[meteorite-list] RE: Austria Will Issue Stamps with Meteorite Powder

[Christian Anger]

Yes, 

Dean exactly hits the point.

Thanks for your positive statement.

Cheers,

Christian


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Ing. Christian Anger
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> -----Original Message-----

> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-

> bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of dean bessey

> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:27 PM

> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Austria Will Issue Stamps with Meteorite Powder

> 

> As somebody who started a stamp approval service when

> I was 14 and has been a on and off stamp dealer (And

> all sorts of other types of collectibles) for a

> quarter century (Geez that makes me sound old) and

> whose best business course in university was marketing

> I think that this is a great idea with a lot of

> synergies.

> It will expose meteorites to millions of stamp

> collectors and if only one becomes interested in

> meteorites and decided to go desert hunting and finds

> a Carbonaceous of achondrite it will more than make up

> for the 19 kilos that was used. Also (Important for

> the post office trying to sell stamps to collectors)

> meteorite (And mineral collectors) people are a good

> source of customers as minerals is a very popular

> topic among stamp collectors. Remember a stamp dealer

> is at the munich show every year selling stamps

> showing minerals.

> But this promotion goes even further. The meteorite

> has been well studied as part of the sales promotion

> (You dont see that with many H4s from NWA nowadays)

> and the unused remains of it is on display at some

> museum in austria. This means that one of austria's

> museums is going to be getting free publicity amonst a

> very key target group of potential customers (Stamp

> collectors) - ie:visiters to the museum.

> This is an all round smart stamp issue that has a lot

> of positive aspects to it.

> Sincerely

> DEAN

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> --- MexicoDoug at aol.com wrote:

> 

> > En un mensaje con fecha 03/10/2006 2:31:24 PM Mexico

> > Standard Time,

> > meteoritehunter at comcast.net escribe:

> >

> > << perhaps turn stamp collectors to meteorites >>

> >

> > HELLLLLPP !!!!!

> >

> > Come on Mike, why don't you just send them a few

> > kilograms of cutting

> > waste...no argument with you, though we could turn

> > everyone on to cloud 69 (1969 that

> > is, as in July 20) even more by grinding up your

> > moonrock and issuing Lunar

> > stamps and maybe get more money spent for Lunar

> > exploration without

> > cannabalizing everything else that is beautiful out

> > there.  I could make another

> > suggestion ... for those of us who get beads and

> > dragons carved out of meteorites,

> > hearts and "S"'s for Superman, or even museum

> > pallasitic recognitions, or those

> > who just cut them up, save your powder in a can and

> > then sell it to

> > Austriapost's IPO as an untapped opportunity.  That

> > way slices prices can come down a bit

> > and more profit can be realized and everyone is

> > happy, including the stamp

> > collectors and the strategic planners for the

> > privatization of the Austrian

> > postal service as they give ideas of the potential

> > value of the concession

> > properly run by MBA's and not government employees.

> > But don't don't stick an

> > innocent meteorite in the mortar and pestle if you

> > don't have to...or there will be

> > more language coming out of the SWMC that will be

> > disturbing.

> >

> > Just a thought, and just my own worthless opinion,

> > Doug

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