Malta

I've got no clue how to layout my daily blog anymore. Pictures don't seem to lay themselves out like I try to make them.

Malta conjures many images in my head and their stamps are very interesting. Here we go with some overprints, another item that makes this cover catch my eye.

JimmyB

US Joint with Canada

Champlain Surveys the East Coast. Nice set, I'm gonna have to look for the joint sheet with Canada.

It's time for me to send some mail with all these US stamps I've gotten the past couple months..

JimmyB

FDC's

I got an email from Eric, a collector today, and went to his blog. http://my-philately.blogspot.com/ Check it out. He looks like an easy guy to exchange covers with if you can get your hands on a frog stamp!!!

He suggests, only older fdc's are higher value. I'd say he's right. There are a few cachet designers that can still fetch a better price then others though!!!

He likes postally used. I agree on that also. Would you rather get a ball signed that you got in the stands at a game, or one you purchased and asked to be signed?

Cacheted covers (1923 they begin) start at just under $1000 in value and drop to the $20-$50 US range until 1940.

Oh do I hate Bush!!!

Is the man an idiot or what? I'll be flaming about him soon no doubt at http://arealfreeamerica.blogspot.com/ my spot to bitch politics.

You people need a break from me on that topic.

JimmyB
God save the Queen

Cost Rica Fruit Loops

A friend went on a vacation and was kind to mail me this post card. Cool looking frog.

Blogger was having problems the last couple days. I missed yesterday not due to the beast, but rather thru technical difficulties.

Ouch to the price of gas today!!!!

JimmyB

American Diplomats

A M/S with 6 diplomats who probably spoke with their own thoughts and beliefs, unlike current diplomats who are mere puppets of the evil Bush empire.

I'm not sure how this image is going to post. My edit page is doing odd things today.

Is anyone nervous about tomorrows date?

JimmyB

Belize

Another FDC commemorating the US Bicentennial.


Lindburgh's flight though? What the hell does he have to do with the bicentennial?

I might add, he's got a lot to do with the St Louis arch area. The arch was pictured a few days ago in the stamp,tallest memorial. Lindburgh flew the plane named "Spirit of St Louis" when he crossed the Atlantic.

Wonders

Here's the wonder sheet from the USPS. It's a nice sheet, but I'm not overly excited about it. It'd be better if I could just go in and buy a whole bunch of one stamp. Oh well, it's all about money I guess.

You can click on the image for a somewhat closer view.
JimmyB

F.D.R. A real leader

This is one of 40 recent Wonders of the US stamps.

This monument is on the Mississippi river in St Louis. It's stainless steel and is built on the Thomas Jefferson memorial park.

About a 20 to 25 minute ride from my house.

I wonder if G.W. is going to cede global warming and ever do more then say "Someone will fix the problem, if there really is one."?

It seems like every newspaper, magazine, and news show has run something on how it is affecting us, what has caused it, and possible solutions to ebb the acceleration of it.

The US needs a leader who does something. I should say, does something GOOD for a change.

Feel free to forward my view to other stamp collectors. Please do in fact, because stamp collectors have power. Remember F.D.R!!!!

JimmyB

Cape of Good Hope

Wow, I'm back!!!! Big Holiday weekend trip with 12 hour workshifts on both sides of it. I'm back to 8's now so I've got some time.

I visited my sister on her 25 acre horse farm. She's got 6 Arabians she rescued that were in terrible condition. They've got a long road to recovery, but with the help of donations she's getting them better. OK, her husband is helping too, can't leave him out.

Here's a nice stamp, one of my better ones. #3. There are plenty of sea stories concerning the Cape of Good Hope. Issued in 1857, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co.

JimmyB

Slovenija

Someone appreciates my distaste for Bush!!

What a whopper letter. I'm gracious for recieving it. It's gonna be a challenge to match this. Also, it's another country on my quest.
A real jumbalaya of stamps. I didn't even realize that Slovenija was putting out such nice stamps. If you'd like some, he sent me a catalogue and it has a web site too. http://www.posta.si I think they are sharp.

I recieved this yesterday(it's 2am) 10 day transit. Good time really. Just east of Italy is pretty far away.


and yes.... it is amazing that I can fit G.W.Bush is an idiot into a stamp blog.

The #1 stamp blog in Bush bashing. Even as a republican(which I am in many ways) I believe the man is a criminal.

JimmyB

Hawaii and Columbus

Last week(or the weeks before) I had some Hawaii stamps. Well tonight, I've got a US Hawaii stamp. Common, but still a nice stamp. I'm sure I've got a better one, I just culled this from an extra's envelope.

