Aust Post's $100 prize for the Month's most helpful tip/post

gavin-h · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2008 23:16:59 pm

Congrats, Bill,

You are a well-deserved winner for all your hard work with this thread - and in the hospitality you showed Crosscrescent on his recent visit.

And I can personally guarantee you will enjoy this quality prize - EXCELLENT stamps and a SUPERB publication from AP

Regards from one winner to another. :wink:

Gavin

waroff49 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2008 23:23:06 pm

Gav-H thank you.
You must be the luckiest stampboarder. Two prizes in about a month. I'm glad you left something for me.

Although I'm dreading Friday's meeting of the GOMC. I'm sure to get a ribbing from Philly, Ron and Parryone. Old Harry will be scheming to get it off me.....His favourite saying....Ã‹verything has a price, at which you can't refuse....

arls1 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:29:41 am

Many gratz to Warf on a well deserved win.

As we have to have our votes in early for December, I would like to re-nominate Iomoon for his continuing contribution to the Visual Catalogue - Australia.

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=8394

Arlene

waroff49 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 14:11:31 pm

I would like to nominate Ottawa Mike for his WWII POW Exhibit.

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=9673

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 14:51:30 pm

Bill

CONGRATULATIONS

...and thanks for the lovely time in Melbourne.

Cheers
Andrew

tallanent · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 21:12:16 pm

waroff49 wrote:

I would like to nominate Ottawa Mike for his WWII POW Exhibit.

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=9673

And this thread also gets my nomination
.

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 22:53:19 pm

Bill

CONGRATULATIONS

...and thanks for the lovely time in Melbourne.

Cheers
Andrew

waroff49 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 23:19:43 pm

Andrew, once would have been enough, twice is overkill. You must still be suffering from jetlag and over imbibing in Port.

Have a good time at the stampfair with cousin Kenny.
cya and thanks.
Bill.

Graeme Morriss · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 01:02:02 am

My apologies for not having read this thread before I posted elsewhere.

Congratulations to Waroff49 - now I understand why he was being congratulated on other threads!

I wish to nominate Diver Pete for his thread on "What is a true catalogue value and whose catalogue do you trust?"

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

What started as a dry request for opinions on the market price of an obscure stamp has led to a fascinating expostion on a rare fish once the question "Why do you collect that?" was asked. And illustrated with some very unusual stamps, covers etc. Perhaps we should all ask that question - of ourselves and of our fellow members. It has the potential to produce some very lively threads, I suspect. Diver Pete is now even considering turning his collection into an exhibition entry so even more collectors could have the chance to see it.

gavin-h · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 06:43:11 am

Graeme,

A very good point - I for one would always be happy to answer that question :idea:

parryone · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 14:52:29 pm

I would like to nominate crosscrescent for his excellent

Postage Due Cancellations thread

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=9797

Excellent topic, keep up the good work Andrew

oh mods would it be possible to have this thread stickyed

OttawaMike · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 16:24:31 pm

Mod Hat On

If we "stickied" every great thread on this board, we'd all have to go down 5 pages to find the current discussions!

Mod Hat Off

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 21:51:53 pm

Parryone,

Thanks for the nomination.
:oops:

Cheers
Andrew

mrboggler · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 14:28:16 pm

I would like to nominate Scotsman Abroad for his wonderous Poem.for us all for Christmas.
http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

waroff49 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:57:04 am

A BIG THANK YOU TO AUSTRALIA POST (PHILATELIC)

I am just writing to say a BIG THANK YOU to Australia Post (Philatelic) for their donation of the Prizes for this thread.

I received my "Collection of Australian Stamps, 2008". today and it is magnificent publication ( not to mention the stamps inc.)
I have also sent an email to Noel Leahy to thank him and his department.

Their encouragement of stamp collecting is fantastic.

Merry Christmas to all those at AUSTRALIA POST (PHILATELIC).

GJ50 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 13:19:46 pm

I wish to nominate Tony's thread

The Holy Grail of the Lakatoi Issues - well for me it is!

A wonderful picture and an interesting debate that continues...

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Tue Dec 16, 2008 14:37:42 pm

I wish to nominate Tonymacg's

Banging the drum for the Uglies

...for the images and information that it carries
as well as for the effort
and generous sharing of knowlegde on this area by Tony.

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

Cheers
Andrew

gavin-h · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 01:39:57 am

GJ50 wrote:

I wish to nominate Tony's thread

The Holy Grail of the Lakatoi Issues - well for me it is!

A wonderful picture and an interesting debate that continues...

