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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : My Struggle

 

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22 Dec 2016
10:59:57pm

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i would like to be a minimalist acquiring only what i need..but being a stamp collector its IMPOSSIBLE !Crying

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23 Dec 2016
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If I were to only acquire only what I needed, I wouldn't be able to have the added enjoyment of seeing everything else firsthand!









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23 Dec 2016
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We all have different situations...it would have been nice 40 years ago to have the discretionary income i have now to spend on stamps...my 78th birthday is on New Years Day...how much of my "stuff" do i want to burden my heirs with disposing of ?

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23 Dec 2016
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my 78th birthday is on New Years Day

Shame on you, Phil! If you had made it on Dec 31, your parents could have used the deduction to good advantage!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Birthday!Party

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23 Dec 2016
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Hey Carl, do you know how many times i heard that from my Father ? What could income taxes been on a law clerks 18 dollars a week ? Happy Stamping,Happy New Year !

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23 Dec 2016
06:17:52pm
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Happy Birthday Phil Party

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23 Dec 2016
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Thank Ye Chris !

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23 Dec 2016
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Hey Phil, you and my wife are both party p...!

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23 Dec 2016
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ja ja !

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29 Dec 2016
11:29:55am
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" ... If you had made it on Dec 31, your parents could have used the deduction to good advantage! ..."
About forty-eight years ago my wife and I planned on a small wedding in the coming spring. I noticed that we had very unequal incomes and the tax consequences were significant. Yesterday we celebrated our forty-eighth anniversary.

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29 Dec 2016
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Happy birthday Phil and Happy anniversary Charlie. Phil, is there no interest in the hobby among kids or grandchildren? I had/have a similar problem. My children show no interest. But my grandson (the 4 year old you see to the left) loves working on stamps with me. Now, when I say with me I mean in the stamp room on his own little table. Presently his idea of "collecting stamps" consists on working on them with a piece of looseleaf paper, some very common stamps, scissors, hole puncher, stapler, magic tape and a glue stick. I'm hoping as he gets older this will progress !!

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29 Dec 2016
12:12:45pm
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" .... some very common stamps, scissors, hole puncher, stapler, magic tape and a glue stick. ...."

I am glad to see you mention "glue stick". At that age and for a few years longer I have given my kids and grand kids a 75 cent marble note book, some colorful but inexpensive stamps and a glue stick to get them started and ignite their interest. From experience, mine and that of others, the interest will burn brightly for some time and then appear dormant for many years only to burst forth when age and opportunity re-arises.
Too often a youngster is introduced by well meaning adults nto a world of rules that kill the fun.

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29 Dec 2016
02:03:41pm

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In 1966 combined we made 9 thousand dollars and were rolling in dough..then in June 67 our first new edition to the family arrived ..i became sole supporter for the next 15 years !!! There is no interest in stamps in our family beyond my wife and myself..the kids have more ordinary pursuits. If i even knew of a child in the area interested in collecting stamps..they would have an advantage i never dreamed of !

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29 Dec 2016
06:28:50pm
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"If i even knew of a child in the area interested in collecting stamps..they would have an advantage i never dreamed of !"




Hey Dad..........


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29 Dec 2016
09:30:09pm

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You have your own !!!!!It Wasn't Me

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30 Dec 2016
09:20:19am
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Phil:

Contact your local Boy Scouts of America Council (Hudson Valley Council, where we went on our last visit to you & Joopie). You could be a Boy Scout Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Counsellor. One evening per month. Help the lads with their stamp collecting at the Troop meeting.

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31 Dec 2016
09:03:01pm
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I find that the term "what I need" changes frequently.

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philb
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01 Jan 2017
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upsguy62, thats what happens when i browse ebay...i saw a great buy on early town postmarks on Netherlands stamps that no one else saw..so i will be archiving them for a while !

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01 Jan 2017
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"... Too often a youngster is introduced by well meaning adults nto a world of rules that kill the fun ..."



FDCs are cheap, and TFP (Tongs-Free Philately).

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

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Tom in Exton, PA

01 Jan 2017
11:40:22am
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"We all have different situations...it would have been nice 40 years ago to have the discretionary income i have now to spend on stamps...my 78th birthday is on New Years Day...how much of my "stuff" do i want to burden my heirs with disposing of ?"