Here's another common stamp. The Columbian series is a pricey set, especially the higher denominations. What got me curious about this is the cancellation. 7. Now what is that? The day of the month? I just know there are some of you out there, not large in number, who specialize in postmarks and even attempt to get all the numbers.

I'm going to have to investigate that postmark now. If you have a clue let me in on it.

Work is a beast and consumes most my time now, I still find time to bitch and moan about our President here in the US and continue to wonder why we accept such a derelict for a leader. I've come to the conclusion that politicians need to act and simply don't because they are afraid of political fallout.

JimmyB

Anniversary

Yesterday was my 3 year wedding anniversary. We drove for 34 straight hours to Las Vegas with our 3 dogs and got married in a drive thru wedding chapel. Yep, that's right. We drove up to the window and said our vows, I did shut off the engine.
As usual, I last minute hand wrote a card rather then buying someone elses quaint saying. The front of the card I used a Nevada stamp with Vegas on it and hand cancelled it the date of our wedding. I won't bother you with the mush I wrote inside. Catalogue value anyone??? ........Priceless.

JimmyB

Malta FDC

Water damaged, I know. Still nice in my book. I'm guessing the damage was in delivery. There is nothing worse then the postman delivering a letter in the pouring rain. Oh well, It was in the cheap box I found it and the stamps are still nice. The complete set of 3 makes it better.
JimmyB

Ghana

Ghana stayed a bit more true to the spirit of the anniversary, I need to add this to my checklist. I just recently discovered that Ghana had even issued an anniversary set. Plenty of countries left that I need in the set.

JimmyB

Bush stamp

The Postal Service has created a 39 cent first class stamp with a picture of President Bush. The stamp has not been sticking to envelopes, which in turn enraged the President, who demanded a full investigation.After a month of testing, a special presidential commission presented the following findings:

1) The stamp is in perfect order.
2) There is nothing wrong with the applied adhesive.
3) People are spitting on the wrong side.


Thanks Diane

Here's the souvenier sheet for Marshall Island. I always see ads for Marshall Island stuff I'd never buy, it makes me feel like a sucker to need it.
JimmyB

Trafalgar and war ships

The veritable who's who of the great war ships. I had to get this for my Trafalgar anniversary set.
I hated to, because I feel like I'm buying a set that's pumped out for collectors, but how the heck can you have a complete anniversary set of all stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary?
This set is different then all my others so far, in that their are stamps that deal with ships unrelated to the battle at all. Oh well, fortunately they got a painting of the HMS Victory, lame as the painting is.

JimmyB

Baliara Egypt cancellation

Not much here really, but interesting for it's age. issued in 1884 and postmarked in 98. These stamps must be in every bulk older stamp mix. What I like is the Sugar Apparatus MFG. Co. That's a riot!!!

JimmyB

Uganda Kenya Tanganyika

Only 323 regular postage stamps in my catalogue, not counting 12 postage dues. Perhaps a reasonable quest, except for perhaps the King George V 3 Pound and up with values up to $50,000 and up for the 100 Pound one. Whew!! this stamp is worth a couple hundred if the left rope doesn't touch the sail. When it does touch the sail, like this one, it's worth the time you look at it.

Impeach Bush. Protect America. Defend your rights in the 4th Amendment or get Congress and Senate to repeal it.
JimmyB

St Vincent birds

Perhaps you can see now what messed me up the other day on the Grenadines of St Vincent stamps, I knew I had these and thought those on the cover were those, I just need the 2 highest values for the set. Good Luck. Then again you never know what you can find when you look.

My protest blog was last Saturday, yeah. Deb listened to the new Neil Young CD tonight and told me Young hates Bush more then I. Is that possible? hehe
One of his songs is called I think"shock and awe" another was "Impeach the President", sounds like I need the CD. OOps, I got it.

JimmyB

State stamps sheet

Daily scans of stamps and covers are starting to fill my hard drive. It looks like I need to find the screws to put an extra drive I have into my PC. This sheet of stamps uses 9.4 Megs of space. Wow, space hog.

My excitement over the massive number of hits on my website after Saturdays blog has subsided. After the initial surge on sunday(an alltime high and 3 times my average) my blog has fallen to it's typical hit place.

Well, I did my part in trying to get the madmen out of the White House.

I've been recieving emails from a local club member and he uses Excel files, it frustrated me since one was a list of inventory of what appears to be a stamp dealer in Arizona.

My question for today. Why wasn't the District of Columbia represented in this series of stamps? You can view a larger version of this sheet by clicking on the image!!!

JimmyB