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Archive for 2007/02


Stamps - Making the Grade

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!There is a story in today’s Daily Comet out of Thibodaux, La that covers the need to pay attention to the quality of material in your collection. Specifically, the article talks about grading and gives a listing of […]

Stamp Collecting in Nebraska

In today’s Beatrice Daily Sun, out of Beatrice, Nebraska, there is a story about stamp collecting in general, a stamp collector specifically, and a nearby annual stamp show. The story focuses on one stamp collector, Gailen McMullen, who has been collecting stamps since 1960 and specializes in plate blocks. The real reason for the article, […]

Postcard arrives - 92 years late!

A postcard sent by a British soldier during WW1 has finally arrived at it’s destination. Of course, neither the sender nor the recipient are still alive, but their daughter is. She doesn’t quite understand what all the fuss is about. For a more complete version of the story visit this article (it’s a generic AP […]

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