angore
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Post by angore on Jan 8, 2018 23:46:59 GMT
I spent the cold weekend (got down to 6 F Sunday -- very low for this area) remounting my Straits Settlements to newly printed pages (new cream paper). For a change, I mounted it mostly in clear mounts that I cut down from larger Scott mounts (split backs) to create a Hawid style mount. I decided to try this over hinges which I really do not like. I have not seen any real issues in retention and on par or better at retention (popping off page). Most of the stamps are used and have not put much money into them. Typical British commonwealth stamps are 24/25mm high so I took a 57mm and trimmed it. The good news if you place a mount in the wrong spot (something I have been known to do), the empty black mount does not seem begging for a stamp. The other change I had made was I do not put the catalogue number on the page until I actually mount it which was one of the reasons I decided to redo them.  |
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Post by dgdecker on Jan 9, 2018 6:59:41 GMT
No actual stamping for me. Managed to catch a nasty cold. I tried sorting some stamps and the worked well til I sneezed and blew everything to floor. All those neat little piles ... gone. Drippy nose not a good thing to have around stamps either. So I did some online reading and then did some book reading. I might get back at it tomorrow.
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jan 9, 2018 13:19:20 GMT
Like David, I've been dealing with a severe cold since Christmas so stamping activities haven't been as enjoyable as they normally are. Yesterday I managed to mail the Happy Holidays giveaway lot to bobby1948 and have the Forum's 2017 Newsletter competition entry printed and on its way to APS before the January 15 deadline so it appears that I'm getting better. |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 9, 2018 15:39:14 GMT
Like David, I've been dealing with a severe cold since Christmas so stamping activities haven't been as enjoyable as they normally are. Yesterday I managed to mail the Happy Holidays giveaway lot to bobby1948 and have the Forum's 2017 Newsletter competition entry printed and on its way to APS before the January 15 deadline so it appears that I'm getting better. Steve and David ( dgdecker), sorry to hear that you have both been sick, especially over the holidays. I know that can be miserable. I hope that you both get well soon, and back to the stamps! As for me, I am trying to start making good on my resolutions for 2018. To that end, I have now written the draft of my next article for the TSF Newsletter, but I still need to scan the images of the stamps, which I will do later this week. Steve and Nelson (@falshung), I should have that material e-mailed to you by this coming weekend. My plan is to get two articles completely written with accompanying images and submit them by the end of the month, and then those can be used as needed for whichever edition(s) of the newsletter you wish. |
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Post by dgdecker on Jan 10, 2018 22:20:38 GMT
I have managed to get through a rather large box of stamps. I found packages and envelopes stuffed with stamps from every where. A mixture of mint, and used. No idea if I all ready have them or not. Some envelopes are labeled, but mostly incorrectly. They are ni le organized into folders based on continents. Next step will be to sort by country then catalog and try to find homes for all the duplicates. It took all evening and now I have only a half box .
i would be happy to hear from members as to how they, sort, clear, and organize. I want to be doing this in the most efficient manner. If this is covered in another thread , please direct me there.
I was very discouraged and over whelmed with in a few minutes. I was so tempted to just stuff back into box and go watch a TV program. I did not think that was the best way to commit to getting my collection in order. What good is all that « stuff » crammed into a box to never see the light of day. I found a few treasures I forgot or never knew I had. Wonder what else I will find in the other box that needs cleaning out?
