Stamp Organization Ep1 - Evolution Of My Stamp Sorting & Storage Methods

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#PostalPleasures Presents: Stamp Organization Ep1 - Evolution Of My Stamp Sorting & Storage Methods
Many viewers, having watched me unbox and lay out many lots of stamps have asked "Okay, that's great, but what do you do next?" I have touched on the topic in a few older videos but this broad high level overview of my process and solutions for stamp collecting, stamp organization, stamp storage, and how they evolved & matured over time is long over due.
I started as a kid with a brand new US stamp album, 300 stamps, and a pack of hinges. that worked find for years but Albums and page supplements are expensive!
Later in life I switched to stamp stock books, I particularly like the Lighthouse brand stock books. I still use these for many things today. I have dozens but when housing a collection I found them hard to plan correctly and inevitably I would run out of space for a stamp and have to tediously move may stamps to make one fit.
Now I have chosen to sacrifice easy of display for infinite flexibility in storage but using stamp stock cards, specifically 102b Stock Cards which I then store in long boxes.
In this video I will take you on a rambling path though these storage and organization solutions as well as my processes for further sorting and documenting my stamps on their way to there storage location.
If you're interested in any of the stamp collecting items featured in this video, please consider buying through our amazon affiliate link.
Stamp Albums:
HE Harris USA Independence Stamp Collecting Starter Kit - www.amazon.com...
HE Harris USA Liberty Stamp Album with Pictures / Illustrations Part A 1851-1994 - www.amazon.com...
HE Harris USA Liberty Stamp Album with Pictures / Illustrations Part B 1995-2006 - www.amazon.com...
HE Harris Statesman World Wide Stamp Album Part 1 A to L Abu Dhabi to Luxembourg - www.amazon.com...
HE Harris Statesman World Wide Stamp Album Part 2 M to Z Macao to Zimbabwe - www.amazon.com...
Stamp Stock Books:
Lighthouse 64-Black Page Leather Stamp Stockbook LZS4/32N Black - www.amazon.com...
Lighthouse Hardcover Stamp Album Stockbook With 64 Black Pages, Green, LS4/32 - www.amazon.com...
Stamp Catalogs:
Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps & Covers 2021 - www.amazon.com...
2021 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - Volume 1 (US & A-B) - www.amazon.com...
2021 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - Volume 2 (C-F) - www.amazon.com...
2021 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - Volume 3 (G-I) - www.amazon.com...
2021 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - Volume 4 (J-M) - www.amazon.com...
2021 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - Volume 5 (N-Sam) - www.amazon.com...
US/BNA Postage Stamp Catalog 2021 - amzn.to/3wAq7Sk
Stanley Gibbons 2021 Commonwealth & Empire Stamps 1840-1970 - www.amazon.com...
Yvert & Tellier Stamps Of France - TOME 1 DE FRANCE 2021 (French Edition) - www.amazon.com...
Spink & Maury Catalogue de Timbres de France 2020-2021: 123rd Edition Hardcover - www.amazon.com...
Please let me know if you have any questions and if you would like me to do a deeper dive in any area. Thanks for watching!
For other #Philately aka #StampCollecting topics please consider following my page at: / ppstamps

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Комментарии : 33

@beth7467 3 года назад

"My collection, my rules" -- more words to live by!

@claire2470 Год назад

Heheeeee. . .smiling with you saying "in the middle age"😁. . . Maybe because there is a notion that those who collects stamps are older generation - retirees??? But heeeeey not all knows that there are younger generations who are philatelistssss. . .i started when i was in highschool... ENJOYED and EDUCATED with your video. ...THANK YOU SIR...

@amys0709 3 года назад

This was very helpful. I’m struggling to decide on the perfect way for me. I have old collections from both my dad and my uncle and they both had different approaches and many stamps that still need to be organized. Ugh, I guess that’s all part of the fun. 😊

@edgarh.delrosario8053 2 года назад

I have also a stamp catalog and it is Stanley and gibbons it's nice to have like that because for me it is well documented and a postage stamp is a document and maybe I put inside my one beautiful stamp inside the catalog it is like a decoration very colorful thank you very much,God bless and take care

@doughadley1929 3 года назад

Thank you for a thoughtful video. Like you I struggle to find the best combination to sort, store and display my world wide collection. I’ve tried various albums, stock books, 3-ring binders with Various sheets and 102 cards. Clearly the cards are the easy to use for initial sorting and cataloging. If you ever want to add to a country album it is super easy to find those stamps.

@ronm3245 2 года назад

Pass and Stow Philada. My childhood returns.

