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Post by stamplover433 on Aug 13, 2022 19:29:10 GMT
Hello Everyone! My name is Trey and I reside in the great state of Indiana in the US of A. I have literally never thought of stamp collecting before but my fiancée and I found two zip lock bags at an estate sale last weekend and thought it would be a great endeavor to learn about together! We picked up probably over 5,000 stamps and have no idea where to even start in researching them or finding out the value of them! Which is why I am joining this (what looks to be) great forum to listen and learn about all of the different nuances of stamp collecting. The majority of our stamps are from 1950 and before and from all over the world. Many of the stamps are from the German rule in Europe during both World Wars and many of them are from different countries from the same time periods. I've attached some of our favorite stamps we have sorted through so far! 
Excited to be here and ready to learn! Trey |
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Aug 13, 2022 20:26:17 GMT
Hi and welcome to the great hobby of Stamps!
Where to go from here.?
1 get a large table or desk surface and sort the stamps into heaps by country of issue.
2 get hold of a second hand catalogue eg Scott’s or StanleyGibbons all world , old will do fine if you have just got older stamps.
3 get a stock book to hold your stamps and with the catalogue try to arrange in chronological order
4. Shout for help in identifying , someone here will know the answers……
5 have fun .
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stainlessb
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qaStaHvIS yIn 'ej chep
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Aug 13, 2022 21:10:33 GMT
Welcome to TSF Trey! A very friendly forum!
Cheers
Stan
Northern California
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zipper
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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 Aug 13, 2022 21:18:19 GMT
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Post by stamplover433 on Aug 13, 2022 21:45:15 GMT
Hi and welcome to the great hobby of Stamps! Where to go from here.? 1 get a large table or desk surface and sort the stamps into heaps by country of issue. 2 get hold of a second hand catalogue eg Scott’s or StanleyGibbons all world , old will do fine if you have just got older stamps. 3 get a stock book to hold your stamps and with the catalogue try to arrange in chronological order 4. Shout for help in identifying , someone here will know the answers…… 5 have fun . Thanks for the insight! We have sorted through some by country and denominations. Our problem is we have more stamps than our table can hold! Any tips or tricks on how to sort thousands of stamps would be great! |
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renden
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What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on Aug 13, 2022 23:28:52 GMT
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rainbowhugz
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Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 177 
What I collect: Hong Kong and Canada
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Post by rainbowhugz on Aug 14, 2022 1:15:49 GMT
Welcome to the Forum, Trey!
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Aug 14, 2022 9:43:28 GMT
Welcome!
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Mr. H
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Member - APS #129381
Posts: 935
What I collect: US, Netherlands, Whatever suits my fancy.
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Post by Mr. H on Aug 15, 2022 14:36:57 GMT
Welcome to the Forum!
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rex
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Post by rex on Aug 15, 2022 16:39:27 GMT
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
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What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Aug 15, 2022 23:33:21 GMT
Welcome from the UK Trey stamplover433! So nice that you and your fiancée decided to start this hobby together! As others have said, please feel free to ask about anything you'd like to know here - we love to help. You asked about how to start with 5000 stamps. I would suggest you start by deciding if you want to collect by country or by theme (e.g. birds, trains, cars, etc.). Once you've decided that, you need to start making piles for those categories, and then work through one pile at a time. If you want to store the ones you're not ready to look at yet, look into getting some glassine envelopes or stock books as they will safely store your stamps until your are ready to sort them. Ultimately it's up to you how you'd like to sort and store your stamps - just do whatever you find pleasing and fun!  |
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Post by stamplover433 on Aug 16, 2022 3:11:40 GMT
Welcome from the UK Trey stamplover433! So nice that you and your fiancée decided to start this hobby together! As others have said, please feel free to ask about anything you'd like to know here - we love to help. You asked about how to start with 5000 stamps. I would suggest you start by deciding if you want to collect by country or by theme (e.g. birds, trains, cars, etc.). Once you've decided that, you need to start making piles for those categories, and then work through one pile at a time. If you want to store the ones you're not ready to look at yet, look into getting some glassine envelopes or stock books as they will safely store your stamps until your are ready to sort them. Ultimately it's up to you how you'd like to sort and store your stamps - just do whatever you find pleasing and fun! Thanks for the love! The sorting advice is great advice! I think we are going to sort everything by country, as we want to travel the world, potentially to some of these places, so I think this would be a great place to start. Then sort through them country by country! Thanks for the advice! |
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
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What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Aug 16, 2022 4:19:45 GMT
What a fun way to begin stamp collecting! Keep us posted as to your progress.
