make a distinction.

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-18-07 at 18:09:14 PDT

stamps 12345Thanks but I am well aware of chalk surfaced and ordinary paper printings!! I rephrased my question to address the 45c only.

classicbruceI've never had a real problem distinquishing between the printings but what printings came after 1949? The first printings are heavily chalk-surfaced and appear "blotchy" compare to ordinaries which are rather smoothly coated with someting.

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-18-07 at 18:07:14 PDT

prochute, there is also the same type of descriptions for tye 9c.

138a 1938 Gray Blue on Chalky
138ab 1942 Gray Blue on ordinary paper
138ac 1945 Dull Blue on ordinary paper
138ad 1949 Dull Blue presumably on Chalky

David B.

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-18-07 at 18:03:22 PDT

In my Part 1, 2007 Gibbons it states,

143 1938 45c. Chocolate (on Chalky)
143a 1942 45c. Purple Brown on ordinary paper
143b 1949 45c. Purple Brown

It doesn't mention it but presumably 143b is on Chalky.

The later printings are on much whiter and thinner papers. The early printings are on opaque medium wove.

David B.

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-18-07 at 17:57:19 PDT

dbenson Re: Seychelles. I am using 2007 Gibbons for example: the 45c stamp. For the ordinary paper printings, Gibbons lists 143a chocolate-brown (1942) & 143b chocolate-brown (1949) with no further distinctions. Is this a typo?

Posted by mini*lindy ( 361

)

on May-18-07 at 17:47:33 PDT

bookmark!

Posted by classicbruce ( 321

)

on May-18-07 at 17:39:14 PDT

Seychelles KGVI issues: There is a serious question about that Seychelles issue we discussed once before. But this ain't it. The confusion is on the "Ordinary paper" listings printed during wartime alongside the Chalkies of the same period. Those wartime "ordinaries" appear to be chalkies, no matter what Gibbons may say. By 1949, though, it isn't hard to tell it's ordinary paper and a much later-printing, as Paul is getting at.

Posted by classicbruce ( 321

)

on May-18-07 at 17:30:10 PDT

Thanks David, that I shall do.

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on May-18-07 at 17:23:37 PDT

PROCHUTE-----The set your asking about from the Seychelles comes in chalk-surface paper and regular paper and the 1949 issues are a different color/tone ,not sure of your question?

Posted by classicbruce ( 321

)

on May-18-07 at 17:18:58 PDT

Investing in collectibles is not a lot different than the US (and likely other) stock-trading. Those who advertise great profits make their nice take up-front, and you are left with a usually-poor gamble. If it's "get rich quick" deal especially. Most all newly minted coins or stamps fall right into this category, with very few exceptions. Just bear in mind, anytime you get to thinking about investment profits, all the US collectors/dealers that stocked-up on vast number of US Commem sheets from the late 30s on, and ended up selling for less than face. (Even worse, when factoring inflation into the losses.) That was a classic lesson in investment/profit disease.

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on May-18-07 at 17:04:08 PDT

ROGER A few weeks ago maybe it was three or so months ago ,I posted here that the best investments for most of us was a CD that was paying around 5.40% .I still hold to that opinion ------GO TO CASH that is my advice.

CASH will be the place to be short term ,you or anybody can hold me to the point of view at least until the end of the year. But the smart money is to go for and have access to cash not hard assets or stocks or paper investments .........PAUL

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-18-07 at 16:58:11 PDT

Bruce, well done, keep on looking, there may be others out there just waiting to be discovered,

David B.

Posted by classicbruce ( 321

)

on May-18-07 at 16:51:55 PDT

D2 - that Lagos Inverted Wmk I found will be in Gibbons KGVI 2008, David, as #24w, I suspect. I offered to send it to them If they desired, but they were satisfied with some decent scans, after a few emails back & forth.

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-18-07 at 16:45:28 PDT

Frank B… As with anything flogged as “collectible”, the only things they will ever collect are grumbles from the folks who eventually inherit them. Nothing appreciates at 33.3% per annum, except perhaps gray hairs on the heads of people who’ve lost money chasing after “collectibles”.

Jim

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-18-07 at 16:34:30 PDT

Jim L & Iomoon.… By chance I got this yesterday which perfectly illustrates how damage to covers occurs. The three shiny spots (blue arrows) have been worn into the surface of this cover by the wheels I was talking about. This is an oversized cover—the yellow dotted line shows where the top of a normal business-sized envelope would come, and the top shiny spot is right where the stamps would be on such a cover.

Jim

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-18-07 at 16:19:51 PDT

Jim L & Iomoon… What’s causing the damage is the impellers used along the sorting route, three rubber-surfaced wheels that operate at great speed. Unfortunately the top wheel (nearest the top of the envelope, that is) will frequently skid across the surface of the stamp, abrading it. This is especially true of engraved stamps, because the ink lies in very tiny ridges on the paper, perfect fodder for snagging by a mindlessly spinning rubber wheel.

Jim

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-18-07 at 15:53:59 PDT

prochute, I don't understand what you want to know about the Seychelles KGVI 1938-1949 issues, which Gibbons catalogue are you using,

David B.

Posted by 220man ( 151

) on May-18-07 at 14:45:40 PDT

Peter: I never cease to be astounded at the speed of answers around here. It's quite amazing!
Phil

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-18-07 at 13:32:10 PDT

Peter

Hehe!
At least the doggies have good taste.

Breffington

There always has been and will be "sleaze balls".
As long as there is a market for uneducated "investors".

Posted by greenwave4u ( 76

)

on May-18-07 at 13:27:33 PDT

Richard Many thanks for the fast answer, that's some "little" collection:-)
Peter

Posted by breffington ( 371

) on May-18-07 at 13:23:47 PDT

The coin market has seen spectacular price increases in the last five years. I'm seeing heavy advertising(TV,magazine,newspaper and local free papers) of limited edition sets of proof coins. Is the profit margin that great on this stuff? Recently saw a TV infomational selling gold. They said 27,000 nuclear bombs are 'lightly guarded'in Russia, then panned to a padlocked chainlink fence. Next shot was of a mushroom cloud as the bombs went off and words to the effect that if this does happen gold MAY go to $4,000 an ounce. At least two more times they showed the mushroom cloud and buildings collapsing in the blast zone. What do you think this kind of low-key advertising will do to the coin hobby over the long haul. Then again what did outfits like the Postal Commemorative Society and the Westport Collectors Society do to the hobby of stamps? I'm still seeing the gold replica stamp covers and albums floating around for next to nothing. And a lot of disapointed heirs and 'investors.' What do you think is going to happen to what appears to be a healthy and growing coin market that these sleaze ball outfits are invading?

Posted by greenwave4u ( 76

)

on May-18-07 at 13:07:56 PDT

Jim Bassetts always have that hung over look, probably too much 12 year old malt the night before:-)

Posted by 1covers ( 1346

)

on May-18-07 at 13:07:50 PDT

Peter - Your stamp is Scott #4 1854 Issue 4s with dotted spandrels. The numeral 47 cancel is from Nykjøbing. My little collection of Denmark is here. You can see the range of shades.

Posted by djs127 ( 588

)

on May-18-07 at 12:55:56 PDT

prochute I assume you mean by one of the chosen people that you are Jewish. Orthodox Jews do believe G-d chose us to receive all the 613 commandments in the bible. I am not sure if I agree with your distinction between proud and happy. I only meant that I was more than just "happy".

On a philatelic note I have noticed an upswing in scott binders and albums mostly used but some new being offered on Ebay. I wonder if this means people are switching from scott to other albums or are from estates?
David Snyder

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-18-07 at 12:42:00 PDT

A suggestion for mailing eBay items.
The sorting machinery is designed to process letters with a typical two pages of 8 1/2 x11. Try sending your stamps and smaller covers inside a business envelope using just a thin glassine sleeve scotch taped to one of the letter sheets. I did that many times and never a complaint. The greatest abuse will be the letter carrier stuffing the envelope into your mail box along with all the magazines, and junk mail! I sometimes wonder how my carrier gets everything in, because I have a heck of a time getting some of it out, especially Priority Mail auction catalogues.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-18-07 at 12:22:41 PDT

Peter

Baxter and Ruby both appear to be suffering severe hangovers.
Maybe "hair-of-the-dog" doesn't work!

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1314

)

on May-18-07 at 12:18:24 PDT

Jaywild & iomoon
Sorry the stamp got scraped.
I’ve been trying old manila folders for stiffeners. I’m almost afraid to go with anything lighter as I doubt it would be much protection. ;8^ )
Maybe I need to go the Non-machineable route. The only reason Jaywild’s cover went through the machine was for bar coding. I saw the window clerk cancel the stamps.

Off for a weekend campout with our youth.
Jim L.

member

Posted by greenwave4u ( 76

)

on May-18-07 at 12:11:57 PDT

Jim (Jaywild) To much talk about feet are making my right foot itch:-) Having spent the last 4 weeks with my right foot in plaster with a ruptured achilles, my right foot gets jealous when it sees a shoe:-) At least today had the plaster changed by a very efficient nice nurse:-)... at the hospital, foot now in the "semi" position which is in this position for 2 more weeks before it gets back to 90 degrees, which will be another 2 weeks.
I can at least work at home and stop myself getting bored thanks to my company's remote access Corina, which Rainer I am sure knows all about!
BTW to those that are worried about getting their post damaged I am sure our company who are one of the major manufacturers worldwide of postal machines will not bend your letters:-) (no that is not a guarantee)

The nice thing about being laid up is I can work on stamps, have been slowly dismantling my Grandfathers album, the condition of which is beyond repair. Perhaps one of our Scandanavian colleagues can advise the ID of
this one from Denmark and which town? Also started to play with setting up web pages and learning html, follow the dog.....

D2 I can't see that bid assistant taking off unless it's for bidders who only want to spend x per week. I think they have tried to copy the format of some of the on-line auction houses where you can bid up to a maximum amount spent on a number of auctions and win more than 1, but in eBay case it is only 1 of a group of auctions. Seems a sure way to force the price up.

cheers
Peter

Roger That's a good windup:-)

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-18-07 at 12:02:36 PDT

NOIP -
I haven't been to my post office recently, and have no interest in triangular stamps. Do not hoard sheets of these stamps as an investment, I hear Gibbon's bought 10,000 sheets and is storing them in its vaults for investors. The expected return is 33.3% per year for the next 33 years, give or take 3%.
They will be most useful when the post office makes three sided letters manditory in 2033.

More coffee please.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-18-07 at 11:58:00 PDT

I find this rather amazing considering eBay is categorized a place for bottom feeders. Did anyone advise the Stanley Gibbons Investment Division of this opinion?
Let's see, 1980 was a great year for stamps and prices are still 1/3 below those levels, therefore, now is a perfect time to buy. Maybe you can see your investment of $5,000 (min) reach those inflated lofty heights again! All for only 99¢. That's almost free!

Paul - What's your advise? )'>) Buy Gibbon's stock, or punt?

Roger

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-18-07 at 11:14:48 PDT

Jim

Jim L. must have used a siffener with more than 40 pounds of tension in an 11 inch turn!! :-)

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-18-07 at 11:12:32 PDT

Lynn

Many thanks, mountains arrived in todays mail.

Plus PVI was added to cancels page.

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-18-07 at 11:02:23 PDT

I got mail from Reverend Jim Lawler with a Jamestown stamp on it, that a sorting machine had scraped up pretty sadly.

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-18-07 at 11:00:04 PDT

Bill D.… I don’t remember the brand. I’ve had them for quite some time. They would be available at any shoe store that sells “orthotics”, or a sports equipment store probably. Mine are two-part, the blue plastic is an insert in the white plastic. You get three different blue insert pairs, of varying stiffness.

Don’t get anything made by Dr. Scholl’s. Those are too thin and flimsy to be effective.

prochute... I didn’t know you were Korean. (CHOSEN is an old name for Korea.)

?

Jim

Posted by soggy333 ( 55

) on May-18-07 at 10:13:18 PDT

knuden

Those used Icelandic forgeries look like the work of the Spiro brothers. Those unused ones look to be genuine from the scan.

