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What are your Philatelic Resolutions for 2020?
Mine - OMG - this will NEVER last - "Get what I have organized BEFORE buying anything else"
Yeah right!
More realistic resolution - make wish lists. This is going much faster than expected using that click click click on Colnect. Beats the heck out of all that dang typing.
Mine are very generic and general - any specific resolutions?
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I had not thought of making a Philatelic Resolution, what a good idea! I would like to resolve to work on getting organized with a view towards trading. Perhaps try to set aside a dedicated block of time each week to work on it.
It seems such a huge task, that now that you’ve got me thinking about it, I think I’ll take smaller bites and start with just my favorite countries one at a time, so that I can ramp up to be able to make trades in those areas.
Resolution made!
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Deal with those enormous unsorted piles by starting new, pricey specialties ...
... this will decrease the incoming volume and give me a good reason (gotta concentrate on the good stuff) to ignore those enormous unsorted piles.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey (who doubts he is the first to think of this)
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I'm probably going to have two goals:
1) Finish the reorganization of my Scouts on Stamps collection.
2) Go through the checklist on the Big Blue Blog and put together the beginnings (at least for a few countries) for my world wide Scott International collection.
And I'll help my daughters who started the Smithsonian's stamp for every country collection.
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Resolution 1:-
Stop reading the discussion board so I can spend more time on my own collection.
Resolution 2:-
Stop buying mixed boxes at auction. (Its my addiction)
Resolution 3:-
Reduce the number of shelves my collection takes up from 20 to 10. (Some hope)
All should be achievable with patience, perseverance and a wee drop oil!!
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Resolution #1 - see Philatelia's first resolution (and the likelihood of it happening)
Resolution #2 - get ALL French stamps not in albums into albums (SOOOOO close ...)
Resolution #3 - get to work on filling in my old Statesman albums empty spots (this will require some thought).
Keeping it relatively simple this year (I hope)
-Darryl
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My goals for the year are to get my accumulation sorted by country and to begin mounting stamps on Steiner pages.
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My Philatelic Resolutions for 2020:
1. Continue acquiring items for my active collections: currently mint stamps for Finland to 1971 (currently missing 148 of 760 stamps), mint stamps for Scott International Parts I-V for 1840-1963, mint stamps for France to 1998, and the rare affordable item for my USA collection (typically affordable because some very rare unexpected funds appear as none of the missing items are affordable otherwise 
).
2. Find a collecting interest for my rather extravagant and quite luxurious Frank Godden blank album with quadrille pages that I acquired this past year, actually I now have four of them due to a fortuitous purchase from Subway Stamp Shop which was discontinuing carrying the Frank Godden Warwick albums with dust cases which provided two albums (one green and one black with dust cases), an online purchase of a Frank Godden Deluxe maroon album from Hipstamp which provided an absolutely beautiful, unused album with dust case, and another lightly used Frank Godden Deluxe turquoise album only from an eBay auction plus some assorted packages of pages to use with the albums.
3. Continue conversations online here on Stamporama and at stamp club meetings about stamps and stamp collecting with the occasional foray into more philatelic discussions.
4. Continue to read various books about stamp collectors and their collections and about stamp issues and usage. Currently reading two books, the Sir John Wilson book about the Royal Philatelic collection and Stamps as Witnesses of History - A Guide to Political Philately.
5. Complete migration into my International albums of some backlogged purchases. (This will likely take most of the year based on my current rate of progress and the ease with which I get sidetracked into other endeavors. )
6. Enjoy the hobby and plan a trip to the APS headquarters and, perhaps, a future FIPEX sponsored international show.
7. Actually get all of my albums and related paraphernalia on shelving rather than spread throughout a bedroom on a mixture of bookcases, a twin bed, in stacked storage containers, plain short piles, etc. 
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Make order in my desorder
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Sell more, buy more, spend less
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After 60+ years collecting and enjoying it, just keeping it going!
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Get more stamps!
This past year I joined ATA and dropped membership in the USSS.
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I would try to reduce the bulk..but from prior experience the piles will still grow !
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Phil I could help you out. Just send the pile to me. 
