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Recent arrivals ... Oct 22, 2016 20:09:55 GMT -5 Admin Bear, kacyds, and 5 more like this

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Post by clif on Oct 22, 2016 20:09:55 GMT -5

thought I'd start a thread showing new arrivals to my collection ... mostly I just add a few stamps here and there, but other times I get something for free or in a trade that I'd like to show off.

Arrived today ... Hockey stamps from Canada

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clif Master Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 1,222 Location (Country): USA	Recent arrivals ... Nov 3, 2016 16:45:21 GMT -5 zepherusbane, Ron, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by clif on Nov 3, 2016 16:45:21 GMT -5 some new arrivals this week ... first up Stamps of Mexico by Dale Pulver. I used to own this book (and may still in a box somewhere which means I now have two copies )
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clif Master Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 1,222 Location (Country): USA	Recent arrivals ... Nov 3, 2016 16:46:40 GMT -5 kacyds, FairyFoot, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by clif on Nov 3, 2016 16:46:40 GMT -5 also received a package from the GF ... always uses stamps and a lot of them! I really like those truck stamps!
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clif Master Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 1,222 Location (Country): USA	Recent arrivals ... Nov 3, 2016 17:05:11 GMT -5 Ron and BasSWarwick like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by clif on Nov 3, 2016 17:05:11 GMT -5 I got a decent price on this Harris plate block album ... but then was gobsmacked when I went to price mounts for all of my nice mint never-hinged plate blocks. Sigh ...
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BasSWarwick Master Stamp Bear Hand painted Flora/Fauna maxicards, m/s, blocks. Naive Art, Mail-art, Hundertwasser, Posts: 1,291 Location (Country): New Zealand	Recent arrivals ... Nov 3, 2016 17:15:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by BasSWarwick on Nov 3, 2016 17:15:07 GMT -5 ..........album looks very nice condition
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Recent arrivals ... Nov 3, 2016 19:57:09 GMT -5 alyn, zepherusbane, and 2 more like this

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Post by clif on Nov 3, 2016 19:57:09 GMT -5

not stamp related, am excited about receiving this today ... the GMT Board Wargaming company publication chock full of developer notes interviews and boardgame strategy. Another hobby that extra leisure time, disposable income, and an understanding GF, allows me to resume and pursue. This is the 2014 issue which I had to find and purchase off of eBay. I already have the 2015 issue ... and really can't afford many of the older issues. Some reason they are quite collectible.

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Recent arrivals ... Nov 4, 2016 16:12:55 GMT -5 MikeC99, kacyds, and 3 more like this

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Post by clif on Nov 4, 2016 16:12:55 GMT -5

looks like photobucket is down hard ... so lets see if I can use Imgur for some images ...

received these covers/stamps in a big bundle today. Hope someone can spot if I've got anything valuable or not

they all look damaged to me ... and are all likely #65 which would make them worth pennies unless of course I've got one with a grill.

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clif Master Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 1,222 Location (Country): USA	Recent arrivals ... Nov 4, 2016 16:14:22 GMT -5 MikeC99, kacyds, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by clif on Nov 4, 2016 16:14:22 GMT -5 two more
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clif Master Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 1,222 Location (Country): USA	Recent arrivals ... Nov 4, 2016 16:54:21 GMT -5 MikeC99, kacyds, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by clif on Nov 4, 2016 16:54:21 GMT -5 and then these two ... I wish they weren't all so tatty looking but I guess they ARE pretty old
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clif Master Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 1,222 Location (Country): USA	Recent arrivals ... Nov 4, 2016 16:57:03 GMT -5 MikeC99, kacyds, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by clif on Nov 4, 2016 16:57:03 GMT -5 close ups of the stamps ... the first is an A46, the second an A46a ... can tell by the shading on the scroll under the HRE of the word THREE
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Recent arrivals ... Nov 4, 2016 19:56:54 GMT -5 alyn, Ron, and 1 more like this

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Post by clif on Nov 4, 2016 19:56:54 GMT -5

here are all five of the rose/pinkish stamps together ... it appears to me that the bottom right stamp looks 'pinker' than the others. What do you guys think? Good guide here for comparison ... looking at that I guess I don't really see a difference.

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Recent arrivals ... Nov 4, 2016 20:33:42 GMT -5

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Nov 4, 2016 19:56:54 GMT -5 clif said:

here are all five of the rose/pinkish stamps together ... it appears to me that the bottom right stamp looks 'pinker' than the others. What do you guys think? Good guide here for comparison ... looking at that I guess I don't really see a difference.

