eBay chatboard archive: Oct-01-07 to Oct-07-07 week

Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 22:22:52 PDT   Listings
I need to add the my below statement is of course only correct if the stamps are examined as per the German Stamp examiners association (BPP) conditions...
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 22:12:06 PDT   Listings
mini*lindy, the position of the certifiers handstamps does not denotes Good or Bad but the basic condition of the stamp like perforated, imperforated etc..., however, the location from bottom of the stamp seen, indicates the overall condition very good to bad..., as higher the certifiers handstamps seen from the bottom of the back of the stamp as poorer the condition.
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 493 ) on Oct-07-07 at 22:03:16 PDT   Listings
peetah I'm working from memory here (and its going fast!), as I no longer have access to the large philatelic reference libraries as I once did. I think it was in the Michel Catalogues, (not sure), but yes.. the positioning of the certifiers handstamps denotes Good or Bad, but without that old reference I used to have, sorry, can't tell you which was which. Maybe another reader here has an old reference book with them in.

Linda
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 21:48:07 PDT   Listings
Thanks to all for the help on the Uruguay stamp.
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 21:45:43 PDT   Listings
Latest find on ebay...
French postal card to Iraq dated 1933, transported by the Overland Mail Baghdad-Haifa/Beirut.From 17.02.1930 onwards the Overland Mail surcharges were not necessary anymore, therefor ordinary UPU rate. Nevertheless rare...
http://i21.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/b9/27/fc49_3.JPG
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 21:09:00 PDT   Listings
DAVID B. ----No need for a apologie ,we been friends too long to let that get in the way .But you can buy the beer when you comes over to visit or judge a show here .
Posted by peetah   ( 506 ) on Oct-07-07 at 20:36:43 PDT   Listings
Thanks, vonbag The first 2 links did not work. I read the third, and agree "Thier" is on the back.
Other than it having been examined by Thier, how does that speak to the stamp being authentic or not? Are such marks placed there to signify they are genuine or forgeries? If they merely signify the stamp has been examined, then signing the backs are a waste of time.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 20:11:31 PDT   Listings
FROM Paul's records ----Dept. of Minas DEPT. OF MINAS.......off to bed ,paul
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:31:07 PDT   Listings
Paul, didn't think so as it looks like the info was from a web page and not from your records as you stated. You can easily prove me wrong by showing your records & I will humbly apologise,

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:26:23 PDT   Listings
Paul, it doesn't matter how many departments there are now or then, it gives a list of all the cities in each department,

David B.
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:23:46 PDT   Listings
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Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:17:51 PDT   Listings
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Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:15:34 PDT   Listings
Paul, would you like to show a link to your references you found, that may be of interest to someone,

DaVID b.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:14:07 PDT   Listings
Paul, it is not my list, it is a list I found whilst checking web pages and I couldn't care less,

Web page Queen,
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:10:00 PDT   Listings
DAVID B-----Your list of departments is wrong for the time period of that Uruguay stamp .There was no dept. of Lavalleja it was called dept. of Minas .....paul
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:42:50 PDT   Listings
correction -----said its not a city cancel ,should of said its not a city name on that stamp ....
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:31:57 PDT   Listings
NEW READERS ----Here is a clear scan of a SUCURSAL cancel on a later Uruguay stamp .BRANCH OFFICE CANCEL
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:07:50 PDT   Listings
22028 SINCE NOBODY ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION--------about the "city name on this stamp" .The correct answer is SUCURSAL means branch or subsidiary depending on which Spanish dictionary is used .So the answer that its not a city cancel would be correct .
Posted by 1covers   ( 1368 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:07:41 PDT   Listings
Karl Hennig
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:02:29 PDT   Listings
P.S.: you can find both stempels on classic Swiss stamps.
I know that of Stolow's on Italian States, mostly forgeries or repaired pieces.
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 17:57:56 PDT   Listings
Peetah,
on first image,
on the right is 'Thier' upside down (in Gothic carachters) in light carmine;
http://www.filatelia.fi/experts/marks/thier.jpg
on the left is 'J. H. STOLOW' upright in black .
http://www.filatelia.fi/experts/marks/stolowjh2.jpg

Both on this page:
http://www.filatelia.fi/experts/namess.html
(with notes)

At the moment, I can't decipher the one in the middle.

Paolo
Posted by peetah   ( 506 ) on Oct-07-07 at 17:46:52 PDT   Listings
On the lower back of a Transvall stamp. Does anyone want to venture what/who these are?


And here are the same, but rotated 180 degrees.
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 16:32:01 PDT   Listings
P.S.: ;-) I don't know why, but my last reminded me of the Swedish Chef in the muppet shows:
here is the chocolate moose (-careful film: here is YouTube link, careful contains film!).

Good continuation, Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 16:19:05 PDT   Listings
Roger,
One is here, described as "Scott 56a. Blue on large piece.... [...]" a use in May 1871...
in retrospect, this one looks like a light ultramarine blue (from the colour link Ultramarines).

Then, there were the 'Supermarines', but those mostly spitted fire ;-)

The date/usage of this one here (single off cover, used, on eBay.de) would correspond, but the tone looks but a little lighter than the one of yours on cover (with 'Après le depart' of 1868).
To add a tiny spit to confusion, it is described in the title as "lebhaftblau" (bright blue) and in the description as "reinblau" (hell)" (nothing-to-do with reindeer or with rien ne va plus of the casinò, but with pure (?) blue (light) -- Hallo!). LOL
Paolo
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-07-07 at 16:08:07 PDT   Listings
I'm off to work - "talk later".
Roger
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1701 ) on Oct-07-07 at 15:45:32 PDT   Listings
Prexie cover plus:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wieldwood-NJ-Sensational-zprexie-precancel-Postage-Due_W0QQitemZ110178296359QQihZ001QQcategoryZ689QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 15:27:01 PDT   Listings
"30rp blue" = "30rp offered as 'blue'" - sorry.
I know I should not believe each and every description ;-), however one has got to begin to learn from somewhere (or from some mistakes ;-))
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 15:20:55 PDT   Listings
Roger,
Thank you very much for solving my doubts!!!
(you had to take out those covers and scan them again, among else -- I will peruse your other links, too! I already saved your image with your explanation).
I have often seen on eBay (at least a couple of auctions are still up) 30rp blue on cover with cancels of 1868 on (one also with a cancel of 1870), therefore I was totally confused!

Thanks again & all the best!
Paolo
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-07-07 at 15:01:51 PDT   Listings
Another good links showing color of blues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarine
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-07-07 at 14:54:20 PDT   Listings
Paolo -
30 cent shades. The middle under cover is certified Blue. the others are normal shades. The true blue came out in September 1867 so needs a cancel during September -November, not sure how much further uses.

I would never call any of the "blues" Prussian Blue. There are dull ultramarines, ultramarines, and deep ultramarines.
Ultramarines
Blues

This seems to be a very useful pigment color guide. We really aren't interested in other guides.

If I screwed up the links,everyone shoul dbe able to figurre out the color guides.

Roger
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 493 ) on Oct-07-07 at 14:40:40 PDT   Listings
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Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 14:13:45 PDT   Listings
Bob in WA,
Although belatedly,
many happy returns from me too!
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 14:10:57 PDT   Listings
Matt (paperhistory),
I, too, find your phonography advertising cover very interesting.
Before you posted that cover, I didn't know an H about phonography and phonotypy in that guise.
Well, I aw that type of writing in the dictionaries I use, but with remarkable differences.
Among else, I find 'wurdz' for words quite intriguing!
Reminds me the Texan pronunciation of that word in American-English.
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 13:44:09 PDT   Listings
Roger,
The three found are from the P.O. of Payerne.
The one on your cover (also here) is obviously from Lausanne.
That makes it special, I think.
Besides, aren't both 30c. adhesives 'blue' instead of ultramarine?
As you know, this would make it even more desirable, with a catalogue value of above 500 CHF each for single on cover.
Although I still make a little confusion, I would dare to think that the cataloguists have it not very clear themselves: I don't know why, for instance, in Michel this scarcer shade of the 30rp of 1867 is called 'preussich blau' (prussian blue)...
This is just one of the hundreds of discrepancies and just in colour classification. I find the Michel special colour nomenclature out of line (or out of reality, what I see on stamps) in a few cases.

Paolo
Posted by lluehhhb   ( 300 ) on Oct-07-07 at 13:08:27 PDT   Listings
Rainer

Sure, here it is. I've sent it to your mail too.
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-07-07 at 11:53:09 PDT   Listings
Aloha Paolo -
Please thank Michelle for the translation. It is now very clear what was written on both occasions. So, if only one was known in 1931, and 4 known by 1959, I wonder how many have been found since?

Roger
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 11:45:32 PDT   Listings
22028,

I found this web page of the 19 departments,

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UY/

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 11:40:28 PDT   Listings
22028 & lluehhb,

try,

http://cgi.ebay.com/URUGUAY-IVERT-13-USED-SUCURSAL-CANCEL-LOOK_W0QQitemZ200160157082QQihZ010QQcategoryZ695QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

David B.
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 10:52:05 PDT   Listings
lluehhhb, thanks..., can you send me a scan of the other item you found in an auction catalgue?
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 10:50:11 PDT   Listings
@lluehhhb, thanks..., can you send me a scan of the other item you found in an auction catalgue?
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-07-07 at 09:46:04 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

DC

India ink.
The same as used in mapping pens such as Rotring etc.
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1701 ) on Oct-07-07 at 09:21:36 PDT   Listings
If I have a counterfeit/fake/forged stamp or stamp with the same sort of overprint, how can I mark it?
I want to put something permanent on the reverse BUT not something that will bleed through to the front.
Posted by lluehhhb   ( 300 ) on Oct-07-07 at 08:44:24 PDT   Listings
I just found one in an auction catalogue and the phrase is right as I wrote it.
Posted by lluehhhb   ( 300 ) on Oct-07-07 at 08:39:43 PDT   Listings
Rainer,

I'm almost sure that cancel reads:

Administración de correos / SUCURSAL / Montevideo

I'm not totally sure about the exact words in the first phrase, but 100% sure it's from Montevideo. It's the standard cancel in these stamps, so if you look for other ones I'm sure you'll find a clear example.
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-07-07 at 08:26:01 PDT   Listings
NOIP… Today is my granny’s birthday. She was born 121 years ago, and since her name wasn’t Jeanne Calment she is no longer around!

Jim
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 05:11:59 PDT   Listings
Good day all from Sunday Shoes!

