paul1
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Post by paul1 on Jun 28, 2024 16:18:16 GMT
My collection is huge - WW huge - and I do care that it's light years from being turned into something sane such that I can turn to a given country and wallow in simply looking at and admiring stamps. I don't really go beyond 1965 - 70 - at least that limits in some small way what I collect. Until you collect stamps you truly don't have a clue as to how many countries there are - in the U.K. we collect the Empire - the Colonies etc., which really is a pain in some ways - means you have shed loads that you feel almost obliged to collect - after all, they're stamps that frequently show Sterling values and words in the English language, so shouldn't we collect them? But what drives this passion is the same thing that drives all collectors - looking for the old, the rare, the desirable. I don't really have a plan - other than trying to put stamps into albums and bring some order to a passionate passion:-)
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Post by aegelsthrep on Jul 28, 2024 5:22:56 GMT
Hi,
I have really enjoyed reading the posts in this thread.
I have roughly 10,000 world stamps that I am currently sorting into their regions and will eventually sort into their countries. I find this a wonderfully relaxing and educational activity. I hope never to stop adding to this box of stamps and one day I might just work out a plan for what to do with them. I am really taken by the minimalist concept referred to previously and wonder if something along the lines of 'flora and fauna', 'people', 'architecture', 'history' etc. would work for each individual country on a few pages. Anyway, that is for the future and would likely involve more focused purchases but I like thinking about it and I am delighted to have been made aware of the concept.
I am also settled on collecting GB 1840-1970. I love placing them in the context of national history and family history. For instance, my first purchase for this collection was the 1924 Wembley Exhibition set. In 1923, my great-grandad watched the FA Cup Final at Wembley and saw his (now mine) team lose 2-0. I love that connection. I have also bought some early QV stamps. Though in poor condition, to me, they are simply brilliant. I have tried plating the Penny Blacks, I think succesfully (I will be asking on this forum eventually), and this has drawn me into new areas of stamp collecting which will occupy me for many, many years to come.
Machins! Oh yes, I entered their world only very recently. I will be suprised if I ever escape from it.
So, a Worldwide collection (minimalist - likely), GB 1840-1970 and Machins. But, what about George VI, China, post marks from Kent, UK etc. etc.? Who knows, but as long as it remains fun I will be happy.
Aegelsthrep
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cursus
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What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Aug 2, 2024 19:03:03 GMT
After about 55 years of stamp collecting, I don't have the sligthest idea of how many stamps, covers, stationery and postcards I owe. And.. why to know what I already have? My main interests is finding what I'm missing. Nowadays, my main interest lays on Scandinavia (up to about 2000), UK (1840-2022) and Switzerland. Also, Germany (Reichs, Berlin and West), Austria, Ireland... To name a few. I'm happy being able to add a few stamps every week, through purchases on the Sunday stamp market, Stamporama or e-bay. Also on the, every day scarcer stamp fairs. Looking foward for the October Barcelona stamp fair.
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