Where Is Your Collection Most Complete?

I've got several binders full of US stamps (only), and have been collecting for roughly a year. I find that my collection is most complete (regardless of condition) from the (Scott) #800s to the #2,100s. Are the 1990's forward and <#800's an indicator of longer time collecting, or a greater financial investment (or other reason)?

When I go to stamp stores, or meet with fellow collectors, there's not that many on either side of my divide to buy/trade.

Initially, from my review of the 1990's forward, is that there are many, many commemorative sheets that just don't end-up back in circulation (either whole or broken-up).

What are your thoughts? I'd like to hear your opinions...

Cardinal Bass

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My Most complete collection is austria, but mostly because I bought it as a mostly complete collection; I have only added about 100 stamps. My USA collection is most complete from the early 1930's to the early 1990's.

British collection closest to ever so long completionstill a long journey. France,australia,Canada

Without going to look, my U.S. collection is complete from 1925 or 1926 to 1993, where I arbitrarily decided to stop getting ripped off by the post office. The only gaps are places where I have spots for both singles and blocks and am missing one or the other, but those are few and far between.

Canada 1925-present is mostly complete =) I am working at the older stuff now!

P.S. This does not include varieties...that will be something else to do when I do complete the collection.

My Most complete collection is USA and painting thematic. My USA collection is most complete from the early 1930's to the early 1990's.

My Guatemala collection is the closest to complete..followed by the Netherlands ...i am not obsessed with completion...the hunt is the thing !!

Cardinal, your collection for US sounds a lot like mine, though part of that is probably due to my not focusing on my US collection much lately. My mint US collection goes back a bit further than my used stuff. For me, the cost of the earlier issues is the main factor, but for the later issues, after about 1995, is more a factor of what I call 'over issue burnout' - too many stamps each year with not enough nice designs. My GB collection is far more complete in the early issues than my US, but I think that has more to do with having purchased several small GB collections over the past several years.

My most complete collection is my Viet-Minh collection, (missing 1 stamp), my Indo-China collection missing 11 stamps.
My US is mostly complete, not counting the incredibly high value stuff. My US Airmail collection is complete. My CSA is missing 1 stamp (#10)
Oh and my UN collection is complete to 1980.

Bohemia and Moravia
Complete (with tabs)
(to the best of my knowledge)

Panama is my most complete collection (particularly from 1800's to 1970), though still missing very many later issues for completeness to 2000 AD.

I've completed the Trans-Mississippi series, but like Stampvirgin, the "high hanging" fruit of US stamps leaves many holes. Just got a decent #38, but will probably never see a #39 in my collection. Lack both #243 and #244 of the Columbians and #313 of the 1903 series. I'm having fun just slowly chipping away at the 19th Century US definitives. As someone else said in a previous thread, the hunt is often actually more exciting than the having.

good to see all you guys still on list. I'm going to my first ever stamp club meeting tomorrow. Taking nothing. Perhaps in the future.

bfranton.... HEY! Long time no speak. Welcome back.