Beiträge von Pixie

I have followed the discussions from a distance and I am aware that the young culprit will be turned over to justice.
I have paid attention to the way Aerotech has handled this.
Hat off!

While minding my own household two thoughts have passed my mind several times, and I will combine them to one point here:

I am not very pleased by the action of one member here, to put online the two lists of passwords.
As much as I appreciate his good will and good intentions I think it was a huge mistake to leave a window open for so long; I do not think that was good judgement, and I feel as much threatened by that as by the initial attack.
One of my friends here in Sweden has been deplorably exposed, and we have to discuss further actions.

Now, it is human to err, and I can't see that some of us are more human than others?

Am I supposed to be more understanding in this case?
I expect myself to be understanding in both cases because I know it is so humanly easy to make mistakes, to be stupid, to loose one's temper, to become confused in the face of danger ....

As you said

Let us return to our hobby!

Have a pleasant day!

Pixie

Good morning and thank you for your comments!

It is very sad to watch the discussion turn into the howling of hyenas, and a flock of adults overreacting leaving reason far behind; a group of adults so clearly demonstrating how easy it is to create a lynch mob.

I agree, this type of hacking should not occur at all, and I agree that what happened is very unpleasant indeed.

All the same, what has been said, done and suggested by many members worries me more than the possibility of being hacked again.
Generalisations and prejudice and so much simmering hatred is more scaring than anything else.

Sad, very, very sad indeed!

Pixie

@Gagrakacka!

*modestlyblushing*
Pixie

As a member of this Forum I might also consider myself a "victim" of the recent successful attempt at hacking this site.

I am one of the 700+ members who had used a very simple password.
Yet I cannot identify myself with any of the "victims" discussing the crime and the proper punishment in other threads.

My position is this:
this site has been hacked by a teenager, whose main interest most probably has been in demonstrating his cleverness at the computer-technical refinery of cracking codes.

Some of you have argued that his age is no excuse, that one can not and should not accept that there is some innocence when it comes to the wider effects of this deed.
I think that is very wrong. Without a life's experience of economic and social affairs he is not able to understand the wider consequences of what he is doing to other people in this respect.
He might even be very surprised to learn that adults are so very gullible when it comes to protecting themselves on the net.

Here we are, 700 members leaving all this wonderful information about ourselves as on a tray! Myself included (even though I have never flashed my e-bay identity or much else to make myself identifiable).

So we, who should know better, have have knowingly exposed ourselves to this danger.
I am aware about what I have done, and have to admit that I have been very silly.
On the other hand I am well aware of the security problems when it comes to banking and shopping on the net, and in these areas I'd like to consider myself more sophisticated.

Now if the low age of a teenager is no excuse - what is your age and life's experience?
With all that no attempts at protecting yourselves?!
You have all been caught "with your pants down" - this is embarassing and rage does not cover up for that.

Hacking, identity theft etc. are very very unpleasant realities of the internet world.
One teenager caught will do nothing to change that.
Not even as a warning - we know that from other cases which have been brought to justice.
What worries me more is the cult among young people when it comes to hacking.
It is a sport - a very unclean one, and it might best be fought an the ground, in the schools and by adults who deal with kids daily.
That is something that should be demanded.
And more resources to fight the real, economic crooks on the net.

After all this I'd like to declare that as things stand now, I would not like any legal actions to be taken in my name. No class action for me, thank you!

Kindest regards
Pixie

Good morning Nigel,

Thank you so much for this answer.
Much has been clarified, if not all.
It is always exciting to have such an item, valuable or not.
My friend purchased it only for the transit stamp Malmö.

Kindest regards,

Pia

Hello Nigel,

Here are the pictures; the card is not mine, so I can not do much more with a scanner.
Quite a nice item, I think. Very interesting.

All the best,

Pia

Hello again!

I'd very much appreciate information about the Continental Daily Parcels Express.
Was that an agency or a line, what possible connections are there to postal services.
I have seen a parcel card London-Dover-Ostende.
The card seems to be from Belgischen Staats Post Dienst Zwischen Ostende und Dover, but I do not understand whether it was issued by the Post or by some private enterprise.

Thanking you in advance from a very chilly Stockholm

Pia

Hello Asmodeus

Right you are!
So, you have honored our capital with a visit!
I hope you had a pleasant time.
Pia

Again our warmest thanks to Lars!

We are now trying to learn how to find the relevant information regarding the swedish side of the matter. Good research habits are essential, aren't they?

Unfortunately the data base at our own Post Museum is closed for maintenance.
But we'll find out!

Best wishes from a sunny Stockholm!

Pia

if you look behind the poplar tree most to the right on the first picture you will get an idea about the location of Post Museum in the old town of Stockholm
one can almost see the western wall of the old building ....

Hello Gagrakacka,

Thank you ever so much!
Our collector of Malmö sends his regards and respect.

Best wishes,

Pia

Good morning and hello @ All!

A friend of mine would like to know as much as possible about the postal markings on this front, the 10?, the scribbled note that looks like ww, and the red oval T 25 APR.

All answers will be very much appreciated.

Wishing you all a pleasant day!

Pia

Happy Birthday!

Hugs!
and regards to Diane!

Hello Ameis33,

Thank you for sharing this object and your thoughts with us!
I think your solution is very smart.
There are thus two institutional changes, the introduction of the stamp (or even before that of the pre-paid envelope and card) and the creation of UPU. Both of impressive magnitude.
Your three points, including the political dimensions and the developments in communications capture very well the problems and charms of studying this period from a postal historical point. I hope that will inspire others as well.

All the best

Pixie

I will remember what you told me, and do my best.
Even though I envy you some of your items, I would never dream to ask to buy or swap.
They are yours and I am pleased for you.
I will not tell price and place in public, but send you a short PN with a link.
Regards
Pixie

Thank you for your kind words, Bayern K.!
If this is your very special interest, I can give you a hint if I see anything similar from the other scandinavian countries; provided it is not finnish - I collect only Finland.

All the best,
Pixie

Bayern K!
Oh yes, I will return to your images again..
I once started on an album with some of my finnish material, but I have not kept it alive.
I am going to revise it and add a little though.
You may have a peek at it as it is now.

Pixie

Hello again, and thank you for sharing!
This is a wonderful collection
Every item is a gem from my point of view.
Congratulations!
Really, thank you!

All the best!

I have to add that the one from Helsingborg is a real winner!!
It has it all.

Oh yes, please!
I would very much like to see them.
Do you have an image gallery, or homepage?

Hopf & Söhne in Nürnberg - what did they sell?
I just copied the letter I showed earlier, to show you.
It is written in swedish, and I wonder if they might have had any person employed who understood swedish or any of the nordic languages.

Here the translation:

H.H. Hopf & Sons!
While I now have the rights as "Kaufmann", I kindly ask you to address directly to me the goods ordered by me in my most recent mail to you.
Yours sincerely
C. M. Creutz
c/o J.G.Söderström

Alle the best
Pixie

Thank you, Gagrakacka!
I accept this "verdict"

Hello again,
and thank you Bayern Klassisch!

well the discussion among me and my friends started with another object, but this is my own, and may well illustrate the problem;
(sorry, the two sides on this image were scanned in different scanners and I have not worked on them, but it is the same letter)

The letter was sent from Lovisa, Finland to Nürnberg in 1859, that is " the stamp period" in Finland. It bears all the signs of a pre-phila of the years immediately before the first finnish issues. And I have always considered it as such.