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And now for the first addition to the album for 1 of 788 stamps in the album:
On page 126 I have added a stamp for Batum under British Occupation from 1920, Scott #61 and SG #49.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 2 of 788 stamps in the album.
On page 63 I have added a pair for a stamp for South Africa from 1926, Scott #21 and SG #33.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 3 of 788 stamps.
On page 125 I have added a new stamp for the French Occupation of Cilicia from 1920, Scott #101 and SG #91.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 4 of 788 stamps.
On page 87 I have added a new stamp for Brunei - British Protectorate from 1929, Scott #48 and SG #65.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 5 of 788 stamps.
On page 87 I have added a new stamp for Georgia - National Republic, Scott #17 and SG #17.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 6 of 788 stamps.
On page 28 I have added a new stamp for Greece from 1927, Scott #321 and SG #410.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 7 of 788 stamps.
On page 22 I have added a new stamp for Estonia for 1925, Scott #C14 or SG #51B.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 8 of 788 stamps.
On page 18 I have added a new stamp for Hungary from 1924, Scott #C6 or SG #433.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 9 of 788 stamps.
On page 23 I have added a new stamp for Iceland from 1921, Scott #132 or SG #140.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 10 of 788 stamps.
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On page 78 I added a new stamp for India - Empire from 1922, Scott #105 or SG #195.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 11 of 788 stamps.
On page 88 I added a new stamp for Indo-China, also known as French IndoChina, from 1922, Scott #95 or SG #116.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 12 of 788 stamps.
On page 29 I added one new stamp for Italy from 1926, Scott #181 or SG #194.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 13 of 788 stamps.
On page 23 I added one new stamp for Latvia from 1921, Scott #90 or SG #73.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 14 of 788 stamps.
On page 69 added one new stamp for Liberia from 1921, Scott #O112 or SG #O401.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 15 of 788 stamps.
On page 128 added one new stamp for Memel from 1922, Scott #66 or SG #76.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 16 of 788 stamps.
On page 40 added one new stamp for Monaco from 1926, Scott #80 and SG #93.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 17 of 788 stamps.
On page 40 added new stamp for Nyassa from 1924, Scott #J8 and SG #D139.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 18 of 788 stamps.
On page 32 added a new stamp for Portugal from 1924, Scott #345 and SG #630.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 19 of 788 stamps.
On page 4 added one new stamp for Salvador from 1920, Scott #472 or SG #726.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 20 of 788 stamps.
On page 114 added a new stamp for Samoa - British Dominion from 1922 (or 1926?), Scott #122 or SG #168.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 21 of 788 stamps.
On page 33 added one new stamp for San Marino from 1924, Scott #89 or SG #107.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 22 of 788 stamps.
On page 50 added one new stamp for Tanganyika - British Mandate from 1922, Scott #9 or SG #73. Stamp was issued following the British Mandate of a portion of German East Africa following World War I forming Tanganyika. First issued stamps were overprinted G.E.A. stamps for East Africa and Uganda Protectorates. This area is today a part of Tanzania.
Shortly after completing my first post I remembered an odd addition I had made to my International Junior 1930 copyright album of a mandated territory stamp for Tanganyika. After consulting the catalog realized that these stamps were part of the third group of stamps issued for the new Tanganyika mandate and added a second stamp to the Smithsonian album to highlight the change in designs and the use of the Mandated Territory of Tanganyika name. This stamp was issued in 1927 and the stamp is Scott #31 or SG #95. Amazingly I had a duplicate for this particular stamp!
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 23 of 788 stamps.
On page 28 added 1 new stamp for Thrace from 1920, Scott #N16 or SG #46. This stamp was created by overprinting Bulgaria's 1919 issue. There are a wide variety of these overprinted issues with every direction conceivable for the overprint per the catalog.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 24 of 788 stamps.
On page 73 added 1 new stamp for Togo from 1924, Scott #216 or SG #60.
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Added 1 stamp to give me 25 of 788 stamps.
On page 61 added 1 new stamp for Tunisia - French Protectorate from 1928, Scott #115 or SG #162.
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Added 1 stamp to give me 26 of 788 stamps.
On page 100, added 1 new statmp for Turkey from 1920, Scott #590 or SG #961.
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Added 1 stamp to give me 27 of 788 stamps.
On page 21 added 1 stamp for Ukraine from 1920, interestingly this stamp is an unlisted variety in Scott other than by mention via a text entry as part of an unissued set of 14 stamps.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 28 of 788 stamps.
On page 39 added 1 new stamp for Wurttemberg from 1920, Scott #O171 or SG #O256.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 29 of 788 stamps.
On page 50 added a new stamp for Zanzibar from 1913, Scott #120 or SG #246.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 30 of 788 stamps.
