I just received an email from Rod Tilyard (Koalastamps). He just launched Mystampworld , a new online community for stamps collector. Since the brutal death of the MyPhilately social community (see my post here: http://www.kilowares.com/myphilately-com-website-is-no-more/), no other site has taken over the more social aspects of stamps collecting. MyPhilately was a great experiment and hopefully […]
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Back On Delcampe Auctions
In spring 2012 I closed my Delcampe sales because I was just too frustrated with the slowness of the site. 2012 has been a challenging year for Delcampe and apparently they decided it was time to do something. They are currently working on infrastructure to ensure speed and stability. This is indeed an important improvement. The […]
Fun Finds: Gold and Silver foil postage stamps
Sometimes we get unusual stuff in a kiloware lot. I am always thrilled when I find stamps or paper ephemera I don’t expect and the last lot I picked had a selection of those gold and silver foil stamps, off paper, mint. Not something I collect, but it was fun to find something interesting and […]
The December 7 Prestige Philately Auction Problems Mean Potential Deals For You
I did receive my Prestige Philately Auction in the mail a little while ago. But Apparently not every one did. I received this email earlier today from them: “Dear Client, We have encountered a major problem with distribution of the catalogue for our General Public Auction on Friday 7th December at 1pm. Most of our […]