If you are interested in exchanging stamps with me, you have come to the right place.
This page contains the terms I’m willing to make stamp exchanges with anyone interested. PLEASE, READ THE BELOW RULES THOROUGHLY – IT WILL TAKE ROUGHLY 5-10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME. I know this page has lots of details, but I believe good and clear “terms of trade” make stamp exchange more fun for all participants. To date roughly 300 stamp exchanges have been done successfully, and number of exchanges increases monthly. Details of past exchanges can be viewed below (for the current year), or by visiting Stamp Exchange archives for years 2010 and Stamp Exchange archives for year 2011.
How the exchange goes
Finally a small disclaimer: I take no responsibility if the exchange letters or their contents get lost or stolen in transit. Fortunately this has occurred only few times; most have been covers traveling from Finland to India. By default I sent all responses using Finnish Economy International rate (using mainly recent commemoratives to pay postage) – covers should travel all around the world in 10-20 working days depending on their destination. If you want something faster (like Priority mail, delivery in 4-10 working days) or more secure (like Registered letter, or Registered and signed delivery), then be prepared to pay any extra costs using PayPal (priority mail is roughly 2x more expensive, and registered/signed mail is from 7€ upwards even for 20g letter).
So to sum it up…The goal of the exchange is to be FUN, FAST and SIMPLE way to swap unnecessary duplicate stamps to something hopefully more useful. Follow the guidelines presented above, and you’ll do fine. That’s all there is… Please remember to check the contents of this page periodically for any possible updates / changes in rules or exchanges. If you have any questions, just leave a question using the form below. And don’t be shy; there is no such thing as stupid question
best wishes,
-keijo-
January 11th 2012
Summary of exchanges
ID
Date received
Sender
Exchanged stamps
Total number of stamps
Picture
(for me)
Picture
(to sender)
#1
2012/01/18
Danny, Belgium
52
100
#2
2012/01/18
Kevin, UK
98
331
#3
2012/01/19
Jānis, Latvia
61
65
#4
2012/01/23
Seth, UK
240
500
#5
2012/01/24
Steven, USA
69
100
#6
2012/01/25
Romeo, Canada
693
1500
#7
2012/01/26
Anthony C, USA
52
102
#8
2012/01/26
Diane K, USA
30
102
#9
2012/02/1
Alyn, Canada
25
52
#10
2012/02/3
Peter, Australia
48
80
53 Responses to “Stamp exchange 2012”
James Kent wrote
:
want postally uswed only, no U.S.
Allan Ward wrote
:
Hello Keijo,
I am new to reading your blog, and have just again started collecting stamps after a 40 year lapse (!), so I have a lot of catching up to do. I will be taking part in your stamp exchange, and I hope it will be satisfactory for both of us. Also, Happy New Year to you, I hope you have a good year.
@James… I hope you re-read the rules/terms of exchange, because you just broke two of them . Please.
Wishing for used stamps only part is ok; but this piece of information You should tick/select on the information sheet that must be placed with any stamps sent for exchange. If not specified in the printed information sheet, I will sent mixed by default.
As for wishing no U.S… This exchange has one very clear rule, and that is no wish lists or exclusion lists (by country,topic etc). The exchange has very specific set of rules that define what You get in return – such as commemorative for commemorative. As far as countries go, by default I will never place stamps from senders country of origin. So if You are from US you will not get US stamps from me; but there may be odd stamp from Canada or Mexico, and usually there’s a variety of countries worldwide represented.
The reasons why these (and other) rules/terms exist has been discussed several occasions (on archived exchange pages for 2010 and 2011). I expect everyone wishing to take part on the exchange to follow them – that’s the only way to keep things running smoothly for everyone.
Hi Keijo — I love the Slideshare. You’ve got a style of presentation / writing that I really enjoy.
Now I just need to pull together 100 quality, used stamps for you!
Mark
Fred Muguruza wrote
:
Whoa!!…with such magnificent presentation of business…no doubt, high specialized collectors will be knocking to your door Keijo…happy new year 2012 exchange!
