Stamps -- Explain the craze?
GoldCoinLover
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in Stamps Forum
I'm surprised, I thought there would be alot more posts about stamps here. I guess not many people collect stamps. I am a serious coin collector, and on the coin forum theres tons, and tons, of posts. Too many. Is stamps a big craze like coins? Do more people collect coins than stamps?
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i have a rather large hoard that my father left (doesnt everybody ?)
mostly US and some UN
problem is most of it is just worthless.
most dealers will pay 75-80 % of face value.
use em for postage you say ?
if i lived to be 500 yrs old i would still have stamps !
im cherry picking now,taking the cash and buying coins !
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Speaking for myself, I avidly collect stamps and coins, but I am not presently a member of any hobby organizations or clubs, do not subscribe to any periodicals, and rarely show my collections to other persons, but I enjoy what I do immensely. To be quite honest, I really don't discuss these hobbies with too many folks outside of these forums. I have a few friends that possess a passing interest in coins and stamps, and to these I will show some of my better finds and purchases on occasion.
I really suspect there are many more out there like me that are extremely dedicated and knowledgable collectors. They just don't make a big deal out of it. My hope is that I will leave a very cool collection to my kids and grand kids, in the hopes that that it will be added to and passed on to future generations as a family heirloom. With my stamps, I am fond of designing and printing out my own album pages which are packed with geographical and historical information which I hope will be of benefit to future generations. I look at it as a large encyclopedia illustrated with actual stamps! But...enough rambling....thanks for bringing up the subject!
Many I know just got feed up with the childish attitude of some members of this forum.
I am also about to abandon this forum - I used to visit it daily, now only once in a week if so.