tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005756131065514338.post6736043961596293147..comments2024-03-27T15:49:28.147+00:00Comments on Commonwealth Stamps Opinion: 467. Majesty - Royal Mail To Commemorate Queen Elizabeth II As
Britain's Longest Reigning Monarch.White Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17968199477827266643noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005756131065514338.post-75620178854140564302014-10-14T09:40:51.919+00:002014-10-14T09:40:51.919+00:00Bearhunter published a comment here on 8 October 2...Bearhunter published a comment here on 8 October 2014 in which he/she expressed a very negative opinion about Philatelic Collector Inc. and it's products. This opinion may (or may not) be shared by other collectors. The comment alluded to the implied religious beliefs of the owners of Philatelic Collector and, while I like full and open criticism, both good and bad, about new stamp issues and the people who produce them and profit from them, I feel the comment is not really acceptable. It is interesting in that Bearhunter states that the agency's issues cannot be bought in Samoa or Tonga and I would be very interested to receive more detailed input from anyone who has had reason to buy postage stamps in either of those two countries in the past two years as to whether these stamps are on sale in the post offices there. Regrettably, I feel I must remove Bearhunter's comment although there are no doubt many people who have a sympathy with his/her view of excessive issues coming out from the New York-based agencies.White Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968199477827266643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005756131065514338.post-72261115461929611992014-10-09T00:33:24.132+00:002014-10-09T00:33:24.132+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bearhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07196876077994083259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005756131065514338.post-23803010074232106582014-09-25T11:02:49.861+00:002014-09-25T11:02:49.861+00:00Thank you for your interesting input. I was hoping...Thank you for your interesting input. I was hoping that someone would step in to defend him. Best wishes.White Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968199477827266643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005756131065514338.post-59943098494670197382014-09-25T09:16:23.614+00:002014-09-25T09:16:23.614+00:00Richard III - 'vicious murderer'? Please c...Richard III - 'vicious murderer'? Please check your sources. More and Shakespeare, right? Both fiction, of course. Try contemporary accounts instead. The 'crimes' of which he is usually accused (usurpation and the murder of 'the princes in the Tower') cannot be substantiated. Parliament asked him to become king when it was clear the 'princes' were the result of a bigamous marriage by Edward IV. There are only rumours that the boys were 'murdered' at all - there are as many, probably more, rumours syggesting that they were taken to a place of safety and resurfaced in the years after Bosworth. As for Agincourt - look for your real 'vicious murderer' there - Shakespeare's portrayal of a heroic king sits uneasily with his orders to murder French prisoners and his actions at Caen, just to mention two occasions.CarolJFW1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17664086861162546457noreply@blogger.com