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 Read about Faroe Number One and add an example to your collection.
 
Read about Finland Modern Rarities are highlighted in the 22 May E-News. Did you know that there are rare versions of the above pictured stamps?
  
Quite a few U.S. Stamps have been added to the website. Take a look!
The new 22 May 2008 E-News has been issued. It includes a wide range of new items on the website, as well as interesting collections and literature items. |
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[Click on images to see the applicable price lists and more pictures,
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Early Stamp Album Labels -- Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms have been added to the website. Interesting, beautiful, and rarely offered in such nice condition. Look for the countries that interest you.
The Swedish Ladybug Vertical Coil "Error" made the front page of Linn's Stamp News as a result of the article in our 1 April 2008 E-News.
In the Worldwide Stamps I have added a significant amount of "East Germany" (DDR / GDR), Samoa, and Solomon Islands.
 In case you have not looked lately, over the last few weeks and months a lot of British Colonies / British Commonwealth stamps have been added. Links to each country are in the Worldwide Table of Contents.
There are also a several pages of Worldwide Collections at very low prices.
The new 8 May 2008 E-News has been issued. It includes a wide range of new items on the website, as well as interesting collections and literature items. |
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The 2008 Norden "Nordic Mythology" Official Joint Issue Pack containing all eight countries' souvenir sheets. The individual souvenir sheets are also available as well as other other related stamps, FDCs, maximum cards, packs, etc. This completes the trilogy -- order yours now. The 2004 and 2006 information has also been updated and pictures added. Supplies of the older issues are getting tight.
All the recent new stamps issues, year packs, and year books have been added to stock.
A nice range of Worldwide Stamps has been added, with emphasis on British Colonies: Aden, Aitutaki, Burma, Cook Islands, Malaya States and area, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Sarawak. Also stamps from Belgium, Greece, Ireland, and Tannu Tuva.
The new 17 April 2008 E-News has been issued. It includes a wide range of new items on the website, as well as interesting collections and literature items. |
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Details, pictures, and ordering for a new Swedish "ERROR" Stamp, the vertical coil (horizontal perforations) Ladybug (Nyckelpigor) 24 January 2008 issue. It is an interesting story and may also present a terrific investment opportunity. (No, this is NOT an April Fool's prank!) |
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A wide range of "better" stamps from most of the Scandinavian countries has been added. The 27 March 2008 E-News has all the links and terrific image gallery.
All the recent new stamps issues, year packs, and year books have been added to stock.
The 2008 Norden Mythology Joint Issue, including the folder with all 8 souvenir sheets, from all 8 countries was released today. This is the third and final issue of the Mythology series. See the most comprehensive offering on the Web. The 2004 and 2006 issues are available too.
Several pages of Norwegian Labels, including Patriotic, Expositions, Regional, and Advertising have been added to the website.
A nice range of Worldwide Stamps has been added, with emphasis on British Colonies: Bahrain, British Antarctic Territories, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Kuwait, Maldive Islands, Malta, Oman, Qatar, Rhodesia, Saint Helena, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia. Plus Japan and Russia.
The new 27 March 2008 E-News has been issued. It includes a wide range of new items on the website, as well as interesting collections and literature items. |
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The new 6 March 2008 E-News has been issued. It includes a wide range of new items on the website, as well as interesting collections and literature items. |
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New Printed and PDF Price Lists Now Available
 
An interesting group of Greenland items have been added to the website:
Slania-engraved Queen Inverted Overprint.
Liberation Issue Inverted Overprint.
Other American / Liberation issue items including with plate numbers and with village postmarks.
Thule Local Post complete set of proofs in issued colors -- extremely rare!
Rockwell Kent Semi-Official Airmail Stamps: signed, unsigned, and a low-cost example with a thin.
1938-39 Northeast Greenland Expedition post cards; different card types, postmarks types, and arrival postmark types.
1950 definitive issue cover that is probably first day of use at Upernavik.
  
