bushk2
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Can anyone suggest where I can get 23-hole page protectors for a 23-ring album.
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Post by bushk2 on May 1, 2020 13:53:14 GMT
Thanks, philatelia and cursus for your messages. My background is in history so I know a little about these areas (especially the rivalry between the Obrenović and the Karadjordje families). Fascinating history and some interesting stamps.
I haven't been to Catalonia, mostly Andalusia - I was in Benalmadena in March, now just a distant memory, but I live, in isolation, near Cramond.
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bushk2
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Can anyone suggest where I can get 23-hole page protectors for a 23-ring album.
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Post by bushk2 on May 1, 2020 16:31:29 GMT
bushk2 , That’s a fascinating area to study both philatelically (is that a word?) and historically. My husband’s family lived in what is now Serbia near the Hungarian border. However, his father, grandfather and great grandfather were all born in the same bed in the same room, but they were all born in different countries because the borders kept shifting along with the politics! i don’t collect those countries, but I do collect the Austro-Hungarian issues some of which I believe were valid postage in that “bedroom”  and town for a while. |
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Post by marking on May 1, 2020 17:00:35 GMT
Welcome
I ended my collecting of some 30 countries at 1940-50 if war issues were involved
40 years ago you could still find many "classics" at good prices particularly if you traveled to those countries or joined exchange groups
The good old ones are now a real $$ issue for new collectors and most 1850-1920 issues are forgery minefields - so another philatelic knowledge requirement
I personally have no liking for the mass produced 1980 on
If I was collecting today I might consider a Thematic - lots of Dino, flower, lighthouse out there and new ones all the time
Or a country that prints very nice quality informational stamps (not Disney or super heroes)
I think a country like Guyana is a good example and not all overpriced CTO's
There are lots of good "collection" buys on places like Hipstamp or Old Bid and even less frequented auctions - Stamp Auction Networks hooks you up to most of them
Anyway lots of choices
Another suggestion I might offer is not to rush too much to get pre printed albums or pre-made sheets - maybe just use stockbooks until you decide what is best
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bushk2
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Can anyone suggest where I can get 23-hole page protectors for a 23-ring album.
Posts: 11
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Post by bushk2 on May 14, 2020 13:10:23 GMT
Early on my intention was to concentrate on Serbia pre-Yugoslavia, but I find I've been pulled into Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Not that I'm complaining - it's amazing what can be picked up quite cheaply on eBay and Catawiki. Great stamps, but you have to check the various perforations of the same stamps.
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FDI
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What I collect: Modern Canada (misperf, varieties, tagging errors), Canadian Cinderellas, EXUP & CAPEX & Dead Countries
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Post by FDI on May 15, 2020 2:33:42 GMT
Welcome back to the hobby bushk2. My take on this is simple; Does it get your attention and interest? Do you want to share something with others? If you answer is yes to either of these two questions, you want to go on with this fabulons hobby! FDI |
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kosmo
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What I collect: I can assist you in buying stamps at auctions in Russia.
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Post by kosmo on May 16, 2020 22:06:05 GMT
<ya-tr-span data-index="67-0" data-value="After considering all the options, I think that I will concentrate on the countries that made up Yugoslavia after the First World War - on the basis that these countries stopped issuing stamps with the formation of Yugoslavia. " data-translation="Рассмотрев все варианты, я думаю, что сосредоточусь на тех странах, которые составляли Югославию после Первой мировой войны - на том основании, что эти страны перестали выпускать марки с образованием Югославии. " data-type="trSpan">Рассмотрев все варианты, я думаю, что сосредоточусь на тех странах, которые составляли Югославию после Первой мировой войны - на том основании, что эти страны перестали выпускать марки с образованием Югославии. </ya-tr-span><ya-tr-span data-index="67-1" data-value="Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Montenegro ceased to exist as separate countries issuing stamps till the 1990s." data-translation="Сербия, Хорватия, Босния и Герцеговина, Македония, Словения и Черногория прекратили свое существование как отдельные страны, выпускающие марки до 1990-х годов." data-type="trSpan">Сербия, Хорватия, Босния и Герцеговина, Македония, Словения и Черногория прекратили свое существование как отдельные страны, выпускающие марки до 1990-х годов.</ya-tr-span> Then it is better to collect postal envelopes from these countries.This is a more interesting hobby if you are interested in the question of postal history. |
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and town for a while. 
