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So, Mr. Toshi, given your interest in stamps I thought you might be interested in a couple of photos of Jill's, (my wife), stamp and first day cover collection.

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I only know a very little Russian, but the cover envelope mostl judt say "54 Rubles" and "Three Rubles".  On the other two, with airplanes, I believe the lettering on top "Почта C.C.C.P." mostly means "USSR Post".

The rest of the text for the tp one appears to read "Yakolaev 9 - Intercepter" and 1 Ruble.

The 2nd one appears to say "Petlakov 8", 1 Ruble, and "Heavy Bomber"

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I had just paid for this 1945 Russian WWII Complete Set of 9 stamps.  I'm wondering if there are any FSM Forum members that can read and translate Russian.

The stamps came in a little booklet of which I've taken the liberty of photographing.  This set was issued in 1945.  I know that a couple of stamps has a Yak and an Airacobra.  The other aircraft depicted is not known to me.

I used to own these very same and exact set while my residency in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  

Series of 1902-1903 Perforated 12 Daniel Webster Statesman Scott #307 10cent Pale Red Brown Used $2.75

 Series of 1902-1903 Perforative 12 Scott #306 Martha Washington 8cent Violet Black Used $3.75

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Series of 1902-1903 Perforated 12 Scott #303 4cent Brown Grant 18th US President Used $2.00

What is Perforated 12 mean?  It's the distance of where each and every perforation is measured with a Perforation gauge.  Mind you, something as simple as a perforation 12-15 can be the difference of thousands of dollars.  Below is my example of a perforation gauge.

My perforation gauge is made of clear plastic.  It's easier to utilize than a metal gauge.

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Series of 1898-1899 Universal Postal Union Colors Scott #282 6cent Lake Garfield Used $5.75

 Series of 1898-1899 Universal Postal Union Colors Scott #280 Abraham Lincoln 4cent Rose Brown Used $3.00

Series of 1898-1899 Universal Postal Union Colors Scott #279 Deep Green Used $0.20

1894 Bureau Issues, Unwatermarked Scott #251 2cent Carmine Type II Washington Used $13.00

In my previous entry, classics stamps from 1847-1900 can be a very difficult issue in regards to ones financial situation.  Once you get into the 20th century, things begin to slowly but surely affordable as stamp production gets more efficent.

Mind you not all stamps from 1900 to the present day are affordable.  Even with technological leaps and bounds, printing in low numbers and mistakes do happen.  There are errors that goes for thousands of dollars.

1894 Bureau Issues, Unwatermarked Scott #255 5cent Chocolate Used $10.00

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As you can read the attached description below.  This set comprises of US commeratives.  not only is it difficult to collect but it's an very expensive set to own. 

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This is the oldest US stamp that I own.  It's the 11th stamp ever printed thats an Imperforate.  Imperforate stamps need to be manually cut with a scissor.  To find a Imperforate stamp that has all 4 margins intact carry a very high premium.  As for the very first and second stamp to be ever printed by the USA that are in very fine condition can sell for $14,000.00.  I don't own these as of just yet.  These two stamps mentioned above are extremely expensive.

I've included a few more classic stamps with descriptions in detail.

1851-1857 Scott #11a 3cent dull red Used $18.00

1857-1861 Scott #26 3cent dull red (III) Perforative 15 1/2 Used $15.00

1873 Continental Bank Note Printing with Secret Marks Scott #158 3cent green Used $1.00

 1873 Scott #156 1cent Ultramarine Continental Bank Note Printing with Secret Marks Used $6.00

 1879 American Bank Note Printing Scott #183 2cent Vermillion Andrew Jackson Used $5.00

 1883 Scott #210 2cent Red Brown Used $0.60

 Series of 1887 Scott #213 2cent Green Used $0.50

1890-1893 Scott #222 Abraham Lincoln 4cent Dark Brown Used $5.00

This is Mrs. Toshi's personal collection of stamps.  Her genre of collecting falls into topical collecting of everything and anything to do with the late Princess of Wales Diana. 

Her collection believe me is actually very popular in philatelics.  Of course the majority of Princess Diana Stamp Collecting are females.  As for what it's worth is, the value can be strong in a market of other fans of Princess Diana stamp collectors.

For those collectors that are strictly looking for value, this type of stamps is something I'd recomend that you stay away from.  I for one, just as an example, would not collect Princess Diana stamps.  I'm just not that interested.

As for Mrs. Toshi, she's been a huge fan as well as a follower of the late Princess.  If she's happy, that's all that I'm concerned with!  So Mrs. Toshi dabbles in philatelic and numismatic hobbies.

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What we have here are stamps given to me by a ranger/warden of Cuyahoga and Portage County.  This gentleman would always stop by The Bertram Inn and Conference Center with his son just to say hello while I worked at the sushi bar.  On occasions he would sit at the sushi bar to eat and have general conversation.  All these stamps are mint unused condition.

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 These are stamps of the Kingdom of Hawaii.  I don't have much but these stamps can be very expensive.  I also have the very first stamp ever utilized; "Penny Black"!

A collection of Duck Stamps used by hunters in order to hunt legally.

Here are stamps that are pre-cancelled.  These stamps were purchased in lots.

These are stamps given to me by a fellow forum member.

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This is what arrived today from USPS. My topical WWII F4U Corsair stamps!

Here is another example in how to grow your stamp collection.  I purchased via eBay a whole lot of 500 stamps in used condition for $20.00.  Sometimes you'll make a rare find and it will be a pleasant surprise as at times the seller doesn't make an attempt in looking into what's being set.

These stamps represents Special Deliveries.  At one time you could send anything and I mean anything with a Special Delivery Stamp.  People, are sent (A little girl) to their destination via Special Delivery.

This what's called a Stock Book in philatelics.  It's used to store stamps in any way possible.  I have stamp albums that are cataloged by Scott Numbers by year, set, and country.  I'll share my cataloged albums a little later.

As you can see I've placed and organized my stamp collection that pleases me.  At any point, my Stock Book could be re-arranged to my satisfaction.

Each page has a number of rows and are protected with glassine sleeves.  I don't know why but the Stock Books are made (At least the best quality ones) in Germany and are hand binded and the spine stitched as well.

The blue Stock Book is brand new and haven't been used yet.  The red Stock Book was purchased in 2003.  I've  also taken the opportunity in how stamps are protected and easily displayed.