I collect used (inc. real and CTO-used) worldwide stamps from the era of 1840-2010. The below datatable contains a simplified summary of my stamp collection containing over 60,000 different worldwide items. On the right side you will see a list of latest additions / changes to my collection.
As a generalization, the collection is roughly 10% complete (meaning it still needs “humble” 550,000 different additions to make it complete up to date). But if all goes well I have 50 years of time to work with missing stamps 
Please note that this table is a work-in-progress (= it may contain inaccurate data, have missing countries/areas especially with local issues etc)… In total the table below lists about 1,000 entities that have (or still) issued postage stamps.
| Country | Num. of stamps I have | Num. of stamps issued | Completion level |
|---|
| Alawite State |
0 |
73 |
0.00 |
| Algeria |
131 |
1677 |
7.81 |
| Angola |
169 |
1924 |
8.78 |
| Basutoland (later Lesotho) |
13 |
116 |
11.21 |
| Bechuanaland (later Botswana) |
2 |
200 |
1.00 |
| Benin |
218 |
1621 |
13.45 |
| Biafra Republic (Nigeria) |
0 |
54 |
0.00 |
| Botswana |
43 |
904 |
4.76 |
| British East Africa (Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania, KUT) |
109 |
342 |
31.87 |
| British East Africa (later Br.EA and Uganda) |
0 |
88 |
0.00 |
| British East Africa and Uganda |
1 |
70 |
1.43 |
| British Somaliland |
0 |
152 |
0.00 |
| British South African (Company, later N-&S Rhodesia) |
29 |
138 |
21.01 |
| Burkina Faso |
48 |
948 |
5.06 |
| Burundi |
151 |
1910 |
7.91 |
| Cameroon |
31 |
1308 |
2.37 |
| Cameroon - British Trusteeship Territory |
0 |
12 |
0.00 |
| Cap Verde |
32 |
996 |
3.21 |
| Central African Rep/Empire |
69 |
3009 |
2.29 |
| Chad |
115 |
2567 |
4.48 |
| Comoros |
44 |
1980 |
2.22 |
| Comoros - Anjouan |
0 |
19 |
0.00 |
| Comoros - Grande Comoren |
0 |
19 |
0.00 |
| Comoros - Moheli |
0 |
16 |
0.00 |
| Congo - Belgian (Ind. Congo-Staat) |
0 |
30 |
0.00 |
| Congo - Belgian (later Congo/Kinshasa) |
42 |
383 |
10.97 |
| Congo - Belgian / Germ.East Afr.Occup (later Ruanda-Urundi) |
0 |
38 |
0.00 |
| Congo - Brazzaville |
139 |
1820 |
7.64 |
| Congo - French (later. Middle Congo) |
0 |
50 |
0.00 |
| Congo - Kinshasa (later zaire) |
27 |
446 |
6.05 |
| Congo - middle (later French Equatorial Guinea) |
1 |
123 |
0.81 |
| Congo - Portug. |
2 |
133 |
1.50 |
| Dahomey (curr.Benin) |
51 |
707 |
7.21 |
| Djibouti |
103 |
817 |
12.61 |
| Egypt (- 1958) |
117 |
643 |
18.20 |
| Egypt (AR, 1958-) |
215 |
1921 |
11.19 |
| Egypt / Occupation of Palestine ( - 1958) |
0 |
100 |
0.00 |
| Egypt / Occupation of Palestine (UAR, 1958-) |
0 |
79 |
0.00 |
| Egypt / Turkish Viceroyalty of Egypt |
0 |
354 |
0.00 |
| Egypt / Turkish Viceroyalty of Egypt, Suez canal |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| Elobey, Annobón and Corisco |
0 |
60 |
0.00 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
304 |
2036 |
14.93 |
| Eritrea |
0 |
320 |
0.00 |
| Ethiopia |
191 |
1915 |
9.97 |
| Fernando Poo (later: Equatorial Guinea) |
0 |
263 |
0.00 |
| Fezzan |
0 |
77 |
0.00 |
| France - Châlons-sur-Marne |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| France - Algerian legion army |
0 |
27 |
0.00 |
| French Equatorial Africa |
4 |
333 |
1.20 |
| French Guinea (later French.W.Africa, curr. Guinea Rep.) |
1 |
206 |
0.49 |
| French Niger |
0 |
143 |
0.00 |
| French Somali Coast (later Afar & Issas, curr. Djibouti) |
0 |
438 |
0.00 |
| French Sudan |
0 |
172 |
0.00 |
| French Territory of the Afars and the Issas |
0 |
176 |
0.00 |
| French West Africa |
3 |
125 |
2.40 |
| Gabon |
30 |
1762 |
1.70 |
| Gambia |
13 |
5930 |
0.22 |
| Ghadames |
0 |
10 |
0.00 |
| Ghana |
133 |
3911 |
3.40 |
| Gold Coast (curr.Ghana) |
26 |
158 |
16.46 |
| Guinea (OPG) |
217 |
5638 |
3.85 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
200 |
4010 |
4.99 |
| Ifni (sp.Marocco) |
3 |
267 |
1.12 |
| Inhambane |
0 |
101 |
0.00 |
| Inini |
0 |
71 |
0.00 |
| Italian Colonnies |
0 |
87 |
0.00 |
| Italian Cyrenia |
0 |
143 |
0.00 |
| Italian Djubaland (Oltre Giuba) |
0 |
72 |
0.00 |
| Italian East Africa |
0 |
77 |
0.00 |
| Italian Eritrea |
11 |
322 |
3.42 |
| Italian Eritrea - British Occupation |
0 |
43 |
0.00 |
| Italian Ethiopia |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Italian Libya |
9 |
183 |
4.92 |
| Italian Somaliland |
7 |
510 |
1.37 |
| Italian Somaliland - Brit. Occupation |
0 |
12 |
0.00 |
| Italian Tripolitania |
2 |
272 |
0.74 |
| Italian Tripolitania - Brit. Occupation |
1 |
44 |
2.27 |
| Ivory Coast |
61 |
1556 |
3.92 |
| Kap Jubi |
0 |
168 |
0.00 |
| Katanga |
1 |
88 |
1.14 |
| Kenya |
129 |
869 |
14.84 |
| Kionga Triangle |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| La Aguera |
0 |
26 |
0.00 |
| Lagos |
2 |
52 |
3.85 |
| Lesotho |
19 |
2028 |
0.94 |
| Liberia |
210 |
5442 |
3.86 |
| Libya |
53 |
2958 |
1.79 |
| Lourenco Marques |
15 |
175 |
8.57 |
| Madagascar |
146 |
2700 |
5.41 |
| Malawi |
33 |
805 |
4.10 |
| Mali |
88 |
2692 |
3.27 |
| Martinique |
7 |
295 |
2.37 |
| Mauretania |
35 |
1232 |
2.84 |
| Mauritius |
54 |
1077 |
5.01 |
| Montserrat |
2 |
1604 |
0.12 |
| Morocco |
93 |
1703 |
5.46 |
| Morocco - North. Territory |
0 |
29 |
0.00 |
| Mozambique |
194 |
3027 |
6.41 |
| Mozambique - Company |
8 |
277 |
2.89 |
| Namibia (prev. SWA) |
14 |
625 |
2.24 |
| Niger |
26 |
2046 |
1.27 |
| Nigeria |
118 |
834 |
14.15 |
| Nigeria - South |
2 |
56 |
3.57 |
| Nossi-Be |
0 |
51 |
0.00 |
| Nyasaland (later: Malavi) |
6 |
141 |
4.26 |
| Nyasaland - Brit. Central Africa |
1 |
70 |
1.43 |
| Obock |
0 |
70 |
0.00 |
| Portug. Africa |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| Portug. Nyasaland |
5 |
129 |
3.88 |
| Portug. Oversea provinces |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Quelimane |
0 |
40 |
0.00 |
| Rarotonga |
0 |
36 |
0.00 |
| Reunion |
0 |
564 |
0.00 |
| Rhodesia & Nyasaland |
18 |
55 |
32.73 |
| Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe) |
27 |
241 |
11.20 |
| Rhodesia - North |
11 |
98 |
11.22 |
| Rhodesia - South |
23 |
114 |
20.18 |
| Rio De Oro (later sp. sahara) |
0 |
144 |
0.00 |
| Rio Muni (later Equatorial Guinea) |
0 |
85 |
0.00 |
| Ruanda |
23 |
1472 |
1.56 |
| Ruanda-Urundi |
1 |
207 |
0.48 |
| Sao Tome & Principe |
156 |
3635 |
4.29 |
| Senegal |
48 |
2216 |
2.17 |
| Seychelles |
6 |
925 |
0.65 |
| Seychelles - outer |
0 |
203 |
0.00 |
| Sierra Leone |
71 |
5008 |
1.42 |
| South African Republic |
551 |
2033 |
27.10 |
| South African Republic - Bophuthatswana |
5 |
309 |
1.62 |
| South African Republic - Ciskei |
0 |
253 |
0.00 |
| South African Republic - States - Cape of good hope |
20 |
66 |
30.30 |
| South African Republic - States - Cape of good hope, Vryburg occupation |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| South African Republic - States - Griqualand West |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| South African Republic - States - Mafeking (British emergency issue) |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| South African Republic - States - Natal |
