12/12/2011
By Ketankumar Patel.
Hello Gandhi Collectors,
San Marino, is situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over 24 sq mi with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino. San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe.
San Marino is the oldest surviving sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world, as the continuation of the monastic community founded on 3 September 301, by stonecutter Marinus of Rab.
The constitution of San Marino, enacted in 1600, is the world's oldest constitution still in effect.
In 1987 San Marino honored Mahatma Gandhi by issuing stamp of him.
Now let's analyze my purchase of this FDC in March 2009.
As you know I was not aware of real value of Gandhi Philatelic material (as there was now where to find one.!!, but now you have this blog.!!) and in order to collect it I paid 20 Euros.!!! This is currently selling between 2-6 Euros.!!
Now if you see "Aryan" was another bidder for this auction.
Disclaimer : Before this purchase I had bought from his other id "eaglefila" and he was aware of my id as I had also bought some stamps and fdc from him.!!! Not bought any philatelic material since last 2+ years from this seller.!!
Now you need to decide how to buy , from whom to buy etc when you start collecting Gandhi Philatelic material other wise you will be paying very high price.
If you like this post, then you can read my other blog post
South Africa Gandhi Stamps : How some stamp dealers increase price and make difficult for new collectors - Part 1 ?
I hope this kind of blog post about my experience will help you to understand how to protect yourself in Gandhi Philately.
Again thanks for reading and Please share your thoughts in the comments section.
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