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*** eUSC Meeting 22-24 February: "2019 Scavenger Hunt" brainstorming thread

The next meeting of the eBay Users' Stamp Club will be 22-24 February and the topic will be "2019 Scavenger Hunt".

 

This thread is for brainstorming the topics. I intend to have 4 groups of 5 topics each by the time we have the meeting.

 

My first suggestions (not written in stone)

 

Stamp issued in both perforated and imperf format

Perfin with no alpha characters at all.

Stamp with 8 or more animals on it

 

Over to you!

 

Sheryll

 

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Thank you to those who have added suggestions to the Facebook brainstorming thread.

Here's what we have so far:

A. Why the stamp was issued and how it was made
1. A joint issue (need to show stamps from both countries)
2. A stamp issued in both perforated and imperforate
3. A piece of postal stationery with at least 3 indicia

B. What's on the stamp?
1. A stamp with posthorns on it
2. A stamp with petroglyphs or cave paintings on it
3. A stamp showing 2 musical instruments being played
4. A stamp with 8 or more animals on it

C. How the stamp was used.
1. A TPO / railroad cancel.
2. Perfin with no alpha characters at all
3. A piece of diplomatic pouch mail

 

D. Can you find these?
1. Cinderella of a comic book character
2. A stamp showing the sphinx but not any pyramids

 

We need more cover topics...

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How about a palindromic cancel 

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Re: *** eUSC Meeting 22-24 February: "2019 Scavenger Hunt" brainstorming thread

Some ideas for you Sheryll:

 

- an item that was forwarded at least three times before it found the addressee

- an item was traveling IN the mails during the turn of a century

- an item that reflects a change of borders between countries  - bonus points for less time between the item's postmarks and the event that changed borders.

- something that features a volcano (in honor of Jim W-S)

-  an item that shows a stamp where the stamp had a value OTHER THAN the amount printed on the stamp for postage

- an item that shows or references Genghis Khan.

- something that features the use of a private stamp separation device or perforation

- an item that can be shown to have traveled by three modes of transportation or more.

- an item that was sent from, to or went through Negapatam, India

- something with at least ten stamps to pay for a single letter rate

- an item that was returned by a censor at a time when the sender was in a country that was NOT at war.

- something that was mailed successfully using a forged/faked stamp

- postal evidence that a person mailed bees via the postal service

- an item that can be shown to have been on a ship that ran aground or sank

- something that was mailed from a city that ends in "berg" to a city that ends in "burg" or vice versa.

- some postal history item that has anything to do with Mantove/Mantua Italy. 

- an item that shows payment of a late fee of some sort with a postage stamp

- an item that shows a marking showing a delay in the mail because the item was received too late to take the scheduled mail transport

- an item that shows a triple letter rate.  Bonus if this rate is not to an internal destination.

- show a newspaper or portion of a newspaper with a stamp used to show postage for mailing

- show an item that tries to use a cut square from a preprinted envelope for mailing.  Bonus if it shows a postal service saying it is invalid for postage.

 

I hope this helps.

Rob

 

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Palinidromic cancel - great idea. Will add to list.

 

- something that features a volcano (in honor of Jim W-S) - yep will add to list

 

Rob - Fantastic brainstorming! I think we might have two hunts going. 20 stamps and covers, 20 esoteric postal history

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We need to finish brainstorming so I can announce the topics in the next week, so you can prepare.

 

I'm adding:

 

An inverted overprint on a stamp

A forgery

 

Palindromic cancel of town name or date

 

A wrapper used during wartime .

A cover showing a registration label or handstamp with the town name misspelled.

A cover which was missent out of the country but eventually delivered to the correct domestic addressee.

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Here's the almost finally final list. There will be two hunts.

 

EUSC Feb meeting scavenger hunt

 

  Why the stamp was issued and how it was made

  1. A joint issue (need to show stamps from both countries)
  2. A stamp issued in both perforated and imperforate
  3. A piece of postal stationery with at least 3 indicia
  4. A stamp with posthorns on it

What's on the stamp?

  1. A stamp with petroglyphs or cave paintings on it
  2. A stamp showing 2 musical instruments being played
  3. A stamp with 8 or more animals on it
  4. A stamp or cover showing a volcano (in honor of iomoon)

How the stamp was used.

  1. A TPO / railroad cancel. 
  2. A palindromic cancel (town name or date)
  3. Perfin with no alpha characters at all
  4. A piece of diplomatic pouch mail 

Can you find these?

  1. Cinderella of a comic book character
  2. A stamp showing the sphinx but not any pyramids
  3. A forgery
  4. An inverted overprint

 

Postal History Scavenger Hunt

 

P1 – Rates

-  an item that shows a stamp where the stamp had a value OTHER THAN the amount printed on the stamp for postage

- an item with at least ten stamps to pay for a single letter rate

- an item that shows payment of a late fee of some sort with a postage stamp

- an item that shows a triple letter rate.  Bonus if this rate is not to an internal destination.

 

P2 - Routes

- an item that was forwarded at least three times before it found the addressee

- an item that can be shown to have traveled by three modes of transportation or more.

- an item that shows a marking showing a delay in the mail because the item was received too late to take the scheduled mail transport

- an item that was mailed from a city that ends in "berg" to a city that ends in "burg" or vice versa.

 

P3 - History/Time Periods

- an item that was traveling IN the mails during the turn of a century

- an item that can be shown to have been on a ship that ran aground or sank

- an item that reflects a change of borders between countries  - bonus points for less time between the item's postmarks and the event that changed borders.

- an item that was returned by a censor at a time when the sender was in a country that was NOT at war.

 

P4 - Contents of stamp or cover

- an item that features the use of a private stamp separation device or perforation

- an item that was mailed successfully using a forged/faked stamp

- an item that tries to use a cut square from a preprinted envelope for mailing.  Bonus if it shows a postal service saying it is invalid for postage.

- a newspaper or portion of a newspaper with a stamp used to show postage for mailing

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