New Member Returning To The Hobby

After a 30-year lapse, I am finally returning to stamp collecting.

I knew it's for me when my father brought home a packet of stamps when I was 9 or 10. While stamps from many countries interested me, I eventually concentrated in US stamps and also joined the APS (member # 09xxxx which was not renewed after a few years).

At 13, I started a stamp approval business and sold stamps to teens in SE Asia. For my 'business', I bought SG's Simplified Stamps of the World catalog for the hefty sum of US$8! I even issued shares to my siblings and friends to collect enough money to buy the catalog and kiloware. Those were the good old days...

Long story short, I am now back and intend to collect Brit. Comm. KGV/KGVI/QE2 sets that appeal to me. As well, I am buying the #1 and also the most beautiful stamp from UK, US, Canada and China. I am taking my time with this latter 'collection' as these stamps do cost quite a bit of money. (For China's most beautiful stamp. I just started a topic in the World Classic Stamps forum to solicit suggestions.)

So, this is my long-ish story. I hope to learn more from all of you and also contribute whenever I can.

Hello ACK, welcome to Stamp Community!

Neat story about the approval business.

Welcome, ACK!

Welcome!

You were quite an enterprising young man.
Many of us have had "lapses", but we are all glad to be here.

You will love this forum: something for everyone!

Thank you all for your welcome!

Turns out I still have some of the approval booklets, but, alas, nothing of value there. But I did have fun going through them once again, what with the memories coming back...

This site is just so informative. Just yesterday, I learnt something about scanning stamps. Very interesting, indeed.