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Post by Admin on Feb 22, 2014 23:44:33 GMT
I running a poll to see what are the ages of the members of the forum, I started this same thread on SCF forum and was a busy one.
You don't have to post your age by voting it will be kept private
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Post by Admin on Feb 22, 2014 23:46:25 GMT
Well the old fart at the helm of this ship is 43. 44 in a month when I put a suit and tie on I look like my grampie .
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Zuzu
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Post by Zuzu on Feb 23, 2014 2:03:35 GMT
I don't mind saying that I'll be 39 this year... I don't mind because the hubby will be 40.  |
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 23, 2014 4:40:44 GMT
You guys are making me feel old.I believe I'm called a boomer although that was a term applied long after the fact.I've been collecting stamps longer than these first two have been alive.Come on old guys/gals let's out do these young whippersnappers.VOTE !!!
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Post by stampgeezer on Feb 23, 2014 5:26:27 GMT
I'm 70 but don't look a day over 80.
Theron.
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codeye
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Post by codeye on Feb 23, 2014 5:36:09 GMT
I'll be 49 next month, St Patrick's day to be exact, though I don't feel as old as I am.
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Post by TinMan on Feb 23, 2014 10:37:57 GMT
I'm 68 pushing 69 and I feel every bit of it. Life's road has been fun but often a rough and rocky one. It's the hills, rocks and bumps that make us stronger though. I too have been collecting longer than many collectors reading this post have been alive. Lets see 68-13 is about 55 years I have had my stamp collection. In fact my Wife just ran across a stamp book that one of my Aunts got me for my 11th Birthday called "The Littlest Outlaw" Perhaps my First Stamp Album. Although it really isn't a "Stamp" album. The stamps are cowboy stamps that follow the story of "The Littlest Outlaw". I do have my first real stamp album though. A Minkus U.S. Stamp Album.
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therealwesty
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Post by therealwesty on Feb 23, 2014 12:52:59 GMT
Interesting poll so far. I am 32, been collection for 4 years. In fact the Vancouver Olympics and Alexander Bilodeau's first Olympic gold medal on Canadian soil and the ensuing stamp issue is what triggered my collection.
I've been involved in two clubs and often felt like I have been the youngest member there. Often times it seems I can count the number of guys not yet enjoying their retirement on one hand. It's good to see the under 50 category is holding its own on the poll.
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ncbucki
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Post by ncbucki on Feb 23, 2014 13:24:37 GMT
On March 26th, I'll be 70, so I still get to vote in the 60-70 range! Would (could) someone define for me exactly what is an "average" collector?
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I.L.S.
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Post by I.L.S. on Feb 23, 2014 14:03:42 GMT
I'm a youngster by comparison at only 41 years young. With any luck I'll be collecting for a good long time yet!
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Post by ChrisW on Feb 23, 2014 14:10:51 GMT
I just turned 50 last summer, and I have been collecting since I was about 8 or 9 years old.
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scb
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Post by scb on Feb 23, 2014 18:20:06 GMT
I'll be turning 39 later this year. Kind of 'wicked' that if life treats me well, I'm not even halfway of my 'collectors lifespan' though I've been collecting for 30 years already.
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Post by Perfs14 on Feb 23, 2014 20:06:40 GMT
68 and I feel like a 30 year old...but I don't think I'll find one!  |
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Feb 23, 2014 21:26:47 GMT
49 for me, turning 50 in about 2 months. Hmm, maybe I'll buy myself a birthday present ...
Ryan
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Jen B
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Post by Jen B on Feb 24, 2014 3:16:50 GMT
I'm in the currently under represented 50-60 age group (55 to be exact). Collecting stamps for over 4 decades, but only really paying attention for about 4 weeks. So I'm a "young" collector.  |
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Post by stoltzpup on Feb 25, 2014 2:53:56 GMT
At 73, I'm encouraged that most of you are younger than I. Given the number of white heads I see at stamp shows, I've been worrying about the future of our hobby.
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