Post here your nice used stamps received on incoming parcels

Brummie · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 20:14:45 pm

I've got a biscuit tin full still on piece, can you imagine what the postmistress would say, or want to say, if I asked her to CTO hundreds of stamps :roll:

? I wonder if she would lend me her stamp?

Allanswood · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 23:57:24 pm

Brummie wrote:

I've got a biscuit tin full still on piece, can you imagine what the postmistress would say, or want to say, if I asked her to CTO hundreds of stamps :roll:

? I wonder if she would lend me her stamp?

Do what I do, they are all using self inking ones now-a-days so just pinch one off the counter when they go to get your registered mail. And bring it back the next time you pick up mail.
(This post is typed with tongue firmly planted in cheek!) :lol:

If my local post office reads this they'll never let me BEHIND the counter again!

I wonder if this ink washs off the back of you hand? Either that or I can send myself to Botswana now. :roll:

Brummie · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 18:55:57 pm

I hope they check your inky hands next time you are in your local PO :lol:

I could nick the corners with a self inking stamp I suppose but, I will not ever have these in my collection as most are these are self adhesive stamps, not many are lick&stick. So why do I collect them then? I can't help myself :oops:

sherro · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 20:14:38 pm

Any time I get an envelope out of my PO box that hasn't been stamped, I go in and ask, and I've never been refused. After all, you could remind them that they have to ensure that stamps are cancelled and can't be re-used! :lol:

pandadog28 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 20:16:33 pm

sherro · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 20:30:12 pm

Can you picture it? Storming in, all indignant, complaining that the stamps aren't cancelled and DEMANDING that someone cancel them NOW! :lol:

billdootson · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 21:17:52 pm

I have a box full of Aus stamps sent to UK in late 70's early 80's here is one lot on piece with 6 x se tenant strips dated 1985.

Bill

Brummie · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 21:41:04 pm

Very nice billdootson and it was a registered cover too :roll:

I don't get the mail but if I did I wouldn't mind going in to the PO to ask as they are received but not a mountain of them.

I'm thankful to get them and have trained the non philatelic I work with how to cut the stamps off the covers. I haven't got the heart to tell my boss who thought he was doing a good thing in retrieving the high value stamps off a huge parcel that he received from India that you have to leave the perforations on the stamp :oops:

billdootson · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 21:57:15 pm

Hi Brummie ,Here is another one .Gutter blk of 10 . Do people still collect gutters these days?

Brummie · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 22:04:17 pm

Wash your mouth out billdootson :lol:

There is a thread, hang on I'll do a search...here you go, have a look in here

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3963&p=117337&hilit=gutter#p117337

billdootson · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 22:13:01 pm

I will post it on the thread. I have been out of stamps for some 20 years and just decided to unearth what I collected in the 70's and 80's hence my lack of knowledge re current times. Snowing again . We have had about 6-8 inches in South Manchester.Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!

Brummie · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 22:19:51 pm

billdootson wrote:

I have been out of stamps for some 20 years and just decided to unearth what I collected in the 70's and 80's hence my lack of knowledge re current times. Snowing again . We have had about 6-8 inches in South Manchester.Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!

Wish I had a penny for every time somebody says that, you are not alone believe me but keep reading on Stampboards and it will all come back and you learn something new everyday here.

So Santa may have to use his sleigh :lol:

Catweazle · **Posted:** Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:56:23 pm

sherro wrote:

Can you picture it? Storming in, all indignant, complaining that the stamps aren't cancelled and DEMANDING that someone cancel them NOW! :lol:

No wonder some folk think us philatelists somewhat weird! :lol:

mstary1 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 27, 2009 20:27:21 pm

Catweazle wrote:

sherro wrote:

Can you picture it? Storming in, all indignant, complaining that the stamps aren't cancelled and DEMANDING that someone cancel them NOW! :lol:

No wonder some folk think us philatelists somewhat weird! :lol:

I collect stamps on envelopes, coins, made beaut model ships, watch the simpsons, family guy and futurama. My attire is t-shirts and stubbies and I fix computers as a business. Oh and I shoot guns in my main job.

Don't think I'm weird though............ :lol:

Brummie · **Posted:** Sun Dec 27, 2009 22:43:24 pm

Quote:

mstary1
Oh and I shoot guns in my main job.

I think that sentence alone, would make it compulsary to agree with you :shock:

Allanswood · **Posted:** Sun Dec 27, 2009 22:50:06 pm

mstary1 wrote:

Catweazle wrote:

sherro wrote:

Can you picture it? Storming in, all indignant, complaining that the stamps aren't cancelled and DEMANDING that someone cancel them NOW! :lol:

No wonder some folk think us philatelists somewhat weird! :lol:

I collect stamps on envelopes, coins, made beaut model ships, watch the simpsons, family guy and futurama. My attire is t-shirts and stubbies and I fix computers as a business. Oh and I shoot guns in my main job.