I'll second that nomination :!:

Link below for anyone interested:

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=9845

It's a great philatelic piece, and there are several interesting aspects to the debate :idea:

ewen s · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:33:43 pm

I am nominating Darwinist for the thread;

Exhibiting in the under 21 division

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=10024

This thread includes some great questions about what to include in a youth exhibit, along with the usual pertinent responses from GJ50

Cheers,

Ewen

parryone · **Posted:** Wed Dec 24, 2008 13:34:45 pm

A Merry Christmas to all
I would like to nominate brian31stamps for his continuing
"Inspector of Poor" - you asked for it! Thread
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1935&start=100

ozstamps · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:14:16 am

The nominations for December as far as the mods could see were:

Ottawa Mike - WWII POW Exhibit (nominated by Waroff and Tallanent) http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=9673

Diver Pete - What is a true catalogue value & whose catalogue do you trust? (nominated by Graeme Morriss) http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=9735

Crosscrescent - Postage Due Cancellations (nominated by Parryone) http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=9797

Scotsman Abroad - A Stampboards Christmas Poem (nominated by Mrboggler) http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=9851

Lakatoi 4 - The Holy Grail of the Lakatoi Issues (nominated by GJ50 and gavin-h) http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=9895

Tonymacg - Banging the Drum for the Uglies (nominated by Crosscresecent) http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=8480

Darwinist - Exhibiting in the Under 21 Division (nominated by ewen s) http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=10024

Brian31stamps - Inspector of Poor (nominated by parryone) http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=1935

And apologies for the late annoucement of the winner, but several Mods were on vacation etc.

December's winner is :

Tonymacg - Banging the Drum for the Uglies (nominated by Crosscresecent)

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=8480

Tony .. if you'd like to pass on your postal address, I will ask AP to deliver your superb prize.

And let's have some ongoing nominations for the best thread of JANUARY .. remembering any previously nominated thread that has not been a winner also qualifies!

Glen

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For general interest, These were two of the voting Moderator comments (neither mine) and I do agree with them.

Moderator A wrote:

I vote for TonyMac because since he started the thread he has 'converted' a stack of collectors, and generated a real enthusiasm on the board for a niche area, and drawing in a number of new members via Google search.

All sorts of members have joined in the thread since it started in Sept and now EVERYONE has heard of Barwani :wink:

And ...

Moderator B wrote:

I've been a proponent for TonyMac a couple of times, and I will vote for him again this time. I think Moderator A is correct. I have noticed that a number of our new members have expressed an interest in Indian philately, and I suspect they may have been attracted to Stampboards because of Tony's thread.

It's a masterpiece, loaded with more original information than probably any other thread on the site.

OttawaMike · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:43:53 am

Congratulations
Tony !!!!!!

GJ50 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:15:14 pm

Congratulations Tony
Excellent thread on a wide ranging subject.

arls1 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:22:17 pm

Grats to Tony on a well deserved win.

Arlene

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 13:29:17 pm

Tonymacg,

CONGRATULATIONS

Cheers
Andrew

Lakatoi 4 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 13:29:49 pm

FROM ONE TONY TO ANOTHER - CONGRATS :!:

Your topic on the "Uglies" was just great and introduced many of us to a new area of collecting.

waroff49 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 16:02:58 pm

Congratulations Tony.
Not my kettle of fish, but excellent for the Board and its expanding use by the whole stamp community.

MargoZ · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 21:43:42 pm

From me too, Tony .

Long may you wax lyrical about Barwani !!

vinobub · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 22:51:34 pm

Congrats Tony - richly deserved!

gavin-h · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2009 00:05:51 am

Well done, Tony,

Recognition for some great contributions on a fascinating area, which you are opening up to many new collectors, I think.

I'm sure your prize won't be as ugly as your collection :lol:

admin · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 17:33:24 pm

So a reminder .. nomiiate your favourite thread for JANUARY, and THIS is what they will win:

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PRIZES

Thanks to the great and continued generosity of our friends at the Australia Post Philatelic section, the winner of this month's and future months' votes will receive a superb prize - over and above the 2 carat blue diamond next to their user name.

They will win the superb 2008 Annual Collection shown above.

Retail of this book is $99.95, and Australia Post will also generously ship it secure airmail ANYWHERE in the world. So the value of shipping domestically is minimum $15, or about $40 if you are in Europe or North America. So whomever wins it, gets a lovely prize worth well over $110 - and up to $A140.

ALL our many foreign members are equally eligible to win this beauty - or suggest another member who should - so please join in the fun!

The 2008 Collection of Australian Stamps features all the gummed stamp issues and miniature sheets from 2008.

Containing $94.95 face value worth of stamps, this will make a wonderful gift for collecting enthusiasts.

Each collection includes:

- all of the gummed Australian stamps and miniature sheets issued throughout 2008

- a special presentation sheetlet (only available with the collection) of the Beijing Olympics Australian Gold Medallists stamps. (Glen's note - dealers retail these for about $50 each!)

- the story behind each of the stamp issues and photography showcasing each subject or theme.

Order details here for those who need one, and did NOT win!

http://www.stamps.com.au/shop/collectio ... ku/1575171

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Brummie · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 17:55:09 pm

I presume newbies can vote? Anyway here goes...

I would like to re-re-nominate Iomoon for his continuing contribution to the Visual Catalogue - Australia.

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=8394

What a brilliant idea, I'm finding it very useful, mind, the whole site is fantastic. I learnt more new things today....I know what a kiss print is now :wink:

arls1 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 18:02:37 pm

Seconded Brummie. It's a great help and the work put into it is appreciated.

