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== [[:File:The Soviet Union 1969 CPA 3825 stamp (Kremlin Red Star and USSR Arms) coil.jpg]] ==
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== Номер марки ==
Здравствуйте, уважаемый Михаил! Не так давно вы загрузили на Склад марку [[:File:The Soviet Union 1962 CPA 2963 stamp (Animal industries, Decisions of the XXII Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union—into Life).jpg]]. Меня заинтересовал ее номер по каталогу. Не могли бы вы сообщить, из какого каталога взят номер? --[[User:Matsievsky|Matsievsky]] ([[User talk:Matsievsky|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 22:40, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
: Здравствуйте, уважаемый Сергей. Номер марки брал [http://skandinav.eu/page68.htm отсюда]. Но теперь вижу, что это никакой не ЦФА. Если у вас каталог под рукой, исправьте, пожалуйста, оплошность. :) Спасибо. Удачи! --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 15:38, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
:: Это хороший каталог, и сканы там хорошие, обычно 300dpi в PNG. Но нумерация сплошная с царской России. Исправлю, когда доберусь до этой серии. Я ж сначала в английском Учебнике составляю каталог, а потом уже с этими каталожными именами марки переименовываю... --[[User:Matsievsky|Matsievsky]] ([[User talk:Matsievsky|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:46, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

== [[:File:US franking mark39.jpg]] ==
{{Autotranslate|1=File:US franking mark39.jpg|2=|3=|base=Idw}} * Sorry Michael! [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:43, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
: Not a problem at all, Karl. I understand that this file does not fit the Commons policies. Cheers, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:48, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

::I hate doing it to editors I know and respect their work but occasional stuff slips by or was uploaded before we were as strict as now. Thanks for understanding. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:50, 24 June 2015 (UTC)


