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I have been hunting for these and cannot find them in my catalog. Are these unissued as well. Does anyone know or know the Scott numbers for them? Thanks - Jeff  |
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| Edited by jhlovell - 03/20/2011 9:10 pm |
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They MUST be stamps! They are in my album and I remember buying them from a reputable dime store. |
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jh, I read somewhere that these stamps although appearing to be Albanian were actually issued by an Albanian anti-communist group abroad somewhere. It was my understanding that these are an anti-communist propaganda stamp.
Perhaps someone else can fill in the details better than I can. |
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jh, another reason why it is unlikely that the Albanian Government issued these stamps is because this staunchly communist government wouldn't do anything to glorify Churchill and Roosevelt in stamps. |
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Could these be semi postal stamps? I don't have an Albania catalogue to check. The denominations have what looks like a dot or + sign between the numbers. It's centred in the number as opposed to lying on the baseline, which makes me think it may be a + sign. Sorry the scan isn't large enough on my screen to make it out clearly. |
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Fascinating!
The rod222 and mhc99 stamps have no date on them, while jhlovell's and mine have the date 1952.
There must be more to this story. |
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On the online auction page, someone has listed one of the "stamps" for $9.99 (US) . I have a set of four different of these for which I am sure I did not pay a cent. This can't be a realistic value, can it? |
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Thanks, 22crows, for introducing me to this site.
My bookmark list grows daily. |
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I think there is an anti-retirement conspiracy out there! Rod retired why can't I??  |
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| Edited by jhlovell - 03/21/2011 10:36 am |
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"Retirement" has an itchy uncomfortable feel Jeff,
I prefer "escapement"
Depends on what you have, and how much
you feel you need to remain content.
My needs are very low, so it's a doddle.
I am loving retirement, it must be said though,
I am in a very lucky country.
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Premature "retirement", aka prolonged unemployment,
can put all the plans "in a jar by the door..."
and make you really wonder IF... not when. |
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