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-18-07 at 09:36:40 PDT

djs127 They are readily available here in Tampa, FL.

Congrats on the achievments by your children but PRIDE is a deadly sin. You should be happy, not proud. There is a huge difference. One is ego driven; the other is from the heart where HE resides. Yes, I am one of the "chosen". chosen - what nonsense!!

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-18-07 at 09:31:47 PDT

Does anyone know why Gibbons lists 1949 issues for the Seychelles GVI long definitive set? They give no explanation other than being grouped with the ordinary paper listings. What is the difference between these later printings and the earlier ordinary's?

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3609

)

on May-18-07 at 09:29:23 PDT

I have yet to receive mail with the new Jamestown. Have used 2 sheets on my mailings.

Posted by srailkb ( 3097

)

on May-18-07 at 09:15:46 PDT

parksharon, do you want to use the Signoscope because the grill is faintly pressed and can't be easily seen with angled light? Fluid (Ronsonol, etc.) would be a far better choice if so. I think your concern about the pressure exerted by these Signoscopes is valid. You won't do any favors to an already faintly pressed grill by pressing it even more.

Posted by parksharon ( 50

) on May-18-07 at 08:49:04 PDT

Hi
Can Signoscope T1 be used to detect GRILL? I am afraid that the great preassure between the top and bottom would damage the GRILL pattern.
Please be advised
THANK YOU
park

Posted by wrd3 ( 100

) on May-18-07 at 07:11:58 PDT

jaywild and 19thcentpostal thank you for the suggestions relative to the tear in my meniscus. Jim - where do you find the inserts? Any particular brand name better than others?

Bill D.

Posted by djs127 ( 588

)

on May-18-07 at 06:36:18 PDT

My wife was able to get 3 Jamestown sheets at our local post office in Staten Island. She didn't even remember my telling her people said they could not get them. She said they were mine if I would order the Star Wars stamps on-line form the post office's web site.
Anyone else have luck getting the Jamestown sheets?
David Snyder

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1314

)

on May-18-07 at 04:08:17 PDT

Greetings

and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim L.

member

Posted by willderspin ( 646

) on May-17-07 at 22:38:47 PDT

jaywild - love you flip test!

Posted by peterc8888 ( 317

) on May-17-07 at 22:32:10 PDT

Is New Herst Sampson Guide to 19th Century U.W. Cancellations and Postmarks (1989 copy) the newer version of the 19th Century US Fancy Cancellations book?

PC

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 21:09:07 PDT

finmandan… If you know how much was spent to acquire your stamps, then you will have a pretty good idea what they are worth. If yours was a “fun” type collection, i.e. collected from envelopes or friends or bought in inexpensive packets, it will have only nominal value. You can check eBay auctions that have already closed for an idea of what stamps like yours are realizing. Here’s a link to recent US 19th century used US stamps.

You can always rekindle your interest in stamps. There are many capable people on this board that can advise and help you.

Jim

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 21:02:32 PDT

Bill D & Lynn… I highly urge you both to try the shoe inserts first. They worked superbly for me for ten years. It’s sounds like hokum (I thought so before I tried them) but I was quite amazed.

Jim

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 21:00:48 PDT

Bill D… Here’s the kind of shoe insert I mean.

Jim

Posted by 19thcentpostal ( 184

)

on May-17-07 at 20:59:47 PDT

wrd3/Bill How bizarre, I have just been diagnosed with the very same thing. As far as questions to ask, I would want to know if the surgery can be done orthoscopically, recovery time is greatly reduced. Best of luck. Lynn

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 20:49:04 PDT

Bill D… Also—get some good quality padded inserts in your shoes. That will also help immeasurably.

Jim

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 20:46:46 PDT

Bill D… I too have meniscus tears in my left knee. Eventually it will need to be replaced, but in the meantime the doctor has prescribed Voltaren (generic name: diclofenac) 75 mg twice a day. It has relieved me of the swelling and pain almost completely, and while I still don’t have much strength in that knee I can kneel on it when necessary.

Jim

Posted by djs127 ( 588

)

on May-17-07 at 20:05:37 PDT

keleofa and paul thanks for your kind words about my kids. Matt you spelled Mazel Tov 100% correctly.
David Snyder a proud and very tired dad

Posted by wrd3 ( 100

) on May-17-07 at 20:03:24 PDT

After some knee pain I went to the doctor yesterday and had an MRI done. The doctor called today and told me I have a tear in the meniscus and referred me to an orthopedist. Any suggestions about what questions I should ask when I get the appointment? I'd like to avoid surgery, but my knee has been sore for about 8 weeks and decided to get worse 2 days ago.

Bill D.

Posted by finmandan ( 3 ) on May-17-07 at 19:59:40 PDT

I have a book of mostly cancelled stamps given to me when I was a child. The stamps are from many different country and date from approx. 1895-1960. Where can I get an honest inventory and appraisal?

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1314

)

on May-17-07 at 19:48:17 PDT

member

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 19:33:18 PDT

“Warning!!! Off-topic post follows!!!” is disingenuous?

Perhaps you were thinking of another word…

Jim

Posted by stamphick! ( 336

) on May-17-07 at 19:18:26 PDT

jaywild...Sorry, I thought that a good part of your point was that someone was embroiled in a scandal of his own making. That is pretty far from the truth. I find your further disclaimer disingenuous to say the least.

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 19:11:25 PDT

Oh my! There’s that Republican again…

?

My post was completely non-denominational, or meant to be, also contained a disclaimer right up front. The point was to illustrate how things have changed.

Jim

Posted by dbenson ( 8207

)

on May-17-07 at 19:03:26 PDT

Anyone know more about BID ASSISTANT,

http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bid-assistant.html?fromFeature=My%20eBay

David B.

Posted by stamphick! ( 336

) on May-17-07 at 18:58:55 PDT

jaywild...It looks like the crooks have won again and it will be business as usual at the World Bank. And now, the rest of the story.

Posted by laumpc ( 2891

)

on May-17-07 at 18:54:26 PDT

Bob What are the specs of the good computer? Maybe someone have a similar model and have restore disks which will make the installation easier.

Posted by 220man ( 151

) on May-17-07 at 18:47:40 PDT

Thanks Bill!

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 18:22:37 PDT

NOIP… Warning!!! Off-topic post follows!!!

Well, well well. Once upon a time, when people were deeply embroiled in scandals of their own making, they would resign in order to spare everyone the spectacle of hanging onto their jobs by their fingernails.

Times have changed!!

Jim

Posted by billsey ( 846

) on May-17-07 at 17:34:34 PDT

Bob, if you don't have the better computer fixed by then, bring it by in August and I'll get it fixed for you after hours at the show. :-)

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-17-07 at 16:54:27 PDT

Phil

Seems not too many Linn's readers on today.

An absolutely free weekend to play with stamps, (barring commencement) which is great for students and parents but a little boring after about 60 of them.
Still it's great to see new blood infused into society with, hopefully, a little more knowledge.

A toast to the graduates of 2007.
May you change the world for the better!

Posted by wrd3 ( 100

) on May-17-07 at 16:53:49 PDT

220man per Linn's, requests should be sent to
Settlement of Jamestown Commemorative Sheet
Postmaster
425 N. Boundary St
Williamsburg VA 23185-9998.

Requests for first day cancels must be postmarked by July 10.

Bill D.

Posted by 220man ( 151

) on May-17-07 at 14:33:33 PDT

Anyone have a copy of Linn's for April 30 handy? On page 1 there is supposed to be the name and address of the Jamestown Station "postmark pursuit."
Phil

Posted by rclwa ( 964

) on May-17-07 at 13:40:52 PDT

Yes, my computer at home now freezes up as soon as I start it, pretty much before I can do anything. I can MAYBE access a file for a quick peek if I start in safe mode, but can't really DO anything. However, the library is only 6 blocks from home and I am learning best times to just walk in and sit down for an hour, as opposed to after school is out!

Actually, my broken computer is an old one that I've been using for over a year since my GOOD rig stopped working with HD problems. Got a new hd but hit snags trying to install a system, then got lazy and started using the old one. What I really need to do is fix the good computer, stalled mainly by my own laziness and procrastination. Another major attempt will be soon, though.

Finally got around to re-subscribing to Linn's, just got my first issue today.

Bob in WA

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-17-07 at 13:18:38 PDT

Lynn

The "go to" person would have been Walter Keller (scroll down to happy 100th birthday).

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 13:08:02 PDT

Lynn… I believe it was through PSE—Professional Stamp Experts, in one of their Stamp Market Quarterly publications. I don’t have time right now to look through my copies, but I will later today.

Jim

Posted by 19thcentpostal ( 184

)

on May-17-07 at 13:05:13 PDT

2007faust
My '97 Durland cat. says 1922-25 scott #554 used that plate#.
srailkb & iomoon thanks for the link.
Lynn

Posted by bjornmu ( 920

) on May-17-07 at 12:55:05 PDT

Peetah, it's a fiscal stamp from the German state of Württemberg. A denomination in pf(ennig) means it must be from 1875 or later. They stopped using their own regular stamps in 1902, but used officials until 1925. No idea about fiscals...

Posted by 2007faust ( 711

) on May-17-07 at 12:50:17 PDT

Does any one know which 2 cent washington was printed by plate # 15668. I have a block of 4 with plate # but they are orange instead of red. Thanks eddie.faust@gmail.com

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-17-07 at 12:46:10 PDT

Sniped by Ken!!

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-17-07 at 12:45:15 PDT

Lynn

See here.

Finals graded, just commencement to go!

Posted by srailkb ( 3097

)

on May-17-07 at 12:44:20 PDT

Here's a webpage on China Clay papers. There are two sides to this coin though, so I suggest you do a little additional research. Are you a member of APS? If so, you'd probably have access to everything that's been published.

Posted by 19thcentpostal ( 184

)

on May-17-07 at 12:21:42 PDT

Jaywild Complicated... yes, thus my pleas to this board. Do you happen to remember where you read about the 'china clay paper'. I'm on a mission.
Thanks Lynn

Posted by 19thcentpostal ( 184

)

on May-17-07 at 12:16:47 PDT

Iomoon/Jim Good ideas. Thank you.
srailkbFirst, I have only seen slides sell as part of a set such as these. Never seen the set.
Secondly, my understanding of the identification of some of the more complex varietys of US stamps requires the positive identification of the paper type as much as the watermark, perforation, printing type etc. I don't know of a better method of identification unless is a better type of microscope. If you are aware of a better method, I would love to hear about. Thanks Lynn

Posted by jaywild ( 944

)

on May-17-07 at 12:13:13 PDT

Lynn… Also, there has lately been evidence that suggests there is no such thing as “china clay paper”. If you’re going to embark on this project, beware that it can be very, very complicated.

Jim

Posted by srailkb ( 3097

)

on May-17-07 at 11:41:49 PDT

19thcentpostal, as an aside, I don't think viewing the different papers under a microscope is the best way to identify/differentiate them. Is there another reason you want to produce slides?

Posted by srailkb ( 3097

)

on May-17-07 at 11:24:08 PDT

19thcentpostal, out of curiosity, what does a set of slides sell for, and what do you get for the money?

Posted by peetah ( 478

) on May-17-07 at 11:18:08 PDT

I had asked what
this was and its value, but missed the reply. Anyone able to help?

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-17-07 at 11:05:45 PDT

srailkb You think there is a problem understanding the DMM? Just try to decipher the IMM! For any priority service be it Global, Express, or International USPS says, "tracking available to major desinations."

What are major destinations? Countries, cities, towns? No one at 1-800-???-???? knows the correct answer.

Do you fill out a delivery confirmation slip? Is the tracking number on the long awaited new envelopes/boxes? How will it work? No one knows as yet.

If these parcels are not trackable to its final destination, sellers are still stuck behind PayPal's 8-ball sellers policy and all are getting ripped off at the PO paying the price one now must now pay for any sort of "secure" international service.

I predict changed will come soon as one of my nephews has already received numerous complaints from big eBay sellers into the 1,000's. WOW

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-17-07 at 10:36:37 PDT

Jeff

Nope.

