Roy
I'm going for the money & prestige...
British Guiana 13 - Unique Penny Magenta
US 85A - Z Grill Franklin
Sweden 1a - 3 Skilling Banco Error
Bob
Roy, nice picks, esp the GB stamp!
Bob, appreciate your honesty. What, no inverted Jenny?
The Inverted Jenny isn't valuable enough...
Bob
My top 3 that I have.
US
Scott #1, Scott 292, Scott C3
Congratulations, Les, I really envy you those stamps,
wish I had them in my collection.
I love Stamporama because it gives club members the opportunity
to display their philatelic holdings, expertise, generosity and
willingness to help others without feeling like show-offs or ego trip-takers.
John Derry
Personally I don't think there are many stamps prettier than GB and her Colonies, especially the high values. Remarkable color combinations along with great engraving. What more could one ask for. Very good choices Roy!
Mike
Les, all good choices. I have all three also. One of my #1's is on cover. My #292 is cancelled. My C3 is a MNH Plate Block. My favorites however are, albeit not overly valuable:
The Norse American's, of course, the Zepplins, and the Columbian's.
Thank you Perry and John.
Although not a postage stamp, US RW 26 in honor of the ever faithful Labrador Retrievers would be the one to join my wall poster collection.
As far as a series goes the 1869 pictorials has to rank up there among my favorites. I only lack the three high values to complete that set.
Of a more recent vintage, I also like the Champions of Liberty series in the 60's, I have fond memories of dashing to the Springfield Kentucky Post Office to buy 5 (including the plate block of Ernst Reuter). Or desperately trying to get a mint copy of Magasay from anywhere.
I agree with Mike, there are so many beautiful stamps among the Commonwealth recess pictorial definitive stamps.
But I really love these 3 because they´re not just great engravings (as the commonwealth issues), but great ships and with ice and bergs
1 AAT: Challenger expedition commemoration:
2 Greenland: "Godthaab"
3: Sweden: 100th anniversary of Swedish Antarctic Expedition:
How about
MODERN US stamps with beauty, and nostalia........
my favourite "fun" design
my favourite topical set... brings back childhood memories
my favourite design, a confluence of elegance, simplicity and functionality
Thank you for your responses! There is a surprising variety, which is what makes this a great hobby, and what makes tradingd so fun. My 81 year old friend at stamp club gets excited when he sees me because he too is a world wide collector and loves when I tell him " this month I am working on a new country..." and he goes home and puts together a selection of 100 different from that country for me. I admit at this point I have more fun at the club trading and bidding than time spent mounting my latest conquests...
This stamp came out when I first started collecting at the age of 12. It is still one of my favorites.
Bob
Simply, name your 3 favorite stamp issues of all time. If you could get a large print for your office/living room/man cave or whatever, which ones would you most appreciate?
And it could be because you love the artistic value, or you think it is a "classy" stamp
that shows your impeccable taste as a philatelist, or is a valuable issue whose sale at the right auction could put you in retirement.
I have to say the US #C3 24c Curtis Jenny (even if the plan is right side up) makes my list. I also really like the US #294 1c Pan American issue - simply stunning, esp. when you get a copy with bold green color! Another favorite is the Great Britain Seahorse set.
This one may be harder to narrow down!
re: Favorite stamps
Roy
re: Favorite stamps
I'm going for the money & prestige...
British Guiana 13 - Unique Penny Magenta
US 85A - Z Grill Franklin
Sweden 1a - 3 Skilling Banco Error
Bob
re: Favorite stamps
Roy, nice picks, esp the GB stamp!
Bob, appreciate your honesty. What, no inverted Jenny?
re: Favorite stamps
The Inverted Jenny isn't valuable enough...
Bob
re: Favorite stamps
My top 3 that I have.
US
Scott #1, Scott 292, Scott C3
re: Favorite stamps
Congratulations, Les, I really envy you those stamps,
wish I had them in my collection.
I love Stamporama because it gives club members the opportunity
to display their philatelic holdings, expertise, generosity and
willingness to help others without feeling like show-offs or ego trip-takers.
John Derry
re: Favorite stamps
Personally I don't think there are many stamps prettier than GB and her Colonies, especially the high values. Remarkable color combinations along with great engraving. What more could one ask for. Very good choices Roy!
Mike
re: Favorite stamps
Les, all good choices. I have all three also. One of my #1's is on cover. My #292 is cancelled. My C3 is a MNH Plate Block. My favorites however are, albeit not overly valuable:
The Norse American's, of course, the Zepplins, and the Columbian's.
re: Favorite stamps
Thank you Perry and John.
Although not a postage stamp, US RW 26 in honor of the ever faithful Labrador Retrievers would be the one to join my wall poster collection.
As far as a series goes the 1869 pictorials has to rank up there among my favorites. I only lack the three high values to complete that set.
Of a more recent vintage, I also like the Champions of Liberty series in the 60's, I have fond memories of dashing to the Springfield Kentucky Post Office to buy 5 (including the plate block of Ernst Reuter). Or desperately trying to get a mint copy of Magasay from anywhere.
re: Favorite stamps
I agree with Mike, there are so many beautiful stamps among the Commonwealth recess pictorial definitive stamps.
But I really love these 3 because they´re not just great engravings (as the commonwealth issues), but great ships and with ice and bergs
1 AAT: Challenger expedition commemoration:
2 Greenland: "Godthaab"
3: Sweden: 100th anniversary of Swedish Antarctic Expedition:
re: Favorite stamps
How about
MODERN US stamps with beauty, and nostalia........
re: Favorite stamps
my favourite "fun" design
my favourite topical set... brings back childhood memories
my favourite design, a confluence of elegance, simplicity and functionality
re: Favorite stamps
Thank you for your responses! There is a surprising variety, which is what makes this a great hobby, and what makes tradingd so fun. My 81 year old friend at stamp club gets excited when he sees me because he too is a world wide collector and loves when I tell him " this month I am working on a new country..." and he goes home and puts together a selection of 100 different from that country for me. I admit at this point I have more fun at the club trading and bidding than time spent mounting my latest conquests...
re: Favorite stamps
This stamp came out when I first started collecting at the age of 12. It is still one of my favorites.
Bob