Whenever I receive the latest issue of Linn's, the first thing I do is check to see if it contains an advertisement for United Nations Personalized sheets from Henry Gitner Philatelists, Inc. Debbie and Henry Gitner have been staunch supporters of United Nations philately and especially for the personalized sheets. Their full page Linn's ads are a strong indicator of the interest in the UN personalized sheets. They have made numerous discoveries in the field, including the 2005 Microcredit sheet. Also, they have adopted the United Nations Philatelists' UN personalized sheet numbering system, which has also now spread to Germany thanks to Klaus Ghul and his articles in UNOPost.
I save the Gitner ads to compare how the market has changed for the sheets over the preceding month or two. There were no price changes between the 5 November 2007 and the 24 December 2007 advertisements. However, there are a couple of interesting developments in the recent 11 February 2008 ad. First, the S5 2005 Student sheet jumps from $74.95 to $99.95, a rise of about 33%. S6, the generic Greetings for the United Nations sheet, jumps from $149.95 to $199.95, another 33% increase. S8 Riccione moves from $99.95 to $124.95, a 25% increase. All other sheets remained stable between the two ads. Again, I would urge you to purchase the scarcer sheets as soon as possible. There are probably more price increases in the future. You can download all the previous Linn's ads from the Gitner website at http://www.hgitner.com.
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