Yes, Dean exactly hits the point.
Thanks for your positive statement. Cheers, Christian I.M.C.A. #2673 at www.imca.cc website: www.austromet.com Ing. Christian Anger Korngasse 6 2405 Bad Deutsch-Altenburg AUSTRIA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:meteorite-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dean bessey > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:27 PM > To: meteorite-list@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 > > > > > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > En un mensaje con fecha 03/10/2006 2:31:24 PM Mexico > > Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list