Lynn

I've been pondering your problem, since making thin sections is an everyday thing for geologists. However, rocks, unlike paper, do not absorb glue. The simplest solution would be to lay the stamp on glass slide, then take a cover slip and apply epoxy to the very edges, place over the stamp and hope it doesn't migrate toward the stamp. Alternatively you could use a colored epoxy so you can see where it has been absorbed by the stamp paper.

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-17-07 at 10:15:18 PDT

IO Early AUSTIN RELATIVE?

Posted by 19thcentpostal ( 184

)

on May-17-07 at 09:15:29 PDT

US Specialists
As I have been unable to afford the microscope slides of the different papers of US stamps as RH White once compiled, I have resolved myself to attempt same on a smaller (read less costly) scale. I would appreciate any suggestions, observations etc. on proper proper slide mounting techniques, how to obtain correct difficult to obtain samples(such as clay paper) or any other pertinent info. you care to share. Thank you. Lynn

Posted by jaywild ( 942

)

on May-17-07 at 07:59:00 PDT

Of course not.

Posted by jaywild ( 942

)

on May-17-07 at 07:58:11 PDT

NOIP… Can it really be true…?

Jim

Posted by claghorn1p ( 410

)

on May-17-07 at 06:28:57 PDT

Ken S. Yes, much confusion. I had several items returned because they were not 3/4 inch thick.

Posted by lluehhhb ( 270

) on May-17-07 at 06:22:20 PDT

Dodos found a new toy....

Look at this:

And report it!!!

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-17-07 at 05:44:43 PDT

I believe 1st oz to Canada and Mexico is 69 cents, not 43 cents.

Posted by srailkb ( 3095

)

on May-17-07 at 05:16:49 PDT

claghorn1p and prochute, the training USPS employees received is (apparently) confusing, and (IMO) doesn't agree with what's actually in the DMM. One question stumping everyone is "how stiff is too stiff," and I think the best answer comes from DMM 101.2.2a-101.2.2c. These are simple tests any clerk can use.

Another confusing point is that many clerks are bumping envelopes or flats into the "parcel" category if they're (just) too stiff, and this is wrong. They should still go as an envelope or flat, but with the 17c non-machinable surcharge added.

I've made 4 trips to the PO since the new rates went into effect, and I now carry the DMM 101.2.2a-101.2.2c sections with me each time... To say there's a lot of confusion would be an immense understatement.

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1312

)

on May-17-07 at 04:47:49 PDT

Greetings

and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim L.

member

Posted by xzephyr ( 981

)

on May-17-07 at 01:48:45 PDT

22028

Not quite a stamp, but this
booklet has an appropriate label. Let me know if you want a copy. My eMail is on my page.

Colin, the ever helpful!

Posted by afeht ( 1098

)

on May-17-07 at 00:45:48 PDT

[b]stamps12345[/b] and [b]dbenson[/b]:
Thank you for your replies. I will scan this strange Finland B1 perf. 12 and post it here as soon as I get a chance. Had to leave to attend to urgent matters. -- Alex

Posted by claghorn1p ( 410

)

on May-16-07 at 23:11:28 PDT

Prochute You are misinformed. To get electronic delivery confirmation the parcel must be either:

1) 3/4 inch thick minimum

or

2) over 6 ounces to qualify as a machinable parcel.

current DMM 9.2.2 Eligible Matter
Delivery Confirmation is available for First-Class Mail parcels, for all Priority Mail pieces, for Standard Mail prepared as Not Flat-Machinable pieces or as machinable or irregular parcels (electronic option only), and for Package Services parcels under 401.1.0. For the purposes of using Delivery Confirmation with a Package Services parcel, the parcel must meet these additional requirements:

a. The surface area of the address side of the parcel must be large enough to contain completely and legibly the delivery address, return address, postage, and any applicable markings, endorsements, and extra service labels.

b. Except as provided in 9.2.2c for machinable parcels, the parcel must be greater than 3/4 inch thick at its thickest point.

c. If the mailpiece is a machinable parcel under 401.1.0 and no greater than 3/4 inch thick, the contents must be prepared in a strong and rigid fiberboard or similar container or in a container that becomes rigid after the contents are enclosed and the container is secured. The parcel must be able to maintain its shape, integrity, and rigidity throughout processing and handling without collapsing into a letter-size or flat-size piece.

Posted by claghorn1p ( 410

)

on May-16-07 at 22:28:11 PDT

Welcome to the eBay Stamps Chat Board!

It would be greatly appreciated if chat board participants
provide LINKS to pictures
rather than posting them directly to this board.
Here's how to post a LINK. Thanks.

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You're new to stamp trading?
You've acquired a stamp collection you want to sell on eBay?
Check out these links:

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05/28/05

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on May-16-07 at 20:24:59 PDT

DAVID S. Congratulations on your children ,you must be a proud dad ......paul

Posted by antonius-ra ( 628

)

on May-16-07 at 20:02:18 PDT

Mike Lau Yep, Bobs computer shot craps a couple months back. I wish I had another working one to donate too him. He has been, sorely missed around here (on a daily basis).

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1312

)

on May-16-07 at 19:30:47 PDT

member

Posted by keleofa ( 3440

)

on May-16-07 at 19:16:18 PDT

David (DJS),

Mazel Tov on all you good fortune!

(Did I spell that right?)

Matt in Arizona

Posted by djs127 ( 588

)

on May-16-07 at 19:00:27 PDT

Today was my daughter's graduation from Columbia University school of journalism with a masters. Tomorrow morning my youngest son gets his first Aliyah (calling up to the Torah - Bible) at school and reads the Torah. Saturday is his Bar Mitzvah where he reads the whole portion of Bamidbar (this weeks section of the Bible)and Sunday is his Bar Mitzvah party. So no time for stamps just bidding on more Scott albums and pages.
David Snyder

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-16-07 at 18:37:47 PDT

NOIP My two nephews both of whom happen to be USPS postal supervisors (they supervise the counter clerks) today, told me this how the new DOMESTIC first class services break down:

ANY piece other than a stiffened #6 or #10 standard white envelope will go as a first class PACKAGE simply because it is stiff. A stiff 6x9 envelope is now a package or parcel (same thing) and is subject to that rate structure - a 3oz item is $1.47 not $1.14. Delivery comfirmation is available regardless of thicknes (formerly needed to be at least 3/4" thick for first class. If a #6 or #10 standard white envelope is 1/4" thick you must add the 17c non-machineable rate.

International stuff: A #6 or #10 standard white envelope sent overseas is 90c + 90c for each additional oz, 43c to Canada/Mexico + 43c for each additional oz. 1/4" thick you must add the 17c non-machineable surcharge.

Everything else is sent as priority mail!

Hope this helps all those sellers running around.

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-16-07 at 18:22:38 PDT

Thanks again Paul....I think that's a good idea. I can let the bidding start low and see what happens..:-)
Sharon

Posted by parksharon ( 50

) on May-16-07 at 18:15:58 PDT

Hi
I 've just bought a Signoscope T1, and the instruction is in German. Incase somebody has the instruction in English, I am very grateful if he could send me a copy of it.
My email address: trietdo@yahoo.com
Thank you
PARK

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on May-16-07 at 17:52:57 PDT

SHARON-------Your doing fine,I' ve been looking at stamps every week of every year for the past 50 years so its no problem to look at yours .Your Cuban stamps are common .

If your looking to sell them on E-BAY just place a few hundred on your scanner and start the bidding at 99 cents and let the buyers check them out and they will make a fair price .Good luck ....paul

Posted by laumpc ( 2891

)

on May-16-07 at 17:29:20 PDT

Bob Why are you always using the library? Computer shot?

Posted by rclwa ( 964

) on May-16-07 at 16:54:56 PDT

Just back from the P.O. and still steaming. For starters I got some new stranger clerk rather than one who knows me or at least is friendly to collectors. The two postage due covers I sent to myself on Saturday FINALLY returned, delayed 2 extra days for no known reason. Usually anything I send to myself is in my box the next day, as it only has to travel 5 miles round trip to the distribution center at the edge of town.

I had prepared two covers, each weighing 2+ ounces for the 3-oz rate, which at the old rate, last day Saturday, should have been 39c plus 2 x 24c for the 2nd and 3rd ounces. Each was franked with a single Breast Cancer semi-postal paying the first ounce, and stamped Postage Due with the amount 48c written in. My plan was to pay the postage due with a second Breast Cancer stamp, worth 41c this week, plus an additional 7c to make the proper rate. I had my stamps ready, the 5c tole ware plus a coil pair of 1c Tiffany lamps for one, and the 3c silver pitcher and 4c chair for the other, all current definitives. I have made a few similar covers in the last two transitions (34c-37c and 37c-39c), resulting in covers bearing the semi-postal at two different values.

This time they really screwed it up. I began to be worried when they didn't come back either Monday or yesterday. Today I had a slip in my box, but I knew I was in trouble when I read 72c Postage Due for 2 items! The idiots out at the distribution center had re-rated them at new rates, 41c first ounce, 17c each for subsequent ounces, ergo 75c for a 3-oz mailing, yet crediting only the old 39c for the stamp, leaving 36c due for each one! They had scratched out the 48c and written in 36c! Not only is that not enough to use a 41c stamp, I don't believe the new rates should have been retroactive to something mailed earlier. Isn't it the date mailed that determines the rate? But the real killer was, one of the covers received NO CANCEL at all, making it totally useless! I went ahead and ignored the 36c marking (it's just handwritten into the blank, so I guess I can change it back to the correct 48c) and applied the stamps to the one. As a final insult, the new clerk wouldn't allow me to apply the round dater, but did it himself a bit less neatly and readable than I would have. Geesh! So, I got one botched cover, and the second a complete bust!

Jamestown sheets in ample supply here. I've been using one, gave another to my Mom for Mother's Day (among other gifts) as she uses a lot of stamps. If I'm not too late, I'll ask her not to use the single, and I'll do the same. After we've used the other 19, I'll have a couple of the 1-stamp side for those who wish both sides without buying 2 sheets. I seem to recall there are at least two avid triangular philatelists here. Looks like some others are doing the same, so exhibitors should be able to make out without excess expenditure.

My library hour is half gone already, better move on.

Bob in WA

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-16-07 at 16:52:45 PDT

http://www.auctionhealth.com/pub/0BF4.jpg
I hope I'm not being a pest,but are these good enough to ebay. They're old and in an old book...Thanks so much
Sharon

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-16-07 at 16:30:31 PDT

Thanks so much for looking.. I'm finding a lot of foreign stamps...pouring through this huge box full. even one that is round and from 1892..:-)

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on May-16-07 at 16:23:55 PDT

SHARON-----Only the Hawaii stamp is any good ,the rest are too common

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on May-16-07 at 16:21:44 PDT

ALEX ------Stamps that are hinged usually list for about half of the MNH sets .That doesn't mean you can get half,a buy price would be about half of that or a quarter of MNH is a realistic price .As for the stamp hobby other factors also need to be factored in .....paul

Posted by gemdiva64 ( 922

)

on May-16-07 at 16:21:18 PDT

http://www.auctionhealth.com/pub/0BF2.jpg
Hello all and good afternoon. I've recently purchased a large lot of stamps..some quite old and some even un canclled. I am showing a small tiny bit of the lot. I'm going to have to do a lot of research and I'm just wondering if any of the above are any good.?
Sharon

Posted by jaywild ( 942

)

on May-16-07 at 16:11:42 PDT

NOIP… A must-have tool for working on your 1901-40 unused American stamps…

?

Jim

Posted by infla-alec ( 531

)

on May-16-07 at 14:38:12 PDT

Mitch I only see in Michel online a price for ** (mnh) which is €200 for the set of 2. How to value a set with hinge is difficult. What % of ** price it would be is anyone's guess.

Posted by dbenson ( 8201

)

on May-16-07 at 14:23:47 PDT

Alex,

could you post a scan of the Finland Red Cross, I think you will find that the perf. 12 is a forgery,

David B.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-16-07 at 14:08:13 PDT

Good day all.

Gave my last final exam today.
Just grading to do, then commencement on Saturday.
Then off to NY.

