eBay chatboard archive: Jul-30-07 to Aug-05-07 week

Posted by tlawrencestamps   ( 1449 ) on Aug-05-07 at 23:12:28 PDT   Listings

stamps12345 Paul: Thanks for your input.

I miss going to Stamp Shops. First one I ever visited was John Ross's Store back in '59. His shop was right next to a Garrett's Popcorn shop. To this day, I would say,that they make the best Karmelcorn that I have ever tasted!

A few block's down was Ace Coin & Stamps.

Speaking of Chicago: In my opinion 3 terrible things have happened in the loop recently. They are: No more Marshall Field's as such, no more Carson Pirie's, and the Berghoff Restaurant closed.I visited those place for over 50 years. Heck even Rasdale's moved out to the boonies. Ted.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Aug-05-07 at 21:21:02 PDT   Listings
TED L. There is no easy answer to your question .There are too many varibles to the question .

For example good bargins can be found on e-bay but also a lot of over-price stuff with lots of junk being sold.Today it would be safe to say e-bay is now the retail price market .

Mail bids are something i don't trust and have been told that one of the biggest firms actually opens the bids in front of a select group who can bid it higher .There is too much room for abuse.

Bourses can be fun to look at material and meet dealers but prices are generally at the highest .I leave them alone other than supplies.

Public auctions are the best for me ,but do understand not all auctions or auction firms are equal .Some firms ,most local firms own the material or work with a small group of consignors who uphold prices.These firms also offer more low class material and don't get the name collections .There are about six firms in the U.S. that get the bulk of the big collections and leave better material in their collection lots .You can determine which firms these are by the higher value of the better stamps .This small group of firms also get the smaller auction houses bidding in them to supply their auctions with material .

Do understand what works for me may not work for others or they have different needs ......paul-who has open and active accounts with five firms

Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3746 ) on Aug-05-07 at 19:14:56 PDT   Listings

...and God took pity on Postal-raff for the ridicule his fishing results received, and said unto Postal, "Here my son, behold a miracle on your behalf.

And I shall increase the cost to your detractors on their future purchases to make up the diffference."

So there, phtttttt,,,...

blessed-raff
Posted by due2cents   ( 26 ) on Aug-05-07 at 18:49:36 PDT   Listings
Hysteria

Oh I see Fresh water fishes,
we like the briny types they tend be a little larger.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-05-07 at 18:14:09 PDT   Listings
Yous yankees zee ova syd ov da Paycos carnt spel.

Minners dig rox!!
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3746 ) on Aug-05-07 at 18:05:21 PDT   Listings

it's minners dammit!

fish-raff
Posted by jaywild   ( 963 ) on Aug-05-07 at 18:00:33 PDT   Listings
due2 The top line under the stamp on your card probably says LICENCES. See herethe last letter is not a P because it would be out of line with the LICE (red line) so Im guessing it is an S. The second line seems to read For at the start but the rest is obscured by the stamp, but might be Sale, thus LICENCES For Sale. The lines under that are unreadable to me.

Jim
Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-05-07 at 17:57:08 PDT   Listings
Texas catfish hors d'oevres.!!

The worm for the smaller fish!!
Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-05-07 at 17:43:43 PDT   Listings
I thought it was Texas minnows?

Probably Police something.
Posted by jaywild   ( 963 ) on Aug-05-07 at 17:41:18 PDT   Listings
D2 I have been trying to call infla-alecs buyer without success. All I get is a message machine, with a voice that sounds like its from deep Hillbillyville. Either the guy is on vacation or else he saw a way to stick it to Alec and took advantage of it. Out of a 77 feedback rating one is a negative, which may be indicative of trouble.

Jim
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3746 ) on Aug-05-07 at 16:51:15 PDT   Listings

it says NICE FISH
Posted by due2cents   ( 26 ) on Aug-05-07 at 16:44:35 PDT   Listings
already done


Does any one Know what the Handstamp under this stamp
From Camp Funston reads in it's entirety?

Is it Lice DIP for camp Funston ??

