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donaldo - 2015-03-29 16:29:00

Good on you Donaldo ! With you in spirit, but the flesh feeling weary at this stage of the game ....

funho1 - 2015-03-29 19:29:00

regarding the "1/2d Opt Victoria Land pair used on piece" from ebay I posted about earlier,

I googled "aujoh-4q99e7"'

apparently he(?) is a crook!!

see this discussion thread

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=58971&am
p;p=4169384

dtpapa - 2015-03-29 23:24:00

I contacted "aujoh-4q99e7" requesting a higher resolution photo, have not heard back. No surprise there!

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oldbnz - 2015-04-01 10:48:00

oldbnz wrote:

I have a lot of them, all have a number top right hand corner and most a date stamp on left hand side or a written date on the actual letter, mostly 1944 and 45. Some have a stamp that says passed which presumeably means by the censor. Not something I really know anything about and google is not helping very much.

Not sure why you had no joy with Google. Just type in Airgraph.
From Wikipedia...."The airgraph was invented in the 1930s by the Eastman Kodak Company in conjunction with Imperial Airways (now British Airways) and Pan-American Airways as a means of reducing the weight and bulk of mail carried by air. The airgraph forms, upon which the letter was written, were photographed and then sent as negatives on rolls of microfilm. A General Post Office (GPO) poster of the time claimed that 1,600 letters on film weighed just 5oz, while 1,600 ordinary letters weighed 50 lbs. At their destination the negatives were printed on photographic paper and delivered as airgraph letters through the normal Royal Engineers (Postal Section) - also known as the Army Postal Services (APS) - systems." During the war, the service became extremely useful for reducing the weight requirements on valuable aircraft space.

dunedinstamps - 2015-04-01 13:23:00

STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR, this Saturday 4th April from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch.
Any visitors from out of town for Easter, come along and put a face on your favourite Trade Me sellers.

twg1935 - 2015-04-02 08:58:00

www.sharechat.co.nz/article/ab84a822/mowbray-sells-stamp-bus
inesses-to-outgoing-chief-executive-john-mowbray.html

"Mowbray sells stamp businesses to outgoing chief executive John Mowbray

Mowbray Collectables, the unprofitable listed auction house business, has sold its stamps, coins and bank notes collectables business to outgoing chief executive John Mowbray in a bid to return to profitability "

tmg - 2015-04-02 21:54:00

tmg wrote:

www.sharechat.co.nz/article/ab84a822/mowbray-sell
s-stamp-businesses-to-outgoing-chief-executive-john-mowbray.
html

"Mowbray sells stamp businesses to outgoing chief executive John Mowbray

Mowbray Collectables, the unprofitable listed auction house business, has sold its stamps, coins and bank notes collectables business to outgoing chief executive John Mowbray in a bid to return to profitability "

very interesting. John bought his own business back. Now
Mowbray Collectables = Peter Webb Galleries

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donaldo - 2015-04-03 17:52:00

donaldo wrote:

poor share holders!!!

the share market is a place for people with spare cash and willing to lose it if they make a mistake.

ang_ck - 2015-04-03 18:27:00

that's the thing .. with all the bureaucracy & fancy reporting standards around public listed entities .. all manner of fair valuing & write-offs under the sun are expected to be done .. ;-)

The same venture privately owned prob could be quite profitable without all the fancy financial jiggling & juggling required as a publically listed beast .. ;-)

The bricks & mortar it operates from, I suspect were / are owned by Mowbray interests..

To be honest, I expected that it would be sold back to Mowbray interests .. afterall what would a firesale have produced for the public company shareholders - who look like they have taken a baking along the way .. ;-)

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tmg - 2015-04-03 20:29:00

Anyone have any experience in removing those recent NZ circular ICC Cricket World Cup 80c stamps off paper, or are they like an adhesive / sticker jobs - meant to be left on the backing they are used on & not easily removed ?

Edited by tmg at 8:31 pm, Fri 3 Apr

tmg - 2015-04-03 20:31:00

I am glad John bought it back and hopefully remains at Otaki. I still enjoy his annual stamp auction every year.

ang_ck - 2015-04-03 22:00:00

ang_ck wrote:

I am glad John bought it back and hopefully remains at Otaki. I still enjoy his annual stamp auction every year.