Maarten

If I can find a bottle of 25-year Lagavulin, I'd gladly give you a sup!

Posted by stamps12345 ( 223

) on May-16-07 at 13:55:23 PDT

ALEX/AFEHT-------Found nothing about a perf. 12 ,but in my collection I have two shades of red or a carmine and a red .

Also have a copy of a plate variety . The lower sword in the design has "pearls" along the handle ,does yours?

Posted by antonius-ra ( 628

)

on May-16-07 at 12:47:59 PDT

Anyone have a current Michel or Zumstein cat value for: Liechtenstein 1936 Zepp airmails mint hinged?

Posted by 220man ( 151

) on May-16-07 at 11:33:41 PDT

Just got the last Jamestown sheet at the local p.o. She tells me there will be no more.
Phil

Posted by dr.searchphd ( 0 ) on May-16-07 at 11:33:08 PDT

TRIMAARTEN;
Just saving $8.20 us

I would like to point out that this issue is the first since ?(jaywild will know) im guessing the national parks? issue that had a single issue on a single sheet? pane? thats why this issue with a single item on a whole pane/sheet would be a keeper along with the shape (which some folks are crazy about:) As a side note i used the triangle frame outline from the sheet 19 side to display the various triangle stamps from around the world,(i am also crazy:) i would like to thank you for making odd-shape collecting ok as i collect US 12L1, 12L2, which are trapazoids(sp?) which leads to others from around the world.

Posted by oas-cny ( 1456

) on May-16-07 at 11:20:35 PDT

Most covers from "Little America" are machine stamped. I found this one, http://www.scheidelco.com/southpole. The date is handstamped then the additional hand stamps in red and green. Is there anything special about the markings on this cover?

Posted by trianglemaarten ( 190

)

on May-16-07 at 11:06:39 PDT

dr.searchphd - I prefer displaying both sides. That's why I try to obtain 2 sheets. The 'no-stamp-cover' is a weird item indeed. Not exactly a normal postal history item but a fun piece nonetheless. I don't get the point of splitting the sheet; if you display the 1-stamp-side, what difference does it make whether the reverse is blank or the rest of the sheet?

Maarten

Posted by billsey ( 846

) on May-16-07 at 10:59:42 PDT

Roger, the video is from a show called Øystein & Meg (Øystein & I) produced by the Norwegian Broadcasting television channel (NRK) in 2001. The spoken language is Norwegian, the original subs in Danish. It's written by Knut Nærum and performed by Øystein Bache and Rune Gokstad.

I found that info at another site featuring the video; http://www.devilducky.com/media/57946/

Posted by dr.searchphd ( 0 ) on May-16-07 at 09:56:40 PDT

TRIANGLEMAN;
How would you display the US sheet?
1 side 19 items
1 side 1 item

OR split the 'sheets' as i did to make the 'catchet' on some 1st day usage covers as you have seen. (how about the 'no stamp' cover:) by the by are the images ok to post here?

The single sheet 'item' on cover with the adjoining 'selvage printing scene' was tough to seperate with the single item still intact, so....have several 19 item single sided sheets.

DUES DUE;
Still waiting for the postage dues to appear, interesting comments on the flexing of postage envelopes, and shiffting of contents, as these are exactly the things needed to attain the 'best' markings on the cover. Used to use 10 pennies flat rolled in a sheet of notebook paper flat, will flex and give the 'overage' looked for in the marking on cover.

Posted by afeht ( 1098

)

on May-16-07 at 09:07:09 PDT

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Finland Scott B1 (1922 Arms stamp with Red Cross on yellow paper) is perforated 14. Both Michel and Scott give 13x13-1/2 perforation variety. But I also have this stamp perforated 12. Usual conundrum: it seems not to be listed anywhere. Anybody knows anything about it? I'd appreciate any input.
-- Alex

Posted by ajmax37 ( 368

) on May-16-07 at 08:50:01 PDT

I ve received the Jamestown issue by going here http://www.usps.com/

Posted by 19thcentpostal ( 184

)

on May-16-07 at 06:07:31 PDT

Drats! Sniped. I still contend it is not the size of the glass thats important, its how often one uses it...
Lynn

Posted by 19thcentpostal ( 184

)

on May-16-07 at 06:03:28 PDT

tmaarten Ive got you covered. Email me your address thru my ME page.
Lynn

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1312

)

on May-16-07 at 05:55:31 PDT

Greetings

and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

abcsgoods
You also want to pick up a book on campaign buttons, as many of the early president’s buttons were not issued for their campaigns, but as collector items many years later. The earliest ones are not from the campaigns.

Maarten
Send me your address and I’ll drop you one in the mail. An email link is on my "About Me" eBay page

Jim L.

member

Posted by claghorn1p ( 410

)

on May-16-07 at 04:46:53 PDT

Welcome to the eBay Stamps Chat Board!

It would be greatly appreciated if chat board participants
provide LINKS to pictures
rather than posting them directly to this board.
Here's how to post a LINK. Thanks.

Yellow Boxes

You're new to stamp trading?
You've acquired a stamp collection you want to sell on eBay?
Check out these links:

Chosen links will open in a new window

This is a community creation by eBay Stamp Board users. Thanks to all who contribute!
Click here for board code download.

05/28/05

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-16-07 at 01:19:29 PDT

David -
I know.
I guess the sellers have finally figured out that it will be beter to unload the stuff now, rather than hold on a few more years. It won't be like the good old days of "I'm not an expert, sold as is" with no mention of Falschungen. there were attempts by a seller in Spain to work the stuff into the market place but other things conspired agianst him such as ridiculous shipping and no Paypal.

Roger
10 pages to go, then I've got to get rid of items and combine items on pages to reduce by 10 pages. Oops!

Posted by trianglemaarten ( 190

)

on May-16-07 at 00:08:00 PDT

dbenson - I cannot imagine that just the sight of a whisky affects ones posts. The bottle next to chas's computer appears to be still full and closed.... (and what a bottle!!!)
Glasses shown are completely wrong though, but fortunately 19thcentpostal's is too small to abuse the whisky with ice.... but I'd accept ANY glass if io Jim offers me a drop of his lagavulin 25!

I'm still looking for a sheet of the Jamestown triangles... (of course I am willing to pay for all expenses, but the red words on top of this page don't allow me to say that).

Maarten

Posted by dbenson ( 8201

)

on May-15-07 at 23:55:37 PDT

Roger, as long as the material is described as forgeries, then Ebay.Germany and their watchgroup can do nothing about the listings,

David B.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 23:50:40 PDT

Here's a serious look at an advancement in technology. I'm not sure whether the dialogue is Norwegian or Danish. Sorry, I'm not sure.

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/introducing-the-book-p1.php

Now we will have an understanding of some of the more serious issues raised by Bjorn and Knud-Erik. )'>)

Roger

Posted by 22028 ( 1606

)

on May-15-07 at 23:19:30 PDT

postalhysteria, thanks for the link but i was looking more into the postal history of the Berlin air lift operation, not only the 2 Pf. "Notopfer" stamp.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 23:14:00 PDT

You've got to be kidding. Printer's waste from the production of fakes. Next hting they'll be photocopying the waste and offereing more:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SCHWEIZ-Block-1-FALSCHUNGEN-geschnitten_W0QQitemZ190113520288

Posted by abcsgoods ( 123

)

on May-15-07 at 23:06:10 PDT

Thanks for the advice...I just need to take a deep breath and dive in. If nothing else, at least the box will be organized! I've also inherited a tremendous collection of campaign buttons all the way back to Washington. For now, I will sit and sort...and take a look at a few of the links. I also love the idea of scanning a large batch of stamps and putting them up for auction to see how they are received -- the bidders will inevitably know more about them than I do and will bid accordingly. Best regard - I'll chat again when I come up for breath.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 23:03:59 PDT

Bill - Me too.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 23:03:01 PDT

For those of you collecting Gremany watch out, sellers of fakes seem to be back and offering all the items that must have been in storage for couple of years.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZbriefmarkenherbertQQhtZ-1

The buyer of this auction doesn't seem to get enough of them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190104217617

and here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180105576123

and here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150111571295

Buyer beware, and I hope this buyer really doesn't think he's smarter than the seller in identifying the overprints,and stamps. These were being offered in the hundreds until eBay took action.

Posted by billsey ( 846

) on May-15-07 at 22:58:29 PDT

Sniped by Roger! Looking forward to seeing you this August...

Posted by billsey ( 846

) on May-15-07 at 22:57:05 PDT

abcsgoods, in general stamps that are common enough that they're found stored as yours are are going to be worth very little, not uncommonly well under 1¢ each. Check out the "Philatelic Links and Other Resources" posted below at 06:58:35 (about half way down the board) for a wealth of information.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 22:53:59 PDT

abc -
Start organizing them. Look and see which country each envelope is from, then put on the pile for that country. It gets quicker as you do more. Once you have divided the stamps by ocuntry you'll have a better idea of the mix. Then go to the library and see if it has Scott catalogues and get a couple, go home and look through the most interesting countries. I venture to say 99% of the stamps used after 1950 are not worth much, those before require a high degree of skill to determine if anything is valuable. Give yourself a few months and you have a chance of understanding what you have. Otherwise, scan lots of stamps and show them as mixtures and see what happens when you start your auctions at $1.00/100 stamps.

Posted by abcsgoods ( 123

)

on May-15-07 at 22:47:57 PDT

OK - I was just exploring the chat function on ebay and came across the stampers. I just happen to have 2 large boxes full of literally thousands of old stamps collected from my father & grandfather. The collection looks daunting. It's completely unorganized with stamps tucked into every kind of envelope and container thinkable. They are from all over the world and for every type of stamp there are at least 10 more that look just like it! The vast majority appear to be used however a few still look unused. I am NO stamp expert but I am looking for advise on how to evaluate the stamps and determine if they have value to anyone. Anyone wish to comment?

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-15-07 at 20:47:56 PDT

22028 - try this link to the Berlin airlift stamp known as the BLUE FLEA

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1312

)

on May-15-07 at 20:23:42 PDT

postalhysteria
I’m with you n the second point. I’ve even gone back to the eBay “Winner’s” notice to email them asking for an invoice. I feel it’s the least sellers should do.

Jim L.

member

Posted by 22028 ( 1606

)

on May-15-07 at 20:16:14 PDT

Can someone guide me to a informative philatelic site dedicated the the Berlin Airlift?
My daughter needs to do an essay on the Berlin Airlift and we plan to spice it up with a few images of philatelic items.

Posted by dbenson ( 8201

)

on May-15-07 at 20:14:07 PDT

lluehhhb,

at least you got to give Johnathan a medal for imagination,

Damaged by Sea Water & Fire Damage caused by kerosene catching alight in a canoe between Cook Islands & New Zealand, created a picture to me of a native wondering of what to save, himself or the mailbag,

David B.

Posted by smolcott ( 229

) on May-15-07 at 19:50:20 PDT

NOIP- No problem getting the Jamestown sheets here in Southern Maryland.
Steve

Posted by lluehhhb ( 270

) on May-15-07 at 19:39:37 PDT

Archive Update

Thanks to Bill (wrd3) now we have the chatboard history up to December 21st, 2006.

Here.
Main page has been adjusted to fit the rest of the site.

I wrote a program to remove the "report" button from the saved pages, and to adjust the links in each username (ebay puts some javascript code that turns the links unusable when reading the board from a file). Working with the old files, I noticed that ebay changed 3 times the structure of the links - so I had to modify 3 times the program...

In a quick revision I saw those awful posts from jonathan dean, among several interesting discussions. Nice reading for sure.

Posted by jaywild ( 942

)

on May-15-07 at 18:37:34 PDT

NOIP… One of the great polarizing American politic figures died today unexpectedly. He was an archconservative, although some of his most vehement critics were also conservatives, largely because his philosophy tended to demonize various segments of the society he disagreed with, something arguably quite at odds with the central message of Christ as generally agreed upon. Barry Goldwater, former senator from Arizona, once remarked “I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.”

Please, no brickbats at me. Send them right along to Mr. Goldwater. His address is Crypt 64, Christ Church of the Ascension, Paradise Valley Arizona.

