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• Protest Stamps

  
  Collectors Quest — Authority: 424
  It’s the time of year for Christmas Seals, those little pieces of paper resembling postage stamps but used as a fundraiser for the American Lung Association.  The use of charity stamps has been around almost as long as postage itself, giving a charity the opportunity to raise funds while offering supporters a way ...
  3 days ago

• Swiss Soldier Stamps

  
  Vintage Antique Collectible — Authority: 128
  Stamps -> Europe -> Switzerland Some people, even those who have been collecting stamps for years, may never have heard of Swiss soldier stamps. That’s because these stamps weren’t actually postage stamps for use at large, they were created for the Swiss soldiers who were activated to full duty to ...
  5 days ago

• Beginning a Stamp Collecting Hobby

  
  Vintage Antique Collectible — Authority: 128
  Starting a stamp collecting hobby can be popular and rewarding if you like the idea of stamps. If you are just getting started with your own stamp collecting hobby and you are trying to figure out where you need to get started, the following tips should prove to be helpful. First and foremost, it is said that the ...
  6 days ago

• History of Postage Stamp Collecting

  
  Vintage Antique Collectible — Authority: 128
  With the creation of the postage stamp came the birth of the concept of postage stamp collecting . This occurred just shortly after the first postage stamps were introduced in the year 1840 by Great Britain. Plilately, the study of postage stamp collecting has been derived from phileo, the Greek word for “I love” ...
  1 week ago

• Chocolate (Postage) Stamps

  
  Zingology — Authority: 130
  by J. Michael Wheeler Originally published in Dancing Spoon Magazine Who Wants to Lick the Stamps? Send your loved ones chocolate in the mail. Well, actually on the mail. In France, (where else?) food and postage are strangely blended as a .56€ first class postage stamp. These ...
  1 week ago

• Benefits of Collecting Old Stamps

  
  Vintage Antique Collectible — Authority: 128
  Collecting old stamps , especially vintage postage stamps can bring great value. Collecting old stamps can be fun and educational, it can be affordable, and it can bring about understanding of history, art, travel and many other areas of culture as well. Here is an explanation of why collecting old stamps can be ...
  1 week ago

• Guide to Selling Stamps and Stamp Collections

  
  Vintage Antique Collectible — Authority: 128
  Often people ask me for advice on what to do with their newly inherited or given stamp collection , usually with a bent on selling it. These are a few pointers I have slapped together. Number one: do not get your hopes up. Most people see albums or boxes full of old stamps and they think “eureka!” The boring ...
  2 weeks ago

• Influential Maria behind rise in unlikely hobby

  
  Tennishead — Authority: 145
  There are very few people with the power to make stamp-collecting a fashionable pastime, but it appears Maria Sharapova has done just that
  2 weeks ago

• Stamp collecting enjoys surge in popularity

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 967
  Stamp collecting is enjoying an unlikely surge in popularity, with dealers reporting a sharp increase in sales.
  2 weeks ago

• Penny Black Stamps: How To Tell A Real Stamp From Another

  
  Gypsy Camp Blog — Authority: 151
  Since penny black stamps were first produced in40 in the UK and Ireland , stamps have proven an important part of our history. Curiously enough, stamps continue to evolve and prosper as a low tech alternative to increasingly complex modern technology.Related posts: Collecting Stamps – Your First Album Collection ...
  2 weeks ago

• Try Stamp Collecting: Penny Black Stamps And Beyond

  
  rotatelogs.com — Authority: 165
  Since penny black stamps were first produced in’40 in the UK and Ireland , stamps have proven an important part of our history. Curiously enough, stamps continue to evolve and prosper as a low tech alternative to increasingly complex modern technology. These square stickers are notices that an individual piece of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stamps and Stories

  
  Collectors Quest — Authority: 424
  I don’t usually cross paths with philately while browsing the thrift shops, but last weekend I was luckier than usual.  We were visiting relatives over Thanksgiving weekend – an excellent time to hit far-off shops in hopes of seeing something new – and I found a couple books on stamps, the first two editions of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Boy Scouts Stamp - “Celebrate Scouting” commemorative stamp

  
  The Postal Newsgroup — Authority: 127
  "...In 2010, the Postal Service will return the favor, recognizing the 100th birthday of the Boy Scouts of America with its “Celebrate Scouting” commemorative stamp (Link, 11/12). Scheduled for release in July, the stamp pays tribute to the organization that promotes adventure, skill building, leadership, personal ...
  3 weeks ago

• Where to Buy Stamps Online

  
  Vintage Antique Collectible — Authority: 128
  People who break into the world of stamps often find themselves wondering about where to buy stamps online as well as in person. Having a guide to the best places for where to buy stamps is always a good idea. One of the places where you can buy stamps online is through eBay , an online marketplace where sellers list ...
  3 weeks ago

• Nostalgia Sunday – JNF-KKL stamp club

  
  ISRAELITY — Authority: 428
  About a week and a half ago, an event took place at the Jewish National Fund House in Tel Aviv that might be termed historic: the revival of the JNF-KKL stamp collectors club. Most people know that the Jewish National Fund – Keren Kayemet (JNF-KKL) raises funds using the trusty old Blue Box method of [...]
  3 weeks ago

• New Israeli Educational Stamps Posted Online

  
  Good News from Israel — Authority: 112
  Hi Everyone! I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps that were issued in November 2009. I included the stamp itself, the first day cover, and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp. - Maritime Archeology in Israel - Lighthouses in Israel - The Yiddish Theatre in Lasi, Romania (1876) ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Boy Scout Centennial Stamp

  
  Collectors Quest — Authority: 424
  The first new postage stamp for the 2010 year was recently revealed.   To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, the USPS will issue the Celebrate Scouting stamp at the centennial Boy Scouts Jamboree, to be held next July at Fort AP Hill, Virginia.   The stamp was designed by Mill ...
  4 weeks ago

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