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Martin B-10 Bomber US Air Force Aircraft, B-10 Stamp Color Photo Cachet	-	$5.00	30m
1992 CHRISTMAS ATM STAMP Autographed FIRST DAY PROGRAM	-	$24.95	39m
General LEW WALLACE Union Army, Civil War, FDC Portrait Cachet, Author: Ben Hur	-	$5.00	47m
George Washington Masonic National Memorial 1932 Cover	-	$4.00	50m
ROCKY MARCIANO PICTORIAL CANCEL PTE Boxing Cachet	-	$3.00	56m
US 1974 LOVE STAMP ON COVER FROM VALENTINES , VIRGINIA SIGNED BY P.MASTER MEIGHT	-	$0.99	57m
1935 PRESIDENTS DAY COVER STAMPED IN ROOSEVELT , MINN.	-	$0.99	57m
1990 9TH ANNUAL FOREST FEST NEWTON COUNTY WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION	-	$0.99	1h
1st Flight (Express) Los Angeles Baltimore-Washington	-	$17.00	3h 2m
U.S. STAMP EXHIBITION COVERS with SHOW CANCELS and 4 are FDC	-	$2.00	3h 25m
Commemorative cover relations USA Netherlands	1	$0.99	4h 39m
RICHARD M. NIXON, 1973 INAUGURAL (2) DIFF ( ART CRAFT )	-	$3.00	8h 5m
NAVY SEAL, MA2 MICHAEL MONSOOR, MEDAL OF HONOR, SILVER STAR & BRONZE STAR	-	$6.00 $7.00	8h 26m
WORLD WAR II VETERANS * D-DAY * COMPEX	-	$4.00	8h 41m
Fluegel Non-FDC Commemorative Cover, Prince Georges Co.	-	$7.00	9h 24m
THE LITTLE RASCALS OUR GANG BUCKWHEAT SPANKY ALFALFA POSTAL EVENT CACHET COVER	-	$5.99	9h 42m
1949 June Week US Naval Academy Annapolis MD - #2	-	$3.67	10h 10m
1949 June Week US Naval Academy Annapolis MD - #1	-	$3.67	10h 10m
2010 - Blue Ridge Parkway - 75th Anniversary - Roanoke, Virginia	-	$3.00	10h 16m
USA 1981 PHINEAS DAVIS THE YORK COAL LOCOMOTIVE COVER	-	$4.46	10h 20m
USA 1981 "THE YORK" 1ST COAL LOCOMOTIVE 150 YEARS COVER	-	$2.76	10h 20m
USA 1984 STREETCARS #2059-62 YORCOPEX EXHIBITION COVERS	-	$7.61	10h 20m
1933 Century of Progress, Scott #728 F.D.C., Postcard with Grimsland Cachet	-	$9.00 $16.00	10h 20m
g352 WW2 Patriotic WE ARE AMERICANS Illinois 1945 Flags	-	$4.00	10h 30m
James Naismith inventor of Basketball FIRST DAY COVER	-	$7.46	10h 46m
1932 Olympics First Day Cover Runners	-	$14.96	10h 46m
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF WHARTON STATE FOREST BATSTO, NJ 7 4 1979	-	$1.99	10h 47m
USA Coil Scott 4496 On Cover - DATED Last Day of the .44 Cent Postage Rate	-	$3.99	11h 2m
USA Coil Scott 4496 On Cover - DATED Last Day of the .44 Cent Postage Rate	-	$3.99	11h 2m
Air Mail Week 20th Anniversary May 15, 1938 Washington, DC	1	$0.99	11h 3m
1948 New York Golden Jubilee-Arrival First Inaguration	-	$0.99	11h 7m
WHITE HOUSE BICENTENNIAL * WARREN G. HARDING *	-	$4.00	11h 10m
1966 Official Sipex FDC-Art Craft cover	-	$1.00	11h 11m
LUEDERS, TEXAS, ANNUAL FISH DAY * 2009 *	-	$5.00	11h 17m
WORLD WAR II VETERANS * COMPEX 2004 *	-	$5.00	11h 20m
g350 WW2 Patriotic 1945 VJ DAY Victory Japan VFW $35	-	$10.00	11h 25m
Marshall Minnesota 125th Anniversary July 5, 1997	-	$0.99	11h 30m
USA 1986 YORK PA FAIR "OLD MAIN" EXHIBITN HALL POSTCARD	-	$2.51	11h 34m

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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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