As having just recently taken an interest in the stamps and postal history of Germany I very much enjoyed your informative video. During the video you reference catalogue values for various pairs of stamps, those with printing marks and those on cover. What may I ask are your references for these valuations? Is it the German Michel catalogue at least? What are the others? Thanks and keep up the good work,
hello Erik and thank you for your kind words. Yes,my primary catalogs are the German Michel catalogs. I have current Michel catalogs : German Specialized vol. 1&2 , Cover catalog , an older Postal Stationary catalog. Over the years I also accumulated one by one various German cancel catalogs(colonies,states,numeral cancels, etc.) as well as some W/W. If interested check some of my previous videos where I also show some other catalogs like Stanley Gibbons,etc.. Whatever area you decide to specialize in it is always good to have reliable reference material to learn and to make better purchases. For having an interest in the stamps and postal history of Germany I very much suggest for starters the German Specialized vol. 1&2 , and perhaps later the Cover catalog. Good luck to you Erik.
@@stampsmyfunthings Hello and thanks for your reply to my post. Regarding the Michel Specialized Catalogues does it really matter what edition (year) I purchase? As well, is the cover catalogue also Michel? thanks again.
@@erikthureson7558 Erik......the cover catalog is also Michel. As far as new vs older I feel a few year old cover catalog 5-6 years is probably OK for starters to save cost. As you get more advanced you may prefer a newer or even brand new edition for perhaps the specialized stamp catalog since changes do occur. I have always felt for any job/hobby a person does a good set of "tools" can produce a good result. A good find as a result of a good catalog can more than pay for the catalog,but this may come in time. Also auction catalogs,often free,can be a good source of information. And perhaps your local library may have stamp catalogs. Dealers also get catalogs often when they buy estates/collections. These usually have low to reasonable prices. Thanks for your nice comment.
Look forward for next video well done 👍
thank you so very kindly.........you and so many others are very encouraging.
I’m enjoying the longer videos!
thanks so much again Richard.....you ALWAYS find encouraging words.
Enjoyed as usual, always learn something new
thanks Alan......always enjoy your comments.
Thanks for the details. I see these stamps all the time ... time to look for them on cover with those margins!
I thank you for your encouraging words.
Very informative video! I'm currently sorting a few thousand German stamps, so this video gives me more to watch for.
excellent..........thanks for your nice comment.
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As having just recently taken an interest in the stamps and postal history of Germany I very much enjoyed your informative video.
During the video you reference catalogue values for various pairs of stamps, those with printing marks and those on cover. What may I ask are your references for these valuations? Is it the German Michel catalogue at least? What are the others?
Thanks and keep up the good work,
hello Erik and thank you for your kind words. Yes,my primary catalogs are the German Michel catalogs. I have current Michel catalogs : German Specialized vol. 1&2 , Cover catalog , an older Postal Stationary catalog. Over the years I also accumulated one by one various German cancel catalogs(colonies,states,numeral cancels, etc.) as well as some W/W. If interested check some of my previous videos where I also show some other catalogs like Stanley Gibbons,etc.. Whatever area you decide to specialize in it is always good to have reliable reference material to learn and to make better purchases. For having an interest in the stamps and postal history of Germany I very much suggest for starters the German Specialized vol. 1&2 , and perhaps later the Cover catalog. Good luck to you Erik.
@@stampsmyfunthings Hello and thanks for your reply to my post.
Regarding the Michel Specialized Catalogues does it really matter what edition (year) I purchase? As well, is the cover catalogue also Michel?
thanks again.
@@erikthureson7558 Erik......the cover catalog is also Michel. As far as new vs older I feel a few year old cover catalog 5-6 years is probably OK for starters to save cost. As you get more advanced you may prefer a newer or even brand new edition for perhaps the specialized stamp catalog since changes do occur. I have always felt for any job/hobby a person does a good set of "tools" can produce a good result. A good find as a result of a good catalog can more than pay for the catalog,but this may come in time. Also auction catalogs,often free,can be a good source of information. And perhaps your local library may have stamp catalogs. Dealers also get catalogs often when they buy estates/collections. These usually have low to reasonable prices. Thanks for your nice comment.