Your best stamp find?

[madelaine]

All collectors have stories. Mine was a present from a boyfriend. He didn't know what to bring back from a visit to his sister in Guernsey so he went to the post office and bought the stamps from a halfpenny to a pound. Fast forward about 5 years.

I'm married, to someone else, of course.

My father said, casually, as was his style, "Have you checked the perfs on that 10/-?"

Me, "It won't be the expensive variety. It never is"

But I checked it anyway.

You know the rest - it was SG27a - the expensive variety. It was UMM and I didn't particularly collect mint stamps of any sort.

I've just checked current prices and I did well to sell it as I acquired two nice King Edward VII high values in exchange!

[gonzo45]

Hi Madelaine,

Maybe not my best find , but certainly one of the most interesting stamps that I have.

Mecklenburg-Schwerin issue - I think 1864
And measuring only 1cm square, I think it's the worlds smallest stamp.

Cheers

Steve.

[Maelbrigda]

I had an original great condition penny black that i inherited from my grans collection. When he was old enough i gave them to my son who took them with him when he left home. He moved in with a girl and when the split up he left everything behind including his stamp collection with some beauties in it. His ex binned the albums