eBay chatboard archive: Jul-09-07 to Jul-15-07 week

Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 23:18:55 PDT   Listings
wrd,

re. " Why would there be both a pen cancel and a CDS "

very simple, the pen cancel is genuine fiscal usage whilst the cds. is completely fake.

How much is it worth, whatever a collector would pay for a spacefiller,

David B.
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 413 ) on Jul-15-07 at 23:01:38 PDT   Listings
well there you go! See Paul, ~ all you have to do is post a scan of any stamps you cannot identify yourself, and a knowlegable philatelist, with the correct catalogue or reference book will identify them for you.

Hope you enjoyed the brats!.

Linda
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-15-07 at 21:31:53 PDT   Listings
Bill C… Oooh, I like your style…

?

Jim
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-15-07 at 21:05:49 PDT   Listings
Peter C… There were no patent cancels of those type in that time period. THe patent cancels came much later.
Posted by wrd3   ( 100 ) on Jul-15-07 at 21:04:33 PDT   Listings
I'm helping a neighbor who has inherited some stamps and wants to sell what he's not interested in. I have questions on 4 items:

1. This 5 shilling stamp from Trinidad. Why would there be both a pen cancel and a CDS? Any particular value for this stamp?

2. Is there any value in covers from Lithuania from 1989-1991 (including some registered letters)? Best to just sell as a lot (perhaps 50 covers)?

3. Is there any value in covers from China from the late 1980's (including some registered letters)? Best to sell as a single lot (perhaps 10 covers)?

4. Was the roadrunner/coyote pane issued both with the rightmost stamp with die cuts and with the rightmost stamp imperforate? My most recent catalog doesn't have this issue, which is from 2000. I believe the bugs bunny pane with the rightmost stamp imperforate has a reasonably significant CV, but don't know about the roadrunner/coyote issue.

Thank you in advance,
Bill D.
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3725 ) on Jul-15-07 at 20:52:59 PDT   Listings

The term is riff-raff
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-15-07 at 20:34:43 PDT   Listings
Peter C… It’s similar to a couple styles pictured in Scott, but chances are it’s not a patent cancel which cut into the paper. Almost all of those had a central dot or oval where the abrasion took place.

Jim
Posted by peterc8888   ( 330 ) on Jul-15-07 at 20:16:02 PDT   Listings
Jim

I doubt that too. That cancel actually looks like the one shown for "Blades cut the paper" in Scott.


PC
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-15-07 at 20:11:33 PDT   Listings
Peter C… AS far as I know all Leavitts show both a dial and a killer. The closest to your example might be this. I doubt yours is a Leavitt though.

Jim
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-15-07 at 20:05:03 PDT   Listings
Paul the small pink one bottom center is Livny zemstvo court receipt for Justice of the Peace. Forbin number 10

The five kopec upper right is general tax for imperial Russia.

Forgery Identification Site

Posted by peterc8888   ( 330 ) on Jul-15-07 at 20:04:18 PDT   Listings
Is this a machine cancel (may be Leavitt)?


PC
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-15-07 at 20:02:21 PDT   Listings
Claghorn… You pegged it exactly. That is indeed the crest of the City of St. Petersburg.

Jim
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 20:01:57 PDT   Listings
BILL ----Thanks for info ,will make notes in my album.
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-15-07 at 19:55:36 PDT   Listings
Paul I pulled out my Forin and the red one on the right is St. Petersburg Hospital Tax. The three on the left are St Petersburg Police Urbaine tax. The black one on the left is Police des Faubourgs.

The crest looks similar. The Telegraph must be a Saint Petersburg Telegraph stamp as it lacks the imperial crest.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 19:49:03 PDT   Listings
"to many hyenas" should read "too many of us hyenas"
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-15-07 at 19:43:40 PDT   Listings
Speaking of hyenas…

Jim
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 19:42:59 PDT   Listings
927jill-------Please describe 4 or 5 stamps to us and we will put up those stamps up in a scan for you and tell you the value .
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-15-07 at 19:37:55 PDT   Listings
D2… The sharp-eyed eBay stamp buyers have become much more numerous than they were even 2-3 years ago. Then it was relatively easy to swoop on misdescribed lots. Back then I fought it out with only 4 other buyers at most, half the time no one but me spotted the gem. Now there’s a crowd running after the undiscovered goodies, so much so I have largely given up looking for them. They’re still out there on eBay, but too many hyenas gather at the first whiff of carcass.

?

Jim
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 19:36:49 PDT   Listings
I see some off the catalog queens are upset with me and decided to make this into personal attacks ....thats ok ,I understand .

For those who are waiting for a real philatelic expert to come along and explain that crest to us ,guess we will have to wait .Here are samples from my collection of both the crest on different revenues and the imperial eagle on Russian government revenues . FROM MY COLLECTION ....... apologies to those who come on here to learn something philatelic and have to put up with the rif-raft......Paul

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Posted by 9276jill   ( 2 ) on Jul-15-07 at 18:18:03 PDT   Listings
Can someone guide me or direct me? My dad left me a bunch of old stamps US and China, Germany, etc. I dont know how to find someone to help me figure out if they are worth anything. Help Please? Jill
Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 17:36:16 PDT   Listings
Jay,

" not even enough to know which end is up "

but I know he was delighted when it " ended up ".

That's the good thing about Ebay, happy seller and I think an even more happier buyer seeing a dealers buying price.

I have often seen the unoverprinted stamp for sale but I can't remember ever seeing the overprint offered, it must be extremely rare and also proves that there are many out there watching the lots that have poor descriptions,

David B.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-15-07 at 17:35:52 PDT   Listings
Jeff

Nope.

thewris512

Nope.
Sellers keep photos as long as they desire, if they are on their own sites.
If they are ipix, probably 30 days, which is eBay limit (give or take).
Posted by thewris512   ( 23 ) on Jul-15-07 at 17:31:52 PDT   Listings
How do I research items that have already been sold? Do they keep images for 60 days or so?
Posted by stormiwtr   ( 6 ) on Jul-15-07 at 17:19:55 PDT   Listings
Having received the stamps.com promotion in the USPS - anybody care to comment on its value
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-15-07 at 17:14:39 PDT   Listings
D2… The “10 K” overprint is very hard to read, in fact I didn’t notice it at all until I enlarged the scan and increased the contrast. Presumably in real life it is more noticeable, but even with that weak, blurry, upside-down scan there were eagle eyes who were able to figure out what it is. The fact that the seller started it out at $1.99 suggests he didn’t have a clue what the stamp is, not even enough to know which end is up…

Jim
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3725 ) on Jul-15-07 at 17:09:21 PDT   Listings

IO - Did you see the Manchukuo cover to China with China official seal?

NOIP - Some brat's mother should have taken him in hand a long time ago. And frequently too.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-15-07 at 15:31:35 PDT   Listings
D2

Tonga question on Oz board.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 15:11:34 PDT   Listings
" she's hungry and wants to listen to real music tonight with a beer and a brat in hand "

nary a truer word spoken,

David B.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-15-07 at 14:49:08 PDT   Listings
Beer sounds good.

Brats should be sent to bed without supper!
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 14:47:09 PDT   Listings
whatever -----Off to take the wife to a Blues Fest ,she's hungry and wants to listen to real music tonight with a beer and a brat in hand
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-15-07 at 14:35:47 PDT   Listings
To the Parties Concerned… Russian stamps do not have KON written on them. The lettering is ???, which is KOP written in the Cyrillic alphabet, which has been used in Russia since St. Cyril invented it multiple hundreds of years ago.

Jim
Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 14:34:10 PDT   Listings
Paul, I could have mispelt it PAL which would have been a bigger mistake,

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 14:25:08 PDT   Listings
Dana,

When I originally looked at the scan I thought that the design was in negative as well as upside down. My comment about my mistake was that it was only upside down but the design was positive.


David B.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 14:20:37 PDT   Listings
DAVID B. -----Lets not get into spelling names wrong ....its P-A-U-L.....Thats for kids on the street to chop up each others name

On the subject of being right or wrong ,people here want to know why a certain point of view is stated and what supports it .Blanket statements don't teach anything .

Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 14:14:03 PDT   Listings
DANA ----Is he going to post a correction to a correction????
Posted by dkru   ( 354 ) on Jul-15-07 at 14:07:22 PDT   Listings
dbenson...David, you were right the first time; the image is rotated 180 degrees, which is symmetrically equivalent to inverting both top to bottom and right to left.

Dana

Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 13:58:28 PDT   Listings
Jay, it is definitely the 10 on 20. There must be a mistake in the buying list as the original issue was only one stamp.

I was thinking about Paul's comment about the design and remembered that the ordinary Russian postage stamps were redesigned in 1889 with the addition of thunderbolts to the posthorns to symolise the amalgamation of the Postal & Telegraph services. That is why the design shows the Telegraph crest not the imperial arms or post office,

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 13:52:33 PDT   Listings
Pul, it was only a general statement that some others don't, I didn't have any particular person in mind, why did you think I was talking about you,

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 13:50:12 PDT   Listings
Gaia,

Ceylon s.g. 47

9d Sepia 23mm. tall CC watermark, perf 13,

Pounds, 4250 mint, 750 used.

