I just want to say I am thrilled to have found this site with so much in one spot. Still trying to figure it out a bit. My young daughter has decided she wants to collect Used postage stamps...YESTERDAY. Having nothing but what we had lying about the house on envelopes it was wonderful to have found this site. We know little but we are learnig...I'm learning I like FDC or pictorials, so I bought us both scrapbooks today!
Looking forward to starting this hobby!
Warm Regards,
Christine & Amber
I just want to say I am thrilled to have found this site with so much in one spot. Still trying to figure it out a bit. My young daughter has decided she wants to collect Used postage stamps...YESTERDAY. Having nothing but what we had lying about the house on envelopes it was wonderful to have found this site. We know little but we are learnig...I'm learning I like FDC or pictorials, so I bought us both scrapbooks today!
Looking forward to starting this hobby!
Warm Regards,
Christine & Amber
hi christine and amber,
welcome to delcampe. guess we old guys better behave ourselves. and watch our jokes. we forget we have kids watching sometimes. and i apologize if my words and actions get out of hand. cajun is just an ol' crazy vietnam vet but a grandad of four granddaughters too. but none of them want to collect stamps. well, 3 of them is too young. and the 12 year old is more for sports. maybe some day one will be a philatelist. i am in tampa, fl. so if you are around our area, drop in and visit our stamp club. our old guys like to help out young collectors. i'm sure you will find lots of good additions for your daughter's stamp collection here on delcampe as well as information on the hobby. we are always here to answer questions and give helpful advice. there is many years of philatelic experience among we members as many of us are APS members too. take care and enjoy the site and auctions.
merci et a bientot,
cajunsr.
the tampa collectors club, cajun and his wife in red is in the middle.:
I just want to say I am thrilled to have found this site with so much in one spot. Still trying to figure it out a bit. My young daughter has decided she wants to collect Used postage stamps...YESTERDAY. Having nothing but what we had lying about the house on envelopes it was wonderful to have found this site. We know little but we are learnig...I'm learning I like FDC or pictorials, so I bought us both scrapbooks today!
Looking forward to starting this hobby!
Warm Regards,
Christine & Amber
hi christine and amber,
i see amber is collecting cat stamps. it is good to do a topical selection for a young philatelist as it will keep their interest more occupied in the hobby. and she will learn more about geography, ecology, enviroment, and many other things from her collection. it is too difficult for young collectors and expensive to collect stamps of the world. so you are doing the right thing with your daughter. i'm sure you will not run out of 'le chats' (french for cats) on delcampe.
a bientot,
cajunsr.l
I just want to say I am thrilled to have found this site with so much in one spot. Still trying to figure it out a bit. My young daughter has decided she wants to collect Used postage stamps...YESTERDAY. Having nothing but what we had lying about the house on envelopes it was wonderful to have found this site. We know little but we are learnig...I'm learning I like FDC or pictorials, so I bought us both scrapbooks today!
Looking forward to starting this hobby!
Warm Regards,
Christine & Amber
Hello -
just get started and enjoy. Stamp collecting is a faszinating hobby, as long, as you don't see it as "investment" or what people are used to call "serious". There are lots of really nice pictorials e.g. from gulf emirates what collectors hardly accept as stamps - but they look at lot better than everything what "worthes" to be collected in their eyes.
Just collect as you want, keep away from everyone who wants to tell you how "you have to do it", that way it will bring you a lot fun and pleasure. If you buy "lots" or stamps on paper, it will be a discovery trip around the world. Enjoy...
hi christine and amber,
i see amber is collecting cat stamps. it is good to do a topical selection for a young philatelist as it will keep their interest more occupied in the hobby. and she will learn more about geography, ecology, enviroment, and many other things from her collection. it is too difficult for young collectors and expensive to collect stamps of the world. so you are doing the right thing with your daughter. i'm sure you will not run out of 'le chats' (french for cats) on delcampe.
a bientot,
cajunsr.l
Thank you for the warm welcome Cajunsr! We selected topical interests (cats of course being one) general interesting places. My dad always collected US stamps. He collected them "for me", but unfortunately he has since passed away and my sister "left town" with his collection and my stuff as well. So I was left with nothing. I know he collected me almost every stamp(s) in blocks from about 1971-1980.
