Collector Profile Brandos-99

I am a keen collector of Early British, Early South African States, Early Austro-hungarian Empire, Early British Empire and Early United States - in that order! My specialist area of interest is Queen Victorian stamps.

An enthusiastic South African stamp collector living in the UK, I started collecting stamps at a young age when my grandmother sent me letters from abroad - I used to keep the stamps, eventually creating a small collection. I gave up collecting in my late teens, thinking it was uncool. Now in my 40s, I dug out my old collection and rediscovered my passion for it some time last year - also collecting coins too. My stamp collection has grown a lot, and now I also have many duplicates which I want to trade.

I am looking to trade for anything on my wishlist. I can trade mint or used. Lets agree valuation, whether SG or Michel or Stmp Wrld, and also agree quality expected (Mint, Used, Fine, Average etc), also confirm on scans too, this avoids delays on sending stamps and being disappointed.

My project at the moment is to complete my collection of British stamps 1840 to 1970. I not only collect the stamps, but have a background in Graphic Design and am designing an album for them (see section divider profile image).