Stamp Collecting As A Hobby

New ed. of: Getting started in stamp collecting. Rev. & enl. 1982. Describes how to get started collecting stamps, topical collections, buying, selling, and limiting collections.

This practical, fact-filled guide ensures that beginning collectors of all ages and income levels enjoy a totally satisfying and deeply rewarding pursuit of the hobby. Covers the ABC's of using stamp catalogs, evaluating a collection's financial return, how to get the best stamps for every budget, and more. Photographs. (Collectibles)

A perfect introduction for novices — and fun for all! — this mega-set provides everything a beginner needs: an illustrated album with room for over 1,000 stamps; a guide booklet that explains how to build and care for a collection; a catalog listing hundreds of historic stamps available for purchase; a magnifying glass; adhesive hinges for mounting stamps; and a starter pack of 25 real U.S. postage stamps.

Discusses where and how to obtain stamps; tools, accessories, catalogues, and albums; identification of stamps; and the history of stamps. Includes a dictionary of terms.

★★ Buy the Paperback version of this book and get the eBook version included for FREE ★★ You may have thousands of dollars of valuables around you without realizing it. However, with the right knowledge about stamp collecting, you can start building your collection either as a hobby or as a source of income. To be a successful stamp collector you need to have an understanding of things such as grading and finding errors among many other things covered within this book. In this book you can expect to learn about: -Stamp collecting terminology -Necessary tools, resources and supplies -How to get started -And much more! It truly doesn't matter if you have never collected a stamp in your entire life. As long as you go with the right knowledge and a bit of patience, you can uncover the stamp collector you probably have inside you. That is what this book is all about. If you are ready to get started with coin collecting, then scrolling over to the BUY button and clicking it is the first step towards that.

Everything you need to know about the world's favourite hobby and the many ways to build a collection * Featuring expert advice, vivid examples, famous issues and over 500 images of stamps from around the world.

The collection and study of postagestamps became popular in the second half of the 19th century, and soon came to be called philately, meaning exempt from payment. Now includes colledting iems other than just stamps and stamp collecting have become a life-long hobby, providing hours of enjoyment.