1. eBay: Arrogant and/or unreachable staff, and they take all your money on small sales. 2. StampWants: Arrogant staff, and a founder who believes the United States deserves dozens of specialized categories and most other countries (e.g., Vietnam) zero (check out...

Sorry for the repeat port, but I thought I might do better with "Russia" in the subject line. :-) Do you have any knowledge or interest on the St. Peteresburg overprints & provisionals of 1992? Here are some on cover - maybe you can help me identify them? look here

Do you have any knowledge or interest on the Stp. Peteresburg overprints & provisionals of 1992? Here are some on cover - maybe you can help me identify them? look here http://tinyurl.com/6ejqpx thanks!

I am interested in the German Empire 10 p. carmine stylized eagle/phoenix (which?) from their last set before the turn of the century. The stamp is Scott 48. I just learned it's YT 47. Anyone have Gibbons or Michel numbers they could share? Does Michel list a multitude of varieties that I...

I have a few international covers in my WWII collection, from varous countries, which were not censored. In some cases, de facto censorship was carried out via currency export control inspections, but other covers show no evidence of even cursory censorship. I have two British covers, for example:...

I just looked up "KAS" and I was translated to "fund". I doubt that was right. I checked other sites and it came closer to "case" or "cabinet". Now, on the bottom of some Antwerp RR stamps, I see KAS Nr. 1 and KAS Nr. 2. Any clues, anyone? Thanks.

This may be in all of your libraries already, but I would like to recommend Kenneth Wood's 1982 three-volume set called "This Is Philately". It is an extraordinary reference for the meanings of foreign words, aspects of our hobby, and information about different nations. It also provides a...

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Can you recommand about a FREE stamps exchange club? Where I can exchange stamps from other collectors from around the world?

When replying to posts here what is the accepted convention (or rule!) - do you begin your reply above the previous post or below it? And why? Thanks: John -- (remove "notme" and "jack")

Hi I am trying to locate lists of British Field Post Offices in WWI and WWII. No luck Googling. Is there such a list on the net? A pricing or rarity index would also be useful. Is there only one set of numbers or do the Army, Navy and Air Forces each have their own set? If there is no...

What the heck is wrong with pinging someone on the newsgroup? I think it is a very good way to make a point that may interest others in the newsgroup. The ping with my name on it was very helpful since it brought forth stamp collecting information I was not aware of. Like spam, if one doesn't want...

(RCSD) Italy Postage Due question This stamp appears to come from the Italian postage due series of 1870-1925, however I cannot find a 3 cent. value listed in Scott. http://www.guillermojalil.com/images/16297.jpg Could anyone please give me a pointer on this stamp? Maybe it is in Sassone or

500 billion for one meal ! Commodity Online, India 2008-07-20 10:30:00 HARARE : No, this meal is not hosted by Laxmi Mittal, Bill Gates or Warren Buffet nor any other billionaires but the poorest of the poor in Zimbabwe.

A local chap sent me a piece of additional information to go into the Kalidasa page of my Who's Who on Indian Stamps site. Before going ahead and making the changes I decided to investigate the information for accuracy and source. Like almost everyone here I rely quite a bit on internet search...

Hi Everyone! I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps that were issued in July 2008. I included the stamp itself, the first day cover, and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp. - Gush Katif - Promenades in Israel

It's been a few weeks since I posted a recap of Stamps of Distinction blog, so here is a list of some of the entries you might have missed over the last few weeks. BTW, there is a link in the right sidebar where you can subscribe using your RSS reader software and never miss an entry: Why Do We...

Hi, The users of this group have always been a font of knowledge, so I thought I'd tap your collective brainpower again. This time I have a few mysteries I want to solve. First -- just an FYI. I run www.aidsonstamps.com. It's a site about, you guessed it, AIDS/HIV on stamps. These questions...

I was able to import the Catalog info for a couple of countries (Date, Denomination, Subject, Color, Perf etc) inot Excel a couple of years back. The info was in zipped coma delimited files. I have lost the url of the location and would appreciate any help in relocating it. TIA

A while ago, I wrote in this group about Cyprus, its changeover to the Euro and any effect on its stamps.. Well I can now report that the government of Cyprus decided to issue dual currency stamps to ease the transition for residents. As an example, I offer links to the June 2008 Olympics set. ...