On page 104 added 1 new stamp for Australia from 1928, Scott #95 or SG #106.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 31 of 788 stamps.
On page 2 added 1 new stamp for the United States of America from 1921, Scott #543 or unlisted SG #!
This is a quite an interesting stamp for which the design definitely measures 19x22.5 mm and with perforations 10x10. Now if the perforations measured 11x11 it would truly be quite an interesting stamp! The centering of the design within the perforations is exceptional.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 32 of 788 stamps.
On page 25 added one new stamp for Albania from 1925, Scott #180 or SG #180.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 33 of 788 stamps.
On page 58 added one new stamp for Algeria - French Colony from 1927, Scott #72 or SG #89.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 34 of 788 stamps.
On page 52, added one new stamp for Angola - Portuguese Territory from 1922, Scott #142 or SG #undetermined.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 35 of 788 stamps.
On page 95, added new stamp for Azerbaijan from 1921, Scott #22 or SG#18.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 36 of 788 stamps.
On page 52, added one stamp for Southern Rhodesia from 1933, Scott #16 or SG #15a.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 37 of 788 stamps.
On page 19, added new stamp for Romania from 1928, Scott #C3 or SG #1101A.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 38 of 788 stamps.
On page 25, added new stamp for Albania from 1963, Scott #675 or SG #751.
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Updated last entry from Romania to the correct Albania for the country thanks to a note from a Stamporama member. Oops!
I added it to the album correctly but wrote the entry incorrectly as I was distracted by some new additions for Romania to my International albums. I can report that I have passed 4,000 stamps in the Part V album and am closing in on 34,000 stamps for my International 1840-1963 album set, just 96 stamps to go. 
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 39 of 788 stamps.
On page 60, added 1 new stamp for French Morocco from 1955, Scott #320 and SG #457.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 40 of 788 stamps.
On page 77, added new stamp for Ceylon from 1900, Scott #135 or SG #260.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 41 of 788 stamps.
On page 3 added new stamp for British Honduras from 1891, Scott #34 or SG #43.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 42 of 788 stamps.
On page 32, add new stamp for Azores from 1928, Scott #273 or SG #360.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 43 of 788 stamps.
On page 34 added new stamp for France from 1941, Scott #412 or SG #687.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 44 of 788 stamps.
On page 13, added new stamp for Chile from 1920, Scott #143 and SG #157. Actually I am a bit suspicious of the Stanley Gibbons catalog # as the listed catalog number from the Colnect site is actually for Scott #127 and none is given for Scott #143. The two stamps seem to differ in the amount of shading present on the collar as the most distinguishing difference.
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I think your stamp is SG 157.
I believe the two below are SG 135 (left) and SG 157a (right).
I'm afraid they're not great examples!
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Could we see examples of some pages? Looks like a nice album.
Bob
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 45 of 788 stamps.
On page 16, added new stamp for Venezuela from ?. This stamp showed up and is definitely from Venezuela but I am unable to identify it in the Scott catalog. Added for now since it is such a lovely stamp with great centering. "Instruccion" refers to Education but these issues do not appear to be listed in Scott. Any ideas?
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 46 of 788 stamps.
On page 68, added new stamp for Gambia from 1886, Scott #19 or SG #35.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 47 of 788 stamps.
On page 11, added new stamp for St. Lucia from 1883, Scott #27a and SG #43.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 48 of 788 stamps.
On page 45, added new stamp for Mauritius from 1885, Scott #72 and SG #105.
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Added 1 stamp to bring me to 49 of 788 stamps.
On page 10, added new stamp for St. Kitts-Nevis from 1909, Scott #20 and SG #20.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 50 of 788 stamps.
On page 11, added new stamp for St. Vincent from 1890, Scott #56 and SG #55a.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 51 of 788 stamps.
On page 12, added new stamp for Tobago from 1886, Scott #27 or SG #27.
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Really enjoying this idea - how do you decide which stamp to choose. I sure I would dither over it for far too long! Do you think about what stamp is most appealing to you or is it by chance? I am curious to know
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So far my selection depends on what appears as I look for items (or they are presented as options) when searching for my International album collection. At this point the stamps are primarily byproducts of that search rather than specific searches in themselves. I tend to have a preference for earlier issues from countries (and currently those stamps are those that have been showing up strangely enough).
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 52 of 788 stamps.
On page 122, added new stamp for Nicaragua - Province of Zelaya (Bluefields) from 1911, Scott #1L95. No Stanley Gibbons number was available on Colnect for this stamp.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 53 of 788 stamps.
On page 122, added new stamp for Nicaragua - Cabo Gracias a Dios from 1907, Scott #2L53. There is no information on Colnect for the Stanley Gibbons number for this stamp.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 54 of 788 stamps.
On page 3 added new stamp for Nicaragua from 1914, Scott #359 or SG #404.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 55 of 788 stamps.
