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Unexpected Treasures: The Case of the International Stamps

April 25th, 2011 No comments
nicaraguan stams

A reader recently contacted Unexpected Treasures with a question regarding some international stamps. We aren’t experts in philately but luckily, we’ve got friends in the stamp world. Charles Shreve, President of Spink Shreves Galleries in Dallas, Texas and New York, New York was kind enough to take a look at the pictures our reader sent in. Luxist reader Beth reports that she received the collection from her grandfather. The stamps included the first one shown above which appears to be an… Read more

Ask Gadling: International power and how to use appliances and gadgets abroad

August 19th, 2010 No comments

Filed under: Gear Just fifteen years ago, the worries of international power outlets would really only concern you if you needed to charge your shaver, or plug in a curling iron. Nowadays, power is what keeps our phones, laptops, MP3 players and portable gaming consoles working. When you travel within North America, things are simple – all the outlets are the same, and no matter where you are, you’ll get the same 120V AC from every outlet you run into. Taking a foreign trip is trickier – not… Read more