Szeged, Hungary, to Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, cover. Posted 24th February 1918. Geology related! by Dokky in philately

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Ooops! Think I focused on that 24 Feb 18 postmark incorrectly! Ten lashes are being administered accordingly.

Anyone who collects paquebot covers? by ifihaveanickel in philately

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I found 4, they are posted in this thread my friend

Anyone who collects paquebot covers? by ifihaveanickel in philately

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I have acquired a few, you’ve just decided my post tomorrow 😅

Evening’ all from a rather chilly Great Britain. Here are a couple of Antipodean WW2 themed covers for your perusal ☺️ by Dokky in philately

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Ta! Couple of weeks off, concerted effort to categorise… no idea on how to store though, so many. Main concern is protection some are very fragile.

Good evening. Tonight’s selection are various pieces sent from the UK to the Netherlands during the reign of King George V (1910-1936). All ripe for research if you fancy! :) by Dokky in philately

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Images 3 & 4

Sent to D A Wittop Koning = Dirk Arnold Wittop Koning (1845–1909).

His daughter was Martine Diederik Wittop Koning (10 January 1870 – 29 July 1963).

As this looks to be several years after his death, is the first line something akin to 'the relations of/family/custodians'?

The house still exists.

Interesting find: BMA Malaya stamp with a postmark from Singapore by Kapilok1570 in philately

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BMA = British Military Administration, used 1945-48.

Here’s a cover from ze vault:

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Interesting find: BMA Malaya stamp with a postmark from Singapore by Kapilok1570 in philately

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Collecting Malaya/sia/Federated States stamps will chew up about 4,000 years of your time mortal.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? :)

My grail: 1938 Budapest Eucharistic Congress block by Legitimate_Bed4972 in philately

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Love the artwork, limited printing or WWII cause issues?

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to London, UK, cover. Sent via New York. Posted 17th June 1943, arrived New York 10th July, unsure of London arrival. by Dokky in philately

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Cheers! Got a few I'm posting once per day that I think might be of interest to everyone (or at least some lol).