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Years ago, I ran across a stamp weekly called, I believe, the Western Stamp Collector. It was in newspaper format like Linn's used to be. These were from the 1920s. An article in one of the issues asked the question, "Is stamp collecting dying?" Unfortunately, I sold those issues a long time ago. I just think that hobbyists are negatively wired.
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For many, stamp collecting is better off than it was 20 years ago. There may be fewer people claiming to be a collector but given the Internet those actively collecting have much more access to sellers, traders, fellow collectors, online catalogs, etc.
Products like zoom are not new as companies have use them for years but it took COVID to get some to start using it. APS shunned online until needed to use it out of necessity, This year's APS Summer Seminar will be online again due to lack of interest of the in person meeting. Had this happened just a few years back, there would not be a Summer Seminar this year.
This may not be the golden age but it surely an enlightened time.
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Michael, yes, Western Stamp Collector.
Al, extremely well said.
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All hobbies ask this same question. The model car folks especially, a much smaller hobby than stamp collecting, but new companies keep popping up to serve that market.
The pandemic has resulted in people who had to stay home re-examining their lives and priorities. Many rediscovered old hobbies or ones they were planning on trying in retirement. That’s brought hobbies to a better place.
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The same with model railroading, but you should see all the women and children at the shows. That's a good sign.
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10:57:38pm
Linns arrived on Monday or Tuesday, Western twice a week, usually Monday and Thursday.
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07:09:47pm
I don't think so. As they say, follow the money. Scott's costs continually go up or are steady. If collectors are dying-off, there would be more supply as estates sell the collection and less demand. The result would be stamp prices dropping to all-time lows. But they haven't, so if we're losing collectors, who's propping up the market?
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09:58:19pm
re: Is stamp collecting dying?
Years ago, I ran across a stamp weekly called, I believe, the Western Stamp Collector. It was in newspaper format like Linn's used to be. These were from the 1920s. An article in one of the issues asked the question, "Is stamp collecting dying?" Unfortunately, I sold those issues a long time ago. I just think that hobbyists are negatively wired.
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re: Is stamp collecting dying?
For many, stamp collecting is better off than it was 20 years ago. There may be fewer people claiming to be a collector but given the Internet those actively collecting have much more access to sellers, traders, fellow collectors, online catalogs, etc.
Products like zoom are not new as companies have use them for years but it took COVID to get some to start using it. APS shunned online until needed to use it out of necessity, This year's APS Summer Seminar will be online again due to lack of interest of the in person meeting. Had this happened just a few years back, there would not be a Summer Seminar this year.
This may not be the golden age but it surely an enlightened time.
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Michael, yes, Western Stamp Collector.
Al, extremely well said.
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re: Is stamp collecting dying?
All hobbies ask this same question. The model car folks especially, a much smaller hobby than stamp collecting, but new companies keep popping up to serve that market.
The pandemic has resulted in people who had to stay home re-examining their lives and priorities. Many rediscovered old hobbies or ones they were planning on trying in retirement. That’s brought hobbies to a better place.
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10:48:13pm
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The same with model railroading, but you should see all the women and children at the shows. That's a good sign.
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re: Is stamp collecting dying?
Linns arrived on Monday or Tuesday, Western twice a week, usually Monday and Thursday.
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