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Post by carabop on Feb 29, 2024 21:55:33 GMT
I have been sorting and cataloging this bunch. What is pictured is just a portion of the complete lot. Then I will add the mint stamps shown below to my albums.   |
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Post by carabop on Feb 29, 2024 22:20:25 GMT
Forgot to mention I received a bunch of stock books from philatelia and I have big plans for those. I have the sorting and cataloging of the above stamps and special delivery stamps first then will post pictures of what I am doing with the stock books. I am pretty slow at getting things done these days so it may be awhile until I get to the stock books. I really need my table back so I better get back to the stamp sorting. Happy Stamping everyone! Carabop |
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hdm1950
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Posts: 1,889 
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 2, 2024 2:43:08 GMT
Here I sit on the island of Phuket in Thailand bidding on and buying inexpensive covers from Queens County, Nova Scotia. I am sure they are postmarks I have but these ones are 1920’s Admirals with the .03 rate to the US. This is how one’s collection seems to always find a way to grow.
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anilkhemlani
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collect worldwide stamps
Posts: 622
What I collect: Stamps from all over the world + FDC
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Post by anilkhemlani on Mar 2, 2024 6:56:45 GMT
Here I sit on the island of Phuket in Thailand bidding on and buying inexpensive covers from Queens County, Nova Scotia. I am sure they are postmarks I have but these ones are 1920’s Admirals with the .03 rate to the US. This is how one’s collection seems to always find a way to grow. please share pictures when you win them. thank you and cheers |
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Post by viking1234 on Mar 2, 2024 8:12:25 GMT
Have a huge lot of Germany that I have bought over the years, once in a while I just find somethin interesting, here a couple of booklet compressions from Germany 1949 Berlin Bauten 1 Pfg and 4 Pfg. The 1 Pfg has flat perforation in the right 3 stamps. The 1 Pfg is HB 3 and 4 Pfg HB 4 |
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rod222
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Posts: 11,051
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Mar 2, 2024 8:32:04 GMT
Have a huge lot of Germany that I have bought over the years, once in a while I just find somethin interesting, here a couple of booklet compressions from Germany 1949 Berlin Bauten 1 Pfg and 4 Pfg. The 1 Pfg has flat perforation in the right 3 stamps. The 1 Pfg is HB 3 and 4 Pfg HB 4 I have noticed that on booklet panes from other countries, as well. Look forward to members solution. |
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rednaxela
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Posts: 201
What I collect: Germany in all its facets since 1871 (especially German Reich used including postal statinoneries, used), USSR, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Denmark, France. I design all album pages for my collection myself and partly make them available to the general public for use.
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Post by rednaxela on Mar 2, 2024 8:39:40 GMT
Have a huge lot of Germany that I have bought over the years, once in a while I just find somethin interesting, here a couple of booklet compressions from Germany 1949 Berlin Bauten 1 Pfg and 4 Pfg. The 1 Pfg has flat perforation in the right 3 stamps. The 1 Pfg is HB 3 and 4 Pfg HB 4
This is what happens when the automatic cutting is not quite accurate during the production of such booklet panes. |
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Post by viking1234 on Mar 2, 2024 8:41:15 GMT
Have a huge lot of Germany that I have bought over the years, once in a while I just find somethin interesting, here a couple of booklet compressions from Germany 1949 Berlin Bauten 1 Pfg and 4 Pfg. The 1 Pfg has flat perforation in the right 3 stamps. The 1 Pfg is HB 3 and 4 Pfg HB 4
This is what happens when the automatic cutting is not quite accurate during the production of such booklet panes. Thank you for the information it is MNH Pane and it only have a Hinge in the upper margin |
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gbcc
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Posts: 1,069
What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Mar 2, 2024 20:28:37 GMT
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djcmh
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Posts: 794
What I collect: Worldwide
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Post by djcmh on Mar 3, 2024 12:58:18 GMT
On vacation from work this week after having been back to work since start of February, took a week now to give my knee a break, and I am glad I did!
Fans of the Italian States will love the new additions to Colnect, as I am working with a contributor who is bringing the information from Sassone's specialized catalogue for the Italian states into Colnect. Myriads of shades and varieties not listed in any of the Big 4 catalogues are in process of being added. Will say though, working out equivalences between the catalogues can be an absolute headache sometimes, since you have different catalogues calling the same stamp different shade names. You end up having to compare catalogue values to really be sure on some item equivalences.
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drblade
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Posts: 848
What I collect: GB Unmounted mint & Machin definitives Q.E.II Used commemoratives
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Post by drblade on Mar 3, 2024 14:00:46 GMT
Nothing much of note again recently with my collecting. Mainly eBay items although the sales have been slow since Christmas, they seem to be picking up again since last week, sold 2 items today. A miniature sheet from Korea & a GB presentation pack containing the last set of "postage dues issued". I purchased 2 more penny reds last week & a few Machins. Been looking @ some Stanley Gibbons online auctions recently but got outbid on some surface printed items there. My local auction took place earlier this month but I decided not to attend this one, although there were some interesting lots. What might have been, maybe the next one???
Happy collecting all & have a nice day.
