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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 21, 2019 14:14:02 GMT
feebletodix Thanks for your offer.....I will skip this time........I am not mentally ready for "Machins"  Does anyone have Rene's address and would like to make his day with a gift of the postage?   I will PM you, Gavin. |
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janetc
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What I collect: US and WW. Lighthouses, Dragons and Christmas
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Post by janetc on Jan 21, 2019 14:20:13 GMT
I am so sorry you are in this kind of predictament. Who am I to say NO to a man who needs help? Just let me know what you need from me.  It is mostly NVI Machins with a reasonable mix of holographic codes. So if you are serious let me know the max weight you want and I can throw them in an envelope. Pictures will be taken when the canera battery is charged. Oh yeah, I am serious. 1-2 pounds should be enough to keep me busy for a while. Just let me know what the postage is and your paypal via pm. |
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Post by feebletodix on Jan 21, 2019 14:46:24 GMT
Will do, it is going to take me a few days to go get something ready. I have a bathroom to grout...
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renden
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Post by renden on Jan 21, 2019 15:01:16 GMT
feebletodix Thanks for your offer.....I will skip this time........I am not mentally ready for "Machins" Does anyone have Rene's address and would like to make his day with a gift of the postage? Gavin You should have it......you won my Canada Giveaway René |
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hrdoktorx
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What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jan 21, 2019 20:35:03 GMT
Had another stamp lunch with Beryllium Guy today to continue our trading. We both have some new treasures to look at! Also, received today, this series about Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Martin Luther King Jr., and since today we honour him, let's!  |
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 21, 2019 21:05:39 GMT
Yes, Pete !  I'll mail them off to you tomorrow or Tuesday. Brrrr for tomorrow, so maybe Tuesday! they are on their way, renden ! |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jan 21, 2019 21:15:05 GMT
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 21, 2019 21:18:17 GMT
The two lots of German stamps I won in an auction back in November finally arrived in the mail today. Now my desk is covered in them. There are a lot of Hitler stamps from Ostland, Ukraine (written in English!), Poland, officials & semi-postals and a few regular issues.. All total, well over 15 billion marks worth of stamps!
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Ryan
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What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Jan 21, 2019 21:34:52 GMT
All total, well over 15 billion marks worth of stamps! Yay hyperinflation!  Ryan |
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 21, 2019 23:53:25 GMT
I spent a significant amount of this cold day merging my US coil collection into the same binders as my mini-sheet booklet collection in catalog order. I then went back to inventory everything in my Excel tracking file.
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 21, 2019 23:58:37 GMT
And talking about coils... what's the deal with German coils? They are perforated on all sides, and look no different than sheet stamps, except for a control number & start/end bits. They are collected in strips of 5. That makes it a better deal for the government than just the single or pair that are collected in Canada & the US. And what is with the control number too? I searched online but didn't find anything other than eBay listings. I have to find a way to stop DuckDuckGo from searching sites I don't want!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 0:30:21 GMT
And talking about coils... what's the deal with German coils? They are perforated on all sides, and look no different than sheet stamps, except for a control number & start/end bits. The Germany coils are a hot collection item in Germany but not really anywhere else. Michel puts out a Coil (Rollenmarken) catalog about every 5 years but at $100 you need to want it badly.
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 22, 2019 1:44:17 GMT
And talking about coils... what's the deal with German coils? They are perforated on all sides, and look no different than sheet stamps, except for a control number & start/end bits. The Germany coils are a hot collection item in Germany but not really anywhere else. Michel puts out a Coil (Rollenmarken) catalog about every 5 years but at $100 you need to want it badly.
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Post by feebletodix on Jan 22, 2019 14:12:50 GMT
Pete:- When you say control number do you mean the number on the back of every tenth coil stamp which is there so that a teller can see how many are left on the roll? Michel does give a base price for numbered stamps but I would not be surprised to learn some number are are popular than others. Rene:  Argle it is snowing the biggest flakes I have ever seen inch and more across |
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 22, 2019 15:55:03 GMT
Pete:- When you say control number do you mean the number on the back of every tenth coil stamp which is there so that a teller can see how many are left on the roll? Michel does give a base price for numbered stamps but I would not be surprised to learn some number are are popular than others. Rene: Argle it is snowing the biggest flakes I hjave ever seen inche and more across Every 10th? Scott says every 5, which I presumed was why they were collected in strips of 5. I can imagine some numbers would be significant to some people. Meh, it is just a number! Why do they need to know how many are left on the roll? Just pull out another when the green (in my case, I have green paper stuck at the top of the stamp...) paper at the end appears. |
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 22, 2019 16:03:44 GMT
So I am now at Germany's Famous Women series of definitives. This series started in 1986, and continued on through the years until 2003. I am one that needs to alter pages (or make my own) for mounting. I noticed Steiner changed the way they created their pages. The 2002-2003 page I am working on no longer has text entered for the lettering. Each letter, symbol and box is now an individual shape. Good grief! Well, out with that, I'll make them words once again and have some semblance of normality brought to these pages. I just wanted to add a bit more info to the display. I have been called "anal" by some people, so I guess it fits here as well! Funny how I get off on all these definitives. I keep them separate from the rest. Same with semi-postals. Germany puts out so many of those, same with Luxembourg. 1921 and onwards are now mounted. I also discovered a way to stop from snacking before dinner. Do stamping instead! Great way to diet! |
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renden
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Post by renden on Jan 22, 2019 16:15:39 GMT
Pete brightonpeteYou just reminded me.....time for a "sandwich" ......leave the cats (stamps) alone !! René |
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 22, 2019 16:25:24 GMT
I noticed Steiner changed the way they created their pages. The 2002-2003 page I am working on no longer has text entered for the lettering. Each letter, symbol and box is now an individual shape. It sounds like you are converting then editing the file. If I am curious if you going to power point or other format as I have seen this with some PDF converters. |
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 22, 2019 17:53:53 GMT
I noticed Steiner changed the way they created their pages. The 2002-2003 page I am working on no longer has text entered for the lettering. Each letter, symbol and box is now an individual shape. It sounds like you are converting then editing the file. If I am curious if you going to power point or other format as I have seen this with some PDF converters. I am on a Mac and use the app "Graphic" to edit the pages. It's the easiest way I've found (and I have tried many!) to edit PDF's like these to the Graphic image format. They have iOS app of same available. But I don't use it (iPad) too much as it is so much easier on computer with larger screen. It's also my app of choice for designing my own pages. |
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loupy
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What I collect: US to 2000 with a focus on 720 & 721, WW 1840 - 1930, DDR 5 year workers, Machins, Canada Centennials, Brazil Allegories, Mexico Archiecture & Archaeology 1950 -75, used stamps preffered when possible.
