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Post by jkjblue on Dec 31, 2014 15:43:16 GMT
 firstfrog2013- I apologize for starting a new thread for 2015- hope you don't mind too much.  Well, I finished all of the 2014 plans - yes!  - except I didn't get to Quelimane- only Peru - but I am on track for 2015. And, oh, I am still working on the weight.  For 2015..... * Continue to publish posts on classical era countries for my blog, Bigblue1840-1940.... * My wantlists for my virtual Big Blue is completed- now I just need to find them - but I have a lifetime * Get more exercise!  |
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Post by Admin on Dec 31, 2014 15:59:11 GMT
I think I going to merge both threads and change the title to Stamping Plans, New Year Resolutions.
That way we will have a archive thread with all the years gone by, would make for a interesting read in 10 years, Heck maybe in 25 years your kids, Grandkids will be reading your old posts.
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Post by Admin on Dec 31, 2014 16:53:50 GMT
Plans for 2015, to be just a little better then 2014.
2014
I Graduated collage with honours, not bad for a 43 year old in a class of computer savvy 20 year olds.
Have to say being a Admin on this forum gave me quite a bit of hands on knowledge of how to deal with a group of people of different backgrounds. Always find common ground, if you can find something you both find interesting then you can build from that.
Febuary, Kirby moved in with us and I found my best friend. Later on in the summer I managed to get my driver licence, I only started to drive so it was fun learning to drive. My instructor Tanya is a Welsh lass, we had some great laughs during the 30 lessons I took. Two attempts to pass my road test got it on the second try. So that was a major goal. As a kid I was in a number of bad car accidents and as a adults was in a accident that damage my shoulder. I had a fear to drive, many sessions with the head doctor I have managed to cope my fear, Now I find I have lead foot syndrome while driving, and quite enjoy it now. That was the reason for returning to school and switching careers with my damaged arm I was unable to return to my old work.
Finished school and decided to take it easy during the short summer we have, spent many days on the lake even caught a master angler Walleye. Spent my days in the backyard reading and bbq or smoking, mostly with a icy cold beer.
In October I shifted my butt in gear, got a hair cut and polished up the loafers, time to find a job. As the insurance company I was covered by for the car accident paid for all my education, They gave me a 12 month period to find a job. I did not want to jump at any old job so was a little selective, went for a few interviews and was offered jobs but when I started to ask questions and take a good look I declined. Its fun to watch someone's face when they offer you a job and you say No.
I found a place I wanted to work at had a interview jumped all the hoops and was offered the job.
We did lose on of the cats, Molly (Memo) She had a heart condition, that was a low point
Yesterday we took a trip to the rescue where we got Kirby from, We go once a month and bring a large bag of food as a donation. They also have a nice run for the dogs with a few sheep and horses, Kirby lived there for a good year before we took him in. He enjoys his visits. As its a working farm they sell some of the best free range eggs and makes cheese that's real tasty. I leave with a few dozen eggs and a block of cheese.
Well after Memo passed we had a chat and decided not to get anymore cats, We had 5 cats and thought that over time we go down to 2 or maybe max 3. Here we are at the rescue and a little 8 week old kitten comes up and sniffs Kirby and started to hiss at him, Kirby's a good 150 pounds that little cat had no fear. while I was having a coffee with the folks at the rescue Kirby lies down and has a snooze, the little kitten walks up and made a nest in his fur. He opens one eye sniffs the kitten and goes back to sleep, even sleeping he 100% aware of what's going around him, its a Great Pyrenees thing.
15 minutes pasted and it was time to go home, the lady picked up the kitten it made a little cry, Kirby jumps up on guard lets out a bark, the lady put the kitten down on the ground, Kirby sniffs it to see if its ok.
Well after loading up the car with the free range eggs and cheese, I went get Kirby, he was intent to protect that kitten. The kitten was a rescue that they received the day after Xmas. Well long story short Sara and myself had a chat by the car about taking in the kitten. It kind of went like this
Sara: Its cute and Kirby likes him
Jack: I know but we already had this discussion
Sara: He make a good friend for Kirby
Jack: Kirby already has 4 friends at home.
Sara: Its your call if we take the kitten ( she says with that look in her eyes).
Jack: What one more.
So we have another addition to the family.
Stamp Wise it was rather slow, much was put on the back burner because of school. I have narrowed down my collection interest to early GB stamps and postal history. Managed to get my vario pages and will start to work on my collection during 2015. With a little extra income I have my eye out for a few items.