Don't think I'm weird though............ :lol:

"I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK. I work all night and I sleep all day!!" :lol:

(Sorry - slipped into an alternative universe)

Seriously you wear a T-shirt - thats weird - not a blue singlet? :shock:

mstary1 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 28, 2009 08:11:48 am

Allanswood wrote:

mstary1 wrote:

Catweazle wrote:

sherro wrote:

Can you picture it? Storming in, all indignant, complaining that the stamps aren't cancelled and DEMANDING that someone cancel them NOW! :lol:

No wonder some folk think us philatelists somewhat weird! :lol:

I collect stamps on envelopes, coins, made beaut model ships, watch the simpsons, family guy and futurama. My attire is t-shirts and stubbies and I fix computers as a business. Oh and I shoot guns in my main job.

Don't think I'm weird though............ :lol:

"I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK. I work all night and I sleep all day!!" :lol:

(Sorry - slipped into an alternative universe)

Seriously you wear a T-shirt - thats weird - not a blue singlet? :shock:

well the new navy working uniform is a grey t-shirt and camo pants, feel slightly ridiculous :oops:

jugoslavija_post · **Posted:** Mon Dec 28, 2009 08:18:34 am

billdootson wrote:

Hi Brummie ,Here is another one .Gutter blk of 10 . Do people still collect gutters these days?

GUTTERS collects gutters. :shock:

Catweazle · **Posted:** Mon Dec 28, 2009 15:21:29 pm

jugoslavija_post wrote:

billdootson wrote:

Hi Brummie ,Here is another one .Gutter blk of 10 . Do people still collect gutters these days?

GUTTERS collects gutters. :shock:

Some gutters do look nice, but personally I'm not that keen on the one above. It looks somewhat boring. Now below is what I call a nice looking gutter:

(Just joking) Here's the real gutters:

Marcel · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 08:22:50 am

Here's my nice cover I recently got from UK. Stamps from as early as 1973 were used, that's why they were all pen-cancelled

[Click to enlarge]

:mrgreen:

umby · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 09:15:04 am

I love this kind of covers that I like receive and send. If someone would seen a pair visit my website http://interphilately.sitiwebs.com/page9.php.
If someone interessed to exchange covers with souvenir sheet and stamps of switzerland with me, send me a message

tazzles · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 20:42:00 pm

Nice registered, priority padded envelope arrived today from Austria. Franked with one of those genuinely woven edelweiss stamps and an Egon Schiele mini-sheet.

I think the woven stamp will be quite scarce on genuinely travelled covers in the longer run.

Draccae · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 05:25:51 am

tazzles wrote:

Nice registered, priority padded envelope arrived today from Austria. Franked with one of those genuinely woven edelweiss stamps and an Egon Schiele mini-sheet.

I think the woven stamp will be quite scarce on genuinely travelled covers in the longer run.

I think so too and it's really nice to see some texture incorporated into a cover.

Dogg · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:31:05 pm

I was rather impressed with this registered mail cover I received recently from a friend in Brazil:

umby · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 22:54:44 pm

Dogg wrote:

I was rather impressed with this registered mail cover I received recently from a friend in Brazil:

Very nice FDC

http://interphilately.sitiwebs.com/

Sisophon · **Posted:** Sat Jan 16, 2010 04:17:05 am

Dogg wrote:

I was rather impressed with this registered mail cover I received recently from a friend in Brazil:

Spectacular !

I remember that UPU has regulations on postmarking, other than those chopped on stamps, only one is allowed on blank space.

Oh well, do first day pictorial postmarks count? Any thoughts?

tazzles · **Posted:** Sat Jan 16, 2010 09:33:46 am

Well, philatelic production or not, I'm certainly not a fan of all those meaningless strikes away from the stamps.

sherro · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:39:17 pm

Received yesterday from an online seller in Pakistan. Quite a cracker..

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Catweazle · **Posted:** Mon Jan 18, 2010 15:41:06 pm

Sisophon wrote:

Dogg wrote:

I was rather impressed with this registered mail cover I received recently from a friend in Brazil:

Spectacular !

I remember that UPU has regulations on postmarking, other than those chopped on stamps, only one is allowed on blank space.

Oh well, do first day pictorial postmarks count? Any thoughts?

That's one of the nicest covers I've ever seen!

As for my thoughts on the postmarks, I'm not sure myself. Either it's because it's the First day of issue, as you said, or the postman was old, forgetful, cross-eyed and not wearing his glasses. :lol:

mikestein · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 18:31:08 pm

cheers Glen....you said it would be a nice cover

Global Administrator · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 18:38:06 pm

Glad it arrived Mike .. those darn spray cancels are an eyesore .. no way around that sadly. :twisted:

mikestein · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 18:44:50 pm

Global Administrator wrote:

Glad it arrived Mike .. those darn spray cancels are an eyesore .. no way around that sadly. :twisted:

They used to really annoy me, but I've come to accept them as a modern reality. Perhaps in 50 years time people will actively seek out spray-cancelled stamps ;-)

sherro · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 18:47:34 pm

mikestein wrote:

..........Perhaps in 50 years time people will actively seek out spray-cancelled stamps ;-)

No.

waroff49 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 22:53:35 pm

In 50 years they will be seeking out stamps.....

