I Interview...Yazid from USA

A Facebook friend and follower of my blog, named Yazid, graciously volunteered some of his time for a Slania Crazy interview. Enjoy!

Slania Crazy: Thank you very much for participating in my "I Interview..." series.

Yazid: You are most welcome.

Q: When did you start collecting Slania stamps? 

A: I started collecting him a year ago.

Q: What drew you to start collecting him? 

A: He engraved over a 1000 stamps for many different countries and I was curious about what sort of things I could discover, It was also that excited feeling one gets when going on a hunt for new stamps. 

Q: What is your favourite Slania stamp, and why is it your favouritre? 

A: I think my favourite is the 1984 Fishiing set from Faroe Islands. The design of these stamps is very simple, but attractive,

Q: Where do you usually get your Slania stamps? 

A: On ebay, There are some really good sellers. 

Q: What references do you like using? Which is your favourite? 

A: I don't have references for Slania, I just google him and try to find anything on his work.

Q: Do you remember what your first Slania stamp was? 

A: My first Slania, I think, was the USA 1993 Grace Kelly 29c stamp.

Q: Do you collect any other engravers? 

A: Albert Decaris is the other one.

Q: What are your other stamp specialisms?

A: I  just collect anything that catches my eye, from France or anywhere else in the world.

Q: How do you store your Slania stamps? 

A: I use acid-free stock books and albums. I choose albums with black pages to enhance his work even further..

Q: Do you have any collecting tips to share? 

A: Collecting is about having fun,..learning about history and historical events through stamps...

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Yazid again for taking the time to participate in this interview. As always, if anyone else out there wishes to participate, please let me know in the comments.

Until next time...

Stay Slania Crazy!