renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on Aug 19, 2024 22:19:36 GMT
Have started an album (Steiner pages) on ISRAEL to discover lots of things I did not know  René Next time, I will not printed pages prior to looking at 1) a catalog 2) what I have as "stamps" Realized most of the tabs of my stamps were missing........and I will never have the C$$$$ to buy them  However I remembered (in my inventory) receiving some nice FDC from Londonbus1 .....wih tags..... posting an example ASAP - Meanwhile, I collect partial stamps LOL !! René FDC from Israel 1980 with full stamps (tags incl.)  |
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clivel
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Posts: 386
What I collect: Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Rhodesias, South Africa, Swaziland, Israel to 1980, Ireland predecimal, Palestine Mandate
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Post by clivel on Aug 20, 2024 2:20:02 GMT
Next time, I will not printed pages prior to looking at 1) a catalog 2) what I have as "stamps" Realized most of the tabs of my stamps were missing........and I will never have the C$$$$ to buy them Unfortunately, some of the early Israel issues, 1948-1952 can be particularly expensive with tabs. But after that most stamps with tabs are very affordable . I collect both mint and used stopping with the change of currency in 1980, after that, like so many other countries, there are just far too many issues. The three high values from the first series issued in 1948 Scott 7,8 & 9 are particularly expensive listed at US7500 in the Scott 2o13 catalogue for the three mint with tabs.
These are stamps I never thought to own either mint or used.
Coincidentally these arrived in today's post. Not tabs, but the next best thing, selvedge with plate numbers. I was fortunate to get them at a very reasonable price from a South African auction.
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Londonbus1
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Cinderella Stamp Club Member 3059
Posts: 5,064
What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Aug 20, 2024 9:09:24 GMT
Have started an album (Steiner pages) on ISRAEL to discover lots of things I did not know René Next time, I will not printed pages prior to looking at 1) a catalog 2) what I have as "stamps" Realized most of the tabs of my stamps were missing........and I will never have the C$$$$ to buy them However I remembered (in my inventory) receiving some nice FDC from Londonbus1 .....wih tags..... posting an example ASAP - Meanwhile, I collect partial stamps LOL !! René I have lots more if you want some. Just remind me what year/s were the covers I sent. Will you be collecting Mint or Used ? And up to which year ? I can send some stamps too if you wish. I can also send clippings from covers as I have many. Most are with Tabs. (no charge of course, you have given enough to the forum with your giveaways). Londonbus1 |
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angore
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Posts: 5,698
What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Aug 20, 2024 10:53:18 GMT
Working on mounting Laos stamps. Pages printed so now need to mount, scan, and update inventory.
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renden
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Posts: 9,162
What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on Aug 20, 2024 19:01:21 GMT
Next time, I will not printed pages prior to looking at 1) a catalog 2) what I have as "stamps" Realized most of the tabs of my stamps were missing........and I will never have the C$$$$ to buy them However I remembered (in my inventory) receiving some nice FDC from Londonbus1 .....wih tags..... posting an example ASAP - Meanwhile, I collect partial stamps LOL !! René I have lots more if you want some. Just remind me what year/s were the covers I sent. Will you be collecting Mint or Used ? And up to which year ? I can send some stamps too if you wish. I can also send clippings from covers as I have many. Most are with Tabs. (no charge of course, you have given enough to the forum with your giveaways). Londonbus1 (Michael) had sent to me some wonderful FDCs way back - all inventoried and all bearing tabs - I did send to him the inventory of covers - h He might be surprised he sent so many - which I enjoy still LOL !!...now have started the Album and they go well with the stamps. I sent him the SCOTT FDC numbers since I accept his help (PM sent) - he is a generous guy, famous to this FORUM for his knowledge etc.  René |
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Beryllium Guy
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Posts: 5,912
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Aug 20, 2024 19:40:20 GMT
On the Move TodayGreetings, stampers, far and wide! I hope you are all as happy and well as you can be. I am writing this post as I sit at an airport awaiting the first of my two flights today. By tomorrow, we will be back in Europe. I will post more about my travels in a subject-specific thread. Stamp-wise, I did manage to get a couple of things done in the past week or so: - Gathered up one last packet of stamps for carabop and mailed to her to complete the Newsletter Giveaway. - Received a couple of submissions for the next Newsletter and downloaded those for reading during my travels. - Booked airline flights and hotel room for a trip to the Houston Stamp Show in September with JeffS . I am really looking forward to that. - And last but not least, with important help from michael , I submitted a recent Cape Triangle purchase from eBay to BPA Expertising Ltd. in the UK, in the hopes of ending up with a genuine, certified SG19c Steel Blue shade. We shall see! Stay stampy, all! 
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cursus
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Posts: 2,011
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 Aug 21, 2024 6:03:18 GMT
Last Sunday, on the Stamp Market, I was able to find another 60 or so, Sweden used stamps from the 1990s-early 2000s years, for the usual price, from that older collector of the other Sunday. He has promised to bring some more Scandinavian (Denmark, Finland, Norway...) duplicates. Let's see... At present, I'm placing the stamps on the album, that it's becoming to look quite nice. Next week, there will be the Artesa de Segre yearly meeting, where I look foward to find some cinderellas. Prior to that I'll have to drive 180 km West to Almacelles, to meet a friend, with whom we're working on a catalog of Catalan cinderellas. He needs to scan some items that I've found on last year. He only trusts on his scanner for the catalog images... Later. we'll joint the Artesa gathering, 50 km East. I'll tell you about on Monday.
