What Did You Do Philatelically: Today Or Recently?

DJCMHOH (Gene) - I like it! Your Vario page is nicely presented by itself, and you have the information, from whatever catalogue you are using, opposite.

Very clean.

A concern, which you have already addressed, is the amount of work involved in setting up your information page. But, if you enjoy it, then it is part of the hobby.

Well, I was interviewed by SG for a senior position, it went well and I was all lined up for the second (clinching) interview next week. However, I had a major crisis on the train on the way home. Could I commute day in day out, week in week out, etc. into London? To be honest I don't think I could, so the dream job has to go by the wayside. Stamps will have to remain a hobby not a career. That's probably for the best!

A new issue day ...so a trip to Dublin.
The annual "Love" stamp was issued last week.
Today a stamp and miniature sheet on Japanese Theatre. Home now with the mint stamps and FDCs.
The "used" stamps will be delivered Friday-Saturday.

Sorry to hear the SG position did not work out, we would have loved some inside information! Nothing to get anyone in trouble of course. I went to a show yesterday briefly, bought a 1947 edition of Big Blue Book 1 for cheap, some common pre-1900 European in it, and elderly British Colonials to get that collection off the ground at least.

Visited the National Postal Museum last week (Feb. 8) in D.C. for the first time. Mailed several postcards from the USPS station there to get the Museum postmark.

I finally finished inventorying my surplus souvenir cards and now starting an excel file for my Straits Settlements/Malaysia material.

I spent a couple hours extracting info from stampworld.com to build my inventory file.

It was pretty easy to copy/paste into excel and it preserved most links. This a snippet from excel so cell structure not preserved into post.

1867 India Postage Stamps Surcharged in Different Colours
1. September    WM: 1   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
1 A 1½/½ C/A blue 106 265
2 A1 2/1 C/A brown 186 106
3 A2 3/1 C/A brown 186 106
4 A3 4/1 C/A brown 319 319
5 A4 6/2 C/A orange 638 319
6 A5 8/2 C/A orange 265 63.83
7 A6 12/4 C/A green 1,276 425
8 A7 24/8 C/A rose 531 106
9 A8 32/2 C/A orange 425 132

1867 No. 1 Surcharged - Pen Bar Across "THREE HALF"
WM: 1 Perforation: 14
10 B 2/1½/½ C blue 12,765 6,382
1867 -1872 Queen Victoria
   WM: 2   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
11 C 2 C brown 42.55 6.38
11a* C1 2 C yellowish brown 42.55 6.38
11b* C2 2 C dark brown 132 15.96
12 C3 4 C rose 63.83 10.64
12a* C4 4 C dark rose 85.1 12.77
13 C5 6 C violet 132 21.28
13a* C6 6 C dull violet 132 21.28
14 D 8 C orange yellow 212 12.77
14a* D1 8 C orange 212 15.96
15 D2 12 C blue 159 10.64
15a* D3 12 C ultramarine 159 12.77
16 E 24 C bluish green 159 8.51
16A* E1 24 C yellowish green 319 31.91
17 F 30 C purple rose 319 15.96
18 G 32 C reddish orange 638 85.1
19 G1 96 C olive grey 425 63.83
19A* G2 96 C olive grey Perf: 12½ 3,191 319

1879 No. 14 & 18 Surcharged
May    WM: 2   Perforation: 14
20 H 5/8 C orange yellow 132 212
21 H1 7/32 C reddish orange 159 212

