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Post by coastalcollector on Feb 15, 2019 15:18:14 GMT
Welcome, I have some oddball stuff that I've been hoping to get some info on. Here's some wood ducks for starters. RB aka beaverstamps
I've seen the wood duck issue with faded ink. I had one I sent off for certification and it came back as faded ink. not a misprint of color. I've seen several other faded examples over the years.
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Post by coastalcollector on Jan 5, 2019 14:45:17 GMT
Paraguay, 1965 Commemorative set of J.F.K. Space and Churchill memorial set. These were issued both perf and imperf with separate colors for the same issue between the two. This is the imperf set with illustrated margins
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Post by coastalcollector on Jan 1, 2019 13:13:13 GMT
Looks like Mrs. Shaffer refused a letter from the Mr. twice. Marital problems?
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Post by coastalcollector on Nov 24, 2018 12:35:21 GMT
It's close, dog wasn't one of the opinions I've already had. I do think it's an animal head. Maybe a sheep or cow? After all it is an Iowa cancel where these animals are raised.
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Post by coastalcollector on Nov 24, 2018 0:03:42 GMT
I just acquired this cover for my U58/U59 Specialized Collection. I've asked several people their opinions on if they think the cancel looks like something and what? I'm interested in any opinions from the forum members on their thoughts on the cancel. It is from Davenport, Iowa.
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Post by coastalcollector on May 7, 2018 16:57:21 GMT
The Paul Revere is printed in Phosphorescent Ink. The two Tourism cards are Phosphorus Tagged. The US started tagging Postal Cards in 1966. What you have are 1971 issues with the two different kinds of tagging.
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Post by coastalcollector on Mar 20, 2018 21:50:38 GMT
Alec, there are never enough welcomes...so WELCOME. I subscribe to various email notifications on this site and find it very helpful. It's a great site and always fun to post on, especially scans of your stamps! We all look forward to your postings..the more the merrier ! Mike (Central Oregon Coast)
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Post by coastalcollector on Mar 14, 2018 22:53:57 GMT
Time for another post of one of my space album pages. This one is from Paraguay 1964 and shows Gemini missions, the Telstar Satellite and "Future" Apollo and Lunar Modules. It also includes a souvenir sheet of the Tokyo XVII Olympics of 1964 with Telstar used to telecast the games.
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Post by coastalcollector on Feb 26, 2018 22:15:14 GMT
I'll throw my two cents in. First and foremost, I'm member of APS to support the hobby and it's promotion. There are too few new collectors and anything the APS can do to promote the hobby, well I'm all for it.
Just like any organization that you join, you only get out of it what you put into it. For the dues, I use the APS for both buying and selling through the circuit books of which the APS takes a percentage as another way to earn funds. I also use it for research and knowledge.
Regarding bullying and "know it alls", there always have been and always will be these type of people. I agree some of the other forums and even facebook pages have users who try and use their knowledge to show they are smarter than anyone else (which can never be the case) and make insulting remarks. That's why I participate on this forum, it is well administered. Hopefully we can get more members and share more information on all kinds of philatelic subjects.
Rock on TSF!
Mike
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Post by coastalcollector on Feb 18, 2018 20:48:15 GMT
In the Communist era of the People's Republic of Poland, all international exchange of stamps was controlled by the State & it used the Polski Zwiazek Filatelistow (PZF) to do that. The Communists were mindful of collectors trying to make a business out of selling Polish stamps internationally & obtaining hard currency, the Communists wanted to make sure that THEY were the only ones trading with foreign dealers & obtaining US dollars or Pounds sterling. If you wanted to exchange stamps internationally you HAD to be a member of the PZF. Letters to be sent with stamps were sent in a separate cover to the local branch of the PZF. They made sure everything was OK, & if so, sent your letter on the way enclosing a sticker . The recipient would then send back some stamps, placing the sticker on the envelope so that the Polish Post Office knew that this was a sanctioned stamp exchange. This is an example of the outgoing letter with the PZF handstamp from Bydgoszcz Poland sent to Marseilles France and includes a French customs clearance label on the front. I found a stack of these in my stash.
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Post by coastalcollector on Feb 7, 2018 23:59:33 GMT
I've previously posted a Packet Mail cover from the Robert E. Lee in a different thread. I've been acquiring more of these types of covers as I've expanded my specialty U58 and U59 cover collection so I thought I would start a new thread for anyone who has these type of covers and want to post them as well. If you don't have any then hopefully you will enjoy the ones that do get posted...Please I would love to see others! Here the latest cover I picked up through APS sales. I haven't done much research on it yet but it is from 1896 and was posted in Alaska to Vermont via Seattle. It was first carried on a Yukon steamboat named Portus B. Weare (see reverse for Agent Stamp). It was then posted in the mail in Seattle where it received the front handstamp for 2c due. I've never seen anything like it and have not found any other close example in my brief web search. I hope you like it and will contribute more to this thread!
