Stamps July 2012 Archive

As collectors of used U.S. are beginning to collect whole envelopes to save used stamps on them, thanks to glue that is sometimes non-soluble in water - and when it ... Read More

Sometimes it seems as though there are two worlds of stamp collecting. In one there are those who are happy with "pretty picture" stamps, stamps that note historical events and ... Read More

Highly recommended is a wide ranging blog by Adrian Keppel, in the service of  the U.K.'s Stamp Magazine. Check out his entries concerning covers from the Arabian Gulf, an area whose ... Read More

When I was a kid we used to line up for the Saturday matinee movies on the main street of my little New Jersey town. No matter what the film ... Read More

Please follow this link to find all the activities that will be available to stamp collectors at the American Philatelic Society's Stampshow at the Sacramento (CA) Convention Center from Aug. ... Read More

"The unusual is surely the greatest magnet for the dedicated postal historian. A letter of non-philatelic origin which has been carried by irregular and varied routes from an obscure place ... Read More

You intermediate collectors who go beyond buying basic new issue stamps and putting them in albums know that one of the series of stamps that requires study for identification of ... Read More

One of the great securities of stamp collecting and investing is the wealth of philatelic literature that guarantees a solid interest in our hobby will continue through time. Sure, most collectors ... Read More