Welcome to my StampWants profile!

I'm from the Show-Me State of Missouri. I am indeed a man of many hobbies! I am into amateur radio, emergency communications, "real" BBQ, coins, stamps, and collectible covers, just to name a few... One of my primary interests in collecting is in the area of polar postal history, and I consider myself as a polar postal historian, which indicates more depth than a casual collector. I am always looking for new material to add to my collections, and I illustrate a lot of my findings on my polar philately page. I think polar philately is a wonderful specialty within the main area of stamp and cover collecting, and is a way of being a vicarious explorer of the polar regions. Since I have folks occasionally ask me questions about this hobby, I have explained it in depth on a separate webpage, especially designed for beginners or those with a casual interest... check it out on my polar philately page! I have included a link below.

My Collecting Interests
I have collected stamps since I was young, and I began collecting naval and polar covers in 1981. I am a member of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society, Mailer's Postmark Permit Club, Local Post Collectors Society and was a member of the American Society of Polar Philatelists for many years. My current prime area of interest involve items from the Arctic, Antarctic and land stations; with a special affection for items from North Pole Expeditions and under-ice polar submarine missions. In addition, I also collect modern-day local posts, of which I have my own - called the Spring River Local Post, which has been in continuous operation since August of 1983. I also collect Mailer's Postmark Permits, local posts, first flight covers, event covers and other various and sundry philatelic oddities. If it is "different"- there is a strong chance I'd probably like it! You will find my polar philately page at the link provided below. Thanks for dropping by, I appreciate it.

Favorite Links:

KG0YH's Polar Philately Page
<http://www.qsl.net/kg0yh/polar.htm>
Polar Philately Mailing List

Wes' Barbeque Joint: REAL BBQ
<http://www.qsl.net/kg0yh/bbq.htm>