The Plan

so last night I after I read this wonderful post from perf I downloaded the fre 2007 version and have not played with it yet but I also read that there is a way to have it stay free indefinitely ..... will find out later today... at any rate.....
a friend asked me to look up some stuff for her and when I get 5 minutes I intend to look over the stamps when provided ... fast question is how much does a sheet drop in price withe a hole in the middle of it???

Thank you very much for all your comments




Now, that would have been a very smart thing to do! Unfortunately I did not think of it at the time. The background merely reflects the fashion of that age.

On the other hand maybe it wasn't so bad that I did not use one of Young's fine watercolours as he might have turned in his grave. He had very little to do with final Kangaroo & map stamp, that was the demented brain child of the Postmaster of the times.

I am afraid that I am not a fan of the issue, we could have done a lot better for our FIRST stamp. A semi-talented child WOULD have done a lot better!

Especially when you consider that GB was at about the same time releasing this one:

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designed by an Australian sculptor...we had the talent, but we also had an egocentric of galactic proportions as a Postmaster/politician.

perf sir you may hijack with great information like that any time... it is how I learn and I never ever mind learning new things particularly in areas that formerly had little interest to me.. as I learn more I hunger for more knowledge and you are feeding my mind well!! thank you

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Hope this is helpful.

it is thank you as always wt1!! for the point of conversation (argument if you will) it is fun to ask though and see if a conversation will develop from there LOL....

forgot my nightly update !!

sorted a ton of stamps with purpose finally LOL.... I have a huge start on my US flag collection and made three smaller sets for trade or sale once I learn how to use our scanner (have had it for 2 years and never bothered to learn how to use it LOL). pulled 100 different US stamps for a wonderful trade from the UK and added a little bonus in there.... went through some stuff given to me and found some nice pieces I soaked carefully and are now pressing before I identify and place in my book... found yet more reasons to make the investment in a magnifying glass as identification of some of these older stamps is next to impossible with out one... also started pulling some stuff for some one considering a start on transportation ... yeah I got you .... LOL

this is partly to repay all the kindnesses shown to me and partly because I am nowso focused that I love moving out the extras LOL...

Trades are a fun side to the hobby, Bearwithfish, and SCF is a great place to trade.
Especially for those of us who can't easily get to meet other collectors in person.
It is wonderful to give, and wonderful to receive!

Thanks Wt1 (once again) you seem to be the Guardian Angel of SCF! I too look forward to trading on SCF...but first I have to get to 50+ posts :-)

Speaking of 'Trade" I attended my first ever stamp & coin trade fair yesterday, a small local affair...but huge in excitement and fun. How much better was it than the sterile purchasing of goods at online auctions? No comparison - trade fairs for me from now on.

Unfortunately I wasn't really prepared: A portable wish/need list is now essential.

:-)

sorry not one much ...broke my finger.. any how update is small reorganizing the flag method and added new inclusions.... continuing to generate the list and modify for computer entry.... while searching found out I had some nice sets I will post for sale once I get the scanner figured out lol..... off to bed and doctor tomorrow

Hope your finger is feeling better soon bearwithfish! Glad to hear your having such good luck and fun on your quest for old glory!

Sorry to hear about your finger, bearwithfish, how did you do it? Which one? Were you engaged in non-philatelic activities? Those are always a health hazard!

I hope you were not pointing at someone doing a Robert de Niro act:

"Are you talkin' to me?"

And the next question that begs to be asked is "who is holding the fish now?"

I hope the levity cheers you up a bit, mate

alex

short update more tomorrow... got in a lot of the stamps various members sent to my wife, kid and myself... thank you beyond words one (who was told by email) actually made me cry... thank you all so much.... on a up note wife it looking for a stock book now lol she is loving the internationals .... lol mane I love this..

ok longer update .. I was helping my sister-in-law by getting some furniture for her. I broke the end of my finger between a dresser and a cabinet. typing is a bit slower now but as I am right handed and the break is on my left ring finger I can still work and play with stamps lol..... wife really taking an interest in this now that she has some world ones and is really getting into asking a lot of questions ...hope to get her on here soon so we can get better answers than I can provide lol..... just put an order in for 2 stock books a spare and one for her.. she will be happy when they come in.... sorting continues and organization is a daunting task..... better plans at this point from a few weeks ago and now having a lot more fun ... particularly when extras dont fit in my keep books I now have great fun trading ..... as she gets organised she is getting ideas for trades as well lol... I love that I got everyone in the house on board with this as it makes it that much more fun....

bearwithfish, I had a lot of sorting to do also, in the end I found that the quickest way was to do an initial sort by face value (easy to do and no need to consult a catalogue everytime); then later as I needed the stamps for my album they were easy to find in the stock book.

:)

PS: let me know if you budding partner in crime would also like some Aussie stamps :)