European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Collector s Corner Israel s new stamp tight focuses on archaeology and sufi Man t Wall. Year packs one Way to keep your collection up to Date year packs or year sets or annual up is in on by postal administrations. But Are they worthwhile investments Hie better question is Are an investment in the late 70s and Early bos Many atm collectors invested in Stamps. For a while values Kepi inc Reasing a set of three . Zeps Scott c11-1 is. For instance eventually reached to Hii. 1 Hen about 19b1, the Bubble burst and Many people got burned. An investor who had paid $12ri, Kex for an inverted Lenny Scott pm was Able to sell it for Only $75.000. And those Zeps fell All the Way to $ 1,500. Only now Are stamp Prit is beginning to ret Over. You can draw your own conclusions but my answer always been Hal stamp collecting is merely a Hobby. If you re kit by enough to buy something Al face value and it later skyrockets in value s terrific. It is also a Duke. Anal because Stamps Are a Hobby there Are myriad ways to put together a collection and your Way is As Good As mine As Long As it pleases you. I collect current . Plate blocks and first Day covers though both Are a drug on the Market. Former dealer Pat Herst at one time sold full sheets of . Stamps from the 40s and 50s in less than face value just to prove that such holdings were not an at right the profiles of two Queens on great Britain s anniversary stamp a new self adhesive . Stamp and one of Canada s world War ii Stamps. Usa Malta Bush Gorbachev \ above Malta s Saltwater Summit stamp. At right Washington b.c., is featured on san Marino s latest great cities Stamps. Wait photon 1150 san Mario 2000 wa.4hiwcton l�19samarino 25oo investment after All a Hobby should be fun. Having said All this Why arc year packs even overed in this c Olumn Bee line Many people have t country collections and want to keep them current even going and pit King up i issues when possible. Many philatelic administrations now accept credit c Aryls Whit h is a real help when dealing with foreign Tim re it. This is noted is follows a american 1 press a diner s club m Mas Eraul and v . In luropf1, you an also use eur cheques. Australia 1 .19cnrc1iun, regular edition lti.9s australian dollars deluxe edition f 9. 5 australian dollars anal the introducing Australia t Olle lion. 14 australian dollars. Contort philatelic . Australia Post. I o Box 998b, Melbourne pm a Canada souvenir collection regular edition 2 s Canadian dollars and deluxe hardcover edition 4.95 Canadian dollars. Prior year collections also Are available. Contact National philatelic Centre Canada Post corp., Antigonish Nova Scotia 2rb. My Denmark 1989 year pack 149.50 danish Krone. Contact Postens Frimark Ecender Vesler brigade 67, dk-1620 Kobe Havn. V Faroe islands 1989 year Book 115 danish Krone and 1989 year set 78.70 danish Krone. Contact Posl Werk Zoroya fr-159 Argir. Finland 1989 year set 108 finnish Markkaa Aland year set 26 finnish Markkaa and coat of arms Type 1975 pack 50 finnish Markkaa. Contact Box 654, sf-00101 Helsinki. Ireland 1 9b9 year pack 9.30 Irish pounds. The 19110-1989 year Book sold out orders Are being accepted for the 1989-1990 year Book. Contact controller philatelic Bureau . Dublin 1. Isle of Man 1989 year Book 12 British pounds 1989 year pack 9 British pounds. Contact philatelic bureaus Box 10m, Douglas. My Forscy 1989 year Book 12 British pounds. Contact philatelic Bureau dept. 304c, St. Helier. A do a Malta 1988 year pack 3.50 maltese pounds. Contact philatelic Bureau Auberge italia merchants Street Valletta. Around the world on . 2, Malta released a stamp noting the recent Saltwater Summit held there by president Bush and soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. Hungary also issues timely Stamps. The most recent example noted the dismantling of the electrical signalling system along its Border with Austria a prelude to the tearing aside of the Iron curtain. Among the Stamps released during stamp world expo was another Issue in san Marino s great cities series this time featuring Washington . As usual these Lennal pair has one older View in this Case 1850 and one current View. 1990 Marks the 150th anniversary of the world s first postage stamp great Britain s Penny Black. Sir Roland Hill introduced the Penny Post As part of his Reform to make the mails More accessible to All Citi ens. As part of the festivities great Britain will Issue five new Semi definitive for use throughout the year showing both the current Machin head portrait of Queen Eli Beth used on All British simi.1 1967, As Well As the classic portrait of Queen Victoria taken from the Penny Black. Other observances include London 90, the International stamp show being held in May. Canada has begun a series of Stamps focusing on its achievements and sacrifices during world War ii. The first be tenant Block of Lour tilled reluctantly at War again was released nov. 10. Jerusalem has seen a Good Deal of history so it is Only natural that it should possess a wealth of archaeological Sites. Israel noted this in a recent stamp showing work at the 16th-Century Suleiman s Wall. Re i May Oon Tecl shot tote it mho. Usman a Ulm. Bom 182. Apo 09035-05w include Rtum-ddr0mo maps it top it j Repty a met Ltd 4 stripes Magazine january 11, 1990
