It has been a while since my last Slania Crazy! interview. Time for another, methinks. A loyal follower of my blog, named Colin, graciously volunteered some of his time to share with us his thoughts on the master engraver. Enjoy!
Slania Crazy!: Thank you very much for participating in my "I Interview..." series.
Colin: Glad to take part.
Q: When did you start collecting Slania stamps?
A: I started back in 2002.
Q: What drew you to start collecting him?
A: When I saw his magnificent 1000th stamp for Sweden
Q: What is your favourite Slania stamp, and why is it your favourite?
A: His 1000th stamp also happens to be my favourite. And I have visited Drottningholm Palace (Ed If you like you can check out my blog post on this amazing stamp HERE.
Q: Where do you usually get your Slania stamps?
A: Several places. Ebay, fellow collectors, and Auctions for the scarce ones in my Slania Collection, which if successful, I remove the items I want and sell the remainder.
Q: What references do you like using? Which is your favourite?
A: http://www.czeslawslania.org/ The images are excellent, and has more images than http://www.slaniastamps-heindorffhus.com/
Q: Do you remember what your first Slania stamp was?
A: Again, it was Slania's famous 1000th stamp for Sweden
Q: Do you collect any other engravers?
A: No, my aim is to get as complete a collection of Slania that I can.
Q: What are your other stamp specialisms?
A: Gibraltar, Malta, and The Philatelic Congress of GB
Q: How do you store your Slania stamps?
A: I store them on Hagner/Prinz stock cards until I write them up for display to philatelic societies
Q: Do you have any collecting tips to share?
A: Buy MNH if possible, as they will retain value better and are better for display. When I write up a page for display I try to include a high resolution scan 1200dpi (4 x normal size) of the best stamp on the page, which highlights Slania’s engraving skills.
I'd like to thank Colin again for taking part in the interview.
Until next time...
Who is this Colin Guy!
ReplyDeleteHehe!
I live in Stratford-upon-Avon England and Matt (SlaniaCrazy) inspired me to also develop a Slania blog https://slaniauk.blogspot.co.uk/
Thanks Matt, I love your blog. Keep up the good work.