Hello To All

Hello all,

I drifted over from the coin group, even though I have as much philately material as coins. I retired as a college professor after 37 years in the sciences, and now trying to de-accumulate a lot of my material, as I am running out of cabinets. I started as a youngster about 55 years ago and still have that old album :) Then over the years I accumulated auction lots, trades, etc. I collect mainly world before 1940 and US before 1960. Specialty collections of Swiss, France, Antarctica, and others. Love fantasy issues like Atlantis, etc :) Anyway, coins, gems, and stamps....kinda like money,guns, and lawyers.

Jim

Welcome to the stamp community, Jim! We are glad to have you here!



Sounds like you have a lot of very interesting stuff.

Do you manage to keep all three of your hobbies going full tilt at once?

Welcome, Jim.

Great to have you here.

Steve

We are glad you're here! I gravitate back and forth between the coin and stamp forum. But I really like it here !
Please share some of your stamp photos with us!

Thanks!
Gussyboy1

Welcome to the club Jim.......

Would love to see some photo's of your specialty collections.

Well I can't keep all 3 going!! The stamps are more relaxing than the gems or coins, just as long as I don't breathe too much watermark fluid. But the coins and gems use acetone, so maybe I am a little dingedbrain. My main goal is to reduce my coins and stamps into manageable collections for myself and my family. I really like the early US stamps and will probably try to upgrade that area. I notice the traffic is a little slower here than my other forums, so maybe I can keep up to date at least :) Love to look at old postings.

Jim

to the forum, Jim. Sounds like your specialty collections are prime picture material!

Charles.

Hi All,

posted some covers from my antarctic collection in world covers forum and some swiss in general forum. I appreciate the asking as it made me start looking for things and noticing that I need to do some maintenance on my collection. Found my Zepps, but not my Atlantis cinderellas nor Rattlesnake Island which I was going to post in that forum...Almost the same excitement of yesteryear :)

Jim

Welcome Jim

Sounds like you have great collections. You will have to share some of your stamps with us.

Dianne

Did I hear you say Zepps?!!

Gussyboy1

Hi Gussyboy,

I put the photo on the C13-15 thread just for you!

Jim

That's a very nice avatar, Jim. I, too, collect coins and gemstones.

Regards
Amit

Thanks Amitvyas03,

I have seen a lot of Iolite from India also! This one came from Africa, but they are all nice gems!

Jim