?

Jim

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 18:06:16 PDT

dcderoo -
I use option+shift+2. I'm not sure which is the option key on a pc. My option key is located between the control and alt keys.

Never mind I see you found it Alt0128. )'>)

Roger

Posted by keleofa ( 3440

)

on May-15-07 at 18:04:02 PDT

Rainer (22028),

re: Yemen

Thanks for the Michel update. My Michel is from 1976/77!

Matt in Arizona

Posted by dcderoo ( 1664

) on May-15-07 at 18:03:10 PDT

Never mind. I found it.
Alt 0128

Posted by dcderoo ( 1664

) on May-15-07 at 17:55:03 PDT

Using a keyboard set to the American character set, is there a combination of characters that will result in the Euro symbol?

Posted by chaswilly ( 1620

) on May-15-07 at 16:47:35 PDT

dbenson touché

Posted by rclwa ( 964

) on May-15-07 at 16:23:54 PDT

Still doing flybys from library. I've been busy with the new stamps and the rate change. I managed to make some commercial FDC's of the Jamestown triangle (May 11), and used some others for Last Day of Rate covers on May 12, with 11c additional to make the 52c rate for non-standard (square) envelopes. I also made a nice square cover for that rate using two 26c Florida panthers, first day of the stamp and last day of the rate! One of them was a PNC, to boot! Then of course yesterday was the first day of the NEW rate, got some more covers there. I'm getting a bit worried because my two postage due covers haven't returned yet. They only had to go 3 miles to get cancelled and then returned to my box, so should have been there yesterday! Maybe tomorrow, I hope.

Sorry, Maarten, the date snuck up on me and I didn't get anything mailed directly to you as I had once planned (I know where to find your address on my ailing computer, but finding it elsewhere on old mail is no quick task!) but I'll eventually have some nice samples for you.

Bob in WA

Posted by jaywild ( 942

)

on May-15-07 at 16:08:06 PDT

dr.searchphd… Thanks but no—I wanted to get the Jamestown stamps for the first day of issue. I nevertheless appreciate your thinking of me.

Roger... I agree in spades with your remarks about Auctiva. It’s one big shill for its own interests, and half the time I can’t enlarge the auction image because an irritating message “Image protected by Auctiva! Sign up for your account now!” displays. Also, all their gummy code makes the page take forever to open, and unless you close your browser and open it up again immediately afterward, the gummy aftereffects linger. Down with Auctiva! It’s the Devil’s own tool. In many of my searches I automatically exclude the term “Auctiva”.

They’re almost as bad as M*cr*s*ft.

??

Jim

Posted by dbenson ( 8201

)

on May-15-07 at 15:59:25 PDT

knuden, thanks, there must be plenty of types of forgeries, maybe you should start a new sideline,

David B.

Posted by dbenson ( 8201

)

on May-15-07 at 15:57:04 PDT

chas,

seing the bottle next to the computer explains some of your posts,

David B.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-15-07 at 15:47:04 PDT

Boy, I love firefox.

My electricity goes out with a lightening strike and it comes back up where I left it.

Posted by knuden ( 2270

)

on May-15-07 at 15:37:56 PDT

D2 - Nope. But the 20Aur has a fake wm. on the back and 16sk have what looks like old brown gum.

K.E I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!

Posted by mini*lindy ( 361

)

on May-15-07 at 15:37:12 PDT

green Peter oh my! all that anger and frustration over .50p??

Jeff, Roger et al. thanks for the comments on Auctiva. I use them as a lister on both of my selling IDs, and have taken your comments on board and moved my slide show to bottom of the page. Auctiva give all sorts of options on where and how to set up a page, so Thank You! for bringing this to my attention.
However, as my items are so interesting (hee hee), not stamps, I feel they deserve a slide show!

Linda

Posted by chaswilly ( 1620

) on May-15-07 at 15:32:27 PDT

trianglemaarten, paperhistory, 19thcentpostal, it's only a Macanudo, but my glass is bigger.

Posted by knuden ( 2270

)

on May-15-07 at 15:30:43 PDT

postalhysteria - Thanks. Mine doesn't look like any of yours.

I do have some originals. Used - Unused. :O)

K.E I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!

Posted by dbenson ( 8201

)

on May-15-07 at 15:28:13 PDT

prochute, yes it is a genuine HAAPAI cancel,

Knud, are any of the Skillings watermarked Crown,

David B.

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-15-07 at 15:24:26 PDT

dbenson Thanks for the insight on that Tongan bisect. BTW, is the cancel real?

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-15-07 at 15:07:05 PDT

Iceland forgery page

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-15-07 at 15:05:39 PDT

K-E - here's a reference page for the SKs

Posted by billsey ( 846

) on May-15-07 at 14:56:54 PDT

K-E, I don't know anything about them, but I'd be fooled by the two on the right, they look OK to me.

Posted by knuden ( 2270

)

on May-15-07 at 14:45:54 PDT

RATS!! Does anyone know any of these Icelandic fakes??

K.E I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!

Posted by knuden ( 2270

)

on May-15-07 at 14:43:50 PDT

Does anyone know any of

K.E I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!

Posted by dbenson ( 8201

)

on May-15-07 at 14:22:51 PDT

prochute,

thanks,

I like bisects on cover and even on piece if covers are not avilable but loose stamps is unacceptable.

I doubt it is genuine, all the bisects I have seen have been in horizontal pairs with a full stamp or pair as the rate required was 2 1/2d. and they were usually supplied at the Post Office in horizontal strips of 2 & 1/2 stamps as well as used with a 2d. stamp to make up the 2 1/2d. rate or an extra 4d. stamp to make up the registered rate of which there is only one recorded.

David B.

Posted by greenwave4u ( 76

)

on May-15-07 at 14:21:38 PDT

Great descriptions for a dodgy dealer in this one:- 260116073247

Posted by greenwave4u ( 76

)

on May-15-07 at 14:14:23 PDT

Roger - Agreed the whole auction just has a certain dodgy smell about it:-)

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 14:05:35 PDT

Peter -
Seems like the previous "buyer" must have recommended photography lessons when she returned the items. Heh, the auction is starting at £1.00, so I don't blame anyone except the buyer now. Scans show all!

Roger

Posted by jp-themint ( 8661

)

on May-15-07 at 13:56:31 PDT

19thcent - Great taste in smokes! And your a single malt man... you must have great taste in stamps too.

Posted by greenwave4u ( 76

)

on May-15-07 at 13:47:45 PDT

NOIP Seeing as it's a triangle week, this is a good scam. This lot 120085524146 was sold back in Feb to what was probably a shill. Now the seller has it back up again 120120204926 but one of the triangles has now turned into a vermillion woodblock. DOH!

cheers
Peter

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-15-07 at 13:39:10 PDT

Roger - ****1/2 out of *****

Well said.

We are on dial-up at our home in the country and sellers like Ruby (one that just comes to mind for slow loads) are impossible to load. I have to click Watch this item and look it over at my office.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-15-07 at 13:29:21 PDT

Play, watch the temperature plummet as we are about to get hit by a thunderstorm.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 13:24:14 PDT

Jeff -
Auctiva is now on my S___ list of pages to skip. I get tired of seeing other auction offered by the seller prior to scrolling down to see what I particularly searched for. Why someone thinks I want to see a sideways moving image slide show that is so small as to be unrecognizable, and from an area I don't want to purchase, is beyond belief.
If I recognize the seller, I'll usuually stay because the item will be worth seeing, but new sellers to my area, I usually just skip. It would also make more sense to show a larger image on th eauction page than to click a link every time to see details. There is obviously enough code in the auction page to slow loading, so it might as well be something I'm interested in not fancy Auctiva logos, etc. And as you say , I hate having to input lal the information, when if they used eBay check out and Paypal, I click about six times and everything is preinputted. I cant imagine having to use dial-up these days, what with all the "bad" choices sellers make in loading up their auction pages with unecessary bits of data!

Roger
Rant over. I sipped my Kona coffee and feel much better. In case anyone is interested, my rants are cyclical. I feel the next one coming concerning the right clicker on my mouse. It is way too sensitive!!!

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-15-07 at 13:19:17 PDT

gracias

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-15-07 at 13:18:14 PDT

Matt

Try some 25 year-old Lagavulin, they'll more probably have the 16-year. It has a very different taste.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-15-07 at 13:11:06 PDT

Canada and Mexico both 69 cents.

Posted by 19thcentpostal ( 184

)

on May-15-07 at 13:08:49 PDT

trianglemaarten and paperhistory I like my scotch with a little smoke
NOIP Bought 3 Jamestown sheets today at Portland main PO. They said they still have close to a thousand sheets in stock. Lynn

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-15-07 at 13:07:31 PDT

What's the postage for 1 oz to Canada again??

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-15-07 at 12:55:45 PDT

Hmm, 2nd point was to Jim L.

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3601

)

on May-15-07 at 12:55:04 PDT

Found out that the 4 Jamestown sheets I bought here at Bowie were the last of 5 they received.

- it doesn't bother me as much as the e-Bay sellers that use auction management programs where you have to re-enter all the info, thus doing their work for them. I think auctiva (?) is one of the "offenders."

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1312

)

on May-15-07 at 12:49:39 PDT

postalhysteria
While I don’t use that program to screen my emails I’ve ran into it every now and again for a couple of years. Generally I just forget sending them email. When I first ran into it, it was connected with a different chat board and I posted a complaint to the board about the member blocking emails. Later that member dropped out of the group and the group was much improved.

This afternoon while posting several lots the window staff was grousing about all the changes that hit them Monday.

Jim L.

Posted by infla-alec ( 531

)

on May-15-07 at 12:15:25 PDT

life is great Firstly try looking through the tips given in the big yellow box. It can be found by scrolling down the page. There you will see links for new collectors etc. Or try posting a scan as a link here of some of the stamps and someone will I'm sure be able to give you a better opinion.
Be patient and check back for replies as this is more a message board than a chat room with posters coming and going all the time from many countries of the world.
If you have more questions please ask. Honestly we won't bite !

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3593

)

on May-15-07 at 12:00:37 PDT

PO sticker shock today. I sold a book to a UK customer with $5.50 shipping for economy small packet. Today that no longer exists, cheapest is internaitonal priority at $11. Sent buyer a paypal refund.

Sheesh.

Posted by paperhistory ( 1976

)

on May-15-07 at 11:56:21 PDT

APS Election
Here's the latest restatement for the EUSC chapter vote for the APS election. All EUSC members can vote, whether or not you are an APS member. My suggestion is to cut and paste the candidate list into an email, and then simply delete the names you are not selecting.

We currently have 28 votes received. If you are not an EUSC member but would like to be, please go here.

Email your votes (or abstentions) to me at mliebson@gmail.com no later than MAY 24, 2007. I am leaving lead time to get any necessary signatures on the final paperwork.
For those seeking additional information, statements are available from the APS website here. The Virtual Stamp Club has an election website here, which includes links to websites for some candidates and also a link to the VSC chat board, where the election has been extensively discussed. [If there are other online locations where the election has been a subject of discussion, I am happy to add them to the resource list here]. The May issue of the American Philatelist includes both the candidate statements and candidate advertisements.

President (vote for one, one to be elected)
Nicholas G. Carter
Ken Lawrence

Board of Vice Presidents (vote for one team, one team of three to be elected)
Nancy B. Clark, Robert E. Lamb, Jeffrey N. Shapiro
Steven Jeffrey Rod, Wade Edgar Saadi, David Lee Straight

Secretary (vote for one, one to be elected)
Wayne Youngblood
Steve Zwillinger

Treasurer (vote for one, one to be elected)
Thomas F. Allen
W. Danforth Walker

Director at Large (vote for up to four candidates, four to be elected)
Michael D. Dixon
Joann Lenz
Peter D. Martin
Robert P. Odenweller
Denise L. Stotts
Kent M. Wilson

APRL Trustee (vote for one)
John B. Flannery
Rob Haeseler

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 11:42:12 PDT

prochute -

That was modified by a cancel collector, no need for the whole right stamp. My opinion is that a sharp razor knife and straight edge was used to cut the diagonal. I don't believe it possible to cut such a line with scissors, the cutter of choice by postal clerks.