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== О почтовых карточках и маркированных почтовых карточках ==
Здравствуйте, Михаил. Обратил внимание на вашу правку [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:USSR_PCWCS_№34_Anniversary_of_Lenin_-_CPSU_Congress_sp.cancellation_Moscow_(1).jpg&diff=166335016&oldid=166332409] и некоторые другие. Проблема не в том, что изображен Ленин, кто ж с этим спорит, проблема в том, что это другой вид карточек. Вы добавляете файл в категорию для обычных немаркированных карточек или открыток (postcards), тогда как это маркированная почтовая карточка (postal cards). Мне кажется, нужны другие категории., например, [[:Category:Vladimir Lenin on postal cards]] но ее вы очистили и выставили на удаление. --[[User:Andrey Korzun|Andrey Korzun]] ([[User talk:Andrey Korzun|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:19, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
: А, прошу прощения, Андрей, видимо, получилось разночтение в терминах. А разве именно так различаются ''postcards'' и ''postal cards''? Маркированные же, вроде, просто ''stamped postcards''? И чтобы не заморачиваться, я и подумал, что не стоит вводить еще ''postal cards''. Думал, что для ''postal cards'' нет верхних категорий. Видно, давно я не просматривал категоризацию на Складе. :) В древние годы были просто ''postcards''. Раз так - надо восстанавливать ''postal cards''. Как это нам лучше сделать? Еще раз извиняюсь. :) С уважением, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:33, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
: Кстати, в этой категории [[:Category:Vladimir Lenin on postcards]] - они там все маркированные. Просто одни - с обычной (стандартной) маркой, а другие - с оригинальной. Так что все пять оттуда и надо вычищать. Что будем делать? --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:38, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
: Т.е. в конечном итоге они все вливаются в [[:Category:Postal cards]] и далее в Stationery. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:40, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
: В целом, отмечу вашу большую работу по филателистической теме на Складе, особенно по отечественной филателии. Спасибо! --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:43, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
:: Михаил, спасибо на добром слове. К сожалению, времени на все не хватает, я отсканировал из своей коллекции много карточек и конвертов с ОМ до 1980-го года, но никак не залью на склад. Я не уверен в терминологии в английской филателистической традиции, но знаю, что маркированные почтовые карточки на сайте ИТЦ "Марка" (в английской версии сайта) именовались postal cards. Я ориентировался на этот пример. Если термин неточный — от него конечно нужно отказываться, но видимо переименовывать придётся много категорий, поэтому тут нужен бот. Я не обратил внимания на то, что в категории все ПК оказались маркированные, думал одна — просто открытка. --[[User:Andrey Korzun|Andrey Korzun]] ([[User talk:Andrey Korzun|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 17:46, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
::: Спасибо, Андрей. Ваши качественные сканы использую уже, например, для иллюстрации статьи [[:ru:Лениниана (филателия)|Лениниана (филателия)]]. Нужно только проявлять осторожность в массовых заливках, поскольку рисунки на самих конвертах и карточках (в отличие от изображений марок на них) могут быть защищены авторским правом. Тут на Складе периодически проводят "зачистку" подобных файлов. Сайт ИТЦ "Марка" вряд ли может служить эталоном английской терминологии. Лучше смотреть названия и термины в англовике или на специализированных английских филателистических сайтах. Да, работы в случае переименования категорий может быть много. Правда, есть гаджет Cat-a-lot, который включается в настройках. Он позволяет массово переносить файлы из одной категории в другую. Не знаю, есть ли тут  на Складе такой бот, который одновременно переименовывает категории и сразу же переносит туда все картинки из предыдущей категории. Это можно спросить у опытных участников, например, у [[User talk:EugeneZelenko|EugeneZelenko]] и у твоего тезки [[User talk:Butko|Butko]] (ничего, что перешел на ты? :) ). В общем, посмотри, как это лучше сделать. Но сначала надо определиться с терминологией. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 18:00, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
::: Так, ну что - получается, что ты был абсолютно прав. Есть такая статья в англовике: [[:en:Postal card|Postal card]], это именно маркированная почтовая карточка. Причем с пометкой: '''Not to be confused with [[:en:postcard|postcard]].''' Так что ничего не надо массово переименовывать и переносить - только одну злополучную категорию [[:Category:Vladimir Lenin on postcards]]. Сможешь ее переименовать? --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 18:08, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
:::: Михаил, я перенёс сканы карточек в категорию {{C|Vladimir Lenin on postal cards of the Soviet Union}}, далее надкатегории {{C|Vladimir Lenin on postal cards}} и {{C|Vladimir Lenin on postcards}}. Мне кажется, структура оптимальная, но как говорится - правь смело, если есть другие идеи. --[[User:Andrey Korzun|Andrey Korzun]] ([[User talk:Andrey Korzun|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 07:08, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
::::: Отлично, спасибо! --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 07:44, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Андрей, для статьи [[:ru:Лениниана (филателия)|Лениниана (филателия)]] хотелось бы иметь иллюстративные примеры для КПД и для календарных штемпелей (в соответствующих разделах этой статьи). У тебя что-нибудь для этого не найдется? Спасибо. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 18:21, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
: Нашел КПД: [[:File:IceBreakerLenin.jpg]]. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 23:42, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
:: Пока к сожалению, не располагаю временем для сканирования, но интересные КПД по теме у меня есть. В 1970 году было особенно много КПД и спецгашений, что-нибудь позднее подберу. С КПД тут такая загвоздка, что сам конверт не является знаком почтовой оплаты, поэтому рисунок на нём защищён копирайтом. Но есть сюжеты (репродукции картин), на которые срок охраны истёк или если сюжет конверта в точности повторяет сюжет марки. --[[User:Andrey Korzun|Andrey Korzun]] ([[User talk:Andrey Korzun|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 07:08, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
::: Хорошо, это не к спеху. В принципе, и [[:File:IceBreakerLenin.jpg|этого КПД  с ледоколом]] уже достаточно. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 07:44, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
::: А вот и календарный штемпель отыскался - на телеграмме, отправленной Лениным: [[:File:Guilbeaux155 pdf.jpg]]. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 15:09, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
::: Сделана [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Stamps/Public_domain&curid=592884&diff=166635081&oldid=166615341 поправка] по трактовке российского копирайта на филателистические выпуски. Так что получается, что всё (марки, конверты, открытки), выпущенное Почтой России и ее советской предшественницей, будет считаться в свободном доступе? --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:02, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
Андрей, видел объявление о конкурсе и голосовании на Складе ([[:ru:Обсуждение проекта:Филателия и почта|Обсуждение проекта:Филателия и почта]])? Не проголосуешь? ;) --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 08:29, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

