The Amateur Philatelist – Page 2 – Blog about stamps and philately

Ceylon SG 4 Forgery

by theamateurphilatelistSeptember 22, 2016

A couple of days back I wrote about Ceylon stamp genuine vs forgery that I found in a lot I bought. The

by theamateurphilatelistSeptember 22, 2016

When I was young and collecting stamps, I was fascinated by stamp errors. The only ‘error’ stamps I owned were color variations

by theamateurphilatelistSeptember 18, 2016

An impulsive buy on an eBay auction has landed me a big lot. It contained mostly stamp varieties from commonwealth countries. Most

by theamateurphilatelistAugust 25, 2016

I only had a few 1937 Coronation stamps in my collection before I chanced upon and won a very low priced auction

by theamateurphilatelistAugust 25, 2016

I visited the Sunday market and met with the local stamp dealer. I asked for new Indian used stamps and he thrusted

by theamateurphilatelistJuly 26, 2016

As you may know from my previous posts, I have been struggling with removing self-adhesive stamps from paper. I finally figured that

by theamateurphilatelistJuly 21, 2016

I had written about traffic lights stamps some time back. While I have been collecting those for a while, what’s really fascinated

by theamateurphilatelistJuly 21, 2016

I have tried a few ways to remove self-adhesive stamps now, mostly unsuccessful. But I seem to have found a method that

by theamateurphilatelistJuly 18, 2016August 1, 2020

So the Penny Red bug bit me and I outbid others in an eBay auction to acquire my first Penny Reds. I

by theamateurphilatelistJuly 16, 2016

Since my rediscovery of Machins, I have taken on the task of building an album of machins. To start with, I am

by theamateurphilatelistJuly 13, 2016

Stamp collecting has been a therapeutic and comforting hobby. It has kept me awake at night in a good sense. I have

by theamateurphilatelistJuly 10, 2016

There are some stamps that you instantly fall in love with. A dealer showed me this miniature sheet saying it was one

by theamateurphilatelistJuly 6, 2016

I recently asked a question on Facebook: What’s the best way to peel off the paper from the stamps cleanly and completely? Can

by theamateurphilatelistJuly 3, 2016

When I started collecting stamps as a kid, these small stamps from Britain with the head of the queen were common stamps

by theamateurphilatelistJune 27, 2016

Last month I wrote about Kiloware. Well, the bug bit me and I went ahead and bought kiloware of 1 KG Australian

by theamateurphilatelistJune 27, 2016

Recently I asked in a Facebook group whether other collectors preferred black or white stamp stock books. I got an overwhelming response