On page 9, added new stamp for Jamaica - British Colony, Scott #23 or SG #23.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 56 of 788 stamps.
On page 16, added new stamp for Uruguay from 1897, Scott #135 and SG #182.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 57 of 788 stamps.
On page 6, added new stamp for British Virgin Islands from 1887, Scott #17 or SG #39.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 58 of 788 stamps.
On page 61, added new stamp for British Bechuanaland from 1889, Scott #29 or SG #30.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 59 of 788 stamps.
On page 9, added new stamp for Montserrat from 1903, Scott #15 or SG #17.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 60 of 788 stamps.
On page 10, added new stamp for Nevis - British Colony from 1883, Scott #21 or SG #25.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 61 of 788 stamps.
On page 104, added new stamp for South Australia from 1906, Scott #146 or SG #295.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 62 of 78 stamps.
On page 104, add new stamp for New South Wales from 1906, Scott #128b or SG #352.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 63 of 788 stamps.
On page 104, added new stamp for Tasmania from 1891, Scott #66b or SG #172.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 64 of 788 stamps.
On page 4, added new stamp for Antigua from 1922, Scott #59 or SG #56.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 65 of 788 stamps.
On page 5, added new stamp for Barbados - British Colony from 1892, Scott #77 or SG #112.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 66 of 788 stamps.
On page 46, added new stamp for Mozambique Company from 1918, Scott #108 or SG #199.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 67 of 788 stamps.
On page 1, added new stamp for Newfoundland from 1937, Scott #233 or SG #256.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 68 of 788 stamps.
On page 12, added new stamp for Turks Islands from 1889, Scott #55 or SG #61.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 69 of 788 stamps.
On page 103, added new stamp for Yemen from 1952, Scott #C11 imperforate or SG #97b.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 70 of 788 stamps.
On page 33, added new stamp for Spain from 1956, Scott #830 or SG #1221.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 71 of 788 stamps.
On page 106, added new stamp for New Caledonia from 1946, Scott #C17 or SG #302.
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10:13:32am
Jerrel, I notice you have an obsession with counting - no insult intended. Are you either a Math teacher or a Mathematician? I an "a counter" as well and have always been told it's because I am a "math person" - part way through a PHD in math and a high school Math teacher for 34 years. I'm just curious of your math background, or if you are an exception. Most "math people" count almost everything, for example, I know there are 13 steps in my staircase going upstairs. In my want lists I keep track of the number of stamps I need to finish most countries. But I have never actually counted the number of stamps I have, maybe that's next!
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 72 of 788 stamps.
On page 3, added new stamp for Honduras from 1946, Scott #C158 or SG #460.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 73 of 788 stamps.
On page 82, added new stamp for India - Hyderabad from 1946, Scott #51 or SG #53.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 74 of 788 stamps.
On page 126, added new stamp for Italy - Ionian Islands Occupation from 1941, Scott #NJ2 or SG #D11.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 75 of 788 stamps.
On page 76, added new stamp for Japan from 1948, Scott #418 or SG #511.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 76 of 788 stamps.
On page 24, added new stamp for Norway from 1940, Scott #192 or SG #284.
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JBaxter, This looks like a lot of fun! How many total pages are there? Thanks.
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Ernie,
There are 132 pages in the album.
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Harvey,
I completed a math major as an undergraduate although I took as many computer courses as math courses although no major was offered in computer science at that time. I later completed a master's degree in computer science and all of the course work for the Ph.D. program but never completed my dissertation due to family changes. Most of my professional life revolved around programming and later system management in business or education environments. I, also, taught about a dozen classes in the use of computer applications and in programming at the college level over my career.
I have always been interested in numbers and quantification. One daughter carries on my interests in math and science by teaching middle school math in Atlanta, Georgia at a private school there. She completed a master's degree in teaching at the University of Louisville to get teaching credentials and taught in the city schools in Louisville, Kentucky as well before transitioning to a new school in Atlanta.
I have seen some really interesting topical collections targeting math, computers, or science on stamps during stamp show exhibits.
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01:49:44pm
Jerrel - I never had a family to try to pass mathematics on to, but as a teacher I had a math club where all the high school math nerds would meet and play for a few hours once a week. We also competed in the Nova Scotia Math League for several years and won the provincial championship a few times. I always enjoyed playing with math and managed to pass that on to a few special kids who became mathematicians, computer scientists or engineers. One actually ended up meeting and working for several of the major hot shots in Silicon Valley. I figured with all the numbers you produce you must have had a background in a field connected to math. Math nerds really should stand out in a crowd!!
Does anyone else out there have a similar background - just curious?
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I had been for the Single Specimen World Gazetteer Stamp Album but have not seen any on ebay.
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"I had been for the Single Specimen World Gazetteer Stamp Album but have not seen any on ebay."
