Mick
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What I collect: Mostly covers and postmarks. Also miscellaneous paper ephemera.
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Post by Mick on Apr 11, 2023 20:55:25 GMT
Weed, CA, right by Mount Shasta, is a lovely little town. Here is a postmark from there for 11 April 1966. us-weed-1966.04.11 by Mick Taylor, on Flickr WEED CALIF. / APR / 11 / A.M. / 1966 / EDGEWOOD RUR
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Post by gstamps on Apr 11, 2023 22:28:34 GMT
Germany, Michel #113, postal cancellation MINDEN, April 12, 1922 . Germany/Reichpost, Michel #49, postal cancellation EISENBERG, 12 April 189(?).
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 12, 2023 8:33:52 GMT
12 April 1863 Adelaide GPO datestamp for April 12, 1863... 18 February 1863 1863 (18 Feb) cover from Chatham, Kent, England, to George Chalklen of the Lake Hotel, Milang, South Australia; solo GB 1862 6p lilac tied to cover with Chatham datestamp and partial strike of the Chatham 173 bared numerical cancel, with Adelaide GPO arrival datestamp for 12 Apr 1863.
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 13, 2023 7:31:36 GMT
13 April 1880 From Inverness
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 13, 2023 9:06:13 GMT
13 April 1964 Incomplete address on your incoming mail? If so, on this day (13 Apr) in 1964, regional Australian Post Offices were urging you to advise the writer. Meanwhile, the GPOs were urging you to give blood.
Except in Melbourne... they were urging you to join the armed forces. Now we know what the blood was for!
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Post by gstamps on Apr 14, 2023 7:18:46 GMT
Germany, Michel#52, postal cancellation Konisberg, April 14, 1900. France, Yvert-Tellier#217, postal cancellation Amiens April 14, 1927.
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mberry
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What I collect: USA, USA Revenues, Beer Related Stamps and Revenues, US State Revenues, Stamp Show Stamps
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Post by mberry on Apr 14, 2023 9:19:57 GMT
April 14, 1982 Here are some of the US FDC for the State Flowers and Birds issue. These are from states where I have lived. This is Texas, Scott 1995. This is Missouri, Scott 1977. This is Louisiana, Scott 1970.
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 14, 2023 10:35:47 GMT
14 April 1934 This 1934 boomerang cover for the First Official Air Mail cover from Australia to New Zealand, is signed by the pilot, Charles Thomas Philippe Ulm. The stamps pay postage of 7d (5d airmail + 2d postage) to NZ, and 7d (6d airmail +1d postage) for postage back to Australia. The aircraft, Faith in Australia (VH-UXX), departed from Sydney on the evening of April 11, 1934, and reached New Plymouth in New Zealand 16 hours and 46 minutes later, at noon the following day. Since there was no established internal New Zealand airmail service at that time, the New Zealand Post Office made special arrangements for three planes to transport the mail to various parts of the country upon its arrival in New Plymouth at 11:53 am. Flt. Lieut. Wallingford flew the Auckland route, carrying 24,690 covers in a RNZAF Fairey IIIF, arriving 2 pm on April 12, as indicated by the backstamp. Of the items flown to Auckland, 15,471 were boomerang covers to be returned to Australia, with 12,299 by air. On April 14, 1934, the return airmail flight to Sydney departed from Ninety Mile Beach, Kaitaia, as shown by the postmark on the front of the cover. The Faith in Australia departed at 4:08 am and arrived in Australia at 2:06 pm local time, setting a new record time of 11 hours and 58 minutes for the crossing. The rear of the cover shows the return slogan cancellation for Sydney, 14 Apr 1934. The special FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL flight cachet on the front of the cover was destroyed after the mail was dispatched.
