New Member From Italy

Hello,

My name is Johannot, I'm from Italy. I collect stamps from all over the world and am particularly fascinated by the history and culture each stamp represents. I joined Stamp Community to connect with fellow philatelists, exchange knowledge, and possibly trade stamps to fill gaps in our collections. I look forward to learning from the community.

Regards

Welcome


Peter

johannotcie,

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

Welcome to the forum!

Lance

Hi johannotcie
Welcome to the forum

Welcome johannotcie, this is a great place to learn about all things philatelic, lots of knowledgeable people here.

Since you are from Italy, I have a question for you. Italian stamps which have a cancellation with the word "Ferrovia" in the cancel, is this a cancellation from a post office in a railway station, or is it a cancel used on board a traveling post office on a train? I haven't been able to find a clear answer to this question on this forum about this.

Thanks in advance for you help, and again, welcome to the forum.

benvenuto (a)!

Welcome, from your Croatian neighbour!