I am a numismatic and philatelist. I collect worldwide coins and British India coins. Also I am interested in Indian Princely State Coins. I collect commemorative and country wise silver, copper, brass and nickel coins. I have got even aluminum coins and special alloy coins. I collect stamps from around the world, and I collect Indian Princely State Stamps. Travancore and Cochin Stamps are my passion. Please buy, Exchange and sell stamps and coins with me. All Coin collectors and stamp collectors are welcome to my antique shop. http://cgi6.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=seenavincent
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
My Coin Diplomacy
Coin collecting was the hobby of Kings. Now coin collection or numismatic has grown as a great hobby of millions of collector around the world. You can start this hobby collecting coins that find around you. Later you can ask your friends for coins buy coins from vendors, exchange coins with other collectors. Here I am buying coins and selling the extra ones I come across. You can buy from me and offer me coins that you have in spare!
Are you a coin collector or a collector who collect coins for your school projects? Then you buy 3 – 5 packets of coins from me or other collectors and arrange them date wise, country wise or theme wise. Now you have got a valuable coin collection.
Coins are very good collectibles. Coins last very long, and its value will increase day by day. The coins I bought in 1990s cost around 10-20 times today. Yes it is an investment for future.
India has got a great coin heritage. The history of Indian coinage starts around 400 years back. There are coins from our kings, British, Portuguese, Greek and other invaders.
Monday, December 13, 2010
The most expensive coins in the world
Coin Name | Coin Value (Approx.) | |
1 | 1794-Flowing Hair Dollar | USD 7,859,000 |
2 | 1933-Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle | USD 7,590,020 |
3 | 1804 Class I Silver Dollar | USD 4,140,000 |
4 | 1804 Class I Silver Dollar from Queller’s Collection | USD 3,737,500 |
5 | 1913 Liberty Head Nickel | USD 3,737,500 |
6 | 1787 Brasheer Doubloon EB on Breast | USD 2,990,000 |
7 | 1907 Ultra High Relief $20(Doblue Eagle) | USD 2,990,000 |
8 | 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB on Wing | USD 2,415,000 |
9 | 1804 Class III Silver Dollar | USD 2,300,000 |
10 | 1927-D Saint Gaudents Double Eagle | USD 1,897,500 |
Find the value of old coins, these values are realised in auctions conducted recently. There are many more coins have similar values available across the world. Source:
Rare Coin Wholesalers of Irvine (Private Treaty),
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
History of stamp collecting
Postage stamp collecting began at the same time that stamps were first issued by their country, and by 1860 thousands of collectors and stamp dealers were appearing around the world as this new study and hobby spread across Europe, European colonies the United States and other parts of the world. The first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued by Britain in 1840 and pictured a young Queen Victoria. It was produced without perforations (imperforate) and consequently had to be cut from the sheet with scissors in order to be used. While unused examples of the "Penny Black" are quite scarce, used examples are quite common, and may be purchased for $20 to $200, depending upon condition.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
How To Clean Your Common Silver Coin Finds
I find it very difficult to read most of my coin engravings. I have tries many methods to clean the coins, Silver, Copper, Brass and Nickel. Here is one idea. Please suggest yours!
How to clean your common silver coin finds. This is NOT recommended for numismatic coins. Make sure you check all your coins first. This is a simple way to clean silver and gold. Especially for metal detecting finds. Just watch. Or, visit our site for simple step by step instructions.
