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All Forums Category: General Philatelic Discussions (Non Country Specific) Forum: Main Stamp Collecting Forum

Philatelic Tales - Entertaining Reading

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Posted 11/01/2010 11:12 pm

Stephen R. Datz is a long-time philatelic writer with a number of books to his credit. (On The Wild Side - Philatelic Mischief, Murder & Intrigue, Top Dollar Paid, etc.).

Here is a link to a few of his stories. They are a fun read.

http://www.stephenrdatz.com/srd7blue_052.htm

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Posted 11/02/2010 12:47 am

I had a great time reading these - especially the one about grading...

Thanks for sharing the link, laswabbie :)

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Posted 11/02/2010 08:27 am

I laughed at the prank with the 1cent Indian head.

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Posted 11/02/2010 09:00 am

Thanks for sharing.

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