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Berlin-Gus · **Posted:** Thu Jun 02, 2011 13:25:00 pm

Received this beautiful Indian cover from adivaragan today. It was part of the April exchange, having left INDIA on April 20 and arrived here in Canada on June 1. They must have used frequent flyer miles to pay for a vintage aircraft to fly to Canada. Thank you for taking the care that you did.

and the backside with a souvenir sheet ...

john6625 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 02, 2011 20:22:14 pm

It's a long way for a carrier pigeon :lol:

abutukit · **Posted:** Fri Jun 03, 2011 13:03:39 pm

Cover received today from Erik

Thanks for the contents too

muruk · **Posted:** Fri Jun 03, 2011 16:20:08 pm

Received from Indieguy:

adivaragan · **Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2011 00:24:30 am

Hi Berlin Gus,

I feel the delay was due to postal strike in Canada.

Regards,
rsa

john6625 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 04, 2011 21:25:51 pm

Hi all

Recieved from jugoslavia_post the other day. Very nice and thanks Eric

Darkice · **Posted:** Sun Jun 12, 2011 17:21:13 pm

Two very nice solo used covers from amc184.

Thanks again Anton,

Mal Hahn.

abutukit · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:51:53 am

A lovely cover arrived today from Luke in HK

muruk · **Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2011 20:05:35 pm

Received from Rob Roy:

Famous people on forever stamps.

One commemorating Melvin Calvin as the first chemist to bring water to the USA. :lol:

Well, YOU interpret the symbols then.

Four CDS, one machine cancel, one barcode on the front and two on the back. Well and truly cancelled. Makes up for the other 5 covers that arrived with no cancels at all including one from the Netherlands with 34 stamps ... obviously too large a task for the postal clerk to cancel. :evil:

RobRoyH · **Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2011 22:04:03 pm

Quote:

Four CDS, one machine cancel,...

I positioned those stamps so ONE CDS strike in the center would suffice... and I asked the clerk, with noone in line behind me for "one nice cancel in the center for a collector!"

And I watched him cancel ONCE for each stamp... chalked it up to a misunderstanding for he was still smiling.

And those appear to have been "too juicy" for I see some smearing.

And then you got the extra barcode machine cancel too!

Ah well... let me know via email if you'd like me to try again!

Darkice · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:12:36 pm

Received this beautiful Indian cover from adivaragan last Thursday.

Thanks again,
Mal.

RobRoyH · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2011 17:28:34 pm

Murak's cover was waiting for me when I returned from vacation -

He truly blew me away with his custom designed cachet... would that be congruence with my name perchance... of course their might be some blood relation with the subject on the stamp if all the stories about royal affairs are true. :lol:

Put's my poor effort to shame... I'll do better next time.

Still with an extra barcode and dot matrix cancel I see.... Modern cancels are what they are.

muruk · **Posted:** Wed Jul 06, 2011 18:44:44 pm

Quote:

In the end, the machines will win.

Even when the postal clerk does a neat cancel, the machines invariably add their spit.

But it's better that all the stuff that comes through with no cancels at all.

Yes, the design was concordant with your name ... and discordant with the stamp. I recall the Rob Roy had some issues with the royalty of his day.

You have a second cover on the way with a different concordance ... if it's datestamped 4 July, it will be the first day of usage for a new postal rate ... but that was out of my control ... it had a bit of a circuitous journey.

plsllvn · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2011 08:23:30 am

Just received this cover from Adivaragan

Thanks
Paul

RobRoyH · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 05:56:18 am

Murak,

Quote:

You have a second cover on the way with a different concordance ... if it's datestamped 4 July, it will be the first day of usage for a new postal rate ... but that was out of my control ... it had a bit of a circuitous journey.

That gave me an idea to try something a bit different to get good cancels.

You also now have a couple of covers coming your way by circuitous route. let me know how they turn out, I might have to start sending them to myself.

bazza4338 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 18:00:47 pm

Received today with thanks - from Arnabjoy

Folded it out for scanning - and out popped this postcard!