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 11, 2018 1:50:32 GMT
Kirk, thanks for your comment. Yes, it was a big thing for both my wife and me when MoMo passed away after 19 years in our family. She was truly a gentle soul and a great being, and she enjoyed keeping me company when I was working on my stamps. Here is one of my favorite photos of her:  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 11, 2018 1:59:38 GMT
I spent the cold weekend (got down to 6 F Sunday -- very low for this area) remounting my Straits Settlements to newly printed pages (new cream paper). For a change, I mounted it mostly in clear mounts that I cut down from larger Scott mounts (split backs) to create a Hawid style mount. I decided to try this over hinges which I really do not like. I have not seen any real issues in retention and on par or better at retention (popping off page). Most of the stamps are used and have not put much money into them. Typical British commonwealth stamps are 24/25mm high so I took a 57mm and trimmed it. The good news if you place a mount in the wrong spot (something I have been known to do), the empty black mount does not seem begging for a stamp. Thanks for a great post, Al. Very nice early Straits Settlements there, and I like the way the mounts look very much. I would like to learn more about the different kinds of mounts and your experiences with them. Long ago, I used the black background ShowGard mounts, with the split backs, but I got poor results in terms of the mounts sticking to the pages in blue-cover Scott International albums. But that was years ago. These days, are the mounts self-adhesive, or do they still need moisture to be mounted to the album page? Is a Hawid mount open on three sides versus a split-back mount? What is the advantage of cutting down a Scott mount instead of just buying the Hawid mount in the first place? Cost or something else? P.S. Steve ( tomiseksj), if this post needs to moved to a thread about stamp mounts, please feel free to do so. I do not want to hijack this thread. |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jan 11, 2018 16:46:40 GMT
...These days, are the mounts self-adhesive, or do they still need moisture to be mounted to the album page? Is a Hawid mount open on three sides versus a split-back mount? ... Page 76 of the January 2018 American Philatelist begins an article by Jay Smith titled "Stamp Mounts: Showgard Style vs. Hawid." |
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 11, 2018 21:24:08 GMT
BG showgard and prince are split back mounts.Hawid IS open three sides.While they stil require moistening I use dollar store glue sticks without moistening them/If you have to move stamps later a gentle pry with a jackknife pops them right off.
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 12, 2018 16:08:32 GMT
BG showgard and prince are split back mounts. Hawid IS open three sides. While they stil require moistening I use dollar store glue sticks without moistening them/If you have to move stamps later a gentle pry with a jackknife pops them right off. Many thanks to Steve ( tomiseksj) and Frog for your comments about mounts here. I have now read the article in the latest edition of The American Philatelist, and it did give some good information, but of course, its dire warnings about continued use of hinges make me feel unhappy and uneasy about my own collection. Maybe I should just pull all of the stamps out of the albums and store them in stock books to avoid the problem of hinges versus mounts. My father never came to grips with this issue either, which is why none of the stamps he acquired in his adult years were ever mounted. Frog, I also appreciate your comments about using a glue stick to affix mounts to album pages. I have been wondering about that, because I have examples of many stamps on which I used ShowGard mounts back in the 1970s which have fallen off the pages since then. The other issue for me is that in all of my albums, the pages are printed on both sides, and the paper itself is not as heavy as the current Scott Specialty pages are. As a result, using mounts on these sorts of pages makes them very lumpy and causes problems on the other side of the page. So, the dilemma continues for me. I was also disappointed in Smith's dire warnings in his article about using any mounts with self-adhesive on the back. I was aware of those, and they seemed like a good idea to me, but now I am not so sure.... |
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 12, 2018 17:33:35 GMT
BG the hobby seems to include many challenges currently I have a big one.I managed to get a revenue album at a real deal but as most here now know I try to keep things in the order of release.Now I have many pages to insert into proper years and remount the stamps to these new pages.It may not be the way others would approach this but to me it makes sense historically.The Providence issues will remain separate, but federally issued stamps will be found in the order as they were released. I have been thinking of adding a page at the end of each year to include the easter,christmas,etc. seals. A LOT of work.
You may need to consider the use of page protectors to solve the lumpy problem.The down side is they eat up binders quickly. I frequent a local rummage shop who always have a supply of lightly used binders which I can get dirt cheap.I put money into stamps and save on the other things.
