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7.6 ounce Caribbean kiloware over $600:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/215g-7-6-OZ-Kiloware-Caribbean-Bahamas-St-Lucia-Anguilla-Curacao/153696988019?hash=item23c90deb73:g:WT4AAOSwpbhdsf9H
12 ounce Africa kiloware $500
https://www.ebay.com/itm/346g-12-2-OZ-Kiloware-Southern-Africa-Mauritius-Zambia-Namibia-Malawi-Botswana/153696933093?hash=item23c90d14e5:g:KkcAAOSwhBFdsfTB
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Q/ My African covers would be worth more if I chopped-off the stamps? Who knew?
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/s/ ikeyPikey (who owns a couple of nice Fiskars that could do the job)
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Not surprised. Just try and find almost any used stamps from many small countries from Africa, Caribbean, Atlantic Islands or Pacific Islands in used condition from the about 1980 to today. They are almost nonexistent.
I have been purchasing kiloware for decades and have noticed a general lack of any material whatsoever from these areas. Even kiloware from some areas where there has always been a supply are growing scare and ever more expensive (Greenland, Iceland, Italy, etc.).
If one really wants a challenge, try forming a world-wide collection with postally used stamps only for the modern era. I would bet that it would be an almost impossible task. Even countries such as France and others would be difficult since so many stamps are now being issued, but each issue is printed in smaller and smaller quantities, with very little usage due to the expense and effort to mail a letter compared to sending an email.
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Even modern USA is a challenge!
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I agree on the modern USA in good condition used. I purchased some USA kiloware about a year ago and most of the stamps had extremely heavy cancels that makes them almost not collectable.
About the only time I see stamps on mail is when I receive a mailing from a philatelic company. And then they tend to use the older stamps because they can probably purchase them in bulk at a heavy discount. I once received a box of philatelic supplies from one company where they had completely covered three full sides of the box with stamps! All were common low denomination older stamps. It is extremely rare to see current United States commemoratives on any mail that I receive.
I always use stamps myself and never have a postage label applied to any mail that I have sent off. All of my heavier items mailed within the United States and all of the orders that send off to addresses outside of the United States (I attach custom forms and send by First Class International Package so the minimum postage amount is $10.50 to Canada) have a wide variety of stamps attached. I purchased several press sheets last year of booklet stamps, so there are a number of pairs and blocks-of-four without die cuts between; I always use those on international mail or heavier United States packages. I have quite a number of imperforate press sheets that I am breaking down for postage, so an imperforate single or block might show up on my mail from time to time. I also used to collect coil plate number mint strips as well as used singles; the strips are also now being applied to my mail as postage. And since I bought the strips of service inscribed stamps from the Postal Service to get the coil plate number strips that were part of those strips, the scrap from those strips I am also using for postage (I have a permit to use them as first class postage), so bulk rate, presort and other service inscribed stamps may show up on my mail.
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Ah, I have Kilo Ware. 8 oz. for $35.00 and I pay Shipping and Handling. Until rather recently I was maintaining a computer data base with a couple hundred foreign stamp collectors names and addresses with whom I was exchanging stamps. These stamps are cut from Covers. I have had repeat Kilo Ware Orders from the International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors (ISWSC) and Ebay. If interested, please contact me.
I also have more than 100 USA Forever stamps on paper. I intend to tackle these soon.
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Bob Armstrong
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I find i get about 50% postage vs post office stickers on my mail. I recently got some complete panes on a box. Of course its always discount postage. As to kiloware its a high risk venture. To me its about knowing who you are buying from. I recently picked up 15 lbs of ww for about 200 for 3 lots, but i would not have spent that money if i didn't know the seller reliably provided good material cheaply. Oh and that was shipping included for the record.
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Check out these auctions - I finally find some good recent kiloware, but can no longer afford to even bid...
7.6 ounce Caribbean kiloware over $600:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/215g-7-6-OZ-Kiloware-Caribbean-Bahamas-St-Lucia-Anguilla-Curacao/153696988019?hash=item23c90deb73:g:WT4AAOSwpbhdsf9H
12 ounce Africa kiloware $500
https://www.ebay.com/itm/346g-12-2-OZ-Kiloware-Southern-Africa-Mauritius-Zambia-Namibia-Malawi-Botswana/153696933093?hash=item23c90d14e5:g:KkcAAOSwhBFdsfTB
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Q/ My African covers would be worth more if I chopped-off the stamps? Who knew?
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey (who owns a couple of nice Fiskars that could do the job)
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re: I can no longer afford modern postally used stamps!!!
Not surprised. Just try and find almost any used stamps from many small countries from Africa, Caribbean, Atlantic Islands or Pacific Islands in used condition from the about 1980 to today. They are almost nonexistent.
I have been purchasing kiloware for decades and have noticed a general lack of any material whatsoever from these areas. Even kiloware from some areas where there has always been a supply are growing scare and ever more expensive (Greenland, Iceland, Italy, etc.).
If one really wants a challenge, try forming a world-wide collection with postally used stamps only for the modern era. I would bet that it would be an almost impossible task. Even countries such as France and others would be difficult since so many stamps are now being issued, but each issue is printed in smaller and smaller quantities, with very little usage due to the expense and effort to mail a letter compared to sending an email.
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Even modern USA is a challenge!
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I agree on the modern USA in good condition used. I purchased some USA kiloware about a year ago and most of the stamps had extremely heavy cancels that makes them almost not collectable.
About the only time I see stamps on mail is when I receive a mailing from a philatelic company. And then they tend to use the older stamps because they can probably purchase them in bulk at a heavy discount. I once received a box of philatelic supplies from one company where they had completely covered three full sides of the box with stamps! All were common low denomination older stamps. It is extremely rare to see current United States commemoratives on any mail that I receive.
I always use stamps myself and never have a postage label applied to any mail that I have sent off. All of my heavier items mailed within the United States and all of the orders that send off to addresses outside of the United States (I attach custom forms and send by First Class International Package so the minimum postage amount is $10.50 to Canada) have a wide variety of stamps attached. I purchased several press sheets last year of booklet stamps, so there are a number of pairs and blocks-of-four without die cuts between; I always use those on international mail or heavier United States packages. I have quite a number of imperforate press sheets that I am breaking down for postage, so an imperforate single or block might show up on my mail from time to time. I also used to collect coil plate number mint strips as well as used singles; the strips are also now being applied to my mail as postage. And since I bought the strips of service inscribed stamps from the Postal Service to get the coil plate number strips that were part of those strips, the scrap from those strips I am also using for postage (I have a permit to use them as first class postage), so bulk rate, presort and other service inscribed stamps may show up on my mail.
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Ah, I have Kilo Ware. 8 oz. for $35.00 and I pay Shipping and Handling. Until rather recently I was maintaining a computer data base with a couple hundred foreign stamp collectors names and addresses with whom I was exchanging stamps. These stamps are cut from Covers. I have had repeat Kilo Ware Orders from the International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors (ISWSC) and Ebay. If interested, please contact me.
I also have more than 100 USA Forever stamps on paper. I intend to tackle these soon.
Regards,
Bob Armstrong
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re: I can no longer afford modern postally used stamps!!!
I find i get about 50% postage vs post office stickers on my mail. I recently got some complete panes on a box. Of course its always discount postage. As to kiloware its a high risk venture. To me its about knowing who you are buying from. I recently picked up 15 lbs of ww for about 200 for 3 lots, but i would not have spent that money if i didn't know the seller reliably provided good material cheaply. Oh and that was shipping included for the record.
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