Show what you received for "Free" from other Stampboarders.

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 20 Jul 2011 04:33

Hello Everyone.

Here, everyone can show what they have received for "Free" from other Stampboards members.

Enjoy.

Cheers!

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 20 Jul 2011 04:36

Here are nine covers that I have received from muruk.

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 20 Jul 2011 04:52

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AMark · Post by **AMark** » 20 Jul 2011 05:00

Thank you muruk for your generosity.

Cheers!

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 02 Sep 2011 05:32

Here is a cover which I have received from drvvr.

Front of the cover.

Back of the cover.

Thank you drvvr.

Cheers!

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 03 Sep 2011 21:04

These received from Skippy:

Very nice ... I've been trying for some time to find the kangaroo in meter stamp and was almost at the point of buying a large lot of stuff I didn't want to get one ... then along comes a lifesaver.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 06 Sep 2011 20:10

Very nice Villefranche Sur SaÃ´ne FDC for my Freetown Project received from Tanuki today.

Very considerate and much appreciated.

Nice stamp and postmark on mailing cover too. Another keeper.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 19 Sep 2011 22:00

Sam Stosur arrived today escorted by a nice mob of Plains Kangaroos compliments of Stampboards' CHzug. Very much appreciated ... thanks heaps.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 05 Nov 2011 11:40

This VERY nice Fleetwood cover just arrived from nightwatchman:

My first PNG cover with the 1990s Birds of Paradise. Very much appreciated.

The cricketing kangaroo sticker on the mailing cover makes that a keeper as well.

Skippy · Post by **Skippy** » 05 Nov 2011 12:38

A lovely surprise to find some kangaroo themed items in my letterbox recently.

Big thankyou to Muruk !

a Great MS and a lovely Roo cover
thankyou Hans

Skippy

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 05 Nov 2011 12:45

These arrived from Berlin-Gus with the October cover exchange:

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 05 Nov 2011 12:47

Also some very nice early Indonesian ... stamps on both sides of each item:

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 05 Nov 2011 12:58

And this piÃ¨ce de résistance:

Sent from West Papua when it was known as Irian Barat and in the process of being forcibly incorporated into the Javanese Colonial Empire (Indonesia). Note the IRIAN BARAT on the stamps.

Sent from Kota Baru Irian. This cancel is described as very hard to find. Most copies are on UNTEA first day covers that were produced and backdated by Indonesian authorities in order to dupe collectors. A genuine use is a good find indeed.

Very nice selection of items Gus, and VERY much appreciated.

Berlin-Gus · Post by **Berlin-Gus** » 05 Nov 2011 13:10

I am happy to see that they found a good home where they are appreciated. Enjoy!!!

ScotsmanAbroad · Post by **ScotsmanAbroad** » 17 Nov 2011 20:10

I got a bag of coffee from Ozstamps after complaining that my coffee kept going cold while reading Stampboards on a Saturday morning

Picture shows Royal Kona Hawaiian coffee.....piping hot!

waroff49 · Post by **waroff49** » 18 Nov 2011 18:49

Got this the other day from Old Yeti. Inside was a Phillipines Scout cover(now on the scout thread). I nearly missed it, as I thought it was just a stiffener in the cover.

I'm glad to see A.I. have chosen the tight colours for their covers. Oh!, I forgot to say posted on 11-11-11.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 18 Nov 2011 22:04

waroff49 wrote:Oh!, I forgot to say posted on 11-11-11.

I wonder how many post offices have cancellers that show 11.11.11 ?

Very few, I would think.

Most I have seen use letters for the month.

And now I know what tight colours look like. 8)

waroff49 · Post by **waroff49** » 19 Nov 2011 02:48

Yep, you have to close your eyes tight when you look at them.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 26 Nov 2011 19:30

ScotsmanAbroad wrote:

Last time I set up this configuration, I shared the coffee with my keyboard, and my computer would't talk to me till I got a new one.

Fortunately, my keyboard was isolated from the insides of the computer. I now keep a USB keyboard handy, and keep my coffee on a different table.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 26 Nov 2011 19:34

Another Villefranche cover from Tanuki arrived yesterday.

There are Villefranches all over the place in France ... distinguished from one another by sur-saone, sur-mer, sur-all over the place.

Villefranche is the French equivalent of Freeburgh, where I live ... so I have a Freetowns of the world project running at the moment.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 26 Nov 2011 19:36

And another. Villefranche-sur-Saone:

And a combatants' monument on the back:

Problem is which side to display.

Thanks Tanuki ... very much appreciated.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 28 Nov 2011 22:16

Early Christmas present from Jacob:

Not often you see a kookaburra with the southern cross tattooed on his chest.

waroff49 · Post by **waroff49** » 28 Nov 2011 23:03

All those stamps and not a big foot amongst them but I did see some nice cds's......

Well done Jacob.

GreenGO · Post by **GreenGO** » 29 Nov 2011 01:02

Hello.
Let me say that I have recived a present from our member Jacob too.

Lovely cover with steam locomotive mark

Special gift

And some Australian stamps

Thank you Jacob.

GreenGO · Post by **GreenGO** » 29 Nov 2011 01:24

I have recived a nice letter and a huge amount of railway stamps
from our member Kevin Hedley.
There are so many of them that it will keep me bussy for two weeks.
I can not scan and post them all.

But here is a scan of one speciality that I got. (and I like it)

Thank you very much Kevin Hedley

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 29 Nov 2011 08:53

Waroff ... GreenGO got the bigfoot ... fourth stamp, bottom row ... two across from a BRIGHT CDS that didn't come from me.

waroff49 · Post by **waroff49** » 29 Nov 2011 12:22

Thanks for that Muruk. I have some bigfoots to give you when you next come down ( or post) A Healesville Sanctuary with pictorial postmark and three different dated pets series from 1996 and a Philokorea from 84. All in pristine condition with no hint of scissors.

