New Member From North West USA

Hi All,

New member from the Pacific Northwet of the US. I have been lurking for a while and delving into historical threads - a wealth of interesting information about our hobby.

I have been a collector since childhood - when we still had stamp sections in department stores (I know right - what is a department store?). I collect worldwide and have a few topical collections. I mainly collect used in a Minkus Global Supreme album that is complete through the early 2000s that I built from collection lots - it was always a dream to have a Supreme set but my allowance didn't cover the cost back in the day.

I had been less active in collecting for several years but during the pandemic went a bit crazy with large box lots and am still dealing with the backlog. Today I'm sorting through several pounds of Canadian stamps from a 20-lb lot and regretting my life choices. Speaking of which, is there much trading on this forum? I remember the glory days of putting an ad in Linn's and trading with dozens of collectors but Linn's is down to brochure size these days.

I am appreciative of all of the excellent YouTube channels out there including Ted who mentioned this forum.

John