DEAR SUN SPOTS: I so enjoy your column. I read it everyday! My sister and I would like to know of a reliable stamp dealer living on the coast of Maine, preferably between Belfast and Portland. We have a large stamp collection we need to have appraised. Any information you have will be greatly appreciated. […]
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Reader searching for appraiser of stamp collections
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I so enjoy your column. I read it everyday! My sister and I would like to know of a reliable stamp dealer living on the coast of Maine, preferably between Belfast and Portland. We have a large stamp collection we need to have appraised. Any information you have will be greatly appreciated. […]
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Reader searching for appraiser of stamp collections
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I so enjoy your column. I read it everyday! My sister and I would like to know of a reliable stamp dealer living on the coast of Maine, preferably between Belfast and Portland. We have a large stamp collection we need to have appraised. Any information you have will be greatly appreciated. […]
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Buyer beware when electronics need repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Enclosed please find a letter we have written to Microsoft regarding a problem with an Xbox. Several phone calls have resulted in one response: The item is no longer under warranty, so they will not repair it even though numerous facts indicate it was manufactured defectively. We feel that since the product […]
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Buyer beware when electronics need repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Enclosed please find a letter we have written to Microsoft regarding a problem with an Xbox. Several phone calls have resulted in one response: The item is no longer under warranty, so they will not repair it even though numerous facts indicate it was manufactured defectively. We feel that since the product […]
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Buyer beware when electronics need repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Enclosed please find a letter we have written to Microsoft regarding a problem with an Xbox. Several phone calls have resulted in one response: The item is no longer under warranty, so they will not repair it even though numerous facts indicate it was manufactured defectively. We feel that since the product […]
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Repeats a frequent fact of life on television
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could anyone explain why there are only repeats of the programs on Channel 8 on Wednesday’s comedy night starting at 8 p.m. and running until 10 p.m.? These four shows started about two months ago and were a breath of fresh air compared to what is usually on TV. Now at 8 […]
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Caution with your purse essential when shopping
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Just wanted to share what I do with the child safety belts on shopping carts. There have been so many women having their purses stolen out of their shopping carts, but I lock the handle of my purse with the child safety belt. If someone wants to take my purse, the purse […]
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Readers come through with answers for others
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Maggie of Mechanic Falls asks for someone who can sharpen pinking shears. She might check with Natalie, who now owns the former Cote Brothers, or she might try Joanne Fabrics for a referral. Cutting wheels now come with pinking blades and are far more efficient than pinking shears. — C. Pike, Livermore […]
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Reader searching for specific oriental rug yarn
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Several years ago I took a class in punching an oriental rug. The instructor was from Falmouth, and I believe her name was Carol Barton. I’m hoping to find a supplier of the wool yarn we used since I have run out of some colors, and the rug is not completed. If […]