== [[:File:Indian dugouts (Gallipoli) (14646869787).jpg]] ==
Just a heads up: Gallipoli is in Turkey, not Norway. cheers. [[User:Rodhullandemu|Rodhullandemu]] ([[User talk:Rodhullandemu|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 21:30, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
:"Postcards of" are categorised by where they depict, not where they may have been sent from. Cheers. [[User:Rodhullandemu|Rodhullandemu]] ([[User talk:Rodhullandemu|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 21:34, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
:: Re your "phot was taken in Turkey, therefore it's a postcard of Turkey", it could be even taken on Mars. :) What matters is what publisher produced it and where. The postcards were printed by the Australians in relation to their army battled in Turkey and against Turkey, and ANZAC was the [[w:Australian and New Zealand Army Corps|Australian and New Zealand Army Corps]] sent to Turkey:
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The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It was formed in Egypt in 1915, and operated during the Battle of Gallipoli. General William Birdwood commanded the corps, which comprised troops from the First Australian Imperial Force and 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The corps disbanded in 1916, following the Allied evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula and the formation of I Anzac Corps and II Anzac Corps.
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:: So, Turkey never printed and issued these massive postcards.
:: You may check all 127 subcategories in [[:Category:Postcards by country]] and re-categorise all the files in accordance with your criterion "where they depict". Best regards, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 21:45, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
:::I've never ever seen "X of Y" not to mean images of Y rather than "X made in Y". However, I've opened a discussion [[:Category talk:Postcards]] here to seek consensus. [[User:Rodhullandemu|Rodhullandemu]] ([[User talk:Rodhullandemu|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 22:27, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

==Vichy stamps==
You might have an opinion on my comments at [[User talk:Spiessens#Vichy stamps]]. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:51, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
: Agree with you. Done. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:12, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

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No required [[Commons:Copyright tags|license templates]] were detected at this file page. Please correct it, or if you have any questions please check my [[User:Jarekt/FAQ|FAQ]] or contact me on my [[User talk:Jarekt|talk page]]. Yours sincerely,  [[User:Jarekt|Jarekt]] ([[User talk:Jarekt|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:27, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

== Comment relating Russian Civil War issues ==
Dear Michael, thanks for your kind words, i really appreciate them. Over the years Wikimedia and Wikipedia have grown and have become a more reliable source for philatelic material and its background. This is because a handful of people (among them you) are devoted to improving its quality day by day. If we only had more time! Most information is still closed behind the costly doors of philatelic literature and other unopen sources. I try to open these up and thus make the beauty of philately more available for everyone. Maybe this is the way to preserve our common interest for future generations and also get them interested in it. Of course i like the fact that parts of my own collection are available to me Wherever I May Roam (if there is internet). Best [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:33, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
: Thanks a lot, [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]], for your kind words, as well. I greatly appreciate your contribution and hope that all our efforts will stay here forever. Best wishes, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 12:43, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

==I think you're watching!==
I wondered how you were so fast at thanking me for the Indonesia cover edits I made but I notice you have [[User:Ww2censor/Recent philatelic uploads]] that I set up a few months ago on your user page so I presume you are watching the latest month. The bot does not capture everything as I was getting too many false entries but it seems about right now though I am sure some uploads I would be interested in are missed. Do you have any opinion about this deletion nomination? [[Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Stamps of Vichy Government]]. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 13:38, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
: Oh, you're watching, too! :) That was a random occasion that I found the Indonesian covers in an inappropriate [[:Category:Olympic Games on stamps]]. And they also needed rotation I requested eventually, too. [[User:Ww2censor/Recent philatelic uploads|Recent philatelic uploads]] is a useful tool. I noticed it in the File usage on Commons section of the files and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Michael_Romanov&diff=188222694&oldid=166061740 added] it on my page. Will have a look at the deletion request. Thank you. Best, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 15:23, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
: By the way, how can I ask a bot to archive regularly my user talk page? --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 15:25, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

::[[:w:User:MiszaBot/Archive HowTo]], but if you like just copy my commons talk page setup if you think that will suit you. Cheers [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 18:59, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
::: Thank you. Will look into that. Regards, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 19:39, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

==Copyright stamps==
This Australian cover [[:File:Australia airmail01a.jpg]] has prominent modern stamps that are still in copyright for 50 years from publication. It really should be deleted but you could blur the stamps and the rest would probably not be copyrightable. I was going to nominate it for deletion but thought I would ask you first. Thanks [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:24, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
: Good point! Would you please assist me in applying the blur? I am not familiar with that technique. Thank you. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 12:25, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
::Have a look at that now. I only smudged the stamps and overwrote the file, so I think that should do the trick. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 13:00, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
::: Looks perfect! Thank you! Best regards, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 13:14, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