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angore
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Posts: 5,698
What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Aug 21, 2024 11:16:13 GMT
finished mounting Laos. Finally got all the elephants.  |
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TimG
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Posts: 230
What I collect: Worldwide
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Post by TimG on Aug 21, 2024 13:56:53 GMT
Today is a moving day...transferring my tiny French Andorra collection to another album.  |
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kasvik
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Posts: 607
What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on Aug 21, 2024 14:17:37 GMT
From this day in history... a classic Gustaf V looking left (looking heroic!) on a F184 from 1936, one of the very last of the Gustaf V left series.
It was a typical odd value from an era when stamps often had very particular--often eccentrically unique--uses. A website says this one was for 'Registered printed matter'. Uh, okay. Maybe this stamp is proof that category really did exist. Or maybe it just shows a clerk knew how to make change.
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Hugh
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Posts: 745
What I collect: Worldwide Occupation Stamps and Postal History; and, anything that looks interesting.
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Post by Hugh on Aug 21, 2024 14:30:11 GMT
Quiet morning ... I've given myself three jobs: 1 - Learn how to use my new scanner. So far, I'm not impressed. Of course, that's probably not the scanner ... as a test I'm using this stamp. I'm not sure it can ever be scanned to show, at the same time, ALL of the security features - especially the silver stars. I think it requires a camera with particular attention to the lighting.  2 - I'm going to the BNAPS conference on Friday. I still don't have all my want lists up-to-date ... so that's my second job. I've vowed to make this the last time I buy the same stamp twice (ha-ha). 3 - I picked up a small assortment of Cuban stamps a couple of days ago. I need to figure out what I got. My reward for doing these things (I still need motivating carrots at my age) ... is to hop on the ferry to Cape Vincent (on the US facing side of the island) and join some friends for the monthly Wolfe Island Men's Book Club meeting. Don't get the wrong idea ... we mainly read the menus (smile). |
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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 Aug 21, 2024 17:58:54 GMT
Next week, there will be the Artesa de Segre yearly meeting, where I look foward to find some cinderellas. Prior to that I'll have to drive 180 km West to Almacelles, to meet a friend, with whom we're working on a catalog of Catalan cinderellas. He needs to scan some items that I've found on last year. He only trusts on his scanner for the catalog images... Later. we'll joint the Artesa gathering, 50 km East. I'll tell you about on Monday.
Jealous !!!!!!! Wish I was joining you. It's still on my Bucket list to go again to Artesa de Segre. Maybe next year.......... |
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djcmh
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What I collect: Worldwide
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Post by djcmh on Aug 21, 2024 18:05:21 GMT
Haven't done much stamping lately but got the latest sales flyer from Bob Friedman and saw something I had to get.. The Kelantan 1937-1940 "Chef's Hat" Definitves  This is a Holy Grail set for me, my father had it (bought it in the 1960s when Malaya was cheap as chips) and then sold it for $$$ when he started downsizing in the early 2000s, and I have always wanted to have the set in my collection And at less than 60% CV for what is a very rare set, I could not resist. Will have the stamps in a couple days, fingers crossed they are as good as they described when I called (I can return no questions asked if needed) |
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,551
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Aug 21, 2024 19:13:51 GMT
Spent most of the afternoon on Philatelic Society business. At the April AGM we were made aware that new members in the past 5-6 years had not been given our Constitution on joining, many other members had mislaid their copy or even denied ever receiving one. I was delegated to print off sufficient copies for all members with some spares for the secretary to have for future joiners. The season starts in 3 weeks on 12 Sept ( gee where has the summer gone ? ) so my printer was working overtime on the 8 page + cover , then guillotine, fold and staple together 50 pocket size booklets  |
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angore
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Posts: 5,698
What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Aug 22, 2024 11:10:08 GMT
What kind of scanner do you have? If you have an Epson V600, it has two lamps. One lamp is perpendicular lighting and another more oblique. You can select which one is used. This may help. However, I have found you often need lighting a shallow angles to pick up some stamp features/
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Hugh
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Posts: 745
What I collect: Worldwide Occupation Stamps and Postal History; and, anything that looks interesting.
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Post by Hugh on Aug 22, 2024 11:43:43 GMT
What kind of scanner do you have? If you have an Epson V600, it has two lamps. One lamp is perpendicular lighting and another more oblique. You can select which one is used. This may help. However, I have found you often need lighting a shallow angles to pick up some stamp features/ Sadly ... it's an Epson Perfection V19 II ... it's not bad for what it is (a standard flatbed scanner). It does go up to 9,600dpi which makes it better than my old scanner (an HP - which is / was a real workhouse but only scanned up to 1,200). I got the Epson refurbished for a great price. Anyway, I agree with you. I need to spend a bit more money and get a scanner that has two lamps. The V600 it is. Thanks. |
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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 Aug 22, 2024 12:05:27 GMT
I cannot guarantee results but if you let me know the catalog number (Gibbons ok) I can scan it to see if there is any difference. I may have the stamp.
