| Stamp Collection can be a business built
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| | about pursuing this hobby, you can buy
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| from a hobby. Millions of people all
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| | the Scot's Standard Postage Stamp
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| over the world collect stamps as a hobby,
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| | catalogue which lists every stamp in the
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| and the number is growing every day. It
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| | world.This is a three volume
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| is indeed an exciting and rewarding
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| | encyclopaedia and is the complete
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| hobby, and it can also be extremely
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| | reference. You can also consult it at
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| profitable.The price of stamps varies
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| | your local library, if you don't want to
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| with supply and demand due to the number
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| | go to the expense for the time being.To
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| of collectors increasing but the price of
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| | start your collection, ask everybody you
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| stamps is steadily rising, as the supply
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| | know to save you stamps they get from
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| of stamps diminishes and more people want
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| | different countries, also go through old
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| to acquire them.Most people start a
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| | letters and small boxes hidden in your
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| collection for the pleasure and education
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| | attic. Chances are that you will be
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| just like any other hobby, but this hobby
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| | surprised to see how much you can find.
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| offers a financial reward as well, as
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| | Other cheap sources of supply are flea
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| collections experience a steady increase
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| | markets, garage sales and eBay.Start
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| in value over the years.It is possible to
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| | swapping when you have doubles. There
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| start your own business if you are
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| | are many philatelic clubs all over the
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| experienced, and already have a good size
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| | country and it would be very advisable
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| collection.For information about becoming
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| | for a serious collector to belong to one.
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| a dealer, write to:The American Stamp
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| | This way you will become educated in
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| Dealer's Association
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| | this field and learn everything you can
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| 147 W 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.In
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| | before you spend money on your
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| the U.K and the Commonwealth: Stanley
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| | collection. Stamp clubs also provide
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| Gibbons Pty. Ltd.How to start:Some
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| | their members with possibilities to
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| people start very early in life
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| | exchange and sell their stamps.You should
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| collecting stamps, it often begins as a
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| | also read as much as you can about stamps
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| gift of a small package of stamps given
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| | by subscribing to a philatelic magazine
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| to a child, and the child becomes a
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| | or online, do a search for your closest
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| collector for life. As the collection
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| | club or magazine.Where to sell your
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| grows, some tools become essential:*
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| | stamps:Stamps are like any other
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| Stamp album
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| | commodity, you can always go to a dealer
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| * Hinges
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| | who will offer you the current wholesale
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| * Magnifying glass and tongsThey can be
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| | value of your stamps, but you can do much
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| obtained from a stationary store or your
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| | better by selling to other stamp
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| local stamp dealer. You can find albums
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| | collectors by advertising in magazines
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| at any price, starting from about $5.00
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| | and newspapers specialized in stamp
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| to the most expensive one at about
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| | collecting, and on eBay. Check several
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| $200.00.Stamps should always be handled
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| | current issues of those magazines, it
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| carefully, because the condition is a
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| | will enable you to compare the ads with
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| very important factor in determining the
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| | what you have to offer.If you want to buy
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| resale value.The various grades of stamps
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| | stamps as an investment, try to buy a few
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| are: mint, very fine, fine, good and
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| | moderately expensive stamps a year.
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| poor.Specimens in outstanding condition
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| | Always buy quality instead of quantity,
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| often sell at many times their catalogue
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| | and diversify, do not invest heavily in a
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| value, which is the reason not to
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| | single area.It is my opinion that stamp
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| mishandle any stamp, which could
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| | collecting is one of the best ways - and
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| drastically reduce its value.If you want
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| | safest - to keep up with inflation.So
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| to know if you have valuable stamps in
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| | happy hunting and may you find the "Penny
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| your collection and are really serious
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| | Black".
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