== File:USSR 1964-10-10 cover.jpg BLUE 4 kop ==
Michael, pls have a look at this cover: [[File:USSR 1964-10-10 cover.jpg|thumb|200px|4 kop blue]] the 4kop is blue instead of green. I never saw it in blue, did you, and is this listed in a catalogue (not Michel)? Thx, [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 17:04, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
: Hm, that is very weird. The [http://skandinav.eu/page69.htm catalogue] says: "4к.мн. на зеленом фоне/Multicolor on a green background". Really, really odd. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 01:32, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
:: Arno, thanks for uploading more USSR covers. The question I have is who was the sender of the covers carrying the 1963 Precious Stones of the Urals series stamps? Looks like it was one the same person from Moscow (except for [[:File:USSR 1965-03-01 cover.jpg|this cover]]). Can you scan the back of these covers, please? Did you buy these covers via eBay? Cheers, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:27, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
:: Also, who was the seller of these covers? And what did he comment on these two stamp varieties? Thank you. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:54, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
:::You're very welcome and thanks for your replies. The cover with the blue stamp has nothing on its back. See pic added for the back of the cover with the green 4 kop. [[File:USSR 1966-02-17 cover backside.jpg|thumb|200px|4 kop green backside]]. See also scan of the back of the small cover with the 6k red franking. [[File:USSR 1964-12-14 cover backside.jpg|thumb|200px|6 kop red backside]]. I bought these covers bulk in Germany, only minimal description was added. I have seen shades of green of this stamp, from light to dark, but never blue.  [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:57, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
:::: The 1966 cover franked with the normal green 4k stamp was sent by someone under the surname Chistyakov. Comparing the handwriting on this cover and on the other one, with the "mutated" blue 4k stamp, we can conclude that Mr. Chistyakov was not the sender of the 1964 cover. However, if we compare the handwriting on the two 1964 covers, we can definitely see that they were sent by one the same person! And this is Mr. O. P. Naumkin! At least, we now know who was the original holder of the "blue mutant". Cheers, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 12:13, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
:::: I have found him! This is Oleg Ponkratyevich Naumkin: [http://patents.su/2-463734-splav-na-osnove-molibdena.html], [http://ufn.ru/ufn63/ufn63_2/Russian/r632c.pdf]. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 12:44, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::Do you perhaps know if there were essays of these stamps in different colors? Maybe a blue 4k was an essay which color was rejected. The essays may have been sold illegally and gotten into traffic, as happened many times before in stamp history. The blue stamp does not look as if it is changed chemically.[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 12:59, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::: No, this stamp does not look like a counterfeit production. But your suggestion sounds quite plausible. However, I am unaware about essays of these stamps in different colors. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:34, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi Arno! I think the only way to claim the discovery of a genuine variety of this stamp is to ask for [[w:Philatelic expertisation|philatelic expertisation]]. You can start asking [http://www.aiep-experts.net/experts/experts/userprofile/PHILATELICSOCIETIESNETHER.html here]. When you receive a certificate on that stamp, we could write an article for a philatelic journal to describe this finding. How about this plan? Cheers, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 08:37, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
* Meanwhile, I asked my Russian colleagues about this variation case. They suggested that this is likely due to fading and discoloration. They have noticed that some green stamps tend to fade towards blue. So, maybe, there is no point to request the philatelic expertisation. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 19:59, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
** Digging more in the Soviet/Russian literature, I found few references describing chemically produced forgeries of green stamps transformed into blue ones. This specific case was not mentioned, so I'd better consider the philatelic expertisation. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:44, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::::Hey Michael, good ideas. I am going to send mr. Buchsbayew a mail regarding expert opinion.[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:00, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::::: Yes, hope [http://www.aiep-experts.net/experts/experts/userprofile/BUCHSBAYEW.html he] will be helpful. Cheers, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:55, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
::::::::: Paul Buchsbayev responded: he thinks it is a faded stamp, but he explicitly stated that he is no expert on modern Russia though.[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 04:41, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::::::: I would disagree with the fading hypothesis. Then, why was not the green background faded on [[:File:USSR 1966-02-17 cover.jpg|another stamp used on the cover]] of the same period? Why is not it faded in [http://www.stampcollectors.ru/images/stamps/SSSR61/63s159.jpg this stockbook] obviously scanned recently? I would not believe in this selective fading and non-fading. My suggestion is that the stamp in question was subject to a chemical change performed by someone for forgery or just for a joke. It could be even Dr. Oleg Naumkin himself who experimented with the chemical alteration of stamp dyes. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 08:22, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
::::::::::: We are not quite there yet. A friend of mine is a chemist at AKZO. I consulted him. Maybe we in time can get a conclusive answer a. if there is a material that can change a pigment from green to blue, b. what would be the effects of the material on the paper and c. effect on other colors. To be continued.[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 12:00, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::::::::: Arno, the Russian philatelic sources I read told that in the practice of forgery, vinegar was used to change green dye of stamps to blue. But then, we have to answer the questions "b" and "c". Your blue Jasper stamp looks too perfectly to suspect any harsh treatment with the stuff like vinegar. Moreover, do you know that this stamp series of 1963 was varnished after printing? Of course, any varnish could be immediately affected in case of any chemical treatment. Do you see the varnish (lacquer) on these stamps in your possession? Thanks for keeping your interest in this blue Jasper enigma! :) --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 21:38, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
::::::::::::: I have had contact with the chemist. At first glance the color is too equally discolored to have been caused by acid. Normally acid causes stains. He thinks this is typically the result of a poor quality batch ('Monday morning batch'). For root cause analysis several stamps could (destructively) be tested with different acids, alkaline, UV, oxygen etc. etc. The blue stamp on the envelope cannot be easily analyzed without damaging it. [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 19:15, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
{{od}} Yes, it might not be a treatment with an acid at all. The stamp looks virginally clear. It is a very complicated case. I think that contacting the [http://www.aiep-experts.net AEIP] could be helpful. They may know much better how a stamp dye may be modified without seeing any obvious signs of change made by a forger.
[[File:USSR 1964-12-02 cover.jpg|thumb|200px|4 kop blue]]
[[File:USSR 1964-06-30 cover.jpg|thumb|200px|4 kop light green]]
:Mike, two more covers, one light green and the other blue, no backside marking. This stamp shows a fading green below the stone and above ' CCCP', this just may solve the puzzle.[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 17:38, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
:: Well done, Arno! Interestingly, you now possess three variants: green (normal), blue (mutant), and blue with a fading green stripe. All three covers were sent by the same guy, Dr. Oleg Naumkin. All three in 1964.  And all three to Dusseldorf. Very interesting! Thank you! --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 21:46, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

