I've been collecting stamps for 4 decades and know a good collection when I see them, and yours is a wonderful and historic collection of very interesting and some very hard to get US stamps. My collection is mostly Commonwealth, although on Facebook and Pinterest I only show the scarce to rare stamps and unlisted colour varieties, proofs, colour trials and specimens. I will eventually buy some scarce to rare US stamps, as since a kid I have always been fascinated about US stamps. I know of a collector in New Zealand (I'm from Australia) who will turn green with envy about your collection, he also collects airmail, he has a keen interest in US airmail stamps.
***** I love the airmails also. Somewhere in my house there are three full sheets of the "big planes" airmail stamps from the WWII era. I bought them at a small post office in a small town when I was traveling. They were old at that point, and the postal worker just wanted to get rid of them, I think. No telling how long they had been taking up space in his drawer. Each sheet was full, perfect, and in a different denomination. I wish I could find them. I know they're here somewhere, but I haven't located them yet.
***** The full sheets you speak about from WWII would definitely be a sort after collection to those that collect not only airmail but also thematic collectors who only collect a specific design, in this case old WWII warplanes. The NZ collector I know also collects stamps that show old war planes, your sheets would give him a heart attack, they would grace any collection of a veteran philatelist. I'll soon be adding US stamps to my collection, I may need your assistance with its history.
***** Certainly. One series you might look at is the Famous American series. I think they were issued during the 1940s and contain authors, artists, inventors, etc. They are great looking stamps. You can find pretty much anything in ebay these days, since there aren't too many of the old "stamp shops" around any longer.
Great collection. I have a very limited knowledge of stamps but have a deep appreciation for them. I did notice however how nicely centered the majority of your stamps are very nice specimens.
You have a very attractive and historical collection. The book Jennies to Jets (1951) by Benjamin B. Lipsner is a fascinating read. He mentioned that had he been a philatelist, he would have tried to get the inverted Jenny stamp.
I too had an extensive collection at one time. Spent all my earned money on stamps since I was around 8 years old. Upon returning from overseas I found that my youngest brother had sold them all for spending money. After I whipped his ass all was forgiven and I moved on :)
Great questions, hazman. I failed to explain those terms. If you notice in the video, my stamps are inside a plastic "sleeve" with a black back and a clear front. The back of this sleeve has an adhesive material that allows the sleeve to be "glued" into the album. Prior to the development of this system, stamp shops sold little packets of "hinges" which were a small piece of material that was gummed, and folded into a "V" shape. You licked one side of this "hinge" and stuck it to the back of the stamp, which disturbed the gum on the back of the stamp and left a mark if you ever removed it. You then licked the other side of the hinge and glued it into the album. Well-centered simply means that the image is centered between the perforations along the edges with a fairly equal amount of space on all four sides. I hope that explains it. Thanks for asking such good questions.
Your collection is awesome my friend. I am a retired Postal Station Manager and I've attended my share of stamp shows so I am a little familiar with the art of stamp collecting. Aieee! Where is your upside down plane stamp? LOL! heh-heh. On a serious note after the 1980's the new Postal Service screwed everything up for stamp collectors by issuing a new stamp every time you turned around. After awhile the hobby and the collections began to fizzle out and crash. Oh Well! I do however have a couple of misprinted stamped envelopes I own. Aieee!
I don't have the inverted Curtis Jenny. That's the one that goes in that blank space at the top of the first page. LOL. I wish I had a couple of those. I agree that the postal service screwed things up. You can't buy anything now except for those sticky back things, which I don't care for. I didn't know you were a postal guy.
***** Oh yes, I had to make a living and the Postal service had a good retirement so I hung in there. I also managed to retire with UPS and the Teamsters. I also did my thing cooking for a living during my spare time and Military time. Aieee! Life is fun.
Nick - the catalog pages show the stamps and that's where you put them. You can buy pages for Regular Issues, Commemoratives, or Air Mail. There may be another category, but I can't recall what it might be.
i use to collect stamp too..great collection
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Very nice collection
Great album, great American stamps and history.
***** Thanks for watching, Robert. I appreciate your comment.
I've been collecting stamps for 4 decades and know a good collection when I see them, and yours is a wonderful and historic collection of very interesting and some very hard to get US stamps.
My collection is mostly Commonwealth, although on Facebook and Pinterest I only show the scarce to rare stamps and unlisted colour varieties, proofs, colour trials and specimens.
I will eventually buy some scarce to rare US stamps, as since a kid I have always been fascinated about US stamps.