6 |
107 |
5.61 |
| South African Republic - States - New Republic |
0 |
62 |
0.00 |
| South African Republic - States - Oranje Freestate |
6 |
69 |
8.70 |
| South African Republic - States - Stellaland |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| South African Republic - States - Transvaal |
6 |
157 |
3.82 |
| South African Republic - States - Zululand |
0 |
30 |
0.00 |
| South African Republic - Transkei |
14 |
318 |
4.40 |
| South African Republic - Transvaal/burgwars |
0 |
37 |
0.00 |
| South African Republic - Venda |
0 |
277 |
0.00 |
| South Kasai |
0 |
29 |
0.00 |
| Spanish Guinea (later Span.Guinea occup.) |
0 |
100 |
0.00 |
| Spanish Guinea Occupation |
1 |
375 |
0.27 |
| Spanish Morocco |
3 |
430 |
0.70 |
| Spanish Sahara |
1 |
353 |
0.28 |
| Spanish West Africa |
0 |
26 |
0.00 |
| St. Helena |
2 |
1082 |
0.18 |
| St. Marie de Madagaskar |
0 |
13 |
0.00 |
| Sudan |
145 |
777 |
18.66 |
| SWA (South West Africa, later Namibia) |
55 |
824 |
6.67 |
| Swaziland |
21 |
825 |
2.55 |
| Syria - UAR |
9 |
101 |
8.91 |
| Tanganjika |
18 |
121 |
14.88 |
| Tangier (Br.) |
1 |
110 |
0.91 |
| Tangier (Fr.) |
0 |
39 |
0.00 |
| Tangier (Sp.) |
0 |
146 |
0.00 |
| Tanzania |
291 |
4638 |
6.27 |
| Tete |
0 |
40 |
0.00 |
| Togo |
226 |
3437 |
6.58 |
| Tristan da Cunha |
0 |
1003 |
0.00 |
| Tunis |
188 |
1820 |
10.33 |
| Uganda |
31 |
2687 |
1.15 |
| Upper Volta (curr.Burkina Faso) |
73 |
967 |
7.55 |
| Zaire (prev. Congo Kinshasa, curr. Congo Dem.) |
18 |
913 |
1.97 |
| Zambezia |
4 |
101 |
3.96 |
| Zambia |
49 |
1620 |
3.02 |
| Zanzibar (later: KUT) |
16 |
384 |
4.17 |
| Zimbabwe (prev. Rhodesia) |
65 |
724 |
8.98 |
| Country |
Num. of stamps I have |
Num. of stamps issued |
Completion level |
| Albania |
103 |
3328 |
3.09 |
| Albania - Central Albania |
0 |
28 |
0.00 |
| Albania - Local issues - Berat |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Albania - Local issues - Diber |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Albania - Local issues - Durres |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Albania - Local issues - Korca |
0 |
19 |
0.00 |
| Andorra (French) |
3 |
761 |
0.39 |
| Andorra (Spanish) |
2 |
367 |
0.54 |
| Armenia - DRA and Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919-1923) |
0 |
180 |
0.00 |
| Armenia - Republic (1992-) |
1 |
482 |
0.21 |
| Austria |
1085 |
3286 |
33.02 |
| Austria - Bosnia and Herzegovina |
32 |
174 |
18.39 |
| Austria - Crete Occupation |
1 |
24 |
4.17 |
| Austria - Levant |
5 |
77 |
6.49 |
| Austria - Lombardy–Venetia |
0 |
23 |
0.00 |
| Azerbaijan (1919-1923) |
11 |
68 |
16.18 |
| Azerbaijan (1992) - Nachitschewan territory |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Azerbaijan (1992-) |
19 |
681 |
2.79 |
| Batum |
0 |
53 |
0.00 |
| Belarus (1992-) |
55 |
793 |
6.94 |
| Belgium |
1075 |
4720 |
22.78 |
| Belgium - Eupen occupation |
1 |
22 |
4.55 |
| Belgium - Eupen-Malmedy occupation |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Belgium - Malmedy occupation |
0 |
22 |
0.00 |
| Belgium - Rheinland occupation |
0 |
17 |
0.00 |
| Berg Republic (Russia) |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic (new) |
3 |
539 |
0.56 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic (new) - Eastern Mostar territory |
0 |
14 |
0.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic (new) - Mostar territory |
0 |
238 |
0.00 |
| Bulgaria |
517 |
5004 |
10.33 |
| Croatia (1941-1945) |
16 |
222 |
7.21 |
| Croatia Republic (1991-) |
75 |
864 |
8.68 |
| Cyprus |
174 |
1168 |
14.90 |
| Czech Republic |
149 |
621 |
23.99 |
| Czechoslovakia |
921 |
3255 |
28.29 |
| Denmark |
539 |
1684 |
32.01 |
| Denmark - Fär Islands |
4 |
658 |
0.61 |
| Denmark - Greenland |
21 |
524 |
4.01 |
| Denmark - Greenland,Thule |
0 |
5 |
0.00 |
| Epirus |
0 |
42 |
0.00 |
| Epirus - Argyrokastron |
0 |
17 |
0.00 |
| Epirus - Chimarra |
0 |
22 |
0.00 |
| Epirus - Koriza |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Estonia (1918-1940) |
33 |
164 |
20.12 |
| Estonia (1918-1940) - Reval |
0 |
14 |
0.00 |
| Estonia (1918-1940) - Tartu |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Estonia (1918-1940) - Wesenburg (Rakwere) |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| Estonia (1991-) |
140 |
486 |
28.81 |
| Finland |
1930 |
2007 |
96.16 |
| Finland - Aland Islands |
135 |
322 |
41.93 |
| Finland - Aunus |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
| Finland - City locals - Helsinki |
1 |
10 |
10.00 |
| Finland - City locals - Tampere |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Finland - East Karelia |
18 |
18 |
100.00 |
| Finland - Karelia |
0 |
15 |
0.00 |
| Finland - North Ingermanland |
0 |
14 |
0.00 |
| Fiume |
5 |
221 |
2.26 |
| France |
916 |
4946 |
18.52 |
| France - Chouze-sur-Loire |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| France - European council |
33 |
64 |
51.56 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Castellorizo |
0 |
34 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Alexandria |
0 |
97 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - China |
0 |
76 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Crete |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Dedeagatsch |
0 |
16 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Ethiopia |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Jerusalem |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Kawala |
0 |
14 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Levant |
0 |
58 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Morocco |
0 |
52 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Port Lagos |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Port Said |
0 |
98 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Ruad Isle |
0 |
16 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Sansibar |
0 |
67 |
0.00 |
| France - Foreign. PO - Vathy |
0 |
9 |
0.00 |
| France - UNESCO |
28 |
62 |
45.16 |
| French Colonies |
0 |
92 |
0.00 |
| Georgia (1919-1923) |
8 |
62 |
12.90 |
| Georgia (1993-) |
9 |
336 |
2.68 |
| Germany - Allenstein |
0 |
28 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Allied Occ. - American & French Zone (later BRD) |
42 |
118 |
35.59 |
| Germany - Allied Occ. - Berlin & Brandenburg |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Allied Occ. - French zone |
6 |
13 |
46.15 |
| Germany - Allied Occ. - French zone, Baden |
9 |
57 |
15.79 |
| Germany - Allied Occ. - French zone, Rheinland-Pfalz |
3 |
52 |
5.77 |
| Germany - Allied Occ. - French zone, Wurtenburg-Hohenzollern |
0 |
52 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Allied Occ. - General issues |
2 |
60 |
3.33 |
| Germany - Allied Occ. - Russian Zone (later DDR) |
28 |
241 |
11.62 |
| Germany - Berlin |
239 |
880 |
27.16 |
| Germany - BRD (1949-2009) |
1469 |
2723 |
53.95 |
| Germany - DDR |
854 |
3505 |
24.37 |
| Germany - Memel |
1 |
237 |
0.42 |
| Germany - Occupation 1914/18 - Area Ob.Ost. |
0 |
12 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Occupation 1914/18 - Area West |