David B.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 13:49:39 PDT   Listings
"some others "-----a name please
Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 13:47:20 PDT   Listings
Jay,

if you look at this buying list,

http://www.russianstamps.com/results.cfm?gp=RZ1

you will find this,

Telegraph stamps

2 10k red overprint on 2k 1500.00

It looks like the catalogue he is using has the original without overprint listed as # 1 and the 10k. overprint as # 2.

p.s I still can't find any catalogues with them listed but I have seen them many times in Auction catalogues,

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8383 ) on Jul-15-07 at 13:40:22 PDT   Listings
I have to admit I made a mistake with my comment on the Russian Telegraph stamp, unlike some others I do admit when I make mistakes. I mentioned that the scan was inverted and reversed whilst it is only inverted. I am sorry for any problems that may have occurred because of my inattention to the facts when I made my comment as I had been out all day and it was very late at night and I was tired. I didn't have a profitable day, I just kept spending and spending.

My wife's niece is coming here for a month from Jakarta on Wednesday and we are going for a break to the Victorian Alps for 4 days (more spending).

David B.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 13:33:37 PDT   Listings
SEE WE GOT A SMART A$$ IN THE CROWD ------Here is my point of view on that Russian telegraph stamp .First it doesn't have the Imperial Eagle which would mean its from the government .It has what looks like a private crest or a company crest on it .So that needs a explation .

Second Russian stamps didn't spell out Kopeck they have KON on them but

BUT some stamps from the Far Eastern Republic spell out the word KOPECK on them ,just like the scanned stamp.....gee it was 5:00 am in the morning and was going out the door and gave my guess on what it was ....but smart a$$ had to wait for his master to announce what it was before he barked .........goes to prove im dealing with catalog queens .....Paul,who had a good and profitable day....

Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-15-07 at 12:12:30 PDT   Listings
NOIP… A couple things about the Russian telegraph stamp, a slightly enhanced version of which is here. There’s a diagonal crease through it, and also what looks like “10 K” overprinted across both “20”s. I am guessing that means the stamp has been revalued downward, from 20 to 10 kopeks. Although the ink of the “10 K” seems light it obliterates the design at both right and left (blue arrows).

Jim
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 79 ) on Jul-15-07 at 09:15:18 PDT   Listings
Gaia Ceylon SG47 9d sepia comes in at Ł750 used in 2007SG.
A kind soul
Posted by sayasan   ( 696 ) on Jul-15-07 at 09:01:45 PDT   Listings
"Looks like a revenue stamp from the Far Eastern Republic"

Good guess, Paul.

Especially since it clearly reads "Telegraph / 20 kopeks" ...

Posted by gaia   ( 83 ) on Jul-15-07 at 07:57:56 PDT   Listings
Could a kind soul with a copy of the latest SG catalogue give me the price of Ceylon SG 47 used? Thanks!
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-15-07 at 04:20:48 PDT   Listings
Claghorn, it is the 1st. Telegraph issue of Russia, haven't got a catalogue on hand which shows the date but it is about 1870. It doesn't help to have the scan upside down and reversed. can't verify if it is the issued stamp or a proof but it looks genuine and looks like the bidders thought so too,

David B.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-15-07 at 03:37:36 PDT   Listings
CLAGHORN------Looks like a revenue stamp from the Far Eastern Republic . . What throws me is the shield in the center .Could be a fansty.Not really sure ,but off to work ,will see what others say ....paul
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-14-07 at 23:40:55 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 Oh my


Jim
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-14-07 at 21:45:13 PDT   Listings
D2 Maybe you can give me a clue this item
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1371 ) on Jul-14-07 at 20:01:05 PDT   Listings
member
Posted by djs127   ( 594 ) on Jul-14-07 at 19:57:34 PDT   Listings
iomoon - its funny you should mention Ron's store. I have been there before but last year after doing some antique shopping in New Jersey my wife and I tried to find the shop again and couldn't. Anne sent me an email with specific directions.

On another topic back in 2002 I bought a Hawaiian Missionary stamp uncut press sheet. Don't see any on Ebay. Anyone know what its worth?
David Snyder
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 410 ) on Jul-14-07 at 19:55:23 PDT   Listings
VINNY not good, go into your eBay preferences and change your ebay password immediately, also your paypal password if its similar. Also, forward the spoof email to spoof@ebay.com and READ the 2 replies they will send you.

Linda
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-14-07 at 19:46:57 PDT   Listings
DJS

Glad to be of help.

Maybe you can stop by Ron's store in NJ and view Israel or ask Anne to have a look.
Posted by vinnysf   ( 519 ) on Jul-14-07 at 19:15:15 PDT   Listings
that email was bogus..i clicked on it too. wish i didn't. the site wasn't ebay but the site never loaded either. i'm probably already doomed just from clicking on it.
Posted by djs127   ( 594 ) on Jul-14-07 at 19:09:51 PDT   Listings
iomoon - thanks for looking at the show for items I would want. I think the old scott albums in brown binders are old Brown internationals which go for less on Ebay but I am trying to get the reprinted pages which Subway purchased the plates for.
They are often sold still sealed and are on heavier paper.
Doesn't sound like there was much at this show for me so I think I will stay home tomorrow unless the wife wants to go somewhere.
David Snyder
Posted by vonbag   ( 176 ) on Jul-14-07 at 16:54:48 PDT   Listings
P.S. despite my general shubbiness, I just shaved today after about four weeks, I can be very convincing, when caught in the flesh (Be aware you RED SHRIMP, I do not forget anything, I will find you, wherever you are and I will show you Old Rome, one day).
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 176 ) on Jul-14-07 at 16:39:02 PDT   Listings
Roger,
My apologies for the delay. I still have to scan the stamps. I was de-thronized of internet from my sweet right arm, Michelle (who actually pays for the internet and anything related, including the living -- God Bless!).
Be right back with the pictures (bookamrked your pictures for further reference!!!)

Best,
Paolo
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-14-07 at 16:10:40 PDT   Listings
As for myself, I bought a fair number of French Polynesia, an Indonesian pair and an Icelandic volcano.
There were a bunch of Philippines I might have bought but I couldn't remember if I already had them.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-14-07 at 15:51:27 PDT   Listings
For DJS

Did not see any used Scott specialty pages at Metroplex.
One seller had some old Scott albums, I think whole world, in brown binders for $220.

No one was specifically selling Israel.
Ron Ritzer had some Israel albums for sale but seeing as there are no volcanoes in Israel (it does have a volcani Institute which keeps popping up in my searches), I have no idea as to the worth of the stamps.

Actually, while I was at his table someone bought about $2,000 of Hawaii, Portugese Colonies and other on stock cards.

I think the dealers did most of the buying and selling of albums amongst themselves on Friday though there seemed to be a number of collectors trying to sell off their albums to dealers and were not getting sufficiently high prices.

All, in all, quite well-attended for a NY show in the middle of summer.

I was somewhat bemused by the hotel parking which read

Parking all Day
$6.95
for 1/2 hour
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-14-07 at 14:35:41 PDT   Listings
220man, my opinion is that there's no way that anyone could tell from that image.
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-14-07 at 14:26:00 PDT   Listings
patti1459
 To elaborate on Roger’s answer, US postage stamps printed since the 1920s have been hoarded in vast quantities by people who thought that they would be valuable someday. But since so many were saved, there is virtually no market for them, and people trying to get rid of them are forced to sell them in lots for 80 cents on the dollar. Your stamp falls smack into that category. There must be millions of unused ones still out there, so your best bet is to stick it on a letter with 37± additional postage as Roger suggests.

Jim
Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-14-07 at 14:19:07 PDT   Listings
patti -
It is time to use the stamp and place it on a letter to some youngster who is interested in space. It is worth 4Âą, so you must find a 37Âą stamp to go with it.
Roger
Posted by patti1459   ( 28 ) on Jul-14-07 at 13:49:54 PDT   Listings
My husband has a 4 cent Project Mercury U.S. Man in Space stamp and I can not seem to find out what it is worth. It is a blue stamp with a picture of the Mercury Capsule orbiting the Earth on it. This is not a canceled stamp. Has never been used.
Posted by 220man   ( 152 ) on Jul-14-07 at 11:24:01 PDT   Listings
DC: Will you take a look at broken hat 170070506663 and tell me what you think.
Phil
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-14-07 at 11:10:37 PDT   Listings
I've been under the impression for years that the broken-hat variety of the 2 cent Columbian issue (US Scott 232) was an either/or item.
Either the V-shaped notch was there or it wasn't.
I have a copy that I bought as a broken-hat variety but was questionable.

The July 16, 2007, Linn's Stamp News has changed my thinking.
I quote from page 62 of the referenced issue:

"On the broken-hat variety, the third figure from the right has a V-shaped notch at the top right of his hat that was caused by a transfer roll break.

The deterioration was progressive and there are several different phases of the variety."

So now it appears I may have one of those intermediate stages.

Broken-hat variety comparison.

Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-14-07 at 11:02:08 PDT   Listings
wrd3 -
Congratulations on reaching 100 feedbacks.