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Hugh
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Posts: 745
What I collect: Worldwide Occupation Stamps and Postal History; and, anything that looks interesting.
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Post by Hugh on Aug 22, 2024 12:22:36 GMT
I cannot guarantee results but if you let me know the catalog number (Gibbons ok) I can scan it to see if there is any difference. I may have the stamp. Very good of you ... it's SG 1658. Cheers, Hugh |
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TimG
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Posts: 230
What I collect: Worldwide
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Post by TimG on Aug 22, 2024 14:15:12 GMT
Today I started processing and ordering my Bangladesh collection...here's the beginning of many more stamps....still need to print off a proper country label.  |
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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 Aug 22, 2024 19:11:04 GMT
New album: Israel, as told previously - no tabs as all stamps were there. Have not invested any $ yet for this Country - Beautiful FDCs with full stamps (with tabs) received years ago from Londonbus1. Wonder if it is OK to collect the stamps without the tabs (big difference in CV). Meanwhile, hope what I am collecting (no tabs except on the FDCs) is worth the time invested René |
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Post by ponso1 on Aug 22, 2024 22:36:35 GMT
Finland! Always nice to complete a page!  |
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TimG
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Posts: 230
What I collect: Worldwide
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Post by TimG on Aug 23, 2024 14:42:35 GMT
I managed to get most of my Bangladesh collection organized. It's bits and pieces with lots of singles and unfinished sets.   |
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scub
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Posts: 201
What I collect: WW (without restrictions)
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Post by scub on Aug 23, 2024 17:59:10 GMT
Finally all the unused stamps separated. What a huge amount. But still frustrating.  |
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djcmh
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Posts: 794
What I collect: Worldwide
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Post by djcmh on Aug 23, 2024 21:11:26 GMT
The Kelantan Chefs Hat (Scott 29-43) set arrived today, and I could not be happier All are very light hinged except for the $2 which has a bit of a hinge remnant on it. But the colors are really fresh and just overall a beautiful set. |
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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 Aug 23, 2024 23:55:05 GMT
soaking, soaking.... and soaking . I have a large number of 1900 -1945 Austria that I acquired on pages- hand written, some typed, and a few commercially printed. A lot of stamps and nothing extraordinary, but, they need to get 'cleaned up' and put away. There are some interesting cancellations. Most are used, but I have a large pile of mint hinged that will keep the Stampliftbox busy. There are also some large blocks (4, 6 and 8) that may not fit well into the Stampliftbox, so it may be time for a DIY project to make something that will handle larger areas (or more stamps). Stampliftbox is a box with a lower compartment that has a sponge in it, separated by a perforated 'deck" and a tight fitting lit with a semi-sponge in it to hold the stamps flat against the perforated deck.
If I get so-motivated I'll share!!
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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 Aug 24, 2024 10:50:02 GMT
Hugh I did scans with each lamp and both and saw no difference in scans. Like your scan, the silver stars (the X's) are appear blackish. You have to be offset 30 to 40 degrees before they reflect as silver.
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Hugh
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Posts: 745
What I collect: Worldwide Occupation Stamps and Postal History; and, anything that looks interesting.
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Post by Hugh on Aug 24, 2024 15:20:10 GMT
Hugh I did scans with each lamp and both and saw no difference in scans. Like your scan, the silver stars (the X's) are appear blackish. You have to be offset 30 to 40 degrees before they reflect as silver. Thanks for trying. Photography is the way to go then (since I can't easily tilt the scanner bed - smile). Cheers, |
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,551
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Aug 24, 2024 15:40:52 GMT
It has taken Delcampe 3 weeks to respond after I messaged that I was locked out of my account, with pass word not recognised and too many attempts to reset. Finally at the end of this week they got back direct and reset my password (actually the same as it always was ) I had won an item in France on 29 July was only now able to connect and pay, nearly 4 weeks late! The Seller had politely waited and no doubt wondered, and has now acknowledged my apology and the item is in the mail. I know in similar reversed circumstances I get edgy if my buyer doesn't pay within a week and cross if it is two weeks, (but then Patience is not one of my virtues!) Incidentally djcmh that is indeed a handsome KELANTAN set congratulations |
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Post by dgdecker on Aug 25, 2024 20:27:42 GMT
Spending a quiet, beautiful Sunday afternoon catching up with what is happening on the Forum.
David
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gatodiablo
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Posts: 456
What I collect: Places I've been, and places I want to go.
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Post by gatodiablo on Aug 25, 2024 23:27:21 GMT
My wife tested positive for covid this morning, so I presume that is also what I came down with overnight. So, spent the day with my camera collection (I'm taking a course on how to repair old film cameras), and working on my New Zealand stamps - as I've done with several other countries recently, I'm printing duplicate pages so as to be able to mount both mint and used examples.
Dan
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