Liceforcamp
Posted by dbenson   ( 8450 ) on Aug-05-07 at 16:35:29 PDT   Listings
Alec, go and buy a cheap international phone card, get a friend who speaks the Queen''s English to phone the buyer and ask him Wotsup, I am sure there is a misunderstanding somewhere and only a direct call to the buyer will solve it,

David B.
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3746 ) on Aug-05-07 at 16:13:51 PDT   Listings

due2 - can't fool a fooler!

alec - paypal has a contact number, have you spoken with anyone there via telephone?

I had 2 peculiar experiences -

Once I used my paypal card at a gas pump and inadvertently pushed the credit card button. The amount was like $25 but they temporarily debited $50 for a week, I don't recall the reason.

Another time I made a direct purchase to a collector and messed up his email address. Bad thing is that it was someone else's e-mail address - a good address. It took about 2 weeks to get that resolved, amount was for $100+

both probs were my fault.

dumm-raff
Posted by due2cents   ( 26 ) on Aug-05-07 at 15:56:19 PDT   Listings
Hysteria

OK we saw the photos of your Bait,
Did you catch any fish?
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3746 ) on Aug-05-07 at 15:17:37 PDT   Listings

Did a little fishing Friday night, last night was a repeat

fish-raff
Posted by kimsuff   ( 1094 )   on Aug-05-07 at 15:04:57 PDT   Listings
Hi Happy Stampers! (not you, jaywild, you're being cranky!) Despite my ebay name change, this is Deb, formerly oceanvu2. I haven't checked in in months after shipping almost all my stamp stuff to my son, who has done NOTHING with it! Even if he just reboxed it an sold it by the pound, he'd make out, since it was free... Ah well, apparently he has more money than time.

I had a rough time with my multiple sclerosis, major exacerbation! There is something to be said for hallucinations, they're amusing. Not much to be said for the bone deep ulcer on my butt I got while 5 weeks in hospital! I'm glad to be back home and away from skilled nursing care!

Good to see old and fresh faces.

Deb-and-Laura-the-former-bikini-babes.
Posted by infla-alec   ( 561 ) on Aug-05-07 at 15:04:30 PDT   Listings
Paypal dispute update As expected Paypal have closed the dispute with no explanation as to why the buyers payment was recalled. Not a word from buyer .In short I am out $43. Lodged an unpaid item complaint with ebay but doubt that will do me any good either.
To be honest pretty disgusted with Paypal's attitude. I could understand the recall if the item wasn't delivered or I was cheating the guy. But that is one thing I am not. They honestly expect every seller to insist on buyers having registered mail ? If that was to happen just watch the sellers vanish into thin air as very few philatelists will be willing to pay the high postage costs on what is mainly cheaper end items bought on ebay.

It's hard not to feel like telling Paypal to go to hell and cancel my account with them. It sure seems to me as if the dice are loaded in the favour of the dishonest buyer.

I did state to Paypal I have no problem with there being a safeguard for buyers and sellers. But if they are going to have one make it fair in that buyers are protected also only if they pay and ask for a trackable mail delivery service.Under current rules a seller takes all the risks if sending normal mail to ANY buyer of any item who does not have the item sent via a tracking system. So be warned all you sellers out there what can happen.

Like I have said before it's not the money that annoys me but the simple fact that the dishonest buyer has everything in their favour.

Late here in the UK around 11 pm so I'll read any comments tomorrow.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-05-07 at 14:23:32 PDT   Listings
Matt in Ohio

Like I wrote - twisted! :-)

But logical.
Posted by tlawrencestamps   ( 1449 ) on Aug-05-07 at 14:16:18 PDT   Listings
Question for those on this board who also purchase stamps at bourses,public auctions,mail bid sales etc:

How do you think the prices stamps realize here on e-bay, compare to the prices you pay from above alternate sources for stamps, in your areas of interest?

If you wish, you may indicate your area or areas of interest, to give me more specific information. Thanking you in advance, Ted Lawrence.
Posted by paperhistory   ( 1989 ) on Aug-05-07 at 13:21:00 PDT   Listings
jim: doesn't strike me as twisted as all. Bhutan and Sierra Leone are both known for stamps in odd formats, shapes, and materials, as is Tonga. Ras Al Khaima, or at least #209, quite probably falls in the same category (presumably a gold foil stamp).
Posted by peetah   ( 496 ) on Aug-05-07 at 12:31:24 PDT   Listings
Qustion for US eBayers Anyone know if the US Postal Service has a reciprocating agreement with the Postal Service of Taiwan to cash each others Postal Money Orders, payable in the currency of their respective countries?
Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-05-07 at 11:56:06 PDT   Listings
Great, a search on "Tonga" gives me

bhutan, ras al khaima 209, ras al khaima gold, triangle, sierra leone

as related searches.

