Pin Holes And Stamp Collecting

Most collectors don't understand pin holes in the older stamps and there has been many attempts to hide or fill in pin holes especially if a stamp is send in to get a certificate .
Many years ago as a worldwide collector who sorted and mounted many early French stamps ,I notice this unusal amount of "damaged" stamps . Then in a newspaper article there was a story about the early stamp trade activity in Paris France at the first stamp market . There dealers would mount stamps on display sheets with pins . This was a common practice in the 1870's thru the 1890's . The Paris bourse was the biggest market place for stamps at the time .
So I made a separate page in my worldwide albums for PIN HOLE stamps . That was 40 years ago and forgot about it .
Yesterday ,I was reading a copy of MEKEELS stamp magazine dated Nov. 27 2015 . In a article about SLOANE'S COLUMN ,which is a rewrite from a old 1942 article written in STAMP MAGAZINE ,the story is about a stamp dealer in 1876 in New York City who at that time would conduct business on a street corner . His method of displaying the stamps for sale was to stick a pin thru the stamps that was for sale .
Now that puts a lot more interest into that page I made up 40 years ago and puts me on the lookout for pin hole U.S. stamps ,knowing full well these have been traded between dealers and stamp collectors some 150 years ago .

The Sloane's Columns have all been compiled into one volume. Highly recommended for those seeking valuable information from the olden days when stamps were stamps. :-)

Sweet, sure would like to see that page you made, if possible.

Scott #11, plate position 95R4. I had posted this in an earlier thread.
In the thread I lamented the pin hole damage. A member replied...

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