I do have a question for somebody out there. With these self sticking stamps...how do you save those without saving a whole sheet or packet of them? I remember for the "regular" ones you used the clear sleeves and slid them into them. I remember an old album my dad had of Used postal stamps that used the hinges.
When I was little I remember seeing stamps from all over the world, and liking them, but dad only bought US ones. I know he'd be happy Amber is interested in Stamps, but it's MY turn to put a twist on it! I am loving FDC and Pictorial Postmarks, so I started my own binder
If I can get the littlest one interested, it would be nice....she wants to collect rocks )
Thank you for the warm welcome Cajunsr! We selected topical interests (cats of course being one) general interesting places. My dad always collected US stamps. He collected them "for me", but unfortunately he has since passed away and my sister "left town" with his collection and my stuff as well. So I was left with nothing. I know he collected me almost every stamp(s) in blocks from about 1971-1980.
I do have a question for somebody out there. With these self sticking stamps...how do you save those without saving a whole sheet or packet of them? I remember for the "regular" ones you used the clear sleeves and slid them into them. I remember an old album my dad had of Used postal stamps that used the hinges.
When I was little I remember seeing stamps from all over the world, and liking them, but dad only bought US ones. I know he'd be happy Amber is interested in Stamps, but it's MY turn to put a twist on it! I am loving FDC and Pictorial Postmarks, so I started my own binder
If I can get the littlest one interested, it would be nice....she wants to collect rocks )
LMAO! That is too funny....I need too find these ones you keep finding! Good one!
Christine
Not trying to turn you away from the internet--you should look here, too! but you may want to look for local shows and clubs; I know there's one here in Seattle at which a nice couple has a "young philatelists" table where your daughter could look through stamps and pick some out for free. I've got an 8- and 6-year old and when I take them, they're always given stamps (for free) by the kind dealers you're bound to meet. (Sure, it helps if the parent is buying some stuff, too. . . )
For collecting singles of the new self-adhesives, just use up the sheet and then trim the excess backing with scissors if you only want one.
LMAO! That is too funny....I need too find these ones you keep finding! Good one!
Christine
hey alf,
just rattle that squarehead cousin, i'm sure a few rocks will fall out for her collection. . but that was a good idea. i meant to tell her she can collect LSU tigers if she wants more cats. and is that lake eire or pennsylvania. either place is cold but so is tampa right now, in the 30's F tonight. our coldest weather in 2 years. take care, cajun is freezing. .
hey alf,
just rattle that squarehead cousin, i'm sure a few rocks will fall out for her collection. . but that was a good idea. i meant to tell her she can collect LSU tigers if she wants more cats. and is that lake eire or pennsylvania. either place is cold but so is tampa right now, in the 30's F tonight. our coldest weather in 2 years. take care, cajun is freezing. .
a bientot,
cajunsr. (GEAUX TIGERS 2008)
I will have to see if I can locate the local stamp club, there's no place around here that even carries supplies anymore. It's Erie, PA and I'm about 27 blocks from the lake. We've been having Lake Effect snow since last week. (the day the 50 car pile up happened on I90 in Erie...might have seen it on CNN or the Weather Channel)
I called a local rare coin dealer today. (this is not the weather you go out in for fun jaunts) He said he didn't know of anybody carrying supplies here locally, but did say he was suprised to see a Stamp Collecting Club meeting cancelled last week. (our weather) So somebody around me must be collecting.
Still looking around on the site! (going to be in trouble)
LMAO! That is too funny....I need too find these ones you keep finding! Good one!