Jeff -
I have seen about the mentor program, but each time I've decided to revise my exhibit, I don't have time to send it off and get timely input. Last minute additions, and choosing events three months in the future is too close. I can see that being useful though.

Roger
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-14-07 at 07:16:13 PDT   Listings
Bill D - congratulations on achieving centurian status!
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 410 ) on Jul-14-07 at 06:06:15 PDT   Listings
vinny NO, ebay don't 'invite' you to be a Powerseller, they inform you when you have reached powerseller status, and if you check the SITE MAP I think you will find the 'bottom line' is sales of over $1,000 a month for 3 straight months, a feedback score of over 99% etc...
As your sales for the last 30 days only total a couple of hundred dollars, there is no way you would have made POWERSELLER, so any such email would be bogus (hope you didn't click any links in it!)
Also, what wrd Bill says is true, if its not in My Messages, its not from ebay.

Linda
Posted by wrd3   ( 100 ) on Jul-14-07 at 05:23:38 PDT   Listings
vinnysf always go to "My eBay" and check your messages there to see if eBay did indeed send you an email. I always assume emails that appear to come from eBay are bogus unless I check my messages from within eBay first.

Bill D.
Posted by vinnysf   ( 519 ) on Jul-14-07 at 04:53:18 PDT   Listings
is an email with an invitation to join ebay power sellers program legit?
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1371 ) on Jul-14-07 at 04:26:37 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all



Jim L.

member
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-13-07 at 22:24:53 PDT   Listings

corrected link time for bed.
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-13-07 at 22:23:25 PDT   Listings

NOIP - When does as lot of < A HREF=http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-OF-19-HUGE-MASSIVE-US-STAMP-EVENT-COVERS-FDC-88-89_W0QQitemZ270145177080QQihZ017QQcategoryZ689QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>19 covers qualify as HUGE & MASSIVE
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-13-07 at 22:19:06 PDT   Listings

J-wild - re (Yessiree, stick this and a 41± stamp on a letter and it will get where it’s going. )au contraire, that would render it non-machinable and require an additional 17 cents.

That seller had a few patches mislisted. I emailed him about one and received a polite response that he would change category. Guess seller didn't think to check his other listings.

Re your latest below, some folks must live in peculiar environments (under a rock)

Roger as a former APS president and AAPE President told me about an obscure exhibit subject of mine "Publish. Publish. Publish." And now as you know the web makes it easier. I have been amazed at the exhibits I have judged that are somewhere online. Unfortunately for postmark exhibitors there exists (from my experience) an unfortunate prejudice against high levels for pmk exhibits. Part of that lies I believe in the proponderance of them that are just poor postmark exhibits. Yours on the other hand is a delight and I would love to see it in the frames.

The AAPE has, I believe, a critique service by which a photocopy of your exhibit is passed on to one or more judges who are familiar with such an exhibit, or at least the type of exhibit. Their remarks would likely be more in the area of continuity of the story line and weaknesses in balance, but could prove useful.

Nitey-night all, now that it is the 14th I can come out and play.

Jeff
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-13-07 at 20:54:29 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 How’s this for an off-putting lot description—
“This stamp is used. There are marks on it from the postmark. There may be some discoloration due to aging. Due to having [multiples] of this stamp the one you [receive] may not be the one pictured.”
Wow, sounds like a real winner.

â˜ș

Jim
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1371 ) on Jul-13-07 at 19:55:50 PDT   Listings
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Posted by redsteph711   ( 125 ) on Jul-13-07 at 19:26:11 PDT   Listings
Io, their biggest sale is during the annual Woodstock Library Fair, which is maybe the biggest annual event of the village. This year's fair is two weeks from tomorrow.
But they have a couple of sales a month until into Fall. They possess a barn, see, and all the area libraries give all of their book donations to Woodstock, as none of the others have any storage capacity at all beyond their little stacks. So the barn is always packed with boxes of books; and one finds all kinds of surprising things there, but it's never what you are looking for!

And you have fun at the Metroplex. Here's hoping you add new volcanic issues to your exhibit!
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-13-07 at 19:18:14 PDT   Listings
Stef

Sorry to read you won't be in the Big Apple tomorrow.
I don't get Linn's so haven't read Matt's article.

Enjoy the books in Woodstock!!!
Posted by redsteph711   ( 125 ) on Jul-13-07 at 18:40:09 PDT   Listings
Hi All! Just dropping in to compliment Matt on his recent Linn's article. Very interesting news event that big Gross auction benefit. Goes to show there are a few real philanthropists still around, too!

I will unfortunately not be able to attend the show in Nuevo York this weekend. I will be in Woodstock and hope to get there in time to hit the Woodstock Library Sale and score some sci-fi/fantasy works I haven't yet read.

Antonius-Ra, enjoyed your stories. I actually met Kris K briefly in '92 or '93, was security on him at a Left Coast Bay Area benefit event at which he performed. Apparently his granddad(I think it was?) was in my same union (Typographical) back in the day.

Did anyone else here receive one of the random APS surveys in the mail? I was surprised to get it, as I am not a member, but I participated anyway.

Regards to All
A Drop In
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-13-07 at 17:36:36 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 Yessiree, stick this and a 41± stamp on a letter and it will get where it’s going.

Jim
Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-13-07 at 15:22:35 PDT   Listings
David -
I'll make every effort to speak with someone in Portland. I could also show them my exhibit which would give them a complete understanding of what I've been trying to accomplish. Now it's off to work and get those passengers safely to Maui, or Honolulu, or Kauai, or whatevers.

Roger
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-13-07 at 14:51:11 PDT   Listings
Roger,

the rules regarding the Swiss competition appear to be for national exhibiting, for exhibiting in FIP International Exhibitions the award would have been recognised,

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-13-07 at 14:48:39 PDT   Listings
Roger, send an email to one of the Commissioners who handle International Exhibitions, they would (or should) know the requirements and qualifications needed for overseas entries,

David B.
Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-13-07 at 14:27:34 PDT   Listings
Alec -
Thanks for your input. Yes, my exhibit has received three National level Vermeils but it seems I'm still stymied by the Swiss rule of 60 pages (5 12 page frames) to first exhibit there. The purpose last year of reducing my exhibit for Westpex to 64 pages was to see if I oculd do it. I had to severely limit the time covered and examples shown. To me a lot was left out for brevity.

This year I took everything from last year (64 pages) and added everything I felt necessary to tell the complete story. I ended with 138 pages. So that meant I needed to cut 10 pages. Some went easily, other items were combined onto pages, and other individual items put back into my stock book. I'm at the point where I believe the story is told with interesting examples from each period. (For example destinations of outgoing mail or incoming origins represent over 35 different countries.)

Once I have this years scans all done, and have time after mid-August, I'll be replacing my previous online exhibits with the new.


David B -
It's my understanding that winning US National awards doesn't effect Swiss exhibiting. The last few years there has been a team competition at Swiss shows. An American team led by Harlan Stone had to start at the bottom and work its way up over a three year period. He won the US Champion of Champions with his Sitting Helvetia, but no matter, he had to start at the entry level for that competition. I'm not sure what or where my Vermeils are considered "entry level" in the international scene. All shows I participated in were World Series shows -Westpex, ROMPEX, New York Mega Event. This Year Stampshow 2007. I'll fond out and ask questions at Stampshow.

Roger
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-13-07 at 13:57:15 PDT   Listings
Alec,

thanks for your comments,

A lot of countries have the old 12 sheet frames and as it costs a lot of money to construct new ones it will take time for all countries to use frames with the same layout and number of sheets.

I presume the qualifications would be for entries not entrants which is the same as we have here in Australia.

David B.


Posted by infla-alec   ( 548 ) on Jul-13-07 at 13:43:05 PDT   Listings
Roger Have you ever considered contacting the Swiss study Groups and possibly having your subject put into print in the form of some sort of Monograph ? Perhaps there is such a group in the US ?
Here in the UK the Germany & Colonies PS encourages members to do such things and already we have had several very intersting monographs published on very specialized areas that do require a lot of text and explanations, as well as illustrations of course. The latest one is hot off the press and covers German East Africa during World War I. I mention it because I know several here are interested in the Colonies. I know the author a Mr Mike Farrant and should anyone wish to know more about this particular monograph please get in touch and I can endevour to find out costs etc.
Not sure if my last comment constitutes business and breaks ebay rules. If it does then I apologize in advance.
Posted by infla-alec   ( 548 ) on Jul-13-07 at 13:34:00 PDT   Listings
German Exhibiting

Firstly welcome Andreas to the ebay.com Stamp Board. I should mention that I know Andy personaly. That aside speaking as one who has and does exhibit in Germany I can perhaps explain some of the so called "rules".
I'm no expert and should any point I raise be wrong then hopefully Rainer will be able to correct me.
Firstly the German and many other European countries have a rigid level of entry for competitions. There being three National levels, known as Rangs (levels) 1, 2 & 3. The latter being the starting point for everyone. No matter what they wish to exhibit.

I must state that I am not sure if for example exhibitor "A" achieves enough points to enter Rang 1 with exhibit "Z" he can then enter other exhibits straight in at the same level.Or wether he/she has to start each exhibit at the lowest level.