For another option, you can download the "A Stamp For Every Country" album by John Knudsen from:
https://www.thestampweb.com/albums/free-downloads
scroll down to near the bottom under the Topical and Thematic section.
The album is also available in hardcopy form at what I think is a very reasonable price:
https://www.amazon.com/Stamp-Every-Country-Postage-Comprehensive/dp/B08ZWFTDG2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=979-8709324466&qid=1623610015&sr=8-1
This could make an ideal entry into the world of stamps for a teenager or you adult
Clive
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Thanks. It looks great.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 77 of 788 stamps.
On page 100, added new stamp for Syria - Alaouites from 1920, Scott #C20 or SG #62.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 78 of 788 stamps.
On page 56, added new stamp for Spanish Guinea from 1941, Scott #270 or SG #319.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 79 of 788 stamps.
On page 89, added new stamp for Sarawak from 1946, Scott #155 or SG #146.
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Love the choice for Spanish Guinea.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 80 of 788 stamps.
On page 63, added new stamp for Cape of Good Hope from 1902, Scott #61 or SG #60.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 81 of 788 stamps.
On page 18, added new stamp for Poland - Russian Domination from 1860, Scott #1 or SG #1b.
This stamps represents one of the four rarest stamps required for the Smithsonian Stamp for Every Country album. This stamp may have the barest tinge of a cancel near the top of the stamp plus has no gum band and shows a slight hinge mark stain on the reverse. It was acquired from a local collector who had acquired it in London many years ago along with a mint copy which included a Royal Philatelic Society certificate. That copy is the SG 1 where this one is SG 1b issue. Generally I would recommend using one of several countries stamp on stamp issues in the album as an alternative for this stamp as even used this is quite an expensive stamp. It is, also, frequently found counterfeited.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 82 of 788 stamps.
On page 12, added new stamp for Trinidad and Tobago - British Colony from 1941, Scott #54 or SG #249b.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 83 of 788 stamps.
On page 40, added new stamp from Switzerland from 1943 as a placeholder for the Switzerland - Zurich Canton issues of 1843, Scott #286 or SG #430 while the original stamps would be Scott #'s 1L1 and 1L2 or SG #'s Z1 and Z2.
This stamp is a stamp on stamp issued in 1943 as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first stamps being issued in Switzerland by the Zurich Canton. The original stamps would be VERY expensive.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 84 of 788 stamps.
On page 127, added new stamp for Jordan - Palestine Occupation from 1949, Scott #N18 or SG #P30.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 85 of 788 stamps.
On page 10, added new stamp for Puerto Rico from 1899, Scott #211 or SG #203.
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01:27:30pm
Jerrel - I am missing two stamps on my first page of the Minkus Poland album, #1 and #15. I really hope your #1 is genuine! I've hesitated spending money for #1 because I have read about the huge number of fakes out there. And a lot of them seem to have a nicely centered concentric circles post mark. Are you going to have your copy certified or are you fairly sure it's OK? I wish it were in my collection! It would be nice to finish that first page and I'm pretty sure I'll eventually get #15. I've bid a couple times and they've gone a bit too high! Best of luck!!
I just checked my album and noticed that when my wife entered values back in 1973 (ish) the value she entered for #1 was $1.40. If she was right, that stamp has taken a huge jump. Does anyone out there have a 1972 Scott's catalog who could check the price for me?
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Poland #1 in Scott catalog for 1971 is $275.00 mint and $100.00 used. In Scott catalog for 1975 it had changed to $300.00 mint and $110.00 used. In Scott catalog for 1944 it was $25.00 mint and $9.00 used. In Scott catalog for 2021 it is $2,400 mint and $600 used!
Given that the stamp was actually purchased originally by the local collector at Stanley Gibbons in London along with the aforementioned mint copy I am fairly sure it is genuine.
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04:13:27pm
Thanks Jerrel, obviously my wife made a mistake - she sure didn't do that very often! Congratulations on finding #1. If you ever get a chance for another one with good provenance please let me know. I would pay a fair price if I could be fairly sure it is real. I've seen a few for sale with certificates and the seller usually is totally out to lunch!
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 86 of 788 stamps.
On page 100, added new stamp for Turkey in Asia from 1922, Scott #83a (for pair) or SG #A84. This is an unusual example of the Scott #83 which is present here as a vertical pair which is imperforate between the stamps.
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Another stamp from every country thread. I have been collecting mine but stored on Vario pages until I can settle on pages.
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Just FYI, the Batum stamp way up on top of this thread is most likely a forgery.
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Since I had so much fun building a collection based on the Smithsonian Stamp for Every Country Album I have decided to try again with it. So far I have printed off a copy of the album and added it to an available 3-ring padded binder with dust case acquired from a local stamp store. I printed the album on some rather spectacular looking 8.5x11 paper with gold edging acquired from Paper Direct.
