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This was truly interesting to me..I was surprised that it was..thanks for digging into its history.😊

WOW ! A lot of sharing life episodes..... and no beers involved ! Very interesting show ! Thank you Gentlemen !

Pabay stamps were issued as a local post by Clive Feigenbaum - he was a very colourful character... worth looking him up!! Colnect says the Isle of Pabay was one of the only Scottish Islands that was genuinely granted permission for a local post, and is one of the few islands that Feigenbaum legitimately produced stamps for. They are classed as cinderellas. :)

This is a clear local post. Scott list some of these, but apparently not for this island. Same with rattlesnake island

Fascinating. Thanks for all your research

Thanks for the video check out the stamps and history of Lundy Island, similar in many ways and interesting!

Hi Smokie, interesting video, I have a couple of these stamps I'm my collection along with other islands around Britain, all in a separate album as I also have coins & banknotes too from another island! I would class them as Cinderella's, Have a great weekend, take care

Well Pabay is a new place to me 🙂 I would say that first 2/6 stamp is a Cinderella. You can really get into these island issues, especially from those around Britain. I have a good number of stamps from Herm Island, Lundy, and Bernera Island. None of them are listed in Scott's. I think some sprang up as a fringe item for tourists (the "currency" on Lundy stamps is the Puffin, which I find cute and cool 🙂). Keep up the excellent work, my friend! 👍

Seems to me these Isle of Pabay stamps are private carrier labels that pay for partial journey. While I don't think they should be considered Cinderella, they aren't UPU recognized either. In my view, these stamps should be considered along with other private mail services that issue stamps as proof of payment. In the end, its up to the individual collector to decide his/her preferences and objectives. Interesting video as always. Thanks Smokey!

Just as a PS: You recently did a video on the Satchelland cinderella you produced. Read my other comments and then consider this: Since you (or perhaps Mrs Smokey) is the minister in charge of the ministry of postage, if you decide that one of your cinderellas needs to be applied to all mail to cover the cost of a fee to transport that mail from Satchelland to the nearest USPS post office, then perhaps your cinderella would evolve from being a cinderella to being a local stamp. (Not sure what view the USPS would take on that, though it would probably be negative.) Just a thought

