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Article #244: Do You Know Where To Buy Postage Stamps ?

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Catalogs are a safe bet, whether you want Britain (1840), an unused 1847 one from
to buy postage stamps, sell or appraise Tobago for $8,070, or 1 1913 "kookaburra"
your collection. Stamp collecting and one from Australia for $80.
trading has captured America's heart and This is the place to find a rare stamp or
millions of collectors for over a special gem for your collection. It
century. should also be noted that in addition to
For the every day collector who can't the free online catalogue, Stanley
wait for the next auction, a Scott's Gibbons also offers personal, web-based
catalog can fill the void in one's stamp "My Collection" organization where
collection. Additionally, the APS, you can keep an online database of your
Stanley Gibbons, Kenmore Stamp and the US collection.
postal service offer catalogs for your Kenmore Stamp Company from Buffalo, NY
enjoyment. has been in operation since the 1930s and
Scott's Catalogue is a world-renowned offers a wide array of them from $10-20,
philatelic reference for people who want Pope John Paul II and Lord of the Rings
to buy postage stamps and sell or souvenir sheet types to $195, first
appraise their collection. Annual Trans-Atlantic crossing / Zeppelin flight
subscriptions for this 5,000 page covers, $3,900 red-brown 5 cent Franklin
pamphlet cost as little as $18.97 for six imperforates and mint 10 cent Washington
months or as much as $98.97 for three blacks for $16,000! This is a great place
years. Subscribers can choose between to acquire them, whether you're a
print or online, or even receive both for beginner or expert philatelist.
a small price! The Scott's Catalogue The United States Postal Service puts out
numbering system is how most collectors an annual catalog where you can find all
categorize their collections, so it's not the commemorative and press sheet stamps
uncommon to refer to an "Inverted Jenny" put out each year. At Shop USPS, you can
simply as "C3a." order the full catalog or just browse a
The American Philatelic Society has a few categories. Buy 20 Marvel comic ones
database of over 270,613 items that you for $8.20, a 79-cent Gerald Ford one or
can search by country, type, keywords, an uncut Star Wars press sheet for
Scott Catalogue number, country and its $18.45.
type, country and keyword, its type and There are decent prices for first-time
keyword, or Stamp ID number. You needn't collectors. Whether you'd like to
be a member to browse, but if you'd like purchase postage stamps with pop culture
to buy postage stamps or get personal themes as gifts or collectibles, you can
stamp information, you must become a find them here.
member. Membership fees go toward Many people buy postage stamps through
publishing their monthly journal and legitimate catalogs to safeguard their
costs range from $11.75/year to $38, investments and receive some sort of
depending on when you register (July - guarantee of authenticity. However,
September is best). beginners might find it more advantageous
The first Stanley Gibbons catalogue was to collect stamps online through an
published in 1865 and since then, they've auction site like eBay, where bids start
been a leading resource for collectors as low as one cent.
looking to get postage ones from Great Trading stamps through catalogs isn't
Britain or elsewhere, with the exception free, which is why other internet sites
of the United States. You can find a seem to have such an enormous selection
$181,575 first day black cover from Great on hand.






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