1 |
12 |
8.33 |
| Germany - Occupation 1914/18 - Belgium |
11 |
25 |
44.00 |
| Germany - Occupation 1914/18 - Romania |
5 |
12 |
41.67 |
| Germany - Occupation 1914/18 - Romania, 9th Army |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Occupation 1914/18 -Poland |
0 |
16 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich |
571 |
1087 |
52.53 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Cameroon |
1 |
50 |
2.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Cameroon, British Occ. |
0 |
13 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - East Africa (OstAfrica) |
0 |
50 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - East Africa (OstAfrica), British Occ. |
0 |
32 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Karolinen |
0 |
22 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Kiatschou |
6 |
50 |
12.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Marianen |
0 |
21 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Marshall Island |
0 |
50 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Marshall Island, Brit.Occ. |
0 |
15 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - New Guinea |
0 |
52 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - SouthEast Afrika (Sudwes) |
3 |
50 |
6.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Togo |
1 |
50 |
2.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Togo, Brit. Occ. |
0 |
21 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies - Togo, Fr. Occ. |
0 |
19 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies, New Guinea, British Occ. |
0 |
16 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies- Samoa |
0 |
50 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Colonies- Samoa, Brit. Occ. |
0 |
13 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Foreign PO - China |
0 |
50 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Foreign PO - Morocco |
0 |
58 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Foreign PO - Turkey |
0 |
52 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Albania |
0 |
21 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Böhmen & Mähren |
51 |
180 |
28.33 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Channel Islands |
1 |
8 |
12.50 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Elsas |
0 |
16 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Estonia |
0 |
9 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Estonia, Elwa |
0 |
49 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Estonia, Moisekula |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Estonia, Otepaa |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Estonia, Pärnu |
0 |
10 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - France, St. Nazaire |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - France,Dunkirch |
0 |
48 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - France,Festung Lorient |
0 |
21 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Generalgouv. |
12 |
125 |
9.60 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Kotor |
0 |
10 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Kurland |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Laibach |
0 |
60 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Latvia |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Lithauen |
0 |
18 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Lothringen |
0 |
16 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Luxemburg |
1 |
41 |
2.44 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Macedonien |
0 |
30 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Montenegro |
0 |
35 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Ostland |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Russia, Ljady |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Russia, Luga |
0 |
10 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Russia, Pleskau |
0 |
18 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Serbien |
0 |
107 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Ukraine |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Ukraine, Alexanderstadt |
0 |
16 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Ukraine, Hilfspost |
0 |
28 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Ukraine, Sarny |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Reich - Occupation - Ukraine, Wosnessensk |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Saar |
27 |
492 |
5.49 |
| Germany - States - Baden |
0 |
28 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Bergedorf |
0 |
5 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Braunschweigh |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Bremen |
0 |
15 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Danzig |
28 |
406 |
6.90 |
| Germany - States - Danzig, Port Gdansk |
0 |
37 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Hampurg |
0 |
22 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Hannover |
0 |
25 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Helgoland |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Lubeck |
0 |
14 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Mecklenburg Scwherin |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Mecklenburg Strelitz |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - NordDeutcher PostBezirk |
1 |
35 |
2.86 |
| Germany - States - Oldenburg |
0 |
19 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Preus |
1 |
26 |
3.85 |
| Germany - States - Sachs |
0 |
19 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - SleschwigHolstein |
0 |
25 |
0.00 |
| Germany - States - Wurtemburg |
23 |
231 |
9.96 |
| Germany - States- Bavaria |
78 |
309 |
25.24 |
| Germany - Thurn & Taxis |
0 |
54 |
0.00 |
| Germany - Upper Silesien |
4 |
63 |
6.35 |
| Germany - Upper Silesien, French Occupation |
0 |
30 |
0.00 |
| Gibraltar |
28 |
1338 |
2.09 |
| Great Britain |
1476 |
2992 |
49.33 |
| Great Britain - Channel Islands - Alderney |
15 |
344 |
4.36 |
| Great Britain - Channel Islands - Guernsey |
242 |
1271 |
19.04 |
| Great Britain - Channel Islands - Isle of Man |
165 |
1511 |
10.92 |
| Great Britain - Channel Islands - Jersey |
225 |
1439 |
15.64 |
| Great Britain - Foreign.P.O. - China |
0 |
27 |
0.00 |
| Great Britain - Foreign.P.O. - Madagaskar |
0 |
35 |
0.00 |
| Great Britain - Foreign.P.O. - Morocco |
1 |
240 |
0.42 |
| Great Britain - Foreign.P.O. - Turkey |
1 |
61 |
1.64 |
| Great Britain - Foreign.P.O. - Turkey, Salonik |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
| Great Britain - Local issues - England |
0 |
27 |
0.00 |
| Great Britain - Local issues - North Ireland |
28 |
112 |
25.00 |
| Great Britain - Local issues - Scotland |
42 |
107 |
39.25 |
| Great Britain - Local issues - Wales |
36 |
106 |
33.96 |
| Great Britain - Occupation - Military post EAF/MEF |
0 |
30 |
0.00 |
| Great Britain - Occupation - Military post Egypt |
0 |
15 |
0.00 |
| Greece |
679 |
2652 |
25.60 |
| Greece - Occ. Turkey |
0 |
67 |
0.00 |
