I have been putting together a collection of the first red and black Berlin overprints (not the Russian) and have run into some questionable copies. Anyone interested in an making an opinion? Any links to references is appreciated. The one on the left, I suspect to be genuine, on the right, not...

1) I've got a touch of catalogue-blindness - can anyone help ? In an old printed album for Turkey that I've just acquired it has spaces for 6 stamps dated 1909 (5pa, 10pa, 20pa, 1pi, 2pi & 2½pi) which appear to be for stamps of 1908 (Sultan Abdul-Hamid II) overprinted for the accession of...

Latest news; USPS may fall victim of the economy and wither away. Not really news to those thinkers who realize email has cut a serious chunk of USPS income. The recession is taking another big bite. Who knows what lies down the road. Ralphael, the OLd one

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Cherrystone Summer Auction - The August 13-14, 2003 Sale - of 2,600 lots includes Stamps and Postal History of the World, with excellent United States, British Commonwealth; Europe with specialized Germany; Russia; France; South America with Argentina; Paraguay; Aerophilately with Flight and...

Many Brazilian definitives issued between 1942 and 1947 have three close-spaced vertical green lines on the back. These were applied to stamps supplied to non-governmental postal agencies at a discount of 5%, thus preventing their being cashed in at face value. Persia faced a similar problem in...

Hi, I have a few early South African stamp booklets, currently I have these in mounts on an album page. The booklet covers, are rather plain, whereas the stamps inside are much more interesting. I was thinking, that it would make a fairly attractive display if I dissasembled the booklets, and...

Dear Friends From time to time a friend of mine puts letters aside for me - especially when he can see that they are worth nothing! :-) But - he found a nice one showing how the automatic spell checker can change an address: The name of the town should read "DK-8000 ÅRHUS...

I have had the ocassion to meet Tracy Barber and would like to add my comment to the flap. I don't care about his religion, political position or sexual orientation. I don't dislike him, I hate his guts. All because his stamp budget is larger than mine. :-) adding to my disgust is the fact that he...

An advert for a dog's refuge home. Check the Machins in the background :( http://cjoint.com/data/grb0Gzo6Pu.htm

I've posted a graphic here of two stamps identified as Canada Scott 37. http://yfrog.com/15canadascott37j Scott lists the basic catalog number as orange red with a value of $1.25. There are three varieties -- 37a is rose valued at $10, 37b is copper red valued at $50, 37c is dull red valued at...

Since the top-posting and bottom-posting has become a minor battle, I decided to change up the subject. Well, which is it and why? Tracy Barber

I often buy used stamps that are attached to album pages with hinges. It's easy to separate the hinges from the pages, but separating the hinges from the stamps is often a pain. I tried using Supersafe Hinge Removal liquid, but it usually disfigures a stamp. :-( Of course, the easiest way is...

I have a cover that was posted from General Montgomery's South Eastern Command on August 4, 1942, which was sealed with wax seals. You can see images at http://www.ingraham.ca/bob/Montyscommandcover.jpg and http://www.ingraham.ca/bob/sealweb.jpg The seals each contain an impression of the Royal...

......Regarding Bhutan, and other judgements. Personally, I feel if the so called "Philatelists" can collect gum, then I can collect whatever I damn well like. :) I simply will leave the judgement to the people at auction when I pass on. They will either buy what I have been caretaker to, or...

Zimbabwe continues to suffer from hyper inflation. Less than a year ago, a local letter cost Z$100.00 to mail. Now I understand it costs Z$3,000.00 to mail that same local letter. On July 10, 2007 a new set of four stamps were issued, depictingwomen who each made a special contribution to...

Yeah, I know, its not the marketplace forum... Looking for a lot(s) of early US Precancels. Anyone have any they'd like to sell? Please contact me off list at Thanks, Grandpa John

From: Stamps4ra ) Subject: Omnibus Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss Date: 2004-09-21 12:54:31 PST What is the true meaning of Omnibus issues in the stamp collecting world? They are not accepted as joint issues by the IPS-JSIC,

This question pertains to the castle type released in 1960, 1961, and 1964 What is the difference between the 4 Forint variety (Castle - Eger) released in 1961 and 1964 Scott # 1365, bright blue, 28x21mm, Perf 12 x 11.5 (March 3, 1961) Scott # 1644, bright blue, 28x21mm, Perf 12 x 11.5 (1964) Is...

My online dealer has two new Marianne booklets listed. Unfortunately he only shows the cover. I would like to know if these are new stamps or just new booklet covers. Thanks, Ralphal, the OLD one