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Swiss Post tests mail delivery by drones by
Victor Manta
"Swiss Post is working with drone outfit Matternet for the duration of the
tests. The company's first drone can transport packages up to 2.2 pounds a
distance of 12.4 miles on a single charge. Matternet has previously tested
its drone technology in Haiti, where medicine and other supplies were...
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On Mail Delivery by
Victor Manta
" Once government has had a monopoly of a creative activity such, for
instance, as the delivery of the mails, most individuals will believe that
the mails could not be efficiently delivered by men acting freely. And here
is the reason: Each one acknowledges that he himself doesn't know how to do...
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A Special Competition of Websites at Rossica - 2014 by
Victor Manta
I participated in this competition a few months ago. Here are my
impressions:
http://www.pwmo.org/Rossica-2014/rossica-2014.htm
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Victor Manta, PWO
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Philatelic Webmasters Organization: http://pwmo.org/
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indian elephant by
Sir F.A. Rien[_2_]
On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 08:43:58 +0000, Tony Clayton
sharpened a crayon and wrote:
On 23/12/2014 17:25, Sir F.A. Rien wrote:
Bonsoir
http://cjoint.com/?DLktkhTsEaR
I find this stamp.
I could not find it in The Stanley Gibbons (2008) Indian feudatory states...
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indian elephant by
Antoin
Thank you sir for your answer.
Which year is your SG?
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My Frustrating Romanian Souvenir Sheets by
Victor Manta
May I introduce you to new article that refers to some souvenir sheets
issued by the Romanian Post over a decade, starting by the year 1971.
Before 1971 the stately owned State Commercial Enterprise Philately (ICS
Filatelia) strongly limited the number of issues to be sold over their face
value...
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Linn's by
David E. Ross
Does anyone out there still get Linn's Stamp News? Linn's used to
publish valuations for U.S. stamps, including singles, blocks, and
panes. Is this still being done. (I dropped my subscription when I
stopped adding to my collection after I decided I no longer wanted the
USPS's hand on my...
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Egypt's 'Panama Canal' blunder by
Victor Manta
"Egyptians were so excited about plans for a new and improved Suez Canal
they issued commemorative postage stamps - showing the Panama Canal."
Source:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/oops-egypt-suez-canal-stamps-show-panama-canal-article-1.1938570#ixzz3DUQ4tJIf
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Victor Manta, PWO,...
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The European Stamp of the Year by
Victor Manta
At the 24th International Postal Stamps Fair in Essen, Germany, May 8th -
10th, 2014 a souvenir sheet issued by Germany was awarded the first place,
this after having won the same place at a similar competition in its own
country.
The awarded S/S shows a painting, one that is considered by many...
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Detecting overprint forgeries by
Bassem Medawar
Are there ways to date overprint on a stamp without damaging the stamp?
I need to be able to tell if the overprint on a stamp is of the same
age as the stamp, going back say 80 years ago.
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valuating stamps by
helloworld
Hi,
through unpredictable happenstance, I happened to be in a position to "inherit"
a sizeable collection of stamps, perhaps numbering about 3000-4000 items.
I am not a regular collector, so all shorts of questions come up, at moments.
As of now, there is no need or incentive to sell or exhibit...
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This spring USPS lost $2 billion by
Victor Manta
The U.S. Postal Service lost $2 billion this spring despite increasing its
volume and charging consumers more money to send mail, officials said
Monday.
The Postal Service has defaulted before on federally mandated annual
payments to cover expected health care costs for future...
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The Decay of the WNS as We Know It? by
Victor Manta
The World Association for the Development of Philately (WADP) initiated the
WNS (WADP Numbering System), which was implemented and launched on January
1, 2002 by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). This numbering system was
supposed to be the foundation for an online database of all stamps issued...
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Germany 1905-19, 2 mark without white dot over R by
[email protected]
In doing research for an article, there was reason to examine Internet images of Scott Germany #93 (Michel Germany #95). Two of some 25 images showed no large white dot above the "R" in "REICH." The Michel specialized catalog does not list this as a variety. Examining the images at three power...
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London EC machine postmark 1906 by
[email protected]
Good evening,
I try again my luck (Literal translation !).
About this (Krag ?) postmark :
http://cjoint.com/14fe/DBlvJptqc27.htm
Six bars are mentioned in the "collect british postmarks" 7th edition, but here are five...
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London fancy cancel by
lgl38
Hello,
French postmarks collector, I sometimes find english ones.
This unusual (?) one seems to be a London fancy cancel, but I do not find informations about it.
Would someone help me ?
http://cjoint.com/14fe/DBjot77dwwq.htm
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Catalogue spezilized of Israel, BALE by
Droger Jean-Paul
Hello!
Does anyone use this catalogue I bought one year ago by VERA (2010
edition)!
I have a little problem to know wath currency is used with "values"
that are given!
Some times, for higher valued stamps, it is clearly printed: $ ** or
tab ** $ and I think it uses the US $!
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Abusive Stamp Issues 2013 by
Victor Manta
Abusive issues are those that were legally issued by some postal
administrations but they do not comply with the terms of the "Philatelic
Code of Ethics for the use by member countries of the Union", established by
the WADP and approved in 2008 by all member countries of the UPU. These are...
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USPS hired a consultant... by
Victor Manta
USPS contacted a NY firm, asking:
- "What steps must be taken to slow the predictable decline in stamp usage
and how can we best reinvent and reimagine stamp relevance to promote
growth?
- Who will be buying stamps in 2019, 2024, 2034?
- What they will be used for?"
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The encounter with my philatelic youth by
Victor Manta
Searching for some philatelic information, I reached by chance the eBay's
site and there I landed on two auctions in which were offered two of the
most exciting issues of my youth. They were the Romanian's Post (RP) issues,
formerly called "World Cosmonauts" and "Tokyo Summer Olympics", issued...
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