Get no sleep, decide to cheer myself up by finally looking at #Postcrossing to see what all the fuss is about.
Source some nice postcards that aren't too pricey.
Find out about the extortionate international postage cost from the UK that makes it a non-starter.
Be sad.
End up down rabbithole of the discounted stamp market.
Oh no. Now I kind of want to collect #stamps.
Anja C
in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •Edit: only just saw the stamp comment. Yes random picture stamps are FUN!
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
in reply to Anja C • • •@AnjaC I'd already signed up for an account before discovering the postage problem so will have to take a look at the forum, thanks!
My mam used to collect stamps when she was younger, I remember thinking that was really weird. Now, sleep deprived as I am, I suddenly get it.
Allysse Riordan
in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •I went to the post office yesterday to send postcards to family and friends (mostly abroad) and yes... I can confirm my wallet is very sad.
I don't mind so much when I'm sending to Australia but when it's The Netherlands or France, I wonder if taking the boat across to deliver the cards wouldn't be cheaper overall 😂
PS: I'm always happy to exchange postcards if you want (but zero worries if you'd rather not).
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
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in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •Hah, reading the listing on some pretty stamps (yes I am still on this)...
"These collectible British stamps can be put away as a keepsake or they can even be used to post letters".
EVEN to post letters! 🤯
Asta 📚🧶🪡
in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •Lyn
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in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •greeting card price? That's what ours falls under.
I looked for prepaid postcards but looks like Royal Mail don't do that. Auspost does maxi cards that work out cheaper.
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •Dave comes down for his lunch and asks, in the most put-upon voice imaginable:
"So you're into stamps now, then?"
Naturally I responded by telling him all about how you can get these cool Warhammer stamps, and also how the ones without a pence value on them are actually an investment because they'll be worth more when the postage prices go up again...
He definitely seemed like he was listening.
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
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in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •Somehow my first lot of stamps from Philatelink arrived less than 24 hours from ordering, that's good service!
I just bought enough to get started with sending postcards for now, not intending to actually collect any of them.
But here are some of the nicer ones, the sabre-tooth cat is very cool and the heads or tails stamp is interactive!
#Stamps #Postcrossing
Allysse Riordan
in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •those look so cool.
You are making falling down a stamp rabbit hole very hard to resist 😂
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
in reply to Allysse Riordan • • •@allysseriordan Oh no I'm sorry 🙈
A bit sorry, anyway.
laen🪻
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in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •Fjord In Progress
in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •@moonrabbit The serious hobbyist who also wants to play with their toys know: buy two. One for mint in box, one to play with.
Oooh! Have you considered having a person to send your being-used stamp (who then sends you it back cancelled) so you have both the mint in box and the cancelled versions of the stamp? Like a scrapbook entry for your favorites with explanations about what the stamp represents and the artist who created it?
No!!!!!!!! I don’t want another hobby!
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
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in reply to Gina (she/they) • • •Fjord In Progress
in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •Have fun with your new hobby!
I’ve tried to digitize my collecting - though it doesn’t always work. Hence my enamel pin boards. But with stamps… I found Slowly. You can just use it to collect stamps or you can do that and start writing pen pals from around the world.
The artwork isn’t as intricate as paper stamps. But they’re still pretty.
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
in reply to Fjord In Progress • • •Ric
in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •Kate joined this for a while a few years back, and they paid her in literally more regular stamps than you can contemplate, but also occasionally sent collectables. She just put them all straight on eBay I think, but if you want a way to get free collector packs...
Not that I'm encouraging anything here 😬
mailagents.uk
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
in reply to Ric • • •Elena ``of Valhalla''
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ScubaET
in reply to Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher • • •yeah, it is bad here in NL but it's gone to ridiculous in UK!
Do check out Philatelink for cheaper and fun stamps, they're trustworthy.
For cheap postcards by an artist I recommend Alexia Claire (on Etsy I think)
(Yes, when I visit the UK I make sure to order things at my friend's address 😉)
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
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