Exploring philatelic apps and mail: #philately 17

Let's catch up on some tech and mail. In this episode of #philately, I explore the stamp identifier app, the Museum of Philately and a Discord Server. I also go through my mail and discuss 10 items that came my way.

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Discord:

Mail:
Rhinos:
Stamperija & IGPC
The Macho Mailman:
Send me a flip flop or a coconut:
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[StampswithSara]

I haven't used any app earlier for stamps. Just download stamps identifier. Its working really well. Thank you very much for sharing.

[miguelmartinespejoramirez]

I really enjoy your videos but this last sequence in which you talk about the mail you receive is the best. Your charisma flows and I can listen about all the topics related to the stamps and the stories behind. Besides is an excellent way to approach to us, your audience.

[JulianoCashless]

Hey, great video! I've found a box filled with books next to a trash can, inside there's a stamp collection with german and italian stamps from the 1890s all the way to the 1960s. The Stamp Identifier App is really helping me. Thanks for sharing! Cheers from southern Brazil!

[bobnewmanknott]

Greetings from France I have 1/ started to collect stamps again after a gap of almost 70 years ( That's not a typo !) and 2/ discovered your channel Thank you so much Your uncomplicated but informative approach make you videos a pleasure to watch .

[piratephilately]

Well presented Mr Beck ... your videos are my "must see TV" :)

[robertcalhoun]

So Glad this dropped today, I have been in bed recoverying from surgery and binge watch you old episode and listening the podcast, "Stamp Show Here Today". Philately can save you life, everyone should listen to the advice on the Prostate Cancer Awareness Stamp Scott 3315. Mine was found very early, and I am will on my way to a full recovery.

[timothydoughty]

Thanks for these resources, Graham, which are especially useful for those of us who are not exactly techheads. Keep up the good work!

[juliaross]

It IS a big deal! TWENTY THOUSAND subscribers is wicked great, Graham! I never feel like the only girl in the room here (waving to your Mrs.!)

[davidcollins]

Stamperija: Unfortunately some of these do get used on mail. The Stamperija Mozambique stamps have shown up on covers along with "local: stamps. For example (while the lot is still listed):


I had a non-collector friend buy me some stamps from a PO in Mozambique and one or two Stamperija ones were included.

The problem is that Stamperija produced one or two thousand distinct stamps for Mozambique. We'll probably never find out which made it there and which did not. I was ready to write them off but now I will never get anywhere close to completing a collection of postally used Mozambique. BTW Mozambique plans to terminate their postal service this year, so it looks like 2021 is the last year of Moz stamps.

[becwrites]

Funny that my personal stamp was the only one without the pen cancel 😂

[amys]

Thanks for your videos! I enjoyed seeing all the things people sent to you while learning a lot.

[sarahgoodman]

Another awesome video! So glad you included mail from viewers and enjoyed seeing stamps from all over. We pronounce it New•fin•land, if you say New•found•land to a Newfie they will correct you. Thanks for sharing the cool tools you have found and like, I am so excited to give them all a try! It was cool to hear about your topical collection of rhinos and more about Jackson’s life 🦏💔

[craigg]

I've been using the stamp identifier app for several months now and really like it. Looking for to the next episode of #Philately

[STScott-qopw]

nm the bad pronunciation of newfoundland - when in the province itself be aware the newfie dialect is very old: like in parts of nova scotia and on the island of nfld many words are lifted right outta shakespeare's time and somewhat earlier. btw, most newfies refer to the island of nfld as "the rock" (pronounced "t' rock").

startlingly beautiful place, incredible people, more moose and caribou than people.

[KlaasSimon]

The international icecream sound. We hear it every sunday now in Drachten, the Netherlands.

There are still wallpaper companies who sell their wallpaper as stamps. In the 60-70's Umm-al Qiwain and other Arabic dwarf states, end 70-begin 80 Grenadines, Grenadines of Grenadines and other islandstates with the beautiful locomotives, oldtimer cars, etc. Paraguay, just for stealing the collector's money.

[wolfgang.gold]

congratulations graham i love your vids

[yvescote]

Oh by the way thanks for the informations about the Stamp Identifier programme! I test it and I also come to close to 80% on oser 20 stamps. Have a good one Graham from the old french Canadien philatelist!

[mpojol]

Sending a coconut or flip-flops might not be accepted in our local post office since sending ordinary mail seems to be a chore for them, hahaha. I also use the Stamp Identifier app for looking at the info regarding a particular stamp. Proud to be one of the 20k subscribers :)

[FlyerE]

Thanks for recommending the Stamp Identifier app! Wish such a thing like this existed when I was a kid. I was able to identify stamps from Bulgaria and Crete. The app struggled with an older stamp from Thailand, but when I selected “Show Closest Match”, I found a similar match.

[SRHS]

I took your stamp identifier app challenge with 10 various US stamps and the app identified 9 out of 10. In the process I found a 37c flag stamp from 2003 that has a Shrek postmark. Cool beans.