cara
Member 
Posts: 200 
What I collect: Germany (FRG, GDR, Berlin); occupied Germany 1945-1949, Deutsches Reich 1872-1945, Switzerland, USA (newbie)
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Post by cara on Feb 17, 2021 17:49:47 GMT
Hi Everyone,
I'am from Germany (near Nuremberg). Unfortunately I'am not an English native speaker, so I apologize for my bad Englisch.
My father bequeathed his stamp collection to me in 2009. Main collection areas are: Germany, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Deutsches Reich, Switzerland. But there are some stamps from the United States, too. And I like them very much. Thats the reason for my registration in this forum. Maybe I can find somebody to swap German stamps and stamps from the United States. And maybe I can answer some questions about German stamps in the forum.
Looking forward to learning more and hopefully contributing to some threads in due course.
Best wishes,
Cara
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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 Feb 17, 2021 17:57:51 GMT
Welcome cara to TSF. There are many folks here who collect Germany, the US or both! Enjoy your time here and don't worry about your English! Cheers Stan Northern California |
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brightonpete
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Rest in Peace
On a hike at Goodrich-Loomis
Posts: 5,110
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Post by brightonpete on Feb 17, 2021 18:23:10 GMT
 to the forum, caraYour English looks good to me! I lived in Germany for almost 4 years, but never learned the language. I tried, but too many Germans around Baden-Baden spoke English! Enjoy your stay here!
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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 Feb 17, 2021 19:29:24 GMT
Welcomen to the Forum
I do not speak or read German and never will since I cannot pratice it....like Spanish (closer to the latin ) learned some and now forgot most everything useful
Your english is good
René
Canada
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polarbear
Member
Posts: 585 
What I collect: Canada Used to 2015, revenues, perfins. Newfoundland, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Worldwide textiles/handwork and Christmas.
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Post by polarbear on Feb 17, 2021 19:56:59 GMT
cara! Enjoy the forum!
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wakeybluenose
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Mostly harmless!
Posts: 311
What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Feb 17, 2021 20:42:42 GMT
Welcome to the forum Cara!
Kevin in London
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Post by iswscwebmaster on Feb 17, 2021 21:23:56 GMT
Welcome to the forum cara. |
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Ryan
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 2,749
What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Feb 18, 2021 6:42:47 GMT
I'am from Germany (near Nuremberg). I was an exchange student in high school and that's the city I lived in when I was in Germany. I really enjoyed my time there and have been back a few times since. I always get bratwursts when I'm there (10 on the heart-shaped plate, if I'm with somebody else, but 12 if I'm on my own and don't need to impress a friend with a touristy thing - yum ...).  Ryan |
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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 Feb 18, 2021 7:20:19 GMT
Love German Sausage, Love Bavaria !!
Welcome to TSF.
Happy Collecting and your English is great.
Londonbus1
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cursus
Member
Posts: 2,011
What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Feb 18, 2021 7:35:02 GMT
Welcome to TSF Cara. I'm Joan, from Barcelona (Catalonia). I went to Nuremberg two years ago, when touring Bavaria and a little of Frankonia. I enjoyed it very much. Let's hope that on a future we'll be able to travel again. I hope you'll enjoy your time here.
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guilloutran
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Account Disabled
Colllecting France
Posts: 202
What I collect: Western Europe (pre-Euro), France and colonies (pre-1995), United States and Canada (pre-1980, engraved ->2000), British colonies and United Kingdom (engrave to 2000)
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Post by guilloutran on Feb 18, 2021 7:38:38 GMT
Hello Cara!
Glad to have you here with us! Hope you enjoy the community!
Nghia from France
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angore
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Posts: 5,699
What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Feb 18, 2021 11:22:30 GMT
Welcome! I lived in Schweinfurt Germany for 3 years many years ago. I started my first collection when we lived there.
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darkormex
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Swinging through Switzerland and getting tied up in Thailand
Posts: 2,197
What I collect: The World...just printing and mounting as I go...call me crazy!