Roger

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-15-07 at 11:25:43 PDT

jaywild That 12Â¢ Harrison is the rare VERY WET printing. LOL

Posted by prochute ( 67

) on May-15-07 at 11:23:46 PDT

dbenson one's for you....

This one's for you.... Your opinion? The cancel reads Happa 2 AU 94. If genuine, too bad its off cover.

Posted by trianglemaarten ( 190

)

on May-15-07 at 11:20:00 PDT

malolo Roger the Razor - LOL! Both the 1997 and the 2007 triangular issue are sailing boat topicals! And Glenfiddich whisky comes in a triangular bottle...

Posted by dr.searchphd ( 0 ) on May-15-07 at 11:15:27 PDT

MARTIN;
THANK YOU HERE IT COMES, THIS COVER WAS SHOWING THE FIRST DAY OF USAGE, NOT THE FIRST DAY OF 'ISSUE' LOTS OF THE 'OTHER' COVERS VERY FEW COLLECT THE FIRST DAY OF 'USAGE' COVERS. TO SEPERATE THE 'SHEETS' AND MAINTAIN THE SINGLE STAMP WAS A FEAT IN ITSELF.

JAYWILD;
DIDNT FORGET YOU EITHER, HAVE SHEETS IF NEEDED, AND ?

DOC SEARCH

Posted by life_is_great5 ( 17

) on May-15-07 at 11:14:36 PDT

We have been cleaning out some of my in-laws things and come across some stamp books and a lot of misc. stamps. Not sure that they were well taken care of. Some stamps are stuck in books others are loose. Where would I begin sorting through this and determining whats worth keeping and whats garbage?

Posted by jaywild ( 941

)

on May-15-07 at 11:07:10 PDT

NOIPâ€¦ Hereâ€™s a lovely scan. Nice and big too.

Jim

Posted by jaywild ( 941

)

on May-15-07 at 11:04:17 PDT

NOIPâ€¦ Todayâ€™s winner, â€œNot Firing On All Cylinders Awardâ€â€”this is listed under â€œduck stampsâ€â€¦

â˜º

Jim

Posted by greenwave4u ( 76

)

on May-15-07 at 10:59:28 PDT

Terry Those emails spams are not uncommon. But if you do change your email address as I did some time ago, eBay will place a message in your "My Messages" advising caution your email has changed and won't let you delete it for several months.

Mitch/Bill/Matt Managed to suck that email list into Outlook via Excel, so have it available as a .pst if required.
cheers
Peter

Posted by trianglemaarten ( 190

)

on May-15-07 at 10:57:12 PDT

dr.searchphd - You can email me the pic if you want. You'll find my emailaddress by clicking on 'Me' below my portrait pic on my ME-page. And I am pleased to comment it.

Maarten

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-15-07 at 10:56:25 PDT

postalhysteria -

I've run into that type of email program before. My attitude is that if I have to obtain permission to send a message, I just lost interest in communicating. I understand it is a personal filter that allows a person with email to limit what they receive, but I can't be bothered with going through a "registration" process. It's much like having to register to read online newspaper reports. Heck I can get the news somewhere else, I don't need to read that newspaper (advertising business) and end up on their email list!

dr.searchphd -
In advance - please don't upload an image to this Board. I'm curious what you think may be interesting without you posting an image.

paperhistory -
Way to go! You're my kind of club rep! LOL
Remember not to mix your drinks. One night drink offshore islands under 10 square miles, next night 10-25 square miles, ad nauseum. You get the picture, and you'll get a geography lesson, if you can remember the next morning. There is a reason scotch connoisseurs collect three sided stamps, they think it normal and as was pointed out earlier on this topic, they rarely stick one on a letter upside down. This sheet led to a major confusion as three sided collectors could not figure out which perforation line to tear first, thus the high number of sheets remaining in inventory. The USPS resolved the issue by releasing a sailing topical knowing sailors can handle both their drinks and anything that resembles a triangular sail. Sailboat racers know which way is up!

Roger

Posted by trianglemaarten ( 190

)

on May-15-07 at 10:54:07 PDT

paperhistory Matt - Three nice drams indeed, 87 to go....:-)
Laphroaig is not for the finely-strung, but it doesn't get any 'worse' than that.
If you Google on "whiskey and stamps" you find one hit. I don't know of any stamp explicitely dedicated to whisk(e)y.

Maarten

Posted by paperhistory ( 1976

)

on May-15-07 at 10:32:47 PDT

Jeff: I have seen those emails before. I think earthlink has that as part of their spam filtering options.

Posted by paperhistory ( 1976

)

on May-15-07 at 10:17:55 PDT

maarten: I went through 3 last night -- a Highland (Glenmorangie 10), a Speyside (Aberlour 15) and an Islay (Laphroaig 10). The Islay was a bit too much for this first-time drinker! I liked the Aberlour.

to make it philatelic -- are there stamps relating to whisky? Obviously there are ad covers, but...

Posted by dr.searchphd ( 0 ) on May-15-07 at 10:12:00 PDT

GRRRRR...
would like to post image, have cover for triangle folks, felt bad that a good friend of this board was distracted by a loss of a family member. so i made a cover for his comment, but...may i e-mail someone the image to post here?

thank you in advance,
html-almost-master

Posted by thines ( 1477

) on May-15-07 at 10:08:34 PDT

I just got an email, allegedly from Ebay stating that they had received my request to change my email address., "Instructions on completing the change have been sent to your new email address. One the process is completed, your ebay-related email will no longer be route" to my current address.

Thing is, of course, I didn't ask them to change my address. Then there is a paragraph asking mke to click on a link if I think "an unauthorized person has changed your email". Of course, I didn't click. But I'm worried - I suppose there's no way anyone can change my address without my password. Is there? Thoughts?

Terry Hines

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3593

)

on May-15-07 at 09:49:45 PDT

Hmmmm...

made a sale to a former president of the APS. I sent him an email re the purchase and another philatelic matter and received this automated reply:

I apologize for this automatic reply to your email.

To control spam, I now allow incoming messages only from senders I
have approved beforehand. I regularly review the spam screen, so you need=
=20
only use the request feature (below) if I don't know your name.=20

If you would like to be added to my list of approved senders,
please fill out the short request form (see link below). Once I
approve you, I will receive your original message in my inbox. You
do not need to resend your message. I apologize for this one-time
inconvenience.

Click the link below to fill out the request:

ANYONE HERE USE THIS OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO MONITOR E-MAIL?

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3593

)

on May-15-07 at 09:38:27 PDT

I am simply going to drop my mailings in the usual recepticle and see what happens.

Posted by 22028 ( 1606

)

on May-15-07 at 09:22:44 PDT

Keleofa,
A small correction, the unoverprinted Yemen stamps are listed in Michel with No.. 232-33 and a value of Euro 14.00
The overprinted stamps are listed with number 328-29 and a value of Euro 20.00 for the set of 2

Posted by srailkb ( 3093

)

on May-15-07 at 09:04:43 PDT

postalhysteria, you are correct. The 17c non-machinable surcharge now applies to items weighing >1 oz too (used to only be for 1 oz and under.)

On a related note, I ship many of my stamps in envelopes with stiffeners, and Monday was a comedy of errors at the PO. I had 4 clerks + the postmaster flexing and bending my envelopes to determine whether they were non-machinable or not. The requirement is still the same for rigidity (if it was machinable on Friday -- which it was -- it should be machinable on Monday...) but the training they went through must have made everyone acutely aware of rigidity issues.

If anyone else is running into problems getting letter rates for envelopes with thin stiffeners in them, please refer them to DMM 101.2.2a and DMM 101.2.2c for rigidity (technically for flats, but a reasonable test to use for envelopes as well.) Since no one has anything resembling an 11 inch diameter pull-through with 40 lb belt tension (the actual standard,) this is an easy and convenient substitute.

P.S. "Hi" to everyone -- I see a lot of familiar names still here!

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3593

)

on May-15-07 at 08:33:53 PDT

Apparently the non-standard / non-machinable surcharge requirements have changed. Previously if the item was over 1 ounce there was no additional penalty.

Posted by claghorn1p ( 410

)

on May-15-07 at 06:59:14 PDT

PayPal Expands European Growth With Bank Charter and New European Headquarters

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Posted by claghorn1p ( 410

)

on May-15-07 at 06:58:35 PDT

Welcome to the eBay Stamps Chat Board!

It would be greatly appreciated if chat board participants
provide LINKS to pictures
rather than posting them directly to this board.
Here's how to post a LINK. Thanks.

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You're new to stamp trading?
You've acquired a stamp collection you want to sell on eBay?
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Posted by keleofa ( 3439

)

on May-15-07 at 06:46:18 PDT

David,

re: Yemen

Thanks! Â£25 -- Good Deal!

Matt in Arizona

Posted by jimbo ( 394

)

on May-15-07 at 06:01:49 PDT

cobbie10,
Yes, that's the way I read the rates.

I just had occasion to RMA a memory stick (~1"x5") wrapped in small bubble wrap in a padded envelope. It weighed 1.35 oz. Rate was 58Â¢ for 2 oz (41Â¢ for 1st oz) plus 17Â¢ for non-machinable.

jimbo

Posted by cobbie10 ( 6138

)

on May-15-07 at 05:29:52 PDT

I believe non-machinable mail is subject to an additional 17c, although I could be wrong.

Posted by trianglemaarten ( 190

)

on May-15-07 at 04:47:36 PDT

paperhistory Matt - It's indeed Scottish single malts I'm ineterested in! Keep me updated on the comprehensive tasting notes of all those 90....

Posted by alpimon ( 2866

)

on May-15-07 at 03:40:29 PDT

Hi, my total bill was $331.00 with capsulation. i don't have the breakdown from pse yet, but that is what they charged my credit card....

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1310

)

on May-15-07 at 03:22:51 PDT

Greetings

and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim L.

member

Posted by mini*lindy ( 359

)

on May-15-07 at 00:43:05 PDT

Sheryll, well I don't have any plans at present, but maybe.. my son and daughter-in-law do live in Sydney :)

Posted by sheryll*net ( 91

)

on May-15-07 at 00:25:27 PDT

Lindy - 8-) That started out as a rather formal meeting, with D2 leading the discussion on fakes and forgeries on eBay, but we managed to make time for the group hugs at the end.

BTW, are you coming up to join us at Sydney Stamp Expo in June for more group hugs and hopefully another eUSC meeting?

S2

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-15-07 at 00:22:33 PDT

Wow, that is awesome!!!
Somehow I knew it would not work..................DUH
Wonder how long it will take to delete it. <:~`((

Posted by mini*lindy ( 359

)

on May-15-07 at 00:09:25 PDT

opps... and the photo link!!

Posted by mini*lindy ( 359

)

on May-15-07 at 00:08:46 PDT

Roger..
you mean a group ~~hug~~ photo like Sheryll had in 2002 in Melbourne?

Linda

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 23:29:16 PDT

Scott aka nuclear warrior Why the heck should you care what those crummy stamps are worth anyway?
From what I understand you are the grim reaper of Rock n Roll. Soon to be more famous than the Beatles.
Wow you do think alot of yourself........goodluck with that!

"Nuclear Warrior exposes the biggest fraud in the history of all time and is the "only music that matters", an entity that will obliterate nearly all other music, all other culture and almost any occurrence that has ever happened on this Earth.
It's bigger than the Beatles, by far, it's a 5,000 year leap in the understanding of music."

P.S. Most of the links on your mepage do not work. Perhaps an html refresher course might help.

Posted by bronxscott ( 4 )

on May-14-07 at 23:10:29 PDT

BBL. If anyone can help me out with the value/worth of the 1995 Marilyn Monroe one-hole-not-perfed 20 count sheets that I used face value is that would be greatly appreciated.

When a website says this item is "sought after by collectors" that doesn't give me much of an idea. I'd like to know exactly what is meant by "sought after" dollarwise. At the time I thought they were so widespread it was better to use them face value. I want to know how much of a mistake I made and how much these items go for.

Thank you very much,

Scott L.