Christine
Hello,
in case that you will not find those stones, let me know about, I can change that auction to here. The problem will be the shipping rates from good old Europe to you , everything else will not be a problem
I will have to see if I can locate the local stamp club, there's no place around here that even carries supplies anymore. It's Erie, PA and I'm about 27 blocks from the lake. We've been having Lake Effect snow since last week. (the day the 50 car pile up happened on I90 in Erie...might have seen it on CNN or the Weather Channel)
I called a local rare coin dealer today. (this is not the weather you go out in for fun jaunts) He said he didn't know of anybody carrying supplies here locally, but did say he was suprised to see a Stamp Collecting Club meeting cancelled last week. (our weather) So somebody around me must be collecting.
Still looking around on the site! (going to be in trouble)
Christine
hi y'all,
ah, my boys try to help, but they ain't the cajun. i told you i was an APS member (american philatelic society) and have been for 10 years now. so i am also an officer of my stamp club which is an APS club. and i have found you an APS club i your city, the only stamp club in erie:
Meeting City: Erie
Erie Stamp Club
(APS# 1280-132951)
Meeting Time and Location: 7 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thurs., Except June, July & Aug. First Free Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall
Contact Person: Mr. John J. Pfister, 1808 Manchester Road , Erie , PA 16505-2632
E-mail:
Website:
Mr. John J. Pfister
1808 Manchester Rd
Erie, PA 16505-2632
(814) 838-2275
so there you go. contact this gentleman for the meeting times.
I will have to see if I can locate the local stamp club, there's no place around here that even carries supplies anymore. It's Erie, PA and I'm about 27 blocks from the lake. We've been having Lake Effect snow since last week. (the day the 50 car pile up happened on I90 in Erie...might have seen it on CNN or the Weather Channel)
I called a local rare coin dealer today. (this is not the weather you go out in for fun jaunts) He said he didn't know of anybody carrying supplies here locally, but did say he was suprised to see a Stamp Collecting Club meeting cancelled last week. (our weather) So somebody around me must be collecting.
Still looking around on the site! (going to be in trouble)
Christine
hi christine,
i lived in oscoda, michigan for 4 1/2 years with my dad at wurtsmith afb and froze my butt off there. i know about the snow from lake huron. been an army brat since i was born in san antonio, texas. dad was a coon ass from baton rouge. mom was born there too, but irish and german, her dad was german. and i got her blue eyes, blonde hair, and that square head. all the rest look like dad. brown eyed cajuns. but i'm a coon ass thru and thru. a gumbo eatin' machine. . wish i had a big, hot bowl of it right now. still cold.
later gators,
cajunsr.
hi christine,
i lived in oscoda, michigan for 4 1/2 years with my dad at wurtsmith afb and froze my butt off there. i know about the snow from lake huron. been an army brat since i was born in san antonio, texas. dad was a coon ass from baton rouge. mom was born there too, but irish and german, her dad was german. and i got her blue eyes, blonde hair, and that square head. all the rest look like dad. brown eyed cajuns. but i'm a coon ass thru and thru. a gumbo eatin' machine. . wish i had a big, hot bowl of it right now. still cold.
later gators,
cajunsr.
Very cool. Ten bucks says I'm the youngest and only woman there...what do ya think? LOL. No kiddin aside...I did have one of my sellers Email me and tell me that I was a good DAD to be helping my daughter collect stamps...hence I put a picture on...and I have to wonder what they were thinking when my Email is pinkpjays?? eek.
Trying to get a lovely picture of our frosty fun outside right now, actually saw bare pavement on a main road today and we got to 30 degrees so it was melting a lil....well now....we have a white out going on.
Very cool. Ten bucks says I'm the youngest and only woman there...what do ya think? LOL. No kiddin aside...I did have one of my sellers Email me and tell me that I was a good DAD to be helping my daughter collect stamps...hence I put a picture on...and I have to wonder what they were thinking when my Email is pinkpjays?? eek.
Trying to get a lovely picture of our frosty fun outside right now, actually saw bare pavement on a main road today and we got to 30 degrees so it was melting a lil....well now....we have a white out going on.
Chris
hi christine,
watch out for them penguins, they's noisy little devils.
