Anyone Collect St. Pierre And Miquelon?

I thought I would raise this old post from the dead, one more time, for an update. I'm still trying to collect these and don't understand why they aren't more popular, other than the fact that they're a bit difficult to find. I guess it's my "old school" preference for pristine lick-and-stick perforated stamps. Saint Pierre and Miquelon has yet to produce more than just a handful of self-adhesive die-cut "sticker" varieties!

So anyhow here are a few of my 2020 issues for your viewing pleasure:














I'm pretty much up-to-date into 2022 issues, but waited too long to finish 2021 and missed a couple before they went off sale at La Poste in France. If anyone knows of a dealer that carries these, let us know!

Thanks,
Al

Nice array !

PS: In the Souvenir sheet, is that a "windlass" for pulling boats from the water?
Not come across those before.

I collect SPM, but don't much bother whether others collect them or not.

After all, I collect Ajman and Fujeira et al, and used to opinionated elitists,
suggesting what I should collect or not.
Water off a duck's back.

I collect what gives me pleasure and interest, and is fun.

Some Marianne Luquet's
and, aptly........Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Indeed

Here is another "cabestan" (capstan ?) from 2006
Michel # 957

Nice ones, rod222 and vayolene!

It seems that Boats, Ropes, Pulleys, and Winches are significant to these folks! Here's a few more in that vein:








...must have something to do with all that water and fish!


Al

Don't collect St. Pierre & Miquelon per se, but have six of 'em in my New York World's Fair topical collection.

Here's a bit of the page they occupy:
The first two were already shown on Tommy's wonderful cover, of which I'm envious, as well as in Breefmack's set of collection pages, but here I include the two sets of Free French overprints.



-Jonathan

Indeed, CAPSTAN is correct, windlass not.

My son's percussion teacher, was ship's modeller
Completed models were adjudged by a panel, and marked.

He had catalogues much like our stamp brothers, and ropes and riggings
had to be just perfect for the craft being modelled.
Fascinating stuff.

Stumblede over one probably have more.

jleb1979, rod222, and Viking123 - Thanks for the contributions!

Just finished scanning my new acquisitions so, before the thread falls back into oblivion, here are the 2021, 2022, and a couple of 2023 issues I have managed to find so far:

2021:











2022:














2023:




th-th-th-That's all folks!



Al

Not so!
SCF is the font of Philatelic knowledge, true, some threads may seem dormant,
but they lie there, awaiting the next collector to sip at the well.

consider it like the vast library of Alexandria

Your lovely scans have added to that knowledge.
Good threads, Good thread titles, last forever.

Thanks rod222!

I had my tongue halfway in cheek, but appreciate the kind words!

I did make a boo-boo, however and uploaded the same stamp twice for 2023! The 1,60 little birdie under 2022 is a 2023 issue.


Al

Bree, Al,
you can edit (remove the duplicate, change text etc ) for anything up to 24hrs (I think)

Open you post and click

Thought I would add this set of J42-6 up for auction at Kelleher now:

That is a nice set ,very rare ,I would bet that dog overprint set comes up once every few years . Somebody is very happy after winning them today .

My favorite to collect next to Canada. After all they are just next door to my location in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Receive the yearly issues directly from LaPoste in France. Lovely thematic collections can be made from the stamps of that Collective.

The France Libre stamps are the key to the lack of popularity of SPM. They were controlled by various speculators from the beginning and still may be. It's bad enough that everything was overprinted that they could put their hands on and then followed with the NOËL 1941 overprints. Don't forget the errors made for collectors. It was all off-putting to collectors of the time. Plus, many have been forged, from poorly done to excellent.

Now if you want a challenge and have deep pockets, try and complete SPM. The great rarities are just that with just 4-5 examples overprinted.