Fascinated By Australian Pre Decimals

Dad was a part time stamp dealer in the 1930's. I have come back to looking at his stamps 30 years after he died. So much to learn and no time to do it.

I love Australian pre-decimal stamps.

If I remember correctly, there's about 300 stamps on a simplified basis and a proportion of those are 'roos and KGV stamps.

Fertile ground for study, but a delight to collect.

I have my Dad's pre-decimal stamps too!

Welcome!

Dale

Boreraig,

Enjoy having fun with stamps! That is the name of this game.

Collecting for the enjoyment of collecting, whatever that might be, is the name of the game. Don't hesitate to ask questions especially if you need basic information and especially more advanced sources of information for any possible topic. You should be able to find folks on this board a little further along on their collecting journey glad to share experiences.

My personal bias is a used stamp loses the story of its journey in the postal service when it is removed from the cover it transported to its destination. Collecting postal history adds a whole new aspect to your journey in our hobby.

Wishing you many enjoyable future days in our hobby. Russ

I'm learning to concentrate in those Roos and KGVs. Lots of varieties, with some very valuable. Have fun.

Welcome to the forum.

I hope you journey here is as rewarding as I have found it to be.