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   From: rodney@touch88.com.au   
      
   Thanks Paul,   
      
   On a close tangent, there is a marvelous TV serial on here at the   
   moment called "shooting the past", and centres around a very large   
   English country Manor house, being taken over by a ruthless   
   American promoter of a business school.   
   The Manor house holds a collection of 10 million black and white images   
   from the advent of the camera, the collection will be broken up   
   if the owners cannot find another suitable residence.   
      
   I had immediate recollection of the photo of the  aircraft over New York that   
   TL   
   posted recently.   
      
   Looks to be a fine drama, with mouth watering glimpses of   
   stunning photos of the past.   
      
      
      
      
   --   
   rodney@touch88gum.com.au   
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   "Paul Edney"  wrote in message news:ac808   
   ca.0401020157.54ae2409@posting.google.com...   
   | Hi,   
   | Just saw the new movie "Paycheck" starring Ben Affleck and Uma   
   | Thurman.   
   | Stamps play a key part in the movie.   
   | They are fictitious 50c Albert Einstein stamps loosely based on Scott   
   | #1774 released in 1979. There are 5 or 6 of them in a strip on a large   
   | manila envelope. The strangest thing about the stamps is that they are   
   | all imperforate on all 4 sides.   
   |   
   | You would have thought the Director John Woo, who usually has a good   
   | eye for detail, would have at least consulted with a stamp dealer or   
   | collector and made the stamps perforate. The envelope in the movie was   
   | mailed in the year 2007 when most (if not all) stamps will probably be   
   | self-adhesives. However, even self-stick U.S. stamps have teeth on 4   
   | sides or at least 2 sides in booklet or coil form.   
   |   
   | The stamps are a clue to solving a puzzle, just see the movie to   
   | understand why.   
   |   
   | "Paycheck" is highly recommended. Great script, great acting. Lots of   
   | action for the guys, romance for the gals. Plus a great BMW   
   | motor-cycle chase scene which I would love to see again in slo-mo. I   
   | am not going to tell you the plot as it is very cleverly written and   
   | would only spoil it for you. Go see it.   
   |   
   | Cheers,   
   |   
   | Paul   
      
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