Once the exhibit has achieved a certain level of points at each stage the exhibitor can then step up to the next level.Now this system works very well because it allows the collector to develop his collection. Something which I don't believe exists in the USA. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe anyone can enter a US National competition even with a first time entry. Is it no wonder then that some who do go down that road & achieve a poor award never exhibit again .

Yes the German system does have different rules to what I would call the English speaking community. But basically they are very much the same as everywhere else. Yes the preference from German National judges is for uniformity so to speak. As David B rightly stated the ,"Christmas tree" effect is a tradition and not a rule cast in stone. The text as everywhere should really only explain what the item is and explain anything not having an obvious meaning. Such as markings etc.

One drawback to the German National system is that they still use 12 sheet frames for their National exhibitions whereas most now use 16 sheet Frames.Though there is talk of that changing so that everyone worldwide will eventually accept and use the 16 sheets per frame.

German National competition also places a great deal of importance on the exhibit having a frame layout plan explaining how the exhibit is laid out. This is often in addition to the main title page. Judges then expect to see this followed very rigidly. In my opinion too much so but that is not an issue really.

I'm sure Roger's exhibit would be well received in Switzerland. Though how he goes about exhibiting there is another matter. One way of course is for his exhibit to achieve a US national level of Vermeil or greater which would qualify it to be shown at International level anywhere in the world.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-13-07 at 13:10:55 PDT   Listings
DJS

Will do.


I just found out the bus does not take dollar bills any more.
Had to go to bank to get $10 worth of quarters.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-13-07 at 13:06:47 PDT   Listings
Roger,

there is an old saying,

" The more a judge talks about the presentation means the less he knows about the material ",

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-13-07 at 13:03:14 PDT   Listings
Roger, there is nothing wrong with having a lot of text if the material needs it but what judges don't like is a lot of text where the material is self explanatory.

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-13-07 at 13:01:01 PDT   Listings
wawelgeist,

If I was you I would double check those " rules " as they appear to be wrong although I tend to agree that the Xmas Tree approach is a good idea although it may tend to make it awkward to collectors who want to display material in exact order.


David B.
Posted by wawelgeist   ( 293 ) on Jul-13-07 at 12:59:53 PDT   Listings
I have to say Good bye
In Germany it's 10.00 h p.m. now.
Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-13-07 at 12:59:06 PDT   Listings
Andreas -
The first presentation suggestion I received from many exhibitors, both US and international, was to avoid the look of railway tracks across the multiple frames of the exhibit. My visual breakup makes it more interesting to view. About the text - that has received criticism at a critique, but I believe the judges already had learned something about the significance of items in my exhibit via the synopsis. The public viewer is supposed to let the covers and cards tell the story. Well, in my opinion they have nothing to go on, if they aren't told the story. A lot of covers don't tell a story by themselves, explanations are necessary. I've discovered many of the exhibiting rules seem to be developed for subjects that have been exhibited previously over many years. They don't take into consideration that the viewer and the judges have no previous information to exhibit in front of them.

Roger
Posted by wawelgeist   ( 293 ) on Jul-13-07 at 12:57:08 PDT   Listings
David,
I know I'm writing pig-english, sorry ;-)
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-13-07 at 12:54:22 PDT   Listings
wawelgeist,

I have never heard of those " rules ". They are probably traditions or judges preferences but not rules.

David B.
Posted by wawelgeist   ( 293 ) on Jul-13-07 at 12:41:25 PDT   Listings
Sorry, malolo,
but I want to build my first exhibition the nex time so I have to know the German rules. Of course if You only show Yours in USA You can build it like the US judges want to see.
But I don't know the rules in Switzerland.

Andreas (Andrew)
Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-13-07 at 12:38:08 PDT   Listings
AAhem! That's the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors.
Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-13-07 at 12:35:21 PDT   Listings
wawelgeist -
I know about German "rules", they are for everything in life. )' >)
It doesn't surprise me that one must layout an exhibition according to "rules" in Germany that have no relationship to the material being presented. My problem is that I'm laying out all my examples according to date, not cover size, and I'm afraid they don't always come according to size sequence approved by German judges. );>)
I have exhibited three times (once a year for the past three years with different versions) and won the Award of Honor each time by the American Association Philatelic of Philatelic Exhibitors for my presentation. It is unlikely I'll be changing my style to conform to other's rigid presentation rules.

My only regret is that is seems impossible to exhibit in Switzerland as that country has page limitations on exhibits for "beginners", which is the category I fit into. Maybe sometime in the future I'll be able to exhibit there on some sort of non-competative waiver. Otherwise Swiss will only be able to see my exhibit on the internet.
http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0088/index0088a.htm
As you can see here it has been viewed quite often, so maybe there are some European exhibitors who are getting ideas on how best to dispay their collections by not following rigid rules. );>)

Thanks for looking, and for your comments.

Roger
Posted by djs127   ( 594 ) on Jul-13-07 at 12:19:01 PDT   Listings
Iomoon if you go tot the Metroexpo this Saturday can you post a note here and whether you saw any stamp collections for sale at a good percentage of catalog value?
Also if anyone had any scott specialty pages used at a reasonable price. Also did anyone have Israeli stamps and or FDCs?
Thanks,
David Snyder
Posted by wawelgeist   ( 293 ) on Jul-13-07 at 12:12:26 PDT   Listings
oops, noone here. I hope that's not my cause :/
Posted by wawelgeist   ( 293 ) on Jul-13-07 at 11:37:05 PDT   Listings
@roger, did You show Your collection on an exhibition? For a German exhibition we must look that
1) there is not too much text on a page;
2) the covers must be in the middle of the page - horizontal;
3) if the covers has not the same size, the smaller one must be on top and the bigger on the bottom (must look like a christmas tree).
So it's better for You, never show this collection in Germany
;-) ;-) ;-)
Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-13-07 at 11:36:26 PDT   Listings
220man -
A type of Swiss cancel developed by an engineer. The design included rotating date wheels obsoleting the number slugs, and also had a swivel head that allowed the clerks to always make clear impressions. They were tested over a 5 year period between 1898 and 1903. There were a number of other related designs and precursers. The design was adopted by the Swiss PO in 1903 and used with littl echange until 1964. There are a couple of existing razor cancelers in the Swiss PTT Museum in Bern.

The "razor" name came from the razor like look of the date bridge. See link below.
Posted by wawelgeist   ( 293 ) on Jul-13-07 at 11:20:07 PDT   Listings
Hi, from the other side of the ocean :-)
Posted by 220man   ( 152 ) on Jul-13-07 at 11:14:56 PDT   Listings
Roger: What is a razor cancel?
Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-13-07 at 10:25:46 PDT   Listings
Aloha Paolo -

When identifying razor cancels use this exhibit. This was the first incarnation where I divided the examples by city, giving the characteristics of the cancels.
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~rheath/razorexhibit/frame1.html

I now use a time-line to show the development and progression of the razor test. Once I complete the pages, I'll be scanning them before going to Portland.

Here is my newest addition to the exhibit. A Ste Croix from 1897. On the page it will be identified as one of three known examples prior to 1899.


On another note I found this on the back of a card listed in a sellers store on eBay.

It looks very similar to this style known to determine if the deCoppet design could be mass produced.

I don't recall ever seeing an example of the Zurich design, so I emailed my contact in Switzerland and asked about it. Here's his reply.

"Zurich 1 BrieftrÀger III ( dated 14.II.05.X-) is one I found the other day in a box, and thought that must be looked into, and now you raise a question, on the same problem! It does look so different.

According to GĂŒller (Vol 4 with the de Coppet cancels) there are 5 cancels shown on page 1 with only 7 bars top and bottom, from about August 1903.
All others of this period have 8 or more bars, as far as I have looked.

Could it be a small series to try it out, perhaps there is a letter still hidden away somewhere. The places are: Cham, Zurich 1, Bern Weisensbuhl, St.Gallen Brieftrager, Ambulant No. 15. (A example from ) Cham I have somewhere."

So the challenge continues.

Roger
Posted by vonbag   ( 176 ) on Jul-13-07 at 09:44:56 PDT   Listings
Ken, very nice picture!

RE-France, 1 cent. Type 'Sage' black on prussian blue.
Here is offered one example...
Whoever might be interested in purchasing it, should ask to the seller if the postage stamp is certified by a French expert as 'prussian blue'. If not, should ask for an expertise extension: I'd recommend J.F. Brun (A.I.E.P.).

Roger,
Found some really interesting items in the lot I purchased last Friday; I will show you one this evening regarding the UPU 1900 issue (retouch and plate fault on the 5c. plate II) , because it bears a BASEL Razor cancel of 1900...
Then, an unusual cancelllation on the 1 frank 'Helvetia with Sword... unusual because it's the first time I see that cancel. Similar to a 'vingerhut' (small diameter cancel) but of a large P.O. (Lausanne, I think to remember).
I have to peruse your website to identify some types of Razors.

Paolo

Posted by kchrist499   ( 1139 ) on Jul-13-07 at 07:57:24 PDT   Listings
Anne I saw your message about your trip and it reminded me of my own visit to Split 55 years ago... we were the first American ship to visit Yugoslavia after WW2. I remember cashing in $10 for drachma, but when we got ashore, there was nothing but one bar (drinks 10c, meal 75c) and a military museum (entry fee: 10c).

