eBay chatboard archive: Oct-01-07 to Oct-07-07 week

Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 22:22:52 PDT   Listings
I need to add the my below statement is of course only correct if the stamps are examined as per the German Stamp examiners association (BPP) conditions...
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 22:12:06 PDT   Listings
mini*lindy, the position of the certifiers handstamps does not denotes Good or Bad but the basic condition of the stamp like perforated, imperforated etc..., however, the location from bottom of the stamp seen, indicates the overall condition very good to bad..., as higher the certifiers handstamps seen from the bottom of the back of the stamp as poorer the condition.
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 493 ) on Oct-07-07 at 22:03:16 PDT   Listings
peetah I'm working from memory here (and its going fast!), as I no longer have access to the large philatelic reference libraries as I once did. I think it was in the Michel Catalogues, (not sure), but yes.. the positioning of the certifiers handstamps denotes Good or Bad, but without that old reference I used to have, sorry, can't tell you which was which. Maybe another reader here has an old reference book with them in.

Linda
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 21:48:07 PDT   Listings
Thanks to all for the help on the Uruguay stamp.
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 21:45:43 PDT   Listings
Latest find on ebay...
French postal card to Iraq dated 1933, transported by the Overland Mail Baghdad-Haifa/Beirut.From 17.02.1930 onwards the Overland Mail surcharges were not necessary anymore, therefor ordinary UPU rate. Nevertheless rare...
http://i21.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/b9/27/fc49_3.JPG

Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 21:09:00 PDT   Listings
DAVID B. ----No need for a apologie ,we been friends too long to let that get in the way .But you can buy the beer when you comes over to visit or judge a show here .
Posted by peetah   ( 506 ) on Oct-07-07 at 20:36:43 PDT   Listings
Thanks, vonbag The first 2 links did not work. I read the third, and agree "Thier" is on the back.
Other than it having been examined by Thier, how does that speak to the stamp being authentic or not? Are such marks placed there to signify they are genuine or forgeries? If they merely signify the stamp has been examined, then signing the backs are a waste of time.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 20:11:31 PDT   Listings
FROM Paul's records ----Dept. of Minas DEPT. OF MINAS.......off to bed ,paul
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:31:07 PDT   Listings
Paul, didn't think so as it looks like the info was from a web page and not from your records as you stated. You can easily prove me wrong by showing your records & I will humbly apologise,

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:26:23 PDT   Listings
Paul, it doesn't matter how many departments there are now or then, it gives a list of all the cities in each department,

David B.
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:23:46 PDT   Listings
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Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:17:51 PDT   Listings
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Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:15:34 PDT   Listings
Paul, would you like to show a link to your references you found, that may be of interest to someone,

DaVID b.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:14:07 PDT   Listings
Paul, it is not my list, it is a list I found whilst checking web pages and I couldn't care less,

Web page Queen,
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 19:10:00 PDT   Listings
DAVID B-----Your list of departments is wrong for the time period of that Uruguay stamp .There was no dept. of Lavalleja it was called dept. of Minas .....paul
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:42:50 PDT   Listings
correction -----said its not a city cancel ,should of said its not a city name on that stamp ....
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:31:57 PDT   Listings
NEW READERS ----Here is a clear scan of a SUCURSAL cancel on a later Uruguay stamp .BRANCH OFFICE CANCEL
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:07:50 PDT   Listings
22028 SINCE NOBODY ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION--------about the "city name on this stamp" .The correct answer is SUCURSAL means branch or subsidiary depending on which Spanish dictionary is used .So the answer that its not a city cancel would be correct .
Posted by 1covers   ( 1368 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:07:41 PDT   Listings
Karl Hennig
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 18:02:29 PDT   Listings
P.S.: you can find both stempels on classic Swiss stamps.
I know that of Stolow's on Italian States, mostly forgeries or repaired pieces.
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 17:57:56 PDT   Listings
Peetah,
on first image,
on the right is 'Thier' upside down (in Gothic carachters) in light carmine;
http://www.filatelia.fi/experts/marks/thier.jpg
on the left is 'J. H. STOLOW' upright in black .
http://www.filatelia.fi/experts/marks/stolowjh2.jpg

Both on this page:
http://www.filatelia.fi/experts/namess.html
(with notes)

At the moment, I can't decipher the one in the middle.