Mini Sheet India-Philippines Joint Issue

muruk · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 18:47:36 pm

Just a stiffening card, I'm sure.

Very nice though.

drvvr · **Posted:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 02:40:04 am

Received this cover from portugal in 5 days!!!!!!! I think it is a record for me with respect to International mails

RobRoyH · **Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 23:28:35 pm

New cover from Murak - Mansfield, VIC to Mansfield, TX

I'm afraid that beautiful downtown Mansfield, TX is not as scenic.

Very nice! Sorry for the cellphone pic instead of a scan, I won't be home until 7/22 and the lovely and charming Debbie0517 snapped and texted this to me late yesterday.

Murak, please let me know when my drop-mailed items arrive.

muruk · **Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 23:50:32 pm

Dang, missed by a day. 4 July was the first day of usage of the new postal rate on the stamp.

So I guess you have a second day (of use) cover. :shock:

Or a fifth day (of issue) cover.

Interesting cancel ... I didn't know they had a decorative one ... nice.

Incidentally, Koalas are found near Mansfield.

RobRoyH · **Posted:** Sat Jul 16, 2011 00:00:20 am

Hmmm.... Nothing so cute as a Koala in Mansfield, TX.

We have Armadillos as I've mentioned elsewhere... but you only see them as bloody lumps on the road.

On rare occassions, you'll see a "Horney Toad", sometimes called a "Horned Frog" but really a lizard. Not particularly cute, however.

My favorite local wildlife would be the Scissor-Tailed Flycatchers. These are small songbirds with tail feathers 3 or 4 times their body length. I love to watch them darting up and down from the oh-so-scenic telephone lines as they catch bugs and flies.

drvvr · **Posted:** Wed Jul 20, 2011 01:47:39 am

Received this cover from (Gus) Knierim.

I opened it and these two jumped out

Great

amc184 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 20, 2011 18:33:54 pm

Nice stamps and cancels, thanks Tanuki.

Berlin-Gus · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 22:35:24 pm

Received from DRVVR, in the June cover exchange, this wonderful cover and its enclosed Miniature Sheet. Air Mail from India and Canada is not the fastest (July 7-August 3) but it was well worth the wait.
Many thanks

angelsblessyou · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2011 06:24:17 am

Wow, this is a beautiful thread. Since we are based in one country and often come across the same set of stamps and covers day in and day out we get used to seeing the same thing and it gets monotonous but these covers are so lively and colorful.

A refreshing change.

I am loving this forum and i specially like the "Magical Realms" cover and then the one sent by Mr. Muruk with a Koyla and Echidna. Its gorgeous.

Good work guys. I hope to send some soon and receive too some wonderful colorful covers.

God Bless.

muruk · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2011 19:17:42 pm

I made a remark on here somewhere about this stamp suggesting Dr Calvin brought water to the USA:

Now I have this thanks to Rob Roy:

It arrived inside a glassine that was peppered with inkjet codes ... but nothing on the cover except the cancel. Very nice ... thank you. Great contra-cordance. Love the airmail cachet too.

But maybe I should put it up in the creation vs evolution thread. :shock:

RobRoyH · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2011 22:22:11 pm

Well... that worked rather well, and faster than I expected!

And it beats dealing with your average USPS window clerk. You should also soon see a rather unusual tribute a certain Viking King.

muruk · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2011 23:00:36 pm

I'm guessing I'm not going to be Gormless any longer. :lol:

Mon, what a hoot.

Just for reference, there were 6 inkjet stripes on the glassine.

Spartacus · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 00:07:51 am

Where does the address go? On the reverse side I guess!! :lol:

RobRoyH · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 01:00:45 am

Quote:

I'm guessing I'm not going to be Gormless any longer.