Global Administrator · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 23:00:57 pm

In 50 years there will be NO stamps ....................................

Browny · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2010 00:49:59 am

Here's a beauty I received from Sweden.

The whole front is covered with booklet panes and a minisheet, and there's 3 more on the reverse that are not shown!

Sorry its sideways, but its too large for my scanner

Brummie · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2010 15:31:33 pm

More packets than parcels.

From USA, I don't know anything about these stamps but like the stamp that has 'Design originally prepared but not used for U.S. postage series of 1869' on it. I'm suprised at the cancel though, it has bars.

These are from Estonia and were received at Christmas time. When I searched I couldn't find them in 2009 year sets, so went through LOTS of years before finding them in about 1995 I think they were. They weren't sent as philatelic, just from the PO on a packet. I would love to find stamps at the PO from years ago.

Whilst searching the year set, I was surprised at the beautiful stamps that Estonia produce, a much overlooked country in my opinion. These aren't anything to write home about and it's a shame they took the selvedge from the miniature sheet

Catweazle · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:33:09 pm

Not actually a parcel, but here's one that from an envelope I received just this morning, from Adelaide, with a nice cachet (is that what it's called?)

I don't get cancels like this every day.

Global Administrator · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:35:36 pm

Catweazle wrote:

I don't get cancels like this every day.

Thank Goodness - - that horribly ugly mess has TOTALLY ruined the stamp.

Catweazle · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 14:12:48 pm

Global Administrator wrote:

Catweazle wrote:

I don't get cancels like this every day.

Thank Goodness - - that horribly ugly mess has TOTALLY ruined the stamp.

Yes, that's a downside

librarianc · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 14:22:03 pm

USE ENERGY WISELY over a stamp of a bicycle is almost appropriate...........

sherro · **Posted:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 15:27:24 pm

Well spotted! :lol:

Browny · **Posted:** Sun Jan 31, 2010 18:22:38 pm

Having taken the advice and purchased some more reference books, they arrived last Firday from some member in Castlecrag.

There were 4 complete chinese new year sheets tied to the parcel cover.

They look most striking!

admin · **Posted:** Sun Jan 31, 2010 22:55:35 pm

Good to hear Browny .. I used your pix to great effect here. :lol:

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16925&p=613777&e=613777

Allanswood · **Posted:** Tue Feb 02, 2010 00:32:04 am

Its not ummm... nice, but another example of the "whatever" attitude of Australia Post and Customs. :twisted:

This package arrived today from a friend in South Africa.

I guess the x-ray threw customs off as they opened it up for a look-see. No problem just some special cut hingless mounts.

Anyway its what they did next:

First they resealed the envelope with clear sticky tape - ruining the 2 stamps on the right.
Second the Sydney Parcel Centre thoughtfully put their parcel label over the next 2 stamps.
I'm just glad the red texta mad boffin didn't decide to sign his autograph over the last 3 stamps!
No less than 3 cusotms texta confirmations of inspection? :twisted:

You know sometimes you just want to.....well its after midnight so I think I will... go outside and howl at the moon!!! :shock:

I used to think I was a warewolf but I'm alright na-oooohhh! :lol:

aethelwulf · **Posted:** Tue Feb 02, 2010 01:31:24 am

Allanswood wrote:

Actually I think you were lucky...the stamps on far right that got sticky-taped are only a 30ct and a standard letter rate...OK the label was stupidly plastered on top of the stamps, but "I'm in a rush I don't have time to carefully place the label" (yeah right a civil servant in a rush :lol:

)...but the 3 stamps that survived are the best of the lot, 3 x 10 rands...

You would not believe how many auction catalogues I get from stamp auctioneers, where they use a nice high-value single and a few low-rates to make up the total...and what do they do, stick the high value (ie. $8-$14 US Express stamps) right up in the corner where they get crumpled to h**l, while the worthless 8 cent commems are sheltered well in the middle of the envelope :twisted:

waroff49 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 02, 2010 19:48:57 pm

This is one coming from Browny...very nice it is too.

Draccae · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 01:50:46 am

waroff49 wrote:

This is one coming from Browny...very nice it is too.

Very pretty, I love all of the red on it!

prabhakar · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 21:00:35 pm

This one is from Taiwan
In front it has shell stamps
on the backside it a Panda
Miniature sheet

Draccae · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2010 01:30:48 am

Nice pandas!


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