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Post by dgdecker on Oct 5, 2018 1:35:21 GMT
Never fails... government always has a hand out wanting taxes. A handling fee is too much.
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Oct 5, 2018 1:57:36 GMT
Never heard of the post office charging a handling fee.New York State now wants sale tax on all my online purchases,In my opinion the most corrupt state in our Union.It's taken for grantiid every politician here has their hand in something and even when caught not much ever happens to them.Sorry if any here resent that but it is the popular thought.
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Post by brightonpete on Oct 5, 2018 2:08:14 GMT
Never heard of the post office charging a handling fee.New York State now wants sale tax on all my online purchases,In my opinion the most corrupt state in our Union.It's taken for grantiid every politician here has their hand in something and even when caught not much ever happens to them.Sorry if any here resent that but it is the popular thought. This is the government claiming their taxes on purchases. It was over $150 Cdn, so taxes are levied. All others I had ordered that were above escaped their notice, but not this one. |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 5, 2018 6:34:22 GMT
The French government is even more heavy-handed. If you import (from outside the EU) merchandise where the total declared worth is more than 75 Euros, you have to pay 20% VAT on it, plus a 21 Euro (!) administrative fee. I used to order stockbooks and other materials from Canada Post because they didn't charge shipping, but once I got hit with a 30 Euros COD bill for 3 stockbooks, I stopped. I order them from Yvert&Tellier now (with a flat 7 Euros shipping fee, so not too bad). I guess the government achieved its goal of having me buying from a French company and keeping the business in-country! So when I order stamps from the US through the mail, I always make sure to not go too far above $75, to avoid the tax. Which stretches out the whole process, of course...
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 5, 2018 7:53:41 GMT
The French government is even more heavy-handed. If you import (from outside the EU) merchandise where the total declared worth is more than 75 Euros, you have to pay 20% VAT on it, plus a 21 Euro (!) administrative fee. I used to order stockbooks and other materials from Canada Post because they didn't charge shipping, but once I got hit with a 30 Euros COD bill for 3 stockbooks, I stopped. I order them from Yvert&Tellier now (with a flat 7 Euros shipping fee, so not too bad). I guess the government achieved its goal of having me buying from a French company and keeping the business in-country! So when I order stamps from the US through the mail, I always make sure to not go too far above $75, to avoid the tax. Which stretches out the whole process, of course... I have the same problem here in Israel. I cannot buy stamps with a value of more than $50 or I pay VAT. So I always ask sellers to send in a plain packet BEFORE I bid or buy. Some say "No" so I steer clear of them. I once purchased some Cinderellas from a British Dealer and they put the purchase value on the Customs Label. I was asked to pay the Tax and refused, so they sent it back to the dealer who then, at my request, sent it to my UK address. Never again. I am always a bit worried when I bring back stamps from my trips abroad that I will be stopped and searched, although I do have my excuses ready just in case !!  Londonbus1 |
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Post by brightonpete on Oct 5, 2018 14:05:47 GMT
So I dove into my order from Postbeeld. I do believe that this is my last order from them. Just too many errors again. They sent two of one pair, and not one of another, souvenir sheet stamps & not full pane stamps, missing a couple of others & sending me German CTO in place of used.
I suppose this is the hazard of buying online, but really... I have had so many errors from them. They do sort it out, but this is ridiculous. How difficult is it for them to get the order correct the first time?
I must be expecting too much!
EDIT: Whoops, on moving the little squares of paper ID tags for the stamps, I found a Luxembourg official stuck to the backside of one. Static electricity though, not the gum!