Iceland has quite a few more 1900-1940 era mint stamps (select from the list) and many new super-high quality stamps in the Iceland Gallery pages (starting here, quite a few pages).
 
United States stamps to 1930 and also the airmails are well represented with many new attractive mint and used stamps.
 
A really nice group of Canal Zone stamps including both the early overprints and later better issues have been added. These don't come along often!
Canada (several pages starting here)is also represented with quite a few attractive "better" stamps added.
Quite a few more interesting worldwide stamps have been added from the following countries: British Antarctic Territory (BAT), Christmas Island, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand including many very nice perforated and imperforate souvenir sheets, Vietnam, Romania. Take a look at the Worldwide Table of Contents for those and other countries.
The 2007 Scandinavian Year Books are in stock, along with virtually all the others that have been issued.. See the E-News for information and links.
The new 21 February 2008 E-News has been issued. It includes information about the latest LAPE Finland Specialized Catalog, a new book on Danish Postal Rates, details about a second type (previously unrecorded) of a recent Finnish souvenir sheet, pricing for a U.S. item just featured in Linn's Stamp Market Tips, as well as interesting collections and literature items. |
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Iceland Tollur (Revenue) Cancellations -- many have been added including scarce items, later issues, airmails, and scarce blocks. See all 4 pages.
   
