Each year in the United States, there are thousands of individuals who search high and low for new stamps to add to their collections. Many of these stamps are new in the literal sense; however, others will be new to a stamp collection, but have withstood the test of time. All stamp collectors, […]

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Stamp Tools and Their Uses
If you are serious about starting and maintaining a good stamp collection, you cannot begin without the following tools.
Stamp Tongs - Stamp tongs are specially designed tools that look like tweezers. That given, you may be tempted to ask whether tweezers would do instead. The answer to that is a resounding […]

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Are you a beginner who is interested in starting a stamp collection? Whether your purpose of collecting stamps is to one day have a valuable stamp collection to sell for a profit or if you would like a valuable stamp collection that can be passed down to future family generations, you may be looking […]

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Are you interested in taking up stamp collecting as a hobby? One question commonly asked by hopeful stamp collectors concerns supplies. Many associate needed supplies and accessories with startup costs. The good news is that stamp collecting is a relatively affordable hobby. In fact, no special supplies, expect for the stamps […]

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When many of us think of the post office, the first thing that often comes to mind is the mailing of packages. It is important to remember that the post office is actually much more. The post office is a great place to find stamps to add to a beginning stamp collection.
One of […]

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Are you a parent? If you are, do your children have a hobby, namely one that does not involve video games? If not, you may want to help them try their hand at stamp collecting. Stamp collecting is a hobby that has been enjoyed by individuals of all ages for a long […]

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Stamp collecting is the collection of postage stamps from around the globe. Technically, it is called a philatelic collection. And if you think it’s a hobby just for kids and weird ones, you’ll be surprised at how many people have been indulging in this hobby for years. There are many organizations with large memberships who […]

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Postage stamps are among the most collected items in the world. However, they are also considered as the most faked, regummed and counterfeited items. The following are basic tips and advice to help you recognize which are fake and which are not.
Gum or re-gummed, that is the question
What does it mean when a […]

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It is important that you understand the “grade” and “condition” of your stamps.
There are catalogs available that provide an outline of a stamp’s relationship between its grade and value. Basically, the grading and condition of a stamp is the same for all stamp collectors in any part of the world. So how […]

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Stamp collecting is a hobby that dates back to the 1840s when the first stamp known as “Penny Black” was issued by Great Britain. British postmaster general Sir Rowland Hill came up with the concept of using a stamp that would be paid by the letter sender as early as 1837, but the long debates […]

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