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    Re: Toning on stockbook pages

    Hi John

    I have, for a number of reasons, not looked at the Stamp Forums since your reply, so here is a belated thank you. Your advice is always informative. best wishes. Ray
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    Toning on stockbook pages

    I have been offered some good condition stockbooks that have slight toning on some of the pages. I would welcome views as to whether toning would make it unsafe to keep stamps in these stockbooks....
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    Re: Advice re banned stamps

    I have just noticed on the list of prohibited countries that it includes "Western Balkans". A quick search on the internet suggests that this comprises the following seven countries:

    Croatia,...
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    Re: Cigarette smoke odour

    Thank you.
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    Re: Cigarette smoke odour

    I tried bicarbonate of soda with a few stamps, and also included a bowl of cat litter as well (suggested by a neighbour - as this removes smells from fridges) and it worked. I am now trying it out...
  6. Aden stamps used in Dar-Es-Salaam / Tanganyika

    Is it unusual to find an Aden stamp used in Dar-Es-Salaam / Tanganyika?
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    Re: Cigarette smoke odour

    Thanks for this suggestion, worth a try.
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    Cigarette smoke odour

    Does anyone have any advice on removing cigarette smoke odour from stamps and albums?
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    Re: Careful postmarking of stamps

    Thanks everyone for your comments. I asked in our main PO - now based in a WHS store - and was advised that they do have handstamps that could be used to carefully cancel stamps with. However it...
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    Re: Careful postmarking of stamps

    I know what you mean re closing of post offices. Where I live, the very busy main PO in town closed a couple of years ago and was replaced by a much smaller unit at the back of a WHSmith store. I...
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    Careful postmarking of stamps

    I have recently purchased some stamps from a considerate seller based in Denmark. When the envelope was received there was a small label taped to the top right corner with a request that the post...
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    Re: PayPal embargoed countries

    Sledgehammers and walnuts come to mind. As if the sale of a stamp more than 100 years old between a UK seller and presumably a UK buyer would make any difference at all to the current embargo of a...
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    Re: PayPal embargoed countries

    Quite a list, much longer than I thought, and containing some countries I did not think of. Is this list published anywhere by PayPal ? I had a search of PayPal but could not find it - probably in an...
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    PayPal embargoed countries

    A couple of years ago my PayPal account was suspended because somehow it picked up that I sold a stamp issued by Sudan. The problem, and I was not aware of it, was that Sudan was an embargoed country...
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    Re: New TV Set Reviews

    Thanks Mel - will have a go a that.
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    New TV Set Reviews

    Just got back from a visit to a major electrical store where I saw some fantastic new TVs. Pictures were great, but probably from an advertising DVD made specially to show off the picture qualities....
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    Re: Red Line Across Stamps

    Thank you both for your replies. Bills term "print error" has me thinking about errors and flaws generally. Am I now right in thinking that "print errors" - such as the one I have illustrated,...
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    Red Line Across Stamps

    Can anyone explain the red line across the stamps shown in the images with this post ? Although I cannot verify it, I think it was caused during the printing process, and has not been "added" by...
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    Re: George VI Commonwealth Collection

    I too have used strips of varying height cut down to the required size. If you haven't already acquired one, I would suggest you also acquire a guillotine to cut the strips to size - using the scales...
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    Re: Watermark detecting fluid

    Thank you Hugh and Madelaine for the latest replies on this thread. Most grateful.
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    Re: Watermark detecting fluid

    Hugh

    I am now down to my last few drops of the wmk fluid I have been using, so now want to explore using lighter fuel. Is there any particular brand that you use?

    thanks

    Ray
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    Re: Stamp Collecting Nostalgia

    I forgot to attach an image of the card to my earlier message. Here it is.
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    Stamp Collecting Nostalgia

    How many members remember going into shops like F W Woolworth as a child and buying packets of "Ace" stamps? You could buy 6d (old money = 2.5p decimal currency) packets of one country stamps or...
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    Missing stamp collector

    Has anyone had any recent transactions / communications with Alexey Krasilnikov (ie cristlurd) from Moscow? Over the last year or so I have had some excellent transactions with Alexey, and looking at...
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    Re: Watermark detecting fluid

    Thanks Hugh

    Lighter fluid might be the next thing for me to try!

    Ray
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    Re: Patience for possible NPB's

    Many thanks to bluebedouin, suesjools, olivia8143 and ropegg. It looks like there are ways to proceed, although I suspect it may be a bit more difficult in my case - the buyer resides in Moscow ! The...
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    Re: Patience for possible NPB's

    Over the last couple of years I have sold a number of items to a buyer who has always paid very quickly, correspondence fine, feedback left on receipt of the items. In all, an excellent buyer....
  28. Re: Royal Mail [UK] Postage increases from 30 March 2015

    Thanks Meebo and Tony41

    I shall investigate the shipping code tool. Hopefully I will be able to apply it to all of my listings in one go, rather than have to apply them individually in the first...
  29. Re: Royal Mail [UK] Postage increases from 30 March 2015

    Has anyone used the eBid "Bulk Edit" tool to change postal rates on their listings?

    I also saw a mention in the recent eBid Newsletter of an "Export and re-upload" tool - has anyone used this? ...
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    Re: Watermark detecting fluid

    Thank you both John and Bill

    I think I will pursue other means of detection before using lighter fluid ! I suspect John is correct re customs regs - I would need to check with the online sellers...
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