Stamps Mint
Stamps Mint
a price for 1953 coronations stamps in mint condition. queen elizabeth II new zealand?
£19.99
August 19, 2010 / Local & State
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Wilton Christmas Holiday Santa & Tree Cookie Stamps ~ Set of 2 |
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Wilton Christmas Holiday Santa & Gingerbread Boy Cookie Stamps ~ Set of 2 |
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DescriptionSuperGiantSticker (SGS) has brought us the Giant Word series in multiple typefaces. Combined with hearts or symbol decals, you can express your thoughts in 30+ colors and up to five (5) giant sizes.About the Giant Word Series: All letters have different weights, slopes and widths to name a few of the variances. All SGS Giants Words and Letters use the same measurement calculations, points (pt). A desktop publishing point is measured approximately with 72 points being one inch (2.54cm). Thus making the smallest Giant Word or Letter 4 inches (10cm) in size or by formatting just under 284pt. All Giant Words and Letters stick to the point scale listed below so they can be paired and used together if desired. Many people mix and match sizes and fonts in our collection to create an attractive collage effect in addition to uniformity. The options are there and it's a lot of fun.Available Colours (30+): Black, Blue, Bright Yellow, Brown, Burgundy, Cactus Green, Cherry Red, Dark Grey, Fl. Orange, Fl. Pink, Fl. Yellow, Forest Green, Grass Green, Grey, Kelly Green, Light Blue, Light Green, Light Grey, Light Orange, Lime, Magenta, Metallic Gold, Metallic Silver, Mint, Orange, Pink, Poppy Red, Red, Teal, Turquoise, Violet, WhiteAvailable Sizes (Approx.): XS (4"/10cm); S (8"/20cm); M (12"/30cm); L (16"/40cm); XL (24"/60cm)Size Specifications (Actual): XS (283.5 pt); S (567.0 pt); M (850.4 pt); L (1134.0 pt); XL (1700.8 pt)Product Note - White is displayed with a black outlined border for demonstration purposes only. It is a single-colour solid white decal. Other colours may differ slightly from monitor to monitor and are listed as representations.SuperGiantSticker ships everyday to Denmark, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Norway, Ireland, Greece, United States, Canada, Sweden and over 40 other countries! Features
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1964 Hallmark Beatles Stamps Set BGS 9.5- All BGS 9.5 GEM MINT with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr |
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Blue Q Recycled Shopper |
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1962-1970: Collector's Edition Box Set (Remastered Red & Blue Albums with Cards & Stamp) |
DescriptionThis collector's edition box set includes the 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 remastered Beatles albums, expanded booklets, newly written essays, rare photos, a 32 page booklet, a vintage 1964 Beatles stamp (graded and authenticated Gem Mint 10) and a square acetate collector's set containing one square for each Red and Blue album, plus eight additional squares for each Beatles' career between 1962 and 1969. |
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The Greatest Country Music Recordings of all Time - Country Gospel Vol. 1 (two LPS) |
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From Fine Metal Stamping to Olympic Medal Winning
With the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics metal stamping well underway, newsrooms around the globe follow a rising medals count. The elite athletes participating in the games and their eager nations watching from afar hope for the fulfillment of the ultimate Olympic dream, standing atop the podium as a gold, silver or bronze medal is draped around their neck.
For many of the more than 5,500 Olympians representing more than 80 nations, receiving a medal will remain a dream, an ambition for future feats of athleticism perhaps. For a select 615 individuals, however, that dream will become a realization. 615 is the exact number of medallions created at The Royal Canadian Mint for the XXI Olympic Winter Games. Each of these was produced through unique metal stamping processes creating one of a kind medals for each athlete's one of a kind moment.
Photo courtesy of Micro Forms, Inc.
The International Olympic Committee imposes strict regulations on the creation of Olympic medals. The size, weight, composition and inscription of each gold, silver or bronze piece must meet the highest of standards. The 30-step process resulting in medals of such caliber begins with sheet metal stamping, the same process used to mint coins. Using pre-formed sheets, which may be inspected in advance, ensures that each piece adheres to predetermined parameters.
Sheets of pure silver are used to create both the silver and gold medals, the latter of which is later plated with at least 6grams of gold. The Bronze medals are stamped from sheets of alloyed copper. The 6mm thick metal of either composition is fed through a machine which stamps out blanks, or medallions lacking inscription. The blanks for each medal must be 100mm in diameter. Precision metal stamping is then used to impress the lettering and imagery onto each medal.
Photo courtesy of American Industrial Company.