In a moment, I have to go off to the father of my wife for the day. He lives in a beautiful old house in Amersfoort, which until about 1850 was used as a prison [there's lot of chime in the house, for who has the guts and ears to listen ;-); I normally like to stay by myself at the upper floor, under the roof, for some hours when I go there; up there there is some kind of a spot where you can listen what is said on the lower floors]. Was built in the early 16th century on the older city walls. Few modifications were made since then and it's a national monument (even though it's private property).

Won this little beauty, the 10rp stamp of this series graphically speaking is my favorite of all Pro Juventute emissions.

Roger,
"Dieser stempel wird im Berner Postmuseum aufbewahrt und ist bis anhin "gebraucht" nicht nachgewiesen."

(~)= "This postmark was kept in the Bern Postal Museum and since then is not known as used"

word "Anhin": not found.

"Laut Fussnote Seite 91 war dieser Stempel "Apre le depart" damals nur aus dem Postmuseum in Bern bekannt. Seither ist er 3mal postalisch gebraucht vorgelegen, sodass nun wenigstens 3 Stuck bekannt sind, namlich von Payerne."

(~)= According to the footnote at page 91 this Postmark "APRÈS LE DEPART" in those times was only known in the Bern Postal Museum. Since then, it was found 3 times postally used, so that only 3 pieces are known, namely from Payerne.

Wonder if Cuba is a scarce destination from Switzerland.

BBL,
Paolo
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 04:46:39 PDT   Listings
propably=probably
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 04:42:59 PDT   Listings
22028------The Uruguay stamp is propably not a city cancel.Checked my records of all 18 departments and found no city with that spelling.
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-07-07 at 04:10:32 PDT   Listings

Hey Guys,
I’ve just check the eBay fees on several lots I’ve listed and note that they are charging picture fees on a few lots where there should be no picture fees. Does anyone know a contact with eBay for addressing billing issues?
Jim L.

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Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-07-07 at 03:00:34 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all


Bob in Washington,
Here’s a belated Happy Birthday from me. Sorry it’s late.

Jim L.

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Posted by philaweb   ( 292 ) on Oct-07-07 at 02:27:45 PDT   Listings
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Posted by sheryll*net   ( 91 ) on Oct-07-07 at 00:26:58 PDT   Listings
Bob in WA - Wishing you a very happy birthday! Here's a special bridge for you, that you could cross on your next visit here.

S2
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 485 ) on Oct-06-07 at 23:48:45 PDT   Listings
Matt: Wow, ASU will go from 18 to the top 10 in one jump maybe. They were off my radar screen, but 6-0 is 6-0.
That Colorado win means they are for real.
I usually get to see the USC game out of the PAC games.

If the D-Backs and Red Sox meet, one of them will be the first to win it twice since 2001.
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-06-07 at 23:03:31 PDT   Listings
Who can identify the City name on this stamp from Uruguay on the "Sun head" issue of 1860?
http://www.ozdoba.net/forum/stempel.jpg
Posted by keleofa   ( 3543 ) on Oct-06-07 at 22:39:24 PDT   Listings
Dragon,

The USC loss is also good news for ASU (6-0)

And don't forget the Diamondbacks!

Matt in Arizona
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 485 ) on Oct-06-07 at 22:13:24 PDT   Listings
In NCAA football, LSU held on to the #1 spot, coming back to beat Florida. The game was in question as Florida had led for most of the game.
The game that turned out to be the real shocker was the team from Stanford defeating #2 USC in perhaps the 2nd biggest upset of the year. Michigan losing to Appalachian State still has to be considered a bigger surprise.

Two very good games to watch, I'm glad I saw those.

Good job to the new coach for Stanford, the "kid" (Jim Harbaugh) really pulled it off!! (I say kid because he's younger than I am. That trend is increasing too much!)

NCAA Football. It's very entertaining.

I wish I could see the Rugby, it's on channel 615 on my dish, and that's $15/month. There are times I wish I could pay per view that channel for certain events.

Sorry for the sports post. But that USC loss is great news for the California Bears, LSU Tigers, and even the long-shot Boston College Eagles have to like that one.
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-06-07 at 18:35:01 PDT   Listings
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Posted by paperhistory   ( 1991 ) on Oct-06-07 at 18:02:01 PDT   Listings
happy purchase of the day from club show today. This is a nice 1850s "phonography" ad cover -- not bad in and of itself, but the killer is that the postmaster (who apparently was the sender) wrote his postmark, the rate, and even the name of the addressee in Phonotypy (as described on the ad cover itself!). I've never seen anything quite like it. (There is no Cilburn, OH. It's Kilbourne).
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-06-07 at 17:37:07 PDT   Listings
Roger…

Argggggh! I missed your birthday. Well, better late than never…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-06-07 at 17:33:07 PDT   Listings
Bob in WA…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Jim
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-06-07 at 16:57:51 PDT   Listings
"extreme left"... please make that "extreme right", sorry.
Maybe I hesitated to call like that the most defective stamp, could be a "Freudian political slip" ;-)
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-06-07 at 16:52:27 PDT   Listings
... re-presents,
I bought for myself this small present
(thanks to tinypic.com for hosting my images)

All the stamps but the 10c. red (it's a type I), are damaged. I thought they were sound from the description LOL (not).
However, the 10 c. bears a (strangely ?) smudged, apparently overinked, St. Croix cancel dated "19.11.15 - 4" within the rectangular date bridge.

The 10Fr. green on the extreme left is shown as it was before (on the top row) and how it is now. Fear not, I have marked it "repaired" with indelible black ink on reverse. I still have to work on it, though. Sometimes I like to waste my time with painting, especially on things that were presents ;-) (of the serie "almost wondrous transformations").

Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-06-07 at 16:35:26 PDT   Listings
Good day all from nightly Shoes!

Roger,
Sorry, no clue about colloquial translation. I came up to about your same conclusion. It will also be because I have burned some of my cerebral cells yesterday evening! ;-)
Will ask to Michelle tomorrow -- when she wakes up -- who's fluent in that language.

Jim (Jaywild),
A belated Happy Birthday from me as well!
I missed it during my 'solitary' and 'boring' excursions to the land of complaining.

Paolo
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-06-07 at 16:15:21 PDT   Listings
jaywaild -
Apologize for missing your birthday celebration. Congrats!

Here's an item I bought this week in celebration of my birthday, only 141 more years (items) to go.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270171042625

Roger
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 81 ) on Oct-06-07 at 14:27:35 PDT   Listings
Thanks Jim. Well I saw both live on TV today so not too worried. More worried about the time difference for next Saturdays match:-), I think it is in the evening, so probably means 03:00 in China.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 14:22:34 PDT   Listings
Peter

Have a safe trip to China.
Hopefuly the flight will show at least the highlights of tomorrow's games.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 13:58:57 PDT   Listings
Ooops

France beats the favored All Blacks.
Posted by peetah   ( 506 ) on Oct-06-07 at 13:57:39 PDT   Listings
Ok, Sorry for the bold
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 81 ) on Oct-06-07 at 13:57:31 PDT   Listings
I/O many a slip and hard on the Kiwis and well done the French, that's 2 great games of rugby today where nobody deserved to lose!
Peter
Posted by peetah   ( 506 ) on Oct-06-07 at 13:56:23 PDT   Listings
USA collectors might find
this interesting.
Think: "Recalled Legends of the West".
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 10:12:57 PDT   Listings
Matt in Arizona

Just did some googling and 23% of the members of the International Rugby Hall of Fame are All Blacks.

However, the 1997 inductees include members of the magical Welsh team; Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Cliff Morgan and JPR Williams.
Posted by jer1640   ( 9 ) on Oct-06-07 at 10:12:31 PDT   Listings
yes matt i have also seen some covers but none like these of the gold coin commerative issues these are really unique but no one has any info on them
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:59:51 PDT   Listings
Jer1640,

Have you done searches on eBay for the Tongan FDCs? I see them all the time. There may not be any literature on them if they are common. Hopefully someone with expertise in the area will stop by and respond to your questions.

Matt in Arizona
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:57:07 PDT   Listings
Iomoon,

I got a chance to see the All Blacks in action in Western Samoa a few times against the Samoan team, who weren't too bad. At the time there were quite a few ex-pat Samoans playing for the All Blacks. Giant crowds, big events.

Matt in Arizona
Posted by jer1640   ( 9 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:53:40 PDT   Listings
i guess my main question is are they of any value . there was a lot of information on the tonga island stamps but i think this information has been lost over the years. scotts have no real information about the history of the stamps. some were printed upside down. there is a cover issue that contains 12 or 13 of the stamps but is never mentioned in any book on stamps that i have seen. also there is no mention of the queen stamp ist day cover.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:25:09 PDT   Listings
Matt in Arizona

The All Blacks are odds-on favorites.

But "there's many a slip twixt cup and lip"!!
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:08:52 PDT   Listings
Go All Blacks!

Matt in Arizona
Posted by lillianna   ( 5564 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:08:44 PDT   Listings
jimbo Thank you for your gracious answer! Also, thanks for the term "slogan roller cancel" which I will use in the item description....

lil
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:59:31 PDT   Listings
iomoon, that was a surprise result...
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:45:20 PDT   Listings
In case anyone is wondering, England beat Australia in the quaterfinals of the Rugby World Cup.

Their next potential opposition are either France or New Zealand in the semifinals.

Then in the finals, the other half includes Fiji or South Africa and Argentina or Scotland.
Posted by jimbo   ( 411 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:33:28 PDT   Listings
Here, take a couple - I have some left over: ///

jimbo
Posted by jimbo   ( 411 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:27:58 PDT   Listings
Lil (lillianna),
You deserve an answer to your questions of last evening.
The Normandie cover is an event cover. I cannot tell you to which group of collectors (maritime or philately) it would be of greatest interest. I would list it in both categories. I would mention the slogan roller cancel which is interesting and, of course, the whole basis for the card's interest. It is not a great rarity but is worth more than the ordinary first day of issue cover - maybe $1 to $5 (on a good day).
The postcard franked with the 1Âą parcel post stamp of 1913 would be of interest to collectors specializing in such covers. It was an acceptable usage of the parcel post stamps although they were not intended for use on ordinary mail. Certainly the usage is important. Again, such items are not uncommon. Should bring one or two dollars (although I haven't been following these items).

jimbo
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:10:21 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

The semi-final ain't going to be easy!
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 81 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:58:24 PDT   Listings
Thanks Marius and hard luck to the Aussies, that was one hell of a nail biting game, that in all honesty we never expected to win!
Peter
Posted by stampmad   ( 1088 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:50:48 PDT   Listings
Congratulations to the Pommies. They were the better team on the day
Marius
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:48:53 PDT   Listings
jer1640,

re: Tonga stamps

What information are you looking for? Post a question and people who check in during the day may have answers.