Must be some really twisted collectors out there!!!!
Posted by sayasan   ( 711 ) on Aug-05-07 at 11:47:23 PDT   Listings
emerald2p - I'd add - have a look at the backs of the stamps in question. If a faintly raised impression of the overprint is visible, it must be typo - the pressure on the raised type pushing down into the surface of the paper. No such impression with litho, as it's from a flat surface, so no pressure on any raised parts. Of course, this depends on how heavily the typo overprint has been applied - if quite lightly, then the impression may well not show on the back of the stamp. So this isn't an infallible distinction.

Erm, does that make sense? An analogy would be - litho is vaguely akin to your computer printer, but typo is like an old fashioned manual typewriter, where if you bang on the keys it dents the paper.

Richard W.

Posted by emerald2p   ( 921 ) on Aug-05-07 at 11:27:55 PDT   Listings
Thank you Postalhysteria !
Posted by malolo   ( 847 ) on Aug-05-07 at 11:22:54 PDT   Listings
Burt,

Done! Must be Verizon doing its thing.

Roger
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3746 ) on Aug-05-07 at 10:40:28 PDT   Listings

emerald2p -

A lithographed surcharge will be printed from a flat printing surface and the impression SHOULD be uniform across the printed area with no buildup on the edges.

A typographed surcharge is printed from a raised surface and OFTEN shows irregularity in printing of the raised surface and OFTEN a buildup of ink on the edges of they raised type.

Others may have more

Jeff-raff
Posted by emerald2p   ( 921 ) on Aug-05-07 at 09:46:33 PDT   Listings
Would appreciate if someone could provide a link to the difference between a typo. surcharge and a litho. surcharge...thanks!!
Posted by chaswilly   ( 1638 ) on Aug-05-07 at 09:17:54 PDT   Listings
jaywild Nice obvservation! But everyone already knows: A Camel is a horse designed by committee.
Posted by jaywild   ( 963 ) on Aug-05-07 at 09:08:58 PDT   Listings
NOIP Pardon my cynicism, but

Any new system that has been created and touted as a wonderful new way to communicate and share is in reality just the latest ploy to shove more advertising and marketing down the publics throats. Also, any improvements eBay formulates are not designed to help you, dear userthey are dreamed up in the frantic, never-ending eBay search for more and more revenue. Thus the designers of the new, improved search function couldnt care less how helpful it might be to buyers, in fact they are probably uniformly aware how irritating it is to have unwanted crap pushed at you relentlessly, but its hard to go against a corporate grain whose lack of intellect can be most accurately pegged by an inanity they introduced a couple years ago, which is still in effect. Namely, when search results come up, the bar at the top reads

[fill-in-the-blank] items in [fill-in-the-category] at low prices. (Emphasis mine.)

This is dumbass marketing at its lamest. Who on the planet will be encouraged to bid on more auctions because the screen at the top of the page says the ones listed are at low prices with no regard whatever as to how out of line or ridiculous such prices really are? This brainturd had to have been a collaborative effort, and as such is perfectly emblematic of the corporate eBay mindsetthe nameless drone (among thousands probably) who thought it up and a management team who, all the way up the line, jumped on it as a great idea.

Jim
Posted by knowman   ( 669 ) on Aug-05-07 at 08:38:23 PDT   Listings
Have others seen or tried to use the new search system for stamps? Obviously, this was created based on what IS NOT BEING SOLD OR SEARCHED FOR BY BUYERS that ebay is trying to help people find. Unfortunately, this same kind of material that better fits into there new "categories" just does not have a very good market; it is not that people just can't find the stuff. This is exactly the same problem of clogging supply that other institutions have. For me, I am now having a very difficult time zeroing in on my needs. Obviously, this was not created by someone who understands how people buy stamps and covers throughout the world, merely created in an attempt to help people find stuff that isn't currently selling (and WON'T). Very frustrated long time buyer.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-05-07 at 08:28:54 PDT   Listings
Hi Burt

A lot cooler here today, yesterday the humidity was something else.
Posted by oggilby   ( 1222 ) on Aug-05-07 at 08:25:18 PDT   Listings
Greetings to all

Roger--Didn't receive your reply (Verizon email is goofy at times), please resend it to my NOAA addie (burt dot smith at noaa dot gov). Thanks!