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Post by 1840to1940 on Dec 31, 2014 16:55:02 GMT
At the risk of turning people off with a second Scott International related post, I'm seriously considering switching in 2015 my worldwide Classic Era collection from the Scott Blue International Volume One to the Vintage Reproduction's version of the Brown Internationals. I am very fond of the Blue and the fact that it is possible to fill every space, but I think I might like playing with the Browns even more.
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Dec 31, 2014 17:58:19 GMT
Jack, A new driver really? Come on down and try the bulldozer,now there's a thrill.How bout the dump truck?? Think we better start you off with the roller on flat dry surfaces.We'll save the excavator and tractor for further experiments.
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Post by Admin on Dec 31, 2014 19:05:00 GMT
Jack, A new driver really? Come on down and try the bulldozer,now there's a thrill.How bout the dump truck?? Think we better start you off with the roller on flat dry surfaces.We'll save the excavator and tractor for further experiments. I thinking of getting my Big Rig licence, probably never work as a truck driver but think it be cool to have. Maybe that's something to work on in 2015. Always loved the big trucks, my Dad was a heavy duty mechanic that did his apprenticeship with Mac Trucks. As a kid I often go to the shop and after he did work on a truck take it for a test drive, always fun he would speed it up as fast as it would go then test out the brakes. As a young man he was into race cars and use to have a Lotus super7 That he raced. I guess I have the DNA in me. My family on my fathers side have all been into mechanics. My dad and his brother were mechanics, My uncle changed careers and became a Anglican Minister, his first parish was a rural farming community, The farmers would come to him and ask for both spiritual guidance and how to do a quick fix on the farm equipment. When I was 18 I spent a summer with him and the family, One time he needed a bit of work done to his car. He popped the hood and realised he did not have the tool to fix it(He left being a mechanic shortly after all the cars became computerized). He was in his cleric clothes, black shirt and Roman Collar ``Dam modern cars, guess we have to go to the garage`` So off we went, pulled into the garage I still remember the name Paul's Garage a small shop, out comes a guy introduced himself as Paul the owner. Its amazing how much respect one gets if dressed up as a Minister. What can I do for you, Uncle Steve informs him of the problem, Paul says head into the office and pour yourself a coffee and I will take a look at the car. 10 minutes pass, then 20, Paul comes into the office and has a list of what's wrong, he reads them off. Steve says I don't want any of that done just the item I asked to be fixed. Well Paul the mechanic starts a sermon to my uncle about preventative maintenance. After that sermon my Uncle says to him Just fix what I told you and stop your nonsense about preventative maintenance. That's when all hell broke loose, Paul says to my Uncle Your job is to be a minister my job is a mechanic, What would you know about engines, nothing in the bible about repairing cars. My Uncle takes out his wallet and show him his Automotive mechanics licence and told Paul I have been a Mechanic before you were born. I just don't have the dam tools to do the repair, if I had I would have fixed it myself. Paul was speechless I had to walk away as I had a grin on my face, Steve was Red, He then went on to tell him He is a Heavy duty mechanic and also a licence Auto Electrician. They became good friends, anytime Steve needed to work on his car Paul would let him work at his shop and use the tools. Someday Steve would have some spare time on his hands and head down to Paul's and ask if he could help out. Steve was always happy at the end of the wrench. He was also a very popular minister, He did not enter till he was in his 40`s so had a lot of real world experience. At Steve`s funeral I saw Paul and had a chat about the first time he and Steve met, we had a good laugh. The next day I took a trip to Paul's Garage I thought he would like a item or two of Steve`s. When I walked into the shop Paul showed me Steve's corner, a old barstool at the end of a work bench, Paul said Steve would work on his sermons here, Steve said he felt most at ease on that chair. Christmas Ramblings sorry folks. My Grandfather was a indenture appetence at Rolls Royce and his father was one of the first men to drive a automobile in England. He was a chauffeur for his early days, he went from horse and buggy to the car. One of the people he drove for was Lady Lily Langtree who was a mistress of King Edward, that was before he was king, I often wonder what his work day was like. My Great Grandfathers brother Albert was working in the engine room on the Titanic He went down with the ship. Funny thing Sara had a Great Uncle that was a 3rd class passenger that also went down with the ship. We are descendants of titanic passengers-crew. |
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Post by jkjblue on Dec 31, 2014 20:43:14 GMT
Wow, that's big news. !!! Bob- You are the reason I got interested in " filling spaces" with the Blues. Looking forward to your take on the Browns through your blog posts if/when this occurs. (Does that mean I can now stop the BB checklist? ) |
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Post by ChrisW on Dec 31, 2014 21:31:14 GMT
At the risk of turning people off with a second Scott International related post, I'm seriously considering switching in 2015 my worldwide Classic Era collection from the Scott Blue International Volume One to the Vintage Reproduction's version of the Brown Internationals. I am very fond of the Blue and the fact that it is possible to fill every space, but I think I might like playing with the Browns even more. Bob, That is a bold move, but very exciting! Best of luck with your endeavor. |
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Post by Ryan on Jan 1, 2015 0:08:00 GMT
(Does that mean I can now stop the BB checklist? ) Only if you're planning on changing your handle to "jkjbrown" and starting a BBr checklist .... ha ha Ryan |
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Post by cjd on Jan 1, 2015 1:15:18 GMT
2015 is going to be the year of reference material. I've placed orders for a couple volumes from two sets of books that I have had on my want list for a long time, and I'm looking forward to their arrival.
