Got Any Motorcycles??

Hiya people,

I started collecting motorcycle stamps back in the 1990's.
Then in year 2000 I decided to re focus my collection.
Now I collect, "Any philatelic material that depicts a motorcycle, or part thereof, or name of manufacturer, recognisable as being of ITALIAN ORIGIN."

In this area I collect: Stamps, mint and used, FDC, Postally used covers, Maximum Cards, Miniature-Souvenir Sheets, Booklets, Postal Stationery, Cancellations, Metermarks, Proofs, Errors or any other philatelic items.

I thought it would be a smaller collection, but was I wrong! I now have seven albums full!

If anyone has any questions about motorcycle stamps I will try to answer them.
When I stopped actively collecting all "general" motorcycles stamps in year 2000 I had recorded over 900 motorcycle stamps worldwide. I still have those records and most of the the stamps.

Regards
Gavin
New Zealand

Whats the collective noun for motorcycles?

A barking of motorcycles,
The motorcycle I owned was the lower row, 2nd from left
which I believe to be a Kawasaki 900.

Rod222
I have owned and restored quite a few motorcycles the Kawasaki Z900 was one of my favorites.

Agustanz
When you have 50 posts if you have spares to sell I would like to hear from you.

Al.

Rod222 I think the collective noun might well be "a gang of motorcycles" :)
Gavin

Aussie Al
Do you collect all motorcycle stamps? Just the stamps or other related items?
Do you have a list of those issued to work from? If not I have one that was up to date to the end of 1999 in old word format on my PC someplace that I would be happy to share with anyone who wants it.

Regards
Gavin

Agustanz
Yes any stamps/covers and some related items,I still have admission tickets to the Bathurst Grand Prix from 1984
1985 and 1986 (my friend raced his Ducati there).
I use Stanley Gibbons Motor Vehicles on stamps catalogue.

cheers
Al.

Aussie Al, the nickname 'the widow maker', was that the triple Z900?

Did you know their was a chap in the UK years ago who put together a catalogue of the worlds motorcycle stamps and sold them?
I have a copy here but again dating from some time around year 2000.
I would think the Stanley Gibbons cat list would be full of holes as some of the motorcycle stamps are a bit obscure!
Regards
Gavin

Finches
I think you will find that the Widow Maker was a 500 Triple two stroke I rode one once and they are nasty.

By obscure I mean the likes these ones from Norfolk Island that only mention "motorcycling" on the peal off backing of the self adhesive stamps!



Their is a set of 6 of these with different fronts.
Regards
Gavin