Stamp Collecting

Finding information on postage stamps for online information, hobbyists can check catalogs like Scott’s, societies like the American Philatelic Society, authentication centers like the Postal Stamp Experts, or buying and selling auctions like eBay. The best way to further your love of stamp collecting is to immerse yourself by taking advantage of every possible resource […]

Over 100 years of triumphs, disappointments and culture can be found in china stamps. From the original “Dragon” collection, to Mao Zedong stamps, to the $2,550 Anna Nizam Charminar stamp, you’ll be dazzled by the stories told in such poignant images. Here you’ll find a description of a few of the valuable and culturally significant […]

Ebay stamps have made stamp collecting an affordable hobby. Often times, one can find great deals at a fraction of the cost — with some stamps costing as little as one cent! Additionally, stamps can be traded or sold on the site as well, giving their collectors the ultimate target market to maximize profits.
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All you need are a few supplies to turn a few postage stamps into a full-fledged hobby. Musicians, athletes and hikers need the proper equipment and so do you as a stamp collector. This article will look at some of the supplies you will need as a collector of stamps.
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Postage stamp collecting is so widespread that there are organizations, festivals and magazines all dedicated to the subject.
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The United States postage stamps history is full of wars, printing innovations, price changes and culture.
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There is a big misconception between stamp collecting and philately. Philately is the study of stamps whilst stamp collecting is just that. A collector of course can be both.
Stamp research is called Philately. Many Americans become drawn to this large field of research. This attraction with stamps and all of the history concerning them has […]

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Discover how millions of people all over the world collect stamps as an exciting and rewarding hobby and make it extremely profitable.
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Stamps. You put them on a letter you want to mail, or a bill you need to pay. Once in a while, if it is a birthday or Valentine`s Day card, you will request a special picture on the stamp, a cake or a heart, perhaps. However, to some, stamps are more than just mere […]

In 1837 Sir Rowland Hill, after having completed exhaustive studies of the postal service then in effect, made public his revolutionary idea, the stamp. This was, reduced to its simplest expression, merely the fact that it cost no more to deliver a letter a hundred miles than it did to deliver one a few city […]