I find it difficult to stick to mint or used - One of my specialist
countries is Barbados where the 1852 to 1892 period would bankrupt me if I
collected just mint and thus I collect used in as fine a condition as
possible with examples of use from all eleven parishes. This last aspect
makes the used collection much more interesting as it gives room for study
whereas with mint, numerous collectors have, over the last 150 years, done
all the research for me and it is printed in the SG catalog. I buy mint if
it comes cheaply.
Another area in which I specialise is the 'Smaller Channel Islands' - issues
from the Commodore shipping lines, Alderney Parcel Co., and Sark Shipping Co
(Cinderella's to some, Locals to others but superbly interesting to all).
With these issues, just try to find used examples which are not CTO or from
FDC's so my hands are tied - mint it has to be.
My GB collection is both mint and used as are my Jersey & Guernsey but here
I use Lindner T system so the mint are mounted in glassine pages above the
used.
Lundy Island I collect both states plus postal history, ephemera, literature
and anything else on the market and I am rapidly running out of places to
keep it!
The moral is: Do it your way but keep it FUN.
Bob



"Mette" wrote in message
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Grandpa jsdebooATcomcast.net wrote in message
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I'm curious, as to whether you collect mint or used stamps for your
primary country(s)? I collect used mainly but do snag a few mint ones
here and there if the price is right.

I collect both mint and used, depending on the purpose.
Mint for (virtual) exhibition purposes, and used for my
albums -- and my albums like used, lightly cancelled,
preferably on cover.
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Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette)
return address invalid -- contact me through
heindorffstamps at yahoo dot dk
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pkv/slania/