http://www.collectingstamps.info Stamp Collecting is a popular hobby throughout the world. Our site is a primer on stamp collecting. It is written by a former stamp dealer, and will get you started in this hobby in the right way. en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:01 CST Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:01 CST http://www.collectingstamps.info/ Stamp Collecting is a popular hobby throughout the world. Our site is a primer on stamp collecting. It is written by a former stamp dealer, and will get you started in this hobby in the right way. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:01 CST http://www.collectingstamps.info/articles/100096/Stamp-Sets... Here is a word of caution for new stamp collectors. Stamps were usually, not always, produced in sets or in a series. An example is the Lousiana Purchase set of stamps issues in 1904. This attractive set consisted of five stamps in denominations of 1,2,3,5,and 10 cents. Most of the time the higher value stamps in a set are more expensive than the ... 2010-07-09 http://www.collectingstamps.info/articles/100073/You-Need-an-Album... You need a Stamp Album or a folder to keep your stamps in. There are many different albums available. The good ones are a loose leaf type where annual supplements are made available by the publisher. My US Stamp album was the Liberty Album published by H. E. Harris. An excellent album for beginners and intermediate collectors. Annual supplements ... 2010-07-09 http://www.collectingstamps.info/articles/100089/You-also-Need... You will need the following items in addition to a catalog and album system when beginning your stamp collecting hobby. Stamp tongs - these are basically a tweezers designed for handling the thin pieces of paper you are going to collect. Buy a good pair, with thin edges at the tip. Cheap stamp tongs are thicker metal, and it makes picking up stamp... 2010-07-09 http://www.collectingstamps.info/articles/99853/You-Need-a-Catalog... I have several short articles in this You Need a . . . series. If you start collecting stamps you will need a catalog. This is so that you can identify the stamps that you own and/or find, as well as list the stamps you want. In the United States, the leading stamp catalog is the Scotts Catalog - this amazing body of works catalogs virtually e... 2010-07-08 http://www.collectingstamps.info/articles/43896/Stamp-Collecting-Basics... This story begins in about 1972. I was attending the University of Minnesota and working part time for a stamp dealer in St. Paul, Minnesota. The dealer had a stamp store on Rice Street, just north of University Avenue, near the Minnesota state capitol. 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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:01 CST http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352949/-Stamp-Collecting-Buzz... In most states and counties, it is common to find a variety of groups catering to the hobby of collecting stamps. People engage in stamp collecting as a general interest; other times they are in it because of the possibility of profit in collecting rare stamps.... Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:47:58 -0700 http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352950/-How-Stamps-Are-Valued... Stamp collecting is not exactly a new trend sweeping through the world; In fact, philately (or the study of stamps), and stamp collecting have been of interest to many enthusiasts for over centuries. In fact, the American Philatelic Society (APS), which is the biggest congregation of philatelists an... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:05:39 -0700 http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352951/-Bridging-Loneliness-in-Mexico-City... Making sadomasochism appear less erotic than stamp collecting, “Leap Year” is a slow flare of emotional agony.... Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:35:16 -0700 http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352952/-Johnston:-A-quest-for-Hopedale-stamps... From the time that I was 5 years old, I have collected things. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had said that he owed his life to his hobbies. Chief among these was stamp collecting. Collecting stamps has been a passion of mine since 1949. Now that does seem to be a long time, but its really not. A lot has happened since 1949, I suppose, but when I... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:31:14 -0700 http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352953/-Hobby-for-dad-to-stamp-out-stress... JOHOR BARU: The common Father’s Day gift is a shirt, tie, perfume, pen and souvenirs. But the trend has changed.... Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:09:18 -0700 http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352954/-19.-Hobby-for-dad-to-stamp-out-stress... JOHOR BARU: The common Fathers Day gift is a shirt, tie, perfume, pen and souvenirs. But the trend has changed.... Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:34:04 -0700 http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352955/-Obituaries:-Rae-Ernestine-“Teena”-McDonald-Sullivan-(May-29,-1948-–-June-19,-2011-)... Rae Earnestine (Teena) McDonald Sullivan, born May 29, 1948, died June 19, 2011, in Newark, Calif., where she resided for the past 40 years. She was born in raised in Klamath, attended Del Norte High, class of 1966. She owned a beautiful quarter horse named Pockets whom she adored. She loved arts and crafts, stamp collecting, golf, bicycling and t... Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:43:27 -0700 http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352956/-If-you-want-a-letter,-you-have-to-write-one-first... My aunt and I have been exchanging mail for 30 years now. She used to tell me about her life on a ranch and I used to write her about school, family and ballet... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:42:39 -0700 http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352957/-Celebrity-Invention:-Gary-Burghoffs-Chum-Magic... The M*A*S*H star not only invented a toilet seat lifter, but also patented a complicated apparatus for not-so-skilled fishermen... Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:51:58 -0700 http://www.collectingstamps.info/news/1352958/-Philatelic-society-holds-exhibition-to-encourage-students-to-collect-stamps... SMJK Sam Tet Philatelic Society hopes to cultivate students’ interest in history by organising an exhibition on commemorative philatelic and numismatic collections.... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:54:16 -0700