Stamp

Stamp collecting is fun, relaxing, and popular for many reasons. You can collect stamps at no cost, as they come in your mail every day. And even if you buy new stamps in sets they are quite inexpensive.

MODERN STAMP The inversion of the center feature in relation to the frame makes this modern stamp a rare classic. The error occurs mainly in bi-coloured stamps.

Stamps catalog is often mistaken for the term philately; Philately is the study of stamps and not collecting of stamps; Philatelists often collect objects of their study; However, it is not mandatory for them to do so; Usually, ...

STAMP TIPS Catalogs. Catalogs are very necessary to have for all stamp collectors. However, if you collect many countries or just one topic, it can be very expensive to buy them.

Stamp and Postmark Primer Stamps Postmarks This page serves as an introduction to the stamps and types of postmarks that you are likely to encounter on vintage United States postcards.

Stamps issued for use in foreign countries By Rick Miller For most countries, certainly the great majority of stamps are intended for use in mailing correspondence within a country's borders and its possessions.

Stamps of the United States of America !! by Phil A. Tellick The United States of America, like Canada, once had very close ties with England. However, long before postage stamps were invented, the United States won its independence from England.

Postage Stamps and Christianity by Barbara Mueller. 1964, Concordia Publishing House. Soft cover, good condition. Clean with some edge wear on covers. 83 pages + 15 pages of black & white images. Inked gift inscription on first title page.

Sometimes stamps with many faults will be classified as "Spacefillers" or "Select" grade. They are collectable stamps in order to fill spaces until a better specimen can be obtained, ...

A few simple things and your on your way Can I make my own Stamp Album? Sure and I'll show you how. Selvedge What the heck is it.Great info by Tony Brown (wait for the graphics their worth it) Links Links to other people who can help.

Stamp hinges are inexpensive, tiny folded pieces of glassine with glue on the back. Lick your finger and touch it to the smaller fold of the hinge and attach it a little below the top of the stamp.

Stamp collecting is the most popular hobby in the world. Yet, to some people it may seem like a waste of time, effort and money to accumulate a lot of "" tiny bits of coloured paper ", ...

Stamps started out as purely practical objects and it is not generally known that Australia was a pioneer in their development.

Stamps and Remembrance by Tony Brown November 11th, the day Canadians remember the men and women who sacrificed their lives in time of war - more than 100,000 who died in the First World War (1914 - 1918), ...

STAMP COLLECTING, AS A HOBBY, provides peace of mind, visual education, fraternity, and a means of revenue.

Stamp Collecting Accessories to go to "New Stamp Collecting Supplies Page" on my Website This new Stamp Supplies Site has more items and an Order Form at the bottom for your convenience.

Stamp Nicknames - Names of Famous Stamps ARMS Name for early issues of Russia (1858-1917?) picturing coat of arms.

Stamps designed to commemorate current or historic events and personalities and nowadays on sale for only a limited period. A Guernsey Post commemorative issue is generally withdrawn one day less than a year after its issue. Composite Stamps ...

Stamp gifts (when you'd rather give than receive) : Lion's Int'l "Philatherarapy" for the wounded. : Scott Kitchen's Charity Page - a long list... mostly for education. : For taxable reasons (U.S. IRS form 8283) ...

Stamp issued specifically to honor a person, place or event; usually on sale for only a short period of time. Commemorative Sheet A small sheet of stamps bearing a commemorative inscription.

STAMP CLUB Join the Vista Stamp Club and start enjoying our approval service, without any obligations! LEARN MORE Get the answers to your questions about our company.

AMG stamps of Italy, 1943 The first European nation to surrender to the Allies was Italy, in 1943.

"B" Stamps - nondenominated stamps issued in March 1981 with an assigned postage value of 18¢. Baby Zepp - a nick name for 1933 50¢ Century of Progress Flight air mail postage stamp, which portrays the Graf Zeppelin. Scott C18.

Handstamp A hand-held device for printing that is struck on an ink pad, and then applied to paper. To print with that type of device. Name given to the impression or postmark imprinted.

Precancel Stamp Society - Great Britain , BR 31 c/o David Howe 4 Eyewell Green, Seaton, Devon EX12 2BW, United Kingdom Email: ...

Some Interesting Stamp Facts In 1973 Bhutan issued a stamp that looked like a record. Put it on a record player and it would actually play the Bhutanese national anthem! The United Kingdom is the only country that doesn't have its name on its stamps.

: (Hung.) overprint on stamps of Hungary produced by armed forces ousting Austrian troops occupying portion of Western Hungary per terms of the Versailles Treay: "Western Hungary Occupied by Insurgent Hungarians 1921 Aug.-Sept." ...

This could be a collectibles or antiques dealer, a certified stamp specialist, or, as mentioned in Method 4, could be someone in the local stamp club.

On January 27, 2001, Victoria Stamp Company of Ridgewood, NJ will feature Stanley Jersey's collection of stamps and covers of the Large and Small Canoe Issues.

Stamp collecting can be fun and certainly easy. Collectors can build a collection around subjects that interest them. Do you love movies or rock and roll? Stars of both can be found on stamps. Are you a sports fan?

Stamps issued to honor some person, anniversary or historical event. First-day Covers: First-day covers-stamped envelopes postmarked with the date of issue of the stamp.

Stamp bearing a premium for charitable purposes Classic A distinction of quality or rarity in early stamps ...

Stamp Pricing The Hinging Craze Choosing the Album Click [HERE] to go to Part 2.

Stamped envelope production - a technique using a resilient plate instead of a rigid one. This technique allows the paper to be forced into the depressions of the die to show as a colorless relief on the finished stamp.

Stampless Cover -- A folded sheet or envelope carried as mail without a postage stamp. This term usually refers to covers predating the requirement that stamps be affixed to all letters (in the United States, 1856).

stamped card—A postcard sold by the USPS (as distinguished from a privately printed postcard) with a printed or impressed postage stamp. Compare to postcard.

DATESTAMP - A hand or machine stamp containing a date ETIQUETTE - An adhesive which is not a postage stamp. FANCY CANCEL - A cancellation which is or includes a design.

"The Stamp Echo" Site map Arpin Philately is a collectible stamps dealer since 1969.

Early stamps of India were watermarked with an elephant's head. While many watermarks can be detected merely by turning the stamp over, or holding it up to the light, others require the services of watermark fluid, ...

War stamps - Postage stamps issued in wartime and so inscribed. Also 'War Tax'. Normally issued to meet increased postal rate. Watermark - Semi-transparent pattern impressed into paper during manufacture as a guard against forgery.

How did stamp collecting start? Shortly after adhesive postage stamps were introduced by Great Britain in 1840, people began collecting them.

Letter(s) stamped into a coin to denote the mint at which it was struck. Mis-struck Term applied to "error coins" with striking irregularities.

Franking machines can be used as an alternative to stamps for payment of postage. Freepost Freepost is a Business Response service which allows you to offer your customers the opprtunity to respond to you by mail without them having to pay postage.

This glossary of philatelic terms are presented here to assist those who desire a better understanding of the fun to be had collecting stamps and postal ephemera... Select a Page...

See also: Used, Cover, Catalog, Philatelic, Sheet