Welcome David. I think you will find everybody friendly here, as long as you don't collect CTO's.
Ted
LOL. No I don't collect CTO' as I could never see the point of them, not when I was younger and not now.
Welcome to StampoRama, David!
I think Ted just volunteered to give away all his CTO's, if anyone's interested.
WB
Now there's an idea for my next giveaway. See how many "real collectors" we have, here, who enter it. 😀
Ted
Mind you, I would take a CTO of the green bridge only cause I would never get one otherwise!
"Now there's an idea for my next giveaway. See how many "real collectors" we have, here, who enter it."
Wait a minute ... some of us like those CTO's
What about the selvedges? One person here doesn't like them. (Ted, that would make an interesting give away
Hello, and Welcome David! Looks like you have already discovered some of our more... vocal residents!
As I'm sure you've seen, there are all types here, who all share one common passion, and it is truly a place where like-minded folks can hang, banter about, and have a good time, and focus on this passion we all love. And it' active!
Cheers!
-Doug
A big friendly Welcome Aboard David, Doug said "active" and should have added Addictive, since we've all been bitten by the bug and love it.
Mike
Hello there David,
Greetings from Florida. (mosquitoes, humidity, rain, & struggling air-conditioners.)
I recently got back into stamps -- going with Great Britain, Australia, and Australian States. I confess some wistfulness at this point that I wasn't born in South Australia like you, or more ideally Hobart, to provide easier access to the stamps I desire. London would be ok too. Used to collect U.S. stamps, which probably makes more sense. Guess I have a thing for Queen Victoria. OK, I do have a thing for Queen Victoria.
Haven't been in the club too long, but finding everyone helpful and willing to take on answers.
Enjoyed your quip on the Australia topics page by the way -- Tasmanian Pictorials.
Cheers!
Eric
i'm pretty sure we created a rule, somewhere, that said in order to be inSOR one had to have at least 20% CTOs. and display them... proudly... and often. where's that bloddy rule.
"where's that bloddy rule"
"Used to collect U.S. stamps, which probably makes more sense. "
David,
What got me interested in pre Federal Australian state stamps? It was a bit of a chain reaction: From Great Britain to Australia and then to pre-1913 Australia. When I got to pre-1913 I started seeing stamps that piqued my interest, swans, marsupials, Queen Victoria (again) and other stamps of interest. The history that goes with 19th century stamps is a big sell for me. I'm never going to fill up my albums of Great Britain/Australia/States -- my allowance won't cover that, but I am going to have fun working on it. I enjoy seeing Great Britain royalty on stamps as well. We have very few blue bloods in the states except for robber barons and dot-com hooligans. I am a big believer in regalia and Crown Jewels and all that rot.
May Queen Elizabeth Reign Long!
PS -- I don't do CTOs, but then again, I have a small collection of Beanie Babies.
Eric Carlson
Hi David--
Welcome from another Central Florida resident (I live in Orlando).
Glad to see another Aussie join. I have traveled to Melbourne in your wonderful country and had a great time there.
You will find lots of friendly (and sometimes crazy) people who are helpful and wanted to hear from what you have to share.
I do not collect Australia myself, but I do collect Papua New Guinea and all its offshoots.
As for CTOS, I don't collect them intentionally, but many of my Switzerland and Liechtenstein are CTO - used.
Again, welcome aboard! We have a great selection of stamps in our Auctions and Approvals from collectors just like you plus a whole bunch of other aids to help you in this great hobby of ours!
BOB STEWART
"I have traveled to Melbourne in your wonderful country and had a great time there."
"May Queen Elizabeth Reign Long!"
Well my first day on this site is all but over.
I thank everyone for making me welcome. Had heaps of fun. Tomorrow I should really do some work, that being all the things I should have done today.
Cheers,
David.
Welcome, and keep on coming back!
Explore the site. Click on all the links you can find. Plenty of exhibit and articles too, and lots of other help and information just waiting for you to find. We recently got kudos for our online documentation in an article in Linn's Stamp News.
Welcome aboard mate!
I'd just like to say Management has "politely" asked me not to communicate with you after this brief welcome, and to advise you against reading any of my previous or future posts to avoid scaring you off until you've paid your membership fee in full (It's only US$0.01 per decade but I believe that is currently about AU$19.27 so you should be prepared to commit to the long-haul to recoup your investment).
I have a bunch of Aussie stamps but they all seem to be printed upside-down. I guess that's what you do when you live down under.
Cheers.
"currently about AU$19.27"
Hello to everyone.
I am from South Australia, a state within Australia.
Been collection since I was about 8 - long time ago now! I collect Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand stamps, mainly because I had a good supply of these growing up.
My collection is probably not as detailed as some others that collect various variations and watermarks and such. I just like to have one of each stamp unless the variation is a major like being printed on two different coloured papers or a major die difference etc.
I am looking for a site of like minds. Friendly people that want to talk/discuss stamps without belittling each other (just because we have different ways of doing things does not make the other way wrong). Looking through the comments, I think this site will suit me just fine.