Matt in Arizona
Posted by threekittens   ( 369 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:38:01 PDT   Listings
Hi again, This is "onepup" under my usual ID rather than the one my DH normally bids under.

I did find 2 examples last night where someone actually bought one of those "coin stamps" here on Ebay. one sold and feedback for one

I certainly can't retire on the profits but if someone might want it I may as well list for 99cents rather than toss it. I also see where the very same example (like same seller) Matt showed is listed here in an Ebay store at the same price. And no it hasn't sold yet. As I said I'll just include the mineral stamps along with a gemstone book. I bought a box of 20 to 30 lapidary/gem books at a yardsale yesterday. Doesn't appear there is anything too exciting in the lot but for $2 I figured I may as well group them together and list them.

Actually there is one neat book in the box. An old Peacock company catalog from 1920. All sorts of neat stuff in it. Like pocket watches, jewelry, a few clocks and so on. Fun to look at. That one's probably a keeper.

Again, thanks for your help here. I'm normally an Antique's board person.
Posted by jer1640   ( 9 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:19:57 PDT   Listings
good morning out there from a rainy humid Florida... does any one out there have any information on the 1060 series of the Tonga Island goild coin stamps especially the queens stamp which there were only 11 first day issues made.
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 06:36:47 PDT   Listings
Ant-Ra,

re: Coin Stamp

I agree, not a good offer. I was offering the site simply as a reference.

Matt in Arizona
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-06-07 at 05:12:32 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim L.

member
Posted by philaweb   ( 292 ) on Oct-06-07 at 02:49:00 PDT   Listings
Good Morning/Day/Afternoon/Evening!
Posted by sheryll*net   ( 91 ) on Oct-05-07 at 22:56:50 PDT   Listings
Jim - Wishing you a very happy birthday! Sorry I couldn't find a 5 October cover to link to, but one is on the way. 8-)

S2
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 641 ) on Oct-05-07 at 22:14:17 PDT   Listings
Rainer Can't remember having tasted those brews but I shall take your word for it. I wonder how many different beers there are in the world? I would imagine possibly 10s of thousands? I suppose I have only had a couple hundred different. The favorite around here (by beer lovers) is Boulevard Wheat made in Kansas City. I rather doubt any current readers of the board have ever had it, wish I could send you a bottle.

Matt I wonder how long that guy has had that "stamp" for sale? I have several around here somewhere. They turn up in box lots every so often. Just goes to show you can ask what ever you want for something.
Possibly somebody somewhere will bite on that one. I would not want onepup to be mislead on that offering.
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-05-07 at 22:06:10 PDT   Listings
Thank you all for the birthday wishes, which were truly appreciated. I would ask that anyone that gets a non-philatelic cover over the next few days with an October 5 postmark, to please think of me


â˜ș

Thanks again to all. I’ve been busy today so was absent from the board. (We had a birthday party today for Timberwolf the cat also
)

Nice to see you Jeff S. I shall accept your coffee toast and raise you one espresso!!!

Jim
Posted by onepup   ( 83 ) on Oct-05-07 at 21:12:34 PDT   Listings
Thanks to both of you!
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-05-07 at 21:10:02 PDT   Listings
antonius-ra, have you ever tried Königs Pilsner or Warsteiner, both form Germany, a dream of beer and Watsteiner is my favorite when I am back home...
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-05-07 at 21:03:20 PDT   Listings
Onepup,

Coin Stamp Info

Matt in Arizona
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 641 ) on Oct-05-07 at 20:53:15 PDT   Listings
subotaj2 Well the answer is NO, but I think you just did.
Note: massive does not equal 1000 stamps here. However massive 1000 stamp lot usually means JUNK.

Onepup Old American Insurance Co. did not issue postage stamps.
Value= zip
The block of 4 gemstone stamps was issued by the U.S. in 1974. Todays value would be face, i.e. 40 cents. I bought a lot of those back then and still have a few left I use on packages when shipping gemstones that I cut.
Posted by onepup   ( 83 ) on Oct-05-07 at 20:49:42 PDT   Listings
Well I answered my second question by searching with better terms this time. 1974 and no they aren't worth listing. ;)
Might as well throw them in with one of the gemstone cutting books.

I'll check back later to see if anyone knows what the "coin stamp" is.
Posted by onepup   ( 83 ) on Oct-05-07 at 20:41:24 PDT   Listings
"were" in there
Posted by onepup   ( 83 ) on Oct-05-07 at 20:41:09 PDT   Listings
Also these gemstone postage stamps where in there. No idea what year they are from. Is something like this even worth listing if I start bid at 99 cents? No clue about stamps.
Posted by onepup   ( 83 ) on Oct-05-07 at 20:29:57 PDT   Listings
Good evening.

I just bought some books and inside one was this stamp. I'm assuming its not a postage stamp since it says the Insurance stuff on it. But not sure what it was for. Its bigger than a postage stamp. Any ideas what it was from?
Posted by subotaj2   ( 28 ) on Oct-05-07 at 20:28:30 PDT   Listings
Hello!
New here :)

can I post that i looking to buy massive lots of 1000's stamps?
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-05-07 at 20:15:40 PDT   Listings
For you newbies out there, this is a good example of a rear stamp.

Matt in Arizona
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-05-07 at 19:43:08 PDT   Listings

Jim (Jaywild) - HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!


Jim L.

member
Posted by lillianna   ( 5564 ) on Oct-05-07 at 19:34:46 PDT   Listings
good evening! I sell books on eBay, and usually post on the bookboard...where there are some knowledgeable stamp folks checking in from time to time...They have made me as aware of cancels as of stamps! I have two questions:
I have a postcard (French chateau, nothing remarkable) that was written aboard the SS Normandie, and has the "Voyage Inaugural" cancel on 29 March 1935. I am wondering if this would be more of interest to ocean liner enthusiasts...or if the special cancel makes it of greater interest to philatelists? Click Here

The second question concerns a 1913 postcard which is just noticed has a one cent Parcel Post stamp, instead of the more common 1 cent stamps I see on postcards. Is that unusual? Something to note in the auction? Click Here
thanks! lil
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-05-07 at 18:40:40 PDT   Listings
Apart from the eBay resilient and recalcitrant stamp related Scum Bags,
Something to report to this board extemporaneously:
I met a nurse who knows the guy who spoiled my life (by calling the police, etc.).

This evening I danced and talked with her, a very nice girl. 24 years old, I am, 42.
Beautiful smell of young flesh, disrupting girl, she looks like Marlene Dietrich (I will not tell you here more, I could eat her).

Some guys recognized me (!!!) , from the internet, and offered me some drinks!

all the best,
Paolo
Posted by 1covers   ( 1368 ) on Oct-05-07 at 15:50:46 PDT   Listings
Saundra - TAKE the material to the nearest qualified appraiser. It is unreasonable to expect otherwise. It will save all kinds of work.
Posted by vintage4now   ( 250 )   on Oct-05-07 at 15:03:12 PDT   Listings
Hi Peter,

Thanks for the kind words. LOL on the "lets start it at $1,000.00".

I will have to take my time, I tried to find an appraiser in my area and most were not interested as they would have to travel about an hour to view the collection. It is stored in 4 banker boxes, there are a few albums, stock books....a little of everything I read in the yellow box about how stamps are collected.

Saundra
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-05-07 at 14:55:07 PDT   Listings
Saundra

It doesn't have to be overwhelming.
Just take your time and dont look for a quick return.
Buyers will almost always pay more from sellers who appear to know what they are doing.
Rather than the " I bought this in a garage sale and know nothing about stamps" lets start it at $1,000.

Peter

After careful consideration, I decided that the 75c stamp was indeed portraying Longonot.

I'm still not sure on the 250c stamp displaying Mt. Kenya since it is a long way from the railway line.
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 641 ) on Oct-05-07 at 14:51:12 PDT   Listings
I gotta admit Pilsner Urquell is my second favorite beer (next to Boulevard wheat beer). The first and best Pilsner in the world!

Jeff My pleasure, I knew you would like them. I can't help myself but I listen to the GP/Grievous Angel CD nearly everyday. I do have bit of trouble listening to Townes at times. I saw him a couple of months before he passed and it hurts my heart hearing him and realizing he's gone, much to soon.
Posted by vintage4now   ( 250 )   on Oct-05-07 at 14:44:39 PDT   Listings
Hi All,

This is my first time posting on this board, your yellow box is very informative. I am going to be selling a stamp collection from an estate and I wonder if anybody would like to offer up any suggestions that might help. The proceeds will be going to a non-for-profit. I will continue to read the yellow box, it is a little overwhelming for a non stamp collector.

Saundra
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-05-07 at 14:24:44 PDT   Listings
Paolo -
I was going to comment on all the stock books you have bought, then realized I have my razor cards and letters in 3 ring binders - 8 x 2 inch, and 5 x 1 inch. That's over 21 inches of shelf space for razor cancel material. Who'd have thought it 5 years ago? I have about 10 inches of Sitting Helvetia binders.

Here are a couple of covers I bought last year and after taking the lower to Portland to obtain identification help (not successful), I looked this week in my Andres and Emmeneger of 1931 origin. Found it with the following note in German -
"Dieser stempel wird im Berner Postmuseum aufbewahrt und ist bis anhin "gebraucht" nicht nachgewiesen."
In the 1954 udate is written:
"Laut Fussnote Seite 91 war dieser Stempel "Apre le depart" damals nur aus dem Postmuseum in Bern bekannt. Seither ist er 3mal postalisch gebraucht vorgelegen, sodass nun wenigstens 3 Stuck bekannt sind, namlich von Payerne."

The online translations leave out important words, so if anyone can give me a true colloquial translation I'd appreciate it. I do get the gist of only known in postal museum, then updated that 3 known on stamps. Is that correct?

The 1969 loose-leaf edition values the marking at 70SF = 325 today.

Thanks in advance fo the help.

Roger
PS: Concerning errant razor. Give time. Seller occassionally posts here and may see gentle note. )'>) To everyone else, I not writing about Ruby, whose ads populate just about every search return page. I wonder how much they pay eBay for all their advertising. Obviously they are immune to sanctions!
Posted by rclwa   ( 976 ) on Oct-05-07 at 13:46:31 PDT   Listings
Jaywild -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY and I hope you manage to snag some nice Oct 5 covers for this year (at least it isn't a Sunday!) I'll keep an eye out.

