A Travel Bag of Memories: Post Stamps

Post Stamps Album

@thelme55 (79323)

Germany

March 8, 2021 4:49pm CST

My hubby was cleaning and organising our cellar. We wanted to throw things that we don’t use anymore but he had to check the inside of the cartons and bags before throwing the things. I don’t like to go to the cellar so he was doing it alone. When he came upstairs, he brought me an old travel bag and told me to check the content first if I want to throw them. When I opened the old travel bag, I found a lot of things that brought back good memories from my early years in Germany and some of the things are my high school recipe book and a bookmark. I was fond of collecting stamps worldwide. I got them mostly from my penpals all over the world. I have thought I have lost my Stamps Album but here it is. I found it again without looking for them. Have you collected post stamps before? This post would be too long if I write all what I have found in this old travel bag. So, I just make more posts about the inside of this bag. Can you guess what else I have found in this bag? Thank you for reading. I hope everything is fine in your `world‘.

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@LadyDuck (502800)

• Italy

9 Mar 21

I have sold all the stamps I collected, no one would be interested to have them once I will be gone.

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@LadyDuck (502800)

• Italy

10 Mar 21

@thelme55 I found someone who collected stamps and I sold my album, it was several years ago.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

11 Mar 21

@LadyDuck That was good. I have not looked yet I found someone has a shop here in our city who will buy post stamps.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

I don't think someone will have my collection of stamps when I am gone, too @LadyDuck. I have no idea if I can get money if and when I decide to sell my stamps.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

8 Mar 21

Oh it's so great when we find these little treasures. Maybe some small gifts the penpals sent you are also kept in this bag. Maybe a few tokens from your travels too.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

9 Mar 21

@thelme55 I had email pals when I was younger, but never pen pals. I think penpals would have been fun though.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, I think penpal writing is fun. Well, it was for me.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

It is great to find my treasures @ScribbledAdNauseum. I didn't get gifts from my penpals besides receiving their letters. Yes, I have postcards from my travels, too. Thank you.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

9 Mar 21

I sold my stamp collection years ago to a stamp collector who appreciated them more than I did. That’s quite a collection you have!

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

11 Mar 21

@thelme55 Are you going to keep your stamp collection?

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

I think that was a good decision @DianneN. Yes, most of them came from receiving letters. Thank you and have a nice Tuesday.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

11 Mar 21

@DianneN Yes, I am until I know what to do about them.

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@JudyEv (382483)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Mar 21

I have a lot of postage stamps and those of my brother and sister too. I don't know what to do with them now. Maybe you found some travel brochures in the bag? I hope there weren't any apple cores!

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@JudyEv (382483)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Mar 21

@thelme55 Some are in albums. I think if they are pasted in in any way then the stamps are of no value.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

Have you put them in an album @JudyEv? Not only travel brochures but also my Italian book and notebook where I wrote my Italian exercises. I took a course in Italian before. Thank you.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

@MALUSE Is it not the same address you posted on the comment below? Thank you.

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@Rashnag (30597)

• Surat, India

9 Mar 21

Good to know. You have a good hobby. Have a good day. Take care

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

Thank you @Rashnag. It was an old hobby put on hold. I wish you the same.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

10 Mar 21

@Rashnag Have a nice Wednesday.

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@Rashnag (30597)

• Surat, India

10 Mar 21

@thelme55 your welcome dear

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

9 Mar 21

i still have my stamp collection from my childhood. I have unciruclated queen of Thailand fashion stamps from the 1970s!

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

Wow! That's amazing @DocAndersen. Can you post that queen of Thailand fashion stamps on your post? Please. I want to see it.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

@DocAndersen I am looking forward to that photo. Thank you very much.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

9 Mar 21

@thelme55 i will have to get them out of the safe and take pictures. I will try I promise!

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@stanley777 (9401)

• Philippines

10 Mar 21

That is very many. My wife collects stamps too

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@stanley777 (9401)

• Philippines

11 Mar 21

@thelme55 i think it was a smaller one

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

10 Mar 21

Yes, they are plenty. Did your wife put the stamps in an album? Thank you @stanley777

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

11 Mar 21

You have lovely memories there treasures Thelma

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

11 Mar 21

Yes, I have indeed @RebeccasFarm. Thank you.

@rakski (156709)

• Philippines

8 Mar 21

I used to collect them. I think the collection I have is with dad now in the old house

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

Which countries post stamps did you have? Thank you @rakski.

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@rakski (156709)

• Philippines

9 Mar 21

@thelme55 mostly Asians, USA, Greece and France

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

10 Mar 21

@rakski Those are good stamps.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

8 Mar 21

That would be a wonderful find. Lots of great memories. I'm sure you're not throwing it away.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

9 Mar 21

@thelme55 You're welcome.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

No, I will not throw away this stamp album. I will keep it. Thank you @just4him.

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@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

10 Mar 21

I also have a collection of stamps and I still collect new ones when I see it.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

10 Mar 21

That's good to know that you also collect stamps @nela13. I have not collected for a decade but I still have letter envelopes with post stamps on them.

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@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

10 Mar 21

@thelme55 lately only a few letters have stamps.

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@LindaOHio (222806)

• United States

9 Mar 21

I used to collect stamps. I can't imagine what else is in the bag.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

@LindaOHio I see. I thought mine too because we kept on moving. I am glad I still have the album.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

Do you still have your stamps collection? I will write about them later. Thank you @LindaOHio.

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@LindaOHio (222806)

• United States

9 Mar 21

@thelme55 No, it's been gone for decades. I have no idea what happened to it.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

9 Mar 21

Here, too, it was popular to collect postage stamps. Have you decided to save them?

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

Yes, I have decided to keep them @Nevena83. Thank you and have a nice Tuesday.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

11 Mar 21

@Nevena83 Maybe.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

10 Mar 21

@thelme55 This can have great monetary value for collectors.

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@ladyhero (3846)

• Indonesia

9 Mar 21

I also used to collect stamps, but not routine and not much only a few tens, I used to get it, by buying and bartering with fellow philatelists

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

That is good to hear. I think I have bought a few stamps from flea markets before. Thank you @ladyhero.

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@ladyhero (3846)

• Indonesia

9 Mar 21

@thelme55 your welcome

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@prinzcy (32299)

• Malaysia

10 Mar 21

I used to collect stamps when I was very young. Back then I also have penpal from places around the world, so my collection was really colourful.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

10 Mar 21

It seems we have done the same things when we were young @prinzcy. Thank you.

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@kaylachan (84867)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Mar 21

Never thought about collecting those. I also don't travel, so I'm happy with what we have. Glad you got a blast from the past.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

I started collecting them in the 80s and stopped years ago. Thank you @kaylachan. Have a nice Tuesday.

@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

9 Mar 21

I have no idea what else you might have found but it's nice your husband knew to bring it to you rather than discarding it outright.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

10 Mar 21

I will write about what else I have found in my travel bag later. Yes, it Iwans nice of him to do that. Thank you @MarshaMusselman.

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@JESSY3236 (22246)

• United States

16 Mar 21

neat. I have always wanted to collect stamps. I did have some gold minted stamps. I don't know if I still have them.

@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

9 Mar 21

got a lot of memories you have there with stamps and i wish i collected before :(

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

Yes, a lot of memories to cherish. Thank you and have a nice week @Lucky15.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Mar 21

What a nice collection. Glad he checked with you before tossing. I can only imagine what all treasures were in the bag.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

9 Mar 21

Yes, it was a nice collection. I have to check again what countries I have in those post stamps. Thank you @CarolDM.

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