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2007 Namibia Stamp Program
7 September 2006 Dear fellow Philatelist,
We herewith present you with our 6th general newsletter
for 2006
On the philately front in Southern Africa it has been
very busy.
August & September was exceptionally busy and we had
lots
of European & other visitors, especially Italians in the
shop !!
Here in Southern Africa Spring has finally arrived
(according to
the Calender that is !!). Outside it's still relatively
cold and we
look forward to some warmer weather.
Namibia Definitive Overprinted Stamps :
There has been some further developments in terms of the
Namibia
Standard Mail on 50c Dove stamp - in total 9 settings
has now been
identified. We have made a detailed study on these to
simplify
identification for collectors - please visit our web
pages in this regard.
Site updates and additions :
During the past few weeks we have made numerous updates
&
additions to the site.
Namibia New Issues :
- 9 August : Omeg Railway Line Centenary - 3 stamps &
FDC
Auction 19 :
This auction was again more "busy" and the high
catalogue value items
sold for good prices. Auction 20 is scheduled for 30
September.
We will keep you up to date on any further developments.
7 July 2006 Dear fellow Philatelist,
With the current round of excitement in terms of the
Namibia overprints being something of the past, we
had some time on hand to attend to much needed
maintenance of the website, and especially additions.
The last few days we have tackled the German Colonial
section and added around 230 mint and used stamps.
Many countries was also revamped or totally re-done.
Namibia New Issues :
- 20 June : 2 "Postcard Rate" overprints on N$1 and N$1.10
Definitive stamps
- 24 July : Pirennial River - 3 Stamps & FDC
- 9 August : Omeg Railway Line Centenary - 3 stamps & FDC
Auction 17 :
This auction was less well supported that # 16, but we reckon
this was due to the World Cup. We are looking forward to a bumper
18th auction, scheduled for 27 July.
We will keep you up to date on further developments.
22 February 2006 Dear Fellow Philatelist,
We herewith present you with our 2nd general
newsletter for 2006.
The Namibian countryside looks absolutely
fantastic after
continuous rains throughout January and February.
Return visitors to our country will be astounded
to see how
the Desert Landscape has been transformed into
patches of
green lush vegetation.
We have in the meantime acquired the amended
Namibia
2006 Stamp Program :
... 5 issues in total, with the Definitive Issue
now scheduled for 2007.
Definitive OVERPRINTS
In total, 16 Overprints (plus 3 variations for the
Standard Mail on 50c Dove)
have been issued during the past 7 months.
Full details, incl. printing quantities
and issue dates on these is available on
the website.
More Overprints are in the pipeline for 2006.
Nampost has advised that they are currently
revieving Postal Rates and stocks,
and this will determine which values will still be
overprinted. As usual, we will
keep you posted on this.
AUCTION
Next auction (# 13) is closing on Saturday 25
February 2006, and
offers many better Southern & British Africa material.
9 January 2006
Dear Fellow Philatelist,
With many already busy with their normal
working routines,
and the rest to follow soon, we're now truly into
2006.
Namibia is getting superb rain during the past 2
weeks, and
the countryside is starting to look very
beautiful. We know
many of our clients live in areas & countries
where the very
word RAIN will receive an AAARGH reponse,
but here in
Namibia every drop counts.
Towards the end of last week we contacted Nampost
in
Windhoek to enquire about news relating to the
2006
Stamp Program. The following info
was received :
2006 Namibia Stamp Program :
Issues after July will be advised at a later
stage.
AUCTION
Next auction (# 12) is scheduled for 28 January
2006, and will feature some amazing material.
Lots will be posted by 18 January.
OVERPRINTS
A New overprint variation, plus additional
info surfaced during late December.
Please visit the main page of the website, and
follow the appropriate links
to read about this plus all the latest news.
Looking forward to hear from all of you.
We wish all our clients a Healthy & Successful
2006.
9 December 2005
Dear fellow Philatelist,
With the year fast drawing to a close, we look
back on a very busy and
successful year for all of us here at Namib
Stamps, and have you, our
esteemed clients to thank for this. Internet
sales improved by a big margin
and this proves that the stamp market is alive and
well.
A first for us this year was to venture into the
online auction sphere.
The auction is growing at a steady pace, with many
new bidders
signing up every week. Registrations have
now reached about 700.
During 2006 we will up the variety and quality items
offered on the
auction to new levels to draw even more bidders.
