Topical & Specialty

NORTH VIETNAM - YVERT ** 363 68	-	$6.00	30m
Montserrat 497-500 Specimen Overprint MNH FLOWERS, BIRD	-	$15.85	30m
St. Vincent 1099 MNH - Sports, Windsurfing	-	$6.00	30m
RUSSIA -1973- RED CROSS - THEATER - YOUTH - MINT SET!	-	$1.00	31m
Uruguay Sport Bscetball World Montevideo Souvenir Sheet 1967 MLH	-	$3.99	31m
VIETNAM, SPACE, 1971, LUNA 16 PERF & IMPERF SETS, MNH VF	1	$1.99	32m
GAMBIA -1986- DISNEY - CHRISTMAS - LETTERS - MINT SET!	-	$7.99	32m
NORTH VIETNAM - YVERT ** 377 82	-	$6.95	32m
Dominica 617 MNH International Year of the Child, Fish	-	$3.75	32m
Macao 1998 SC 933-937 MNH Set World Cup Soccer	-	$6.75	33m
Trains, Steam Locomotives, S S 1 GREN3460	-	$3.33	33m
Ryukyu Islands 154 Sheet MNH Fish - Spotted Triggerfish	-	$7.00	33m
BEE GEES - Post Tribute Cover - 70's Pic - Foil Stamp Robin & Barry Gibb	-	$5.00	34m
NORTH VIETNAM - YVERT ** 377 82 IMP.	-	$10.00	34m
CANADA 1985-9, 1991, 1993-6, 1999-2000 WILDLIFE BOOKLETS x13 FACE $95.50	-	$69.99	35m
CANADA 1930'S UNUSED LABRADOR USA POST OFFICE BLOCK OF 4	-	$69.99	35m
NORTH VIETNAM - YVERT ** 392 96 IMP.	-	$8.95	36m
GRENADA -1996 - DISNEY - DANCERS - SCOTTISH - MINT S S!	-	$5.99	36m
NORTH VIETNAM - YVERT ** 427 32	-	$5.95	38m
Year of the Rooster 2005 FDC Christmas Is Style #1	-	$3.00	38m
Christmas Seals, Specialized Collection in a 1939 Elmer Long Album	-	$39.95 $90.00	39m
Belarus 2011 Cross Euphrosyne of Polotsk 2 S S 2 stamps	-	$7.00	40m
NORTH VIETNAM - YVERT ** 442 47 IMP.	-	$16.00	40m
1933 Cadillac V-16 - Mint Stamp	-	$1.00	40m
VIETNAM, SPACE, 1972, SOYUZ 11, PERF SET, MNH VF	-	$0.99	41m
CAMBODIA ATLANTA OLYMPIC GAMES STAMPS - MINT SET & SS!	-	$3.99	41m
NORTH VIETNAM - YVERT ** 451 56	-	$4.95	42m
Queen's Birthday 1993 FDC - Australia Queenscliff CXL	-	$1.25	43m
NORTH VIETNAM - YVERT ** 451 56 IMP.	-	$8.00	44m
MEDICINE RED CROSS ANTI TOBACCO POSTMARK "MY DAD DOES NOT SMOKE, RED CROSS"	-	$15.00	44m
Uganda 484, MNH World Football Championships s7233	-	$4.00	44m
LAOS 1981 WILD CATS MINT COMPLETE SET OF SIX STAMPS!	-	$2.25	45m
BIRDS topic, Lebanon MNH issues Sc 435, 437, 439 add these to your collection!	-	$19.99	46m
NAPOLEON topic, nice gold self adhesive Yemen 34b stamp MNH check it out!!	-	$9.99	46m
HAITI, SPACE, 1962, SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, SET & S S, MNH VF	-	$1.99	46m
NORTH VIETNAM - YVERT ** 482 87	-	$6.25	46m
Ryukyu Islands 89 MNH Ships	-	$1.65	47m
Art, Taipei, Chines Painting, S S 6 stvi1923	-	$4.63	47m

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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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