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#159. We discuss Rafters of Turkeys and the US Specialty Precision Multi-Gauge

Welcome to episode #159.  This week we discuss Turkeys preventing the mail from being delivered in Ohio.  Yes these butterballs to be are holding our mail hostage. (3 minute marker).

On the serious side we discuss the US Specialty Precision Multi-Gauge – I am spelling it here because we called it the Precision United States Specialist gauge in the podcast.  The search still works but…..  here it is correctly named. (Minute marker 11).

#158. Today we discuss Joint Issues. Your Knees, back, toes – it’s all about your health.

Welcome to episode #158.  Today we discuss Joint Issues, Knees, Back, Toes – it’s all about your health.

 Oh wait.

 I was just notified that it is about US and Foreign joint stamp issues.  Can I edit this?  Well I guess I didn’t listen very closely (3 minute marker).

 Afterwards we open listener mail (20 minute marker).

#157. Today we are looking at the Linn’s Stamp Poll.

Welcome to Episode #157.  Today we are looking at the Linn’s Stamp Poll.  They annual popularity poll of the stamps put out last year.  Go to Linns.com and look at the poll.  Vote for your favorites. (3 minute marker)

 Have fun, or don’t.  I am not going to tell you what to do.

#156. Today we discuss the Scott's Catalog - which every collector needs.

Welcome to episode #156.  Today we discuss the Scott's Catalog, printed by Amos Publications and  is a necessary item for any collector.  There are a few things in the catalog which are hard to decipher though and we discuss them.  Today we give advice on how to better read and more fully use the catalog (6 minute marker).

 Enjoy.

#155. I know this may sound odd but in this episode I discuss all the episodes you won’t be hearing.

Welcome to episode #155.  I know this may sound odd but in this episode I discuss all the episodes you won’t be hearing.  Everyone else is gone so I can do what I want.   Next episode will be back to normal but until then – enjoy,  Or don’t – I am not going to tell you what to do.

#154 - Star Wars Stamps - also a continuation of last weeks discussion on Cancel Collecting

Welcome to episode #154.  With the Last Jedi having just come out, we had to discuss Star Wars stamps.  Don’t worry, there are no spoilers so if you haven’t seen the movie – you will not have it spoiled for you.  We also discuss the new Game of Thrones stamp set coming out because there are Dragons! (13 minute marker).

 After that, we have Jim Forte who is one of the leading dealers in postal history in the country.  He continues the discussion we had last week on Cancel Collecting and has some fantastic insights (29 minute marker).

 Before we “officially” started the podcast, Jim also shared his experience with selling stamps on Amazon, Hipstamps and eBay as well as DelCamp and his own web site PostalHistory.com.  It was so good I didn’t cut it down… as you will see when Dawn asks “when is the podcast starting?”.

#153. Cancellation - to the horror of many, we are not canceled - We discuss Cancels.

Welcome to episode #153. Cancellations. We are not being canceled, our mail is…… That is our letters are having postmarks put on them and that is what we will be discussing, the glamorous and exciting world of cancel collecting. (4 minute marker)

 

Enjoy.

#152 – Our Christmas Extravaganza. We have a lot of extravaganzas, don’t we?

Welcome to episode #152 – Our Christmas Extravaganza.  We have a lot of extravaganzas, don’t we?

 

This week we discuss Christmas Stamps – are you shocked and amazed? (3 minute marker).

We also discuss the announcement of the new US postage stamps announced for 2018.  We have the stamp list and as always, opinions on the designs, art and subjects (15 minute marker)

 Enjoy.

#151 - National Parks - Not the Farly Issue but other stamps that you may not know about.

Welcome to episode #151. This week we discuss the National Park stamps. Not the Farley issue but the stamps you need when you go to a national park. These include:

That Big Silver Airstream Trailer – Yup there is a stamp for that (Trailer stamps – 6 minute marker)

The Boat you want to float around in – Yup there is a stamp for that (12 minute marker)

Entry Fee? – There is a stamp for that (19 minute marker)

Want to go hunting – Yup (29 minute marker)

Want to really hunt? Like with a machine gun? – Tax stamp for that also (38 minute marker

#150 - You want stamp facts? We got stamp facts!

Welcome to Episode 150.  This week we have stamp facts.  Some aren’t so much facts as interesting tidbits (ok let’s just say tidbits – interesting may be stretching it).  So sit back and enjoy. (3 minute marker)

 Also – we are serious, if you know of a United States stamp that doesn’t have the name of the country on it, please post it on Facebook.  We are really interested to see if one exists.