Philatelic Literature & Catalogs

I have acquired over the years a sampling of philatelic literature, not all of which I need or use very often. Would anyone be interested in trading literature?
I have available:
- 1 hardback copy of: "The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada" by Winthrop S. Boggs,
- 1 large softcover copy of "The Philatelic Exhibitor's Handbook" by Randy L. Neil
- 1 softcover booklet, "Jamaica: A Review of the Nation's Postal History and Postage", 1964, by Alfred N. Johnson and published by the APS.

I also probably have other literature I don't need, just need to clean out the library some more. If anyone is interested in this type of trade, let me know what you have in exchange. I'm looking for other philatelic literature or catalogs, especially Gibbons. Or if you want to know what else I might have that I don't need, let me know. I know there's more lurking around here.

~~Suzi~~
suziboyer@gmail.com

Machins again

Here is a scan of the Machins mixture that I mentioned earlier. I can trade this mix for similar mixtures from countries that I collect, including Great Britain from a different time period.
Although I don't see any in this handful I grabbed, there are a few Wildings in here and the very occasional foreign definitive.
Are there any other Machin collectors out there? I did receive a very nice email from a collector in Malaysia who sent me scans of his Machin collection to get my opinion of it. I haven't had time to study them very closely as of yet, but it seems to be a very nice start on a specialized Machin collection.

Suzi

suziboyer@hotmail.com

More Italian Priority Stamps

I have had today further correspondence from Francesco in Italy, the gentleman who is looking for Italian Priority Courier stamps used outside of Italy.
He will be sending me some covers with Italian Priority stamps on them, and when they arrive I will place them all in a larger envelope and return them so that he may add those covers to his collection. He has kindly offered to trade stamps in exchange for my assistance.

If anyone else is interested in assisting Francesco, or has any Italian Priority Courier stamps used outside of Italy to trade, you can contact Francesco at: morris1971@hotmail.com.

Also, Francesco has a very nice Italian Philately website at: www.philweb.it It has plenty of information, so take a look!

And finally, Happy New Year!
Enjoy that extra leap second this year; hug your family a little longer. : )

Suzi
suziboyer@gmail.com

Friend looking for Italian Priority Courier stamps

I received an interesting email a few days past from a collector in Italy. He is looking for Italian Priority courier stamps, which are apparently not too difficult to acquire domestically used in Italy. BUT, this collector has added a new and interesting twist by trying to collect these stamps used non-domestically.
He proposed an interesting trade to me, asking if he could mail a cover to me in the US with some of these Italian Priority, and then I would return the cover to him so he could have a cover used in the US.
If anyone else has any Italian Priority stamps used outside of Italy, or is interested in participating in a similar trade, please let me know and I will pass the information.
If he gives me permission, I will put the gentleman's name and email here, also; I'm just waiting to hear back from him. :)

Here is a picture of some Italian Priority stamps:

Happy Yule!

Happy and Blessed Yule to all who celebrated these past few days, and Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all!

I'm still looking for people to trade holiday stamps with, if anyone is interested.

Today I went to the USPS website again to try to answer a question for somebody, and I noticed that they are selling gift cards from popular retailers. Actually, you can order a gift card, choose a greeting card and a stamp, add a photo to the card if you wish, and have the Postal Service deliver your gift for you. All of this is done online. What does everyone think about this service? Has anyone actually used this service? I am curious about how popular this will be. It is interesting to me to see how the USPS is expanding its consumer services.

Suzi
suziboyer@gmail.com

2006 Stamps on USPS website

I just noticed that the USPS published information and art for some of the 2006 stamp issues on its website, http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_056.htm. This was just published yesterday.
This articles include details and pictures of new defintives in the Scenic American Landscapes series, new priority mail stamps, and many others.

Being an organic gardener interested in original, native crops, my favorite stamps pictured here are of course the "Crops of the Americas" stamps. They feature the "Three Sisters", corn, squash, and beans, as well as chili peppers and sunflowers.

Which is your favorite?

Suzi

suziboyer@gmail.com

Machins and more Machins

I didn't get enough time for stamps this weekend, as it was spend mainly holiday shopping. BUT as I was poking around in my attic running some wiring to put lights in our bedroom closet(the rest of the weekend project, LOL), I found 1 large crate of Machins and Great Britain on paper, and 3 smaller crates of the same mixture. They are all in good shape as they have been stored in closed plastic crates of the type often used for shipping; they're still just as they came to me years ago, in normal condition for a mission mix type kiloware. It was sold to me in sealed unpicked packages, and I have already gone through the box or so of it that I DIDN'T put into storage and found plenty of nice cancels, some perfins, and many interesting varieties.

There are a LOT of stamps here, about 25-30 pounds. This is a mixture that includes mainly Machins from the 70s to late 80s, I believe. It also contains a bit of Great Britain Christmas, the occasional other Great Britain stamp, and maybe 5-10% Wildings and earlier definitives.
Anyone want to trade something for some of this kiloware? I can make up 1/4 pound packages.
I never picked through any of these crates yet as I was saving them for a "rainy day" so to speak. If you're interested, let me know. I would love some definitives from other countries, especially Australia, Canada, and any British Commonwealth countries....OR...let me know what you do have to offer? I'm very flexible.

I admit to having a Machin obsession. I have been accumulating these tiny portraits for many years, and am trying to accumulate more Wildings and KGVI definitives also. I like to dig through my Gibbons specialized catalogs and look for varieties. I need to organize them more, but I have enough that just soaking them all would take years, so I figured I'd see who else was interested. : )

If someone exprresses an interest I will throw a handful of this mix in my scanner and post a pic when I get a chance. Just let me know if you want to see it.

Only 2 more days until Yule!!! Get your Yule logs ready :)
Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Suzi

suziboyer@gmail.com

Holiday stamps trade

Since it is so close to the holidays, if anyone is interested in trading holiday stamps with me, let me know. I have US holiday stamps as well as some other countries.
I will send you some if you send me some from your country, used please, on or off paper is fine.

I think some of my favorite holiday stamps are issued by Great Britain. They have beautiful designs for their holiday stamps. I have quite a few British stamps I can trade if anyone is interested.
I will make up a packet or 2 of 50 different holiday stamps to trade. Let me know if you are interested- email me at suziboyer@gmail.com.

~~Suzi~~

Snow and ice today

The snow and freezing rain we are getting right now has forced me indoors and given me some time to make this entry.
I am mounting Australia currently, working on material from the late 80s into the early 90s. I am using pages from stampalbums.com, although the beginning part of my album I had just used blank pages as stampalbums.com didn't exist when I started the collection. I like the Harco pages, and still use them for additional mounting.

I had an idea to scan some of my album pages, thereby showing some of the stamps I am missing to complete sets. I though perhaps someone may be able to offer some of those stamps in trade. If you think this is a good idea let me know.

Only 6 more day until Solstice!!! Get your Yule logs ready. : )
~~Suzi~~

Welcome and Happy Stamping

I am hoping to keep this blog updated with what I am doing philatelically. I would like to invite others to share information about their collections and studies, also.

I am a British Commonwealth collector, but I must admit I am not one of those people who keeps up with every new issue. I just don't have the time. I am a compulsive kiloware buyer, when I have the money, and am always looking for good kiloware sources that have recent material.

Currently, I am accumulating Machins, and mounting GB, Canada, and Australia. I hope to begin mounting New Zealand soon, as well as some Australian states material.

What are you doing with your collections at the moment?