Ian Kimmerly Stamps

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Name: Ian Kimmerly Stamps
Date registered: January 31, 2011
URL: http://www.iankimmerly.com

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  1. Provisional Powerhouse — Weekly Feature #422 — February 21, 2012
  2. February 17th, 2012 — February 17, 2012
  3. Sparkling Sens — Weekly Feature #421 — February 14, 2012
  4. February 10th, 2012 — February 10, 2012
  5. January 31st, 2012 — January 31, 2012

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Feb
21

Provisional Powerhouse — Weekly Feature #422

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In May of 1946 the Belgian postal authority authorised a reduction in the postal rates paid at the time.  A typographed surcharge was applied to the governments supply of the 1Fr.50¢, 2Fr. and 5Fr. stamps.  As for the local post offices they were authorised to apply handstamps with the ‘-10%’ reduction on site.  Hundreds of …

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Feb
17

February 17th, 2012

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It has been another productive week with plenty of interesting items making their way into our inventory.  Still more Brazil, Portugal and other Latin countries see additions.  Also Italy, with concentration on back-of-the-book material.  Some British Commonwealth in the form of sets and singles.  For Canada we have added more select items in early used …

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Feb
14

Sparkling Sens — Weekly Feature #421

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1938 Complete set of three engraved bicolours featuring Sun Yat Sen, Type I printed by the Chung Hwa Book Company.  Fresh mint never hinged white gum with only the low value having light dulling of the gum Very Fine set.  These are indeed Sparkling Sens.  Our Price: $375.

Feb
10

February 10th, 2012

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The last number of days have been spent much as the few weeks before, namely in the adding to inventory of stamps from Latin countries.  Portugal and Italy in particular see many new additions.  For the British Empire many singles and sets have been added from such places as Dominica, Gibraltar and Great Britain itself …

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Jan
31

January 31st, 2012

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Over the last week we have mostly finished the work of adding the recently acquired tremendous collection of Latin America and Portuguese Colonies to our inventory.  For the last number of days the area seeing the most growth has been Brazil where we have had to add another box to our red boxes.  More Canada …

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