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Value of Old Postage Stamps Collecting Agribusiness apparently not the only areas that get a windfall from the current economic crisis, but also the Philatelist. Interestingly, Agribusiness and Philatelist is not used to be an interesting business for the entrepreneur. Agribusiness, for example, are considered in addition to not require a lot of sophisticated science, the results are normal. In fact, the effort required is not small, and the time required is long. So, first, if there are executives who moved to the agribusiness, many of them who feel themselves disposed. But now, a number of executives who feel moved to agribusiness, such as big lottery win. Similarly, philatelist, I believe, for many people this is not considered so important. In addition to the stamp collection can be done by all ages, from kindergarten children to very old, and does not look luxurious. Even if people liked, at most because of the ability philatelist collect stamps with the country of origin of so ma...

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...

Penny Black Stamp The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp of a public postal system. It was issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 May 1840, for use from 6 May of that year. Although all London post offices received official issues of the new stamps, other offices throughout the United Kingdom did not, instead continuing to accept postage payments in cash only for a period. Post offices in some localities, such as those in the city of Bath, began offering the stamp unofficially after 2 May. Country of production : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Location of production : London Date of production : 1840 Nature of rarity : World's first postage stamp Estimated existence : Unknown Face value : 1-Penny Estimated value : £3-4000 (mint) Source: Wikipedia Penny Black Stamp

Treskilling Yellow (Sweden) The "Treskilling" Yellow, or 3 skilling banco error of color, is a postage stamp of Sweden, and holds the world's record auction sales price for a postage stamp. Penny Black (Britain) The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp of a public postal system. It was issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 May 1840, for use from 6 May of that year. Although all London post offices received official issues of the new stamps, other offices throughout the United Kingdom did not, instead continuing to accept postage payments in cash only for a period. Post offices in some localities, such as those in the city of Bath, began offering the stamp unofficially after 2 May. Mauritius "Post Office" The Mauritius "Post Office" stamps are among the rarest postage stamps in the world, and are of legendary status in the world of philately. Two stamps were issued, an orange-red one penny (1d) and a deep...

The Truth Behind Stamp Collecting and Value As the old adage goes, you will never see or realize the value of something unless it is gone. In stamp collecting, stamps do not have to disappear or go kaput before somebody knows or understands their value. In fact, people had long been knowledgeable about the value of stamps that is why stamp collecting was born in the first place. Simply put, if not for the value, stamps would have remained the usual miniature section in the envelope that bears no significant value except for the charges that a person has to pay before their letters will be sent. However, history has it that the value of stamps had been inclusive since the postage stamps were born in May 6, 1840. From that time on, stamp collecting had gradually transformed into a more profitable hobby as more and more people find the value of the stamps increasing as the years pass by. Most of these valuable stamps are rare and hard to find, hence, most stamp collectors consider them as...