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Brian (briguy) posted an update Sunday, Mar 10, 2013, 11:44am EDT, 11 years, 2 months ago
Okaaaay, interesting. BB chat has sent me an email, notifying me someone here has mentioned me (finally i EXIST in social media!). I found a week old (March 3rd) email form Mercy about stamps...and today's notice I have an email...and no other emails.
Folks, I know my job here. I'm the BB's hot looking 19th century mountain man, decked out in full flannel. Here I detail how to catch and clean fish, find old coins with a detector, or decypher the value nuances of 150 year old classic postage stamps. You'd think that would be more then enough to coast through life hapilly as treasured gadfly, but no. The 21st century got in my way.
I can barely log onto computers, struggle mastering email, refuse to have a Facebook page, and yes peeps......I'm a cyber virgin, NEVER ONCE, have I ever "tweeted" (but it sounds fun). Texting? No thank you, sounds suspiciously like witchcraft to me. You're lucky I carry a cell phone......
That said, I apologize for responding to the email i did get, right here publically, a week later. LOL! (have no fear, a guy like me will win your next auction, never fails).
Mercy -- Quick Stamp Primer -- Most stamps are worthless. They provide hours of enjoyment and relaxation, and yes, even education for the kids, but most are worth mear pennies, if that.
"OLD" to a philatelist, usually means pre 1900. Rare to philatelists MEANS rare. -- as in less then 10 known, that sort of thing.
I said that because 98% of the time anything worth hooting about in an old collection will be found in the pre 1900 pages.
Mercy......why not do full scans of the first few pages of the album, let Stamphick, Bob, and I chime in on any gems we see. Lots of lurkers here too (free advertising!) Maybe.....as a couple of links....so as not to colorfully wallpaper the whole chat.
I look forward to seeing them. (please please please -- have some old Confererate stampless covers....i need the stimulation)