Aside From Coins, Do You Have Any Other Hobbies?

I carve stone .
www.sculpture.org/edwardcarlopacio

 

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Amazing art! Where did you learn to carve stone?

 

Thanks for the comment.
Self taught.
I was a film major in college but got hooked on stonecarving many many years later .

 

Performed in and crewed on > 90 films and TV

http://www.imdb.me/Brina

 

You mentioned it before (#999), but that is still cool.

Christian

 

Metal detecting. Mostly salt water beaches.

 

IT's even more amazing that you are self taught.

Many years ago, when the National Cathedral was being built in DC the chief stone carving guy, an old Italian, was looking for apprentice stone carvers.
His selection process was straight forward: after he selected you he'd take you to a good sized stone on a pedestal then tell you come get him after you chisel it into a square. Needless to say, he didn't select any of the candidates that I knew of because most of them gave up. I had planned to read everything I could about stone carving then apply for the apprenticeship. Just about that time my bosses decided to send me all over the country. It got pretty stressful arriving home on a Friday night or Saturday then sometimes having to leave on a Sunday for another trip. Still think about how my life would've been different had I got that apprenticeship.

 

I collect paychecks

 

And I collect dust!

 

Thanks, it's scratch built from plans. It's been a real challenge .

 

That's amazing.

 

I used to collect moss...

 

Do I have a treat for you guys next week...

I managed to acquire a bunch of US stamps from 1899 which were overprinted to say "Cuba" and the value changed to "Centavos de Peso" instead of US cents. Basically, they were US stamps converted to Cuban stamps by the US occupation forces after Spain lost control of the island, and these overprinted stamps were then sold by the US government to US soldiers occupying the island, and Cuban locals, to use for postage to replace the previous Spanish colonial stamps.

I also managed to acquire a few 1899 Cuban stamps (not overprinted US stamps that say Cuba, but actual Cuban stamps) which were released in the second half of the year to replace the overprinted stamps.

I'll have photos for you guys next week of this lot. This is huge for me...so far all I had in my philatelic journey was a few common WWII stamps and a handful of common 70's era space themed stamps. This is definitely a step up in collecting quality.

 

That is REALLY REALLY cool @Sallent ! Really cool! I do not know a lot about stamps, but I met @ancientcoinguru ’s husband who is a pretty avid stamp collector. Not only US and World Stamps, but also Revenues.

Personally, your Cuban Stamps ( Cuban issues as well as the overprints), capture sound fascinating to me. Well done! And, a major part of your heritage too! Big fun.

 

Stamps were my original hobby. I had a stamp collection in Cuba that I started at age 6 and kept through age 9 when I left Cuba. It was mostly the collectors covers and new releases that I bought from a local shop every time there were new stamps available. I also had Soviet stamps (which most Cuban shops also stocked for collectors). I remember I had a few used US stamps which I managed to save from an envelope from a letter a neighbor got from a family member in the US. Since American stamps were not really seen in Cuba, they were so precious to me.

Once I came to the US, I switched to American coins, and over the last 4 years converted to ancients. But something inside me always wanted to revisit my childhood hobby, and perhaps see if I can get my son hooked on them. At his age, I think colorful stamps might appeal more than ancient coins. As long as I can get him hooked on the history of it all, it will probably be an easier transition from stamps to coins later

 

i just started collecting marbles

 

I have a small collection (four) of Hundred Bird Coats, like (but not) these ones. They are embroidered and Chinese.

 

Those are mine. I lost them!

 

Got my wife one of those years ago...cool stuff.