| Greece - Chios |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Greece - Dedeagatsch |
0 |
22 |
0.00 |
| Greece - Ikarien Islands |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
| Greece - Ionian Islands |
1 |
27 |
3.70 |
| Greece - Ionian Islands - Kefalonia & Ithaka |
0 |
132 |
0.00 |
| Greece - Ionian Islands - Korfu & Paxos |
0 |
45 |
0.00 |
| Greece - Ionian Islands - Zakynthos |
0 |
45 |
0.00 |
| Greece - Lemnos |
1 |
37 |
2.70 |
| Greece - Mt. Athos |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| Greece - Mytilene |
0 |
18 |
0.00 |
| Greece - North Epirus (Elliniki Dioikikis) |
8 |
45 |
17.78 |
| Hungary |
2674 |
5634 |
47.46 |
| Iceland |
321 |
1285 |
24.98 |
| Ireland |
397 |
1909 |
20.80 |
| Italy |
1152 |
3720 |
30.97 |
| Italy - Aegean Islands |
1 |
246 |
0.41 |
| Italy - Aegean Islands, Dodekanes |
0 |
9 |
0.00 |
| Italy - Campione |
0 |
12 |
0.00 |
| Italy - Community Issue JV/T/D |
0 |
22 |
0.00 |
| Italy - Fiumano |
0 |
21 |
0.00 |
| Italy - Giulia Venice |
1 |
39 |
2.56 |
| Italy - Laibach |
0 |
62 |
0.00 |
| Italy - Meran |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Italy - Military regime A |
0 |
9 |
0.00 |
| Italy - Military regime B |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Italy - Montenegro |
0 |
77 |
0.00 |
| Italy - States, Churchstate |
0 |
25 |
0.00 |
| Italy - States, Modena |
0 |
15 |
0.00 |
| Italy - States, Napoli |
0 |
9 |
0.00 |
| Italy - States, Parma |
0 |
18 |
0.00 |
| Italy - States, Romagne |
0 |
9 |
0.00 |
| Italy - States, Sardinia |
2 |
17 |
11.76 |
| Italy - States, Sicilia |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Italy - States, Toscana |
1 |
23 |
4.35 |
| Italy - Trentino |
0 |
29 |
0.00 |
| Italy- Ageian Islands, Castelrosso |
0 |
39 |
0.00 |
| Karabakh state (Armenia) |
0 |
45 |
0.00 |
| Kazakhstan |
3 |
637 |
0.47 |
| Kosovo |
0 |
122 |
0.00 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
12 |
571 |
2.10 |
| Latvia (1918-1940) |
62 |
304 |
20.39 |
| Latvia (1918-1940) - Smilten |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Latvia (1991-) |
23 |
473 |
4.86 |
| Liechtenstein |
507 |
1624 |
31.22 |
| Lithuania (1918-1940) |
35 |
456 |
7.68 |
| Lithuania (1990-) |
16 |
569 |
2.81 |
| Luxemburg |
184 |
2041 |
9.02 |
| Macedonian Republic |
6 |
640 |
0.94 |
| Malta |
293 |
1636 |
17.91 |
| Monaco |
18 |
3005 |
0.60 |
| Montenegro (1874-1916) |
6 |
125 |
4.80 |
| Montenegro (2005-) |
0 |
95 |
0.00 |
| Netherlands |
801 |
2778 |
28.83 |
| Netherlands - International Court of Justice |
0 |
60 |
0.00 |
| Norway |
563 |
1812 |
31.07 |
| Poland |
1047 |
4608 |
22.72 |
| Poland - Agreement Areas - General Issues |
2 |
20 |
10.00 |
| Poland - Agreement Areas - Polish Insurgent |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Poland - Agreement Areas - Upper Silesia, Spis + Orava |
0 |
10 |
0.00 |
| Poland - Agreement Areas - Warsow Occupation |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Poland - Foreign P.O - General issues |
0 |
37 |
0.00 |
| Poland - Foreign P.O - Levant |
0 |
12 |
0.00 |
| Poland - Foreign P.O - Odessa consulat |
0 |
5 |
0.00 |
| Poland - Foreign P.O - Polish army in Russia |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Poland - Foreign P.O - Polish corps. |
0 |
15 |
0.00 |
| Poland - Local issues (1915/8) |
4 |
100 |
4.00 |
| Portugal |
413 |
3695 |
11.18 |
| Portugal - Azores |
56 |
606 |
9.24 |
| Portugal - Azores, Angra |
1 |
34 |
2.94 |
| Portugal - Azores, Hortha |
0 |
34 |
0.00 |
| Portugal - Azores, Ponta Delgada |
0 |
34 |
0.00 |
| Portugal - Madeira |
19 |
296 |
6.42 |
| Portugal - Madeira, Funchai |
0 |
34 |
0.00 |
| Romania |
1680 |
6581 |
25.53 |
| Russia (1857 - 1923) |
75 |
227 |
33.04 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Achtyrka |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Akmolinsk |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Armawir |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Barnaul |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Baschmakowo |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Batraki |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Bronjewskoje |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Burdukowo |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Charkow |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Chimanjewskoje |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Chomutowo |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Danilow |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Dawydowka |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Dubrowskoje |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Firowo |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Fokino |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Gawrilowskoje |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Glasunowka |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Goritza |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Ilinskij Pogost |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Ischewskij Sawod |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Jakutsk |
0 |
9 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Jekaterinoslaw |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Kambarka |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Kargopol |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Karpogorskoje |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Kiew |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Kitowo |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Klin |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Knjaginin |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Koktschetaw |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Kosmodjemjansk |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Kostroma |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Kotschegarowo |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Krassnoje |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Krestzy |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Kustanai |
0 |
9 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Kutaiss |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Lebedjan |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Litschadjejewo |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Lodjenoje Pole |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Mglin |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Minsk |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Moltschanowo |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Moskauv |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Nadjeschdinskij-Sawod |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Nischnij-Nowgorod |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Noktuisk |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Nolinsk |
0 |
14 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Nowotroizkoje |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Nowotscherkasskoje |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Olekminsk |