Fred Muguruza wrote
:
Keijo…don’t get me wrong about the word ‘business’…you know what I mean…sorry for any inconvenience, cheers…
Maria wrote
:
Dear Keijo,
I’ve stumbled across your website (and I’m glad I did ) and your stamp exchange page. Could you possibly send me your stamp exchange form? I have a bunch of stamps I wish to exchange. Thank you in advance
@Mark… I too love Slideshare (though it did not do 100% perfection in converting all the tiny details of my presentation)
I have to confess I was slightly shocked when the SlideShare-service emailed me later that same day. The above presentation was picked on their daily “popular list”. And now it’s on their weekly popular for “How-to and DIY”-resources with nearly 500 views in less than 2 days… And they say people are not interested in stamp collecting? Bah, humbug…
@Fred… Yep. I understand. A poor choise of words…
Like most collectors I occasionally dream of running a stamp shop/business. But I acknowledge it would never work, and thus I don’t seriously dream about it… I could sell accessories, catalogs etc without any kind of problems. But I would fail miserably in dealing stamp because I would be my best client
@Maria… Just click the orange underlined text with text “print this form” on the above presentation. It will open the printable stamp exchange form (PDF-file).
Steven Reed wrote
:
Keijo,
Maybe I’m just stupid (or my computer is) but I can’t get the PDF to come up. Can you check? It’s probably just me.
Thanks,
Steven
@Steven… The PDF file should be fine. Here’s a direct link to it (just in case SlideShare is doing something funny).
Steven Reed wrote
:
Thanks, that worked.
Steven
Walt Bauer wrote
:
Keijo,
Just a word of encouragement on being a stamp dealer. I am not one, but I have a friend of over 50 years that has been a dealer all that time. His collection became his dealer stock, but he always said it was his collection. He has been very successful and now his “collection” includes most worldwide stamps (no census) and many copies of some very nice stamps. I can’t imagine how many saleable and valuable stamps he has. It is many millions. He did it himself by selling from his small shop, at shows and by mail. He now has more stamps than most of us could imagine. It’s a fabulous example of what can be done on your own. He still buys, sells and adds to his “collection” every day.
Mary wrote
:
Hi Keijo,
Hope you had a good new year and are feeling better from your illness.
Like everyone else, I’m quite excited that your stamp exchange is back. Will have to sort some more duplicates for you.
I have a question/request that I hope will not offend. Stamp collecting is becoming an expensive hobby and as I’m currently not working I won’t be able to purchase any more ww lots. But I don’t want to stop collecting though. So my problem is I’m going to be stuck with duplicates that you also already have. Do you know of any other collectors who might be interested in exchanging (maybe one of those you exchange with now)? I’m really looking for someone “reliable” as I’ve read that there are some who might trick you.
Hope I’ve expressed myself well and have not offended you or anyone.
Hank Ankins wrote
:
HI, Keijo,
Could you please send me your postal address as I would like to do an exchange with you of Air-Mail stickers.
Regards Hank Ankins.
@Walt Bauer… The art of giving away:that’s what separates dealers from collectors. As an collector I would have very hard time from giving a nice item I have found for my collection. As for dealer, it’s something they are expected (and have to) do in order to survive.
@Mary… So sorry to hear about your situation… As I’ve been collecting on a (tiny) budget for my life, I must disagree with You on stamps being/becoming expensive hobby. True, it can be an endless money pit if you choose so. But it doesn’t have to be like that: I spend $300-400 a year including all the accessories (=mostly stockbooks); and roughly $200 to pay postage for all the exchange covers I sent. That’s less than $2 a day; most people put more money on their daily starbucks or cheeseburger. And I add huge amounts of stamps to my collection every year for the same sum.
So it’s all about making some small choices…. If you want lots and lots of cheap fun, focus on worldwide lots with price tag less than 1 cent per stamp ($10 or less for 1,000 stamps). Pretty much every stamp dealer should have these in their “junky lots” department… And don’t buy more than you need/your budget can handle in one go.
