Stamp collecting has been popular in the United States since the first five cent stamps were used in 1845, but collecting is not just limited to this country. In China there are an estimated 20 million...
Stamp collecting is one of the world’s most popular hobbies. It is an easy hobby to begin, and for many people it continues as a lifelong pastime. Collectors usually focus on one or two subject areas (or types...
This is a very good trick! I purchased some mint stamps on eBay some years ago, ones that I particularly wanted and which I found quite hard to get. The stamps were from the early 20th century, ranging from...
Stamp collecting is primarily a visual hobby. To me there is something exciting about a display of carefully selected and mounted stamps. But this has to do with the fronts of stamps. In this Guide I will...
The answer to this question was a lot easier in the early 1960s when I first started collecting. In those years, countries like Australia and Canada were issuing less than twenty stamps a year. Mint copies...
Remove Hinges from Mint Stamps so they look like Very light to light hinged stamps. First get 2 sheets of good quality paper towel ( Bounty ) fold in 4. Soak paper towel in clean water and ring out excess...
I have found Collector's place a premium on Mint Stamps in the 4-Block configuration. The ' with Tags' describes the intact sheet number or edge of a block of 4 or more Stamps.
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collecting stamps might look hard but its something full of fun and joy, this guide is meant for those who intend to start collecting stamps, the first thing you need is to purchase the following:1- an empty...