bafletcher
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Posts: 148 
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps and Covers (focus: British Africa, Caribbean, British Commonwealth, Croatia, Greece, Pakistan, Nepal)
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Post by bafletcher on Mar 6, 2023 15:48:45 GMT
Pete, I do not know you well (as a relatively new member of TSF), but I have read your many posts and always appreciate your accuracy and concision. In my pastoral ministry over the years I have journeyed with many facing their own mortality, and I wish for you and those closest to you the gift of peace in this time.
Bart
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Mr. H
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Member - APS #129381
Posts: 952
What I collect: US, Netherlands, Whatever suits my fancy.
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Post by Mr. H on Mar 6, 2023 16:03:47 GMT
Pete,
You, and your wit and wisdom, will truly be missed.
Mark
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Post by stamphinger on Mar 6, 2023 17:25:12 GMT
Hi Pete:
Sad to read your post, but few others would be able to write of their own demise. It took courage, I'm sure. I will miss your posts, you have been a stalwart of TSF.
We are all on the same path, just different locations. Perhaps, we may see one another sometime on the other side.
May God bless and keep you.
Don StampHinger
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jpotx113
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Posts: 460
What I collect: USA, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Machins, misc. WW
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Post by jpotx113 on Mar 6, 2023 17:25:15 GMT
TSF will be a little less brighter without your presence, Pete.
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salentin
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collecting Germany,where I live and about 20 more countries,half of them in Asia east of the Indus
Posts: 6,506
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Post by salentin on Mar 6, 2023 17:59:19 GMT
Pete, hope you still can enjoy the week ahead ! And then,have a smooth journey to your eternal sleep ! Werner
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Londonbus1
Moderator 
Cinderella Stamp Club Member 3059
Posts: 5,064
What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 6, 2023 18:43:34 GMT
Pete, I hope you will be able to read all these wonderful tributes from the folk here at TSF. Then you will understand how much you will be missed.
I have written to you privately but I just wanted to add that I agree with everything that has been said here. You were the best.
See you in the next world, my friend.
Londonbus1
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hdm1950
Member
Posts: 1,886
What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Mar 6, 2023 20:05:42 GMT
Pete, I hope you will be able to read all these wonderful tributes from the folk here at TSF. Then you will understand how much you will be missed. I have written to you privately but I just wanted to add that I agree with everything that has been said here. You were the best. See you in the next world, my friend. Londonbus1 Like you Michael I had reached out via a private message. The tributes have been quite moving. |
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Post by mdroth on Mar 6, 2023 21:22:54 GMT
Hi Pete,
Wow. Cannot begin to express the sadness your post has caused.
While we've never spoken, I've followed your posts - regularly - with great admiration & enthusiasm. You've been a major reason to maintain my interest in both this forum & collecting in general! My everlasting thanks for all you've done!!
Please encourage your family to jump online here at TSF to ask any questions. We will treat them - and your stamps - with the utmost respect. I am thinking a permanent exhibit/museum display is the very least you deserve!?! Please feel free to share your wishes & desires here - as your precious remaining time permits - knowing that you've got a large following who will help carry out your wishes as you'd like to any extent possible...
Although I cannot imagine what you are going through, I hope that your remaining days are joyous & wonderful!
Best wishes & you'll be remembered!
Until we meet in the next world...
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clivel
Member
Posts: 385
What I collect: Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Rhodesias, South Africa, Swaziland, Israel to 1980, Ireland predecimal, Palestine Mandate
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Post by clivel on Mar 6, 2023 22:33:27 GMT
Dear Peter,
This was not the news I was hoping to hear, I had instead been hoping to hear that you are in remission.
Opting for MAID is a very personal decision. I am sure that you have your reasons, but please, if at any point up in till the very last moment, don't feel obliged to go through with it if you have any doubt.
You will be missed, by me, and by the many other online friends that you have made in this or other forums. Clive
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brookbam
Member
APS 236261
Posts: 235
What I collect: US...everything until I decide what I don't want to collect! And now thanks to a TSF give-away I'm adding Space topicals!
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Post by brookbam on Mar 7, 2023 0:52:38 GMT
Words elude me on this.
All I can say is this is a bummer on all of us.
You will be surely missed here. I've only been here a couple of months but I have enjoyed reading your posts and seeing your awesome goatee (I have a full beard).
Great travels!
Mike/brookbam
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Post by jimwentzell on Mar 7, 2023 1:00:57 GMT
Dear Pete, it will always be a pleasure rereading your fine posts, they will stay with us forever, as will your spirit.
Until we meet up in Philatelic heaven, I remain your philatelic friend,
Jim
(will be having a slice of apple pie in your honor shortly!)
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darkormex
Member
Swinging through Switzerland and getting tied up in Thailand
Posts: 2,197
What I collect: The World...just printing and mounting as I go...call me crazy!
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Post by darkormex on Mar 7, 2023 2:42:02 GMT
Pete, there was a moment shortly after I became a member here on TSF where I mentioned how close we are in terms of distance, with you being in Brighton, Ontario and me being in Grand Rapids, MI. I have had it in the back of my mind that if my wife and I were ever to travel east again, perhaps to New York City again or to see Niagara Falls, I would do the straight shot through Canada and perhaps visit you along the way. Alas,that is not now to be.
I am always reluctant to comment on deeply person matters like this on social media. I feel it is generally not my place and I am awkward about it. Your post, however, struck me deeply. As a 10 year old, I watched my step-father waste away from cancer, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. It was relentless until the end. I still have many vivid memories of that time and I am now 58 years old. It has informed me as to my own end-of-life decisions and how they will be made and by whom.
I feel like you have made a brave decision and that you have decided what is right for you and I feel I have an inkling as to why you made your decision. I wish you the best and I hope that you can look back and enjoy many past memories these final days.