Greenland Pakke-Porto Stamps have been greatly expanded, including Gallery (high quality and/or specialized varieties), Bargains, Regular listings (2 pages), Village Cancellations, and Avane (Savings) Cancellations.
Slania-Engraved Monaco IMPERFORATE souvenir sheets: Scott #1863 and #1925. These two extremely scarce imperf s/s are virtually unknown to either Monaco or Slania collectors.
Some interesting items have been added to the United States Stamps including a stamp autographed by "Farley's Follies" postmaster James A. Farley.
Many British Colonies listings have been added for: Natal, New Hebrides, Niger Coast Protectorate, Nigeria, North Borneo, Northern Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Northwest Pacific Islands, Nyasaland Protectorate, and Orange River.
The new 31 January 2008 E-News has been emailed. Includes articles and interesting collections and literature items. |
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Norgeskatalogen 2008 The catalog for Norwegian specialists. Greatly revised and expanded; an incredible catalog that must be seen to be believed.
I have just added a large number of Danish and Icelandic early- and middle-period stamps to the website, especially Mint Hinged and Never Hinged stamps with nice centering. If you collect Denmark or Iceland, please take a look at: Denmark (start here to select the part of the list you wish to see) and Iceland (start here to select the part of the list you wish to see).
Newly issued stamps have recently been put on the website for several countries:
Denmark recently issued stamps
Faroe recently issued stamps, booklets, and first day covers
Greenland recently issued stamps, booklets, and maximum cards
Iceland recently issued stamps and booklets
There are now four pages for French Slania-engraved items: Stamps, FDCs, Maximum Cards, and Souvenir Cards and Folders.
Some interesting New Arrivals items have been added, including: Iceland I GILDI Overprint variety (and others) and Finland 1930 Zeppelin Covers! |
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| A very wide range of Scandinavian stamps, new and old, U.S. stamps, and worldwide stamps. Too numerous to list all here. Take a look at your favorite areas! |
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| Norwegian Seamen Homes in Foreign Ports Christmas Seals have been listed with illustrations of virtually all (even if not in stock at the moment). These seals are seldom offered, but include many sought-after topicals / thematics such as lighthouses, safety at sea, ships, etc. This is the only such on-line listing I am aware of. (I am interested in buying these items as well.) |
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| The AFA 2008 Danish Area SPECIALIZED Catalog has been released and is now in stock. The AFA SPECIALIZED Catalog is issued only every few years. The last edition was in 2002. Once again, this catalog is improved and expanded, now a total of 912 pages! Covering just about every aspect of Danish-area philately, it is THE specialized catalog or "bible" for Denmark, Faroe, Greenland, Danish West Indies, and Slesvig. If you are an intermediate or advanced collector of any of these areas -- or wish to be -- then you owe it to yourself to get this catalog. |
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| The Facit 2008 Scandinavia Specialized Catalog is now in stock. When you order the catalog, you will also receive a $10 coupon! This is the primary Scandinavian specialized catalog. It includes all stamps, specialized listings, booklets, machine stamps, varieties, FDCs, etc., Special sections this year include: Early Sweden covers/rates; SWEDEN POSTAL STATIONERY; Norway early ship mail and pre-stamp mail; Cancellations on Norway #1; Denmark early cover destinations; DWI pre-stamp covers; DWI shipping company stamps; Iceland numeral, C&P, and early town cancels; Iceland revenues (greidslumerki and orlof overprints); Iceland postal stationery; Finland early covers/rates; Finland pre-stamp cancels; Russia used in Finland; more! In COLOR, with ENGLISH TEXT. |
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A large number of new items have been added to the Finland New Arrivals pages. The Stamps include a variety of nice early issues, varieties, postmarks, rare used blocks, etc. The Covers include a wide range from early pre-stamp letters, to a #2 on cover, to modern machine stamps on cover. The Diverse page includes lots of fun items: railway stamps on documents, shipping company stamps, labels, reprints, proofs, etc.
The Iceland Gallery pages now have some more high-quality stamps.
Some nice items have been added to the Denmark Gallery pages.
The Norway Tonsberg Locals page includes some new items. Tonsberg's issues picture whales among other topics.
New pages have been added for Slania-Engraved Sweden Revenues. Whether you collect Slania or Swedish Revenues in general, you will want to see these very scarce stamps. (Same listings in either section.)
A wide range of British Colonies Stamps have been added, including from the countries: Ascension, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, British Central Africa, British East Africa, Canada, Cocos Island, Fiji, Jamaica, New Guinea, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Somaliland Protectorate, Swaziland, Tanganyika, Transvaal, Uganda, and Zanzibar. Take a look at the Worldwide Table of Contents for those and other countries.
The new 25 October 2007 E-News has been issued. Includes articles and interesting collections and literature items. |
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A new website Special has been posted: Slania's 1000th Stamp official pack at a special price. The pack includes the blackprint which was only issued in the pack.
The new annual AFA catalogs have arrived from Denmark.
A new Slania page has been added to the website: Slania-Engraved Monaco stamps on postally used covers. Whether or not for the Slania stamps, these covers are scarce and many include scarcer thematic / topical postmarks covering a huge range of subjects. Again, all are postally used!