Trying to keep cool on the east coast (Hi Io!)
Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-05-07 at 07:03:50 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

OK David

On the basis of this definition, RSS fails as SPAM on criterion 2.

An electronic message is "spam" IF:

(1) the recipient's personal identity and context are irrelevant because the message is equally applicable to many other potential recipients;

AND

(2) the recipient has not verifiably granted deliberate, explicit, and still-revocable permission for it to be sent.
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1379 ) on Aug-05-07 at 04:19:48 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim L.
member
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Aug-05-07 at 04:18:13 PDT   Listings
INFLA-ALEC Thanks for your added input . Rewrote the album page with the information you gave .Got a few more things to show you ,as I take apart a Belgium collection and add parts into mine .....thanks again Paul
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Aug-05-07 at 03:53:43 PDT   Listings
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Posted by clouseau_007_fr   ( 0 ) on Aug-05-07 at 02:57:00 PDT   Listings
Posted by infla-alec   ( 561 ) on Aug-04-07 at 23:56:55 PDT   Listings
Paul The bisected vertically parcel stamp was done with official authority for only a few days from 2 September 1939. The rate for a parcel to the miltary who had already been mobilised for war was 3 Francs so the 6 Franc overprinted stamp bisected was used as an emergency to meet the required rate.
With the use being only a few days I'd imagine genuine usage on parcel cards to be quite scarce. I don't know enough about Belgian parcel rates to tell you more.
Posted by stamphick!   ( 338 ) on Aug-04-07 at 22:11:42 PDT   Listings
io...Implying that RSS readers are mainly a vehicle to get spam is a little cynical. I get several newspapers, some stock quotes, sports scores, all or my congresscritters votes and notice of any update on my daughter's MySpace page via RSS. No spam.
Posted by djs127   ( 595 ) on Aug-04-07 at 20:29:35 PDT   Listings
Terry Hines - WHen you are in London you should visit the Strand where there are a number of stamp shops. Visit Stanley Gibbons and also the small shops nearby. Great stamps but don't expect any bargains versus buying at US stamp shows, shop and on Ebay. The quality of the stamps can't be beat though.
David Snyder
Posted by thines   ( 1492 ) on Aug-04-07 at 19:46:09 PDT   Listings
terrie50,

The Tom Sawyer 8 cent stamp was issued in 1972. In mint, full gum condition it is worth face value - 8 cents. Used it is worth less than a penny.


Terence Hines

Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1379 ) on Aug-04-07 at 19:18:44 PDT   Listings
member
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Aug-04-07 at 18:27:20 PDT   Listings
D2 interesting watermark

Forgery Identification Site

Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Aug-04-07 at 17:34:40 PDT   Listings
terrie -----The Tom Sawyer was issued in 1972 .It has no value ,use it for postage if unused .....paul
Posted by terrie_50   ( 15 ) on Aug-04-07 at 17:25:02 PDT   Listings
I have tom sayer stamps. Can anyone tell when they were put out. A couple of them are marked with with with the postage line when mailed but the other two on the envelope are not marked.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Aug-04-07 at 17:18:10 PDT   Listings
SOMETHING FOR VISITORS I know sometimes we get visitors here who would like to see something philatelic .So here is something from my collection .

Here are two Belgium parcel post stamps tied on a piece showing that these stamps were used on parcels mailed to Belgium soldiers. The catalogs list the stamp as half used as 3fr. on a piece but don't explain why . Belgium parcel post ......paul

Posted by malolo   ( 847 ) on Aug-04-07 at 15:03:51 PDT   Listings
Burt -
Got message and replied. Thanks!