As for other public exchanges and channels… Most stamp related forums (StampBoards, SCF,Stamporama etc) do have exchange chains for their members. They are bit so-so… If all works well they can be lots of fun. If not, then it sucks a bit. But that’s life.
Hope I didn’t offend You either (just trying to share some of my experiences on collecting on budget).
@Hank… Please check (and print) the PDF-file on the slideshare presentation. Looking forward to your sending
Mary wrote
:
Aahh… So that’s your secret – sticking to a budget. Guess I’ll just have to forgo my coffee. But seriously, you are right, that’s what I should do too. Only thing is I got bitten by this stamp collecting bug that I feel I have to complete my collection ASAP. Not at all possible you would say. And where’s the fun in that, isn’t it?
Thanks for your advice. I wasn’t offended at all.
Will check out stamp forums you’ve mentioned.
Carol Ligda-Wong wrote
:
One of the reasons I love to read this blog is that it is so polite! There really are no stupid questions here. The replies are always patient and helpful, even if they are somewhat repetitious. This blog stays fresh because worthwhile information needs to be reiterated and updated endlessly. And I end with a quote…
As an alternative to religion and spirituality there are stamps, the quiet ordering of a life, the old-fashioned way of shutting out the world while bestowing it with meaning.
@Cathleen… I know You are ‘thumbs up’ trader (based on the swap we did last year), but I prefer not to pass your details to her for very simple reason… This website (and exchange) is built for one purpose only: my personal playground. If I passed your details to Mary, sooner or later there would be another request, then third, fourth….I simply don’t want to turn this website / exchange into another “stamp traders list”; there are plenty enough of those online already… So please, let’s keep this page for one purpose only: my exchange.
I hope You (and Mary) do understand my decision.
ananda wijesiri wrote
:
I am stamp collector from Sri Lanka. I collect first day covers
ans used stamps world wide.
Ananda
Fred Muguruza wrote
:
I would say, as a complement to the above Simon Garfield’s (Carol) quote …’ there is music… and stamps that my heart enjoyed beside the pain and frustration of our lives…’
@Ananda… Hmm… My collection of Sri Lanka stamps could definitely use some fulfilment. Unfortunately I don’t have any FDC’s for exchange, but used stamps I have more than enough
@Fred…. Thank god there’s music. What would life be without it? Absolutely nothing!
And we have a touchdown…. The first exchange covers (#1-2) for this season landed my mailbox today. My compliments to Danny (Belgium) and Kevin (UK). As usual, I found some useful items
Responses to both will be placed on mail in about hours time.
Kev Dalby wrote
:
Well I’m glad you were able to use about 1/3 of the stamps I sent you I do apologise for the crappy cover, but in my tiny local post office I dont think they know what commemorative stamps means :/
@Kev… I think I finally managed to complete many of those long christmas/new year series Dutch Post has issued.
Re cover…. Gold label Machin at least looks somewhat nice compared to labels used elsewhere. Real stamps would be always nicer though
Kev Dalby wrote
:
I’ll try the larger post office in town next time, or pick a time when they are not so busy..counter staff might be in a better mood then
Diana wrote
:
Keijo-
I mailed a packet to you today from USA. While trying to determine which stamps to affix to the outside for postage, I learned something about US FOREVER stamps. Yes, you can use them for international postage, even though there is no value number on them.
FOREVER stamps are usually for domestic letters. today they are worth 44cents each. However, on Jan 22 the rates go up, so letters mailed after that, the forever stamp is calculated to have a value of 45 cents each.
Hope you don’t mind receiving mail with this stamps on the cover.
Cover (#4) from Seth, UK kicks off this week… I found some excellent fulfillment to my 1960s Japan from the lot
Sadly Royal Mail failed to cancel all the London Olympics stamps on top of the cover Return cover will be placed on mail later today – I hope it fairs better.
