A Hobby for All Ages?
Monday September 24, 2012
Is stamp collecting really a hobby for all ages? Judging by all the grey heads one sees at stamp shows and in pictures of collector's clubs and organizations these days, ... Read More
Make Sure Your Stamps are the Real Thing
Monday September 24, 2012
It is interesting to see how much stamp knowledge reaches those who are not really into the hobby. There are those aware enough of some of the rarities that they ... Read More
No Name Change for American Topical Association (An Update)
Monday September 24, 2012
To update my earlier blog on the report in a European stamp publication that the American Topical Association was considering a name change: the president of the ATA, Jack Andre ... Read More
Social Networks for Stamp Collecting Satisfaction
Monday September 24, 2012
Stamp collecting and the philatelic world has been revitalized in recent years by technology and social networking. From Facebook and Twitter for the exchange of information, to websites for stamp ... Read More
Just Dying to Get on US Stamps
Sunday September 16, 2012
It was almost 40 years ago that the USPS, in an ad for its Stamps and Stories book, a sort of mini catalog of all the U.S. stamp issues, asked ... Read More
Rumor of Topical Stamp Collecting Group's Name Change Travels Philatelic Grapevine
Saturday September 15, 2012
There is a rumor floating around the philatelic world that the American Topical Association is going to be changing it's name to include the word "thematic." In the U.K. and ... Read More
Learn to Write Better Philatelic Wikipedia Entries
Saturday September 15, 2012
If you are in London, England on Sept. 18 you might want to pop over to the British Library on Euston Road. Aside from a brief tour of the workings ... Read More
Collectors of US Become Art Critics Over High Denoms
Monday September 10, 2012
It seems like the general impression of the forthcoming USPS's high denomination stamps is that they look too much like a European design. (One of the funniest comments I saw ... Read More
Be a Philatelic Show-Off
Sunday September 9, 2012
Show off your collection through online exhibiting on Exponet -- Virtual International Philatelic Exhibition.
From the website: "The aim of the organizers of Exponet is to provide a permanent presentation of ... Read More