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Post by carlberky on Jan 27, 2017 21:04:04 GMT
Hi. I'm Carlberky, and I started collecting stamps in 1948. Started with World-Wide and then specialized in unused and mint US.
After all these years you would think that I might claim some expertize ... but any skills that I have were acquired fairly recently, as I became a member of various forums. Hope to give something back ... if not knowledge, perhaps some encouragement and humor!
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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 Jan 27, 2017 21:18:38 GMT
Welcome Carlberky.We sure would love to see some of your collection.Mom is letting me have her U.S. collection but I know next to nothing about them other than what I remember from fifty years ago.She started putting them together 89 years ago.I guess you'll have to help me.Have a look at some of the threads and jump in when and where you can.
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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 Jan 27, 2017 21:46:47 GMT
Welcome to our Forum!
If expertise were required for membership then I, for one, wouldn't be here.
Knowledge, humor and/or encouragement are more than enough to qualify for a spot in our ranks.
As firstfrog2013 has said, feel free to jump in wherever you'd like.
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Post by carlberky on Jan 27, 2017 22:11:53 GMT
Welcome Carlberky.We sure would love to see some of your collection.Mom is letting me have her U.S. collection but I know next to nothing about them other than what I remember from fifty years ago.She started putting them together 89 years ago.I guess you'll have to help me.Have a look at some of the threads and jump in when and where you can. When I turned 80 a few years ago, I decided to dispose of my collection, and save my novice heir the grief. Since then, with time and patience, I've made several bulk sales ... 1. All of the Airmails, unused and complete.(c1-c126 on 6-2-15) 2. All of the unused and mint stamps complete from 1920 through 1999.(7-2-15) 3. All of the pre-1920 stamps having a dealer catalog list price of under $200. (1-15-17) The rest, with a dealer catalog list price of over $200 each, were listed at my EBay store. Managed to sell slightly over 100 stamps, with the remainder ... about 40 stamps ... still offered at EBay. You can see them there, but frankly the best ones have been cherry-picked. |
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bobby1948
Departed
Rest in Peace
"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 Jan 27, 2017 22:49:00 GMT
Welcome, Calberky!
This is an outstanding forum, and best of all, it has a great bunch of guys and gals. Jump in whenever you have the urge.
Bobby
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zipper
Member
Posts: 2,649
What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jan 28, 2017 1:54:21 GMT
Welcome to the World's Greatest stamp forum.
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Beryllium Guy
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Posts: 5,912
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 28, 2017 4:25:38 GMT
Welcome, Carlberky! I am relatively new to TSF myself, but it is a great place to get questions answered and learn from others. I hope you will choose to display some of the early US you still have left.
Anyway, welcome and enjoy!
-Chris aka "Beryllium Guy"
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Beryllium Guy
Moderator
Posts: 5,912
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 28, 2017 18:21:53 GMT
Those are some pretty nice looking scans, Carlberky! Care to add any comments to tell us about the stamps? Enquiring minds want to know!
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Post by carlberky on Jan 28, 2017 19:17:44 GMT
Those are some pretty nice looking scans, Carlberky! Care to add any comments to tell us about the stamps? Enquiring minds want to know! Chris, I've just been trying out the uploading mechanism here. I like the different sizes available, without the limitations found at other forums.
The stamps? #63 and #68 ... the oldest stamps left in the store. Otherwise, nothing special there ... except for maybe those re-perfs on #68!
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bobby1948
Departed
Rest in Peace
"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 Jan 28, 2017 22:35:22 GMT
What is your eBay name?
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Post by carlberky on Jan 28, 2017 23:19:36 GMT
I can tell you in an e-mail. |
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Post by carlberky on Jan 29, 2017 19:44:06 GMT
I believe that I've found a worthy stamp spinoff to occupy the interests of this old guy getting tired of just watching computer-generated movies. While looking for fakes to expose, in US coil stamps offered on EBay, I came across some really miss-aligned paste-up pairs. (For those requiring a detailed explaination, google 'Stamp Paste-Up Pair'and read Wikipedia's blurb.) Thought that collecting miss-aligned paste-up pairs for all flat-plate coils would make for an interesting, satisfying and relatively inexpensive hobby. A couple of advantages I can think of right away is that paste-up pairs are seldom faked (a big problem with coils), and also the final value wouldn't be enough to worry about heir disposal. Think I'll get started with a spread-sheet right away. Here are a couple of examples: #348  #349  |
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Post by tridentcrazy on Jan 30, 2017 2:08:19 GMT
welcome! looking forward to seeing your expertise in humor  |
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Post by carlberky on Jan 30, 2017 3:04:03 GMT
looking forward to seeing your expertise in humor
Too late ... you missed it!
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