1981-90

1988 Illinois Duck cover Hand Painted Vaughn Hord OAK		$80.00	1h 47m
Alaska Statehood #2066 Hand Painted Vaughn Hord FDC		$20.00	1h 55m
Idaho Mountain Bluebird #2349 Hand Painted Art Kober		$45.00	2h 8m
#2723 Hank Williams Western Singer 6 9 93 Nashville, TN	-	$0.99	2h 8m
Sea Creatures #2511A Hand Drawn & Painted Art Kober FDC		$40.00	2h 12m
1991 Federal Duck cover #RW58 Hand Painted Kober		$45.00	2h 20m
FDC 1986 with a 23K Stamps 16 total!	5	$5.24	2h 40m
John McCormack Dual Cancelled w Ireland First Day Cover	1	$9.90	2h 59m
#2099-01 AMERICAN DOGS BLK 4 1984 COLORANO SILK FDC EFC	2	$1.04	3h 15m
US Scott #RW52 $7.50 Teal FDC Agape	5	$4.19	3h 19m
Official Souvenir Pages-Birds & Flowers	-	$29.95	3h 37m
#2082-85 SUMM OLYMPICS SET 4 1984 COLORANO SILK FDCS	1	$2.99	4h 17m
Early Football Heroes ERNIE NEVERS 22kt Gold Stamp FDI		$22.50	4h 22m
US Stamps FDC #UC56 Aerogramme World Communications Yr		$1.50	4h 28m
(2) GREAT AMER.SERIES=FLEETWOOD=UA=CARLSON+HUMPHREY	1	$0.75	4h 34m
US Stamps Art Craft First Day Covers FDC 1981 Rare	-	$13.75	4h 39m
25c Yosmite Prephosphored Version (2) FDC's Sc# 2280a	-	$0.99	4h 59m
Colorano "Silk" Sc# 2410 World Stamp Expo 3 16 1989	-	$0.99	4h 59m
US #U608 FDC "AMERICAN BISON - ARTCRAFT CACHET"	-	$0.99	5h 22m
5 Classic Cars Maximum cards FDC 1988	-	$4.00	5h 44m
L@@K 5 First Day Issue of a set of Old Trains	-	$0.50	6h 13m
Christmas 1987 #2367-68 FDc Set of 3 Fleetwood	-	$2.75	6h 14m
Claire Lee Chennault 2186 Colorano Silk	-	$0.99	6h 14m
Disabled Persons 1925 Colorano Silk	1	$0.99	6h 15m
Douglas Fairbanks 2088 PCS by Artcraft UA	2	$1.25	6h 15m
Garuy Cooper 2447 Beau Geste Colorano Silk	-	$0.99	6h 16m
Joseph Priestley 2038 PCS by Artcraft UA	2	$1.25	6h 17m
Mary Cassatt 2181 PCS by Artcraft UA	2	$1.25	6h 18m
Olympic Games Seoul, Korea 2380 PCS by Artcraft UA	2	$1.25	6h 18m
Pink Rose Love Issue 2378 PCS by Artcraft UA	2	$1.25	6h 18m
Sitting Bull 2183 PCS by Artcraft UA	1	$0.99	6h 19m
T.S. Eliot 2239 PCS by Artcraft UA	1	$0.99	6h 19m
U.S. Morocco Friendship 2349 PCS by Artcraft UA	3	$1.25	6h 19m
1985-1987 Transportation Series 17FDC's	2	$9.38	6h 20m
1983 Treaty of Paris 3 FDC's	-	$1.99	6h 24m
1984 St. Lawrence Seaway 3 FDC's	-	$1.99	6h 27m
1980 Philip Mazzei 3 FDC's	-	$1.99	6h 30m
1984 John McCormack 3 FDC's	-	$1.99	6h 34m

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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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