beaverstamps
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What I collect: Hunting & Fishing, US 19th Century
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Post by beaverstamps on Nov 13, 2018 7:25:57 GMT
I'm 63 years old from a resort area in Minnesota and have been retired for six years. I'm 20 years Military (4 years Navy Seabees, 16 years National Guard) and spent 33 years as an electrical technician/substation electrician for a power company. I spend my time traveling, golfing, fishing and dabbling in my huge stamp accumulation. I've bought many accumulations and collections over the years and have finally gotten into going through it all. I've found many gems so far and have been able to recoup several times what I've spent so far. The reason I wanted to join your group is because I once in a while run across an item I can't identify or can't find any references about it. Hopefully the knowledge is out there because I've never been too old to learn when it comes to philately. RB aka BEAVERSTAMPS
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rabi
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What I collect: 1) Republic India - Art & Culture 2) World Stamps - Design & Graphics
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Post by rabi on Nov 13, 2018 8:16:19 GMT
 to this great forum.
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nikhil
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Working on Australia, GDR, Japan
Posts: 552
What I collect: I collect WW. Looking for early issues.
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Post by nikhil on Nov 13, 2018 8:20:39 GMT
Welcome to this forum
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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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Post by zipper on Nov 13, 2018 9:41:27 GMT
Welcome to the World's Greatest stamp forum.
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Nov 13, 2018 12:20:37 GMT
Welcome !!
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Nov 13, 2018 12:39:39 GMT
, beaverstamps. You are right, we are never too old to learn! Enjoy your time here, I know I have!
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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 Nov 13, 2018 12:54:51 GMT
Welcome to our Forum!
I look forward to learning more about your collecting interests so please take some time to review the Frequently Asked Questions About Using the Forum board.
Your membership status has been adjusted to enable you to participate in other areas of the forum so please don't be shy.
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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 Nov 13, 2018 13:27:01 GMT
welcome . Please take some time to look around here and ask any question you may have.If the notion strikes you scan a couple of your things you are most fond of . You just may spark interest of others.We are a most diversified group of collectors with widely varied collecting areas.
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firstfrog2013
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What I collect: BNA Liberia St Pierre U.S. Bolivia Turkey
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Nov 13, 2018 13:42:56 GMT
Curious...with a name like beaverstamps do you by chance indulge in early Canada ? Would love to see them.
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hrdoktorx
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Posts: 7,213
What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...
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Post by hrdoktorx on Nov 13, 2018 19:43:20 GMT
! You've come to the right place. People here are always happy to lend in their expertise and the field is wide...
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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 Nov 14, 2018 1:53:53 GMT
Hi RB and welcome to the forum! I aim to retire too some day :-)
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mikeclevenger
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What I collect: Ohio Tax Stamps, Ohio & Georgia Revenues, US Revenues, US FDC's, & Germany Classics
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Post by mikeclevenger on Nov 14, 2018 2:35:16 GMT
Welcome RB. If anything can't be answered here, you don't need to know it anyway. LOL.
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Post by dgdecker on Nov 14, 2018 15:58:45 GMT
Welcome RB,
This is place to get answers to those questions that come up in this wonderful hobby. Members here are great at sharing their knowledge.
David
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Post by jimwentzell on Nov 14, 2018 21:05:54 GMT
Hi RB and a hearty post-Veterans' Day Thank You for serving our country! I'm nearing your age (four years younger) but being self-employed I am envious about your retired free time for stamps. I try in between my job to sneak a peek at this forum, or otherwise play with my stamps....but there never seems to be enough philatelic time. I too have a decent accumulation, 50 years worth. Lots of answers to lots of questions here and elsewhere online. Just a nicer crowd here than anywhere else :-)
Jim Wentzell
stampguyaps177-681
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dorincard
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What I collect: My focus is on Wild Mammals on maximum cards. Occasionally, I get or create maximum cards with other animals, or any other topic.
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Post by dorincard on Nov 16, 2018 18:01:30 GMT
Welcome!
