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LOT OF 20 SPACE HISTORY US VALUED EVENTCOVERS 1971-85	3	$5.76	2h 52m
2 COLUMBIA STS-2 SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH COVERS - SENEGAL	3	$3.13	3h 13m
SPACE Shuttle COLUMBIA STS-5, Houston, TEXAS 1982	-	$4.99	3h 29m
SPACE Shuttle COLUMBIA STS-4, Solid Fuel Rockets, Lost	-	$4.99	3h 30m
SPACE: MERCURY 7 ASTRONAUT PHOTOS - BRAZIL POST CARD	5	$4.00	3h 50m
5TH OF APOLLO VII -PICS OF SCHIRRA, EISELE & CUNNINGHAM	-	$2.00	5h 4m
25TH ANNIV OF JOHN GLENN - ORBIT - IN FRIENDSHIP 7	-	$2.00	5h 8m
UK4 - UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH SATELLITE - WITH USA	-	$0.99	5h 10m
Space Cover Project Mercury USS Barry ship cancel 1962	1	$3.50	5h 10m
WWII Patriotic Ernie Pyle Camp Maxley Texas cancel 1945	1	$3.00	5h 13m
1962 MERCURY SPACE EXHIBIT Cover	1	$0.99	16h 40m
Star Wars & CARL SAGAN Cachet w Space Pictorial Cancel	-	$0.99	17h 53m
DAY IN HISTORY 8.20.07 PTE SPACE Cachet +Pictorial Canx	-	$0.99	18h 23m
SPACE PICTORIAL Cancel PTE Live Long & Prosper Cachet	-	$0.99	18h 53m
Discovery STS-26 Rollout 7 4 88 Kennedy Space Center	-	$0.99	20h 53m
2005 HOUSTON PICTORIAL CANCEL PTE STS 114 Cachet	-	$0.99	22h 53m
Two Mercury first day of Issue Covers Feb 20 19	-	$6.99	1d 52m
First Man Moon 1969 Apollo 8 Kennedy Space Lot of 7 fdc	-	$3.00	1d 1h 49m
50 SPACE YEARS PICTORIAL CANCEL PTE Secret Key Cachet	-	$0.99	1d 2h 22m
LOTS 31 SPACE HISTORY US VALUED EVENT COVERS 1962-2000	2	$3.81	1d 2h 52m
1999 Apollo 11 Moon Landing Anniversary Cover Houston	1	$0.99	1d 3h 59m
SPACE JOHN GLENN ORBITS EARTH 1ST AMERICAN STAMP PANEL	6	$4.26	1d 4h 14m
Great Lot of 15 Space Event Covers - NICE Shape!	-	$6.99	1d 16h 29m
Discovery STS-26 Rocket Eng.Test Kennedy Space Center	-	$0.99	1d 17h 43m
3 Space covers from 1974, 1976, 1983	3	$2.36	1d 17h 45m
2 1984 KSC NASA Challenger Space Shuttle Covers STS-41B	-	$4.99	1d 18h 13m
John Glenn J. F. Kennedy space cvr; Port Canaveral 1962	-	$3.99	1d 22h 47m
1973 cover Skylab 4 BMEWS Clear Alaska APO 98704	-	$5.00	1d 23h 10m
1973 cover Skylab 4 NASA STDN Waimea Hawaii signed	1	$5.00	1d 23h 11m
1966 Haiti FDC Gemini VI VII Astronauts Autopen Signed	1	$9.99	1d 23h 29m
SPACE - WISE INFRARED SATELLITE LAUNCH 2009 JPL	-	$4.95	2d 53m
SEVEN SPACE COVERS	1	$3.95	2d 2h 35m
SPACE COVER-TRAIL BLAZER ROCKET LAUNCH-WALLOPS ISL(42)	-	$27.50 $35.00	2d 2h 57m
MERCURY 8 Space Recovery Ship Cover USS ENTERPRISE	-	$4.95	2d 3h 1m
MERCURY 9 Space Recovery Ship Cover USS CHARLES R. WARE	-	$4.95	2d 3h 2m
LOT OF 21 SPACE HISTORY US VALUED EVENTCOVERS 1971-85	1	$0.99	2d 3h 7m
3 SKYLAB 2 COVERS -- LAUNCH - RECOVERY PAC-ATL-RECOVERY	-	$0.99	2d 3h 53m
3 APOLLO 15 COVERS - LAUNCH -RECOVERY PAC-ATL-RECOVERY	-	$0.99	2d 3h 58m

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Stamp News

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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