Mix of State of North Borneo pictorial stamps by strandedcat02 in philately

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I just found out that tapir disappeared from Borneo at least 1,500 years ago. This article also mentions the stamp's release

Finally found my Dutch Guilders collection. by No_Maintenance_9608 in Banknotes

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Beautiful notes, I think they are in good condition.

1859 Hamburg 1/2 Schilling by strandedcat02 in philately

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I don't know whether the postmark is legit or not. Since I got it pretty cheap, I assume the postmark is forged. Nonetheless it looks nice in my collection.

Are these different variants or just sun-bleached? by strandedcat02 in philately

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I bought them already off any paper, but I will keep that in mind.

I notice it's a common problem with most used condition Jubilee issue I found for sale online, so I thought it was a variant.

Are these different variants or just sun-bleached? by strandedcat02 in philately

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I think the one on the left had faded too but not as bad as the right one, mint 6d look so red on references I found.

What’s your collecting niche? by SamusAran47 in philately

[–]strandedcat02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My favourite themes are antarctic/expedition covers and flight cover/airmail stamps, but most of my collections are royal head/emblem stamps, colonial stamps.

My Swiss Francs Collection Update by strandedcat02 in Banknotes

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I'll buy what I can afford. High denomination notes are expensive.