Marshall Tito toured our ship, the carrier Coral Sea, and as the photographer on duty at the time, I took copious photos, one of which is here.

Posted by oggilby   ( 1216 ) on Jul-13-07 at 07:56:10 PDT   Listings
dcderoo-- When I was in college at Frostburg State, in western MD., we took tours of the Queen City Brewery, where you could sample all the beer you could handle, but they had no "facilities" (if you catch my drift)available to the public. Queen City Brewery made at least thirty brands of beer, it came out of the same tanks, they just changed the label every hour or two. They also gave out quarts of beer on your way out. What a place!
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-13-07 at 06:59:47 PDT   Listings
oggilby, don't forget American Beer from Ballamer.
I was always amused by their ad which said "For those of you who drink a case or more a week."
Who would drink a case or more a week?
As I got older I definitely knew one person who would.
Posted by oggilby   ( 1216 ) on Jul-13-07 at 06:33:33 PDT   Listings
Greetings to all from the Land of Pleasant Living (from an old Natty Bo Beer, with Chesapeake the sea gull, commercial which only rivaled the Hamm's Beer Bear commercials). Zappa's "LATHER" is on the PC CD player and I'm taking a break from trying to justify my Division's purpose within my Agency (there's much in fighting over priorities (mine which is to retire in the next two years)).
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-13-07 at 06:26:21 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

Bjorn

Bus to where?
Seyðisfjörður looks a bit out of the way on the east coast.
If you go south and over to Reykjavik you'll pass by the Vatnajokull and several volcanoes.
I assume the bridges have been rebuilt by now :-).
Posted by vonbag   ( 176 ) on Jul-13-07 at 06:20:24 PDT   Listings
Bood day eall from cloggy Shoes!

Bjorn,
Have a nice continuation of your vacation!
Here it's not raining but, contrary to the forecast, it's still cloudy.
Watch out for the geysers!

Paolo
Posted by bjornmu   ( 935 ) on Jul-13-07 at 05:31:50 PDT   Listings
Oh it's Friday the 13th, that explains the rain... I have 4 hours from I had to leave my hotel room until the bus leaves, and staying out in the rain is just miserable...
Posted by bjornmu   ( 935 ) on Jul-13-07 at 05:29:56 PDT   Listings
Hello, and greetings from Seyðisfjörður, where I arrived from the Faroes yesterday morning. Had a long hike up in the mountains (still many patches of snow up there) in nice but not very warm weather. Today it's raining so I kill some time until my bus leaves.

Maybe I'll check back here on the next rainy day. :-)

Oh and I'm in Iceland if you didn't figure that out...
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-13-07 at 05:17:47 PDT   Listings

Good morning and happy Friday the 13th.

Now go back to bed and pull the covers up over your head.
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1371 ) on Jul-13-07 at 03:57:56 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all


Jim L.

member
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 79 ) on Jul-13-07 at 00:02:24 PDT   Listings
Uncle Ted also = bed!
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Posted by de66   ( 1109 ) on Jul-12-07 at 21:26:33 PDT   Listings
Not sure who uncle Ted is,

I thought it was up the apples and pears to uncle ned

but them i haven't been a pom for 35 years

D1
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 410 ) on Jul-12-07 at 20:03:51 PDT   Listings
thanks Bill and Ben messages understood here!!!
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-12-07 at 17:05:38 PDT   Listings
iomoon, are you aware of this?
Recent oceanic volcano in the Western Pacific.
From what I read it had essentially been eroded away by wave action in about 6 months.

http://yacht-maiken.blogspot.com/2006/08/stone-sea-and-volcano.html

Posted by vonbag   ( 176 ) on Jul-12-07 at 16:47:45 PDT   Listings
...idem dicto to 'soon to be sunny' shoes!

Paolo
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-12-07 at 16:38:58 PDT   Listings
IO,

you may as well add the charge to Australia as well,

David B.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-12-07 at 15:32:38 PDT   Listings
For US participants.

For a small fee, a translation of the last five posts is possible.
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 79 ) on Jul-12-07 at 14:43:46 PDT   Listings
Nothing like some flowerpot men to wake the board, anyway I am off to uncle Ted
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-12-07 at 14:36:59 PDT   Listings
Probably not "Little Weed"!
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 79 ) on Jul-12-07 at 14:31:04 PDT   Listings
Sorry Jeff back to Sooty and Sweep
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-12-07 at 14:22:49 PDT   Listings

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Posted by greenwave4u   ( 79 ) on Jul-12-07 at 14:20:05 PDT   Listings
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzjust checking if the board was awake:-)
Posted by nomad55   ( 901 ) on Jul-12-07 at 09:08:30 PDT   Listings
Vic H....here's an item that somehow links your "e" speciality with mine - elephants and expos.

http://cgi.ebay.com/FAB-July-4th-1925-Photo-LUCY-THE-ELEPHANT-ATLANTIC-CITY_W0QQitemZ220130128717QQihZ012QQcategoryZ14279QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Posted by due2cents   ( 26 ) on Jul-12-07 at 05:53:04 PDT   Listings
LBJ = "hell in a very small place"
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-12-07 at 04:40:53 PDT   Listings
dragonstamps, besides being somewhat off-center it likely has other problem(s).
At the time I bought it I wasn't particular as long as it looked good.
I don't think I was buying problem-free key stamps.
I also wasn't keeping notes about what I bought, so I'd have to "soup" it to see what the problems are.

My $5 Columbian is the same way; looks good, but ....

Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1371 ) on Jul-12-07 at 04:36:42 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all


Jim L.

member
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 469 ) on Jul-11-07 at 22:54:19 PDT   Listings
BTW DC, that 122 is so nice!
Thanks for that scan. Beautiful stamp. If I ever do get one, it won't look like that! (Mine will look like it's been through the vac. Probably...)
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 469 ) on Jul-11-07 at 22:18:00 PDT   Listings
Jaywild/Jim: I think I can date the photo for sure by who is with Kennedy, but I haven't felt the urge to do so just yet.
It's on the back burner though, maybe someday.
Posted by billsey   ( 848 ) on Jul-11-07 at 22:07:03 PDT   Listings
Bill C., turns out it wasn't the server itself, but one of the radios that serves as our internet connection. The excessive heat yesterday (101°F in Manzanita, OR on the coast) 'helped' the radio to burn out. We were able to get it replaced this morning and things seems pretty stable again. We're in the process of changing to a different type of radio for that feed, which will more than double the throughput to 20M/sec.
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-11-07 at 21:33:54 PDT   Listings
dcderoo
 Cool photo! Kennedy was probably president when that photo was taken, maybe around the time he dedicated the nation to landing on the moon in the 1960s. As a senator he was skin and bones!

Jim
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 469 ) on Jul-11-07 at 20:56:09 PDT   Listings
I agree with the opinion that LBJ was the main supporter behind the civil rights bill.
But here is one small reason why JFK has his name on some of the space program locations.He was the main supporter of the space program. (This picture hangs over my desk.)
JFK

The man on the far left is my father. He was working on the mercury project at MIT, and JFK was taking a tour. I'm not sure if he was still in the senate or already the president...
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-11-07 at 18:33:26 PDT   Listings
I was also given this website.
Sounds like it has great possibilities.

"If you are planning to use a number of images, a click gallery may be the way to go. There are lots of variations on the theme on this site, which will create the codes for you."

http://www.isdntek.com/tagbot/gallery.htm

Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-11-07 at 18:26:05 PDT   Listings
I toyed around with using HTML to reduce an image for thumbnail purposes rather than using two separate images (large and small.)
I didn't get it to work BUT the advice was, "It's not worth it."
Apparently the HTML method results in a blocky (pixely) image.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-11-07 at 16:50:33 PDT   Listings
Dang,

I guess I'm not a lone voice in the wilderness!!

The Lyndon B Johnson Spacecraft Center in Houston is more worthy of the name than what became (for a very brief while) Cape Kennedy.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-11-07 at 16:47:00 PDT   Listings
I know of 50,000 young U.S. men and 684,000 friendly Vietnamese who were double-crossed ,who can't speak for themselves
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-11-07 at 16:42:31 PDT   Listings
Jim (iomoon)
 I agree with you about Lyndon Johnson. Vastly misunderstood and underrated. If it weren’t for Johnson we would have had no civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Kennedy stalled on civil rights issues because he thought that supporting them would cost him the Old South Democrats in 1964—Johnson plowed ahead regardless, and used his formidable powers of personality to see to it that not only the legislation passed but the Democratic coalition remained intact.

These days the name “Lyndon Johnson” conjures up only Vietnam, and that was the great iron ball around his ankles. Our involvement was unavoidable, happening when it did. If Johnson had pulled all our troops out and let South Vietnam sink or swim on its own in 1964, it would have sunk in a matter of months and Johnson would have been excoriated down through history. His civil rights agenda would never have gotten past the dreaming stage, and he probably also would have been impeached. (Look how little it took to get Clinton in the dock.) The trap Johnson was in was the most intricately laid, and yet utterly inescapable, of any president, even Lincoln. Nixon’s story, his crookedness and insecurity, his rise and fall, was fascinating, while living through Johnson’s was like watching the Fall of the Roman Empire.