Hello Smokey, What an interesting question this raises. I tend to agree with you for the most part concerning whether the stamps of Pabay are stamps or cinderellas. As you say, a cinderella has no postal validity, and these stamps clearly do. To me, the stamps are what I would consider to be LOCAL STAMPS, that is stamps that are valid for postage within a limited area. There are a number of places around the world that fall into this category. Some in the UK are Lundy (an island of the southwest tip of England), Staffa (also in Scotland) and several others. These are mostly islands and the stamps pay for transport of mail to the mainland where normal postage needs to be applied for onward mail delivery. As such, they are (in my opinion) stamps, however, being local stamps they are not listed in most catalogues. (There may be specialised catalogues that list them, but I don't know of any, but I'm sure there must be a focus group somewhere that at least produces a stamp list of issues.) So, if we agree that these are real stamps because they could fulfil some postal function, even if only locally, that sort of sounds easy, but actually it just gets more complicated from there. Look at the following examples: 1. In 2000 Australia introduced a goods and services tax (GST, basically the same as VAT or Value Added Tax in the UK). While GST should be added to the cost of goods and services within Australia, goods or services provided to overseas clients are GST exempt. To show this, Australia Post started issuing two types of stamps - those intended for domestic use and those intended for mail overseas. The latter all have a blue tag with 'International Post in white. Technically (at least in my opinion), this should mean that any Australian stamps without the International Post tag should be considered local stamps as they are only supposed to be used in a local area. Admittedly that's a pretty big area, but it is still limited. Despite this, the world's major catalogues continue to list both Australia's domestic and international stamps. (As far as I know, the only other country that has gone down the path of producing domestic and International stamps is Vanuatu.) 2. Charnie has mentioned recognition by / membership of the UPU as a criterion for identifying whether a stamp should be classified as a stamp and listed in a catalogue. While this is perhaps a good starting place, it also breaks down a bit. Take for example the stamps of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus or the now defunct South African homelands (Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei and Venda) and perhaps even such places as Biafra, Katanga and South Kasai. While being nominally independent, their independence is/was not widely recognised nor were they members of the UPU and yet mail bearing their stamps was accepted and the stamps can be found listed in most major catalogues. The region of Iraqi Kurdistan also issues its own stamps, separate from Iraqi stamps. I have used these stamps on international mail from the Kurdistan region and the mail has been delivered to its recipients overseas, yet these stamps are not listed in catalogues. I'm not sure whether the stamps of the Republic of Artsakh (formerly known as Nagorno Karabakh) are listed in catalogues, but I have received mail from there. The situation with Transnistria is possibly similar. 3. Stamperija is a company which I think is situated in Lithuania and produces many, many stamps for countries such as Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Solomon Islands, Burundi, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Niger and the list goes on. These stamps are a little dubious as many catalogues will state that they are recognised by the various postal authorities (whatever that means) but are not available at post offices in the respective countries. How accurate this is, I don't know. I do know that the stamps produced for Burundi are largely made available and are used for postal purposes. They are listed in Scott, Michel, Yvert and Tellier, and on Colnect and Stampworld, but they are not listed in Stanley Gibbons. So, how many catalogues have to list a stamp for it to be a stamp? The fact that SG doesn't fully list stamps from many places since they were 'issued in excess of postal requirements', does not necessarily disqualify them from being considered to be stamps. By that definition, most modern stamps are issued in excess of postal requirements. Since few people write letters, the few that are posted only really need those nasty postal labels and postal requirements are met without any stamps at all. 4. When the Soviet Union was breaking up in the early 1990s, many stamps were produced for various member countries, and also various regions of the former Soviet Union such at Batumi, Tuva, Komi, Tatarstan and many, many more. At the time it was unclear whether these were valid for postage or not, though it now seems to be most unlikely that they ever were and these issues are regarded as illegal issues. Interestingly, the government of Tuva (an area of Russia near Mongolia) did authorise a number issues until the central Russian government banned their use and listed these also as illegal issues with the UPU. Since then, illegal issues that purport to have been issued by many countries (though primarily smaller countries that are less inclined to spend most if not more than their GDP fighting the producers of such material in courts around the world in a game of legal Waka mole) have been released. Again some of the smaller African countries (among others) come to mind. As these are not valid for postage anywhere (perhaps with the exception of the locally authorised Tuvan stamps), we can agree that these are all cinderllas. 5. Lastly there are at least 2 places in Australia that have unilaterally seceded from the country. The two that come to mind are the Province of Bumbunga (in South Australia - see the Wikipedia entry) and the Hutt River Province/Principality (in Western Australia - also see the Wikipedia page), both of which were basically farms whose owners fell out with the Australian government and declared sovereignty. Both issued stamps and in the case of Hutt River, coins and banknotes, not to mention passports were also produced. While I know very little about the stamps of Bumbunga, I did once have a cover from Hutt bearing a Hutt River Province stamp. This was affixed to the back of the envelope while normal Australian stamps were affixed to the front. The use of the Hutt stamp ensured that the envelope would be transported to the nearest post office where it entered the normal mail system. In this case, though basically a novelty, it could be argued that the stamps of Hutt River performed the same function as the stamps of Pabay and should perhaps be regarded as local stamps, though they are usually classed as cinderellas (perhaps incorrectly in my opinion). I could probably come up with a lot more to discuss here, but I have probably waffled on for far too long. At the end of the day, whether we regard such material as stamps, local stamps, cinderellas, labels or something else is to some extent subjective and whatever stance we take, we should be prepared to justify our position as you have done with your Pabay stamp. However, we must also recognise that not everyone may be convinced by our arguments and perhaps we must accept that in the end we may have to agree to disagree with some people.

NIce video Smokey. However, I can't consider the Isle Of Pabay item you have an actual postage stamp. To me, an item is considered a postage stamp if they're recognized by a foreign country for cancellation purposes which doesn't seem to apply to I of P. I would use as an example, the Sovereign Military Order or Malta (SMOM). While their stamps aren't listed by Scott or Gibbons, they are listed in many of the European catalogs like Sassone and they do have over 50 bilateral postal agreements with foreign governments. That's my two cents on the subject.

Interesting discussion. Thanks!

Hi Smokey! This was a very interesting video, thank you! First of all I didn't have any knowledge about the tiny Isle of Pabay, or that there are actually stamps with its name on them. I don't know what the "official" rules are for a stamp to be an acknowledged "official" postage stamp and whether it involves the UPU. I have to agree with you, however, if a stamp is a stamp bought to pay for the service of postage, it is "more" than a cinderella and can be called a "postage stamp". I found it interesting that one of the first stamps you bought was metallic and shiny and not a "normal" paper stamp, and that it was from a tiny island, in a way forecasting that you are eventually going to collect stamps from micro countries. 🙂

Hi Smokey I'm from South Africa. As a very keen stamp-collecter I enjoy your videos a lot. thanks for all the great info you're giving to us.

Hi Smokey I hope you don’t mind but I going to send you a postcard from Australia . I also a postcrosser as well

Very enjoyable collaboration:) I was rifling through images of stamps in my head for each letter, trying to guess what you would pick. I got the zip code one right when watching the other video...but that was it. "Unique" made me think of the only stamp I've purchased which is too recent for my collection , but I had to have it. It's an Icelandic stamp made from wool to look like an Icelandic sweater. That where I was born...plus it's fuzzy:) I look forward to your next videos. Thanks for the smiles:)

I'm catching up with all your videos, but I didn't want to miss comment on this one and say what and incredible experience you have! I was so glad hearing all about it. And super happy that @stephenogier7499 got the stamps!