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And now for the first addition to the album for 1 of 788 stamps in the album:
On page 126 I have added a stamp for Batum under British Occupation from 1920, Scott #61 and SG #49.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 2 of 788 stamps in the album.
On page 63 I have added a pair for a stamp for South Africa from 1926, Scott #21 and SG #33.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 3 of 788 stamps.
On page 125 I have added a new stamp for the French Occupation of Cilicia from 1920, Scott #101 and SG #91.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 4 of 788 stamps.
On page 87 I have added a new stamp for Brunei - British Protectorate from 1929, Scott #48 and SG #65.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 5 of 788 stamps.
On page 87 I have added a new stamp for Georgia - National Republic, Scott #17 and SG #17.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 6 of 788 stamps.
On page 28 I have added a new stamp for Greece from 1927, Scott #321 and SG #410.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 7 of 788 stamps.
On page 22 I have added a new stamp for Estonia for 1925, Scott #C14 or SG #51B.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 8 of 788 stamps.
On page 18 I have added a new stamp for Hungary from 1924, Scott #C6 or SG #433.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 9 of 788 stamps.
On page 23 I have added a new stamp for Iceland from 1921, Scott #132 or SG #140.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 10 of 788 stamps.
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On page 78 I added a new stamp for India - Empire from 1922, Scott #105 or SG #195.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 11 of 788 stamps.
On page 88 I added a new stamp for Indo-China, also known as French IndoChina, from 1922, Scott #95 or SG #116.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 12 of 788 stamps.
On page 29 I added one new stamp for Italy from 1926, Scott #181 or SG #194.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 13 of 788 stamps.
On page 23 I added one new stamp for Latvia from 1921, Scott #90 or SG #73.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 14 of 788 stamps.
On page 69 added one new stamp for Liberia from 1921, Scott #O112 or SG #O401.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 15 of 788 stamps.
On page 128 added one new stamp for Memel from 1922, Scott #66 or SG #76.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 16 of 788 stamps.
On page 40 added one new stamp for Monaco from 1926, Scott #80 and SG #93.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 17 of 788 stamps.
On page 40 added new stamp for Nyassa from 1924, Scott #J8 and SG #D139.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 18 of 788 stamps.
On page 32 added a new stamp for Portugal from 1924, Scott #345 and SG #630.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 19 of 788 stamps.
On page 4 added one new stamp for Salvador from 1920, Scott #472 or SG #726.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 20 of 788 stamps.
On page 114 added a new stamp for Samoa - British Dominion from 1922 (or 1926?), Scott #122 or SG #168.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 21 of 788 stamps.
On page 33 added one new stamp for San Marino from 1924, Scott #89 or SG #107.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 22 of 788 stamps.
On page 50 added one new stamp for Tanganyika - British Mandate from 1922, Scott #9 or SG #73. Stamp was issued following the British Mandate of a portion of German East Africa following World War I forming Tanganyika. First issued stamps were overprinted G.E.A. stamps for East Africa and Uganda Protectorates. This area is today a part of Tanzania.
Shortly after completing my first post I remembered an odd addition I had made to my International Junior 1930 copyright album of a mandated territory stamp for Tanganyika. After consulting the catalog realized that these stamps were part of the third group of stamps issued for the new Tanganyika mandate and added a second stamp to the Smithsonian album to highlight the change in designs and the use of the Mandated Territory of Tanganyika name. This stamp was issued in 1927 and the stamp is Scott #31 or SG #95. Amazingly I had a duplicate for this particular stamp!
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 23 of 788 stamps.
On page 28 added 1 new stamp for Thrace from 1920, Scott #N16 or SG #46. This stamp was created by overprinting Bulgaria's 1919 issue. There are a wide variety of these overprinted issues with every direction conceivable for the overprint per the catalog.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 24 of 788 stamps.
On page 73 added 1 new stamp for Togo from 1924, Scott #216 or SG #60.
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Added 1 stamp to give me 25 of 788 stamps.
On page 61 added 1 new stamp for Tunisia - French Protectorate from 1928, Scott #115 or SG #162.
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Added 1 stamp to give me 26 of 788 stamps.
On page 100, added 1 new statmp for Turkey from 1920, Scott #590 or SG #961.
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Added 1 stamp to give me 27 of 788 stamps.
On page 21 added 1 stamp for Ukraine from 1920, interestingly this stamp is an unlisted variety in Scott other than by mention via a text entry as part of an unissued set of 14 stamps.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 28 of 788 stamps.
On page 39 added 1 new stamp for Wurttemberg from 1920, Scott #O171 or SG #O256.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 29 of 788 stamps.
On page 50 added a new stamp for Zanzibar from 1913, Scott #120 or SG #246.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 30 of 788 stamps.
