Why I Collect USED Stamps
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Thankyou for putting my muddled thoughts into words. You have articulated why I love used stamps way better than I could.
Of all the stamps I have, my absolute favorite is a 1973 Swiss Europa Posthorn stamp cancelled on the day of my birthday in Basel (where I was born). Catalog lists it for $0.35. When I spotted it, I was ready to pay hundreds for it. Fortunately, I hid my enthusiasm from the dealer. When I look at it, I just image someone across town routinely dropping it into a mailbox while I was opening my eyes for the first time. It was a Friday, 4 days before Christmas. Perhaps it was on a last minute Christmas card? Maybe a year end payment so that something could be deducted in the tax year? A tourist writing home while on a holiday trip? I'll just let my imagination go free.
What a wonderful story, and stamp... thanks for sharing!
Love your story! That’s the great thing about stamps, sometimes you can find out exactly where it was the day it was canceled.
Im also focusing on used stamps. It started as i couldnt spend a lot on the hobby from the begging. Now sometimes i purchase mint stamps and replace them when i find a good used one.
AWESOME!!! AWESOME!!!! what a fantastic display. However you along with the stamps make your channel very cool, Thanks pal.
I always get a funny look when I say “No no, not the nice perfect Mint copy….i want the messed up one with the cool cancel on it please!” 😂👍
Awesome restoration including some little highlights, and some great footage about L.A. during the time of the Great Depression. Thanks for taking us along, and see you on the next one ! 👌Greets from GER, U.
My grandparents moved to L.A. in 1936 and used to ride around in those trolley streetcars, as shown in your video clip.
Enjoyed the video, especially the glimpse into the past. I love how you vocalise the love and passion we share for stamp collecting. Thanks.
Used stamps? Yes PLEASE 😂 I love to google the time & date to imagine what it was like sending letters back then
I simply couldn’t agree more. A used stamp has actually served it’s duty. It has traveled and because it was fixed, it delivered. It has done its job! An old issue with a nice cancellation is attractive and a miracle that it survives! Great video and thanks!!!
I Agree, the whole purpose was to be used and set to where ever it destination was. I love early cancelations, thanks for sharing. Hoping more individuals will pick up the Hobbie. Thanks again
I completely agree. I’ve collected the Victorian and Edwardian stamps in my book specifically looking for socked-on-the-nose cancels that would’ve been familiar to a beloved character of literature, penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the eminent detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. My most favorite is a stamp that has a Charring Cross postmark. It gives me a smile whenever I see it. Another favorite is a stamp with a Glasgow postmark. And this may lead me to the rabbit hole of chasing specific cancellation marks!!! I thoroughly enjoy each and every video you release. It’s an affirmation that this hobby is about fun and excitement!! Like finding an Imperial Chinese stamp in a random bag of two thousand stamps I recently purchased. Have fun my friend and I’ll see you in the next video.
I've got a few great Glasgow cancels too! Love em...
Excellent video. Enjoyed your obvious enthusiasm and the video of 1932 Los Angeles which brought your presentation to life.
I enjoy your videos and love your enthusiasm. I can share your anticipation and glee unwrapping and discovering these new purchases.
As an absolute amateur I prefer used stamps, I have a lot on paper cut round the cacellation which often hold as much history as the stamps themselves.
It would be nice to see some of the stamps a bit closer, but I wouldn't want to interrupt the your enthusiastic flow.
Another fun one; I always look forward to a new episode from Silk!
And I always appreciate your encouragement! Happy collecting...
I feel the same way..used stamps are cool..:)
I like both, cancelled and mint. Older stamps are interesting for cancellations like you showed in your video. In many countries you can specialize, but with this the cancel has the priority, not the stamp. Old stamps are cancelled easier to get. Regarding US cancels: Yes, it is far more difficult to find nice cancelled ones, because this was often the exception.
The films you showed were very interesting. You often see in these films that USA had a functional public transportation. Today USA does not have this any more and on a discussion some of the Americans said, it is not possible to build this because USA is so big. But if you are in China, Japan or Europe you can see it is possible and functioning. Ok, this is not the topic, but quite typical to see for the old films. A second: There existed a lot of different smaller stores on the streets and tons of people went on the sidewalk next to these stores. We don´t have this in Europe as well, but if you look old films from Europe from the 30/40s, it is the same picture.
