One of the complaints that pop ups every now and then is the lack of youth and young people involved with stamp collecting (and even more to collecting societies/clubs). I’m not saying I have the recipe to fix everything, but I do have some opinions that might be helpful.
Published on October 8th 2009 | Read more.... | 12 Comments »
First, I want to raise hat to those who build up collections and display them publicly. But that said, I have to also confess that IMHO so called competitive exhibiting stinks.
Published on September 21st 2009 | Read more.... | 6 Comments »
Scott Stamp Catalogue has hit the nail with their current ad campaign running (at least) in Linns. IMO the simple question “Which of these stamps went up in value?” summarises a whole lot of the driving forces in stamp catalogue business.
Published on August 18th 2009 | Read more.... | 2 Comments »
One of the favorite rants among stamp collectors is the number of new issues. The current flow of new postage stamps is simply too much for many; especially if compared to actual postal needs… Below is a chart describing the number of annual postage stamp sets issued between 1840 and 2008 worldwide.
Published on July 27th 2009 | Read more.... | 3 Comments »
In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. The idea of stamp inventory program (and other other stamp collecting software) is to be of assistance when either one hits the collector. On simplified level, a stamp inventory solution keeps track of what’s inside the collectors collection, and what it might be worth. In my previous post about stamp collecting software I pretty much axed dedicated software solutions and hailed Microsoft Excel. With this post I’ll show you in more detail how I keep track of my collection.
Published on June 22nd 2009 | Read more.... | 173 Comments »
A friend of mine recently asked why I collect worldwide stamps from all eras as I have non-existing possibilities of building even somewhat complete collection. I told him that I collect for personal fun with no serious goals (like exhibition philately or profit seeking) attached; for me it’s just a hobby like reading a good novel…. But I dared to challenge him by saying that a complete, all-era ww collection is by no means as impossible as generally considered. And I’ve got the proofs…
Published on June 10th 2009 | Read more.... | 41 Comments »
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