Just for FUN in conjunction with next week's @@@Great Britain Highlighted Auction Area of the Week@@@ we are going to have a prize drawing!
To enter the contest, just post a message saying so!
The drawing will be held at 8pm EST Sunday May 29th. Deadline for entries is 6pm EST Sunday May 29th.
Here is the prize - a nice, postally used Star wars sheet and other recent commems on piece. There are train stamps, Prime Ministers and a lighthouse - popular topicals. I don't know the catalog value - too new!
Second prize - the tiny Vickie cover!
First name drawn will pick which of the two they want.
Good luck to all and may the Force be with you!
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I decided to add a second prize as some of you don't collect modern GB. So here is an old, raggedy, tiny cover - I have absolutely no idea if the cancel is of any interest as this is not my area of expertise. But who doesn't like a tiny, 144 year old cover, eh?
The first name drawn will be given a choice of the Star Wars sheet or the Mini Cover. Second place winner gets the other one. Even more fun, eh?
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AND ... a little bit of frosting on the cake ... I will mail your prize to you with an imperf on the cover! The USPS seems to be phasing out the imperfs so imperf covers may become more and more scarce.
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Great Britain Week begins this upcoming weekend. I thought I would post this now to give sellers a few days to prep some lots and approval books.
Several people have mentioned that they are really looking forward to the Great Britain week! We'll pay homage to the birthplace of the first postage stamp and philately!
Here's the schedule;
May 22-28 Great Britain
May 29 - June 4 New Zealand and the Pacific
June 5 - June 11 Topicals, Supplies and Literature
June 12 - June 18 USA BOB & dependencies; UN, Guam, Ryukyus, Canal Zone, Hawaii,
June 19 - June 25 South America
June 26 - July 2 Germany & Colonies
July 3 - July 9 Ireland & British Europe; Malta, Gibraltar, Cyprus, Channel Islands & Isle of Man
July 10 - July 16 China, Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia, Tibet - Central Asia, Hong Kong Macao
July 17 - July 23 Canada & British North America
July 24 - July 30 France and Colonies
July 31 - August 6 Classic USA & before 1940
August 7 - August 13 Cinderellas and Revenues
August 14 - August 20 Israel & the Middle East
August 21 - August 27 India, Sri-Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Iran, Afghanistan & the Indian Ocean
August 28 - September 3 Scandinavia and the Baltic States
September 4 - September 10 Australia & Australian States, Christmas Isl. etc
September 11 - September 17 Africa
September 18 - September 24 Covers, postcards, and stationery,
September 25 - October 1 USA modern - after 1940
October 2 - 8 Eastern Europe; Poland, Czech, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Jugoslavia and the Balkans,
October 9 - 15 Japan, Ryukyus, Manchukuo
October 16 - 22 Central America & Mexico
October 23- 29 Italy and Colonies, Vatican City and San Marino
October 30 - Nov 5 The rest of Europe; Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Monaco, Greece & Turkey
November 13 - 19 Spain & colonies, Portugal & Colonies
then we start at the top of the list again; (If anyone had suggestions for tweaking the second run through the list, we could consider those before we start again)
---Benelux; Netherlands and colonies, Belgium & Colonies, Luxembourg
---SE Asia and far west Pacific - Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Borneo, Philippines etc.
---Russia and former Russian states
---Caribbean & Bermuda
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"Just one more small collection, hun, really! LoL "
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So all I have to do is say enter my name and I don't have to place a bid or put GB up in the auctions or approvals?
If I have that right, please enter my name. Thank you so much.
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re: @@@ Great Britain Week Star Wars Giveaway Contest @@@ We have a WINNER!!!
Woohoo! I'm in, please enter my name in the contest. I don't collect GB actively though I think I've got an old album somewhere. I would love those Star Wars stamps.
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I'm in for the Vickie please.
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Awesome picture! Now I *really* want the Vickie! Lol
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re: @@@ Great Britain Week Star Wars Giveaway Contest @@@ We have a WINNER!!!
I have star wars from the USA in many different varieties. Mint, used, on cover etc so the star wars ones would go nice with my USA ones. And I like the Penny Reds too. Thank you for opening this to all and please add my name to the hat.
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Congrats rickben2 and bobgggg! Way to go!!!!!
And thanks Theresa for an awesome giveaway.
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I hope your cover arrived with a cancel? Bob's was cancelled on the back and his imperf was a skip. Drat drat and double drat! LOL My local PO only uses smeary red cancels, so I have been sending my covers on their way into the crap shoot that is the automated cancelling world of the USPS. I REALLY need to get a new MPP! Darn procrastination!
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"Bob's was cancelled on the back and his imperf was a skip. Drat drat and double drat"
Not anymore..... Went to the P.O. today, and they were kind enough to apply a wonderful C.D.S cancel to the Flannery O'Connor stamp and they also canceled the 2007 Easter seal Stamp that was on the cover..