I´m not a huge fan of these big albums. They tend to destroy stamps. I experienced it several times when I bought such albums. Mint is a huge problem, because they tend to stick on the album pages after a while. Especially older ones, where the gum likes to do that. You can also get creases or the hinge gets from the album page and the stamp get lost or damaged.Besides this you have a very nice US section there with some really nice stamps.
I always look forward to your videos Mr Silk 👍Good to see and hear you enjoying our great hobby every week. I love that this hobby can take us on so many journeys, to very many places, in so very many times. Escapism in its purest form!
From the word go, I could not decide to only collect mint stamps or only collect used stamps. Both are special. The mint stamp can be pristine and the stamp design and image really comes to the fore with nothing "damaging" it or obscuring it, like a postal mark; but, used stamps are just irreplaceable and precious as you so well explained and showed how the cancellation carries in it the history and journey of the stamp. Anyway, I decided to collect both a mint and used stamp for each stamp design. It will probably be difficult and not possible to consistently have both, but that is what I really want to do. Thank you so much Mr. Silk, for another great video. You are excellent at telling stories! Very intriguing. 🙂
Do keep preparing CZcams videos as these are great and do further our valuable hobby.
I, too, love cool cancels.
I love the whole history on us and world stamps my friend
I love your enthusiasm! It's contagious 😊 And that throwback to LA was so cool to watch. Man, what a fun video! I'm going to see if there's any cool cancels on mine 😊
Collecting early GB stamps since childhood, I was drawn to used stamps because they were more affordable. I have also grown to love their greater history too. I wouldn't collect anything else but used nowadays
Very interesting addition to see a film clip of 1930’s Los Angeles. Used stamps definitely can stimulate the imagination. Some US cancels are more valuable, particularly with early US. For example, post offices were supposed to use black ink for canceling, but sometimes other colors were used and are often worth more. Other cancels to look out for are paid; paid all; steamboat; railroad; ghost town; numbers;; certain dates; exposition; etc. These can be worth more, and a US Specialized catalog will give this information.
Nice collection and very rare and old .blessings
I have been using the Scotts [Amos Publishing] International stamp books [1840-1940] for the last 15 years and enjoy collecting world stamps. For some of the issues I add my own pages to provide spaces for issues that are not provided on the printed pages, and this works well for me. Like you I also collect Australia and have many of the issues housed in Scotts Specialty Books. I have made my own pages to cover George V issues as numerous varieties occur on these stamps.
Along with stamps, I love to collect currency. But I prefer used material for both 🙂 Why? Every used piece has its own story to tell! I wish currency could offer more of these clues.
Your tie-in to LA was neat here-- a whole channel could be done this way 👍 Thank you for another excellent video!
I would say for the greater part of most stamps I prefer used. There’s just something more to it in my eyes. It has traveled to many different places has more of a story. That being said, I do love mint stamps also.
Hi, I also collect used stamps. In some collection areas I try find both used and unused and I even have separate albums for those.
I try to avoid cto cancelation and if I have those in my collection I change those if I find real used and posted stamp.
Socked on the nose (SON) cancelation are hard to find and I prefer stamps where cancelation is at the middle, horizontal balaced and place and date can be read properly. I think this is definition here in Finland. Otherwise it is only fancy or good cancelation.
Thank you again about your great video😊🤗.
Love it. Great video
I like used USA from all years beginning to modern. When I buy used foreign I never bought from a local dealer because too many of them that were in my town years ago would try to force cto stamps on me. Now at age 64 I now like cto along with used and mint.
Collecting 'used' sock-on-nose for countries A-Z helps steer clear of weeds eg. reprints, govts direct to philatelic market, cto etc. Nice work with those US pages.
Great stuff my American friend!! You are going to have tons of fun with this!!
First stop, Australia... :)
Thank you for educating me on the proper meaning of "fancy cancels"! By the way, I share your preference for used stamps. Mint stamps are generic; used stamps have individuality.
Completely agree...
Will be a detractor here. I prefer to collect MNH when it is just the stamp. I like to collect covers or postcards with used stamps, as I find those tell more of a story than just having the cancel.
Ahh those old days....... I wish I travel in past and walking around new york or Los Angeles city in 1930s
Totally agree... I loved looking at the architecture and street lights...
