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"PAPPY" BOYINGTON, MARINE "'ACE" WW-II, MOH-POW-28 KIA	-	$5.00	15m
CHICAGO FOUNDED 151ST ANNIVERSARY		$2.99	16m
CPL JASON DUNHAM, MARINE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, IRAQ	-	$4.00	17m
Envelop Inauguration Eisenhower Jan 21, 1957	-	$1.00	18m
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD FOUNDED 159TH ANNIV		$2.99	18m
5 STAR GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTHUR, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT	-	$4.50	19m
ANDREW JOHNSON IMPEACHED 118TH ANNIVERSARY		$2.99	19m
LIBERTY BELL RINGS FOR INDEPENDENCE 210TH ANNIVERSARY		$2.99	22m
ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY OPENS 23RD ANNIVERSARY		$2.99	23m
Obama Inauguration Chicago Washington Dual Cancel Cover		$15.00	27m
4062 WONDERS AMERICA Rocky Mountains w Pictorial Cancel		$3.50	30m
Graf Zeppelin- Round the World - Lakehurst to Lakehurst		$150.00	34m
GREAT SANTA FE TRAIL HORSE RACE * BOISE CITY, OK		$5.00	40m
BUSH-CHENEY * 2005 INAUGURATION * AUSTIN, TX		$5.00	47m
sc# 715(pr) on Event cov(Masonic Mon)Alexandria, VA.1932	-	$5.29	55m
First Day Cover Stamp PATSY CLINE COUNTRY MUSIC 1993		$3.75	56m
4049 WONDER BRISTLECONE PINE Rocky Pictorial Canc PTE		$3.50	1h
LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL * LIVINGSTON, MT * 7 15 06 *		$5.00	1h 26m
1981 INAUGURATION DAY REAGAN BUSH FOLIO 4 COVERS		$9.50	1h 28m
First Day Cover Stamp USA WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES 1994		$3.75	1h 28m
2 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON Pictorial Postmarks w Nature Issue		$3.50	1h 30m
1978 NORMAN ROCKWELL Folder HISTORIC AMERICAN STAMPS		$99.99	1h 37m
WHITE HOUSE BICENTENNIAL * JOHN ADAMS *		$4.00	1h 48m
MISSOURI PICTORIAL CANCEL PTE Lewis & Clark Cachet		$3.50	2h
1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt FDR Inaugural Cover		$24.95	2h 17m
New York Bicentennial Barge Cover Jun 19 1976		$2.99	2h 18m
USA 1985 1st Day of Chess Match Signed Souvenir Card		$55.00	2h 20m
boy scout cover 1959 troop 112 cachet Hanover 98		$5.00	2h 23m
boy scout cover 1960 Camp-O-Ree Marblemount 203		$4.00	2h 23m
boy scout cover 1960 Keney Park jubilee Hartford 197		$4.00	2h 23m
boy scout cover 1959 District 8 Pow Wow Jamaica 85		$5.00	2h 23m
boy scout cover 1963 troop 160 San Mateo 309		$4.00	2h 28m
boy scout cover 1960 Camp Fire girls Fortuna 204		$4.00	2h 28m
boy scout cover 1962 Scout-O-Rama Wahoo 289		$4.00	2h 28m
boy scout cover 1959 Tonawandas district West point 136		$5.00	2h 28m
boy scout cover 1960 50th anniv. North Tonawanda 150		$5.00	2h 28m
boy scout cover 1960 Alpine Turgg Greenbush 147		$5.00	2h 28m
boy scout cover 1962 troop 160 San Mateo 288		$4.00	2h 28m

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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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