Paolo
Posted by peetah   ( 506 ) on Oct-07-07 at 17:46:52 PDT   Listings
On the lower back of a Transvall stamp. Does anyone want to venture what/who these are?


And here are the same, but rotated 180 degrees.
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 16:32:01 PDT   Listings
P.S.: ;-) I don't know why, but my last reminded me of the Swedish Chef in the muppet shows:
here is the chocolate moose (-careful film: here is YouTube link, careful contains film!).

Good continuation, Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 16:19:05 PDT   Listings
Roger,
One is here, described as "Scott 56a. Blue on large piece.... [...]" a use in May 1871...
in retrospect, this one looks like a light ultramarine blue (from the colour link Ultramarines).

Then, there were the 'Supermarines', but those mostly spitted fire ;-)

The date/usage of this one here (single off cover, used, on eBay.de) would correspond, but the tone looks but a little lighter than the one of yours on cover (with 'Après le depart' of 1868).
To add a tiny spit to confusion, it is described in the title as "lebhaftblau" (bright blue) and in the description as "reinblau" (hell)" (nothing-to-do with reindeer or with rien ne va plus of the casinò, but with pure (?) blue (light) -- Hallo!). LOL
Paolo
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-07-07 at 16:08:07 PDT   Listings
I'm off to work - "talk later".
Roger
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1701 ) on Oct-07-07 at 15:45:32 PDT   Listings
Prexie cover plus:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wieldwood-NJ-Sensational-zprexie-precancel-Postage-Due_W0QQitemZ110178296359QQihZ001QQcategoryZ689QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 15:27:01 PDT   Listings
"30rp blue" = "30rp offered as 'blue'" - sorry.
I know I should not believe each and every description ;-), however one has got to begin to learn from somewhere (or from some mistakes ;-))
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 15:20:55 PDT   Listings
Roger,
Thank you very much for solving my doubts!!!
(you had to take out those covers and scan them again, among else -- I will peruse your other links, too! I already saved your image with your explanation).
I have often seen on eBay (at least a couple of auctions are still up) 30rp blue on cover with cancels of 1868 on (one also with a cancel of 1870), therefore I was totally confused!

Thanks again & all the best!
Paolo
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-07-07 at 15:01:51 PDT   Listings
Another good links showing color of blues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarine
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-07-07 at 14:54:20 PDT   Listings
Paolo -
30 cent shades. The middle under cover is certified Blue. the others are normal shades. The true blue came out in September 1867 so needs a cancel during September -November, not sure how much further uses.

I would never call any of the "blues" Prussian Blue. There are dull ultramarines, ultramarines, and deep ultramarines.
Ultramarines
Blues

This seems to be a very useful pigment color guide. We really aren't interested in other guides.

If I screwed up the links,everyone shoul dbe able to figurre out the color guides.

Roger




Posted by mini*lindy   ( 493 ) on Oct-07-07 at 14:40:40 PDT   Listings
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Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 14:13:45 PDT   Listings
Bob in WA,
Although belatedly,
many happy returns from me too!
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 14:10:57 PDT   Listings
Matt (paperhistory),
I, too, find your phonography advertising cover very interesting.
Before you posted that cover, I didn't know an H about phonography and phonotypy in that guise.
Well, I aw that type of writing in the dictionaries I use, but with remarkable differences.
Among else, I find 'wurdz' for words quite intriguing!
Reminds me the Texan pronunciation of that word in American-English.
Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 13:44:09 PDT   Listings
Roger,
The three found are from the P.O. of Payerne.
The one on your cover (also here) is obviously from Lausanne.
That makes it special, I think.
Besides, aren't both 30c. adhesives 'blue' instead of ultramarine?
As you know, this would make it even more desirable, with a catalogue value of above 500 CHF each for single on cover.
Although I still make a little confusion, I would dare to think that the cataloguists have it not very clear themselves: I don't know why, for instance, in Michel this scarcer shade of the 30rp of 1867 is called 'preussich blau' (prussian blue)...
This is just one of the hundreds of discrepancies and just in colour classification. I find the Michel special colour nomenclature out of line (or out of reality, what I see on stamps) in a few cases.

