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USS SEAWOLF SSN-21 USN Attack Submarine First Day Comm.	-	$3.00	30m
1992 CHRISTMAS ATM STAMP Autographed FIRST DAY PROGRAM	-	$24.95	32m
General LEW WALLACE Union Army, Civil War, FDC Portrait Cachet, Author: Ben Hur	-	$5.00	40m
George Washington Masonic National Memorial 1932 Cover	-	$4.00	43m
Album Pages - Project FIRE Apollo Launch Covers	-	$3.00	48m
ROCKY MARCIANO PICTORIAL CANCEL PTE Boxing Cachet	-	$3.00	49m
USNS CHATTAHOOCHEE OPERATION DEEP FREEZE SEAPOWER SUPPORTS SCIENCE COVER	-	$0.99	50m
GREAT WHITE FLEET USS NEBRASKA BB-14 Battleship Photo Cacheted Cover-	-	$5.00	50m
US 1974 LOVE STAMP ON COVER FROM VALENTINES , VIRGINIA SIGNED BY P.MASTER MEIGHT	-	$0.99	50m
1935 PRESIDENTS DAY COVER STAMPED IN ROOSEVELT , MINN.	-	$0.99	50m
UNITED STATES 1960 FIRST SABENA FLIGHT N.YORK TO MOSCOW W MOSCOW PMK, STAINED	-	$0.99	50m
UNITED STATES 1985 FIRST DELTA FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA TO ORLY, FRANCE	-	$0.99	50m
15 APRIL 1976 COVER STAMPED AT O'HARE AIRPORT ON 50TH ANN. CHICAGO-ST.LOUIS FLGT	-	$0.99	53m
1990 9TH ANNUAL FOREST FEST NEWTON COUNTY WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION	-	$0.99	53m
Album Pages - Saturn-Apollo Unmanned Launch Covers	-	$15.00	57m
USS CAPE ESPERANCE TCVU -88 Transport Postmark Postcard	-	$4.00	1h 17m
1935 First Flight Honolulu to San Francisco, Lot 3226	-	$18.99	1h 21m
1940 First Flight Hawaii-Los Angeles, Sct C 21 Lot 4205	-	$10.99	1h 22m
USS NEW DD-818 Destroyer Postmark Postcard	-	$4.00	1h 37m
PAN AM, HOUSTON -MEXICO CITY, AIRMAIL FFC, #J691f, 1960	-	$1.00	1h 56m
CAM9, #9E48, DICKINSON, ND - WINNIPEG AIRMAIL FFC 1933	-	$2.00	2h 5m
1960 first flight cover AM-1 Omaha AMF to Chicago	-	$7.00	2h 29m
1968 first flight cover AM-1 Providence RI-Cedar Rapids	-	$7.00	2h 31m
1966 first flight cover AM-1 Norfolk VA to Seattle	-	$7.00	2h 32m
1960 first flight cover AM-1 United Seattle AMF to LA	-	$6.00	2h 33m
1960 first flight cover AM-1 NY AMF to Portland OR	-	$6.00	2h 36m
1960 first flight cover AM-1 Cleveland AMF to LA	-	$7.00	2h 36m
1960 first flight cover AM-8 West Palm Beach to Chicago	-	$7.00	2h 37m
1959 first flight cover AM-8 Orlando FL to Jacksonville	-	$7.00	2h 38m
1959 first flight cover AM-8 Delta Orlando-Jacksonville	-	$7.00	2h 39m
1960 first flight cover AM-86 Alpena MI-Sault Ste Marie	-	$7.00	2h 40m
Remember Wake Island Defenders 70th Anniversary World War 2 US Marine Corps USMC	1	$1.99	2h 40m
1965 first flight cover AM-8 Columbus OH AMF to Detroit	-	$7.00	2h 41m
1960 first flight cover AM-8 Memphis AMF to Chicago	-	$7.00	2h 41m
1960 first flight cover AM-8 Atlanta AMF to NY	-	$6.00	2h 42m
1959 first flight cover AM-8 Miami AMF to Chicago	-	$7.00	2h 43m
1st Flight (Express) Los Angeles Baltimore-Washington	-	$17.00	2h 55m
U.S. STAMP EXHIBITION COVERS with SHOW CANCELS and 4 are FDC	-	$2.00	3h 18m

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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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