Keijo Kortelainen

The (not-so-)ordinary collector of worldwide postage stamps. Author of Stamp Collecting Blog. Read my bio at

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Have you already seen the 5 minute introductory video on SCB? Watch the 2 minute teaser below and rest on SCB website https://t.co/0gh3IVYj1g Please retweet and share this if you enjoy SCB :)

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Oh my, I think I might be heading down to rabbit hole with this....

#stamps #uv #japan
#collectorslife #philately

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It would be cool if there was a catalog of reprints of Vietnamese stamps. This fellow here exists on grey and white paper in different shades, and it's just one of many variants I have noticed over the years.

#collect #Stamps #philately
#briefmarken #sellos

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Dark, darker, darkest....fun with shades.

#philately #stamps #collecting

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@Parthas06367996 It's kind fun how often these most common of stamps are the ones bringing back fond memories 😅

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A pile of Liberty to go through during weekend.

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Bundleware🤩...oh, the hidden treasure trove of any philatelic flyspecker🤪

#unboxing #collect #stamps #philately

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Putting my sorting hat on, and zoning out for few hours🤪

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When you know what you are looking at, but you still dont know 😂 My guess this is large SARKARI handstamp, with another handstamp over overlapping. But never seen one quite like this🤔 so any help/opinions with id appreciated🙏

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Non-postal bullseye on this Koban🤩

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Yet another North Ingria stamp landing my collection 🤓. Again, this is 99,99% remainder with CTO postmark (date is "impossible" for genuine used, as P.O was shut down day before)

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Every bulk lot can be a treasure trove. Heres die cut error on 33c flag over city booklet stamp from box lot of misc stamps.

#collect #stamps #philately #efo

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Border/frame is not the only difference with below reprint. Liberta's torso extends further (see hand holding tablet), also crown windows have been retouched.

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Another classic space filled in my collection of Finnish stamps🤓

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Small discovies like this are the salt of stamp collecting.

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Having a blast going through various papers, colors etc on pile of 5c Washington. Hours of stamp fun for peanuts🤓

#stampgeek #collecting #stamps #philately 🔎

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Start of 2023 has been pretty 💩 as various health issues have reigned. Thus getting some nice specimens with SOTN cancels has been a cheer😃

#collecting #Stamps #philately

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"The only value of a collectible is what you can get someone else to pay for it.", Ferengi rules of acquisition.🤓

#philately #collecting #stamps #StarTrekTNG

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"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts" — Marcus Aurelius.... It is not the stamps that complain. It is us, the collectors 🤐😱🤫😂 #stampcollecting #philately

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Great collectors and collections are often a result inconsistent, imperfect and messy progress. It is all about the journey, doing it one stamp at a time.... #philately #stampcollecting

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Another space filled 😃 like most used Nort Ingria #stamps this is likely not genuine #postal usage. The cancelling device was stolen for 4 years after war, and was used to favor cancel a lot of the remainders that international stamp dealers had bought. #philately