A Milestone And An Observation

I just placed Scott #9, position 76R1L into my collection. This gives me a complete replating of Plate 1 Late.

I did this once before, in my first collecting life. At that time it took me about 20 years, working through mail auctions, retail dealers by mail, and the occasional show or bourse. Much of this material was faulty (what I could afford).

This time it took me just under 4 years, with much higher quality on a lower (retirement) income. The difference? The Internet. No question in my mind that it has been a boon to the collector.

Way to go!

Sweet

Nice! Great job.
Would love to fill in the holes in the Stamp Smarter Plate 1 Late images, any chance you could help out with the missing positions?
Don

Great job, Dudley. A tough accomplishment.

I am a long way off from completing plate 1 late.
I wish you had high res photos of them to add to the database.

Congrats. Great accomplishment. I'm still working on top row plate 1L (2 years now).
Wish I had more time.

Tremendous achievement!
Congrats, Dudley!

Terrific achievemrnt

Congratulations. That was fast, even using today's standards.

What a satisfying feeling. Congrats Dudley, please do post some images.

dudley - Well done, congratulations!

Absolutely amazing, Dudley!!

Working on equipment upgrade to enable hi-res scanning.

Congrats Dudley. I am not into plating but can appreciate the knowledge and hard work needed to reach such an accomplishment.

Don, please check email.

Email sent, thanks!