First Stamp Unboxing! - 250 used stamps for 5$
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- I decided to become a stamp collector and bought a bunch of postage stamps!
Here I am excitedly opening/unboxing them. Eventually I learned most of them were CTO's (see my second video) but I still had a great time unpacking them and think they are beautiful! If you don't mind all of the CTO's the ebay account I purchased these from was philatalist.v based in Greece. Overall I'm happy with the quality and variety of stamps and topics from my first ever buy.
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Great to see another stamp channel on RUclips. I love your enthusiasm. Keep up the good work. I look forward to watching your other videos.
Oh my goodness! I am a huge fan of your channel, so I'm excited to see your comment here on mine. Thank you so much for checking it out!
@@StampCatStamps Thank you very much. If you could email me at ted.talks.stamps@gmail.com I would like to request permission to utilize your logo and perhaps a video snippet, to give a shoutout to your channel in my next video. I had a couple of videos a while back in which I went over other stampy YT channels, and I would like to keep viewers informed when I learn of others.
You probably already know this by now, but for anyone else who is wondering the reason most of those stamps were curling is because of the gum on the back. They’ll generally straighten out again once put into an album and/or stock book/page. Mint stamps or cancelled to order stamps are often curly like that.
Yes I discovered this! One of the marks of a CTO ... (Cancelled stamp with gum) that I learned about after getting these. I was wondering what was happening since they were flat on arrival in the package, but curling all over my counter top. But after storing them back in books/mounts they are back to behaving themselves.
I am so happy to see how people get into this hobby. To see all this cultural diversity and the color of the world through these little thumbnails is fantastic. long life to your channel! Well done!
Thanks so much! It's really fun to see what subjects each country chooses for their stamps! Even the ones that don't seem related to the country... In a way it's fun to see what they 'think' stamp collectors are interested in!
I came across your channel because of the video about the Bulgarian tree stamps. Your enthusiasm is evident and infectious. :) Let me offer some help with identification:
1:50 commemorates the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first joint American-Soviet space mission. As this was during the Cold War, it was quite a big deal at the time.
3:56 is the Soviet moon probe Luna 10. It became the first artificial satellite of the Moon.
5:05 commemorates the flight of Valentina Tereshkova on Vostok 6, making her the first woman in space and the tenth person in orbit (12th person in space, if we count US suborbital flights).
7:33 the Hungarian stamp in the middle doesn't seem to provide the name of the probe, so: it's from the Soviet Mars program, it could be any of Mars-2, -3, -4, -5, all of them had that distinctive conical lander.
7:42 LOL, I have those Bulgarian stamps with old sailing ships too. They must have been ubiquitous. Just in case you can't figure it out, if you decide to research it: the right one is a ship of the East India Company.
8:21 The leftmost stamp at the bottom is also Bulgarian, and because I know you won't be able to read the highly stylized Cyrillic lettering (they tried to make it look medieval): it depicts the 9th century ceramic icon of Saint Theodore Stratelates (Teodor Stratilat in Bulgarian), found in the ruins of the ancient Bulgarian capital Preslav. The text "1300 ГОДИНИ БЪЛГАРСКА ДЪРЖАВА" - 1300 years of Bulgarian state (since the founding of the first Bulgarian Empire in 681) - indicates that the stamp was part of the commemorations of that anniversary in the 1980s. The anniversary was commemorated in a lot of ways, including naming the first Bulgarian satellite (launched by the USSR) Bulgaria 1300, and building a large, ugly monument on the hill over my hometown (Shumen). Never mind that Bulgaria didn't exist as a sovereign country for about 700 of those years...
Good luck with your stamp collecting, and have fun researching the stamps!
Wow this is an AMAZING comment! Thank you so much for this jump start on some info on these stamps! I really have my work cut out for me. Thanks for your view and 'helping a gal out'!
Belatedly catching up on your channel! Welcome to the club! This video recaptured for me the thrill of a mixed world lot, which isn’t how I buy my stamps these days, but it was how I built my collection when I first started collecting as a child. I was a bit of a choir kid too, so I had a similar affection for that Nicaraguan choir set! Looking forward to watching more 👏🏻
Thanks so much! Yeah I'm definitely still in the 'buy everything' stage but it's a lot of fun!
@@StampCatStamps oh , the buy everything stage. Ya, kinda still there lol. , just wait until you get to plates and sheets. Oh and there is "first day covers" I like those. And then , used stamps, new stamps , old stamps . Prefferated stamps, stamp books , envelopes that are prestamped, oh boy hours of fun.
Welcome to the world of stamp collecting
Thank you very much!
This came up on my feed. I haven't seen your channel before but I like stamp videos so I subscribed.
I have collected stamps 70 years and never tire of it. I buy and sell some on eBay and have much fun
@@dennisferguson9129 aw welcome to the channel thank you so much for subscribing! Buying and selling online is certainly thrilling especially the auctions!
One trick I learned long ago for curling is to put the stamp in a glassine envelope and draw it over the edge of the table in opposite direction of the curl.
Might take couple of swipes
I just found your videos. It is nice to see new collectors get excited. What you have is a very nice batch for $5.00. I have collected for many years so I was a kid when I had your enthusiasm. If you think the Greek stamp was colorful you should see the first Air Mail set from Greece. Looks like they were painted in watercolors. Very nice. As for nudity there are people who collect nudes on stamps as a topical. Stamps will curl especially with humidity they can be flattened with a book or preferably you can buy cards with plastic on front that will keep your stamps from curling. If you need help identiying any countries feel free to contact me.
