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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Beware Australians!! US Sales Tax Bill in Congress |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 07:28:07 am
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| This commentary was written by the Coin Dealer of the Year for 2012. If you do not have such a group of laws in Australia, fight any similar bill, or dealers will face devastating losses, especially if applied retroactively . Sales Tax Bill Threatens Economy By Patrick A. Heller May 14, 2013 The imp... |
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Forum: SELL your surplus stamps at ZERO fee! Please *READ* the rules atop this forum. Topic: For Sale, 47 diff MUH/MNH Ryukyus stamps, US $10 ppd |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 11:15:11 am
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| I am SOLD OUT of 47 diff Ryukyus packets. I will contact the last 3 buyers privately to quote a lower price for a smaller packet. Those 3 buyers are chemist562, dsnyder, and MrHyde. As of this moment, no more orders can be accepted. No packets had been sold since February 2012, then all of a sudden ... |
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Forum: SELL your surplus stamps at ZERO fee! Please *READ* the rules atop this forum. Topic: For Sale, 47 diff MUH/MNH Ryukyus stamps, US $10 ppd |
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 14:52:10 pm
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| Two packets SOLD to chemist562. I now have to make up 20 more packets from my supply of sheets. Please email me through SB for details. |
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Forum: SELL your surplus stamps at ZERO fee! Please *READ* the rules atop this forum. Topic: For Sale, 47 diff MUH/MNH Ryukyus stamps, US $10 ppd |
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 12:57:05 pm
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Confirmed, two packets SOLD to dsnyder. Please email me through
SB before paying. |
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Forum: SELL your surplus stamps at ZERO fee! Please *READ* the rules atop this forum. Topic: For Sale, 47 diff MUH/MNH Ryukyus stamps, US $10 ppd |
| doug2222usa |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 14:47:27 pm
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| Confirmed, one packet sold to Mr. Hyde. Email me through SB for PayPal details, etc. Thanks for your purchase. |
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Forum: SELL your surplus stamps at ZERO fee! Please *READ* the rules atop this forum. Topic: For Sale, 47 diff MUH/MNH Ryukyus stamps, US $10 ppd |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 13:05:37 pm
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| All purchasers have been contacted today - still 5 or 6 packets remaining. I have a few sheets of 20 available too, which of course contain the plate block. Email for details. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Philatelic Literature for the Bahamas |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 05:15:38 am
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I found this quite by accident, a lengthy bibliography of books, articles, and journals about Bahamian philately. I'm guessing there's several hundred items listed in library format.
http://www2.gsu.edu/~libpjr/bahlit.htm |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: South African postmark TAUNGS RAIL - opinions on scarcity? |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 12:14:21 pm
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| Two "Taungs" show up in a Bechauanaland list; I'm not sure what the various 3-digit numbers refer to: [excerpt] BECHUANALAND 1886-1897 Some towns listed below opened post offices after incorporation into Cape Colony Bailey Brith 1897 27s19 23e56 Banks Drift 1886 27s40 24e46? Barrington 574... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Discussion on the New South Wales 2½ QV Jubilee Stamp |
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 14:32:20 pm
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| There's an element of astronomy in the design, too. The portrait of the Queen is superimposed over the "Southern Cross" constellation. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Cachet design help requested |
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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 14:32:59 pm
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| "...to see stamps from all over the world with our city's 50th anniversary cancellation." ??? Well, perhaps, but is the USPS prohibited from cancelling other countries' stamps? Plus, the cachets would need U.S. postage, and a cardboard stiffener, probably in various sizes, since our envelo... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Selling First Day Covers/Stamp Books. Expected value? |
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 14:07:29 pm
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| I went back and read all your Feedback; 3 unhappy buyers out of some 48 transactions accounts for 94%. The cases looked fairly trivial to me, but it's still hard to overcome buyer perceptions. I also noticed these are the first stamps you ever tried to sell; everything else has been household goods ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Determining German Vending Stamps EFO Value |
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 13:53:23 pm
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| These vending machine stamps are generally known as "Klossendorfs," and they are listed in the Michel Specialized under the title "Automatenmarken." I can't read enough German to tell you why this one label required a Certificate. Yours is a Type 2, with heavy black letters. Ther... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Determining Value of Another Group of German Covers |
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 13:36:46 pm
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| The bottom cover, which includes two purple 70pf Berlin "Heuss" stamps, is a scarce combination. (Michel #186) The 1985 Michel "Briefe" catalog lists a cover at DM 60, in other words, pre-Euro. That was 28 years ago. Tape stains and condition, however, may restrict its marketabil... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Is this a USA postage stamp ? |
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:19:42 pm
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| The June 2011 article cited below is too long to reproduce on SB, but it attempts to derive a cost-per-pound for delivery to the International Space Station. At an incremental cost of around US $21,000 per pound, 1-ounce letters would run about $1,300 each. http://tinyurl.com/cdfvosk Several comment... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Real oldie USA fancy cancels - any value here? |
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 05:42:29 am
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| I think the postmark may be "Larrabee's Point." It is 5 miles from Shoreham, and the location of a ferryboat crossing Lake Champlain to Ticonderoga, New York. On Jim Forte's postal history website, you can search all the Post Offices of Vermont (and every other State) by name, by county, o... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: Real oldie USA fancy cancels - any value here? |
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 04:42:42 am
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I have never seen anything remotely like the "blue star" cancel; I can't read the Aug 6 cancel at upper left - where's it from?
