President and Owner.
Ian Kimmerly
Author's posts
Oct 04
Our Stamp Store Is Closed
I was attending the Washington 2006 International Stamp Exhibition when we received notice that we were to be expropriated from 112 Sparks Street to clear the building for planned renovations. After several months of active looking, the choice came down to a slightly smaller store with a similar rent on Bank Street or the large …
Jun 17
Monthly Flyer
Our monthly flyer for June 2013 features some of our inventory items you can’t buy! (At least on eBay, or using Paypal.) You will understand why we say that if you refer to this earlier post. The flyer can be downloaded by clicking the image below or from our Flyers Page. Happy Stamping, -Ian Kimmerly
May 17
eBay Embargos
Our customers should know that we are having problems processing payments with PayPal, eBay’s wholly-owned electronic payment subsidiary. A week ago we sold a pre-Castro Cuba item on eBay. This prompted an official query from PayPal which is very aggressively helping the USA “Office of Foreign Asset Control” which tries to ensure that no funds …
Dec 23
Season’s Greetings & A Happy New Year in 2012
We would like to take this time to wish all of our customers and friends a very Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah as well to our many Jewish customers and colleagues who celebrate the Festival of Lights. And most of all, best wishes for a safe and healthy 2012. 2011 was a record year for us …