I think this is a question for Choi.... Choi.... any thoughts?????
Music Woman
Warcat States:
I just checked the list- even though the page is called travelers, it
seems that the majority of the listings are hitchhikers not personal
travelers. Maybe they should have 2 lists rather than one- one for HH
and another for PTS.
Cat
> FYI... I moved my personal traveler to the travelers page on LBNA.
If you put your status in before, would you please do it again?
>
> Thanks!
> Music Woman
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Totalled Personal Traveler]
4 messages in this thread |
Started on 2005-06-29
Re: Totalled Personal Traveler]
From: Pam (mindizney@cox.net) |
Date: 2005-06-29 20:24:46 UTC-04:00
Re: [LbNA] Re: Totalled Personal Traveler]
From: John Chapman (john@johnsblog.com) |
Date: 2005-06-29 22:05:19 UTC-04:00
I'm using traveller as an umbrella term for Hitchhikers, Personal Travellers
and Postal Letterboxes, etc.... all non-traditional letterboxes but
Non-Traditional just didn't seem right.
Choi
> I just checked the list- even though the page is called travelers, it
> seems that the majority of the listings are hitchhikers not personal
> travelers. Maybe they should have 2 lists rather than one- one for HH
> and another for PTS.
and Postal Letterboxes, etc.... all non-traditional letterboxes but
Non-Traditional just didn't seem right.
Choi
> I just checked the list- even though the page is called travelers, it
> seems that the majority of the listings are hitchhikers not personal
> travelers. Maybe they should have 2 lists rather than one- one for HH
> and another for PTS.
[LbNA] Re: Totalled Personal Traveler]
From: red_bing (redbng@aol.com) |
Date: 2005-07-01 15:38:05 UTC
I may be wrong, but I believe that the English traditionally refer to
hitchhikers as travellers. I agree that it's probably best to
use "traveller" as an umbrella term on LbNA, so as not to drift so far
away from the terminology used by the rest of the world.
-Red
--- Choi wrote:
> I'm using traveller as an umbrella
> term for Hitchhikers, Personal Travellers
> and Postal Letterboxes, etc.... all
> non-traditional letterboxes but
> Non-Traditional just didn't seem right.
hitchhikers as travellers. I agree that it's probably best to
use "traveller" as an umbrella term on LbNA, so as not to drift so far
away from the terminology used by the rest of the world.
-Red
--- Choi wrote:
> I'm using traveller as an umbrella
> term for Hitchhikers, Personal Travellers
> and Postal Letterboxes, etc.... all
> non-traditional letterboxes but
> Non-Traditional just didn't seem right.
[LbNA] Re: Totalled Personal Traveler]
From: heartland_50 (heartland_50@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2005-07-01 16:23:43 UTC
Them Brits like to make things difficult...
I have been Dartmoor Letterboxing quite a bit and so here is the
explanation....
Traveller Stamps and Travelling Stamps ARE different !
Though they are likely to use the words interchangeably !!!
The best is the Traveller though !!!
I love em !
TRAVELLER !
A Traveller stamp is a SPECIAL KIND OF "Personal" stamp...
In England...You ONLY use your personal stamp in visitors books...in
the boxes themselves...
YOU NEVER STAMP IT ELSEWHERE eg you never stamp it in someone elses
collecting book at a meet ...
So no X counts in England !!
What they will do ..and only SOME BOXERS....is that SOME boxers carry
a special stamp..often a very very ornate stamp called a TRAVELLER !
You have to ASK FOR IT !!!
"Are you carrying a traveller ?"
And they can eccentric ..ie you only get it if you are with your
dog..or wearing a hat etc !! (told you)!
Often they carry these ready to EXCHANGE....you aren't likely to get
it if you don't exchange another TRAVELLER for it !
But it varies...
Just a thing about collecting...The Brits tend to use POSTCARDS
..blank cards about 3 x 5 to stamp their finds on...and carry a
special box with them to do this...(listen to the radio play..they
talk of cards there !)
So a traveller is often a ready made up and often a hand colored
postcard with the stamp already impressed on it !!
Very collectable...and quite rare and like in the radio play they are
often heirloom stamps ! Father to son sort of thing !!
A TRAVELLING STAMP....
Yep that is a hitchiker !
It is very very very rare in Dartmoor...
The most famous is Prisoner...
Dartmoor itself is home to the most remote prison in England...and so
naturally the stamp is a prisoner on the run on the moor...
The brits have a funny sense of humor !
Hope that helps...
Heartland..
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "red_bing" wrote:
> I may be wrong, but I believe that the English traditionally refer to
> hitchhikers as travellers. I agree that it's probably best to
> use "traveller" as an umbrella term on LbNA, so as not to drift so far
> away from the terminology used by the rest of the world.
>
> -Red
>
> --- Choi wrote:
> > I'm using traveller as an umbrella
> > term for Hitchhikers, Personal Travellers
> > and Postal Letterboxes, etc.... all
> > non-traditional letterboxes but
> > Non-Traditional just didn't seem right.
I have been Dartmoor Letterboxing quite a bit and so here is the
explanation....
Traveller Stamps and Travelling Stamps ARE different !
Though they are likely to use the words interchangeably !!!
The best is the Traveller though !!!
I love em !
TRAVELLER !
A Traveller stamp is a SPECIAL KIND OF "Personal" stamp...
In England...You ONLY use your personal stamp in visitors books...in
the boxes themselves...
YOU NEVER STAMP IT ELSEWHERE eg you never stamp it in someone elses
collecting book at a meet ...
So no X counts in England !!
What they will do ..and only SOME BOXERS....is that SOME boxers carry
a special stamp..often a very very ornate stamp called a TRAVELLER !
You have to ASK FOR IT !!!
"Are you carrying a traveller ?"
And they can eccentric ..ie you only get it if you are with your
dog..or wearing a hat etc !! (told you)!
Often they carry these ready to EXCHANGE....you aren't likely to get
it if you don't exchange another TRAVELLER for it !
But it varies...
Just a thing about collecting...The Brits tend to use POSTCARDS
..blank cards about 3 x 5 to stamp their finds on...and carry a
special box with them to do this...(listen to the radio play..they
talk of cards there !)
So a traveller is often a ready made up and often a hand colored
postcard with the stamp already impressed on it !!
Very collectable...and quite rare and like in the radio play they are
often heirloom stamps ! Father to son sort of thing !!
A TRAVELLING STAMP....
Yep that is a hitchiker !
It is very very very rare in Dartmoor...
The most famous is Prisoner...
Dartmoor itself is home to the most remote prison in England...and so
naturally the stamp is a prisoner on the run on the moor...
The brits have a funny sense of humor !
Hope that helps...
Heartland..
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "red_bing"
> I may be wrong, but I believe that the English traditionally refer to
> hitchhikers as travellers. I agree that it's probably best to
> use "traveller" as an umbrella term on LbNA, so as not to drift so far
> away from the terminology used by the rest of the world.
>
> -Red
>
> --- Choi wrote:
> > I'm using traveller as an umbrella
> > term for Hitchhikers, Personal Travellers
> > and Postal Letterboxes, etc.... all
> > non-traditional letterboxes but
> > Non-Traditional just didn't seem right.