==New category for stamp varieties==
I was thinking to create a category where regular/definitive stamps like the blue jasper can be put, all having the same characteristic, namely having aspects not mentioned in catalogues or philatelic literature. In this way we might create more data as to what could be possible causes/comparable material. Any thoughts on this? [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 12:00, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
: Maybe, [[:Category:Uncatalogued stamp varieties]] as a subdirectory of [[:Category:Stamps]]? For separate countries, there could be further subcategories derived from [[:Category:Uncatalogued stamp varieties by country]]. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 17:46, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
:: I created [[:Category:Uncatalogued stamp oddities and errors]] as sub under [[:Category:Stamp oddities and errors]]. Hopefully many will contribute and make our philatelic heart beat a bit faster. [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:47, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
::: Thanks, Arno. I appreciate this. By the way, do you read and understand Russian? --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 12:28, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
:::: YW! Only very basic knowledge of Russian here :-( . [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:10, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

== [[:File:Sigmund Friedl.png]] ==
{{Autotranslate|1=File:Sigmund Friedl.png|base=Copyvionote}} [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:12, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
:Sorry Michael but we don't know where the original image comes from. If you can determine that, if it was published previously and when the author died, then we might be able to keep it. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:14, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
:: Thank you for notifying me. I just thought that if Friedl died more than 100 years ago, it could be safe to upload his photo on Commons. I thoroughly searched for his images, and this is the only one I have found. No authorship attribution is provided for that photo. If you feel it's safer to delete it, no problem. Regards, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:27, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
:::Actually this template {{tl|PD-Austria}} might be of use. You can likely make a claim that satisfies it. However it appears he was buried in Germany, so I'm not sure if German copyright applies. Is there no photo in any of the forgery books? I don't have any. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:25, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
:::: I don't have them, too. But if these are contemporary, aren't they copyrighted? Friedl was cremated in Dresden. That was his last will, and at that time, as far as I understood, the nearest crematorium to Vienna was the one in Dresden because the first Austrian crematorium was opened in Vienna much later, in 1922. The relatives buried his ashes in Vienna after that, I guess. There was no point for his burial in Dresden because his wife, children, mother, sibs and other relatives lived in Vienna. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 21:23, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