Bob in WA
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 81 ) on Oct-05-07 at 13:26:37 PDT   Listings
I/O Jim, haven't seen those in a while, next week it will be the local BJ Yangjing pijou with Benson & Hedges for me:-)
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-05-07 at 13:23:33 PDT   Listings
Happy birthday Jim

Peter

The good stuff!!!
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 81 ) on Oct-05-07 at 13:16:47 PDT   Listings
Jaywild Jim Happy Birthday and many more to come. If it had been last week when I was in Chile I would have raised my glass of "pisco sour" to you, absolutely one of the best drinks, as it is it will have to be a chardonnay from S Australia......:-) ( I think the rugby tomorrow will be a bad result..
ClassicBruce The new SG cats are certainly good but not cheap. However... tomorrow is SG warehouse open day about 10 miles away from me, where I will be knocking on the door at 09:00 and buying new cats at 10% discount and saving the postage to boot, as well as foraging for collections.
Now in between trips, Sunday on the road again to Beijing and HK for 10 days, where beer will flow, and hopefully a trip to Yangs.
Peter
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3778 ) on Oct-05-07 at 12:44:05 PDT   Listings
JAY-JIM - happy birthday friend, I will toast you with a cup of coffee at my 8-o'clock meeting tonite!

MITCH - have enjoyed the 2 CDs you sent. The GP took me back a way to more youthful innocence. I truly loved the Townes CD, and at 10:30 last night I was forced to get out my 6-string when Pancho and Lefty played. Thanks for sending them.

livinginthepast-raff
Posted by xzephyr   ( 989 ) on Oct-05-07 at 11:42:00 PDT   Listings
Canister6

No one seems to have responded to you as yet on this board. Try the Emergency Contact board where I know you will find people who are dealing with problems like yours all the time.

Colin, the forgetful (who ought to have told you this in my last post!)

Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-05-07 at 11:32:34 PDT   Listings
Paolo, you sounds like really pissed off...
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-05-07 at 11:23:53 PDT   Listings
I have already shown it to my Lawyer.
Maybe he still has it, can't recall as of today's trip to Utrecht.
I have to look as I said.
Essentially, I jusy want to spoil them at the level of the sand of the desert (that is also why the atomic bomb was discovered).

Paolo

Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-05-07 at 11:07:12 PDT   Listings
Bjorn,
Perfectly at the point, and thank you for taking your time to analyze the matter.
The Problem is that the one lot that was lost, was heavy enough so to influence the S&H charge for the two lots.
cash Look at their INCREMENTAL S&H charges on their pages, and you will understand which is my point.

I want satisfaction, absolutely not because I am needy of money, but to prevent others to be circumvented in a similar manner with Rubystamps' singular shipping methods.
They can be read on any of their pages. The shipping cost depends on the weight.
I conserve the envelope (cover) that contained the last lot they shipped to me, which should have contained TWO lots on album pages. I will scan it and show it for public "ludibrium" (low franking) in a moment.

Paolo
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-05-07 at 10:45:55 PDT   Listings
bjornmu, coincidence, i have a glass of Pilsner Urquell in front of me.., great beer...
Posted by bjornmu   ( 945 ) on Oct-05-07 at 10:36:42 PDT   Listings
Jaywild, happy birthday! I bought two bottles of Pilsner Urquell at the supermarket today, to celebrate its 165th birtday. :-)

Paolo, about your dispute with Ruby: it looks from the second email you quoted that you may have bought more than one item, and only one wasn't shipped? If that's the case, than I must say I actually agree with Ruby that you shouldn't get the postage refunded if you had to pay that anyway for items that were shipped.
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-05-07 at 10:35:21 PDT   Listings
Burton,
That is very interesting info. IMO!
Thank you for sharing.

My best geodetic (nasty ones, to mathematical analyses II level of my exams) greetings,
Paolo

P.S. My "uncle", the brother of my Grandmother, mother of my father, Dante Tattanelli, R.I.P. my most favorite relative ever, maybe even better than my father, worked for geographical maps of Africa; he was working for the Italian Geographical National Institution from 1940, when he got caught by the British Army in Somalia.
Seven years of military jail spent with playing tennis, bridge, studying with the plenty of books that were offered for free, etc. Nothing like the Nip prisoners camps.
He had a GREAT time in the British P.O.W. camp (somewhere in Kenya). I can speak for him, as I am his only nephew.

Best, Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-05-07 at 10:16:01 PDT   Listings
Sehr interessant, Rainer!

Mit herzlichen GrĂŒĂŸen und den besten WĂŒnschen aus Shoes! ;-)
Paolo
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 641 ) on Oct-05-07 at 10:05:17 PDT   Listings
Happy Birthday JD !!!

Knud What boggles my mind is this seller is still a registered user? Last night it stated they had 107 negs in a month today says 85. Seems a bit strange as they did not recieve any negs for their first few years on ebay?!? Hijacked account comes to mind but there are a few satisfied buyers for like lots.
Posted by oggilby   ( 1235 ) on Oct-05-07 at 10:02:53 PDT   Listings
Greetings from warm & sticky Central MD!

Jaywild--Happy Birthday Day! Virtual beers, Jack Daniels and sodas available in the balcony!!!!

Paolo--After my second lot from Dorothy's red slippers got "lost" in the mail (and later showed back up in their listings) I just look & don't touch! There's not enough "common" stuff to fill my holes!
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-05-07 at 09:47:09 PDT   Listings
I got the permission from APS to upload my article published in The American Philatelist, 10-2007, on my server. If someone is interested, he can download it here... (915 KB).
http://fuchs-online.com/iraq/files/Iraqi_Railroad_APS-10-2007.pdf
Posted by classicbruce   ( 321 ) on Oct-05-07 at 08:40:23 PDT   Listings
Thanks, Paolo. This year I've been trying to clean up a house full of way too many newly purchased large collections (mostly bought last year), and they were filling every room but bath & kitchen. I think I learned a lesson about biting off more than I could chew! So, I made a rule last New Years about not buying more stamps this year until I cleaned up better (which I've only broken a few times, when I couldn't resist a nice deal).
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-05-07 at 08:25:52 PDT   Listings
PS Roger,
I think I might have some other razor cancels on postage due (or other stamps).
I still have to organize better that large accumulation I swapped for Vatican City, San Marino etc.. I am so happy to have 'lost' them ;-)
Due to the enormous amount of lose stamps, although it is very unusual for me, I still have to examine more seriously the content of several envelopes. The problem is that it takes a lot of time and my ignorance on the field is a factor.
But for my life I hope I will accomplish the mission. I have bought 10 stockbooks with 64 pages each and a lot of 'hagner type' pages (my favorite) for the purpose of organization.


BBL,
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-05-07 at 08:06:16 PDT   Listings
ClassicBruce,
Nice to see you posting & congrats on your find!
Paolo
Posted by classicbruce   ( 321 ) on Oct-05-07 at 07:43:53 PDT   Listings
Speaking of cancels, I once saw about 1/2 a Hong Kong stamp go for $400, due to the extremely scarce cancel.


I got my unlisted Lagos Inv. wmk. listed in Gibbons BC 2008 (it's #24w), starting at 200 pds, as no one knows whether any others may come forward yet.

Some of the newer Gibbons Specs are really nice - I just got in Central America, and it's a beaut (too bad the very weak USD makes them so expensive here in US - but still worth the cost). Also Middle East, and France & Cols SG are of the same superb quality - Large Format cats (about 12x8 inches per page), and much detail as well as color. Excellent cats, these newer ones are.

Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-05-07 at 05:51:36 PDT   Listings
Good day all from 'pending volcanic eruption' Shoes!

Roger,
Please CYE (no hurry) and sorry for my slow replies.

Paolo
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-05-07 at 02:58:07 PDT   Listings
Paolo -
Geneve Ru Du Stand Razor is on your postage due. Nice find. I have only seen this cancal once here -
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~rheath/razorexhibit2007/6_page14.html
- and now twice on a postage due.
My other razor on a postage due is this block used for internal accounting between departments:
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~rheath/razorexhibit2007/7_page14.html
The only other postage due I’ve seen canceled with a razor is an item from Chur in 1918-19 period. It was published in a series of Swiss razor articles.

BTW - Never mind short perfs when collecting cancels, that criteria is for stamp collectors, marcophilatelists are interested in the perfect cancel no matter wher it is used!

Today I discovered I have a very rare cancel on a Sitting Helvetia cover. I’ll scan it tomorrow with the citation.

Roger
Posted by knuden   ( 2363 ) on Oct-05-07 at 02:44:37 PDT   Listings
I guess some politicans missed the boat, so to speak. :O)

K.E  I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-05-07 at 02:16:58 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all


Colin (xzephyr)
I hope the strike does not evolve to the state of the 1971 Mail Workers Strike. If it does I’ll be looking for covers from the private mail carriers again.

Jim L.

member
Posted by xzephyr   ( 989 ) on Oct-05-07 at 01:41:35 PDT   Listings
this will do the GB Royal Mail a power of good!! Be warned – no deliveries for a week!

Colin the frustrated (thank God for eMail!)

Canister6

Watch this board – as the stamps were not as described I am sure someone will soon post a message on how to complain to eBay. As to the postage – if he did not say there was reduced postage for multiple lots then he is doing what he said in charging full postage for every lot. I hope someone more knowledgeable than me will be able to say if eBay would consider the high postage evasion of eBay fees which I think is also a cause to complain to eBay. And if you paid by Paypal or credit card, as the goods were not as described you might be able to get a refund from one or another of those.

Colin, just trying to be helpful.

Posted by knuden   ( 2363 ) on Oct-05-07 at 00:03:44 PDT   Listings
Hmmmm.

How can a seller have 372 feedback, a feedback score of 89.6% Positive and be a Powerseller??

K.E  I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by cannister6   ( 95 ) on Oct-04-07 at 21:53:46 PDT   Listings
I want to alert all stamp buyers about a real bogus seller on Ebay. The company is Berryville Cards located in Berryville, Arkansas. This seller shows a stamp collection that he says was donated and he is selling it in lots of 100 stamps. The photos of this collection are very enticing. There are photos of high-end American classic issues that are valuable. He starts the bidding at $.98 a lot. He charges $5.95 a lot for shipping. He says on his site that he takes time in choosing the stamps to avoid duplicates. I recently purchased 22 lots that totaled $80.66. He charged me $117.75 for shipping.

He mailed about 2000 stamps in two bubble-pak envelopes. He stuffed the stamps so that many of them were bent and creased. The stamps sent in no way resembled what was shown on his site. They were all cheap foreign worthless ones. About 60-70% were duplicates. He does not answer emails and according to a phone company recording, he is not taking calls at this time. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS SELLER AND DON'T GET TAKEN LIKE ME!

