Almost a year. Almost a year since my last article. I've been busy! Should I feel guilty? I don't think so, it is my pet fun project after all. Life has been very busy and my stamps are now splitting time with collecting records and CDs, trying to learn a
As a few of you might have noticed, I haven't updated the Turngren Philately Twitter account in a while, and that's because I've been spending a lot of time on Mastodon. I'll probably be locking or deleting the Twitter account soon. Twitter seems to be on the decline - both
Once again, life has gotten in the way — and it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. I didn’t want to let this one wait any longer. Jeff at Fox Ridge Philately sent me a wonderful packet of goodies! I’ve gone through and identified almost all
I just got back from London — and what a whirlwind it was. I was able to time a trip with my wife to coincide with Stampex, and thankfully she was willing to spend the better part of a day by herself in London. I arrived at the Business Design Centre
CHARPEX was this weekend! I enjoyed roaming around and visiting the dealers, several of which I bought from. All but one were exceptionally nice and helpful (more on that below), and it’s always fun to view material in person as opposed to on a computer screen. I will, of
Hideaki Nakano is (was? — keep reading to see why that’s a question) a cachet cover artist that has done some really interesting and different covers. I’ve been struggling to find more detailed information on him via a few cursory searches, but I will continue to search…I’ve
I received some unexpected advertising and an order form from the folks at Active Intermedia (the folks who publish the wonderful Austria Netto Katalog) and it arrived on the below cover — which is puzzling. On the back, there is some more information in three languages: But back to the front.
This is a new experience for me. But I thought it might be worthwhile. This will be (hopefully) a documentation of my journey with stamps, and — hopefully — will be useful to others. I am not an expert. I am not trying to use this site to make money. I am