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Post by coastalcollector on Jan 24, 2018 17:18:24 GMT
I often use local history books and newspapers for research on my philatelic material. Much of it has been found on-line. One source for my old covers has been newspaperarchive.com (pay site). Another good source on line is google books (free). I've modified this post to show an example of an advertisement I found from a period newspaper. I added a pdf of it into my page for the cover as it shows an ad for upload multiple pictures
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Post by coastalcollector on Jan 17, 2018 21:35:56 GMT
I would consider them more collectible if they were used on covers posted to you or friends. You could apply them as a cachet, possibly with additional artwork; similar to The Art Cover Exchange (ACE covers).
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Post by coastalcollector on Jan 12, 2018 23:07:12 GMT
It's been a while since I contributed. I worked this last week on my cover collection and created about 10 new pages. My collection consists of the 3c Pink Nesbitt Postal Stationery Envelope (1865-1870) and its various uses plus special fancy cancels. Below is an example of a page of the steamboat Robert E. Lee which was famous for its race with the steamboat Natchez on the Mississippi River. Cover is mounted on the page with clear corner mounts and encased in a clear plastic with black background page. Thanks for looking
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Post by coastalcollector on Jan 3, 2018 23:58:12 GMT
I'll get it started for 2018. My resolution is to spend more time on this site and contribute more. I really slacked off the last half of the year. I also will try to write an article to submit. On the collecting side I will of course attempt to organize and refine my two cover collections (machine cancels and US 3c U58 and U59 postal stationery uses), do more research on them and write them up on pages. I also resolve to not start a collection of any new countries, topics etc. I have enough to do!
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Post by coastalcollector on Aug 10, 2017 22:32:31 GMT
Congratulations!
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Post by coastalcollector on Aug 5, 2017 1:20:54 GMT
The description of a hinged used stamp does not make a difference to me. If it truly has a hinge piece remaining or was previously hinged with evidence on a used stamp, generally, it can be easily removed with adhesive release agents or soaking in water for a short period (so as to not fade the stamp or cancel anymore). For release agents I keep a supply of Stamp Lift Fluid and UHU Briefmarken Loser
Also for those who collect pristine Cancel To Order (CTO) used stamps, they do not want the gum disturbed like mint stamps with no previous hinge marks.
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Post by coastalcollector on Aug 4, 2017 0:24:57 GMT
Here is an interesting American Machine Co. cancel cover. Boston 1893 PMwith a "Forwarded" hand stamp auxiliary marking applied within the killer bars.
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Post by coastalcollector on Aug 2, 2017 14:59:36 GMT
Here is one from my collection. The auxiliary marking is the red double circle marking "Providence Advertised". It is dated Nov. 8, 1864 an is an early use of the 3c U58. The cover is from a soldier stationed at Ft. Sedgwick as part of the 7th Rhode Island. Prior to 1863 there was no home mail delivery and you would have to go to the Post Office to collect your mail. If the mail was not collected, about once a quarter, the local Postmaster would place an advertisement in the local paper notifying those that there letters should be collected. The "Advertised" marking was then applied.
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Post by coastalcollector on Jul 10, 2017 20:26:38 GMT
I've never had a problem that hasn't been resolved on Ebay purchasing or selling. I've got a rating of almost 5,000 positive feedbacks for transactions. I purchase stamps quite often from Ebay and from Delcampe (a Belgium collector's site with many stamps from European sellers)
Mike
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Post by coastalcollector on Jun 28, 2017 15:17:24 GMT
Hi David,
Let me add my welcome to the forum!
Mike
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Post by coastalcollector on Jun 24, 2017 1:44:06 GMT
I picked up a couple of panes of these today as well and it is an impressive issue. I also picked up the new US forever textured sports balls sheet. These have embossed textures as per the real balls. On some of the stamps only the seams are embossed on the kickball and golf ball the entire ball is embossed. I believe both of these issues are 1st's in terms of types of printing for US stamps.
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Post by coastalcollector on Jun 23, 2017 17:22:45 GMT
First French Satellite - New Caledonia Engraved Pair; View of Launch and Satellite in Orbit. Pair is from the top of an imperforated sheet of 8 stamps.
