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Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 10:02:02 GMT -5 Dorincard likes this

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Post by ScanStamps on Aug 12, 2013 10:02:02 GMT -5

Just checking in and saying "hi," here at the new Stamp Bears home! May this be a peaceful haven for all of us.

Been extremely busy as of late-- mostly NOT with things relating to stamp collecting, but hope to check in more often as we progress into fall.

The only "old" post I can think of that I will miss was one with a lot of photos and text, done on "creating a specialized collection on a shoe string." On the whole, I have never been big on sifting through the rubble of things gone by... they are gone, so we might as well start building anew.

Cheers,
Peter

JanetC Global Moderator Stamp Bears Supporter Please send heat,,,too darn cold down here. Posts: 3,973 Location (Country): San Angelo, TX USA	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 10:08:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by JanetC on Aug 12, 2013 10:08:38 GMT -5 Peter, welcome to the new Stamp Bears. I'm looking forward to seeing your posts
	WW Collector - Almost anything and everything

Admin Bear Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Loving Member Appreciation Month!! Posts: 7,335 Location (Country): USA	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 10:09:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Admin Bear on Aug 12, 2013 10:09:50 GMT -5 Thank you so very much for coming along!! we have missed you... i agree we are getting a great chance to start anew.
	Happy Stamping!!! Bear

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Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 10:14:02 GMT -5

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Post by ScanStamps on Aug 12, 2013 10:14:02 GMT -5

Janet & Bear, thanks for the welcome! Good to be here... I can't stand these skunkweeds who troll the web and cause mayhem and destruction-- I'm the "keeper" of several forums, and this stuff is just SO frustrating!

Just making a mental note to myself here to go in and change the URLs on any links I have posted to Stamp Bears from blogs, etc.

So are the old posts completely gone, now?

~Peter

Admin Bear Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Loving Member Appreciation Month!! Posts: 7,335 Location (Country): USA	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 10:56:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Admin Bear on Aug 12, 2013 10:56:58 GMT -5 the vast majority are gone.. we have some that mods and admins are dragging over but in the next few days the rest will be off the old board. this will be treated as a fresh start.
	Happy Stamping!!! Bear

ScanStamps Full Member Posts: 33 Location (Country): USA	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 11:43:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ScanStamps on Aug 12, 2013 11:43:21 GMT -5 That's cool... I'm all about fresh starts and "being in the now." It's easy to get bogged down in the past and painting unrealistically rosy pictures of what we "miss" back there. ~Peter

Admin Bear Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Loving Member Appreciation Month!! Posts: 7,335 Location (Country): USA	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 12:03:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Admin Bear on Aug 12, 2013 12:03:08 GMT -5 aint that the truth though!!
	Happy Stamping!!! Bear

kacyds Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Did you hear the joke about the unstamped letter? You wouldn't get it. Posts: 16,141 Location (Country): United States	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 12:06:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kacyds on Aug 12, 2013 12:06:32 GMT -5 Welcome Peter, glad you decided to join us here.

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Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 12:13:39 GMT -5 Dorincard likes this

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Post by ScanStamps on Aug 12, 2013 12:13:39 GMT -5

I really like this place... and I feel it's potentially the best online forum in the philatelic world; certainly the friendliest and most welcoming. Our hobby really needs that-- to be honest, too many people in philately seem content to rest their heads on self-congratulatory laurels of a day long gone... which is NOT very welcoming to potential newcomers to the hobby.

Maybe that sounds like a bit of a harsh indictment... but I've been around this hobby since age 6 or 7, and a collection of "grumpy old men" is NOT what's needed to secure the future of stamp collecting. We have to approach new potential collectors in THEIR comfort zones, not "ours."

Just my $0.02 worth.
~Peter

kacyds Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Did you hear the joke about the unstamped letter? You wouldn't get it. Posts: 16,141 Location (Country): United States	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 12:21:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kacyds on Aug 12, 2013 12:21:15 GMT -5 Well said Peter!!!

crazyquilter Global Moderator Posts: 6,762 Location (Country): Michigan	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 21:12:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by crazyquilter on Aug 12, 2013 21:12:39 GMT -5 Hello and Welcome Peter from Michigan. What do you collect?
	I am a used World wide stamper. Always have been and always will bee.