0 |
11 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Pawlowsk |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Pestowo |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Petrowsk |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Polewaja Kontora |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Rameschki |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Rjasanowka |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Rogatschew |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Rschawa |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Samytje |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Saostrowje |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Schuja |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Schukowka |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Semjonow |
0 |
9 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Serafimo-Diwjejewskoje |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Sjebesch |
0 |
5 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Smolensk |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Sobakino |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Solowjetzkoje |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Sotschi |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Spask |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Surasch |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Swjatoschin |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Titowsk |
0 |
5 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Tjeplowka |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Tomsk |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Tscheljabinsk |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Tscherkassy |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Tultschin |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Utkino |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Wjatka |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Wjenjew |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Wolsk |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Woskressenskoje |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Russia Emp - Local issues - Wyssokowo-Njekrassino |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Russia Republic (1992- ) |
116 |
1306 |
8.88 |
| Samos |
0 |
36 |
0.00 |
| San Marino |
174 |
2501 |
6.96 |
| Serbia (1866-1920) |
22 |
159 |
13.84 |
| Serbia (2006-) |
1 |
450 |
0.22 |
| Slovakia |
82 |
635 |
12.91 |
| Slovenia |
91 |
715 |
12.73 |
| Soviet Union (CCCP) |
2248 |
6273 |
35.84 |
| Soviet Union (CCCP) - Tambow |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
| Spain |
1246 |
4600 |
27.09 |
| Spain - Burgos |
0 |
17 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Carlistische Post |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Antequera |
0 |
17 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Asturien |
0 |
15 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Baena |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Barcelona |
0 |
32 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Bilbao |
0 |
10 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Burgos |
0 |
28 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Cadiz |
0 |
25 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Canary Isles A |
0 |
56 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Canary Isles B |
0 |
37 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Canary Isles C |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Lugo |
0 |
12 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Madrid |
0 |
44 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Malaga |
0 |
31 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Mallorca |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Melilla |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Menorca |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
| Spain - P.O. in Morocco |
0 |
36 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Pontevedra |
0 |
48 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Segovia |
0 |
14 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Sevilla |
0 |
79 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Teneriffa |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Spain - Zaragoza |
0 |
40 |
0.00 |
| Sweden |
1532 |
2758 |
55.55 |
| Switzerland |
1286 |
2282 |
56.35 |
| Switzerland - UIT |
0 |
18 |
0.00 |
| Switzerland - BIE(BUREAU INTERNATIONAL D’ÉDUCATION) |
0 |
48 |
0.00 |
| Switzerland - BIT (Bureau international du Travail) |
0 |
110 |
0.00 |
| Switzerland - IOC |
0 |
6 |
0.00 |
| Switzerland - OIR („ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE POUR LES RÉFUGIÉS) |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
| Switzerland - OMM |
0 |
13 |
0.00 |
| Switzerland - OMPI |
0 |
5 |
0.00 |
| Switzerland - OMS |
0 |
31 |
0.00 |
| Switzerland - ONU /UN |
1 |
39 |
2.56 |
| Switzerland - SDN (SOCIÉTÉ DES NATIONS) |
0 |
90 |
0.00 |
| Switzerland - UPU |
0 |
21 |
0.00 |
| Tajikistan |
9 |
515 |
1.75 |
| Thrace - Autonomic region |
0 |
28 |
0.00 |
| Thrace - Greece Occupation |
0 |
62 |
0.00 |
| Thrace - Inter administration |
0 |
32 |
0.00 |
| Thrace - Komotini |
0 |
4 |
0.00 |
| Transcaucasian Federation |
0 |
33 |
0.00 |
| Triest - Giulia Venez |
0 |
31 |
0.00 |
| Triest - Zone A |
7 |
303 |
2.31 |
| Triest - Zone B |
0 |
167 |
0.00 |
| Turkey |
394 |
4354 |
9.05 |
| Turkey - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
7 |
696 |
1.01 |
| Turkmenistan |
0 |
260 |
0.00 |
| Ukraine (1918-1923) |
1 |
70 |
1.43 |
| Ukraine (1918-1923) - Kiew local issues |
0 |
12 |
0.00 |
| Ukraine (1918-1923) - Lwow local issues |
0 |
10 |
0.00 |
| Ukraine (1992-) |
36 |
949 |
3.79 |
| UN (Geneve) |
15 |
638 |
2.35 |
| UN (Wien) |
80 |
625 |
12.80 |
| Uzbekistan |
24 |
803 |
2.99 |
| Vatican |
141 |
1685 |
8.37 |
| Yugoslavia |
301 |
3714 |
8.10 |
| Yugoslavia - Occupation - Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 |
20 |
0.00 |
| Yugoslavia - Occupation - Croatia |
0 |
29 |
0.00 |
| Yugoslavia - Occupation - Istra and Slovene coast |
1 |
88 |
1.14 |
| Yugoslavia - Occupation - Montenegro |
0 |
13 |
0.00 |
| Yugoslavia - Occupation - Serbia |
0 |
11 |
0.00 |
| Yugoslavia - Occupation - Slovenia |
0 |
46 |
0.00 |
What an amazing collection. Which Katanga and Uganda stamps do you have.The reason I ask is that i am currently in Uganda and have come across several Uganda stamps and a few Katanga stamps
regards
Thanks Frederick,
You make me blush… Compared to w/w collections having 300-400,00 different stamps I feel my collection is peanuts. But I’m having lots of fun accumulating it with pocket money budget
As for Uganda, the 28 stamps I have are mainly from the first (1962 Independence) or third (flowers) definitives issue; the latter being CTO-cancelled mostly. And few truly used butterfly defins (from the 1980’s)… So I’ve got plenty of spaces to fill.