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 12, 2018 18:06:32 GMT
BG the hobby seems to include many challenges currently I have a big one. I managed to get a revenue album at a real deal but as most here now know I try to keep things in the order of release. Now I have many pages to insert into proper years and remount the stamps to these new pages. It may not be the way others would approach this but to me it makes sense historically. The Providence issues will remain separate, but federally issued stamps will be found in the order as they were released. I have been thinking of adding a page at the end of each year to include the easter, christmas, etc. seals. A LOT of work. You may need to consider the use of page protectors to solve the lumpy problem. The down side is they eat up binders quickly. I frequent a local rummage shop who always have a supply of lightly used binders which I can get dirt cheap.I put money into stamps and save on the other things. Thanks for your added comments, Frog. Yes, the use of page protectors has been suggested to me before, and I like the idea. The problem is that the albums I have are not loose-leaf, but hard-bound. I can probably deconstruct the albums into loose pages, but like your situation, it would be a LOT of work. I'm not afraid of work, but I would rather spend my time actually working with the stamps as opposed to needing to spend all of my time for a couple of years and a big investment to convert my albums into loose-leaf binders with page protectors. I've never been able to face up to doing that, but maybe I should! |
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 12, 2018 21:29:14 GMT
Often discussions getting down to archival quality. The question is where does it end? There are degrees of protection and everyone needs to decide what is right for them. Almost anyone can make claims against any practical system. It can archival paper, design of mounts, safety of plastics (vario pages or protective sheets), it could never end. As the old joke goes, the physicists says it is impossible, the engineer will say what is good enough by making decisions and moving on. ![]() ![]() |
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Post by coastalcollector on Jan 12, 2018 23:07:12 GMT
It's been a while since I contributed. I worked this last week on my cover collection and created about 10 new pages. My collection consists of the 3c Pink Nesbitt Postal Stationery Envelope (1865-1870) and its various uses plus special fancy cancels. Below is an example of a page of the steamboat Robert E. Lee which was famous for its race with the steamboat Natchez on the Mississippi River. Cover is mounted on the page with clear corner mounts and encased in a clear plastic with black background page. Thanks for looking  |
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 13, 2018 1:09:33 GMT
Just to give you an idea where this is headed Newfoundland is now on 58 pages.I must go binder shopping tomorrow to finish Nova Scotia and Price Edward Island.Then I'll move on to the main collection binders.
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Post by judith on Jan 13, 2018 2:42:41 GMT
I'm just beginning my Canadian Provinces adventure; I hope you left some for me.
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Post by dgdecker on Jan 13, 2018 4:20:02 GMT
Just to give you an idea where this is headed Newfoundland is now on 58 pages.I must go binder shopping tomorrow to finish Nova Scotia and Price Edward Island.Then I'll move on to the main collection binders. Would love to see you NS stuff. My home province did not issue a lot, but there are some nice things out there. I have everything in my price range in my NS collection. I am thinking of expanding on my proofs but to afford that I would have to give up any purchase for all collecting for a year. I still do not have my NS collection mounted . As I have singles, pairs, blocks, few proofs and on all papers , both mint and used. Also I have several covers with post marks from areas near where I was raised. This gives me a bit more of an incentive to get going and put it together. |
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Post by dgdecker on Jan 13, 2018 4:28:07 GMT
I'm just beginning my Canadian Provinces adventure; I hope you left some for me. Judith, I may have a few items that might be of interest to you. I think I have a few « extras » I bought by mistake. I forgot I all ready had them. Most of my stuff is mint. I am now inspired to organize and mount. Will keep you in mind as I put it together. My pride and joy is a vf MNH Scott # 10 that I got as a Christmas gift in 2016. Happy collecting. david |
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Post by dgdecker on Jan 13, 2018 4:33:51 GMT
No stamping for me tonight. It had been in the plans.
Went to a new restaurant in my neighbourhood. First time in my life that I have ever been given five free samples of wine to try. That is on top of the bottle we had ordered. Great food, wine and wonderful prices. And only a seven minute walk from home. Though for some reason took over 15 minutes to get home. I just hate it when my wine drinking interfers with my stamping.
