Robert Murray Stamp
Shop,
Edinburgh Some of our Favourite or Most
Useful Links
Philatelic
Weird Stamps
(actually called "Here you can identify your weird stamps and at the
same
time help other people out").
A fascinating site where people post details of stamps
they cannot identify, and others have their answers posted in due
course.
A must for cinderella collectors.
Scandinavia
Philatelic Society
Has details of the society, membership, and so on, as
well as a very useful range of Scandinavian philatelic hyperlinks.
OPAL
The Society for collectors of Turkey and area. I loved
their virtual gold medals, and hope they bring them back !
I.F.S.D.A.
The International Federation of Stamp Dealers
Associations,
to which we belonged through our membership of the P.T.S.
(unfortunately,
the PTS left !). On my last visit, this site was quite factual,
and
not very flashy, but it can be useful for tracing the addresses of
stamp
dealers worldwide.
Faroe Islands Post
Office
A very attractive site for this most worthwhile and
interesting
stamp-issuing outpost. Lots of graphics, so if you have a slowish modem
you'll have a long wait to get the full effect.
Nepal and
Tibet Philatelic Study Circle
Another fascinating area, and along with the
Scandinavia
PS above, a specialist society of which I am a member.
Scottish Philatelic
Trade
Association
Tells you about the organisation, "Scotex" its annual trade fair, and
has a useful list of members with links to their websites where
applicable.
Semi-Philatelic
Post Office tracking
service This allows you to see if items you have posted by recorded
delivery
or by special delivery (registered) have been delivered. We sometimes
find
it handy to check before we chase somebody for slow payment of an
account
!
Royal Mail and Parcelforce
prices
If you want to make an order to us, but want to get some idea of the
cost
of postage first, these will help you.
Non-Philatelic
Worldwide
Email Codes. This
page is on our own site, and lists the suffixes found at the end of
email
addresses (and many website addresses and domain names).
Spokes.
A very worthy organisation looking after the interests of cyclists in
our
local area. The part of Edinburgh around our shop is very well catered
for by cycle tracks on the old railway lines. Why not cycle to our shop
- you'll enjoy it ! If you live in the Edinburgh area, buy
yourself
a Spokes map - whether you cycle or walk, it is a most useful route
planner,
avoiding busy roads and bad junctions.
TryCyclingInEdinburgh
is another excellent organisation, encouraging people to use their
bikes, and to get to know some of Edinburgh's excellent cycle tracks.
Directline
Structures Ltd. Do you want a warehouse, or sports hall, showroom,
distribution centre (or similar) constructed
?
Then speak to my brother Duncan Murray. His business is based in Kent,
and most of their work is in the South East of England, but other jobs
can and have been be taken on elsewhere.
ALP Scots
Music
Group. Part of the City of Edinburgh Council Community Education
Service,
it runs over 40 various music classes, plus ceilidhs, workshops, and
pub
sessions. Robert Murray can be found on most Wednesday evenings
(approx.
9-11pm or so) playing guitar in the traditional session at "The Tass"
public
house, 1 High Street, Edinburgh (or sometimes
even at The Waverley Bar in St. Mary Street for a singers' session
on a Tuesday night). He only gets
away
with it because his mistakes are hidden by all the other musicians !
See
songbook. Also see The Tassers, a wee band.
Favourite internet games (not that we have time
for
that sort of thing, oh no !) Trekkieroids.
http://cygnus.uwa.edu.au/~craigcor/games/game_trekkeroids.html Topocopter
http://www.gamegate.com/othergames.jsp?NAVID=1&GAMEID=35
at least in this one you can pretend that it is good for your
topographical
world knowledge. If you want a challenge, I had a shot, not having
tried
it for several months, and scored 194. Let me know if you can beat
that,
without practice !
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