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donaldo - 2013-03-13 16:44:00

The Christchurch Stamp & Postcard Fair will be on this Saturday at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St in Riccarton. Come and meet your favorite Trademe sellers or buyers 9am to noon.

rebel58 - 2013-03-14 11:06:00

rebel58 wrote:

The Christchurch Stamp & Postcard Fair will be on this Saturday at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St in Riccarton. Come and meet your favorite Trademe sellers or buyers 9am to noon.

See you there.

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donaldo - 2013-03-15 21:30:00

donaldo wrote:

check out with the timaru stamp club !!!

Thanks, I have managed to find a phone number so guess i will just give them a call. Ta

shredzwear - 2013-03-15 22:45:00

If Madam Joseph (google if unfamiliar) during her trade in the 1930 caused nice cancelled postmarks on request for payment - did she also do forged postmarks on actual mail ?

Anyone able to reply ?

philafarinz - 2013-03-17 15:13:00

shredzwear wrote:

Hi guys, a month or 2 ago there was a stamp fair here in Timaru, which i unfortunately missed. I am wondering if this is a regular thing? Anyone able to shed some light. Cheers.

I was one of the stand holders at the Timaru fair. it was very popular. The timaru Club intend to hold the next one in 6months time (Thats 6 months from the last one so probably in August) at the red cross hall but they will extend it from the 3 hours they did last time (9am to 12 noon) until about 3pm as lots of other folks turned up in the afternoon only to find the fair had already closed.

kiwisteven - 2013-03-18 22:03:00

philafarinz wrote:

If Madam Joseph (google if unfamiliar) during her trade in the 1930 caused nice cancelled postmarks on request for payment - did she also do forged postmarks on actual mail ?

Anyone able to reply ?

Her target was the philatelic market and she created hundreds of different (Mostly European) forged postmarks. Sometimes I believe items would be added to mail and then a forged postmark added.

kiwisteven - 2013-03-18 22:06:00

kiwisteven wrote:

Thank you for the reply.

Her target was the philatelic market and she created hundreds of different (Mostly European) forged postmarks. Sometimes I believe items would be added to mail and then a forged postmark added.

This is what I am looking for - a postal article like an envelope that can be identified as a Madam Joseph forged postmark.on a spefic stamp.

The m.o. was as before at that time, that stamps not easily obtain in used condition was also in a way 'cto-ed'.

The practise however focussed on single stamps that were destined for collections and have yet to see such identified on an envelope.

philafarinz - 2013-03-19 06:42:00

Hi there can anyone recommend someone in Hutt or Wellington to view a book of early to late NZ and Australian stamps? I have listed one big lot already without bothering to get checked but I have one album that I would like to get an experts opinion on that I have held off on listing.

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donaldo - 2013-03-21 21:54:00

Anyone else sighted those new obnoxious multiple wavy line postmarks which Post are now using to deface stamps shot through the mail on letters ? ;-)

With all that advanced Address & Letter recognition technology onboard now, it's surprising that they havent woken up yet to the fact it could also be used to place a nice neat round cancellation on one of the corners of the stamp it sees rather than creating an abortion of an unsightly cancellation for anyone further down the track ;-)

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tmg - 2013-03-22 21:00:00

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bdm1 - 2013-03-25 20:20:00

bdm1 wrote:

Postmarks. Yes they are a curse. I have just posted to myself numerous envelopes bearing the v.c. stamps, three across the envelope with the right hand stamp nearly obliterated.

It looks like these NZ Post inspired multiple Curvy line obliterations are becoming a standard cancellation in many different areas -- not just in the East -- saw some out of Otago recently with the same effort

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donaldo - 2013-03-30 12:20:00

Re the new wavy line postmark - I really like this machine cancellation. Am I the only one? I like that the date is clean and readable. After a few years of frustration from blurred and unreadable machine cancellations or disgusting roller cancels, I am happy my new issue covers look fresh and clean, and the dates are readable - at last! To avoid the 'total obliteration' referred to above, the trick is to attach the stamp lower down on the cover.

I also like that its difference means it is now easier to identify used NZ stamps from mail close to their year of issue versus those that have been used anything up to 50 or so years later.

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jaybee2003 - 2013-04-01 04:44:00

This is new Zealand post evolving and they will continue too.
Remember the obliterate and duplex cancels sometimes referred too as killer cancels in the 1800's early 1900's?(some of these cancels are worth more than the stamp and in some cases re the 5/- 1st side face can make it genuinely postally used )Then the advertising cancels?So on and so on.All of these and others are collectable today as the new ones will be tomorrow

rebel58 - 2013-04-02 09:58:00

Anyone else picked up a variation in the 09 Kiwistamp perfs - off the rolls / boxes - looking at top right corner of the stamps in the top two rows of the scan under - the third row is from booket issue -

