Hello,
The Geo-Philately (ASFE ( A Stamp From Every-where)) is a way to collect stamps that blends with the history and geography.
The advantage but the disadvantage too of this collection is that you just collect what you want and as desired, but the danger is that you should set strict limits and not exceed them if you does not end completely “crushed” under the weight of stamps that you will collect.
The second advantage is that when you reach the limits of his collection because the stamps are too expensive or unobtainable, enough to open a small door within the strict limits you have fixed, and you up with '' work'' for the next 10 years.
Ideas to start Geo-Philately:
- Gather informations, gather informations and after one time more gather informations.
- Download the lists I have on this site, they are made from of Yvert & Tellier and then it improved a bit thanks to other specialized catalogs. They can be your starting point for this collection, but this is just a starting point and I think your only real want list is the one you yourself you do.
- Take one stamp per country regardless of political developments, changes of name, money, etc. You will have time to specialize according to your own interests to progressively.
- You are not obliged to make every continent, I know for example a Czech philatelist who only made Africa but super specialized.
Later you can just open the doors to:
- The different stages of evolution of the country and its currency
- The Post Local and Private Posts
- Postmarks
- Cinderella
- naval and military post
- For each country seeking a stamp with his card and a stamp with the flag
- Search the first stamp issued by the country.
And this is only the beginning because the only limit in this collection is your imagination.
Also on this site you will find:
- In the menu "continents", articles on the Geo-Philately
- In "e-shop", I propose the stamps on sale
- And "download" of documents useful for the Geo-Philatelist collector.
Best regard
Lionel Lezzani