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Today I got some fantasy coins and stamps from the Shire Post Mint. At some point I need to start a thread about the latter in the Cinderellas forum. I also finally got a book that I bought from a Japanese seller on the Amazon Marketplace on October 30th — 112 days by surface mail, since Japan Post cut off airmail service to the U.S. because of the reduction in commercial flights due to COVID. |
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Received a brand new 2016-17 Hungarian stamp catalog. To my pleasant surprise, it includes revenue stamps and postal stationary and is a hardback. Just in initial browsing, I'm impressed by the coverage, the details missing from Scott. Things I need to get used to - the heaviness of this book, the organization of most stamps by date and not type (compared to Scott), learning a different listing format, and using Google translate since my Hungarian is limited. All good fun and increasing knowledge! |
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A letter that was mailed from Rome, Italy on 15 December 2020. I am still waiting on another one from that same time
Peter |
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Along with two philatelic reference works from the APS, a copy of Balloon Post of the Siege of Paris (American Air Mail Society, 1976) which is mainly a translation of Louis Chaintrier's French series of articles.
Looking forward to perusing it, although it has remarkable fine print which will certainly not relax my old eyes. But for $11 it ought to yield more entertaining hours than a first run movie, not that we're going to the theater these days. |
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For my Oranges Philately collection: A set of Amusement Tax stamps for the community of Petah Tikva (several spellings), a Jewish settlement now in Israel, featuring an orange tree, adapted from the Petah Tikva coat of arms. |
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Junk mail with no stamps, only meters and labels. I wish there was a way to discourage meters, but I guess that will never happen. |
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I am trying to create a young philatelist out of my granddaughter. Today she "wrote a letter" and we put it in an envelope with a stamp, addressed to her house (my son and she live only 10 minutes from here). I want her to understand how stamps work, and how mail gets delivered.
My mother, though never really a collector, always encouraged me. Whenever she mails me something, she always uses interesting stamps, usually not the "Forever" stuff. In my postal history collection, I always enjoyed receiving letters from certain lawyers or other agencies who actually used stamps. |
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Bobby T Quote: I wish there was a way to discourage meters, Why not collect them?? https://www.meterstampsociety.com/Dan  |
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Experienced stamps need a home too. I'd rather have an example that is imperfect than no example. I collect for enjoyment, not investment. APS Member #223433 Postmark Collectors Club Member #6333 Meter Stamp Society Member #1409 |
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This arrived in my mailbox. I finally won an eBay auction, a small collection page of 16 Hong Kong stamps, that took 19 days to arrive from North Carolina to Iowa. The top 4 stamps are shown below, for my Hong Kong cancel collection... 1) Scott #36b - Wmk. 2 - Queen Victoria 2 cent carmine with partial 62B killer. (the common HK killer is B62) 2) Scott #74 - Wmk 2 - King Edward VII 5 cent with OAHU Hawaii killer, probably paquebot receiver at Honolulu, need to verify, the break in the circle at left is a strong clue. This is the second Hawaii cancel on a HK stamp in my collection. 3) Scott #78 - Wmk 2 - King Edward VII 20 cent revenue usage with purple oval from The National Bank of China, Limited. 4) Scott #72 - Wmk 2 - King Edward VII 2 cent with nice Shanghai index C strike dated May 5, 1905. Linus  |
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Why not? I never thought about that but will take a look at the link you sent. There must be something interesting about them after all. I have a ton of covers I saved over the years with meters, but have no idea how to sort or organize them or what features to look for so I appreciate your suggestion. |
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Postalhysteria, what exactly are "amusement stamps." Certainly not space for them in my Davo albums. |
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Received 3 wonderful packets from my buddy Rod from down under. Sorry I have not pics my scanner is out of commission. Dianne    |
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Came home yesterday and my new extra large mailbox and post had been flattened. I found some broken taillight glass but no note so I was stewing for a few hours. Later in the evening when my doorbell rang and found one of my neighbors standing there; she explained that she hit it while backing up and offered to pay for it. Since she owned up and was considerate enough to offer to pay for it, I told her to forget about it. She restored my faith in humankind. So I hit the store this morning, got what I needed, and just finished mounting a new post and mailbox. All is good, no missed mail. Don |
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