angore
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Posts: 5,698 
What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Jun 27, 2020 12:27:52 GMT
I collect US and mostly British Commonwealth and inventory everything mounted in an album in Stamp Manage software (Scott based numbering) with a few exceptions like GB Machins.
As of today I have at least one stamp for 151 entities as defined by Scott. This means Australian or Malaysia states would be separate entities.
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stainlessb
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qaStaHvIS yIn 'ej chep
Posts: 4,906
What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Jun 27, 2020 14:10:51 GMT
I presently have 17 binders of Vario pages, each dedicated to a country, however, some of these I will not ultimately collect (I just needed a more organized storage ) method
and I still have easily several thousand miscellaneous stamps from other countries in glassines by country or in some cases enevlopes labeled "mixed"
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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 Jun 27, 2020 16:43:16 GMT
My Inventory shows some 40,000 stamps in 349 Countries. However, many Countries just have 5-20 stamps while others have 1,500. I had started to downsize last Summer (2019) - One day, I have to really decide which ones to let go......decisions !! Lots of Countries do not have full inventory yet - like Hungary
René
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
Posts: 1,504
What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Jun 27, 2020 16:55:08 GMT
Even though I focus on Belgium and British Commonwealth, I currently have catalogued at least 1 stamp from 275 "real" entities as described on Colnect, and 3 Cinderella areas. The magpie in me cannot part with a stamp that's not in my collection focus when it crosses my path!  Like Stan I've still got over 10 books and a bunch of loose stamps to catalogue, so who knows what the actual total is... |
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Post by spain1850 on Jun 27, 2020 21:00:21 GMT
I'm not sure what constitutes an "entity" or stamp issuing country. Never really understood it. However, I keep track of everything, including each province of say China, or colony of any country, individually. So far I have stamps mounted for 99 "entities" and a total of 30,0079 stamps, for an average of 303/entity. But, as was mentioned, some only have a few stamps and others have a couple thousand. My largest so far are Spain at 2349 (not including colonies) and US at 2426 (not including much BOB).
But to answer the original question, I will be collecting everything included in Scott or on Steiner, to some degree. I just haven't gotten around to processing (sorting, id'ing, making pages) for most of what I have.
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,551
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Jun 27, 2020 21:23:29 GMT
As to specific country collections , the answer is one!
I only collect Samoa as a country.
However I collect 1st issues of Europe , Mail in wartime and Tobacco.
and I have no earthly idea how many stamps I have , I have never counted since I reached 1,456 at the age of 12 more than 60 years ago, in an album I no longer have.
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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 Jun 27, 2020 22:00:58 GMT
As to specific country collections , the answer is one! I Alex We shall not go into the Countries we collect - it is all in "how you inventory" and I happen to have an objective idea of what I have - numbers mean nothing - unless you look at your favorites (Countries) and Systems (how you get to a "count") and your idea of a CV. I believe each one of us (members) have our own "system" - and my post was just a sharing (not necessarily the GOD truth....if this exists) and we have our favorites - the beauty of stamp collecting !! Be well my friend, I love your posts...... René |
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Post by greaden on Jun 27, 2020 22:50:45 GMT
I have around 920 entities in my tally, but that includes fantasies, locals, and regime and name changes.
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
Posts: 3,655
What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Jun 28, 2020 15:50:11 GMT
I collect only about 25, fewer if you group occupation and similar issues with the main country.
I’m enjoying my collection MUCH more since I narrowed the scope.
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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 Jun 28, 2020 17:05:30 GMT
I collect only about 25, fewer if you group occupation and similar issues with the main country. I’m enjoying my collection MUCH more since I narrowed the scope. Theresa What did you do with the ones you do not want to pursue (collection) and do not necessarily give away all the time I find often it is easier t keep them in Album + Inventory, just in case.... Be well !! René |
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
Posts: 3,655
What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Jun 28, 2020 17:20:08 GMT
Hi Rene, renden I sold and traded away the countries I didn’t want to keep. A few collections I recently broke up are sitting in my Colnect inventory waiting for international shipping to return to normal. I have oodles of trade requests on hold. Most of those other collections from years back weren’t all that spectacular. I started pruning way back in the 1980s. I had one trading friend who took all of my CTOs, Burundi and stuff like that and sent me an equal catalog value in various used Scandinavian. |
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blaamand
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Currently creating custom pages until 1940.
Posts: 1,459
What I collect: Worldwide - Stamps and Postmarks - not enough time...
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Post by blaamand on Jun 28, 2020 23:47:52 GMT
Interesting question. What constitutes a stamp issuing entity is somewhat undefined, and varies from catalog to catalog, and from collector to collector.
Personally I collect basically everything except Cinderellas, and have about 800 different entities defined in my database, of which I have stamps from more than 500. And 190.000 different stamps. To no surprise, it's Russia that have the highest number in my collection, with about 6000 different. (Russia has issued a crazy amount of stamps!!!!)
In any case I really stopped the 'counting' and lost interest in the numbers game a few years ago. Now I am trying to find inspiration and be brave enough to do as many other more wise collectors, to downsize. But it's so hard to let go....
Would be a relief to get away with a lot of bulk (like Russia after 1950 for instance), and rather focus on the classical stuff, not least have more focus on all the tiny but interesting stamp issuing entities still missing in my albums.
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gatodiablo
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Posts: 456
What I collect: Places I've been, and places I want to go.
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Post by gatodiablo on Jun 29, 2020 0:34:18 GMT
In my case, it looks like the answer is always going to be "just one more."
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stanley64
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Posts: 1,979
What I collect: Canada, USA, Netherlands, Portugal & Colonies, Antarctic Territories and anything that catches my eye...
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Post by stanley64 on Jul 8, 2020 7:30:47 GMT
Current entity or country count is 'N+1'; the exact figure is unknown ;-) I have to agree with gatodiablo , "just one more". As a topical or theme collector, I can always find another stamp, cancel, cover or other material to add to the collection... Happy collecting! |
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daveg28
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Posts: 1,062
What I collect: U.S., Canada, Great Britain & Commonwealth, France (esp. 1950-80), DDR, USSR
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Post by daveg28 on Jul 8, 2020 14:12:41 GMT
I used to collect anything and everything, but age and experience has brought me to settling down to focus a bit more. I now collect:
U.S.: pretty much anything. Wish I could afford more classics. I have need of those, and keeping up with new stuff.
Canada: mint/unused singles preferred, but used is ok. Souvenir sheets when I can get them.
Great Britain: used singles, mint/unused if I can get them. GB is a little tougher to get here in Ohio.
British Commonwealth: a new endeavor, and I'm not yet sure how I'll proceed with it. It started with discovering that I had about half of the 1937 omnibus, and I'm still looking for those.
France: mint or used singles. I'm mainly looking for the engraved issues from the 1930's up into the 1980's, but I'm sure I'll go farther than that. I LOVE the French engraved stamps.
U.S.S.R.: I have a thing for space stamps with CCCP on them. I think that comes from my inner 12 year old. I like those, or really anything with CCCP on them. Comes from growing up in and era with the Soviet Union being the "bad guys".
I'm sure when I'm more organized, I'll start trading away the stamps I have from other countries, except for the ones that have some personal meaning. Example: My sister served in the Air Force in Iraq, and brought me back a lot of stamps from there. Older stuff, newer souvenir sheets, quite an assortment. I'd probably keep those. I also have a bit of stuff from the Vatican that I may keep. My daughter visited there in college, and brought me some nice stuff. Seems like I have a small bunch of UN stamps, too. Probably won't keep those.
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