Well... you might STILL be Gormless... I can't arrange a convenient pictorial postmark for anything I might want at any given point in time... I have to work with what's available... but it should bring a smile.

muruk · **Posted:** Sat Aug 13, 2011 19:56:52 pm

Might still be gormless, but I now have a gorn:

Gorn was a creature in a Star Trek (original series) episode, so great concordance with the cancel.

Thanks muchly. That one goes straight to the pool room.

muruk · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2011 21:02:33 pm

Another nice cover from Rob Roy arrived today:

RobRoyH · **Posted:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 01:30:04 am

Well that about "covers" all the various types of special cancellations I can send for here in the states.

Thanks for being my guinea pig Muruk... all have arrived safely... there are no more in transit!

The protective sleeves were provided, on a variable basis apparently, by the respective postmasters who I sent the covers to for servicing.

john6625 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2011 21:45:27 pm

Cover from Berlin Gus arrived today and what a beauty. Thanks Gus

muruk · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2011 00:29:52 am

Nice one.

Innovative use of the decorative CDS on the Air Mail Label ... you won't be able to soak that and re-use it. :lol:

AMark · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 06:17:25 am

Here is a nice cover from drvvr.

Front of the cover.

Back of the cover.

Thank you drvvr.

Cheers!

drvvr · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 06:55:51 am

That cover was not the august cover exchange one.... I recognise the handwriting as MINE!!!!

Good that the cover reached safely...

AMark · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 07:08:46 am

drvvr:

Sorry, my mistake.
I was not expecting the cover from you because I forgot about the offer.
Thank you for the cover drvvr.

Cheers!

sanjaysub · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 21:38:12 pm

Nice cover from received AMark! Thanks so much! Hope you get mine soon.

Sanjay

AMark · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 00:54:53 am

sanjaysub:

I am glad that the cover has arrived.

I noticed that one of your interests was music.
The stamps depict Canadian Recording Artists.

Cheers!

muruk · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 21:31:24 pm

August cover from tikithindi:

The 98¢ Grand Teton arrives here on almost everything I get from USA ... it's great to get something different.

Voyageurs National Park on the 80¢ ... Star Trek Voyager is among my favourite TV series.

Thanks muchly.

Berlin-Gus · **Posted:** Sun Sep 04, 2011 22:38:23 pm

Received two wonderful domestic POSTAGE PAID envelopes uprated for international airmail service to Canada from john6625. Very attractive!!!!
Many thanks!

AMark · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 05:53:58 am

Berlin-Gus

Very nice covers.

Cheers!

bazza4338 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 17:15:55 pm

Received today from HKStampsGuru.

Nice looking cover. Very crisp and clean.

Thanks Luke

john6625 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 19:40:41 pm

Another great cover from Berlin Gus arrived today. Awesome effort Gus.

Thanks

RobRoyH · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:09:00 am

Very nice cover today from Darkice-

It matches quite well with the Koala cover I got last month from Muruk.

My covers for Darkice were mailed Friday 9/2... so be patient. They are in transit to two separate small towns here in the USA for application of special pictorial cancellations.

The $4.70 AusD face value has to be way over the required rate, so I'll look and see what else I can send your way... email me if you have any particular topical interests!

muruk · **Posted:** Wed Sep 07, 2011 13:11:41 pm

The Koala is standard rate to USA, the Possum is double rate.

tikithindi · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 20:32:01 pm

Nice Cover from Hans
Thanks you very much Muruk
Edited: Sorry Hans did not see your scan before sending Second Cover. I will try and see if I have
Star trek Voyager.
tikithindi

muruk · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 20:39:00 pm

Migrant boy meets young Australian.

Post-war migration era.

Typical migrant hostel in the background.

tikithindi · **Posted:** Sun Sep 11, 2011 13:52:21 pm

Second Beautiful Cover Received from Hans. I am looking in to my collection when I find
I shall send you what ever I find of Start Trek. I think I might have.
I love these covers. Thanks.


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