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There appears to be a faint postmark beneath that Aberdeen, which could make the latter an arrival mark.

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Apart from the usual suspects, like British Foreigh Post Offices "St Thomas" and "Malta" on UK stamps (And yes, my scanner is giving up on me)

I have this one :

UK Edward VII, used in Colombo, Ceylon/Sri Lanka in 1907:



Message on the card reads "Didn't have time to write in Aden. Only stayed there for a couple of hours. Best regards Maarten"
Not enough time to write 16 words, but enough time to purchase a postcard......

Here is one of I bought today, Gibraltar cancelled on arrival at Portsmouth



Lundy

This one was used in Granville, France:

This appearantly has a TRIPOLI DI BARBERIA postmark. Malta stamps used in Libya are quite rare when compared to Malta stamps used in Italy (esp. Sicily) or Tunisia.

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My wantlist for Malta Revenues

Very nice Joel and Halfpenny yellow,

Not half as attractive but I liked this block of 4 from Gibraltar with a London Parcels Section postmark



Lundy

Probably pretty common being near the border. Interesting no postage due charged and no US marks.



This tourist happily rolling through Canada, dropping US postal cards wherever. Did however get the due marks added. Again no sign of US marks. Did give mile marks in the back message.

Quesnel, BC - Fort Nelson, BC - Whitehorse, YT


patg

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"I don't have a lot - But I like what I got"

Here's one that I am really proud of. I saw this when I was a student and at that time the price for the full set was very high. I was already very much into stamps and it was intriguing for me that a Straits Settlement stamp was used in Hong Kong. Well, the set was also "classy".

The kind hearted (and grouchy) dealer was adamant on the price. I saved my lunch money for a very long time and popped by his stall (a small trading shack) every other week on my way home from school to make sure the set was still there. He will open his stall as and when he felt like it. It was kind of a past time for him.

Finally I saved enough and I still could not get it as I could not figure out when he will open his stall. Well, after a few anxious days, I finally got it.

I actually only wanted this piece. A Straits Settlement 4c Coronation stamp used in Hong Kong. So there you have it, my story behind this stamp. I still cherish it very much.

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Collects special Malaysian FDC cancellations and joint issues with Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Here is a joint cover with Pos Malaysia and Singapore Post Birds Series stamps.

The stamps were lined up in a row and the cancellation was applied without the staff realising that part of the Malaysian cancel is on Singapore stamps and part of the Singapore cancel is on Malaysian stamps. Quid pro quo?

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Collects special Malaysian FDC cancellations and joint issues with Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

This Malta cover, Top image, has a block of 6 1922 Malta 1/2d stamps cancelled with a New York NY USA receiving cancel.

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I collect Malta, Ireland, Malta, Tristan da Cunha, Malta, various Pacific Islands, Malta, New Zealand, Malta, Australia and Malta.

In the days of the British Raj, Central India was the mapmaker's nightmare, or dream, perhaps, if he or she was a masochist. The old princely states had odd fragments of land, often no more than a couple of villages, scattered all over the place, within the territories of other states.

Sundarsi district was a classic example: three states controlled scattered villages within this tiny enclave, Dhar, Gwalior and Indore (Holkar). This postcard





was sent by a State government official of Indore in Sundarsi, using an Indore State postal stationery card. However, apparently there was no Indore State post office handy, so the card was posted at a British Indian post office in Dhar State territory, and conveyed without being taxed by the Indian post office to Indore.

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'First I'll steal all the money, then I'll kill everybody, and then I'll go away', Père Ubu

Oh, no one has posted here for a while.

Here is a super one also a great SON.


Cheers
Micky

Appears to be WELLINGTON / LOOSE LETTER 26 OC 27

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