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16 Jan 2021, 22:57
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Last post Miscellaneous U.S. stamps
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09 Jan 2021, 17:32
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Last post Re: Mexican commercial cover
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27 Dec 2020, 12:43
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Last post First Day Cover
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28 Dec 2020, 16:34
Caribbean
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12 Nov 2020, 06:48
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10 Sep 2020, 18:11
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[Falkland Islands] guyana1230's Falkland Islands Stamps

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Canadian Advertising Covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 16 Jan 2021, 22:57

by TheCoverCollector » 16 Jan 2021, 22:57

Here are three illustrated advertising covers out of Canada, a recent acquisition. Two are real photos of trucks while the third is commercial art...

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16 Jan 2021, 22:57
Miscellaneous U.S. stamps

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 09 Jan 2021, 17:32

by TheCoverCollector » 09 Jan 2021, 17:32

Besides covers, I also collect stamps, world-wide and U.S. I keep an album for miscellaneous U.S. stamps of which the below Back of the Book Postal...

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09 Jan 2021, 17:32
Advertising covers

Last post by guyana1230 « 05 Jan 2021, 12:02
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by TheCoverCollector » 30 Jul 2020, 12:48
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Among my cover collections are advertising covers. That is, covers with graphic or printed advertising in the upper left corners or overall on the...

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Love that State of Alaska cover
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05 Jan 2021, 12:02
[Guyana] My collection

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Stamp Dealers Covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 29 Dec 2020, 21:25
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by TheCoverCollector » 10 Oct 2020, 17:31

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Samp dealer covers are another sideline collection that I maintain. My favorite stamp dealer is Elmer R. Long who operated from Harrisburg,...

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This 1964 cover from Franciscan Assumption Seminary is a recent addition to my Stamp Dealers Covers collection. The Franciscan Assumption Seminary...

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29 Dec 2020, 21:25
First Day Cover

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 28 Dec 2020, 16:34

by TheCoverCollector » 28 Dec 2020, 16:34

I have noticed that this forum has no threads so I thought I might open it with the following cover. I don't collect U.N., but I do collect covers...

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28 Dec 2020, 16:34
Mexican commercial cover

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 27 Dec 2020, 12:43
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by TheCoverCollector » 10 Aug 2020, 16:06

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Here's an advertising cover from my Commercial Covers Collection from Tasco, Guerrero, the silver mining capital of Mexico. Some even say the town is...

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Thanks, Postmaster, but I don't think my scanner will produce a negative. It is one of the most inexpensive purchased from WalMart a few years back....

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27 Dec 2020, 12:43
Some Canada stamps

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by jason ferguson » 26 Dec 2020, 11:34

Some early Canadian stamps

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26 Dec 2020, 11:34
Panoramic view covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 16 Dec 2020, 16:55
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by TheCoverCollector » 20 Nov 2020, 18:18

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Shown in this post are a first flight and two first day covers featuring panoramic views.

The first flight cover from 1931 is a piece of hotel...

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A recent acquisition for my panoramic view covers. Actually, these covers would be better titled Birds Eye Views, but it is too late to edit the...

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16 Dec 2020, 16:55
Confederate States

Last post by sforgca « 02 Dec 2020, 21:58
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by guyana1230 » 27 Nov 2020, 20:42

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Confederate States of America facsimile stamps

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CSA 2
CSA 2b 10¢dark blue, Hoyer & Ludwig sm.jpg
CSA 2B Hoyer & Ludwig

CSA 2-P, 10¢ blue Paterson sm.jpg
CSA 2-P Paterson

Some of my...

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Last post by sforgca
02 Dec 2020, 21:58
Holiday Covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 21 Nov 2020, 17:18
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by TheCoverCollector » 18 Nov 2020, 15:54

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The United States' Thanksgiving Day is a week away, November 26th, and its time for a few related covers. I don't have many Thanksgiving Day covers,...

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Another Thanksgiving greeting card posted aboard the St. Joseph & Oxford railway post office, November 21, 1921, again featuring the ubiquitous...

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21 Nov 2020, 17:18
[Guyana] Modern Postal History

Last post by guyana1230 « 17 Nov 2020, 17:31
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by Alex » 06 Sep 2020, 09:20

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Here is a modern cover from Guyana that I found of interest.

Guyana 2002 Mabaruma cover.jpg

Cancelled at Mabaruma in May 2002 with an improvised...

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Three covers from Guyana arrived today, last one has 3 different cancels on the reverse

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17 Nov 2020, 17:31
Trinidad & Tobago pages

Last post by guyana1230 « 12 Nov 2020, 06:48
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by guyana1230 » 10 Nov 2020, 20:58

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12 Nov 2020, 06:48
Canada Scott #190 Plate Scratches

Last post by jim-fairfield « 27 Oct 2020, 16:20
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by Hounddog » 22 Apr 2020, 19:24

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I'm just trying to get familiar with the site and loading pictures.
Here's a Canada Scott #190 with markings from a scratched plate top left corner....

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Beautiful graphics here -- and a very interesting stamp. You have a good eye.

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Last post by jim-fairfield
27 Oct 2020, 16:20
The stamps of Bolivia

Last post by spain_1850 « 04 Oct 2020, 13:33

by spain_1850 » 04 Oct 2020, 13:33

A few pages from my Bolivia collection, including one page of cork and segmented fancy: cancels
bol2.jpg
bol3.jpg
bol4.jpg

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04 Oct 2020, 13:33
The stamps of Argentina

Last post by spain_1850 « 04 Oct 2020, 13:25

by spain_1850 » 04 Oct 2020, 13:25

A couple of pages from my Argentina album:
arg5.jpg
arg6.jpg

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04 Oct 2020, 13:25
Fluorescence

Last post by Canuck_Jim « 15 Sep 2020, 15:08

by Canuck_Jim » 15 Sep 2020, 15:08

Can anyone advise as to the type of lighting and other equipment to view and distinguish fluorescence on Canadian stamps? Thank you!

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15 Sep 2020, 15:08
Advertising cover from El Salvador

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 10 Sep 2020, 18:11
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by TheCoverCollector » 10 Sep 2020, 16:46

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This cover has little, if any, philatelic value. it is a from a bakery in San Salvador and I bought it solely for the colorful corner card logo. It...

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Thanks, Guyana. I appreciate your comment.

TCC

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
10 Sep 2020, 18:11
[Falkland Islands] guyana1230's Falklands Dependencies Stamps

Last post by guyana1230 « 10 Sep 2020, 06:57

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10 Sep 2020, 06:57
[Antigua & Barbuda] guyana1230's Antigua and Barbuda Stamps

Last post by guyana1230 « 10 Sep 2020, 06:44
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10 Sep 2020, 06:44
Seeking help regarding the illustrated covers of F.S. Giles

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 09 Sep 2020, 14:20

by TheCoverCollector » 09 Sep 2020, 14:20

I'm seeking information about covers illustrated by F. S. Giles of Tulsa, Oklahoma. My only example of his work is below and I know of only one other...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
09 Sep 2020, 14:20
[British Guiana] BRITISH GUIANA QE11 St.Gib. 334

Last post by guyana1230 « 30 Aug 2020, 12:07
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by ARJAY1980 » 23 Aug 2020, 09:35

Hi,
I have this 4c fine used item Shooting Fish which catalogues show the perforation as 12 1/2 x 13.

The item i hold is clearly Perf. 13x13.

I...

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30 Aug 2020, 12:07

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