I'm confident it will remain there as the staff are based there and while it appears some have "Been retired' John will need the rest to continue the business. Good luck to him. It seems he has probably got a good buy but the actual price won't be released for a few weeks.

kiwisteven - 2015-04-04 01:17:00

Christchurch stamp fair today (Saturday 4th) will be a great chance to catch up with stamp collecting folk over the long weekend. There is always easy parking which is free but you do have to be careful as the parking Police do check on Mandeville st for anybody parking over an hour.

kiwisteven - 2015-04-04 01:20:00

oldbnz wrote:

i think these were actually called an airgraph.

I have a draft of a catalogue prepared by Robin Startup in 1978. The Christchurch Philatelic Society I'm sure will have more recent copies in their library. They are well known and well researched with several keen collectors around.

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donaldo - 2015-04-04 11:47:00

And to you Donaldo - keep up the good work. Peter

funho1 - 2015-04-04 11:56:00

We had a great Christchurch Stamp fair earlier today. It started off really quiet as it seems that everybody had just slept in but later the fair was really busy with lots of folks there and a great amount of business done.

kiwisteven - 2015-04-04 23:13:00

tmg wrote:

Anyone have any experience in removing those recent NZ circular ICC Cricket World Cup 80c stamps off paper, or are they like an adhesive / sticker jobs - meant to be left on the backing they are used on & not easily removed ?

If they are anything like the 1999 Rugby series, then they will be a challenge to get off paper. No doubt someone will be able to advise how it is, but I haven't been fortunate to receive one through the mail yet. I don't bother soaking a lot of the new adhesives, especially the alternative post stamps, as they tend to crease or rip so easily. Nothing wrong in either cutting around the stamp in a nice square, or circle.

loision - 2015-04-05 11:28:00

tmg wrote:

Anyone have any experience in removing those recent NZ circular ICC Cricket World Cup 80c stamps off paper, or are they like an adhesive / sticker jobs - meant to be left on the backing they are used on & not easily removed ?

I have soaked a couple of these and it wasn't too bad. I used quite hot water and they came away with careful peeling. Similar to recent Christmas stamps and no where as bad as the 1999 Rugby stamps which are very hard. I know you can use lighter fluid to remove the self adhesive stamps and there is a YouTube video of how to do it but I haven't tried it myself.

stak - 2015-04-06 16:58:00

thanks for the help on the circular ICC stamps - appreciated

yep .. those 99 rugby adhesives sure saw a lot of casualties along the way

tmg - 2015-04-06 18:46:00

loision wrote:

If they are anything like the 1999 Rugby series, then they will be a challenge to get off paper. No doubt someone will be able to advise how it is, but I haven't been fortunate to receive one through the mail yet. I don't bother soaking a lot of the new adhesives, especially the alternative post stamps, as they tend to crease or rip so easily. Nothing wrong in either cutting around the stamp in a nice square, or circle.

the small ones off the rolls seem to be harder than booklet local mail jobs - if you know what I mean - as for the larger NZM - they do thin easily so prob a lighter fluid removal job is best

tmg - 2015-04-06 18:49:00

on a par with the NZ 99 rugby adhesives were the 96 or 99 Aussie rugby league I think for ease of removal .. although the Aussie ones aging a bit, they seem easier..

tmg - 2015-04-06 18:51:00

Anyone tempted to try removing the newer GB machins with lighter fluid ? Soaking them sees them fall apart usually with the eliptical security section parting company in the process..

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donaldo - 2015-04-09 12:18:00

another bump .. to keep the earlier one company

tmg - 2015-04-10 22:22:00

Good luck to the Stamp Campers at this year Stamp Camp being held at Hanmer Springs. Lots of teenagers and younger kids plus a few adults spening 8 days doing stamps 50% of the time and learning how to be smart Philatelists. These camps are one of the reasons why NZ does better at International Youth Philatelic Exhibitions that the Aussies do. I'm off to spend some time with them on Tuesday and to share some enthusiam with them for our great hobby. The philatelic Youth council do a great job organising these camps. BTW It is all good quality accomodation, great sports facilities, laptops and internet connections for all along with lots of help and lots of fun. If you ever get the chance to visit or attend a stamp camp then don't miss the oportunity. This year is also the first year where they also accept adult stamp campers.

kiwisteven - 2015-04-11 22:20:00

If you are having a problem with soaking Finnish stamps, read on:-
http://www.stampcollectingblog.com/stamp-catastrophe.php

philafarinz - 2015-04-12 08:16:00

a good link #6336

Another lot of recent issues to watch for with trying to remove from backing

tmg - 2015-04-13 17:28:00

Is there a stamp fair in Suburban Auckland this Saturday, if so address please and time ?