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Post by loupy on Jan 22, 2019 20:15:06 GMT
Finished my pages for the Brazil Allegories, a set I've played with for years - Transportation, Industry, Agriculture, Aviation, Commerce, Navigation, and Education - 1918 through 1941, a madmans perfing and watermarking set. 7 stamp types for 148 different stamps which I ended up with on 17 pages. I'm not computer saavy so do all my pages by hand the old fashioned way. Thinking of doing pages for the Postage dues from the same era, 1 type for 61 stamps. Now time to get out the Ronsonol, perf gauge, and get to work!
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 22, 2019 21:30:37 GMT
I am on a Mac and use the app "Graphic" to edit the pages. It's the easiest way I've found (and I have tried many!) to edit PDF's like these to the Graphic image format. They have iOS app of same available. But I don't use it (iPad) too much as it is so much easier on computer with larger screen. It's also my app of choice for designing my own pages. I have seen this behavior occasionally. In Scribus, every letter is a separate element. Libre Draw has worked well for me. |
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Post by coastwatcher on Jan 23, 2019 2:14:21 GMT
I wasn’t feeling well the early part of last week and bought or bid on quite a few lots on eBay while I was lying around. The lots that I bought/won started arriving today. Now that I’m feeling better, I’ll have plenty to do sorting these and integrating them into my collection. I’ve still got much more coming.  |
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Post by feebletodix on Jan 23, 2019 7:54:31 GMT
Pete:- When you say control number do you mean the number on the back of every tenth coil stamp which is there so that a teller can see how many are left on the roll? Michel does give a base price for numbered stamps but I would not be surprised to learn some number are are popular than others. Rene: Argle it is snowing the biggest flakes I hjave ever seen inche and more across Every 10th? Scott says every 5, which I presumed was why they were collected in strips of 5. I can imagine some numbers would be significant to some people. Meh, it is just a number! Why do they need to know how many are left on the roll? Just pull out another when the green (in my case, I have green paper stuck at the top of the stamp...) paper at the end appears. For some reason the accountants like to have an accurate balance of cash & stock on a weekly basis. |
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Post by feebletodix on Jan 23, 2019 10:30:06 GMT
A big bag of Machin kiloware  and a partially filled box for Janetc.  Anyone else? |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 23, 2019 10:37:09 GMT
A big bag of Machin kiloware and a partially filled box for Janetc. Anyone else? Wow, that's a lot of stamps! I am still interested in receiving material as discussed via PM. Many thanks, Gavin! |
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 23, 2019 14:04:36 GMT
All the German definitives are now mounted from 1921-2004 on 41 pages. I noticed after the fact that one stamp is a booklet stamp & Steiner says the 1.44€ self adhesive stamp is from a sheet, but mine has green paper backing at the top which makes me think it is a coil stamp instead.
Oh well... time for some shovelling! The snow keeps falling.
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Post by feebletodix on Jan 23, 2019 14:20:08 GMT
Chris, there is a tiny pile in comparison, but growing slowly, that will be coming your way.
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Post by jimwentzell on Jan 23, 2019 20:44:11 GMT
"I wasn’t feeling well the early part of last week and bought or bid on quite a few lots on eBay while I was lying around....." |
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 23, 2019 22:27:47 GMT
I found a decent scan of the Monaco stamp with FDR examining a stamp and printed it 8½x11 and mounted in a cheap plastic frame. Now I just need to hang it.
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Post by coastwatcher on Jan 23, 2019 23:51:40 GMT
I found a decent scan of the Monaco stamp with FDR examining a stamp and printed it 8½x11 and mounted in a cheap plastic frame. Now I just need to hang it. It’s funny that you mentioned this stamp so soon after my post of yesterday. The FDR Monaco stamp (Scott #C16) is one of the stamps that I got on eBay in a Monaco lot. It should be here any day now.  |
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