"Joshua McGee"

Yes that sounds fine, (and truthful).
the hackles remain supine.

It's what the stamps broadcast to the viewer,
that has me perplexed.
Here I am, a mint block of 4, cancelled and for what reason?
do you really think I came off a parcel like that?

As a young lad, I never understood the cross comb
of balding men, or the ill fitting toupe.
Did they not understand we all knew immediately?
What's so terrible about being bald?

Read of the story of the postal staff aboard RMS Titanic and their
incredible sense of obligation in spite of impending doom.

http://www.stampsofdistinction.com/2008/05/incredible-postal-workers-aboard-rms....

Tony S.
Stamps of Distinction Blog
http://www.stampsofdistinction.com

The 15c sower 1/4/1903 occaisionally comes
in a really kakky yellow papered example.
(about 1 in 60 from my examples)
I wonder if these are suffering common abuse,
or perhaps this is a different paper?
eg: the RHS example
http://cjoint.com/data/fdgB0JDOtl.htm

We may have travelled over this ground before,
but I have searched my entire database for French punctures
without success, what would this triangle puncture signify?
It cannot be a revenue with the postal cancel, right?
http://cjoint.com/data/fdgKPOCSEY.htm

Cannot offer an image,
it is an upcoming lot.

Described as SG475 imperf
looted from China printing works.

From my simplified it would appear amongst
the "Sun Yat Sen" set.

Can anyone offer any info at all?
Thanks.

I'm putting together a new topical checklist for Mustelidae (mustelids).
These are the carnivorous mammals -- otters, sables, weasels, minks,
wolverines, martens, badgers, etc. -- that all have that "slinky" quality.

The initial list that I've constructed contains 272 stamps and souvenir
sheets from around the world. I'm sure I am missing many.

I want to submit it to the ATA, but I was hoping for some peer review
first. Does anyone have a checklist already on the topic, so we can
compare? My list is in a spreadsheet that can be sorted by date,
country, Scott #, Issue Name, etc., so does anyone want to do a ton of
work and cross-reference it with other catalog numbers, or provide the
dimensions (in millimetres, preferably) of the stamps? Anyone have lists
of cinderellas, Dunes, and so forth? Does anyone just *want* a copy for
their own use before the ATA starts charging for it?

I can provide lists of keywords (species and genus names for searches) if
anyone has access to electronic catalogs other than Scott 2007.

Let me know!

Thanks,

Italy 1914
The centre design between both portions
of the parcel stamp, reveal a knot and stars.
(shown RHS here)
http://cjoint.com/data/fcdTpAOSKn.htm

The design is evident on many Italian stamps,
and sometimes loses its shape in interpretation
and the knot becomes an "8"

The knot signifies unity, and the star is an allegorical
reference and signifies good luck to Italy via its faith.

The knot can also be seen on the lower portion
of the Freemason's arms of the Dominican Republic, and I would assume
to be consistant with the Italian interpretation, being the unity
between the Freemason's brotherhood.

http://cjoint.com/data/fcd5uIG5ZD.htm

Australian National Philatelic Exhibition
Sydney 2-7 February 1959

Sheet of 15, line rouletted.
Aboriginal ssignalling aircraft with smoke signals.
Printed by John Sands Pty Ltd
(Australian Greeting Card company)

Is anyone able to identify the aircraft please?

I do not recognise the livery either, certainly not Qantas.
http://cjoint.com/data/fccRxAjKm5.htm

The mascot Cobi at athletics and badmington.
sheet sold on backing sheet of purple adhered with strong double sided tape,
so many would not have survived.
http://cjoint.com/data/fccKlBtSXw.htm

On 28th January 2008 the French postal administration issued a booklet of
ten self-adhesive stamps, named "Chefs-d'oevre de la peinture", that
presents ten masterpieces of great painters who were active from the XIII to
the XIX century. The stamps are described on the booklet itself as "

Unless you were blessed with eyesight from the planet Krypton,
one would almost mistake this for a Cinderella.
(try reducing it to normal size)
The lad with the yellow fingernails represents the year of the child
North korea

http://cjoint.com/data/fbkcwefh48.htm

(Topical alert: On another value a young lass, has a Viking Longship)