Newfoundland - My New Best Friend

I have taken a rather sudden interest in Newfoundland stamps. I like the "outdoor" and "rugged" feel of the stamp themes. But what I also like is that there are no more being added! I think 1949 was the year of the last stamp. So every stamp I add I increase my percentage of completion (if that ever was my goal anyway.)

Are there other fun "fallen flags" that forum members collect?

I kind of like Danzig, Bavaria, and Saar. But I collect the world.

Moravia and Bohemia.

I think I have the complete set.
little postal history though.

I collect postage dues and the Australian ones were withdrawn in 1963.

I really like the scarcity of used Newfoundland postage dues.

I once had a dead countries collection, which must be kicking around somewhere, but after the fall of the Soviet Bloc, most of them did a Lazarus!

I collect Canada stamps and all the provinces. Including Newfoundland. I find that they are sometimes difficult to sort. For example, they have 3 Pictorial issues with the same images. I have to use my Unitrade catalogue often. You can post future posts in the Canada section.

Hi Scouter

I too collect Newfoundland. They are still valid for postage too. I would hate to use up any of my MNH Newfoundland for just postage :(

One of my remaining collecting interests is also Hawaii. They too no longer issue stamps and I find tem quite interesting.

One question I have about Hawaii is: Were the MNH stamps valid in the US after Hawaii was under US administration and later as a state??

Chimo

Bujutsu

I collect Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the last stamps were issued in 1975.

I have some stamps from all Canadian provinces that issued stamps, except Vancouver Island.

Question: why were the first few stamps of Newfoundland inscribed "St. John's Newfoundland", rather than just Newfoundland. St. John's is of course the capital.

The Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa and nearby) were under US territorial control after WWII from 1945 until reverting back to Japan in 1972. A few over 200 regular issues were released along with 30 or so arimals (and a mess of post-cards and other philatelic odds&ends).

I have many of the stamps and have thought about collecting them all, but the Scott #17 was a very rare release and even used it catalogs for more than I may ever want to spend. Nonetheless, even if I will never have them all, they are still kind of distinct and a fun part of my collection...

I have a few Newfoundland (only airmails, I think) and like the rugged aspect you talk about. Same with Iceland stamps of the time...

I collect Zanzibar the British Protectorate and French Office in Zanzibar. I got to know Zanzibar wich is now part of Tanzania when I watch the french sea mgazine call Thalassa. Once in a while as a joke I tell my godchild I would like to go visit Zanzibar with her. Maybe one day i'll go visit Zanzibar but for now I decide to collect the stamps and dream about this beautiful place...

Hi Scouter,

Newfoundland was my first real foray into philately, rather than simply stamp collecting. I ran with it until I hit a financial dead end...I had few items left to buy that cost less than my monthly house mortgage! So, I sold it to finance other areas of interest. I don't regret that for a second. I had many great years with Newfoundland. And yes, part of the attraction was that it was both a dead country AND I could use the stamps on Canadian mail! (it is STILL valid for postal use today...though it's only the very common ones that I'd think to use in that way)

My other main area of interest is Canadian Elizabethan definitives. That, too, will have a specific ending date, yet to be determined!

Peter

I had the same problem, and boy was my Wife mad!

My wife was happy - I sold the collection and part of the "financing other interests" was for a down-payment on a house. It worked out very well. We've since had two fabulous children and I'm still allowed to collect, within a much reduced budget! Ha!

Still, once in a while I see one of "my" items in an auction and I get flooded by the memories of when I got it, where it sat in my albums, etc. Newfoundland is a GREAT are to collect.

If one is truly serious about NFLD, then one MUST have the best catalogue ever created for it, by one of the most knowledgeable and amusing guys (ok, and maybe a bit curmudgeonly, too) in philately, John Walsh. http://www.nfldstamps.com/

Peter