Jim
Posted by 220man   ( 152 ) on Jul-11-07 at 16:31:55 PDT   Listings
LBJ's Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 speak for themselves.
Phil
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-11-07 at 16:04:17 PDT   Listings
Paul

I hate to disagree,

being a forigner and all that,

but I think Lyndon was one of the best presidents that the US has had in the last 50 years.
At least, one of the most underrated.

But I shouldn't get into politics and should stick with rocks and stamps.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-11-07 at 16:01:22 PDT   Listings
OH WELL-----Try to bid on some damaged BANGKOK stamps ,all stamps damaged and possible fake overprints .Thought it would be a good reference group at 1/5 catalog .But hey what do I know, they are at 1/2 catalog and climbing ....oh well .....lot 190129105285
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-11-07 at 15:50:57 PDT   Listings
JIM-----Too bad she was married to a jerk
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-11-07 at 15:49:41 PDT   Listings
JIM

ST. LOUIS -----beautiful city and prices are reasonable ,if I were to continue to work it would be a place to live and work.

Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-11-07 at 15:05:51 PDT   Listings
So sad,
Ladybird Johnson died.

With her wild flower program she made Texas a much prettier State.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-11-07 at 14:36:26 PDT   Listings
Paul

If you were to hold a North American club (not stamps) meeting, to cover both east and west coasts and Canada, would you hold it in Chicago, St. Louis, or Dallas?
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-11-07 at 14:30:25 PDT   Listings
jetjr 35 xs ----If the 5 and 8 centers are from Bangkok ,they are worth hundreds of dollars.But if they are U.S. STAMPS use them on out going mail .....paul
Posted by jetjr35xs   ( 0 ) on Jul-11-07 at 14:22:02 PDT   Listings
hi my name is jim I recently received a collection of 3 5 and 8 cent stamps that are in collector formats with a number on them is there a way to track them to find out values?
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-11-07 at 12:22:26 PDT   Listings
Cutesy photo of the day
 Caught in flagrante delicto



Jim
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-11-07 at 12:06:05 PDT   Listings
DC

Yep, there is html code that you can use to resize the image though, judging by my earlier attempt, this board does not support it.
Easier to go with the two images.
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-11-07 at 11:39:38 PDT   Listings
Yes, I did it with two separate images.
I'd have to think about it some to see if it could be done with one image.
If it could be done I guess there would have to some sort of HTML code that does resizing.
Posted by peetah   ( 493 ) on Jul-11-07 at 10:11:18 PDT   Listings
dcderoo Hmmm, I see by the properties of the thumbnail you named it 122-25 and the enlarged image you linked the thumbnail to is named simply 122.
Does this mean you did in fact save a small pic named 122-25 and an enlarged pic named 122?
That would be consistent with what jaywild (and what I speculated)wrote.
Posted by peetah   ( 493 ) on Jul-11-07 at 09:46:57 PDT   Listings
dcderoo I used your code and just tried doing a thumbnail and what I got was an actual size thumbnail, linked to an actual sized image.

The way jaywild suggests is the way I thought it had to be done. That is 2 images of same stamp one larger than the other.

So DChow did you do it with just one picture.....or did you?
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-11-07 at 09:24:16 PDT   Listings
dcderoo
 Nice 122. I am envious


Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-11-07 at 09:12:52 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 Below is how I do a thumbnail ink—

   

It requires two images—a regular sized one and a small one (in this case 3 kb) for the thumbnail. The trick is to embed the “img src” string where the link word normally is.

Jim
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-11-07 at 07:54:03 PDT   Listings
Good, it worked.
The thumbnail is 9kb and the full image is 120kb.

Yes, that's my 122.
Pretty good color but centering a bit shaky.

Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-11-07 at 07:49:48 PDT   Listings
Here's my first effort (actually I tried elsewhere and it worked, sooooooooooo, hoping.)

Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-11-07 at 07:11:26 PDT   Listings

My test, thumb not mb reduced

thumbnail image
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-11-07 at 07:07:39 PDT   Listings

Hmm, I copied and pasted the code and it did not reproduce but showed as a link, soooo

go here

http://abledesign.com/tutorials/image_optimization.php

hopefully

Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-11-07 at 07:05:28 PDT   Listings

DC i see Jim has posted an example. I have never done this myself so did some Google searching and came up with the following which I tested with success!!

Sites cautioned to use a graphics program to reduce the size of the thumbnail image. If not done the thumbnail image apparently retains the mb size of the original, thus slowing down the loading speed of the board.

Jeff

thumbnail image

Posted by vonbag   ( 176 ) on Jul-11-07 at 06:50:34 PDT   Listings
Anne, Jaywild and Jim (IO),
Looks like we missed a chance to acquire a very rare fossilized excrement of a diarrhoic Dimorphodont bicrestatus precox baby , in such condition likely as a result of being hit but the shock wave of the comet at the KT boundary. ;-)

Welcome back Victor!
I owe you!
Paolo
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-11-07 at 06:46:46 PDT   Listings
DC

Right mouse-click on the following for example (I hope):

BORDER="0" ALT="IAVCEI - Click to get there!" ALIGN="BOTTOM">
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-11-07 at 06:31:09 PDT   Listings
IOmoon Jim You had to ask, right? The municipality of Rosario in Argentina had a prostitution inspection tax. They issued these revenue stamps with cancellations indicating "healthy" or "having period" or "sick". THere are many collectible varieties of these revenue stamps.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-11-07 at 06:27:47 PDT   Listings
DC

Nest them!
The img inside the href.
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1670 ) on Jul-11-07 at 06:19:50 PDT   Listings
What's the syntax for posting a clickable thumbnail?

I know how to post an image:
<img src="URL">

And I know how to post a link to an image:
<a href="URL">LABEL</a>

But how do you get them linked to each other?

Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-11-07 at 06:06:45 PDT   Listings
Stamps for prostitution?

????????????????????????
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-11-07 at 05:59:43 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

Looks like the "dogdumpite" didn't sell!

Pretty difficult when listed under stamps, even if there are stamp-collecting geologists.
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1371 ) on Jul-11-07 at 05:35:44 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all



Jim L.

member
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-11-07 at 03:53:47 PDT   Listings
BillSey Maybe you need to go out and give the Stamps EUSC server a good kick. It seems to be off line.
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-11-07 at 03:49:10 PDT   Listings
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Posted by malolo   ( 846 ) on Jul-11-07 at 02:38:29 PDT   Listings
Pro - CYE
Roger
Posted by due2cents   ( 26 ) on Jul-10-07 at 19:09:00 PDT   Listings
Thought I'd Share a neat Postage Due Item

Coils
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-10-07 at 18:52:43 PDT   Listings
Oh yes, I forgot to mention. When I sold this car I told my sweetie we would go down and see my friends Larry and Mickey (the ones that bought the car) We're still gonna go but something seems a bit strange about it.......????

Don't ya just love synchronisity?????????
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-10-07 at 18:48:15 PDT   Listings
Note: It was around 1992 when he to Mr Cash of that problem.

Goin swimmin.............BBL
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-10-07 at 18:43:59 PDT   Listings
Yahoo! Some days you have good days and some days you have bad days. Every once in a while you have great ones, this is one for me.
One of my best old friends (of 35+ years) called me today (the one who is the closest living relative to George Washington). He had come up to K.C. to buy a car for his oldest son Mitch (my name sake). The car he came to look at was a p.o.s. so he called to see if I had anything. I told him I only had one item for sale at present but it probably cost more than he would want to pay for his son. Anyways he also stated he needed a car for himself to do the commute between Springfield Mo and Branson Mo. So I told him he better come checkthis out.
He loved it he bought it and we were all happy. A sweet little ride that I was hoping would go to an older gentleman who would take care of it and not screw it up!
Just did not know it was destined to go to an old best friend.
By the bye, he told me some more great stories (as he has been a road manager for some of the great preformers of our times.
This one I had not heard before and I doubt few have. It seems Mr. John Cash had some hearing problems. Larry (my friend) who often did sound work for Johnny told him he should get a hearing aid. Well of course the immortal Johnny could not bring himself to believe such a thing. It seems that Mr Cash, shortly afterwards went through some hearing tests and the results were exactly as my buddy had told him and in the same frequencies! After that Mr. Cash thanked my friend and wore an aid till he passed. He had convinced Mr Cash that it would look like an "earwire" that most performers use these days.
We also talked about what incredible people Willie and Kris K. are but that story about Johnny was icing on the cake for this day.

Mitchell.........a very happy camper!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-10-07 at 17:48:10 PDT   Listings
D2
 Ha! A good one.

Anne... That mineral specimen looks suspiciously like dogdumpite.