I don't know if it is realistic to expect to complete both sets this year, as they are not always available at normal prices, but I don't have to be in a rush.
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Post by Ryan on Jan 1, 2015 1:19:26 GMT
Here we are at the rescue and a little 8 week old kitten comes up and sniffs Kirby and started to hiss at him We'll need a photo in the members' pets thread soon! As for my own 2015 stamping plans, just add one year to everything I said about my 2014 stamping plans. Other than slowing down how much stuff I was buying, I accomplished just slightly more than 0% of my 2014 plans. Oh well, still having fun sorting through everything, and that's always goal #1, enjoying the stamps. Ryan |
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Post by rod222 on Jan 1, 2015 1:22:05 GMT
2015 is going to be the year of reference material. I've placed orders for a couple volumes from two sets of books that I have had on my want list for a long time, and I'm looking forward to their arrival. I don't know if it is realistic to expect to complete both sets this year, as they are not always available at normal prices, but I don't have to be in a rush. For 10 years I have dreamed of owning a full set of "Billigs"  |
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Post by BC on Jan 1, 2015 2:50:34 GMT
Great stories Jack! Happy New Year to all.
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Post by Philatarium on Jan 1, 2015 5:15:38 GMT
Happy New Year 2015!  Japan's first New Year's stamp, 1935 |
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Post by philatelia on Jan 1, 2015 11:29:17 GMT
My number one stamping plan is to continue getting to know all my new philatelic friends! Had a great phone chat with Philatarium the other day and look forward to gabbing with all of you in the coming months. I can't imagine having an obsession like philately without stamp pals! Gosh, we'd all be hermits in our stamp caves LOL! So, raising a glass, TO FRIENDS!!! Happy New Year!
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Post by scb on Jan 1, 2015 16:11:54 GMT
My stamping plans for 2015 are pretty simple.... - keep on collecting the world. I reached 90K stamps on new years eve, so heading towards 100K is simply logical  - keep on writing/sharing about my new finds (it's the best way to learn) - speaking of countries to collect, I seem to have a bit of *crush* with Poland lately. So I'll be spending at least a month or two just with that. Happy new year to everyone! |
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Post by Mick on Jan 1, 2015 18:19:06 GMT
I have pretty much spent 2014 gaining knowledge about stamp collecting (largely through this forum) and just finding out what I am interested in. I have discovered that I am interested in postal history as much as I am in the stamps themselves. So my goals for 2015 are:
- Start a modest postal history collection or two. I'm especially interested in getting covers and motel postcards from the Oregon coast.
- Keep learning so that I can contribute more to TSF.
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Post by rod222 on Jan 1, 2015 22:09:57 GMT
I have pretty much spent 2014 gaining knowledge about stamp collecting (largely through this forum) and just finding out what I am interested in. I have discovered that I am interested in postal history as much as I am in the stamps themselves. So my goals for 2015 are: - Start a modest postal history collection or two. I'm especially interested in getting covers and motel postcards from the Oregon coast. - Keep learning so that I can contribute more to TSF. It will be interesting to see how you decide to manage your collection, Mick. I would think it perhaps a good idea to place each article in a polypropolene sheath, and store in a shoe-box type of arrangement, so you can flip through the covers. I really like postal history, but find covers a beast to manage, I prefer everything in albums, I now, scan my covers, collect them digitally, then pass them on or trade etc. |
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Post by rod222 on Jan 1, 2015 22:16:51 GMT
- speaking of countries to collect, I seem to have a bit of *crush* with Poland lately. So I'll be spending at least a month or two just with that. Haha! Good luck with that I am 3 albums in, over 8Kg , and havn't scratched the surface, Man! that is a collection with attitude. |
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Post by tonyvella on Jan 1, 2015 23:40:41 GMT
In 2015 I intend to rid myself of all my stuff with the exception of my Argentine Departmental Officials and my Portuguese Ceres. I also might - just might - consider adopting one more topic once the above has been achieved. What new topic? Good question. I shall be regularly on this forum so one never knows when a word here or there might strike a chord. We'll see. I have a lot of contacts in Paris so I might consider something French, who knows.
