H.E. Harris packets/bags like that were one of my first introductions to stamp collecting about 20 years ago. It's neat to see that they're still around (and much as I remember them--good variety of low-cat stamps, but always colorful and minimal duplication). Great video!
This episode reminds me of the "Big Bag of Foreign Stamps" that were 700 and then later 500 for a dollar that you could get at Woolworths in the early 1960s when I was 10 or 11. Half of the fun of it was soaking the stamps off - and I still enjoy it today - even though I mostly collect older issues. Thanks, Ted.
Thanks Ted. Great buy on the stock books. I have seen used stock books sell for more. Nice mixture for a starter collector. Wish we had a shop like that around here. Sadly the closest Hobby shop is a 4 hour drive one way.
Greetings from Kentucky. Nice video, sir. I like the Harris guide. I use it to help me identify vintage stamps and a roundabout value. Also because it was more affordable than the Scott catalog. But hey, to each his own. 😀
Thanks, Karen They used to have a weekly coupon for 40% off, which I used often. Now they have eliminated it, and I have to wait for the 50% off sales they have several times a year.
Hi Ted, been loving your videos I've been collecting stamps for a few years and I find your videos informative and fun, even the bad puns, keep it up, I'll send you a postcard from New Zealand shortly
Man, your Hobby Lobby has more stamp stuff than my Hobby Lobby. Not going to lie, I've been curious about those stamp bags for quite awhile. Got one many years ago as a kid and I remember even then being rather disappointed. If I remember, some of those stamps I saw in the video were in that bag I got way back when. Thanks for checking it out for me!
Thanks, Phil. I had been wondering about those bags, too. It actually exceeded my expectations, as I thought it would be full of 1/2p monarchs, and British Caribbean CTOs.
I have a few Entrust Collecting stock pages to house my first day covers. Overall they seem to be fine quality. Nothing to write home about, but sturdy enough to get the job done. They're certainly good for the price! Glad to see a review of Hobby Lobby's stamp bags. I'd been thinking of filling out my collection with one of those bags, so it's nice to know what I can expect if I were to get one. Happy Stamping!
Thanks for your comments, Dan. Those stock pages, at first glance, look to be better than the other brand I’ve bought from them before. I’ll probably pick up a package to see how I like them.
Glad to know that there are outlets like Hobby Lobby in the US (which is not available in my country). Super great deal for the stock books!!! The stamps in their packs are the opposite though, which I am not motivated to even soak them. Want to check out Hobby Lobby website but somehow it is down now. :(
Yeah, the stamps were not particularly exciting, but I think they would be suitable for a young beginner, as there was a good mix of quality countries. It wasn’t stuffed full of British Caribbean islands or African wallpaper.
years ago I got a lot of postage stamps of course from all over the world except the US but these pieces are very old and I have seen some videos that indicate very high prices and I saw that you saw a price guide and I bought today from Amazon the one of 2022 I hope it will also bring prices like from England Reyno united among others
Hi Sergio. Just realize that catalogue values reflect actual selling prices very poorly. Retail prices are commonly only 20 to 40% of Scott Catalogue values. The Harris catalogue values as I mention in the video are even higher than Scott, meaning that you can expect actual retail prices to be 10 to 25% of Harris values.
I want to thank you for telling us about Hobby Lobby and its offers. That is a fantastic deal on the Lighthouse stock book. I had a friend of my roommate buy me one at Hobby Lobby due to my incapacitation. I could not pick it up myself and as a result and I did not know there were other nifty things like the H.E Harris cat and the grab bags. I think I will get some hinges and maybe a bag for the fun of it. The last time I picked up a bag was in 1962 and the bag had so much duplication, I did not buy another. Also high price catalogs like H.E. Harris, Mystic and Brookman seem to give everyone the impression that the hobby is doing well, but unfortunately, this is not the case as APS membership continues to drop, although slowly. I also have a suggestion for a show. Scott has now gotten checklists for the major countries so you can keep track of what you got. I would like to know more about it. Again, thanks again for a very interesting and informative episode.
Hi Ted, loved your video as always. I was thinking it would be really good if there was a stamp subscription service. If there is no such thing please go for it and sign me up. ☺️
Thank you for the kind words. While I have thought about that idea, I am not ready to form such a service, but I know someone who does: John Simper, who goes by the name @Philatelovely on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, has a stamp subscription service he runs through his Patreon account. You might like to check it out. His Twitter profile is here: twitter.com/philatelovely?s=21 And his Pareon page is here: www.patreon.com/user?u=37567946
Another fine video! 👍 I didn't even know Harris was still doing those bags. The last time I saw them was at a Books-a-Million in Kentucky, maybe 8 or 10 years ago. Like most big book stores, they are all gone now 😥😡 I bought a worldwide bag and was disappointed even though my expectations were low to begin with. For 8 bucks, yours didn't seem bad at all. I had no idea about the catalog; I bought a used one a while back but never compared the values with Scott's. I've most always figured on 50% Scott so the Harris one seems very inflated to me as well. But it is a good size if you want an alternative to the big heavy Scott.