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Its a thought..come to Orapex in May and i will bring you some.
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My goal this year is to actually spend some more time with my stamps, create custom pages for my topical collections and mount stamps on the pages. I also want to be more active here and on other forums. My last goal for 2020 is to add more posts to my personal site.
All the best,
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In my collections, I have many pages with just one stamp missing. 2020 Resolution: Go aggressively after the missing singles worldwide, especially those pesky lower value ones (under CV $10.00)! I just began a want list that is set up just for them.
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I think I would have to agree with Philatelia's resolution plus maybe find an inverted Jenny in some kiloware.
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1. I may try to reduce the scope of my WW collection (way too many stamps to even take a look at!)
2. Get closer to $Bought=$Sold (kind of impossible as my collection is supposed to grow, not shrink or remain the same)
The third one I can think of is not a resolution but rather a wish: Let's hope I am lucky to come across and acquire many of the stamps I am after in 2020!
I hope all of you have lots of nice new additions to your collection in this remarkable year!
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"I think I would have to agree with Philatelia's resolution plus maybe find an inverted Jenny in some kiloware."
Thanks for the laugh.
There is a UK based seller on Ebay who sells "Unpicked" killoware that I can refer you to.
(the problem is his interpretation of unpicked is to leave all damaged stamps in while the good ones have miraculously disappeared)
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"... his interpretation of unpicked is to leave all damaged stamps ..."
Perhaps he uses "unpicked" as short-hand for "would have gone unpicked" ?
Hardly the only one.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
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Hi Cougar,
I'm pretty sure I have done business with the dealer you are speaking of. LOL
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My plans are to finish packing up my stamp room, along with rest of the house.
I need to sort through my auction catalogs and decide what come with me and what goes to the recycle bin. I have well over 50 feet of shelf space of catalogs.
I want to go through all the back issues of Linn's, Meekel's and American Philatelist and cut out the articles that fit into my own reference collection.
Design the new stamp room for my new home. This is the most fun, no rush.
Vince
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I moved to a new home about 18 months ago, so I made a pretty good dent at doing the purge, but soon went back into accumulation mode once I got my Stamp Den set up.
1. Get rid of three red boxes stuffed with stamps in 102 cards that no one wants - This is done. Got rid of them over the last week and gave to stamp library, clubs, and boy scouts. (One done)
2. Get a want list together of the remaining gaps of those countries where you have one or two low cat value stamps missing and actually find them.
3. Organize my Latin America countries. I have been accumulating for a decade, but haven't really put any focus on organizing the last two years.
4. Finish putting all of my albums together for GB and Colonies - I am in this mode now, so hoping this winter that can be accomplished.
5. Get Machins organized.
6. Sell off duplication/excess of Italy and colonies. That might be a 3-5 year project.
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"... I have well over 50 feet of shelf space of catalogs ..."
Just to help stiffen our collective resolve:
- how many times have you delved into those catalogs, and
- how many catalogs fit in 50 feet? 1500?
Be sure to gift-bomb PhilB with the catalogs headlining Guatemala
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
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07:47:43pm
While not exactly a resolution, I feel bound to complete in 2020,
I do have the intention to open the deteriorating Minkus Global
binders, trim a small amount from the toning outer edge of the
fifty plus year old pages, change the holes to the USA standard
three hole system common here and combine them with the post 1978
issues already in three hole binders.
That way, when I want to add a page of some interesting shade or
minor variants I will be able to do so without wrestling with those
aggravating wire pins and crossbars and tone down the excessive
profanity that often accompanies that procedure.
I now have a paper guillotine and several 2½" binders that will
also lower the weight on my stretched out arms when removing a
section from the higher shelves.
I tested the idea on the pages of an old Harris album I won in
a large auction lot last year.
When I finish the project, all the randomly acquired individual
post '78 binders will be gone and their pages inserted into the
right alphabetic places of the original Minkus albums. It should
also make breaking the countries apart, should that become necessary
among children and grand children much easier. Major countries
will get their own binder or binders and less favored nations
gathered together in their own binders.
Ishould have done this twenty years ago.
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Coastwatcher came up with this fun topic and I'm stealing his idea to post here.