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 6, 2018 19:10:43 GMT
Today was a long awaited Stamp Day with Beryllium Guy . We met at the Aix-en-Provence market where we had a look at what our friendly local dealer had in store. I was fortunate enough to find a few odds and ends to add to my collection, but two pieces especially stand out:  On the left is a Gauguin memorial issue from French Oceania (YT PA#30, from 1953) which I had been looking to acquire for a couple of years already, but had never found it at a good price (Catalog value for this stamp is 80 Euros) and here I could have it for a steal. On the right is an early French pre-cancel issue (YT PO#32 or Michel #142Va), also a great deal at about a third of catalog value (which I have as 150 Euros). Beryllium Guy was kind enough to let me buy that latter stamp, which had tempted him before, on the grounds that it would rejoin many friends in my stockbooks. We then drove to my house (about an hour away) where I could show him my stamp room and we spent the afternoon sharing stamp stories and looking at some of my albums. He had also brought some of his recent acquisitions, and as the time for his bus back was nearing we concluded a good trade in which I had him part with some Hawaii issues I was missing.  However I think he was happy with what he got in return, but I'll let him show it in a response if he wishes. All in all, a very enjoyable day. There are more albums to see and trades to do, so we'll be meeting again in the future! |
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Post by brightonpete on Oct 6, 2018 19:19:25 GMT
Back into the order from Postbeeld & Greenland is on tap. I checked my album, stock books, desk, but I couldn't find my 1991 Blue Cross semi-postal. I know I have it. I looked all over, checking twice. Then I look through the album a third time, only to realize I was looking for Greenland in the Faroes album! Once I switched to Greenland, there it was. Good grief.
I also requested Postbeeld to delete all info on me - delete my account. Far too many errors & omissions & substitutions. I went through all the stamps I have from them & where there is a sheet stamp (which is what I thought I was ordering) and souvenir sheet/booklet stamps, I have mostly the latter. That was easy to pick out as the Feb 5, 1998 Cetaceans (whales & dolphins) issue was in 3 joined pairs, which is only possible from the souvenir sheet!
I'm done with them. Maybe I try HipStamps, or keep checking APS StampStore. I wish there was a local stamp shoppe I could go to, as buying online has its problems.
I am going to give up trying to get these replaced. I'm ahead money-wise on this latest order a little bit. I just have to search around for the stamps I want.
Maybe it is just time to give up & sell the lot!
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Post by brightonpete on Oct 7, 2018 16:44:33 GMT
Me, again... I finally finished mounting my Greenland stamps. I am now complete from 1935-1999. I had printed up my album pages with the carmine/blue wartime overprints, but I am going to remove them & remount everything at the very beginning. Looking at those overprints, they were basically a scam perpetrated by some American businessmen looking to make a few bucks. I doubt very many of this issue ever made it to Greenland. And I'm not going beyond 1999. Issuances were ramping up, with more & more stamps each year, plus the costs kept rising. I was thinking...perhaps if they sold un-gummed CTO at a reduced rate, then maybe I'd buy CTO. But who am I kidding? No way! I just stop. I do have the "pakke porto" stamps & postcards issued in 2005-2007, but that is it. Luxembourg is pretty much complete from 1920-1983. Same reasoning here as well. It is spotty thereafter, but with mostly used stamps. Iceland, Albania, Germany... why did I start those? I never have heard back from that Belgian dealer regarding the Albanian stamps. Oh well. Another reason why real-life shops are so much better! I should save my money for a new iMac desktop  computer! |
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Post by renden on Oct 7, 2018 20:22:29 GMT
I know where I am heading when I return to France, not Nice but Aix-en-Provence and hope to taste some good vino........  All the "Boucher"s of America have come from the same Ancestor, Marin Boucher, who worked for "Champlain" in the 1600s as a stonemason and recognized as "founder of the ville de Québec", a little bit North from Aix ! Marin Boucher and his wife are commemorated by a plaque in Quebec City. Close to Chateau Frontenac, in Louis Hebert garden. We even have family tree with Céline Dion and Madonna (I do not know about that !!) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marin_Boucher |
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Post by angore on Oct 8, 2018 0:39:57 GMT
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Post by brightonpete on Oct 8, 2018 1:46:22 GMT
I was capturing images for the Stampsmarter Tagging database so here is a sample. I admire the engravings. The eyes are fascinating on most of these. As are all the variations of the tagging! |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Oct 8, 2018 10:12:07 GMT
I know where I am heading when I return to France, not Nice but Aix-en-Provence and hope to taste some good vino........ All the "Boucher"s of America have come from the same Ancestor, Marin Boucher, who worked for "Champlain" in the 1600s as a stonemason and recognized as "founder of the ville de Québec", a little bit North from Aix ! Marin Boucher and his wife are commemorated by a plaque in Quebec City. Close to Chateau Frontenac, in Louis Hebert garden. We even have family tree with Céline Dion and Madonna (I do not know about that !!) Bonjour, René ! Tu es cordialement bienvenu en Provence ! Et bien sûr, on a du bon vin ici. Thanks for your nice post, René. Provence is a very nice part of France, to be sure, and Aix is a fine city. It reminds me of Paris in terms of nice sites and good restaurants and shops, but just on a smaller, more manageable scale. I have enjoyed my time here so far. And there is definitely nice food and wine to be found, much of it produced locally. Harkening back to my barbu misunderstanding, I find it ironic that someone named "Boucher" ("butcher" in English) was a stone mason! Sorry, René, I can't help myself. In my case, it seems that a bit of education can be a dangerous thing. I will take a look at the link a bit later and learn more about Marin Boucher. Thanks again! |
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Post by renden on Oct 8, 2018 18:07:47 GMT
Started Inventory of my Netherland (Dutch) Indies collection (bought in the 60s by my father from other collectors and found in the International Junior Postage Stamp Album....scanned a few and posted them.
