alexcandy
**Member** 
Posts: 13 
What I collect: Postboxes, French & UK Stamps
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Post by alexcandy on Apr 1, 2023 13:53:58 GMT
Hi
Thank you for letting me join.
My name is Alex I'm Irish but I live part of the time in the UK and part of the time in France. A few years ago I bought a Royal Mail tinback postbox and then a few wagon tops, a couple of wallboxes and two pillar boxes. Then some La Poste French postboxes, a box from the USPS, a tinback from An Poste and more recently a box from Correos Espana. As I guess a result of collecting postboxes I have become interested in collecting stamps.
I collect what others might think of as junk. I mainly collect stamps that are reasonably modern, used and cheap. I catalogue them on colnect and file them under the country and year. I actively collect French and GB stamps, by that I mean I try and buy the new issues as they go on sale from both La Poste and Royal Mail. However also buy bags of kiloware that are mixed from any country and try and file them. So far I have a collection of about 15 thousand stamps but they are as I said mainly just cheap stuff,
I have been listening to the Stamp show here today podcast and watching exploring stamps on YouTube but I really don't know much more than the basics. I have also a small collection of postcards and covers.
That's me really.
Alex
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Post by carabop on Apr 1, 2023 13:57:58 GMT
Welcome to a great forum. There’s a lot of great information and wonderful people here. Look around, ask questions and let us see your collection.
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philatelia
Member 
Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
Posts: 3,408
What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Apr 1, 2023 14:23:35 GMT
Delighted to welcome you to the friendliest online forum around! Beginner, intermediate, Advanced or Expert - we have them all here. Our commonality - we love these little bits of paper! So join in the fun!  |
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Beryllium Guy
Moderator 
Posts: 5,659
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Apr 1, 2023 15:59:18 GMT
Greetings, Alex ( alexcandy) and welcome to TSF! I recall that you were a member here several years ago, when you started a thread about collectible postboxes here: thestampforum.boards.net/thread/4996/post-boxesIt's still an active thread, which is nice. I also know you a little from your posts in the Letter Box Study Group chat emails, where I am also a member, although not a very knowledgeable or active one! One of the things that I loved about living in the UK (2019-2022) was scouting out the interesting postboxes. I miss that here in California. Anyway, welcome back to TSF! I am looking forward to seeing some posts of your stamps and perhaps some postboxes, too! -Chris  Back in California after 5 years in Europe |
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REL1948
Member
Posts: 583
What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, Postal Histories
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Post by REL1948 on Apr 1, 2023 17:00:20 GMT
Welcome to The Stamp Forum Alex (alexcandy).
Eclectic is good, I'm really looking forward to seeing your collection of Post Boxes. As you probably already know, fellow TSF member Beryllium Guy is a huge fan of Post Boxes and has written some wonderful articles about them during his travels in Europe and Great Britain.
Rob
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angore
Member
Posts: 5,355
What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Apr 1, 2023 17:05:38 GMT
Hello Alex!
I have a lot of Irish blood too.
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Post by iswscwebmaster on Apr 1, 2023 17:06:26 GMT
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dorincard
Member
Posts: 1,453
What I collect: My focus is on Wild Mammals on maximum cards. Occasionally, I get or create maximum cards with other animals, or any other topic.
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Post by dorincard on Apr 1, 2023 18:41:29 GMT
Welcome!
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gbcc
Member
Posts: 853
What I collect: GB First day covers, event covers and postmarks, GB Slogans
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Post by gbcc on Apr 1, 2023 18:43:58 GMT
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zipper
Member
Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Apr 1, 2023 19:05:50 GMT
Hi
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Post by dgdecker on Apr 2, 2023 2:14:08 GMT
Welcome to the Forum!
David
Ottawa, Canada
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Post by jimwentzell on Apr 2, 2023 4:15:40 GMT
Welcome Alex!
You might notice everyone has an avatar of their choosing. I liked the blue Austrian letter box I used to mail postcards back home around 25 years ago visiting that beautiful country. So I used the photo I took as <Y avatar.
These days with most any SmartPhone it issue much easier to take pictures of almost anything stamp-related!
Jim
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hrdoktorx
Member
Posts: 6,616
What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...
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Post by hrdoktorx on Apr 2, 2023 7:40:54 GMT
to TSF! We're happy to have you with us. Indeed, we love our post boxes too, not just the stamps they protect on the way to their destination.
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rex
Member
Posts: 1,153
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Post by rex on Apr 2, 2023 9:13:20 GMT
.....to ...TSF.......Alex..... alexcandy  ...Ludwig Italy I really like post boxes, ..and cheap stamps relax me much more than expensive ones, and I treat them as if they were of value.
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mberry
Member
Posts: 994
What I collect: USA, USA Revenues, Beer Related Stamps and Revenues, US State Revenues, Stamp Show Stamps
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Post by mberry on Apr 3, 2023 1:43:53 GMT
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darkormex
Member
Swinging through Switzerland and getting tied up in Thailand
Posts: 2,145
What I collect: The World...just printing and mounting as I go...call me crazy!
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Post by darkormex on Apr 3, 2023 11:01:42 GMT
Welcome! Today’s “junk” and “cheap stuff” are tomorrow’s hard to find treasures. Collecting modern stamps is a missed opportunity and it’s all good stuff in my opinion.
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FDI
Member
Member of RPSC & BNAPS
Posts: 351
What I collect: Modern Canada (misperf, varieties, tagging errors), Canadian Cinderellas, EXUP & CAPEX & Dead Countries
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Post by FDI on Apr 4, 2023 17:42:27 GMT
Welcome aboard Alex!
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...Ludwig