What are your Philatelic Resolutions for 2020?
Mine - OMG - this will NEVER last - "Get what I have organized BEFORE buying anything else"
Yeah right!
More realistic resolution - make wish lists. This is going much faster than expected using that click click click on Colnect. Beats the heck out of all that dang typing.
Mine are very generic and general - any specific resolutions?
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I had not thought of making a Philatelic Resolution, what a good idea! I would like to resolve to work on getting organized with a view towards trading. Perhaps try to set aside a dedicated block of time each week to work on it.
It seems such a huge task, that now that you’ve got me thinking about it, I think I’ll take smaller bites and start with just my favorite countries one at a time, so that I can ramp up to be able to make trades in those areas.
Resolution made!
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Deal with those enormous unsorted piles by starting new, pricey specialties ...
... this will decrease the incoming volume and give me a good reason (gotta concentrate on the good stuff) to ignore those enormous unsorted piles.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey (who doubts he is the first to think of this)
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I'm probably going to have two goals:
1) Finish the reorganization of my Scouts on Stamps collection.
2) Go through the checklist on the Big Blue Blog and put together the beginnings (at least for a few countries) for my world wide Scott International collection.
And I'll help my daughters who started the Smithsonian's stamp for every country collection.
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re: What are your Philatelic Resolutions for 2020?
Resolution 1:-
Stop reading the discussion board so I can spend more time on my own collection.
Resolution 2:-
Stop buying mixed boxes at auction. (Its my addiction)
Resolution 3:-
Reduce the number of shelves my collection takes up from 20 to 10. (Some hope)
All should be achievable with patience, perseverance and a wee drop oil!!
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Resolution #1 - see Philatelia's first resolution (and the likelihood of it happening)
Resolution #2 - get ALL French stamps not in albums into albums (SOOOOO close ...)
Resolution #3 - get to work on filling in my old Statesman albums empty spots (this will require some thought).
Keeping it relatively simple this year (I hope)
-Darryl
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My goals for the year are to get my accumulation sorted by country and to begin mounting stamps on Steiner pages.
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My Philatelic Resolutions for 2020:
1. Continue acquiring items for my active collections: currently mint stamps for Finland to 1971 (currently missing 148 of 760 stamps), mint stamps for Scott International Parts I-V for 1840-1963, mint stamps for France to 1998, and the rare affordable item for my USA collection (typically affordable because some very rare unexpected funds appear as none of the missing items are affordable otherwise ).
2. Find a collecting interest for my rather extravagant and quite luxurious Frank Godden blank album with quadrille pages that I acquired this past year, actually I now have four of them due to a fortuitous purchase from Subway Stamp Shop which was discontinuing carrying the Frank Godden Warwick albums with dust cases which provided two albums (one green and one black with dust cases), an online purchase of a Frank Godden Deluxe maroon album from Hipstamp which provided an absolutely beautiful, unused album with dust case, and another lightly used Frank Godden Deluxe turquoise album only from an eBay auction plus some assorted packages of pages to use with the albums.
3. Continue conversations online here on Stamporama and at stamp club meetings about stamps and stamp collecting with the occasional foray into more philatelic discussions.
4. Continue to read various books about stamp collectors and their collections and about stamp issues and usage. Currently reading two books, the Sir John Wilson book about the Royal Philatelic collection and Stamps as Witnesses of History - A Guide to Political Philately.
5. Complete migration into my International albums of some backlogged purchases. (This will likely take most of the year based on my current rate of progress and the ease with which I get sidetracked into other endeavors. )
6. Enjoy the hobby and plan a trip to the APS headquarters and, perhaps, a future FIPEX sponsored international show.
7. Actually get all of my albums and related paraphernalia on shelving rather than spread throughout a bedroom on a mixture of bookcases, a twin bed, in stacked storage containers, plain short piles, etc.
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After 60+ years collecting and enjoying it, just keeping it going!
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Get more stamps!
This past year I joined ATA and dropped membership in the USSS.
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I would try to reduce the bulk..but from prior experience the piles will still grow !
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Phil I could help you out. Just send the pile to me.
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Its a thought..come to Orapex in May and i will bring you some.
