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Oceania/Australia : Drop Bears?

 

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Winedrinker
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15 Mar 2016
10:01:26am
I currently collect Great Britain -- the Royal theme being quite interesting and amusing. But even more amusing is kangaroos on stamps. I am VERY tempted to start collecting Australia as a 2nd pursuit. (Uruguay was enticing me for a bit, but there are very few roos on those stamps.) Any pros and cons with Australia stamp collecting? Would eBay be the prime source? And are there any good online stamp companies for Australia?

Also, can someone post some Aussie stamps with Drop Bears depicted? I understand they are becoming quite a menace.

Thanks & Appreciate,
Eric


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sheepshanks
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15 Mar 2016
10:27:12am
re: Drop Bears?

Rincewind had the answer to drop bears, wear a stiffened pointy hat.

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15 Mar 2016
12:04:58pm
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Winedrinker, if you're talking about classic Australia (and if you are concerned with 'roos, then you probably are), be forewarned, the cons of collecting that country are just that, "cons." Classic Aus is rife with altered, reperfed, and otherwise fraudulent practices. You will need good reference material and a sharp eye to navigate that minefield.

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15 Mar 2016
03:20:36pm
re: Drop Bears?

OK needing some educating here LOL - what are "drop bears"???? The only thing I can find on the internet are carniverous koalas (LMBO!!) urban legends, but nothing related to philately.

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15 Mar 2016
03:25:38pm
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Hoping against hope I guess, to find that Drop Bears have made it onto stamps. Only a matter of time and they will be on a stamp.
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15 Mar 2016
04:10:09pm
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Appreciate the heads up on the nefarious practices regarding classic Australia stamps. I did just purchase an Australian DAVO album to cover 1913 - 1966, but will practice as much due diligence as I can before getting carried away with purchases. I collect "used" before 1940 so hopefully that will take care of at least some of the problems. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

I love them Drop Bears! Fraudulent creatures? I wonder. I'm wearing a pointy hat just in case.

Eric


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15 Mar 2016
05:38:42pm
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"OK needing some educating here LOL - what are "drop bears"???? The only thing I can find on the internet are carniverous koalas (LMBO!!) urban legends, but nothing related to philately. "



Beats me !!

There are no bears native to OZ or in the wild here.... So "Drop Bear" must be a nickname or a figment of someones overactive imagination.

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15 Mar 2016
06:46:48pm
re: Drop Bears?

Thank you Steve. I will indeed check on StampoRama first. Have had good luck purchasing Great Britain stamps here as well.

As far as Drop Bears: seems to be a hoax some people play on tourists for amusement. Do a search on Google for Drop Bear, and select "images" and you will find some entertaining "evil Australian bear" images. Happy

Cheers,
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15 Mar 2016
07:32:30pm
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No really, drop bears are for real, here is an extract from a well respected author.
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The Drop-bear….dropped. It was a close relative of the Koala, although this doesn’t mean much. After all, the closest relative of the common elephant is about the size and shape of a rabbit. The drop-bear’s most notable feature was its posterior, thick and heavily padded to provide the maximum shock to the victim with the minimum shock to the bear. The initial blow rendered the prey unconscious, and then the bears could gather round to feed. It was a magnificent method of killing, since in other respects the bears were not very well built to be serious predators, and it was unfortunate for this bear that it chose, on this night, to drop on a man who might well have had “victim” written all over him but also had “Wizzard” written on his hat, and that this hat most significantly, came to a point.

Extracted from The last Continent written by Terry Pratchett (RIP)
So it must be true cos I read it in a book and not one like what i wrote.

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15 Mar 2016
10:53:49pm
re: Drop Bears?

AAAAAAhhhhhh,

The Carnivorous Koala - Stuff of nightmares in my childhood.

I can't believe I had forgotten that.....

Don't think there is a drop bear on a stamp but, fairly sure there is a Bunyip on an Aussie stamp somewhere..

Mythical creatures - Might make a good topic to collect ??

Steve.

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15 Mar 2016
11:05:03pm
re: Drop Bears?

Now we are getting somewhere. 1994 stamp, one of a set. This Bunyip looks a clear match for a mature Drop Bear.

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15 Mar 2016
11:13:07pm
re: Drop Bears?

I think there may be another one..

I'll go look..!

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15 Mar 2016
11:42:42pm
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Yep, I knew there was another..


Set of 4 Bunyips -- 1994 and below the 2002 Bunyip Peel & stick and "normal" stamp.

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17 Mar 2016
08:53:00am
re: Drop Bears?

I see, first cousin to a jackalope.

