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| Scandinavian Philatelic E-News: 2008 February 21 |
CONTENTS:
1. New Items on the Website
2. New Printed and PDF Price Lists Now Available
3. The 2007 Year Books (and earlier issues too)
4. New Catalogs and Books
5. News and Notes
6. Special Offers: Collections & Albums -- Great Buys
7. Used and One-of-a-kind Philatelic Literature
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| 1. New Items on the Website |
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 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.
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| 2. New Printed and PDF Price Lists Now Available |
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Completely updated and revised versions of printed price list sent by postal mail or downloadable PDF price lists are now available.
My downloadable and printed/mailed price lists have been newly updated to reflect the many new additions to the website. These include the complete "regular" stamp price lists for Åland, Danish West Indies, Denmark, Faroe, Greenland, and Iceland. (Finland, Norway, and Sweden are under development; in the meantime, send your want list.)
Five separate updated lists are available:
Scandinavian Stamps
Scandinavian Specialized
Slania-Engraved & Greta Garbo
United States & Worldwide
United States Only (same as the U.S. listings in the United States & Worldwide price list)
These lists ONLY include items that are listed on the website. Not included in the downloadable / printed price lists are items from those few web pages that do not yet have "shopping cart ability".
[Printed lists of Specials Collections & Used Literature sections are available separately by request; they change very frequently -- it is best to check the listings on the website.]
The easiest and fastest way to get these price lists, or the most recent philatelic literature price list, is to download them as PDF files.
Alternatively, you can obtain them as printed copies by postal mail, however, there is a limit on how many times I can send such mailings without receiving an order in return. For overseas mailings, due to the high postage costs, there is a charge for the lists (but a credit memo is supplied in return). For complete information and to email your request to get the lists, go: HERE.
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| 3. The 2007 Year Books (and earlier issues too) |
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Scandinavian Year Books
  
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The 2007 Scandinavian Year Books are in stock and are now on the website. This year Åland issues their biannual book (2006-07) and the other five year-book-issuing countries continue their annual issues. You can find the 2007 year books listed under the countries: The books have been issued by Åland, Denmark, Faroe, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
Furthermore, I recently purchased two collections that included excellent runs of the beautiful annual year books. Combined with my existing stock, I think I can offer virtually complete coverage.
These are handsome, large, hardbound books (not the smaller year packs) that are packed with wonderful color pictures and interesting text about the subjects of the stamp issues. Oh, and they include the NH VF stamps too! These books really enhance the experience of collecting a country's stamps. I have had several people tell me that they leave one out on the coffee table when guests are coming -- when the guests see the book, they suddenly understand that there is more to stamp collecting than "little bits of paper".
The books have been issued by Åland, Denmark, Faroe, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. (Greenland has issued some thematic books, but I don't have those on the website yet.) The first books from a Scandinavian country came out in 1987, thus it is quite reasonable to build a complete set from one or all the countries. (And I can offer a discount on a run of years.)
To view the listings, click on the country links in the paragraph above.
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| 4. New Catalogs and Books |
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LAPE Finland Specialized Catalog 2008 |
The LAPE Finland Specialized Catalog 2008 is now in stock and ready to be shipped. I had previously announced the catalog in recent E-News editions, but I had not actually seen it yet. Now two events cause me to convey the urgency of the situation to you.
First, I have seen the catalog and it is outstanding! It has been completely revised and expanded, with both a larger page size and more pages. Now at 784 pages, this catalog is more useful than ever. The production quality is outstanding and there is more English text than ever before, usually where you especially need it (but still not 100%).
Secondly, the publisher has informed me that the catalog has been extremely well received and that only about 200 copies remain. Their original plan was to issue the next edition in 2012, but this early near-sellout has raised the possibility of the next edition perhaps coming out in 2011. But, the remaining copies will certainly be gone very soon and 3-4 years is a long time to wait!
In case you are waiting for the next NORMA Specialized catalog, that publisher has informed me "We have not yet made a final decision about when the next large [specialized] Norma will be issued, but probably autumn 2009." Based on past experience, that realistically two years from now -- also a long time to wait.