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Mar 4, 2024 8:13:36 GMT
Just as I had almost finished assisting with the break up and disposal of two bulky collections on behalf of the heirs of “ my late Dad’s collection” and looking at an area of clear space in my office and a quieter month ahead, a young lady contacted me at the weekend and left me looking at an ocean of modern mint GB commemoratives Complete from 1990 to 2009
Literally ££££ face value in presentation packs, corner blocks of 6 , multiples , special booklets, minisheets and part sheets.. even some year book collections
Is there any one who needs GB of that period? I can offer sets, or bulk at 1/2 the face value . PM me if there is any set you need or better still if you want cheap Uk postage .
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Londonbus1
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Posts: 5,064
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 Mar 5, 2024 14:33:17 GMT
Managed to squeeze in a bit of stamp time between babysitting and child-minding. Thanks to member sarah , my interest in British Philatelic Exhibitions has been revived with a nice possible addition. This comes just after I found another item for the otherwise dormant collection. Thanks also to Beryllium Guy for passing on the message after contact was lost. It means I will be changing direction regarding my Philatelic cull of unwanted and out-of-favour items. I will now be selling large parts of my GB Cinderellas and ephemera alongside all the other stuff. Tomorrow I will make a kind of sales post (for future sale) to see if there is any interest here as I would rather the items go to folk I know who deserve a very advantageous price. But most of the items are non-postage !!  Today I have been pricing items for the Bourse next week. I will continue this tomorrow. Still not worth risking international mailings but the situation is changing so I hope it's not too long before I can sell online again. when it's all done I can concentrate on adding to what is left. All good fun. Londonbus1 |
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Mar 6, 2024 12:01:40 GMT
I started going through my "to be mounted" binder and decided to make some final decisions on what to do with some of them. Some needed new pages printed/modified, some were outside my normal mounting year limits where I print out a Steiner page (like a 2014 issue for any country), etc. I have mostly moved the never to be mounted to a Vario page and just inserted them in the album. I now have a "shadow" collection of countries I do not have printed pages and just store on Vario pages so now a home for them.
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kevinv
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What I collect: Canada, USA, Japan
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Post by kevinv on Mar 6, 2024 14:20:20 GMT
At Christmas, we won a box of world stamps off Facebook. When we started, it was 3/4 full, now this is what we are down to. Less than 1/4 of the box. Lots of fun adventures and learning and sorting. After this, we will sort the ones we want to remove from the paper, and which ones to keep the paper and mark intact. We will also be placing them in our many different albums. After this box, we have a few other boxes with Canada, USA, France, and some more sorted world stamps.   |
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stainlessb
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Posts: 4,906
What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Mar 7, 2024 0:14:37 GMT
Stamping has been slow of late, but a few things in transit, including this lower right pane of 25 General Petain , Y&T 512. The listing showed an intact pane, but did indicate it had been folded. Fair enough.... however, "folded" and in two pieces are completely different. I have sent a message to the seller. I wanted this to see if I could find any plate flaws. The top row shows various incomplete P in POSTES, while 2nd row is a bit more complete, but in general "P" is weak, and there are a few other minor 'traits' that would identify plate location. These were printed in sheets of 100 ( 4 - 5x5) and I don't know if each pane is from the same punch.... <sigh>  |
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stanley64
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What I collect: Canada, USA, Netherlands, Portugal & Colonies, Antarctic Territories and anything that catches my eye...
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Post by stanley64 on Mar 7, 2024 11:50:09 GMT
Becoming unhinged ;-) A recent gift from Alex ( vikingeck ) has had me removing a collection of Portuguese stamps from the pages created by their previous owner. I do not think there is any health risk with the removal of the old hinges and have multi-tasking this by catching up on some the American Philatelic Society's presentations on YouTube - APS Presents
For those that have limited time, I can recommend speed listening e.g. 1,5X for the playback speed...
Have fun and happy collecting!
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Mar 7, 2024 15:07:49 GMT
To add to the irony of the separated pane (scroll up), the seller replied "It was in one piece when it left". I replied it wasn;t and ironically it was sent in an envelope large enough send flat, rather than being refolded.....
Neutral Feedback and a mental note to avoid this seller (tiascloset) as I don't believe they are a philatelist......
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Mar 7, 2024 19:50:39 GMT
To add to the irony of the separated pane (scroll up), the seller replied "It was in one piece when it left". I replied it wasn;t and ironically it was sent in an envelope large enough send flat, rather than being refolded..... Neutral Feedback and a mental note to avoid this seller (tiascloset) as I don't believe they are a philatelist...... As a small positive, you may be able, under strong loupe, match teeth tufts / anomalies, to offer some peace of mind the two items are indeed a match, for the pane. There exists special philatelic sheets to repair / re-join separations repair tears (Archival Mending Tissue) Use at your own discretion |
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Mar 7, 2024 19:56:13 GMT
As a small positive, you may be able, under strong loupe, match teeth tufts / anomalies, to offer some peace of mind the two items are indeed a match, for the pane. There exists special philatelic sheets to repair / re-join separations. Yes, I've already compared and it appears to fromthe same pane. I am not sure it's value would justify sending it out and I have an idea how to do so... but again, may leave as is. Fortunately it was not expensive |
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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 Mar 8, 2024 7:02:23 GMT
Yesterday, I got the Greenland stamps that I won two weeks ago at the TSF Auction. Ten days from Canada to Barcelona: not too bad! Thank you very much René. Now, looking forward to receive two Iceland lots that I bought at Stamporama Aprovals. Next month, we'll have the Spring'24 Barnafil Stamp Market in Barcelona, where I hope to find some interesting items. We'll see...
