Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Some videos I posted this year

 Here are some of the videos I posted this past year....

They are in order from Oldest to newest, you can also check my Philately playlist for the older videos as well: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkMdv3hONuf0ck0yFsMuD2xzkclcp3BQa



Slovenia S.H.S and Croatian S.H.S stamps on pieces



Germany 1948 Bizone stamps on cover



Covers with 1850/60s Bavarian stamps



Bosnia and Hercegovina 1906 perforated, imperforated and obliterated sets




Bosnia and Herzegovina stamps that arrived today, also showing what I already had in my collection




A look at Bosnia 1913 Newspaper stamps...Girl in Bosnian Costume (Mädchen in bosnischer Tracht)




Red Cross/Red Crescent First Day Covers




Swiss airmail covers including Aaurau and Helicopter mail




Austria 1863-1880 mercury newspaper stamps and newspaper tax stamps




Epirus Chimarra Issue 1914 Possibly forgeries




Germany 1875 until about 1990s stamp accumulation





Bayern/Bavaria special catalog and Bavarian Wagon Wheel (Mühlradstempel) cancels on stamps




First day covers from the Netherlands



Books: European Stamp Issues and the 1st/2nd World War, Chainbreakers: Stamps of Slovenia 1919/21




Stamps on envelopes that I received in the mail




Belgian collection on Vario pages part 1




Belgian collection on Vario pages part 2




First look at the new Netherlands 2024 NVPH stamp special catalog




Netherlands Doorlopers.. stamps where the design continues on the next stamp




Quick video about the Sakura stamp catalog (原色日本切手図鑑) I purchased a few weeks ago One thing I noticed, they have different sections for stamps... even more so than Scott :-(



Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Added to my collection in April 2023

This will just be a post with all the stamps that I added to my collections in April 2023


April 2nd

Germany Bizone 1948 buildings on cover

Germany Bizone 1948 buildings on cover

I always liked this series.. when I saw this cover with 12 of the buildings stamps I had to have it  :-)

You can also see the video I made here




April 10th

West Germany 1953 MiNr 173/176

West Germany 1953 MiNr 173/176

Beautiful engraving on these stamps


Germany 1946 MiNr Block 12B

Germany 1946 MiNr Block 12B


The perforated stamps you can find everywhere.. this block is a bit rarer

April 20th

Bosnia 1906 series  imperforated 

Bosnia 1906 series  imperforated

I have the regular series, the 'revenge' series as well as the SHS overprints. There are also many different perforations including interesting compound perforations.


I made a video as well where I show some of these



Switzerland 1917 Pro Juventute 

Switzerland 1917 Pro Juventute MiNr 133/135 Scott B7/B9


Michel catalog MiNr 133/135.  Scott catalog B7/B9


April 27

Germany 1872 30 Groschen

Germany 1872 Scott/Michel 13

For once the catalog number are the same number 13 in both Scott and Michel

Nice mint hinged stamp


Switzerland 1916 Pro Juventute 

Switzerland 1916 Pro Juventute   Michel catalog MiNr 130/132.  Scott catalog B4/B6

Michel catalog MiNr 130/132.  Scott catalog B4/B6


Switzerland 1951 LUNABA sheet

Switzerland 1951 LUNABA sheet

Michel block number 14, Scott B206


Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Added to my collection in March 2023

This will just be a post with all the stamps that I added to my collections in March  2023


March 5

German States Hamburg 1859


German States Hamburg 1859 no 2

Number 2 in both Scott and Michel catalogs


March 12

1956 Northern Countries common issues

1956 Northern Countries issues

Scott lists these as Northern  instead of Nordic. Always nice to see them all together


1969 Northern Countries common issues

1969 Northern Countries issues


Always nice to see them all together


March 21st

Germany 1949 Bizone MiNr Block 1a

Germany 1949 Bizone MiNr Block 1a

Scott number 664a

I always loved this bloc


Austria 1948 Kunstlerhaus semi-postals

Austria 1948 MiNr 878_884

Scott B245/B251, Michel 878/884

Kunstlerhaus, home of the leading Austrian Artist Association. 80th Anniversary



Switzerland 1960 Pro Patria Block 17

Switzerland 1960 Pro Patria Block 17

Scott B297, Michel block 17


Slovenia 1993 Europa CEPT contemporary art

Slovenia 1993 Europa CEPT contemporary art

Adding this to my CEPT collection


Modern-ish German mint stamps

Germany modern


Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Added to my collection November 2022

 This will just be a post with all the stamps that I added to my collections in November 2022



November 7th

Cover from Belgium....