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Post by darkormex on Feb 18, 2021 12:20:15 GMT
Welcome!
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rex
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Post by rex on Feb 18, 2021 16:10:27 GMT
.....to TSF ..... cara  Ludovico Italy
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jpotx113
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Posts: 460
What I collect: USA, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Machins, misc. WW
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Post by jpotx113 on Feb 18, 2021 18:08:21 GMT
Welcome! I specialized in Germany and US stamps; I just got back into collecting about a year ago after a long hiatus and plan to pick up where I left off on German stamps. I'm sorting through about 100,000 US stamps (mainly 1930s to about 1995) and will have plenty to trade soon.
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Post by dgdecker on Feb 18, 2021 18:20:46 GMT
Welcome to the Forum.
David
Ottawa, Canada
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dorincard
Member
Posts: 1,623
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 Feb 18, 2021 19:52:11 GMT
Welcome!
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stafford
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Posts: 13
What I collect: Non collector from the UK
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Post by stafford on Feb 19, 2021 13:51:30 GMT
My father bequeathed his stamp collection to me in 2009. Main collection areas are: Germany, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Deutsches Reich, Switzerland. But there are some stamps from the United States, too. And I like them very much. Thats the reason for my registration in this forum. Maybe I can find somebody to swap German stamps and stamps from the United States. And maybe I can answer some questions about German stamps in the forum. Hi... just came across these... I know nothing about them...  |
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cara
Member
Posts: 200
What I collect: Germany (FRG, GDR, Berlin); occupied Germany 1945-1949, Deutsches Reich 1872-1945, Switzerland, USA (newbie)
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Post by cara on Feb 19, 2021 14:34:03 GMT
Hi Stafford,
all four stamps are from "Deutsches Reich"
10 Pfennige (red) so called "Germania" Michel # 71 (issued 1902) or # 86 (issued 1905/1911/1913) or # 141 (issued 1920) - depends on watermark and colour
20 Pfennige (blue) "Germania" Michel # 72 (issued 1902) or # 87 (issued 1906/1907) or # 143 (issued 1920) - depends on watermark and colour
There are about 80 different Germania-stamps between 1900 and 1921 (2 Pfennig to 10 Mark), with many different colours, watermarks and so on. It is one big special area by collecting German stamps. (unfortunately not mine)
50 Mark (darkgreen) "Posthorn" Michel # 209 (issued 1922; at the beginning of hyperinflation after WWI - highest stamp value was in 1923 with 50 Billion Marks on one stamp)
15 Pfennige (red) "Reichspräsident Hindenburg" Michel # 414 (issued 1928)
These stamps are common, but it can not be excluded that they have a specificity in colour or watermark.
Hope that helps.
Regards Roland
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stafford
**Member**
Inactive
Posts: 13
What I collect: Non collector from the UK
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Post by stafford on Feb 19, 2021 14:52:50 GMT
Hi Stafford, all four stamps are from "Deutsches Reich" 10 Pfennige (red) so called "Germania" Michel # 71 (issued 1902) or # 86 (issued 1905/1911/1913) or # 141 (issued 1920) - depends on watermark and colour 20 Pfennige (blue) "Germania" Michel # 72 (issued 1902) or # 87 (issued 1906/1907) or # 143 (issued 1920) - depends on watermark and colour There are about 80 different Germania-stamps between 1900 and 1921 (2 Pfennig to 10 Mark), with many different colours, watermarks and so on. It is one big special area by collecting German stamps. (unfortunately not mine) 50 Mark (darkgreen) "Posthorn" Michel # 209 (issued 1922; at the beginning of hyperinflation after WWI - highest stamp value was in 1923 with 50 Billion Marks on one stamp) 15 Pfennige (red) "Reichspräsident Hindenburg" Michel # 414 (issued 1928) These stamps are common, but it can not be excluded that they have a specificity in colour or watermark. Hope that helps. Regards Roland Thanks Roland...I don't think I have the skills to determine watermark status....soaking delicate paper in lighter fuel seems counter intuitive!  |
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hrdoktorx
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Posts: 7,215
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 Feb 19, 2021 20:10:37 GMT
to TSF from a fellow collector of Germany. Glad to have you with us.
