hdm1950
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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 15, 2024 19:48:35 GMT
I did not feel this was worthy of a new thread so I will ask the question here. I suspect this 2p Wilding with overprint would be from some corporation. I have seen company overprints on George V and VI stamps but not on Queen Elizabeth II stamps. Just another find from the old collection I am going through. Mystery solved by rod222 . SEEB stands for South Eastern Electricity Board |
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Post by franoise on Mar 15, 2024 19:56:39 GMT
South Eastern Electricity Board
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Mar 15, 2024 21:23:36 GMT
I did not feel this was worthy of a new thread so I will ask the question here. I suspect this 2p Wilding with overprint would be from some corporation. I have seen company overprints on George V and VI stamps but not on Queen Elizabeth II stamps. Just another find from the old collection I am going through. These are known as "Commercial Overprints" Yours is SEEB South Eastern Electricity Board Commercial Overprints  |
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Londonbus1
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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 Apr 12, 2024 12:48:13 GMT
I sold my GB Smilers Sheets long ago at a Car Boot sale in Essex. I remember my dear Mum was with me and she couldn't believe someone would pay so much for stamps !! Little did I know then. Little did she know too. In 2005, Royal Mail issued the 1st Series of Smilers Booklet Stamps. Self Adhesive and mostly parts or smaller versions of previously issued stamps. I could look back to this 'new' issue as a defining moment in my hobby. But I didn't dwell on it then, at least I don't remember doing so. These were the days of exciting but soon-to-be-gone MSN Forums and the first philatelic connections I ever made. 'Stamps of Great Britain' was one of those and it was busy, busy. With live Chat too it was a great outlet for information and social contact. This issue also got me writing Stamp Stories and one of them got into magazines and journals. But it was the beginning of the end of my love affair with British Stamps. But once again, I didn't know it then. My first experience of being a Moderator was at SoGB and we decided to purchase Smilers Sheets from that 2005 issue to share and give away as prizes. So here is the 'Hello' block from a sheet. I have the others somewhere and will add them when found. The old MSN web address, wow! What a memory. But soon it was gone, then yahoo groups were gone and then..........well, the fun had to end there and begin somewhere else. That's life. But when I saw this block earlier the memories came flooding back...... SG#2568  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Apr 13, 2024 11:00:53 GMT
In yesterday's mail.. It cost a lot to send this package,  |
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Jun 6, 2024 6:10:08 GMT
Least we forget! They died for our freedom.
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tele1962
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What I collect: Collecting Liechtenstein, King Charles the III GB and any nice stamps from around the world I like the look of
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Post by tele1962 on Jul 1, 2024 17:01:10 GMT
New to the forum and retired now. Limited budget so I am thinking of collecting King Charles III and worldwide stamps I like. Any advice would be appreciated.  |
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Jul 1, 2024 17:34:27 GMT
Hi tele1962 . Advice ? Ask any two philatelists or stamp collectors for advice and you get 3 opinions. But the universal advice is “ ignore the rest and enjoy what YOU like “ starting with the new reign sounds like a good place to begin 😎 |
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tele1962
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Post by tele1962 on Jul 1, 2024 17:38:17 GMT
Hi tele1962 . Advice ? Ask any two philatelists or stamp collectors for advice and you get 3 opinions. But the universal advice is “ ignore the rest and enjoy what YOU like “ starting with the new reign sounds like a good place to begin 😎 Thank you so much. |
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tele1962
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Post by tele1962 on Jul 4, 2024 17:24:28 GMT
Just picked up the Red Arrows 60th Anniversary set and IMO it looks spectacular.  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 4, 2024 17:33:47 GMT
New to the forum and retired now. Limited budget so I am thinking of collecting King Charles III and worldwide stamps I like. Any advice would be appreciated. s You are an UK collector - am not interested in the new Great Britains but it is by choice.Do you have any stamps at the moment ?? I have 40,000 + lots of duplicates (dups) and others not inventories yet. For me it is not a contest of numbers. I collect what I like which means I do have lots lower the "dups" I do not collect. They are just sitting there. Since I do not sell stamps, I do giveaways to reduce the amount of dups. My way of giving back to our Forum. René |
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tele1962
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What I collect: Collecting Liechtenstein, King Charles the III GB and any nice stamps from around the world I like the look of
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Post by tele1962 on Jul 4, 2024 17:53:25 GMT
New to the forum and retired now. Limited budget so I am thinking of collecting King Charles III and worldwide stamps I like. Any advice would be appreciated. s You are an UK collector - am not interested in the new Great Britains but it is by choice.Do you have any stamps at the moment ?? I have 40,000 + lots of duplicates (dups) and others not inventories yet. For me it is not a contest of numbers. I collect what I like which means I do have lots lower the "dups" I do not collect. They are just sitting there. Since I do not sell stamps, I do giveaways to reduce the amount of dups. My way of giving back to our Forum. René I have just picked up the GB Red Arrows set and a pack of 350 World Stamps. |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 4, 2024 22:13:11 GMT
