Blanket order with Philatelovely

 Stamp vendors, like many library book vendors, have a couple ways to purchase: firm order, approval, or standing order.  These acquisitions methods are similar to those in the library world. 

Over the years my husband has had various approval plans with various companies, and of course, has made many firm order purchases. He has not had a standing order yet. 

Recently, I bought a lovely set of pre-decimal stamps on Etsy from John Simper who does business as Philatelovely. I was very pleased with the purchase. Not only did I get the pre-decimal stamps, but I also received a postcard and additional stamps! This is in addition to the lovely packaging it all came in with a terrific amount of stamps affixed for postage. 

Philatelovely has a very extensive social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter @Philatelovely). He also participates over at Patreon. For those who are unfamiliar with Patreon, it's a platform that provides the tools content creators need to run a subscription service. You can learn more here. We decided to become a Magenta tier patron (named after the British Guiana 1 cent magenta stamp)  For our monthly support, we will receive a lovely package of stamps, a first-day cover, mini-sheets, and other goodies. In library acquisitions terms - a blanket order. 

We received our first "blanket order" of materials on Tuesday. 

The package has lovely UK stamps and an air mail "cinderella"

The contents did not disappoint. Below is a small selection of the stamps. 

I was excited to see several from Finland. 

And we also got a postcard commemorating H.G. Wells and a sticker! 

Edited to add in this wonderful story Stanley Gibbons did about Philatelovely.