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- From: zzatsjl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Janusz Lukasiak)
- Newsgroups: uk.misc,talk.bizarre
- Subject: Re: Stamp Question
- Message-ID: <6059@mccuts.uts.mcc.ac.uk>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 12:32:54 GMT
- References: <BxJp7w.4oJ@cen.ex.ac.uk> <7906@skye.ed.ac.uk> <BxM02M.Ax5@cck.coventry.ac.uk>
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- >>In article <BxJp7w.4oJ@cen.ex.ac.uk> DKSmith@msor.exeter.ac.uk (David
- >>Smith> writes:A
- > Although many of the stamp collecting companies are genuine and do sell
- > the stamps abroad, there are several companies who use this method to
- > defraud the post office. The stamps are placed into chemicals which
- > disolve the glue [....]
- This chemical is H2O (water).
- > [...] They are then placed into solvent which removes the franking
- > mark from the front.
- I'm afraid I cannot offer any hints on this one.
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