This advertising board illustrated below, helped inform the public on the flight by Ulm in the aircraft "Faith in Australia", promoting "Post a letter to yourself marked Via New Zealand"; return postage to be prepaid in NZ stamps. The sign advertises the departure date as April 10, returning April 13 return. However, due to unfavorable weather, the flight did not depart until the evening of April 11, which had a knock-on effect on the return date as well.
In this next photo, Charles Ulm poses with the mailbags unloaded in Sydney after the record-breaking flight. Our cover is in there! Later that same year, on December 3, 1934, Charles Ulm was forced to ditch his aircraft at sea near the Hawaiian Islands after becoming lost on a test flight for a new San Francisco-Sydney air service. His body and those of his crew were never found.
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mberry
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What I collect: USA, USA Revenues, Beer Related Stamps and Revenues, US State Revenues, Stamp Show Stamps
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Post by mberry on Apr 14, 2023 13:18:59 GMT
April 14, 1982 Here are a couple more FDCs from the US State Birds and Flowers issue. I spent some time in each of these states for work. Commuted from New Orleans to Philadelphia weekly for 18 months, quickly came to not care for air travel. On a positive note, it was in this time period that I found craft beer and enjoyed many of the breweries and brew pubs found in this area. It was also at a time prior to the fluid restrictions on flights so there were many growlers of beer brought back to New Orleans. Can not do that today.
US Scott 1990
I did not spend as much time for work in California but did manage to find a few good brew pubs.
US Scott 1957
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mberry
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What I collect: USA, USA Revenues, Beer Related Stamps and Revenues, US State Revenues, Stamp Show Stamps
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Post by mberry on Apr 14, 2023 17:05:45 GMT
April 14, 1982 Here are a couple more US State Bird and Flower FDCs where I spent some time there for work. I made frequent trips to the Atlanta area for work as well as spending several weeks there on one stretch. There are some good brew pubs in that area as well or at least there were. US Scott 1962 Most of my trips into Florida were for pleasure but a couple were work and pleasure. Even got to go to Disney as part of a work trip. Did not spend enough time there to check out the brew pubs though. US Scott 1961
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mberry
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What I collect: USA, USA Revenues, Beer Related Stamps and Revenues, US State Revenues, Stamp Show Stamps
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Post by mberry on Apr 14, 2023 21:33:49 GMT
April 14, 1982 Here are a couple more US State Bird and Flower FDCs where I visited for work. Only a few trips to Arizona and you guessed, there are some pretty good brew pubs there. Though, we went to one that served fruity beers (not a fan) and did not follow a very goo beer line cleaning process. We ordered some not fruity beers and they distinctly tasted fruity. US Scott 1955 Only made a day trip to Illinois so no idea about brew pubs in the area. US Scott 1965
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 15, 2023 7:23:40 GMT
14 & 15 April 1983 In 1983, an improvement to the Priority Paid service in Australia was being tested. I have been unable to determine what was being tested or improved, but this April 14, 1983 dated cover from RAAF Point Cook to Bendigo, is the only example I have seen. This is not to be confused with earlier examples from the 1970s, testing the introduction and expansion of the service. On the rear is an April 14 clock datestamp for receipt at the Footscray West mail centre, and another in red for Bendigo on April 15. A second, square, arrival hand stamp for Bendigo dated April 15, 1983, has also been applied.
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gbcc
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What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Apr 16, 2023 6:17:54 GMT
Postmark of The Day 16 April 2018 65 Years 1953 The Launch of Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia 2018 Clydeside Glasgow Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 16, 2023 6:50:47 GMT
16 April 1970 The Australia 1970 5c XI International Grasslands Congress stamp is easy to find on FDCs, but try finding a solo example, on commercial cover, used in period! My (rather particular) preference is for covers in which the stamp was used solo to pay the correct rate, before the next stamp of the same denomination was issued, or until the rate was no longer valid, whichever came first. For this stamp, that was a a very short window! The stamp was issued April 13, and seven days later on April 20, the 5c Captain Cook Bicentenary stamps were issued. This cover dated April 16, with the added attraction of the Royal Visit slogan cancel, sits in the center of this window.
