Stamp Collecting Books
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 BOOK Fun and Profit in Stmap Collecting Herst $0.95 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 32m |
 ABC Stamp Collecting ArrangeWrite Up Melville+Gibbons 1921 40 Hardback Books 4 $28.70 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 12m Buy It Now for only: $28.70 |
 BOOK THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO STAMP COLLECTING by P H Thorp 1954 $15.00 Time Remaining: 23d 21h 23m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 1954 Stamp Collecting Book Hard Cover w DJ by Charles F Ingram BPA Foyles $4.99 Time Remaining: 3d 4h 1m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 Stanley Gibbons Book of Stamps and Stamp Collecting by James Watson $28.50 Time Remaining: 17d 45m Buy It Now for only: $28.50 |
 The Stanley Gibbons Book of Stamps Stamp Collecting $15.95 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 35m Buy It Now for only: $15.95 |
 4 books on collecting stamps and coins for beginners and medium advanced $3.16 Time Remaining: 4d 20h 56m |
 Collecting British First Day Covers 1996 Stamp Guide Book by NC Porter $14.99 Time Remaining: 17d 18h 56m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 COLLECTING BRITISH FIRST DAY COVERS FDC BOOK 2012 PRICE GUIDE BY A BRADBURY $31.40 Time Remaining: 22d 12h 2m Buy It Now for only: $31.40 |
 SG Stamp Collecting Philatelic Terms Illustrated book $20.49 Time Remaining: 9d 6h 16m Buy It Now for only: $20.49 |
 1939 British Book STAMP COLLECTING Phillips Illustrated $7.49 Time Remaining: 10d 6h 23m Buy It Now for only: $7.49 |
 Best of Apfelbaums Corner Stamp Collecting 201 page hardcover book with jacket $25.00 Time Remaining: 9d 21h 31m Buy It Now for only: $25.00 |
 Stamp Collecting Books $0.99 Time Remaining: 3d 2h 56m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 LOT OF 2 1992 STAMP COLLECTING BOOKS PRICE GUIDE $15.75 Time Remaining: 18d 16h 4m Buy It Now for only: $15.75 |
 COLLECTING NEW ZEALAND STAMPS R Gwynn BOOK $18.80 Time Remaining: 2h 21m Buy It Now for only: $18.80 |
 Book Collecting Bird Stamps hardback by C E Jackson $6.00 Time Remaining: 8d 12h 13m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 Book Triangular Philatelics a guide to collecting $7.44 Time Remaining: 3d 14h 31m Buy It Now for only: $7.44 |
 Fabulous 1956 My First Stamp Collecting Book $17.99 Time Remaining: 21d 16h 18m Buy It Now for only: $17.99 |
 Stamp Collecting Books $0.99 Time Remaining: 3d 3h 5m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 STAMP COLLECTING BOOK $2.95 Time Remaining: 21d 4h 59m Buy It Now for only: $2.95 |
 White Ace Collecting Kit for Match Books New old stock $22.00 Time Remaining: 17d 22h 52m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 STANLEY GIBBONS HOW TO START STAMP COLLECTING BOOK $8.03 Time Remaining: 21d 50m Buy It Now for only: $8.03 |
 STANLEY GIBBONS ENJOY STAMP COLLECTING BOOK BASIC INFO $3.52 Time Remaining: 13d 17h 6m Buy It Now for only: $3.52 |
Start Stamp Collecting As Your Hobby
Stamp collecting, also known as philately, is a popular and educational past time. Stamp collectors save stamps from letters, especially those from other countries. They also search out old stamps that represent a past time. Stamp enthusiasts can be found everywhere. Their notebooks and glassine envelopes filled with stamps are fascinating to look through. Many of the stamps they collect are very valuable as well.
Materials needed for starting a stamp collection include a stamp album and special mounting tapes called hinges. Tools you will find useful are a pair of small tongs or tweezers for carefully lifting delicate old stamps and a magnifying glass for finding minute details. The beginning philatelist can start with the stamps on the mail that arrives this very day. To remove a stamp from an envelope, carefully tear away the envelope from around the stamp being careful not to tear the stamp itself. Now soak the stamp in warm water. The remaining piece of envelope will turn loose, allowing you to lift the stamp from the water with the tongs.
Lay the stamp on absorbent paper. When dry, place a heavy book on top of the stamp to flatten it. As a past time, stamp collecting requires precision and neatness. Place the dried and flattened stamp in the album by using one of the hinges, or store it in one of the tiny glassine envelopes unique to stamp collecting.
Many collectors specialize in collecting currently available commemoratives as a past time. Stamp designs are varied, beautiful and interesting. Commemoratives are those special stamps that are released by the post office for a limited time. They can commemorate special people or events. Most nations print commemorative stamps from time to time. American stamps have featured wild life, artists, antiques, and many other themes. In fact, there is an annual contest in which American school children compete to draw the best picture of a wild duck. The best duck art is featured on a stamp.
A fun way for a young person to build a collection of foreign stamps is to find a few pen pals in foreign countries. This activity helps people make friends as well as broadening their outlook. There are also companies that will send out introductory collections of foreign stamps in order to get stamp collecting customers on their mailing lists. These collections are usually colorful and contain a wide variety.
Stamp collecting is an educational past time. Stamp collections can sometimes become very valuable to the right people. If you are looking for a new hobby or past time, stamp collecting might be for you!
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