The 100,000 Stamp Club

....oppps, I did not intend to come across like being a grumpy specialist in any way or the other, my apologies if perceived like one . ...just another basic stamp collector that happens to like looking for varieties

@Blaamand... Lets not be too humble. We might be jacks of all trades and masters of none, but if there's something we know and are specialists in, it is how to "collect worldwide". So lets be proud of that (without the grumpy part ).


If somebody sees topic as "mine is bigger than yours" or "I know more than you" kind of talk, then shame on you and your thinking. This topic has been about 'publicizing' and sharing what life of general worldwide collector is all about once your collection enters beyond certain limits. It is not just about "counting stamps" (which in itself is equally important as knowing the boundaries of the world around us), but also of "mental growth" such as what makes/keeps us happy and focused with collecting after decades. It is just natural to evolve (become more specialized or regress back to basics), and have new goals and interests in collecting over the years. Same story with life, profession etc. It's all about evolution (and revolution).

-k-

keijo



Rob

I echo that. If someone has used a lifetime to collect 60.000 different perfins, I wont take that from him. Or another did likewise with complete collection of Sand dunes, Christmas seals, Cinderellas, Revenues, QEII machin-varieties or whatever fancy any collector. I am not collecting any of that, so I will not count it in my own collection. For whoever actually do collect this, please count it if you so desire. If it counts for you then it counts for you, not up for anyone else to define. Personally I am counting my varieties - for me they are more interesting than major numbers and are harder to find and identify - so they 'count' for me. Same for my space fillers, it is not like I do 'not have' them even tough they are not in perfect state.

We do not necessarily all need to have comparative material for what we count or not, do we? No contest of any sort, so I suggest (Except identical stamps) no restrictions whatsoever. As keijo said - it's not just about counting stamps.

I was just trying to grasp the idea of 100,000 stamps. Maybe somebody has already done this little calculation, but if I could add 10 stamps to my collection every single day, it would take 27 years to add 100,000 stamps!

Floortrader -

My "Deep Blue" classical era collection is on Steiner pages (6,500+) housed in the Vario binders.

For fun, and because I started with a Big Blue 1840-1940 (Scott International Part I) before transferring to Steiner pages because of the frustration with many missing spaces for stamps, I also keep track of a "Virtual Big Blue" using my checklist for BB.

I guess I've qualified for this club for a LONG time. I've been collecting since '72. It's easier than one might imagine when you start adding cancels, blocks, full booklets, panes and uncut press sheets to your collection.

I've got an urge to find a gigantic stamp collection on ebay with 80,000 stamps in to get me a head start

Now i'm hearing all these numbers I want in.

Well, to my wife's chagrin, I qualify for this club several times over. She calls me a 'stampaholic'. I just enjoy going through them and the assist I get from my 7 year old daughter brings me more joy than I could ever spend monetarily on the philatelic spectrum.
mml1942 - "HE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST STAMPS WINS" has been printed and forwarded to my wife. You may get a nasty email...

TGSWANNER ----So far I would call Dr. Ott the winner of the "he who dies with the most stamps wins" .Sure a lot of us got banker boxes of stamps but nobody is claiming when they die that they got pallets of stamps . I am still trying to wrap my head around that ----PALLETS OF STAMPS . [ we have a seperate section about Dr. Ott stamps going up for auction last month ]

Yep. That's how it goes in theory...

As for real life... I've got a nearly a decades worth of "historical records" of how my collection has grown, and I can say that reality is more like "add new items once or twice a week" (i.e. weekends), and then do lot more during the holidays... On the busiest day I've added closer to 1,500 stamps (in single day). And there's a long list of days when I've added 100+ stamps... But the count of days when I have done absolutely nothing with my collection is far greater than the days I've worked with it.
(I am hoping it is hint that when I get to retire in 2040s, I could start doing some "true/significant" progress with it all, LOL)

-k-

I would normally say I am not interested in how many stamps I have in my collection and stock books (rather then grocery bags) but then I catch myself counting the penny reds. Now I wonder whether the 60% of my penny reds I bought as a collection and have not developed are "my collection" sure I own it but if I own a painting by Picasso it doesn,t become a Noocassel. what do others think about collections bought and never developed?

I am unclear as to why the definition is 'you must mount each stamp' for it to become part of 'your collection'. If I buy a large collection and it has the same album pages, I might simply replace the pages in my existing album. Other times I might simply buy an existing album and put it on my shelf; adding 5000+ stamps to my collection in 30 seconds. For modern, common stamps I might not even verify/touch the stamps. What am I missing here?
Don

Two similar but slightly different words:- Accumulation and Collection. An accumulation probably lacks order but my personal criteria would be based on had I done anything with a bought collection and did I know what was in it. My purchased specialist collection of penny reds barely rates as my collection because I have only the haziest understanding of whats in it. When I know more about it and add bits then it is my collection.
Last year I bought a collection of pre decimal Great Britain. I used it to add to my own collection. The eviscerated remains are in my opinion an accumulation, not part of my collection.
Does anyone on the group know how to split hairs?

I view the words "accumulation" and "collection" in pretty much the same manner as Noocassel. When material is studied, understood, and organized it is a collection. When it is merely amassed, it is an accumulation.