IOmoon -
Didn't think I was missing anything. Who needs blogs when one has this chat and Richard's Board? Last I need is a multitude of computers sending messages to mine telling me what I should be reading. I don't sign up for many "extra" services on eBay.

Today I went to buy a Buy IT Now and went to pay for it using Paypal. Half way through the process, Paypal wanted me to sign up my credit card. I've had a dedicated bank account for Paypal for many years and have never had a problem. I stopped the purchase process until I get an answer from Paypal. I don't want to use a credit card for buying stamps! The direct withdrawl from my account works very well with nobody else getting fees.

Roger
Posted by oggilby   ( 1221 ) on Aug-04-07 at 14:20:08 PDT   Listings
Roger--just tryed again, hope it goes through this time. I sent it through Verizon, your "me" email link dumps me into Outlook Express and this screws with my providers email system.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-04-07 at 13:06:46 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

Roger

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) allows you to follow information from multiple online sources, such as news web sites or "blogs" (web logs), without having to surf all over the web to find it. RSS takes advantage of Extensible Markup Language (XML)to "feed" new content directly to your desktop.

Using an RSS reader, you can set up a nearly unlimited number of channels, or feeds, from various online sources that offer the technology. Whenever one of these sources is updated, the new information is pushed to your computer automatically in the form of a web link that appears in your RSS reader. By clicking on the link, you can access the entire original post or article.

In other words, SPAM.
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1674 ) on Aug-04-07 at 13:02:50 PDT   Listings
Went to a stamp show and bumped into these.
I didn't even know such a thing existed.
They're mine now.

10 cent Parcel Post Precancel
75 cent Parcel Post Precancel

Posted by malolo   ( 847 ) on Aug-04-07 at 12:34:31 PDT   Listings
oggilby -

No, I did not receive your email. Try again. You can find my email address by going to my ME page and scrolling down below the Engardinerhof Hotel card. - or maybe click on your send button and try again. )’>)

I keep getting message from eBay suggesting I upgrade my browser. When following the link to the Apple web site I can determine only one "improvement", the ability to receive RSS communications. Can anyone explain what this is, and why I need it?

Roger
Posted by soggy333   ( 55 ) on Aug-04-07 at 10:23:09 PDT   Listings
Look at the bids on this. For this price I can have a rubber stamp made that looks a lot better than this and make my self a whole sheet.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NAZI-German-WW2-Hitler-RARE-REICH-stamp-OVERPRINT_W0QQitemZ230156681379QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3489QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Posted by oggilby   ( 1221 ) on Aug-04-07 at 10:05:22 PDT   Listings
Hello april_the_boards_spammer! Did ya get any looky-lous?
Posted by april_good_stuff   ( 47 ) on Aug-04-07 at 09:42:06 PDT   Listings
Afternoon all, just a quick flyby to say hi, BBL
Posted by oggilby   ( 1221 ) on Aug-04-07 at 09:30:02 PDT   Listings
Thanks Jim! Yes, I need Idaho (coolest coin so far) and probably Washington (maybe you have sent it so far).

I'm on pet cleaning duty today, clean the fish tank (for the three year old goldish (the size of a bass) that won't die), the budgie cage and cat litter. The family's pets but no one wants to help, they'd also die if I didn't feed them.
Posted by jaywild   ( 963 ) on Aug-04-07 at 07:48:08 PDT   Listings
oggilby… Good morning to you too. By the way, which “D” quarters are you lacking? Idaho is the most recent one I’ve seen. Let me know and I will pack up those you need when I come across them.

Jim
Posted by oggilby   ( 1221 ) on Aug-04-07 at 06:14:50 PDT   Listings
Greetings everyone!

Just got back from testing GPS equipment in beautiful downtown Corbin VA (pop. about 100) at the NOAA /NGS test facility.

Roger--did you get last night's email about my razors?

Io--more PVI's are on their way to SW TX.

Mornin' Jim/jaywild!
Posted by jaywild   ( 963 ) on Aug-04-07 at 06:04:03 PDT   Listings
Those of you sellers who use thumbnail images in your auctions…

It’s just a suggestion of course, but if this is the size of your “thumbnail” image and this is the “supersize” version, I don’t really understand why you bothered. Increasing the size of an image by 5% is not “supersizing” it, in fact you are really launching yourself down the royal road of p*ssing everybody off for having wasting time opening up a completely useless extra screen.

