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Phil, if I may call you Phil,

Did Muruk get my farewell gift mourning letter for Ron? I made it for him and you guys and his wife, let me know if it arrived not sure if the black edges on the envelope will send it through. Remind Muruk that there is a letter in the envelope.

Douglas5102

Better than calling me "Cur Philly"
But no idea, as it did not come up, and we only spoke briefly.
Too much on, and I had to move my car
Also, he resides in a mountainous retreat, and mail takes a little longer to reach him, especially if he was in Croydon on the day it arrived.

Nothing has arrived yet, will report when it does.

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A man might as well marry ... if he finds a good wife he will be happy ... if not, he will become a philosopher.
Collecting Greater New Guinea & Macropods (Kangaroos & Wallabies).

Since I re-injured my leg I mailed my exhibit to the show, the doctor said no to travel, I hope he lifts it. My postal strike article is titled "postal Strikes: Creating a Philatelic Exhibit" and my other article titled "42nd Anniversity of the 1970 United States postal Strike and military Responce" it will be the next article in the same issue.

The 1970 strike went from March 17 to April 3 and the articles were well recieved by the American Philatelic Society since they told me they never had a article on the subject and feel that it will open a whole new area for collectors.

When they send me my five copies I will post the article here on the boards for others who collect topical stamps and others. When I get the judges sheets for my exhibit at the Philadelphia show I will also post them here for others to learn from. I hope people find them useful, question how can I get the two other sets of evals here onto a thread of their own titled "judges sheets for collectors" what do you guys think? I want to offer such knowledge that I have to give.

Hi. I hope no one minds, but I'd like to post something I wrote for MR B. I feel that to MR B, StampBoards meant a lot to him, and members here felt just the same about him. To us, he was so many things. To some, the protective 2nd father, others, the older brother you could always confide in, others again, the wise old uncle..But to all of us, a wonderful friend.

You befriended so many,
Through this "White Mans Magic"
To lose you so suddenly,
Was a shock, and so tragic.

We will re-read your words,
As we sit and reflect,
Remembering you MR B,
With admiration and respect.

Generous, funny and wise,
Are what comes to mind.
You MR B,
Were one of a kind.

So although we will miss you,
We will carry on.
But it wont be the same,
Now that you're gone.

You will always be with us,
The pain, over time will mend.
And with pride we will remember,
MR B, our founder, our confidante, our FRIEND..

A lovely tribute, Arlene

No,
She is a WUS, just being a WUS, and she should be a GOW,
But a Wus like the blubbering mess the rest of us are in.

Can anyone who attended at Nunnawading today, give a report on how it went without Mt Bogglee.
I understand that Phil the Walrus was taking Harry.

When will I get my next star?

They recieved my LGBT exhibit now we see how it does in full three frames.

It is in the Rules ....- somewhere

I didn't attend, for the first time in a long while. I pretty much only attended to have a chat with Ron. The idea of turning up and seeing an empty space (or, perhaps worse, the space taken over) was not at all tempting.

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Peter
Hawthorn - AFL Premiers 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008.

I hear what you say PeterS. Even the GOMC meetings will not be the same.

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Waroff49

The last chapter of the Never_Ending Story is being written.

Just a reminder that BOX LOT Auction #1202 is on this FRIDAY, 30th March commencing at 4:00pm. Viewing has commenced and will continue right up untill the auction starts on Friday.

Hope to see some of the GOMC (and followers) there!

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Phoenix Auctions
http://www.PhoenixAuctions.com.au

That Phoenix Box auction post looks like a free advert to me.......

Did you say the box auction was this Friday at 4:00 at you rooms in Bourke St. and bidding can be on the internet?

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Waroff49

The last chapter of the Never_Ending Story is being written.

Well the APS pushed the date of my article to be published to the summer. I had a abominal ultrasound and discovered I may have possible liver diease this must have happened during or after my fracture as tests in 2011 before the accident were negative I will know March 29th if this possibility is the new reality. I will be very mad if it is true

My exhibit will be shown this weekend and hopefully it will do well in the medal classes. I am fine tuning my postal strike exhibit with more structure and date organization and redoing write ups to insure fact and not long winded.

Douggie that's bad (?) news about your liver. I hope it's not true.