1880 No. 17 Surcharged "10 cents"
   WM: 2   Sheetsize: 60   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
22 I 10/30 C purple rose 531 106
22A I1 10/30 C purple rose 425 106
22B I2 10/30 C purple rose 9,574 1,063
22C I3 10/30 C purple rose 3,723 319
22D I4 10/30 C purple rose 12,765 2,127
22E I5 10/30 C purple rose 12,765 2,127
22F I6 10/30 C purple rose 5,319 638
22G I7 10/30 C purple rose 12,765 2,127
22H I8 10/30 C purple rose 12,765 2,127
22I I9 10/30 C purple rose 12,765 2,127
22J I10 10/30 C purple rose 12,765 2,127
1880 No. 17 Surcharged "10"
   WM: 2   Sheetsize: 60   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
23 J 10/30 C purple rose 212 63.83
23A J1 10/30 C purple rose 265 63.83
23B J2 10/30 C purple rose 638 132
23C J3 10/30 C purple rose 2,127 265
23D J4 10/30 C purple rose 6,382 1,063
23E J5 10/30 C purple rose 6,382 1,063
23F J6 10/30 C purple rose 6,382 1,063
1880 No. 14 Surcharged
   WM: 2   Sheetsize: 60   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
24 K 5/8 C orange yellow 186 212
24A K1 5/8 C orange yellow 186 212
24B K2 5/8 C orange yellow 638 638
1880 -1881 No. 14, 15 & 17 Surcharged
   WM: 2   Sheetsize: 60   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
25 L 10/6 C violet 63.83 6.38
25a* L1 10/6 C dull violet 106 31.91
26 L2 10/12 C blue 63.83 12.77
26a* L3 10/12 C ultramarine 85.1 26.6
27 L4 10/30 C purple rose 531 132
25#8209;27 Set   (* Stamp not included in this set) 659 152
1882 No. 12 Surcharged
January    WM: 2   Sheetsize: 60   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
28 M 5/4 C rose 319 319
1882 Queen Victoria
January    WM: 2   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
29 N 5 C purple brown 106 132
30 O 10 C slate-grey 531 85.1
29#8209;30 638 218
1882 -1889 Queen Victoria - New Watermark
   WM: 3   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
31 C7 2 C brown 319 63.83
32 C8 4 C rose 159 8.51
32a* C9 4 C carmine 6.38 1.6
33 C10 6 C violet 2.66 5.32
33a* C11 6 C dull purple 31.91 12.77
34 C12 8 C orange yellow 4.26 1.06
35 O1 10 C slate-grey 8.51 1.6
31#8209;35 Set   (* Stamp not included in this set) 494 80.32
1883 -1891 Queen Victoria
   WM: 3   Perforation: 14
No. Type D Color Description
36 C13 2 C dull rose 53.19 5.32
36a* C14 2 C rose 10.64 1.06
37 C15 4 C pale brown 31.91 1.6
37a* C16 4 C dark brown 53.19 4.26
38 N1 5 C blue 15.96 1.06
39 D4 12 C brownish purple 85.1 15.96
40 E2 24 C bluish green 6.38 5.32
40a* E3 24 C yellowish green 106 10.64
41 F1 30 C purple rose 12.77 15.96
42 G3 32 C reddish orange 10.64 3.19
43 G4 96 C brownish olive 106 63.83
36#8209;43 Set   (* Stamp not included in this set) 322 112

Got my French Algeria page inserts finished. 37 total sides (19 pages) of Vario 6S pages for French Algeria up to the last issue of 1958. I have 321 of the 687 stamps (including varieties) for French Algeria, so not quite halfway complete (mainly the Parcel Post issues that I lack - harder to get in the USA since Scott does NOT list them, though they do list Mainland France Parcel Posts in the Classic Specialized, come on Scott, get Algeria's issues covered! ).

Now to start laying out the pages for the post-independence issues starting in 1962.

Visited Stampex today. There's a great display on Ottoman potal history but not a great deal of new material that I could see.

I now have an excel file with key stamp details for Strait Settlements, Malaya, Malaya states, etc. using data extracted from Stampworld. Now, I am adding cross references to Scott and SG as best I can.

I'm soaking good used Swiss stamps from old album pages that I bought, driying them and placing on my albums.

Soaking and drying 1980's Danish stamps from a charity shop where I help on stamp issues. Somewhat boring. But, it has to be done.

Used peroxide for the first time today. Removed oxidation from some 3 cent 1851-57 stamps. worked nicely.

So how were the blond bombshell tresses received at work?

ahem, Geoff you need to read entire post...

Big Canadian lot I bought on ebay for less than $20.......found some nice oldies, used, to add to my collection with a valuation over $500.....not a bad lot ! after all. The rest will serve as duplicates - from 1937-1980ish..... I have enough to keep a newbie active for a few weeks !