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Post by 1840to1940 on Nov 21, 2013 23:45:37 GMT
Wow on the early Brazil. I've got the #1 Bull's Eye and a couple of the regular numerals, but none of the script numerals. Wonderful eye candy.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Nov 7, 2013 21:49:21 GMT
Zuzu, I am as confused as you about these dining room table thingies. My wife says ours has leaves, but surely she means album pages.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Nov 7, 2013 20:50:51 GMT
Sweet. I'm currently working on the Big Blue in my specialized stamp area that my wife insists on calling the dining room table.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Nov 4, 2013 15:48:54 GMT
There is a nice writeup on Azerbaijan (including used stamps) on Keijo's stamp collecting blog (http://www.stampcollectingblog.com/stamps-of-azerbaijan.php).
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Post by 1840to1940 on Nov 3, 2013 23:08:41 GMT
I like Azerbaijan, too. There are several "classic" countries that are so unexpectedly distinctive. Latvia comes to mind.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Oct 31, 2013 20:11:08 GMT
1949, or even to the mid-1950s makes sense to me, for all the same reasons. Matches nicely with the coverage of the Scott Blue Internationals Volumes II and III. I keep hoping I will find ones on eBay about 50% full that I can build on. I need to keep looking.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Oct 31, 2013 15:20:30 GMT
That 1947-50 Congo masks set reminds me of why I really should consider collecting at least a decade past 1940.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Oct 30, 2013 15:36:15 GMT
More like every other day Well, I guess that makes me feel better. My average is probably newly acquired stamps arriving every other week, about a 100 stamps a month.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Oct 30, 2013 2:15:27 GMT
antoniusra, sorry to keep on diverting this thread. I get the impression that new additions to your collection arrive almost every day. True?
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Post by 1840to1940 on Oct 25, 2013 17:04:53 GMT
Allenstein has a special place in my philatelic heart because it is one of the few countries that the Scott "Blue" International has spaces for the entire country. Of course, the "Blue" manages to squeeze everything on to one page.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Oct 21, 2013 22:37:49 GMT
Great information that I don't remember having seen elsewhere. I am a great fan of clear mounts (on those rare occasions when I use mounts), but I have never heard the reasonable argument that black mounts help you see perforation imperfections on prospective purchases.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Oct 21, 2013 15:39:32 GMT
I especially like the 5pf bisect.
antoniusra, which brand of mounts do you use (my apologies if you've already posted this).
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Post by 1840to1940 on Oct 17, 2013 21:59:10 GMT
I'm a sucker for the vibrancy of proofs, but I look forward to everything you care to share. Great idea.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Sept 20, 2013 19:31:30 GMT
Always great to see another worldwide collector here. Welcome!
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Post by 1840to1940 on Sept 14, 2013 15:17:58 GMT
And Jim has made it to the M's! What is so amazing about this achievement is that the Blue International has been around for almost 100 years, and, as far as we know, this is the first time anyone has ever done a checklist. Actually calling it a checklist is an understatement considering all of the useful information Jim brings together.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Aug 19, 2013 16:34:48 GMT
This thread got me to thinking that I don't remember seeing a photo of George V as a stamp collector, a la the famous one of the American president FDR. In doing a Google search, I see a Grenada stamp with artwork that might have been based on a photograph, but that is all. It looks like most of the photos of the King are formal portraits. Anyone have an image to share?
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Post by 1840to1940 on Aug 14, 2013 16:11:49 GMT
The David Suchet special on the Orient Express was repeated a month or so ago on PBS, and I got to wondering whether there was any postal history associated with the train. A brief look on the web didn't come up with anything, but obviously I did a lousy job of searching. Not only is there what the OP started this thread with, but also an article: The Mail that Traveled with Kings and Spys
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Post by 1840to1940 on Aug 10, 2013 16:48:07 GMT
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Post by 1840to1940 on Aug 9, 2013 22:11:15 GMT
While I can imagine counter-arguments, I wouldn't break the piece up either. With no more than 100 or so possibly in existence, most collectors won't own one, regardless of whether you break it up or not. Surely, there is a collector of Colombia or Latin America who would love to own a showpiece like this. I guess the question is how to get the message out to all interested parties that such a block exists?
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Post by 1840to1940 on Aug 9, 2013 15:43:32 GMT
For the pre-1940 collector, Yvert publishes the Classiques du monde 1840-1940 catalogue. I have the 2005 edition (there is at least one later) and it has come in handy on several occasions.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Aug 9, 2013 15:38:48 GMT
A very impressive multiple. Whenever I see a Colombia collection on eBay or in an online auction, I check if there is an E1. Practically never is.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Aug 4, 2013 19:52:11 GMT
Welcome to the board. I've only been a member for a few days but am enjoying myself.
I don't think I ever mentioned to you that my wife and I are ancient Egypt nuts. We've been to Egypt five times (although not since the Arab Spring).
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Post by 1840to1940 on Jul 31, 2013 0:33:18 GMT
Thanks for the kind words and the heads-up that we can put links to blogs in our sigs.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Jul 30, 2013 16:19:18 GMT
scb--thanks for creating this poll. Although I keep a couple of hundred stamps on stockpages while I'm deciding what to do with them, I'm a sucker for the printed album. Even after you've narrowed it down to album or stockbook, there are still a lot of personal preferences involved. I'm pretty certain my preference for the Scott International is based on my early stamp albums as a child. Certainly, not defensible logically. I just like the look of the completed pages.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Jul 30, 2013 16:05:28 GMT
Thanks to scb for alerting me to the existence of this forum. I collect the world, 1840-1940, or, more accurately, all the stamps that fit into a Scott International Volume I album. That's only 35,000 spaces to fill. What could be hard about that?
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