Jim
Posted by dkru   ( 354 ) on Jul-10-07 at 16:33:57 PDT   Listings
abt1950...Anne, isn't Dubrovnik a truly wonderful place? One of history's jewels. I had the good fortune to visit there back in 1993(?) with a colleague from Zagreb. The good part of visiting then was that it was not very crowded; the bad part was the Serbs bombing the airport (which is a few miles from the city) while we were there. We flew in from Zagreb, because Knin was still occupied, so there was no rail connection, but after the artillery barrage, we decided to take the bus up the coast to Split before flying back to Zagreb (passing numerous Croatian military encampments on the way. This was just before the last big Croat push that led up to the Dayton Accords). Even then, most of the damage to Dubrovnik was already repaired. I loved the beautiful Venetian harbor and the city made entirely of marble. There seemed to be a lot more Roman influence visible up the coast at Split. The local Dalmation cherries, which were in season, were also delicious! I am glad you had the chance to see it, and I urge anyone else so inclined to visit there some time.

Dana

Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-10-07 at 16:24:50 PDT   Listings
D1,

not really, the exhibition was over subscribed and as they have to allow certain applications automatic entries the organising committee picked which entries they wanted and of course they picked the better ones as well as much in the National Class that could be allowed. It looks like they picked the creme de la creme of Revenues.

Arthur told me that the Gross collection of USA was a no shower as his insurance company wouldn't take the risk of sending it to Russia no matter what the insurance premium would have been.

David B.
Posted by karent8816   ( 447 ) on Jul-10-07 at 16:19:53 PDT   Listings
the group stamp collecting is legit. we have 65 members. rob is a member and so am i. we used to be moderators til this new change deleted us as moderator status or someone else did.

all those invitations he sent out please join. the group is going under construction by the leader.

karen
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-10-07 at 16:18:54 PDT   Listings
Jay,

It is against Ebay's rules to discuss X members,

David B.
Posted by de66   ( 1109 ) on Jul-10-07 at 16:11:49 PDT   Listings
D2

9 golds in Revenue i am stunned

D1
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-10-07 at 15:43:16 PDT   Listings
Anne

I'll reserve comment on the barite rose, since the auction is ongoing.
A scale bar would have helped, as would the weight of the specimen.
Posted by abt1950   ( 227 ) on Jul-10-07 at 15:33:37 PDT   Listings
Not exactly easy to lick and stick this one to an envelope. Anne
Posted by abt1950   ( 227 ) on Jul-10-07 at 14:50:02 PDT   Listings
Afternoonevening/morning from a hot and threatening NJ. At least I think this is NJ. As for the time of day, I'm really not sure.

We got back last night from our trip to the Dalmatian Coast. Very, very beutiful. We were on a tour sponsored by the Aracheological Institute of America and The Explorers Cubl. We spent a couple of days in Dubrovnik, which has been almost totally restored after the war in the 1990s, and then cruised the coast in a private boat. Aside from places like Hvar and Split in Croatia, we also saw Kotor in Montenegro and Mostar in Bosnia. It was a totally amazing trip. Lots of diverse cultural influences from the early Illyrians, the Greeks, and the Romans, to the Venetians, the Ottoman Turks, and later the Autro-Hungarians.

In terms of philatelic acquisitions, I am now the proud possessor of what looks to be a definitive book on Montenegran postal history, which I currently cannot read, plus a couple of cheap Yugoslav first day covers.

We also spent an overnight layover in Dublin on the way back. We had a couple of free hours in the morning before our flight out and managed to see the Book of Kells in the Trinity College library. Also truly amazing.

Now its back to the world of everyday drudgery, doing laundry, dishes, and general house-mucking.

So--anything interesting going on here?

Anne
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-10-07 at 14:29:06 PDT   Listings

re stamp groups, I was able to join, view and unjoin one group quite easily.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-10-07 at 14:17:33 PDT   Listings
Mount Gamkonora's alert was raised to the highest level, meaning a major eruption could occur within days or weeks, said Saut Simatupang, who is monitoring activities of the volcano on Halmahera island.

Seismic activity at the 5,364-foot mountain increased sharply Monday and two major eruptions were recorded early Tuesday, shooting debris 9,842-feet into the air, he said.

There have been no reports of damage or casualties, Simatupang said, with some 8,400 villagers evacuated to safer areas in the last 24 hours and northward winds blowing smoke away from residential areas.

Halmahera, the main island in North Maluku province, is about 1,500 miles northeast of Jakarta.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-10-07 at 13:47:03 PDT   Listings
Hmm, looks like listserve must be on vacation.
Big eruption taking place in Indonesia and no notification yet!
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-10-07 at 13:42:26 PDT   Listings
Great idea Jeff.

Nobody has to put postage on them and they end up with, hopefully, a future sympathetic reader.
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-10-07 at 13:26:46 PDT   Listings

re my Scott catalog offer

I ended up giving them to my local postmaster. We had talked stamps in the past and he is a casual buyer of mint sheets tat interest him.

He had never heard of Scotts before or seen a priced list of older stamps.

He was beaming when I left.

Jeff
Posted by oggilby   ( 1216 ) on Jul-10-07 at 11:03:26 PDT   Listings
SSSSSHHH--be verwy, verwy quite. I'm hunting wabbits!

Greetings from a soon to be stormy, very brown, Central Maryland, where the Baltimore O's are trying to figure how to save their season from total disaster.
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-10-07 at 10:57:38 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 You know, we haven’t heard from the garrulous “X” people for some time now—you know, “Lewis X” etc.

I’m keeping my voice down in case they are still around. Don’t want to wake them up


Jim
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-10-07 at 10:14:46 PDT   Listings
Anyone going to the Metroexpo in NY this weekend?

I'll probably go saturday.
Posted by djs127   ( 594 ) on Jul-10-07 at 08:44:03 PDT   Listings
postalhysteria - Jeff- Thanks for the link of Ebay stamp groups. It took a long time for the groups to appear in my browser and I tried to join the U.S. and Worldwide Revenues group but got an error. Anyone successfully join any of these groups today?
http://groups.ebay.com/clubcategory.jspa?categoryID=300000070
David Snyder
Posted by vinnysf   ( 519 ) on Jul-10-07 at 08:06:54 PDT   Listings
ukdyv i got your invitation to join the stamp collecting group... tried to but i guess the ebay groups are down. i'll keep checking back though. thanks for the invite
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-10-07 at 07:53:09 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

From a hot and humid Scarsdale.
Posted by vintiques4u   ( 532 ) on Jul-10-07 at 07:50:49 PDT   Listings
hi, I picked up some south carolina documentary tax stamps. I would love some info on them. They are 4cents, 8 cents, and 20 cent stamps. Please help.

thanks
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-10-07 at 07:30:12 PDT   Listings

Mornin...

eBay today has 23 stamp discussion groups. Couldn't get any of the links to connect, guess they are still working on it, or it is not suited to my slow dialup connection.

http://groups.ebay.com/findclub.jspa?q=stamps

Linda - nicely worded, I like your southern hospitality

Jeff
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1371 ) on Jul-10-07 at 05:03:52 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all



Jim L.

member
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-10-07 at 04:36:59 PDT   Listings
D1,

they are in medal order,

here is the list.

Porto Lima, Brazil Gold 93
Cai, China Gold 91
Arango, Colombia Gold 90
Makinen, Finland Gold 90
Harman, GB Gold 94 Special Prize
Mrdja, Serbia Gold 92
Ong, Singapore Gold 90
Kimmel, Switzerland Gold 94 Special Prize,Felicitations
Eksombatchai,Thailand Gold 90

Spano, France LV 87

Akerman, GB V 83
Suri, India V 83
Posted by de66   ( 1109 ) on Jul-10-07 at 03:25:59 PDT   Listings
D2

Can i get a scan of the Revenue results

Cheers D1
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-10-07 at 01:42:33 PDT   Listings
D2 to D1,

got it,

watcha wanna no,

David B.
Posted by de66   ( 1109 ) on Jul-10-07 at 00:35:52 PDT   Listings
OK so i talk to myself!



D1 to D2 - Did you get to AG
Posted by de66   ( 1109 ) on Jul-10-07 at 00:34:52 PDT   Listings
D1 to D1 - Did you get to AG
Posted by horadam1   ( 437 ) on Jul-09-07 at 22:11:51 PDT   Listings
Jim, I'll try not to. Just too many time constraints lately. Glad you are all doing well, and glad to see everyone posting. I assume Michel is okay. Just those two posts and that is it....
Posted by bradstonian   ( 1276 ) on Jul-09-07 at 22:01:33 PDT   Listings
Hi Ed,

Thanks for the publicity!

For Jim, and anyone else interested, the article is about my 'Canals, Dams & Locks' thematic collection. Over the years, some board readers have contribted items, for which I remain grateful.

I actually answered the Stamp Magazine questionnaire over three years ago, and thought that it had been forgotten about, until a short while ago when I was contacted again.

I made a few updates, and corrected a couple of errors of fact (which didn't get altered in the published article), and am very pleased with the result.

I wonder if any board readers collect a similar theme?

