lokos
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Jan 5, 2014 14:44:43 GMT
Post by lokos on Jan 5, 2014 14:44:43 GMT
Hello Everyone
I stumbled across this site a couple of days ago and while browsing through the diff. threads I've read some great discussions and seen a handful of members I recognize from other forums I've participated in.
As a lot of other collectors I started collecting as a kid and then got away from it for awhile, then I started back up again about 20+ years ago and have been going, more or less, strong ever since. My main collecting interest has primarily been used U.S. over the years with more U.S. sub collections then I usually remember. As I get bored with one area or find I have trouble getting new material I usually end up starting on something new. The newest area I've become interested in over the last year or two is U.S. Cinderellas, primarily the older show/exhibition type material. And recently I've been toying with starting a collection of Sweden. Somehow I've accumulated a fair amount of Sweden stamps and as I was going through what I have I've become more and more enamored with the engraved issues they've produced. There are some other collections I play with as well from time to time.
My online activities have been pretty sporadic over the last year and a half, life keeps getting in the way, but hopefully I'll be able to participate with something useful every now and then.
Rick
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Philatarium
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Jan 5, 2014 15:04:33 GMT
Post by Philatarium on Jan 5, 2014 15:04:33 GMT
Hey, welcome, Rick! Great to see you here!
I miss the old gang, but this is a great group of people here, too! I think you'll enjoy it.
-- Dave
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firstfrog2013
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What I collect: BNA Liberia St Pierre U.S. Bolivia Turkey
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Jan 5, 2014 15:59:11 GMT
Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 5, 2014 15:59:11 GMT
Hello Rick would welcome seeing some of your prizes.
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lokos
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Jan 5, 2014 16:24:21 GMT
Post by lokos on Jan 5, 2014 16:24:21 GMT
daveGood to see you, lost touch with you during your hiatus and then didn't realize you were active again when the old gang kind of disbanded. Looking forward to catching up and reading about what you've been up to. @frog I'll be sure to post a few things. Just learning the ins and outs of this forum and I've found so many interesting postings that I've been busy reading. Rick
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Jan 5, 2014 16:31:13 GMT
Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2014 16:31:13 GMT
Welcome to TSF Rick. Any problems just ask  Always a learning curve with a new forum. |
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lokos
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Jan 5, 2014 16:51:28 GMT
Post by lokos on Jan 5, 2014 16:51:28 GMT
Thanks Jack, trying out some of the diff. features.
Is there a help file or thread describing whats what for features and/or any specific rules for this forum, (other than basic ones for proper etiquette), such as posting images, file limitations, etc...?
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Jan 5, 2014 17:08:24 GMT
Post by tomiseksj on Jan 5, 2014 17:08:24 GMT
Rick,
It is good to have a "primarily used U.S." collector join the forum!
Like you, I got sucked in to the world of Cinderalla collecting by the allure of the early exhibition labels.
I look forward to learning more about your collection.
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lokos
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Post by lokos on Jan 5, 2014 17:38:38 GMT
Thanks Steve
My collection is pretty eclectic. Sometimes I think I'm more of an accumulator than a collector because organization is not one of my strong suits. I have a tendency to pick up things that catch my attention whether they fit into my collections or not and I'm a real sucker for items I find that I don't know what they are. Spending hours, days or months researching something is sometimes the best part of collecting to me. I have a dozen or more sub collections that I dabble in such as precancels, perfins, fancy cancels, auxiliary markings, revenues, state revenues, Cinderellas, postal history in general,calendar collection,and I'm sure a few more that just escape me at the moment. I've more or less decided over the last year that I'm going to dispose of some collections/accumulations which I didn't list that either don't hold my interest anymore (haven't looked at in a couple of years)or are just too far away from my main interests which will let me focus on adding to the collections that do/are.
At least that's what I say right now, we'll see how it actually goes.
Rick
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Jan 5, 2014 18:11:01 GMT
Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2014 18:11:01 GMT
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Jan 5, 2014 18:15:26 GMT
Post by stampgeezer on Jan 5, 2014 18:15:26 GMT
Greetings Rick, I too would like to welcome you to our growing family and look forward to seeing whatever you wish to post.
Theron.
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Jan 5, 2014 18:20:24 GMT
Post by stoltzpup on Jan 5, 2014 18:20:24 GMT
Hi Rick. I'm eclectic, too, in collecting. The other day I bought some early Korea first day covers (1946), Japanese stamps with Korean overprints and first issues of post WWII Korean stamps. Certainly they fit with nothing else in my collection, but they caught my attention. So I bought them. And you're among friends in this crowd because, I suspect, many of us are impulse buyers. I look forward to your posts. -- Bud
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Jan 5, 2014 18:46:26 GMT
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Jan 5, 2014 18:56:39 GMT
Post by mac1775 on Jan 5, 2014 18:56:39 GMT
Hi Rick, welcome aboard. The US stamp show exhibition Cinderellas are some of my favorites. I also branched off in the Poster Stamp Society labels, especially the Stahel/ Dietz labels.
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Jan 5, 2014 21:37:43 GMT
Post by Zuzu on Jan 5, 2014 21:37:43 GMT
Sometimes I think I'm more of an accumulator than a collector because organization is not one of my strong suits. I have a tendency to pick up things that catch my attention whether they fit into my collections or not ... Welcome, Rick! That sounds an awful lot like me! |
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Jan 8, 2014 5:16:47 GMT
Post by canadianphilatelist on Jan 8, 2014 5:16:47 GMT
Welcome Rick! Hope you enjoy your stay.