As for the Bright cds, I think by now, I have a few, good to see other people send out nice cds's.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 09 Dec 2011 19:04

Another nice item from nightwatchman.

It's not a place I would have looked for kangaroos, but Noel was astute enough to spot it and send it to me. Much appreciated.

I would otherwise have missed this as I don't buy rolls of stamps.

It's also one of my favourite kangaroo images. Looks very much like one I raised. The look says: "I really should come and rip you to shreds, but I just couldn't be bothered right now."

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 09 Dec 2011 19:11

Another nice cover with an indonesian inside from Berlin-Gus:

Note the Balinese Temple design showing through from the inside surface of the cover:

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 10 Dec 2011 20:01

Well, a greeting card is normally free ... but I thought I should show this off somewhere.

I collect kangaroos on stamps ... but also on greeting cards, so this was a double whammy from Raz. Thanks heaps:

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 10 Dec 2011 21:06

Tanuki has been quietly gathering material to help with my Freetowns of the World project.

These just arrived:

Much appreciated.

The Villefranche de Lauragais cover is my first from that town.

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 18 Dec 2011 13:48

A cover I have received from kriszick.

Thank you.

Cheers!

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 29 Dec 2011 13:24

A nice Christmas cover from muruk.

Thank you muruk.

Cheers!

Berlin-Gus · Post by **Berlin-Gus** » 02 Jan 2012 13:31

Received to wonderful uprated (for international airmail) postal stationery envelopes

[1] a 22¢ AUSTRALIA prestamped envelope celebrating International Museum Day, and ...

[2] a 20¢ AUSTRALIA prestamped enevlope issued for the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Hobart, Tasmania

Thank you

Berlin-Gus · Post by **Berlin-Gus** » 04 Jan 2012 00:41

and received in today's mail an uprated (for International airmail service) POSTAGE PAID envelope endorsed "Card Only"

I am wondering what rate (postal value) that imprint represents since it is obviously meant for a special postal service.

Note also the fancy privately imprinted air mail label. Pretty classy!

and the enclosed Australia Post Christmas Card ...

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 12 Jan 2012 22:05

Received today from Berlin-Gus. Another very nice Indonesia cover ... heavily stamped:

And prolifically backstamped:

With mysterious contents:

All delivered in a very nice cover from Canada:

Very much appreciated. Thanks.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 12 Jan 2012 22:15

Berlin-Gus wrote:I am wondering what rate (postal value) that imprint represents since it is obviously meant for a special postal service.

The imprint represents 55¢, which is the domestic rate for cards during the Christmas season.

The International rate is $1.50 if using international stamps. With domestic stamps on international mail, a 10% GST refund to Australia Post must be added, so $1.65 in domestic stamps.

waroff49 · Post by **waroff49** » 13 Jan 2012 00:53

I also received a nice parcel from Muruk, containing about 80-90 covers with beautiful cds and a couple of pictorial postmarks. Too many to put up here. Thanks Muruk.
Also a few Malaysia, Singapore covers for my collection.

Also a visit to Magooley was not without reward, lots of railway stamps/cinderellas, Relief cancels and PAID mail cutouts.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 26 Jan 2012 11:31

Received a nice surprise from Memphre. Some French and Swiss stamps for my Freetowns of the World project ... in this case one of the Villefranches in France, and Fribourg in Switzerland. These particular Freetowns actually made it onto a stamp. The Swiss are my first from there for this project:

Nice mailing cover:

Cancelled in MAGOG:

I am a science fiction disciple ... the Magog are a race of beings in a series I regularly re-watch, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.

I think I need to start another collecting area for Wierd Co-incidence Stuff.

All much appreciated. thank you.

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 04 Feb 2012 06:17

Received a nice cover from pitronix.

I like the Sarajevo cancel.
Thank you.

Cheers!

AMark · Post by **AMark** » 04 Feb 2012 06:19

I have also received a lovely "Muruk Cover."

Thank you muruk.

Cheers!

HalfpennyYellow · Post by **HalfpennyYellow** » 04 Feb 2012 07:02

AMark wrote:

Israel stamps... ...cancelled in AUSTRALIA?!

HalfpennyYellow · Post by **HalfpennyYellow** » 04 Feb 2012 07:15

I received these a couple of days ago from muruk.

A British receipt from 1957...

...its original cover sent from The Australia & New Zealand Bank (note the inverted 1957)...

...which all came in a very nice cover.

Thanks Muruk, very much appreciated

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 04 Feb 2012 11:30

HalfpennyYellow wrote:
AMark wrote:
Israel stamps... ...cancelled in AUSTRALIA?!

Cancelled on arrival at my request ... Israel had obviously misplaced its canceller.

Berlin-Gus · Post by **Berlin-Gus** » 06 Feb 2012 13:10

Received with THANKS from Muruk a 1957 Canadian registered cover mailed to Scotland
as per this thread https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=33473

Leave it to Muruk to be creative in his mailing envelope. The Canadian cover had been posted at Chilliwack, B.C. Muruk's cover had a wonderful Chilliwack cachet as shown here

Berlin-Gus · Post by **Berlin-Gus** » 06 Feb 2012 13:16

MURUK's Papua New Guinea cover offer produced another fine masterpiece! Thank You, Hans, for your generosity and your willingness to share your talent!!

It will make a fine addition to my PNG cover collection.

muruk · Post by **muruk** » 10 Mar 2012 11:42

Just arrived from Sanjaysub:

Much appreciated ... thanks.

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » 10 Mar 2012 23:33

Sea Mail, from neilthestampman's Xmas clear out

Thanks Kel!