Have a Nice Day!!!

☺

Jim
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1376 ) on Aug-04-07 at 03:06:29 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim L.
member
Posted by malolo   ( 847 ) on Aug-04-07 at 02:40:30 PDT   Listings
vinny - Philly, February 29 (or 19th)

Roger
Posted by vinnysf   ( 539 ) on Aug-04-07 at 00:27:02 PDT   Listings
can anyone tell me what kind of cancel this is?
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 439 ) on Aug-03-07 at 20:21:58 PDT   Listings
Ken that NY seller's address should have been on the first email ebay sent you ... the YOU HAVE WON... one.
However, as I told Alec this week...you can get the telephone number of any member you are selling to/buying from by going to the eBay SITE MAP, on right is a heading CONNECT, under that is a link FIND CONTACT INFORMATION. If you enter the user id of your buyer eBay will email you the telephone number, and also email him yours

Linda
Posted by jaywild   ( 963 ) on Aug-03-07 at 19:56:16 PDT   Listings
Susan… It sounds as if your friend has something worth a considerable sum. Have her contact Linn’s Stamp News, via link. They can examine it and verify that it is in fact an imperforate sheet.

Good luck!

Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 963 ) on Aug-03-07 at 19:23:05 PDT   Listings
Iomoon… But the airmail stamp you describe is still current, or was until the recent rate change, because it pays a specific airmail rate. A corollary example would be the “current” $5 stamp, which was issued at least ten years ago, and likely took a while to get everywhere in the system. Commemoratives that pay the current one ounce first class rate are printed, distributed, and after a short period are no longer offered for sale except by mail order. Even then after a couple years all commems are withdrawn from sale.

Of course it is possible through tortuous circumstances for Susan’s post office to get commemoratives later than offices in bigger cities, but P O Central would not be distributing 37¢ stamps at this late date, when the price for first class mail has gone up twice since. Unless Susan’s P.O. also never got the notice that the rate has gone up since it was 37¢, in which case, I’m trucking all my mail there for sending!

☺

Jim
Posted by susans*selections   ( 1384 ) on Aug-03-07 at 19:14:03 PDT   Listings
Hi Jim jaywild and thank you so much for your response. I probably didn't make myself clear - the lady at the post office didn't say that her "find" was recent. I just assumed that she found the imperf sheet at the time the stamps were issued and delivered to her. It *is* a small sub-station/gift shop, but still here in Boulder and I don't think it took THAT long for them to get here - LOL! I will have to ask her more about the sheet next time I go there.

She was also telling me about a man that frequents that office and uses collectible stamps for regular postage. It seems that his family isn't interested in his collection, so he's just using it! (I gave her my card to give him for the next time he comes in - I would offer to buy his unused stamps for face value, at least - if he's just trying to get rid of them.)

Since she mentioned these things, I would assume that she has at least some knowledge of collectible stamps, because she said she cringed every time she saw that man using old stamps for postage.

Thank you again for your responses and insight. I'll let you guys know more when I find out more about this - now I am intrigued!

Susan
Posted by due2cents   ( 26 ) on Aug-03-07 at 18:15:58 PDT   Listings
One of the things I look for and always buy for my box

are what I call Old Stock/New Stock cards.

if you look close at the stamps they are same design
but not same stamp.

Benjy

and the George

I have many different versions of the same theme.
Posted by due2cents   ( 26 ) on Aug-03-07 at 17:42:21 PDT   Listings
My local PO also has some older type stock on hand.
As I do not collect stamps unless Used and on something
I just pick out what i like for postage.

Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-03-07 at 17:17:35 PDT   Listings
Jim,

To quote:

They were issued in 2004, three years ago, and thus would not be in any post office’s current stock.

My friend bought, two weeks ago, the Rio Grande US airmail stamp (1999) which had just arrived at the post office in the Big Bend. (actually he bought every sheet they got, delivery can be a bit slow in the boonies).
Posted by jaywild   ( 963 ) on Aug-03-07 at 17:05:27 PDT   Listings
susans*selections... Seriously, if the clerk’s stamps look like this, why is she just finding them now? They were issued in 2004, three years ago, and thus would not be in any post office’s current stock. Also, the red circle indicates that they are known with die-cutting omitted between two stamps, although not enough have surfaced to establish a market value. (That’s what the dash means.) No word apparently that full sheets without die-cutting (i.e. perforations) exist.

Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 963 ) on Aug-03-07 at 16:53:28 PDT   Listings
kchrist… That NY seller is known far and wide as someone to avoid.

susans*selections... Go right back to that post office and tell that clerk she must surrender any misprinted or misperfed sheets of stamps to the proper authorities, such as myself. I will see to it that they are properly disposed of.

☺

Jim
Posted by 776   ( 655 ) on Aug-03-07 at 16:25:14 PDT   Listings
Good evening from beautiful Georgia.

Gawg

Posted by susans*selections   ( 1384 ) on Aug-03-07 at 16:10:54 PDT   Listings
Hi everyone - I've never posted here, so please be gentle - LOL! I was chatting with the lady at my local post office subdivision and she said that she had a sheet of the Dr. Seuss stamps where none of them are perforated. I asked her if there were more like it, and she said no. (She obviously got them when a shipment of the stamps came in.)

I've never heard of these stamps being issued imperforated (like the Bugs Bunny one, for example). Has anyone heard of these? If not, would they have value, since they might be a one of a kind?

Thanks in advance!!!

Susan
Posted by kchrist499   ( 1144 ) on Aug-03-07 at 14:33:52 PDT   Listings
BTW>

I bought a lot from a power seller in NY, the one who always says "Investment Quality" and "Must See!".

There were 21 stamps in the lot... 15 had faults, many were obvious.

So I emailed him/her and asked for a refund, based on the description that implied there were no faults.

Of course, I got no answer to my emails, so I contacted the PaykPal resolution Center, and within 2 days the seller asked me to return the stamps for a refund.

Here's the kicker...there's no return address! Not on the original PayPal notice, nor in the box in which it was sent.

So I went to my trusty Mapquest and entered the sellers company name and the city in NY he/she listed. Guess what? I got the name of a garage door company!

I should clarify: there was a shipping address on the box, but when I Googled it, I got the garage door company, a brick layer and several others with the same address. But no stamp business.

I've asked the seller via PayPal Resolution Center to send me his/her address.

To be continued.

Posted by thines   ( 1492 ) on Aug-03-07 at 14:27:30 PDT   Listings
Jim and Alec,

Thanks for the tips on London!

Terry

Posted by kchrist499   ( 1144 ) on Aug-03-07 at 14:20:15 PDT   Listings
Knud Thanks!

You come through when you're the last person I thought would have the answer.

Posted by dbenson   ( 8442 ) on Aug-03-07 at 13:39:19 PDT   Listings
IO,

I had the same message when trying to check MyEbay on using Ebay.US but it worked OK on Ebay.Australia, looks like some Ebay.US technicians have been eating Dutch Cookies,

David B.
Posted by esc917   ( 231 ) on Aug-03-07 at 13:26:21 PDT   Listings
Thanks for all the info! I hate to keep asking questions. Someday I'll know everything, right? Funny, when I first started with stamps I thought I was going to be bored. I was wrong.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1054 ) on Aug-03-07 at 13:17:07 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

I keep getting some stupid message thamy browser is rejecting cookies.
Must not be feeding it chocolate chips.

Terry

You will find stamp stalls on most of the open air markets on a saturday morning. Usually at the furthest end from where you start. Portobello Road is a good one, just for the experience.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8442 ) on Aug-03-07 at 13:03:11 PDT   Listings
Due,

it is addressed to " Familleureux, Hainault, Belgium ".

The Barbados cards are nice,

David B.
Posted by infla-alec   ( 558 ) on Aug-03-07 at 12:27:19 PDT   Listings
Paypal dispute Thanks for the useful tip on how to obtain contact info when involved with ebay sale / purchase. Once I have the contact information I will have someone Stateside try and make a call to clarify the situation. It's also interesting to hear that others have also been affected by this what seems to me to be a very unreasonable and unfair discrimination against sellers.

