ebears2004
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Posts: 1 
What I collect: World
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Post by ebears2004 on Apr 12, 2021 2:27:35 GMT
Hello all,
Have been studying my world collection for a couple of years now. A few thousand hours of fun, understandable why they call this a hobby...so many variatibles. My level of confidence would peak if I could 100% ID the watermarks, also colors can trick the eyes as well. Excited to enter this forum
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darkormex
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Swinging through Switzerland and getting tied up in Thailand
Posts: 2,145
What I collect: The World...just printing and mounting as I go...call me crazy!
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Post by darkormex on Apr 12, 2021 3:01:32 GMT
Welcome
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hrdoktorx
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Posts: 6,588
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 Apr 12, 2021 5:34:58 GMT
 to TSF! Glad you found us. We do indeed often discuss our adventures with identifying watermarks and judging colour shades. a true artform, in some ways. Do join in!
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rex
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Posts: 1,147
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Post by rex on Apr 12, 2021 7:09:08 GMT
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polarbear
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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 Apr 12, 2021 10:21:43 GMT
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angore
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Posts: 5,335
What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Apr 12, 2021 10:23:38 GMT
Welcome!
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renden
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Posts: 8,705
What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on Apr 12, 2021 12:31:19 GMT
to TSF - and enjoy ! René Canada
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Mr. H
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Member - APS #129381
Posts: 935
What I collect: US, Netherlands, Whatever suits my fancy.
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Post by Mr. H on Apr 12, 2021 13:48:25 GMT
Welcome to the Forum!
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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 Apr 12, 2021 14:43:21 GMT
Welcome! Identifying watermarks is not always difficult...but deciding on a shade of a color drives me crazy.
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
Posts: 1,443
What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Apr 12, 2021 14:59:20 GMT
Welcome from the UK ebears2004 - feel free to ask advice from the clever people on here! And yes, the colour variations can be a nightmare. |
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Post by dgdecker on Apr 12, 2021 22:39:00 GMT
Welcome to the Forum
David
Ottawa, Canada
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REL1948
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Posts: 583
What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, Postal Histories
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Post by REL1948 on Apr 12, 2021 23:19:56 GMT
Welcome ebears2004.
I feel your pain when it comes to identifying color variations. I collected the Canada Small Queens issues for years. There are LOTS of color variations in some of the denominations (especially the 3 cent). I have some of the best color references that I know of for identifying these shades and yet I've spent countless hours trying to nail down the difference between Indian Red and Copper, slamming the book shut and calling it the average of the two which ends up being meaningless. It would send me to drink (LOL).
Stick with it. Even as our eyesight dims, technology moves on. I see more and more products on the market to aid our philatelic senses, such as the latest watermark detectors ($$$ but worth it), relatively inexpensive spectrophotometers for color identification ($$$ but less expensive than the past).....
Rob
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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 Apr 12, 2021 23:45:37 GMT
Hi
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to TSF! Glad you found us. We do indeed often discuss our adventures with identifying watermarks and judging colour shades. a true artform, in some ways. Do join in!
....Ludovico