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 23:08:54 PDT

Scott I would guess it is a very minor error and not worth the time to fret over ""the one that got away".
Do you collect stamps? If so what are your interests?

I've just got done updating Latvia and Bulgaria on my site.
Also added 8 pages to Greece which before now I had not put up on the site. Those pages are still without index though.

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-14-07 at 23:07:25 PDT

Sheryll -
Great news to see you will also have your exhibit on display. I'm thinking of the possibility the club eBay Users' Stamp Club asking the organizers if a meeting room might be available at some time over the weekend for a group "hug-in". Could be fun!

Roger

Posted by dbenson ( 8194

)

on May-14-07 at 23:04:16 PDT

Sheryll & Roger,

I just got yelled at and told to take the stamps off the dining table, getting them ready for St. Petersburg,

Sheryll, heading out soon for the PSNSW meeting at Chatswood, since they built the new tollway it only takes me 40 minutes instead of 1-1 1/4 hours beforehand, there is now a direct road from the Bridge, under Lane Cove tunnel, through the Hills district and then on to the South Western areas and Southwards. It is cashless and you need a tag to travel on it, a lot of changes since you left,

David B.

Posted by sheryll*net ( 91

)

on May-14-07 at 22:45:49 PDT

Roger - Great news about your exhibit, and that you are coming to APS Stampshow! We will have to have an eUSC meeting at some time during the show.

My own APS Stampshow exhibit is at a hiatus pending our month-long trip to California and Australia, starting next week. I hope to be able to complete the last two frames without too much panic after we return. My problem is the opposite, going from 4 to 5 frames without any significant purchasing since early 2003.

I have used all the methods mentioned for looking over a completed frame, depending on where I lived at the time. Here I have used the bed (the only large enough flat surface available), but much more effective has been the monitor, where T.Nitpicker can check the alignment of covers and balance within the frame.

S2

Posted by dbenson ( 8194

)

on May-14-07 at 22:45:09 PDT

Keleofa,

Gibbons cats. them at 25 Pounds each, mint or used,

David B.

Posted by bronxscott ( 4 )

on May-14-07 at 22:43:42 PDT

Yes, Figure 3 is I believe what I had, and I purchased two sheets of them. I didn't realize they'd be worth anymore than any other sheets, so I just used them.

NOW this is what that website says:

Figure 3 shows the 32Â¢ Marilyn Monroe stamp of 1995. This issue was created with star-shaped perforation holes in each corner of each stamp, but the example shown has one such perforation completely missing at upper left.

A single unpunched hole does not qualify the stamp as an error, but this variety is recognized and sought-after by collectors.

So if this variety is "recognized and sought-after by collectors" honestly how much money did I blow? And I'm sure smart me could've bought a lot more of these particular sheets at that time.

How much do you think each sheet is worth today?

Posted by keleofa ( 3439

)

on May-14-07 at 22:14:27 PDT

Scott,

There exists imperforate Marilyn Monroe sheets, valued at $5,750. That is, there are no perfs at all. If there are no perfs between two stamps, value is $550

This sounds like what you had: (Hit page down)

Marilyn Monroe

Matt in Arizona

Posted by mini*lindy ( 359

)

on May-14-07 at 22:08:56 PDT

Scott I don't have any particular knowledge of the MM stamps, however,, IMPERFORATE means no perforations at all.
what you have sounds like a skipped perforation or a blind perf. where the hole didn't punch right thru. not of any particular interest to collectors, generally speaking.

Linda.

Posted by keleofa ( 3439

)

on May-14-07 at 22:00:20 PDT

Yemen...

Yemen 1962 Nubia

This overprint on the Nubia stamps is unlisted in Scott. It is listed in Michel #230-231 but is unpriced. Does anyone have information on the value of this overprinted set? They are Mint Never Hinged.

T I A,

Matt in Arizona

Posted by jp-themint ( 8648

)

on May-14-07 at 21:59:37 PDT

PC - Thanks for the feedback. The intent is to look at the historical trends for a single stamp rather than to compare multiple stamps but your suggestions are good ideas for future development.

Eric

Posted by bronxscott ( 4 )

on May-14-07 at 21:40:23 PDT

Greetings, first post here-

In 1995 I bought 2 complete Marilyn Monroe sheets and later learned they had this "imperforate" or error perforation in them. One or two holes was round and there was supposed to be a star or something. Seemed minor enough.

Bottom line is I tore the stamps off and used them as normal. Does anyone have the 411 on what I had there? After checking just now I came across I guess a different sort of error on the Marilyn Monroe stamps. This one said "Imperforate" in or on a sheet or perhaps book of 20. From the scan it looked like NO perforations instead of a little hole missing.

So, do you know what the value of my 20? set sheet was worth, if anything, or was this supposed error so widespread that there is little value above face value anyway?

Actually I'm friends with MM's daughter and have her phone # in my cellphone, perhaps I should call her UP and ask her? lol just kidding. I don't think she'd know.

Also if you happened to catch me on Judge Maria Lopez May 9th I'm the same Scott who caused the big ruckus about the "Film Promotion." First rerun comes May 25th.

So what about these Marilyn Monroe errors? Were there two separate imperforate errors or are they one in the same? The dealer is asking $6,250 for the "imperforate" he has there. Thanks for your help, Scott

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 20:32:31 PDT

Io I would think, only if they are considering putting their fingers in the belts at that point.

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1310

)

on May-14-07 at 19:58:27 PDT

Thanks to everyone for all their help. Now to recalculate shipping costs for future listings.

Jim L.

member

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-14-07 at 19:35:00 PDT

Mitchell

Try telling that to the editors of the Postal Bulletin.
And then explaining it to the postal workers.
I haven't a clue as to what it means.
Should they?

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 19:28:41 PDT

Io That sounds like the kind of worthless information some armchair mechanic might read in magazines like Car & Driver and then assumes he knows how to work on cars.

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-14-07 at 19:12:54 PDT

Mitchell

So which one exerts the 40 pounds of tension around an 11 inch turn?
At the moment I'm trying to supplement my weighing scales with a sorting machine in my living room to calculate the postage cost of the next item I put on eBay (just fibbing).

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 19:03:24 PDT

Try again,
Here and
here

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 19:01:38 PDT

Here andhere are some pictures of a CSBCS (carrier sequence bar code sorter). It sorts a certain zip code into the order the carriers deliver in. Saves them a bunch of time in hand sorting. Still some things need to be hand sorted like items
that have been sent from the same or neighboring town which did not go through the OCRs. This was one of the early installations in East St. louis Ill. I personally assembled around 120 of these. Pretty cool machine and it was quite a learning curve from trying to make them work in the factory (in Endicott NY) to fine tuning on site and passing the strict USPS tests required for getting payment and getting on to the next town.

Posted by peterc8888 ( 315

) on May-14-07 at 18:59:37 PDT

Mike(alpimon)

Congratulation. I guess you must have gone thru thousands of W/F for this. How much does this cert cost?

PC

Posted by jaywild ( 941

)

on May-14-07 at 18:48:08 PDT

alpimonâ€¦ Congratulations! Nice find.

Jim

Posted by keleofa ( 3439

)

on May-14-07 at 18:47:16 PDT

Mike,

Nice find! Congratulations! They're rare but they're out there and we won't stop looking until we go blind!

Matt in Arizona

Posted by alpimon ( 2866

)

on May-14-07 at 18:28:36 PDT

sorry, perf 10 bottom...

Posted by alpimon ( 2866

)

on May-14-07 at 18:27:59 PDT

Good evening everyone! My years of staring at washington's finally paid off. this stamp was given a pse certification as a 506a! Authentic, perf 10 top with natural straight edge. It is on it's way back to me now... Only one month after submitting it. Has anyone ever seen one of these? I certainly have not until now... mike

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 18:22:00 PDT

Matt Another marking that I used in the past is "Do not machine". Items marked thusly are not to be run through the machines but hand sorted. I can't remember what the extra postage was for 1st class 1 oz but it isn't that much. No doubt it will become more expensive soon.

Posted by keleofa ( 3439

)

on May-14-07 at 17:55:51 PDT

Jim L,

re: Do Not Bend

I couldn't find anything searching stating you cannot use 'Do Not Bend' on 1st class mail in the DMM, Here is a relevant section (see 5.1 a):

5.0 Handling, Content, and Extra Service Markings
5.1 Handling, Content, and Extra Service
Certain markings may be used to identify handling, content, and extra service. Unauthorized markings not designating rate, class, address, handling, content, or extra service are not permitted. Extraneous information, which can be confused with ZIP Codes, may not be placed next to or directly under the last line of the delivery address. Any obsolete marking on a container to be reused for mailing must be obliterated. The following markings must be placed in an area below the postage and above the addressee's name in the delivery address and to the right of the return address:

a. Handling markings such as "Fragile" must be applied only to packages containing delicate items such as glass and electrical appliances. Markings such as "Do Not Bend" must be used only when the content is protected with stiffeners.

b. Content markings such as "Perishable" must be applied to any package containing items or substances that can degrade or decompose rapidly such as meat, produce, plants, or certain chemical and hazardous materials samples. Restricted and hazardous articles must be marked and labeled under applicable standards. A container improperly identified by content is not acceptable for mailing (e.g., a box marked "Art Supplies" that contains flammable liquid or a box marked "Bleach" that contains clothing).

c. Extra service markings such as "Return Receipt Requested" must use the wording or label required by the applicable extra service standards.

I also thought this was strange:
Addressing Letters
Print or type clearly with a pen or permanent marker so the address is legible from an arm's length away. Do not use commas or periods.

Matt in Arizona

Posted by willderspin ( 644

) on May-14-07 at 17:54:06 PDT

PSE Prices

As someone who observes PSE SMQ prices by running theswedishtiger.com I have noted two noticeable trends. One is that as more folks use the PSE stamps, that is have them graded by them, the more likelihood of there being a greater population of PSE certified stamps with higher grades. This results in a downward price trend. The second is that the PSE only woke up to this fact in the last couple of months where I see that the halved the value of dozens of their grades. Even then I see that auction prices are not hitting the SMQ values, in some cases being a lot lower.

The message is, be careful when buying PSE graded stamps simply to obtain the PSE certificate, the other is that PSE SMQ prices are behind the market and in some instances dramaticaly so.

Posted by paperhistory ( 1976

)

on May-14-07 at 17:34:35 PDT

maarten: I can't recall. Are you interested in Irish whiskys, or Scotch? I just had dinner at a Scottish pub in Cincinnati (business travel does have its privileges) that had 90 single malts available. I decided to make my first foray into single malts and lived to tell about it, albeit not by much. Strong stuff!

EUSC: echoing what Antonius said earlier, I would suggest all EUSC members to check their club information online, and if it has changed, to submit an update form (web page at www.iusc.org, here.) I have an ulterior motive, which is that it is time for me to submit the annual report to the APS and I need to evaluate what percentage of the membership are APS members.

Posted by peterc8888 ( 315

) on May-14-07 at 16:56:10 PDT

I just bought 4 sheet of Jamestown. I'm going to reserve one for myself. It seems the post office has plenty of them.

PC

Posted by dcderoo ( 1664

) on May-14-07 at 16:42:17 PDT

jaywild, thanks for looking. It helps build my confidence that I can evaluate some of the classics.

Posted by jaywild ( 941

)

on May-14-07 at 16:24:11 PDT

Jim Lawlerâ€¦ Thanks, that was very generous of you!

Jim

Posted by jaywild ( 941

)

on May-14-07 at 16:12:07 PDT

Grilled Stamps

Posted by jaywild ( 941

)

on May-14-07 at 16:10:17 PDT

dcderooâ€¦ I am happy to report that your stamp does in fact have a Z grill on it. It is 14 points by 18, and the bosses show the horizontal ridges, which is typically only of a Z grill.

Jim

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-14-07 at 15:44:19 PDT

Mitchell -
A little historical perspective. The Swiss introduced machines in 1912 and they were distrbuted to those offices which processed 10,000 pieces per DAY (that's 415/hour). That was a lot of hand canceling being replaced. Just think your newest machine cancels in one day what the Swiss machines canceled in 3 months.