Very nice video. Thank you for sharing your purchases. I have been a Liechtenstein collector for many years. I have pretty much all of them except for the high priced items. Thanks again.

The floral stamps are beautiful - so delicate. Thanks for showing the new USA stamps, Smokey.

dealers are selling large Minkus page lots of stamps since they went out of business. I did hear that Amos advantage has new pages for some of the Minkus albums.

It is very exciting to look for certain specific stamps to buy and to find them for sale. Thank you for showing us your purchases, Smokey. Very nice stamps at good prices.

Loved the Monaco stamps !!! That Manila folder with the Monaco stamps looks like a great pick up !! Well done !! Nice that your wife was there looking out for deals as well!!

Hello Smokey! It is a great and generous gift from Vera. I like the postcards as well as the stamps. The machins look absolutely beautiful in the transparent stock page. It is the best I have seen to showcase the colours. Lovely! I think my favourite colours are the blues and purples and greens, but all the colours are beautiful. Thanks for showing us Vera's gift.

One of the benefits of attending a stamp show or brouse, finding good deals on stamps you want/need for your collection ! Thanks for sharing these recent stamp acquisitions with us ! Will you be putting them into a printed album ? Stock book? Vario pages? Take Care and have fun with Philately !!!

You bought some great stamps to add to your collection. I'm glad that you got to go to a stamp show.

Fantastic video. I loved your stamp choices and especially the lovely personal stories. I am looking forward to next month's challenge.

I am glad you enjoyed your holiday, Smokey. This was a very nice video and beautiful postcards. I especially liked the giraffe cards. 🦒

Hi Smokey! You bought nice stamps. I enjoyed to see them. In one of his recent videos Kyle's Stamps also showed stamps of Liechtenstein, and I was amazed to see how beautiful some of them are. I can thus understand that Liechtenstein is becoming one of your favourite countries. Thanks for the video!!!!

Nice purchases. Well done!

awesome once again, thanks Smokey nice job, 👏

Hey Smokie, thanks for sharing, you cergot some nice stamps! Take care & have a good weekend

Thank you for sharing and looks like you got some good buys once again

Thanks Smokey! I have been enjoying the content of your videos.

1/ When you have duplicates of a stamp, you must choose the most centered one [MNH or used] ,then the rest you can put for swaps. Greetings from a very hot Greece [35dC-43 continuous]. it's getting too much heat from the beginning of June...it just won't break...and soon we will have a shortage of water..from the dams etc

Hi Smokie, nice collaboration again, nice stamps & great stories! Take care

I always enjoy stamp vs stamp! I wonder each time what on earth you and Rob will be able to come up with the next time, and you never fail to surprise. 🙂I loved the special stories that accompanied the stamps you chose. I love Ted Talks Stamps as well. Thanks, Smokey! Now I am off to watch Rob's version. 🙂

After many years of collecting stamps, I can say that 99% of collections are junk and worthless. Sometimes you come upon one great stamp among the multitude of boxes…Catalogue value is a guide, but basically useless. If you had $10,000 to start a collection, I would use that $10,000 on one single rarest stamp and put it in a safe.

Great stamp choices and there isn't one that I think was a bad pick - even I = inject. The heartfelt and personal stories always fill me with joy, so thank you for that. Also great information and yes, I agree with you, Ted Talks Stamps is a must see channel for stamps collectors from beginner to advanced. There's always something new to learn. Thank you for another fun video.

Thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge about the stamps you picked

It is always fun to see how differently we take the same challenge. Great stories

You do a great content thanks for that!

Win

I am sell my stamp

Those floral stamps are beautiful.

awesome, please keep it up buddy!!! I love the interaction with everyone, Thanks

Hi Smokie, really nice stamps again, with being from the UK i dont know who Alex was unfortunately but nice tribute stamps though, im sure if the USPS see's your video then they may make adjustments to their system so that overseas customers can purchase the stamps! Have a great weekend, take care

Great way to pay tribute to Canadian Alex Trebek :)

Great stamps! Nice video. Thank you. FYI - I don't know if things have changed recently, but I have never had any success ordering from the USPS Philatelic Bureau. I have tried a couple of times, put things in my basket and then when it came to putting in an address to send stamps to, it wouldn't accept overseas addresses. I think the main problem is that even though it accepted that I was in Australia, it wouldn't allow me to use an Australian postcode since it's only 4 digits. Love the flower stamps especially, so maybe I'll try again sometime. The Alex Trebek stamp is a great move away from the portrait that is so commonly used and I love the question-and-answer format.

Nice additions to your collection, Smokey and at good prices. Well done. Isn't it great to be able to fill in some of those gaps in your collection!