==Talkback==
{{tb|ww2censor|Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Stamps by Peter Emilevich Bendel}} [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:24, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
:I've move my post up to the already existing discussion, so it is now at: [[:User talk:Jcb#Commons:Deletion requests.2FFiles in Category:Stamps by Peter Emilevich Bendel]]. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 14:17, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
:: Yes, thank you, I saw it and added few more words in support of the request. Best, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 14:32, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

[[File:USSR 1944-04-14 cover content 1.jpg|thumb|px300|USSR 1944-04-14 cover content]]
==Publish the entire letter? ==
I am hesitant to publish the entire letter (total 8 pages) which is in a 1944 cover. It might be trivial, on the other hand it could be of historical importance. What to do? Could you -at first glance- check if this is worth it. Thx![[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:42, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
: Answered here: [[File talk:USSR 1944-04-14 cover content 1.jpg]]. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 13:36, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

== [[:ru:Местные марки Перу]] ==
Mike - very nice article: Местные марки Перу. Many thanks. [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:04, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
: I greatly appreciate your fantastic cooperation and uploading of many exciting small pieces of the past centuries. You made it possible to illustrate articles like that. Cheers, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 13:36, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

[[File:World War I battlefield in Russia photo postcard reverse.jpg|thumb|250px]]
== Decipher German notes on WWI postcard Russia ==
Mike, can you decipher what is written here in German?
I can't read the other scribbles besides first line second word probably 'Stellung', and last line 'Russland 1917' Thx! [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 15:19, 2 July 2016 (UTC) 
: No idea, Arno. I asked a native German-speaking user about that. Hope he will help. Cheers, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 17:23, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
::Thanks Mike- the answer has already been added to the picture: „Unsere Stellung an der Front. Landsturm I. R. 20. Rußland 1917“ ('Our frontline position. Landsturm I. R. 20. Russia 1917 (I.20 – Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon Nr.20).[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 22:39, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

==[[:File:SG GB Stamp Albums.jpg]]==
I don't think  you can claim this is a freely licensed book cover. While your photo is free the book cover is quite a complex design is copyright to Stanley Gibbons for a least 70 years. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 06:40, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
: Thank you for sharing your doubt with me. I just thought that if the book covers basically contain the GB map and this is just a display photo taken angularly, not even a scan, it should not violate a copyright. I did not reproduce the book cover design 1:1, did I? But if you think that even such a photo should not be stored on Commons, I don't mind if the file would be deleted. Best, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:12, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
::I have serious doubts, even though you angled the photo and made it smaller because the UK threshold for originality is rather low, so I'll tag it for deletion. Many of the stamps making upp the map are still copyright images too. Maybe there is another simpler catalogue cover or one that is freely licensed that would suit you. Maybe [[:File:Stanley Gibbons Priced Catalogue of the Stamps of the British Empire 1914-15.jpg]] would work. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:56, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
::: OK, I agree. Thanks. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:59, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

== [[:File:SG GB Stamp Albums.jpg]] ==
{{Autotranslate|1=File:SG GB Stamp Albums.jpg|2=|3=|base=Idw}} [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 14:20, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

[[File:USSR 1948-01-08 R-airmail cover back.jpg|thumb|px200|right|Not really damaged but opened by PK...]]

== Interesting postmark ==
Hi Mike! this cover shows evidence of Soviet Clandestine Mail Surveillance. The book by Skipton and Volis just won large gold in Argentina. Thought this might be of interest to you. [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 15:43, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
:{{tps}}: {{ping|Arno-nl}} Are you really sure? The boxed mark states that was "item received in Moscow in damaged state / signed (signature)". Is there evidence this was used as a way of disguising censorship? [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 15:06, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
:: I think, that was a kind of normal practice in the Soviet Union when a foreign correspondence was being censored and after that the authorities marked a damaged envelope in this way. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:28, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
:::The book of David M. Skipton and Steve Volis (Soviet clandestine mail surveillance 1917-1991) describes this type of postmark as evidence of it. The cover was not damaged, only after being opened by the censors.[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 21:22, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
::::Thanks, very interesting. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 22:43, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
[[File:USSR 1944-07-03 cover front Moscow - Harrisburg PA.jpg|thumb|px150|right|Cover fragment Moscow-Harrisburg PA ]]