The Harris catalogue may be a disappointment, how about the 2022 scott specialized? I purchased one and noticed they have taken out the index and some other stuff as well to make separate issues from them. Now that is an earning model, taking out an index which I at least use very frequently and sell it separately to make more money. As if you sell someone a car and then tell them, if you want a key to run it, we have that for sale as well. Needless to say, I am very disappointed with the latest Scott. And no, I will not buy the index separately. I carry around my catalogue when I go to bourses and do not want to cary more books. This is also not a split done because the catalogue is getting too big (which it is) as it would be more logical to split it and have a separate section
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gosh, that bag took me back about 60 years, when they'd be crammed full of Spanish Franco stamps! 😄
I know, right? So things have improved in that regard. 😂
Great video Ted! Glad you are reaching young collectors.The only way this hobby is going to survive is getting the younger generation interested .
Thank you, Fern.
H.E. Harris packets/bags like that were one of my first introductions to stamp collecting about 20 years ago. It's neat to see that they're still around (and much as I remember them--good variety of low-cat stamps, but always colorful and minimal duplication). Great video!
Thank you, Z.
Great to see you back after a break. Have a nice weekend.
Thank you so much.
This episode reminds me of the "Big Bag of Foreign Stamps" that were 700 and then later 500 for a dollar that you could get at Woolworths in the early 1960s when I was 10 or 11. Half of the fun of it was soaking the stamps off - and I still enjoy it today - even though I mostly collect older issues. Thanks, Ted.
Thank you, Warren, and welcome to the forum.
Can't wait until Hobby Lobby comes to Pasadena, CA, I am told. None any where near by.
Thanks Ted. Great buy on the stock books. I have seen used stock books sell for more. Nice mixture for a starter collector. Wish we had a shop like that around here. Sadly the closest Hobby shop is a 4 hour drive one way.
I was shocked to see that price on the stockbooks. I fear, though, that means they are discontinuing carrying them.
That would be too bad.
I used to buy those H.E. Harris bag-o-stamps at Woolworth's for 99 cents in the 1950's.
You probably have a lot of good memories of stamp hunting, I imagine.
Greetings from Kentucky. Nice video, sir. I like the Harris guide. I use it to help me identify vintage stamps and a roundabout value. Also because it was more affordable than the Scott catalog. But hey, to each his own. 😀
You’re right. It is cheaper than Scott, and nobody really pays attention to catalogue values, anyway, no matter who publishes it.
@@tedtalksstamps I think so, too. It’s worth what you’re willing to pay for it.
Hi Ted, love the new intro, I wish we had a hobby lobby in the uk, looks like you get some good deals there :)
Thanks, Karen They used to have a weekly coupon for 40% off, which I used often. Now they have eliminated it, and I have to wait for the 50% off sales they have several times a year.
Wow! What a great prize from Jean! Lucky you!
Thanks Jack. Yes, those were very nice stamps.
Thank you for sharing Ted.
Hi Ted, been loving your videos I've been collecting stamps for a few years and I find your videos informative and fun, even the bad puns, keep it up, I'll send you a postcard from New Zealand shortly
Cool. Thanks, Rhys. 😃
I live in Santa Ana currently! So crazy you lived here! Wishing you the best!
Yeah, pretty cool. Thanks, Brenda.
Man, your Hobby Lobby has more stamp stuff than my Hobby Lobby. Not going to lie, I've been curious about those stamp bags for quite awhile. Got one many years ago as a kid and I remember even then being rather disappointed.
If I remember, some of those stamps I saw in the video were in that bag I got way back when.
Thanks for checking it out for me!
Thanks, Phil. I had been wondering about those bags, too. It actually exceeded my expectations, as I thought it would be full of 1/2p monarchs, and British Caribbean CTOs.
Interesting - no idea any mainstream store still had stamp stuff lol. Nice deal for the Lighthouse stockbooks!
There wasn’t much. But it would at least get a beginner started, and provide a few necessities for an experienced collector.
Good on ya cobber!! Cheers from sunny Qld Ozstralia!!!
Cheers, mate.
I have a few Entrust Collecting stock pages to house my first day covers. Overall they seem to be fine quality. Nothing to write home about, but sturdy enough to get the job done. They're certainly good for the price!
Glad to see a review of Hobby Lobby's stamp bags. I'd been thinking of filling out my collection with one of those bags, so it's nice to know what I can expect if I were to get one. Happy Stamping!
Thanks for your comments, Dan. Those stock pages, at first glance, look to be better than the other brand I’ve bought from them before. I’ll probably pick up a package to see how I like them.
Glad to know that there are outlets like Hobby Lobby in the US (which is not available in my country). Super great deal for the stock books!!! The stamps in their packs are the opposite though, which I am not motivated to even soak them. Want to check out Hobby Lobby website but somehow it is down now. :(
Yeah, the stamps were not particularly exciting, but I think they would be suitable for a young beginner, as there was a good mix of quality countries. It wasn’t stuffed full of British Caribbean islands or African wallpaper.
