angore
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Post by angore on Jul 15, 2018 10:23:36 GMT
This past week, I received 10 more Vario-G binders/dust cases and more mounts. The nice thing about ordering mounts from Global Stamps is that if you order $25 or more, you get free priority mail shipping so always get in 2 days. I would have to order a lot more from places like amosadvantage, subway, etc. and sometimes they are out of stock. If you order 20 or more packs, you can usually get a better deal elsewhere but I like the get it when you need it. I mostly finished mounting a recent purchase of stamps from Antigua up through 1980 or so. However. I do not like Disney issues. If there was a pivotal moment it was in the late 70's where it seemed Disney became a primary topic for a lot of countries. The US has gone pop culture too. Now, on the positive side, these stamps are large, colorful, and high quality. This is in contrast to the non-engraved US issues.  |
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Philatarium
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Post by Philatarium on Jul 15, 2018 18:45:33 GMT
This past week, I received 10 more Vario-G binders/dust cases and more mounts. The nice thing about ordering mounts from Global Stamps is that if you order $25 or more, you get free priority mail shipping so always get in 2 days. I would have to order a lot more from places like amosadvantage, subway, etc. and sometimes they are out of stock. If you order 20 or more packs, you can usually get a better deal elsewhere but I like the get it when you need it. Al -- I'm always on the lookout for people's preferred vendors for supplies. If you don't mind my asking, did you also get the Vario binders from them, too? I didn't know about the shipping deal with Global. I'm in California, and so the shipping from places like Subway, being distance-based, can add up fast. |
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angore
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Post by angore on Jul 15, 2018 21:24:15 GMT
I get the Varios from from mit_63 (Designer Stamps and Coins) off ebay (are on amazon too) for $125 plus $14 in shipping for 5. I get them in 2 days as well.
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Jul 15, 2018 22:45:08 GMT
One week has passed and i am already missing my stamps Immensely!! Especially when i am having trouble sleeping, sorting some stamps was always the best solution !!
The good news is that Paypal is available down here ( was not available in Lebanon, I was using my fiancée's Ebay Canadian account ) , So I decided to do a Test order from Ebay to see if the package will arrive on time and safely to the specific location I provided.
Originally the plan was to order something very cheap just in case, Well that did not happen !! I ended up ordering something a bit expensive  , my first long awaited for pre 1935 Graf Zeppelin stamp !!
hmmm which country did Bombadil chose for his first Zeppelin ?? Well lets all pray that I receive it soon  |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 15, 2018 23:21:00 GMT
Do wish you receive it........in whatever Country you find yourself in at this time of the year .....LOL
René
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blaamand
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Post by blaamand on Jul 16, 2018 7:39:38 GMT
Bombadil  I feel for you, down in Zambia almost alone, at least without your 'small friends'. Hope you get some stamps soon! I know exactly how it is being seperated from my loved ones..... In my present job situation offshore (the past 3 months) I have not been able to touch my stamps at all. I'm sharing a very small 2-man cabin with a 'normal person' (read: unstampy person) - so it's been no way I can occupy the tiny desk between our beds with my stamps. And I am granted no time for stamping while at home either, what a missery! All my stamping-activities the past months have been on my PC - either making custom album pages, checking the marketplace.....or hanging on this forum.
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Jul 16, 2018 8:49:12 GMT
Bombadil I feel for you, down in Zambia almost alone, at least without your 'small friends'. Hope you get some stamps soon! I know exactly how it is being seperated from my loved ones..... In my present job situation offshore (the past 3 months) I have not been able to touch my stamps at all. I'm sharing a very small 2-man cabin with a 'normal person' (read: unstampy person) - so it's been no way I can occupy the tiny desk between our beds with my stamps. And I am granted no time for stamping while at home either, what a missery! All my stamping-activities the past months have been on my PC - either making custom album pages, checking the marketplace.....or hanging on this forum. Hear,Hear !! 3month, What a misery !!
TSF has been my lifeline during these lonely nights !! Well i will be able to fix that mistake when i visit in August,some few fat packages will be traveling back with me !! |
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blaamand
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Post by blaamand on Jul 16, 2018 10:09:47 GMT
Yes, exactly the same for me; this forum - you guys - have been my lifeline, my lifeboat while literally being lost at sea.
