a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTvISTq6I5I/S2rhcKBr-qI/AAAAAAAADwo/rL4KeaxKUm0/s1600-h/France_Haiti_Earthq_150570c.jpg”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 175px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTvISTq6I5I/S2rhcKBr-qI/AAAAAAAADwo/rL4KeaxKUm0/s320/France_Haiti_Earthq_150570c.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”"id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434403774219942562″ //aThe emPalm Beach Post/em reports the French post office has released semi-postal to help victims of Haiti’s earthquake. br /br /The cost of the stamp is 1 euro (US$.1.45). For each one sold the French Red Cross will receive euro 0,44 (US$. 0.638), to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.br /br /According to the emAssociated Press/em article, France occupied Haiti for more than 100 years, from 1697 to independence in 1804 after the world’s first successful slave uprising. France still has a large presence in the Caribbean, including the two official French overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, and is keen to be seen as a leader in the Haiti earthquake relief effort.br /br /Shown above, president of the French Red Cross Jean-Francois Mattei, left, and Industry Minister Christian Estrosi unveil the design of the new postage stamp.br /br /To read the entire artilce, a href=”http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/world/france-un-salute-essential-role-of-us-in-185351.html”click here/a.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11420717-1738316752437911759?l=stampcollectingroundup.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

It’s been a long time since I showed some of the EFO’s, but I think they will match perfectly with my current writings about stamp quality. Here’s something I picked up last night from kiloware I had soaked few days earlier.

The first below stamp is the normal copy, and beneath it is the “whacked” [...]