Dave
Posted by buybling   ( 247 ) on Oct-04-07 at 21:42:16 PDT   Listings
hi all, im wondering why ebay change everything i was hopeing thay would not charge insetion fees instead thay raise them ,seems like thay would raise final value fees and stop insertions to equal it out ,i love ebay but seems like it could be better .
Posted by billsey   ( 849 ) on Oct-04-07 at 21:21:37 PDT   Listings
Congrats mini*lindy! When do we see pics?
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Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-04-07 at 19:21:33 PDT   Listings
paradisepeabody,
You asked:
"Do people normally remove pictures after you have purchased an item?" "before you receive the item?"

Happens to me will all to much frequency when they material received did not quite measure up to what was expected. I agree that it’s not in order.

Jim L.

member
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 18:03:15 PDT   Listings
David B.,
Although I must confess my point of view is corrupted by being a directly interested part, I think your explanation regarding their mistakes is a tad bit too benign in this case.

I am not sure about the IQ part either, as they try to do their business with profit, e.g. "conveniently" neglecting to give me the refund for the S&H cost...

For something different, I never had a similar problem with you, always very nice items and timely received (that is also important ;-)) so, your addition "(mine)" in my modest opinion is an understatement of your seller's diligence.

Brian,
Nice to see you posting! I hope all is fine with you and with CSA collecting!

Paolo
Posted by thebriguy1   ( 64 ) on Oct-04-07 at 17:26:36 PDT   Listings
oggilby Sorry for the delay. Email sent to you (via Ebay's rickety email system) with my correct address. Please make note here if it doesn't get there. Been suffering through baffling lost emails again of late.

Sorry to clog the chat with the mundane...
Posted by dbenson   ( 8612 ) on Oct-04-07 at 17:06:17 PDT   Listings
Roger & Paolo,

there must have a major problem with their " system " of they lose a lot of material. Speaking from experience where sometime a lot can't be found it is usually human error that caused it (mine) but a diligent search has always tracked down where it is. It has always been after the item was sold and has been placed in with another buyers material but the shipping department has noticed the mistake and corrected it. I presume their shipping department has a similar IQ as their lotting department which explains the problem.

David B.
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 16:38:10 PDT   Listings
P.S. maybe under it read "(RUE DU STAN)D"?
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 16:23:05 PDT   Listings
Roger,
Thank you for your words of encouragement, my friend!
Must be good luck (or good winds, those that are uncorrupted by rotten pharts ;-) I just found this postage due here:
Geneve Razor type II (should be a type II, please correct me if not so). This one is almost sound, as opposed to the one with St. Croix of 1899, if not for that shorter perforation on the left hand side, third from top
(Many thanks to Tinypic.com for hosting my images!)

Re. the sc*m stone:
I will simply not bid again on any of their lots and, when I spot a misdescribed item, like I have encountered so many in the last weeks, I will report it to eBay.
My Machiavellic fine ultimo has become to see them behind bars, not only expelled from eBay.

Paolo (will add something tomorrow on your wonderful items, as promised... now I am too P***** off to cogitate rationally)
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-04-07 at 15:53:01 PDT   Listings
Aloha Paul -
I hope you don't mind my sending items via eBay email system, I prefer that method rather than posting here where the Whole World" takes a look, including those in the balcony!

Paolo -
You go guy! I'm still P***** off at the item Ruby couldn't find that I bought! It is difficult for me to view their auctions, because they are mostly overpriced (there are a few exceptions), and they have a tendency to "lose" items prior to shipping. I personally believe they use a hidden reserve system without paying eBay fees for a reserve auction! If they lose as many items as have been reported over time, someone has light fingers within the organization! Couldn't be a describer since they don't have a clue. LOL

Roger
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 491 ) on Oct-04-07 at 15:51:22 PDT   Listings

Happy Australian Birthday
JayJim
5/10/07 8.51am Melbourne Time
Posted by philaweb   ( 292 ) on Oct-04-07 at 15:43:55 PDT   Listings
Good Morning/Day/Afternoon/Evening!

malolo Many thanks for the hint. Unfortunately not in my field of interest.
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 15:25:26 PDT   Listings
Jim (IO), ;-)
a few weeks ago I received this from my Chinese friend here in Holland:

"Dear Paulo,

Can I meet you soon....?

Thx,
XXX XXXXX
06 3xx xx248"

And then, as a very heavy addition:

"Dear Paulo,

A niece from me,named Katrxx began with xxxxlife in early ninetees in Indonesia. Katrxx makes a fortune now. Because she choose the right time and the right place for it. The first two years is hard working. After that she got so many people below her,who's doing her work. Katxxx just travel now to give her lecture,also in Hongkong,Bangkok and in Singapore.

And now do you get THE SAME CHANCES to build a xxMMA-Network in Italy.
So please lets get to work now for xxMMA EUROPE !
xxMMA just started succesfully in Germany,Holland,Austria,Poland, and Turkey,...AND ITALY IS IN YOUR HANDS NOW,PAULO !!!
I am allready preparing now for Indonesia,that soon will be started at least next year !
Simply,because I dont want to BE PASSED BY AN OTHER for Indonesia !

Now is Italy on turn, just for "One Tremendous Good
Product" ! That must be easy for you to do it,Paulo...and Michelle !

With Sincerely Yours,
xxx "

Apart for the horrible grammar errors,
I do not resist being called PAULO, not so many times in the body of one single e-mail!
He should know me much better than that!

Paolo (when I read that, I thought he was on crack, though)
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 485 ) on Oct-04-07 at 14:58:22 PDT   Listings
Yeah, I have a 2Gig memory thingawhooie too.
Too bad it only holds 1/3 of the Scott catalogs, but soon enough they will have a cheap 10G one that will handle that and more.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-04-07 at 14:48:33 PDT   Listings
Paolo

Absolutely agree with you as to removing images from auctions.
A few years ago it may have been necessary in order to put up new auctions.
However, today most hosts offer gigabytes of storage space for a small fee.
I now carry around a 2G memory stick attached to my neck.
My catalog with over 6,000 images only runs to about 80M.
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 14:38:45 PDT   Listings
Hi paradisepeabody,
you wrote in two subsequent posts:
"Do people normally remove pictures after you have purchased an item?"
"before you receive the item? "

No, that is absolutely not in order.
Like others said, only when the transaction is completed, seller received payment and buyer received item, it can be done to save web-space.

Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 14:25:07 PDT   Listings
Reply:
"We only refund shipping and handling cost on lots
which are shipped alone.

Regards
XXX
XXXXXXXX"

Well a negative is in order, I presume. I have to cogitate.
If they also gave me a negative, they (and eBay) would certainly hear from my lawyer!
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 14:19:46 PDT   Listings
P.S. the item in question was not lost in the mail.
It was never shipped, therefore a request of full refund, which includes S&H real cost I paid for, is in order!
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 14:15:09 PDT   Listings
In relation to an unpleasant episode on eBay, one the very few,
I received the refund from Ruby.
However....
"Paolo,

Item refunded just now. If there is anything else I
can do, please feel free to contact me with XXXXXXXX
in the subject heading of your e-mail.

Regards,
XXX
XXXXXXX Customer Service"

I replied as follows:

"Dear XXXXXX,

I received the partial refund.
You did not refund S&H cost.

Regards,
Paolo Bagaglia

(eBay ID: vonbag)"

Posthumous emphasis.
S&H cost was/is about 20% of the item price.

Paolo (time to take some action in order to prevent others to be f**** from the front and the back at will)
Posted by xzephyr   ( 989 ) on Oct-04-07 at 12:34:28 PDT   Listings
A & S

Fighting false eBay & Paypal eMails

Colin the ever hopeful! (Thanks Roger for your last adjectival suggestion!)

Posted by dbenson   ( 8612 ) on Oct-04-07 at 12:14:15 PDT   Listings
Rich,

try

Afar & Issas,

http://www.sandafayre.com/atlas/somalia.htm

Ifni

http://www.sandafayre.com/atlas/spansa.htm


David B.
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-04-07 at 12:13:45 PDT   Listings
Afars-Issas.

Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-04-07 at 12:09:23 PDT   Listings
nomad55
 Thanks! Also please thank Miss Viola for her kind attention


â˜ș

Jim
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-04-07 at 11:57:29 PDT   Listings
Ifni was Spanish west Sahara.
Afars and Isas in the Danakil depression of Ethiopia.
Posted by richintalent   ( 141 ) on Oct-04-07 at 11:48:14 PDT   Listings
Can someone tell me where Ifni and Afars and Issas were?

Rich
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 10:37:42 PDT   Listings
P.S. My official apologies to Michelle who not only let me bid on the items tranquilly but also listened to all my stories about Swiss postage due frame types, etc.!!!
Thanks Miekiemuis! (- I will not send you back to Ulan Bator, and you are NOT heavy! -)!

;-)

BBL

Paolo (aka Bietola 8, sub colony of Fiori 16)
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-04-07 at 09:46:32 PDT   Listings
Good day all from 'unpatient' Shoes!

Dragonstamps,
Thank you for your kind words!

Roger,
Wonderful pieces, if you allow me!!!
I particularly like the first one.
But I will try to reply in the detail later,
because now it's almost sniping time (and it will a fight as Michelle is almost going to return home)
Today I received this Swiss 1Rp postage due.
I knew there was something strange with it, as I don't have that plate fault on the numeral "1" in dark verimllion.
One of the reasons why I didn't have this position in the sheet is because it has the olive green frame of the I type (catalogues around 300.00 Euro).

BBL,
Paolo

Posted by jandjwindsor   ( 116 ) on Oct-04-07 at 06:35:53 PDT   Listings
this is a test
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-04-07 at 05:41:31 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

Rainer, endicia is one of the companies that makes "personalized stamps".
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-04-07 at 05:30:28 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim L.

member
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1701 ) on Oct-04-07 at 05:06:32 PDT   Listings
Happy birthday, Sputnik I.
Fifty years ago today, 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I.
It operated for 22 days, then the battery died.
It burned up on re-entry around 4 January 1958.
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-03-07 at 23:43:40 PDT   Listings
Today I have received a letter from USA with (for me) postage label. It carries the URL endicia.com and a code. Is this anew system now in USA? I know there was a collector of this PVI lables here...
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-03-07 at 23:11:59 PDT   Listings
Correction -
Cat for single 91C stamp with other stamp SF400)
I’ll need a expert to determine how the rates were calculated.