Seth wrote
:
Sorry to hear about the lack of postmark but delighted you found so many to keep. That must be my most successful sending so far. Slightly surprised as it felt like a bit of a random mishmash.
By the way, just a small note: from the ‘dates received’ above, it seems the New Year might not have taken effect in Finland!
Todays mail brought two covers from Steven. One lot (#5) for exchange, other for me to keep (with Ajman,Manama etc) Splendid contents with both – these will keep me busy for few nights. I humbly thank.
Response will be mailed tomorrow morning. I’ll try to find something extra nice for the postage.
Peter Kunz wrote
:
Hi Keijo,
I posted a packet of stamps for exchange to you yesterday from Parliament House in Canberra.
One gigantic lot (#6) in the mail for today. Lots and lots of useful stuff – and such amazing cover (see the exchange picture; the size of that C$10 whale stamp is HUGE!!!!). My compliments to Romeo – I hope you enjoy the shipment once it arrives.
Response will be mailed in few hours time.
@Peter… That’s great. Looking forward to receiving it.
Kev Dalby wrote
:
Hi Keijo. Just to let you know that your package arrived yesterday.
Aside from a couple of Danish definitives, I’m pretty sure I need all of the stamps you sent
A nice boost to my Scandinavian collection which has been sadly lacking.
@Mikram… Sounds great. Please read the terms of exchange (=slideshare presentation on top of this page), and you’ll do fine
Diana wrote
:
Keijo- Your reply arrived today! Thanks! all your sendings were new for me.
Fred Muguruza wrote
:
Salute keijo!…I’ve just sent an exchange cover, but as always
the wise clerk when he saw the address of the recipient…just told me ‘no, no nice stamps for this guy (?)…here, there you are, a gargantuan of our beautiful queen, sporting an adorable gold colour’ (???)…what! I said…yes! he said…any problem? er…no, no everything is OK!…je,je,je…sorry Keijo, next time I’ll buy the stamps at Stampex…LOL!!!
@Fred… I knew it. Royal Mail had some kind conspiracy against me (and every other stamp collector) – so many of my UK mail arrives without “real” stamps/postmark
Alyns cover (#9) arrived earlier this week, but I was too busy to mail & process it before. Some good stuff in there.
Peter’s cover (#10) arrived in todays mail with very nice special cancel. The only downside was that “postal automation srikes again”, and everything was covered with spray-on postmarks. Not sure whether to laugh or cry?!?
Return covers are already in the mail.
Peter Kunz wrote
:
Hi Keijo,
Glad my letter arrived, but the spray cancel is annoying.
Next time I will put the stamps in another place hoping to avoid the spray cancel.
want postally uswed only, no U.S.
Hello Keijo,
I am new to reading your blog, and have just again started collecting stamps after a 40 year lapse (!), so I have a lot of catching up to do. I will be taking part in your stamp exchange, and I hope it will be satisfactory for both of us. Also, Happy New Year to you, I hope you have a good year.
@James… I hope you re-read the rules/terms of exchange, because you just broke two of them
. Please.
Wishing for used stamps only part is ok; but this piece of information You should tick/select on the information sheet that must be placed with any stamps sent for exchange. If not specified in the printed information sheet, I will sent mixed by default.
As for wishing no U.S… This exchange has one very clear rule, and that is no wish lists or exclusion lists (by country,topic etc). The exchange has very specific set of rules that define what You get in return – such as commemorative for commemorative. As far as countries go, by default I will never place stamps from senders country of origin. So if You are from US you will not get US stamps from me; but there may be odd stamp from Canada or Mexico, and usually there’s a variety of countries worldwide represented.
The reasons why these (and other) rules/terms exist has been discussed several occasions (on archived exchange pages for 2010 and 2011). I expect everyone wishing to take part on the exchange to follow them – that’s the only way to keep things running smoothly for everyone.
@Allan… Happy to have some new collectors aboard.
Just to notify everyone that I’ve converted the rules/terms of exchange as SlideShare-presentation.
I hope this change makes the it all much more easier to read / digest (at least this page got a whole lot shorter
).
