| One of the best things about beginning stamp | | | | local specialty shops when you can easily buy |
| collecting is that you can get started on the | | | | them at a discount at stamp collecting supply |
| cheap. Sure there are incredibly valuable old and | | | | websites. |
| rare stamps out there, but common inexpensive | | | | Head On Into Your Local Post Office |
| stamps can be just as fascinating to keep and | | | | Why look far beyond your own horizons when |
| study. Every stamp has a story behind it and | | | | there are loads of local stamps that tell their own |
| over time all stamps do become old and your kid | | | | unique story. Simply head on in to your local post |
| and grandkids will be glad some day that you | | | | office and for less then $10 you can walk away |
| gathered together your collection when it is | | | | with a huge assortment pack that you can get |
| eventually passed on to them. | | | | started with. Bear in mind that someday your |
| Gather Together a Few Basic Items for Stamp | | | | grand kids will live in some distant city or state |
| Collecting | | | | and will see your local stamps as coming from a |
| Begin by gathering together a few items that you | | | | distant location. |
| will need to keep, process handle and store your | | | | Check Out Stamp Collecting Bulletin Boards and |
| stamps. This list would include items such as a | | | | Chat Rooms |
| stamp album, a good book on the topic, a | | | | Try networking online with people that you can |
| magnifying glass, tweezers, and some nice light | | | | meet in foreign countries. Maybe they have kids |
| cloth gloves to wear when your handling and | | | | that would love to receive some American |
| processing your stamps. | | | | baseball cards in exchange for them sending you |
| Save Your Time and Money By Shopping Online | | | | some stamps from their distant land. Be careful |
| Rather than spending your precious time | | | | though, that you don't let some foreigner swindle |
| hop-scotching from store to store, hunting all | | | | you into sending some cash for stamps that you |
| these items down, its best if you just buy them | | | | will never receive. A good tip is to start with small |
| online. Besides some of the items on this list, like | | | | deals and see how it goes. |
| the magnifying glass might be a little expensive at | | | | |