As for Katanga, the only used stamp I have is 10c green “traditional arts” issued in 1961… I’ve seen quite a lot of mint Katanga several times, but used copies (with real or CTO cancel) seem to be very hard to come by.
best,
-keijo-
Hi Keijo , may be i can help you in some items you are missing, specially egyptian items and some african & middle eastern countries,we can exchange stamps but i need to know what countries you can offer, if you are intersted pls send me on my email,and i can provide you with a scan of what i have. and finally thanks for that very inersting blog…..
Nagwa
Hi Nagwa,
As said on my public stamp exchange page, I offer unsorted worldwide. I don’t do specific countries or want lists in this exchange as I like to keep things simple, open and fun for everyone willing to exchange… In return I try to sent a wealthy mixture of countries around the world.
best,
-keijo-
hi keijo
i really like your idea of exchanging and collecting stamps.
i just wanted to ask if it is ok to send stamps from india and oman?
sophia
Hello Sophia,
and thank You… India, Oman etc. stamps from Asia and Middle-East are highly welcomed
best,
-keijo-
Hi Keijo,
I commend you on the task that you have undertaken but may I offer up some of my thoughts on this:
I too started collecting worldwide when I was a little boy (I am now 50 yrs old). You get to a point where, after collecting for many years, you find that it is much more satisfying to have a small but complete collection rather than a huge collection that really does not tell a story. A case of quantity with no quality. Besides this is a mission that is bound to never be fulfilled since it requires very deep pockets to accomplish. My advice (for what it’s worth) would be to cut down on the scope and go for a smaller scale. In time you will experience the joy of seeing your complete collection. I specialise in only 2 countries and I am proud to say that of one of them, I have ALMOST every stamp issued (except 2) and the other country is about 97% complete. They look beautiful mounted in albums.
Please do not take this the wrong way. I wish you well in your quest. Regards
Hi Wilf,
and thanks for sharing some words of experience. I’ve collected stamps “only” 27 years but I think (/hope) that I’ve still got a lot to learn
Anyway… Personally I think that worldwide collecting and specializing (single country collecting, thematics or postal history) are not exclusive to each other. That’s what the collectors of the “golden era” did, and that’s what I do as well. And I’m enjoying it very much.
Completion is a goal, but I’m not taking it too seriously as most (specialized) collectors never manage in completing their more focused collections neither. Having fun while collecting is the most important aspect for me, everything else comes second place.
best,
-keijo-
Hello, my name is Phil..i am a life member APS and member since 1998 of The International Society of Guatemala collectors..i collect worldwide to 1969 in Scott International albums..i have accumulated tubs of stamps many of which 1970-to present are too new for me and i would gladly swap..i could certainly help with a couple of hundred different Guatemala…i constantly go through my stockbooks,boxes etc and still “buy” from myself..i would not mind swapping stamps with another collector..i consider myself an “intermediate” collector..Thank you !!
Keijo, your bookcase of stockbooks looks too organized for me..and the lists of which stamps you have !! i must enjoy looking upstairs and downstairs when i want a particular book or box of stamps !!! phil
Hi Phil,
please see my public stamp exchange offerfor guidelines I’m interested in exchanging.
However, I need to highlight that of the guidelines in my public exchange offer is “no wantlists” – and I fear that Your need/want for pre-1970’s stamps qualifies as such. What I offer in this exchange is unsorted worldwide – both new and old. So you may end up having something that doesn’t match your needs at all.
best,
-keijo-
Thanks Phil.
Actually the lines look even even these days as I’ve started placing “country labels” on the spines of stock books.
As for my “lists”… Let’s just say they are a labor of love that I’ve built upon years. I know they (may) hold minor inaccuracies/ erratas, but I will fix them someday when I have the time
Just see that Your collection is growing well – and that plenty of time need to be used in managing this blog pages. Between all I see that #1 postally used are really hard to find, between all I have one sample from Russia #1 (scan I can send You) and when is talking in Serbia, Yugoslavia and all ex-Yugoslavia countries, there I also have some interesting postally used cover.
best regards
Milco
Hi Mico,
I agree it’s growing quite well
Personally I’m not really worried about the “difficult items” (or #1’s) – they either come or not at some point. And as I’m quite young for a stamp collector, I have lots of time on my side.
Hi again Keijo
I think you will like if I send you Asia stamps
Let me know,, same with me, used, world wide, and good condition, no want list
Hi Novie,
Of course I will like it
Have notice you have no stamps listed for the United States of America . I have a lot of stamps dup from Poland,United States,China,Hungary, ect World wide . I have collected stamps from 1959 to 2010. I collect Cz Slania engraved stamps he engraved over 1070 stamps from 39 countries. For two years now have worked on two web site and three blogs.
