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Friday, May 14, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Cape of Good Hope Triangles

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The Cape of Good Hope was the first stamp-issuing entity to produce triangular stamps, beginning with its first issue of 1853. As with many...
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Thursday, May 13, 2010

General Commentary: When Does a Collector Become an Investor?

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When does a collector become an investor? This seems a simple enough question, but answering it requires quite a bit of analysis, because o...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Indian Legion 1R + 2R Azad Hind Issue (Michel # VII)

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In 1943, the Germans produced a set of stamps for Subhas Chandra Bose's Azad Hind, or Indian National Army (Michel #I-X). These were in...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Switzerland 1922-44 League of Nations Officials

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In a number of previous articles, I have expressed the opinion that the demand for U.N. Topicals will increase as the U.N. gradually gains c...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Egypt 1932-39 Military Stamps

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Between 1932 and 1935, the British provided stamps at a reduced rate for use by their military forces in Egypt, per the terms of a concessio...
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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Russia 2002 Booklet Panes

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Russia has issued a number of scarce booklet panes in recent years, some of which have topical appeal. Booklet issues are often ignored when...
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Philippines 1944 "Victory" Handstamps

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During the Philippines Campaign of 1944-45 , the Allied forces gradually liberated the islands from the Japanese. As a propaganda tactic, i...
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Stamp Investment Tip: Mexico 1932 50c Air Official (Scott #CO18)

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In 1932, Mexico overprinted its 1927 50c Dark Blue and Claret airmail stamps "SERVICIO OFICIAL," for government use. The vast majo...
Monday, April 5, 2010

General Commentary: Which Economies Will Grow the Fastest?

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A recent report by Price,Waterhouse, Coopers, the world's largest professional services firm, projects long-term economic growth rates ...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Mahatma Gandhi Topicals

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The stamp market is heating up in India, and as vast numbers of upwardly mobile Indian converts to the insidious cult of Philately enter the...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: France - Offices in China

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As with the other colonial powers smuggling opium into China, bribing corrupt officials, and generally making a mockery of Chinese sovereign...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Canada 1926 Provisional Surcharges (Scott #139-40)

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In July of 1926, Canada reduced its domestic postal rate from 3c to 2c per ounce or fraction thereof, and the rate on letters to the United ...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Phila-Trivia: New Zealand's Dangerous Teddy Bear

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In 1996, New Zealand issued a two Children's Health Semi-postal stamps of the same design, picturing a child sitting in a vehicle holdi...
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Brazil 1949 Ouro Fino Bicentenary Souvenir Sheet (Scott #687a)

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Like Jim Cramer and many other investment analysts, I favor the "BRIC" countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China), but as a stampse...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Gabon 1886 Surcharges (Scott #1-5)

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In 1886, Gabon, then a French colony, issued its first postage stamps, by handstamping surcharges on French Colonies general issue stamps ...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Falkland Islands 1948 Silver Wedding (Scott #99-100)

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The Falkland Islands, an archipelago in the South Atlantic off the coast of Argentina, is a self-governing territory of the United Kingdom....
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: German States- Lubeck 1859 Arms Issue (Scott #1-5)

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Before Otto von Bismarck unified Germany in 1871, the country was divided into individual states, some of which issued their own stamps. A ...
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: U.N.T.E.A. 1962-63 Issue (Scott #1-19)

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"UNTEA" is not a popular beverage, but an acronym for a UN organization which administered territory and issued stamps. Following ...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Hawaii 1883-86 Definitives (Scott #42-49)

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Between 1883 and 1886, the Kingdom of Hawaii issued a set of definitives picturing members of its royal family (Scott #42-49). Only 17,350 ...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Ecuador 1929 Plane (Scott #C8-15)

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In 1929, Ecuador issued its second airmail set, picturing a plane over the River Guayas (Scott #C8-15). Only 2,000 sets were issued, and Sc...
Friday, March 5, 2010

General Commentary: The Bull in the China Shop

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Recently, a prominent Chinese dealer published an extensive buy list for stamps of the P.R.C., with buy prices which significantly increased...
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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Stamp Investment Tip: Republic of China 1954 Silo Bridge Souvenir Folder (Scott #1095a)

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In 1954, the Republic of China, otherwise known as Taiwan, celebrated the first anniversary of the completion of its Silo Highway Bridge wit...
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