Philatelic Covers

Singapore - Maxi Card - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1553)	-	$2.99	46m
Singapore - Maxi Card - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1552)	-	$2.99	48m
Cayman Island to India Postally used Cover- Item as per scan ( 1551)	-	$0.99	51m
Italy to India Postally used Cover- Item as per scan ( 1550)	-	$0.99	57m
Macao to San Francisco First Flight 4 28 1931 franked w 274, 282, 286, C1-6	1	$4.99	58m
New Zealand to India Postally used Cover- Item as per scan ( 1549)	-	$0.99	59m
Brazil to Italy Postally used Cover- Item as per scan ( 1548)	-	$0.99	1h 1m
China - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1547)	-	$1.99	1h 5m
USA - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1546)	-	$0.99	1h 7m
USA - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1545)	-	$0.99	1h 9m
USA - FDC - Item as per scan ( 1544)	-	$0.99	1h 10m
Japan Geisha girl Vintage rice papyrus cover	-	$29.99	4h 41m
Japan Geisha girl Vintage rice papyrus cover	-	$29.99	4h 41m
Japan Geisha girls street view Vintage cover	-	$29.99	4h 43m
Japan Geisha girls Vintage rice papyrus cover	-	$29.99	4h 43m
Japan Geisha girls Vintage rice papyrus cover	-	$29.99	4h 44m
Japan Geisha girls Vintage rice papyrus cover	-	$29.99	4h 44m
Japan Geisha girls Vintage rice papyrus cover	-	$29.99	4h 44m
SKY and SKATING, ARCTIC- BOREAL - FESTIVAL;TWO COVERS+ POSTMARK 1964, RUSSIA	-	$12.00	5h 2m
SPOON ON SKY, ARCTIC- BOREAL - FESTIVAL; COVER+ POSTMARK MURMANSK 1993, RUSSIA	-	$3.00	5h 7m
100 years INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS FDC Cover to MONGOLIA	1	$29.99	5h 9m
1961 PIONEER meeting in Erfurt INTERNATIONAL volleyball	-	$29.99	5h 11m
ADVERTISING Portrait-Atelier Ad. ODERMATT COVER	-	$29.99	5h 12m
ADVERTISING Agence des prisonniers Red Cross COVER	-	$59.99	5h 25m
ADVERTISING Essinger Berlin AVANT-GARDE Girl TEDDY BEAR	-	$48.00	5h 25m
AUSTRIA Benedict Schroll's Sohn Brannau 1912 COVER	-	$29.99	5h 26m
DDR ADVERTIING Luftpost Par Avion INTERFLUG Leipziger	-	$29.99	5h 31m
DDR ADVERTIING Luftpost Par Avion INTERFLUG Leipziger	-	$24.00	5h 31m
DDR AIR TRAFFIC Par Avion LABEL COVER FAIR in 1972 year	-	$24.00	5h 31m
DDR AIR TRAFFIC Par Avion LABEL COVER FAIR in 1974 year	-	$24.00	5h 31m
DDR Leipziger Fruhjahrsmesse Spring Fair MM 1961 Label	-	$24.00	5h 31m
DDR Spring FAIR in 1959 year INTERNATIONAL COVER	-	$24.00	5h 31m
El SALVADOR Cover PAR AVION 1957 year	-	$29.99	5h 33m
Fauna HEDGEHOG Label MIT LUFTPOST Par Avion to MONGOLIA	-	$24.00	5h 34m
Free German Trade Union Confederation COVER	-	$18.00	5h 34m
Leipziger Fruhjahrsmesse Spring Fair 1962 Label MIT LUF	-	$24.00	5h 42m
Lithuania resort LIKENAI old COVER	-	$18.00	5h 42m
Lithuania resort PALANGA Beach old COVER	-	$18.00	5h 42m

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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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