I know of a collector in New Zealand (I'm from Australia) who will turn green with envy about your collection, he also collects airmail, he has a keen interest in US airmail stamps.
***** I love the airmails also. Somewhere in my house there are three full sheets of the "big planes" airmail stamps from the WWII era. I bought them at a small post office in a small town when I was traveling. They were old at that point, and the postal worker just wanted to get rid of them, I think. No telling how long they had been taking up space in his drawer. Each sheet was full, perfect, and in a different denomination. I wish I could find them. I know they're here somewhere, but I haven't located them yet.
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The full sheets you speak about from WWII would definitely be a sort after collection to those that collect not only airmail but also thematic collectors who only collect a specific design, in this case old WWII warplanes.
The NZ collector I know also collects stamps that show old war planes, your sheets would give him a heart attack, they would grace any collection of a veteran philatelist.
I'll soon be adding US stamps to my collection, I may need your assistance with its history.
***** Certainly. One series you might look at is the Famous American series. I think they were issued during the 1940s and contain authors, artists, inventors, etc. They are great looking stamps. You can find pretty much anything in ebay these days, since there aren't too many of the old "stamp shops" around any longer.
Great collection. I have a very limited knowledge of stamps but have a deep appreciation for them. I did notice however how nicely centered the majority of your stamps are very nice specimens.
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Very cool Magnum!! Kudos!!
Awesome stamp collection my friend.
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Nice collection.
Thanks, Fringe.
Fantastic stamps!
Thanks Tony. I enjoy them.
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That's a great line.
You have a very attractive and historical collection. The book Jennies to Jets (1951) by Benjamin B. Lipsner is a fascinating read. He mentioned that had he been a philatelist, he would have tried to get the inverted Jenny stamp.
I too had an extensive collection at one time. Spent all my earned money on stamps since I was around 8 years old. Upon returning from overseas I found that my youngest brother had sold them all for spending money. After I whipped his ass all was forgiven and I moved on :)
That's a shame that he sold them.
cool! I have a big ole collection my self.
Why didn't I know that?
Filalaheewho!
You have a great collection i may have some of your missing stamps you're missing.
Very nice, explain "unhinged" and "well centered" please.
Great questions, hazman. I failed to explain those terms. If you notice in the video, my stamps are inside a plastic "sleeve" with a black back and a clear front. The back of this sleeve has an adhesive material that allows the sleeve to be "glued" into the album. Prior to the development of this system, stamp shops sold little packets of "hinges" which were a small piece of material that was gummed, and folded into a "V" shape. You licked one side of this "hinge" and stuck it to the back of the stamp, which disturbed the gum on the back of the stamp and left a mark if you ever removed it. You then licked the other side of the hinge and glued it into the album. Well-centered simply means that the image is centered between the perforations along the edges with a fairly equal amount of space on all four sides. I hope that explains it. Thanks for asking such good questions.
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Your collection is awesome my friend. I am a retired Postal Station Manager and I've attended my share of stamp shows so I am a little familiar with the art of stamp collecting. Aieee! Where is your upside down plane stamp? LOL! heh-heh. On a serious note after the 1980's the new Postal Service screwed everything up for stamp collectors by issuing a new stamp every time you turned around. After awhile the hobby and the collections began to fizzle out and crash. Oh Well! I do however have a couple of misprinted stamped envelopes I own. Aieee!
I don't have the inverted Curtis Jenny. That's the one that goes in that blank space at the top of the first page. LOL. I wish I had a couple of those. I agree that the postal service screwed things up. You can't buy anything now except for those sticky back things, which I don't care for. I didn't know you were a postal guy.
***** Oh yes, I had to make a living and the Postal service had a good retirement so I hung in there. I also managed to retire with UPS and the Teamsters. I also did my thing cooking for a living during my spare time and Military time. Aieee! Life is fun.
Chef Bourque You are a man of many talents, Chef.
once collection bro
I'm into currency my fractional notes look a lot like stamps
That's interestng TacticalDoogle9. I don't think I've ever seen any fractional notes.
Nice collections Mag. Now we know what a fal (lol) what you said is.
Does the book dictate the stamps, or do the pages you buy say which stamps you collect.
Nick - the catalog pages show the stamps and that's where you put them. You can buy pages for Regular Issues, Commemoratives, or Air Mail. There may be another category, but I can't recall what it might be.
Mums the word! I promise I won't tell any one! ;-) Veery cool collection my friend!
LOL! I knew you would come up with a comment like that. Thanks for watching. You're always there for me.
Another hobby.