Nice covers! |
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Forum: Coins, Banknotes, tokens, medals and all things NUMISMATIC! Topic: USA Liberty Head Nickel from 1913 likely to fetch Millions |
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 15:28:48 pm
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| You have to wait another two weeks or so: "...The coin is still owned by the Walton heirs, and is on loan to the American Numismatic Association's Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The coin is currently pending auction on April 25, 2013 and is expected to fetch as m... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Cachet design help requested |
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 15:20:45 pm
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| Regarding color, and, the size of a "limited" run. That depends a bit on the incremental cost. The printer should be asked, "How much for 250?" After he gives a number, you then ask, "How much for 500?" Regardless of what he says, your final question is, "How much ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Cachet design help requested |
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:27:41 am
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| Recognizing your "sister" cities might make a nice subject for the cachet, as well as increasing the marketability of your covers: "...Cape Canaveral has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: Switzerland: Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland Portugal: Sagres, Faro, ... |
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Forum: Sold lots, or threads moved by mods as they did not qualify via the rules Topic: RUSSIA Spartakiad set 1935 MLH Scott 1100$ for 425$ only! |
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 18:59:14 pm
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| I know the rules, and I did not discuss the price. |
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Forum: Sold lots, or threads moved by mods as they did not qualify via the rules Topic: RUSSIA Spartakiad set 1935 MLH Scott 1100$ for 425$ only! |
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 18:09:22 pm
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| Six of the values actually have hinge remnants, consisting of pieces of selvage folded and used as makeshift hinges. It's quite a stretch to call them MLH, in my opinion. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Old 5 Centesimi stamp - "5" printed in italics font |
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 21:50:11 pm
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Your second image is PNG format, which is useless, especially at 13kb. Show us in .jpg with the blowup at 1200dpi.
Both Photobucket and this website can easily handle that size, provided it's not more than 800 (?) pixels wide. And forget about using a cellphone to make images. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Old 5 Centesimi stamp - "5" printed in italics font |
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 16:39:19 pm
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| Sassone Specialized Catalog shows a dozen sub-varieties of this stamp (#81) but none with a different font. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Our personal data published on the Web |
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 23:12:59 pm
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| Today, out of the blue, one of our members (possibly an ex-member, or, fundamentally inactive now) sent me an email asking me to "follow" him on some social media site. I ignored the request, of course. In turn, I googled his (unique) name and found his public PhotoBucket account, where he... |
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Forum: Coins, Banknotes, tokens, medals and all things NUMISMATIC! Topic: Why does a USD$1000 note sell for only USD$500 on Delcampe? |
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 16:40:36 pm
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| And an unquestionably genuine note - everything about it is "right." US$1500 to US$1700 would have been market. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Antarctic covers. Any value? |
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 16:26:55 pm
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| Of course. Antarctica is a popular topical, worldwide. Surely US $10-$15 for the lot, but that's just a guess. You might find them on eBay or MercadoLibre. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Please help identify this Israel Stamp |
| doug2222usa |
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 16:23:45 pm
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| Scott #C9, from an early 1950s airmail set; catalog value 20c mint or used. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Rare 1978/9 China stamp Mini Sheets: fair retail value? |
| doug2222usa |
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Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 04:04:03 am
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| For nota bene, AUD 350 is pretty close to the retail (US $350) cited by Michael Rogers, two posts up. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Is this a Saudi Arabian stamp |
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 21:26:26 pm
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| I noticed that red & pale green, but since it wasn't apparent in the scan, at least on my screen, I just identified the type for the OP. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Value of early GB AirMail cover 1912? |
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 21:17:56 pm
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| Now I have learned something else; I had no idea monoplanes existed as early as 1911-12. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Is this a Saudi Arabian stamp |
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 21:12:04 pm
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It is not for nothing that I stay up until 6:10 a.m. waiting for the right question. 