Belgium cover with stamps in it


Got a bunch of stamps in this envelope (see for stamps further below)


Germany booklet pane Michel H-BI 29A

Germany booklet pane Michel H-BI 29A

I love the Germania series that were issued before WW I.


Liechtenstein Europa CEPT 1960 MiNr 398

Liechtenstein Europa CEPT 1960 MiNr 398

Just an addition to my Europa CEPT collection. Wondering why they didn't do a common design stamp here?


Switzerland 1955 Stamp Exhibition Lausanne Souvenir Sheet 

Switzerland 1955 Stamp Exhibition Lausanne Souvenir Sheet Michel Block 15, Scott 352a .jpeg

Michel Block 15, Scott 352a. This sheet does not exist perforated.


Netherlands bunch of MNH stamps from the 70s - 90s

Netherlands bunch of MNH stamps from the 70s - 90s

I have most of these.. but was missing about 10 or so in my collection, the rest I will sell or trade. Some of these might end up in some of my thematic collections as well (looking at the stamp on stamp ones)



November 8th

Netherlands 1913 King William II

Netherlands NVPH 99 1913.jpg

NVPH catalog number 99. Just missing the 10 Guilder one now from this set


Europa CEPT blocks and mini sheets

Europa Cept blocks and sheets


Just a few Europa CEPT issues to be added to my collection. Stamps from Yugoslavia, Finland, Turkey and Turkish Cyprus





Netherlands International Cour de Justice set

Netherlands International Cour de Justice set

Issued in 1989-1994, NVPH catalog number 44/58



November 17th

Got 3 stamp lots in the mail today

3 envelopes of stamps


That is a good amount of stamps on both of those envelopes...


Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers horizontally and vertically double perforations

Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers horizontally and vertically double perforations

I always loved these chain breakers stamps.....


Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers perforation error

Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers perforation error


Danzig Cork cancellations

Danzig some cork cancellations

Got a bunch of these, this is the first time I have seen this cancellation on Danzig stamps. If you searchon Ebay for korkstempel, you will find more examples...


Netherlands 1941 vliegende duif (flying dove) combinations

Netherlands 1941 vliegende duif (flying dove) combinations



NVPH catalog numbers 379a/379d


Switzerland 1939 National exposition all 3 languages

Switzerland 1939 National exposition all 3 languages Michel catalog number 344/355. Scott catalog number 256/267

Tree and crossbow, nice clean design, visually very pleasing

Michel catalog number 344/355. Scott catalog number 256/267



November 30th

Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers partially imperforated stamps

Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers partially imperforated stamps




Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers  double horizontal perforation

Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers  double horizontal perforation






Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers  double vertical perforation

Slovenia SHS 1919 Chain breakers  double vertical perforation





Slovenia SHS 1920 King Peter I Imperforated

Slovenia SHS 1920 King Peter I Imperforated


Friday, October 07, 2022

Added to my collection October 2022

This will just be a post with all the stamps that I added to my collections in October 2022


October 2nd

Got a bunch of stamps in this envelope (see for stamps further below)
 
Do Not Bend

Notice the "Please Do Not Bend" part? Well the person working for USPS did not notice it and tried to make it fit.... Luckily no stamps were damaged. Also I was wondering how they can still use non Euro denominated stamps to mail these out?


Switzerland 1852 Michel no 12

Switzerland 1852 Michel no 12.. not the best margins….

