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What? Is it time already to dig out the W's?

What? Is it time already to dig out the W's?Yes, and here are some thoughts:Wurttemberg and Wallis and Futuna Islands;Wolmaransstad and Wei Hei Wei;War Tax and Wood Blocks;Watermarks and Wove Paper;Washington and Webster;Wallpaper and Wing Copies;Wre...

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1910 Japanese Military Stamp with overprint

Well, I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out this Japanese stamp. Sitting ere with my Scott's but really, if anyone can figure out what Scott number I am looking at I sure would appreciate the help. I think it is Scott M1 1910-14 unwatermar...

When listing in stamps catagory a provoking Ebay warning disclaimer is always appearing.

Hello to everyone. I joined the group to post this problem I have been having for quite a while. To explain briefly my situation, I am registered on the Ebay England site and I am in Cyprus. I list on both the UK site and the US site alternating betw...

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Could it be 'T' Time already?

We had very good participation in last week's 'Ss'. Let's see if we can have more participation and even more interesting posts this week of 'Ts'. How about these suggestions for getting you thinking? Thrace and Tasmania;Thurn and Taxis;Trinidad and ...

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September and Stamps Start with S!

Now's the time to harvest all those S's you've been saving: Samoa and Senegal; Singles and Strips; San Martin and Saint Nick; Santiago and Singapore! Now that we have 51 members let's share the S's. Join the fun and show things that interest you. jim...

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Confused with 1917 Swiss Postal Cancel ' Expedition '

I was going to list a number of 1917 Swiss postcards which were sent by an American in Switzerland back the the US. The cancels are confusing as one readable part is ' Expedition ' . I have posted an image of the stamp and cancel. If anyone can shed ...

China PRC 1994-21 S/S Pagodas of Ancient China

All three of the following lots claim to be the same thing:Item 251261849180Item 380946935187Item 331281784845First one seems right based on similarity to set of individual stamps. Correct?Anybody got a clue as to what the others are?Thanks,Brad

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eUSC meeting Sep 19-21: “Postmarks and Auxiliary Markings”

*** eBay Users' Stamp Club *** Please join us for our monthly meeting on “Postmarks and Auxiliary Markings” from any time on Friday Sep 19 till midnight PDT on Sunday Sep 21. Postmarks and Auxiliary Markings how us your collecting interests as they e...

This is the week of 'toughies',the big Q's

This is the week of 'toughies',the big Q's - Queensland, Quelimane, Quinces, Quirks, and Qatar, too. To get you started: here's a list of 'Q' cities with populations greater than 100,000, thanks to Wikipedia:Qa'em ShahrQamishliQarchakQazvinQianjiangQ...

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It's time to trot out all your Rs!

It's time to trot out all your Rs!Rhodesia and Romania,Registry and Revenues,Rome and Rio,Richardson and Rex,Rinoceri and Redwoods,Rivers and Ranges,Rock and Roll!! jimbo Red sometimes masquerades as carmine. . .

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US Sc #118 or #119

I hate identifying these,  especially when the cancel is heavy etc.  

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If an unscrupulous buyer replaces MNH stamp with hinged stamp, will Paypal/Ebay review it as theft?

I am afraid a stamp buyer in Hong Kong, who deals in many stamps himself, will replace a MNH stamp with a hinged stamp. If he does, will good pictures of the back prevent full refund, or is it inevitable--even if my pictures shows it was not hinged. ...

St. Louis (US) Opera Glass marking

Being new to the board and a collector of U.S. auxiliary markings, has anyone seen or have for sale a St. Louis Opera Glass marking? The difference between this one and the very common New York marking is that it has (St.L) at the bottom of one the d...

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Missing Schaubek pages for Sweden and Norway

Does anyone have a Schaubek Album for Sweden and Norway? I have pages, won at an auction, butI am missing a few pages from 1920 to1960 for Sweden and pages from 1860(?) to 1940 forNorway.The pages in my album are numbered, so I know which ones are mi...

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