Colin the grateful yet again.

The most recent thing that is killing off stamp collecting here in the UK is that if you go into a post office for a stamp for a letter they give you a computer generated PVI. Perfectly reasonable from the clerk’s point of view, as when he comes to agree his books at the end of the day he does not have to count up thousands of different value stamps, what he has sold is there on the computer with immediate access.

Of course, computer games and allied more interesting things for children have for many years reduced the numbers of young people collecting stamps, but now they seldom see one on a letter.

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I was much more active on eBay then and Dave did a great job in enabling forgeries and fakes on eBay to be discussed while eBay refused to allow it on this board. I have not heard of or from Dave for years, but he did a magnificent job and was roundly condemned by one prominent philatelist to whom recent reference has been made on this board in connection with some election or another, and by a few sellers of fakes who tried in vain to defend their underhand activities. He must still be around somewhere as he still hosts the pictures up on my page. Many people who still regularly post here were great in their support of keeping the hobby as clean as possible in this Internet age.

Colin the grateful.

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I wonder if the “Me” and “EUSC” links still work after all these years?!

I wonder what that long post at 23.05.46 hopes to achieve?

Oh, and Happy May Day hols to our UK readers.

Nobody doesn't want another flurry in the hobby of stamp collecting .The only issue is how to get it started. Some idea will come along and excite people to collect maybe it will take a fast food resturant with its empty dining rooms at night or a breakfest cereal making free surprises in each box purchased.Or it could be something like the A.P.S. putting their money and credit card system in place to offer youngster or retireies a place to buy and sell the cheaper material.But you can be sure someone will fiqure out how to tie in education and history into the stamp hobby and make a profit .

Wish you luck on resolveing the shipping problem .The advice about the dispute center is the correct one ,even if no settlement is arrived at ,just walk away and they will keep a record of it ,if it happens to another buyer .Your claim will still be there .

One set has values from 10S to IR mint and has an overprint that says "MERDEKA DJOKJAKARTA 6 DJULI 1949"

would appreciate a catalogue value for this set...thank you!

You have made a splendid case for why you should buy from reputable dealers and on StampStore, and should advise people to avoid buying on eBay or at other flea markets unless you/they are prepared for disappointment, as we have always recommended.