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philafarinz - 2015-04-13 19:52:00

STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR, this Saturday 18th April from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch.
Come along and put a face on your favourite Trade Me sellers.

twg1935 - 2015-04-16 08:17:00

twg1935 wrote:

STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR, this Saturday 18th April from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch.
Come along and put a face on your favourite Trade Me sellers.

I don't want anybody putting another face on me. I don't want to be called two faced Mr TWG. I just like going along because the Christchurch stamp fairs are great fun.

kiwisteven - 2015-04-18 02:00:00

twg1935 wrote:

STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR, this Saturday 18th April from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch.
Come along and put a face on your favourite Trade Me sellers.

Lots of people at the Cghristchurch stamps fair earlier today with collectors from Nelson down to Ashburton and some North islanders too all enjoying the event. One regular Singaporean visitor was buying up prior to returning to Asia for our Winter months so the dealers all had a busy time. Next Christchurch fair will be May 2nd.

kiwisteven - 2015-04-18 20:40:00

Australian Early Postmark Collectors:

Amazing what you come across in old collections

We located a nice copy of a King George 1d value with the following tidy postmark recently:

Milperink NSW 1918

A tidy date stamp

Google has just one reference to this place

but probably more like Milperinka NSW

looking further:

"Milperinka-PO 16/7/ 1881; renamed Milparinka PO c.1925"

and

"Apr 1, 2014 - In 2000 all that remained of Milparinka, in the far north western sector of the Unincorporated Area of New South Wales, was a hotel on the brink..."

sure enough, Stamp Boards includes both in NSW PO's listing posted by a member there..

Any guesses on value of the earlier variation with a clear postmark imprint dated in mid 1918 ? ;-)

that aside, the first KG Australian issues look like a minefield of different prints, papers, shades of red & watermarks .. probably challenging even for a specialist collector of old Australian issues to weed through ..

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tmg - 2015-04-19 16:39:00

Bing has lots of references to the place so don't always think Google is the best place to search. Some info from Bing Milparinka is a small settlement in north-west New South Wales, Australia about 250 kilometres (155 mi) north of Broken Hill on the Silver City Highway. At the time of the 2006 census, Milparinka had a population of 55 people.[1] Milparinka is on Evelyn Creek.[2]

In 1844 Charles Sturt's expedition was stranded for six months at nearby Preservation Creek, owing to a lack of supplies. Gold was discovered in the 1870s and a rush commenced in 1880. The mostly male population peaked at 3,000, with W.H.J. Slee being appointed the resident Goldfields Warden in January 1881. Cobb and Co coaches ran three times a week from Milparinka to Wilcannia, and by August 1881 the official gold escort had carried about 10,000 ounces of gold from the field, not to mention that which went privately

kiwisteven - 2015-04-19 20:29:00

More on Milparinka.
Gold was never found at Milparinka, but something more precious, water. A township developed along the waterhole in the Evelyn Creek, whilst gold was mined at Mt Browne, Albert, and The Granites (Tibooburra).

In time, Milparinka grew into a substantial township with four hotels, a bank, shops, a library, a newspaper office, police station and courthouse, a Cobb and Co office, school, post office and more. Plans were made to build a hospital. The telegraph was linked to Sydney in 1896, and coach services arrived twice a week from Wilcannia and later Broken Hill.

kiwisteven - 2015-04-19 20:35:00

Listing #: 873545690 , wow if this sells for $20, we will all be rich.....

bca - 2015-04-21 15:16:00

Thanks for the added info - kiwisteven - appreciated ..

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donaldo - 2015-04-24 12:31:00

donaldo wrote:

they did sell for this in the good old days

The 1969 Cook Miniature Sheet was around $45 each for ages but so many of them have come onto the market from collectors who put a few aside that the current market has brought the price right down to about $10.

kiwisteven - 2015-04-24 20:52:00

Hi, i have a stamp collection that i got from my deceased grandfather. I have no idea about its worth. Where do i find out about it? And is there any collectors that wod be interested in viewing it? Im in Thames.

benandtoni - 2015-04-28 16:29:00

Can any stamp collector tell me what the design error is in the Dame Ngaio Marsh 80 cent stamp issued in 1989? Its something I have previously not heard. (either that or my memory is going!)

kiwisteven - 2015-04-28 20:00:00