tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post5690534069264401936..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Recent Additions to the Collection for 2019Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-39491094345310249932021-06-26T08:52:24.432-07:002021-06-26T08:52:24.432-07:00Great progress with the mint collection! - I'm...Great progress with the mint collection! - I'm thinking our readers might be interested in your approach - would you be possibly interested in doing a guest post albumfilling?<br /><br />I could fill you in a bit more about how to do it if you are - send me an email..<br />jkjoregon<br />and now some words to confuse bots...<br />@comcast.netJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-44232980779983036302021-06-25T22:42:00.719-07:002021-06-25T22:42:00.719-07:00As I approach the mid-point of 2021, currently it ...As I approach the mid-point of 2021, currently it is 6/25/2021, I have now reached 36,916 unused stamps in my International 1840-1963 albums for 43% completion. The International 1840-1940 section has reached 15,180 stamps for 44% completion. In addition the 1840-1940 pages have an addtitional 743 tip-ins while the 1840-1963 range has a total of 964 tip-ins. <br /><br />All acquisitions are now coming from individual stamp purchases as there have been no collections that would make sense to purchase in terms of the number of useful mint stamps in an album for my collection. Fortunately I have had access to a number of country collections and one really nice 1940-49 Part II album as pickbooks based on a percentage of Scott catalog value. The most complete album now is the Part II album for 1940-49 with 49% completion. So far every time I think I am going to run out of new stamps another source has appeared and fortunately not at a rate that exceeds my ability to pay for them :) . Choosing to see how far I could get with the albums filling them with just mint stamps has served as a very effective break on purchases as there are far fewer available mint stamps to me than used stamps.albumfillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393321322958144500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-23970960821608341342021-01-08T21:31:18.786-08:002021-01-08T21:31:18.786-08:00And with retirement coming up..!! Even if somewhat...And with retirement coming up..!! Even if somewhat unexpected, congrats!.. it will indeed open up possibilities.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-46311561316707110902021-01-08T21:24:49.177-08:002021-01-08T21:24:49.177-08:00Yes, it really has been fun! And with an upcoming...Yes, it really has been fun! And with an upcoming somewhat unexpected but increasingly exciting retirement at the end of next week time should become more available although funds will take a hit as well. I am looking forward to spending some time with a new Scott Classic Catalog for 2021 and my 1840-1940 albums in particular and doing some list making for both haves and have nots. :)albumfillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393321322958144500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-31027300318268970272021-01-05T22:29:23.010-08:002021-01-05T22:29:23.010-08:00Very good progress albumfilling - isn't it fun...Very good progress albumfilling - isn't it fun? !!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-34185757261255858982021-01-05T21:19:32.515-08:002021-01-05T21:19:32.515-08:00Quite unexpectedly my collection really took off t...Quite unexpectedly my collection really took off this year as I completed inclusion of a few prior purchases and took advantage of access to multiple pick books from various sources. On 2020-01-11 I had added 17,317 stamps to my 1840-1963 album and as of 2021-01-05 I have reached 30,817 stamps in the album set. I am continuing to target uncancelled stamps: MNG, MH, and MNH with at least 98% being MH/MNH. In addition to the BigBlue issues I have a total of 739 tip-ins which are not counted in the totals. The BigBlue 1840-1940 Parts 1A1-1B2 albums contain 12,256 stamps plus an additional 582 tip-ins in the albums. Overall completion has reached 36% for the 1840-1963 albums with the 1840-1940 period now at 35.6% so quite well balanced. albumfillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393321322958144500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-64232807938543441712020-01-17T10:37:42.182-08:002020-01-17T10:37:42.182-08:00Albumfilling - Appreciate the conversation and rep...Albumfilling - Appreciate the conversation and report on your own progress. Enjoy!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-12985999379892707702020-01-17T09:56:29.226-08:002020-01-17T09:56:29.226-08:00Nice progress this year with the collection. It s...Nice progress this year with the collection. It seems incredible that you have reached 60% completion for the Steiner pages! WOW!<br /><br />I have been continuing with my International 1840-1963 collection and just reached the 20% completion mark with 1,818 stamps added this year. I anticipate though that 2020 will see about half that level of increase as I begin to complete inclusion of a backlog of purchases. I am continuing to purchase only uncanceled stamps for the album and actually managed to replace a significant number of Canada issues in the 1840-1940 era where some used stamps were initially included. Still need to do the same thing for Japan and some isolated other issues where a small number of stamps were on the pages that I originally acquired but the albums are looking quite nice now. The USA section is essentially complete from 1916 up except for back of the book issues which are pitiful if not completely bare, especially envelopes and revenues. :)<br /><br />I continue to be somewhat surprised by how balanced the albums are in their completion with a high of 23.7% in the smallest album, Part IV, and a low of 18.75% in Part III.<br /><br />Pascal's 30,000 different before 1930 is a very significant accomplishment as well. I have been adding some duplicates that appear from time to time to a like new Scott International Junior album that is copyright 1930 mainly because the album is easy to carry around as I visit stamp shops and shows and it is fun to see what low cost mint items I can locate for it as well. It does have quite a few countries included that were removed from the current edition on which my main collection is based. So far only 650 stamps for that album out of a potential 22,528 spaces in the album. It is amazing that adding ten years to the album increases the number of issues for completion by almost 12,000 stamps!albumfillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393321322958144500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-39927801754314569082020-01-13T08:42:48.721-08:002020-01-13T08:42:48.721-08:00Pascal - very impressive!
Having 30,000 before 193...Pascal - very impressive!<br />Having 30,000 before 1930 is a high mark indeed. You and I may very well have similar numbers for this era.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-12910203472964535502020-01-13T02:46:40.937-08:002020-01-13T02:46:40.937-08:00Hi Jim and Happy New Year !
I'm impressed by y...Hi Jim and Happy New Year !<br />I'm impressed by your statistics... I have only recently achieved an inventory of my collection, and I have just crossed the 30,000 stamps mark (my cut-off date is 1930 so the repository is smaller !)<br /><br />Like for you, my progress is made both by buying feeder collections (more and more difficult though to find lots with enough new stamps to justify the price)and targeted purchases.pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09296099211935486740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-66738989920357480942020-01-12T12:11:52.487-08:002020-01-12T12:11:52.487-08:00The excel spreadsheet would be a good choice for i...The excel spreadsheet would be a good choice for inventory. Actually, I only keep my own inventory by putting a marker in the Scott 1840-1940 catalogue. ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-1400591220861010072020-01-11T09:12:01.416-08:002020-01-11T09:12:01.416-08:00I also have the excel spreadsheet. Is that what yo...I also have the excel spreadsheet. Is that what you use to track your inventory? Or do you use something like EZ Stamp?Joseph Rocknehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395780229029985101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-46850147232944580532020-01-11T07:51:04.524-08:002020-01-11T07:51:04.524-08:00Cool!!! Have fun!!Cool!!! Have fun!!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-79377247311885034672020-01-10T19:46:21.786-08:002020-01-10T19:46:21.786-08:00My collecting and other hobby interests have wande...My collecting and other hobby interests have wandered about the past couple of years. I've looked at my Blues on the shelf and the reams of empty pages. <br /><br />I needed a spark. I ordered and just opened a new Vario F binder and ordered some paper based on your specs. Wow, I wish I had done this years ago.<br /><br />Now off to fill a virtual big blue a a deep blue steiner based album(s)!Joseph Rocknehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395780229029985101noreply@blogger.com