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All Forums Category: General Philatelic Discussions (Non Country Specific) Forum: Main Stamp Collecting Forum

What Was Your Absolute Biggest Mistake As A Beginner?

 
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JCSF
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As the title says, what do you look back on now and wish you'd done differently when beginning your stamp collection?
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Oracle of Delphi
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Starting to purchase expensive stamps without first acquiring the requisite knowledge to correctly gauge their condition and genuineness (or getting certs for the more expensive stamps).
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imperfectal
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As a child back in the 1960's, I wish I'd not used sticky tape to mount stamps when I ran out of hinges!

None of those stamps survive now as I started again when I retired. I still find stamps with that tape on in some local auction finds though...
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StatesmanStamper
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Taking collecting advice from grumpy old men who had forgotten how much fun beginning collecting can be.

I have to remind myself of that when replying to questions from beginners, especially as my own age and grumpiness grow.

Dale
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BillW
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Checking for watermarks with carbon tetrachloride. Fortunately, I seem to have survived without I'll effects...I think.
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