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Post by jamesw on Jan 2, 2015 0:01:01 GMT
Actually, I was up in the night and started thinking about this. Sidetracked this year with exhibits and cindys and what-nots, I realized I've been ignoring my Canada and US books - the core of my collection.
So I think I'll try to spend the year filling those nasty holes. Won't be easy I know. I'm too easily distracted when I se.......SQUIRREL!
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Post by Ryan on Jan 2, 2015 0:27:00 GMT
- Start a modest postal history collection or two. I'm especially interested in getting covers and motel postcards from the Oregon coast. - Keep learning so that I can contribute more to TSF. Yum, salt water taffy! I resolve to eat more salt water taffy in 2015. When I was a kid, we lived in Portland and any trip to the coast was an excuse to pick up a bag of salt water taffy. I have memories of being completely fascinated while watching a taffy-pulling machine at work. " Daffy for taffy" indeed, although I confess it's been a long time since I've been along the coast. And I also need to post more on TSF. I've been largely absent the last couple of months, it's time to get back in to the swing of things. Better fire up the old coal-burning scanner, the mutilated stationery thread is calling my name ... Ryan |
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Post by tomiseksj on Jan 2, 2015 3:23:59 GMT
I'm expecting delivery of a Davo Canada Volume I (1851-1969) album tomorrow so I'll be trying to expand my Canada collection in a slightly more focused manner than the rest of my fledgling worldwide collection.
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Post by scb on Jan 2, 2015 7:44:02 GMT
- speaking of countries to collect, I seem to have a bit of *crush* with Poland lately. So I'll be spending at least a month or two just with that. Haha! Good luck with that I am 3 albums in, over 8Kg , and havn't scratched the surface, Man! that is a collection with attitude. That's what I imagine Poland to be.... Right now I've got ~2,400 major items (+ few hundred varieties + random cinderella) stored in 3 large stock books. I hope/believe I should be able to collect at least another similar batch over the years without breaking the piggy bank |
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Post by codeye on Jan 2, 2015 8:33:27 GMT
My plan to buy the PUC £1 in 2014 didn't come to fruitation due to me buying photographic equipment instead. This year I shall be thinning out with 20 lots already photographed for Ebay going up next week. I have a lot of early GB items that need studying for varieties so I shall be looking at getting that done, as to buying items? well that remains to be seen. Though I do have a couple of proxy bids with an online auction house for some GB material that ends sometime this month.
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Post by philatelia on Jan 2, 2015 11:08:50 GMT
LOL - I have a tiny little Schnauzers on stamps topical collection and I added a page of squirrels at the end just to entertain them! What a nut! (ugh bad squirrel pun)
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Post by ChrisW on Jan 2, 2015 13:03:59 GMT
I plan on making progress towards making a new WW classics stamp album by editing my Steiner pages. Then, I need to add stamps to it |
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Post by PostmasterGS on Jan 2, 2015 14:21:03 GMT
For 2015, I'd like to get more of my collection scanned and mounted. This one will have to wait until late in the year as my collection is about 3,500 miles away at the moment.
In the meantime, I'm rebuilding my website from scratch. I'm already about 300 hours into the project, but it's coming along.
And oh yeah, buy more stamps!
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Post by KirkS on Jan 2, 2015 15:39:08 GMT
My Stamp Resolution would have to "collect something"
Seems like I spend all my time reading but not doing. Not that there is anything wrong with reading about stamps. In 2014, I bought a few new books/catalogs and I enjoy those, but I don't think I put a single stamp in an album all year.
And that would be the 2nd part of my resolution -- I need to get a LOT more organized. My office and stamp area has deteriorated into chaos. I have newly-acquired items in boxes, unopened packages, etc. And lots and lots of stacks of stuff begging for organization.
SO.... to be honest, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and discouraged.
KirkS
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Post by tomiseksj on Jan 2, 2015 15:54:25 GMT
.... to be honest, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and discouraged. Been there, done that! My recommendation is that you start out small, cataloging and filing in manageable increments (e.g., one or two glassines of stamps from the same country at a time). Manila stock sheets, an Excel spreadsheet, and the 2009 Scott Catalog on CD have helped me get a handle on my collection. I'll identify a stamp, record it on the spreadsheet (cat#, quantity, condition, cost, etc.), place it in the stock sheet and write its catalog number in pencil underneath the stamp. Once I've finished a batch, I'll mount them in the album if spaces need filling or leave them in the stock sheet. |
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