Post by JeffS on Jan 24, 2023 19:45:31 GMT -5
I can remember my first stamp approvals nearly 70 years ago, the first time I saw a 3c green banknote stamp, trying to talk my mother out of another dime so I could buy 10 additional stamps.
Since then I have gone from hinging stamps in a Harris worldwide album, moving to a Scott National, cutting black strip mounts with half of a razor blade, watermarking stamps with carbon tetrachloride, my first trip to a stamp shop, joining a specialist BNA society, learning how to exhibit, making it to a Capex in Toronto and exhibiting there, becoming an accredited APS judge,
meeting lots of interesting collectors far more advanced than I, moving my interests to postal history with several national exhibits and a couple golds, becoming a part-time "stamp" dealer, taking tables at shows not too far distant, discovering the thrills and pitfalls of eBay, and reluctantly tendering my judging accreditation as I could see and feel my age showing its effects.
I currently have several US postal history interests, also a love-affair with my "Oranges and Other Citrus Fruit" collections, along with a new-found interest in Cape triangles, a dabble in Texas cinderellas, and still keeping my dealer interests alive on eBay.
I've met online so many wonderful collectors whom several are likely participants here.
I hope as you travel the many paths that philately offers that you have as much fun as I have had.
JeffS
Since then I have gone from hinging stamps in a Harris worldwide album, moving to a Scott National, cutting black strip mounts with half of a razor blade, watermarking stamps with carbon tetrachloride, my first trip to a stamp shop, joining a specialist BNA society, learning how to exhibit, making it to a Capex in Toronto and exhibiting there, becoming an accredited APS judge,
meeting lots of interesting collectors far more advanced than I, moving my interests to postal history with several national exhibits and a couple golds, becoming a part-time "stamp" dealer, taking tables at shows not too far distant, discovering the thrills and pitfalls of eBay, and reluctantly tendering my judging accreditation as I could see and feel my age showing its effects.
I currently have several US postal history interests, also a love-affair with my "Oranges and Other Citrus Fruit" collections, along with a new-found interest in Cape triangles, a dabble in Texas cinderellas, and still keeping my dealer interests alive on eBay.
I've met online so many wonderful collectors whom several are likely participants here.
I hope as you travel the many paths that philately offers that you have as much fun as I have had.
JeffS
We are so happy you joined our friendly forum. 
