STAMP CLUB
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| 6801 | tmg wrote:
UV Lamp does not show the watermark in stamps ( The watermark in stamps is 99% in the paper used and produced before the actual stamp is printed onto the stamp (sheets) by compressing the watermark image making it thinner those a little more transparent. The Signoscope I found works well on mint never hinged stamps but still has difficulty in detecting real difficult watermarks. Hinged mint or used with bad cancels obscure the watermark. It helps to know beforehand what type of watermark you are looking for and the watermark fluid works best for me. That is if I can not see the Wmk outright. Those that look for watermarks on stamp employ different methods which best suits them - no instrument is perfect bar an xray which obviously is not cost effective. philafarinz - 2017-03-13 07:34:00 |
| 6802 | "STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR" this Saturday 18th March from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch. twg1935 - 2017-03-16 07:38:00 |
| 6803 | twg1935 wrote:
and some great deals to be had! I'll be there for sure as it doesn't pay to miss this great opportunity. kiwisteven - 2017-03-18 03:20:00 |
| 6804 | kiwisteven wrote: Will be some great deals if you are still pricing up stock at 3.08am!!!! Edited by dunedinstamps at 9:08 am, Sat 18 Mar dunedinstamps - 2017-03-18 09:08:00 |
| 6805 | dunedinstamps wrote:
I always check my emails and replies before going o bed on the night before the fair as often people email me to bring along something to the fair. I actually had just finished loading up my car for the morning in case it get wet later in the morning. Luckily it didn't. At one stage I was serving (or at least had at my tables) 10 customers and had to transter a couple of regulars to the public or general tables in the middle of the room so we certainly had a good turnout on Saturday morning! kiwisteven - 2017-03-18 22:03:00 |
| 6806 | "STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR" this Saturday 1st April from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch. twg1935 - 2017-03-30 11:53:00 |
| 6807 | can someone tell me, why is someone willing to pay so much for this over? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/573719767.jpg is the 10/- used on cover very rare? ang_ck - 2017-03-30 21:07:00 |
| 6808 | ang_ck wrote:
prob wouldn't be many other ordinary Airmail Letters to the USA of the day with a 10/- value on them Sounds like the Postman did very well out of the deal .. ;-) tmg - 2017-03-31 00:58:00 |
| 6809 | philafarinz wrote:
thanks for your posting & help -- I can see why some of the more difficult watermarks are fairly hard to find tmg - 2017-03-31 01:00:00 |
| 6810 | tmg wrote:
tmg, thanks for the reply. So, this sender basically slapped on an expensive stamp to the USA ang_ck - 2017-03-31 01:46:00 |
| 6811 | ang_ck wrote:
It does look that way - only guessing but Airmail cost would unlikely to be more than 1/- or 2/- in the day to USA There is value in the 10/- as highest value of the set, but then uniqueness of seeing one on a standard airmail envelope going out is probably another thing & may make it quite collectable tmg - 2017-04-01 13:55:00 |
| 6812 | "STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR" this Saturday 15th April from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch. twg1935 - 2017-04-13 07:59:00 |
| 6813 | Hi there an elderly family member has decided to part with his stamp and First Day Cover collection....how should he go about selling this collection...any advise would be very much appreciated firebirds - 2017-04-14 12:24:00 |
| 6814 | firebirds wrote: twg1935 - 2017-04-14 14:32:00 |
| 6815 | twg1935 wrote:
Hi there he family member with the collection lives in Tauranga....he is now visually impaired and transport can sometimes be an issue for him...is there someone in the Tauranga area that I could contact for him ? firebirds - 2017-04-14 15:17:00 |
| 6816 | twg1935 wrote:
Should be a busy day after everybody has had Friday off to play with their stamps and work out that they have some gaps to fill. I'll be sure to be there and I'm hoping to bring along a lot of nice items to entice people with. See you on Saturday in Riccarton. kiwisteven - 2017-04-14 18:58:00 |