Where are editors when one needs them?
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-03-07 at 23:06:39 PDT   Listings
Aloha -
Paolo - Keep up the good work just like everyone is writing. I'll chime in occasionally when I have something to write. LOL (See below)
Looks like either GĂŒller & Cie were keeping very busy, or there was a lot of copying going on. Those Italian cancels look identical to this Finnish cancel I received this week. The measurements are the same 30mm outside circle - 19mm inside circle. That is pretty conclusive to me. For those who don't know, the razor cancelers were different diameters indicating deCoppet was probably trying to determine the best size. If Guller was selling cancelers to other countries and had a pattern book for them to choose from, then they would always be the same dimensions! As frederic would have said, "Voila!"

To keep on topic (Switzerland), these are the 4 parcel cards I received this week. They were not the rare varieties, but still I believe a worthwhile purchase. They are actually quite interesting combinations of stamps. (Large Scan)

Top card - I knew this had to be the first Type 1 Sitting Helvetia, ZU 107 (Sc 136a), since the second printing wasn’t distributed until Jan 1909. The only other 40 centimes that could have been used was a 97A (SC122) Standing Helvetia. Thus the use of the 40 Sitting, and the 30 Standing Helvetia is a correct and timely mixed franking, which should be interesting at auction. Cat alone for the Sitting Helvetia in combination with any other stamp is SF375. As a mixed with the Standing I have no idea, that’s what auctions are for.

Second card - Zu 96A (Sc121), strip of three 98A (123) and 106. Nice mixed franking during this transitional period. Cat values (not considering mixed franking) - SF 230

Third Card - Pair ZU 91C (110a) and 103. Again a nice mixed franking since I believe the Numeral stamps were still available. Cat for single 91C stamp with other stamp SF40). Don’t know premium for pair on cover. No price given!

Fourth Card - To me the prettiest, but may not end up the most valuable. ZU 99A (124), 98A (123), 96A (121), 103, 104. I haven’t a clue of the value except to add up the cat values for each stamp which come to about SF400. A fourth mixed franking.

To those who are following tis post, the high value Standing Helvetia had been in use since 1882, and in 1908/early 1909 they were replaced by the Sitting Helvetia. The low value Numerals had also been issued in 1882 and were replaced by the Tell Child and by the Helvetia Bust in early 1908. The examples on these cards were all available but soon replaced in the process of being replaced themselves during December 1908 and January 1909 as the design was considered weak.

These cards are great examples of the transition period when these combinations were available. None are out of period, they are just perfect examples of mixed franking from late 1908.

As a final point of interest, it seems these parcel tags were attached to packages of currency. The declared value rages from SFR500-700 and seem to have weighed between 6.5 Kilos and up. I’ll need a exert to determine how the rates were calculated.

There will be a test on Friday!

Roger
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 485 ) on Oct-03-07 at 20:45:17 PDT   Listings
Roger/Paolo: The Swiss stamp aspect of this forum is very interesting. I tend to move to the balcony for the discussion, but I enjoy following the thread.
Keep up the good work!
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-03-07 at 20:28:02 PDT   Listings
paradisepeabody, I remove the images as soon as I have received payment and the buyer has confirmed the receive of the item. In easy words, ones the transaction is finalized.
Posted by paradisepeabody   ( 21 )   on Oct-03-07 at 20:06:11 PDT   Listings
before you receive the item?
Posted by paradisepeabody   ( 21 )   on Oct-03-07 at 20:05:53 PDT   Listings
Do people normally remove pictures after you have purchased an item?
Posted by paradisepeabody   ( 21 )   on Oct-03-07 at 20:05:02 PDT   Listings
Is anyone on the board?
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-03-07 at 19:25:50 PDT   Listings
member
Posted by nomad55   ( 929 ) on Oct-03-07 at 19:12:42 PDT   Listings
jaywild....the amount you paid for the cover is about right IMHO.

Check your snail mail, as Miss Viola will be sending you some birthday greetings in a day or so.
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-03-07 at 19:01:07 PDT   Listings
Jim (Jay) & Roger,
Thank you for your kind words of encouragment. :-)

As promised, here is a page about those two Italian GĂŒller cancels (not on covers, as I erroneously mentioned, but Postal Cards) mentioned below.

Paolo
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-03-07 at 18:13:55 PDT   Listings
Roger & Paolo
 On the contrary, I vote you continue the Swiss discussion. It’s nice to see the exchange of information on this board. I even learned a thing or two about Swiss stamps and postal system!!!

â˜ș



Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-03-07 at 18:07:30 PDT   Listings
nomad55
 Yep, I saw that and was quite stunned to see a 6:30 pm September 6, 1901 Buffalo Fair cancel on that cover. The seller only listed it as a “1901 Fair cancel”.

There’s a letter that comes with the cover. It is likely that there is no mention of the shooting in the letter. It was almost certainly mailed before the shooting, which took place a little after 4:00 pm. Still, an interesting find. I was willing to pay more than I did.

â˜ș

And thanks to Bob in WA! I sure hope you get your computer fixed one of these days.

Jim
Posted by dbenson   ( 8612 ) on Oct-03-07 at 17:36:30 PDT   Listings
Peetah, the F word, FOURNIER,

David B.
Posted by peetah   ( 504 ) on Oct-03-07 at 17:34:23 PDT   Listings
Bill Claghorn or anyone else have an opinion for this? I perf it at 14. Caution: LARGE picture of Navigation and Commerce (Indo China).
Posted by nomad55   ( 929 ) on Oct-03-07 at 17:33:10 PDT   Listings
jaywild....I see by snooping around that you are now the owner of a "LEGITIMATE" 6 September 1901 cover.

Nice acquisition.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-03-07 at 16:07:43 PDT   Listings
Hmm,

a rash of volcano stamps.

Chile, Argentina, Japan and China, not to mention several Icelandic releases.
Posted by rclwa   ( 976 ) on Oct-03-07 at 15:40:11 PDT   Listings
Nice red star, Jaywild! Way to go! I may get there this year yet, who knows?

Hmm, first week in October, big birthday week coming up. Save those Oct 5 covers.

Bob in WA
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-03-07 at 15:22:10 PDT   Listings
I guess all the US collectors got bored with all this Switzerland discussion! LOL
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-03-07 at 12:21:37 PDT   Listings
That was a worthwhile lot. Drats!

I tell myself, "I can't in them all" (especially now your looking!) LOL.

Roger
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-03-07 at 11:29:59 PDT   Listings
Oh Drats, also this, it's Muttley, Muttley!
Do something! ;-)
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-03-07 at 10:30:27 PDT   Listings
Super Drats!
Whilst composing the previous, I forgot to enter a snipe on this one!
Anyway... had two window open, one with US$82.28 and one with US$100.06 (the sharp ultimate resource).
But wait! Maybe, if I contact seller soon enough he will notify the winning bidder he lost this lot as well, like I am sure it has happened to my lot some weeks ago.

Mattley, do something! ;-)
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-03-07 at 10:22:35 PDT   Listings
Roger.
This evening I scan those covers.
Then, that stamp I linked some days ago, this one, is well on chalky paper of course but - alas - also grilled (gum/paper).
It would have been too much of a 'bargain' were it on just chalky paper of 1940. ;-)
To me it looks like that the 1.50 frank on chalky paper only bears a slightly more bluish underprint than those of '1933', on which the underprint on background has a slight hint of green in it. The period of usage corresponded, if I correctly recall the rare in used condition only chalcky paper (gestrischenes auch gekreidt papier) started to be distributed on 30 november 1940 (cancel on stamp is December 1940).
Too bad, also, that the seller neglected to add one of the lots I won in the envelope (I already have notified of this fact by e-mail, no reply as of today) addressed to me.

Paolo
Posted by 1covers   ( 1368 ) on Oct-03-07 at 09:04:24 PDT   Listings
If I were to try to remove self stick stamps from paper, I would start with "like dissolves like" thinking and try a bath in "Goo-Gone" or that fluid in an ultrasonic bath.
Posted by soggy333   ( 56 ) on Oct-03-07 at 06:34:54 PDT   Listings
Mitch
Why don't you try that ultrasonic bath on some cheap stamps? I remember cleaning pen nibs with one of those. It is more violent than it looks. My guess is that it will take all of the sizing out of the paper and disintegrate the stamp if left in too long. The solvent used can be water or just about anything. The physical agitation accelerates the action of any solvent used.
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1701 ) on Oct-03-07 at 04:54:59 PDT   Listings
Jim L & jaywild, thanks for the nod for my (1700).

jaywild, looks like I missed returning the favor when you got your (1000).
Much more significant since you got a star color change.

Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-03-07 at 03:24:53 PDT   Listings
...with naphtha alone it works as well for me (just tried), the sticky stuff slowly enters in the solution. however, by doing so, one goes to waste a little glass of this relatively expensive fluid for inexpensive stamps.
Sometimes, the golden colour of the stamps partly enters in the solution as well, so not only naphtha was wasted but also the stamp itself.

Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-03-07 at 03:07:40 PDT   Listings
Good day/evening/night all from "the day after" Shoes!

Aloha Roger,
I hope you will recover soon!
Unfortunately, Swiss fever is incurable ;-)
I also notice the striking similarity of that Helsinki cancel with those of St. Croix and Vevey you linked.
Looks like the maker is the same...or it is a matter of industrial espionage ;-)

Hi Sheryll! Will have time to wish you a great trip & vacation to Mexico!

Hogiej,
As far as I have experienced, with the stamps Dragonstamps mentioned, those self-adhesive Italian Priority stamps, there is not much to do to separate them from the paper by means of soaking them in a watery solution. I believe there is only the self-adhesive stuff on reverse, in direct contact with the back of the stamp, whereas I noticed that in other self-adhesive stamps there is an additional thin layer of water soluble material in-between, likely vinyl gum, that allows the stamp to come off the paper when wet and the sticky material remains stuck on the paper of the fragment.
The solution to separate them is not to soak in water, but in turpentine and then wash off the residual grease with naphtha: but it stinks a lot and it's obviously dangerous.
I mostly leave them where they are: on the paper.

Paolo
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-03-07 at 02:01:34 PDT   Listings
Aloha Paolo -
I apologize for not writing much in response to your Swiss commentary. I have had a cold, and been extremely busy doing things put off in my pursuit of exhibiting and presenting my Razor Cancels in Taos. I must now catch up on such things as a new crown on a tooth, recover from my 4 day birthday trip (Hi Sherryl, thanks and have a great trip!), helping a son in law prepare for a trip to the mainland to purchase a reasonable priced Toyota Tacoma 4X4 pick-up truck. Nearly all of them here are too expensive and/or too new.
Etc, etc.

