New Member In PA

Hello,

I've been lurking here for a few weeks and finally decided to join the forum. I recently re-started collecting after about a 35 year hiatus. When I was young, I collected US plate blocks and FDCs, and amassed a collection of Bicentennial related postmarked covers from 1975-1977. I also have a lot of Czech/Slovak stamps that I collected from a pen pal in Slovakia since the mid 1970s.

Now that I'm back into collecting, I find my tastes gravitating to older (pre WW II) worldwide stamps, especially engraved issues from the British Empire. I've started buying WW mixes from Linns and ebay and have spent a number of enjoyable hours sorting and putting them into stock books. I've learned a lot from the members of this forum, and look forward to a lot of stamp collecting fun in the coming years.

Brett in PA

Brett, welcome to the forum. Your story is pretty common many of the members rediscovered the joy of collecting.

WELCOME! Can't wait to read more about your collection.

Hi and welcome Brett PA !

Welcome Brett

Glad you decided to join us. I think you'll find that most of us collect for the pure pleasure of collecting.

Dianne

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome, Brett. Glad to have you onboard.

Steve

Brett: do you have a scanner? I literally had to wipe the dust off mine when I came here. I'm not a stamp expert but if you lift a stamp and look behind it there is a story there.