David
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 13, 2018 14:02:25 GMT
David my NS is far from glorious but I'll scan them soon for you.Poodlemom is our resident NS guru.Check some of her older posts.
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Post by dgdecker on Jan 13, 2018 17:03:54 GMT
David my NS is far from glorious but I'll scan them soon for you.Poodlemom is our resident NS guru.Check some of her older posts. Thanks for this, I will have a look to see what Poodlemom has. And now I know where to go should I have questions. |
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 16, 2018 16:24:04 GMT
Today I started soaking off huge pile of stamps that are mostly on cardboard. My neighbor collects coins and saves all packaging for me,besides my own stuff.
I am also in process of total re-organization of stamp room.What I found today blows my mind again! There were two boot boxes of Mom's stuff buried under the other mess.Box one contains about twenty pounds of additional covers mostly U.S. Box two again about twenty pounds of U.S. loose stamps in glassines and envelopes marked duplicates.They will be looking for new homes.There are another two shoe boxes of U.S. mint singles and plate blocks that need to be checked against the collection.I also found a stockbook I must of given her some years ago with few hundred Canada filed in order with catalog numbers,along with three stock sheets of mint Canada.
I was contacted by the seller of the revenue album I bought and he sold me the other volume he had for half what I paid for the first.I now own the original two volume set of Van Damn's revenue albums.They currently list for a couple hundred dollars.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jan 27, 2018 11:39:52 GMT
Yesterday evening and again today up to 5 minutes ago I have been replacing images 'stolen' by Photobucket last year. It's a long process but also a nice reminder of posts past and am even remembering items I'd forgotten about, unloved so to speak, for so long.
4 pages done, lots of problems but I will get there. Around 54 pages of posts and about 900 images to go !!
Hopefully all will be back to normal in a few months.
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 28, 2018 0:47:48 GMT
I was identifying some of my GB stamps. I finished up to KGV stamps and start KVI tomorrow. I suspect I got a few wrong especially in the KGV section given all the varieties. I am lost on ordinary and chalk paper varieties. I learned about all those plate numbers.
I also created an inventory file for GB using data from StampwWorld data (closer to Scott than SG) anyway for mapping.
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Post by dgdecker on Jan 28, 2018 7:19:39 GMT
Have managed a few tasks this week to get the desk and work area cleaned up. All Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Monaco,Andorra and San Marino have been mounted. My Machin collection has been sorted and organized. Need to catalogue and decide on how to display. Keep 8n stock book or print pages and mount. Sorted and organized new arrivals from exchanges. Now ready to work on scanning and sharing images of my pride and joy.
David
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jan 28, 2018 13:29:11 GMT
I made more acquisitions but haven't done anything with them yet...I think I'm beginning to detect a pattern.  |
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 30, 2018 16:44:33 GMT
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 31, 2018 16:26:57 GMT
This is an image of my door at work...  |
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mikeclevenger
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Post by mikeclevenger on Feb 2, 2018 11:20:39 GMT
Well, I got a large box containing 22,000 Ohio Tax Stamps last week. I have added the starting picture below. Under what you see are twelve 1000 count full boxes, two are still sealed. I started sorting these last week, but didn't get too far yet. So, I called in sick to work today, which is an overtime day anyway, and I think I will see how much I can sort this morning.  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Feb 2, 2018 15:35:10 GMT
Well, I got a large box containing 22,000 Ohio Tax Stamps last week. I have added the starting picture below. Under what you see are twelve 1000 count full boxes, two are still sealed. I started sorting these last week, but didn't get too far yet. So, I called in sick to work today, which is an overtime day anyway, and I think I will see how much I can sort this morning. Thanks for the post and the photo, Mike. It sounds to me like you have made an incredible acquisition, and in fact, at least to me, it is something unheard of in more than 50 years of stamp collecting: 22,000 stamps, some in original boxes, some still sealed.... wow, just amazing! It seems like you have an epic story in the making here, so best of luck as you go through the carton. I hope that you will find even more great surprises! You are living a stamp collector's dream!  |
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