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Post by Jason Mckerra on Feb 17, 2010 20:55:29 GMT 10
Please please please, George or Claudio, resize that bloody image of the Reunion coin.
It horribly distorts the page display on my screen.
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Post by Jason Mckerra on Feb 17, 2010 21:06:28 GMT 10
Some documents relating to an Independent State of Aramoana stamp issue have appeared for sale on a New Zealand auction website. Linkage. As far as I can tell it's just an old brochure, order form, and a note received from a happy customer all those years ago. It is interesting for a couple of reasons: 1. The documents display the IS of Aramoana coat of arms, something I haven't seen online before; 2. There are images in the brochure of all the stamps issued by Aramoana to that point, useful information for any collectors of micronational stamps.
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Post by George on Feb 18, 2010 8:06:38 GMT 10
Very interesting.
The Aramoana arms are not those of the micronation, but those of the New Zealand township. They were used interchangeably with the seal of the micronation, and appeared on most of their postal stationery.
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Post by Jason Mckerra on Feb 18, 2010 19:20:33 GMT 10
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Post by Jason Mckerra on Feb 19, 2010 9:50:34 GMT 10
Well, guess what I just bought to add to my collection :-P
I'm informed that it's in the post today. Eat your hearts out!
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Post by George on Feb 19, 2010 12:01:58 GMT 10
Already own it :-)
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Post by Jason Mckerra on Feb 19, 2010 14:05:47 GMT 10
If it takes me a hundred years, Lavalon's museum will one day rival Atlantium's!
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Post by Peter on Feb 20, 2010 11:48:53 GMT 10
I hereby humbly present the first issue of the Jirmanian stamps.
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Post by Jason Mckerra on Feb 20, 2010 12:05:06 GMT 10
They look fantastic!
Where did you get them made?
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Post by Peter on Feb 20, 2010 14:14:43 GMT 10
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Post by Jason Mckerra on Feb 20, 2010 15:04:53 GMT 10
I have often considered getting the yourstamps thing done.
What's the finished product like? Would you recommend it to other micronations?
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Post by George on Feb 20, 2010 21:59:14 GMT 10
Very nice stamps Petr.
I can certainly recommend Mr Schwartz's work.
It is of the highest order - as is his professionalism.
He promptly reprinted half of one of our orders at no charge, without complaint, when a minor error in the selvage details came to light.
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Post by Peter on Feb 20, 2010 22:48:32 GMT 10
Exactly, yourstamps is the company for printing micronational stamps. I ordered some stamps (for my friend's micronation) in 2005 and the result was perfect, too.
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Post by George on Feb 20, 2010 23:09:18 GMT 10
...and his prices are extremely reasonable, too
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Post by bturner on Sept 22, 2011 15:04:29 GMT 10
Hello, My name is Bill Turner. I have Blue Waters Mint. Although I have the artistic talent equal to a head of lettuce, I have coins and paper notes made for fantasy countries, islands, etc. I have done a couple for uninhabited real locations but in the form of worker scrip. I had posted on the prior forum before I had a website. In a nutshell, I write a fictional story to go with the coin or note. I have been asked if I would do coins for micronations. My answer is "it depends". Being a fan of micronations, I visited the site. I'm also a collector of micronation coins, currency and stamps. In fact, I've even thought of stamps to accompany the coins (even getting a rubber stamp made for a postmark). So any advice is welcome. Finally, this isn't a cheap ploy to get a customer but simply a way to let you see what I do. My website is www.bluewatersmint.comComments, suggestions and connecting are most welcome.
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Post by Chas Jago on Sept 22, 2011 15:30:28 GMT 10
Can I ask what you normally charge for such coins and notes on average?
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Post by bturner on Sept 23, 2011 6:29:40 GMT 10
The charges for coins and paper notes really vary. The price is determined by the metal used and the cost of the design and minting. For the paper, it is mostly determined on the cost of the paper and stamps used to create the design.
I think my lowest priced coin has been $3.25 and my highest price was a silver Larin made in the traditional style that was $24.99.
To elaborate, I issued one coin that was about 45 millimeters and 6 millimeters thick. The design cost me $2,000, $5 to strike each coin because of the difficulty in minting the coin, plus the cost of the metal. I made 300. On the other hand, I had a small silver brakteat made with a minting of 100. They cost me $200 and I sold them for $5 with brochure, coin flip and certificate of authenticity.
The average paper note is about $3. The biggest cost is the packaging and postage versus the note itself although some of the handmade paper I use might cost up to $8 a sheet ($3 is the average). Some of the tiny notes have been as low as 25 cents.
My target now is coins, mostly in silver, priced in the $5 to $10 range and paper notes in the $3 to $6 range.
With that said, on the drawing board are coins ranging from $4 to $7 in common metals (brass, copper, etc.) and silver coins in a range from $5 to $30 and a gold coin I'll likely sell at $59. On the gold and silver, as spot prices rise, I do not raise my prices. I'd love nothing more than to sell a coin as close to spot as possible although I know that is not something that will ever be possible.
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Post by Dagostinia on Dec 3, 2011 5:57:04 GMT 10
Dagostinia has released their second stamp for 2011. You can view details at postal.dagostinia.com.. Attachments:
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Post by George on Dec 3, 2011 6:35:21 GMT 10
Cute! Congratulations!
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Post by Max von Lichtenberg on Dec 21, 2011 9:23:05 GMT 10
Thought I would share Lichtenberg's first stamp with you all: 0,90 heller is the standard postage on a letter sent out of Lichtenberg. The stamp was designed by Johann von Lupro, one of our countries greatest artists.
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Post by joebramble on Oct 3, 2013 1:11:46 GMT 10
Hi there, I am new in this Forum and I am trying to create a Micronation for several years. Althought I emailed a lot of places till today nobody answered to my emails. I mean I didn'd find yet place(s) where to order some coins, banknotes and stamps. Could somebody please in this forum tell me the name and addresses (or emails) of some places in Europe (I am immigrant in the UK) where I can order the coins, banknotes and stamps? Thanks a lot to everybody!
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