| 6817 | Some advice please. I'm not a stamp collector but I'm undecided as to whether I should bin these or not. Don't want to spend time trying to sell them if there's no real worth to them. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/580843413.jpg russell.s.c - 2017-04-17 15:42:00 |
| 6818 | russell.s.c wrote: twg1935 - 2017-04-17 22:18:00 |
| 6819 | any opinions on this? seems a bargain if it's a thing! dtpapa - 2017-04-18 11:44:00 |
| 6820 | dtpapa wrote:
Lacking the fine engraved detail of the genuine. ambj - 2017-04-18 17:58:00 |
| 6821 | ambj wrote:
engraving not yet complete, according to description! dtpapa - 2017-04-18 18:05:00 |
| 6822 | Anyone has a spare copy of Stephen Jones "'Illustrated First Day Covers of New Zealand (Pre-Decimal Period) (Part II)? ang_ck - 2017-04-24 17:57:00 |
| 6823 | "STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR" this Saturday 6th May from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch. twg1935 - 2017-05-04 11:13:00 |
| 6824 | Hobby collector here... have had an 8 year break, now back into it again, just wondering if there are any stamp fairs or clubs in Pukekohe? thanks! rileysmum - 2017-05-07 13:08:00 |
| 6825 | This was in General: The US Postal Service created a stamp with a picture of President Trump This enraged the President who demanded a full investigation. After weeks of testing and $1.73 million in congressional spending, a special Presidential commission presented the following findings: The stamp is in perfect order. There is nothing wrong with the adhesive. People are spitting on the wrong side. paulmc - 2017-05-12 01:40:00 |
| 6826 | paulmc wrote:
VG tmg - 2017-05-12 02:19:00 |
| 6827 | paulmc wrote:
What a joke. Except US Postal Service rules won't put a US president on a Postage Stamp until 5 years after their death and for ordinary people not until 10 years after their death. Whoever made up that joke hasn't seen a US stamp for a long time as all of them are now self-adhesive so don't need licking at all. kiwisteven - 2017-05-12 19:33:00 |
| 6828 | kiwisteven wrote:
Hey, Steven - didn't you see read how Trump changed the rules, so they could? dunedinstamps - 2017-05-12 19:47:00 |
| 6829 | dunedinstamps wrote:
No. You must be reading some "Fake News" if you did! kiwisteven - 2017-05-12 19:53:00 |
| 6830 | kiwisteven wrote:
Yep! dunedinstamps - 2017-05-12 19:58:00 |
| 6831 | Peter explains the gentle are of philately to Chris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUZ-cxDTqnM Edited by dtpapa at 8:12 pm, Fri 12 May dtpapa - 2017-05-12 20:11:00 |
| 6832 | This joke is ancient & has many fathers : funho1 - 2017-05-12 21:56:00 |
| 6833 | 1323607247 What ? LOL Spelling is a bit rich & printing at the time must have been a bit filthy .. ;-) Anyone tempted by this rare item ? ;-) tmg - 2017-05-17 17:55:00 |
| 6834 | and now for the No muck around "Rare Listing of the Week" -- "1326668480" "This is rare stamps collection" tmg - 2017-05-17 17:59:00 |
| 6835 | "STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR" this Saturday 20th May from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch. twg1935 - 2017-05-18 09:01:00 |
| 6836 | twg1935 wrote:
I'll be there for sure. No doubt the wet weather will cancel a lot of outdoor sports and other activities so just ideal to go along to the warm stamp Centre in Mandeville Street with its underfloor heating and warm carpet. kiwisteven - 2017-05-20 01:13:00 |
| 6837 | I have stamp collection where can i get it valued in auckland from a good dealer and when is a stamp fair goin to be in auckland please kanese - 2017-05-20 14:50:00 |
| 6838 | Hi, I have several books of my Dads that contain many First Day Covers. Can anybody please tell me the best way to go about trying to find out what these could be worth. Thanks Raewynne bumblebee2 - 2017-05-25 08:25:00 |
| 6839 | A gentle reminder. to Christchurch stamp Collectors. The Stamp Collectors Club "Knock Down Stamp Sale" viewing of stamp lots will be on this evening Tuesday from 7pm until 9pm at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville Street in Riccarton. The actual sale will be tomorrow (Wednesday) night from 7.30pm but tonight gives everybody a change to take a careful look thru all the lots. Come along and meet a lot of other local keen stamp collectors. On Wednesday we will also have free coffee/tea and biscuits. Everybody welcome! kiwisteven - 2017-05-30 11:35:00 |