Keijo, great to know your exchange is back. Just to know today (after 40 days LOL) I received your letter. Thank you.
@Rafael… Mysterious are the ways of international mail. But better late than never
Hi Keijo — I love the Slideshare. You’ve got a style of presentation / writing that I really enjoy.
Now I just need to pull together 100 quality, used stamps for you!
Mark
Whoa!!…with such magnificent presentation of business…no doubt, high specialized collectors will be knocking to your door Keijo…happy new year 2012 exchange!
Keijo…don’t get me wrong about the word ‘business’…you know what I mean…sorry for any inconvenience, cheers…
Dear Keijo,
I’ve stumbled across your website (and I’m glad I did
) and your stamp exchange page. Could you possibly send me your stamp exchange form? I have a bunch of stamps I wish to exchange. Thank you in advance 
Maria
@Mark… I too love Slideshare (though it did not do 100% perfection in converting all the tiny details of my presentation)
I have to confess I was slightly shocked when the SlideShare-service emailed me later that same day. The above presentation was picked on their daily “popular list”. And now it’s on their weekly popular for “How-to and DIY”-resources with nearly 500 views in less than 2 days… And they say people are not interested in stamp collecting? Bah, humbug…
@Fred… Yep. I understand. A poor choise of words…
Like most collectors I occasionally dream of running a stamp shop/business. But I acknowledge it would never work, and thus I don’t seriously dream about it… I could sell accessories, catalogs etc without any kind of problems. But I would fail miserably in dealing stamp because I would be my best client
@Maria… Just click the orange underlined text with text “print this form” on the above presentation. It will open the printable stamp exchange form (PDF-file).
Keijo,
Maybe I’m just stupid (or my computer is) but I can’t get the PDF to come up. Can you check? It’s probably just me.
Thanks,
Steven
@Steven… The PDF file should be fine. Here’s a direct link to it (just in case SlideShare is doing something funny).
Thanks, that worked.
Steven
Keijo,
Just a word of encouragement on being a stamp dealer. I am not one, but I have a friend of over 50 years that has been a dealer all that time. His collection became his dealer stock, but he always said it was his collection. He has been very successful and now his “collection” includes most worldwide stamps (no census) and many copies of some very nice stamps. I can’t imagine how many saleable and valuable stamps he has. It is many millions. He did it himself by selling from his small shop, at shows and by mail. He now has more stamps than most of us could imagine. It’s a fabulous example of what can be done on your own. He still buys, sells and adds to his “collection” every day.
Hi Keijo,
Hope you had a good new year and are feeling better from your illness.
Like everyone else, I’m quite excited that your stamp exchange is back. Will have to sort some more duplicates for you.
I have a question/request that I hope will not offend. Stamp collecting is becoming an expensive hobby and as I’m currently not working I won’t be able to purchase any more ww lots. But I don’t want to stop collecting though. So my problem is I’m going to be stuck with duplicates that you also already have. Do you know of any other collectors who might be interested in exchanging (maybe one of those you exchange with now)? I’m really looking for someone “reliable” as I’ve read that there are some who might trick you.
Hope I’ve expressed myself well and have not offended you or anyone.
HI, Keijo,
Could you please send me your postal address as I would like to do an exchange with you of Air-Mail stickers.
Regards Hank Ankins.
@Walt Bauer… The art of giving away:that’s what separates dealers from collectors. As an collector I would have very hard time from giving a nice item I have found for my collection. As for dealer, it’s something they are expected (and have to) do in order to survive.
@Mary… So sorry to hear about your situation… As I’ve been collecting on a (tiny) budget for my life, I must disagree with You on stamps being/becoming expensive hobby. True, it can be an endless money pit if you choose so. But it doesn’t have to be like that: I spend $300-400 a year including all the accessories (=mostly stockbooks); and roughly $200 to pay postage for all the exchange covers I sent. That’s less than $2 a day; most people put more money on their daily starbucks or cheeseburger. And I add huge amounts of stamps to my collection every year for the same sum.
