I Came For Stamps , Covers, Sheets, Cancels. Hello Stampcommunity.org !

My name is Udo Korte,

i was born in germany but I am interested in rare stamps of many countries - mostly europe.
Collecting stamps as a hobby is part of my life since I learned how to read and write.
I specialised very early in my life on german issues only of 1872 - 1923 from small and large breastshields till inflation all conditions: singles , pairs, blocks of four and covers used - or mint. I am 55 jears old now and I have got a very large german stamp collection.
There are only very few spaces left to fill for me with wanted issues - but the exchange of one stamp for a better one within the collection never stops.
So I am looking forward to meet more collectors within the matching discussions here.

Welcome, Udo!

UdoKorte,

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.

Wishing you many enjoyable future days in our hobby. Russ