Yes, maybe they would be suitable for a young beginner. Somehow as I collect more stamps, I become more lazy to soak stamps on paper.
@@joyseng I know what you mean. Soaking is not one of my favorite activities.
Awesome :-)
Thanks, Nisarg.
Those lighthouse albums were a very good deal
Yeah. Too bad they didn’t have more.
years ago I got a lot of postage stamps of course from all over the world except the US but these pieces are very old and I have seen some videos that indicate very high prices and I saw that you saw a price guide and I bought today from Amazon the one of 2022 I hope it will also bring prices like from England Reyno united among others
Hi Sergio. Just realize that catalogue values reflect actual selling prices very poorly. Retail prices are commonly only 20 to 40% of Scott Catalogue values. The Harris catalogue values as I mention in the video are even higher than Scott, meaning that you can expect actual retail prices to be 10 to 25% of Harris values.
I want to thank you for telling us about Hobby Lobby and its offers. That is a fantastic deal on the Lighthouse stock book. I had a friend of my roommate buy me one at Hobby Lobby due to my incapacitation. I could not pick it up myself and as a result and I did not know there were other nifty things like the H.E Harris cat and the grab bags. I think I will get some hinges and maybe a bag for the fun of it. The last time I picked up a bag was in 1962 and the bag had so much duplication, I did not buy another. Also high price catalogs like H.E. Harris, Mystic and Brookman seem to give everyone the impression that the hobby is doing well, but unfortunately, this is not the case as APS membership continues to drop, although slowly. I also have a suggestion for a show. Scott has now gotten checklists for the major countries so you can keep track of what you got. I would like to know more about it. Again, thanks again for a very interesting and informative episode.
Thank you, John. I did not know about the Scott checklists. I’ll have to find out more about them.
Hi Ted, loved your video as always. I was thinking it would be really good if there was a stamp subscription service. If there is no such thing please go for it and sign me up. ☺️
Thank you for the kind words. While I have thought about that idea, I am not ready to form such a service, but I know someone who does: John Simper, who goes by the name @Philatelovely on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, has a stamp subscription service he runs through his Patreon account. You might like to check it out. His Twitter profile is here: twitter.com/philatelovely?s=21
And his Pareon page is here: www.patreon.com/user?u=37567946
lovely, wish we had such opportunities here. And Helvetia is Switzerland not Sweden. Sverige is Sweden.
Thank you. That was just one of several slips of the tongue I’ve made in my videos.
Another fine video! 👍 I didn't even know Harris was still doing those bags. The last time I saw them was at a Books-a-Million in Kentucky, maybe 8 or 10 years ago. Like most big book stores, they are all gone now 😥😡 I bought a worldwide bag and was disappointed even though my expectations were low to begin with. For 8 bucks, yours didn't seem bad at all. I had no idea about the catalog; I bought a used one a while back but never compared the values with Scott's. I've most always figured on 50% Scott so the Harris one seems very inflated to me as well. But it is a good size if you want an alternative to the big heavy Scott.
Thanks, Phil. I like that the Harris is spiral bound. It’s so much easier to work with.
Acelyn is actually my best friend from school :)
I mean Acelin
Do you live in Santa Ana, or was that just the postmark?
@@tedtalksstamps Yes Ace does live in Santa ana
@@tedtalksstamps Even me
@@tedtalksstamps I think
$4.99 for stock books. I think I'll be making a trip to my Hobby Lobby to see if they have the same bargain there.
Good luck. 👍
@@tedtalksstamps looks like I missed them. They were sold out. They did have a 2019 Harris stamp catalogue on clearance for $3.00, so that was fun.
@@stampmoments6318 Good deal.
The Harris catalogue may be a disappointment, how about the 2022 scott specialized?
I purchased one and noticed they have taken out the index and some other stuff as well to make separate issues from them.
Now that is an earning model, taking out an index which I at least use very frequently and sell it separately to make more money.
As if you sell someone a car and then tell them, if you want a key to run it, we have that for sale as well.
Needless to say, I am very disappointed with the latest Scott. And no, I will not buy the index separately. I carry around my catalogue when I go to bourses and do not want to cary more books.
This is also not a split done because the catalogue is getting too big (which it is) as it would be more logical to split it and have a separate section
I hear you. I can’t figure out why Scott can’t figure out how to do catalogues right.
How many stamps were in the bag? I'm not a good estimator but it looked a little light for 300.
I have just completed soaking and sorting them. I will give the details in the next video. But I can tell you, there were, indeed, 300+.
@@tedtalksstamps great, good to know! I may check our local Hobby Lobby for stockbooks and see what else they have.
Hi
I'll send you soon a omani postage stamp
Thank you, waled.
Switzerland[Helvetia] not Sweden.
Did I say Sweden? I didn’t realize. 🙃
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