Have collected space / astronomy stamps of US and USSR. Surprisingly, only a few issued by US actually dealing with space program. The Russians issued a new stamp for just about every rocket launch whether manned or satellite.
@ADG said:
Have collected space / astronomy stamps of US and USSR. Surprisingly, only a few issued by US actually dealing with space program.
Ah Yes, and I'll be using them soon as I got some in my last batch of discount postage. Project Mercury, 10 Years of Space Achievement, Pioneer, and the ridiculously large (therefore fun to use) Skylab.
I lost some of my enthusiasm for obtaining expensive high-value Columbians when I was able to obtain the same designs in the 1992 souvenir sheet for face. Does anyone else feel the same way?
@lordmarcovan said:
(Me, aged about ten, to my sister, aged about seven):
Me: "hey, do you collect stamps?"
Her: "No."
Me: "Well, here's one to start your collection!"
(I stamp down hard on her foot)
You can get 'em either way with this one. If they say, "yes", you can say, "Well, here's one to ADD to your collection!"
Older brother stuff. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
Great stuff!
I have two younger sisters and used to tease them.
One I am still very close with and one had never forgiven me.
Oh well.
My sister and I fought like cats and dogs until our teen years. She is the only person I've ever punched in the face (twice - once during our childhood and once when we were teens, I'm ashamed to say), but we're very close, now. I suppose that's how it goes with siblings. My Mom and my aunt were that way - I've heard the stories of their childhood conflict. They're inseparable now.
@Overdate said:
I lost some of my enthusiasm for obtaining expensive high-value Columbians when I was able to obtain the same designs in the 1992 souvenir sheet for face. Does anyone else feel the same way?
I was unaware of the 1992 reissue. Those are cool.
I use a lot of the modern $2 "Inverted Jenny" ŕeissues for postage.
I use a lot of the modern $2 "Inverted Jenny" ŕeissues for postage.
Me, too, but the ones I got from the Post Office have the airplane right side up. (Just kidding, for anyone who understands).
Mine have the airplane right side up also, but the rest of the design is upside down.
I also use some of the Columbian and Trans-Mississippi reissues for postage. They're often available on eBay for around face value. It's extra fun to put a $5.00 Columbian on a package.
JohnF That is a beautiful stamp that will always be in high demand! I would say it at least a minimum of 90. The market for this stamp will die when the sun burns out.
United States stamp 3¢ 1948 Fort Bliss Centennial, Texas
There are stamp collectors who like rockets. @Zoins said:
I bet KIm Jong Un would have payed up for those!
Good call Zoins! President Trump tweeted today,
"I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Asked him how Rocket Man is doing. Long gas lines forming in North Korea. Too bad!'
Very fitting stamp for our times but I cannot take credit for it. The stamp was posted by @WillieBoyd2 and the comment added by @Kaz!
Are there cars over there? Given the country have an annual GNP of $14 billion I would think food lines would be more of a problem, especially after that crazy kid has gone grocery shopping. Now that China is showing signs of backing away as a supporter it will be interesting when the kid can no longer pay his army.
I posted this a while back because I was considering going to a stamp show. I went and would like to share my finding. I had a good time at the show, but concluded that I much prefer coins over stamps as I strongly suspected walking into the bourse floor.
I did notice the philately audience was older than the numismatic, and there was a greater proportion of women browsing the floor. Coin collectors are predominantly men, but it seems stamp collectors are closer to a 50/50 split between men and women.
I decided to first browse the bourse floor looking for philatelic rarities on the higher end of the price tier. I do not understand the hobby and I quickly found myself bored as I did not know what I was looking at. I immediately realized I had to buy 'The Book' and found a used 2005 Scott's catalog for two dollars. It may be dated, but I did not want to invest the full $50 for a current edition. An old catalog is good enough for me. Once I brought it home and started browsing, I found two unused 29 cent stamps inside good for postage.
I could not bring myself to appreciate the high-end market. After all, I am just looking at tiny little pieces of paper. Gone are the aspects of toning, metal composition, differences in relief, and overall detail. I found it interesting that high-end stamps are professionally graded, but they are not in 'slabs' like coins are. Rather, they are in envelopes and are assigned to a photo of that exact stamp. The stamp and the certification label can be separated, but because every stamp is unique and supplemented with a photo, philatelists do not worry about a certified stamp being replaced by a counterfeit and sold as certified. I honestly still do not understand this concept.
After browsing the floor, I decided to buy several sheets of original unused stamps from the 1970's at 20% less than face value. They can still be used for postage, but I will have to cover about half a full-size envelope with postage to equal the current postage rate of 49 cents. The stamps are huge and have face values of 10 cents and 13 cents. I managed to find some older stamps with a face value of 5 cents at face value along with a handful of stamps ranging from the late 1930's through 1960's at face value; once again unused and able to use for postage. I admit I like the novelty of covering an envelope full of postage stamps with interesting designs. The modern stamps I buy from CVS are very boring. They are just a bland image of a flowing United States flag. These stamps are actually creative and interesting. I admit I like them.
