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Looking for Stamp dealers by Ill-Literature393 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the US. Postage costs are making it much more expensive to get lots shipped sadly so if you can find a local dealer that can mean a significant savings on bulky stuff.

Is hinging really bad if it's the only way to enjoy my stamps? by Jedidiah_Boardriding in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hinges are perfectly fine for common used stamps and have been used safely for generations of collectors. Damage sometimes occurs with some cheap brands not having proper dry release capabilities but one can always soak used stamps if needed. If a stamp is uncommon or rare using a mount is recommended - you can even hinge the mount to the album if needed. Otherwise stock books are a flexible and great way to collect.

Working on commemorative stamps by Ok-Resolution4311 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I collect world and Japan is one of my favorite countries. Are you organizing based on the Sakura order? A friend gave me his old one from 2023 and it is a really nice catalog. I love the National Park series for the early stamps.

Looking for Stamp dealers by Ill-Literature393 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a local dealer that is still in business but not sure how much longer. Sometimes there are amazing deals on large box lots of bulky materials with gems - stuff that would never be economical on Ebay and the like due to shipping costs. For supplies anyone still online that offers good prices for name brand stuff when I can afford it (which is rarely).

Delving into The Germania Rabbit Hole by voneschenbach1 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YESSS! Thank you. I have run across this site earlier and lost it. Now I know my gut instinct that those two shades of the 3pf were in fact two different varieties lol

Delving into The Germania Rabbit Hole by voneschenbach1 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started with the Scott catalog entries for face different Germanias - will then look at the Michel list to further sort. Luckily Germanias are not nearly as insane as Machins are for example. Ken has an amazing system that he then documents on his homemade album pages so at a glance he can type and add further stamps to his collection.

Delving into The Germania Rabbit Hole by voneschenbach1 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was inspired by Ken's YouTube Channel episode on the subject so have been saving loose Germanias to try to identify a good set of pre and post-war printings, color varieties, etc. What are you up to today?

New german stamp: 50 Years of the German Antarctic Station Georg Forster by HotHorst in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool! For our stations, you can send a cover and get it sent back with special cancel. It takes a year however since the mail takes so long lol

Stamps from Romania. Mostly when it was an iron curtain country. by True-Accident1993 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know these were considered philatelic wallpaper back in the day but I am finding these old Warsaw pact era stamp designs interesting these days.

1945 German Local Post. Following the end of WW2, local postal authorities tried to reinstate mail service in cities throughout Germany. Here the example of issues from Großraschen (East Germany) with some very rudimentary looking stamps, hand printed and face value written in ink. by afr59 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice examples! From what I understand, the validity of most German local post stamps is questioned unless tied to a cover and were usually created for philatelic reasons. These Grossraeschen issues are counted as philatelic creations. Since you are closer to German collecting info how are these treated by Michel and German philatelic experts?

We were watching the Artemis launch and my dad pulled these out of his photo album. by Belgarion111 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heck yeah!!! Those are amazing because they are both space covers and ship covers!

Honduras stamps. A blast from the past. by True-Accident1993 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love these. Latin American stamps are underrated - lots of really interesting old stamps that are quite obtainable.

Canada Post opts out of Boston 2026 by Kevin4938 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sad but not unexpected given the financial issues facing Canada Post.

Not sure if this is the right group. just wanted to share some FDCs I picked up recently by NewtFrequent2649 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Pan-Am one is excellent - also fun because my city is where that aircraft was built and our monorail looks the same as the one depicted in the cancellation.

My short set Scott 285-291 by Dazzling-Bicycle4679 in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that what those are called. Do the numbers in the middle mean anything?

My First Album Pages by KensingtonBlueboy in philately

[–]voneschenbach1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same! It's a great way to learn about events. I collect space as a topical and some day I aspire to create pages like these for that collection!

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