What About Kiloware, Anyway?

[captphil211]

I must admit that I love kiloware. Yeah, kiloware in the old sense: stamps on paper. But it's a dying genre. Because of several factors, you just can't get stamps in bulk anymore. My only source over the past couple of years has been Swan Philatelic Imports in Missouri.
There was another gentleman i foubd that was more expensive but had interesting offers. Unfortunately I lost his information during a term of illness.

So if any of you like kiloware and have sources here in the US, please let me know.

[Ted Talks Stamps]

I don't know of anyone on a par with Swan, in the US. I've used Stamp Farm a few times, but they deal with small packets of just a couple ounces. Good thing about them, though, is that they are all-different mixtures.

[ClassicPhilatelist]

Hi Phil,
The Japan Philatelic Society does two major shows per year here in Japan (May and October). There is one vendor there that sells ONLY Kiloware, and almost always sells it out on the first day.
BUT... as your old pal in Japan, when I can go I am happy to pick one, or two up (I think that vendor limits to max two, though I could recruit some others to assist) and send to you.
I think they have different costs for different bundles, but I think the highest price one is between $30 - $50 and the standard is $10. But I'm tell'n you their high value bundles are HUGE. Shipping them to you will probably cost more than the kiloware.

[fairyfoot]

I've been encouraging penpals, if they don't keep the envelopes, to save the stamps for charity.... The UK has had a save-stamps-for-charity ethos.

www.recyclingforgoodcauses.org/stamps/

usedstampsforcharity.weebly.com/

However, most of my penpals are outside the UK, and other than Tubfrim, Bethel, and a few others, there doesn't seem to be that many wanting used stamps...

[Ted Talks Stamps]

@captphil here's my review of a mixture from Stamp Farm. In the video, I show the price list where you can see what kind of offers they have.

[captphil211]

I've dealt with Karen at the Stamp Farm a number of times. I don't know. I'm just looking for something different. I have an order of 4oz Japan pending from Swan, but he just takes so bloody long. I've also bought kilo from DM Stamps. You just cannot find it so easily anymore.

[stampie83]

Jan 2, 2024 1:25:50 GMT captphil211 said:

I must admit that I love kiloware. Yeah, kiloware in the old sense: stamps on paper. But it's a dying genre. Because of several factors, you just can't get stamps in bulk anymore. My only source over the past couple of years has been Swan Philatelic Imports in Missouri.
There was another gentleman i foubd that was more expensive but had interesting offers. Unfortunately I lost his information during a term of illness.

So if any of you like kiloware and have sources here in the US, please let me know.

I think half my stamps have come from kiloware. I have bought from Swan for years but lately the postage has gotten out of hand and I only buy maybe twice a year. I have one dealer in Canada that deals in kiloware. He is from Quebec and has high quality material. Country mixes are usually close cut for good yield and very few damaged if any at all. Prices are a little high but the value is real high. Prices are in Canadian dollars plus postage.

Advertises under the name Zimo Stamps Co.

[Ted Talks Stamps]

I might have to try Zimo for another kiloware review episode. stampie83 have you found any certain countries or mixtures to be of particularly good value?

[stampie83]

Jan 6, 2024 16:53:08 GMT Ted Talks Stamps said:

I might have to try Zimo for another kiloware review episode. stampie83 have you found any certain countries or mixtures to be of particularly good value?

Don't have a current list of his mixes on hand but I find the European lots to be very good but they are expensive and they are

small size lots. Most in the 100gm and below. He has a Japan mix. I found that one to be good simply because there were so

many stamps. (Small mixed with large.)

He has a box lot of 500gm four times a year for $100 and he gives a bonus for over that amount in each box.

[voneschenbach]

I also enjoy on-paper kiloware. I love the process of soaking; I will often soak about half a pound at once and put on an audiobook or watch some old episodes of a favorite show on a rainy day. Here is the box I am working on today:

I got started when I was a kid - I couldn't afford many stamps but my dad and I had a deal where he purchased the kiloware and I would soak, getting half the dried undamaged stamps. He collected Nordics so we got quite a few sealed kilos from Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, etc.

[stampie83]

Sept 20, 2024 15:27:51 GMT voneschenbach said:

I also enjoy on-paper kiloware. I love the process of soaking; I will often soak about half a pound at once and put on an audiobook or watch some old episodes of a favorite show on a rainy day. Here is the box I am working on today:

I got started when I was a kid - I couldn't afford many stamps but my dad and I had a deal where he purchased the kiloware and I would soak, getting half the dried undamaged stamps. He collected Nordics so we got quite a few sealed kilos from Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, etc.

What a coincidence. I just started today my soaking blitz for the fall and winter. My aim is to do 200 stamps per day. I have 12 chocolate boxes stuffed full of stuff to get off paper. One is nothing but souvenir sheets and blocks. Should take most of the winter to finish.

[Ted Talks Stamps]

I’ve got bids on a couple of kiloware lots for Iceland and Norway on ebay.de. They don’t close for another week. I had a 21st century postally used Norway collection started before I left Texas which I’d like to resurrect. I’d also like a similar Iceland collection since, philatelically speaking it’s a dead country so a complete 21st century collection should be doable. It might be tough to find some issues postally used since the reason they quit producing new stamps is because nobody was using them. That also means any Iceland kiloware will likely have few stamps from 2001 and later. I’ll see how it goes.

[voneschenbach]

Sept 21, 2024 19:44:24 GMT Ted Talks Stamps said:

I’ve got bids on a couple of kiloware lots for Iceland and Norway on ebay.de. They don’t close for another week. I had a 21st century postally used Norway collection started before I left Texas which I’d like to resurrect. I’d also like a similar Iceland collection since, philatelically speaking it’s a dead country so a complete 21st century collection should be doable. It might be tough to find some issues postally used since the reason they quit producing new stamps is because nobody was using them. That also means any Iceland kiloware will likely have few stamps from 2001 and later. I’ll see how it goes.

Good luck Ted - the kiloware I've been soaking over the past few days has surprised me by having a few Iceland from 2010s. Quite a pleasant surprise! I am hoping that the Reynir Sverrisson Stamp shop still has a booth at Kolaportið when I visit Reykjavik in few weeks.