Martin.
Posted by rolyrj   ( 4 ) on Jul-09-07 at 21:01:34 PDT   Listings
Ahhh that's the man...............
Gonna cost him the thick end of $30,000 to add that one to his collection :)
Betcha he pinches the high res scan though :)
Cheers

Roly
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-09-07 at 20:06:48 PDT   Listings
Hi Roly tis Bob in Wa that collects them.`
Posted by ukdyv   ( 94 ) on Jul-09-07 at 20:05:34 PDT   Listings
That royal visit stamp...how is that treated for a stamp collection, my Scott states that the set of 4 royal visit stamps was prepared and never issued but copies of the 3p stamp made it into the stamp market. Is it considered a cinderella, some kind of proof or specimen??
Posted by rolyrj   ( 4 ) on Jul-09-07 at 19:30:38 PDT   Listings
Who is it that collects Nudes on stamps again?

I am sure THIS ONE from New Zealand will not be among the collection :)

Likewise, anyone collect ships on stamps? I am sure THIS ONE also from New Zealand won't be in the collection, only three known copies in the world apparently.

Cheers

Roly
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1371 ) on Jul-09-07 at 19:24:56 PDT   Listings
member
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-09-07 at 17:59:22 PDT   Listings
Rob
 Welcome to the Stamps chat! You’ll find us helpful (on the whole). I see you can spell, so you are doubly welcome


â˜ș

Victor... Welcome back. Don’t be such a stranger, eh?

Jim
Posted by horadam1   ( 437 ) on Jul-09-07 at 17:21:31 PDT   Listings
Dave, glad to hear you finished and in record time. I understand the part about the lack of brevity. You could always cull some of it out, and get someone interested in printing a huge tome. But, it would be a shame to cut any good information. Either way, just being finished is a great accomplishment. Let me know when it is available.

Paul, also nice to hear from you. I have not given up on the board, just have been working so many hours. Today we met a potential new partner. One of my partners has been sick lately, so it has been too many hours every day for months. That may change soon... Glad to see your daughter is back. My son decided for Vanderbilt instead of Northwestern. I am somewhat disappointed since I like Chicago, but Nashville is a great city also. He'll start in journalism and then we will see.

Glad to see the board still is afloat...

Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-09-07 at 16:53:32 PDT   Listings
JIM / IOMOON--------ED has a auction lot up for bid right now that is back-of-the- book-material/revenues .The lot contains some Costa Rica revenues with what looks like volcanos ,.....paul
Posted by dbenson   ( 8382 ) on Jul-09-07 at 16:52:13 PDT   Listings
Claghorn,

looks to be about 2005 to 2006 vintage, can't see anyone paying good money for it, personally I would value it between 1c. & 1 1/2c. but then I am known for my generosity and over valuations,

David B.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1053 ) on Jul-09-07 at 15:19:26 PDT   Listings


What's it about Ed?
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 410 ) on Jul-09-07 at 15:10:36 PDT   Listings
ukdyv WElcome to the ebay Stamp Chat. I'm afraid I too deleted your email without even clicking on a link as that is the scammers favourite form of invasion, via an unsolicited email. Maybe you should have introduced yourself via a posting here before emailing. If you are really interested in stamps, this board is the one for you, particularly in the cooler Nth.Hemisphere months. This week has been a slow one on the board, probably due to the USA weather and holiday.

In a month here you would learn a terrific lot about US and world wide stamps. A couple of our collectors here have HUGE world collections, and there are also many specialists in various and varied fields of collecting. All chatters here are willing and able to assist with identification or opinions or translations from foreign languages.

The ebay Users' Stamp Club has a meeting here once a month, right on this board, but you dont need to be a member to post messages here.
So, instead of just looking in and personally emailing each poster, why not jump in and tell us more about your collection, ask a few questions etc.
Oh, and we like to see pics of stamps as LINKS, not as postings (details of how, and loads more in the links in the BIG YELLOW BOX)

Welcome to the Board,
Linda
Posted by ed845   ( 4508 ) on Jul-09-07 at 15:01:12 PDT   Listings
Congratulations to bradstonian who has a three page spread in this months Stamp Magazine.

He has also mentioned the eusc a number of times in his article.
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-09-07 at 14:48:13 PDT   Listings

Free cataog offer

if anyone could use a used set of Scotts 1999, a 2002 US specialized and a bound US 1945 will send them to you for the cost of the postage. I am downsizing and don't have room. e-mail me if interested - I will have to box them up and get postage cost. Won't be cheap.

Jeff
Posted by infla-alec   ( 548 ) on Jul-09-07 at 14:36:04 PDT   Listings
Rob Thanks for the invite also but to be perfectly honest I'm already active in far too many stamp boards, study groups and chat rooms worldwide. So I shall repectfully decline your offer.
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-09-07 at 13:41:54 PDT   Listings
Rob As President of the Ebay Users Stamp Club, I invite you to join us. Just click the link below.
Posted by ukdyv   ( 94 ) on Jul-09-07 at 13:36:38 PDT   Listings
Ebay groups appear to be down. Bad timing on the invites I guess, the groups worked when I invited because I had to do the invites from within the group. Hopefully they'll be up soon.

Well, I haven't posted here before for a couple of reasons.

1. 10 years ago I wasn't actively working on my stamp collection. I collected in middle school and a bit in high
school and then my collection sat idle for many, many years. Then my wife told me I needed to get a hobby so I resurrected it.

2. I didn't know this was here. I had messed around in the groups but not in Chat.

Rob
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-09-07 at 13:25:15 PDT   Listings
Jeff I also recieved one. The page that the link goes to is unavailable?

ukdyv This chat board has been here for 10 years, or so. Why have you not posted here before? Anyways welcome.
Posted by ukdyv   ( 94 ) on Jul-09-07 at 12:52:29 PDT   Listings
I buy stamps every now and then. The last couple of purchases were made outside of ebay. I collect US and worldwide, whatever strikes my fancy at the time. I'm working on IDing and getting my stamps in albums right now so not much is being spent on new acquisitions. I've completed about 4,500 out of 40,000 stamps so far. As far as selling, my kids get first dibs on my duplicates (got 3 of them somewhat interested in stamps). After that I plan on putting my duplicates in packets to give out on career-day at my kid's elementary school. Young blood seems to be lacking in this hobby. I thought of selling some FDCs and ship covers that I got in a bulk lot but decided to keep them.
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-09-07 at 12:45:11 PDT   Listings

Thanks for the clarification. There are so many fraudulent mails coming in these days. I am cautious about clicking links to join things I don't know about. Especially when eBay groups are all down today for some kind of makeover.

I have looked at your feedbacks, you don't seem to be very active in buying or selling stamps. What are your specific stamp interests?

Jeff
Posted by ukdyv   ( 94 ) on Jul-09-07 at 12:21:49 PDT   Listings
That was me. I don't want your identity. Just inviting you to an ebay group. It is a pretty new group but very active. It has both sellers and buyers of stamps, veterans and new collectors.
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3724 ) on Jul-09-07 at 12:13:41 PDT   Listings

I received the following e-mail which I believe to be a new attempt at ID theft, there was nothing in my official eBay mail at My eBay. The time 14:55 if eBay CA time just came from the future as it is only 12:12 there. BUT NOW I SEE THERE IS A UKDYV POSTING HERE??


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Posted by 220man   ( 152 ) on Jul-09-07 at 12:02:40 PDT   Listings
ukdyv: Thanks for checking.
Phil
Posted by ukdyv   ( 94 ) on Jul-09-07 at 11:43:47 PDT   Listings
220man, the stamps in the image appear to be very common issues.
Posted by 220man   ( 152 ) on Jul-09-07 at 11:34:51 PDT   Listings
Paolo: Bless you, it works! I don't know what is with Verizon today. Ah well.
Posted by 220man   ( 152 ) on Jul-09-07 at 11:32:59 PDT   Listings
Paolo: OK, try this [IMG]http://i9.tinypic.com/54clz6p.jpg[/IMG]
Posted by vonbag   ( 176 ) on Jul-09-07 at 11:25:41 PDT   Listings
Hi Phil,
The html of your links is correct, but it looks like you didn't upload your image to a server.
It's never going to work if you don't upload it to a server; I would recommend using www.tinypic.com.

Paula from England,
Many thanks for your kind message. I will reply ASAP (I am backwards on everything).

All the best,
Paolo
Posted by 220man   ( 152 ) on Jul-09-07 at 10:54:12 PDT   Listings
last try
Posted by jaywild   ( 958 ) on Jul-09-07 at 09:43:50 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 If you can’t get people to notice your stuff here just list it again and again, such as here and here.

â˜ș

Jim
Posted by 220man   ( 152 ) on Jul-09-07 at 09:01:58 PDT   Listings
try again
Posted by 220man   ( 152 ) on Jul-09-07 at 08:50:05 PDT   Listings
My wife found these in the pages of a poetry book. I assume someone may have been drying soakers. Common stamps, or should I check further? Here
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-09-07 at 08:20:09 PDT   Listings
3 posts in thirteen hours! Is that a record? I looked around at a couple other ebay chat boards and many seem to be even less active than ours. Wonder what that might mean?
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-09-07 at 06:04:34 PDT   Listings
D2 & IOmoon Jim What is up with THIS? . I never saw them presented this way before. This must be a new maker. What are your thoughts?
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1371 ) on Jul-09-07 at 05:18:06 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all



Jim L.

member