Vintage Albums

Has anyone found a stamp of value in any of these old albums?

If I get them in job lots I usually move them on again. I got a 'Special Agent' Album yesterday, which I will scan later to add to the thread

Here's one I still have a scan of - its already moved on to pastures new.

isnavely: I noticed that your comment in this thread is your first post here on SCF. Welcome to the site and I hope you will find many things of interest to you here.

Regarding old albums, my first stamp albums, in 1960, were a Scott Modern 1940 album and a 1935 edition of Captain Tim's Ivory (Soap) stamp album. I still have both, but neither is in use now. I've acquired a number of older albums; a couple thrown away, after taking stamps out, due to very bad condition; or donated to the Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library. I have kept several old Gibbons Ideal albums as references and acquired a 1901 Scott International album earlier this year. The 1901 has few stamps of any value and condition is an issue. But I'll be keeping it.

Some of the country descriptions in these old things are terribly incorrect by today's standards. References to African countries being 'enlightened' by colonial rule, etc.

Simple cover on this Spirax

When I first read the title of this thread, I thought you meant these:



I've got a few of the kind you did mean and will try to post those.

-Alan

Sold these, but maybe nice to see old ones.
One was in terrible condition.

But the illustrations are really nice!