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Post by nikhil on Oct 13, 2018 7:48:46 GMT
Went through the stamps I recently won in a giveaway. Also awaiting 2 brand new stockbooks. By the time they arrive in 2 -3 days it will be college holidays for Diwali  , so I'll have enough time to sort and arrange. |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 13, 2018 12:58:30 GMT
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 13, 2018 13:59:39 GMT
But the big ticket in there is two packets of Egyptians stamps, from the pre-1958 and the UAR periods. Misleading labelling, the second set is for all Egyptian periods. Looks like I'll end up with lots of duplicates. Words to the wise interested in some trades! |
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Oct 13, 2018 16:17:18 GMT
besides mounting Bolivia(with serious catalog woes) I managed to pay for first purchase from UPA auctions.With the new buyer discount I ended up paying less than $2 for nice little bunch of First Cent issues.Going through unsold lot list in case more bargains are to be found.
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Oct 13, 2018 17:07:03 GMT
Street Market, Aix-en-Provence, FranceWell, I have now pretty much fallen into the habit of visiting the dealer at the market on Saturday mornings, and today was no exception. Now that I have taken Londonbus1 and hrdoktorx to visit the dealer, and jimwentzell will visit one week from today, I find myself looking forward to my weekly stamp expedition more and more. Xavier has left a list with the dealer of his needs from French Colonies, and I followed up on those today, but he did not bring anything. Sorry, Xavier! I asked him to bring some for next week, especially as I thought that you might be coming in person, and he said that he would, so we shall see. For myself, I was able to buy one stock card of old stamps from Epirus, but that was it for today. I will catalogue those and make some posts. But today's big winner is none other than Michael, the Londonbus himself! Feast your eyes on this haul from today: five (5) covers and a MNH booklet pane of five Air France "PAR AVION" etiquettes. A couple of items to which I would like to call your attention: the first is an example of a "stamp collar" placed underneath the postage stamp, but the effect is that it appears to surround the stamp, hence the term "collar". By the way, do any of our francophones know the correct term in French for this? Nelson (@falshung ), Rene ( renden ), or Xavier? I tried to look it up, but only got a literal translation, and I thought that the dealer used another word today, but I cannot remember what. Aside from the collar, there are two French stamps on cover with advertising booklet tabs attached, which are quite nice. Michael, do you consider those tabs to be Cinderellas or just selvedge? I am curious to get your interpretation on that. And last, but certainly not least, you may notice that the cover shown in the lower right corner does not have a Cinderella item on it, so why include it in the group? Well, the key is in the postmark. The dealer has been trying to teach me some of the French philatelic vocabulary to help in our conversations, and you will notice that the cancellation reads EXPOSITION ERINNOPHILE. It turns out that "erinnophile" and "erinnophilie" are rarely used French words which mean Cinderella collector and the hobby of collecting Cinderellas, respectively. So, although no Cinderella appears on the last cover in the photo, it has a Cinderella Exposition postmark, which should be a pretty nice thing! Cheers, Michael! These items and all the rest will be shipped off to you sometime soon.  
