Tom's World Wide Collection

Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:59 pm

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas 1985
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Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:34 pm

People’s Republic of Congo 1961

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People’s Republic of Congo 1963

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People’s Republic of Congo 1966

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Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:34 pm

tom do you collect all year's world wide stamps or upto a certain year?

Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:13 am

What ever I get my hands on to be honest. Then from there it takes on a life of it's own. LOL

Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:58 am

Tomd wrote:

What ever I get my hands on to be honest. Then from there it takes on a life of it's own. LOL

the words of a true collector!!!

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Happy Stamping!!
Bear

Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:27 pm

Thanks Bear

Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:21 am

Tomd wrote:

What ever I get my hands on to be honest. Then from there it takes on a life of it's own. LOL

I'm the same way, Tom. I've found rather than deciding what to collect then going get it is one approach but for me it seems the costlier approach... instead I do things like buy a large lot or mixture (like the boxes Bear is selling) and let the mixture determine what I'm collecting.

Topical collections are the same way. I have a lot of US duplication and am still in the process of making topical collections from my US stock/dupes - some of the subjects that I've had a lot of luck with dupes are, "Native Americans", "Rifles, Muskets, Pistols, Cannons, Bows & Arrows", "International Treaties & Agreements", "Associations & Organizations", "Women on U.S. Stamps", "New Mexico", "Texas", "Virginia", "Louisiana", "American Revolution & Bicentennial", "Baseball", "Old Glory - The U.S. Flag on Definitive Stamps", "National Parks", "Chris Calle Engraved Stamps" and "Nondenominated U.S. Postage". I still have lots of dupes remaining (and another 5000+ to sort) and also considering something along the line of, "America at War" or "Americans in Uniform" or something of the sort.

Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:44 pm

BP, you guyz are lucky that you can buy lots in such prices, but here there's no such concept, so i usually buy WW packs on 100-500 and that's how i keep building my world wide collection, but i have priorities like top most is Pakistan (homeland) then comes a list of 7 countires are 2 most wanted (china, India, Iran, Afghanistan these are neighboring countries and with them US, UK, and Australia)
US: becuase you guyz show so many beautiful stamps (i couldn't resist Smile

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UK: they always have aesthetically most appealing stamps.
AUS: coz i have a small catalogue, so easy to keep in track. Very Happy

Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:55 pm

1) I collect the United States New and Used, because it is also my home land.
2) Russia because of a 1961 set of fairy tales, then I fell in love with the rest of there's.
3) Cuba from a couple of fish stamps, and the fact the US is now allowed to have used ones, not mints. Like the world will come to a halt If we do.
4) Vietnam from a cheep lot.
5) Australia, due to a large number of them
6) then the rest of the world at the moment. I am sure another country will rise from the lot to be added to the above list.

Just learning about each country is great. AamerJamal I will take even more pleasure from Pakistan be cause I now have a friend from there.

Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:31 am

Principality of Monaco 1948

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Series: Olympic Games, Wembley, England 1948
Description: Hurdler
Face Value: 50 centimes
Mint / Used: Mint
Scott #: MCO 204
Stanley Gibbon #: MCO 343
Michel's #: MCO 339
Stamp Type: Regular Postage
Color: Blue green
Stamp Size: 41 mm 27 mm
Perforation: 13 x 13
Issue Date: 1 July 1948
Other Data: Issued to publicize Monaco’s participation in the 1948 Olympic Games held at Wembley, England, during July and August.

Principality of Monaco 1954

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Series: Na
Description: Jean Baptiste de la Salle
Face Value: 1 Franc
Mint / Used: Mint
Scott #: MCO 309
Stanley Gibbon #: MCO 481
Michel's #: MCO 476
Stamp Type: Regular Postage
Color: Dark carmine
Stamp Size: 26 mm 41 mm
Perforation: 13 x 13
Issue Date: 12 April 1954
Other Data: Jean Baptiste de la Salle, founder of the Christian Brothers Institute and saint.

Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:41 pm

Republic of Singapore 1963

Scott #: 67
Stanley Gibbon #: 88
Michel's #: 75

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Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:42 pm

Republic of Singapore 1963

Scott #: 72
Stanley Gibbon #: 83
Michel's #: 73

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Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:45 pm

Republic of Singapore 1966

Scott #: 76
Stanley Gibbon #: 70A
Michel's #: ?

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Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:46 pm

Republic of Singapore 1980

Scott #: 340
Stanley Gibbon #: 368
Michel's #: 346

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Subject: Re: Tom's World Wide Collection Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:18 am

Iran 1974

Scott #: 1771
Stanley Gibbon #: ?
Michel's #: 1690

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