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Mixing and Matching Sets

Wayne KiserWWayne Kiser
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What is your take on mixing and matching (mint and used) stamps in a collection. Example: I have albums for USA Mint/USA Used stamps; but in my 1840-1940 collection I have one set of albums for each country and I mix Mint with used. Mainly because I can’t often find one or the other! What is the general thought on this collection process?

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  • George DeKornfeldGeorge DeKornfeld
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    The general thought on this (or any) collection process is: do whatever floats yer boat...there are no set rules.
    In my case, I have many single country albums including U.S. where I mix mint and used. Most of these are albums I started when I was young and have continued using. I tend to gravitate towards MNH and replace some stamps periodically with these.
    I have a set of the 1840-1940 Vintage Reproduction albums that only get MNH stamps. Clearly there will be plenty of spaces that will never get filled, but I just prefer the look.
    Then I have an original Scott brown album that covers 1840-1900 that I picked up a few years ago. It was near brand new looking with no stamps in it when I bought it. This one only gets used stamps with SON or fancy cancels.
    Everyone has their own way and if it pleases you, go with it.
  • Brett MoultonBBrett Moulton
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    I agree with both because I do little of it all just not in stock books currently don't have any but I do have a couple picture albums I used for Blocks of 4 MNH, Used, Precancels/CO'S that I filled the 50 pages well 100 if you count each page with front n reverse that I used, then as for searching n storing I do my best to separate MNH, CTO, Used n store them in plastic snap on containers for future sales/collection adding! I personally like to keep listings I post of 1 type MNH, CTO or Used never a mix unless fully detailed in description then sure least what I do but like said everyone has there own way no right or wrong!
  • Phil Merrill_Phil Merrill_
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    I haven't devoted as much time as many of you, but I have what I have. For my French to 1960 I collect both mint and used. The mint go into a growing binder of black stock pages while the used go into a home-printed paper album with hinges.

    In my French semi-postal album I prefer mint but used are always welcome.
    My Irish album to 1970 presents both mint and used together on stock pages. My Swiss classics album is the same, mint and hinged together with what duplication I can
    afford. For my Swiss semis I prefer used but mint are again welcome. All these are on black Vario type pages and the albums grow as I can afford them.

    I only prefer MNH with my French Pacific albums, along with FSAT and SPM. Usually only mint hinged is available, but I do what I can.



  • Doug BriscoeDDoug Briscoe
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    I prefer mint but often purchase used, especially when mint copies are much more expensive. I mount them in the same album(s). Just yesterday I was wondering whether to replace my mint copy of a stamp with a used one, because the used one has better centering.
  • Bill O'MalleyBill O'Malley
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    A person always collect what they want to and can afford to collect. Like what Doug said he is thinking about replacing a used stamp for a mint one because he likes the way it looks.
    It is your collection so you should do what you want.
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