As a stamps collector, one of the thing that I am constantly searching for stamps or philatelic materials that are available in limited quantity.
Of all the philatelic material that are produced by the Pos Indonesia, the uncut sheets are one of the rarest item in the market. In the normal situation, the uncut sheets were not available to the general public because for some unknown reason, Pos Indonesia never sells this item.
However, in the recent year, they start to sell this uncut sheets. I don't have the information when exactly they start to sell this uncut item, but I expect it didn't start until very recently. That is for the "legal" items.
However, when we are talking about the "illegal items", you can get almost all kinds of uncut Indonesian souvenir sheets from the market. They are not cheap, but it is possible to get them. A full uncut souvenir sheet would cost a minimum between U$ 500 to U$ 2,000 per item. There are various level of uncut available in the market. An uncut pair is being the lowest in price and the highest would be the full sheets which consist sometimes up to 10 souvenir sheets.
Another item which I have not seen in the market is the proof, i.e.: the print proof, the minister proof, artist proof and all kind of proofs from the Indonesian stamps. They should exist, but apparently nobody has stolen them for sales. Like the uncut souvenir sheets, the only way a proof is available for the market is if somebody stealing them from the Pos Indonesian Archive. Strangely enough, you have seen some of the other philatelic materials, but not the "proof". Is it possible that they do not exist ? Knowing the work of Indonesian Officials, it is quite possible that these proofs do not exist.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Chit-Chat About General Things
I missed the election vote process. Did I regret it ? I am not sure what should be the answer. Maybe in some way I regret the fact that some lowlife will be using my vote to their own advantage and try to do something with it, but on the other hand, what do I care ?
I have seen so many bad things happened in Indonesia in the past. The situation is not likely to improve in the next 10 years and by then I will be too old to do anything meaningful.
The presidential election will be around 2 months away from now. Who will win ? It is very likely that we will have or elected the same person again, i.e.: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono or more widely known as SBY. He is not bad, although I would say that in the last period of his reign, he did not do very much and most of the time under the influence of his VP. Enough talk about the politic...
I left Jakarta to Toronto about 3 weeks ago, just in time for the friendlier weather. Although as usual, I still have the chance "to eat the snow", but this time there was no shoveling..... (this activities really hurt my back lately, a sign of becoming too old ???). However, no shoveling means that there is something else to do. With the end of winter, spring in coming and summer to follow; which means that we have to a lot of maintenance and repair on the house. This year we are planning to fix or to be more exact to replace our roof. This is something that never been done in Indonesia. You buy a house including the roof and you don't replace the roof of your house unless the typhoon hit your house and take away your roof. Unfortunately, that is not the case in Canada. Every once in a while, you have to replace your roof (unless you have a metal roof for your house, which they say will last a life time) because apparently the shingles that they use for your roof do not last a life time. Some may last for 5 years, other may last for 15 years, but always there is a time limit. This time our house has reached it's limit on the roof....
Another project that I was planning to finish or to start, whichever is last; will be our tool-shed or garden shed. It was a long time plan, but there is always something to do before we can start our toolshed. However, this year; my resolution is to have the toolshed build and hopefully in good working condition. I've tried to recruit some help, but it is very likely that the person will not be able to help me because he is too busy. Without his help, I doubt it very much that I can do a proper job. I simply do not have the knowledge and the skill to build something so big (at least this is measured from my skill level)...
I have seen so many bad things happened in Indonesia in the past. The situation is not likely to improve in the next 10 years and by then I will be too old to do anything meaningful.
The presidential election will be around 2 months away from now. Who will win ? It is very likely that we will have or elected the same person again, i.e.: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono or more widely known as SBY. He is not bad, although I would say that in the last period of his reign, he did not do very much and most of the time under the influence of his VP. Enough talk about the politic...
I left Jakarta to Toronto about 3 weeks ago, just in time for the friendlier weather. Although as usual, I still have the chance "to eat the snow", but this time there was no shoveling..... (this activities really hurt my back lately, a sign of becoming too old ???). However, no shoveling means that there is something else to do. With the end of winter, spring in coming and summer to follow; which means that we have to a lot of maintenance and repair on the house. This year we are planning to fix or to be more exact to replace our roof. This is something that never been done in Indonesia. You buy a house including the roof and you don't replace the roof of your house unless the typhoon hit your house and take away your roof. Unfortunately, that is not the case in Canada. Every once in a while, you have to replace your roof (unless you have a metal roof for your house, which they say will last a life time) because apparently the shingles that they use for your roof do not last a life time. Some may last for 5 years, other may last for 15 years, but always there is a time limit. This time our house has reached it's limit on the roof....
Another project that I was planning to finish or to start, whichever is last; will be our tool-shed or garden shed. It was a long time plan, but there is always something to do before we can start our toolshed. However, this year; my resolution is to have the toolshed build and hopefully in good working condition. I've tried to recruit some help, but it is very likely that the person will not be able to help me because he is too busy. Without his help, I doubt it very much that I can do a proper job. I simply do not have the knowledge and the skill to build something so big (at least this is measured from my skill level)...
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