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Club Business & Announcements/Member Intro : Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

 

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whitebuffalo
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13 Nov 2015
12:12:10pm
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Howdy, my name's Rob and I live in the heart of the Ozark Mountains in SW Missouri.

First let me say thank you to all those responsible for making this site available. It's no small task and their efforts are greatly appreciated! Thumbs Up

I started collecting stamps when I was 12. My first stamps were a packet of WW scouting related stamps. I was a Cub scout and a year or so away from going on to the BSA. During that time I picked up a few more Scouting stamps and eventually put together a collection that earned me a BSA merit badge for stamp collecting.
That following Christmas, my parents gave me my first Harris Statesman Deluxe album, a couple of dozen packets of WW stamps and most of the tools of the hobby. During all this time I learned the basics of collecting, how to read perforations and watermarks, identifying most of the major countries and so forth, but never got into the depths of collecting like many others here do. While I've heard and understand most of the terms, things like cancellations and covers, printer and cutter types, ink variations, etc... are all pretty much foreign to me. So needless to say, I will very likely extract much more from this club then I will ever be able to add. For that I'm both sorry and yet thankful to those who have dedicated their time and knowledge for rookies, such as me, that come along on what I can imagine is a fairly regular basis.
With all this said, I consider myself a "collector" of stamps. I'm neither a hoarder/accumulator, nor am a I a true Philatelist. I simply collect what I like and I like stamps!Happy

So take care folks, happy hunting and hope to meet ya'll in the forums,

Rob (WB)Wave

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13 Nov 2015
12:26:27pm
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Let me be the first to welcome you, Rob!

You're definitely right - this is a great site for everyone and anyone who has an interest in stamps.

Andrew

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13 Nov 2015
01:45:19pm
re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

LOL! Welcome, Rob. Hillbillies are as welcome as Texans, lawyers, Canucks, Yankees and all the other and sundry rapscallions we have here! We are a fun bunch to travel with plus you can learn a little along the journey.

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13 Nov 2015
01:54:51pm

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Welcome Buf, hope to see you join in the chat..its safe here, i don't feel like having to clean my 45/70 !Happy

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13 Nov 2015
05:42:11pm
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Thanks fellas!

Andrew, I'll always remember you as my first. Blushing

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Bobby, I always wanted to belong to a Motley Crew. With that list of characters, it looks like I might have come to the right place. Arrr...

Phil, I'll check in on the chat room some evening, but WILL leave the 30-06 over the mantle.



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14 Nov 2015
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So Rob, I understand a man who collects what he likes, I'm one of those myself. What do you find is taking your fancy at the moment (from a collecting pont of view)?

Regards ... Tim

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14 Nov 2015
10:02:49am
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Hi Tim, thanks for asking!

Israel pre-1952, MNH, w/tabs only!

I have a couple of holes to fill from '52 to about '62 but mostly complete from there up to about '76. I'll think about '77 to present later.

I'm always looking for Scouting related stamps and typically double up on any I find.(if possible) One for the WW book and one for the Scout collection.

My USSR collection is coming along nicely, but have spaces to fill there, too.

My other obsession, at the moment, is a nice lot of DDR covers with Berlin registers that I acquired more recently. They came from the same collector (deceased) who exchanged with another collector in Germany for a number of years. The problem I'm having is that some are on 9" x 13" envelopes and while I'd like to keep the collection together, I can't come up with a book (or whatever) to house them in nicely. The rest of the lot are on 5" x 7" and 6" x 8" envelopes. Thinking

As always with a collector like me, any other stamps that catch my eye are fair game. But those listed above are where my main focus has been over the past month or so.

Take care,

WB

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14 Nov 2015
10:30:59am

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Its amazing what stamp collectors i have known can come up with...one fellow had an East Germany collection with stamps only postmarked in the city of Jena..great presentation !

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Mike

14 Nov 2015
11:01:41am
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"With all this said, I consider myself a "collector" of stamps. I'm neither a hoarder/accumulator, nor am a I a true Philatelist. I simply collect what I like and I like stamps!"



Rob,
Welcome aboard SOR and your philosophy is the only way to do it, as far as I'm concerned.
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14 Nov 2015
07:13:54pm
re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

Thanks Mike! For me, it's the cornerstone philosophy for all the things that I collect. Never for bragging rights or monetary gain, just for fun. Make a buck, that's cool. Impress a friend, that's awesome, but those are never the driving force behind my hobbies.

Phil, I feel very lucky to have acquired this lot of covers, I personally knew the collector who assembled it. He was a very accomplished collector of about 50 years.

