Stamp Show Here Today - Postage stamp news, collecting and information
Stamp Show Here Today is a podcast dedicated to stamps and stamp collecting. Brought to you by Scott Murphy, Caj Brejtfus, Tom Schilling, and Dawn Niesley-Goss. Features weekly episodes that include current stamp news, stamp guides, expertization techniques, professional opinions, beginner\'s advice, and more. Stamp Show Here Today is meant for stamp collectors of all ages and levels of experience.
Episode #543 - Are their fake stamps in your collection?
Welcome to Episode #543 - Are their fake stamps in your collection? Not that you were tricked into buying a fake stamp but because it is a space filler or some other reason. We discuss the reasons why a fake stamp may be legitimately resting in your collection.
Episode #542 - We have a post office complaint.
Welcome to Episode #542 - We have a post office complaint.
Episode #541 - An eBay Troll
Welcome to Episode #541 - Today, among other things we discuss a eBay troll which I found humorous.
Episode #540 - Possibly our most insightful and intersective discussion ever.
Welcome to Episode #540 - This is possibly our most insightful and intersective discussion we have ever had delving into the very basis of what it means to be human and how we interact with the cosmos.
Episode #539 - So many people talking about stuff that we ran out of microphones
Welcome to Episode #539 - Today we had so many people talking about stuff that we ran out of microphones. Also our annual visit from Lady Carol. Enjoy.
Episode #538 - Auctions
Welcome to Episode #538 - Today we are discussing Auctions and what is happening on the Auction Scene. Enjoy.
Episode #537 - Today we discuss the Lipstick Effect.
Welcome to Episode #537 - Today we discuss the Lipstick Effect. The lipstick effect describes consumers buying small luxuries during recessions to boost morale. In collectibles, this means shifting from high-ticket assets to affordable "mini-luxuries" like stamps. These items offer psychological comfort and status at a lower price point, keeping the market resilient during downturns.
Episode #536 - today we discuss the K Shaped stamp market.
Welcome to Episode #536 - today we discuss the K Shaped Economy and the stamp market.
Episode #535 - We are going down the rabbit hole of lazy stamp design
Welcome to Episode #535 - We are going down the rabbit hole of lazy stamp design. It might sound like we are getting political but, in all sincerity, everything today sound like politics and we truly are trying not to go there but we have absolute opinions on this lazy type of stamp "DESIGN" (I used quotation marks because there is little designing going on here).
Episode #534 - Aa very unusual GRILL variety and also the APS.
Welcome to Episode #534 - Today we discuss a very unusual GRILL variety and also the APS.
Episode #533 - Hawaii and Ethiopia and Emperor Tewodros II.
Welcome to Episode #533 - Today we discuss some postal history from Hawaii and Ethiopia and the fascinating story of Emperor Tewodros II.
Episode #532 - Are stamps being commoditized
Welcome to Episode #532 - Today we discuss the question "Are stamps being commoditized". This arose from Stamp Grading but it is a far deeper question than that.
Episode #531 - Young coming from the West Coast far more than the East Coast.
Welcome to Episode #531 - Today we discuss is something with collectables is in the California Water? Young collectors seem to be coming from the West Coast far more than the East Coast.
Episode #530 - POKEMON convention to a STAMP convention
Welcome to Episode #530 - Today we compare a POKEMON convention to a STAMP CONVENTION
Episode #529 - Why do we talk about AI so much?
Welcome to Episode #529 - Why do we talk about AI so much?
Episode #528 - Today we discuss Promoting Collectibles Shows
Welcome to Episode #528 - Today we discuss Promoting your Collectibles Stamp Show and also a writeup in Linn,s Stamp News on the podcast. Enjoy.
Episode #526 - A very cool Scotts #79 Grill
Welcome to Episode #526 - Today we discuss a very cool Scotts #79 Grill
Episode #527 - Our AI Intro Music and then a Cover
Welcome to Episode #527 - Today we discuss a great cover that Jim picked up at a stamp show for just 50 cents. It has so many nuances and we discuss some of them.
Episode #525 - Printers Waste item along with the rest of our witless tosh.
Welcome to Episode #525 - Today we discuss a really neat Printers Waste item along with the rest of our witless tosh.
