just subscribed, your self deprecating banter is based, just watched a previous vid about wasting money on sheets by buying at grossly inflated pricing. You could have corrected that early by going to local stamps shows ( I know Covid acted as a credit card online stimulant) In my area there's no young people entering the hobby , so the grey haired boomers are begging to sell and its a buyers market and the book pricing is off by 50% -70% I've seen beautiful collections from $200 to $300 at my local show...all that history treated like yard sale pickings ,I just collect envelopes now and use them as art work props or inspirations .Its still super fun to pick through the shows boxes but as an investment its a waste of time.
I can relate to your views on "being happy". I realized that is the main goal for my collecting also. If stamps bring happiness, that is a nice reason to engage in this hobby.
You mentioned amazement at having covers that are hundreds of years old. I sell stamps on eBay and it always amazes me to find that a stamp has arrived in New Zealand or India or some other far away place. To realize that a stamp that was in my hands is now 9000 miles away! Whew! At the same time I feel a little sad that it's gone like turning out a beloved dog.
Hi Kyle! I appreciate the time you contribute to making a UA-cam video. It is nice to spend some time with you and looking at stamps. The ultimate important aspects of living can be difficult to pinpoint, but certainly all there probably is, is how one experience life right now in this minute, and happiness is certainly one of the important states of being. So I would not call myself lazy if I were you! You have essentially one day to be "lazy" and "be". That is not much time in your life. Therefore it would be a waste of time if you are not "lazy" and be happy when you can. ... OK, I don't know why I went a bit philosophical there. Probably because I thought you should not call yourself "lazy", that could be negative. Anyway, I loved to see the stamps. The Ryukyus stamps are pretty nice, but I really like most of the Ethiopian stamps. They have beautiful detail, and beautiful colours as you said. Really nice to have 1, 2 and 3 of Vatican City, I think - the no 1 stamp of a country always seems so special. I always think the Vatican City stamps are of such high quality in design and printing. I am not really a fan of religious themes either, though. Amazing fact about the long tongue of the woodpecker preventing damage to its brain! Nature is amazing! Thanks again for the video! HAPPY New Year!!!!
Thanks Charnie :). Always a pleasure to hear from you. I got your email regarding your address change too by the way. I've never really thought about it but perhaps you are right about the quality of the Vatican stamps, that is one nice thing about them! Thanks for the kind words!
To me mint means that the stamp does not have a cancellation,. Therefore there are two catagories of mint,. Mint hinged and Mint never hinged. But then I am old school. You have to remember that in the past the average collector was not as concerned about condition as they are today. So not that he was lazy or lax , it was just not that important . When I started collecting Scott did not even make a distinclnction between MNH and MH. All listing were just mint or used. Times were different back then . Just an FYI Lire has 2 syllables. Similar to "Leer-a". Did you notice the overprint on Fiume J16 is half right and half left instead of centered. Obviously a miscentered overprint but I like it. Everyone needs more "me" time and that is not selfish. I am in New Jersey and I do not see storks flying by but I do see flocks of geese. Croix Rouge means Red Cross in French. French was once the lingua franca of the world. The guy in the corner of the Ethiopian stamp is Haile Selassie who is held in reverence by the Rastafarian community. Yes Italian Occupation of Ethiopia. Did you notice the overprint in Vatican City at 1:11:29,1:17:11 and 1:19:55- Sede Vacante? It means vacant chair. It is used for the period after a Pope dies and before a new one is chosen. In days before postage stamps the recipient paid the postage so the number written on the front of the envelope was the amount that the delivery man was supposed to collect from the receiver of the mail. The two keys is the symbol of Vatican City The stamp at 1:18:34 is one of our Our Lady all emaculetly dressed with baby Jesus. The overprint Segnatasse identifies them as Postage due stamps.
You are certainly right about mint and mint hinged stamps. Interesting to think about how things used to be more simple back in the day. I suppose stamp collecting at the present is the most complicated it has ever been! I did not know that about Sede Vacante. Great info as always, thanks!
Great show. Ryukyus were "hot stuff" especially in the 1960s/70s when the prices went up. They stopped issuing stamps in 1972 after Okinawa was given back to Japan. Nowadays, especially the issues from the 1960s are quite cheap, so it´s easy to get a more or less complete collection. Ryukyus postal history is more interesting, so if you are able to purchase a bunch of postcards, covers and used stationery (no FDC), just go ahead. Greets from GER, U.