If I were to decide to become a stamp collector, I would approach the hobby with the intent to buy as many interesting stamps as possible at face value or less knowing I can always use them for postage and stay away from the philatelic rarities as I do not and probably will not fully appreciate the hobby as I do numismatics.
I decided to go in with an open mind. I took a 'hit', but it did not do much for me. I think I'll just stick to the 'hard' stuff (coins).
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(Me, aged about ten, to my sister, aged about seven):
Me: "hey, do you collect stamps?"
Her: "No."
Me: "Well, here's one to start your collection!"
(I stamp down hard on her foot)
You can get 'em either way with this one. If they say, "yes", you can say, "Well, here's one to ADD to your collection!"
Older brother stuff. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
Have collected space / astronomy stamps of US and USSR. Surprisingly, only a few issued by US actually dealing with space program. The Russians issued a new stamp for just about every rocket launch whether manned or satellite.
Ah Yes, and I'll be using them soon as I got some in my last batch of discount postage. Project Mercury, 10 Years of Space Achievement, Pioneer, and the ridiculously large (therefore fun to use) Skylab.
Great stuff!
I have two younger sisters and used to tease them.
One I am still very close with and one had never forgiven me.
Oh well.
I lost some of my enthusiasm for obtaining expensive high-value Columbians when I was able to obtain the same designs in the 1992 souvenir sheet for face. Does anyone else feel the same way?
My Adolph A. Weinman signature
My sister and I fought like cats and dogs until our teen years. She is the only person I've ever punched in the face (twice - once during our childhood and once when we were teens, I'm ashamed to say), but we're very close, now. I suppose that's how it goes with siblings. My Mom and my aunt were that way - I've heard the stories of their childhood conflict. They're inseparable now.
I was unaware of the 1992 reissue. Those are cool.
I use a lot of the modern $2 "Inverted Jenny" ŕeissues for postage.
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Me, too, but the ones I got from the Post Office have the airplane right side up. (Just kidding, for anyone who understands).
Mine have the airplane right side up also, but the rest of the design is upside down.
I also use some of the Columbian and Trans-Mississippi reissues for postage. They're often available on eBay for around face value. It's extra fun to put a $5.00 Columbian on a package.
My Adolph A. Weinman signature
US 1948 stamp honoring the Centennial of the American Poultry Industry
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
Nobody ate chicken before 1848?
My Adolph A. Weinman signature
The best way is coins and stamps
My Washington Type B/C Set
JohnF That is a beautiful stamp that will always be in high demand! I would say it at least a minimum of 90. The market for this stamp will die when the sun burns out.
Are there cars over there? Given the country have an annual GNP of $14 billion I would think food lines would be more of a problem, especially after that crazy kid has gone grocery shopping. Now that China is showing signs of backing away as a supporter it will be interesting when the kid can no longer pay his army.
I posted this a while back because I was considering going to a stamp show. I went and would like to share my finding. I had a good time at the show, but concluded that I much prefer coins over stamps as I strongly suspected walking into the bourse floor.
I did notice the philately audience was older than the numismatic, and there was a greater proportion of women browsing the floor. Coin collectors are predominantly men, but it seems stamp collectors are closer to a 50/50 split between men and women.
I decided to first browse the bourse floor looking for philatelic rarities on the higher end of the price tier. I do not understand the hobby and I quickly found myself bored as I did not know what I was looking at. I immediately realized I had to buy 'The Book' and found a used 2005 Scott's catalog for two dollars. It may be dated, but I did not want to invest the full $50 for a current edition. An old catalog is good enough for me. Once I brought it home and started browsing, I found two unused 29 cent stamps inside good for postage.
I could not bring myself to appreciate the high-end market. After all, I am just looking at tiny little pieces of paper. Gone are the aspects of toning, metal composition, differences in relief, and overall detail. I found it interesting that high-end stamps are professionally graded, but they are not in 'slabs' like coins are. Rather, they are in envelopes and are assigned to a photo of that exact stamp. The stamp and the certification label can be separated, but because every stamp is unique and supplemented with a photo, philatelists do not worry about a certified stamp being replaced by a counterfeit and sold as certified. I honestly still do not understand this concept.
After browsing the floor, I decided to buy several sheets of original unused stamps from the 1970's at 20% less than face value. They can still be used for postage, but I will have to cover about half a full-size envelope with postage to equal the current postage rate of 49 cents. The stamps are huge and have face values of 10 cents and 13 cents. I managed to find some older stamps with a face value of 5 cents at face value along with a handful of stamps ranging from the late 1930's through 1960's at face value; once again unused and able to use for postage. I admit I like the novelty of covering an envelope full of postage stamps with interesting designs. The modern stamps I buy from CVS are very boring. They are just a bland image of a flowing United States flag. These stamps are actually creative and interesting. I admit I like them.
If I were to decide to become a stamp collector, I would approach the hobby with the intent to buy as many interesting stamps as possible at face value or less knowing I can always use them for postage and stay away from the philatelic rarities as I do not and probably will not fully appreciate the hobby as I do numismatics.
I decided to go in with an open mind. I took a 'hit', but it did not do much for me. I think I'll just stick to the 'hard' stuff (coins).