Rob

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14 Nov 2015
10:35:28pm

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Rob, i picked up 4 country collections at bargain basement prices recently...but now i feel obligated to fill in those higher value and hard to find spaces !Surprise

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15 Nov 2015
08:55:23am
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Yes sir, I know what you mean Phil. The Israel collection I'm working on is much the same way. The virtually complete sets from about 1952-76 came too easy and reasonably priced, but it's the '48-'52 era that's gonna be the bane of completing the collection. Especially MNH w/tabs!
This element of collecting is where I start having a problem with "focus". Rather then biting the bullet and just shelling out the bucks or saving my nickels and dimes to finish out the collection, I start getting sidetracked with other areas/countries. Next thing I know, I'm scrambling to get back on track and realize all the opportunities I might have missed to pick up the needed stamps at a reasonable price, because I wasn't watching at the right place and time. I know that I can't be alone in this, surely. D'Oh

As a side note, the entire lot of DDR covers I mentioned earlier, were all cancelled at Berlin-Triptow. Wikipedia shows that it no longer exist after a reformation in 2001. Not sure at this point if that has any real meaning, but is something to add to the technical info anyway.

Rob

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15 Nov 2015
09:38:45am
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Welcome Rob!

As a fellow collector (a few countries and a few topicals) I am sure you will enjoy it here. We are one big on-line stamp club from around the globe.

"Friendship Through Philately" would be a good motto for this place.

Enjoy!

David Giles
Ottawa, Ont. Canada

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15 Nov 2015
10:04:41am
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Hi David and thank you. I've seen some of your efforts posted, very nice!

I agree in that it took me less then 15 minutes of browsing to decide this was a club that I wanted to be a part of. I'm just a little fish in a big ocean, but at least I don't feel like I'm surrounded by sharks. An excellent group of folks with a knowledge base and passion to rival any other sites I've visited.Thumbs Up

Rob

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15 Nov 2015
10:22:30am
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Rob- Welcome to SOR. Let me know your Russia needs. send private message.

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15 Nov 2015
04:46:04pm
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Thanks for the welcome, John!

I'll work up a list and be in touch. Much appreciated, sir.

Rob

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15 Nov 2015
05:00:15pm
re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

My Pa (who was a ridgerunner from the hills of Tennessee) always said, "....an educated hillbilly is called a 'hillwilliam'....."


And, by the way -

A ridgerunner (who can be a hillbilly OR a hillwilliam) is someone who lived ON the mountain, not just IN the mountains....
Pa had one leg slightly shorter than the other and had to wear custom soles on his shoes.
He always said this was so he could stand up straight while walking along the side of the mountain!

Happy

Anyway, true story.

Nice to have you with us, Rob!




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15 Nov 2015
05:59:39pm
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Randy if your Pa was like my O'Pa, then we both know what they were runnin' over them ridges and where they were takin' it too.Winking

And my Pa, always said Lord help them fellers with the shorter leg if they ever have to turn around and go back from whinst they came!Happy


Thanks for the welcome, glad to be here.

Rob

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whitebuffalo

13 Nov 2015
12:12:10pm

Big Grin

Howdy, my name's Rob and I live in the heart of the Ozark Mountains in SW Missouri.

First let me say thank you to all those responsible for making this site available. It's no small task and their efforts are greatly appreciated! Thumbs Up

I started collecting stamps when I was 12. My first stamps were a packet of WW scouting related stamps. I was a Cub scout and a year or so away from going on to the BSA. During that time I picked up a few more Scouting stamps and eventually put together a collection that earned me a BSA merit badge for stamp collecting.
That following Christmas, my parents gave me my first Harris Statesman Deluxe album, a couple of dozen packets of WW stamps and most of the tools of the hobby. During all this time I learned the basics of collecting, how to read perforations and watermarks, identifying most of the major countries and so forth, but never got into the depths of collecting like many others here do. While I've heard and understand most of the terms, things like cancellations and covers, printer and cutter types, ink variations, etc... are all pretty much foreign to me. So needless to say, I will very likely extract much more from this club then I will ever be able to add. For that I'm both sorry and yet thankful to those who have dedicated their time and knowledge for rookies, such as me, that come along on what I can imagine is a fairly regular basis.
With all this said, I consider myself a "collector" of stamps. I'm neither a hoarder/accumulator, nor am a I a true Philatelist. I simply collect what I like and I like stamps!Happy

So take care folks, happy hunting and hope to meet ya'll in the forums,

Rob (WB)Wave

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13 Nov 2015
12:26:27pm

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Let me be the first to welcome you, Rob!

You're definitely right - this is a great site for everyone and anyone who has an interest in stamps.

Andrew

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01:45:19pm

re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

LOL! Welcome, Rob. Hillbillies are as welcome as Texans, lawyers, Canucks, Yankees and all the other and sundry rapscallions we have here! We are a fun bunch to travel with plus you can learn a little along the journey.

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13 Nov 2015
01:54:51pm

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Welcome Buf, hope to see you join in the chat..its safe here, i don't feel like having to clean my 45/70 !Happy

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13 Nov 2015
05:42:11pm

re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

Thanks fellas!

Andrew, I'll always remember you as my first. Blushing

Big Grin

Bobby, I always wanted to belong to a Motley Crew. With that list of characters, it looks like I might have come to the right place. Arrr...

Phil, I'll check in on the chat room some evening, but WILL leave the 30-06 over the mantle.



WB




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14 Nov 2015
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So Rob, I understand a man who collects what he likes, I'm one of those myself. What do you find is taking your fancy at the moment (from a collecting pont of view)?