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tobben63
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Stamp eat sleep repeat
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What I collect: I collect to much, world wide!
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Post by tobben63 on Aug 16, 2022 5:57:18 GMT
Welcome to the forum stamplover433There are two good online catalogues that can help you and your fiancée to get some order in the stamps you have. Colnect and Stampworld |
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Post by iswscwebmaster on Aug 18, 2022 0:31:00 GMT
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Post by stamplover433 on Aug 19, 2022 19:39:22 GMT
Welcome to the forum stamplover433There are two good online catalogues that can help you and your fiancée to get some order in the stamps you have. Colnect and StampworldThanks for the information! |
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Post by GFPhilatelist on Aug 21, 2022 11:32:42 GMT
Welcome to the forum and to this exciting hobby, I took up an old collection of my father a year and a half ago and since then I have not stopped accumulating, classifying, generating my own album pages, etc. I recommend you install the Stamps Identifier app, if you are an iphone user here is the link to the appstore apps.apple.com/uy/app/stamp-identifier/id1514872924?l=esyou can take a picture of any stamp and search for it on the Colnect database. |
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Post by carabop on Aug 22, 2022 13:59:04 GMT
Welcome.
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Post by david on Oct 8, 2022 11:19:34 GMT
Hello
you must have read it already a few times but the way to start is :
- pile the stamps per country
- you can use a catalog but sometimes it is easier to sign in on colnect.com and download their stamp identifier app (play store). It recognises most stamps and gives you also the exact catalog numbers.
Hope you are still enjoying the hobby.
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drblade
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What I collect: GB Unmounted mint & Machin definitives Q.E.II Used commemoratives
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Post by drblade on Oct 13, 2022 8:03:21 GMT
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sharonb
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What I collect: Used only - Australia, Great Britain, Canada, Ireland, Western Europe, and Scandinavia, from 1900 to date. That keeps me busy. To be honest I am trying to avoid becoming a WW collector.
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Post by sharonb on Oct 13, 2022 8:29:26 GMT
Welcome - Your find sounds like fun - and you will learn heaps just by sorting and researching those stamps. As people have said sort into countries first then look them up in catelogues. Enjoy the forum and enjoy the hobby!
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eggdog
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I want a new Harley!
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Post by eggdog on Oct 13, 2022 14:05:41 GMT
Hello there, and welcome to TSF! We have sorted through some by country and denominations. Our problem is we have more stamps than our table can hold! Any tips or tricks on how to sort thousands of stamps would be great! I got a bunch of matching cardboard boxes; I think they're 8" x 8" x 2". Some hardware stores and industrial-supply outlets have these - not regular stationers as far as I can tell. They come flat and you fold them up yourself. They're cheap, and corrugated cardboard is the most recyclable material on the planet. And they stack up pretty nicely. Here is a sample of what I had in mind, though these are made more for gifts. And here's another one. They're advertised as mailers so they should be plenty strong for anything. Yeah, you'll also need glassine envelopes. Here's a typical example. Internet Hobby Supply has always been good with me, though I haven't really needed supplies for a while. Others here can recommend supplies of all kinds. I noticed some Austria that are just like ones I've been sorting through the last couple of weeks. They had some really mysterious-looking stamps in the 1920s. |
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Post by shadowrogue75 on Oct 17, 2022 11:54:12 GMT
eggdog: Why glassine envelopes over, say, Ziploc bags?
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Post by dgdecker on Oct 17, 2022 15:05:15 GMT
eggdog : Why glassine envelopes over, say, Ziploc bags? Welcome to the Forum! You have an adventure ahead of you. glassine envelopes do not hold moisture which could damage your stamps. I have used baggies for short term ie months but not as a longer solution. have fun David, Ottawa, Canada |
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