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gbcc
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What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Apr 17, 2023 4:52:19 GMT
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 17, 2023 5:34:43 GMT
17 April 1971 A couple of WA Local Government Week Centenary 1871-1971 slogan cancels, dated April 17, 1971. In Occleshaw's catalogue of Australian slogan cancels, the dates of usage are given as 4 January - 24 February, 1971 only. However, it seems that it may have been used at various times during the centenary year.
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mberry
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What I collect: USA, USA Revenues, Beer Related Stamps and Revenues, US State Revenues, Stamp Show Stamps
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Post by mberry on Apr 17, 2023 9:24:56 GMT
April 17, 1941 A postcard with Scott 804 postmarked Apr 17, 1941 from Camp Edwards, Mass, with the picture side of the card as well. Infantry group in a bayonet drill at Camp Edwards.
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gbcc
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What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Apr 18, 2023 4:59:54 GMT
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 18, 2023 6:28:37 GMT
18 April 1919 In the year 1919, this self-censored cover bearing an April 18 US Army MPES (Military Post Express Service) postmark was dispatched from France to the Reverend Joseph P. Dineen in New York. The sender was Lt. Aristeo Vincent Simoni, chaplain to the 111th Infantry in France. Born in Rome, Italy, in 1879, Simoni had immigrated to the United States in 1905 and attained citizenship in January 1918. Subsequently, he served as chaplain to the 111th Infantry in France from May 1918 to August 1919. For his bravery in action during the war, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The citation read as follows... At the time of the cover's dispatch, the addressee, Reverend Joseph Patrick Dineen, was serving as secretary to Patrick Joseph Hayes, who had been appointed Archbishop of New York in March 1919. Reverend Dineen, a native of New York who had been ordained in 1908, also held the position of Major Chaplain to the 69th Infantry, New York Guard. The Archbishop was Vicar Apostolic of Military, USA. In 1920, the Very Rev. Msgr. Dineen was appointed a Private Chamberlain to Pope Benedict XV, and in 1921 was made Chancellor of the Archdiocese of New York. He died May 11, 1923, aged 40, after a brief illness. The cover was addressed to 142 East 29th Street, New York City, which served as the residence of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Stephen's, where both Reverend Dineen and Archbishop Hayes held office. However, it was redirected to 452 Madison Avenue, the residential address of the Archbishop of New York, situated in close proximity to St. Patrick's Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop. It was apparent that Reverend Dineen was now working from the Archbishop's residence. In later years, Monsignor Simoni served as the Vice Postulator for the canonization of Francesca Cabrini, commonly known as Mother Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. In 1946, he traveled to Rome to attend the canonization ceremony. Pictured below, Left: Aristeo Vincent Simoni at Fort Sheridan in 1933, with Italian Air Marshall, Italo Balbo (1896-1940), who led 24 Savoia-Marchetti S-55 flying boats from Italy to Lake Michigan, for the Chicago World Fair in 1933, setting several aviation records. Right: Archbishop Hayes and Rev. Dineen
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mberry
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What I collect: USA, USA Revenues, Beer Related Stamps and Revenues, US State Revenues, Stamp Show Stamps
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Post by mberry on Apr 18, 2023 10:02:25 GMT
April 18, 1976 US cut square envelope stamp U576 postmarked in Portland, OR on April 18, 1976. And this makes my 50th post, woot woot!!
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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 Apr 18, 2023 11:04:31 GMT
Pictured below,
Left: Aristeo Vincent Simoni at Fort Sheridan in 1933, with Italian Air Marshall, Italo Balbo (1896-1940), who led 24 Savoia-Marchetti S-55 flying boats from Italy to Lake Michigan, for the Chicago World Fair in 1933, setting several aviation records. Right: Archbishop Hayes and Rev. Dineen I am sure you are aware Peter that there is a Newfoundland Balbo stamp that is quite desirable and sadly has to be bought with care due to lots of forgeries of the overprint. I shared a photo of one I treated myself to in the following thread. thestampforum.boards.net/post/132653/thread Thanks again for another wonderful study.
