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Stamp Collecting For Dummies
Stamp Collecting For Dummies | Richard L. Sine
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Postage stamps have evolved quite a bit since Great Britains 1840 Penny Black, the worlds first adhesive postage stamp. From simple designs featuring the monarch to works of art literally condensed to postage stamp size, hundreds of thousands of different stamps have been issued in the past 164 yearsand the great majority of them remain reasonably priced for collectors. With so many stamps to collect from so many countries, a philatelists choices are virtually unlimited--which can be both a blessing and a curse, especially if youre a newcomer to the art of stamp collecting. Interested in starting a stamp collection, but not sure where to begin? This is the guide for you. Expert Richard Sine fills you in on everything you need to know about selecting, finding, buying, presenting and caring for stamps. An internationally recognized collector and author on stamp collecting (he used to write the New York Times stamp column) he also has much wisdom to impart to collectors whove been at it for a while. A gold mine of expert advice and guidance, Stamp Collecting For Dummies is on how to: Start or diversify your collection Decide what to collect Catalog and organize your collection Handle, protect, store, and display stamps Identify rare and valuable stamps Buy stamps online and through auction houses Unlike most authors on the subject who tend to be pretty stuffyto put it politelyexpert Richard Sine focuses on the side of stamp collecting thats enjoyable, educational, and fun. With humor, tons of interesting anecdotes about stamps and the men and women who love them, and loads of insider tips, he covers all the bases, including: Getting the biggest bang for you stamp-collecting buck Researching, locating and buying stamps through traditional sources and online Showing off your collection at exhibits Customizing your collection Housing your stamps and protecting them against the elements The ten keys to identifying and authenticating stamps Stamp Collecting For Dummies is your total guide to starting and building on a really cool stamp collection.
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Megabooks
Megabooks
Stamp Collecting For Dummies | Richard L. Sine
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So today‘s #bloominglitsy is my lovely domestic and international floral stamps that came in the mail. 😁🌸💜 I‘ve got my #litsylove box all organized and ready to write!

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Cinfhen 💜 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen one of these is coming to you! I owe you a thank you!! 😘😘 5y
Cinfhen Awww, so sweet xxx but I just saw today that the US is halting all mail service to Israel 🙀 5y
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AmyG @cinfhen WHY? 5y
Cinfhen They said it was Covid19 related @AmyG I don‘t really know!!!! It‘s so bizarre especially since Israel is almost back to full reopening 🤷🏼‍♀️ 5y
Meaw_catlady Your box is so organized!! I want to be able to go back to target so I can buy a litsy love organizing box!!! 5y
Eggs Pretty stamps!! 5y
AmyG The Covid excuse makes no sense. That sucks. (edited) 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen that‘s odd!!! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I use my entire bed!!! I want those international stamps!! 5y
Cinfhen Upon further investigation it seems to be related to the lack of flights into certain countries @AmyG @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks there were a lot of countries on the list (beside Israel) who the US has halted service. 5y
AmyG There had to be a valid reason. Still sucks. 5y
MemoirsForMe You‘re so organized! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I love the orchid stamps. 5y
BookNAround @Cinfhen @AmyG @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks And some countries aren‘t accepting mail from outside the country right now so the USPS is saying don‘t try to send there because it‘ll just get sent back. 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen well, you‘ll definitely get a card when it opens!! @AmyG COVID doesn‘t make any sense to me either! ...reading on. I guess it makes sense if there are very few flights! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thanks for the info @BookNAround 👍🏻👍🏻 5y
Megabooks @Meaw_catlady thanks!! Idk where my mom found this, but she‘s determined to organize the table dad and I share! 😂😂 5y
Megabooks @Eggs thanks!! 5y
Megabooks @UwannaPublishme thank you!! 🌸😁 5y
Megabooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks they just came out this week. You can order them from the post office and get them delivered!! I waited to re-up on international stamps for these!! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Megabooks I ordered some about a month ago and they took forever to get here!! 5y
Megabooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks the pink international stamp was just released to the public this week according to the Usps website when I ordered it, which is why it took so long, probably. 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Megabooks the ones I ordered were the older ones 🤷🏼‍♀️ 5y
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Leftcoastzen
Leftcoastzen
Stamp Collecting For Dummies | Richard L. Sine
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I think I started collecting stamps a few years before I got my collecting badge with the Girl Scouts.Just unboxed my first stamp album while sorting things.I give my collection a lot of credit for interest in people, places and things.I looked up stuff I didn‘t know about from curiosity about the image on the stamp.The hobby is dying, at shows , seems most are older than I am.Hey kids wanna put little pieces of paper in an album?

Tamra I did that too and have no idea what happened the collection. 6y
arubabookwoman I collected stamps in college and law school. Purging the house for our move, I came across two boxes containing my collection and had to decide whether to keep or get rid of. I decided to keep. I have visions of getting into it again. 6y
Linear How cool though. Unfortuntaly I never got enough letters for this to be a thing. I do collect lapel pins of places I and people I know have gone. Their all in a hat ^_^ 6y
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Leftcoastzen @Linear I love pins!Even back then we didn‘t get enough letters,my mom worked in an office so she would bring stamps home .Even if you traded your duplicates with other collectors, not enough.There used to be hobby stores that sold collector packs.Maybe 500 stamps worldwide in a package or say if you were low on a country they would sell 100 stamps from India,100 stamps from France ,etc. 6y
Leftcoastzen @arubabookwoman I dabble .What I love is checking out postal history at the stamp shows.They set up boards with text and examples of postal history with envelopes (covers) and postcards.Last show there was a person who traced the evolution of the washing machine with postcards , covers, letterheads, from companies in the industry.Topics I‘ve seen, history of mail in a particular county,sea mail, history of the pony express, etc. 6y
Shadowfat Stamps are super neat but I agree that not as many younger people seem into it. We went to a stamp show for my boyfriend's dad and the age range definitely skewed older. 6y
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