So it’s all about making some small choices…. If you want lots and lots of cheap fun, focus on worldwide lots with price tag less than 1 cent per stamp ($10 or less for 1,000 stamps). Pretty much every stamp dealer should have these in their “junky lots” department… And don’t buy more than you need/your budget can handle in one go.
As for other public exchanges and channels… Most stamp related forums (StampBoards, SCF,Stamporama etc) do have exchange chains for their members. They are bit so-so… If all works well they can be lots of fun. If not, then it sucks a bit. But that’s life.
Hope I didn’t offend You either (just trying to share some of my experiences on collecting on budget).
@Hank… Please check (and print) the PDF-file on the slideshare presentation. Looking forward to your sending
Aahh… So that’s your secret – sticking to a budget. Guess I’ll just have to forgo my coffee.
But seriously, you are right, that’s what I should do too. Only thing is I got bitten by this stamp collecting bug that I feel I have to complete my collection ASAP. Not at all possible you would say. And where’s the fun in that, isn’t it?
Thanks for your advice. I wasn’t offended at all.
Will check out stamp forums you’ve mentioned.
One of the reasons I love to read this blog is that it is so polite! There really are no stupid questions here. The replies are always patient and helpful, even if they are somewhat repetitious. This blog stays fresh because worthwhile information needs to be reiterated and updated endlessly. And I end with a quote…
As an alternative to religion and spirituality there are stamps, the quiet ordering of a life, the old-fashioned way of shutting out the world while bestowing it with meaning.
Simon Garfield
The Error World, p. 166
@Carol… Hear, hear…Those make excellent final words for this cold and dark winter day.
Hi Keijo
I was just reading through your posts here and would love to do an exchange with Mary if she is interested. Would you pass along my email to her?
Cheers!
Cathleen
@Cathleen… I know You are ‘thumbs up’ trader (based on the swap we did last year), but I prefer not to pass your details to her for very simple reason… This website (and exchange) is built for one purpose only: my personal playground. If I passed your details to Mary, sooner or later there would be another request, then third, fourth….I simply don’t want to turn this website / exchange into another “stamp traders list”; there are plenty enough of those online already… So please, let’s keep this page for one purpose only: my exchange.
I hope You (and Mary) do understand my decision.
I am stamp collector from Sri Lanka. I collect first day covers
ans used stamps world wide.
Ananda
I would say, as a complement to the above Simon Garfield’s (Carol) quote …’ there is music… and stamps that my heart enjoyed beside the pain and frustration of our lives…’
@Ananda… Hmm… My collection of Sri Lanka stamps could definitely use some fulfilment. Unfortunately I don’t have any FDC’s for exchange, but used stamps I have more than enough
@Fred…. Thank god there’s music. What would life be without it? Absolutely nothing!
And we have a touchdown…. The first exchange covers (#1-2) for this season landed my mailbox today. My compliments to Danny (Belgium) and Kevin (UK). As usual, I found some useful items
Responses to both will be placed on mail in about hours time.
Well I’m glad you were able to use about 1/3 of the stamps I sent you
I do apologise for the crappy cover, but in my tiny local post office I dont think they know what commemorative stamps means :/
@Kev… I think I finally managed to complete many of those long christmas/new year series Dutch Post has issued.
Re cover…. Gold label Machin at least looks somewhat nice compared to labels used elsewhere. Real stamps would be always nicer though
I’ll try the larger post office in town next time, or pick a time when they are not so busy..counter staff might be in a better mood then
Keijo-
I mailed a packet to you today from USA. While trying to determine which stamps to affix to the outside for postage, I learned something about US FOREVER stamps. Yes, you can use them for international postage, even though there is no value number on them.
FOREVER stamps are usually for domestic letters. today they are worth 44cents each. However, on Jan 22 the rates go up, so letters mailed after that, the forever stamp is calculated to have a value of 45 cents each.
Hope you don’t mind receiving mail with this stamps on the cover.