Phil, I see this same question in the model car hobby. I know of well known great model builders who upon retirement, have sold everything either for the reason you stated above, or to fit into some downsized retirement home. I think they are wrong because here you are retired, with all the time in the world to pursue hobbies and they sell it all? Now what? Sitting around watching TV? I don't get that.

I'm 58 which is two decades less than you, but relevant since I am losing friends in my age group. That brought up the same question from my wife. If I was to die suddenly, what would she do? My answer? I gave her the contact information for a model dealer, who is a friend, who would handle the whole thing and give her fair value. Done and over with.

As I look forward to my retirement years, I'm buying both models and stamps. I'm building my albums because it brings me joy. I live in anticipation for the next incoming package. And I will have interesting things to do when my days become my own!

In your situation, your wife understands stamps. As I have, get the name of a decent dealer who can relieve your heirs of the collection for a fair price. Then you have the peace of mind that it will go on to the next generation of collectors and not hit the trash heap. Then enjoy the stuff!

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01 Jan 2017
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U.S. first day covers is how my interest in stamps was renewed...i was in the service in Southern Italy and our base would get the Herald Tribune(you remember that ikey) That was a small column on Stamps and it mentioned a first day of issue for Senator Norris and the Norris Dam in Tenn. I sent in an airmail envelope and probably 10 cents for the 2 four cent stamps for airmail. I knew nothing about putting a filler in the envelope..which did arrive..a bit worse for wear..Image Not Found

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01 Jan 2017
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I'm 86, and I can honestly say that my US stamp collection has done more to keep me interested in seeing the sun rise then anything else left in my life.

Filling in the empty spaces ... completing sets, completing pages ... gave me a lot of satisfaction and some amount of joy. Frankly, it wasn't the pictures of dead Presidents that I liked, but the beautiful (but near worthless) commoratives of the 20th century.

When I decided to dispose of my collection to make life easier for my totally disinterested heirs, I thought that I might be filled with regret.

That hasn't happened. You may call me callous, but I'm actually enjoying the dismatling of my collection. There is a good deal of satisfaction in getting a fair price for the accumulation of decades.

All that is left are about 200 pre-1920 remainder stamps offered in a binder at my EBay store, and 35 cherry-picked stamps also offered at the store.

What's next, when that is gone?

Think I'll just add to my collection of DVD's of old movies. I've got over 100. Don't really watch too many ... I just collect them. Smug




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22 Dec 2016
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i would like to be a minimalist acquiring only what i need..but being a stamp collector its IMPOSSIBLE !Crying

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23 Dec 2016
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If I were to only acquire only what I needed, I wouldn't be able to have the added enjoyment of seeing everything else firsthand!









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23 Dec 2016
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We all have different situations...it would have been nice 40 years ago to have the discretionary income i have now to spend on stamps...my 78th birthday is on New Years Day...how much of my "stuff" do i want to burden my heirs with disposing of ?

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23 Dec 2016
04:40:24pm

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my 78th birthday is on New Years Day

Shame on you, Phil! If you had made it on Dec 31, your parents could have used the deduction to good advantage!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Birthday!Party

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23 Dec 2016
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Hey Carl, do you know how many times i heard that from my Father ? What could income taxes been on a law clerks 18 dollars a week ? Happy Stamping,Happy New Year !

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23 Dec 2016
06:17:52pm

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Happy Birthday Phil Party

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23 Dec 2016
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Thank Ye Chris !

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23 Dec 2016
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Merry Christmas!!

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23 Dec 2016
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ja ja !

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29 Dec 2016
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" ... If you had made it on Dec 31, your parents could have used the deduction to good advantage! ..."
About forty-eight years ago my wife and I planned on a small wedding in the coming spring. I noticed that we had very unequal incomes and the tax consequences were significant. Yesterday we celebrated our forty-eighth anniversary.

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29 Dec 2016
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Happy birthday Phil and Happy anniversary Charlie. Phil, is there no interest in the hobby among kids or grandchildren? I had/have a similar problem. My children show no interest. But my grandson (the 4 year old you see to the left) loves working on stamps with me. Now, when I say with me I mean in the stamp room on his own little table. Presently his idea of "collecting stamps" consists on working on them with a piece of looseleaf paper, some very common stamps, scissors, hole puncher, stapler, magic tape and a glue stick. I'm hoping as he gets older this will progress !!

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29 Dec 2016
12:12:45pm

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" .... some very common stamps, scissors, hole puncher, stapler, magic tape and a glue stick. ...."

