Stamp Collecting 101

Stamp collecting is so exciting to do. Stamps are interesting to collect as they come from all over the world and are often colorful. More varieties are sold in stamp shops, by post, at stamp exhibitions and auctions.

Stamps comes in a great variety of shapes and sizes. It's nice to see each of it in a neat, organized album but before you put it in there, you must remove it first from the envelopes unless the envelope or postmark is unusual or valuable.

• Use tweezers rather than fingers.
• Remove stamps from envelopes by soaking them.
• Dry your stamps between sheets of blotting paper.
• Never throw away any stamps without finding their value.
• Mount your stamps more carefully.
• Make your album interesting.

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Stamp Collecting and Philately is commonly misused. But what is the difference?

Philately is the study of revenue and postage stamps. This includes the design, production and uses of stamps after they are authorized for issue, usually by the government authorities, the most common one being postal authorities. While stamp collecting is the hobby itself or the distinct activity in collecting of postage stamps and other related objects. That's why many equate it as the same references. For instance, a philatelics will study extreme rare stamps without expecting to own copies of them, whether because of cost or because the sole survivors are in museums. Conversely, a stamp collector may choose to acquire and arrange the little pictures without being much troubled about their origin or usage. In practice, the basic knowledge of a philately will save the collector from spending a great deal of money on a stamp that is really almost worthless.

Now You Know...

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