Buy and Sell Antique coins and stamps
Coin collection is a nice hobby. We can collect Antique Coins & Stamps by numerous ways. Once you have accumulated some Antique Coins & Stamps you have to sell some. Where do I find a dealer for it? Is dealer the best medium to sell the collection? Is there any place for it? Do Government buy old coins? Yes in-fact you can exchange these coins with RBI or with some Coin dealers/vendors in any foreign exchange centers and get the same. There are few websites from which you can find the rate of the your collections. You can follow any of the above methods. You can also post it through e-commerce sites such as e bay. Most coin dealers started out as Antique Coins & Stamps collectors, and have a genuine interest in Antique Coins & Stamps. They will often help those with a genuine interest in coins. However they are trying to make a living. You want to look around online to see and compare. Collector's are the ones who know the most and if anyone wants to rip you off it'll be one of them. Check ebay and amazon for the same item and know it's true value before selling. There are many websites to buy or sell the collected coins. You can use the websites like , coindealers , weccoins , thecoincollecting , atoncer , delcampe , coin-dealer, biz , zoomcoin , Quikr, ebay, amazon
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Postage stamps and postal history of Portuguese India
Just now I have visited a group called Postage stamps and postal history of Portuguese India on Facebook pages. I just liked the page and would like to introduce the same to you. The postal history of Portuguese India goes back to the earlier days of the colony. The postal history begins with communication between the Viceroy and the Court at Lisbon soon after the conquest of Old Goa by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510. Letters, written in triplicate, were carried by separate ships because of the hazards of the voyage. Mail was carried by an overland route, as well. The early communications of Portuguese India had an official character and the correspondence is now to be found in museums and governmental and ecclesiastical archives. Regular mail is known to have been exchanged with Lisbon from 1825 on. Portuguese Indian postmarks are known from 1854, when a post office opened in Goa and an extraterritorial British East India Company post office opened in Damaun. A Portuguese Indian post office opened at Diu, also, in 1880. Before the Universal Postal Union was established in 1874, a country had to conclude a separate postal treaty with each other country with which it transacted international mail. Portugal had a postal convention with Great Britain, so mail was routed through Bombay and carried on British packets.
Monday, November 1, 2010
BRITISH INDIA COINS
BRITISH INDIA KING GEORGE VI 1939 ONE QUARTER ANNA COIN: King George VI in May 1937 and the first coin of India with his effigy were minted in 1938.The king is without a beard. It is a Bronze coin of King George VI series all the inscriptions are in English. It is a Bronze coin of 1939.Due to outbreak of 2nd world war was during his rule, cost of all metals used in coins such as gold, silver and copper increased very much even metallic cover was used from spent bullets and shells of 2nd world war to mint some coins so the size of coins reduced and to save the copper, coins were issued with a hole. This coin came from a time when India was ruled by the British, so you will see the British monarch on the front of the coin: George VI King Emperor.
BRITISH INDIA 1/12 ANNA 1917 GEORGE V KING EMPEROR COIN: This is ONE OF THE RAREST BRITISH INDIA 1/12 ANNA 1917 GEORGE V KING EMPEROR COIN. This coin came from a time when India was ruled by the British, so you will see the British monarch on the front of the coin: George V King Emperor. This is in a good condition. So bid with confident. India-British Rule, George V (1910-1936), 1/12 Anna, 1917, Regal Coinage, Mumbai (Bombay) Mint, GEORGE V KING-EMPEROR Crowned, decorated bust left 1/12 / ANNA / INDIA / 1917 / . Denomination, date and mint mark in five lines in dotted circle, surrounded by floral pattern Plain edge 17.5mm, 1.65g, Bronze, Thin Flan Mintage: 15,464,000 KM 509
BRITISH INDIA 1947 ONE ANNA KING GEORGE VI COIN: This is a Good BRITISH INDIA 1947 ONE ANNA KING GEORGE VI COIN VERY RARE. This coin came from a time when India was ruled by the British, so you will see the British monarch on the front of the coin: George VI King Emperor. This is in a good condition. So bid with confident.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Commonly used Abbreviations in Philately
PC = Post Card,
Env = Envelop,
FDC = First Day Cover,
Wmk = watermark,
ovp = Overprint,
pmk = Postmark,
Dely = Delivery,
Cds = Circular date stamp,
El =East+lndia,
QV = Queen Victoria,
KEd = King Edward,
KG = King George,
SG = Stanley Gibbons,
MS = Minhture sheet,
SS = Souvenir Sheet,
S/L-4 = Sheet let having 4 stamp,
C.T.O. = Cancelled to order,
A.P.S. = Army Postal Service,
FV = Face Value,
C.V. =Catalogue Value,
UN = Uncirculated Coins,
C.U. = Completely used,
V = Value,
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Indian Princely State Stamps - Kochi Stamps
Indian Princely States Stamps for Exchange
Monday, October 4, 2010
Fahim Zehri Dulla's Photos - british india and portuguese india stamp
Also watch some thing like Germany mint pre 1950 stamps, India azad hind, Turkish, Syria banknote, India Mysore 20 cash coin 1830 there!
Scanned Stamps - Images from Collection
Watch some interesting stamp images from Edward Dsouza's collection. Watch more photos at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=28472&id=100001211496255&il=1. There are some very good overprint stamps in this collection.