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renden
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Posts: 9,162
What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on Nov 16, 2018 19:24:02 GMT
Welcome RB ! ....and eager to see some of your nice stamps (gems)  René |
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Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Nov 16, 2018 21:56:17 GMT
I'm 63 years old from a resort area in Minnesota and have been retired for six years. I'm 20 years Military (4 years Navy Seabees, 16 years National Guard) and spent 33 years as an electrical technician/substation electrician for a power company. I spend my time traveling, golfing, fishing and dabbling in my huge stamp accumulation. I've bought many accumulations and collections over the years and have finally gotten into going through it all. I've found many gems so far and have been able to recoup several times what I've spent so far. The reason I wanted to join your group is because I once in a while run across an item I can't identify or can't find any references about it. Hopefully the knowledge is out there because I've never been too old to learn when it comes to philately. RB aka BEAVERSTAMPS Many thanks for your intro post, RB, and welcome to TSF! Your collecting style and experience sound very interesting to me, so I am hoping that you will favor us with some posts of your material, but I am especially interested to see some images of those gems that you found, even if you have sold them off to pay for everything else. Like Frog ( firstfrog2013), I was also wondering if your site name meant that you are a collector of classic Canadian stamps.... In any case, enjoy your time with us, and see you around the Forum! -Chris (aka Beryllium Guy) |
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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 Nov 22, 2018 17:15:15 GMT
'Never too old to learn' ! I couldn't agree more as I have been finding out with a decent-sized Commonwealth collection I previously knew nothing about. Have fun at our place and post often. |
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beaverstamps
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Posts: 21
What I collect: Hunting & Fishing, US 19th Century
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Post by beaverstamps on Nov 30, 2018 3:08:37 GMT
I didn't see where I could reply to an individual (firstfrog2013, renden, tomiseksj & others) so I guess this goes out to everyone? I used to have a ton of Bileski items and yes, I do have a bunch of Canadian stuff, some on eBay. It's not selling well right now. I'll see if I can get a few images on of some stuff I probably need expertized. Can't find any info on the wood ducks but I'm pretty sure the Newspaper stamps are genuine.
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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 Nov 30, 2018 3:57:45 GMT
I didn't see where I could reply to an individual (firstfrog2013, renden, tomiseksj & others) so I guess this goes out to everyone? ... , you can direct comments to a specific individual or individuals by "tagging" them (as I did for you here). Click here to learn how to tag a member. |
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firstfrog2013
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What I collect: BNA Liberia St Pierre U.S. Bolivia Turkey
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Nov 30, 2018 3:59:34 GMT
Nice stuff beaverstamps.Too bad the 5cent newspaper is so ratty.Do you actively pursue the errors?If you look through the Canada threads you will see some of my nice finds of the last few years.Probably the most amazing is the war tax block or the watermarked 1/2 cent large queen.Some others there too look around.
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firstfrog2013
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What I collect: BNA Liberia St Pierre U.S. Bolivia Turkey
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Nov 30, 2018 4:20:02 GMT
beaverstamps as per expertizing up to you but man the fees are crazy.If you are only looking to collect them be satisfied of what you know if it's something you'd sell maybe a cert helps but remember it also adds to the cost.Hard to recover the cost when the market is slow.I have many items that should probably be documented but why?I don't sell my stamps I collect them.
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Jerry B
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Post by Jerry B on Nov 30, 2018 11:34:25 GMT
Hi beaverstamps to a great forum. Ask any question. The amount of expertise on this forum is amazing. Just remember, No question is a dumb question Jerry B |
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Nov 30, 2018 15:03:06 GMT
From reading articles in Linn's, they would not class that missing blue in the booklet as an error, but rather a freak or oddity. There is blue some blue for the values, except the lower left. Maybe take that one out so that it LOOKS like a true error. The others kind of make it not so. It was just a poorly printed pane. Probably a number of other similar to it. Like firstfrog2013 said, it is expensive to have items expertized. Would it be worth it to do that to that booklet? Probably not. But that is entirely up to you! Interesting item though...- |
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beaverstamps
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What I collect: Hunting & Fishing, US 19th Century
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Post by beaverstamps on Dec 6, 2018 18:07:55 GMT
Oh Canada! Heard that a lot when I played competitive hockey. RB aka beaverstamps
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Post by billfromlachine on Jan 25, 2019 2:05:04 GMT
beaverstamps,
Welcome aboard.
Regards from Canada Bill
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