| Most of the hobbies are usually interesting only to | | | | fix the stamps to the album. Pasting the stamps |
| those who are interested in them; but not stamp | | | | with the help of gum is not advisable as this |
| collecting, for this hobby will entice you even | | | | makes it a permanent arrangement and you can |
| when you have never thought of it before and | | | | not reclassify the stamps and change their |
| some day get to see the stamp collection album | | | | positions when your understanding about them |
| of a friend. The bright colors and fine printing in | | | | matures.o Keep the album in which you keep the |
| stamps are often too hard to resist appreciating. | | | | stamps in a polythene packet so that they are |
| But to take up a new hobby needs some guts, | | | | not wetted by water. |
| for at the beginning you might know nothing | | | | Once you have a starter stamp collection, you |
| about stamp collecting. You may need a guide to | | | | can always add new stamps to it and if you have |
| tell you how to start with and how to proceed, at | | | | used hinges, you can even change the position of |
| least to start with, when you know nothing about | | | | the existing stamps in your album according to |
| the hobby. This article may be of some help to | | | | your convenience. |
| you for beginning stamp collecting as a hobby. | | | | You can get new stamps from three major |
| Stamp collecting is a simple hobby, if you have a | | | | sources: |
| little patience in the times when you look for new | | | | 1. From the Shops - This is the most common |
| unique stamps to adorn your collection. To begin | | | | way to purchase packets of stamps for addition |
| with, take the following steps to establish an initial | | | | into your stamp collection. When you go for this, |
| stamps' collection:o When you start collecting | | | | prefer buying the collections that, you find are the |
| stamps, purchase the largest packet of worldwide | | | | most different from the stamps in your collection. |
| stamps that you can afford to purchase. This | | | | 2. From Friends - Stamp exchanging is another |
| gives you the initial inspiration for going ahead. | | | | good way of stamp collecting. You always some |
| When you are new, if you start buying small | | | | stamps in more than one copy. Your friends may |
| packets of stamps, there is often a chance that | | | | have some stamps in multiple copies. If you need |
| you tend to get more that one copies of several | | | | a stamp, which is double with your friend, and he |
| stamps. A large packet would prevent this.o Along | | | | needs the ones in doubles with you, you can |
| with the stamps, purchase an album where you | | | | exchange stamps with each other. |
| can collect the stamps. Try that this album is of | | | | 3. From Postal Envelops - You can browse |
| good quality, as you will keep the stamps in it for | | | | through the old mail envelops in your home and |
| long to come. If it is a good one, you will not | | | | can find some unique stamps that you don't have |
| have to be concerned about the quality of the | | | | in your collection. You can remove it from the |
| album when you grow more professional in stamp | | | | envelope and add it to your stamp collection. |
| collecting.o Buy many hinges. This will help you to | | | | |