Conversations with Philatelists

Returning after a short hiatus, Charles and Michael speak with Jean Wang about the difference between Topical collecting and Thematic collecting, her award winning thematic Blood exhibit, the importance of joining organized philately, and a few stories from her time on the Canada Post Stamp Advisory Committee.

To view Jean's collection on Stampboards please visit: https://stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=54101

This week's episode is an airing of the speech given at the North Toronto Stamp Club meeting at Capex on June 11th, 2022.

In this episode Michael Cortese, NobleSpirit, and Charles Epting, HR Harmer, speak with Wayne Youngblood as he discusses exactly what you need to look out for to ensure that you're not being scammed by counterfeit stamps.

This episode acts as a part two of the November 22nd episode on counterfeit USPS Forever stamps.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/qCL72466_NQ

This week we speak with Roger Kirby, creator and keeper of the website TheSwedishTiger.com, a popular philatelic resource. Roger discusses the idea behind The Swedish Tiger, the various iterations of the website over the years, how content is created for the site, and his plans for its future. Visit www.TheSwedishTiger.com

In our first episode back after the break, we talk with Jay Bigalke of Amos Media to discuss the decision behind the new Scott subscription model and what improvements they have made over the previous digital catalogue.

Today we chat with Ralph Stuttard and John Davies from the Stamp Active organization in the UK about their time at the London 2022 International Stamp Show and the history of the organization.

Stamp Active is a voluntary organization which promotes stamp collecting for young people in the UK.

Stamp Active can be found at Stampactive.co.uk

We talk with Suzanne Rae, Managing Director of the PTS, and Isobel Klempka, the PR and Marketing Consultant for the PTS & the Stampex Show, about the London 2022 International Stamp Show.

https://www.london2022.co/

This week we take another look at Philatelic NFTs as they gain traction within the community.

Charles and Michael discuss recent announcements made by eBay on their authentication service, what this means for the future of collectibles, and how it could impact the philatelic marketplace.