Pillar Of The Community Prize - Congratulations Cjd!

Swabbie all things being equal you probably would have been #3 if not for Honduras..i didnt realize it was a contest until I got back from a week in Ottawa that probably cost me 30 or 40 posts !!

It really doesn't matter Phil. I'm not even used to being in the top 20 - and my ex-wife puts me way, way lower than that!

Its not easy being a pillar, I am always suspicious of men who are considered heros by their wives !

Hi Phil, your book is on its way to you with a set of the new 42c Journalist stamps on it.
Sorry I couldn't put any "Ole Blue Eyes" stamps on it - I just got some of those today.

T360 the journalists are fine..Sinatra was a great entertainer but I would rather be a pillar...thanks again !

Hey Tom

Received the book today along with the wonderful stamps on the package.

Thank you thank you thank you!!

I've gone through the book and I love it. It will teach me lots about American Stamps and collecting.

Thanks

Dianne

Congrats to LaSwabbie.

Pillar #4

Steve

Congratulations to all you windbags

Thank you t360!

I always knew that ignoring my wife and kids, letting the grass grow three feet tall, and posting on the site at work would pay off.

Of course my wife is about to divorce me, my neighbors have started a petition against me and the boss has me on supervised work parole for six months, but it's worth every bit of the pain to be a "Pillar of the Community."

Sounds like me. I'm glad to know I'm on the right track. LOL

Steve

LaSwabbie, you may choose from:

100 Greatest American Stamps
Janet Klug & Donald J. Sundman 132 pages, color, hardbound. A fully illustrated in color book of America's 100 greatest stamps. Includes market values, price histories, and commentary.

OR

Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting
Rodney A. Juell & Steven J. Rod. This book is called the "Bargain of the Century" by Linn's Stamp News, this remarkable resource succinctly reviews U.S. philately while providing tips for the novice. 62 chapters and 4 appendices include U.S. stamps, history, production, and technology. 730 pages hardbound in full color.

OR

the mystery stamp book, which is:



Germany 1872-1900 Philatelic & Postal History handbook of Germany and her Colonies
Compiled by Darryl Hinton-Blaker. Hard cover 230+ pages. Well written book with coverage of German States, Colonies, postal development, German Empire, various periods of postal change and organization, a history of stamp printing in Germany including types, margins, processes, perforations, flaws, forgeries and more. Also coverage of postal markings, Cancels and more. Dedication section to Officies and Colonies with rates, cancels forerunners, seepost, overprints and more. There is a glossary of philatelic terms, section on Elsass and Lorraine in 1871 and appendix on perfins.

Thank you t360. I think I'll leave the US related books to those that can better use them. And since you've generously offered the third choice - a book on Early Germany, I'm honor bound to take it.

Thank you again for your consideration.

Two books are still available to our next two pillars!

(LaSwabbie - please send me your address.)

This should say 500. And I don't see a smiley turtle!