The Stamp Board

Forum Posts

Sorted by:

Not Sure What this is exactly.....

Any thoughts? It's approx 2 1/2" long by 1" tall, and appears to be rouletted.

Which Image Program Do You Use?

I'm interested in what other stamp collectors use for image programs. I myself have found Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9 works great for: Easy to use with a scanner. Makes finding plate varieties easy. Easy to add arrows to stamp images. Easy to add t...

BRM cover anomaly

The BRM item below, marked “first class”, doesn’t add up. In January 1974 the BRM per-piece 1st class surface rate for 1 oz was 10¢, for airmail (extremely unlikely for a charity BRM) 13¢, neither of which divides equally into $10.48. This BRM transa...

UK returned mail from front WW II

For you GB/UK experts, I’m wondering if this cover is the polite way the British had of returning correspondence addressed to KIA servicemen. I’ve seen letters that were sent to US service personnel returned with rude, shocking notices: DECEASED, KIL...

Fiscal Cancel?

Is this item’s cancel fiscal? Seems unlikely anyone paid 5 1893 shillings to mail something then the stamp wasn't heavily obliterated. What does the “C” stand for in the CDS?

* eBay Users' Stamp Club * Meeting 25-28 May: “By the numbers”, Military

Please join us on this thread for our monthly meeting which runs from Friday 25th until midnight Monday 28th May PDT. The theme is "By the Numbers” The first poster starts by posting something philatelic relating to the number 1 in some form or other...

“Nebr.” overprint used on BRM

This is the first legitimate use I have ever seen of a “Nebr.” overprint stamp, and used to pay BRM no less! The 3¢ Lincoln, tied by a CRETE NEBR. cancel pays the 2¢ first class rate plus 1¢ BRM fee for a single item.

Auxiliary mark RE: using air mail stamps

Never seen this P.O. mark before… Apparently Blue Seal Linen Supply ran out of 10₵ stamps and decided instead to use some 11₵ airmail stamps on what was probably local billing. First class mail was 10₵ at the time, so they figured they had it covered...

Campbell Paterson catalogue

Campbell Paterson Nz stamp catalogue, does anyone know where I can borrow one from.

Department of Homeland Security censor tape

First one I’ve ever seen! I didn’t think the USPS opened mail anymore. Maybe it was because this item was from the PRC. Anyone else seen one of these?

* eBay Users Stamp Club * Meeting 27th -29th April

Please join us for our monthly meeting which runs from Friday 27th midnight until Sunday 29th whatever part of the World you are in.The theme is " Births, Weddings and Memorials" (Sheryll's idea but may have been influenced slightly by her trip to Au...

* eBay Users Stamp Club * Meeting 27-29th April: "Births, Weddings and Memorials"

Please join us on this thread for our monthly meeting which runs from Friday 27th until midnight Sunday 29th in whatever part of the world you are in. The theme is "Births, Weddings and Memorials" Or in common parlance, Hatches, Matches and Dispatche...