The past year has seen many new collector &
investor buyers enter
the stamp market. Top items, including rare
stamps, misprints, proofs,
etc. are selling for record prices on auctions.
During the year we have made many additions and
changes to the
website to make it accessible to a wider audience
and easier to
navigate. We welcome your feedback and
suggestions in this regard.
The shop will remain open during the Holidays, and
we will only be
closed on 25 December.
We wish you and your family a peaceful Holiday Season and
a healthy successsful 2006.
Looking forward to be of service again during 2006.
Sincerely,
Brian Basson Jr. and the
rest of the Namib Stamps Team
2 December 2005
Dear fellow Philatelist,
It has recently come to light that a 2nd
overprint
exist for the Namibia Defin. $2.90 on 20c.
The setting is similar to the N$5.20 on 90c and
we
think this might have been done by error, as all
subsequent material that surfaced are different.
Philately Services in Windhoek does not have any
logical explanation or records for this.
Current Estimates are that the ratio is about 1
: 5,
ie. 1 stamp with $2.90 at left for every 5 with
$2.90 at right.
Very few of the stamps with $2.90 at left has
surfaced
thus far, and we congratulate those of you that
ordered
the overprints early on, as you might be part of
the lucky few.
We ask all collectors that ordered these stamps
from us
to please report on which $2.90 on 20c overprint
they have.
Just reply to this email stating either
N$2.90 left
OR
N$2.90 at right
We will keep you up to date with further
developments.
23 November 2005 Dear fellow philatelist,
We herewith take great pleasure in presenting you
with our 9th
general newsletter for 2005.
Here in Southern Africa, incl. Namibia, we are
now nearing mid Summer
time, with daily temperatures touching 35
degrees. In Swakopmund we
are lucky in that our temperatures are on the
mild side due to the Atlantic
Ocean that borders our town on the Eastern Side.
Day temperatures
seldom exceed 25 degrees.
Still lots of European & North American
tourists around. We expect to
receive more visitors during 2006 due to the safe
and general natural
disaster free status of our region. With a
population of only 2 million
people, and a country 2/3rds the size of South
Africa, Namibia truly
remains the undiscovered jewel of Africa !
The countryside and wildlife
is diverse, and many visitors return again and
again.
Getting back to the stamps :
- Special Discount Rates
for the next 7 days only (23 - 30 December) we
offer very special discount
rates. Please visit the "discount
rates" page on the site. The more you
buy the more you will save !
- Namibia Defin. Overprints
The Namibian Definitive overprints sold extremely
well, and we congratulate
all of you who ordered timeously - we expect
these stamps to have a huge
collectors value due to the limited quantities
overprinted. As mentioned
before - 6 of the stamps had a print run of
only 500 sheets, ie. 5000 stamps !!
These are now sold out at most Post Offices in
Namibia.
When these overprints finally appear in
International catalogues prices
should reflect this.
- Auction news
Auction 9 attracted many more bids than
auction 8, and we thank all our
regular bidders for their welcome support.
Auction 10 (expiring on 26 November) offers the
basic and advanced collector
a wealth of material.
Sections that attracted the most bids was British
Africa, South West Africa
and South Africa Union & Republic.
On the main page of the website there will always
be a link to the auction
main page, as well as the current auction.
Register here : http://www.namibstamps.com/auctionoptin.htm
Estimates are very competitive, plus we do not
charge buyers commission !!
We are urgently seeking quality
material, especially varieties, to place
on future auctions.
Vendor's commission is only 10%
of the selling price, plus we do not
charge any other listing fees.
- Other Updates & Additions to the
Webpages :
- South Africa Union Pictorials - many additions
on most pages
- South West Africa - many pages updated
- German Colonies - most pages updated plus
a few additions made
- various other updates including to many of the
topical pages
For more detailed information on recent updates
and changes to
the website, please visit the 'updates'
page.
We thank you all for your valued support and look
forward to be of
service again. You are herewith cordially invited
to browse our web
pages and we
look forward to hear from you.
5 October 2005
Dear fellow philatelist,
We herewith take great pleasure in presenting you
with our 8th
general newsletter for 2005.
Here in Namibia we are now nearing Summer time,
with every day
becoming ever so slightly warmer.
Many European tourists around at the moment, keeping us quite
busy in the shop.
Lots of news to report on :
First Some Local Namibia Stamp news
- In total 14 new overprints have been made on Namibia
Definitive Stamps
during the past 3 months. Quantities for some
values was very limited,
and we have learned that for 3 of the values only 5000 stamps
was
overprinted !! These 3 stamps are already sold
out at all the main
towns as well as in Windhoek.
