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It's raining here off and on too. I love that the CBC focuses on all the athletes, not just the Canadian ones. I wish I could same the same about Australia. We tend to be so parochial that you could be forgiven for thinking that our athletes were the only ones competing. When I have allegiance for Australia, UK, Netherlands, Kenya and all those other places I've been, it would be great to see a bit more inclusivity. (...and Canada, of course!) 06:09 Probably the Rijksmuseum. 07:29 The inscription says 'Greetings from Lochen'. 14:23 The Kiwi stamp is issued by a private postal service. Not sure how it works, but I suspect it may be similar to other private postal companies in UK, Portugal, etc. Thank you for the trust with the limericks. I do worry about crossing the line a little, but hopefully nothing too scandalous. There is one about Thumbelina that contains the words striptease and bum. Don't say you weren't warned. Great postcards and stamps! Thank you.

Great postcards…I love the zebras!

What a nice week of postcards, Rob. I didn't know about the controversial of Canada in the Olympics, so sorry, hopefully it will not affect the concentration of rest of the Canadian athletes. I did watch the opening show, it was amazing. Moomin was originally a series of illustrated books, so maybe you can find it in a bookstore. They are lovely, I'm a Moomin lover too hahaha.

Watching the opening of the gamed.

I hope that we get some of that rain this weekend! You received another great week of postcards, Rob. It is wonderful to see the variety that arrive in our mailboxes.

Fine, fine 👌✨

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im glad you are part of the union! you deserve just as much as the urban employees.

Impressive collection! I particularly enjoyed seeing the early British issues - of which I only have a few - and the various Bhutan stamps of the 60's and 70's, which I only have a small handful of. The stamps of places like Bhutan, Mongolia and Liberia are what got me hooked as a youngster. Those were strange, mysterious places to the 8-year old me, and I stared at those stamps with utter fascination. Those types of stamps are usually scoffed at by most quote-unquote "serious" collectors today, but I'm betting they ensnared far more youngsters into the hobby back in the day than all of the "dead statesmen" types put together. Using the worldwide volumes you do keeps things relatively compact, and I like how you're able to keep things neat and organized. My attempts at using pages like those always seem to end up with stamps all over the place in a disorganized fashion. I collect the world as well, mostly using "print your own" pages. While that's a very cost effective solution as compared to buying pre-printed pages, it's not very efficient with space and I'm at over 100 binders taking up an entire wall of a spare bedroom, leading me to question my very sanity at times. For most countries, I cut off my collection somewhere around the years 2000-2010 or so, with Japan being the only country I continue to collect current (used) issues. I've taken to using Vario stock pages for those, since printed pages tend to have spaces for the entire (unused) sheet, and mounting singles in those spaces is kind of awkward and, in my opinion, unattractive. Vario pages help me keep things neat, clean and organized. Anyway, thanks for the great video. Keep up the great work.

Thank you for this ! Very helpful

We saw the video with my partner together, real fun! My favourite animal was otters, so cute and relaxing to watch how they swim, thank you for sharing!

PLEASE --- Never store any philatelic items in those old gummed photo sleeves. Terrible for preservation as you can see from the gummed cardboard it is very acidic as shown by the brownish-yellow color. The gum may destroy the philatelic items. Leven Parker on his channel has a video stating just how horrible those old storage option were. You should really get Vario stock sheets or propylene holders made just for first day covers. Your option is much better than the former but not the best. The one advantage of Vario stock sheets is they come in various sizes and formats, downside they are price. Other option are storage materials used to store comic. Many modern First Day Covers issued by nation's postal authorities tend to be worth little over time due to the tremendous number produced. As FDC collecting has waned the amounts made have diminished but still not enough to really garner much of a premium (yet). The FDC covers that have a premium are those made into cachets or by small companies that restrict production to 100 or less. In general, except for the US, most world First Day Covers prior to 1976 usually have very low premium . In the US you have to go much farther back say around the 1920's. I collect First Day Covers for a) when I just only one example of a stamp or set of stamps and/or b) the design on the First Day Cover is very attractive.

Nice stationary! I'm sure it will come handy in the cruise. How exciting! Thank you for sharing.

Amazing washi tape.

Canada post uniform hooray

Great stamps from Joe, happy you could trade with him, so many nice people.

wonderful additions for the hobby, Rob!

Cool stamp! And I love "Jesus Christ Superstar"! ✨

Your little mystery animals are kangaroos and red pandas 😉

OMG my eyes were bugged eyed and I was salivating over those Anne of Green Gables cards, especially that LM Montgomery Crazy Quilt. I am so jealous. I am glad that you had a great time. Thanks for sharing.

Hi TDG, Just got done watching your very latest posting. I never knew anything about Washi tape before until I saw your your video on this. I'll have to watch more you tube videos to learn more how that is used and applied on mail or postcards . Very nice stickers too. Thanks for the inspirations your channel provides. -Bob

It's always good to have an adaptor or two when travelling. It's amazing how handy they can be. Great washi tape and stickers. 09:17 Maybe a red panda? Thanks for sharing, Rob.

Argentina issued a lot of stamps overprinted with the initials of Government Departments. Your MI overprint is for Ministry of the Interior.

Wow-wow 😲 many...

Some very nice stamps from Joe. I really like the ones from Colombia. (I actually have most of those in mint condition, or at least the ones I would collect.) Nice that you could trade with Joe.

I think you made a good trade. Thanks for sharing.

So many great postcards. Well done!

Ooooh, so many 😃

It looks like you had a great postcard collecting adventure!

Thanks for sharing!

Super amount of postcards, the book pack you bought, that is a great buy, lots of postcrossers enjoy book theme postcards. Great video

I was going to join post crossing but my brother said for me to look at some reviews. I saw a review and if it was true, they said that one person wanted postcards with real nude people on it and that they wanted to receive some condoms. I am not looking for trash and filthy people.

Beautiful cloud formations behind you.

So much fun.

Such beautiful scenery! Thank you for taking us along on the ride.

im on rob

awesome boat trip I loved it. i was wondering if you would be able to purchase me some stamps from the Moncton stamp show and illtake care of the s&H I beleive you cuold pick me out something to really enjoy. I would really appreciate it and I would not fuss over what ever you bought..Im thinking of sending you 50/100 dollars and get them sent to me, I have complete trust in your picking ability you do very well my friend. please let me know. Thank You. Butch

I always enjoy watching your garden, so lovely. I can't wait for raspberries here! (January). Fun live 😊

great washi tape tips! :D Really love the shark washi btw 😍I love sharks!. I always love to watch the decorating video's :D

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Another good video and I'm so pleased you found a home for the elephant postcard. I must admit my ears pricked up when you read that she likes elephants. As always good choice of postcards and interesting decoration. I think if it were me, I would have put the second half of the window sticker at the bottom so that it looked like 2 windows side by side with room in between to write, but your way also worked. Great stickers, by the way.

Beautiful stamps! I have not postcards from Canada. Video is very nice!

Fun new way of decorating.

Fish sticker very cute.

Woohoo! Made a video 🎉😂

Cute Polo.

Catching up

haha with that dog cancelation it looked like a human with a dog head together with the stamp XD I personally don't mind the pen cancels actually. I think those are unique in their own way as well :)

It is very interesting to watch animals! It is a pity that the zoo has lost its natural habitat. Animals are cut off from the food chain and their natural behavior. For example, hunting, caution, building a home, and more.

Were these otters swimming in the water in pairs?