Selecting Rare Stamps: Some Tips

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Collection of rare stamps is definitely a rewarding hobby. Any person can pursue at any level at any expense. For a beginner or child an album with pretty pictures would be a good starting. For an advanced collector a detailed study of any single stamp would be enthralling. But ultimately the right way to any collection is the way that makes you happy and satisfied. Here is how:

" Start by getting few stamps from easy selling stamps resources like stamp dealers or hobby stores. They will provide you with stamps in affordable rates in easy packets. This is the best start for a new stamp collector. Online shopping is another way to start your collection. You end up with really amazing deals online. For the starters, quality, quality and variety are important aspects. The packet should have all different kinds of stamps and for that matter "packet of mixture stamps" is cheap.

" The next thing you need is stamp tongs, which are often called tweezers, as they resemble them. However, there is a lot of difference between tongs and tweezers. Tongs are not so strong and ...
... no strong pressure can be applied with them. The grasping area is not ridged rather smooth to avoid any kind of damage on the stamps when you squeeze them. The tips are really thin to ease the process of lifting a stamp from any flat surface. The weight and length of the tong can be selected depending on what is comfortable in your hand.

" Start the sorting process and there is no one way of doing it. Every individual has his own way of doing so like year wise, color wise, area wise, and so forth. Normally people categorize it through country as getting the information becomes easy later on. Many people also categorize on the basis of subject printed on it and this method is known as "topical or thematic collecting". There are infinite number of objects like famous people, sports, air planes, animals and much more. It depends on your imagination and comfort how you categorize them.

" You can also buy an album for storing your stamps so that they can be displayed without actually touching them. Or you can buy envelopes and write the name and specification of the postal history of stamp on its cover. Investing in stock book would be a good option if you are serious about your hobby.