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-I no longer collect stamps, but surely there are countries in which (some) stamps are still made to a very high standard? While the Norwegian Post have also c
by lb1lf 7y ago
-I no longer collect stamps, but surely there are countries in which (some) stamps are still made to a very high standard?
While the Norwegian Post have also catered more and more to collectors than to the actual use of their stamps for their intended purpose in later decades, I'd argue that engravers Sverre Morken and Knut Løkke-Sørensen (to name the two most prominent ones) have made quite a number of wonderful stamps also in later decades - all painstakingly engraved.
The Faroes and Iceland also have had quite a few nice issues, however I believe they, too see collectors as their primary market, which kind of defies the purpose of issuing stamps in the first place, I agree!
- WalterBright 7y agoI gave up on collecting because of that. I dumped the stuff a few years back and invested it in the stock market instead :-) I'm sure there are some nice ones here and there amid the flood of dreck, but it's not for me anymore. The fraud rampant in the stamp/coin business is pretty off-putting, too. Being an amateur just means your tail feathers are going to get plucked.
- dobleboble 7y agoWhat kind of fraud? Counterfeits?
- WalterBright 7y agoCounterfeits, adverse grading, appraisers swapping your stamps/coins out for lower grade ones, and simply lying to you about the stamps/coins. It's like the art world. Full of fakes, fraud, etc.