No, I am not going to Easter Sunrise Service since I'm up; it is pouring down an icy rain, we may not even have a sunrise today. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: What is this 65H arabic stamp? |
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 21:06:04 pm
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| I believe what's shown is the ritual of jamarat, or the stoning of the devil as represented by a pillar of stones. Scott #868. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Is this a Saudi Arabian stamp |
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 20:51:56 pm
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Turkey, issue of 1928, although there's no "all-red" stamp listed in Sanabria; remainders and color proofs exist.
For the general type, see Scott #RAC1-RAC23. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: A Euro and Dollar collapse. |
| doug2222usa |
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 08:24:44 am
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| Does Canada guarantee deposits (like the FDIC), and if so, for how much? Is there any weasel-wording about "national security" that puts the account at greater risk? |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: A Euro and Dollar collapse. |
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 06:13:38 am
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| A good time to invest in padlock manufacturers too? Every caja fuerte needs a new high-tech lock... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: A Euro and Dollar collapse. |
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 04:46:16 am
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| True enough, the link didn't work. I am an old browser, and my FireFox is a bit long in the byte too. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: GB 1½d QV head 1870s - Correct plate identification? |
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 00:51:20 am
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I think the £2300 and £575 refers to a block of four, just like the preceding Plate 1 does. With a catalog value of £70 used, you should be able to find a decent copy for £10-15, and indeed, one turned up for £5.50 on a slow eBay day.
I have quite a few sound Victorians I'd gladly sell at 20% of SG. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: A Euro and Dollar collapse. |
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 16:53:02 pm
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: A Euro and Dollar collapse. |
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 15:41:52 pm
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You can read presumably reliable news directly from the Financial Times website, http://www.ft.com
There are currently 3 front-page stories on Cyprus, posted within the last few hours. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: GB 1½d QV head 1870s - Correct plate identification? |
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 15:31:04 pm
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| Looking in the SG Concise, yes, it appears to be SG #52 plate 3, used value £70, but worth only a tiny fraction of catalog value in that condition. You might check for an inverted watermark, but that wouldn't help much, value-wise. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Rare 1978/9 China stamp Mini Sheets: fair retail value? |
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 18:06:32 pm
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| The sheet is Scott #1433. Michael Rogers' pricelist of December 2012 lists them at $350 MUH. excerpt> SCOTT# YANG# DESCRIPTION .............................. MINT NH 344a C47M Heroes Monument ................................ 380.00 566a C86M Table Tennis VF ................................... 1200.0... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Michel colour guide translation, German to English needed. |
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 17:45:50 pm
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| Most editions of the (American) German Philatelic Society's "German-English Philatelic Dictionary" have a "color" section in the back, translating from German to English. The 5th Edition lists 200 to 225 colors, including dottergelb, egg yolk yellow . :lol: In terms of prefixes, ... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Aircraft stamps and pictures |
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 04:39:25 am
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| Thanks! Could NOT find this video, glad to have it back! |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Aircraft stamps and pictures |
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 21:09:39 pm
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I used to have a video of this mammoth B-52 flying, 8 turbines screaming, but can no longer find it, just this one still photo I saved. If someone knows the link (8 minute video, in G.B.), please post it.
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Aircraft stamps and pictures |
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:17:58 am
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For Stewie, here's the "other" EC-135, from Boeing, c. 1968.
Tracking and telemetry platform for the Apollo program. |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: A Euro and Dollar collapse. |
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 08:43:31 am
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| Could N.Z. follow in Cyprus' footsteps? The Greens say maybe. =============== New Zealand depositors could face a Cyprus-style tax on their bank accounts, as the government is planning to impose a similar strategy on its banks, warns the country's Green Party. New Zealand is facing a similar bank fa... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Advice on a UK 1912 postmark please? |
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 02:22:52 am
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| In a town like Bath, church records will be one of your greatest assets and resources. |
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Forum: SELL your surplus stamps at ZERO fee! Please *READ* the rules atop this forum. Topic: Four older covers from Cambodia |
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 15:37:26 pm
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Confirmed SOLD to aethelwulf - thanks for your purchase.
Email on its way. |
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Forum: SELL your surplus stamps at ZERO fee! Please *READ* the rules atop this forum. Topic: Four older covers from Cambodia |
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 09:27:21 am
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| Price, US $20 postpaid anywhere. Three covers of 1955, 1959, and 1961 plus one postcard of 1984 (?), genuinely postally used. Few bumps and folds. The 1961 cover was sent to ME over 50 years ago. I only ever got one letter from this man, Heng-Iem-Thong, who would now be 70 to 75 years old. From his ... |
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Forum: 'The Water Cooler' - A relaxing and FUN place to let off some steam ...... Topic: Hundreds of US Civil War photos, 1860s |
| doug2222usa |
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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 15:40:50 pm
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