Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
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Here is the other side !
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I think it's a keeper! The fact that it's got a receiving cancel makes it legitimate and worthy of being in your collection.
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Thanks, like a lot of the people here do i googled the addressee A.E. Bishop missionary. Of course with such a name he was a prominent Protestant missionary in Honduras.
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Oops ! i meant to say i googled the sender not the addressee !
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I do not recall the exact make/model of that machine cancel on the back it is one of the least common ones.
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Phil, not sure the problem here. is that the stamps aren't tied?
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David, no..i was hoping there would be postmarks on the stamps themselves.
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12:30:46pm
Well, you can just uncap that Magic Marker and do what the postman does.
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i have too much respect for stamps and covers to do anything like that.
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That was a joke, Phil.
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I discovered there are two sides to this free lunch debate.
As you may know, as part of my "philatelic philanthropy" I have been giving away piles of on-paper as "freebies", just adding actual postage costs. Oddly, there were some (very few) complaints beforehand about the postage cost, but everyone seems happy with the end-result so I carried on.
Then, to make it more accessible to members with small budgets (i.e. those unwilling or unable to part with more than $2) I recently offered to do smaller lots and subsidize the postage cost. Surprisingly few takers, and for that I am immensely grateful, because this turned out to be my version of a "very expensive lunch"...
I offered the stamps for free. Then I added $2.00 to cover part of my postage cost. I sent a PayPal request but forgot my new account was in CA$ not US$, so after their fees I netted $1.63 and then had to put $2.95 in stamps on the package before mailing.
So, I hope there are some rare stamps in there somewhere and after they are sold to Mystic they'll remember your daft ol' buddy Dave.
Still, I have had the great fortune of working with another member who is a constant reminder that "it's only money", so you might as well have fun, and don't sweat someone else doing well for what is really a very low hit on my end.
Cheers, Dave.
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"...Oddly, there were some (very few) complaints beforehand about the postage cost..."
Incredible! It sort of makes you laugh but at the same time despair of human nature!
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it seems that people do not appreciate "free" ..let them work for it a bit ! I am 77 and don't understand why people nowadays pay someone to do a task they could do themselves?
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While trolling on ebay i saw a 1918 cover from Guatemala with 3 of my favorite stamps the Waterlow 1902 scott 118. Someone in Canada was offering it for 99 cents buy it now plus shipping. I wondered if this guy knew it was probably a 30 dollar cover..the only thing was his picture was "blurry" i could make out they were scott 118 but thats about it. i won the cover and when it arrived there was not a touch of a postmark on the stamps! You can see a wavy postmark on the back and the New Orleans 1918 datestamp. I guess its worth what i paid for it and another lesson learned !
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re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
Here is the other side !
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re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
I think it's a keeper! The fact that it's got a receiving cancel makes it legitimate and worthy of being in your collection.
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Thanks, like a lot of the people here do i googled the addressee A.E. Bishop missionary. Of course with such a name he was a prominent Protestant missionary in Honduras.
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re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
Oops ! i meant to say i googled the sender not the addressee !
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re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
I do not recall the exact make/model of that machine cancel on the back it is one of the least common ones.
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Phil, not sure the problem here. is that the stamps aren't tied?
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David, no..i was hoping there would be postmarks on the stamps themselves.
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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
18 Aug 2016
12:30:46pm
re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
Well, you can just uncap that Magic Marker and do what the postman does.
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re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
i have too much respect for stamps and covers to do anything like that.
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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
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04:55:51pm
re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
That was a joke, Phil.
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re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
I discovered there are two sides to this free lunch debate.
As you may know, as part of my "philatelic philanthropy" I have been giving away piles of on-paper as "freebies", just adding actual postage costs. Oddly, there were some (very few) complaints beforehand about the postage cost, but everyone seems happy with the end-result so I carried on.
Then, to make it more accessible to members with small budgets (i.e. those unwilling or unable to part with more than $2) I recently offered to do smaller lots and subsidize the postage cost. Surprisingly few takers, and for that I am immensely grateful, because this turned out to be my version of a "very expensive lunch"...
I offered the stamps for free. Then I added $2.00 to cover part of my postage cost. I sent a PayPal request but forgot my new account was in CA$ not US$, so after their fees I netted $1.63 and then had to put $2.95 in stamps on the package before mailing.
So, I hope there are some rare stamps in there somewhere and after they are sold to Mystic they'll remember your daft ol' buddy Dave.
Still, I have had the great fortune of working with another member who is a constant reminder that "it's only money", so you might as well have fun, and don't sweat someone else doing well for what is really a very low hit on my end.
Cheers, Dave.
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re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
"...Oddly, there were some (very few) complaints beforehand about the postage cost..."
Incredible! It sort of makes you laugh but at the same time despair of human nature!
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re: i guess there is no such thing as a free lunch !
it seems that people do not appreciate "free" ..let them work for it a bit ! I am 77 and don't understand why people nowadays pay someone to do a task they could do themselves?
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