Arlene

MargoZ · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 19:51:46 pm

I'd like to nominate Didge for stirring the pot with his "Commercial or philatelic" thread.

This has had nearly 300 posts since it started in Sept and like all good brawls its had lots of spectators with 3,600+ views

Oh, and it has been informative as well ...

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8613&start=0

gavin-h · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 02:35:33 am

My nomination is for rmort and his thread "Queensland 1899 1d vermillion QV rouletted - a photo montage"

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10233

rmort is a relative newcomer to Stampboards, and had only made a handful of posts before starting this thread. His indepth knowledge of this stamp has been informative to many others, and inspired many more excellent contributions on the thread.

Greg Ioannou · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 03:26:28 am

I'll second the nomination of Rmort. What a terrific thread!

Greg

waroff49 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:24:35 pm

I would like to nominate Mr Boggler for his thread and contribution to
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6954&start=0 (commonly called the Grumpy Old Man's Thread.)

I believe that this thread E-pit- amises the nature of this Board, it is both - a bit of fun and a sharing of knowledge. The GOMC which was the start of this thread, has spread world wide with chapters in Scotland, Busan ( and probably a few others as well) and has spawned off the GOWC. There are associate members in all corners of the globe and they contribute to the Stampboards family on a daily basis.

It has many and varied contributors from the ultra-specialist and judges to the extreme novice. Even our own Glen, MargoZ and the other Mods drop in from time to time to check it out and add a few pearls of wisdom.

It is an extremely popular thread, according to the number of posts and views, as collectors all around the world drop in to see what is going on in the world of collecting( and catch up with the latest gossip.)

arls1 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 13:11:41 pm

I want to nominate lisamidge for her KGV site, which I believe originated from Stampboards.
It is a well done and very imformative site, and I think Lisa has done a great job on it so far.

Due to a recent illness, Lisa is unable to post in Stampboards, until she has recovered enough to do so.
Her son Warren will be keeping her site updated, and Lisa has herself, expressed an interest in keeping her
stamp collecting going. I believe she deserves this months prize, and also think it would boost her spirits enormously.

Apologies, as I can't find the initial thread where Lisa started her Webpage/Site, but for anyone who has KGV's,
here is the place to go.

http://allisastamps.koolhost.com/trial.htm
http://allisastamps.koolhost.com/linkstoothersites.htm

Well done Lisa. I for one, visit your site often, and it has helped me more times that I care to admit.

All the best, and I hope the links are the right ones for here.

Arlene

mrboggler · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 16:36:28 pm

I would like to Second that Arls,,

Lisamidge GV site,

admin · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 17:45:40 pm

I will nominate quite new member - Rodolphe from France

"Early France - Plate reconstruction discussion"

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10419

Very interesting topic, and his knowledge of this area has been of help to many other members already! :mrgreen:

RolyRJ · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 18:08:32 pm

I will nominate quite new member - Rodolphe from France

I very imformative thread and useful in any plate reconstruction exercise.

Cheers

Roly

Lakatoi 4 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2009 19:52:50 pm

Rodolphe gets my vote :!:

France is one of my secondary collections but has such tremendous depth that is often not realised.

Rodolphe has obviously put a hell of a lot of work into his topic and is a relative newcomer who should be encouraged.

arls1 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 02, 2009 15:26:14 pm

So, do we have a winner yet.

Arlene

waroff49 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 19:39:30 pm

Arls, you're to impatient, it's only 3 FE09, what do you expect, with all those quality nominations it will take time to decide on the Grumpy Old Men's thread. :shock:

arls1 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 19:46:51 pm

True Warf. I've never been known for having patience. That's for sure.

admin · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 19:59:53 pm

Well if some of the impatient souls in the peanut gallery demanding instant results will excuse those of us who actually work for a living, the matter is being voted upon.

Please accept our groveling apologies to those whom we have severely let down here. :shock:

arls1 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 20:07:22 pm

Without the peanuts, the monkeys would starve.........

waroff49 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 00:21:19 am

What's this work for a living........I wish I could have 4-8 weeks overseas every year.
What's your thinking on that point Arls?

Ah and at my tender age, and having had 30 kids to deal with for 35 years, or even worse their parents and the hierarchy...... I think I deserve instant gratification....... :mrgreen:

If not sooner!!!!

PeterS · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 07:15:33 am

waroff49 wrote:

What's this work for a living........I wish I could have 4-8 weeks overseas every year.
What's your thinking on that point Arls?

Ah and at my tender age, and having had 30 kids to deal with for 35 years, or even worse their parents and the hierarchy...... I think I deserve instant gratification....... :mrgreen:

If not sooner!!!!

You certainly deserve SOMETHING!

Whether it is gratification, instant or otherwise, is another matter entirely. :lol:

arls1 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 09:00:59 am

4-8 days a year out of the house would be good enough for me. I actually can't remember the last time I went anywhere overnight, let alone a few days. As for working for a living, for some, that's just not possible.

But I guess we can't all be Healthy, Wealthy and Wise. :twisted:

Arlene


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