It's great that you've just started collecting. We hope that it will be an enjoyable experience in the decades to come, and that you share your journey here on Stamp Bears!
Looking forward to reading more of your posts and seeing some pics of your stamps!
Post by coastwatcher on Nov 7, 2020 19:53:25 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum dallin125! Being new to the hobby, I’m sure that you’ll have lots of questions, so ask away. Someone here will have the answers that you’re looking for.
“The President of today is just the postage stamp of tomorrow.” ~ Gracie Allen
“What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it.“ - Charles, Emperor of Austria (1882-1922) on learning of his accession to the throne
Stamp Bears is a great little community of stamp collectors. There are many people here with all sorts of experience.
Don't be shy about asking questions ... sharing posts about what you are enjoying about the hobby (or what is frustrating) ... upload images. Everyone here started out at some point with zero experience and zero knowledge and had to learn, often without the benefit of guidance.
I collect: - An undefinable subset of world-wide stamps, 1840-1963 - Stamps of Iceland, 1873-2003* - Stamps with bees on them
I am a volunteer, and the webmaster, of Stamps for the Wounded (SFTW). SFTW is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides stamps, covers, supplies, etc. to U.S. veterans.
Post by ferthalangur (aka Rob) on Nov 8, 2020 9:16:11 GMT -5
I am still relatively new to this forum. I just noticed that there is an entire section for beginners, called Stamp Collecting Beginners Corner.
For newer collectors, there may be some benefit to "browsing" that forum to see what kind of questions other new collectors have asked and how they have been answered by StampBears in the past. I am not saying that to discourage you from asking new questions. However, when getting started, it can feel like trying to take a sip of water from a firehouse.
There is no "right way" to collect stamps ... everybody has their own opinions and preferences. There are some "common practices" that more collectors observe, but there are no rules.
Well, maybe there is one thing that should be a rule: Always be honest in your dealings with others when you sell or trade stamps.
I collect: - An undefinable subset of world-wide stamps, 1840-1963 - Stamps of Iceland, 1873-2003* - Stamps with bees on them
I am a volunteer, and the webmaster, of Stamps for the Wounded (SFTW). SFTW is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides stamps, covers, supplies, etc. to U.S. veterans.
dallin125, Welcome to Stamp Bears. Hope you enjoy your stay in our little den. Looking forward to hearing more about you and how you are going about starting up.
I am a letter writer, snailmail addict. I send therefore I receive. I also manage a letter writing/correspondence forum called A World of Snail Mail. I sometimes post pictures on Instagram (username morgaine_does_snail_mail) Stamp themes - science, nature, postal history, maps, nice stamps.
Welcome you will find they are a friendly crowd here
Already suffering from a bad case of collection creep as I am currently collecting Used only - Australia, Great Britain, Canada, Ireland, Western Europe, and Scandinavia, from 1900 to date. Oh and I am interested in Artists and Art on stamps ... Trying to avoid becoming a WW collector.
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