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2018 17:26:43 GMT
Street Market, Aix-en-Provence, France By the way, do any of our francophones know the correct term in French for this? Nelson (@falshung ), Rene ( renden ), or Xavier? I tried to look it up, but only got a literal translation, and I thought that the dealer used another word today, but I cannot remember what. stamp collar = Porte Timbres. Popular in 20th Cent. Europe esp. france Used for patriotic, charitable messages, advertising and others. The "collar" had a blank spot in the center to affix an appropriate stamp Erinophilie or Etiquettes is very common in France
They were sometimes sold pre-stamped
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 13, 2018 17:36:44 GMT
Street Market, Aix-en-Provence, FranceXavier has left a list with the dealer of his needs from French Colonies, and I followed up on those today, but he did not bring anything. Sorry, Xavier! I asked him to bring some for next week, especially as I thought that you might be coming in person, and he said that he would, so we shall see. For myself, I was able to buy one stock card of old stamps from Greece, but that was it for today. I will catalogue those and make some posts. But today's big winner is none other than Michael, the Londonbus himself! Feast your eyes on this haul from today: five (5) covers and a MNH booklet pane of five Air France "PAR AVION" etiquettes. Thanks, Beryllium Guy ! I am eager to see what he can find. I also note the fine "Triangular T" postmark on the fourth cover. Not particularly rare or anything, but I just like those! |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Oct 13, 2018 17:38:18 GMT
Street Market, Aix-en-Provence, FranceBy the way, do any of our francophones know the correct term in French for this? Nelson (@falshung ), René ( renden ), or Xavier? I tried to look it up, but only got a literal translation, and I thought that the dealer used another word today, but I cannot remember what. stamp collar = Porte Timbres. Popular in 20th Cent. Europe esp. france Used for patriotic, charitable messages and advertising. The "collar" had a blank spot in the center to affix an appropriate stamp Erinophilie or Etiquettes is very common in France
Thanks, Nelson! Yes, "porte-timbre" is the term he used. Thank you very much. I had forgotten what he told me and then couldn't get it to come up by any translation method I tried. I understand that the collecting of Cinderellas (vignettes) is common in France, but my understanding is that the word erinnophilie is what is rarely used. I was pleasantly surprised that when I enter "erinnophilie" into Google translator, it gives "Cinderellas" as the English translation. In my experience, for many words which are regional or not commonly used, Google translator simply responds by giving back the same word which was entered. Anyway, thanks!  |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 13, 2018 18:44:36 GMT
For myself, I was able to buy one stock card of old stamps from Greece, but that was it for today. I will catalogue those and make some posts. But today's big winner is none other than Michael, the Londonbus himself! Feast your eyes on this haul from today: five (5) covers and a MNH booklet pane of five Air France "PAR AVION" etiquettes. A couple of items to which I would like to call your attention: the first is an example of a "stamp collar" placed underneath the postage stamp, but the effect is that it appears to surround the stamp, hence the term "collar". By the way, do any of our francophones know the correct term in French for this? Nelson (@falshung ), Rene ( renden ), or Xavier? I tried to look it up, but only got a literal translation, and I thought that the dealer used another word today, but I cannot remember what. Aside from the collar, there are two French stamps on cover with advertising booklet tabs attached, which are quite nice. Michael, do you consider those tabs to be Cinderellas or just selvedge? I am curious to get your interpretation on that. And last, but certainly not least, you may notice that the cover shown in the lower right corner does not have a Cinderella item on it, so why include it in the group? Well, the key is in the postmark. The dealer has been trying to teach me some of the French philatelic vocabulary to help in our conversations, and you will notice that the cancellation reads EXPOSITION ERINNOPHILE. It turns out that "erinnophile" and "erinnophilie" are rarely used French words which mean Cinderella collector and the hobby of collecting Cinderellas, respectively. So, although no Cinderella appears on the last cover in the photo, it has a Cinderella Exposition postmark, which must be a pretty uncommon thing! Cheers, Michael! These items and all the rest will be shipped off to you sometime soon. Those look to be very nice and interesting items. Many thanks once again for thinking of me whilst on your visit to the market. The 'Air France' etiquette pane will go nicely with the Etiquette booklet I bought from the very same dealer not so long ago ! I do not collect advertising Tabs or gutters but do have small number that I find in lots or packets. I don't throw anything away !! Some of them are quite attractive and interesting. Do I call them Cinderellas ? Not really, but they are not valid for postage so............... The cover with the 'Exhibition' cancel is commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the World's Oldest Cinderella Stamp Club, 'Le Arc en Ciel'. So that makes it a very special cover...at least to me !! I might even feel the need to sit by the postbox !  Londonbus1 |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Oct 13, 2018 19:41:33 GMT