No I am not to mean to make an international call. Somehow US friends have great difficulty in understanding the Glaswegian accent. For those that don't know it try a google search for Glaswegian and then see if you can even pronounce let alone understand my home city dialect :-)
PS Glaswegian is a native of Glasgow in Scotland.

Terry Re London On the 8th August there is a largish dealers fair which takes place at the Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way in Russel Square. 9am - 4pm. Not sure but I believe there is an underground station not far away from the Hotel. This is in the city of London so easily found.
There is a small weekly stamp market which takes place right next to Embankment Underground railway station every Saturday from 8am - early afternoon. Mixture of coins and stamps really but sometimes you can pick up the odd bargain.
If in London during the week and you are looking for literature then a visit to Vera Trinders is well worth a visit.
Stanley Gibbons are also only 5 minute walks from the Embankment show or Vera T. Though don't expect to find anything cheap at SG. Well not unless you are a specilaist of some area and happen to spot something they have missed.
Directly opposite from SG is another stamp shop. I say stamps but it also sells toys and games. Not cheap either but then again nothing in London is cheap these days.
Pretty sure there are one or two other stamps dealers in the city but I can't think who they are at the moment. Maybe one of the other UK regulars here can add some more information.
Depending on exactly where you will be staying in the London area it is also possible there might be a local stamp show running at the weekend.
Posted by jimbo   ( 403 ) on Aug-03-07 at 11:49:54 PDT   Listings
esc917,
Although it is difficult to identify, photographs of naval vessels were often made up in perforated sheets and used to decorate cachets in the 1930s: Crosby cacheted Naval Cover - USS Boise.

jimbo
Posted by due2cents   ( 26 ) on Aug-03-07 at 11:48:33 PDT   Listings
NOIP

Here is the Belgian Congo Card
Does anyone know if it is in country adress?

French?

And I found it Interesting that the cancelling devices from the same place Barbados in Spring 1892 to the same place Changed or were different devices
Barbade
http://usera.imagecave.com/Prometheus/postals/scan0002.jpg
Posted by jimbo   ( 403 ) on Aug-03-07 at 11:31:15 PDT   Listings
esc917,
Before World War II it was possible to buy 'photostamps' which were a perforated sheet of small (postage stamp-size) black and white prints of a single picture. These were often used to get lots of inexpensive prints of a picture of a child or adult to share with the extended family. I suspect that may be what you have come across.

jimbo
Posted by knuden   ( 2301 ) on Aug-03-07 at 10:35:44 PDT   Listings
kchrist499 -Your cut square is part of a double Postal card (Paid Reply Postal card). Double Postal cards is 2 cards attached to each other. One is the Message card and the other the reply card. Yours is from Sc. UY1 or UY3 (the later is without a frame around the card.) :O)

K.E   I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by esc917   ( 231 ) on Aug-03-07 at 10:35:15 PDT   Listings
In going through another set of stamps, I found what looks like a stamp, but it is a photo of a baby. It looks like it's about 100 years old. Does anyone have any idea what this is?
Posted by kchrist499   ( 1144 ) on Aug-03-07 at 09:42:39 PDT   Listings
Here!
Posted by kchrist499   ( 1144 ) on Aug-03-07 at 09:40:47 PDT   Listings
NOIP

I've been given a bunch of cut squares to identify for a friend.

There's one that has me stumped here. Back is here.

I've never heard of a "Message Card" before!

I'm sure that some astute collector wil have an answer for me.

My best regards to all my old friends on this board.

Ken C.

Posted by due2cents   ( 26 ) on Aug-03-07 at 08:37:23 PDT   Listings
Thanks DBenson
If they had been used I would have bought them (I like used material)
I did pick up some Belgian Congo (Elisabethville)
and some Barbados to St Kitts (1892) revalued
with the unused reply cards still attached.
Posted by vinnysf   ( 539 ) on Aug-03-07 at 07:56:21 PDT   Listings
i've got a paypal hiccup for you. back in january i paid my fees of about $331.00. well now all of a sudden they are charging me again for that same amount and they called it a paypal reversal chargeback. apparantly they reversed my payment back into my account because my funding source was declined. but this is not true because it clearly went through if they were able to reverse it. and now, 7 months later they want to charge me for it again.