Hello everyone and looking forward to taking advantage of Stamporama and all it's benefits.

A little about myself...

BACKGROUND: I've been collecting stamps since I was a kid in the early 70's. I started with a Harris Stateman album, updated to the 2-volume Harris Standard albums in the late 70's, and have kept that up through annual supplements (and additional binder purchases). I stopped collecting when in college in the early 80's, got back into it for a few years in the last 90's and early 2000's (and joined the APS then), and then stopped again. In the last month, I've got back into it again, mainly focusing on sorting all the loose stamps and soaking the paper off of the 15+ pounds of kiloware I still had.

FOCUS: My focus is what seems a unique, dying breed: I'm a general Worldwide collector, and am most interested in postally used stamps. I've always enjoyed purchasing kiloware and off paper stamp packets, and haven't ever generated any substantial want lists...yet.

STAMP EXCHANGE: I've also thoroughly enjoyed exchanging stamps with other stamp collectors, both in the USA and around the world. I'm primarily interested in trading for recent, postally used commemoratives (from 80's onward, and especially from 2002-now) in quantities of 1-200. I can offer USA issues and also general Worldwide.

SOCIETIES: I'm a member of the ISWSC (International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors) again, ATA (focus on Princess Diana), and a new member of the United States Stamp Society.

OTHER INTERESTS: I'm also interested in mint and used 20th Century British Commonwealth (especially coronation issues), Tonga, and want to expand my US collection to include more 19th Century and pre-1940. I'll most likely need to create want lists, and purchase from dealer price lists/catalogs/approvals and auctions. Even with that, I still plan on purchasing kiloware, stamp packets, circuit books and eBay.

Thanks again for reading this, I hope to find some exchange partners (no want lists or SCV trades for now), and stay safe!

Take care,

Rick

 
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angore

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14 Apr 2020
04:03:11pm

re: Hello from Michigan

Welcome!

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smaier

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14 Apr 2020
06:01:10pm

re: Hello from Michigan

Welcome to Stamporama!

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Dakota

14 Apr 2020
06:56:29pm

re: Hello from Michigan

Greetings from North Dakota

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re: Hello from Michigan

Hi Rick...

I'm next door to you in Ontario. I started collecting in the early 70's as well, but stopped in 1985. I re-started December 2015 or so and haven't stopped. I'm retired, so there is lots of time now for stamps.

And like you, I was a world wide collector, but was intimidated by the numbers to collect. So I quickly changed paths & have just been collecting single countries ever since. Although their numbers are growing, seemingly by the day!

Welcome to Stamporama!

 
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