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 16, 2018 12:38:54 GMT
I know exactly how it is being seperated from my loved ones..... In my present job situation offshore (the past 3 months) I have not been able to touch my stamps at all. I'm sharing a very small 2-man cabin with a 'normal person' (read: unstampy person) - so it's been no way I can occupy the tiny desk between our beds with my stamps. And I am granted no time for stamping while at home either, what a missery! All my stamping-activities the past months have been on my PC - either making custom album pages, checking the marketplace.....or hanging on this forum. Are you saying that you are not normal, blaamand?  |
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blaamand
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Post by blaamand on Jul 16, 2018 13:09:31 GMT
brightonpete - yes, that's what I'm saying, haha!!!! However I'm feeling almost normal when among all you fellow stamp-maniacs on this forum ;-)
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 16, 2018 23:49:10 GMT
Bombadil I feel for you, down in Zambia almost alone, at least without your 'small friends'. Hope you get some stamps soon! I know exactly how it is being seperated from my loved ones..... In my present job situation offshore (the past 3 months) I have not been able to touch my stamps at all. I'm sharing a very small 2-man cabin with a 'normal person' (read: unstampy person) - so it's been no way I can occupy the tiny desk between our beds with my stamps. And I am granted no time for stamping while at home either, what a missery! All my stamping-activities the past months have been on my PC - either making custom album pages, checking the marketplace.....or hanging on this forum. You must me stuck on a big job in the North Sea, without the freedom of "stamping" but......we are there on TSF and this is because of you (my membership), Jon (Blaamand) Enjoy the waves René |
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blaamand
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Post by blaamand on Jul 17, 2018 0:08:03 GMT
Thanks Rene - I'm hanging in here! On the positive side of not being able to work the thongs - I'm getting lots of time to look around for "special stuff" on the marketplace, which is often hard to find, at least within my budget. Found a couple of nice forerunners the past days |
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Post by feebletodix on Jul 17, 2018 8:52:12 GMT
While not stamping this conversation has put a big grin on my face this morning because of the inadvertant misuse of words in the English language. It is not easy for us natives so when it is your third or fourth language it is very difficult. Please do not get offended with my explanations, smile and call me a pedant.
renden, 'aloud' is used 'to speak aloud' old usage, what you needed was 'allowed' and 'dogs baying at the moon' the thought of you howling at the stamp dealers stock rather than buying it made me laugh.
blamand 'thongs' is also a name for a skimpy underwear G-string, perhaps tongs.
be well all
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Jul 17, 2018 10:10:06 GMT
While not stamping this conversation has put a big grin on my face this morning because of the inadvertant misuse of words in the English language. It is not easy for us natives so when it is your third or fourth language it is very difficult. Please do not get offended with my explanations, smile and call me a pedant. renden, 'aloud' is used 'to speak aloud' old usage, what you needed was 'allowed' and 'dogs baying at the moon' the thought of you howling at the stamp dealers stock rather than buying it made me laugh. blamand 'thongs' is also a name for a skimpy underwear G-string, perhaps tongs. be well all I apriziate the corrections. |
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blaamand
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Post by blaamand on Jul 17, 2018 10:15:40 GMT
Haha, no I'm not offended at all. Apologies for my poor English, I'm not exactly a linguist.... Is tweezers more safe?
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 17, 2018 12:58:18 GMT
While not stamping this conversation has put a big grin on my face this morning because of the inadvertant misuse of words in the English language. It is not easy for us natives so when it is your third or fourth language it is very difficult. Please do not get offended with my explanations, smile and call me a pedant. renden, 'aloud' is used 'to speak aloud' old usage, what you needed was 'allowed' and 'dogs baying at the moon' the thought of you howling at the stamp dealers stock rather than buying it made me laugh. blamand 'thongs' is also a name for a skimpy underwear G-string, perhaps tongs. be well all I was wondering what blaamand was doing with thongs out on the briny! |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 17, 2018 17:50:16 GMT
Coming back to the thread, I have been doing inventory of nice Netherland Antilles MNH stamps that I won from a Stampsmarter give-away, while reading Blaamand's search for forerunners. In this part of the world a forerunner can also mean a Toyota SUV vehicle...hahahhahah René |
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 19, 2018 12:20:15 GMT
Things are always in flux.
I moved the military covers over to their own thread this morning. I have a few of them & didn't want to overwhelm any other thread with them. It makes it easier to have like items in one thread anyway. They'll all be there eventually!
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angore
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Post by angore on Jul 24, 2018 15:41:15 GMT
I continue to work on remounting a collection I purchased. Finished up with Falkland Islands and some dependencies but do not have many of either of these. More stamp mounts arrived yesterday.
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 24, 2018 20:34:32 GMT
Just some boring work for a while. I am finally re-vamping my Luxembourg spreadsheet, to something to what blaamand (Jon) posted in the Luxembourg stamps thread. (It looks great!) So I am moving all stamps to one sheet, instead of many & having a right fancy report page at the front. This will take a while though... Good thing I am retired! |
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angore
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Post by angore on Jul 25, 2018 11:17:49 GMT
I spent more time creating pages for Fiji and mounting stamps. While doing this, I have been listening to youtube videos on WWII Pacific battles such as Coral Sea and Leyte Gulf.