Here is the description of the catalog from my website:
LAPE 2008 Finland Specialized Catalog
Completely revised and enlarged new edition on 784 larger-format pages (now 6.75 x 9.75 inch or 170 x 250 mm format), completely in full color. Quite a bit of ENGLISH text (otherwise Finnish and Swedish), especially in intro sections and catalog listings. Includes stamps; booklets; postal stationery; cover prices, including early destination; arc, 2-ring, and Finland postmark type cancels priced; specimens; Vasa article; numbered plate block pricing; Russia used in Finland; Karelia, Aunus, North Ingermanland; shipping company stamps; locals; perfins; revenues; railway stamps; postal rates, machine stamps (Framas); and MORE! Highly recommended. This tremendous catalog has to be seen to be believed!
#1459 $85.00
ORDER ONLINE:
https://www.JaySmith.com/Literature/lit001-cat.html#a_1459
Shipping in the U.S., by Media Mail, is only a $3.00 flat fee for an order or one or several books from the Literature section. Save by combining this order with your order for other books.
The cost of shipping varies in the U.S. by Priority Mail or shipping to other countries. Please inquire for other shipping costs.
While the price of $85 may seem a bit high, the book is massive and I guarantee that you will find it very useful. Also, it turned out that the publisher only charged me HALF the shipping cost from Finland to the U.S. and I am passing the savings on to you.
Lastly, a bit of trivia. I have been asked what "LAPE" means. LAPE was a name used by an old-time stamp dealer company in Finland founded by (Mr.) Lauri Peltonen.... LAuri PEltonen. The Peltonen firm was a family company started in the 1920s (or earlier?) and continued on into at least the 1990s. The family is no longer involved in publishing the catalog. During WWII, the family had to quickly, but temporarily, leave their Hankö home and business due to bombing by the Russians. The 2008 catalog is the 70th edition of a LAPE catalog (some editions are simplified and much smaller)!
Please order soon to avoid disappointment.
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Danish Postal Rates 1851-2008 |
An important and long-awaited update has been released for the Danish postal rates book...
Danish Postal Rates 1851-2008 (Tobol, 2007; Takstfortegnelse 1851-2008) An updated and again expanded edition of this important book. Lists all Danish stamps and indicates the primary postal rates for each stamp issue. Also lists stamps by the life of their intended postal rates, up to 90 days; the shortest are rarities of just 3 days! Extensive, easy to use postal rate tables.
#13189 $42.00
ORDER ONLINE:
https://www.jaysmith.com/Literature/lit030-den.html#a_13189
If you are seeking airmail rates to other countries, you need Danish Airmail Postal Rates and Routes:
https://www.jaysmith.com/Literature/lit030-den.html#a_13082
If you want broader postal rate information, descriptions, discussions, and related information, you need the 2-volume set of Danske Breve as well as the above two books.
https://www.jaysmith.com/Literature/lit030-den.html#a_13009
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| 5. News and Notes |
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Recent E-News Editions
It has been a while since I last posted a full, illustrated E-News on the website. Frankly, it is a lot of work and time is always limited with too many #1 Priorities. Instead, the last few issues of the E-News have simply been emailed versions without illustrations. However, I will try to do better -- in fact I do enjoy that kind of work.
I will be going back and posting the intervening E-News editions on the website. Though they are not as fancy and don't have illustrations, they still contain lots of useful information and special offers. I am finding that this is important to many clients because the vagaries of email are such that probably 30% of the E-News subscribers don't receive any given E-News edition (due to overly aggressive spam filters or AOL's & Earthlink's heavy-handed filtering / blocking). Also, we are all busy folks and sometimes it is just not a good time to be reading email. By also posting the emailed-only E-News editions on the website, you can go back and read them at any time.
To see the full list of E-News that have been posted, go to the E-News Table of Contents page.
I have posted the 31 January 2008 emailed-only E-News edition to the website. If you do not recall receiving it, you can read it here.
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Linn's Stamp News "Stamp Market Tip"
U.S. Scott #3611 Longleaf Pine Forest sheet
Complete information and ordering... |
The Linn's Stamp News "Stamp Market Tip" column for February 4, 2008, focused on the United States Scott #3611 Longleaf Pine Forest sheet (which contains one set of stamps). This issue has become quite hard to find. I have a few examples left at $14.00 each. Order mint here.