Very nice - and yes that one on he right does have a lighter appearance, however, I have little knowledge about these.

I can see these would be an interesting topic to collect, but right now unfortunately I have too many topics

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Post by clif on Nov 4, 2016 20:54:59 GMT -5

Scott 65 rose catalogs for $3 used;
#64 pink - $1000;
#64a "pigeon blood" pink - $4000;
#64b "rose-pink" - $160

here's a nice comparison with a mint auction 64b ... haha at best I can say ... maybe. If nothing else ... I've learned something about these stamps by looking up information and comparing etc. I don't care about the $$ really. I didn't give much for them and don't expect to ever sell them.

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Recent arrivals ... Nov 6, 2016 17:33:20 GMT -5 kacyds and Ron like this

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Post by clif on Nov 6, 2016 17:33:20 GMT -5

the 3-cent pinks weren't why I bought this lot of old covers ... these postal stationary covers were the reason. So far I haven't teased out anything terrifically valuable but I've had fun trying. I've not done any research on these covers beyond trying to identify the stamp/inscription.

This first one is most likely an 1883 U260. My Specialized catalog has eight similar (but different) images for this particular bit of stationary.

closeup reveals the wavy lines in the oval that identifies it. The color .. woooweeee talk about a mess for figuring THOSE out ... is .... brown. There is a choice between red, brown, and brown-lake. I tried to argue for brown-lake, but one of the experts in the field shot me down sadly.

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Post by clif on Nov 6, 2016 17:45:03 GMT -5

so there was that one

and now this one

similar looking but slightly different ... 1884 Scott #U277, also brown, although I argue for the brown-lake.

this cover also calls paper color into play, so either it's simply a toned U277, or maybe a U278 (essentially U277 on amber paper). Value-wise there's little difference. Here's the closeup. I thought the hatching on the left numeral odd, but apparently that's a common occurrence on these.

hmmm as I look more closely at the postmark, it appears that it isn't 1884 which would match the issue date of this particular inscription. Ah I see ... as I check the catalog this issue goes from 1884-86, so probably 1885 on the postmark.

Last Edit: Nov 7, 2016 7:52:18 GMT -5 by clif

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Recent arrivals ... Nov 7, 2016 22:34:20 GMT -5 zepherusbane, clif, and 1 more like this

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Post by BasSWarwick on Nov 7, 2016 22:34:20 GMT -5

Quite a bit arrived today - its feast of famine.

A 5 kilogram mixed box which should be fun. Loose stamps, covers, albums, 3920004554

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4 Maxi-cards from Singapore in this FDC

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Some loose stamps from Germany for maxicard/postcard experiments

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Recent arrivals ... Nov 11, 2016 5:37:26 GMT -5 zepherusbane and BasSWarwick like this

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Post by clif on Nov 11, 2016 5:37:26 GMT -5

some more new arrivals (my way of dealing with election stress is, apparently, to buy lots of stamps ... guess there are worse things I could do

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a batch of railroad related covers, some philatelic, some not

#1 philatelic (IMO)

#2 not philatelic

Last Edit: Nov 11, 2016 5:37:50 GMT -5 by clif

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Recent arrivals ... Nov 11, 2016 5:49:42 GMT -5 zepherusbane and BasSWarwick like this

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Post by clif on Nov 11, 2016 5:49:42 GMT -5

two pre-printed postal stationary; a particularly difficult issue to sort out and identify. There are 8 different dies spread over 10 different Scott numbers. The Scott numbers vary as to color of imprint and color of paper. I'm reasonably certain that these two are Scott #U412 Carmine on amber paper and #U411 Carmine on white paper.

Last Edit: Nov 11, 2016 5:50:11 GMT -5 by clif

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clif Master Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 1,222 Location (Country): USA	Recent arrivals ... Nov 11, 2016 6:19:57 GMT -5 zepherusbane likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by clif on Nov 11, 2016 6:19:57 GMT -5 unsure if this one is worth keeping or should hit the recycle bin ... what do you'all think?
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Recent arrivals ... Nov 11, 2016 9:24:43 GMT -5 kacyds likes this

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Nov 11, 2016 6:19:57 GMT -5 clif said:

unsure if this one is worth keeping or should hit the recycle bin ... what do you'all think?

I'd keep it... I have an "ugly" box of items not unlike this. My gut says they'll never come out of that box but I also know deep down in my gut as soon as I get rid of something I'll strike upon an idea for those postal uglies.

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