The specific design and inscription of an Olympic medal varies each year. Several committees must agree upon a design and production scheme for the medals before shortrun stamping begins. Shortrun stamping allows for the creation of a limited number of medals in a narrow period of time. For most Olympics, this is the final step in creating the finished and inscribed medals. The Vancouver design committee, however, has added a hand stamping process. Each piece is struck by hand a total of nine times to create an undulating wave in the medallion. This is meant to symbolize the ocean waves, snow drifts and mountains of the host country. In striking the metals by hand, designers and artists create personalized the medals.
Gold medal from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
The final product of the metal stamping process is a unique memento and sign of achievement for the receiving athlete. While the recipient of an Olympic medal might know little of the manufacturing technique behind its creation, each is no doubt keenly aware of the importance of that process. The Olympic medal is more than just a slab of stamped metal. It embodies the aspirations of all competitive athletes. It is a specially designed, carefully crafted and beautifully orchestrated work of art.
Magnesium is the lightest structural material offering very good damping characteristics, weldability and excellent shielding against electro-magnetic interferance, and is unlimited in supply. It has been an excellent material for making portable electronic and telecommunication devices, and automotive and aerospace equipment such as MD player casings, chassis for cell phones, video cameras and notebook computers, automotive gear housings, car wheels and engine blocks.
The most common methods to produce magnesium parts are die casting and thixomolding processes. However, these runner and gating processes provide a low material yield of only 30% for thin-wall casting and can only produce thin walls of between 0.7mm to 1.2mm.
If we can form magnesium parts from sheet metal just like metal stamping of steel and aluminum parts, we can achieve better material yield of about 80% and possibly safer operation due to the lower processing temperature. However, magnesium is known to be non-formable as it is very resistant to deformation due to its hexagonal close-packed structure. The only way is warm forming of magnesium as deformation of magnesium above 225 degrees Celsius will cause additional slip planes to become operative.
Extensive process research in this area have resulted in a few warm forming hydraulic presses available in the market for draw forming. Recently, research in warm draw forming of magnesium to make cell phone chassis has successfully shown that 0.4mm thin walls can be achieved consistently. Metallographic tests of the chassis have also demonstrated that there is zero porosity and increased rigidity.
While the current warm forming press systems are complicated to operate as they require the preliminary building of stroke and force profiles for the specific products using data acquisition modules and forming simulation softwares, the increased replacement of aluminum and plastics with magnesium for handheld electronic devices may well accelerate this process. Progressive early adopters of this technology would have a first mover advantage in the competitive global manufacturing industry.
Author Ken Yap is a director of Suwa Precision Engineering Pte Ltd in Singapore and represents metal stamping, precision machining, miniature precision balls and PCB manufacturers from Suwa, also called "The Oriental Switzerland" in Japan due to its Swiss resemblance for rich watch-making industry, its mountainous terrain and its precision component making industry. He is also a director of Attisse Pte Ltd, a business consultancy and research consultancy firm for Japanese investors, and SV Tech Pte Ltd which is engaged in sourcing of PCB, IC chips and semiconductor related products from China.
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Starting With Postage Stamps Accumulating
There are lots of that enjoy collecting. I know my mom enjoys accumulating absolutely anything, and the upstairs of her home proves simply that. Such a lot have a miles narrower center of attention however, and so they make a choice just one or things to form collections. What each and every particular person does relies on what they like, or they will find one thing that may be interesting, and may also be value a host of cash one day. The ones are the sort that generally like initially postage stamps collecting. This hobby can be a large number of fun.
Earlier than you start, you must be informed all you can approximately postage stamps. There are many which are price some huge cash, however as you can suspect, those are the hardest to find. As an alternative, begin to find out what one of the vital such a lot not unusual are price, and learn how laborious they are to find. Some like to begin by way of getting each new stamp that comes out once they start postage stamps collecting. They may not be worth the rest more than their current worth these days, however they may transform a useful part of any collection of postage stamps in the future.
Similar to baseball cards and comic books, you want stamps which might be in excellent condition. A few call this ‘mint’ however that may be arduous to find. You do need the best you'll to find when doing postage stamps amassing alternatively, so don’t opt for the primary of any stamp you to find except you understand it is extremely rare. Another just right factor to know about postage stamps gathering is that the ones that have no longer been cancelled out by way of the publish workplace (ones that experience no longer but been used to send mail) have the most value.
Possibly the most important part of postage stamps accumulating is to understand how to deal with your stamps. You can get the rarest stamps on this planet but they are not going to carry so much worth when you don’t understand how to deal with them and cause them to last. You'll be able to find the right kind how one can take care of your stamps by means of looking around on-line for advice, or through getting books printed to lend a hand those in postage stamps gathering to benefit from their stamps and their (optimistically) emerging value. As with most paper products, air, mud, and humidity might cause damage, so stay those all in mind when showing or storing your collection.