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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 Feb 19, 2021 20:19:11 GMT
Hi
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angore
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Posts: 5,699
What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Feb 20, 2021 11:26:16 GMT
I recall the poll of what people collect and Germany was not the top one but seems to me the Germany collectors are more active posters here.
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cara
Member
Posts: 200
What I collect: Germany (FRG, GDR, Berlin); occupied Germany 1945-1949, Deutsches Reich 1872-1945, Switzerland, USA (newbie)
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Post by cara on Feb 20, 2021 12:23:13 GMT
I do not know other Germans in this forum, but if I register myself in a forum I'am interested, I want to learn and I want to help (if possible). And for collecting stamps Germany is a very difficult area reflecting the history of the country in the past 170 years. And I'am interested in history, too. So stamp collecting is a perfect hobby for me. |
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Ryan
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 2,749
What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Feb 21, 2021 0:33:13 GMT
Some areas of German stamp collecting are frustrating for me, like forged postmarks and overprints being so common, and other areas are lots of fun, especially plate flaws, where there is a ton of info available. Yay German stamp catalogues! ha ha
Some other countries really don't have very much info available in comparison, the collectors obviously have other interests (for example, Iceland stamps with endless amounts of info about postmarks, almost nothing about varieties like plate flaws).
Ryan
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cara
Member
Posts: 200
What I collect: Germany (FRG, GDR, Berlin); occupied Germany 1945-1949, Deutsches Reich 1872-1945, Switzerland, USA (newbie)
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Post by cara on Feb 21, 2021 10:02:58 GMT
Ryan, you are absolutely right. There is a big big problem with forgeries, especially cancelled stamps and overprints. (I wonder if this is not also a problem in other countries?). But thats the reason why German stamp collectors will not buy a stamp for more than 100 Euros without an attestation of BPP ("Bund philatelistischer Prüfer"), if its known that forgeries exist. I like plate flaws, too The ton of information is the result of many many so called "Arbeitsgemeinschaften" (working groups?). These working groups study in detail the stamp issues of specific areas and then publish books and articles on the results of their work. Cara |
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cara
Member
Posts: 200
What I collect: Germany (FRG, GDR, Berlin); occupied Germany 1945-1949, Deutsches Reich 1872-1945, Switzerland, USA (newbie)
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Post by cara on May 1, 2022 21:19:04 GMT
I've been a member of TSF for a little over a year now and it's time to do a little recap.
I signed up because I wanted to discover a new collecting area for myself: US stamps.
I had a small stockbook full, especially the stamps from 1930 to 1950 have always appealed to me and I wanted to expand that. And I was hoping to get contacts in an US forum that would allow me to achieve this goal. And indeed, I found some contacts at TSF and have been working on my US collection ever since. Now I have 15 stockbooks full of US stamps, a new Michel USA special catalogue, and all stamps are sorted by Michel numbers. I was very hardworking.
The years 1925 to 1985 look very good, but even the years before 1925 look not so bad. For sure, there are lots of stamps with CV's over 500 or 1,000 EUR I will never buy or trade, but my goal now is to get all the stamps that are price feasible. I think I will collect until year 2000 with all variants as I do for Germany. So lot of work is waiting for me, but the beginning is made with the help of the members of TSF. Thank you!
TSF is an important help with a lot of competent information and what is even more important, with a lot of very friendly and helpful fellow collectors. In general, the way of dealing with each other here in TSF is exemplary!
So I would like to thank everyone for support, advice, tips and tricks and tradings and yes ... I am a proud member of TSF!
Cara
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