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My goal this year is to actually spend some more time with my stamps, create custom pages for my topical collections and mount stamps on the pages. I also want to be more active here and on other forums. My last goal for 2020 is to add more posts to my personal site.
All the best,
Alyn
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In my collections, I have many pages with just one stamp missing. 2020 Resolution: Go aggressively after the missing singles worldwide, especially those pesky lower value ones (under CV $10.00)! I just began a want list that is set up just for them.
rrr...
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I think I would have to agree with Philatelia's resolution plus maybe find an inverted Jenny in some kiloware.
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1. I may try to reduce the scope of my WW collection (way too many stamps to even take a look at!)
2. Get closer to $Bought=$Sold (kind of impossible as my collection is supposed to grow, not shrink or remain the same)
The third one I can think of is not a resolution but rather a wish: Let's hope I am lucky to come across and acquire many of the stamps I am after in 2020!
I hope all of you have lots of nice new additions to your collection in this remarkable year!
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"I think I would have to agree with Philatelia's resolution plus maybe find an inverted Jenny in some kiloware."
Thanks for the laugh.
There is a UK based seller on Ebay who sells "Unpicked" killoware that I can refer you to.
(the problem is his interpretation of unpicked is to leave all damaged stamps in while the good ones have miraculously disappeared)
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"... his interpretation of unpicked is to leave all damaged stamps ..."
Perhaps he uses "unpicked" as short-hand for "would have gone unpicked" ?
Hardly the only one.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
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Hi Cougar,
I'm pretty sure I have done business with the dealer you are speaking of. LOL
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My plans are to finish packing up my stamp room, along with rest of the house.
I need to sort through my auction catalogs and decide what come with me and what goes to the recycle bin. I have well over 50 feet of shelf space of catalogs.
I want to go through all the back issues of Linn's, Meekel's and American Philatelist and cut out the articles that fit into my own reference collection.
Design the new stamp room for my new home. This is the most fun, no rush.
Vince
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re: What are your Philatelic Resolutions for 2020?
I moved to a new home about 18 months ago, so I made a pretty good dent at doing the purge, but soon went back into accumulation mode once I got my Stamp Den set up.
1. Get rid of three red boxes stuffed with stamps in 102 cards that no one wants - This is done. Got rid of them over the last week and gave to stamp library, clubs, and boy scouts. (One done)
2. Get a want list together of the remaining gaps of those countries where you have one or two low cat value stamps missing and actually find them.
3. Organize my Latin America countries. I have been accumulating for a decade, but haven't really put any focus on organizing the last two years.
4. Finish putting all of my albums together for GB and Colonies - I am in this mode now, so hoping this winter that can be accomplished.
5. Get Machins organized.
6. Sell off duplication/excess of Italy and colonies. That might be a 3-5 year project.
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"... I have well over 50 feet of shelf space of catalogs ..."
Just to help stiffen our collective resolve:
- how many times have you delved into those catalogs, and
- how many catalogs fit in 50 feet? 1500?
Be sure to gift-bomb PhilB with the catalogs headlining Guatemala
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
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re: What are your Philatelic Resolutions for 2020?
While not exactly a resolution, I feel bound to complete in 2020,
I do have the intention to open the deteriorating Minkus Global
binders, trim a small amount from the toning outer edge of the
fifty plus year old pages, change the holes to the USA standard
three hole system common here and combine them with the post 1978
issues already in three hole binders.
That way, when I want to add a page of some interesting shade or
minor variants I will be able to do so without wrestling with those
aggravating wire pins and crossbars and tone down the excessive
profanity that often accompanies that procedure.
I now have a paper guillotine and several 2½" binders that will
also lower the weight on my stretched out arms when removing a
section from the higher shelves.
I tested the idea on the pages of an old Harris album I won in
a large auction lot last year.
When I finish the project, all the randomly acquired individual
post '78 binders will be gone and their pages inserted into the
right alphabetic places of the original Minkus albums. It should
also make breaking the countries apart, should that become necessary
among children and grand children much easier. Major countries
will get their own binder or binders and less favored nations
gathered together in their own binders.
Ishould have done this twenty years ago.
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