Welcome To The World Of Stamp Cillecting..

Stamp Collecting or philately as it is sometimes called is the pursuit of collecting, arranging and studying postage stamps, stamped envelopes sometimes known as covers and other items used in various Countries all over the World at different times to effect prepayment for letters or packets through the Post .It is  a pastime that attracts not only adults but children alike. Philately is the study of postage stamps and or postal issues and their production Those who collect and study postage stamps and or postal issues are known as Philatelists while those who collect postage stamps as souvenirs are known as Stamp Collectors.

 There three basic ways of collecting postage stamps.
 1. General Collection - collecting postage stamps or possibly   postal issues of all countries and periods. saving all items that may come your way.
 2. Country collecting - collecting the postage stamps of one particular or few countries, sometimes specialising in particular period or time.
 3. Thematic/Topical collecting - collecting stamps of all countries that have a certain design, subject. for example, flora and fauna, sports,birds animals, transport etc
 4. stamp accumulating -  the acceptance of  any stamp that comes accumulator's way regardless of country, time period or subject, the accumulator  is not a general collector. he is a stamp accumulator,
 A new collector may not be sure of what kind of stamps to collect. it is however advisable that one should acquire and study as many different stamps as one can because the experience gained will help to grasp the fundamentals of the subject.Later on one can decide to concentrate on a single country's issues or of a group of countries.
 Basically, stamps are of three types namely..
 1. Definitive - the everyday stamps.
2. Commemorative -  Larger-sized stamps issued to mark a particular anniversary or event.
3. Specials - Larger-sized stamps issued to depict the life of a Country, bits animals, buildings,scenery etc.
 To start a stamp collection,one will need a packet or collection of stamps. the stamp packet you will get from a Stamp Dealer. a  collection of stamps may be sourced from friends, family members etc. the beginner will also need an album, stock book, tweezers/stamp tongs and possibly hinges. Most of these accessories are usually contained in a "starter pack' for beginners.
 You should become very familiar with the use of your tweezers/stamp tongs.Get used to handling your stamps with your tweezers/stamp tongs. Most fingers have some grease and moisture on them which could spoil your stamps if picked ordinarily by hands. HAVE FUN COLLECTING.
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moseszee: The Postage Stamp As An Ideal Mail Order Product.

moseszee: The Postage Stamp As An Ideal Mail Order Product.

moses zaccheaus - a writer, author, publisher, philatelic and numismatic teacher.www.moseszee.com - http://moseszee.blogspot.comThis article may be reprinted FREE OF CHARGE on the condition that the contents of the article and the details in the Resource Box remain INTACT.

The Postage Stamp As An Ideal Mail Order Product.

Postage stamps for collectors are undoubtedly one of the very best mail-order products to handle. They are readily available, easy to store, easy to package and easy to mail. There are, however, a few facts which are extremely important that I would like to discuss at this stage.

Philatelists or Stamp Collectors are very quality-conscious people. Stamps must be handled with the greatest of care because nobody is going to buy your stamps if they are in any way damaged. Very little indeed is needed to tender a stamp useless in the eyes of a collector. A saleable stamp must be collectible – this means that it must be in perfect condition with complete perforations; it must be clean and with no marks and there must be no creases or tears.

Collectors prefer well-centered stamps. This means that the design area should not be touched by the perforations and it should be exactly in the middle of the stamp. Most collectors prefer to collect mint stamps in post-fresh condition. An unmounted mint stamp is a stamp in the condition it was in a post office book of stamps. To many collectors the gummed side is as important as the front. They do not want the gum to be disturbed in any way. Pre – stamps were usually mounted onto the album page by means of a peelable hinge. This is usually not the case today.

A mint stamp that has been hinged or mounted usually sells for far less than an unmounted mint stamp. This is particularly true when it comes to modern issues. Stamps that are more than 50 years old were usually hinged and that is their normal condition. Old mint stamps that have pristine gum are normally worth quite a lot more than hinged stamps. The relation between a hinged and an unhinged stamp is sometimes incredibly big.

I would like to suggest that you start with unmounted mint stamps until you have learnt more about which stamps are acceptable in mounted condition too. The same high quality standards are valid for used stamps as well. Collectors of used stamps prefer circular
postmarks. The postmark must not be smudged.

It is of vital to keep these quality standards in mind. If your stamps are of inferior quality people will stop buying from you. On the other hand, if you provide good quality stamps to your customers and if your prices are right they are to remain with you for as long as you can deliver new stamps to their collections.

moses zaccheaus - a writer, author, publisher, philatelic, numismatic teacher and internet marketer

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