From Wikepedia "Astérix, the first French satellite, was launched on November 26, 1965 by a Diamant A rocket from Hammaguir, Algeria. With Astérix, France became the sixth country to have an artificial satellite in orbit after: USSR (Sputnik 1, 1957), the United States (Explorer 1, 1958), the United Kingdom (Ariel 1, 1962), Canada (Alouette 1, 1962) and Italy (San Marco 1, 1964), and the third to launch a satellite on its own (the UK, Canada and Italy's satellites were launched on American rockets). The satellite was originally designated A-1, as the French Army's first satellite, but later renamed after the popular French comics character Astérix. Due to the relatively high altitude of its orbit, it is not expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere for several centuries"
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Post by coastalcollector on Jun 22, 2017 23:23:35 GMT
Dave,
My name is Mike and I started collecting at 8 years old in the late 60's. In all those years I never put together much of a US, Canada or Great Britain collection. After my worldwide days of trying to cram as many stamps as possible into an album, I settled into getting more specialized. Currently I collect US 3c postal stationery (embossed) envelopes from 1864-1870 (Scott U58 and U59). I also accumulate US Mint sheets from the 32c era on and currently, I'm working on a new topic, Space. I'll be posting some of my newest stamps on the forum within the next day so I can share them with everyone.
We all love this hobby and that's why we joined the forum to share and have fun.
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Post by coastalcollector on Jun 12, 2017 1:27:58 GMT
My newest endeavour into the hobby. topical Space Collecting and I wanted to share the fun with you After many years of resisting I finally broke down and decided to take the plunge into topical collecting. At one time I started buying some aircraft stamps but did not stick with it long. Lately I've been really wanting to acquire some of the older space issues that I remember as a kid being facinated with. Growing up watching the space race as a kid was so exciting and it thrills me that I can now afford to purchase these MNH sets that are affordable and great stamps. I'll post more pages as I complete them First up, Paraguay, Scott #978 -985 with info defining each mission. I realize that some improvements need to be made to the page like the last paragraph moved up and a proper caption added to replace it. But I'll do that at a later date when I resupply on mounts! At a later date, I'll also complete this set with another page of the imperf version of the set and additional information about each stamp. Enjoy, I hope you like them Mike
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Post by coastalcollector on Jun 11, 2017 23:45:57 GMT
Wikepedia defines as "СССР (Союз Советских Социалистических Республик) is a Russian abbreviation for the Soviet Union. Written in Cyrillic alphabet symbols, the abbreviation is often misinterpreted as if it were written in Latin letters 'CCCP'. The Cyrillic letters translate to 'SSSR' in Latin alphabet symbols, Hence it should be pronounced as SSSR or Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik."
For those of us who grew up in the Soviet cold war era and remember the threat still tend to think first the words "Soviet" or translate CCCP as USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)! It's all so confusing!
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Post by coastalcollector on Jun 10, 2017 1:29:12 GMT
Welcome Francis, you will find this forum both entertaining and informative. Feel free to share from your collection with us, we love seeing stamps!
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Post by coastalcollector on May 31, 2017 20:09:48 GMT
Hi Tom,
Let me add my welcome to the forum as well. I'm a 50 year collector and have collected all sorts of countries and topics over the years. Currently I'm collecting 1864-1870 US 3c Postal Stationery, Scott #U58 and #u59 covers, with all kind of cancels and advertising. I also collect early US Machine Cancel covers.
Most recently I started collecting early Romania and space topical stamps
It certainly has been a lifelong hobby for me...and it continues to provide me new with new pleasures and adventures every day!
Mike
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Post by coastalcollector on May 10, 2017 23:02:25 GMT
I received this cover in the mail today. It contained a very nice souviner sheet from 1939 Japan to add to my collection. It's a first class registered air mail cover, franked with two 2010, 50th anniversary of Madeira Botanical Gardens. The first is a souviner sheet with a 2 Euro stamp, and the second is another 2 Euro single from the same issue. To make up the full rate, an additional 0.50 Euro bicyclist/messenger stamp was issued. Enjoy..
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Post by coastalcollector on May 10, 2017 1:10:12 GMT
Are you collecting current US commemoratives and what do you think of them? I use new USPS stamps for all my mailings (I'm a part time eBay seller - molander) as I like using them and my customers apprectiate them (for the most part). Overall I've been pleased with the quality of the new issues except that issues like the recent JFK issue that has die cut strips separating the stamps so that when you peel them off, sometimes the dividing piece pulls off as well and sticks to an adjacent stamp and can cause damage removing it. I prefer the stamps with the die cut perforations next to each other for use but understand that it is easier for collectors to divide the stamps into individuals for mounting when there is a strip beteen the stamps. I hsve learned to separate individual mint stamps from the diecut types perforated adjacent to each other without taking them off the backing or cutting the perforations. If you fold the sheet at the die cut and use a sharp knife on the backside, cutting it like you would open a letter, the stamps separate nicely and cleanly if you are careful. The Oscar de La Renta issue is in my opinion, quite impressive in both design and execution of the printing with the very glossy finish. I keep all of what I get in the mail on the original covers. Who else is collecting these?
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