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He's Back by
Blair (TC)
Greetings RCSDers:
Well - after a not so short sojourn at the outer limits,
I'm back online with yet another ISP.
The ups and downs of my last ISP's news server
just got to be too much. After the company was bought
out, the new owners seemed to have little interest
in keeping that service...
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Looking Back #177 - US Postal War Tax of 1917 by
Blair (TC)
Postal War Tax of 1917
The article, "The Postal War Tax Act of 1917," in STAMPS
a few weeks ago, brought back memories of the "War Stamp"
overprints on U. S. 1¢ stamps, which created some interest
when they were seen for a short time in the mails during 1917.
British Colonials had been...
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Looking Bsck #178 - Chalky Paper by
Blair (TC)
Chalky Paper
A highly surfaced, chalk-coated paper introduced
for stamp printing purposes in 1902 and still used
from time to time. It is designed to deter any
attempt at the fraudulent re-use of stamps by
making it impossible to clean off the postmark
without removing the stamp design as...
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Austrian Question by
Blair (TC)
Could anyone please identify this 55 Euro cent
stamp from Austria?
http://cjoint.com/data/kkvuJpQlhv.htm
It is interesting in that it shows a stamp (Tibet)
on a stamp.
Unfortunately, it is not in my 2004 Scott catalogue.
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Looking Back #179 - Art Paper by
Blair (TC)
Art Paper
A superfine 'calendered' (ironed) paper with a surface
of china clay or kaolin, giving it a highly enamelled
finish for the printing of fine-screen half-tone blocks.
Has occasionally been used for stamp printing. The
issues of Kishangarh are examples. Sometimes called
coated paper.
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October 17th 06 03:38 AM
by TL
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Looking Back #180 - Abnormals (GB) by
Blair (TC)
Abnormals
In the Queen Victoria Great Britain surface printed issues,
the practice was to print six preliminary sheets for each
plate as it was completed.
One sheet was kept for record purposes in the archives
(see imprimatur) and the others were often perforated
and issued. In many cases these...
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GB Question by
Blair (TC)
Could anyone please identify the following set?
I seem to have misplaced my notes on it.
http://cjoint.com/data/kouw5c7eg5.htm
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Blair
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October 17th 06 07:21 PM
by Alan
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Different papers - a souvenir by
Blair (TC)
Further to my recent posts about different stamp papers,
I recently came across a set of vignettes by De La Rue.
At the 1933, Philatelic Exhibition in London, De La Rue
issued a souvenir series of vignettes on 7 different papers.
This would certainly be a big help to collectors of the day
in...
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Unique and special stamps by
Blair (TC)
This article may be of interest to a number of you.
http://www.funonthenet.in/articles/postage-stamps.html
Blair
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Looking Back #173 - Goldbeaters' Skin and Granite Paper by
Blair (TC)
Goldbeaters' Skin
A thin, tough, translucent, resin-impregnated paper,
which was used for the 1886 parcels stamps of Prussia.
The stamps were printed on a collodion surface on
the reverse side, the gumming being done on top of
the ink. They were not sold to the public, but were
affixed to heavy...
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OTTOMAN NAVY ASSOCIATION (TURKISH NAVAL LEAGUE) STAMPS by
Blair (TC)
OTTOMAN NAVY ASSOCIATION (TURKISH NAVAL LEAGUE) STAMPS
(A) ISSUE OF 1914
These stamps were originally issued by
the Ottoman Navy Association in 1914
as 1, 2, 5, 10, and 40 para labels
to be voluntarily purchased to
support the Ottoman Navy Association.
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EU and the Euro by
Blair (TC)
With its new additions, the European Union
now has 25 member countries.
Interestingly, 12 use the Euro as currency
but 13 do NOT use the Euro.
Blair
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Norway Post discourages use of postage stamps by
Blair (TC)
Norway Post discourages use of postage stamps
It would appear that, despite revenues gained
from philatelic sales, Norway Post offers cheaper
postage rates to clients who use postage meters
over those using postage stamps.
Here are some examples of the rates:
PRICES - DAILY LETTERS (prices in...
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Looking Back #167 - Wall Paper for Stamp Dens by
Blair (TC)
Wall Paper for Stamp Dens
James M. Brown sends me an advertisement of
a new wall paper featuring a repeating pattern of
cancelled stamps with varying postmarks that
would appeal to those collectors who like to
surround their stamp or hobby rooms with an
overall philatelic decoration. He also...
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Looking Back #169 - India Paper by
Blair (TC)
India Paper
A very thin, tough, but opaque paper, without any
definite visible texture. The genuine variety is
actually Chinese in origin, is made of bamboo fibre,
averages .002 to .003 inches in thickness, and is
of white or creamy colour.
Its principal use in stamp production is for...
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September 19th 06 08:31 PM
by Albumen
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Looking Back #170 - Laid Paper by
Blair (TC)
Laid Paper
One of the two principal types of paper used for
stamp printing, the other being wove. Close
inspection shows a texture of closely parallel
lines, either horizontal or vertical, due to the
impression of the wires of the dandy-roll of the
paper-making machine.
Many stamps have been...
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September 19th 06 08:29 PM
by Albumen
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Looking Back #171 - Bâtonné by
Blair (TC)
Bâtonné
Thin 'bank' letter paper, designed for lightweight foreign
corrrespondence, and watermarked with parallel lines
to facilitate neatness in writing. Has often been used
for stamp printing. Basically, it may be either laid or
wove, its chief characteristic being the guide lines,
which are...
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September 23rd 06 01:34 AM
by Albumen
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Looking Back #172 - Paper by
Blair (TC)
Paper
The paper on which stamps are printed forms an interesting
study, and the many varieties are dealt with in detail under
the separate headings in this work: art; bâtonné; bond;
chalky; coated; deckle-edged; 'Dickinson'; double; glacé;
goldbeaters' skin; granite; grill; laid; pelure;...
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Letter in a Bottle by
Blair (TC)
I once put my name and address in a bottle and threw it into the sea.
10 years later I got a letter from someone in Australia.
It was a fine from their government for littering Sydney beach.
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