We have tried out best to buy as much stock as possible, but
levels are
now very low, and we have less than 20 complete sets left for
sale.
- New Definitive Issue delayed 'till 2006. Issue date still to
be advised by
Namibia Post. (Topic is "Biodiversity of
Namibia".)
Auction news
Auction 8 was, as expected, a bit slower than auction 7. This was
most
likely due to all the natural disasters that plaqued our planet the
past
month. We look forward to a bumper auction 9 (28 October).
Lots will
be posted by the 18th, leaving around 10 days for viewing.
Auction 8 results will be posted to the site by coming Saturday.
On the main page of the website there will always be a link to
the auction
main page, as well as the current auction.
Register here : http://www.namibstamps.com/auctionoptin.htm
Estimates are very competitive, plus we do not charge any buyers
commission !!
We are urgently seeking quality material, especially
varieties, to place on
future auctions.
Vendor's commission is only 10% plus Credit Card
Costs of 3.5%.
Other Updates & Additions to the Webpages :
- SWA Postage Dues & Officials - a few additions made
- South West Africa - most pages updated
- South Africa Union - various additions
- Namibia - new issues added plus price revisions made
- many other smaller revisions throughout the site.
For more detailed information on recent updates
and changes to
the website, please visit the 'updates'
page.
We thank you all for your valued support and look forward to be of
service again. You are cordially invited to browse
our web pages
and we look forward to hear from
you.
9 September 2005 Breaking News :
Dear fellow philatelist,
3 new overprints have been released by Namibia
Post.
This makes for a total of 14 new overprinted
stamps.
We can now offer the 3 overprints separately, as
well
as the complete set of 14.
All stamps can be viewed here :
(bottom 3 stamps on the page are the new
ones)
Quantities are very limited, and we urge all
interested parties to
order a.s.a.p. to avoid dissapointment.
1 September 2005 Dear fellow philatelist,
We herewith take great pleasure in presenting you
with our 7th
general newsletter for 2005.
Here in Namibia Spring has finally arrived today,
the 1st of September,
signalling the start of Spring.
Our thoughts are with all those that suffered
loss due to the natural
disasters that struck the USA and Europe.
First Some Local Namibia Stamp news :
- In total 11 new overprints have been made on Namibia
Definitive Stamps
during the past 2 months. Quantities are very limited
and we urge all
Namibia stamp collectors to acquire these a.s.a.p. to
avoid dissapointment.
- New Definitive Issue delayed 'till 2006. We will advise the issue
date when
it becomes known. Topic is "Biodiversity of
Namibia".
Auction news :
Auction 7 was on par with auction 6, and very well supported.
We note that a few clients place bids below the current minimum
requirement
of 75% of lower estimate.
Although we would like to personally contact each bidder when a bid is
submitted at a level below this requirement, this is simply not possible
due
to time constraints.
Better varieties and high value lots attracted top bids.
Auction 8 will be held on 28 September, and will include a fine
range of older Southern Africa material. Lots will be posted by
the 18th.
On the main page of the website there will always be a link to
the auction
main page, as well as the current auction.
Register here : http://www.namibstamps.com/auctionoptin.htm
Estimates are very competitive, plus we do not charge any buyers
commission !!
We are always searching quality material, especially
varieties,
to place on the auction.
Vendor's commission will only be 10% plus Credit Card
Costs.
Other Updates & Additions to the Webpages :
- SWA Postage Dues & Officials - a few additions made
- South West Africa 1930 Airmail - a few varieties added
- South Africa Union - various additions thoughout the pages
- Namibia - new issues added plus price revisions made
- many other smaller revisions throughout the site.
For more detailed information on recent updates
and changes to
the website, please visit the 'updates'
page.
We thank you all for your valued support and look forward to be of
service again. You are cordially invited to browse
our web pages
and we look forward to hear from
you.
Best wishes from .... The Team, Namib Stamps
10 Augustus 2005
Dear fellow
philatelist,
We herewith take great pleasure in
presenting you with our 6th
general newsletter for 2005.
Local Namibia Stamp news :
- 2 new issues : Medicinal Plants &
Crop Production
- 5 new Overprints on Namibia Definitive Stamps.
- New Definitive Issue delayed 'till 2006 (exact date not
yet known).
Auction news :
Auction 6 was very well supported, again attracting
around 50%
more bids than the previous auction. Many of the high
value lots
exchanged hands.
