I collect modern USA covers from Scott 803 to now. It is hard to find anybody like me. I am trying to get one of every USA stamp on a cover showing postal use. It is too cheap for dealers to handle. Is there any body out there that is like me? I gladly pay 25 cents to a dollar, but mainly I get...

I have just established a small blog-like web site, where I will post from time to time the latest news about art in general, and philatelic art in particular. The first short article is about the recent passing of the Dutch painter Karel Appel, who was a member of the COBRA-group, that included...

Hi all. I was recently handed a shoebox full of 'unknown' stamps from someone who knew I was into collecting coins quite heavilly and collected stamps somewhat. (Stamps was more an accumulation of stuff no dealer would want to buy than it was a collection. LOL) So looking through this there are...

Hi, I offer 75 used German (Bund) comm. stamps, issued after 1990. In exchange I would like to get 50 used comm. stamps from one of the following countries: Austria (after 2000), Netherlands (after 2002), Eire (after 2000), all Scandinavian countries (after 2002), all South American countries...

Hello there, I'm currently taking my GCSE exams at school. For my graphic design exam, we have been given a prep sheet to research materials relevant to the exam. For this exam, we must research commemorative stamps depicting windpower. I was wondering if anyone had scans of any stamps that I...

I'm a real newbie and I can't understand why SG catalogue numbers sometimes aren't consecutive, maybe because alternative colours were issued later, numbers are left out and sometimes don't start with 1 I'm sure there is an really obvious explanation but it ain't obvious to me.... tt

One of early works of the Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi, The Wisdom of the Earth (Cumintenia pamantului, 1907) is a reflection of Brancusi's philosophy, that has its roots in a wisdom that is anterior to Christianity. The sculpture shows a woman that is very concentrated on herself, her...

eBay Stamp and Coin Category Manager Helen Chang will be at The Virtual Stamp Club Computers In Philately Booth at Washington 2006 all day Wednesday. She'll also be previewing a new feature of likely interest to stamp collectors. (It's not related, at least not directly, to commerce.) This is...

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Hello folks: I've decided to collect US stamps, particularly 19th century. I'm buying a blank Scott National album so I need to fill up those spaces. I'd prefer the best quality and my question is how to go about it economically. Mint, NH would be the ideal but of course that's hard with older...

The Sunday Times May 21, 2006 Spanish fraud rocks UK stamp investors By Jessica Bown Investors in British stamp funds were left reeling earlier this month when 350,000 Spanish philatelists lost up to €5 billion (£3.4 billion) after buying stamp schemes through dealers Afinsa and Forum...

Ahhh, Mauritania, land of the Fennecs :) Mette, if you care to expand on your particular interest, I may be able to offer a map to comply. The earliest I have where Mauritania is shown in North Africa (and south-east of Spain) is "Europe on the eve of the Barbarian Invasions" c.395ad After that,...

I just received the Great Britain Children's Stories pair. These two are a joint issue with the USA. I notice the Caterpillar stamp has two holes in it. Does anyone know a reasin for this? reason for this. Ralphaedl, the OLD one

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Hi again ! Same question for the Number 39 : there are more than 5 town with this name. To which refers to the number 39? Thanks again!!! Michel www.gpfs-online.org

Hi, I'm working on the various towns corresponding to the numeral cancels used in Denmark in 1854-1864 (before the Slesvig-Holstein war). The Number 15 refers to Faaborg. However, I have seen that there are 2 towns with this name, with more or less the same size : one near Ribe, the other one in...

ID please. Where in the British World does this stamps belong? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Treacan/GB/KG.jpg

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Hi, I'm working on the various towns corresponding to the numeral cancels used in Denmark in 1854-1864 (before the Slesvig-Holstein war). The Number 15 refers to Faaborg. However, I have seen that there are 2 towns with this name, with more or less the same size : one near Ribe, the other one in...

Are there any other issues of the Pony Express than the cover U543? How common are these covers? Thanks in advance, and -- Best regards Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette) FYI? http://cjoint.com/data/ftfpjzTMiE.htm acknowledgement: "Stamp Collector" June 19 2000