I just acquired a Scott international set volumes one through four and I was wondering how do you determine if there’s any value inside some books are 50 to 60% full while others are pretty empty. Do I have any value at all? Totally new to stamp collecting! Should I look at certain years certain countries?
This is something I still find daunting; how to figure out the value of an album. The general rule of thumb for most stamps is that they are only worth around 10% of catalog value. It seems to me that most stamps after 1930 are usually valued about 25 cents. Which would mean they could only really be sold for 2.5 cents each. In that case I count the stamps on the page and multiply by 2.5 to get the pages value. Older stamps are worth checking the catalog for each one as they are generally worth more. Note that the Scott catalog values are for stamps that are in VERY FINE condition. The catalog has a section that describes the different conditions and what qualifies for each. You have to consider centering, defects, gum, hinges, etc. to determine what condition they are in. I still find it difficult as I am not an expert to feel confident when assessing a stamps condition. If you found a stamp that has a high catalog value it is probably worth it to get the stamp graded by a professional. I did a series where a lady sent me her collection to evaluated and value. It is a long series but you get to see everything I went through and all of my thoughts. Here is the link to the first video(6 parts total): ua-cam.com/video/Y_ERIwQIM8U/v-deo.html
@ amazing I will definitely watch the series. Thank you for this reply. I’m the type of person that once I get into something I’m all in. So I guess here we go. I found your videos first and love the style/commentary. Thank you for putting out awesome content as well as providing this info. It really helps with getting started. I’ll go through and check the older stamps first. Cody
@@modernfuel stamps with a Scott cat value of .25 are basically worthless. If selling them in bulk, expect to rerceive less than one cent per stamp. To state they are worth a particular percentage of catalogue is mileading. However, the wonderful thing about our hobby is the time spent with your collection. The knowledge gained is priceless. The history, geography, insight into different lands, and so forth cannot be valued in dollars and sense.
Loved the video and your commentary.
@@edwarddimetres8649 Thank you!!
just subscribed, your self deprecating banter is based, just watched a previous vid about wasting money on sheets by buying at grossly inflated pricing.
You could have corrected that early by going to local stamps shows ( I know Covid acted as a credit card online stimulant) In my area there's no young people entering the hobby , so the grey haired boomers are begging to sell and its a buyers market and the book pricing is off by 50% -70%
I've seen beautiful collections from $200 to $300 at my local show...all that history treated like yard sale pickings ,I just collect envelopes now and use them as art work props or inspirations .Its still super fun to pick through the shows boxes but as an investment its a waste of time.
I can relate to your views on "being happy". I realized that is the main goal for my collecting also. If stamps bring happiness, that is a nice reason to engage in this hobby.
Absolutely!
You mentioned amazement at having covers that are hundreds of years old.
I sell stamps on eBay and it always amazes me to find that a stamp has arrived in New Zealand or India or some other far away place.
To realize that a stamp that was in my hands is now 9000 miles away! Whew!
At the same time I feel a little sad that it's gone like turning out a beloved dog.
@@dennisferguson9129 😆haha! I agree!
Hi Kyle! I appreciate the time you contribute to making a UA-cam video. It is nice to spend some time with you and looking at stamps.
The ultimate important aspects of living can be difficult to pinpoint, but certainly all there probably is, is how one experience life right now in this minute, and happiness is certainly one of the important states of being. So I would not call myself lazy if I were you! You have essentially one day to be "lazy" and "be". That is not much time in your life. Therefore it would be a waste of time if you are not "lazy" and be happy when you can. ... OK, I don't know why I went a bit philosophical there. Probably because I thought you should not call yourself "lazy", that could be negative.
Anyway, I loved to see the stamps. The Ryukyus stamps are pretty nice, but I really like most of the Ethiopian stamps. They have beautiful detail, and beautiful colours as you said.
Really nice to have 1, 2 and 3 of Vatican City, I think - the no 1 stamp of a country always seems so special. I always think the Vatican City stamps are of such high quality in design and printing. I am not really a fan of religious themes either, though.
Amazing fact about the long tongue of the woodpecker preventing damage to its brain! Nature is amazing!
