| You get your mail, riffle through, then
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| | a lot) of postage stamps available in
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| suddenly you spot that colorful postage
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| | that country. If that doesn't work, try
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| stamp and you think, "I should be
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| | asking them to send you letters instead.
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| collecting them."Or, you're probably awed
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| | - Know of anyone who's going on a
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| over that huge collection of stamps
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| | business trip abroad? A vacation in Asia?
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| featured at the nearby museum. You look
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| | Going up north? Ask them to send you post
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| at it and say, "That looks like an
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| | cards form wherever they are. Not only do
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| interesting hobby."Well then, welcome to
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| | you get the stamps, you also get to keep
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| the world of postage stamp
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| | track of how they are.- Get to know your
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| collecting.First things first. To start
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| | neighbors. Chances are one of them is
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| any activity, you have to have your
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| | working in a big company or institution
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| materials and tools. In stamp collecting
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| | wherein loads of letters pour in
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| you'll need:- Your stamps
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| | everyday. And if you're really lucky,
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| - Stamp album or stock book
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| | said neighbor might actually be the one
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| - A magnifying glass
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| | in charge of opening all those letters.
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| - A glass vessel, usually 8" by 10" or
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| | You get the drift?- The next time you
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| 10" by 12" in size, to soak your stamps
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| | visit the post office, keep an open eye
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| in
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| | for stray envelopes that recent visitors
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| - Lots of plain, white, paper towels
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| | have carelessly tossed aside. Many people
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| - A stamp drying book
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| | read and discard their letters at the
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| - A thermometer
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| | post office.- Make friends with fellow
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| - Heavy booksThese can be found at your
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| | collectors. Trading and swapping not only
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| local post office, DIY store and the
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| | increases your collection, it also allows
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| internet. You might also want to buy a
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| | you to get acquaintances and friends.-
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| watermark detector, but if you're just
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| | Get your grandma or grandpa to let you
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| starting out, it isn't really necessary
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| | see their old letters. There is a high
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| yet.Now on to the steps:1. GetIf you're
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| | chance that you'll get rare and old
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| starting from zero, the best way to go is
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| | stamps that you won't see anywhere ever
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| to buy local postage stamps first. A
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| | again.2. SortHave you stamps in one huge
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| packet of 500 or 1000 assorted worldwide
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| | box? Now's the time to sort them all out.
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| stamps are usually available at your
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| | Sorting is necessary to facilitate the
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| nearest post office. This goes for at
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| | storing process. Most of the stamps you
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| least $3 to $6.Still isn't too varied for
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| | have are on paper because they are cut
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| you, you could try to buy from dealers
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| | out from mailing envelopes. You need to
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| who sell "kiloware". Kiloware are stamps
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| | sort them out into:- stamps with white
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| on-paper sold by weight (by the pound)
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| | background paper
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| for a specific amount. You could also try
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| | - stamps with colored background paper
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| going to stamp shows where they sell
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| | - stamps with rubber stamp ink
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| stamps, by the bucket! See for a
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| | (especially those in red and purple)
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| calendar of the shows.Now, you can get
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| | - stamps without rubber stamp ink3.
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| try getting stamps for free! Here are
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| | TrimLeave about 1-2 cm safety margin when
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| some quick tips on how to. This will
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| | you trim your stamps. Also, try not to
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| definitely make your stamp hunting more
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| | cut the perforations, as it will decrease
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| interesting and worthwhile:- Inform
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| | the value of your stamp.4. SoakNever try
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| everybody you know that you're collecting
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| | peeling a stamp off the paper, even if
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| stamps. Chances are they'd pull out all
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| | it's loose. Peeling like this is a
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| that old letters they kept and start
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| | surefire way to ruin your stamp. The way
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| giving them to you. Don't forget to say
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| | to do it is to soak it in water.First,
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| thank you.- Have relatives in foreign
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| | fill up your vessel to about half.
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| countries? Ask them to send you some (or
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