Mint or used?

Grandpa avait prétendu :
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.

hello!

I prefer used stamps, when it is possible!
France Switzerland Scandinavian countries, USA : I collect only used,
and postaly used
Israël with tab : mint and FDC, not possible to find all tabs used
Yugoslavia and countries before YU and after YU: before 1950 mint or
used, it happened how I find the stamp, and with hinges! Older Serbia
or bosnia, or Montenegro it exist sets I have never seen used!!
Argentinia: mint because I had began so with a friend!!

I'd like also letters with stamps on, or without stamps before stamp
has been issued!

I find it is easier to protect and keep safe a used stamp collection,
you have no problem with gum and moistry!!
For expensive stamps in France (higher then 100$) I wonder that I see
so many MNH stamps, when I was young, (1950)I saw all mint stamp
collections with nice an heavy hinges!! I know that gum industry has
made progress to transform a MH in a MNH. Some French experts refuse to
sign the gum, or better refuse to say this is an original gum without
reparation.

Have a nice WE!!

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Jean-Paul DROGER (enlever "anti." et remplacer "ptt" par "wanadoo" pour
me joindre en perso; remove "anti." and replace "ptt" by "wanadoo" to
answer me directly)