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 18, 2023 12:18:37 GMT
Hi @ hdm1950 , thats certainly a nice way to treat yourself! I became aware of the stamps existence when researching this cover a while back. By coincidence, this popped up today...
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gbcc
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What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Apr 19, 2023 5:01:11 GMT
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 19, 2023 6:00:14 GMT
19 April 1934 This 1934 (April 19) hand-illustrated airmail cover is addressed to the Prime Minister of South Africa, General James Barry Munnik Hertzog, and was sent by the historian, journalist, and children's book author and illustrator, Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1882-1944), from the Point post office in Durban, Natal. The front illustration shows an aircraft flying over the desert. On the rear, an ink sketch of the ship, Franconia. Hendrik Willem Van Loon was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1882 and went to the United States to study law in 1902. He became a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press and covered the 1905 Russian Revolution. He gained his Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1911 and published his first book, The Fall of the Dutch Republic in 1913. Van Loon became a lecturer on European History at Cornell University in 1915 and became an American citizen in 1919. His most well-known book, The Story of Mankind, was published in 1922 and won the inaugural Newbery Medal. He was a popular lecturer, commentator, and broadcaster on world affairs. In 1933 Van Loon was approached by The Cunard Steamship Co. to sail aboard the RMS Franconia on a 5-month world cruise, departing NY in January 1934, as a "lecturer extraordinary", giving "informal, witty and learned talks." His name soon headlined advertisements for the cruise. On the morning of April 16, the Franconia arrived at Natal, and departed on the afternoon of April 19. This cover was therefore posted on the day of his departure. The rear postmark shows that the cover arrived in Cape Town on April 23, the same day as the Franconia. The ship departed Cape Town for Montevideo on April 28. In South Africa, Van Loon was "lionized" by the public, gave six lectures, and a nationwide radio broadcast. He was also invited to lunch by the South African Prime Minister, General James Barry Munnik Hertzog. No doubt Hetzog had received this cover by that point, and may have produced it at lunch, where Van Loon added the sketch on the rear of the Franconia at Cape Town and signed it. This is speculation of course!
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anglobob
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What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on Apr 19, 2023 10:42:38 GMT
19 April 1875 Austria Sc 36,issued in 1874 and with a postmark from the small town of Klosterneuburg,Lower Austria.
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mberry
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What I collect: USA, USA Revenues, Beer Related Stamps and Revenues, US State Revenues, Stamp Show Stamps
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Post by mberry on Apr 19, 2023 19:58:00 GMT
April 19, 1986 US Scott 1856 used on an advertisement card postmarked April 19, 1986 in Beaumont, Texas. Here is the back with the advertisement.
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gbcc
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What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Apr 20, 2023 4:57:33 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the Day 20 April 2018 Scottish Philatelic Society 125th Anniversary 1893 - 2018 A.S.P.S 89th Annual Congress Perth Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk
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peter
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What I collect: Australian Slogan Cancels
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Post by peter on Apr 20, 2023 5:22:53 GMT
20 April 1959 Three strikes of the Back to Wentworth Centenary Celebrations 18-26th April 1959 slogan from Mildura, in Victoria, Australia, dated April 20, 1959, but each with different stamps
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mberry
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What I collect: USA, USA Revenues, Beer Related Stamps and Revenues, US State Revenues, Stamp Show Stamps
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Post by mberry on Apr 20, 2023 9:53:30 GMT
April 20, 1996 Here is postcard Scott UX198, postmarked April 20, 1996 in Covington, LA.
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kasvik
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What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on Apr 20, 2023 15:46:24 GMT
20 April is a very good day.
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