If you prefer canceled, I have a couple postally used (to pay postal fees) neatly canceled sheets available for $13.50. Order canceled here.
 
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FDC Version with breaks in the die cutting lines.
Regular Version without breaks in the die cutting lines.
Finland 9 May 2007 Eurovision Song Contest / Lordi souvenir sheet: [The popular Finnish "heavy metal" rock band Lordi was the 2006 Eurovision winner and is the main focus of this souvenir sheet, along with the four past Finnish winners.] I have "discovered" that there is a special FDC version of this s/s with distinct small breaks in the die cutting around the irregular shaped stamps. This was apparently done by the stamp printer, probably without the knowledge of the post office (that is consequence of outsourcing; previous discussions with postal officials indicate that they leave such matters to the stamp printers), so that a machine could handle and apply the s/s to the FDC envelope without the stamps falling out of the s/s.
There have been small differences (for the same reason) on other recent FDC-versions of self-adhesive stamps in the last couple of years, but this is the greatest difference I have seen. To my knowledge, no mint examples of this version have been reported. I had sold out to my usual FDC clients before this difference was discovered. I have managed to find a very few more FDCs, but due to the popularity of the issue, the topics pictured, and now that it is known to be a different version of the s/s, this will likely become nearly impossible to obtain.
NH VF souvenir sheet (regular version): $8.00
Canceled VF souvenir sheet (regular version): $8.00
Official FDC bearing the FDC version: $18.00
Only a very few available!
(Usual shipping/handling costs based on size of order and destination.)
Please Email to place your order.
If you are interested in such differences on other recent issues, please let me know and I will inform you about the few previous issues of which I am aware. I can also send newly issued items as they are discovered.
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| 6. Special Offers: Collections & Albums -- Great Buys |
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I am constantly buying large and small Scandinavian, U.S., and Worldwide collections. If you are considering getting into a new area and would like a "starter collection" (whether small or large), let me know about your interest. Also, if you are seeking used binders or used empty albums to match what you currently have, again, let me know. In the process of buying Scandinavian collections, many of my long-time clients (or their estates) ask that I assist in selling the non-Scandinavian portion of their collections. If there is something you are looking for, just let me know. Take a look at the current listings on the web site (but if you don't see your interest listed, please inquire -- most have not been listed on the web site yet).
I guarantee your satisfaction. Each item is one of a kind; orders will be filled in order of receipt. Payment by MasterCard or Visa suggested, but I will hold items for 10 days pending receipt of your check or money order if you prefer.
Useful Links:
Scandinavian Collections
U.S. and World (Non-Scandinavian) Collections
Used Albums & Binders
Scandinavia: Thousands of Stamps and Covers!
U.S. Individual Stamps: Great Items at Great Prices!
World Individual Stamps: Great Items at Great Prices!
SCANDINAVIAN COLLECTIONS
For more, see: Scandinavian Collections
#731446 Norway Scott Specialty Album Pages 1855-1998 (and Stamps)
A clean, usable set of Scott Specialty Album pages, containing over 300 different used stamps, mostly F-VF or better. But the real value is in the pages themselves. If you need an album for your Norway collection, do not miss this one! The pages are 2-post punched, but if you ask, we can also drill to fit 3-ring binder. $27.00
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#731447 Sweden Scott Specialty Album Pages 1855-1998 (with Stamps)
A clean, usable set which incidentally contains over 400 different used stamps, mostly F-VF or better. But the real value here is in the clean, usable set of album pages! The pages are 2-post punched, but if you ask, we can also drill for 3-ring binder. $38.00
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WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS
For more, see: U.S. and Worldwide Collections
#731445 United States Mint Collection 1923-1975
Between 610//1580, C25//72. Collection of over 725 different mint commemoratives, regular issues, and airmails, neatly mounted on Scott Specialty quadrille 2-post pages. Includes 2c Reds, National Parks, a nearly complete run of the 3c-10c period from 1941 on, including early se-tenants. Condition is pristine, og, very lightly hinged, virtually all VF and surely quite a few Superb! Here is a chance to fill many spaces all at once at a significant savings over individual retail prices! $59.00
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#731444 United Nations Collection 1951-1975
