Dante - a new collecting thematic

 Have you ever wanted to start a new thematic collection.  just for the fun of it ,    and wondered and wondered and wondered   what it might be? I  found it.  Dante.  stunning issue from Monaco.  This is just one stamp from a set of 5 issued to celebrate the 700 anniversary of the birth of Dante.  Stunning,    may you will agree.     Enjoy whatever you collect.

new cddstamps website domain

 Hello,   yes been away from writing for a while    too much happening.  One thing ...I lost my domain.....   don't ask.  Not a  nice story.  So  cddstamps website is now  cddstamps.online      spending and taking some time to update and restore and refresh and  correct a few links and page content but rest assured cddstamps is alive and well.

Merry Christmas and all the best for 2026  from all of us at cddstamps.   You can find us in our store at https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps where we have over 50,000 listings with over 93,000 postiove feedbacks  or at the new web domain of cddstamps.online

 

IPDA Branded Sale Event on Hipstamp - October 10th through October 12th

Please visit our store  cddstamps  as we are participating in this event with a 30% discount on all Australia, Canada and Great Britain stamps. This really is a great opportunity to fill some gaps or add some better quality stamps to your collection.

https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps

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commemorative definitive decimal stamps

 

PS  if you are in Canada, don’t worry,  get your order in and we will hold it until the Postal Strike is over.

Korea Aircraft on stamps

Hello and welcome to my aircraft on stamps series, 

These two are from the 1952 and 1953 issues- three stamps in each issue.  Same design but with the 1953 issue showing the new currency values.

  

First, the currency change, because I think it is very interesting from a philatelic point of view. After all, as I have said many times, philately is not only about the stamp but what is on the stamp and what it is telling  us.

In Korea in 1953 there was a currency reform, February 1953 actually, to help manage post-war inflation when the won was replaced by the hwan and there was a devaluation from 100 won to 1 hwan  This rather significant change reflected how severely inflation had eroded the won’s value   during and after the Korean war.  So from a philatelic point of view, rather interesting.  This 4200 won stamp was reduced to a value of the new currency system – a 100 fold reduction.

Some stamps were reissued with new denominations, while others were overprinted to reflect the hwan values. These transitional issues are particularly interesting for collectors, as they capture a moment of economic upheaval and adaptation. You might find stamps from 1953 with both won and hwan markings, especially if they were printed before the reform but released afterward.

An interesting period to collect but before you tell me, hey, the Korean currency is the won  today,  yes, that is correct.  There was another currency reform in 1962 and the currency became the won again. All this from aircraft on stamps, two similar stamps.

And the aircraft, a DC3 of course  but you knew that.

I hope you are having a brilliant weekend.

Michael  cddstamps.com …. Please visit my online store  https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps    where I have some interesting aviation related covers and stamps.

A deal or not a deal

 I have been tempted to write so often on this subject but I never seem to get around to it.

Tonight I was clearing some miscellaneous stamps that for some reason, and I cannot remember why or how, well they were just on the desk in amongst so many others.  So I started listing them.   Sensible prices,    hoping they find a good home.  No profit for me   Just thought it would be nice to make them available and perhaps get a new customer along the way.

This set SG 1054-1057, Scott 831-834 from the GB 1978 Architecture issue. Nothing special. Perhaps if a collector likes architecture or these buildings as a thematic they might add nicely to their collection.  I hope so. I listed at 30c USD  and  with my usual shipping  at $2.95  Just covering Listing and Paypal fees, and packing and envelope and postage costs.

So I  thought after I Iisted them, what are other sellers listing this issue at?  I really shouldn’t have looked.  😊 Well, had I not looked I wouldn’t be writing this would I  😊 

My price is  a tad cheaper than some but mostly in a fair ball park. But one seller,  20c   with 10% discount to 18c.  No reverse scan and lovely white image brightening enhancement of the stamps. Sort of a danger Will Robinson to me.  So I looked at the shipping cost as if I was in Australia. $4, plus,  25c for each and every other listing purchased. Maybe postage is more expensive for the seller?    You decide of course.

Many customers look through a stores listings  and add a few other stamps they like the look of.   I know I do it. In this case, say 4 more listings and  you just added another $1 to your order cost.