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Winedrinker

15 Mar 2016
10:01:26am

I currently collect Great Britain -- the Royal theme being quite interesting and amusing. But even more amusing is kangaroos on stamps. I am VERY tempted to start collecting Australia as a 2nd pursuit. (Uruguay was enticing me for a bit, but there are very few roos on those stamps.) Any pros and cons with Australia stamp collecting? Would eBay be the prime source? And are there any good online stamp companies for Australia?

Also, can someone post some Aussie stamps with Drop Bears depicted? I understand they are becoming quite a menace.

Thanks & Appreciate,
Eric


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15 Mar 2016
10:27:12am

re: Drop Bears?

Rincewind had the answer to drop bears, wear a stiffened pointy hat.

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youpiao

15 Mar 2016
12:04:58pm

re: Drop Bears?

Winedrinker, if you're talking about classic Australia (and if you are concerned with 'roos, then you probably are), be forewarned, the cons of collecting that country are just that, "cons." Classic Aus is rife with altered, reperfed, and otherwise fraudulent practices. You will need good reference material and a sharp eye to navigate that minefield.

Ted
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philatelia

15 Mar 2016
03:20:36pm

re: Drop Bears?

OK needing some educating here LOL - what are "drop bears"???? The only thing I can find on the internet are carniverous koalas (LMBO!!) urban legends, but nothing related to philately.

Thanks for the answer!

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Winedrinker

15 Mar 2016
03:25:38pm

re: Drop Bears?

Hoping against hope I guess, to find that Drop Bears have made it onto stamps. Only a matter of time and they will be on a stamp.
Eric

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Winedrinker

15 Mar 2016
04:10:09pm

re: Drop Bears?

Appreciate the heads up on the nefarious practices regarding classic Australia stamps. I did just purchase an Australian DAVO album to cover 1913 - 1966, but will practice as much due diligence as I can before getting carried away with purchases. I collect "used" before 1940 so hopefully that will take care of at least some of the problems. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

I love them Drop Bears! Fraudulent creatures? I wonder. I'm wearing a pointy hat just in case.

Eric


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Stevo45

15 Mar 2016
05:38:42pm

re: Drop Bears?

"OK needing some educating here LOL - what are "drop bears"???? The only thing I can find on the internet are carniverous koalas (LMBO!!) urban legends, but nothing related to philately. "



Beats me !!

There are no bears native to OZ or in the wild here.... So "Drop Bear" must be a nickname or a figment of someones overactive imagination.

Steve.
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Winedrinker

15 Mar 2016
06:46:48pm

re: Drop Bears?

Thank you Steve. I will indeed check on StampoRama first. Have had good luck purchasing Great Britain stamps here as well.

As far as Drop Bears: seems to be a hoax some people play on tourists for amusement. Do a search on Google for Drop Bear, and select "images" and you will find some entertaining "evil Australian bear" images. Happy

Cheers,
Eric





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sheepshanks

15 Mar 2016
07:32:30pm

re: Drop Bears?

No really, drop bears are for real, here is an extract from a well respected author.
....
The Drop-bear….dropped. It was a close relative of the Koala, although this doesn’t mean much. After all, the closest relative of the common elephant is about the size and shape of a rabbit. The drop-bear’s most notable feature was its posterior, thick and heavily padded to provide the maximum shock to the victim with the minimum shock to the bear. The initial blow rendered the prey unconscious, and then the bears could gather round to feed. It was a magnificent method of killing, since in other respects the bears were not very well built to be serious predators, and it was unfortunate for this bear that it chose, on this night, to drop on a man who might well have had “victim” written all over him but also had “Wizzard” written on his hat, and that this hat most significantly, came to a point.

Extracted from The last Continent written by Terry Pratchett (RIP)
So it must be true cos I read it in a book and not one like what i wrote.

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Stevo45

15 Mar 2016
10:53:49pm

re: Drop Bears?

AAAAAAhhhhhh,

The Carnivorous Koala - Stuff of nightmares in my childhood.

I can't believe I had forgotten that.....

Don't think there is a drop bear on a stamp but, fairly sure there is a Bunyip on an Aussie stamp somewhere..

Mythical creatures - Might make a good topic to collect ??

Steve.

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Winedrinker

15 Mar 2016
11:05:03pm

re: Drop Bears?

Now we are getting somewhere. 1994 stamp, one of a set. This Bunyip looks a clear match for a mature Drop Bear.

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Stevo45

15 Mar 2016
11:13:07pm

re: Drop Bears?

I think there may be another one..

I'll go look..!

Steve

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Stevo45

15 Mar 2016
11:42:42pm

re: Drop Bears?

Yep, I knew there was another..


Set of 4 Bunyips -- 1994 and below the 2002 Bunyip Peel & stick and "normal" stamp.

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Steve.

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17 Mar 2016
08:53:00am

re: Drop Bears?

I see, first cousin to a jackalope.

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