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USA GOLD PROOF STAMP INGOT FDC -REPUBLICAN SENATOR	-	$7.42	1h 5m
USA GOLD PROOF STAMP INGOT FDC MADONNA and CHILD	-	$7.12	1h 5m
1986 USA GOLD PROOF STAMP INGOT FDC-MARGARET MITCHELL	-	$7.42	1h 5m
2 VINTAGE CHRISTMAS, FL COVERS: 1935 AND 1939	-	$2.95	1h 9m
TOMBSTONE ARIZONA LOCAL POST 1981 COVER	-	$1.50	1h 10m
First Day Cover	-	$0.75 $1.00	1h 29m
Western Air Express 1928 Airmail LAbel	-	$9.99	3h 4m
3 EARLY PHILATELIC COVERS	1	$0.99	3h 13m
#2062a VF Ham handpainted Streetcar FDC	-	$6.00	3h 23m
#1845 VF Ham handpainted Dance FDC	-	$6.00	3h 25m
#1924a VF Ham handpainted Woodland Habitats FDC	-	$6.00	3h 28m
#2037 VF Ham handpainted CCC FDC	1	$6.00	3h 30m
#2036 VF Ham handpainted FDC	-	$6.00	3h 33m
#2039 VF Ham handpainted FDC	-	$6.00	3h 35m
#2041 VF Ham handpainted Brooklyn Bridge FDC	-	$6.00	3h 37m
#2047 VF Ham handpainted FDC	-	$6.00	3h 39m
#2107 VF Ham handpainted FDC	-	$6.00	3h 41m
#2108 VF Ham handpainted Christmas FDC	-	$6.00	3h 43m
#2088 VF Ham handpainted FDC	-	$6.00	3h 45m
#2094 VF Ham handpainted FDC	-	$6.00	3h 47m
#2066 VF Ham handpainted Alaska Statehood FDC	-	$6.00	3h 49m
COVER FOLDED LETTER BOSTON TO NERO LONDON FEB. ca.1838	-	$29.99	3h 50m
#2086 VF Ham handpainted Fresh Water Life FDC	-	$6.00	3h 51m
#2074 VF Ham handpainted Soil & Water Conservation FDC	-	$6.00	3h 53m
#2081 VF Ham handpainted FDC	-	$6.00	3h 55m
#2105 VF Ham handpainted Eleanor Roosevelt FDC	-	$6.00	3h 58m
#2072 VF Ham handpainted Love FDC	-	$6.00	3h 59m
#2104 VF Ham handpainted FDC	-	$6.00	4h 1m
COVER FOLDED LETTER OCTOBER 26th ca. 1831	-	$29.99	4h 2m
#2101a VF Ham handpainted Dogs FDC	-	$6.00	4h 4m
United States Lot of 21 Covers & Post Cards-	1	$0.99	4h 14m
COVER ca. 1888 WASHINGTON 2c TWO CENT STAMP SCOTT # 213	-	$29.99	4h 16m
COVER ca. 1879 FREE POSTAGE HON. A. HERR SMITH SPEECH	-	$29.99	4h 26m
#2165 VF Ham handpainted Christmas FDC	-	$6.00	4h 41m
#C114 VF Ham handpainted Aviation Pioneers FDC	-	$6.00	4h 44m
#2159 VF Ham handpainted Public Education FDC	-	$6.00	4h 46m
#2145 VF Ham handpainted FDC	-	$6.00	4h 48m
#2166 VF Ham handpainted Season's Greetings FDC	-	$6.00	4h 50m

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The best thing about starting a stamp collection is how easy it can be. Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting Stamp Collecting - Beginners Guide to Stamps - About Guide Postage ...Enter the fascinating world of stamp collecting!

Stamp History

The first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued by Britain in 1840. It pictured a young Queen Victoria, was produced without perforations (imperforate), and consequently had to be cut from the sheet with scissors in order to be used. While unused examples of the "Penny Black" are quite scarce, used examples are common, and may be purchased for $25 to $150, depending upon its condition. Children and teenagers were early collectors of stamps in the 1860s and 1870s. Many adults dismissed it as a childish pursuit. During the late 1800s many of those collectors, as adults, began to systematically study the available postage stamps and published research works on their production, plate flaws, etc. Some stamps such as the triangular issues of the Cape of Good Hope became legendary. It was not until the 1920s that publicity about valuable stamps encouraged a large increase in the number of stamp collectors. This rapid increase in postage stamp values was largely because very few of the older stamps were being saved in good condition. Especially difficult to find were pairs, triples, and large blocks of older stamps. Because many U.S. stamp issues of the 1920s rose rapidly in value, during the 1930s many American collectors stockpiled mint U.S. stamps with the hopes of selling them for a sizeable profit in a few years time. This never materialized. Even today, more than 60 years later, one can find many 1930s U.S. issues in mint condition for close to face value, and many stamp dealers and collectors still use stamps issued as far back as the 1930s for postage when mailing letters. Most U.S. postage stamps issued since the 1930s are easy to obtain and have minimal value. Some high face value stamps, such as the $2.60 United States Graf issued in 1930, are worth substantial amounts of money. Other stamps issued since 1930 that are usually worth something are souvenir sheets from popular countries, hard to find plate number coils, and errors in printing.

Stamp Collecting

Collecting is not the same as philately, which is the study of stamps. A philatelist often does, but need not, collect the objects of study, nor is it necessary to closely study what one collects. Many casual collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge. Stamp collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries who create limited runs of elaborate stamps designed mainly to be bought by stamp collectors. The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal needs of the countries. Some collectors, observing the generally rising prices of rare stamps, have taken to philatelic investment. Rare stamps are among the most portable of tangible investments, and are easy to store

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