KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 21, 2015 15:51:11 GMT
OK Friends: I'm trying to be more of an active participant and less of a lurker here on TSF. I've had a FLICKR account since 2007 and 8 years later, I still find it to be the most counter-intuitive website ever So, after reading the FAQs here, I am now the proud owner of a brand new PhotoBucket account. I've uploaded some images and created a new thread thestampforum.boards.net/thread/2877/stamp-work-artI'm concerned -- are my images too large? Should I have posted thumbnails? When clicked, they jump to my photobucket. Normal? LOL. I guess I'm a bit of a nervous nellie today -- just looking for some feedback on 'best practices' Kirk
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 21, 2015 15:43:02 GMT
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 21, 2015 15:42:32 GMT
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 21, 2015 15:41:42 GMT
I have a folder of stamp images on my computer that I use for wallpaper. Some are my own, others I've collected from various sources; all are beautiful...
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 20, 2015 12:56:34 GMT
we destroyed mouses in couple weeks MOUSES? MEESE? MICES? I have a friend who hated mice and always used a trackball. He said they should be called "cats." He also advocated for a foot-operated trackball so he could keep his hands on the keyboard.
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 15, 2015 18:04:40 GMT
I love magic squares. When I taught programming, I would make my students write code to create magic squares -- a great way to make sure they understand two-dimensional arrays.
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 15, 2015 17:45:23 GMT
Do you have to be a Rhodes Scholar to figure out this flowchart? :=)
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 8, 2015 13:39:19 GMT
Oh Goody. And the War Tax stamps fit nicely with the post I created about Canadian Stamps related to the Great War.
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 8, 2015 0:12:41 GMT
I have an HP LaserJet MultiFunction 1536. I hate it. Fuzzy Print, Toner marks even with brand new Genuine HP Toner.
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 7, 2015 14:15:05 GMT
Below is a list of Canadian Stamps related to World War I, the Great War, The War to End All Wars. The list is from a recent issue of Canadian Stamp News and I thought it might be good to record it here for posterity.
- War Tax Stamps (1915-1916)
- War Memorial, Ottawa (1939)
- Vimy Memorial (1968)
- John McCrae In Flanders Fields (1968)
- Royal Military College (1976)
- Princess Patricia Light Infantry (1994)
- Royal 22nd Regiment (1994)
- Billy Bishop (1994)
- Army Cadets (2004)
- Victoria Cross (2004)
- Candian War Museum (2005)
- Lest We Forget (2009)
- HMCS Niobe (2010)
- Finally, the 2014 Commemorative.
Should I ask others to post images of the list?
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 5, 2015 12:54:54 GMT
US Collector Colonel H.R. Green. Magnifying Glass. Millionaire. So, I wonder what ever happened to that magnifying glass
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 4, 2015 22:26:56 GMT
Pioneers, indeed....
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Post by KirkS on Jan 4, 2015 21:09:51 GMT
ROD, It shouldn't be too hard to find something related to Archimedes and/or Pi.
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Post by KirkS on Jan 3, 2015 14:44:44 GMT
Wow. All this early Canada makes me positively green with envy. Thanks for showing it.
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 3, 2015 0:50:25 GMT
Thanks Steve & Rod for the encouragement.
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Post by KirkS on Jan 2, 2015 15:55:14 GMT
Nice collection, Rod.
I'm sure that's the first "Christmas Snail" I've encountered :-)
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 2, 2015 15:48:19 GMT
You should email Mr. Steiner and ask him. He probably gets that question all the time.
And yes, it would be wrong for another member to "give" you pages.
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Jan 2, 2015 15:39:08 GMT
My Stamp Resolution would have to "collect something"
Seems like I spend all my time reading but not doing. Not that there is anything wrong with reading about stamps. In 2014, I bought a few new books/catalogs and I enjoy those, but I don't think I put a single stamp in an album all year.
And that would be the 2nd part of my resolution -- I need to get a LOT more organized. My office and stamp area has deteriorated into chaos. I have newly-acquired items in boxes, unopened packages, etc. And lots and lots of stacks of stuff begging for organization.
SO.... to be honest, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and discouraged.
KirkS
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Feb 28, 2014 20:33:07 GMT
You can use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+D which works in ALL browsers.
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Feb 7, 2014 17:25:34 GMT
Zuzu:
I took no offense or admonishment. I was just admitting that my original post wasn't clear.
My friend cut the Priority Mail box and put the two pieces in a plain manilla envelope that I included with the package. I didn't include any packing material, inserts, or stiffeners in the "return" envelope.
So, my point is, I'm not sure if the wrinkling damage occurred while the box was traveling to her or if the pieces of cardboard were rolled/wrinkled on the return trip to me.
Kirk
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Feb 6, 2014 15:12:31 GMT
ILS & Others...
My post might have been confusing, so for the record, I did not use corrugated cardboard a "stiffener."
USPS Priority Mail Boxes are made of cardboard and the stamps were, of course, attached directly to the USPS box.
Kirk
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Feb 5, 2014 17:55:12 GMT
Ooh lordy -- those images are big. I'd better read the FAQ on posting images. --KS
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Post by KirkS on Feb 5, 2014 17:49:28 GMT
Before Christmas, I mailed a package to a friend. It was a Priority Mail box with insurance, so I decided to post it using some of the new $2 Jenny stamps. The total postage was something like $19.95 so I overfranked it with $20.
I let my friend know in advance that if the stamps survived USPS and the Marker Monkey, I wanted her to send the stamps back to me.
I carefully removed the backing from one sheet ($12) and attached it to the Priority Mail box. From the second sheet, I kept two stamps and attached the rest of the sheet to the box.
My postmaster is a nice guy -- very friendly and helpful. He allowed me to hand cancel the sheets. Unfortunately, his stamp uses RED ink, and not much of that.
Here are two scans of the sheets.
jenny-01-1024
jenny-02-800
My friend carefully cut the box and returned the stamps. They escaped the marker monkey; BUT the quality of cardboard box seems to have wrinkled the stamps. I'm not sure if it was the handling, or if the porous cardboard absorbed moisture, or what? OR, another possibility is that when my friend mailed them back to me, in a small manilla envelope, they were bent, "rolled" or wrinkled during the sorting process.
These images are photographs from a 'side angle' -- a scan doesn't show the wrinkles.
wrinkle-1-800
wrinkle-2-800
It's probably a moot point anyway -- I don't know if they're soakable, and even if they are, I doubt the sheets would stay intact after soaking.
Kirk
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Feb 2, 2014 19:18:01 GMT
Great post, Andy. Thanks, Kirk
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Post by KirkS on Jan 31, 2014 19:08:16 GMT
Good info, ILS. Thanks.
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Post by KirkS on Jan 29, 2014 18:57:49 GMT
These things cause me great consternation. Seems like every time I see one, it has totally different meanings for the same stamp placements. It's like a secret code where neither person knows the key Kirk
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Post by KirkS on Jan 24, 2014 14:29:05 GMT
LOL. Great cartoon, Rod.
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Post by KirkS on Jan 21, 2014 13:40:59 GMT
I just got the most wonderful mental image of trying to have a conversation with a guy with stamp hinges stuck to his tongue
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Post by KirkS on Jan 19, 2014 21:49:44 GMT
Excellent thread. Well done!
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Post by KirkS on Jan 19, 2014 21:48:15 GMT
The Blue Whale makes my heart hurt !
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