Sorry also you have the Swiss Fever and are unable to recover. LOL I've received a group of truely mixed material recently and all items will take time to categorize and decide what I will do with them.

All for now. Keep posting, Knud-Erik will find some new Swiss wrappers and keep the ball rolling.

Roger
PS: Just for the record I'm hunting the origin of this Helsinki cancel, it looks remarkably similar to this.
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~rheath/razorexhibit2007/1_page06.html
and this.
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~rheath/razorexhibit2007/4_page02.html
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-03-07 at 01:07:45 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all


dcderoo Congratulations on your milestone.
Jim L.

member
Posted by oggilby   ( 1235 ) on Oct-02-07 at 19:39:22 PDT   Listings
Hello to all!

Hey Briguy1!! my email addie for you no longer works, can you send a note to smitimns at verizon dot net? I have some CSA items that could use your expertise. Thanks!
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 641 ) on Oct-02-07 at 19:27:33 PDT   Listings
Not alot of posts today! How about a topic? I would like to know if anyone uses an ultrasonic cleaning machine for
soaking (relieving stamps from their posted matter) or for cleaning difficult soiled stramps? If so any tricks might be of use to the philatelically inclined.
I have used ultrasonics for nearly 40 years in the cleaning of jewelry but have only recently thought that it might be a very constructive tool regrarding stamps.
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-02-07 at 19:24:23 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 I know there are some students of military history that frequent this board. Are there any online resources to find lists of personnel of the War of 1812 or the Civil War?

Jim
Posted by djs127   ( 608 ) on Oct-02-07 at 19:05:31 PDT   Listings
Just saw a note about ***Public Beta Launch of the eBay Desktop*** at http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200710.shtml#2007-10-02095418
Looks interesting and better than Ebay toolbar which I think I will unistall.
David Snyder
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-02-07 at 18:58:04 PDT   Listings
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Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-02-07 at 18:45:42 PDT   Listings
220man
 Thanks. Message sent.

Jim
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-02-07 at 18:40:45 PDT   Listings
...almost precisely one day after my birthday LOL
(sorry for these consecutive posts, I will stop it here)
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-02-07 at 18:34:25 PDT   Listings
PPS: "gave me positive feedback..." that happened on Aug-04-06 at 01:40.
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-02-07 at 18:16:58 PDT   Listings
P.S. however, on the past August 2006 (more than one year and a month ago) I sent a banknote of 50 euro (via registered mail -- that adds about 4 euro) to a seller in Italy (in Tuscany) as payment for one single used stamp of the Gran Duchy of Tuscany (I can recognise it in the thousands).
He gave me positive feedback upon receipt of my payment, but I never received his registered sending.
That sums it up approximately well: Lost money.

Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-02-07 at 18:07:04 PDT   Listings
Good day all!

Not a sparkle of new from Brazil, but the Paypal weapon is strong, and I rely on it, keeping it as an ultimate resource.
For that matter, I still have to hear about a couple of relatively expensive items I paid for.

I would have to say more, my just 9 months old relationship with the Swiss stamps has generated lots of entertainment and sorrow as well, for items not received (- NEVER experienced before, without a refund -). However, the joy of collecting Switzerland largely outweighs the negative aspects of a few negative transactions experienced.
Not the case to construe a 'conspiracy' or 'Swiss connection', I presume.

Good continuation,
Paolo
Posted by 220man   ( 161 ) on Oct-02-07 at 15:23:01 PDT   Listings
Jim: Try www.fbi.gov/contactus.htm
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-02-07 at 15:17:56 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 Is there an email address to forward email messages to the FBI? Seems to me someone here posted such information once in the past. I got a threatening email today that I think ought to go to the FBI for review.

TIA,

Jim
Posted by 220man   ( 161 ) on Oct-02-07 at 15:04:57 PDT   Listings
Ken: I flipped your image horizontally and it looks like "U.S. POST(age)" in similar lettering to that of the 1c Franklins of 1908-21. See flip.
Wonder if it got stuck to one?
Phil
Posted by 1covers   ( 1368 ) on Oct-02-07 at 14:59:33 PDT   Listings
Ken - you have an offset, not a printed on both sides. The image (lettering) on back of stamp is reversed. If it was not reversed it would be a printed on both sides.
Posted by 220man   ( 161 ) on Oct-02-07 at 14:34:10 PDT   Listings
Ken: Show the front of the stamp too.
Phil
Posted by kchrist499   ( 1166 ) on Oct-02-07 at 14:25:56 PDT   Listings
this!
Posted by kchrist499   ( 1166 ) on Oct-02-07 at 14:23:44 PDT   Listings
To all the gang on 42nd St (or wherever):

What constitutes a "reverse" transfer?

I found
this by accident. The stamp is a common 2 cent Green from 1887.

My catalog shows a variety printed on both sides, with no estimate of value. This image is the reverse of the front.

Thanks for your help. Ken C.

Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-02-07 at 13:54:57 PDT   Listings
dcderoo
 Congratulations on your 1700


Jim
Posted by paradisepeabody   ( 21 )   on Oct-02-07 at 13:21:14 PDT   Listings
I use to have a box made for that purpose it worked VERY WELL!
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1701 ) on Oct-02-07 at 11:41:25 PDT   Listings
Another milestone.
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 485 ) on Oct-02-07 at 10:40:40 PDT   Listings
You can also make a humidity box using a soaked sponge inside of a small container with the stubborn stamp. Maybe the high humidity will separate them, though I've never really tried that method. I've only heard of it.
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 485 ) on Oct-02-07 at 10:31:55 PDT   Listings
That Italian stamp, if it's the same one that I've never been able to separate .... (gold priority stamp? scott 2393)
Good luck. I think that might be the toughest stamp ever.
U.S.A. stamps are easy to soak by comparison.
Increasing the water temperature works for me, I sort the ones I know will be tough for a hotter soak. (self adhesives)
Very hot water can work on even tougher stamps, but you can ruin the stamp. So be forewarned. It takes practice. And don't burn yourself! Don't try it on that Italian stamp, that doesn't work on that one, the stamp disintegrates first.

I think leaving some of those on paper is the only way to go.
Posted by hogiej   ( 484 ) on Oct-02-07 at 09:02:29 PDT   Listings
Can anyone help? I'm having great trouble getting some stamps off paper. Some Italian and some American stamps seem to either leave a portion of glue or peel off thin. Any suggections would be appreciated.Thanks hogiej
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-02-07 at 07:23:29 PDT   Listings
After having received from examination (with a good certificate) the Nepal Block I had shown here some time ago, it is now the featured item of my ME Page. Have a look...
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-02-07 at 06:28:45 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim L.

member
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-02-07 at 06:01:11 PDT   Listings
New Low in Silly Come-on Email Titles


“We are here for you and your p*n*s!”

Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-02-07 at 05:40:54 PDT   Listings
briguy
 Wow, never in my life have I seen the Canadian dollar worth so much. It’s all a very good thing for the US, despite the Treasury Department ninnies who bemoan the falling dollar—when the dollar is cheap compared to other world currencies, US goods are also cheaper, so sales boom.

Anybody know what country is America’s largest—by far—trading partner? It’s Canada.

Also, nice to see postings from Sheryll and trianglemarten. So where’s Anne and Jeff S? Don’t make me come looking for you two


Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-02-07 at 05:25:40 PDT   Listings
Miss Granny
 Hi there. Is this the cute young granddaughter you’re talking about? Takes after her granny


â˜ș

Jim
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 491 ) on Oct-02-07 at 04:49:09 PDT   Listings
bookmark
~busy playing granny this week and next to grandaughter during school term vacation.. :o)
Posted by sheryll*net   ( 91 ) on Oct-01-07 at 21:56:37 PDT   Listings
Io - Thank you for linking to those great photos of Baitoushan. Truly an impressive crater lake! I have never seen fog at Crater Lake, but there has been snow around the rim most of the times I have seen it.

Roger - Wishing you a belated happy birthday for Saturday. Glad you enjoyed your trip to Maui.
In the last week, I saw two "ALOHA" licence plates. One from Oregon (Crater Lake style), and one from Hawaii. Both owners probably reside in the town of Aloha (pronounced "Aloa") just up the road from here.

Paolo - Thanks for the greetings. All is well here. I'm preparing for a 3-week trip to Mexico City later this month.

Maaarten - Great to hear from you, and I'm pleased to hear that all is well and you are keeping busy. Don't be a stranger here!

S2
Posted by thebriguy1   ( 64 ) on Oct-01-07 at 21:54:20 PDT   Listings
Before Io tars & feathers me,...yes, I'm aware it's "rescind". stupid keyboard
Posted by thebriguy1   ( 64 ) on Oct-01-07 at 21:50:57 PDT   Listings
Hmmm, again. Seeing the Canadian dollar has soared in value to a near 1:1 parity with its US cousin, please recind my offer.

Make it 35 Turkish Lira instead. ;o)
Posted by thebriguy1   ( 64 ) on Oct-01-07 at 21:49:13 PDT   Listings
Hmmm. Torn, creased, all four stamps affected by some sort of unnatural discoloration. I won't even get into the "cancelation", which doesn't have a snowballs chance in the Sahara of passing any known certification service, perfectly defacing each stamp down into the near worthless classification level.

Yours for only $3,500!!

Wait, I see a "or best offer" button. I'll offer as my bid 35 cents (Canadian).
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-01-07 at 20:35:09 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 I notice that the seller of the McKinley lot offers only an exchange in case you are not satisfied with your purchase. That means if you don’t like this manipulated POS, he has tons more to choose from.

â˜ș

Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-01-07 at 20:32:01 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 Oh my. I happen to know that eBay and APS were both notified of this lot, and apparently let it continue.

Dear eBay: When your comeuppance comes, it’s going to be a doozy.

Jim
Posted by wrd3   ( 100 ) on Oct-01-07 at 20:09:24 PDT   Listings
NOIP since Feb 3, when moving to 5.4% CDs was recommended the DJIA is up 11.95% (almost 18% annualized), and since May 18 when again moving to 5.4% CDs was recommended, the DJIA is up 3.9% (almost 10.5% annualized). While you can't count on continued returns, a DJIA index fund is outperforming the 5.40% CDs.