Collection of 339 different mint stamps (no souvenir sheets), on Scott Specialty quadrille pages. Virtually complete for the period including #1-37, Geneva #1-51, etc. og, lightly hinged, VF. A very clean and neat presentation of the early UN issues. $29.00
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#731443 Canada Mint Collection 1935-1976
Between 211//699, B1-12. Collection of 368 different mint on Scott Specialty quadrille pages. Includes a nearly complete run of late King George VI and early Queen Elizabeth II period. Condition is pristine with one exception: the Silver Jubilee set has hinge stains. All the rest are og, very lightly hinged, VF, and even some Superb. A clean, neat and appealing collection. $49.00
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#731441 Cape of Good Hope and Related Areas Collection 1864-1908
About 80 different mint and used on Scott Specialty pages. This includes a nice range of "Hope" Seated issues plus some Natal and Orange River Colony. Condition varies as typical, but overall generally F-VF or better. Several better items with faults NOT counted in catalog value. Scott 2008 retail is over $210 (plus over $100 more not figured). Also included is a set of Scott Specialty pages for New Republic! $59.00
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#731442 Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika Collection 1903-1975
About 180 different, plus some blocks of 4 and some King George VI perf varieties, mint and used, on various pages including Scott Specialty pages to 1963. Principally KUT but also some East Africa and Uganda and a couple of German East Africa overprints. We note only a few condition problems in the older issues including East Africa #50 ($42.50) not counted, but nearly all F-VF or better with later issues mostly VF. Scott 2008 retail exceeds $300. $99.00
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ALBUMS & SUPPLIES
For more, see: Scandinavian, U.S., and Worldwide Albums and Supplies
For new Stender Albums, see: Stender Albums
#731451 Lighthouse Stockbook: Black Pages, Clear Pockets, Clear Interleaving
Lighthouse item #LZS 0/16: Padded leatherette cover, linen hinged binding. 7.25 x 9.66 inches in size. 32 pages (which is 16 pages making 32 sides/pages). Strong black 2-sided pages with crystal clear pockets and interleaving. Cardboard slipcase / carrying case. Though used, looks nearly brand new. This same item, though perhaps (?) not as well built these days, now sells new for $30.90. $14.00
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#731448 Scott 2-Post 2.5-Inch Specialty Binder
2.5-inch, 2-post Scott Specialty binder without specific labeling or stamping -- will work for any country. This one is older, back when they were built much stronger. The gold-foil stamping on the spine is mostly faded. The binding (the hinged parts that open and close where the covers meet the spine) is very well-used, but still has its integrity and will make a sturdy home for your pages. $18.00
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#731449 Scott 2-Post 2.5-Inch Specialty Binder (Scandinavia Label)
2.5-inch, 2-post Scott Specialty binder with Scott "SCANDINAVIA AND FINLAND" gold-stamped label (it might peel off, but seems well attached). This one is quite new looking, with shiny gold stamping, etc. The binding (the hinged parts that open and close where the covers meet the spine) is well-used, but still has its integrity and will make a sturdy home for your pages. Overall in very fresh and attractive condition. $28.00
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#731450 Scott 2-Post 2-Inch Specialty Binder (Scandinavia Stamped)
2-inch, 2-post Scott Specialty binder with gold foil stamping "SCANDINAVIA / FINLAND", but that could be covered with a label or a jacket. This one is older looking, with faded gold stamping, etc. There is also some residue from a label farther down on the spine. The binding (the hinged parts that open and close where the covers meet the spine) is very well-used and worn (from being used a lot without enough pages in it). This one will work fine to store pages, but is not the one to get if you want to carry it around a lot to the stamp club meeting. That being said, it still has a lot of life left in it and is reasonably attractive. $14.00
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Most of these books are one-of-a-kind, thus be sure to order early. This is just a tiny glimpse of the used books available. Please take a look at the complete Literature Specials price list -- it has much more to offer. I welcome your want list for any Scandinavian books you are seeking. "New" books will be in brand-new condition. "Used" books will be used, though in attractive and serviceable condition; these books may contain minor owner's marks and have typical wear, but any significant defects will be noted in the description. Most "used" books are in much better condition than you might think; many are pristine.
For more, see: Scandinavian & Worldwide Literature Specials Table of Contents.