Kind regards,
David Bailey.
re: Hello Everyone
Welcome David. I think you will find everybody friendly here, as long as you don't collect CTO's.
Ted
re: Hello Everyone
LOL. No I don't collect CTO' as I could never see the point of them, not when I was younger and not now.
re: Hello Everyone
Welcome to StampoRama, David!
I think Ted just volunteered to give away all his CTO's, if anyone's interested.
WB
re: Hello Everyone
Now there's an idea for my next giveaway. See how many "real collectors" we have, here, who enter it. 😀
Ted
re: Hello Everyone
Mind you, I would take a CTO of the green bridge only cause I would never get one otherwise!
re: Hello Everyone
"Now there's an idea for my next giveaway. See how many "real collectors" we have, here, who enter it."
re: Hello Everyone
Wait a minute ... some of us like those CTO's
What about the selvedges? One person here doesn't like them. (Ted, that would make an interesting give away
re: Hello Everyone
Hello, and Welcome David! Looks like you have already discovered some of our more... vocal residents!
As I'm sure you've seen, there are all types here, who all share one common passion, and it is truly a place where like-minded folks can hang, banter about, and have a good time, and focus on this passion we all love. And it' active!
Cheers!
-Doug
re: Hello Everyone
A big friendly Welcome Aboard David, Doug said "active" and should have added Addictive, since we've all been bitten by the bug and love it.
Mike
re: Hello Everyone
Hello there David,
Greetings from Florida. (mosquitoes, humidity, rain, & struggling air-conditioners.)
I recently got back into stamps -- going with Great Britain, Australia, and Australian States. I confess some wistfulness at this point that I wasn't born in South Australia like you, or more ideally Hobart, to provide easier access to the stamps I desire. London would be ok too. Used to collect U.S. stamps, which probably makes more sense. Guess I have a thing for Queen Victoria. OK, I do have a thing for Queen Victoria.
Haven't been in the club too long, but finding everyone helpful and willing to take on answers.
Enjoyed your quip on the Australia topics page by the way -- Tasmanian Pictorials.
Cheers!
Eric
re: Hello Everyone
i'm pretty sure we created a rule, somewhere, that said in order to be inSOR one had to have at least 20% CTOs. and display them... proudly... and often. where's that bloddy rule.
re: Hello Everyone
"where's that bloddy rule"
re: Hello Everyone
"Used to collect U.S. stamps, which probably makes more sense. "
re: Hello Everyone
David,
What got me interested in pre Federal Australian state stamps? It was a bit of a chain reaction: From Great Britain to Australia and then to pre-1913 Australia. When I got to pre-1913 I started seeing stamps that piqued my interest, swans, marsupials, Queen Victoria (again) and other stamps of interest. The history that goes with 19th century stamps is a big sell for me. I'm never going to fill up my albums of Great Britain/Australia/States -- my allowance won't cover that, but I am going to have fun working on it. I enjoy seeing Great Britain royalty on stamps as well. We have very few blue bloods in the states except for robber barons and dot-com hooligans. I am a big believer in regalia and Crown Jewels and all that rot.
May Queen Elizabeth Reign Long!
PS -- I don't do CTOs, but then again, I have a small collection of Beanie Babies.
Eric Carlson
re: Hello Everyone
Hi David--
Welcome from another Central Florida resident (I live in Orlando).
Glad to see another Aussie join. I have traveled to Melbourne in your wonderful country and had a great time there.
You will find lots of friendly (and sometimes crazy) people who are helpful and wanted to hear from what you have to share.
I do not collect Australia myself, but I do collect Papua New Guinea and all its offshoots.
As for CTOS, I don't collect them intentionally, but many of my Switzerland and Liechtenstein are CTO - used.
Again, welcome aboard! We have a great selection of stamps in our Auctions and Approvals from collectors just like you plus a whole bunch of other aids to help you in this great hobby of ours!
BOB STEWART
re: Hello Everyone
"I have traveled to Melbourne in your wonderful country and had a great time there."
re: Hello Everyone
"May Queen Elizabeth Reign Long!"
re: Hello Everyone
Well my first day on this site is all but over.
I thank everyone for making me welcome. Had heaps of fun. Tomorrow I should really do some work, that being all the things I should have done today.
Cheers,
David.
re: Hello Everyone
Welcome, and keep on coming back!
Explore the site. Click on all the links you can find. Plenty of exhibit and articles too, and lots of other help and information just waiting for you to find. We recently got kudos for our online documentation in an article in Linn's Stamp News.
re: Hello Everyone
Welcome aboard mate!
I'd just like to say Management has "politely" asked me not to communicate with you after this brief welcome, and to advise you against reading any of my previous or future posts to avoid scaring you off until you've paid your membership fee in full (It's only US$0.01 per decade but I believe that is currently about AU$19.27 so you should be prepared to commit to the long-haul to recoup your investment).
I have a bunch of Aussie stamps but they all seem to be printed upside-down. I guess that's what you do when you live down under.
Cheers.
re: Hello Everyone
"currently about AU$19.27"