Cz Slania did 1070 die cuts and did not count any stamps that were issue more than once in any country. Cz Slania came out with his own album and catalogue of which I do not have but I have a complete list of the ones he counted and has listed in his catalog. So at this time I have about 80% of his works started two years ago. Some I will never be able to get the cost for some are almost $2000 each. So the stamps I would be interested in would be from 20 different countries he has done. There is a good chance looking at your list of stamps you could have a lot of the stamps even dup.
I got your site from a friend on my network which I am a member of Myphilately.com .I am also a member of Salem Stamp Society; my blog is listed in the links page at their site.
[msg edited by Keijo]
Hi James,
and thanks for dropping by my blog. I took the liberty of slightly editing your message (mainly adding paragraphs, in addition I removed few personal details to protect Your privacy)… Anyway, it’s extremely nice to hear from fellow MyPhilately member & philatelic webmaster.
As for United States stamps… I do have them. Lots of them actually, they are listed under USA on my list. So far I’ve got approx. 43% completion level for U.S. But still, there is a whole lot of spaces to fill.
As for Czeslaw Slania… Since Finland and Sweden (as well as Poland) are neighboring countries, many Finnish collector are extremely familiar with his (as well as for example Martin Bjorks) productions. But despite being somewhat well known figure, surprisingly few seem to collect his stamp designs at least in Finland.
i am from thailand .i am very interested to have worlwide stamp. i am a young boy, but i see that stamp is very nice hobby .i think u have a lot. if possible can u share to young people
Hi Supanath,
please see my exchange page for a how-to trade stamps with me.
best,
-keijo-
Keijo, I got your letter today! thanks for the stamps and I’m so glad you happy with some of the Indonesia stamps I sent you. Yes, I hope we can exchange again in the future!
Thank you!
I have 12 stamps from Kenya. I found them in an old picture frame. There is a date of 1994 on a little sticker. If you would like them, let me know if I can mail them to you. I’ll hang on to them for a few weeks.
Great job on your collection!
Michelle
Mother of three young boys, possibly aspiring to collect stamps (or something, I hope) some day!
Hi Michelle,
Take a look of my exchange page for instructions on how to mail me.
if you don’t need them, I think I can give them a new loving home
best,
-keijo, a father of four girls (who very likely will become collectors of something some day as they appear to have inherited “collector gene” from both of their parents, LOL) -
I just discovered your blog yesterday and I wanted to chime in on the matter of worldwide versus specialized collecting.
I started collecting stamps in 1958, with my father’s guidance, and like everyone else, collected worldwide. I may have continued the worldwide collection throughout my lifetime, but in 1979 I was the victim of a burglary and nearly all was lost. I was faced with these choices: start all over or specialize. Worldwide collecting had given me a tremendously satisfying background, but after a few months, I decided to specialize in Jamaica, eventually narrowing it down to used only, then to collecting by cancel type, and finally, concentrating on the first 32 stamps issues (1860 to 1901).
When specializing, one must acquire early on all of the relevant handbooks/literature. In specialized collecting, there is still no such thing as completeness. Even today, new discoveries can be made in such a limited area as my specialty. I believe the reason for this is that there are so many dealers who have acquired collections from the heirs of (deceased) collectors and that so many of the collectors were not specialized. Ordinary appearing stamps residing in these old-time collections are counted as simply used, and it takes considerable time to acquire advanced knowledge in esoteric areas. Even the vast majority of dealers can not devote the time required to learn about rare cancels.
When spotting the rare cancel in large lots of stamps on ebay, the sharp-eyed specialists bid handsomely for the one single stamp with the rare cancel. I am certain that the sellers have no idea why the lot realized an unexpectedly high price because future offerings of similar material (without premium items) have elevated starting prices and yield no bids.
So, joy to us all – worldwide collectors and specialists!
I’ll be glad to assist anyone with questions about Jamaican stamps or their cancels.
Sam Cutler
That is a collection that must have a lot of diligence on your part. I just reviewed your list to compare world stamps that I have. I’m not a big collector but back in the 1970’s when I was a child I found a stamp collecting book in the attic and held onto it. The book fascinates me since the stamps are dated back as far as 1849 with Countries and Provinces that don’t exist anymore or have changed names, along with other unique items like War Tax stamps, Vatican City Stamps, etc. Do you think I should insure this book?
@Sam … Great story.
I agree that specializing can open up doors for new finds and possibilities. Thought I’m a worldwide collector, it has never stopped me from attempting a more in-depth research/study on items I find interesting. Maybe my miscellaneous findings are of not great monetary (or philatelic) value, but more importantly they do nourish my (personal) love for the hobby of stamp collecting.
I’ll definitely try to remember your generous offer about answering to Jamaica related questions
best,
-keijo-
@Jason.
Diligence? Maybe not… I’m too lazy /comfort-seeking for that kind of behaviour, LOL.
As your book… I’d show the book (physically) to some professional stamp dealer and ask for his/her appraisal. Very likely You will get a modest (possibly even low) estimate, but it should be enough to give you some kind of indicator whether or not the collection is worth insurance fees. To get a more accurate picture about the real value of collection, the only possibility is that You (or some other collector) would check each stamp individually.
Dear Keijo,
I´m Chris Hidalgo, Head of Philately for the Ecuadorian Postal Office. In an effort to promote our new issues, I was wondering if you would like to receive our emails (very few a month) with information and images of the newest releases.
If you are, please reply to my note with your contact info and I will add you to our newsletter. We recently issued a set of stamps commemorating FIFA´s 2010 World Cup.
Best regards,
Chris
Where did you get the numbers of the stamps issued? Is this up until 2000? Do you say somewhere which countries you continue after 2000? Questions, questions!
Love this site – just spent a couple of happy hours reading through some of the pages
(I found your site during a {so far} fruitless search to identify a Japanese/Taiwanese/Chinese/have-no-idea-ese stamp – do you have any tips, a page or something about identifying stamps that have no Latin characters?)
Thanks for all the time you have spent on this so that people (like me) miles and miles away can use your knowledge!
Hi Chris,
and thanks for suggestion, but I’ll have to say “no thanks”. Getting (commercial?) information about latest issues of country X has never been my treat; hope You’ll do understand.
Hi Keith,
The “total number of stamps issued” data is based on Michel stamp catalog major types. And no, it’s not 100% accurate numbers as I have done a simple (and manual) rough count between first and last stamp listed. And no, it’s not 100% complete neither as there are several locals missing etc.