Regards ... Tim

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14 Nov 2015
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re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

Hi Tim, thanks for asking!

Israel pre-1952, MNH, w/tabs only!

I have a couple of holes to fill from '52 to about '62 but mostly complete from there up to about '76. I'll think about '77 to present later.

I'm always looking for Scouting related stamps and typically double up on any I find.(if possible) One for the WW book and one for the Scout collection.

My USSR collection is coming along nicely, but have spaces to fill there, too.

My other obsession, at the moment, is a nice lot of DDR covers with Berlin registers that I acquired more recently. They came from the same collector (deceased) who exchanged with another collector in Germany for a number of years. The problem I'm having is that some are on 9" x 13" envelopes and while I'd like to keep the collection together, I can't come up with a book (or whatever) to house them in nicely. The rest of the lot are on 5" x 7" and 6" x 8" envelopes. Thinking

As always with a collector like me, any other stamps that catch my eye are fair game. But those listed above are where my main focus has been over the past month or so.

Take care,

WB

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14 Nov 2015
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Its amazing what stamp collectors i have known can come up with...one fellow had an East Germany collection with stamps only postmarked in the city of Jena..great presentation !

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Mike
14 Nov 2015
11:01:41am

re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

"With all this said, I consider myself a "collector" of stamps. I'm neither a hoarder/accumulator, nor am a I a true Philatelist. I simply collect what I like and I like stamps!"



Rob,
Welcome aboard SOR and your philosophy is the only way to do it, as far as I'm concerned.
Mike
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14 Nov 2015
07:13:54pm

re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

Thanks Mike! For me, it's the cornerstone philosophy for all the things that I collect. Never for bragging rights or monetary gain, just for fun. Make a buck, that's cool. Impress a friend, that's awesome, but those are never the driving force behind my hobbies.

Phil, I feel very lucky to have acquired this lot of covers, I personally knew the collector who assembled it. He was a very accomplished collector of about 50 years.

Rob

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14 Nov 2015
10:35:28pm

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re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

Rob, i picked up 4 country collections at bargain basement prices recently...but now i feel obligated to fill in those higher value and hard to find spaces !Surprise

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15 Nov 2015
08:55:23am

re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

Yes sir, I know what you mean Phil. The Israel collection I'm working on is much the same way. The virtually complete sets from about 1952-76 came too easy and reasonably priced, but it's the '48-'52 era that's gonna be the bane of completing the collection. Especially MNH w/tabs!
This element of collecting is where I start having a problem with "focus". Rather then biting the bullet and just shelling out the bucks or saving my nickels and dimes to finish out the collection, I start getting sidetracked with other areas/countries. Next thing I know, I'm scrambling to get back on track and realize all the opportunities I might have missed to pick up the needed stamps at a reasonable price, because I wasn't watching at the right place and time. I know that I can't be alone in this, surely. D'Oh

As a side note, the entire lot of DDR covers I mentioned earlier, were all cancelled at Berlin-Triptow. Wikipedia shows that it no longer exist after a reformation in 2001. Not sure at this point if that has any real meaning, but is something to add to the technical info anyway.

Rob

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15 Nov 2015
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re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

Welcome Rob!

As a fellow collector (a few countries and a few topicals) I am sure you will enjoy it here. We are one big on-line stamp club from around the globe.

"Friendship Through Philately" would be a good motto for this place.

Enjoy!

David Giles
Ottawa, Ont. Canada

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15 Nov 2015
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re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

Hi David and thank you. I've seen some of your efforts posted, very nice!

I agree in that it took me less then 15 minutes of browsing to decide this was a club that I wanted to be a part of. I'm just a little fish in a big ocean, but at least I don't feel like I'm surrounded by sharks. An excellent group of folks with a knowledge base and passion to rival any other sites I've visited.Thumbs Up

Rob

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15 Nov 2015
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re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

Rob- Welcome to SOR. Let me know your Russia needs. send private message.

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15 Nov 2015
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Thanks for the welcome, John!

I'll work up a list and be in touch. Much appreciated, sir.

Rob

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APS #213005
15 Nov 2015
05:00:15pm

re: Yep, I'm a Hillbilly!

My Pa (who was a ridgerunner from the hills of Tennessee) always said, "....an educated hillbilly is called a 'hillwilliam'....."


And, by the way -

A ridgerunner (who can be a hillbilly OR a hillwilliam) is someone who lived ON the mountain, not just IN the mountains....
Pa had one leg slightly shorter than the other and had to wear custom soles on his shoes.
He always said this was so he could stand up straight while walking along the side of the mountain!

Happy

Anyway, true story.

Nice to have you with us, Rob!




Randy

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15 Nov 2015
05:59:39pm

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Randy if your Pa was like my O'Pa, then we both know what they were runnin' over them ridges and where they were takin' it too.Winking

And my Pa, always said Lord help them fellers with the shorter leg if they ever have to turn around and go back from whinst they came!Happy


Thanks for the welcome, glad to be here.

Rob

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