Countries I've Completed Recently

1/15/2024

I've had a few successes recently.

First- I found the single stamp that I needed to complete Tete, Scott #34.  I use the "Want List" feature on HipStamp, and list stamps for countries where I am close to completion.  With this feature, once the stamp is listed, HipStamp will then show the number of listings that exist for that stamp.  Now, the "Want List" is not perfect-- often instead of showing a single stamp, clicking on the "Items for Sale" button will result in displaying sets that the seller has to offer.  But after looking for over a year for Tete #34, there was one listed on HipStamp.

Next, while my wife and I were on vacation this past week in the Scottsdale, AZ area, I had the opportunity to visit the office of Michael and Cecilia Ball (A to Z Stamps) in Tempe.  A to Z’s main stock room, was somewhere between 15-20 feet long, and the long wall was covered in red boxes from floor to ceiling!  I could have literally spent several days in that room, but I only had a couple of hours, so I looked specifically for a few countries where I needed either 1 or 2 stamps to complete.  And I was able to find the stamps to complete: 

• Antigua
• France- Offices in Levant (Cavalle)
• French Congo
• Grand Comoro
• Horta
• Jamaica
• Mesopotamia