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/261614652.jpg

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briarnatai - 2013-04-02 22:32:00

briarnatai wrote:

long thread that im not gunna bother reading
i have a couple of questions
first, do stamp books sell for a bit? - what roughly can ya get?
and where can ya go to get them valued? - in chch
i have apparently got about 4-5 books in my possession and have no use for them (i didnt make them, rather, inherited them)
Thanks

Wonder what the titles may be………

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briarnatai - 2013-04-03 19:15:00

The Christchurch Stamp & Postcard Fair will be on this Saturday at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St in Riccarton. Come and meet your favorite Trademe sellers or buyers 9am to noon.

rebel58 - 2013-04-03 19:35:00

briarnatai wrote:

long thread that im not gunna bother reading
i have a couple of questions

first, do stamp books sell for a bit? - what roughly can ya get?
and where can ya go to get them valued? - in chch
i have apparently got about 4-5 books in my possession and have no use for them (i didnt make them, rather, inherited them)

Thanks

Here is the answer to your question. Most of the Christchurch Dealers will Have a table as well as collectors.
The Christchurch Stamp & Postcard Fair will be on this Saturday at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St in Riccarton. Come and meet your favorite Trademe sellers or buyers 9am to noon.

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briarnatai - 2013-04-03 20:28:00

briarnatai wrote:

ok thanks
is there anyone that does it during the week or after those hours?

The yellow pages and Google are your friend let your fingers do the walking.
All the Christchurch dealers are operating out of their homes as their retail premises have been destroyed by the earthquake, but they have retained their business numbers so most therefore are very approachable.

rebel58 - 2013-04-03 21:31:00

How many Tables at the Stamp Fair this weekend Gary?
Anyone new?

rebel58 - 2013-04-04 18:49:00

rebel58 wrote:

How many Tables at the Stamp Fair this weekend Gary?
Anyone new?

We have nine sellers including one from Dunedin. So should be a good variety of material available.

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massived - 2013-04-06 16:42:00

Hmmm - well the previous two posters - firstly the Auction stated " 7 Albums (not complete) but full of various stamps from around the world. " which may be deceptive and secondly to the buyer - you got into a bidding war which started from $1 start = reserve, but still continued bidding up to win the lot. No questions were asked by the buyer along the way either. So presumably you were happy to continue bidding regardless ;-)

You win some, you lose some & surely a little commonsense should prevail with a sensible question or two if in doubt / unsure ? ;-)

There really is no room to blame the seller, if in the circumstances the bidder was happy to continue bidding, knew it was $1 start & was prepared to win and no reasonable questions clarifying any doubts are asked ;-)

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massived - 2013-04-07 06:48:00

Hi Stamp Addicts

Have come across these pages of old used stamps. Are they worth listing or are they bin material?

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/262797898.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/262797835.jpg

Thanks

bizarre67 - 2013-04-09 20:51:00

hi there guys i am new to this forum/message board . I am wondering what i should do with a huge stamp collection that has been passed down to me from my nan. Many of the stamps are english and european and date back to the 1800 and 1900 war years as her father went to war as a postie for soldiers sending letters. Would my collection be worth anything? what shall i do? Thanks in advance :)

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donaldo - 2013-04-10 09:33:00

willy_hunt wrote:

Those self adhesive stamps can be hard to soak off properly.
They cling like pizza to the box.
Any one else resorting to hot water and dish washing liquid ?
Comments anyone...

Fuelite from Bunnings , Mitre 10 etc and a steel ruler.Try this :------
http://nzsgb.boardhost.com/msg/1271089515/

rebel58 - 2013-04-12 10:24:00

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donaldo - 2013-04-15 16:16:00

Is there any demand for empty NZ Year books ?

I would think these Year books are ideal for teachers getting their students to learn about New Zealand and even filling them with used copies.

philafarinz - 2013-04-18 09:34:00

The Christchurch Stamp & Postcard Fair will be on this Saturday at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St in Riccarton. Come and meet your favorite Trademe sellers or buyers 9am to noon.

rebel58 - 2013-04-18 09:40:00

hi, i have quite a large stamp collection i would to sell as im no longer interested in it. just wanting to know how to go about it or if there might any interest in it. thanks

gjva - 2013-04-18 18:34:00

gjva wrote:

hi, i have quite a large stamp collection i want to sell as i'm no longer interested in it. Just wanting to know how to go about it or if there might any interest in it. My collection are all New Zealand stamps. Thanks

Looking forward to your comments.

gjva - 2013-04-18 22:42:00

Gjva -- take your collection to the Christchurch Philatelic Fair this Sat might be a way to start ? - check the details in posting 4894 just above.

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donaldo - 2013-04-19 15:49:00

donaldo wrote:

if you cant make it to the fair ask your local bookstore about a new zealand 2013 stamp catalogue which will cost you about $12--it has every new zealand stamp priced for you--also your local bookstore may be able to point out to you a local collector who may be able to help you and discuss the various aspects of stamp collecting,and selling,etc
--the new zealand catalogues are also generally available on trademe--and please leave your comments for any more info required here

If you come along to the Christchurch Stamp fair you will be able to buy one of those stamp catalogues for only $10.

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