High quality used France stamps mixture

April 10, 2012
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I just listed on Ebay a very nice selection of recent, off paper, France stamps. Highlights: 5 euros Marianne, some air mails, many higher face value art stamps, some hard to find high value garden stamps (from the souvenir sheets). Many other stamps pulled from souvenir sheets as well: these are harder to find in used than the extra common peel and stick we see a plenty in kilowares. Free shipping on this lot (and I’ll stick on mini sheet on the parcel as well). You can see the lot here: Superb used France stamp mixture off paper with 5euros silver + souvenir sheets. Auction ends on April 17th 2012
Here’s a preview:

Sample of france used stamps mixture

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So, Canada Post Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic

April 6, 2012
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Small rant ahead.

So, Canada Post Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic catastrophe. All good, why not. Everyone is doing it and Canada, after all, played a part in the search and rescue effort that followed the Titanic sinking. Halifax even harbor 150 Titanic’s victim graves.

Now let’s hope Canada Post won’t forget to adequately commemorates the deadliest maritime disaster in Canadian history. I am talking here about the 1914 sinking of the RMS Empress of Ireland on the St. Lawrence River near Rimouski that killed 1012 people. I hope this historical event will have its own special page on Canada Post (as the Titanic issue does) and that they will also offer a nice Collector Set.

What? What do you say? Ah yes it’s all about money. Of course you are right, 1,012 victims don’t mean squat against the 1,517 Titanic victims. They won’t make money out of a special Empress of Ireland issue. The appeal is just not there. But still I hope Canada Post will do the decent thing and make an as good and complete issue for The Empress of Ireland in 2014: all the trimmings including the booklets and collector’s set and coin/stamps cover…

Meanwhile if you want to see the Titanic Issues: TITANIC—100th Anniversary Collection

Canada Titanic stamps

Titanic Canada Philatelic Numismatic Cover

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Canada Celebrates Spring with Daylilies!

March 27, 2012
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I am usually unimpressed with Canadian definitive stamps, including the flowers series. But this year is different. I love the new Daylilies. Really colorful. These stamps are available in booklets of 10, mini sheets, FDC and Coil of 50 stamps. You can order them from Canada Post here: Daililies issue.

Canada stamps: daylilies

Canada 2012 mini-sheet: daylilies

Don’t you just hate those bar codes on minisheets? I have seen that on all new France souvenir sheets issue, and now Canada too. Ugly is all I have to say.

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Another Reason why I don’t Collect France Stamps Anymore

March 13, 2012
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Annoying “collectible” postage stamps (or should I say: cute stickers?). In the last 4-5 years it’s an epidemic. More and more stamps are produced, targeting stickers collectors. Stamps that will never ever see the front of an envelope. Stamps that will remain absolutely impossible to find in used condition because no one is stupid enough to use them. Why? Here’s why:

In these hard time of economical uncertainties, who is going to pay 2 to 3 times more to mail a letter? Example with this “collector” booklet from 2011 “The Witches”:

France witch stamps

This booklet of 4 stamps costs 4,90 €. These stamps are good for the basic inland lettermail. A basic stamp will cost you 0.60 euros or 2.40 euros if you need four. So that booklet is selling for OVER double face value. Why anybody sane would pay that much on a letter is beyond me (and it seems to be beyond LaPoste marketing team as well). They have no philatelic value because no one is going to actually use them. They are pretty stickers. Sand Dunes. Wall paper.

The only way you will get them in used condition is if you send yourself a letter with these on. If you collect used France, be prepare to have a lot of empty spots in you collection for the years 2008 and onward.

How bad is it? just check the French philatelic bureau here. See, over 84 of these “collector” booklets since 2008. each booklet ranging from 4 to 10 stamps….

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New stamps mixtures pulled from kiloware: Morocco, Tunesia, Portugal, Spain

March 10, 2012
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I added more lots. All stamp mixtures pulled from a very nice kiloware lot (read more about it here). I added mixture from Morocco, Tunesia, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, more quality France.

More to come as well. I sell what I don’t need or collect, so many more high quality lots to come. I will make sure to post all packages with nice France recent stamps (even mini sheets when possible).

See all lots here

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