TITLE 17 - CHAPTER 1 - =A7 107 =A7 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use Release date: 2004-04-30 Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by...

Here's one for you guys to ID. Any ideas? http://cjoint.com/data/gwcnWWzav3.htm Blair

Wanted to Trade - RNLI covers I have a couple of hundred duplicate RNLI official covers and am trying to complete my collection. Would anyone here be interested in trading RNLI official covers (equal value)? Blair

Thailand wishes you a Happy New Year 2007 with a New Year flower set. New Year Flower 2007 - Issue Date : 15 November 2006 Denomination : 3 Baht (x 4 Designs) Details : Beautiful postage stamps with a selection of beautiful Thai wild flowers featured. Hypoxis aurea Lour. is a small flowering...

This year's resolution should be to give stamps to beginning collectors. In particular we should make sure not to leave out any part of the community of collectors. Remember.... http://www.astaarts.com/images/galbot.gif 38^O

Northwest Airlines - First Flight - Copenhagen Denmark - Pilot Strike Since Pan American World Airways had done little in providing service to the Scandinavian countries, the Civil Aeronautics Board awarded Northwest Airlines a certificate to replace Pan American on this route, thus giving...

The Principality of Mustang (a Nepalese corruption of sMan-thang - pronounced Moo-stang) sits within the Kingdom of Nepal, along the border with China. When the modern state of Nepal was taking form in the 1780s, Mustang managed to maintain its autonomy. After the Nepalese revolution of 1951,...

As of January 01, 2010 , Slovakia is using the Euro. As of January 01, 2010 , Turkmenistan revalued its currency. 5,000 Old manats = 1 new manat. Blair

I have heard some scuttlebutt, that certain countries are currently considering merging the first two steps of the postage rate scale. (i.e. 0 to 20 grams and 20 to 50 grams). I would expect that such a change would involve some discussion with the UPU , if it involves the international...

I can read enough to tell that this stamp is from Tiraspol in the Transdneister region (republic) of Moldova. It looks like a 5 kopeck revenue to me. http://cjoint.com/data/gruXrCyOhb.htm Could anyone please supply more details? Thanks Blair

Arrange Own Finds in Attic Most of us dream of the "find" of old stamps and covers to be made in an attic, somewhere, sometime, but most of us never quite make it. Still it is a pleasant thought on the dull days, -- that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Perhaps, if you have an attic, you...

Sponsored Stamps of Canada --------------------------- an interesting article on this subject can be found at: http://www.rpsc.org/Library/sponsor/spons.htm Blair

Has anyone seen/got information on this Australian meter? http://cjoint.com/data/hssYTI7Whn.htm Blair

On July 21 Belgium issues a silver stamp for 175 years of Belgium. Face value is Euros 4.00 but the stamp is only available in a special folder at a price of Euros 10.00 Printing is limited to 110,000 copies by the Belgian mint. Does this seem like a money making rip off to you? or am I missing...

Does anyone know why this postcard (Adelaide to Melbourne) was charged 3d postage due? http://cjoint.com/data/hAsBNhCCbP.htm Blair

Romania - Soott 2589? http://cjoint.com/data/hAukjU4D4g.htm Blair

One non (US) President who did not wait ten years to be on a postage stamp was Dag Hammarskjold. Dag was at the time of his 1961 death in a plane crash in the Congo, Secretary General of the United Nations. Very shortly after the crash, in 1962, the United States issued a stamp honoring...

Winning of the West Copied from an old western poster: "Notice! To Thieves, Thugs, Fakirs, and Bunko-Steerers, among whom a Alias 'Off Wheeler,' Saw Dust, Billy the Kid, Billy Multin, Little Jack, The Cuter, Pockmarked Kid, and about Twenty Others.

Further to another posting about the USPS claiming sovereign immunity... Definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity Here is a case where "sovereign immunity" (a concept and NOT a law) did NOT prevent a law case going forward. In any case, it would NOT apply to the USPS as the...

On Jun 16, 4:10*am, Asia-translation wrote: A fair enough effort, I suppose, but easily surpassed by Kishangarh http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg290/tonymacg/Kishangarh/Kishanga... Tony Was this gem printed in the Diamond Soap Works, perchance?