Fellow collector Jim has just started a new blog with the great name "Big Blue 1840-1940" and a catchy intro: "A is for Aden and Z is for Zanzibar...Now what is between? Darn if Scott knows. Fact: Scott does not provide information for what is in Big Blue, aka Scott International Volume 1 1840-1940 But that is about to change."
Jim has set himself the ambitious task of creating a guide to the contents of the Volume One. And we're not talking about just a list of Scott numbers, but also information about the country and background on the stamps themselves.
I wish Jim the best of luck with his new endeavor which will benefit all stamp collectors with an interest in the classic era.
Here's the link: http://bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/
The famous stamp collector Josiah Lilly said that there were 100,000 postage stamps he wanted for his collection and he succeeded in acquiring 77,000. My considerably easier target is 35,000 of the more common stamps from 1840-1940 contained in the Scott Blue International Album Volume 1. This blog will record my progress, provide general information about Classic era philately and hopefully encourage other "Blue" collectors.
6 comments:
Thanks Bob!
I'm really enjoying the bite sized "analysis" blogs I can do for each country in Big Blue. I don't even want to think about how long this could take. :-) But as long as it is fun....
This is just darn splendiforous--I have to use made up words to convey how valuable it is. I'm busy adding about a thousand stamps to my collection from a newly purchased album, but when that is done, I can't wait to go through my album country by country comparing it with your analysis.
An update....
http://bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2016/08/one-million-pageviews.html
And an appreciative thanks to the wonderful author of this blog for giving me the encouragement to start.
Thanks "a million" Bob! ;-)
Jim
Jim, congratulations. Well deserved.
And we are all intrigued by your statement: "And, a word to the wise who are reading this - There is going to be a major surprise and addition to the blog posts in about a month: stay tuned. ;-)"
One will just have to wait. ;-)
I am pleased to announce that Bud is posting scans and comments about his completed Big Blue (Scott International Part I 1840-1940 Album) on my blog.
Yes, all 34,700 stamp spaces are filled!
And all of Bud's Big Blue's filled pages will be scanned and shown!
It is expected that 3-8 country scans from Bud's BB will be posted every month.
http://bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2016/09/buds-big-blue-introduction-and-index.html
This accomplishment would not have happened without the early and continued encouragement of Bob and his "Filling Spaces" blog.
Enjoy!
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