Do you have any stamps at the moment ?? I have 40,000 + lots of duplicates (dups) and others not inventories yet. For me it is not a contest of numbers. I collect what I like which means I do have lots lower the "dups" I do not collect. They are just sitting there. Since I do not sell stamps, I do giveaways to reduce the amount of dups. My way of giving back to our Forum. René I have just picked up the GB Red Arrows set and a pack of 350 World Stamps. A beginning, Tele, but you need more stamps..........maybe a few thousands to start with your Worldwide collection and a Catalog (or many) René |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Sept 20, 2024 4:39:15 GMT
Mr. Bates VS The Post Office Now streaming channel 7 Australia The true story of Alan Bates’ 20-year fight against wrongful accusations by the Post Office, exposing one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British legal history  |
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hdm1950
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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 Oct 1, 2024 20:34:15 GMT
This cover popped up on my eBay saved searches and, although not from my home county, the Halifax, NS cancel made me jump for it. I am assuming high seas mail would be the same as a paquebot but lacking the word in the cancel. The stamp is a Scott 388 from the National Productivity Year set issued November 14, 1962. RMS Sylvania was the last Cunard Line vessel built for transatlantic crossings. It was eventually refitted as a cruise ship. Here is a link for the ship.  |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Oct 2, 2024 0:37:01 GMT
This cover popped up on my eBay saved searches and, although not from my home county, the Halifax, NS cancel made me jump for it. I am assuming high seas mail would be the same as a paquebot but lacking the word in the cancel. The stamp is a Scott 388 from the National Productivity Year set issued November 14, 1962. RMS Sylvania was the last Cunard Line vessel built for transatlantic crossings. It was eventually refitted as a cruise ship. Here is a link for the ship. I would agree, see also "PLEIN MER" Indicia for On The High Seas link |
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hdm1950
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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 Oct 23, 2024 20:15:34 GMT
This cover popped up on my eBay saved searches and, although not from my home county, the Halifax, NS cancel made me jump for it. I am assuming high seas mail would be the same as a paquebot but lacking the word in the cancel. The stamp is a Scott 388 from the National Productivity Year set issued November 14, 1962. RMS Sylvania was the last Cunard Line vessel built for transatlantic crossings. It was eventually refitted as a cruise ship. Here is a link for the ship. It was rather interesting to find a second cover from the same ship but 5 years later. This one has a 1967 Montreal cancel. It is mailed to the same person which suggests that the sender may have been a crew member. This one also features a matchbox label for King and Queen Safety Matches from Sweden. These covers came from 2 different sellers. one of the west coast of Canada and the other from New York.  |
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Londonbus1
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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 Oct 23, 2024 20:39:44 GMT
hdm1950........That's a Matchbox label (1920's) and is quite scarce. Maybe even more so on a cover. Unusual.
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hdm1950
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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 Oct 24, 2024 1:23:37 GMT
I have started looking more closely at the old collection a good friend recently gave me. This cover was mailed to him on September 20, 1960 from the London West post office. Google search has not come up with anything that would have made the date special enough to send him a philatelic cover like this. It may be his birthday but thought I would post here first before asking him.  |
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Post by daniel on Oct 25, 2024 10:48:57 GMT
@hdm,Hugh, from the specialised SG Catalogue Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Pre-decimal Issues, there is nothing listed for that date. There is a listing for "phospher bands reacting green" in June but nothing else in 1960 for the Wilding definitive.
Daniel
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hdm1950
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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 Oct 25, 2024 17:54:32 GMT
@hdm,Hugh, from the specialised SG Catalogue Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Pre-decimal Issues, there is nothing listed for that date. There is a listing for "phospher bands reacting green" in June but nothing else in 1960 for the Wilding definitive. Daniel , I emailed Master Billy Rafuse and he replied: "Hi Hugh, not my birthday, I'm guessing someone in the family was in London and sent it knowing I was collecting stamps." Bill would have been 10-12 years old at that time. That being said I guess it would be classified as a favour/favor cancel and just a conversation piece now. It is sealed and appears to have a stiffener inside. I resist the temptation to open and see if there is a pound bank note inside. |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Nov 13, 2024 2:14:36 GMT
Leicester Philatelic Society Semper eadem = "Always one and the same" Personal motto of Elizabeth I, appears above her royal coat of arms. Leicester Stamp and Postal History Society Leicester Philatelic Society was wound up as of the end of August 2023, due to various factors including declining membership. However, an entirely new Club (Leicester Stamp and Postal History Club) has been launched in September 2023 focussed primarily on members’ presentations but with plans for the occasional visiting speaker. Virtually all bureaucracy has been eliminated (no Officers, Committee, programme, AGM etc.) and there is no subscription. The Club is unconstituted (i.e no written constitution) and is run on an informal basis by two rotating co-ordinators, meeting as before once a month. 1907 Seal  |
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