What Did You Do Philatelically: Today Or Recently?

Ike, what specifically would qualify as not worthy?

I have a college student who cleans out houses and then sells any items of value. He will accumulate several boxes of stamp covers and then I go over and pick out anything of interest. Usually water damaged items but fun for several hours!

I ordered more mounts, a pack of glassines, and more watermark fluid.

I also sorted some glassines and yield two glassines with Cuba and Hungary stamps. Most were from the 70s and 80s with many CTO. Hungary did not create that many pure topical issues of flowers or animals and use historical figures and buildings.

Nicholas C -- stamps that did not meet the standards? Let's just say that earlier in my collecting I might have been too eager to add a stamp that had a thin, or was missing serfs. However, I was also more demanding about the stamps' backs; I did not want any that had hinge remnants or any trace of gum as I collect stamps that are "used." CTOs are acceptable, but they often had to be soaked as well. The time necessary for searching for better copies and soaking stamps has slowed my progress and sometimes meant that my total collection number is moving in the wrong direction even as the quality of the collection is moving in the right direction.