Welcome To The World Of Stamp Collecting
Stamp Collecting or philately as it is sometimes called is the pursuit of collecting, arranging and studying postage stamps, stamped envelopes sometimes known as covers and other items used in various Countries all over the World at different times to effect prepayment for letters or packets through the Post .It is a pastime that attracts not only adults but children alike. Philately is the study of postage stamps and or postal issues and their production Those who collect and study postage stamps and or postal issues are known as Philatelists while those who collect postage stamps as souvenirs are known as Stamp Collectors.
There are four basic ways of collecting postage stamps.
1. General Collection – collecting postage stamps or possibly postal issues of all countries and periods. saving all items that may come your way.
2. Country collecting – collecting the postage stamps of one particular or few countries, sometimes specialising in particular period or time.
3. Thematic/Topical collecting – collecting stamps of all countries that have a certain design, subject. for example, flora and fauna, sports,birds animals, transport etc
4. Stamp accumulation – the acceptance of any stamp that comes the accumulator’s way regardless of country, time period or subject, the accumulator is not a general collector. he is a stamp accumulator,
A new collector may not be sure of what kind of stamps to collect. it is however advisable that one should acquire and study as many different stamps as one can because the experience gained will help to grasp the fundamentals of the subject.Later on one can decide to concentrate on a single country’s issues or of a group of countries.
Basically, stamps are of three types namely..
1. Definitive – the everyday stamps.
2. Commemorative – Larger-sized stamps issued to mark a particular anniversary or event.
3. Specials – Larger-sized stamps issued to depict the life of a Country, bits animals, buildings,scenery etc.
To start a stamp collection,one will need a packet or collection of stamps. the stamp packet you will get from a Stamp Dealer. a collection of stamps may be sourced from friends, family members etc. the beginner will also need an album, stock book, tweezers/stamp tongs and possibly hinges. Most of these accessories are usually contained in a “starter pack’ for beginners.
You should become very familiar with the use of your tweezers/stamp tongs.Get used to handling your stamps with your tweezers/stamp tongs. Most fingers have some grease and moisture on them which could spoil your stamps if picked ordinarily by hands. HAVE FUN COLLECTING.
About the Author
moses zaccheaus – a writer, author, publisher, philatelic, numismatic teacher and internet marketer -
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Old postage stamps – British Colonial Stamps
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$1,000 Face Unused Stamped Cards Usable for Postage/Collecting $775.00 |
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STANDARD GUIDE TO POSTAGE STAMP COLLECTING BELLARS AND DAVIE LONDON 1864 $395.18 |
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1932 VINTAGE Signed KIMBLE How TO Collect STAMPS Book POSTAGE Collecting 1st ED $44.99 |
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Stamp Collecting U.S. 8c Themed Smiles Framed Postage Stamp Art by S. L. Miles $30.00 |
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HE Harris Adventurer III Worldwide Postage Stamp Collecting How To Starter Album $29.99 |
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Yokichi Yamamoto Japanese Postage Stamps Stamp Collecting Japan Oriental $29.75 |
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Set of 2 Volumes Canal Zone Postage Stamps Panama Philately Collecting 1961-1979 $28.26 |
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Coronet Deluxe Worldwide Postage Stamp Collecting Album 1847-1948 382 Pages GUC $25.95 |
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vintage STAR WARS POSTAGE STAMP COLLECTING KIT, 1977 $24.99 |
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Postage Stamps of Lithuania Stamp Collecting Book The Collectors Club 1978 HBDJ $24.95 |
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1977 Star Wars postage stamp collecting Kit $20.99 |
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HE Harris Adventurer III Worldwide Postage Stamp Collecting How To Starter Album $19.99 |
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UNITED STATES POSTAGE STAMPS OF 1869 ~ Jon Rose ~ Stamp Collecting $17.00 |
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Fulton’s US Postage Stamp Collecting Kit The Frontier 272 Pages Stamps Hinges $16.99 |
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Coronet Deluxe Worldwide Postage Stamp Collecting Album 1847-1960 383 Pages GUC $14.99 |
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1990 Black Heritage World Of Postage Stamps Collecting Kit Sealed $14.99 |
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Bale Catalogue of Israel Postage Stamps 1990 Israeli Stamp Collecting Book GUC $12.95 |
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HE Harris Explorer Worldwide Postage Stamp Album Collecting Kit $11.99 |
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Stories From Postage Stamps ~ 1947 ~ H.E. Harris & Co. Stamp Collecting Booklet $9.99 |
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Bale Catalogue of Israel Postage Stamps 1983 Israeli Stamp Collecting Book GUC $9.95 |
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728A. Star Wars Postage Stamp Collecting Kit (1977) $9.95 |
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1977 TRAVELER 2 POST STAMP COLLECTING ALBUM WORLD & U.S.A. POSTAGE REFERENCE $7.99 |
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SCOTT’S Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue 1968 (2 Vols)-Stamps-Stamp Collecting $7.99 |
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1975 Saverstamps The Presidents Stamp Postage Collecting Book 4 Kids Bank of Ca. $7.50 |
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1936 Postage Stamp Collecting Price List/SAN ANTONIO,TX $6.95 |
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Vintage STAR WARS POSTAGE STAMP COLLECTING KIT, 1977 $4.99 |
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