== Identification purple postmark ==
Hi Mike,
Any help would be much appreciated on identification of the diamond shape purple postmark (or senders handstamp?) on this cover/parcel fragment. Thanks! 
[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:16, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
: {{ping|Arno-nl}} Hi Arno!  I believe this is a sender's handstamp but it's hard to read it. If you have the original envelope, can you reproduce the inscription, please? I can only read the lowest address line: МОСКВА [[w:ru:Большая Грузинская улица|Б ГРУЗИНСКАЯ]] 17 (Moscow, [[:Category:Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street|Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street]], 17). Cheers, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 16:36, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
::Thanks Mike. I have the original and scanning is my tool to reproduce, do you suggest an other way? [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 21:26, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
::: By 'reproducing' I mean to have a closer look at the handstamp inscription on the original envelope and just write down the actual text. Sometimes just scanning cannot provide a chance to see and understand an inscription. But a closer inspection of an original could be more helpful. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 23:56, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

::The address gave us the key. In the Soviet era on this address (number 17 - Gorbunov House) the All-Union Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries (Всесоюзное общество по культурным связям с заграницей) also known as [[w:VOKS|VOKS - Vsesoiuznoe Obshchestvo Kul'turnoi Sviazi s zagranitsei]] was located. We can safely assume it is (one of?) their cachet, which must be pretty scarce. The addressee is a public library abroad so i can imagine the VOKS sending them propaganda material like their 'Weekly News Bulletin'. At the top the cachet reads 'BOKC', the second line at the bottom reads at right: 'FOREIGN COUNTRIES'. [[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:33, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
[[w:File:VOKS-logo.jpg|VOKS logo]]
: Bravo! Your investigation is profound! Thank you, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 13:03, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
== [[:File:Standard Collection catalogs.jpg]] ==
{{Autotranslate|1=File:Standard Collection catalogs.jpg|base=Copyvionote}} [[User:Well-Informed Optimist|Well-Informed Optimist]] ([[User talk:Well-Informed Optimist|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 13:59, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

== Gebrüder Senf ==
Dear Michael, the shop in the Barfußgäßchen was closed in 2008. You may read this https://www.briefmarken.de/verlag/ueber-uns/57-geschichte article about this. There you find the sentences 

"Die Erben der „Gebrüder Senf“, die Brüder Hans Neubauer-Senf und Gerhard Neubauer, führten ein von dem älteren Bruder Hans geleitetes Briefmarken-Versandgeschäft in Nürtingen/Neckar. Das eigentliche Leipziger Stammgeschäft fiel nach der Wende an den jüngeren damals noch lebenden Bruder Gerhard Neubauer zurück, der es bis 2008 durch einen Angestellten verwalten ließ. Dann wurde das Traditionsgeschäft am Barfußgässchen endgültig geschlossen."

In rough English: The successors of "Gebrüder Senf", the brothers Hans and Gerhard Neubauer had a stamp shipment in Nürtingen. The actual main shop in Leipzig owned Gerhard after 1989. He carried the shop not by himself but by a employe until 2008. After then, the time-honored shop was closed finally."

Now the Barfußgäßchen has nothing but restaurants / taverns. I remember photographing the last shop there which should be the stanp shop. But I did not find the negeative at the first glance. I look in my archives and write you again.

(I wrote the same txt in py page. But I don't know whether you get informed about this.)
-- [[User:Piu58|Uwe Pilz]] ([[User talk:Piu58|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:40, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
: Dear Uwe, many thanks for this information! Yes, I would appreciate if you find your old photograph of the stamp shop on Barfußgäßchen. It would be interesting to locate the new shop (Briefmarken-Versandgeschäft) in Nürtingen/Neckar. However, my Google search does not show anything resembling it. Cheers, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 12:21, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

== [[File talk:USSR 1935-05-13 postcard.jpg]] ==
Hello Mike, I added your investigation to the description (tweaked it a bit). It really deserves a wikipedia article, the basic ingredients are here already.[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 20:28, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
: Brilliant, Arno! I corrected a bit the text. Appreciating your effort, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 20:55, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
Thanks Mike![[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 21:03, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

