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Germany: Interesting Find in a Box of Roy’s Covers - Janet MacD - 13-01-2026

Santa Claus left a box of Roy’s worldwide covers and a gift certificate under the Christmas tree. When you have the box at home with the luxury of time to savour each item, it is an incredibly lovely way to spend time on a snowy afternoon! This box had something I had never seen before:

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This item is a sponsorship certificate issued by the (west) German Sports Aid Foundation in 1979. It has four semi-postal stamps featuring historical aircraft and a first day of issue postmark. I believe the stamps were part of the “Jungenmarke” or youth stamp series of semi-postals sold to fund youth activities. This will be a lovely addition to my German album, and it will be a wonderful slide next time I do a presentation on semi-postal stamps.

I can’t believe this is only fifty cents!

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RE: Germany: Interesting Find in a Box of Roy’s Covers - Carmen - 14-01-2026

VERY cool, Janet. Santa Claus is a Generous Guy! 

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RE: Germany: Interesting Find in a Box of Roy’s Covers - Janet MacD - 14-01-2026

Roy is a bit like Santa Claus too - great deals and discounts. And - if you buy any of the things he has on eBay, and identify yourself as a KSC member, he delivers them to the club meeting and you can avoid the shipping costs.

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RE: Germany: Interesting Find in a Box of Roy’s Covers - Carmen - 15-01-2026

Wow, now there's YET ANOTHER great pro tip, Janet. THANKS!

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