Paolo
Posted by lluehhhb   ( 300 ) on Oct-07-07 at 13:08:27 PDT   Listings
Rainer

Sure, here it is. I've sent it to your mail too.
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-07-07 at 11:53:09 PDT   Listings
Aloha Paolo -
Please thank Michelle for the translation. It is now very clear what was written on both occasions. So, if only one was known in 1931, and 4 known by 1959, I wonder how many have been found since?

Roger
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 11:45:32 PDT   Listings
22028,

I found this web page of the 19 departments,

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UY/

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8614 ) on Oct-07-07 at 11:40:28 PDT   Listings
22028 & lluehhb,

try,

http://cgi.ebay.com/URUGUAY-IVERT-13-USED-SUCURSAL-CANCEL-LOOK_W0QQitemZ200160157082QQihZ010QQcategoryZ695QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

David B.
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 10:52:05 PDT   Listings
lluehhhb, thanks..., can you send me a scan of the other item you found in an auction catalgue?
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-07-07 at 10:50:11 PDT   Listings
@lluehhhb, thanks..., can you send me a scan of the other item you found in an auction catalgue?
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-07-07 at 09:46:04 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

DC

India ink.
The same as used in mapping pens such as Rotring etc.
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1701 ) on Oct-07-07 at 09:21:36 PDT   Listings
If I have a counterfeit/fake/forged stamp or stamp with the same sort of overprint, how can I mark it?
I want to put something permanent on the reverse BUT not something that will bleed through to the front.
Posted by lluehhhb   ( 300 ) on Oct-07-07 at 08:44:24 PDT   Listings
I just found one in an auction catalogue and the phrase is right as I wrote it.
Posted by lluehhhb   ( 300 ) on Oct-07-07 at 08:39:43 PDT   Listings
Rainer,

I'm almost sure that cancel reads:

Administración de correos / SUCURSAL / Montevideo

I'm not totally sure about the exact words in the first phrase, but 100% sure it's from Montevideo. It's the standard cancel in these stamps, so if you look for other ones I'm sure you'll find a clear example.
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-07-07 at 08:26:01 PDT   Listings
NOIP… Today is my granny’s birthday. She was born 121 years ago, and since her name wasn’t Jeanne Calment she is no longer around!

Jim
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-07-07 at 05:11:59 PDT   Listings
Good day all from Sunday Shoes!

In a moment, I have to go off to the father of my wife for the day. He lives in a beautiful old house in Amersfoort, which until about 1850 was used as a prison [there's lot of chime in the house, for who has the guts and ears to listen ;-); I normally like to stay by myself at the upper floor, under the roof, for some hours when I go there; up there there is some kind of a spot where you can listen what is said on the lower floors]. Was built in the early 16th century on the older city walls. Few modifications were made since then and it's a national monument (even though it's private property).

Won this little beauty, the 10rp stamp of this series graphically speaking is my favorite of all Pro Juventute emissions.

Roger,
"Dieser stempel wird im Berner Postmuseum aufbewahrt und ist bis anhin "gebraucht" nicht nachgewiesen."

(~)= "This postmark was kept in the Bern Postal Museum and since then is not known as used"

word "Anhin": not found.

"Laut Fussnote Seite 91 war dieser Stempel "Apre le depart" damals nur aus dem Postmuseum in Bern bekannt. Seither ist er 3mal postalisch gebraucht vorgelegen, sodass nun wenigstens 3 Stuck bekannt sind, namlich von Payerne."

(~)= According to the footnote at page 91 this Postmark "APRÈS LE DEPART" in those times was only known in the Bern Postal Museum. Since then, it was found 3 times postally used, so that only 3 pieces are known, namely from Payerne.

Wonder if Cuba is a scarce destination from Switzerland.

BBL,
Paolo
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 04:46:39 PDT   Listings
propably=probably
Posted by stamps12345   ( 224 ) on Oct-07-07 at 04:42:59 PDT   Listings
22028------The Uruguay stamp is propably not a city cancel.Checked my records of all 18 departments and found no city with that spelling.
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-07-07 at 04:10:32 PDT   Listings

Hey Guys,
I’ve just check the eBay fees on several lots I’ve listed and note that they are charging picture fees on a few lots where there should be no picture fees. Does anyone know a contact with eBay for addressing billing issues?
Jim L.


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Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-07-07 at 03:00:34 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all


Bob in Washington,
Here’s a belated Happy Birthday from me. Sorry it’s late.

Jim L.