Very cool. Ten bucks says I'm the youngest and only woman there...what do ya think? LOL. No kiddin aside...I did have one of my sellers Email me and tell me that I was a good DAD to be helping my daughter collect stamps...hence I put a picture on...and I have to wonder what they were thinking when my Email is pinkpjays?? eek.
Trying to get a lovely picture of our frosty fun outside right now, actually saw bare pavement on a main road today and we got to 30 degrees so it was melting a lil....well now....we have a white out going on.
Chris
Hello Chris,
well, I tried to give you a warning around stamp collectors, now you found out by your own . The typical stamp collector is male, at least 150 y o and because of that loving to tell you how the world went around at vietnam war...corean war...WW II...WW I - for the one telling about war of 1648-48 I'm still waiting, but he will not be far, maybe he's still getting used to modern typing.
Ooops, guess I won some new friends now...
Beside, I heared about, that some of them are even eating crabs...
Very cool. Ten bucks says I'm the youngest and only woman there...what do ya think? LOL. No kiddin aside...I did have one of my sellers Email me and tell me that I was a good DAD to be helping my daughter collect stamps...hence I put a picture on...and I have to wonder what they were thinking when my Email is pinkpjays?? eek.
Trying to get a lovely picture of our frosty fun outside right now, actually saw bare pavement on a main road today and we got to 30 degrees so it was melting a lil....well now....we have a white out going on.
Chris
Dear Chris , we all welcome you and your daughter Amber to the most famous Hobby in the world
I think and the older Members will now tone down the Language knowing we have young ladies on board As a dog lover i hope Amber will forgive me and i enclose a photo just for her
Ps Cajjy,Bob is a smoothy
Best Regards Bob
Dear Chris , we all welcome you and your daughter Amber to the most famous Hobby in the world
I think and the older Members will now tone down the Language knowing we have young ladies on board As a dog lover i hope Amber will forgive me and i enclose a photo just for her
Ps Cajjy,Bob is a smoothy
Best Regards Bob
We like dogs too! Actually we have a husky lab mix. She is out numbered though by our cats. She gets to go camping though! We like MOST furry critters. Reptiles & Amphibians aren't too bad, I can do without BUGS. yuck.
You don't have to change because we're here...first Amber isn't here without me ...and I spent 13 years bartending , so I've heard PLENTY. I'm not even sure where the general yipyap is on the boards...I found the protest...petition , lol, not sure how but I did.
In the mean time I NEED to sit back and watch my auctions and quit looking at anymore. Either that or I'll have every cutesy stamp that's out there...
hi christine and amber,
i see amber is collecting cat stamps. it is good to do a topical selection for a young philatelist as it will keep their interest more occupied in the hobby. and she will learn more about geography, ecology, enviroment, and many other things from her collection. it is too difficult for young collectors and expensive to collect stamps of the world. so you are doing the right thing with your daughter. i'm sure you will not run out of 'le chats' (french for cats) on delcampe.
a bientot,
cajunsr.l
Moneybookers....I'm about peaved. I have a moree than good bank account....I have an empty platinum mastercard...and I can not get this Shyt to work. I see you DON'T take it. I bid on some poor guys auctions in Egypt and he can't take Paypal and I can't get this darn site to work for NOTHING...can't verify my credit card...doesn't recognize my bank...they should warn US people if this is impossible.
ME... ...Moneybookers
Sorry I had to vent, lol, I don;t know HOW I'm going to pay this guy.
Moneybookers....I'm about peaved. I have a moree than good bank account....I have an empty platinum mastercard...and I can not get this Shyt to work. I see you DON'T take it. I bid on some poor guys auctions in Egypt and he can't take Paypal and I can't get this darn site to work for NOTHING...can't verify my credit card...doesn't recognize my bank...they should warn US people if this is impossible.
ME... ...Moneybookers
Sorry I had to vent, lol, I don;t know HOW I'm going to pay this guy.