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jul 25, 2018 17:11:27 GMT
angora, I hope you remembered my little tip.When buying mounts always check for larger lots often offered on ebay.A typical large lot will have maybe ten or more different sizes.This is a great way to get a good supply of assorted sizes at discount prices.When I find myself getting low it's a saved search away to bid on 'em.
I just finished an ebook "Condition Red" destroyer action in the South Pacific not as good as a video but good read none the less.After touring the Sullivans (DD) in Buffalo last year I have whole new respect for life aboard such a small vessel in time of turmoil.
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jul 26, 2018 22:11:03 GMT
Well, haven't had time for much recently, with work obligations overshadowing all.
I bought some stamps last weekend at the big, outdoor market, and they are all 19th Century, along the lines of what I have posted previously. I also got an album page of early Japan stamps, which I have now soaked, and will probably remove from drying/flattening to sort this weekend. Nothing of high CV as far as I could see, although I did find one Offices in China overprint, which I suspect was missed by the dealer.
I need to make another post on the "Next Great Adventure" thread, which I will try to do this weekend.
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angore
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Post by angore on Jul 28, 2018 10:51:57 GMT
angora, I hope you remembered my little tip.When buying mounts always check for larger lots often offered on ebay.A typical large lot will have maybe ten or more different sizes.This is a great way to get a good supply of assorted sizes at discount prices.When I find myself getting low it's a saved search away to bid on 'em. I had looked in the past but felt I would get sizes I did not need or want. Rather than dealing with hinges, I use clear mounts in certain sizes by cutting split back mounts in half (sizes 57 to 80 or so) so not abundant in bulk lots. |
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Post by yrmao on Jul 30, 2018 17:20:35 GMT
I have put together a small group of souvenir sheets and other assorted stamps for pricing, scanning and then posting for sale on auction sites. Trying to get rid of some of the pieces that no longer fit in with my present collecting parameters.
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Aug 1, 2018 22:10:18 GMT
Okay i think i need to put a leash on myself !! I am buying stamps online more than i should and more than i can afford at this point !!
The good thing is that packages are pilling up back home in Lebanon,there is already 5 packages waiting and another 4 that should arrive by the time i visit. Ohhh yes and two other packages from TSF members
I went overboard with some interesting acquisitions, paying way more than my usual budget but i promise that they are worth every penny !!
I can't wait to bring back everything with me and start posting again.
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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 Aug 3, 2018 19:21:44 GMT
Bombadil.....that sounds like exciting buying. Will look forward to seeing what you broke the budget on !!  I received some German locals but nothing else coming from now on as my holiday looms. Ordered some books (see Library thread) which will arrive at my Cousin's house any day now. Yay!! Also, been finalizing plans for my trip which will include another 2 stamp 'events' , whilst one has had to be omitted !  Sun 12th .....Chelmsford Stamp Fair Mon 13th .......Viewing lots for upcoming CSC Auction. Also will get to look at (first dibs!) boxes of Cinderellas that did not make it into the auction (Exciting!!) Sat 18th........Charing X Collectors Market, London Sun 19th.......Slip End Stamp Fair Tue 21st.......Meeting with fellow British Philatelic Exhibition fanatic when we will exchange duplicate scarce items that we both need !! Tue 21st........Get to look at, for the first time, a very good Commonwealth collection that I will be breaking down for sale. Wed 22nd.......Spend day with the aforementioned collection and packing it safely for bringing back with me. Thurs 23rd......First visit to 'new' British Postal Museum, including ride on the 1920's London Underground mail delivery line ! (Very exciting) Sun 26th........Barcelona Stamp Market with long-time Internet buddy. Mon 27th..........Unique Stamp Meeting in Artesa de Segre, Catalonia Tues 28th.........Meet up with Beryllium Guy in Provence. Another unique meeting ? Possibly !! Londonbus1.......I'm exhausted already !! 
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Aug 4, 2018 0:13:17 GMT
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Post by feebletodix on Aug 4, 2018 13:53:08 GMT
While trying to stretch my mind around the 1941 Brazil definitives I used a site translation for help and got this:-
Impressão: tipografia e talho doce
Print: typography and sweet cutlery
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Aug 4, 2018 18:44:04 GMT
Bombadil .....that sounds like exciting buying. Will look forward to seeing what you broke the budget on !! I know that you will Like one item in particular at least
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, my first long awaited for pre 1935 Graf Zeppelin stamp !! 
I feel for you, down in Zambia almost alone, at least without your 'small friends'. Hope you get some stamps soon!