I am glad to see you mention "glue stick". At that age and for a few years longer I have given my kids and grand kids a 75 cent marble note book, some colorful but inexpensive stamps and a glue stick to get them started and ignite their interest. From experience, mine and that of others, the interest will burn brightly for some time and then appear dormant for many years only to burst forth when age and opportunity re-arises.
Too often a youngster is introduced by well meaning adults nto a world of rules that kill the fun.

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29 Dec 2016
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re: My Struggle

In 1966 combined we made 9 thousand dollars and were rolling in dough..then in June 67 our first new edition to the family arrived ..i became sole supporter for the next 15 years !!! There is no interest in stamps in our family beyond my wife and myself..the kids have more ordinary pursuits. If i even knew of a child in the area interested in collecting stamps..they would have an advantage i never dreamed of !

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29 Dec 2016
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"If i even knew of a child in the area interested in collecting stamps..they would have an advantage i never dreamed of !"




Hey Dad..........


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29 Dec 2016
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You have your own !!!!!It Wasn't Me

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30 Dec 2016
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Phil:

Contact your local Boy Scouts of America Council (Hudson Valley Council, where we went on our last visit to you & Joopie). You could be a Boy Scout Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Counsellor. One evening per month. Help the lads with their stamp collecting at the Troop meeting.

David
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Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner / Unit Commissioner
Comanche Trail Council, B.S.A.
Brownwood, Texas

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31 Dec 2016
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I find that the term "what I need" changes frequently.

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01 Jan 2017
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01 Jan 2017
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"... Too often a youngster is introduced by well meaning adults nto a world of rules that kill the fun ..."



FDCs are cheap, and TFP (Tongs-Free Philately).

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

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Tom in Exton, PA
01 Jan 2017
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"We all have different situations...it would have been nice 40 years ago to have the discretionary income i have now to spend on stamps...my 78th birthday is on New Years Day...how much of my "stuff" do i want to burden my heirs with disposing of ?"



Phil, I see this same question in the model car hobby. I know of well known great model builders who upon retirement, have sold everything either for the reason you stated above, or to fit into some downsized retirement home. I think they are wrong because here you are retired, with all the time in the world to pursue hobbies and they sell it all? Now what? Sitting around watching TV? I don't get that.

I'm 58 which is two decades less than you, but relevant since I am losing friends in my age group. That brought up the same question from my wife. If I was to die suddenly, what would she do? My answer? I gave her the contact information for a model dealer, who is a friend, who would handle the whole thing and give her fair value. Done and over with.

As I look forward to my retirement years, I'm buying both models and stamps. I'm building my albums because it brings me joy. I live in anticipation for the next incoming package. And I will have interesting things to do when my days become my own!

In your situation, your wife understands stamps. As I have, get the name of a decent dealer who can relieve your heirs of the collection for a fair price. Then you have the peace of mind that it will go on to the next generation of collectors and not hit the trash heap. Then enjoy the stuff!

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U.S. first day covers is how my interest in stamps was renewed...i was in the service in Southern Italy and our base would get the Herald Tribune(you remember that ikey) That was a small column on Stamps and it mentioned a first day of issue for Senator Norris and the Norris Dam in Tenn. I sent in an airmail envelope and probably 10 cents for the 2 four cent stamps for airmail. I knew nothing about putting a filler in the envelope..which did arrive..a bit worse for wear..Image Not Found

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01 Jan 2017
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I'm 86, and I can honestly say that my US stamp collection has done more to keep me interested in seeing the sun rise then anything else left in my life.

Filling in the empty spaces ... completing sets, completing pages ... gave me a lot of satisfaction and some amount of joy. Frankly, it wasn't the pictures of dead Presidents that I liked, but the beautiful (but near worthless) commoratives of the 20th century.

When I decided to dispose of my collection to make life easier for my totally disinterested heirs, I thought that I might be filled with regret.

That hasn't happened. You may call me callous, but I'm actually enjoying the dismatling of my collection. There is a good deal of satisfaction in getting a fair price for the accumulation of decades.

All that is left are about 200 pre-1920 remainder stamps offered in a binder at my EBay store, and 35 cherry-picked stamps also offered at the store.

What's next, when that is gone?

Think I'll just add to my collection of DVD's of old movies. I've got over 100. Don't really watch too many ... I just collect them. Smug




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