Deal or not a deal.  I don’t think so. Moral of the story, do pay attention to the shipping cost, especially in these cheaper listings. Things can quickly make the cheaper listing a more expensive purchase. And please, don’t be fooled by these brighter than bright images. The stamps were never printed on that bright white paper. 😊

cddstamps 89,000 plus positive feedbacks. And, an accredited IPDA and PTS dealer.

Have a great philatelic day    Michael cddstamps 

Three little pieces of News

Hello, here is the most amazing piece of trivia you will ever read...............   well I say that with a smile...  :-)    somehow a year, well nearly a year, has flown by since I last wrote here.  How did that happen?  Yes been busy writing the Aircraft on Stamps blog and just doing philatelic things I guess, but just never got motivated to write here.  Or perhaps I never had anything to say.  I like to write philately stuff here about collecting, and buying and selling, just general stamp stuff, so to speak, to help collectors mostly.

Anyway, four things came to mind so here I am again.  First, we are off to the UK in 5 days so any orders from the online store will be mailed from London  Really fast delivery I hope.    We have nearly 44,000 listings in the store now and over 85,000 positive feedbacks so  you really can  buy with confidence from cddstamps.

Second we have a new business card.   I think our credibility  stands out from this as we are accredited with the Philatelic Traders Society and the Internet Philatelic Dealers Association,  both says we are  recognised by our peers.

Third I estimate that now over 25,000 of our listings have front and reverse scans.  and every new listing has  front and reverse scans. We do this because we think it is the right thing to do, so you can see what you are buying.  Buy with confidence, right!

And fourth, we are have been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 80 Stamp Collecting Blogs  so  something to see to also get more great blogs sites.   Check this out https://bloggers.feedspot.com/stamp_collecting_blogs/.   We are 57, we used to be higher but because I have not been writing we dropped down the rankings.  Hopefully we can remedy that. :-) 

Ok that is it for now,   will start to write more.  Ideas welcomed of course.

Enjoy your stamp collecting. We look forward to seeing you in the online store   

cddstamps    commemorative definitive decimal stamps      

Michael cddstamps.com and at    https://www.hipstamp.com/store/cddstamps

cddstamps is back writing.... :-)

Hello,  Sometimes we just forget how fast the days and weeks and months go by.  These past 6 months have been a blurr in many ways.  But I am still around and doing philatelic things.  One thing is getting the cddstamps profile and  name out there in the philatelic world to  help with the cddstamps business and to let collectors know we have a lot to offer to help them fill a few gaps in their collections.

One thing I have failed to do is finish that second book.  Just no time even though I have much of the material.  But that is another story for another day.

So what have we done at cddstamps. One thing I think is most important for collectors is for you to know all new listings in our store have  both front and reverse images. Quite frankly it disgusts me that many  sellers don't even give one image of the stamp they are offering for sales and many won't even send a scan of the reverse even if you ask them nicely.   

You and I know stamps from  lets say early 1900s can be in pretty awful condition on the reverse with  heavy and multiple hinges with hinge staining and toning.    Yes we have some like that but we try to describe fully and accurately AND show a reverse scan  so you know  what you are paying  to add that stamp to your collection.  Makes sense to us. Takes a bit of time but  we think that is what collectors appreciate, and of course we hope it bring collectors back to our store.

And to get our profile and brand name out there, apart from the usual magazine adverts we are now active on Philately.Live   A  really brillant site which  you must visit.   Ok ignore all our competitors who are there  hahahahahahahaha 😀   but seriously this site presents so much you might want to know about philatelic resources of all kinds 

 This is from the Home page   Enough said     enjoy visiting the Philately.live     See you soon with more cddstamps on stamps.

Philately Live is a world wide mapping of the entire worldwide Philatelic Community.

It contains all the Societies, Organizations, Foundations, Clubs, Auctions, Dealers, Marketplaces, Publications, Stamp Issuing entities, Stamp Shows and Exhibits, and Museums. It gives you access to auction calendars, dealer offerings, calendars of events, and more. Whether you're interested in publications, postal authorities, shows, exhibits, or museums – we've got it all covered!

In a world with thousands of stamp collecting websites, you might be thinking, "Do we really need another one?". We understand your skepticism, but we invite you to look closer because "Philately.live" isn't just another website—it's the much-needed hub that keeps the global philatelic community connected.Our mission is not to recreate content but to build connections. 

Michael cddstamps.com