Tuesday, August 10, 2010
A page from my stamp album (s)
I have been sharing individual stamps, mainly from Pakistan, with my viewers so far. But from now on, I shall be sharing pages from my stamp albums showing stamps of different countries. I have already posted stamp pages of Germany, Poland , Spain and China (following this post).
Interestingly, all stamps are at least 45 years old (and later) as I started collecting stamps in 1965. But in some cases the stamps are even 65 years old, as can be seen in case of Germany carrying portrait of the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler which were printed prior to 1945. So that makes it something like 65 years old. My active stamp collecting came to an end in 1975 when I left to find bread and butter for myself. But my albums continued to be very dear to me all these years. Today I got these out of my sealed cartons to share these with the world.
So brace yourself for much more pages from my stamp albums in days to come.
A page from my stamp album - Germany (1930-1950)
The stamps shown above are the period before 1945, specially under the era of Adolf Hitler. These stamps issued in a period from the early 20th century to the end of WW-II, when the Germany was divided into East and West Germanys. The stamps after the period WW-II will be shared separately.
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Understanding the Elements of Stamp Grading
Stamp collectors are faced with a myriad of terms and symbols to describe the stamps they are considering for purchase. And when operating within a modern landscape of online dealing and often internationally thanks to the www, a further layer of potential confusion can develop as a different set of codes and symbols are thrust upon us. By developing a sound understanding of grading principles you will be able to more readily understand and interpret the terms and symbols no matter what ....
Read on this very informative and useful post by Jude Koch: Understanding the Elements of Stamp Grading (something that I did not know all these years)
Friday, July 16, 2010
StampSelector: Stamp Investment Tip: Russia 1934 Zeppelin Issue (Scott #C53-57)
In 1934, the Soviet Union issued a strikingly modern set of five Zeppelin stamps (Scott #C53-57), which were intended for use on one of the South America flights of that year. 40,000 sets were issued, and Scott '10 values the unused set at $ 505.00.
Read more about these stamps at the link below:
Stamp Investment Tip: Russia 1934 Zeppelin Issue (Scott #C53-57)
Read more about these stamps at the link below:
Stamp Investment Tip: Russia 1934 Zeppelin Issue (Scott #C53-57)
