Way back in June 2009 I wrote a piece called Is a complete all-era worldwide stamp collection possible?. AFAIK it was (and still is) one of the few pieces that try to go into detail what’s listed inside (Michel) worldwide stamp catalogues and the challenges worldwide collector faces if trying to build a complete collection.
Published on October 23rd 2011 | Read more.... | 28 Comments »
In few hours time I’m heading to local dentist to show him a tooth that I chipped badly last Thursday. I fear it’s a goner, so I dedicate this post to (importance of) all sorts of teeth issues. As this a stamp blog, I’ll focus largely around the various “stamp teeth” (perforation) issues that make stamps not so collectible.
Published on March 7th 2011 | Read more.... | 3 Comments »
In my opinion one of the hardest (but also the most interesting) challenges of stamp collecting are long definitive sets that span into all possible directions. The most notorious ones, like UK Machin stamps and Norwegian posthorns feature hundreds of major types scattered all across the stamp catalog timeline, and the varieties easily double or triple the number of items to collect. These are a huge challenge to keep track for anyone.
Published on August 5th 2010 | Read more.... | 11 Comments »
Most stamp catalogs do a somewhat decent job in displaying the various quality levels of cancelled stamps. However, IMO there are surprisingly large international variations to what is desirable / non-desirable.
Published on February 2nd 2010 | Read more.... | 31 Comments »
Not all stamps are born equal. There can be lots of minor quality flux that fits into printers guidelines of acceptable variation and printing conditions. In addition there are all sorts of errors, freaks and oddities (like printers waste) that ends up one way or to another to stamp collectors albums.
Published on January 29th 2010 | Read more.... | 4 Comments »
Keeping on eye for the quality is something I think many collectors do. Personally I admit that I’m in constant process of enhancing the quality of items in my collection. For the next couple of posts I’ll be writing up some notes about quality in general as well as diving more in-depth into world of measuring quality (grading). Though stamps and collectors have been around for 160 years, this topic continues to be still under heavy debate (to my amazement).
Published on January 27th 2010 | Read more.... | No Comments »
I’m a non-smoker, so one of my greatest annoyances is ending up with otherwise good stuff that has cigarette smell all over. So how do I get rid off the smell?
Published on January 21st 2010 | Read more.... | 5 Comments »
One of the requested topics for the blog entries has been CTO (Cancelled-to-order) stamps. As the recent post about East German definitive stamps showed several CTO-examples, I think this is an excellent time to demystify CTO.
Published on January 6th 2010 | Read more.... | 18 Comments »
What makes one way to keep a stamp collection in order better than other? IMHO absolutely nothing… I’ve seen collections ordered by shape of stamp, size of stamp, by colors etc. And against all the “official recommendation” odds, they do work and make their owner happy. That said, this post is about how I keep my worldwide collection in order. I know I’ve covered this topic briefly several times, but let’s digg a bit further this time.
Published on October 27th 2009 | Read more.... | 31 Comments »
One of the topics wished for last month’s survey was the question how I keep my collection. Let’s begin this journey with a topic that is IMO essential, but far too few discussed question – how to keep a stamp collection safe from dangers of natural surroundings.
Published on October 15th 2009 | Read more.... | 15 Comments »
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