On page 104 added 1 new stamp for Australia from 1928, Scott #95 or SG #106.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 31 of 788 stamps.
On page 2 added 1 new stamp for the United States of America from 1921, Scott #543 or unlisted SG #!
This is a quite an interesting stamp for which the design definitely measures 19x22.5 mm and with perforations 10x10. Now if the perforations measured 11x11 it would truly be quite an interesting stamp! The centering of the design within the perforations is exceptional.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 32 of 788 stamps.
On page 25 added one new stamp for Albania from 1925, Scott #180 or SG #180.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 33 of 788 stamps.
On page 58 added one new stamp for Algeria - French Colony from 1927, Scott #72 or SG #89.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 34 of 788 stamps.
On page 52, added one new stamp for Angola - Portuguese Territory from 1922, Scott #142 or SG #undetermined.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 35 of 788 stamps.
On page 95, added new stamp for Azerbaijan from 1921, Scott #22 or SG#18.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 36 of 788 stamps.
On page 52, added one stamp for Southern Rhodesia from 1933, Scott #16 or SG #15a.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 37 of 788 stamps.
On page 19, added new stamp for Romania from 1928, Scott #C3 or SG #1101A.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 38 of 788 stamps.
On page 25, added new stamp for Albania from 1963, Scott #675 or SG #751.
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Updated last entry from Romania to the correct Albania for the country thanks to a note from a Stamporama member. Oops!
I added it to the album correctly but wrote the entry incorrectly as I was distracted by some new additions for Romania to my International albums. I can report that I have passed 4,000 stamps in the Part V album and am closing in on 34,000 stamps for my International 1840-1963 album set, just 96 stamps to go.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 39 of 788 stamps.
On page 60, added 1 new stamp for French Morocco from 1955, Scott #320 and SG #457.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 40 of 788 stamps.
On page 77, added new stamp for Ceylon from 1900, Scott #135 or SG #260.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 41 of 788 stamps.
On page 3 added new stamp for British Honduras from 1891, Scott #34 or SG #43.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 42 of 788 stamps.
On page 32, add new stamp for Azores from 1928, Scott #273 or SG #360.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 43 of 788 stamps.
On page 34 added new stamp for France from 1941, Scott #412 or SG #687.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 44 of 788 stamps.
On page 13, added new stamp for Chile from 1920, Scott #143 and SG #157. Actually I am a bit suspicious of the Stanley Gibbons catalog # as the listed catalog number from the Colnect site is actually for Scott #127 and none is given for Scott #143. The two stamps seem to differ in the amount of shading present on the collar as the most distinguishing difference.
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I think your stamp is SG 157.
I believe the two below are SG 135 (left) and SG 157a (right).
I'm afraid they're not great examples!
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Could we see examples of some pages? Looks like a nice album.
Bob
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 45 of 788 stamps.
On page 16, added new stamp for Venezuela from ?. This stamp showed up and is definitely from Venezuela but I am unable to identify it in the Scott catalog. Added for now since it is such a lovely stamp with great centering. "Instruccion" refers to Education but these issues do not appear to be listed in Scott. Any ideas?
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 46 of 788 stamps.
On page 68, added new stamp for Gambia from 1886, Scott #19 or SG #35.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 47 of 788 stamps.
On page 11, added new stamp for St. Lucia from 1883, Scott #27a and SG #43.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 48 of 788 stamps.
On page 45, added new stamp for Mauritius from 1885, Scott #72 and SG #105.
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Added 1 stamp to bring me to 49 of 788 stamps.
On page 10, added new stamp for St. Kitts-Nevis from 1909, Scott #20 and SG #20.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 50 of 788 stamps.
On page 11, added new stamp for St. Vincent from 1890, Scott #56 and SG #55a.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 51 of 788 stamps.
On page 12, added new stamp for Tobago from 1886, Scott #27 or SG #27.
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Really enjoying this idea - how do you decide which stamp to choose. I sure I would dither over it for far too long! Do you think about what stamp is most appealing to you or is it by chance? I am curious to know
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So far my selection depends on what appears as I look for items (or they are presented as options) when searching for my International album collection. At this point the stamps are primarily byproducts of that search rather than specific searches in themselves. I tend to have a preference for earlier issues from countries (and currently those stamps are those that have been showing up strangely enough).
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 52 of 788 stamps.
On page 122, added new stamp for Nicaragua - Province of Zelaya (Bluefields) from 1911, Scott #1L95. No Stanley Gibbons number was available on Colnect for this stamp.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 53 of 788 stamps.
On page 122, added new stamp for Nicaragua - Cabo Gracias a Dios from 1907, Scott #2L53. There is no information on Colnect for the Stanley Gibbons number for this stamp.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 54 of 788 stamps.
