HI I Am A New Member Here

Hi my name is Austin. I have just begun collecting stamps. I am interested in collecting stamps from Germany. I am just learning about collecting from my father who is also on this board (rlorenz)

He does not specialize in German stamps so if anyone has any pointers I would love to hear about them.

Thanks and I look forward to getting to know some of you !

Austin.

Hi Austin and welcome to the forum. What else do you collect besides Germany?


Butch

Welcome, Austin.

germany is a facinating country to collect. There are lots of interesting things to study, and there are some beautiful stamps, covers, and postmarks to collect.

At the start, work with a Scott catalogue for your Germany stamps. You probably have the easiest access to that. If you decide to specialise, you may want to consider getting an English Language edition of the Michel German Specialised Catalogue. That would be the most use to you.

The other pointers I would consider is getting ahold of a German-English dictionery (so you can translate the odd word you will see on a stamp, postmark or cover); and consider getting a decent map of Germany and area.

If you find you're really getting into collecting Germany, you may want to consider joining a Germany specialised society. I'm sure there is one that exists.

I did the aforementiond for my Costa Rica collection (I've been at it for five years) and I found that they really helped me along.

Good Luck and Happy Stamping!

David

Welcome Austin

Glad you could join us. You'll learn lots here. Please feel free to show us some of your collection.

Dianne

Hi Squints,

Welcome to the Stamp Community.

Always great to see another young person enjoying the hobby.

Steve

i only collect german, but I have other types of stamps.

Hi Austin and to the stamp fraternity

A warm welcome to you Squints. I like that userid, it rolls of the tongue. Good luck with your Deutschland collection.

Welcome to the forum.