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Scott 2011 Specialized Catalogue of The United States

Did you know Warren Buffett Enjoyed Stamp Collecting In His Youth?

Well, believe it or not, he did!

Wow…that’s great news. :-)

Paul Fraser Stamps Collectibles

Paul Fraser

I’ve learned about it this morning when reading Paul Fraser’s article “Warren Buffett: how stamp collecting bred one of the world’s richest men – and great altruists” .

Paul Fraser Article On Warren Buffet And Stamp Collecting

Source: Paul Fraser Collectibles (click on the image to read full story)

Great reporting which leads us right into Warren Buffet’s own article published yesterday in The New York Times:

Warren Buffet Stop Coddling The Super Rich - Stamp Collecting

Illustration by Kelly Blair

 

 

Stop Coddling the Super-Rich“, which triggered a worldwide wave of conversations on Twitter!

 

 


 

 

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I wonder if Warren Buffett still collects stamps…

Maybe I should invite him over so we can chat about it , while sharing a cold glass of  beer, “made in Quebec” ! ;-)

Happy collecting!

Talk soon,

Janice



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Las Vegas Statue of Liberty Shown in Error on USA Stamps

I came across Reuters web site today and thanks to Jonathan Allen ‘s reporting, found out that a stamp collector advised USPS that their recent First Class Coil stamp issue, picturing the USA Flag and Statue of Liberty, showed the Las Vegas replica statue instead of the New York’s landmark…!

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Source: Reuters.com

 

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Source: www.reuters.com

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“The USPS has previously issued 23 other stamps featuring the Statue of Liberty, and officials said all of them show the actual statue — they think.” (Source: Reuters.com)

What a great start for a topical stamp collection dedicated to the Statue of Liberty. ;-)

Marshall Islands Statue Of Liberty Postage Stamps

Marshall Islands - Statue Of Liberty Sheet of Postage Stamps

There’s even more elements to spice up the story of these USA coil roll stamps: a discussion thread is taking place on the stampcommunity.org forum about this issue, which as you can see below, has been printed by three different printers.

APU = Ashton Potter
SSP = Sennet Security Products
AVR = Avery

Many thanks to forum’s member, OldTriGuy , for spotting the differences and sharing these pictures:

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Source: oldtriguy1960 on stampcommunity.org forum

See why a magnyfying glass is such an essential tool for stamp collectors and philatelists? :-)

Another great tool to magnify an image of a postage stamp directly on your computer screen is the  zPix200 USB Digital Microscope. With the impressive 26x-130x zoom magnification, you can now see details on stamps you never knew existed.

If you are aware of any information about the above USA Flag & Statue of Liberty stamps, do not hesitate to comment below and share the information with all of us.

Until next, happy collecting.

Janice Dugas

Topical Stamp Collecting Queen

ATA & APS Member

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