On page 3 added new stamp for Nicaragua from 1914, Scott #359 or SG #404.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 55 of 788 stamps.
On page 9, added new stamp for Jamaica - British Colony, Scott #23 or SG #23.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 56 of 788 stamps.
On page 16, added new stamp for Uruguay from 1897, Scott #135 and SG #182.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 57 of 788 stamps.
On page 6, added new stamp for British Virgin Islands from 1887, Scott #17 or SG #39.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 58 of 788 stamps.
On page 61, added new stamp for British Bechuanaland from 1889, Scott #29 or SG #30.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 59 of 788 stamps.
On page 9, added new stamp for Montserrat from 1903, Scott #15 or SG #17.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 60 of 788 stamps.
On page 10, added new stamp for Nevis - British Colony from 1883, Scott #21 or SG #25.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 61 of 788 stamps.
On page 104, added new stamp for South Australia from 1906, Scott #146 or SG #295.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 62 of 78 stamps.
On page 104, add new stamp for New South Wales from 1906, Scott #128b or SG #352.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 63 of 788 stamps.
On page 104, added new stamp for Tasmania from 1891, Scott #66b or SG #172.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 64 of 788 stamps.
On page 4, added new stamp for Antigua from 1922, Scott #59 or SG #56.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 65 of 788 stamps.
On page 5, added new stamp for Barbados - British Colony from 1892, Scott #77 or SG #112.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 66 of 788 stamps.
On page 46, added new stamp for Mozambique Company from 1918, Scott #108 or SG #199.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 67 of 788 stamps.
On page 1, added new stamp for Newfoundland from 1937, Scott #233 or SG #256.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 68 of 788 stamps.
On page 12, added new stamp for Turks Islands from 1889, Scott #55 or SG #61.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 69 of 788 stamps.
On page 103, added new stamp for Yemen from 1952, Scott #C11 imperforate or SG #97b.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 70 of 788 stamps.
On page 33, added new stamp for Spain from 1956, Scott #830 or SG #1221.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 71 of 788 stamps.
On page 106, added new stamp for New Caledonia from 1946, Scott #C17 or SG #302.
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11 Jun 2021
10:13:32am
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Jerrel, I notice you have an obsession with counting - no insult intended. Are you either a Math teacher or a Mathematician? I an "a counter" as well and have always been told it's because I am a "math person" - part way through a PHD in math and a high school Math teacher for 34 years. I'm just curious of your math background, or if you are an exception. Most "math people" count almost everything, for example, I know there are 13 steps in my staircase going upstairs. In my want lists I keep track of the number of stamps I need to finish most countries. But I have never actually counted the number of stamps I have, maybe that's next!
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 72 of 788 stamps.
On page 3, added new stamp for Honduras from 1946, Scott #C158 or SG #460.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 73 of 788 stamps.
On page 82, added new stamp for India - Hyderabad from 1946, Scott #51 or SG #53.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 74 of 788 stamps.
On page 126, added new stamp for Italy - Ionian Islands Occupation from 1941, Scott #NJ2 or SG #D11.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 75 of 788 stamps.
On page 76, added new stamp for Japan from 1948, Scott #418 or SG #511.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 76 of 788 stamps.
On page 24, added new stamp for Norway from 1940, Scott #192 or SG #284.
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JBaxter, This looks like a lot of fun! How many total pages are there? Thanks.
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Ernie,
There are 132 pages in the album.
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Harvey,
I completed a math major as an undergraduate although I took as many computer courses as math courses although no major was offered in computer science at that time. I later completed a master's degree in computer science and all of the course work for the Ph.D. program but never completed my dissertation due to family changes. Most of my professional life revolved around programming and later system management in business or education environments. I, also, taught about a dozen classes in the use of computer applications and in programming at the college level over my career.
I have always been interested in numbers and quantification. One daughter carries on my interests in math and science by teaching middle school math in Atlanta, Georgia at a private school there. She completed a master's degree in teaching at the University of Louisville to get teaching credentials and taught in the city schools in Louisville, Kentucky as well before transitioning to a new school in Atlanta.
I have seen some really interesting topical collections targeting math, computers, or science on stamps during stamp show exhibits.
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11 Jun 2021
01:49:44pm
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Jerrel - I never had a family to try to pass mathematics on to, but as a teacher I had a math club where all the high school math nerds would meet and play for a few hours once a week. We also competed in the Nova Scotia Math League for several years and won the provincial championship a few times. I always enjoyed playing with math and managed to pass that on to a few special kids who became mathematicians, computer scientists or engineers. One actually ended up meeting and working for several of the major hot shots in Silicon Valley. I figured with all the numbers you produce you must have had a background in a field connected to math. Math nerds really should stand out in a crowd!!
Does anyone else out there have a similar background - just curious?