== [[:File:Kharkiv South RWSB.jpg]] ==
{{Autotranslate|1=File:Kharkiv South RWSB.jpg|2=|3=|base=Idw}} [[User:Dogad75|Dogad75]] ([[User talk:Dogad75|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 04:30, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

== Michel catalogue has wrong issue date ==
[[File:USSR 1957-03-27 cover Moscow to Prague.jpg|thumb|right|120px|USSR 1957-03-27 cover]]
Hi Mike, I just wanted to show you this USSR 1957-03-27 cover sent from Moscow to Prague, thought you might be interested. Franked with 40kop (Mi. 1932A), according Michel issued on March 30, 1957 - this cover shows that date is incorrect. Never trust your catalogue ;-) .
[[User:Arno-nl|Arno-nl]] ([[User talk:Arno-nl|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 19:43, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
: Hi Arno, yes, you are right and have a sharp eye. :) Russian sources also give March 30, 1957 as a date of its issue ([https://zvonmoneta.ru/mark-3626.html], [http://stamprus-shop.ru/marks/1957/]) or indicate just [http://skandinav.eu/page63.htm March] (without a particular day). I think March 30 could be an official date of issue, while some stamps might have got into circulation 3 days earlier without proper authorisation. It happens sometimes with newly issued stamps. 

: By the way, I like this female-type handwriting on the cover. And do you know who was her addressee? [https://www.osobnosti.cz/josef-boucek.php Josef Bouček], a Czech screenwriter and play writer. Quite a prominent one, actually, according to [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2587579/?ref_=tt_ov_wr IMDb]. He is even credited and mentioned several times in Czech Wikipedia, e.g., in the article about the criminal drama [[:cs:Černá sobota (film)|film Černá sobota]] or Black Saturday, almost Black Sabbath. :) --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:04, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

==[[:File:Klapper des Postbotens.jpg]]==
I know this is an old image but the  PD-art licence does not apply; that is for painting and such. This is a 3D photo of a utilitarian item that requires the permission of the photographer who may have been the same person who put it on the chat board. The photos are no longer available there, so we can't even check though I am sure you looked at the time. I wonder if this is an object someone can take a new photo of. Do you know where it is located? I won't tag it for deletion until after you reply. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:55, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
: It would be hard to locate the photographer (supposedly, the image was scanned from a book) or the object's current place. I would suggest that this clapper was kept in the Österreichisches Post- und Telegraphenmuseum in Vienna. But the museum existed till 1980 and was closed. If you think it would be better to delete it, go ahead. No worries. Best, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 11:31, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
::Yes, I'm sorry but the copyright status is unclear, so I'll tag it for deletion. Now that you mention it, perhaps it came from a book as there seems to be some pattern but the reflection on the left seems to show it was photographed in-situ.  However, I think we really should try to find an image of such an item. Maybe the Prague post museum has one. Thanks [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:39, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

== [[:File:Klapper des Postbotens.jpg]] ==
{{Autotranslate|1=File:Klapper des Postbotens.jpg|2=|3=|base=Idw}} [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 09:45, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

== [[:File:US potcard06.jpg]] ==
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And also: 
* [[:File:US potcard07.jpg]] 
* [[:File:US potcard08.jpg]] 

Sorry but the template {{tl|PD-USGov}} does not apply to USPS work after 1978. Yours sincerely, [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:09, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
: Thank you for this notification. Looks like you are right. Can we at least keep [[:File:US potcard07.jpg]] since it contains a plain text? Best, --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 10:14, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
::I've changed the copyright tag to {{tl|PD-ineligible}} and removed the copyvio template. [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 13:18, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
::: Thanks. --[[User:Michael Romanov|Michael Romanov]] ([[User talk:Michael Romanov#top|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 15:49, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

== [[:File:FAC emblem.jpg]] ==
{{Autotranslate|1=File:FAC emblem.jpg|2=|3=|base=Idw}} [[Special:Contributions/109.238.80.47|109.238.80.47]] 18:25, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

== [[:File:Stamp El Salvador America UPAEP 1993.JPG]] ==
Sorry but I had to put this stamp up for deletion [[:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Stamp El Salvador America UPAEP 1993.JPG|here]] [[User:Ww2censor|Ww2censor]] ([[User talk:Ww2censor|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 00:14, 3 January 2018 (UTC)