bobby1948
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Sir Edmund Burke
Posts: 690 
What I collect: WW to 1945; US mnh 1922-1990; US used and unused to 1922
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Post by bobby1948 on Feb 27, 2016 14:47:15 GMT
A lot of us have been collectors the majority of our lives. You get to tap the lessons we have learned and add your own experiences to the data as you go.I wonder what the combined years of collecting we represent here? Now there is an interesting thought for a different thread.
Indeed, a most interesting thought. So why not state here the number of years you have been collecting. Do not try to dismiss hiatus time, we all have that, just calculate the years from when you started to the present. Then add that to the total from the previous post and let's see what we come up with. I'll get the ball rolling.
I started collecting at age 9 in 1957, so 59 years of experience.
Cumulative total: 59 years |
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Londonbus1
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Cinderella Stamp Club Member 3059
Posts: 5,064
What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Feb 27, 2016 15:14:56 GMT
I will add 2 years [1963-65] and 26 years [1990-2016]
Total........28 years
New Total..........87 Years. |
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BC
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Vancouver, BC Canada
Posts: 836
What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Feb 27, 2016 15:27:17 GMT
I have been collecting stamps since 1967, Canada's centennial, 49 years.
We are now at 136 years.
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Mick
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Posts: 992
What I collect: Mostly covers and postmarks. Also miscellaneous paper ephemera.
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Post by Mick on Feb 27, 2016 15:48:48 GMT
I've only been collecting for two years, but that will help the cumulative total a little. With my small contribution, it is now at 138 years.
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Post by smauggie on Feb 27, 2016 16:09:35 GMT
1976 to 1980 4 years
1986 to 1988 2 years
2010 to Present 6 years
12 years total
Cumulative amount now 150
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 16:15:46 GMT
45 years
total: 195
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firstfrog2013
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Posts: 3,276
What I collect: BNA Liberia St Pierre U.S. Bolivia Turkey
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 27, 2016 16:53:58 GMT
My own experience is age seven to present.57 years.
running total 252 years
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Admin
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Post by Admin on Feb 27, 2016 19:40:27 GMT
4 years as a kid 9-13yrs and 6 years as a adult that is 10 years to the total.
Total 262
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Post by jamesw on Feb 27, 2016 20:59:01 GMT
7 years as a kid (10-17) and 5 (almost 6) as a grown up, so we'll say 12 years for me.
Total 274
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madbaker
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Posts: 802
What I collect: (Mark) General worldwide collector (to 1975 or so) with a soft spot for Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia.
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Post by madbaker on Feb 27, 2016 22:18:41 GMT
I'd say 5 years as a kid and 21 as an adult.
Total 300
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alanl
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Posts: 1,670
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Post by alanl on Feb 28, 2016 0:20:20 GMT
I started in 1966. 50 years.
Now at 350.
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Jen B
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Post by Jen B on Feb 28, 2016 0:38:28 GMT
What alan1 said. I started in 1966, so 50 years. (You'd think I'd know more.)
Now 400.
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scb
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Now at 100,000+ worldwide stamps, and progressing one stamp at a time towards the 200K
Posts: 313
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Post by scb on Feb 28, 2016 7:28:14 GMT
Add 32 years for me (god I'm feeling old all of a sudden).
Now at 432.
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SWH
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Post by SWH on Feb 28, 2016 15:29:00 GMT
And another 26.
Now at 458.
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
Posts: 3,655
What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Feb 28, 2016 16:01:16 GMT
Started at 8 years and never really took a long hiatus. Make that 50 years, so we're at 508.
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Ryan
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 2,749
What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Feb 29, 2016 14:36:05 GMT
I started at age 10 and am still going - I go in fits and starts depending on what else is on the go (I decided to finally rip all my CDs to MP3s now that external drives are so inexpensive so I've been busy doing that lately) but I've never had too long of a break before digging out more stamps to sort, so I'll add 41 years to the total. That makes 549.
Ryan
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KirkS
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Often wrong, but never in doubt :-)
Posts: 187
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Post by KirkS on Mar 1, 2016 13:09:06 GMT
549
+ 25 <-- Kirk's collecting span, roughly half my life :-)
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,385
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Mar 1, 2016 17:51:10 GMT
I'm still a novice...about 4 years in the early 80s and another 6 since picking it back up.
The cumulative total now stands at 584 years.
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Post by ChickasawStampMan on Mar 2, 2016 2:46:08 GMT
I have been collecting 52 years....
Total. 636
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Post by carabop on Mar 3, 2016 3:21:06 GMT
I've been collecting about 2 years. 1 year in my teens and a little over a year now. Total 638
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Post by stokesville on Apr 8, 2016 0:49:26 GMT
Started with a thin stamp book under the Christmas tree when I was 9. Add another 52 years.
Total now at 690 years
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Jerry B
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Post by Jerry B on Apr 8, 2016 9:48:21 GMT
HI
I started in 1945. Therefore, 71 years collecting, with a 5 year hiatus.
Adding that: Total now at 761 years.
Jerry B
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KirkS
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Post by KirkS on Apr 8, 2016 12:52:02 GMT
@jerry B 690 + 66 =  |
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bobby1948
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Sir Edmund Burke
Posts: 690
What I collect: WW to 1945; US mnh 1922-1990; US used and unused to 1922
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Post by bobby1948 on Apr 8, 2016 13:07:18 GMT
Corrected total now stands at 756 years!
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Jerry B
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Marietta, Georgia USA
Posts: 1,485
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Post by Jerry B on Apr 8, 2016 14:13:07 GMT
Hi Kirks
Sorry. Subtract the 5 year hiatus.
Jerry B
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Doe
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Posts: 234
What I collect: Chicago Baseball & Lou Gehrig covers, Mars Exploration covers, Zeppelins & Manned Stratospheric Balloons , Anti-Fascism, Classic China (thru A31), Hong Kong (thru A25)
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Post by Doe on Apr 8, 2016 15:20:07 GMT
Around 1978 my dad came home and handed me a couple packs of ctos that he had bought at the PX. He did that a few times. He never collected stamps, so to me they were stickers. Cool, stickers though. I have been collecting postcards since 1976. As a stamp collector, I started about 2002, so 14 years.
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