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Some Things One Should Know About Stamp Collecting A stamp is a small piece of paper that is glued to the envelope whenever a document or a letter is sent via the post office. This is used both locally and internationally as a fee for the service rendered. There are two ways to send mail. The first is buying postage stamps then sending it using the mail box. The other is going to the nearby postal office and having the postal worker do it. People have found another thing to do with stamps. Instead of mailing it, some have turned it into a hobby now known as stamp collecting. Some people mistakenly think that an individual who is known as philately is the proper name for someone who collects stamps. This notion is wrong since this title is for those who study stamps. Stamp collecting can begin by cutting out the stamps that come from letters the person has received. Some may come locally while others can come from friends and family abroad. Another way to add stamps to the collection is

Stamps Value Penny Black One of the best things about the Penny Black is the fact that it is historically very exciting as when you see a real Penny Black you are immediately taken back to a Dickensian Victorian London. The other great thing about it as a new stamp collector is the fact that contrary to some misconceptions, it is NOT a rare stamp. Over 68 million were made, and even through the passing of time, there are many genuine Penny Blacks about in collections, sales rooms and dealers stocks. The first British postage stamp was the Penny Black, issued in 1840 during the reign of Queen Victoria. The Penny Black was issued as a way for people to pre-pay for their postage at a set rate. Believe it or not, the Penny Black was only printed for one year. The problem was that the stamps were cancelled (or stamped by the post office) in red ink, and the Royal Mail found that a lot of stamps were being re-used. The red ink used to cancel them was also relatively easy to remove; hence sn

Stamps Price Guide If you have collected stamps before you may think, "Well a high priced stamp should show more profit over the long term than a low priced stamp." This statement is very true in essence, but we have to qualify it by determining what a high priced stamp actually is. For some people a stamp costing £500 may be highly priced, for others the figure may be nearer £5000 or more. Over a short term(5years) stamps in this range tend to fluctuate more than those at £1000+. They are uncommon stamps, but not truly rare, and so come on the market far more frequently than is ideal for investment. Even in fine condition there may not be enough demand for these stamps as they are relatively easy to obtain in many of the larger auction houses. A stamp price guide not only will let you know what the price of stamps are, but it will also offer other benefits as well. An old US postage stamps price guide will let you know all the stamps that are available and what special edit

Stamps By Mail Free Shipping Order free shipping supplies at the official website of USPS and they will be delivered straight to your door or mailbox by the mail carrier in your locality. If you don't want to stand in line at the post office, you can also avail of the services that the carriers give. You can leave them a check in your mailbox made out to postmaster and buy stamps for you. You need to indicate the denomination and the quantity of stamps of you need. Stamps By Mail Free Shipping

Stamps If you are going to collect stamps then you need to get a good stamp album to put them in as well. Even if your stamps are not particularly rare, you need to look after them and ensure that they stay in the condition they are when you get them. Stamps are easy to damage and destroy so try and keep them somewhere safe from flooding as well. As your collection improves you may also want to consider getting some tweezers and a magnifying glass so you can start to understand and spot fine details on stamps that make them stand out from more common versions. Stamps

Penny Black Stamp Before the use of adhesive paper stamps, letters were hand stamped or postmarked with ink. Postmarks were the invention of Henry Bishop and were at first called 'Bishop mark' after the inventor. Bishop marks were first used in 1661 at the London General Post Office. They marked the day and month the letter was mailed. The First Modern Postage Stamp - Penny Black The first issued postage stamp began with Great Britain's Penny Post. On May 6, 1840, the British Penny Black stamp was released. The Penny Black was engraved the profile of Queen Victoria's head, who remained on all British stamps for the next sixty years. Rowland Hill created the first stamp. Rowland Hill Invents Adhesive Postage Stamps A schoolmaster from England, Rowland Hill invented the adhesive postage stamp in 1837, an act for which he was knighted. Through his efforts the first stamp in the world was issued in England in 1840. Roland Hill also created the first uniform postage rates th

1d King George V, used at Sydney in 1916 The six self-governing Australian colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901 operated their own postal service and issued their own stamps – see articles on the systems on New South Wales (first stamps issued 1850), Victoria (1850), Tasmania (1853), Western Australia (1854), South Australia (1855) and Queensland (1860). Under section 51(v) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution 1900, “postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services” became a Commonwealth responsibility. Source: Wikipedia World Stamp Pictures - Australian Stamp The Australian stamp was issued in 1988 in a set of 26 stamps fearturing cartoons on the theme "Living Together." The stamp is entitled "Mining" and shows a miner with a large gold nugget in the shape of Australia in his pan (Tasmania is hidden by the edge of the gold pan). 6d "kangaroo & map", used at Woolloongabba