Browsing Archive: March, 2012

GUIDE FOR GRADING COIN CONDITIONS

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Friday, March 16, 2012, In : Coin

If we been involved in collecting rare or commemorative coins, we need at least to know the how to grade the coin condition as a basic bases to it's purchase value.

See the estimated grade / condition level designation above each pair of pictures. View each grade level and compare your coin. When your coin fails to match the details of a particular grade, figure your coin to be the grade prior.

Good ~ Very heavily Worn with even wear over the entire coin surface. Artwork is outlined but may la...
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1961 First Day of Issue Stamp/Envelop.

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Friday, March 16, 2012, In : Postal Stamp

The Colombo Plan is a regional organization that embodies the concept of collective inter-governmental effort to strengthen economic and social development of member countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. The primary focus of all Colombo Plan activities is on human resources development.

The "Plan" is not meant to be an integrated master plan to which national plans were expected to conform. It is, instead, a framework for bi-lateral arrangements involving foreign aid and technical assistance f...
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1985 420th ANNIV. OF FILIPINO-SPANISH FIRST PEACE TREATY

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, In : Postal Stamp

The people of Bohol are said to be the descendants of the last group of inhabitants who settled in the Philippines called pintados or “tattooed ones.” Boholanos already had a culture of their own as evidenced by the artifacts dug at Mansasa, Tagbilaran, and in Dauis and Panglao.

Bohol is derived from the word Bo-ho or Bo-ol. The island was the seat of the first international treaty of peace and unity between the native king Datu Sikatuna, and Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de Legaz...

1962 SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP/ FIRST DAY OF ISSUE COVER

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Monday, March 12, 2012, In : Postal Stamp

Special Delivery is a postal service for urgent postal packets. Its meaning varies among postal services and is different and separate from Express mail delivery service offered by many postal administrations. Essentially it means that a postal packet is delivered from a post office to the addressee immediately once it arrives at the post office responsible for delivering it, rather than waiting for the next regular delivery to the addressee.