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VATICAN CITY nice wee MNH group all different! PLZ read description	-	$11.98	30m
CANADA COLOSSAL mixture 4000 old, new, large, small PLZ read description	-	$59.98	30m
CUBA bunch of better used in sales cards PLZ Read Desc	-	$32.98	30m
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC bunch of better in sales cards Part 2 of 2 PLZ Read Desc	-	$29.98	30m
CEYLON bunch of better in sales cards PLZ Read Desc	-	$29.98	30m
CHAD bunch of better in sales cards PLZ Read Desc	-	$13.98	30m
CANADA better old M back of book BOB stuff arranged in sales cards PLZ Read Desc	-	$36.98	30m
GREAT BRITAIN QV classics arranged in sales cards PLZ Read Desc	-	$99.98	30m
CYPRUS bunch of better in sales cards part 1 of 2 PLZ Read Desc	-	$34.98	30m
CHILE bunch of better in sales cards PLZ Read Desc	-	$19.98	30m
Thailand - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1560)	-	$1.99	31m
Worldwide & USA. Used Stamps of all kinds : Small, Large, Old & Some other.!	-	$2.99 $4.99	31m
Europe 8 oz Superb Large Kiloware On Paper (M8)	-	$111.85	31m
FRANCE Scott #6 Small tear between "B" & "F" on top	-	$3.00 $6.00	32m
1982 Great Britain Receipt ex Customs £11.48 PostagDues	-	$9.75	33m
AUSTRALIA 1911 Pictorial LETTER CARD - H&G3a - LCP1 - SYDNEY HARBOUR - QUORN sc	2	$26.00	33m
US - 1959 Cover -SeaLift - USNS Chepachet - Signed Gray	-	$7.00	33m
Papua New Guinea - Pacific Asian Games - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1558)	-	$1.99	34m
AUSTRALIA - 1 1 2 d KGV Pictorial LETTER CARD - SYDNEY HARBOUR N.S.W. - unused	2	$41.00	34m
ICELAND stamp SCOTTS(144-148) + EXTRA VALUABLE F U MH	-	$16.99	34m
Germany Nurenberg Trials 1946 APO cover	-	$3.00	34m
New Zealand stamps 1873 newspaper x 15 mix	6	$6.41	35m
1901 Pan American Official Rare Exposition Special Stamp Cancel Postcard	1	$8.49	35m
Thailand - Costume - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1557)	1	$1.99	36m
1957 Australia England Shortpaid & Bearing 1 -, 3d, 1½d Postage Dues	1	$16.00	36m
Nazi Germany B&M Three Kings stamp block set WW2 MNH	-	$12.99	36m
1904 Uruguay Env Internal Short Pad w Postage Due ScJ6	2	$9.75	37m
ITALY PAPAL STATES ORVIETO 1853 DELEGAZIONE APOSTOLICA DI ORVIETO GONFALONIERE	-	$28.00	37m
1915 Model Post Office Tubes Rare Exposition Special Stamp Cancel Postcard	-	$12.99	37m
CANADA stamp SC# 66-67, 74, 89, 90 MINT	-	$14.99	38m
ITALY PAPAL STATES 1845 IL PRIORE DI BASCHI ORVIETO DELEG APOSTOLICA PERUGIA	-	$30.00	38m
Thailand - Mask - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1557)	3	$5.00	38m
BRITISH EMPIRE 1OZ KILOWARE	-	$5.99	39m
GERMAN KILOWARE 1 OZ ON CLOSE CUT SINGLE PAPER	-	$7.99	39m
NORWAY - 1979 Arctic Related Cover - NORGEX 79 - Stryn	-	$10.00	39m
1957 Ghana Local Env Short-paid Charged 1d Gold Coast Postage Due	5	$23.00	39m
Candy jar full of more the 5500 World and US Stamps	-	$34.95	39m
ITALY PAPAL STATES 1858 PESARO COMMISSIONE AMMINISTRATIVA PROVINCIALE wrapper	-	$20.00	39m

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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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