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Cover - True 3 Cent Bisect to 1 1 2 Ct 3rd Class Mail rate - Chase Va S14	-	$90.00	30m
2003 AUDREY HEPBURN "Charade"~Glen FDC Combo Cary Grant	-	$24.00	30m
1945 Patriotic WWII Naval Navy American Flag cover	-	$9.99	31m
ROBERTO CLEMENTE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE WITH FLATTENED PENNY AUGUST 17, 1984	5	$15.49	31m
Airport Dedication Beatrice NE 1946 cachet cover	-	$9.99	31m
NY ROCHESTER 1865 LOCAL EXPRESS LABEL, RARE	-	$350.00	31m
1991 "F" Tulip Coil Cover--Mobile, Alabama	-	$1.00	33m
LOT OF 31 MINT U.S. POSTAL STATIONARY COVERS	-	$9.95 $15.95	34m
Cover - True 3 Cent Bisect to 1 1 2 Ct 3rd Class Mail rate - Chase Va S15	-	$90.00	34m
NY ROCHESTER #11, EMBOSSED CAMEO RURAL NEW YORKER ON REVERSE	-	$45.00	35m
1245 John Muir, ArtCraft plate block, FDC	-	$6.00	35m
2540 FDC $2.90 Priority Mail, Art Craft (2597)	-	$5.00	35m
Cover - True 3 Cent Bisect to 1 1 2 Ct 3rd Class Mail rate - Chase Va S16	-	$85.00	35m
Spokane WI Calkins Air Terminal Dedication 1941 cover	-	$9.99	36m
C³ C-Cubed 4291 Flags of Our Nation Iowa 215I Goldfinch	-	$3.75	36m
Advertising Cover - Art Deco Checkerboard - St Louis Trimmed Hat Co. S490	-	$35.00	36m
Cover - True 3 Cent Bisect to 1 1 2 Ct 3rd Class Mail rate - Chase Va S17	-	$85.00	36m
NY ROCHESTER 1858 LOCAL EXPRESS COMPANY LABEL, RARE	-	$295.00	37m
General LEW WALLACE Union Army, Civil War, FDC Portrait Cachet, Author: Ben Hur	-	$5.00	37m
Cover - True 3 Cent Bisect to 1 1 2 Ct 3rd Class Mail rate - Chase Va S18	-	$85.00	37m
Veterans Foreign War St Petersburg FL cachet cover	-	$9.99	38m
1245 John Muir, ArtCraft, FDC	-	$3.00	38m
Tucumcari New Mexico 1910 territorial posting	-	$6.00	38m
ROBERTO CLEMENTE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE WITH FLATTENED DIME AUGUST 17, 1984	9	$15.00	38m
Cover - True 3 Cent Bisect to 1 1 2 Ct 3rd Class Mail rate - Chase Va S19	-	$85.00	38m
Moberley MO 1943 Airport Dedication cachet cover	-	$9.99	38m
NY ROCHESTER LARGE DUE ON 1¢ ENTIRE	-	$45.00	39m
C92 Wright Brothers FDC Pioneers Of Aviation Louis Bleriot Colorano Silk Cachet	1	$0.99	39m
George Washington Masonic National Memorial 1932 Cover	-	$4.00	40m
1245 John Muir, Fleetwood, FDC	-	$3.00	40m
Cover - True 1 Cent Bisect to 1 1 2 Ct 3rd Class Mail rate - Chase Va S23	-	$85.00	41m
1935 Postal Reply Card--Brooklyn, New York Slogan Cancel	-	$1.00	42m
C91 Wright Brothers First Day Cover Colorano Silk Cachet	-	$0.99	43m
PA PHILADELPHIA 1876 CENTENNIAL ILLUS FRONT AND ALLOVER REVERSE	-	$135.00	43m
25 First Day Covers from 1988	1	$2.99	44m
Cover - True 3 Cent Bisect to 1 1 2 Ct 3rd Class Mail rate - Chase Va S24	-	$90.00	45m
1940 SIX DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES FDC IN BLOCS OF 4 STAMPS, VERY NICE	-	$1.99	45m
C³ C-Cubed 4375 Lunar New Year of the OX 227	-	$3.00	45m

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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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