Perfs14 Master Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 1,178 Location (Country): Australia	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 12, 2013 23:13:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Perfs14 on Aug 12, 2013 23:13:57 GMT -5 Welcome Peter to Bear-Reborn I agree with you that it is a great and friendly forum and now on a great new platform. "Make my day, Peter...scan-stamps!"

MikeC99 Stamp Bears Posting Dedicated Guru Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 6,856 Location (Country): Regina, Sask., Canada	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 13, 2013 0:14:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by MikeC99 on Aug 13, 2013 0:14:08 GMT -5 Peter, welcome to the new Stamp Bears. I look forward to your participation in our threads. Mike
	Collecting Canada, US, UK, Ireland, Germany, France & Austria. Also collecting some classic era stamps of some British Commonwealth Island countries and topicals like WW2, Capt. Cook, Horatio Nelson.

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Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 13, 2013 23:34:40 GMT -5

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Post by RossTO on Aug 13, 2013 23:34:40 GMT -5

Welcome back to our little philatelic den on the web.

Please be sure to familiarise yourself with the rules of our forums which can be found here. Also once you have hit a post count of 25 you can begin using the PM system to message fellow members as well as use the marketplace where you can buy, sell and trade stamps. Guidelines for the marketplace are here.

Should you have any questions or issues please feel free to PM one of the Admins or Mods (you can PM them any time after you join... no need for the 25 posts for them) and we will be sure to get back to you when we are able.

Should you have any difficulty while posting here our How-to section located here may be of some assistance.

Once again welcome to Stamp Bears and we all look forward to hearing more about you and your collections.

ten1951 Dedicated Stamp Bear Posts: 381	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 14, 2013 14:38:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ten1951 on Aug 14, 2013 14:38:02 GMT -5 Welcome Peter, Greetings from Greece

alyn Linking Member Stamp Bears Supporter Back to the daily grind. Posts: 5,126 Location (Country): Canada	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 14, 2013 15:20:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by alyn on Aug 14, 2013 15:20:07 GMT -5 Hello and welcome Peter. Alyn
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theindestore Super Stamp Bear Stamp Bears Supporter Winding down my hoard and collection. (p.s. stamps drive me nuts, but not the engraved ones) Posts: 526 Location (Country): Singapore	Greetings from ScanStamps Aug 15, 2013 14:55:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by theindestore on Aug 15, 2013 14:55:10 GMT -5 Welcome back Peter ! I still remember that I saw your online post about Stamp Bears somewhere else and that's how I got to join this great stampy family !
	I like my stamps used. Might still collect philately randomly. I still love my Stamp Bears family !

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Greetings from ScanStamps Sept 23, 2013 13:03:06 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by Dorincard on Sept 23, 2013 13:03:06 GMT -5

Aug 12, 2013 12:13:39 GMT -5 ScanStamps said:

I really like this place... and I feel it's potentially the best online forum in the philatelic world; certainly the friendliest and most welcoming. Our hobby really needs that-- to be honest, too many people in philately seem content to rest their heads on self-congratulatory laurels of a day long gone... which is NOT very welcoming to potential newcomers to the hobby.

Maybe that sounds like a bit of a harsh indictment... but I've been around this hobby since age 6 or 7, and a collection of "grumpy old men" is NOT what's needed to secure the future of stamp collecting. We have to approach new potential collectors in THEIR comfort zones, not "ours."

Just my $0.02 worth.
~Peter

Amen!

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Post by Admin Bear on Aug 12, 2013 12:03:08 GMT -5

Post by kacyds on Aug 12, 2013 12:06:32 GMT -5

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Post by kacyds on Aug 12, 2013 12:21:15 GMT -5

Post by crazyquilter on Aug 12, 2013 21:12:39 GMT -5

Post by Perfs14 on Aug 12, 2013 23:13:57 GMT -5

Post by MikeC99 on Aug 13, 2013 0:14:08 GMT -5

Post by RossTO on Aug 13, 2013 23:34:40 GMT -5

Post by ten1951 on Aug 14, 2013 14:38:02 GMT -5

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