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Waroff49

The last chapter of the Never_Ending Story is being written.

double bummer

Morning session, I have no Fercon idea as I did not attend.
But it seems that future meetings will be at the Kilsyth Club ( Ann Wiggy and murak please note ) All will be welcome.
The afternoon minutes will not be posted as the Sexrectary did not attend ( could not bear to attend )
But ParryOne was very sedate.
Fercon Jerry had no stories to relate, but a very nice collection of stamps on postcards to display.
Harry aka "the Silver Fox " had a collection of city currency ( Notguild or some such ) to show from after the WW1.
I brought in some Canadian, some NewFoundland and my Mourning covers to upset Fercon Jerry's equilibriham
( He wants the Olympic Faxes from it )
But the Sexretary was a "no - show, no apology )"
I took my coffee mug home with me as it appears that future meetings will be at the Kilsyth Club in Canterbury Road ( free advertisement ).
Harry and I then departed for our usual coffee at the club, and it is not often that you can surprise Harry, But I did when I suggested that we wine and dine there.
That did not surprise him, but my booking earlier in the day for our meals did. Not often that you get one up on Harry.
He had lemonade, I indulged in another beverage ( Yeah, I am supporting our Primary producers )
But we missed Mr Boggler.
I am demolishing a packet of Kooka's Country Cookies - Chocolate Cherry as I write this,
AND I blame my BSL on you, Mr Boggler 20 years too soon. )

For the interest of those interested;
Harry had Chicken Schnitzel, as he does not like fish.
By coincidence, I had Risotto, with PRAWNS, MUSSELS, SCALLOPS, FISH and CALAMARI.
I think that he considered moving to another table.

I wouldn't have blamed him!

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Peter
Hawthorn - AFL Premiers 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008.

Muruk,

Has that cover arrived? I hope when the APS finally publishes those two articles I can be a expert on the worldwide postal strikes. I am working on another exhibit that won a bronze with a crystal dish I hope to raise it to a gold.

douglas5102

Are you offering that it will be "your shout" next time for a meal of Hodge-podge.

Douglas' cover arrived today:



I will pass it on to the GOMC archivist.

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A man might as well marry ... if he finds a good wife he will be happy ... if not, he will become a philosopher.
Collecting Greater New Guinea & Macropods (Kangaroos & Wallabies).

Arrggghh
I need COFFEE
morning.
The weather seems to be finetoday, so I am going out and about.
Report wil be filed later today on my walk around the block ( provided that I find my way home, again )

Well !

You're a happy cheerful sod first thing in the morning aren't you !!

Fancy turning on the GOMC thread and finding that comment first up.

Geez, I think you can be a bit more positive than that surely?

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Ken

I am disapointed that I could not go to the Philadelphia stamp show, my exhibit was set up by others, I will hopefully know Saturday how I did if people I asked take pictures.

I hope that one day I will be able to go to a show with my exhibit.

Random question!

FDCs:

When a FDC has a gummed flap, should you lick it closed; fold it in; or leave it out?

Don't lick it, it will only reduce it's value even more. I would, personally, leave it out. Even folding it away could cause some (unintended) damage.

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Peter
Hawthorn - AFL Premiers 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008.

Surely you must be kidding Vekenone! Did you miss the key bit; "walk around the block"? I am stunned Philly! What's gotten into you? Exercise? Walking?

Unless of course your walking over to the Prestige Auction today???


PS - And don't call him "surely"! He gets nasty...er.

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Greg - Looking for Goulburn Australia Cancels and Grangemouth Scotland Cancels and Covers
Member of the S.T.A.M.P Club for Slightly Twisted And Mad Philatelists - Motto: "Bring back the lick!"

I note he has not yet posted since this morning, probably only got halfway 'round.

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Peter
Hawthorn - AFL Premiers 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008.

Is he lost ??

Was it too much for him ??

Should we worry ??

PHIIILLLY, Where are you ??? Are you o.k. ???

Please come home. All is forgiven.

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Ken

You would not want to lick it as you don't know where that flap went. I keep it out

You know they make portable GPS units? You could get him one, I have one in my car; Or he could just leave breadcrumbs.

Don't give Philly breadcrumbs to leave a trail, they wouldn't make it to the ground (being edible and all)!

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Peter
Hawthorn - AFL Premiers 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008.

Nah, that would conflict with his microchip that the vet embedded.

Philly, never (!) leaves crumbs.

