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Post by europe1840 on Jan 20, 2014 2:25:50 GMT
On the off chance that French stamp aficionados haven't encountered this helpful resource before, I thought I would bring this this concordance (Conversion des numéros entre catalogues) to your attention: www.christophemaetz.fr/philatelie/telechargements/ |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jan 20, 2014 2:49:47 GMT
On the off chance that French stamp aficionados haven't encountered this helpful resource before, I thought I would bring this this concordance (Conversion des numéros entre catalogues) to your attention: www.christophemaetz.fr/philatelie/telechargements/Thank you. I noted the Cape of Good Hope in French, "bon Esperance" , which led me to search my favourite holiday destination here in Perth....Esperance and yes, named by the French who were first here (Esperance="Hope") The things we learn from Philately. I am very fond of Australian humour. In 1979, pieces of the space station Skylab crashed onto Esperance after the craft broke up over the Indian Ocean. The municipality fined the United States $400 for littering. |
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Post by jkjblue on Jan 20, 2014 3:15:02 GMT
Did they collect?   |
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Post by rod222 on Jan 20, 2014 3:54:35 GMT
Did they collect? The fine was paid in April 2009, when radio show host Scott Barley of Highway Radio raised the funds from his morning show listeners, and paid the fine on behalf of NASA.[11] Skylab's demise was an international media event, with merchandising, wagering on time and place of re-entry, and nightly news reports. The San Francisco Examiner offered a $10,000 prize for the first piece of Skylab to be delivered to their offices. 17-year-old Stan Thornton scooped a few pieces of Skylab off the roof of his home in Esperance, caught the first flight to San Francisco, and collected the prize.[12] |
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