In addition to the full Iceland stamp price list on the website, I have now added hundreds of one-of-a-kind stamps in the Gallery and Bargains sections. You can see those stamps in those sections, or you can now also view them directly in amongst the listings of the full Iceland stamp price list.
The new 4 October 2007 E-News has been issued. Includes articles and interesting collections and literature items. |
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Many hundreds of one-of-a-kind Icelandic stamps in these two new or greatly expanded sections:
Iceland Gallery - Select Stamps: (18 pages of particularly nice and/or scarce stamps, almost all in VF+ or Superb quality.)
Iceland Bargains: 18 pages of nice looking stamps, but some with hidden defects (fully described, of course) and thus at very low prices.
New Printed and PDF Price Lists Now Available
The new 27 September 2007 E-News has been issued. Includes articles and interesting collections and literature items. |
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The full Iceland STAMP Price List has been added to the website. There are over 3600 priced listings of "regular" stamps in up to three condition levels (never hinged, mint hinged, and used) and in up to five quality levels; 99.5% with illustrations. Certainly this must be the most comprehensive such listing on the web!
U.S. Stamps: I have added a range of interesting mint and used 1863-1930s issues including some desirable items.
I have also added a very useful group of mint and used 1859-1929 Canada Stamps with many in very nice quality.
The new 6 September 2007 E-News has been issued. Includes articles and interesting collections and literature items. |
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| Pictures and information have been added for the incredible book Czeslaw Slania's Life Work which is offered for a short time at a special sale price. |
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Finland Covers on the New Arrivals page; many very interesting items.
International Polar Year price comparisons and pictures.
Sweden Linné Issues and Blackprints. 2007 is the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl von Linné, certainly one of the most important pioneers in the Natural Sciences. See the pictures an items for sale.
Faroe Scott #240a 1992 Seals with right margin. Extremely scarce, little known variety. The first one I have had in many, many years.
U.S. Duck Stamps. A good presentation of early to modern issues in all price ranges.
Linn's Tip of the Week item in stock. Canada set of Millennium souvenir sheets -- quite scarce.
Laos Stamps; the KEY SETS in very nice condition.
Collections and Albums: There are some great bargains to be had among the newly added collections and albums here, as well as those already on the website.
The new 23 August 2007 E-News has been issued. Includes articles and many interesting collections. |
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A nice range of attractive U.S. Stamps (many pages, starting here) have been added to the website.
The new 9 August 2007 E-News has been issued. Includes pictures and information on U.S. stamps, information about want lists & approvals, and many interesting collections and literature items. |
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A large number of newly listed collections, accumulations, albums, binders, and the ever-popular "floor sweepings" lots have been added to the website. The list of new items is here, but there are many other recently-listed items that you may not have seen. Take a look at the Specials Collections Table of Contents. and Specials Albums Table of Contents.
An interesting Åland Frama (Machine) Stamp Surprise is reported in the most recent issue of the E-News.
Recently quite a few philatelic books and catalogs were added. There are now at least a couple hundred items for your consideration. Please take a look -- you never know what you will find.
A wide range of interesting Worldwide Stamps have been added from countries including: Canada, Newfoundland, Egypt, Eritrea, France, Germany, East Germany, German East Africa, Great Britain, Jersey, Italy, Japan, Macao, Monaco, Palestine, Portugal, Somalia, South Africa, South West Africa, and Switzerland. Please see the Worldwide Table of Contents.
The new 2 August 2007 E-News has been issued. Includes links to new web pages and many interesting collections and literature items offered in this issue. |
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New Danish West Indies pages have been added and/or fully stocked for:
Gallery - Select Stamps (6 pages of high quality and/or unusual "regular" stamps)
Bargains (6 pages of attractive stamps with small faults at bargain prices). |
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New website Featured Specials posted on 1 July:
WWII Norwegian Legion Label (Nazi sympathetic Norwegian soldiers intending to defend Finland against the Soviet Union).
1948 Olympics Iceland Label
Iceland ROUND Official stamp/seal
Secret Danish Cold War Emergency Stamp.
New Arrivals items on website include:
Denmark DNSAP (Nazi Party) Christmas Seal on card
Iceland 1940 Worlds Fair stamp with small town cancel (rare)
Iceland 1940 cover to France, Service Suspended (rare)
Norway WWII-era covers including Exile postmarks and Little Norway
Polar Expedition covers including 1931 Submarine mail to Spitzbergen
Sweden WWII censored photo cards and WWI ration coupons
Newly issued stamps have been added for Åland, Denmark, Faroe, Greenland, and Iceland Booklets (including Glaciers and Europa/Scouting self-adhesive). See also respective pages for gutter pairs, FDCs, and maximum cards.
Greenland has issued the final stamp and souvenir sheet in the Pakke-Porto Anniversary Series. The souvenir sheet included surprises: The 25 kr and 50 kr stamps in the s/s are different from the previous regular sheet stamp issues. Read more...
WWII Swedish Volunteers in Finland during the Winter War and Continuation War. Interesting covers, cards, postal markings, and censorship.
Detailed information about and listings for the WWII Norwegian Legion Label -- a very interesting chapter in Nordic WWII-era history.
The new 12 July 2007 E-News has been issued. Includes links to new web pages and many interesting collections and literature items offered in this issue. |
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