Enjoy these fantastic days with family and/or friends and visit in a free moment www.puntstempels.nl for a specific piece of postal history. The site is in Dutch, but the images will give a good impression. Hans Kruse

There has been widespread non-availability of the 1 August PIP stamps at local POs. Please see our website - information on the home page, and on the PIP page. If you are in the UK, please let us know if you have had any difficulties buying, or of any other problems (or surcharges on mail...

Jon Bell wrote: If you are a newcomer to the rec.collecting.stamps.* newsgroups, that is, to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss rec.collecting.stamps.marketplace then welcome! The rest of us here hope that you will enjoy the discussions of stamps and stamp collecting, and take...

Hi, I have the following stamps, which I cannot identify: 1. It is from Serbia, but I would like to know what kind of stamp it is. I could not find it in the catalogues, maybe it is a revenue. http://home.t-online.de/home/manuel.praest/serbien2.jpg Please reply to me direct, or REPLY ALL on the...

Another message forwarded from Manuel who cannot send to newsgroups - though he does browse and receive replies: =============================== Hi, some years ago I started to make a list of all areas I know which give or gave out own stamps. It is an EXCEL-file and at the moment I have about...

Does anybody have any old ones for sale, condition is immaterial. What i'm actually after is info relating to EdVII through to early QEII. Ian

I had a stamp that I couldn't identify, so I thought I,d post a picture. However, it seems that this is a Usenet group and there's no facility. So how do you guys do it? Ian

Some while ago I found this in amongst a quantity of Greek stamps. I appreciate that it’s totally worthless but anybody any idea what it’s for or where it came from. The reverse is also shown and what you can see appears to be a very thin layer of paper rather than something printed on the stamp....

Would some kind soul out there please enlighten an ignorant newbie? Just what constitutes "kiloware" in philatelic parlance? Does it really have anything to do with "thousands" ( the meaning of kilo..)?

Thank you to all who have replied to my query. On sober reflection I think I shall follow Bob Ingraham's suggestion and leave the hinges on so long as they do not intrude too obviously. Aesthetics aside I have far too many to go through at this stage to spend time soaking those that do not really...

Hi all, I have recently received the remnants (2000 +) of an old collection the majority of which comprises ex-mounted stamps with hinges still attached. Due to the ravages of time most of these hinges seem almost to be welded (!) to the stamps. Can anyone suggest a better way of cleaning the...

Yo. I have a stamp collection. It is a combination of my fathers and two step fathers stamp collection. I'd like to go through it and find the value of each stamp. They are all from different countries, some of which don't exist any more. Signed, Loco -- Peace.

Royal Mail is selling "authentic press sheets" of the Victoria Cross miniature sheet issued on 21 September. "This comprises uncut printers' sheets of 10 miniature sheets with special embossed cachet in the top margin. Limited to an edition of only 2006 each one numbered, the sheets measure...

I know there is a long history of putting stamps upside down. Most say that it is a way to convey that you love the recipient of the letter. But no one seems to know when and where this tradition started. Anyone know?

Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am fundraising so I can volunteer with a non-profit group in Nepal next spring. I would be pleased to mail postcards with currently circulating Canadian stamps to anyone who can make a $5 donation to the cause. Write me at: , or visit my blog where...

Somewhere along the way I acquired a couple of sheets of what I believe are 40 uncut postcards with 9 cents postage on them. The paper is heavyweight but I'm not sure if is it heavy enough for a postcard. There is nothing on the back and the paper was rolled up. I'm curious if these were printed...

Hello! I am from Croatia and I have a problem with French stamp with Jean Pierre Claris de Florian.The stamp is from 1850. or 1855.I cant find it anywhere and I want help!I am interrested in everything about this stamp and how much does it costs.I have seen one stamp with this guy,Florian but it...

Hello, There are some T&T stamps in my collection. How can I know which German cities used stempels with numbers: in Kreuzer -Wahrung: 12, 22, 34, 60, 97, 104, 119, 131, 134, 142, 145, 212, 216, 220, 258, 261, 342; in Groschen-Wahrung: 12, 17, 29, 199, 250, 293?

I have recently come into a collection of US and world stamps in books and very few loose ones and these are in cellophane envelopes. My aunt spent in the neighborhood of $20k on this collection. I would like to sell them but not give them away. I'm not interested in breaking down the books as they...

I have quality MNH Japan stamps to trade for mint Japan Coke phonecards