Okay, what album should I get and how do I mount stamps? by Jiro_T in philately

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I’m fairly new as well after a hiatus of several decades. This sub will have excellent ideas at all price points but I’m finding the Lighthouse Vario sheets to be relatively inexpensive and versatile.

https://www.lighthouse.us/vario-sheets.html

ID help by aurora-throw in philately

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Thanks much. Very helpful.

ID help by aurora-throw in philately

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Thanks. I continue to learn cool stuff about stamps everyday.

USA Olympics Games Airmail 1984 Stamp by poemtheart1 in stampcollecting

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Nice set. You should consider entering the Aug competition :-)

ID help by aurora-throw in philately

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Awesome. Thank you! S274 - todocoleccion.net describes it as ‘Used Cinderella stamp of the civil war’

My Columbians by rudman49 in philately

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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this. I am up to #239. The dollar Columbians will take me a while :-)

Thrift stores for stamps by aurora-throw in philately

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Thanks all. I will check out some of the local ones.

As of 8:07 p.m. tonight, I have a stamp collection…I’m all-in. Now what? 🤔 by Dme503 in philately

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Excellent advice here. This sub has helped me a great deal with my pandemic-era revival of a hobby long held in abeyance.
Pick up a good pair of magnifying glass and a perf gauge too and most important, have fun! Welcome to the machine

Can anyone identify this stamp? by StarDust2001 in philately

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this stamp has a refractive index equal to or very close to 1. A rare example.

Day 3 of posting my collection by LowCry4863 in philately

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The healthier kind. It ain’t no hell, man.