Post by daveg28 on Apr 4, 2018 17:11:26 GMT
I may have mentioned it in another post, but I came into a couple of older collections a few years back that I'm slowly going through. They were both gifted to me, as they were collections owned by parents of a couple of friends of mine. so, I'm now the proud owner of 3 big, fat, Scott International albums. I have a Volume 1 from 1947 or 48, and Volumes 1 and 2 from 1955. the two volume 1 binders are chock full of worldwide stamps, that seem to be mainly 1870s to roughly 1930. Many are mint/unused, although there were mostly hinged ( a few are in clear mounts). I'm still trying to decipher what volume 2 contains.
I'm overwhelmed by it all, and I don't know what to look for that's extra special. I love old engraved stamps, so it's quite a treasure trove, and there are some homely ones in there, too. My question is...is there anything in particular I should be on the lookout for? My favorite finds so far are 3 unused 19th century Nova Scotia stamps, and a 1890-ish Hawaii stamp. I also like that I have found so many British empire stamps celebrating the 1937 coronation. I have no intention of selling anything, although I might entertain trades. I mainly collect U.S....I know what to look for there. I'm learning what is special for my Canada and Great Britain collections. But what about the rest of the world? I'm not particularly interested in stamps from Asia or Africa. I do like all of the South America stamps I found. Chances are I'll keep everything...I tend to keep everything I find and assimilate it all to my collection. I'm like the Borg of stamp collecting. But what would be some things to keep an eye out for that would be extra special that I might find in such collections?
I'm overwhelmed by it all, and I don't know what to look for that's extra special. I love old engraved stamps, so it's quite a treasure trove, and there are some homely ones in there, too. My question is...is there anything in particular I should be on the lookout for? My favorite finds so far are 3 unused 19th century Nova Scotia stamps, and a 1890-ish Hawaii stamp. I also like that I have found so many British empire stamps celebrating the 1937 coronation. I have no intention of selling anything, although I might entertain trades. I mainly collect U.S....I know what to look for there. I'm learning what is special for my Canada and Great Britain collections. But what about the rest of the world? I'm not particularly interested in stamps from Asia or Africa. I do like all of the South America stamps I found. Chances are I'll keep everything...I tend to keep everything I find and assimilate it all to my collection. I'm like the Borg of stamp collecting. But what would be some things to keep an eye out for that would be extra special that I might find in such collections?