Chris
hi christine,
i warned a lot of people about moneycrookers a long time ago. for americans, it sucks. just for the very same reasons you are having problems. they soaked me for big bucks just to retrieve 'my' money form 'my' account. then blamed it on 'my' bank for the fees they charged. my credit union never charged me a cent. they are liars and cheats. this is why i closed my account with them. as for paying the guy in egypt, if it is a small amount, send him u.s. dollars, but not registered. costs too much. wrap it in aluminum foil and letter paper to avoid any postal worker seeing what it is. there are a lot of thieves in the egyptian and middle east postal services. or you can tell him since you don't accept PAYPAL, you can't pay him. make him get PAYPAL. if you have a problem, contact pascal. that's what he is gets paid for. hope this helps.
later gator,
cajunsr.
p.s. - add some flavoring to them icecicles and you got somethin'.
hi christine,
i warned a lot of people about moneycrookers a long time ago. for americans, it sucks. just for the very same reasons you are having problems. they soaked me for big bucks just to retrieve 'my' money form 'my' account. then blamed it on 'my' bank for the fees they charged. my credit union never charged me a cent. they are liars and cheats. this is why i closed my account with them. as for paying the guy in egypt, if it is a small amount, send him u.s. dollars, but not registered. costs too much. wrap it in aluminum foil and letter paper to avoid any postal worker seeing what it is. there are a lot of thieves in the egyptian and middle east postal services. or you can tell him since you don't accept PAYPAL, you can't pay him. make him get PAYPAL. if you have a problem, contact pascal. that's what he is gets paid for. hope this helps.
later gator,
cajunsr.
p.s. - add some flavoring to them icecicles and you got somethin'.
Hello Crab eater,
guess that will not be a real help. And you will have to get used to something: people even don't want USD cash, depends in what country they are, bank fees for exchange will kill them - and you never know, when it will loose next 10%...
Moneybookers....I'm about peaved. I have a moree than good bank account....I have an empty platinum mastercard...and I can not get this Shyt to work. I see you DON'T take it. I bid on some poor guys auctions in Egypt and he can't take Paypal and I can't get this darn site to work for NOTHING...can't verify my credit card...doesn't recognize my bank...they should warn US people if this is impossible.
ME... ...Moneybookers
Sorry I had to vent, lol, I don;t know HOW I'm going to pay this guy.
Chris
Hello Chris,
if there is no other way, you may send the money to my PayPal account and I will proceed it to Moneybookers and pay him there. Transaction fees will be up to you, but that should be the only problem.
if there is no other way, you may send the money to my PayPal account and I will proceed it to Moneybookers and pay him there. Transaction fees will be up to you, but that should be the only problem.
Best regards
-ALF-
Alf you are entirely a doll!
This poor guy probably thinks I'm crazy at this point. Alf I can use paypal no problem, I will send you a note from inkpjays@aol.com...and" class=a0108>pinkpjays@aol.com...and I'll show you my invoice from him, it's like 3.60 Euros...let me know what extra fees I need to give you.
I'll explain what we are doing then to him.
I have to run to the store here and will be back a bit later to straighten this out. I sent Moneybookers a nasty gram and blocked my credit card from them, I am not dealing with this.
if there is no other way, you may send the money to my PayPal account and I will proceed it to Moneybookers and pay him there. Transaction fees will be up to you, but that should be the only problem.
Best regards
-ALF-
hey cousin alf,
that's might magnamous of you to help her as our friend PN has been compromised by delcampe. he would do the same for her as well. he did it for me and emailed me this morning to remind me in no uncertain terms that the 'brits drool' or somethin' like that. i do miss him on the forum. i liked pickin' on him and his mangy cats. and i'm a leo? and i like dogs? i must be bi-polar. but my advice was true, we do have problems here in america with moneybookers. it is not what it says it is. the american banking system is very funny with credit checks now that many of the banks have been compromised by hackers. this is why PAYPAL is so popular here. of course, there are a lot of scammers always trying to get into your PAYPAL account via scam emails but the wary, alert customer will know not to answer them. and i have had problems with sending cash to the middle east, esp. turkey. lost a payment with a money order, go figure with that one. how they thought they could cash an american money order is beyond me, but they stole it from the mail. and sending euros from the u.s. is almost impossible from most cities. we don't have any banks that have any. this is very true in tampa. the only place that carries any euros is the busch gardens amusement park, but you have to pay to get in there. so you see the enormous problems christine was facing.