Street Market, Aix-en-Provence, FranceXavier has left a list with the dealer of his needs from French Colonies, and I followed up on those today, but he did not bring anything. Sorry, Xavier! I asked him to bring some for next week, especially as I thought that you might be coming in person, and he said that he would, so we shall see. For myself, I was able to buy one stock card of old stamps from Greece, but that was it for today. I will catalogue those and make some posts. But today's big winner is none other than Michael, the Londonbus himself! Feast your eyes on this haul from today: five (5) covers and a MNH booklet pane of five Air France "PAR AVION" etiquettes. Thanks, Beryllium Guy ! I am eager to see what he can find. I also note the fine "Triangular T" postmark on the fourth cover. Not particularly rare or anything, but I just like those! Thanks for your post, Xavier! So does the "Triangular T" postmark signify anything? I had barely noticed it, but then again, I am rather a newbie in the world of postmarks.... |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Oct 13, 2018 20:21:43 GMT
Thanks, Beryllium Guy ! I am eager to see what he can find. I also note the fine "Triangular T" postmark on the fourth cover. Not particularly rare or anything, but I just like those! Thanks for your post, Xavier! So does the "Triangular T" postmark signify anything? I had barely noticed it, but then again, I am rather a newbie in the world of postmarks.... The Triangular 'T' denotes Taxe or Postage Due. |
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Post by sherro on Oct 14, 2018 1:20:04 GMT
I sorted about a kilo of US to get at the Prexies, while watching "The Shining". I'd forgotten just how good that movie is!
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Post by blaamand on Oct 14, 2018 21:14:02 GMT
Beryllium Guy - Wow, so much nice stuff you're picking up at that market. Envy 😊 I particularly like those French with advertisement labels on covers! I've only found two such single stamps with labels myself so far, finding them on covers is just great. And the 'T' (Taxe) cancellation adds to the fun. Great find !
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 14, 2018 22:23:55 GMT
But the big ticket in there is two packets of Egyptians stamps, from the pre-1958 and the UAR periods. Just finished both packets. Not a bad harvest in the end. A few series got completed, several nieces pieces I was happy to find, and even a few high CV items tucked in. Maybe about 3/4 duplicates, which is roughly the proportion that I expected in the end. I'll post another pair of back-of-the-book-mystery issues tomorrow. I had a small stockbook (which my grandmother brought me back from Egypt) for the early Egyptian issues, and it is now packed to the brim. The rest either got mounted in my grand-father's album, which covers until 1962, or in the more traditional stockbook, which is now also full! A great stamp week-end. |
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Post by angore on Oct 15, 2018 12:28:34 GMT
I posted more images in the stampsmarter tagging database and continue to migrate stamps from an album I purchased. I ended up with a few new countries (Tanzania, Uganda) that I did not have before. Ordered more mounts too since I was running low.
There is no stamp dealer in my area (closest may be 45 min away) but for gas, etc. it seems cheaper to order online unless it was an emergency.
The tasks collecting spawns seems to grow around housekeeping (storage space, inventory database, making custom pages, dealing with spares) and getting new ideas or changing strategy.
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Oct 15, 2018 17:15:33 GMT
But the big ticket in there is two packets of Egyptians stamps, from the pre-1958 and the UAR periods. Just finished both packets. Not a bad harvest in the end. A few series got completed, several nieces pieces I was happy to find, and even a few high CV items tucked in. Maybe about 3/4 duplicates, which is roughly the proportion that I expected in the end. I'll post another pair of back-of-the-book-mystery issues tomorrow. I had a small stockbook (which my grandmother brought me back from Egypt) for the early Egyptian issues, and it is now packed to the brim. The rest either got mounted in my grand-father's album, which covers until 1962, or in the more traditional stockbook, which is now also full! A great stamp week-end. Xavier, I am so glad to hear that the Egypt packets worked out. In one of your earlier posts, it sounded like you had not received what you had expected, and that you might not find enough of the items you had been hoping for. In the end, it sounds like it has worked out well for you, and I am very glad to hear it! |
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