tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199030902024-03-10T10:51:25.658-07:00Mick's blog of boring stuffMickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.comBlogger480125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-91552139227042844032024-03-10T10:50:00.000-07:002024-03-10T10:50:40.991-07:00Postmark of the Day - Briefzentrum 47 (Duisburg), Germany 10 March 2023 Post on TSFMickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-91357546744589411882024-01-24T17:27:00.000-08:002024-01-24T17:27:30.899-08:00Postmark of the Day - Norwich Mail Center, 24 January 2022
Holocaust Memorial Day / Light a candle / in your window / pm 27 January 2022 / hmd.org.ukRoyal Mail / Norwich / Mail Centre / 24-01-2022 / 24000015
Link to post on The Stamp Forum: https://thestampforum.boards.net/post/185380Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-13417303697950116062024-01-13T11:45:00.000-08:002024-01-13T11:45:57.250-08:00Moontrap - Don Webb From my Goodreads entry for this book:
Moontrap, The Coast of Oregon, 1850... by Don Berry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
When I bought this, at the Book Exchange in Missoula, I thought that I was getting myself a light western set on the Oregon Coast. It turned out to be much more than that, and I've since learned that Berry was a respected and serious writer.I must admit it took me a while to Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-52679250581730818012023-11-30T11:24:00.000-08:002023-11-30T11:24:56.945-08:00Business Card - Billy Barnacle's, Lincoln City Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-135301605707717212023-11-05T10:42:00.005-08:002023-11-05T11:39:43.237-08:00 Business card - Break-Away Cottages, Rockaway Beach, Oregon Business card - Break-Away Cottages, Rockaway Beach, OregonAn eBay purchase for my small business and calling card collection.BREAK-AWAY COTTAGESHIGHWAY 101 SOUTHROCKAWAY, OREGON 97136Bob & Kay McPartlandRt. 1, Box 4Rockaway, Oregon 97136 Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-17322678820410619882023-03-14T17:09:00.002-07:002023-03-14T17:09:18.767-07:00Postmark Calendar: 14 March 1957 A postcard from the Mayflower Hotel, Los Angeles from 14 March, 1957.us-los.angeles-1957.03.14 by Mick Taylor, on FlickrLOS ANGELES / MAR 14 / ? PM / 10 / CALIF.Postcard is in Danish, I think. The Pacific Coast Architectural Database notes that, "Danish-born artist Einar Petersen (1885-1986) painted a notable mural of Pilgrims for the hotel." Maybe that's why Anne stayed Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-79230716666092409272022-08-24T20:04:00.002-07:002022-08-24T20:04:42.096-07:002022.08.24 - linksLinksBarbara Eden born 23 August 1931 [fromthevaults.boppinbob.blogspot.com]Includes a link to her 1967 album in the comments.Skull Study May Offer Insights Into Hominin Interbreeding [archaeology.org]“Neanderthals had big faces,” Churchill explained.NUFCLeague Cup Round 2Tranmere 1 Newcastle 2 [youtube highlights]Not that impressive from the NUFC B team. Wood finally scores. The lads are Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-21541996566268185242022-08-21T19:34:00.000-07:002022-08-21T19:34:01.905-07:002022.08.21 - Sunday misc crap: a hummingbird, disposition of sleepy cats, etc PhotoSleepy cats don't give a fuck. An admirable quality.ScanUSA. 1968. 6c. Marquette and Joliet. Scott 1356PersonalThe highlight of the day happened around 07:00 when I poked my head out the door. A hummingbird was feeding on the railing flowers. I wasn't quick enough to get a photo, but here is one that shows what the railing garden looks like.I'll try and keep at least some of the Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-25610959056931344522022-08-07T14:56:00.003-07:002022-08-07T14:56:46.359-07:00New Philosateleian Post local stamp The local post Philosateleleian Post, now out of Floresville, TX, has just released a new stamp (blog\press release). It's quite nice looking.I picked up a Wired Magazine for the first time in quite a while and started reading it. It's pretentious crap.Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-29470750183171048152022-04-24T16:39:00.001-07:002022-04-24T16:39:44.023-07:00Links 2022.04.24 Misc LinksDead Rats and Diverse Pots Reveal Long Voyages of 1400-year-old Shipwreck - ancient-origins.net (2022.04.19)“If it's confirmed that some of these rats were actually from as far away as the central Mediterranean islands –what this really means is that there was a lot more communication, shipping, exchange, and trade happening during this period that is primarily depicted as Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-55264809120179464322022-03-12T12:05:00.005-08:002022-03-12T12:05:44.173-08:00Haiti - 1960 - 10c - Election of Miss Haiti Claudinette Fouchard as Miss World - Scott 458 Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-9817749047328660352021-07-30T21:10:00.003-07:002021-07-30T21:10:57.222-07:005 things from the Portland of my 20s that I wish were still aroundMount Tabor Theater and their Sunday night drum circlesMount Hood masonic lodgeIt's A Beautiful Pizza (SE Belmont & 34th)Church of ElvisRed Sea night club (along with Berbati's Pan and Satyricon)Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-50297613299353034462021-07-10T13:13:00.004-07:002021-07-10T13:13:42.343-07:00Stamp : Colombia - 1957 - The 25th Anniversary of the Agricultural Credit Bank - Scott 672 Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-61124237230285356442021-07-02T19:04:00.003-07:002021-07-02T19:04:24.349-07:00Diagraph Stencil Maker
Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-28920455182447500022020-11-14T16:39:00.000-08:002020-11-15T13:13:55.511-08:00Royal Mail Bag A bit of postal memorabiliaMickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-54470068751027771802020-10-17T13:57:00.002-07:002020-10-17T13:57:46.290-07:00Cinderellas : UK : 1950 : London International Stamp Exhibition Cinderellas : UK : 1950 : London International Stamp ExhibitionSee AlsoLondon International Stamp Exhibition 1950 (Wikipedia)Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-53661337981520097302019-02-23T15:31:00.004-08:002019-02-23T15:31:45.455-08:00Stuff I Collect - Covers - Oregon Coast - Astoria to Kansas City, 1917
Stuff I Collect - Covers - Oregon Coast - Astoria to Kansas City, 1917
The following is a modification of my post in the US : Covers : General thread in The Stamp Forum (TSF).
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Astoria, Oregon to the W.W. Gavitt Medical Company in Topeka, Kansas. Postmarked 27 February 1917.
This cover has rather a lot going on, and I would appreciate any information or opinions on the various markings.Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-47182817868208365752019-02-17T17:45:00.007-08:002022-12-22T14:58:12.886-08:00Stuff I Collect : Ephemera : Tax Stamps : Arkansas Cigarette Stamp 2 1/2c
Arkansas 2 1/2c cigarette tax stamp. Looks it benefited Arkansas schools.
10 - TEN - 10 / ARKANSAS SCHOOLS TAX / 2 1/2 CENTS / CIGARETTES
Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-90511730254836846482019-02-03T18:21:00.001-08:002019-02-03T18:21:19.567-08:00Stuff I Collect : Postcards : Red River, NM 1967
Red River, NM. 1967
Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-89512217591061449802019-01-05T18:23:00.001-08:002019-01-05T18:23:24.882-08:00Stuff I Collect : Ephemera : Postal Money Order receipts
USA
Vermont
Morrisville, 24 March 2013
Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-63603436770228939812019-01-05T18:20:00.000-08:002019-01-05T18:22:45.319-08:00Stuff I Collect : Ephemera : Postal Order Receipts: Morrisville, VT - 24 March 1913
Postal Money Order receipt from Morrisville, VT. 24 March 1913
Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-7105174407205957872018-10-16T19:46:00.001-07:002018-10-16T19:49:59.656-07:00RuneQuest mention - San Francisco Examiner, 17 April 1979
Here is a clipping from the San Francisco Examiner of 17 April, 1979. It mentions RuneQuest, Greg Stafford, and Chaosium.
Click here to for a full size version (flickr). Pity the second page didn't scan so well on newspapers.com
Some things that stood out:
It made the front page! Sweet.
The article also mentioned Bunnies & Burrows and Tunnels & Trolls! Ha! Those were the Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-37997068441875949762018-10-14T12:00:00.002-07:002018-10-14T12:05:20.508-07:00Postmark Calendar - 14 October
Originally posted in The Stamp Forum's Postmark Calendar thread.
Posted on 14 October 2014 in Portland, Oregon, this extremely valuable cover shows numerous examples of the ultra rare Inverted Kitty error. Only a handful of sheets of the Inverted Kitty were distributed, most of which were destroyed once the error was discovered. It seems that "Friends of 4449" must have Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-14320482142526918152018-07-29T15:00:00.000-07:002018-07-29T15:00:13.876-07:00Photos | The Eggman
Done by my co-workers a few years back, because of my then habit of having an egg, carrots, and chicken for lunch every day.
Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12166429591581020732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19903090.post-84504905793525472782018-07-29T14:49:00.001-07:002018-07-29T14:49:55.397-07:00Covers : Oregon Coast : Tillamook 3 August 1960
Stuff I Collect - Covers
Oregon Coast collection
Tillamook to Orlando, 3 August 1930
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