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Posted by philaweb   ( 292 ) on Oct-07-07 at 02:27:45 PDT   Listings
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Posted by sheryll*net   ( 91 ) on Oct-07-07 at 00:26:58 PDT   Listings
Bob in WA - Wishing you a very happy birthday! Here's a special bridge for you, that you could cross on your next visit here.

S2
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 485 ) on Oct-06-07 at 23:48:45 PDT   Listings
Matt: Wow, ASU will go from 18 to the top 10 in one jump maybe. They were off my radar screen, but 6-0 is 6-0.
That Colorado win means they are for real.
I usually get to see the USC game out of the PAC games.

If the D-Backs and Red Sox meet, one of them will be the first to win it twice since 2001.
Posted by 22028   ( 1658 ) on Oct-06-07 at 23:03:31 PDT   Listings
Who can identify the City name on this stamp from Uruguay on the "Sun head" issue of 1860?
http://www.ozdoba.net/forum/stempel.jpg
Posted by keleofa   ( 3543 ) on Oct-06-07 at 22:39:24 PDT   Listings
Dragon,

The USC loss is also good news for ASU (6-0)

And don't forget the Diamondbacks!

Matt in Arizona
Posted by dragonstamps   ( 485 ) on Oct-06-07 at 22:13:24 PDT   Listings
In NCAA football, LSU held on to the #1 spot, coming back to beat Florida. The game was in question as Florida had led for most of the game.
The game that turned out to be the real shocker was the team from Stanford defeating #2 USC in perhaps the 2nd biggest upset of the year. Michigan losing to Appalachian State still has to be considered a bigger surprise.

Two very good games to watch, I'm glad I saw those.

Good job to the new coach for Stanford, the "kid" (Jim Harbaugh) really pulled it off!! (I say kid because he's younger than I am. That trend is increasing too much!)

NCAA Football. It's very entertaining.

I wish I could see the Rugby, it's on channel 615 on my dish, and that's $15/month. There are times I wish I could pay per view that channel for certain events.

Sorry for the sports post. But that USC loss is great news for the California Bears, LSU Tigers, and even the long-shot Boston College Eagles have to like that one.
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-06-07 at 18:35:01 PDT   Listings
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Posted by paperhistory   ( 1991 ) on Oct-06-07 at 18:02:01 PDT   Listings
happy purchase of the day from club show today. This is a nice 1850s "phonography" ad cover -- not bad in and of itself, but the killer is that the postmaster (who apparently was the sender) wrote his postmark, the rate, and even the name of the addressee in Phonotypy (as described on the ad cover itself!). I've never seen anything quite like it. (There is no Cilburn, OH. It's Kilbourne).
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-06-07 at 17:37:07 PDT   Listings
Roger…

Argggggh! I missed your birthday. Well, better late than never…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-06-07 at 17:33:07 PDT   Listings
Bob in WA…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Jim
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-06-07 at 16:57:51 PDT   Listings
"extreme left"... please make that "extreme right", sorry.
Maybe I hesitated to call like that the most defective stamp, could be a "Freudian political slip" ;-)
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-06-07 at 16:52:27 PDT   Listings
... re-presents,
I bought for myself this small present
(thanks to tinypic.com for hosting my images)

All the stamps but the 10c. red (it's a type I), are damaged. I thought they were sound from the description LOL (not).
However, the 10 c. bears a (strangely ?) smudged, apparently overinked, St. Croix cancel dated "19.11.15 - 4" within the rectangular date bridge.

The 10Fr. green on the extreme left is shown as it was before (on the top row) and how it is now. Fear not, I have marked it "repaired" with indelible black ink on reverse. I still have to work on it, though. Sometimes I like to waste my time with painting, especially on things that were presents ;-) (of the serie "almost wondrous transformations").

Paolo
Posted by vonbag   ( 197 ) on Oct-06-07 at 16:35:26 PDT   Listings
Good day all from nightly Shoes!

Roger,
Sorry, no clue about colloquial translation. I came up to about your same conclusion. It will also be because I have burned some of my cerebral cells yesterday evening! ;-)
Will ask to Michelle tomorrow -- when she wakes up -- who's fluent in that language.

Jim (Jaywild),
A belated Happy Birthday from me as well!
I missed it during my 'solitary' and 'boring' excursions to the land of complaining.

Paolo
Posted by malolo   ( 855 ) on Oct-06-07 at 16:15:21 PDT   Listings
jaywaild -
Apologize for missing your birthday celebration. Congrats!

Here's an item I bought this week in celebration of my birthday, only 141 more years (items) to go.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270171042625

Roger
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 81 ) on Oct-06-07 at 14:27:35 PDT   Listings
Thanks Jim. Well I saw both live on TV today so not too worried. More worried about the time difference for next Saturdays match:-), I think it is in the evening, so probably means 03:00 in China.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 14:22:34 PDT   Listings
Peter

Have a safe trip to China.
Hopefuly the flight will show at least the highlights of tomorrow's games.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 13:58:57 PDT   Listings
Ooops

France beats the favored All Blacks.
Posted by peetah   ( 506 ) on Oct-06-07 at 13:57:39 PDT   Listings
Ok, Sorry for the bold
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 81 ) on Oct-06-07 at 13:57:31 PDT   Listings
I/O many a slip and hard on the Kiwis and well done the French, that's 2 great games of rugby today where nobody deserved to lose!
Peter
Posted by peetah   ( 506 ) on Oct-06-07 at 13:56:23 PDT   Listings
USA collectors might find
this interesting.
Think: "Recalled Legends of the West".
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 10:12:57 PDT   Listings
Matt in Arizona

Just did some googling and 23% of the members of the International Rugby Hall of Fame are All Blacks.

However, the 1997 inductees include members of the magical Welsh team; Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Cliff Morgan and JPR Williams.
Posted by jer1640   ( 9 ) on Oct-06-07 at 10:12:31 PDT   Listings
yes matt i have also seen some covers but none like these of the gold coin commerative issues these are really unique but no one has any info on them
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:59:51 PDT   Listings
Jer1640,

Have you done searches on eBay for the Tongan FDCs? I see them all the time. There may not be any literature on them if they are common. Hopefully someone with expertise in the area will stop by and respond to your questions.

Matt in Arizona
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:57:07 PDT   Listings
Iomoon,

I got a chance to see the All Blacks in action in Western Samoa a few times against the Samoan team, who weren't too bad. At the time there were quite a few ex-pat Samoans playing for the All Blacks. Giant crowds, big events.

Matt in Arizona
Posted by jer1640   ( 9 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:53:40 PDT   Listings
i guess my main question is are they of any value . there was a lot of information on the tonga island stamps but i think this information has been lost over the years. scotts have no real information about the history of the stamps. some were printed upside down. there is a cover issue that contains 12 or 13 of the stamps but is never mentioned in any book on stamps that i have seen. also there is no mention of the queen stamp ist day cover.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:25:09 PDT   Listings
Matt in Arizona

The All Blacks are odds-on favorites.

But "there's many a slip twixt cup and lip"!!
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:08:52 PDT   Listings
Go All Blacks!

Matt in Arizona

Posted by lillianna   ( 5564 ) on Oct-06-07 at 09:08:44 PDT   Listings
jimbo Thank you for your gracious answer! Also, thanks for the term "slogan roller cancel" which I will use in the item description....

lil
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:59:31 PDT   Listings
iomoon, that was a surprise result...
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:45:20 PDT   Listings
In case anyone is wondering, England beat Australia in the quaterfinals of the Rugby World Cup.

Their next potential opposition are either France or New Zealand in the semifinals.

Then in the finals, the other half includes Fiji or South Africa and Argentina or Scotland.
Posted by jimbo   ( 411 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:33:28 PDT   Listings
Here, take a couple - I have some left over: ///

jimbo
Posted by jimbo   ( 411 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:27:58 PDT   Listings
Lil (lillianna),
You deserve an answer to your questions of last evening.
The Normandie cover is an event cover. I cannot tell you to which group of collectors (maritime or philately) it would be of greatest interest. I would list it in both categories. I would mention the slogan roller cancel which is interesting and, of course, the whole basis for the card's interest. It is not a great rarity but is worth more than the ordinary first day of issue cover - maybe $1 to $5 (on a good day).
The postcard franked with the 1¢ parcel post stamp of 1913 would be of interest to collectors specializing in such covers. It was an acceptable usage of the parcel post stamps although they were not intended for use on ordinary mail. Certainly the usage is important. Again, such items are not uncommon. Should bring one or two dollars (although I haven't been following these items).

jimbo
Posted by iomoon   ( 1055 ) on Oct-06-07 at 08:10:21 PDT   Listings
Good day all.