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hdm1950
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Posts: 1,889
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 9, 2024 18:10:11 GMT
Safely back from my Asian trip and in a real mental fog due to jet lag but did at least open a few eBay wins that arrived while I was away. The top row features a nice mint Canada Admiral 5 cent WAR TAX as well as 3 stamps featuring the 5 hole OHMS. These can be tricky due to forgeries. I bought these at a price well below catalogue. The last one on this row is a used Scott 2 from Dominica.  The bottom row fills some Falkland Islands holes (Sc 7, 12 & 13) and 3 tricky stamps from St. Vincent (listed as Sc 7, 17 & 37). I will study the St. Vincent closer to confirm they are as listed once my head is a bit clearer. |
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Mar 10, 2024 10:47:22 GMT
I finally finished going through my "to be mounted" album and now most are now integrated with the main albumns (mounted on page or on a Vario/Hagner page).
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Londonbus1
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Cinderella Stamp Club Member 3059
Posts: 5,064
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 Mar 10, 2024 14:46:46 GMT
Been condensing some of the albums to take more stamps and covers to the Fair (Bourse) on Tuesday. Almost ready, just a bit more pricing to do and then a couple of decisions to make whether to take items not in the selling plan. The suitcase and bags are half-packed !!!  I managed to free a few old binders which went to the re-cycle bin. Also, I re-packed 3 'sold' lots from late September which were returned because of the war. A diplomat friend is coming to the British Embassy and the Consulate in East Jerusalem for a day, so we will meet and he will post those packets when he returns to London. I hope it won't be long before I can get all my 'purchases' that are left hanging in all corners of the world because of this conflict. Londonbus1 |
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Londonbus1
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Cinderella Stamp Club Member 3059
Posts: 5,064
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 Mar 12, 2024 6:55:40 GMT
Off to teach the Israeli Philatelic population the fine art of Cinderella collecting.
The sun is shining, the car is packed.
Spring is here but the war gives it a whole new feeling.
But today it's all about stamps.
Londonbus1
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Post by michael on Mar 12, 2024 8:45:58 GMT
Have been tied up at home more since the new year so its really pleasing to have a hobby that keeps me busy and that I can enjoy so much. These last few days I've been looking into the history of a particular stamp and how details of it became known and the various leaks of remainders that occurred in the 19th and early 20th centuries. As such I was interested in what appeared in the Philatelic press at the time. I found 2 magazines that have been digitised by the Smithsonian Library and that are available for viewing or download. 'The Philatelic Record' was published between 1879 and 1914 and 'The Stamp Collector's Magazine' was published between 1863 and 1874 both sets of which I have downloaded. For example: library.si.edu/digital-library/book/philatelic-record Like rod222 I love reading old stamp literature and these have been no exception. I found what I wanted plus many more interesting articles that appeared during my search including an excellent series of articles by 'Captain Evans' on the Stamps of Mauritius. |
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Mar 13, 2024 10:54:00 GMT
Back to Machins! I am working mostly on paper types (OCP/FCP, etc)), value types (location of value tablet) etc.
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anilkhemlani
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collect worldwide stamps
Posts: 622
What I collect: Stamps from all over the world + FDC
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Post by anilkhemlani on Mar 13, 2024 17:05:14 GMT
thailand stamps that I picked up on my last trip taking toooooo long to sort out.
but fun to see so many groups. posted couple of pages of my update to thailand stamps section
more on the weekend.
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renden
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Posts: 9,162
What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on Mar 13, 2024 17:31:07 GMT
Did inventory and album(s) mounting of a recent order received this a.m.: all classics
TOGO
Germany
Helvetia
Algérie
René
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Post by michael on Mar 14, 2024 19:42:52 GMT
Today I had one of those coincidences that you often get that you know statistically will happen but it is still weird when it occurs. This time it was philatelic.
From my post a few days ago on this thread, I've been researching stamp remainders in the 19th century and after reviewing a lot of the Philatelic magazines from that period from pdfs on the internet I realised that the main article I wanted was in a 1900s edition of Stanley Gibbons Monthly.
I couldn't fine a pdf for it and I didn't want to pay SG for an annual subscription to their archives but I did find a book for sale containing 2 years of the monthly journal spanning the year that I was looking for. I would normally wait until I next went to the RPSL as they have copied but as the seller was Oxfam I thought I would buy it.
It arrived today and I immediately noticed a small bookmark in the middle of the book. Out of nearly 600 pages it was in the exact page I was looking for and was marked "Remainder Stamps De La Rue and P.B. p156/159", which is also exactly what I was looking for...
Spooky!!!!
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