later gators,
cajunsr.
hey cousin alf,
that's might magnamous of you to help her as our friend PN has been compromised by delcampe. he would do the same for her as well. he did it for me and emailed me this morning to remind me in no uncertain terms that the 'brits drool' or somethin' like that. i do miss him on the forum. i liked pickin' on him and his mangy cats. and i'm a leo? and i like dogs? i must be bi-polar. but my advice was true, we do have problems here in america with moneybookers. it is not what it says it is. the american banking system is very funny with credit checks now that many of the banks have been compromised by hackers. this is why PAYPAL is so popular here. of course, there are a lot of scammers always trying to get into your PAYPAL account via scam emails but the wary, alert customer will know not to answer them. and i have had problems with sending cash to the middle east, esp. turkey. lost a payment with a money order, go figure with that one. how they thought they could cash an american money order is beyond me, but they stole it from the mail. and sending euros from the u.s. is almost impossible from most cities. we don't have any banks that have any. this is very true in tampa. the only place that carries any euros is the busch gardens amusement park, but you have to pay to get in there. so you see the enormous problems christine was facing.
later gators,
cajunsr.
My poor Usa brother`s and sister`s .We on the other side of the Big Lake are laughing
But my Mastercard (American) was taken for a ride for the tune of USD1300 on the 6th Nov 2006.thank God I got the money Back.
But MB has something to do with Gamblerling for sure ,Uncle Sam trying once again to but the Screw`s on us poor Educated bits
What a Lobster is for the Yanks a Double Decker is for the Brits both red but are`s is bigger. You all across the Sea```````````s bdog
This poor guy probably thinks I'm crazy at this point. Alf I can use paypal no problem, I will send you a note from inkpjays@aol.com...and" class=a0108>pinkpjays@aol.com...and I'll show you my invoice from him, it's like 3.60 Euros...let me know what extra fees I need to give you.
I'll explain what we are doing then to him.
I have to run to the store here and will be back a bit later to straighten this out. I sent Moneybookers a nasty gram and blocked my credit card from them, I am not dealing with this.
Hugs to you both for being such help!
Christine
Just for fun I used the fish to translate this - great!!! Always use it, if you want to have some fun, it's better than any TV-Comedy (but better don't use it to translate something you want to understand...)
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Still trying to figure it out a bit. My young daughter has decided she wants to collect Used postage stamps...YESTERDAY. Having nothing but what we had lying about the house on envelopes it was wonderful to have found this site. We know little but we are learnig...I'm learning I like FDC or pictorials, so I bought us both scrapbooks today! 
and i apologize if my words and actions get out of hand. cajun is just an ol' crazy vietnam vet but a grandad of four granddaughters too. but none of them want to collect stamps. well, 3 of them is too young. and the 12 year old is more for sports. maybe some day one will be a philatelist. i am in tampa, fl. so if you are around our area, drop in and visit our stamp club. our old guys like to help out young collectors. i'm sure you will find lots of good additions for your daughter's stamp collection here on delcampe as well as information on the hobby. we are always here to answer questions and give helpful advice. there is many years of philatelic experience among we members as many of us are APS members too. take care and enjoy the site and auctions.
i'm sure you will not run out of 'le chats' (french for cats) on delcampe. 
Stamp collecting is a faszinating hobby, as long, as you don't see it as "investment" or what people are used to call "serious". There are lots of really nice pictorials e.g. from gulf emirates what collectors hardly accept as stamps - but they look at lot better than everything what "worthes" to be collected in their eyes.
So I was left with nothing. I know he collected me almost every stamp(s) in blocks from about 1971-1980. 
)
.
Chris
...and I spent 13 years bartending 
, lol, not sure how but I did.
...Moneybookers