@Diana… Thanks for the tip; I’m looking forward to receiving your packet.
Today’s mail brought a cover (#3) from Jānis, Latvia. Not so surprisingly, most of those nice Latvian stamps will add to my collection
Response cover will be mailed back tomorrow morning.
Hi Keijo, just sent you a small package for exchange. Hope you can use them and that you like the new issues used for the cover.
Cover (#4) from Seth, UK kicks off this week… I found some excellent fulfillment to my 1960s Japan from the lot
Sadly Royal Mail failed to cancel all the London Olympics stamps on top of the cover
Return cover will be placed on mail later today – I hope it fairs better.
Sorry to hear about the lack of postmark but delighted you found so many to keep. That must be my most successful sending so far. Slightly surprised as it felt like a bit of a random mishmash.
By the way, just a small note: from the ‘dates received’ above, it seems the New Year might not have taken effect in Finland!
@Seth… It might have been a random mishmash, but it had lots of stuff I was after. Greece, Japan, UK, Indonesia, Norway…
Good catch with the past dates received list. It’s now fixed.
Todays mail brought two covers from Steven. One lot (#5) for exchange, other for me to keep (with Ajman,Manama etc)
Splendid contents with both – these will keep me busy for few nights. I humbly thank.
Response will be mailed tomorrow morning. I’ll try to find something extra nice for the postage.
Hi Keijo,
I posted a packet of stamps for exchange to you yesterday from Parliament House in Canberra.
Peter Kunz
Canberra
Australia
One gigantic lot (#6) in the mail for today. Lots and lots of useful stuff – and such amazing cover (see the exchange picture; the size of that C$10 whale stamp is HUGE!!!!). My compliments to Romeo – I hope you enjoy the shipment once it arrives.
Response will be mailed in few hours time.
@Peter… That’s great. Looking forward to receiving it.
Hi Keijo. Just to let you know that your package arrived yesterday.
Aside from a couple of Danish definitives, I’m pretty sure I need all of the stamps you sent
A nice boost to my Scandinavian collection which has been sadly lacking.
Two more lots (#7 and #8) arrived; my compliments to Diana and Anthony. Responses to both are already in the mail.
@Kev… That’s excellent news.
Very nice website and presentation üer the stamp exchange. Keep it up.
Many greetings from Switzerland by Frank Weber
Thanks Frank,
Your website is pretty swell too. Didn’t know before the 1936 Olympic stamps were produced in rolls too.
Your website is very nice and I like to exchange sri lankan stamps with you.
Mikram
@Mikram… Sounds great. Please read the terms of exchange (=slideshare presentation on top of this page), and you’ll do fine
Keijo- Your reply arrived today! Thanks! all your sendings were new for me.
Salute keijo!…I’ve just sent an exchange cover, but as always
the wise clerk when he saw the address of the recipient…just told me ‘no, no nice stamps for this guy (?)…here, there you are, a gargantuan of our beautiful queen, sporting an adorable gold colour’ (???)…what! I said…yes! he said…any problem? er…no, no everything is OK!…je,je,je…sorry Keijo, next time I’ll buy the stamps at Stampex…LOL!!!
@Fred… I knew it. Royal Mail had some kind conspiracy against me (and every other stamp collector) – so many of my UK mail arrives without “real” stamps/postmark
Two lots for this week…
Alyns cover (#9) arrived earlier this week, but I was too busy to mail & process it before. Some good stuff in there.
Peter’s cover (#10) arrived in todays mail with very nice special cancel. The only downside was that “postal automation srikes again”, and everything was covered with spray-on postmarks. Not sure whether to laugh or cry?!?
Return covers are already in the mail.
Hi Keijo,
Glad my letter arrived, but the spray cancel is annoying.
Next time I will put the stamps in another place hoping to avoid the spray cancel.
Peter
Canberra
@Keijo,
I am glad you could use some of what I sent. I have already started setting stuff aside for my next packet for you.
Alyn
@Alyn…That’s great news. Looking forward to it.