bladeng
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What I collect: 20th Century US Stamps
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Post by bladeng on Nov 4, 2016 1:00:09 GMT
Hi Guys/Gals, Am a US specialist collector 1898 - 2000 and love to create my own album pages! My idea of fun is to scan a stamp at 1200 dpi and count the dots on Washington's nose, or scrutinize a Canal Zone overprint for varieties. I like varieties so much, I have the Prexies, Great Americans, Prominent Americans, and Liberty series with almost every color shade, gum and tagging/tagging omitted variety available  . I hail from Montana, and right now is my favorite time of year, when a guy can combine late fall fishing with our hunting season. Big hello to all, Blade PS - My favorite stamp is the one in my avatar (If I got it loaded right lol) |
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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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Nov 4, 2016 2:44:27 GMT
Post by firstfrog2013 on Nov 4, 2016 2:44:27 GMT
Welcome Blade.I too am a great fan of flyspecking.I continue to post my finds here regularly.I am currently going through my stockbooks louping every stamp,it started out fun but now I am looking forward to the finish.We would like to see some of your treasure posted here.
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zipper
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Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Nov 4, 2016 4:48:11 GMT
Post by zipper on Nov 4, 2016 4:48:11 GMT
Welcome to the World's Greatest stamp forum.
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bladeng
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Posts: 14
What I collect: 20th Century US Stamps
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Nov 4, 2016 5:01:55 GMT
Post by bladeng on Nov 4, 2016 5:01:55 GMT
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Nov 4, 2016 8:51:12 GMT
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Nov 4, 2016 8:51:12 GMT
Welcome.......I think your web address may have been shortened......(something missing at the front?) e.g. i.imgur.com/h7qZtDf.jpg |
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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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Nov 4, 2016 13:13:39 GMT
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Post by tomiseksj on Nov 4, 2016 13:13:39 GMT
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oldtriguy
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Posts: 154
What I collect: USA to fill album holes/varieties. Older W/W Airmail
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Nov 4, 2016 21:41:18 GMT
Post by oldtriguy on Nov 4, 2016 21:41:18 GMT
Welcome aboard Blade!
USA is my main collecting area and I like all the varieties too.
Would like to hear more about the pages you make yourself and maybe see some examples. Do they have spaces for all the varieties you have?
Dave N.
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bladeng
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What I collect: 20th Century US Stamps
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Post by bladeng on Nov 4, 2016 23:17:52 GMT
Thanks for the welcome Dave, and yes the album pages I make are totally customized. I use a software called stamp album studio, and print on blank pages bought from lighthouse. Lets see if these images come out.   |
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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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Nov 5, 2016 12:30:14 GMT
Post by bobby1948 on Nov 5, 2016 12:30:14 GMT
Welcome, Blade!
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Ron
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Posts: 317
What I collect: Collecting US, Canada, Poland, Liechtenstein and a boat load of topical themes.
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Nov 5, 2016 15:06:29 GMT
Post by Ron on Nov 5, 2016 15:06:29 GMT
Welcome, Blade. I too am yet another US collector though more general US than anything specialized. Still, US is what I spend the vast majority of my time and resources on.
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oldtriguy
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Posts: 154
What I collect: USA to fill album holes/varieties. Older W/W Airmail
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Nov 8, 2016 4:54:57 GMT
Post by oldtriguy on Nov 8, 2016 4:54:57 GMT
Hi Blade,
Nice looking pages. I like to get the varieties as you do.
Guess I'll eventually have to get busy and create my own pages as you have.
I do have some home made specialized pages for the Great American series and last weekend I
started to go through what I had for the 1c Dorothea Dix, 1c Margaret Mitchell, and 2c Mary Lyon.
Really all I'm doing is using the home made album pages for this series as a holding place for the different varieties I can identify.
So many differences with perfs/die cuts, tagging size/brightness, paper brightness, ink color/shade, gum shiny/dull, etc.
Would like to see what your Great American series pages look like. And your Transportation series pages too!
Dave N.
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bladeng
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What I collect: 20th Century US Stamps
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Nov 10, 2016 17:35:27 GMT
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Post by bladeng on Nov 10, 2016 17:35:27 GMT
Dave, Here are some examples from my Great American Series. The whole pages are a little hard to read so I blew up a couple of examples with lots of varieties. Nimitz and Red Cloud have 6 different types each! Everybody - Am I exceeding a bandwidth limit or etiquette with these large pictures? Some forums discourage posting huge pictures, and obviously I am new here.    |
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Nov 17, 2016 3:58:23 GMT
Post by carabop on Nov 17, 2016 3:58:23 GMT
Welcome. My main collection is also USA - MNH goes in my albums. Used is mostly for experimenting with using different soaking fluids etc. Very general collection no fly specking etc.
I am just across the border in ND.
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oldtriguy
Member
Posts: 154
What I collect: USA to fill album holes/varieties. Older W/W Airmail
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Nov 21, 2016 18:14:20 GMT
Post by oldtriguy on Nov 21, 2016 18:14:20 GMT
Hi Blade,
Nice looking pages! Thanks for posting....
Dave
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Beryllium Guy
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Posts: 5,912
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Nov 28, 2016 1:41:22 GMT
Post by Beryllium Guy on Nov 28, 2016 1:41:22 GMT
Hi, Blade:
Well, we joined TSF within a couple of days of each other. I have a question for you:
I used to have an HP printer/scanner combo machine which did scan up to 1200dpi as you mentioned in your intro post, but when my printer stopped working, I replaced it with another HP combo, but failed to realize until well after I got it that the resolution on the scanner now only goes up to 300dpi, which is a disappointment.
What make/model of scanner do you use? Any recommendations on the best value for money 1200dpi scanner?
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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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Nov 28, 2016 23:50:39 GMT
Post by Ryan on Nov 28, 2016 23:50:39 GMT
What make/model of scanner do you use? Any recommendations on the best value for money 1200dpi scanner? By dint of great coincidence, the most recent edition of the TSF Newsletter includes an article written by @falshung that may well answer exactly your question. See page 22! Ryan |
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Beryllium Guy
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Posts: 5,912
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Nov 29, 2016 16:26:23 GMT
Post by Beryllium Guy on Nov 29, 2016 16:26:23 GMT
Thanks, Ryan! I started to read the newsletter, but didn't get as far as page 22. I will check it out.
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