Ken, thank you as always for your videos! I always learn something new and find myself watching them over again so I don’t miss something. Beautiful stamps! Almost have my Germany collection organized and cataloged with much help from you.
Enjoyed your new discoveries Ken, would enjoying seeing more about the cut-outs and squares etc. the engraves ones and others, like those with the graphite lines (i have seen them in the past but dismissed them). A lot of great insight you gave us there.. Cheers Peter...
Loved seeing what you picked up at the show. You have the same approach to stamp shows as me: the fun of hunting through a pre-built album and working out how you will break it down. I always check the penny reds for barred cancellations online to see which towns they were postmarked in. On your last page what you said were wedding stamps look to be the 1940 centenary of the penny black series. Best wishes from NW England!
Penny reds can be a deep hole. I can't figure out if I want to collect all the plate numbers or all the plate positions ... or heaven forbid, both. Thanks for the help on the centenary stamps. Always learning
Wow, you bought some great lots, Ken. Congratulations with spotting them and recognizing the value! I wish I had the knowledge to judge lots like that. Usually I would browse through old collections and lots pretty clueless and that is not fun. Hopefully I will gain knowledge as the years go by. I gathered that the Victoria stamps and those embossed stamps and cut outs are pretty special. It was also interesting to see the French advertising salvage stamps. I really started to really like French stamps in general. I really liked to see there were such a variety of countries in that one lot. It was also excellent that you are going to add so much to your collection from the lots. All in all it was enjoyable to view the lots with you. Looking forward to your next video about the show. Enjoy the rest of the weekend! 🙂
All you have to do is keep track of what pushes your own stamps boundaries. Then lots that are just a little better than what you have jump out for you. Indeed, these lots are turning out to be pretty special for me. I also really like French stamps, and those advertising selvage stamps really caught my eye.
Great buys! And I am with you when it comes to stamp buys ... I got with the scattershot approach- bulk lots all the way. Makes the cost per stamp go down and then re-sell/trade for what I need :)
another great video Ken. Thanks. I, too, love buying large lots and then going exploring for finds. It appears you made quite a nice purchase at the show.
So far your the only one who will review the stamp show, thank you for that. All my best finds were in buying album page lots and stock sheets. I found a $500 stamp for my German collection on some random sheet of stamps. Wish I could go to that show, if I still lived in Jersey I would be there. Thanks again for these videos, good hunting.
@@KensStampCollection Actually a few what I believe are good, but always the chance of forgeries with Germany stamps. Bohemia and Moravia mi Z1 MNH, used in the Theresienstat Camp 1943, sale included some reproductions also. I also found 4 Germany DDR Official Sc# 022a compass right m/h & mnh, have to give them a hard look. Even if it is a forgery it still filled up that set. All these came from loose random pages some from books and others from plain pages, purchased on eBay sight unseen for a great price.
The British postal system experimented with ways to automate reading the postage on envelopes. I think they tried to read these with magnets. It worked, but wasn't as reliable as the phosphor bands.
The French ad stamps are not as easy to find anymore as well as highly collectible. Good luck with German issues have some to check myself. the Gb issues were a steal and a good find. I have 2 of the 3 embossed early Victorias with the 10 p and the 1 shilling with margins both of which came with old collection lots.
Ah, well, I enjoy the least of stamps too. I am no appraiser, and I don't purchase stamps through this channel. But, I am happy to take a look at your collection though. Send me a link or an email and I'll enjoy what you share.
US first, then regular issues from the world. I avoid abusive issuing countries, including the US commemorative program after about 1980. I have a nice sub collection of stamps in use during WW1 by WW1 participants.
Tell me more about your collection. What are your most proud of that you have? It's fun to share. If you are interested in advice about how to sell a collection, I'm not very good at that, but what limited information I can share, I've put in my blog here: kensstampcollection.blogspot.com/2023/09/kens-advice-on-selling-stamp-collection.html Can I help you in any other way?
Ken, thank you as always for your videos! I always learn something new and find myself watching them over again so I don’t miss something. Beautiful stamps! Almost have my Germany collection organized and cataloged with much help from you.
So glad to help. Happy collecting
Ken, you are an awesome Video Host. Thank you SO much!
Oh, so kind
Thanks for sharing your experience at the show!
Next episode coming soon with much more about the show.
Enjoyed your new discoveries Ken, would enjoying seeing more about the cut-outs and squares etc. the engraves ones and others, like those with the graphite lines (i have seen them in the past but dismissed them). A lot of great insight you gave us there.. Cheers Peter...
I'm working on the engraved details for the next video right now -- so interesting.
Thanks for sharing, looking forward to the second video!
Even that one's getting longer -- part 3 anyone?
@@KensStampCollection a 3rd would do fine as well! 😁
Loved seeing what you picked up at the show. You have the same approach to stamp shows as me: the fun of hunting through a pre-built album and working out how you will break it down. I always check the penny reds for barred cancellations online to see which towns they were postmarked in. On your last page what you said were wedding stamps look to be the 1940 centenary of the penny black series. Best wishes from NW England!