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lokos
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Jan 9, 2014 9:39:03 GMT
Post by lokos on Jan 9, 2014 9:39:03 GMT
OK, thanks Jack, wasn't sure if you preferred to host the images on site or not. I will try some test images soon. Rick |
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lokos
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Post by lokos on Jan 9, 2014 10:12:38 GMT
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. mac1775Regarding the Stahel/Dietz labels. I was just taking a look at some of those online a couple of weeks ago which led me to the discovery that I actually have one in my collection.  I didn't realize just how many of them were produced which were a lot. I have a list/partial list? of them bookmarked somewhere now. Rick |
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Jan 9, 2014 16:04:31 GMT
Post by Philatarium on Jan 9, 2014 16:04:31 GMT
Rick: nice find! Just curious, about how large is that?
-- Dave
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lokos
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Jan 10, 2014 16:31:35 GMT
Post by lokos on Jan 10, 2014 16:31:35 GMT
-Dave
Its approximately 3 7/8 X 5 1/4.
I'm not sure if all of them are that size but from the pics I've seen I would bet most of them are of similar measurements.
Rick
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Philatarium
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Jan 10, 2014 18:10:39 GMT
Post by Philatarium on Jan 10, 2014 18:10:39 GMT
Thanks, Rick!
Again, great to see you around here! Don't be a stranger!
-- Dave
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lokos
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Jan 12, 2014 14:22:42 GMT
Post by lokos on Jan 12, 2014 14:22:42 GMT
Question
I realize there could be a multitude of things with my system settings, browser version and add-ons and so forth that is making this computer specific to me but I was wondering, when I reply to a posting is the "preview" button at the bottom supposed to do anything?
When I point my cursor at it, it shows as an active link but when I click on it nothing seems to happen. Was just wondering.
Thanks,
Rick
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Jan 12, 2014 16:32:55 GMT
Post by Admin on Jan 12, 2014 16:32:55 GMT
Here is a screen grap of this post you will see the bbcode while you type if you click on the preview you will see how it looks. If you are posting images from photobucket or using large fonts or colours then it will show them
first image is BBcode and second is in preview
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I.L.S.
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Jan 12, 2014 16:58:45 GMT
Post by I.L.S. on Jan 12, 2014 16:58:45 GMT
If I haven't already said so WELCOME! I see that we have very similar collecting interests so I look forward to seeing stuff from your collection!
A lot of collectors have the same back story including me! I started out my collecting as a child with my Grandmother (my grandfather collected coins) and put it away until my interest in stamps was regenerated somehow. I bet most here have had a similar experience! Again, Welcome aboard!!! -Jeff
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lokos
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Jan 12, 2014 17:10:53 GMT
Post by lokos on Jan 12, 2014 17:10:53 GMT
Here is a screen grap of this post you will see the bbcode while you type if you click on the preview you will see how it looks. If you are posting images from photobucket or using large fonts or colours then it will show them
first image is BBcode and second is in preview
Thanks Jack, I understand now. I guess whenever I've made a reply posting I've always been in the "preview" mode so never noticed any changes as they had already happened. In other boards I've used when hitting the "preview" button the screen changed to either a popup window or in formatting to look more as though the post had already been entered into the thread. I was worried that somehow I may have had some settings in my browser that was blocking either popup screens or screen changes that might also effect other features of the site. All is good now, no worries. Rick |
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lokos
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Post by lokos on Jan 12, 2014 17:16:15 GMT
If I haven't already said so WELCOME! I see that we have very similar collecting interests so I look forward to seeing stuff from your collection! A lot of collectors have the same back story including me! I started out my collecting as a child with my Grandmother (my grandfather collected coins) and put it away until my interest in stamps was regenerated somehow. I bet most here have had a similar experience! Again, Welcome aboard!!! -Jeff Thanks Jeff I've very much been enjoying going through all the previous threads on here, so much so I have to keep walking away from the computer to give my eyes a chance to uncross. Lots and lots of good stuff. I just want to get a little more familiar with the diff. thread categories and then maybe start a thread or two of my own. Rick |
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Jan 12, 2014 20:22:03 GMT
Post by I.L.S. on Jan 12, 2014 20:22:03 GMT
Take your time there is lots of good stuff to pour over! You can start as many as you feel like friend! Go for it!
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lokos
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Post by lokos on Apr 3, 2014 0:39:28 GMT
To a couple of people that might have been looking for me, I was laid up for a little bit and was only poking my head on here and there as I could. Pretty much able to be on as long as I like now so I'll try and get caught up the rest of the way.
Rick
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firstfrog2013
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What I collect: BNA Liberia St Pierre U.S. Bolivia Turkey
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Apr 3, 2014 1:44:47 GMT
Post by firstfrog2013 on Apr 3, 2014 1:44:47 GMT
Hope every things good with you,now.Was wondering where you were. Spring's here and I'm sure others like myself will be busy with outdoor activities. We'll all have to really treasure our times we can share here.
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Apr 3, 2014 2:13:10 GMT
Post by rogo on Apr 3, 2014 2:13:10 GMT
Hi Rick,
Happy to see your nose poking over the wall......
Your buddy, They don't call me Eclectic for nuttin'
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reena
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What I collect: US Federal Duck Stamps
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Apr 3, 2014 11:09:51 GMT
Post by reena on Apr 3, 2014 11:09:51 GMT
Hi Rick, Welcome to TSF. You may not recognize my name here, but you will if I said dianealthea or purrfin2. Glad you found another place to nest!  |
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