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A League Of His Own
Nina P. West, Artfact.com Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:05:11 -0000
Hall of Famer Honus Wagner is famous for more than his batting stats.
Big Bucks For Wooden Ducks
Nina P. West, Artfact.com Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:58:57 -0000
A little piebald sea duck fetches $120,000 at auction. A lot, but no where near the record of $856,000.
Beatrix's Brilliant Bunnies
Nina P. West, Artfact.com Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:20:35 -0000
An illustration from the creator of Peter Rabbit sells for nearly $600,000 in London.

Today's Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Exhibitions and Events

Aug 28: Guided Tours - Introduction to Museum Collections
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:05:25 -0500
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM One-hour tours, given by Museum-trained guides, feature masterpieces from the collections. Location: Sharf Visitor Center Tickets: Free with Museum admission.Click here for details(c) 2008 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Aug 28: Gallery Activities - Truth in Beauty: Symbolism of Art Nouveau Jewelry
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:05:25 -0500
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMIn this curatorial gallery talk led by Meghan Melvin learn about the Art Nouveau movement in the special exhibition "Imperishable Beauty: Art Nouveau Jewelry." Examine the exquisite craftsmanship and discover the potent themes of fin-de-siecle masterworks by artists such as Rene Lalique and Lucien Gaillard. Location: Sharf Visitor Center Tickets: Free with Museum admission.Click here for details(c) 2008 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Aug 28: Guided Tours - Art of Asia
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:05:25 -0500
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM One-hour tours, given by Museum-trained guides, feature masterpieces from this collection. Location: Sharf Visitor Center Tickets: Free with Museum admission.Click here for details Related Collection: Art of Asia, Oceania and Africa(c) 2008 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

 

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1909 United States Commemoratives - Provides information about the Lincoln Centenary, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, and Hudson-Fulton Celebration issues.

Austria Stamps - Displays images of some European postage issues and covers.
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BG's Stamps Trading List - Allows individuals to contact one another to set up trades.

Birds of the World on Postage Stamps - Shows thousands of images organized by species or country.
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Chinese Philately - Displays collection of postal issues and cancellations of Imperial China.
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Collecting Stamps - Slovenian offers to trade items from countries around the world.

Czech Philately - Provides information about postal issues and holographic postal cards from the Eastern European country, plus articles on related topics.

D Italia - Focuses on early issues of Italian states.
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Dave's Stamp Page - Shares want lists, plus tips for identifying and valuing U.S. issues.

Dave's United States Postage Stamp Collection - Provides images and information related to twentieth century U.S. issues.
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Emmanuel Delperdange - Shares collection of postage issues containing design errors.
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Evert Klaseboer - Provides information on classics, locals, and stamp identification.

Gorazd Kurnik's Stamp Exchange Site - Offers worldwide issues for trade.

Historical German and International Stamps - Displays collection of German and worldwide issues.
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Homepage of Andrey Danishevsky - Lists trade offers and wants, and displays selection of Israeli issues, FDCs, and postcards.
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Imnaha Stamps - Seeks to explore the area of Vietnamese Military Mail, and provides a reference of Viet Minh overprints on the issues of Indo-China.
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Jan Langenberg - Shares Russian and Hungarian postage and revenue issues, including Zemstvos, perfins, and Cinderellas.
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Jesuit Stamps - Displays issues that feature priests, institutions, and related subjects.

Jim's Stamp Collection and Information - Briefly discusses precancels and perfins.

Jim's U.S. Stamp Album - Displays collection of regular and commemorative U.S. issues from the nineteenth century to present, plus airmail and BOB issues.

Jon Iverson - Includes a section titled Postal History of Finland, 1889-1918, which includes detailed information and images.

Macedonian Stamps - Displays collection from European country, plus issues of Yugoslavia and bird topicals.
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Magazzu Stamps - Shares collection of Asian, European, and South American issues.

Mugge's Homepage - Offers to exchange issues of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and several European nations.
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My Life on Wheels - Enthusiast shares personalized U.S. stamps picturing own cars and other means of transportation.
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404 Netherlands Revenues - Provides a reference of Dutch fiscal issues. Includes images and information about individual issues.

Online Stamp Collections - Exhibits specialized collections of issues from several countries.

Pakke-Porto 1905-1938 - Explores the parcel post issues used on packages mailed between Denmark and Greenland during the first four decades of the twentieth century.
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Philosateleia - Provides information about U.S. postage issues. Includes image gallery, identifier, and album pages.
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Pib's Virtual Stamp Collections - Focuses on metorites and on legendary and extinct animals.
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Postal History of Imperial China - Exhibits covers and information from 1897 through 1911.
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Rapa Nui Central - Shows issues and covers related to Easter Island, and provides a brief history of the island.
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Rick's Stamp Web - Offers European issues in trade for worldwide.
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Rob Jenson's Online World of Philately - Offers an overview of philately, Danish issues, and collecting in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Romanian Stamps Page - Displays collection of postage and revenue issues.

Sheryll Oswald - Exhibits issues of New Hebrides and provides information regarding the pitfalls of purchasing classics on auction sites.
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Stamps for Postcards - Floridian trades issues for postcards.

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Stamps19 - Provides scans of a nearly complete collection of unused U.S. issues from the 19th century, plus the owner's list of the top 20 most valuable items and images of the finest known copies from that period.

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The Penny Red Collector - Seeks to trade early British issue.
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The Stamping Grounds - British collector shares images of thematic issues and provides list of shows in the United Kingdom.
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Tobben's Philately Web - Provides a few images and information related to European issues.

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