40 new bidders participated. The auction is seeing steady
growth
and we hope to attract even more bidders as the offering
expands.
Auction 7 is scheduled for 27 August. Lots will
be posted by the 17th.
On the main page of the website there will always be a link
to the current
auction, and we will timeously advise of the next scheduled
auction.
Register here : http://www.namibstamps.com/auctionoptin.htm
Estimates are very competitive, plus we do not charge
any buyers commission !!
We are also searching quality material, especially
varieties, to place on the auction.
Vendor's commission will only be 10% plus Credit Card
Costs.
Updates & Addtions to the Webpages :
- SWA - Postage Dues & Officials - all pages
updated & a few additions made
- South Africa Union - various additions thoughout,
incl. Postage Dues.
- South Africa Republic - all pages updated.
- Namibia - new issues added plus pages revised
- many other smaller revisions throughout the site.
For more detailed information on
recent updates and changes to
the website, please visit the 'updates'
page.
Here in Namibia we are now nearing the
final stage of Winter. The
Winter has been very mild compared to
previous years.
Still many visitors from Europe, with especially Italians
frequenting
the shop at the moment.
We thank you all for your continued support and look forward
to be of
service again. You are cordially invite to browse our
web pages
and look forward to hear
from you.
7 July, 2005
Dear fellow philatelist,
We herewith take great pleasure in presenting you
with our 5th
general newsletter for 2005.
First some auction news :
Auction 5 attracted around 50% more bids than auction 4.
In addition there was 125 new bidders - very encouraging indeed.
Many lots were hotly contested, with some attracting up to 10 bids.
Next auction scheduled for 28 July.
A few customers have asked us if one should register for every
auction - the answer is NO - register once and you can partake
in all future auctions.
On the main page of the website there will always be a link to he
current
auction, and we will timeously advise of the next scheduled auction.
Register here : http://www.namibstamps.com/auctionoptin.htm
Estimates are very competitive, plus we do not add a buyers
commission !!
Fresh Local Stamp news :
- Overprints for Namibia Stamps, in total 5 new overprints
was made on various 1997 Defin. stamps
- New Definitive Issue delayed 'till late July 2005 - the
original
issue date was for end of June '05
Updates & Addtions to the Webpages :
- Bird Stamps - all pages updated & a few additions &
revisions made
- Fish & Marine Life Stamps - many additions made, plus
pages re-designed and expanded
- Butterfly & Moth Stamps - many better additions, plus
page re-designed and expanded. Now listing mint, used
and FDC's separately
- South Africa Union - various additions thoughout
- Flora & Tree Stamps - various additions and all pages
revised
Here in Namibia we are currently experiencing some
enexpected
warmer temperatures for this time of the year.
Not that anyone is
complaining ! It's indeed a pleasure to be
able to go outside and
not wear warm clothing. We have many visitors
from Europe and
South Africa at the moment.
To all our regulars, many thanks for your continued support. To
the collectors we haven't heard from for a while - we hope to hear
from you again soon.
For more detailed information on recent updates and
changes to
the website, please visit the 'updates'
page.
We invite you to browse our web
pages and look forward to hear from you.
2 June, 2005
Dear fellow philatelist,
We herewith take great pleasure in presenting you
with our 4th
general newsletter for 2005.
Here in Southern Africa we are now in the midsts of
Winter
time - night temperatures having dropped close to
zero C,
and daytime temp's seeing around 16 C.
What better way then to warm up the senses than to
take out
your stamp collection and start filling the gaps ?
We have heard a rumour that the new Namibia
Definitive, scheduled
for 27 June, might now only be issued during 2006.
This has not
been verified and we will issue a statement on the
"news page" as
soon as an answer is forthcoming from Nampost.
With the year nearly halfway, we have much to
report on :
Latest Site Updates & Additions
- Thematics : many stamp sets added to most topics
- German Colonials : fantastic additions across the
board !
- South Africa Union : a few better items added, and
more coming soon
- South West Africa : lots and lots of additions for
all sections !!
- SA Homelands : all FDC's now scanned and listed
separately
- Namibia : many new issues added.
> New Exciting Monthly Competition
starting soon !!!! Visit the main page
on Friday 3 - Sunday 5 June to
enter for the competition ...
For more detailed information on recent updates and
changes to
the website, please visit the 'updates'
page.
Stamp Auction
We recently ventured into the online auction
arena. With 4 stamp auctions
held so far this year - one each for beginning
February, March, April and
June, we can report that the auction continues to be a
huge success.