Thank's so much for your comment! I searched up those Greek airmail stamps - they do look like water-colours - very beautiful, and I like the design of the plane (double boat plane?) on them, too! Nudes on stamps as a topical- oh my! I guess I shouldn't be surprised - a few months in and I'm discovering there can be a topical stamp collection for literally anything (part of what makes collecting fun!) but as for nudes they're still a bit racey for me!
Welcome to the hobby. Hope you have a wonderful experience. Stamps are neat, educational, and , well fun. We all have a favorite topic , Era, or country . For instance, I like birds, ships, lighthouses, airmail stamps , duck stamps , trout stamps , stamps with flowers on them , Christmas stamps , stamps with trains , stamps that are space themed , oh boy ,,the list goes on and on. Enjoy
Thanks so much for watching! I know what you mean. As soon as I decide 'I like something' I find something else totally different that uh-oh, I also like as well! For a bit I decided I like 'classic engraved stamps.' .... but then I'll see a beautiful, colorful, modern stamp and I'm drawn to that, too. It's hard to narrow it down! 🤣
Yes it is. But nobody says you have too.. lol . Oh
I've always been a bit of a history buff.
I find you also a History Enthusiast.
Many Stamps carry wonderful Stories with them.
at 6:41 you see two Stamps of Katanga.
This country proclaimed its independence from Congo on 11 July 1960 and lasted less than 2.5 years.
They even issued their “Independence Stamps” overprinted on the Independence issues of Congo !
Thank you and yes I do find this information interesting! I had noticed that - that some of the stamps from that area seemed to have similar design but different country name or overprint when comparing the stamps... I think some of the carved figures/mask set stamps show that as well ? It's so interesting to see how the changing of 'ownership' by a country can be reflected on stamps that way!
Hello! Just today I discovered your channel on Graham Beck's newest episode. I LOVE how you did this one, so excited to get your first assortment of stamps. I have been a collector most of my life. We need more enthusiasm like yours. You also clearly collect for the joy of it and all the learning. I also enjoyed your cat's reaction, we have 3 ourselves 😸 Keep up the great work! 👍👍👍
Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoyed! I was super excited to get my first two hundred... I have much more now and am still figuring out how I want to store and display all of them, but I still enjoy looking at each one!
Happy collecting!
Thanks! You too! (I assume :) )
These are all so lovely! I hope you have lots of fun finding out more about your stamps :) I'm also belatedly catching up on your channel.
Thank you and welcome to my channel! Thanks for checking out my videos! :)
New collector and recieved my first ones today.. exciting times
Welcome to the hobby, I hope you enjoy it!
I just now found your channel. I enjoyed this video and all the excitement very much! Thanks! Looking forward to watching your other videos.
Welcome to the channel- hope you enjoy! The rest of the episodes get a lot more informative than this one... but here's where it all began!
@@StampCatStamps I thought it was a great start. I will soon continue to binge watch your videos. :)
I have those stamps, great video
Thank you once again!
Thought I would watch your first video. Really nice one, and nice stamps also. Think one of the Czechoslovakian stamps is featured in one of the later episodes if I remember correctly.
Yes, you are right! Haha wow this is right back to the very beginning ... it's crazy to see how my stamps exponentially multiplied from here. Thanks for watching!
Shakey has entered the building - Lol. Hey that was my reaction to getting a package from Graham Beck at Exploring Stamps..🤣🤣🤣..And ommmmg.. a cat😍😍😍.. same here -👀 only all 8 of mine are outside the door and belong to my neighbour..😂... Anyways, welcome to the hobby - I just subscribed because going through all of Graham's vids, am finding the links to other channels.. Love the Space ones - have YOU found a favourite theme yet? Respect to the man for sharing your interest in philately - looks like an awesomely chill and mellow dude.👍 (BTW ~50 and been a collector since 8-9 with a break and back into it 5 years ago. Am in the UK and my fave themes are QV, commonwealth, Ottoman (especially covers), Turkic Nations and a few others.. Space and science are also up there.
Hi Shakey, welcome to the channel! Happy to have you here and commenting! Well, almost 2 years later my collecting interests are still not very well defined, but I have noticed a gravitation towards Japan stamps lately, especially the old Japanese art! And maybe other asian countries too like Thailand, Vietnam, China... I'm still just looking through stamps at dealers tables/online and buying whatever catches my eye haha. Looking forward to reading all of your comments I see here! Cheers!
@@StampCatStamps Hi, Yeah - am interested in China too but only have a small handful. Have to adimit am building up the excitement - i fainted when I saw the loads of episodes you did of Turkiye.. Am really looking forward to those - I think I must have mentioned loads of times am into ottoman/Turkiye and other Turkic countries, lol..I've been watching all these channels I think it's time to invest in a notebook and start taking notes.. lol.
omg Elon whiskers lulz
He's a cutie!
I have duplicate stamps of Germany and UK. If you want I can send you some.
Cool! Sure why not! Send me an email at thestampcat@gmail.com and I can send you my address!
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Salut merci d'avoir regardé!
Can you give me the dealer's name?
Sure! The name of the sellers account on eBay is " philatelist.v " I had a really hard time trying to find their store using the search function. I hope this link can work for you : www.ebay.ca/str/philatelistv
By the way! I don't know if watched my second video. Most of the stamps will be CTO / canceled to order. I don't mind that but just so you're aware!
@@StampCatStamps thank you 👍👍👍