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He thought he saw an Abatross
That fluttered round the lamp:
He looked again and found it was
A penny-postage Stamp.
"You'd best be getting home," he said,
"The nights are very damp."

{Lewis Carrol}

 

AJ's Stamp News June 30, 2009 - Could your post office be closing? As mail volume declines, the US Postal Service could shutter up to 3,200 post offices and retail outlets. Most people say they understand -- unless it's their post office. The NAZI Scourge: Postal Evidence of the Holocaust and the Devastation of Europe Dec. 2008 ‘Mauritius’: Philately can be fatal Nov. 2008 Al Harris of Alabama has some advise on soaking those pesky US self-adhesive stamps... Found: Oct. 2008 The Current Best Yet! inter.rs directory! "...about Philately (stamp collecting) Included in this category is information about the acquisition, display, identification, and conservation of these collections." and who lists: Allexperts - "Volunteer experts answer your questions about stamps for free." &: Malte Aronsson's Collector's Target - loaded with resources! -&- his "The Fight Against Illegal Issues" (see graphic) Collaboration AIJP-PWO 'June 30, 2006' (excerpt): From: Wolfgang Maassen, President of the AIJP To: Mr. Manta (President of PWO) "I am very excited that you – representing your organization – became a member of AIJP given that there are a lot of commonalities between our two groups. ... We are once again at a turning point in time in which the words usually printed on portable media can now be disseminated, saved, and used any time bodiless and digitally. Thus, as of the last 25 years entirely new possibilities have opened to private users, especially authors and journalists in philately. As the world organization of this target group, recognized by all international organizations of collectors (FIP), commerce (IFSDA) and catalogue publishers (ASCAT), the AIJP represents the interests of authors and journalists in the forum of the World Association for the Development of Philately at the Universal Postal Union." (links added, ajw) What's New in '08? Well, it's now Nov./Dec. and I've been surveying Spain and developing a bit of a new concept... ;) Interesting Sites Lithuania on world postage stamps The Legend of Lindbergh The All World Stamps Catalog - From Stanley Gibbons John Tollan's Postal History Collecting EXPONET - Virtual Philatelic Exhibitions Other Resources to Know AskPhil (esp. Auction Info.!) PostInfo Stamp Websites eBay - forgeries, fakes, dodgy sellers, scams - the tip of the iceberg!, by: Sheryll Oswald & SCADS's Fraud Articles · eBay News Articles ·Internet News Sources   Past 'News' items 2000 · 2001 on

Preface, Introductions Exhibits :   ·Special: Stamp Issuing Entities Vietnam · PR China · Canada · Estonia · Europa Postal Agents & Authorities World Dealers Directory Argentina · Australia · Canada · Spain · UK U.S. Dealers Directory : Dealer Index CA · FL · NY · NJ Clubs & Societies : Topical Index UK , USA: CA · FL · NY, Australia, France Commercial Directory · Auctions · Auctioneers Including: · Auction Agents · Expertizers · Supplies: Albums & Accessories · Software · Catalogs · Gibbons · Scott · Books An Invitation - to join this effort.. Toot-Toot - You said Wha? What's New? Add A Listing © & Contact Indexes External Searches   Note: Clive Levinson At: theStampWeb Has: AlbumEasy software What?: Page design software! Oh?: Yeah, and it's free!!! The International Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Philately - R. Scott Carlton from a review, "A MUST HAVE REFERENCE ...Extensive philatelic terms are translated into German, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian, Polish, Greek, etc. Super for figuring out what stamp inscriptions mean and for determining key words in foreign catalogs. (I use it regularly - aj c.2008)

Did you miss China 2009 in April? or The ASDA's Mega event April 16-19, 2009 in NYC ? So don't miss: Bratislava Collectors Days in June 2009? And if you did then there's: APS Stamp Show in Pittsburgh At: the David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Thursday the 6th until Sunday the 9th of August. And you can order a copy of Windows 7 at 50% off until 7/11/2009 via Amazon.com and share a penny with us..!   Basic Collecting Caring for stamps Plastic Philately Perforations Value Tools: Glossaries/Identifiers Reference Materials Menu Specialized Collecting Postage vs. Other Stamp Makers e-Postage Cancellations Cinderellas First Day Covers Postal History Post Cards Postal Stationery Index Topical Collecting The Arts Medicine Architecture The Environment (animals et al.) History Organizations, Peoples & Persons The Polar Regions Religon Stamps On Stamps Space, Science & Tech. Sports Transports (planes, trains..), Other Topical Index General Resources Directories & Search Engines Newsgroups, Fourums .. Clubs & Societies:   USA, .BE, .DK, .NO, .UK, More Stamp Shows Reference Materials, Tools (in frames) The Dealer's Art Title Index Acorrding to one pundit there are only 3 countries on Earth not - "NOT' using the metiric system - Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria and the United States of America (go figure...) A Few More Books...

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