Michel number 12, Scott number 12 as well

Not the best margins unfortunately…  Hopefully in the future I will get a cleaner specimen


Austria MNH stamps and some used sheets

Austria MNH stamps and some used sheets

Just filling in gaps in my collection  :-)


Switzerland 1999 125 year UPU anniversary

Switzerland 1999 125 year UPU anniversary.. pretty cool design

This is a pretty cool design


Monaco 1983 Europa CEPT mini sheet

Monaco 1983 Europa CEPT mini sheet


This sheet can go in a Monaco collection as well as in a Balloon, Space or Europa CEPT thematic collection 


Switzerland Vignette from year album/yearbook 1999 

Switzerland Vignette from year album/yearbook 1999


October 7th

Germany 1926 airmail stamps 

Germany 1926 airmail stamps Michel 378/84 Scott C27/34


Michel 378/84 Scott C27/34... I always liked this set


October 25th

Netherlands 1967 Amphilex sheets

I have been eyeing these for a while now and they are finally part of my collection

Netherlands 1967 Amphilex sheets

On the sheets are stamps from the first 3 issues


Europa CEPT mini sheets and booklets

Just adding these to complete at least the common issues... still have ways to go

Europa CEPT minisheets and booklets

French Colonies Peace And Commerce 1877

French Colonies Peace And Commerce 1877 Michel 28, Scott 32

I love these stamps from France, I loved them even more when they are imperforated like they were issued for the French Colonies

Michel catalog number 28, Scott catalog number 32


Belgian Telephone tete beche gutter pair stamps

Belgian Telephone tete beche gutter pair stamps

These can't be found in the Michel or Scott catalogs


Luckily I have a buddy that has the Belgian COB catalog

Belgian catalog tete beche gutter pair catalog

Looks like catalog number TE29/TE32.. 


October 28th

Swiss stamps from 1989 -1999

Swiss MNH stamps 1

Swiss MNH stamps 2

Swiss MNH stamps 3

Swiss MNH stamps 4

Didn't have most of these... so this is a good percentage of stamps that I am adding to my Switzerland collection

Friday, September 02, 2022

Added to my collection September 2022

 This will just be a post with all the stamps that I added to my collections in September 2022


September 1st

Belgium 1925 Kings Leopold I and Albert I

Belgium 1925 Kings Leopold I and Albert I

75th Anniversary of Belgian postage stamps. These were sold only in sets and only bu the Administration of Posts, not at all post offices

Scott numbers:  172/184

Michel numbers: 191/203


September 2nd


Germany 1912 Semiofficial Flight Stamp Margateten Volksfest Winged Man 50pf

Germany 1912 Semiofficial Flight Stamp Margateten Volksfest Winged Man 50pf

Michel number 4a

Could these be Daedalus And Icarus? The catalog just says winged man


France 1942 Private Issue Legion Des Volontaires 

France 1942 Private Issue Legion Des Volontaires

Action committee of the Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism

Michel II/V


September 12th

Austria number 1

Austria number 1

That completes the first issue for Austria (1-5)

Now my messy page 1 looks like this

Austria Page 1

September 12th

Netherlands 1928 Olympic Games set

NVPH catalog 212/219, finally I completed this set  :-)

I only need 99 stamps to complete Netherlands till 1990 including semi postal stamps...

Netherlands 1928 Olympic Games set  NVPH catalog 212/219

September 17th

Europa CEPT stamps

Europa CEPT stamps from Iceland, Germany, Yugoslavia and Greece

Cept Iceland Germany

Cept Greece

Europa Cept Yugoslavia sheets

Netherlands Booklets

The Tintin (Kuifje) one is my favorite

Netherlands Booklets


France 1949, centenary of French stamps

Scott number 626

France 1949 Centenary Ceres Scott 624

Netherlands William III 1913 5 Guilder

Just missing the 10 guilder from this set now :-)

Netherlands William III 1913 5 Guilder

Franz Joseph stamps from Austria

I already have a bunch of these but I need to check the various types as well as the numerous perforations that exist for these stamps (always a pain in the neck  :-) )

Austria Franz Joseph to check types and perforations