Many letters in those days were delivered faster than today. Go figure!

Roger

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-14-07 at 15:38:58 PDT

Burt

To quote USPS sales policy, and I'll bold it and underline bits of it:

All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures. The $8.20 Settlement of Jamestown, Commemorative Sheet may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-14-07 at 14:56:17 PDT

Burt

Jamestown sheet sold on eBay today for +$14 plus S&H.
Others listed at anwhere from face up to $20 plus S&H.
Keep bugging your local PO if you want these.

Posted by oggilby ( 1205

)

on May-14-07 at 13:53:29 PDT

Maarten--Sorry to hear of your father's passing, interactions with him will continue in your dreams, interesting enough (at least they do for me).

Many days since the release of the Jamestown stamp and it still hasn't appeared in G-burg , MD. Also there aren't any 41 cents in sight, just the forever stamps, which have been available for the last month. But, I can still get snowflakes throught the vending machines. Go figure!

While in SW MI last week, I went into the local RPO, which, to my surprise, had many different stamps, but still had all the usual USPS ge-gaws available too!

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 13:49:06 PDT

Malolo Having installed probably more carrier sequence sorting machines (for IBM/Lockeheed Martin) than anyone else and having personally sorted 10's of millions of letter pieces, I can tell you this.
The very thin pieces are easily shredded, Letters with windows are next followed by those with thick enclosures.
Corrugated cardboard is definetly asking for trouble. Also anything that can shift back and forth in the envelope is likely to get scrunched. The machine processes from 30-50,000 pieces per hour. The belts that pass them though the system sandwich the piece so it is unlikely to shift much when it is in transport. However, after hitting the pocket the enclousure will ram itself to the side of the envelope often damaging the edge. The piece is run through 3 times (to sequence properly) so each time increases the ikelyhood that it will suffer serious damage.
If you are going to put a lumpy enclosure in an envelope do not make it over 3/16" thick and put it in an envelope that is small enough to prevent shifting.
I'll show some pictures later of the machine and my crew on one of the very last installations that was done.

Posted by oas-cny ( 1449

) on May-14-07 at 13:48:57 PDT

To whom do you address complains about listings showinh false cataloge values or reperf stamps etc SCAGS CARGS BAGS I cont remeber what the e-mail is would you send it to OAS-cny that is if eBay doesnt block you!

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-14-07 at 12:56:47 PDT

Danish Spam

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-14-07 at 12:54:06 PDT

Mitchell -
Email received it was in spam folder on my web mail page. Knud-Erik should be interested in this article about Denmarks' entrance into the Hawaii Spam market! LOL

David - Table too small, floor too dirty, bed big for two frames! If I had display cases, no need to enter competition to view exhibit. Exhibit only way to see whole collection in one place, so buy plane ticket to see exhibit in rented display cases. Makes 100% logical sense to me!

Io-
Yesterday I received a few 19th century folded letters in a "stiffened" envelope. The sender was very careful to use the nice plastic corregated "cardboard", with letters in a plastic sleeve. The machine creased the envelope in the exact middle, plastic and all. My guess - 55lbs pressure! LOL

For those of you mailing covers, folded letters, stamps on cards, remember flexibility is best through modern machines. I doubt very much whether an enclosure would be damaged from going through the machinery just being placed in a regular envelope with regular folded letter paper for support. THICK stiffener only leads to damage of outside envelope and potential problems on inside. Spam for thought!

Roger

Posted by infla-alec ( 531

)

on May-14-07 at 12:44:59 PDT

Mitch Bulgaria
249 18 L grÃ¼n 130,00 â‚¬ 70,00 â‚¬

250 24 L rosa 90,00 â‚¬ 45,00 â‚¬

251 28 L ultramarin 50,00 â‚¬ 35,00 â‚¬

Satzpreis (3 W.) 250,00 â‚¬ 150,00 â‚¬

251 U ungezÃ¤hnt 350,â€”

Auflage: 30 000 SÃ¤tze
GÃ¼ltig bis 20.5.1932

First cloumn is MNH and second used latest Michel prices. Forgeries are known to exist but they don't say how to spot them. The 251 U refers to a stamp being Imperf. Auflage is total number of sets issued.

Posted by lluehhhb ( 268

) on May-14-07 at 12:41:52 PDT

Mitch: yes please, that one is from my previous job

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 12:32:37 PDT

Milenko The address on the list is @excelsys.net.
Do you want me to change it to mobilino@gmail.com?

Posted by iomoon ( 1051

)

on May-14-07 at 12:24:50 PDT

Jim L.

It is an extra 17 cents if it, and I quote:

"does not bend easily when subjected to a transport belt tension of 40 pounds around an 11 inch diameter turn"

As far as I can tell the new Mexico and I assume Canada rate is 69 cents, rest of world 90 cents.

Lynn

They are not volcanic but they are pretty!!

Posted by dbenson ( 8194

)

on May-14-07 at 12:18:58 PDT

Rowley, no prob, more people should ask for advice, there are some very tricky sellers out there and they know how to entice even the experts.

Roger, interesting, you use your bed to visualise the frame appearance, I use the dining table, others the floor, what ingenuity collectors have, maybe someone actually uses display frames.

David B.

Posted by peterc8888 ( 315

) on May-14-07 at 12:06:23 PDT

Jim(jim_lawler)

I guess those links are too busy since everyone is trying to access them.

Try accessing from link

PC

Posted by lluehhhb ( 268

) on May-14-07 at 12:03:40 PDT

Mitch,

it seems that I'm not in the mailing list... nothing from eusc in my mailbox.

Posted by peterc8888 ( 315

) on May-14-07 at 12:01:42 PDT

Jim(jim_lawler)

Direct link to Domestic Rate and Fee

PC

Posted by lluehhhb ( 268

) on May-14-07 at 11:58:32 PDT

Roger,

You've got it right!

Looking at the stamps offered and the style of the descriptions, IÂ´d say he's from the infamous Estudio20's business model (and most probably selling stuff from that source).

Just stay away from them.

Posted by 19thcentpostal ( 183

)

on May-14-07 at 11:53:40 PDT

iomoon
If this interests you please email your mailing address thru my ME page.
Lynn

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-14-07 at 11:48:03 PDT

One would think that if one is going to break eBay Chat rules, one would at least attempt to get everything right. Dodos 007 does not give one a feeling of confidence with the ad below.

I think it's possible they sent some of the spurious eBay emails, the spelling and code errors are similar. LOL

Roger

Posted by peterc8888 ( 315

) on May-14-07 at 11:45:41 PDT

Mitch

What type of file do you give to Peter? It should not be too hard to import data to Outlook.

PC

Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-14-07 at 11:43:27 PDT

David B -
Overlaps are being used more on the late stuff as I've already done that previously. I have a lot of older cards that I've added, and this second revision will have to include more overlaps for that material. I've been cutting mounting paper, overlapping items and having fun. It would all be impossible to shift around without a computer. I can resize text wvery easily, draw outine boxes to fit and overlap correctly. It think is looks quite nice. )'>) The most difficult thing is to view more than two frames at a time when I lay them out on the bed! There is a visual trend going from early plain postal cards/postcards to multicolor covers with more stamps. I think this gives an idea of other changes within the postal system, but that isn't part of the display. I've got a few days off this week so expect to accomplish a lot towards competiton before I rewrite my synopsis explaining what I'm showing!

Mitchell -
That's the correct email.

Roger

Posted by nomad55 ( 889

)

on May-14-07 at 11:34:48 PDT

Jeff S....on your russian cover, the turquoise writing is a cyrillic translation of the address.
Not many russian mailmen can read english.
I have seen similar annotations on other covers to russia.

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1310

)

on May-14-07 at 11:34:02 PDT

Greetings,

Any one have a link to the new Postage rate charts. I keep getting knocked off line and my browser closed trying to get the domestic First Class letter rates chart on the USPO site.

I also learned that Iâ€™m no longer able to send a letter with â€œDo Not Bendâ€ on it as a letter, it must go as a flat. Anyone have the DMM reference on that?

Thanks for your time,

Jim L.

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 11:21:42 PDT

Peter G. That's all I have. I'm not sophisticated enough to use those fancy programs.

Posted by postalhysteria ( 3593

)

on May-14-07 at 11:06:48 PDT

Only this one had the circular handstamp on front and labels affixed to back.

I don't recall any Russia experts here, but just in case ...

I pulled this 1930 cover from US to Russia out of a correspondence.

Anyone know with certainty their signifigance?

All the covers have address enhancements made in turquoise pen, and all are addressed the same. All but one preceed the date of this, the other is Jan 1931 to the same address.

Jeff

Posted by peterc8888 ( 315

) on May-14-07 at 10:42:16 PDT

Mitch

Thanks for adding my address. I need to clean up my yahoo emails since it is reaching the size limit.

PC

Posted by peterc8888 ( 315

) on May-14-07 at 10:39:11 PDT

Are there anything special about these two US Scott#24 listings?

Strip of 3

Pair

PC

Posted by greenwave4u ( 76

)

on May-14-07 at 10:37:02 PDT

Mitch Hi Mitch, received the file, don't suppose you have it in an outlook address format? *.pab or whatever?
Peter

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 10:27:38 PDT

Peter Yes! I just checked the list and you were not on it. I have added your yahoo address to it.

Posted by peterc8888 ( 315

) on May-14-07 at 10:13:19 PDT

Mitch

Is every EUSC member supposed to have received club announcements?

PC

Posted by peterc8888 ( 315

) on May-14-07 at 10:05:52 PDT

Jay(jp-themint)

Your StampTracker is very interesting and informative. Do you have a way to compare all the stamps and sort the stamps by price and/or performance and a way to filter out stamps by price range and/or performance? If you can keep track of ebay pricing similar to US Stamp Prices, it will be even more helpful to ebayers.

PC

Posted by antonius-ra ( 627

)

on May-14-07 at 09:39:59 PDT

EUSC members, I have updated the members email list with current email addresses. I also have alphabetized the list which makes it much easier to deal with. I will forward the list to Bill S., Peter G. and Matt L. later today.

Roger The address I have for you is the kona.net one.

Posted by jp-themint ( 8648

)

on May-14-07 at 09:32:35 PDT

You can view charts for any PSE graded Scott number which compare the values and trends of various grades of each stamp over the past 2 years http://stores.ebay.com/Jay-Parrinos-The-Mint-LLC/StampTracker.html>here . The values are from PSE's Stamp Market Quartely. It provides a good overview of how grading is changing the stamp market.

Posted by robert.forras ( 0 )

on May-14-07 at 09:27:31 PDT

Hello!! iÂ´m new in eBay, i allways buy at another sites, iÂ´m interested in china stamps but iÂ´m a fraid that some dealer could cheat me.
I would like if someone can tell me of some dealer that will be modest.
Thanks, Robert.

Posted by dcderoo ( 1664

) on May-14-07 at 05:42:28 PDT

jaywild, here's an image at 600 dpi (actually it was a 1200 dpi scan I reduced 50%)

Scott #85E(?) Grill

Posted by rolyrj ( 4 ) on May-14-07 at 04:49:43 PDT

NOIP...
I was about to make quite a sizable purchase of some quite exotic material in particular field of interest but decided to ask a couple of questions about the vendor first. I also asked for a scan or two of the material and soon determined that the goods were MTO (manufactured to order).
Thanks David B. for saving me the thick end of $1000.
No matter how "expert" we may be in our own particular fields it pays (literaly) to ask questions at times........
Cheers

Roly

Posted by jim_lawler ( 1310

)

on May-14-07 at 04:45:06 PDT

Greetings

and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim jaywild
If you look at the eBay invoice youâ€™ll note that I did not add Shipping and Handling. That is deliberate on my part. A small â€œThank-Youâ€ for all you have done and do on this board.

Jim L.

member

Posted by dbenson ( 8194

)

on May-14-07 at 03:21:20 PDT

roger,

before you decide to omit an item, say to yourself can I fit it in on another page overlapping a similar item,

David B.

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)

on May-14-07 at 03:02:47 PDT

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Posted by malolo ( 841

)

on May-14-07 at 02:30:28 PDT