Penny reds can be a deep hole. I can't figure out if I want to collect all the plate numbers or all the plate positions ... or heaven forbid, both. Thanks for the help on the centenary stamps. Always learning
What nice looking lots - a ton of fun there Ken. I agree on the singles vs. lots conundrum - I have way more fun with lots that singles lol
I love the sorting apparently
Wow, you bought some great lots, Ken. Congratulations with spotting them and recognizing the value! I wish I had the knowledge to judge lots like that. Usually I would browse through old collections and lots pretty clueless and that is not fun. Hopefully I will gain knowledge as the years go by. I gathered that the Victoria stamps and those embossed stamps and cut outs are pretty special. It was also interesting to see the French advertising salvage stamps. I really started to really like French stamps in general. I really liked to see there were such a variety of countries in that one lot. It was also excellent that you are going to add so much to your collection from the lots. All in all it was enjoyable to view the lots with you. Looking forward to your next video about the show. Enjoy the rest of the weekend! 🙂
All you have to do is keep track of what pushes your own stamps boundaries. Then lots that are just a little better than what you have jump out for you. Indeed, these lots are turning out to be pretty special for me.
I also really like French stamps, and those advertising selvage stamps really caught my eye.
Excellent episode Ken, love the embossed stamps!!
They are something, and more interesting as I learn more.
@@KensStampCollection Ken, Can you share your email with me?
Great buys! And I am with you when it comes to stamp buys ... I got with the scattershot approach- bulk lots all the way.
Makes the cost per stamp go down and then re-sell/trade for what I need :)
We are on the same page, for sure.
Wow! You got some really cool stuff. Love the early Victorias!
So many great stamps.
🌻New to the channel and I'm a old collector and enjoy your show thanks for sharing your collection ✳️ I also did subscribe 🌻 Thanks
Awesome thank you!
I also recently purchased a stock book that included some Lundy stamps. I had to do some quick web searching to understand what they were all about!
I just took a look myself. Local posts are so interesting. I'm looking forward to sharing more about Rattlesnake Island.
Thank you for sharing. Going through albums that someone else has put together is exciting. You got lots of nice stamps into your collection. Cheers👍😍
It was a pleasure
Some nice stamps ! Thanks for sharing your GASS haul with us ! I'm particularly impressed with the GB haul !
Oh boy, and I finding some nice stamps in those GB stamps.
another great video Ken. Thanks. I, too, love buying large lots and then going exploring for finds. It appears you made quite a nice purchase at the show.
Better with every stamp I look at
So far your the only one who will review the stamp show, thank you for that. All my best finds were in buying album page lots and stock sheets. I found a $500 stamp for my German collection on some random sheet of stamps. Wish I could go to that show, if I still lived in Jersey I would be there. Thanks again for these videos, good hunting.
It was a good show. I do love a good treasure hunt. What great stamp did you find?
@@KensStampCollection
Actually a few what I believe are good, but always the chance of forgeries with Germany stamps. Bohemia and Moravia mi Z1 MNH, used in the Theresienstat Camp 1943, sale included some reproductions also. I also found 4 Germany DDR Official Sc# 022a compass right m/h & mnh, have to give them a hard look. Even if it is a forgery it still filled up that set. All these came from loose random pages some from books and others from plain pages, purchased on eBay sight unseen for a great price.
Hi Ken! What’s the purpose of the graphite lining on those wildings ? Great video and very nice philatelic treasures that you found!
The British postal system experimented with ways to automate reading the postage on envelopes. I think they tried to read these with magnets. It worked, but wasn't as reliable as the phosphor bands.
I do not collect Germany, but that was nice catch.
Don't catch the Germany bug unless you want to dig a big hole
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The French ad stamps are not as easy to find anymore as well as highly collectible. Good luck with German issues have some to check myself. the Gb issues were a steal and a good find. I have 2 of the 3 embossed early Victorias with the 10 p and the 1 shilling with margins both of which came with old collection lots.
I've been researching those embossed issues and the other GB issues. Some really nice stamps there. I'm having so much fun with these.
👋👋👋👍👍👍💪💪💪🥰😝
Always fun to see you in my comments!
I got some of the stamps different stamps companies sell!
Always fun to get more stamps
@KensStampCollection I never met a appraiser before I have some stamps that seems to be worthy of your time
Ah, well, I enjoy the least of stamps too. I am no appraiser, and I don't purchase stamps through this channel. But, I am happy to take a look at your collection though. Send me a link or an email and I'll enjoy what you share.
@@KensStampCollection if I can make a grip off the ones I got it would help me find more plus other collectibles I started at 16 but now I know more
What areas do you collect ?
US first, then regular issues from the world. I avoid abusive issuing countries, including the US commemorative program after about 1980. I have a nice sub collection of stamps in use during WW1 by WW1 participants.
Hello. I have a collection of valuable and rare original stamps from several countries with a long life. Can you help or buy?
Tell me more about your collection. What are your most proud of that you have? It's fun to share.
If you are interested in advice about how to sell a collection, I'm not very good at that, but what limited information I can share, I've put in my blog here: kensstampcollection.blogspot.com/2023/09/kens-advice-on-selling-stamp-collection.html
Can I help you in any other way?
@@KensStampCollection
The number of my stamps is 1300.
And I'm just looking for someone to sell to. you don't know anyone
@@KensStampCollection
The number of my stamps is 1300.
And I'm just looking for someone to sell to. you don't know anyone
No individuals, sorry. My best suggestion is to list them on eBay or HipStamp. Hope that helps.