For some time I’ve been thinking stamp catalogue index numbers (yes, those running numbers that stamp catalogues use to identify each stamps) and their purpose. I know it sounds a silly topic to bother the mind, but it’s actually very interesting one.
Published on November 17th 2009 | Read more.... | 6 Comments »
For a long time I’ve been thinking about writing a review of William.E. Steiner’s Stamp Albums Web but haven’t really gotten around it. But let’s give it a go… In short the deal is simple and sweet: worldwide stamp album pages for yours to keep and print for only US$30.
Published on November 13th 2009 | Read more.... | 8 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 »
In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. The idea of stamp inventory program (and 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.... | 45 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.... | 19 Comments »
As regular readers might have noticed, there have been several changes during past few weeks on this site. For some time I have been thinking of providing a list of recommendable stamp collecting websites – blogs, forums, studies etc. But… I also know that nobody likes to read / browse long list of textual links. Luckily I have come up with a solution that is answer to my prayers. Let me introduce you StampCollector’s StumbleUpon
Published on April 27th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
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