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I had been for the Single Specimen World Gazetteer Stamp Album but have not seen any on ebay.
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"I had been for the Single Specimen World Gazetteer Stamp Album but have not seen any on ebay."
For another option, you can download the "A Stamp For Every Country" album by John Knudsen from:
https://www.thestampweb.com/albums/free-downloads
scroll down to near the bottom under the Topical and Thematic section.
The album is also available in hardcopy form at what I think is a very reasonable price:
https://www.amazon.com/Stamp-Every-Country-Postage-Comprehensive/dp/B08ZWFTDG2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=979-8709324466&qid=1623610015&sr=8-1
This could make an ideal entry into the world of stamps for a teenager or you adult
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Thanks. It looks great.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 77 of 788 stamps.
On page 100, added new stamp for Syria - Alaouites from 1920, Scott #C20 or SG #62.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 78 of 788 stamps.
On page 56, added new stamp for Spanish Guinea from 1941, Scott #270 or SG #319.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 79 of 788 stamps.
On page 89, added new stamp for Sarawak from 1946, Scott #155 or SG #146.
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Love the choice for Spanish Guinea.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 80 of 788 stamps.
On page 63, added new stamp for Cape of Good Hope from 1902, Scott #61 or SG #60.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 81 of 788 stamps.
On page 18, added new stamp for Poland - Russian Domination from 1860, Scott #1 or SG #1b.
This stamps represents one of the four rarest stamps required for the Smithsonian Stamp for Every Country album. This stamp may have the barest tinge of a cancel near the top of the stamp plus has no gum band and shows a slight hinge mark stain on the reverse. It was acquired from a local collector who had acquired it in London many years ago along with a mint copy which included a Royal Philatelic Society certificate. That copy is the SG 1 where this one is SG 1b issue. Generally I would recommend using one of several countries stamp on stamp issues in the album as an alternative for this stamp as even used this is quite an expensive stamp. It is, also, frequently found counterfeited.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 82 of 788 stamps.
On page 12, added new stamp for Trinidad and Tobago - British Colony from 1941, Scott #54 or SG #249b.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 83 of 788 stamps.
On page 40, added new stamp from Switzerland from 1943 as a placeholder for the Switzerland - Zurich Canton issues of 1843, Scott #286 or SG #430 while the original stamps would be Scott #'s 1L1 and 1L2 or SG #'s Z1 and Z2.
This stamp is a stamp on stamp issued in 1943 as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first stamps being issued in Switzerland by the Zurich Canton. The original stamps would be VERY expensive.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 84 of 788 stamps.
On page 127, added new stamp for Jordan - Palestine Occupation from 1949, Scott #N18 or SG #P30.
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 85 of 788 stamps.
On page 10, added new stamp for Puerto Rico from 1899, Scott #211 or SG #203.
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22 Jun 2021
01:27:30pm
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Jerrel - I am missing two stamps on my first page of the Minkus Poland album, #1 and #15. I really hope your #1 is genuine! I've hesitated spending money for #1 because I have read about the huge number of fakes out there. And a lot of them seem to have a nicely centered concentric circles post mark. Are you going to have your copy certified or are you fairly sure it's OK? I wish it were in my collection! It would be nice to finish that first page and I'm pretty sure I'll eventually get #15. I've bid a couple times and they've gone a bit too high! Best of luck!!
I just checked my album and noticed that when my wife entered values back in 1973 (ish) the value she entered for #1 was $1.40. If she was right, that stamp has taken a huge jump. Does anyone out there have a 1972 Scott's catalog who could check the price for me?
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Poland #1 in Scott catalog for 1971 is $275.00 mint and $100.00 used. In Scott catalog for 1975 it had changed to $300.00 mint and $110.00 used. In Scott catalog for 1944 it was $25.00 mint and $9.00 used. In Scott catalog for 2021 it is $2,400 mint and $600 used!
Given that the stamp was actually purchased originally by the local collector at Stanley Gibbons in London along with the aforementioned mint copy I am fairly sure it is genuine.
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22 Jun 2021
04:13:27pm
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Thanks Jerrel, obviously my wife made a mistake - she sure didn't do that very often! Congratulations on finding #1. If you ever get a chance for another one with good provenance please let me know. I would pay a fair price if I could be fairly sure it is real. I've seen a few for sale with certificates and the seller usually is totally out to lunch!
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Added 1 new stamp to bring me to 86 of 788 stamps.
On page 100, added new stamp for Turkey in Asia from 1922, Scott #83a (for pair) or SG #A84. This is an unusual example of the Scott #83 which is present here as a vertical pair which is imperforate between the stamps.
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Another stamp from every country thread. I have been collecting mine but stored on Vario pages until I can settle on pages.
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Just FYI, the Batum stamp way up on top of this thread is most likely a forgery.
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