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Greg - Looking for Goulburn Australia Cancels and Grangemouth Scotland Cancels and Covers
Member of the S.T.A.M.P Club for Slightly Twisted And Mad Philatelists - Motto: "Bring back the lick!"

I will take your word for it since you know him better than I do (about the crumbs). I wonder what Ron would say about Phil never leaving crumbs or getting lost?

Peter and fellow GOMC's,

I have a question I discovered two of my first day covers in my Dag Hammarskjold exhibit have no words "first day cover" in the bars of the cancle; I went to e-bay to look up other Hammarskjold covers and discovered that (only applies to the Scott error and regular dag stamp like on the mourning cover I sent) there were two type of covers.

The cachet covers from Artmaster, Artcraft, House of Farnum, Unknown cover, Feinman, Glory, Aristocrats, Fleetwood and Fluegel have the "first day cover" in the bar cancle. there was a Fleetwood, Artcraft and a unknown cachet cover that did not have the FDC words in bar cancle, is that a factor that I should point out in my exhibit or is it just normal? and is it important?

No. I can vouch for Philly , all day from 9:20am to 6:20pm.
Beacause of unforseen events this week we didn't get to view either Prestige or Phoenix. Philly was supposed to meet his son for lunch today but he took off for Sydney and we were in the city, so went and viewed Phoenix and strayed for the auction.

I got a couple of lots and Philly got one.
So the reason for his non-reply was, he was doing stamps.

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Waroff49

The last chapter of the Never_Ending Story is being written.

Douglas, the wording within the cancel lines has nothing to do with the FDC maker but with the Post Office where the FDC cancel was struck. Obviously some PO's/cancalers had FDI and some didn't. But yes, worthwhile pointing it out.

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Waroff49

The last chapter of the Never_Ending Story is being written.

Some coprolite stole my bread crumps, and all nature strips look the same
For lunch I and a fiend dined on home grown prize beef, served with a touch of green vegetable matter, while inbibing a liquid that supports our primary producers.
One matter relating to cuisine that came up for discussion was this:
( noting that no question is too simple etc here)
Is it legal to eat human flesh ( cannibalism ) in Australia, or in any state>?
Ignore the mere technicalities of murder, tampering with a corpse, digging up graves etc, or the obscenity of it, but is it unlawful.
Or are we wasteing another natural resource, ( I understand that on certain Pacific Islands it was referred to as " long pig" so the idea has existed before.
It was my fiend who brought it up

Dear Mr. Philanthropist

Is that a purely theoretical question ? -- or --

I am not quite sure how to phrase the next question !!!

Errr Ummmm Aaaaar Ahem ! Are you maybe thinking of obtaining some fresh produce to tantalise your taste buds ?


P.S. We all missed you this morning. I am glad you got home safe and sound.

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Ken

Oh no, I am not requesting recipes

Phew ! I am very relieved.

Did you know that you can get very sick unless you know how to cook exotic meats properly ?

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Ken

Tastes like Chicken.

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Greg - Looking for Goulburn Australia Cancels and Grangemouth Scotland Cancels and Covers
Member of the S.T.A.M.P Club for Slightly Twisted And Mad Philatelists - Motto: "Bring back the lick!"

Really ?

And you know this because ---- ?

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Ken

It's not crow.....

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Waroff49

The last chapter of the Never_Ending Story is being written.

I was hungry in my sleep, having a dream and woke up with a chunk out of my arm.

Not really, just having a laugh. No idea and never will have any idea.
...
...

Having now googled it, I have the popular consensus and wish I hadn't looked.

WHO started this? Arrggh and Ugggg.



Change of topic..to anything else!

Daylight saving ends over here on Saturday night. Extra hour of sleepy bo-bo's.

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Greg - Looking for Goulburn Australia Cancels and Grangemouth Scotland Cancels and Covers
Member of the S.T.A.M.P Club for Slightly Twisted And Mad Philatelists - Motto: "Bring back the lick!"

I really wish we would follow the Russian example and leave the time where it is now.

This twice yearly reset everything is a right pain in the butt.

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A man might as well marry ... if he finds a good wife he will be happy ... if not, he will become a philosopher.
Collecting Greater New Guinea & Macropods (Kangaroos & Wallabies).

I was asleep in my bed, dreaming of eating marshmallows.
In the morning, when I awoke, my pillow was missing.