As for what era do the numbers represent… It varies. For some countries the numbers are very up-to-date (meaning end of 2009), while others are based on older data (anything between end of year 2000 and 2008)…. I’m updating the data every now and then to make it consistent, but it’s a slow process.
As for identifying non-latin stamps… I do have plenty of tips, but it would make a VERY long comment. Possibly the most consistent (but also the hardest) is identifying the character set used in stamp. But I’ll promise to write about the subject some day… As your problem stamp…If you can upload the image of stamp somewhere (like PhotoBucket, Picasa or Flickr), I can take a look at it and give my opinion.
Brilliant – my weekend project is to work out my percentages! Also, I have uploaded a photo of my irritating stamp – I am sure it is common but it is eluding me. I have a Flickr account (which I had forgotton all about) – but how do I let you know?? My Flickr name is Pillowcaseangel – can you find it from that? (as you can tell, I am not really a whizzkid on the computer…..)
Cheers
Keith
Hi Keith,
Yes, I can find it based on username. Here’s a link to your image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8019091@N05/4691948086/
First, I can say the inscription is in Japanese (or so I think). And the image design appears very Japanese as well. But the inscription doesn’t definitely match normal Japanese mainland or Ryukyu stamps , so it could be some kind of occupation zone or local issue.
And secondly, it’s not a postage stamp. I’ve seen these “easy-to-identify” characters on Japanese revenues:
But that’s pretty much as far as I can go… I think some of the Japanese readers of the blog could solve this very quickly.
great, Keijo,
Thanks a lot, hopefully someone will be able to identify it.
Best wishes
Keith
hi
am interested to exchange stamps with you . Kindly tell me what to do?
Hi Shinjini,
see this page and follow the instructions found on the page.
Hi Keijo,
I’ve been enjoying our stamp exchanges. I just wanted to leave a post, out of curiosity, to ask what your collecting policy is towards duplicate stamps printed in slightly different shades? If one looks really hard the variations (I presume between different batches) seem almost endless. Sometimes it is difficult to decide when colour variation is caused simply by the stamps condition, but in other cases differences of printing colour and quality are far more obvious. I have started keeping multiple copies of a stamp where there are obvious differences, but I don’t really want to get too bogged down in this area unless it is generally regarded as being important.
Many thanks for all the info on this site,
Seth.
@Seth… I can confess that I have (and will continue to) collected variations of all sorts all my life. I have quite large numbers of misc color variations. And smaller numbers of misc print flaws, EFOs, perforation varieties, perfins, print shifts, watermark positions, coil stamps, forgeries etc… And, these are not included to my inventory numbers on this page… I think they alone would add around 15,000 misc items to above figures.
But I confess being a bit picky, especially with color variations…If there is any evidence that the color variety is caused by environment, then I’ll usually dump it (unless it’s otherwise interesting item)… I think a good example of these are some of Victorian-era UK stamps (which I’m sure you’ll might know more than I). For what I’ve read, several of these are very prone to both water and sunlight – and copies with vivid/strong colors are highly sought after. But due to their nature, most available copies exists in very pale shades or otherwise bizarre looking colors.
To make some sort of order to chaos (and especially to find out what is a true variety and what is not), one should specialize and dig a whole lot deeper to philatelic details. And now I’m talking about people who devote most of their life/time to researching a single stamp /type series, and look these stamps under microscope. And though I value the efforts and research results these kind of collectors do, that kind of collecting is definitely for me… But for more serious minded collectors/philatelists, that is the essence of philately (besides study of postal history).
So yes, collecting the varieties can be either fun or serious. And it can have a deeper meaning, or not… But personally I would not spend too much effort, especially with extremely light shade variations (without identifiable print number or clear date cancel – which might help in putting the stamp/print on timeline).
Hi, Keijo!!!
I’ve accidentally stumbled upon your blog today and …. wow, I was astonished and amazed!!!! It just absorbed me completely reading blog articles!!! I’ve been collecting stamps and coins since childhood and all you say hear about worldwide stamp collecting is 100% consistent with my thoughts! This is the best stamps blog I’ve ever read )). Superb!!!!!!!! I wish you achieved your target goal of assembling 500,000 stamps!!!
I also wonder if you could send me your excel template.
Best wishes, Alex, Belarus
Thanks for the praise, Alex
I’ll send you email soon…
Help & advice needed!
Hello Keijo and mates…I’ve a lot of problems struggling with those(pest)modern stamps from different countries: USA, UK, Australia, etc…it’s impossible to peel off without spoil it…doesn’t matter how long you keep in water.
The only thing I can do, is cutting around the stamp on the cover/postcard,leaving a minimal (1/2mm) around the stamp!…Anyone has a better idea?…please, report it here, thanks & regards.
Hi Fred,
just check this and this – especially the comments have plenty of updated / additional info.
In general I’d say that modern self-adhesives / peel&stick stamps are best left on piece if you don’t know what you are doing. The actual problem is identifying truly non-soakables (one-layer gum) from those that can be soaked (two-layer gum)… And this is where information from catalogs and magazines comes handy… For example US produces both soakable (two-layer gum) and non-soakable (one-layer gum) stamps; this is why Simpons stamps can be soaked but most of the other 2010 issues not.The difference is due to different manufacturer and what kind of process they use…. And most Finnish peel&stick stamps are soakable (two-layer gum) stamps -with couple of exceptions like the 2008 Dogs-issues and 2010 vegetables (both have single-layer gum by accident).
There are some chemicals that help to soften the glue, so that stamp can be removed from backing and glue scraped away (with knife or similar)… I know a lot of collectors cheer and use the chemicals, but I definitely don’t recommend or encourage anyone to play with them. There is no information if the substances damage the stamps on the long run; and some of them are very poisonous stuff.
For two-layer gum stamps there is usually a very specific time window (around 5-10 minutes) when you just have to lift the stamp from water, and gently test/try to peel it of from the backing… If you pull it out too soon, it will cause a thin. And if you let it soak too long, the paper comes so weak that any attempt to lift will cause damages too.
Right Keijo…It makes sense what you said,the thing is to know which is which…and by trial&error we can avoid to do the same again, but…So far,I have ruined a US Sinatra stamp! Damn!… God knows when I’ll get my hand on it again…
Anyway,very grateful for your comments and this web should be regarded as the sanctuary of the collector, I really mean it!
Salut!
@Fred… I too have lost a stamp too many by trying to soak them off so stubbornly. And usually it’s been the only copy I have
… I just hope we’ll live long enough to see the day when stamp catalogs include soakability status as part of stamps basic details; I fear it might be very far ahead…