We are expanding on the listings with every auction.
Auction 4 having offered
around 1200 lots, we are hoping to increase this to
1500 lots for auction 5,
scheduled for 28 June. More worldwide lots, as
well as 100 + from Germany.
Also scheduled is a superb Anglo
- Boer War postcard lot.
New Registrations continues at a brisk rate and total
registration now stands
at around 550.
For those of you that would like to participate, but
have not yet
registered, we invite you to register for the
auction on the
following page of the website :
Estimates are very low, and we do not ask a
commission !!
We invite you to browse our web pages and look forward to hear from you.
6 April, 2005 Dear fellow philatelist,
We herewith take great pleasure to present you with our 3rd
general newsletter for 2005.
This year we started with online stamp auctions. With 3 stamp
auctions
held so far this year - one each for beginning February, March and
April,
we have to report that the auction have been a huge success.
We will be expanding on the offers with every auction.
To date there have been around 500 registrations.
For those of you that would like to participate, but have not yet
registered, we invite you to register for the auction on the
following page of the website :
http://www.namibstamps.com/auctionoptin.htm
You can also already take a quick peek at the auction layout,
conditions, etc.
The website have also seen some changes during the past 2 months :
a few new sections added, expansion on others, plus removal of inactive
pages (more details on the updates page).
Namibia will be issuing some fantastic stamps, including a new
Definitive
issue, during 2005. Please visit the "news / new issues
pages" for more
info in this regard.
We look forward to hear from you again.
Philatelic greetings
Brian
24 February, 2005 Dear fellow philatelist,
We herewith take great pleasure to present you with our 2nd
general newsletter for 2005.
With the first 2 months of 2005 having passed very quickly,
we once again have lots of stamp related issues to report on.
We decided 3 months ago to venture into the online stamp
auction arena. This have proved to be a very good decision,
with auction 1 exceeding all expectations. Expansion in the
quantity of lots on offer was therefore inevitable.
Auction 2 boasts more than 1 000 lots of Southern & British
Africa, German Colonial stamps, and Collections /
Accumulations.
For auction 3 there's even bigger plans in the pipeline, ie. a
worldwide section to include better items from other countries too.
There's still some development work that needs to be completed, but
soon the auction will be full interactive. More news as it
becomes
available.
Auction registration have gone exceptionally well, with an average
of nearly 10 registrations / day. We predict this number
to increase
as the "word gets out".
For those of you that would like to participate, but have not yet
registered, we invite you to register for the auction on the
following page of the website :
http://www.namibstamps.com/auctionoptin.htm
You can also already take a quick peek at the auction layout,
conditions, etc.
Enough action talk .....
The retail section of the site is still going from strength to
strength.
There will be some consolidation on the site during the course
of
2005 - we are busy removing inactive pages, and expanding the
offering
for the more active pages / sections. Especially the Topical
section
will receive some attention, as theme collectors remains a high %
of our client base.
Namibia will be issuing a fantastic new Definitive issue in June.
The
theme is Biodiversity of Namibia. Pictures will be posted to
the site the
moment they become available.
For the period 24 February - 2 March we will have very special
discount
rates. We invite you to browse through the site and look
forward to hear from you.
Philatelic greetings
Brian
22 January, 2005 Dear fellow philatelist,
We herewith take great pleasure in presenting you with our
first general newsletter for 2005.
Time to dust off those long forgotten stamp albums again !
2004 was a very successful year for the site, and we will
continue
striving to bring you a good selection of stamps at very
affordable
prices.
We've also decided to branch out to the online auction arena.
Once a month we will offer you selected items in this auction.
Participation is by registration only.
Auction registration is going at a steady pace, with more
than 100 registrations in the first 7 days. The date set
for
auction # 1 is 8 February. The auction link will be send
to all
registered members on 26 January, giving bidders more than
10 days to peruse the offers.
For those of you that would like to participate, but have not
yet
registered, we invite you to register for the auction on
the
following page of the website :
http://www.namibstamps.com/auctionoptin.htm
You can also already take a quick peek at the auction layout,
conditions, etc.
We have begun with our regular site expansion program.
Many themes have been updated, including Boy Scouts,
Birds and Red Cross. Additions are currently being made
to the German Colonial section.
For the period 22 - 31 January we will have special discount
rates. We invite you to browse through the site again and
look forward to hear from you.
Philatelic greetings
Brian
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