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Dangermouse
10-25-2013, 11:20 PM
This made my day!

I was a bit of a philatelist back in the day so I still put neat stamps aside (like the ones I got from Alex in Greece recently)

I ordered a set of Asterix books in French from a person in Canada and they arrived today. There were 24 of them, each one about the size of a DeLorean World mag, so the box was about 14x14x6"

When I looked at the front, about 2/3 of it was covered in stamps - about 63 of them totaling at least CAD$32

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=22712&d=1382757195

And then I looked closer and there were some 8c stamps! How cheap is postage in Canada? Oh, look they are Olympic commemorative stamps. That's nice. From 1976!!!

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=22715&d=1382757199

And here are some Christmas 1975 stamps (top right)

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=22713&d=1382757196

And Christmas 1983

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=22710&d=1382757194


Has someone been sitting on these for 38 years and now thought they would use them :). Thank you sir for doing so.
Ryan King
10-26-2013, 02:07 AM
Okay thats pretty cool. I have a huge collection tucked away in my closet somewhere. I always had a hard time finding an appropriate way to display them.
ALEXAKOS
10-26-2013, 02:11 AM
That is a very rare happening. I thought stamps unused were if higher value, or is that not true.

I will try to find a parcel photo I had taken again from Canada with over 120 stamps all over it to cover the shipping value toGreece. That parcel looked so ridiculous!!!!


Sent from a mobile device. Please excuse typos etc
NightFlyer
10-26-2013, 03:09 AM
I ordered a set of Asterix books in French from a person in Canada and they arrived today.

Are you a fellow Asterix fan? I love Asterix and Obelix! The best film by far is The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NejZ2pTa18w
Dangermouse
10-26-2013, 07:45 AM
I honestly only discovered that they made movies from the books last month!

We had a full set of well worn books from the 80s and have just added a set of original French language ones. Some of the puniest books written.
dvonk
10-26-2013, 08:42 AM
...When I looked at the front, about 2/3 of it was covered in stamps - about 63 of them totaling at least CAD$32...

haha, that is too awesome. :hihi2:
valdez
10-26-2013, 11:51 AM
Strange indeed. Hardly ever see anyone using stamps on large packages these day, let alone use a collection from over 30 years.
That is quite the collection on one package. I live in Canada and collected stamps as a kid and haven't even seen some of those.
Josh
10-26-2013, 02:23 PM
I shipped a package out once, it came in at about $55 dollars for shipping. The post office had a bunch of left over stamps they could not get rid of as they had a picture of an overweight man in swimming trunks on them, lol. So the package was send with about 90 of these stamps.
dvonk
10-31-2013, 01:02 AM
today i got a package from the Netherlands, a couple vinyl records of my favorite Dutch symphonic metal band. i immediately thought of this thread:

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=22789&d=138319562622789
Dangermouse
10-31-2013, 07:29 AM
It kinda makes your day, doesn't it :)

Nice stamps btw.
dvonk
10-31-2013, 11:25 AM
yep, definitely cool to see a little bit of a foreign country. :)
Dangermouse
10-31-2013, 12:53 PM
You know, I think I may just start doing this.

Next time I'm at the PO, I think I shall buy several sheets of different stamps and start using them (rather than just having them print out a boring sticker that says $12.25 or whatever)
Ryan King
10-31-2013, 01:22 PM
today i got a package from the Netherlands, a couple vinyl records of my favorite Dutch symphonic metal band. i immediately thought of this thread:

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=22789&d=138319562622789

Woah Woah Woah....which band? :D
dvonk
11-01-2013, 12:15 AM
Woah Woah Woah....which band? :D

well, the Dutch have quite a few kickass symphonic metal bands, but my favorite is Delain.

i was lucky enough to see them live in Denver back in September. :headbang:
Ryan King
11-01-2013, 12:43 AM
well, the Dutch have quite a few kickass symphonic metal bands, but my favorite is Delain.

i was lucky enough to see them live in Denver back in September. :headbang:

I just saw Delain with Kamelot and Eclipse in San Fran a few weeks back!!!
dvonk
11-02-2013, 12:59 AM
I just saw Delain with Kamelot and Eclipse in San Fran a few weeks back!!!

YES! great show. i went because of Delain, but Eklipse and Kamelot both kicked ass as well.

oh, and Charlotte Wessels is crazy hot. :evilgrin: that is all.
Ryan King
11-03-2013, 12:59 AM
YES! great show. i went because of Delain, but Eklipse and Kamelot both kicked ass as well.

oh, and Charlotte Wessels is crazy hot. :evilgrin: that is all.

I will be going to Prog Power next year in Atlanta. Had the great honor of running to Tommy on the streets of San Francisco

22871
dvonk
11-03-2013, 01:15 AM
I will be going to Prog Power next year in Atlanta. Had the great honor of running to Tommy on the streets of San Francisco

22871

dude, thats awesome. i have the Silverthorn album on vinyl as well. :headbang: