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

Expressions Only Philatelists Know (What Are Some Of Yours?)

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littleriverphil
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I will need a dictionary for some of these...some likely specific to collecting a country.
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"Fulton's Follies"? Not sure I get that one. Are you referencing Robert Fulton's novel inventions, like the Claremont? If so, I think several non-philatelists out there would also recognize the reference. Now recognition of "Farley's Follies" would be pretty much confined to our hobby.
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"Fulton's Follies"? Not sure I get that one. Are you referencing Robert Fulton's novel inventions, like the Claremont? If so, I think several non-philatelists out there would also recognize the reference. Now recognition of "Farley's Follies" would be pretty much confined to our hobby.


Totally correct- no idea what I may have been thinking when I posted that!
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