@PaulFerzoco 3 года назад

Super useful! Thanks!

@davidkeeley8473 3 года назад

An excellent video. The 102b card is the best solution for duplicates. I ordered a set today. Thanks for your videos. You're helping me by being miles ahead. Thanks

@peanut6237 2 года назад

Great videos!

@chrislovesstamps Год назад

Very helpful video. I am also in the process of deciding what the best storage system would be for me. I tend to lean towards the stockcards option. Like you said, easy to use, good storage and expandable. Thanks, you helped me a lot through your videos. Greetings from the Netherlands.

@jeffnewbery7376 3 года назад

This has been a very informative video- thanks for sharing.

@PostalPleasures 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching!

@erikcagle1177 3 года назад

Great video, thanks. I love the individual country albums because they're annotated and have spaces for most issues in an orderly fashion, which I use for my Hungarian and U.S. collections. I also use a Minkus Global five-volume set that I found for free on craigslist about 10 years ago. Obviously, these books aren't comprehensive, the pages only go up to 1979, and it's frustrating not having a printed spot for every stamp I obtain. Plus, they're crazy bulky. And while stockbooks are attractive and the black background makes the stamps pop, the pages lack context -- it's just rows and rows of stamps. For now, I'm just sorting loose stamps into countries and shucking the kiddie books I've bought from flea markets and hobby shops until I can find a satisfactory method to house them. Ideally, I would find used individual country albums for most of the major countries, and round up the smaller/dead countries in a single album -- all of which takes time and money. For now, I sort.

@phils473 3 года назад

I love old albums (I have several that I will sometime fill with doubles). It looks like we've gone onto a similar path over the years. My first album was a Statesman, which I think I got at age 6. I also had an Ambassador that I got the next year. Sadly, I ruined them both in attempts to style them several ways (conversion to 3 holes, for example 🤦‍♂️). I bought a newer Statesman around 1995 and noticed that Russia skipped 2 years at a time 🤷🏻‍♂️. The Statesman is still available but it's 2 volumes now.

@PostalPleasures 3 года назад

Yes I have seen some wonderful old albums. With the little research I have done, albums seem to either have gone down to a low level of completeness and quality to hit a price point, or have become prohibitively expensive for what is essentially and unbound book which just needs a small addition each year. Or lastly have gone out of print and we are limited to remaining stocks. its a bit of a sad state in my opinion. I think creating ones own pages will become more popular for mature collectors but I wish there where very inexpensive but quality solutions for new collectors.

@beth7467 3 года назад

I don't worry too much at this point about using the same style of mounts throughout an album -- or about mixing hinged and mounted stamps on a page. Perhaps that labels me as unsophisticated, but my albums are for my personal enjoyment of having collected stamps rather than for a formal display of them.

@PostalPleasures 3 года назад

I think not worrying to much is virtue for happiness in collecting and in life in general.

@beth7467 3 года назад

@@PostalPleasures Words to live by!

@stampcollector0452 3 года назад

I use stampworld , I love it and for U.S. stamps I use H.E. Harris USBNA Catalog . I also use stockbooks to store my collection, Its so Easy to use them .

@PostalPleasures 3 года назад

I don't use the number system from stampworld but I find it's search features a great resource for finding the year and month of stamps for which I am having trouble finding in a paper catalog. Its a great tool.

@stampcollector0452 3 года назад

@@PostalPleasures Yes sir . I cant afford to keep buying paper catalogs , so I use online catalogs .

@martinmartino5975 3 года назад

Thoughtful and practical. One suggestion. Michel is pronounced "mee-shell" not "Mi-kel" :)

@PostalPleasures 3 года назад

Fantastic! Thanks for the correction.

@christophersmeltser6564 Год назад

Which stockbooks have the clear plastic interleaves?

@krusheasy 3 года назад

Where did you find the long boxes ? Thanks for the videos

@PostalPleasures 3 года назад

I order my 102 cards and the matching long boxes from Brooklyn Stamp and Coin. I reached out to them last week to see if the would be willing to provide a discount code to my viewers but the declined at this time and said maybe after the summer.

@kenwood8029 3 года назад

Great video. Where do you get you stock cards in large volumes?

@PostalPleasures 3 года назад

I buy them from Brooklyn Gallery. I reached out to them via email today to see if they would offer a discount code for viewers of this channel, I will keep you posted. Thanks for watching!

@kenwood8029 3 года назад

@@PostalPleasures Thank you for doing that and I will want some if possible. Joe

@PostalPleasures 3 года назад

Brooklyn Gallery, responded to my email request for a discount code but declined at this time. They said they may be able to provide one after the summer.