The semi-final ain't going to be easy!
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 81 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:58:24 PDT   Listings
Thanks Marius and hard luck to the Aussies, that was one hell of a nail biting game, that in all honesty we never expected to win!
Peter
Posted by stampmad   ( 1088 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:50:48 PDT   Listings
Congratulations to the Pommies. They were the better team on the day
Marius
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:48:53 PDT   Listings
jer1640,

re: Tonga stamps

What information are you looking for? Post a question and people who check in during the day may have answers.

Matt in Arizona
Posted by threekittens   ( 369 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:38:01 PDT   Listings
Hi again, This is "onepup" under my usual ID rather than the one my DH normally bids under.

I did find 2 examples last night where someone actually bought one of those "coin stamps" here on Ebay. one sold and feedback for one

I certainly can't retire on the profits but if someone might want it I may as well list for 99cents rather than toss it. I also see where the very same example (like same seller) Matt showed is listed here in an Ebay store at the same price. And no it hasn't sold yet. As I said I'll just include the mineral stamps along with a gemstone book. I bought a box of 20 to 30 lapidary/gem books at a yardsale yesterday. Doesn't appear there is anything too exciting in the lot but for $2 I figured I may as well group them together and list them.

Actually there is one neat book in the box. An old Peacock company catalog from 1920. All sorts of neat stuff in it. Like pocket watches, jewelry, a few clocks and so on. Fun to look at. That one's probably a keeper.

Again, thanks for your help here. I'm normally an Antique's board person.
Posted by jer1640   ( 9 ) on Oct-06-07 at 07:19:57 PDT   Listings
good morning out there from a rainy humid Florida... does any one out there have any information on the 1060 series of the Tonga Island goild coin stamps especially the queens stamp which there were only 11 first day issues made.
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-06-07 at 06:36:47 PDT   Listings
Ant-Ra,

re: Coin Stamp

I agree, not a good offer. I was offering the site simply as a reference.

Matt in Arizona
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1393 ) on Oct-06-07 at 05:12:32 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all

Jim L.

member
Posted by philaweb   ( 292 ) on Oct-06-07 at 02:49:00 PDT   Listings
Good Morning/Day/Afternoon/Evening!
Posted by sheryll*net   ( 91 ) on Oct-05-07 at 22:56:50 PDT   Listings
Jim - Wishing you a very happy birthday! Sorry I couldn't find a 5 October cover to link to, but one is on the way. 8-)

S2
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 641 ) on Oct-05-07 at 22:14:17 PDT   Listings
Rainer Can't remember having tasted those brews but I shall take your word for it. I wonder how many different beers there are in the world? I would imagine possibly 10s of thousands? I suppose I have only had a couple hundred different. The favorite around here (by beer lovers) is Boulevard Wheat made in Kansas City. I rather doubt any current readers of the board have ever had it, wish I could send you a bottle.

Matt I wonder how long that guy has had that "stamp" for sale? I have several around here somewhere. They turn up in box lots every so often. Just goes to show you can ask what ever you want for something.
Possibly somebody somewhere will bite on that one. I would not want onepup to be mislead on that offering.
Posted by jaywild   ( 1005 ) on Oct-05-07 at 22:06:10 PDT   Listings
Thank you all for the birthday wishes, which were truly appreciated. I would ask that anyone that gets a non-philatelic cover over the next few days with an October 5 postmark, to please think of me…

☺

Thanks again to all. I’ve been busy today so was absent from the board. (We had a birthday party today for Timberwolf the cat also…)

Nice to see you Jeff S. I shall accept your coffee toast and raise you one espresso!!!

Jim
Posted by onepup   ( 83 ) on Oct-05-07 at 21:12:34 PDT   Listings
Thanks to both of you!
Posted by 22028   ( 1657 ) on Oct-05-07 at 21:10:02 PDT   Listings
antonius-ra, have you ever tried Königs Pilsner or Warsteiner, both form Germany, a dream of beer and Watsteiner is my favorite when I am back home...
Posted by keleofa   ( 3542 ) on Oct-05-07 at 21:03:20 PDT   Listings
Onepup,

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