Thanks again for the video! HAPPY New Year!!!!
Thanks Charnie :). Always a pleasure to hear from you. I got your email regarding your address change too by the way. I've never really thought about it but perhaps you are right about the quality of the Vatican stamps, that is one nice thing about them! Thanks for the kind words!
To me mint means that the stamp does not have a cancellation,. Therefore there are two catagories of mint,. Mint hinged and Mint never hinged. But then I am old school. You have to remember that in the past the average collector was not as concerned about condition as they are today. So not that he was lazy or lax , it was just not that important . When I started collecting Scott did not even make a distinclnction between MNH and MH. All listing were just mint or used. Times were different back then . Just an FYI Lire has 2 syllables. Similar to "Leer-a". Did you notice the overprint on Fiume J16 is half right and half left instead of centered. Obviously a miscentered overprint but I like it. Everyone needs more "me" time and that is not selfish. I am in New Jersey and I do not see storks flying by but I do see flocks of geese. Croix Rouge means Red Cross in French. French was once the lingua franca of the world. The guy in the corner of the Ethiopian stamp is Haile Selassie who is held in reverence by the Rastafarian community. Yes Italian Occupation of Ethiopia. Did you notice the overprint in Vatican City at 1:11:29,1:17:11 and 1:19:55- Sede Vacante? It means vacant chair. It is used for the period after a Pope dies and before a new one is chosen. In days before postage stamps the recipient paid the postage so the number written on the front of the envelope was the amount that the delivery man was supposed to collect from the receiver of the mail. The two keys is the symbol of Vatican City The stamp at 1:18:34 is one of our Our Lady all emaculetly dressed with baby Jesus. The overprint Segnatasse identifies them as Postage due stamps.
You are certainly right about mint and mint hinged stamps. Interesting to think about how things used to be more simple back in the day. I suppose stamp collecting at the present is the most complicated it has ever been! I did not know that about Sede Vacante. Great info as always, thanks!
Good evening. great video
Thank you!
Great show. Ryukyus were "hot stuff" especially in the 1960s/70s when the prices went up. They stopped issuing stamps in 1972 after Okinawa was given back to Japan. Nowadays, especially the issues from the 1960s are quite cheap, so it´s easy to get a more or less complete collection. Ryukyus postal history is more interesting, so if you are able to purchase a bunch of postcards, covers and used stationery (no FDC), just go ahead. Greets from GER, U.
Neato, thanks for sharing!
I just acquired a Scott international set volumes one through four and I was wondering how do you determine if there’s any value inside some books are 50 to 60% full while others are pretty empty. Do I have any value at all? Totally new to stamp collecting! Should I look at certain years certain countries?
This is something I still find daunting; how to figure out the value of an album. The general rule of thumb for most stamps is that they are only worth around 10% of catalog value. It seems to me that most stamps after 1930 are usually valued about 25 cents. Which would mean they could only really be sold for 2.5 cents each. In that case I count the stamps on the page and multiply by 2.5 to get the pages value. Older stamps are worth checking the catalog for each one as they are generally worth more. Note that the Scott catalog values are for stamps that are in VERY FINE condition. The catalog has a section that describes the different conditions and what qualifies for each. You have to consider centering, defects, gum, hinges, etc. to determine what condition they are in. I still find it difficult as I am not an expert to feel confident when assessing a stamps condition. If you found a stamp that has a high catalog value it is probably worth it to get the stamp graded by a professional. I did a series where a lady sent me her collection to evaluated and value. It is a long series but you get to see everything I went through and all of my thoughts. Here is the link to the first video(6 parts total): ua-cam.com/video/Y_ERIwQIM8U/v-deo.html
@ amazing I will definitely watch the series. Thank you for this reply. I’m the type of person that once I get into something I’m all in. So I guess here we go. I found your videos first and love the style/commentary. Thank you for putting out awesome content as well as providing this info. It really helps with getting started. I’ll go through and check the older stamps first.
Cody
@@modernfuel stamps with a Scott cat value of .25 are basically worthless. If selling them in bulk, expect to rerceive less than one cent per stamp. To state they are worth a particular percentage of catalogue is mileading. However, the wonderful thing about our hobby is the time spent with your collection. The knowledge gained is priceless. The history, geography, insight into different lands, and so forth cannot be valued in dollars and sense.