As said in previous post about my collection, stockbooks are my choise. In these I place stamps side-by-side (loosely) in every other row (meaning I use 40-50% of maximum storage capacity); each page accommodates approx. 30 stamps.
Published on July 13th 2009 | Read more.... | 12 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.... | 153 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.... | 38 Comments »
Soaking stamps is something allmost every stamp collector has to do every once and awhile. Sometimes it’s simply to remove a pile of old (and tatty) hinges on the back of stamp, most often it’s to remove backing paper. There is of course a right way and there is a wrong way of going about this…
Published on June 8th 2009 | Read more.... | 25 Comments »
In specialized stamp collecting, color changes are one of the most common and most collected types of varieties on stamps. There is however one BUT (and it is a big one…). Every human has a somewhat different ability to identify and perceive range of colors. Also the lighting used affects on how color is observed.
Published on May 13th 2009 | Read more.... | 20 Comments »
The second part of my How to collect stamps – guide to stamp collecting basics is a story on how I did start with stamp collecting. I think a story like this is one of the best ways to tell how people (like me, possibly You too) begin and get started with stamp collecting.
Published on May 11th 2009 | Read more.... | 5 Comments »
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