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1878 ESSEX CENTRE, ONT. SQ 3c COUNTY TREASURER COVER TO SANDWICH	-	$5.02	38m
1883 SOUTH WOODSLEE, ONT. SQ 3c COVER FANCY CORK TO TORONTO	-	$5.02	38m
1878 ESSEX CENTRE, ONT. SQ 3c COVER SPLIT-RING CANCEL TO LEAMINGTON	-	$3.01	38m
1969 Scarce Pair of Suzor-Cote painting on cachet FDC. Add your name address!!	-	$3.95	46m
CANADA 1896 3c Small Queen cover WATERVILLE, QUE	-	$6.00	51m
CANADA 1897 3c Small Queen cover LISGAR STATION QUE	-	$6.00	52m
CANADA 1874 6c Small Queen cover LOWER PRINCE WILLIAM	-	$20.00	55m
CANADA 1892 3c Small Queen cover LEEDS VILLAGE QUE	-	$6.00	57m
CANADA 1878 3c Small Queen cover FANCY TURQUOISE CANCEL	-	$8.00	1h 26m
CANADA 1897 3c Small Queen cover WEEDON STATION ...189	-	$25.00	1h 26m
CANADA 1932 Unpaid cover with boxed "4 CENTS DUE"	-	$7.00	1h 26m
CANADA 1889 3c SQ (2) + 2c carmine RLS cover DUNHAM QUE	-	$15.00	1h 26m
CANADA 3c Small Queen cover FANCY CORK CANCEL	-	$10.00	1h 26m
CANADA 1879 3c Small Queen cover DUNVILLE FANCY "B"	-	$25.00	1h 26m
Canada, 3 postcards, 1891-1919, Lot 5357	-	$4.99	1h 44m
American News Company Mezzochrome used postcard 1908?	-	$5.99	1h 50m
Canada 1941 cens Airmailcover Ottawa to London	-	$30.00	2h 45m
Stationery 3c envelope uprated for registered airmail to Australia via US	15	$31.99	2h 46m
1902 Cover Scott 77, Attorney General Ontario Lot 4954	-	$7.99	3h 44m
(5423) 1936 49 CANADA 2 MODERN COVERS	-	$1.00	5h 37m
Canada 37 Pair on Cover Belleville to Winnipeg 1881	-	$5.00	6h 24m
Canada 1888 cover to Toronto bearing unusual shade	-	$9.00	7h 58m
CL11 Fairchild Haleybery - Rouyn	-	$100.00	9h 57m
Prince Edward Island Aug 10th 1868 Cover, Nice Stamp 4 Pence	7	$107.00	9h 58m
Canada to HONG KONG postage due scarce use of Halifax stamps T2 6 centimes	-	$94.99	10h 9m
Canada to BELGIUM T10 postage due paid qwith 70c due 1930 Arch Issue	-	$94.99	10h 30m
Canada to ENGLAND large due h s 2d 3c Arch Issue 1932 cover	-	$44.55	10h 36m
CANADA 1927 CONFEDERATION STAMP on WINDOW COVER	-	$3.00	10h 42m
CANADA VANCOUVER 1931 COVER to AUBURN NY 5c AIR STAMP	-	$5.00	10h 43m
1941 REPENTIGNY PQ split ring pc with scarce Target cancel late use	-	$18.00	10h 52m
Scarce air mail post card Stoney Creek ONT to Rooth Station NB Canada 1942	-	$18.00	11h 3m
Maple Leaf 1898 early use + DUNNVILLE ONT Squared circle, Attercliffe s r Target	-	$14.99	11h 10m
CL11 Semi-Official on Cover Cat Pilot Signed $140.00	-	$119.98	11h 44m
CL13 Semi-Official on Cover, Cat $100.00	-	$69.98	11h 44m
CL13 Semi-Official on Cover, Est $200.00	-	$114.98	11h 44m
CL27 Semi-Official on Cover, Cat $750.00	-	$499.98	11h 47m
Canada registered cover	-	$9.75	11h 50m
( 2 ) BOY SCOUTS EIGHTH WORLD JAMBOREE ( Scott's # 356 ) 1st Day Issue Covers	-	$5.00 $6.95	12h 25m

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The best thing about starting a stamp collection is how easy it can be. Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting Stamp Collecting - Beginners Guide to Stamps - About Guide Postage ...Enter the fascinating world of stamp collecting!

Stamp History

The first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued by Britain in 1840. It pictured a young Queen Victoria, was produced without perforations (imperforate), and consequently had to be cut from the sheet with scissors in order to be used. While unused examples of the "Penny Black" are quite scarce, used examples are common, and may be purchased for $25 to $150, depending upon its condition. Children and teenagers were early collectors of stamps in the 1860s and 1870s. Many adults dismissed it as a childish pursuit. During the late 1800s many of those collectors, as adults, began to systematically study the available postage stamps and published research works on their production, plate flaws, etc. Some stamps such as the triangular issues of the Cape of Good Hope became legendary. It was not until the 1920s that publicity about valuable stamps encouraged a large increase in the number of stamp collectors. This rapid increase in postage stamp values was largely because very few of the older stamps were being saved in good condition. Especially difficult to find were pairs, triples, and large blocks of older stamps. Because many U.S. stamp issues of the 1920s rose rapidly in value, during the 1930s many American collectors stockpiled mint U.S. stamps with the hopes of selling them for a sizeable profit in a few years time. This never materialized. Even today, more than 60 years later, one can find many 1930s U.S. issues in mint condition for close to face value, and many stamp dealers and collectors still use stamps issued as far back as the 1930s for postage when mailing letters. Most U.S. postage stamps issued since the 1930s are easy to obtain and have minimal value. Some high face value stamps, such as the $2.60 United States Graf issued in 1930, are worth substantial amounts of money. Other stamps issued since 1930 that are usually worth something are souvenir sheets from popular countries, hard to find plate number coils, and errors in printing.

Stamp Collecting

Collecting is not the same as philately, which is the study of stamps. A philatelist often does, but need not, collect the objects of study, nor is it necessary to closely study what one collects. Many casual collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge. Stamp collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries who create limited runs of elaborate stamps designed mainly to be bought by stamp collectors. The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal needs of the countries. Some collectors, observing the generally rising prices of rare stamps, have taken to philatelic investment. Rare stamps are among the most portable of tangible investments, and are easy to store

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