anybody see the independant on tuesday there was an article on stamp collecting apparently it has reached a boom time, with the 40 somethings now having more disposable income and the price of stamps increasing due to this and also the ease of buying of ebay and the internet.

notice any similarities with collecting soul records/northern

it states that stamps are one of the top 3 commodities sold on ebay

sorry for boring you but i found it interesting.

mark

does anyone wanna trade a copy of the mello souls for my stamp album?

Phil Ately? Wasn't he from Birmingham? Nice bloke

Phil Ately? Wasn't he from Birmingham?  Nice bloke

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wasn't he the singer from the human league?

just had a look on ebay and the highest priced single stamp $2000 and the highest collection is $60,000 ...

Davie

Strangely, i bought some stamps off E-Bay recently for the first and only time

Strangely, i bought some stamps off E-Bay recently for the first and only time

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You don't have to go to all that trouble mate. I bought some from the post office yesterday

Got a feeling it's only a matter of time before this thread is moved...

Do they reissue stamps,and do they argue about them?

Edited August 4, 200519 yr by kenneth aitchison

Do they reissue stamps,and do they argue about them?

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Hey 'OSO' original stamps only :angry: . You can spot a reissue, they're a bit damp...

Did'nt Steve Mancha & JJ Barnes do one side each on an LP about stamp collecting?

Did'nt Steve Mancha & JJ Barnes do one side each on an LP about stamp collecting?

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Yes but thems rare stamps i got some on the Philately of soul label

Yes but thems rare stamps i got some on the Philately of soul label

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ouch ....thats almost funny if it wasn't so painful lol

Davie

Did'nt Steve Mancha & JJ Barnes do one side each on an LP about stamp collecting?

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Dont forget rare stamps 2,i have can somebody enlighten me?,who is/are it/they on 2

its bugging me now!!!

Edited August 4, 200519 yr by kenneth aitchison

Dont forget rare stamps 2,i have can somebody enlighten me?,who is/are it/they on 2

its bugging me now!!!

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I'VE GOT A REALLY RARE UK ONLY ISSUE OF 'MR POSTMAN' BY 'PENNY BLACK' I THINK SHE IS ANYWAY...HARD TO TELL ! I ORDERED IT FROM SOULBOWL IN 1978 AND IT'S JUST ARRIVED.

Edited August 4, 200519 yr by bearsoul

You don't have to go to all that trouble mate. I bought some from the post office yesterday 

Got a feeling it's only a matter of time before this thread is moved...

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I have recently bought about 20 American Football trading cards.

They are all numbered and I manged to get the numbers 1's in say 50 or 100, for 8 of the top ten first round draft picks in this years draft.

How much is the number 1 of 50 for Joe Theisman's Rookie card numbered 1 of 50, I hear you ask?? $10,000

Its the first time I've bought these cards, and dont want to start collecting them (its all a bit too panini for me), but if Ihave snagged a player who goes on to become a great then happy days.

And after all, Philately gets you nowhere.

Do the stamps get booted?

Comic book collecting is the same I think.....they have re-issues and boots and everything!

I heard Philately makes you go blind..

On the subject of comic books, i collect Daredevil and sold 10 early issues from the early 70s for £120 a while back on ebay. The big money is only in the first few numbers though. I considered dealing at one point but don't know if it's worth the effort.

Didn't a certain ex-DJ/collector sell his records to buy a comic book?