Long Time Listener, First Time Caller .

Hi, my name is Ed from Ann Arbor, MI. I've come many times to this forum over the past 1½yrs ... seems when I have a philatelic question, I end up here. Enjoy the search capabilities and vast knowledge I always find here.

Been collecting on/off since 3rd grade and now pretty steady since retiring last year. My 3rd grade teacher introduced me and a pal to stamp collecting, on off we went. Mostly solid from Argentina, US including revenue & proprietary issues ... also good collections from France, Spain and Italy. But also quite global. Glad to be here.

Welcome,


Peter

Go Blue, national champions!

Welcome.
Don

Welcome Ed ! I'm also not new at collecting stamps, but almost as new as you in this forum. I have not yet retired, although long past retirement age. Never had an interest in it. I do like stamp collecting and I have come back to this hobby many times over the years LOL.

Welcome! Argentina, US including revenue - have to agree here. These are great areas.

Welcome to the forum!

Belisa,

Collecting for the enjoyment of collecting, whatever that might be, is the name of the game. Don't hesitate to ask questions especially if you need basic information and especially more advanced sources of information for any possible topic. You should be able to find folks on this board a little further along on their collecting journey glad to share experiences.

My personal bias is a used stamp loses the story of its journey in the postal service when it is removed from the cover it transported to its destination. Collecting postal history adds a whole new aspect to your journey in our hobby. Sounds like you are a perfect candidate to become a postal history collector?

Wishing you many enjoyable future days in our hobby. Russ