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Post by paulperger on Jun 30, 2024 21:41:21 GMT
Hello Everyone, I am Paul Perger. I live in South Florida.
Last November I inherited what I thought was four stamp collections, but as I work through the boxes and boxes of Stamps, I am finding that I inherited more than I thought...
My Grandfather and his brother both started collecting stamps when they were young boys. I never knew my Great Uncle, as he died during WWII in France before I was born. His collection is rather small, as it was only curated over about 17 years. My Grandfather collected exclusively US stamps. His collection is significantly larger, and an impressive look at the history of this great country and its' postal system.
My Father also collected stamps, but to buck his father's trend, he collected exclusively World Stamps. His collection is by far the largest and most organized. I also knew he had purchased a large collection of Japanese Stamps from the widow of a friend of his. What I didn't know is that Dad had also purchased a few other complete collections.
All in all, I shipped 58 U-Haul boxes full of Stamps, Binders full of Stamps, Smaller boxes full of stamps, plus 6 boxes of Philately supplies from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale.
For the first few months, I did nothing with them, as I was still grieving my father's death and opening those boxes almost felt like I was delving into his personal "stuff", but in January I started researching how to manage this collection. My father had it all on Lotus 1,2,3 spreadsheets, but he used codes that were not the "normal" codes I have discovered, "MNH", for example. I also could not open any of the electronic files I found, which frankly were so small, they could only have had a small portion of his collection anyway.
So, after some research, I purchased EZStamp, and several of the supporting programs to catalog the collections.
I promised Dad that I would properly catalog the collection and fully understand it before selling it off. Neither of my sons want it, so I plan to work through it and sell most of it. I will likely keep some of the more interesting stamps and have them framed as a memento to my Dad and His father. He loved eagles and the Air Force, and Grandpa loved Space Exploration and Snoopy, so I am thinking of finding some stamps that fit into those categories and using those to honor their collections.
If you are looking for something, shoot me a note. I'll start a list of Stamps to look out for as I go through the collection!!
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mberry
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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 Jun 30, 2024 21:44:52 GMT
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hrdoktorx
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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 Jul 1, 2024 5:39:23 GMT
![sign0016](//storage.proboards.com/5386724/images/mTWkazaNMlOYzcVBdMZT.gif) to TSF! Thanks for the detailed introduction. Glad to have you with us.
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dorincard
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Posts: 1,577
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 Jul 1, 2024 11:53:05 GMT
Welcome! Any maxicards?
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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 Jul 1, 2024 12:36:10 GMT
![sign0016](//storage.proboards.com/5386724/images/mTWkazaNMlOYzcVBdMZT.gif) to TSF René Canada
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Post by dgdecker on Jul 1, 2024 14:19:45 GMT
Welcome to the Forum!
David Ottawa, Canada
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paul1
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Post by paul1 on Jul 1, 2024 14:35:43 GMT
Hi Paul - welcome to TSF from another Paul, on the other side of the pond - a great bunch of guys on this platform - know you'll enjoy your time here.
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TimG
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Post by TimG on Jul 1, 2024 15:34:21 GMT
Welcome Paul and all the best in what appears a long process.
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Post by paulperger on Jul 2, 2024 0:54:54 GMT
I had to look this up... But I believe I do. I did some very cursory reviews of stuff as I packed it up. I'll keep my eyes open and when I come across them, I'll give you a shout!
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Post by paulperger on Jul 5, 2024 15:10:53 GMT
Is this what you are referring to? If so, I have hundreds of them...
![](https://i.ibb.co/sRG2b7W/Maxicard2.jpg)
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ameis33
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What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet
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What I collect: Poland and Italy Republic
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Post by ameis33 on Jul 5, 2024 19:38:33 GMT
This should be a bulletin of issue… should because the level of my English is quite poor and maybe the correct name is another, but that’s what it is… My father in law lives in Fort Lauderdale and I’ve been in Florida several time, the state of the sun, true… Welcome from Italy
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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 Jul 5, 2024 20:01:08 GMT
This should be a bulletin of issue… should because the level of my English is quite poor and maybe the correct name is another, but that’s what it is… My father in law lives in Fort Lauderdale and I’ve been in Florida several time, the state of the sun, true… Welcome from Italy We did 5 stays of 6 months each in our Motorhome (Dutchstar) Diesel pusher - we had a great time........and I worked part time Summers until I decided it was = Retirement !! So I know the route from New Brunswick to Fort Myers, Fla.......where to stop for diesel, and where to lodge overnight. Florida was good to us but Jan-Feb can be frisky if you are not South of the State (which we were).....not far from Naples. Max allowance is 6 months if you do not want any problems with the Border agents !! René
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dorincard
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Posts: 1,577
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 Jul 5, 2024 20:36:08 GMT
No, that is a souvenir page. Is this what you are referring to? If so, I have hundreds of them... ![](https://i.ibb.co/sRG2b7W/Maxicard2.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/m6hf6tN/img-1-1716867810688.jpg) This is a maxicard.
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Post by paulperger on Jul 6, 2024 2:50:54 GMT
This should be a bulletin of issue… should because the level of my English is quite poor and maybe the correct name is another, but that’s what it is… My father in law lives in Fort Lauderdale and I’ve been in Florida several time, the state of the sun, true… Welcome from Italy I LOVE Italy. I've been there several times and will definitely go again. I'd love to catch an F1 race there.
I drive & race a Fiat 500 Abarth.
Thanks for the welcome...
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Post by paulperger on Jul 6, 2024 2:52:52 GMT
No, that is a souvenir page. Is this what you are referring to? If so, I have hundreds of them... ![](https://i.ibb.co/sRG2b7W/Maxicard2.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/m6hf6tN/img-1-1716867810688.jpg) This is a maxicard. Thanks for the insight. I have been going through albums all day. I think my Dad has every US Stamp Souvinir Page from the 80s & 90s... I have a LOT to log.
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