We currently have 10 members according to the stats. Of those, three have never introduced themselves and are very inactive on Skool, and I'm cutting them free to explore other pastures. If they want to rejoin they can Our membership will drop, but the real people are still here. Onwards and Upwards!

I sell on eBay at ebay.com.au/str/globalphilately If you want something from my eBay shop, but don't like eBay, get the same item for 12% less at globalphilately.com

Firstly, and with thanks to all of you that contribute and participate, the community is now ranked 790 in the Hobbies community. It sounds terrible without context, but we were 1468 just three weeks ago. By any definition, that is an AWESOME leap up the charts. You should be very pleased that every contribution you make adds to our visibility. Secondly, and less importantly, I now have 100+ buyers following my Ebay store. In December, after ages of slogging, I had 88. That's a sudden leap, and I have absolutely no idea why!

You might have known this would happen 😁 @Julianne Anderson was the winner, but she says to pass it on. On the second spin, @Stacey Youlios is the winner! Message me your address Stacey I'll add the video as soon as I figure out why it won't upload!

I waited 11 weeks for this to arrive. It was a freebie, replacing a freebie I won in November that disappeared in the mail. When opening it, I tore it! It was in a sealed (second-hand) glassine envelope, stuck to a flimsy card with four pieces of tape, so I could be grateful that I didn't tear it in half. Sellers need to learn the lesson that there is such a thing as over-packaging. It catalogues at around $400, so I was a bit peeved, but, as it was free, I've turned it into a bit of fun and listed it at auction starting at 0.01c