Hello!

All,

I've found this forum, and am looking forward to joining a great group of people who (from the posts I've been trolling) seem very supportive, and very passionate about collecting stamps. To quickly introduce myself, I used to help my grandfather collect stamps when I was young. I was 14 when he passed away, and took possession of the collection. Several years later, it was stolen. I was upset, but since I wasn't very knowledgeable, it was more of an emotional loss than anything financial.

Now I'm 40, and am back to collecting with my children. I'm a few months into it, and am looking for a place where I can share my excitement, get questions answered, and hopefully help others when I get some more time tucked away under my belt.

So, to sum it up, 'Hey everyone!'

Cardinal Bass

Welcome to the forum Cardinal. What areas do you collect ? Look forward to seeing some of your collection and don't be shy about posting pictures or asking questions as you'll find a great group of collectors here.

You've come to the right place!

Welcome CardinalBass! I think you will enjoy it here, but then, you already seem to know that.
It's amazing how many of us relate stamps to some experience or person of our youth. Makes it much more worth while, doesn't it?

Welcome Cardinal Bass to the family.
So sorry to hear your grandfathers collection was stolen, But now you and your children can start a great hobby together. And yes feel free to ask anything the people here are great.

I collect US stamps. I had collected stamps with my grandfather growing up. We would sit at the kitchen table, and he'd have his coffee an toast, spreading his collection on the table. He'd say "See this? This is a good one". It was wonderful. When he died when I was 14, I took stewardship of the collection. I didn't know much about it, but it was sentimental none-the-less. Several years later, the collection was stolen from me. Heartbroken, I abandoned the idea of getting involved again.

Now, I'm 40, and I have two wonderful kids. I have the time and resources to collect again. I've only been doing it for a few months, but I'm really leaning into it. My wife doesn't need to know, really! No seriously...

Welcome CardinalBass

You'll find lots of people exited about stamp collecting here. Including me.

Dianne

Welcome to SCF, Cardinal Bass!

Hello CardinalBass, welcome!

Welcome to the forum Cardinal

I hope you enjoy it in here. There are a lot of well-informed collectors here and all willing to help if they can

Happy collecting

Chimo

Bujutsu

CardinalBass,

Welcome to SCF! If learning is your intention then you've come to the right place. Good luck with getting your kids interested in collecting. If you haven't already found it, there may be some things of interest to your children on the APS website ( http://stamps.org/Young-Philatelists ).

Steve

p.s., I think you may be the first SCF member from Uganda!

A warm welcome to you CardinalBass. I joined recently & have been enjoying it here.

Welcome to S.C.F. Cardinal Bass! Looking forward to seeing your collection and talking stamps!

welcome redbird I am sure you will have a great time on this site...there are many helpful friends here. do not worry about asking questions here...the more the better

Hello Cardinal Bass. You are going to find people here passionate and helpful with you endeavor to take up collecting again. I know that you will have fun sharing stories and ideas about stamps here as well as learning about the different types. It never stops here at SCT. WELCOME! - Jeff