India

MAHATMA GANDHI, India Leader, postcard Gandhi with child, INDIA	-	$7.00	56m
INDIA 1981 PIGEON FLOWN COVER LEOPEX RARE PIGEONGRAM (REF89)	-	$159.99	1h 30m
INDIA 1908-1931 Lot of 103 Collection on Scott Album Pages	5	$7.00	1h 36m
INDIA 1855-1940 Lot of 126 Collection on Scott Album Pages	8	$12.39	1h 41m
early Jammu Kashmir cover	-	$199.95	1h 49m
India #203 to #206 Mint original gum Gandhi set VF	26	$224.72	2h
India1984 President review of Fleet Cmpt Set 4 Commemorative SC# 1047-1050	-	$9.09	2h 25m
India 1984 Leaders Sepoy Mutiny Complete set 6 Commemorative SC# 1052-1057	-	$5.65	2h 26m
? India-many Swastika stamp-2001-MNH-2600th Ann Bhagwan Maharira birth	-	$1.99	2h 30m
India 1984 Olympics Games Los Angeles Complete Set 4 Commems SC# 1061-1064	-	$4.33	2h 31m
Indian Princly States CRESTED Envelope # C838	-	$18.18	2h 32m
India Bombay to US 1942 Metered Censored Cover	-	$7.00	2h 35m
? India-Swastika Star of David stamp-1975-MNH-Centenary Theosophical Society	3	$2.74	2h 38m
India Allahabad Imperial Stamp Co 1925 Advertising Cover	-	$20.00	2h 38m
India 1984 Forts Jodhpur Gwalior Complete set 4 Commemorative SC# 1065-1068	-	$5.98	2h 46m
India 1985 Centenary National Congress Complete Set 4 Commems SC # 1111 (a-d)	-	$18.18	2h 48m
10 All Different Stamps RAJKOT (INDIAN STATE)	-	$15.00	2h 56m
15 All Different CHARKHARI Stamps (INDIAN STATE)	-	$16.75	2h 59m
15 FARIDKOT (INDIAN STATE) Stamps	-	$19.00	2h 59m
2 SIRMOOR (INDIAN STATE) Mint Stamps	-	$7.00	3h
Stamp Germany India Mi 01 WWII Nazi 3rd Reich Azad Hind Army MNH	-	$6.00	3h 1m
COSTUMES AND CITIES ON INDIA 1990 Sc 1336-1338 LOT x 2	-	$6.95	3h 1m
3 DUTTIA (INDIAN STATE) Stamps	-	$19.00	3h 2m
3 SIRMOOR (INDIAN STATE) STAMPS	-	$12.00	3h 3m
INDIA EI PSPC CRESENT USED FROM AHMADPUR(SUB POST OFFICE OF BAHAWALPUR) TO BAHAW	-	$55.05	3h 4m
125 All Different GWAILOR (INDIAN STATE) Stamps	-	$35.00	3h 4m
12 DUNGARPUR (INDIAN STATE) Stamps	-	$29.00	3h 4m
12 All Different JUNAGADH Stamps (INDIAN STATE)	-	$32.00	3h 4m
12 All Different BHARATPUR Stamps (INDIAN STATE)	-	$17.00	3h 4m
115 All Different COCHIN (INDIAN STATE) Stamps	-	$34.00	3h 4m
11 SIKAR (INDIAN STATE) Stamps	-	$45.00	3h 5m
INDIA QV PSE u FROM "T.P.O MAIL AGENT AMRITSAR" TO BAHAWALPUR	-	$18.34	3h 7m
INDIA EI u FROM "MOOLTAN"TO BHAWULPORE (BAHAWALPUR)	-	$36.00	3h 11m
INDIA QV PSRL USED FROM PALI TO BAHAWALPUR	-	$27.52	3h 14m
10 SORUTH (INDIAN STATE) STAMPS	-	$8.00	3h 15m
10 MORVI (INDIAN STATE) Stamps	-	$28.00	3h 15m
10 MEWAR UDAIPUR (INDIAN STATE) Stamps	-	$9.00	3h 15m
10 KOTAH (INDIAN STATE) Stamps	-	$12.00	3h 15m

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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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