Your Hobby as Stamp Collector
As a stamp collector, you may choose to focus on a particular theme or era, or simply collect whatever strikes your fancy. It is up to you how you want to build your collection. However you choose to collect stamps, the enjoyment comes from slowly acquiring new and interesting pieces for your album. For some
stamp collectors, their hobby also provides opportunities to travel
and explore different cultures. Visiting foreign countries in order
to find rare stamps can be a rewarding experience. No matter how you
choose to enjoy your hobby, stamp collecting can provide hours of pleasure
and relaxation. In the meanwhile, you can consider joining some club organised by stamp collectors. You need not look for very elite clubs, but look for simple yet active club and learn all the basics involved in any stamp collection activity. Once you have made up a big album and learned few lessons, you can join bigger club for specializing more in your chosen hobby. The advantage of joining bigger clubs will be that you can exchange your duplicate collections with other members and get new stamps in return. Further, when you make up your mind to spend some money on buying the stamps, then you get them for lesser price in the known club members? circle rather than the outside world. The process of exchanging between members also may enable you to get your duplicate stamps fetch some money, which you can recycle to add up to your collection bank. Alternatively, you can buy stamps from the dealers also. A word of caution is that you have to ensure that the dealers are trustworthy and are authorised to carry out the trade. You can look for advertisement in your local newspapers and magazines for selecting the dealers. You can also think of joining the trade shows and can also write to dealers directly. You can write to dealers and ask if they would send you stamps for making your purchase decisions. In the event of their acceding to your request, you can choose your stamps and return the rest and making payment only for the purchased stamps; many reputed dealers provide such facility for their regular customers. Whether you're just getting started or have been collecting for years, there's always something new to learn about this fascinating hobby. Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your stamp collection: 1. Start with what interests you. The great thing about stamps is that there are so many different types to choose from. Do you like animals? There are stamps featuring everything from cute kittens to majestic elephants. Are you interested in famous people? You can find stamps honoring everyone from presidents to movie stars. whatever your interests may be, there's sure to be a stamp (or two) for you! 2. Learn about the different types of stamps. Not all stamps are created equal! In addition to regular postage stamps, there are also commemorative and special issue stamps issued by postal services around the world. Commemorative stamps celebrate important events or people, while special issue stamps might feature holiday themes or other unique designs. 3 . Join a stamp club or community . One of the best ways to learn more Once you
have started stamp collection and have a sufficient numbers in your
collection kitty, you can think of arranging them based on certain themes
or based on your specific interests. You can even think of specialising
your collection restricting it to collecting only cancelled mint stamps
or uncancelled stamps. The truth that is borne out of wisdom is that
the cancelled stamps will cost you less!
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