Bill D.
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-01-07 at 18:07:48 PDT   Listings
P.P.S.,
could be for Maarten's gravitational influence ;-) that navigating I ran across this online philatelic dictionary which is based on the Neerlandic language.
Posted by nomad55   ( 929 ) on Oct-01-07 at 18:07:31 PDT   Listings
Received word today that dealer Jack Molesworth died on 30 September, aged 81. Those of us who collect early US covers and Confederate covers will recognize the name, one of the premier dealers in this type of material.
He will be sorely missed.
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-01-07 at 17:46:20 PDT   Listings
P.S.:
Roger, I looked amongst my Swiss postage dues, but for the moment (they are many) only found the "brieftrÀgers" ("porta lettere") etc. with fleurons and thin shading.
I only found this one (with 7 bars in circular segments and no fleurons),
but it appears it is from Bern and of 1911 (sorry for the rather mesmerising grass green backg.d LOL); the 100rp stamp belongs to the printings of 1903-1905, with KZII (KZ1y) and RIIN in "medium olive green".
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-01-07 at 17:21:42 PDT   Listings
Knud-Erik,
Other two very nice re-directions!
I will look (and keep an eye out) for a pneumatic usage of an "Italia al Lavoro" stamp on cover or card.
I do not think I have it here, maybe I have a loose stamp with a pneumatic post cancel...

Maarten,
Nice to see you posting. Glad to have read all is fine with you and yours!

Roger,
Congrats on your "ZÜRICH 1/ BRIEFTRÄGER III"!
Related to the Guller July 1903 test cancels of Switzerland, before the fleurons were added on the sides and the shading in the circular segments was made thinner, similar types were used in Italy from 1890 on (until about the 1920's and even later with small modifications, also for telegraphic and postal money order usages). They were initially furnished to TPO Clerks ("messaggeri / messaggerie postali").
I have around at least two on cover. I bought it from a friend of mine who is specialized on TPO / "ambulanti postali". I will scan it ASAP!
I read of similar types used later, still on Italian area, being known only as receiving/forwarding postmarks; they are often found as cancellers of postage due adhesives in the first years of 1900.

Good continuation,
Paolo
Posted by 220man   ( 161 ) on Oct-01-07 at 16:56:06 PDT   Listings
Roger: Years ago I took that same drive. At that altitude you don't do a lot of running!
Phil
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-01-07 at 16:44:54 PDT   Listings
Whooee

Google earth has recently added high resolution images of Lancashire and Yorkshire.

I can spend hours just google-earthing all my favorite hang-outs.

Do not try the same with a dial-up, it takes forever to load.
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-01-07 at 14:54:19 PDT   Listings
Colin -
Adjective to use - Tiny

Last Friday I drove from sea-level to the top of Haleakala, 10,023ft, on Maui, a 38 mile drive.
http://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/summit-area.htm
I didn't see any of this as the cloud cover was about 99.9%, just occasional peeks down through the clouds to the sea. LOL

Roger
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-01-07 at 14:21:56 PDT   Listings
Colin

Nope.
It erupted in 1750, 1833, 1863, and 1883.
It has been around since before the Suez Canal was opened in 1869.
Posted by xzephyr   ( 989 ) on Oct-01-07 at 13:50:13 PDT   Listings
IO JIM

Possibly it has only been created recently? Maybe it will disappear soon too! If it were the 1st April I might have thought it was a BBC leg pull. Or maybe it's just a birthday present for you!

Colin, who can't think of an appropriate adjective at the moment.

Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-01-07 at 12:55:42 PDT   Listings
Dagnab it.

The island doesn't show on google earth.
Posted by xzephyr   ( 989 ) on Oct-01-07 at 11:50:11 PDT   Listings
IO Jim

Yemeni volcano eruption alert

Colin the observant
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-01-07 at 11:23:46 PDT   Listings
Aloha Paolo and Knud-Erik -

I can’t add more than Paolo wrote concerning the due covers below. Here is a cover I’ve yet to receive with a due. I bought it for the Zurich cancel, which is an example of the Guller July 1903 test cancels. There is apparently a group of 13 cancels that were made prior to the official acceptance of the Fleuron cancelers distributed in December 1903. I’m tracking down which towns used this set.

Based on only a couple of examples, I believe Guller made these two cancels, (1) and (2), for Finland. Since I don’t collect Finland I have no idea how many of this style canceler may have been used there. The look and style of the Finnish devices is too similar to the July 1903 Zurich to disregard.

The hunt continues.

Roger

PS: Hi, Maarten )’>)
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-01-07 at 11:13:25 PDT   Listings
Update to my message from 08:03:15. APS was kind enough to send me the original source file in pdf format.
Posted by jimbo   ( 411 ) on Oct-01-07 at 10:40:03 PDT   Listings
NOIP,
Stamp collecting gets some publicity in Yale on Stamps. Illustrations are found here. Never can tell when you'll find stamps in the news.

jimbo
Posted by trianglemaarten   ( 191 ) on Oct-01-07 at 10:14:18 PDT   Listings
Nyassa..... *sigh*.....
Posted by trianglemaarten   ( 191 ) on Oct-01-07 at 10:13:49 PDT   Listings
dcderoo: Yes I do have a complete set of the yassa postage dues. If you do have them used on cover, you can wake me up in the middle of the night for it!
Posted by trianglemaarten   ( 191 ) on Oct-01-07 at 10:11:50 PDT   Listings
(sorry for the typos and grammatical errors. It seems that I am getting used to fora with an 'edit' option.)
Posted by trianglemaarten   ( 191 ) on Oct-01-07 at 10:09:34 PDT   Listings
Did I hear my name?

All is well here. There reasons why I haven't been on this Board are various:
- I am indeed (generally) busy (both at University and at home), not too much spare time to spend chatting unfortunately.
- triangular stamps seem to have a long low season here. I find very little (which is also affordable) on eBay nowadays.
- I don't have a fellow-trianglecollector in the Netherlands anymore, adding to the decline in the attention my stamps get.
- I was really fed up with the 'fights' on the Stamp Board. The Board should be fun and a source of information basically.
- Occasionally I was a bit put off by the US-centered character of the Board.
- And last but by no means least: I am involved more and more in another serious hobby: bass guitar. (Playing, organising a national meeting, etc.)

It is nice to hear some people remember me here. I might show up from time to time. If I have the feeling that I do have a sensible contribution....

All the best;
Maarten
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-01-07 at 08:03:15 PDT   Listings
APS-Members, it seems in the new issue of "The American Philatelist" finally my article about the Iraq railway stamps is being published. Could some member send me a clear scan of the article?
Posted by knuden   ( 2363 ) on Oct-01-07 at 06:56:04 PDT   Listings
Two other items I got was these:

1. A Special made postcard from 1912, for one of the flights with the Zeppelin "Schwaben". It has the special non official Air Mail stamp but not the 5 pf. postage stamp and is put in due, which is deleted (I wonder why).
2. A preprinted wrapper from England sent to Germany, which has a perfin. Does anyone know the value of this wrapper??

K.E  I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by knuden   ( 2363 ) on Oct-01-07 at 06:34:41 PDT   Listings
Paolo - Recently I have got 2 more interesting redirections:

1. From Germany, first to Switzerland then to Russia in 1886. Back of cover.
2. From Germany, first to Japan then to China in 1884. Back of card.

By the way - I could use a card or cover with a Lavore stamp sent pneumatic. ;O) *grin*

K.E  I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-01-07 at 06:33:13 PDT   Listings
NOIP
 To return to a theme discussed yesterday, here is a good example of SĂŒtterlin contortions, from the nice card that Paolo linked to. The word is “Schweiz”—Switzerland—but only the “c” “i” and “z” are readily recognizable.

Jim
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 413 ) on Oct-01-07 at 06:19:16 PDT   Listings
Paolo Always more to learn, even about stamps a century old. Thanks.
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-01-07 at 06:09:19 PDT   Listings
Knud-Erik,
Am having another cup myself! Cheers! ;-).
The Postal Card with Swiss dues is certainly interesting (at least for me ;-), a good find indeed!
I guess that the item might be of a little less relevance for a German Postal Entires collector, since the card appears to miss a little piece of the top right corner.
[I saw another nice one of three years before here (price is a tad bit too close to catalogue value, though ;-))]

However, I see that its goodness is dwarfed by your other find, the one from Lodz to South Africa and back.
But I don't collect these ;-)

Best, Paolo
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-01-07 at 05:58:59 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

A volcano has erupted on tiny Jabal al-Tair island off the coast of Yemen, spewing lava and ash hundreds of feet into the air, a nearby Canadian naval vessel reported Sunday. There were no reports of deaths, but at least eight were missing. The island lacks a populace but includes military installations.
Posted by knuden   ( 2363 ) on Oct-01-07 at 05:43:18 PDT   Listings
you = your
commet = comment ... sorry - need a cup of coffee more!

K.E  I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by knuden   ( 2363 ) on Oct-01-07 at 05:41:34 PDT   Listings
vonbag - Hi Paolo.

Thanks for you commet to the Swizz due card. Not a bad find. :O)

All - Thanks for the comment to the Russian card of mine. Interesting discussion about the text. :O)

K.E  I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-01-07 at 05:30:27 PDT   Listings
"nay" = may, sorry!
Posted by vonbag   ( 196 ) on Oct-01-07 at 05:28:26 PDT   Listings
Bill C.,
Thank you for your kind words.

There is a relatively new theory on the embossing impressed with the first method (or type I embossing), according to which the effigies were not impressed with a plate of 50 (5 x 10) but one by one.
This theory is supported on the base of assumptions: the second method (or type II embossing) of impressing the effigies, a punch, male and female, made of two effigies aligned horizontally, is seen as an improvement of the first method, to speed up production of stamped values (also revenue stamps were validated with effigies in a similar way). But this new theory, which I still couldn't prove wrong for lack of large blocks of stamps of the early printings (which are extremely rare), contradicts all what was known and explained in the detail on the IV Issue of Sardinia from the writings of Emilio Diena, Lajolo, Rattone, Chiavarello (nay all R.I.P) and several others, who, at their time (from about 30 to more than 100 years ago), had well the chance to study not only large blocks of the first printings of 1855-1858 but also (almost) entire sheets thereof.
I gather that to ease the sale of these blocks of rare stamps, over the past century unscrupulous business men, like mr. B. in Turin just to mention one, have reduced it into smaller blocks or strips or even single units in some cases, thus reducing the chances of proving what above.
Like I was cheerfully saying to Mr. Umberto B., who doesn't take any part and is a very friendly individual, bring me a vertical or an horizontal pair of stamps of the first printings, one with normal standing embossing and one with inverted embossing and this new theorem will be demonstrated. This is just a reductio ad absurdum of this new theory, because such pairs have never been described in the literature I know of.

Paolo