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Post by sahana on Mar 7, 2023 6:17:42 GMT
Hello Peter
I am really sad to hear this.
You were very supportive and helpful when I first joined the forum a year ago.
You have imparted a lot of knowledge here and I have really enjoyed reading your posts.
You will be greatly missed
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Post by forth on Mar 7, 2023 9:23:13 GMT
Sorry to hear this. What a decision to have to make. Hope no-one else is ever in the same position.
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khj
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Posts: 1,524
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Post by khj on Mar 7, 2023 16:05:01 GMT
Pete, Very saddened, couldn't get it together enough to post until now. I've greatly enjoyed your posts, knowledge, experience, and especially your encouragement to all TSF members over the years. My heart, thoughts, and prayers are with you...  k |
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Post by greaden on Mar 7, 2023 18:35:06 GMT
Strength to you over your remaining days.
Appreciation and respect.
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Post by iswscwebmaster on Mar 7, 2023 21:47:49 GMT
Pete,
It has been an immense pleasure getting to know you on this forum. I, like everyone else, have become a better person through knowing you. Thank you for enriching us with your presence; know you will be missed.
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Post by nbstamper on Mar 7, 2023 21:57:59 GMT
I too didn't know you very well, Pete, but i have great admiration for your courage. Thank you for your contributions to the world of philately. As I have said elsewhere, it can be a lonely hobby at times, but, thanks to this forum, you can see how many of your fellow stamp collectors you have touched and will mourn your passing.
Reid
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ameis33
Member
What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet
Posts: 546
What I collect: Poland and Italy Republic
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Post by ameis33 on Mar 7, 2023 22:21:50 GMT
Are you saying you’re not going to 10.000 messages?
A big hug…
Roberto
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,385
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Mar 7, 2023 23:27:46 GMT
Apple pie -- no wonder why I liked you so much!
Thank you for all of your contributions to our Forum and for the many lives that you touched in such a positive way. Know that you will surely be missed, but not forgotten.
Please make your family aware of this and the other forums that you frequented. The humor and wit found in many of your posts may bring them comfort as they grieve your loss.
Go with God, my friend.
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Linda
Member
Ex-mathematician turned visual artist and touring cyclist to bike across Canada, Europe, Japan etc.
Posts: 1,426 
What I collect: Mostly Canadian and European stamps about art / science / landscape
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Post by Linda on Mar 7, 2023 23:58:29 GMT
Dear Pete,
That's a brave decision you made. I hope you are enjoying your final days.
Writing you postcards along my way across Japan and Taiwan has been an immense pleasure to me. May some of my travelling postcards reach you before the weekend and may you remember that someone has kept you in her thought all these days.
Linda
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polarbear
Member
Posts: 585
What I collect: Canada Used to 2015, revenues, perfins. Newfoundland, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Worldwide textiles/handwork and Christmas.
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Post by polarbear on Mar 8, 2023 2:21:04 GMT
Oh Pete! I am so sorry to hear this! I too, had hoped you would go into remission. I will miss your posts and your knowledge. I pray for peace for you, my stampy friend. Thank-you for helping make this forum a welcoming place.
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Post by jkjblue on Mar 8, 2023 3:47:09 GMT
A brave decision, but one that ends in dignity.
We will miss you.
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rex
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Posts: 1,216
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Post by rex on Mar 8, 2023 9:05:36 GMT
You are in my prayers. May they be of relief and hope in this change that leads to new opportunities.
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tobben63
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Stamp eat sleep repeat
Posts: 1,874
What I collect: I collect to much, world wide!
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Post by tobben63 on Mar 8, 2023 11:13:55 GMT
I'm so sorry to read this Pete....
Dine bidrag til dette forumet har vært en av grunnene til at jeg har vendt tilbake her. Alltid noe å si, dele din innsikt og oppmuntre andre. Du var og er ett forbilde. Måtte du få en god siste reise, til vi møtes igjen.
Torbjørn
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angore
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Posts: 5,696
What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Mar 8, 2023 11:23:33 GMT
Google translate is your friend.
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Andy Pastuszak
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Praying for my family and everyone in Ukraine.
Posts: 1,591
What I collect: United States, Ukraine, Ireland
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Mar 9, 2023 1:28:22 GMT
I don't know what to say here. I haven't known you well, Pete. But everyone on this forum has something in common and is part of a family. You will be missed and fondly remembered.
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DK
Member
Posts: 1,532
What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
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Post by DK on Mar 9, 2023 8:14:34 GMT
Hey Pete I saw this thread heading a couple of days ago and thought it may be a humorous one - and have only just read it - bugger!! I also had to look up 'Pi' day too, I hadn't heard of it before, and its bloody next Tuesday mate. Ssshhheeeez I admire your courage and echo vikingeck's sentiment in that it is nice that you have the final say in your life. We'll miss you, and love you too, and you will remain in our hearts, until we too, meet our maker. All the best Pete. You're the best Dave Note for others like me: Pi Day Founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, March 14 was selected as Pi Day because the numerical date (3.14) represents the first three digits of pi. It also happens to be Albert Einstein's birthday.  |
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de61
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Posts: 262
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Post by de61 on Mar 9, 2023 18:52:00 GMT
It is so sad to hear your news, Pete. I enjoyed your posts and read them regularly. Had it not been for your post on the Boston 2026 World Expo label sheet, I would have missed out. May you find peace and comfort in the coming days and beyond.  |
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scub
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Posts: 199
What I collect: WW (without restrictions)
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Post by scub on Mar 10, 2023 11:08:59 GMT
There should be a remindme-thread in the menu.
This post should be placed there.
As a reminder of special human and as moral idol for all those who have bad days.
Pete, a honor for me to have met you in this forum.
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