Welcome to my page of stamps
Most boys of my generation started collecting stamps and many continued to do so. At that time people and companies communicated by letters and used stamps to forward mail which at that time did not cost a fortune. A small fee to get a letter from one place to another.The evidence for this still can be seen on some stamps by the postal cancellation showing from where and when a consignment was sent. That´s why I collect used stamps only. Knowing that this little bit of paper has fullfilled its purpose.What´s the reason for collecting mint stamps other than pure financial interest? The hobby is collecting stamps. Allthough I own a few mint stamps in my collections I never have bought them myself. The only time I buy new stamps they are for postage only.
Unfortunately the conditions changed drastically when stamps were cancelled by machines and even more so when e-mail became common which further reduced the number of stamps to be collected. Many countries tried to compensate the drop-off by issuing more and expensive series and blocks. Let be that most stamps now are very beautiful pieces of art but collecting stamps was more fun at the time when you could cut them from your own correspondence, ask your nabour not to destroy any envelope with stamps on or take care of all envelopes in the company you worked for. Without any post-offices left in Sweden only a limited number of the most common issues will be circulated. The next step probably will be to eleminate stamps at all and replace them by means of some electronic procedures. Collecting digital numbers perhaps?
Most boys of my generation started collecting stamps and many continued to do so. At that time people and companies communicated by letters and used stamps to forward mail which at that time did not cost a fortune. A small fee to get a letter from one place to another.The evidence for this still can be seen on some stamps by the postal cancellation showing from where and when a consignment was sent. That´s why I collect used stamps only. Knowing that this little bit of paper has fullfilled its purpose.What´s the reason for collecting mint stamps other than pure financial interest? The hobby is collecting stamps. Allthough I own a few mint stamps in my collections I never have bought them myself. The only time I buy new stamps they are for postage only.
Unfortunately the conditions changed drastically when stamps were cancelled by machines and even more so when e-mail became common which further reduced the number of stamps to be collected. Many countries tried to compensate the drop-off by issuing more and expensive series and blocks. Let be that most stamps now are very beautiful pieces of art but collecting stamps was more fun at the time when you could cut them from your own correspondence, ask your nabour not to destroy any envelope with stamps on or take care of all envelopes in the company you worked for. Without any post-offices left in Sweden only a limited number of the most common issues will be circulated. The next step probably will be to eleminate stamps at all and replace them by means of some electronic procedures. Collecting digital numbers perhaps?
Despite the future prospects there are still millions of stamps to be swapped which makes this hobby worth-wile.
Besides my want-lists below and on the right for stamps from several countries( click on older entries) you also find some other curiosities and other information