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Thank you for another interesting video ! If no one has told you yet, you, sir, are a bad influence ! I have taken to checking out ebay for good deals on "collections," and albums...... recently obtained a medium sized stockbook full of used British Empire stamps, mostly from Victoria, Edward VII, and George V (some really great stamps issued during his reign - and iirc, he was a stamp collector too !).... obtained at what I consider a very reasonable price, even with the postage from England to California. Also been working on my USED USA. Will keep eye out for good cancellations among my extras for you. Stay warm !
I collect used. It can be very humid in New Zealand and I don't have to worry about gum sweating and toning. I can wash used stamps as much as I like.
Excellent points, feel the same about finding stamp albums that are mildewy... easy to clean used stamps...
This is the second video that I saw today from your channel and here is a new suscriber! good job! Regards from Spain!
Thanks for watching! And happy collecting...
bob ross of stamp collecting ! :D
You just made my day!!!
Cool
i collect a lot of countries but my favorite one would be dutch. I have a lot of dutch but my favorites are my pair of the 25 cent purple from the third set and the 50 cent in the same set.
There are certain countries that the used stamps [usually the older ones] that are more valuable than the mint ones.
Absolutely... some German stamps, for example...
Most of my stamps are used, they tell a story, I like to imagine who posted it, what was the letter, important letter or a love letter perhaps or even the dreaded bill
I like seeing folks who collect in ways that are not the latest fad style or way everyone else does it. Mint and unused stamps have become so much the ones to have today that it becomes a bore. Sure unused looks nice and pretty but used has it's interests too. Used stamps DID something, unused stamps are reciepts. This is most interesting post .
I share your attitude about canceled stamps. I like them so much better that a mint stamp. Mint stamps tell me nothing. Canceled stamps have a story.
Agreed!
My collection of mint stamps is pretty complete from 1890 onwards and the only commemorative I am missing is $5 Colombian......mint stamps are my vice, all the way. Why you ask? Well, I really enjoy the investment potential of stamp collecting and find mint stamps so much more interesting than coins or precious metals.
Have you encountered the resistance to that idea in our hobby? I've been trying to understand why the idea of stamps as an investment strategy is so repugnant to some stamp collectors... I have some thoughts on it, but have yet to discuss it on my channel because anytime I bring up $$ I hear about it...
Some US stamps from the past 20 years have great potential to hold greater value used than unused due to the vast drop of mail use for letters and the use of meter strips in place of stamps for packages. I like to collect the newest issue of Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps - panes when my budget allows, singles with plate number when I cannot. But for older issues of PM and PMEs I usually get used stamps as the panes for many of these has become a little pricey or downright expensive for an error-free modern issue. Why? I figure that high quality used PM and PME stamps are likely just as scarce as the panes and, in some instances, scarcer than the panes. However, the market is such that the MNH of these runs at a higher price than used.
It isn't just the cancel, who ever harvested the stamps needs to have taken the time to keep the stamp presentable.
Good point!
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Stampt stamps are fact that there are stamps! The other are only the prediction of a stamp!!!
Already a new project? Did you collect one of every U.S. stamp already?
Still in progress! Should have said I've got two 2024 projects...
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Why is Chicago so near and dear to you, a Minnesotan?
Lived there when I was a boy...
Gotcha, never heard that from you.
It’s uncanny how you can turn each page of a newly unknown purchased $105 stamp album? into an adventure for the rest of us patiently waiting for the inverted Jenny or something, although that one sure had history all thru it and so meticulously drawn with the lines.
Thanks keep up the good work and your stories like the bridge, etc. are good for at least my mind…👍
I thought you were putting your U.S. stamps in your Davo albums?
Absolutely... still on that quest... for this album I'm just hinging in used stamps, and specifically cool cancels because I've been looking for a way to display my favorites
@@silkontheweb Thanks. Loving your channel. I have the 7-volume U.S. Davo set as well. But, I haven't focused on U.S. for years. My main collection is worldwide 1840-1940 in a Scott International Part 1 (currently in 3 large binders). I have a checklist of what's in the album that I collect to, plus a spreadsheet that I track what I have and what I need (at least that's the plan!). Best, Chris
Props for having a plan... my collection has been built like a hobbit hole a bit, 'let's go over there... and now over there!' So much to be fascinated by... @@chriswhitehouse8982