Hello From Aberdeen, UK

Hi, just thought I would introduce myself briefly. I'm from Aberdeen in Scotland. I've been collecting since I was around 8 on and off for around 22 years (yikes - does that give something away!?)

Looking to chat with like-minded people. I currently collect Great Britain with a particular fondness for machins, Australia (though a pretty sparse collection so far) and mint Bermuda which was my gran's old collection. I'm only just starting to get organised (though are we ever?!) with some new albums and pages so it's very exciting.

I'm very keen to get more young people collecting stamps!

See you around!
Annette

Hi Annette,
I'm new with this forum as well and have many Australian spares sitting in folders looking for a new home when you get sorted and have a want list I can help.
cheers

Jason

Hi Annette! Greetings from Catalonia, a fellow European country. I hope you'll enjoy your time at SCF.

Thanks everyone!

@Buddahboy - ooooh tempting...

@Cursus - I share an office with a Catalonian! Very nice he is too.

Welcome from another new collector!

Welcome Annette!

My main stamp interest is Russia to 1991, but I have a GB collection too - mostly all fine used (some mint and a few MNH) to 1952. I am trying to add all the plate variations - if they are affordable! My GB stamps are in a SG Windsor hingeless album 1840-1952 with black mounts - very nice!

Enjoy your collecting
David

Hi Annette,

we have to have 50 posts before we can exchange Email.

As mentioned I have many spares sitting in stockbooks and I am very happy to pass them on to someone who will enjoy them like I do.

Cheers

Jason

Annette!


That's excellent - we need more young people with your attitude
Personnally I am bringing my kids to stamp live auctions and shows - unfortunately I can't see anyone else bringing their kids - or grandchildren.

Good luck - enjoy your stampy time

I'd love to go to a stamp event although not sure I would be able to find anyone to go with me.... I think I would feel a bit intimidated ! So many knowledgeable people, still you have to start somewhere!

Among my grandfather's effects, there was a box of stamps. I recently got my hands on his coin collection, and got bit by the bug. I'm almost afraid to look at the stamps!

Anyway, I pecked around a little online, but I'm not seeing the wealth of information on stamps that I've found on coins. Can someone recommend a site or two to help me get started figuring out what I have?

Hey! I have a sneaking suspicion we may be the same age; I'm thirty. Good to find another young woman collecting stamps!

I'm considering starting a Great Britain collection; I think I have maybe five GB stamps in a stockbook somewhere. :) I like how they differ from US stamps. I really want to start collecting New Zealand as it would be tangentially related to my Captain Cook FDCs.

Glad your here!

Sarah

That would be nice,buddahboy