| 6840 | "STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR" this Saturday 3rd June from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch. Edited by twg1935 at 7:17 pm, Thu 1 Jun twg1935 - 2017-06-01 19:17:00 |
| 6841 | twg1935 wrote:
I'm looking forward to it for sure. Attending New Zealand's best stamp fair is a great event and great fun. nice and warm too and if collectors want help and advice they will always find it freely available at the fair. kiwisteven - 2017-06-02 18:22:00 |
| 6842 | i have inherited a stamp collection seems to be lots of old nz stamps is there any market for such collections jessamyn - 2017-06-10 10:58:00 |
| 6843 | I am in the same position so look forward to hearing any replies... mrscat - 2017-06-10 11:53:00 |
| 6844 | jessamyn wrote:
yes, there is a lot of demand but it really depends on what you have. You don't give any idea of how much you have, is it mint or used, a single stamp album or 10 albums or just loose stamps. How old are they. you can easily tell by looking at them to see what king or queen is featured, are they in decimal currency or sterling currency etc. You can visit a local library and borrow or look at a stamp catalogue. If you were in Christchurch i could help more. Alternatively take some photos and offer your collection on trademe and see what happens. good luck! kiwisteven - 2017-06-10 23:13:00 |
| 6845 | Hi, mine lot has two book, appears to 1950 to 1980 and to my uninitiated eye has some real beauties probably over 50 pages. There are a few stamps featuring JF Kennedy and some of the first astronauts. These were donated to a historical society and I foolishly said I would deal with them. Do you ever do valuations if albums couriered down and return postage paid. thanks.... mrscat - 2017-06-11 11:06:00 |
| 6846 | "STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR" this Saturday 17th June from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch. twg1935 - 2017-06-15 09:18:00 |
| 6847 | mrscat wrote:
I haven't done that before but if you put in a courier bag to pay the return then I'm happy to do it for you. Now I'm not able to provide you with a postal address according to Trademe rules but a search around should easily find my email address so do that and I can perhaps help you out. kiwisteven - 2017-06-15 18:46:00 |
| 6848 | twg1935 wrote:
Great. I'm looking forward to he fair and I'll certainly be there. Philately is going well in Christchurch. Our local stamp Collectors club got 6 new paid up members this month perhaps largely because of our Knock down sale attracting many people who saw the sense of becoming a club member. We also had a good turnout at our Wednesday afternoon stamp club meeting and had to add another table to fit everybody in. kiwisteven - 2017-06-15 18:50:00 |
| 6849 | Had a great Stamp Club meeting this evening at the Philatelic Centre in Mandeville st in Christchurch with 40 members present including several visitors and members from out of town. The evening was mainly about Norfolk island with a great talk by Laurence Eagle backed up by displays of his Postcard collection of Norfolk Islands as well as displays of Norfolk Island Stamps, Booklets, FDC's and stamps from Shirley Bone and Paul Clark so we had 8 frames of displays. Also a award winning display of American Submarine covers plus some nice items of interest displays. Luckily for us our new driveway to our extra room car parks alongside the building have now been resealed and so we have easy access to the car parks there. Our stamp club meetings are probably the best attended of any in New Zealand. Perhaps the free supper and teas and coffees count! We also had 7 new club members join last month which was probably a club record. kiwisteven - 2017-06-28 23:52:00 |
| 6850 | "STAMP & POSTCARD FAIR" this Saturday 1st July from 9am to noon at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St, Riccarton, Christchurch. twg1935 - 2017-06-29 22:35:00 |