#731454 Facit Scandinavia Specialized Catalog 2007
(Facit 2007 Special) The primary Scandinavian specialized catalog. Includes all stamps, specialized listings, booklets, machine stamps, varieties, FDCs, etc., Special sections include: Early Sweden covers/rates; Norway ship mail; Norway pre-stamp cancels; Norway #1 cancels; DENMARK ADVERTISING PAIRS/PANES (NOT IN 2008); Denmark early cover destinations; DWI pre-stamp covers and town cancels; Iceland numeral, C and 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. The must-have catalog. Highly recommended. New copies still sell for $54.50! This is a used copy with a little wear on the cover, but fresh and clean pages. $24.00
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#731440 Danish Postal Rates 1851-1995
(Tobol, 1994; Takstfortegnelse 1851-1995) An important book. Lists all Danish stamps and indicates the primary postal rates for each stamp issue. Also lists stamps by life of their postal rate (shortest is 3 days). Extensive rate tables. Brand new copy. [A new edition (1851-2008) is available for $42.] $19.50
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#731452 GF 9 - 1976 - Greenland - Expeditions and Flights After 1938...
... Including North Pole Expeditions and Trans-Arctic Flights. This unassuming 1976 Eric Wowern (thank you Eric, may you rest in peace) catalog is the last / most recent edition and is an extremely useful and important piece of Greenlandic philatelic literature. There is nowhere else that one can find this information so easily, and completely in English too, with 1976 pricing (which were even too low then). 69 pages, paper cover. Virtually new looking and extremely hard to find. $36.00
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#731453 GF 7 - 1976 - Greenland - Meter Marks and Charity Labels
An early Wowern catalog covering these interesting subjects. Illustrates and values all such items Wowern had recorded. There are more recent editions, but this early edition is still quite useful and is a collectible itself. Virtually pristine, like-new condition. $13.00
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#731455 Postage Stamps of the United States 1847-1949
A pristine example of this extremely interesting and useful official post office book. Remarkably well-done handbook with LOTS of interesting and quite readable text about the stamp issues, etc. If you collect U.S. stamps, you will find this fascinating. Softbound, 185 pages. This is a pristine, like-new copy that has never been read; the spine has never been "opened". Whether for reading or collecting, you could not find a better example. $16.00
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#731456 J.W. Philometer Compendium (United States Postage Meter Imprints)
(Jos. Whitebourgh, 1957) This 1957 First Edition was a pioneer publication in a new collecting area: postage meter imprints. Hardbound with 211 + XXV pages. An extremely interesting, comprehensive, thorough, well-illustrated, priced catalog / handbook of this fascinating area. Even in 1957 there were meter imprints valued in the hundreds of dollars. The author was a long-time collector and dealer, as well as an experienced philatelic writer; he knew how to properly present his subject. Surely there are newer catalogs, but this is a real gem -- and perhaps you could use it to make rare finds. This is a pristine, NEW copy that has never been read; the spine has never been "opened" and it is still in its original shipping box. Whether for reading or collecting, you could not find a better example. Perhaps you can find a cheaper copy somewhere, but you will not find a nicer copy. $26.00
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SPECIAL OFFERS!
GREAT VALUES!
Updated
23 April 2024
Scandinavia:
Philatelic
Literature
Collections
Used Albums
U.S. Stamps:
NH, Mint, and Used at great prices.
Collections
World Stamps:
Better stamps at great prices.
Collections
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SCANDINAVIAN PRICE LISTS BY POSTAL MAIL
Over 100 pages of price lists are available
by postal mail. While these will eventually also be available
on the web, I am not quite there yet. Request
your copy of the printed price lists today.
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SCANDINAVIAN PRICE LISTS ON THE
WEB Take a look at my specific country
price lists and topic price lists on
the web.
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Approvals are the best way to add to your collection.
If you prefer to examine stamps and compare them to your
collection, before you purchase, you will very much enjoy my
approval service. Send your want list today.
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Stender Scandinavian Stamp Albums
Albums made in Scandinavia, by Scandinavians make the most sense.
Well designed and attractive, these extremely price competitive
albums will make a great home for your collection. See the complete price list.
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I have added a Frequently Asked
Questions "FAQ" page for web site, computer, and Internet questions
as they relates to my site. I welcome your comments, input, suggestions,
corrections, etc.
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