My turn for catalogue blindness. Can't seem to find it in my 2005 Scott. http://cjoint.com/data/hpwD5ufOOz.htm Thanks in advance. -- Tony Vella Ottawa, Ontario, Canada http://www.amedialuz.ca/

Please see http://cjoint.com/?hpdGAVnBLg (227k) Is this Michel Automatenmarken Switzerland #5? Here is a scan of the catalogue page: http://cjoint.com/?hpdInOjDvz (283k, zoomable) I do not know enough German to make out the criteria for the different varieties. Additionally, I do not know the...

Yesterday, July 12th, I received a very nice get-well card from a friend in Florida, franked with two recent stamps, which according to Virtual Stamp Club were issued on July 10th. But the cover was cancelled in Florida on July 7th -- three days prior to being released...

Hi, As a newbie stamp collector, I'd like to ask your opinion on 2 questions I'm struggling with: 1. Imagine a block of 4 Greenlandic stamps with numbered margin, cancelled with a 1st Day cancellation. Is the value of such a block of 4, determined by having a numbered margin, or by its 1st Day...

I am trying to assist someone who has inherited a collection of FDCs, United States and Great Britain, with their disposition. These are all cachet covers obtained through subscription services (Fleetwood, Postal Commemorative Society, Westminster Collectors Society, etc.). There are about 60...

I was just asked a question off-line and I pass it along to the group as I have no answer. A collector of Spanish stamps heard that there was a 1 peseta Macarena issue (also on May 31, 1964) perforated 15 or slightly more. I have a mint and a used in my collection and both are 13x12.5. Has...

Small clicking mistake just after midnight! mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! groetjes, Rein -- Gemaakt met Opera's revolutionaire e-mailprogramma: http://www.opera.com/mail/

Hi!! I have just bought a nice set of Finnish stamps 1901/03 Russian design with Finnish value 2, 5, 10, 20 penni 1, 10 Mark and I try to find if the stamps are from first or second tempory issue or first or second letterpress issue!! I have FACIT 2008 (and naturally Yvert but it doesn't help...

Because I do not have tens of thousands of items to sell, only several hundred, it would seem to behoove me to aggregate my material in with other sellers' items, so that shipping costs don't scare potential buyers away. The American Philatelic Society offers two services to this end. For...

Hi, Can anyone shed light on the issues of 1994 where handstamped circular "FILS" postmarks have been applied to replace the MILS imprint. Apparently these stamps have local character in that they were produced in Yericho only. Thus they are supposedly not officially authorised. Is this the...

Do you know of any references for the local provisional "Blockade" issues of Indonesia that were used intra-island just prior to those printed in Vienna, Austria. Also, do you know of any references for the Japanese and local overprinted stamps of Netherlands Indies from WWII and prior to...

In case some may not be aware of it, Steve Eserati is shutting down his operations. He has had a rough time with heart failure, cancer and diabetes. Steve is THE guru of coil plate number stamps. He will be missed. Ralphael, the OLD one

I've recently retired and decided to restart stamp collecting by working on a Scott International Volume 1. I've begun a blog on the topic: http://globalstamps.blogspot.com/ which includes an overview of the history of the Scott International and Minkus Master/Supreme Global series. If any of you...

Hi - I have a number of stamps on-piece with postmarks and part postmarks, plus some off-paper stamps with parts of postmarks for which I am looking for further info. 1) I have 2 cds one reading Capoenac a Cahors, and one reading Nantes a Lyon C. These I am sure are travelling post office ( rail...

With the excellent assistance of Jill from Melbourne, the Mustelidae (weasel family) thematic checklist which I have been constructing is up to 412 entries. Anyone want to review a copy before I clean one up for the American Topical Association? -- Joshua H. McGee, Los Angeles, California,...

After reading all the noise about Zimbabwe mind boggling money values started my ancient head wheels turning. Suppose I had a million dollar stack of twenty dollar bills (US$), how high would the stack be? Yes, I know there is a big difference in the thickness of used bills and new...

Imperf variety of Michel # VIf with center image shifted down approximately 3mm. This stamp is from a series that was prepared but was not issued due to the overthrow of the government by the communists. No gum. http://www.rigastamps.biz/catalog/912719.jpg There must have been an earthquake. 8^)

Can't remember if I've asked this yet: Has anyone tried (successfully or unsuccessfully) to use the 2008 or 2009 digital Scott Stamp Catalogues in Linux? Acrobat Reader is available there, and AFAIK is used to read the files in Windows, but as I understand from the sparse technical information...

The Rocket Post (2004) (UK) (Based On True Story) This film is about a German rocket scientist going to a remote Scottish island to help develop a rocket for improving the postal service. The scenery is breathtaking. Blue skies, white sand, green pastures and authentic cottages are just a few

A graphical argument in favor: http://cjoint.com/?hdgXOJSBdN All opposed? -- Joshua H. McGee, Los Angeles, California, USA Member: APS, ATA, ISWSC, AFDCS, MBPC, MCC, BPS President: http://www.penguinstamps.org