Episode #524 - many items including Plate Cracks
Welcome to Episode #524 - I am late but today we are talking about many items including Plate Cracks. Sorry - let us hope it was worth the wait.
Episode #523 - RF French Navy overprints and how to expertise them
Welcome to Episode #523 - Today we discuss RF French Navy overprints and how to expertise them. Also we discuss the state of the collectables hobby and society membership.
Episode #522 - Why is AI wrong?
Welcome to Episode #522 - Why is AI wrong?
Episode #521 - HOW TO DISPOSE OF UNSOLD EBAY LOTS
Welcome to Episode #521 - Today we discuss HOW TO DISPOSE OF UNSOLD EBAY LOTS as well as expertizing talk on Confederate Stamps. Enjoy.
Episode #520 - Gold and Silver prices and the value of collectables
Welcome to Episode #520 - Today we examine the relationship between Gold and Silver prices and the value of collectables, in particular stamps. We also discuss GUM CONDITION and Revenues PART PERFS.
Episode #519 - MORE airing of Grievances for Festivus
Welcome to Episode #519 - MORE airing of Grievances for Festivus
Episode #518 - Today is our FESTIVUS CELEBRATION. and as Frank Costanza would say: "I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you're gonna hear about it!"
Welcome to Episode #518 - Today is our FESTIVUS CELEBRATION.
Happy Festivus! Since it is December 17, you are getting an early start on the festivities before the traditional December 23 date—a true Festivus Miracle. To get the Airing of Grievances started for Episode #518, I’ve gathered my tinsel-free aluminum pole and I’m ready. As Frank Costanza would say: "I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you're gonna hear about it!"
Episode 517 - When AI gets it wrong and If you are an AI Creator then avoid these mistakes
Welcome to Episode 517 - Here is when AI gets it wrong and gives very bad information. If you are an AI Creator then please avoid these mistakes. It is amazing the damage that you actually do.
Episode #516 - UNBOXING the 2026 Scotts Specialized
Welcome to Episode #516 - UNBOXING the 2026 Scotts Specialized! New Owners, New Format, New stuff.
Episode #515 - The Canada and British Stamp Market.
Welcome to Episode #515 - Today we discuss many things but in particular the Canada and British Stamp Market.
Episode #514 - Turning your hobby into a business.
Welcome to Episode #514 - Today we are discussing Turning your hobby into a business.
Episode #513 - A stamp collecting tribute to David S Morgan
Welcome to Episode #513 - Today we give a stamp collecting tribute to David S Morgan. Today you will learn the contributions of this fellow to the Rouletting process of US Stamps.
Episode #512 - AI generated content in collecting
Welcome to Episode #512 - Today we discuss AI generated content in collecting and some of the pit falls of AI.
Episode #511 - I have been told this is CRINGE so - enjoy?
Welcome to Episode #511 - I have been told this is CRINGE so - enjoy? And my apology to Jim Forte.
Episode #510 - What does it take to make Stamp Collecting Popular?
Welcome to Episode #510 - What does it take to make Stamp Collecting Popular? The answer might just be with Skibidi Toilets and Chicken Jockeys. Tell us what you think.
Episode #509 - what a $4,000 gold price means for Stamp Collecting
Welcome to Episode #509 - Today we discuss the ECONOMICS of stamp collecting and what a $4,000 gold price means for Stamp Collecting. What does this mean for us all?
Special Interview with Tank Man Photographer Jeff Weidner
Special Interview with Tank Man Photographer Jeff Widener
Episode #508 - the photographer who took the TANK MAN picture.
Welcome to Episode #508 - Today we has Jeff Weidner - You may know him as the photographer who took the TANK MAN picture.
Episode #507 - Flipping collectables on eBay - Buying an item and then reselling it
Welcome to Episode #507 - Today we discuss Flipping collectables on eBay. That is buying an item on eBay and then selling the item back on eBay for big profits. Enjoy
Episode #506 - eBay using AI to generate descriptions
Welcome to Episode #506 - Today we discuss the Declining Collectable Shows as well as the FDR collection and an odd and way over-priced $1 Wilson Stamp on eBay which used AI to generate a description. It is interesting how eBay is using AI to generate descriptions
Episode #505 - Small Investments in Collectables - Investing and Speculating
Welcome to Episode #505 - Today we discuss 3 generations of stamp dealers
