I often notice many collections and lots being billed as “great investment”. Most of that is just hype and rhetoric used to sell that particular collection. First thing one should realize that ANY stamp with a...
BACKGROUND; From the earliest days of the war between the States, designs began to appear on envelopes sold to the public which expressed various kinds of sentiments of patriotism and/or negative...
If you find this guide helpful, even if only in some small way, please click the "Yes" button just beneath the text of this guide. Thanks.At some point in our respective collecting travels, we all have faced a...
Death in Office of United States Presidents Not only is an inaugural of a US president a collectible subfield of philately, but a term that is cut short is also. There have been nine presidents that did not...
The Charles Magnus firm was the most prolific publisher of illustrated stationery during the Civil War, making envelopes, letterpaper, songsheets, maps, prints, games, playing cards and other items. The...
United States Presidential Inaugural Covers United States presidential inaugural covers are a fun field of philately. Any cover canceled with a United States postmark on the day a US president is sworn into...
Here's an article I saw on the Linn's Stamp site. The article is by Rick Miller who has written many interesting articles on aspects of stamp collecting. Please vote on this guide if you've enjoyed this...
PENNIES | NICKELS | DIMES | QUARTERS | HALVES | DOLLARS | STAMPS CHEROKEE COINS STAMPS Starting With Wheats Starting With Wheat Pennies, is an excellent way to get started with your...
The Stamp Specialist H. L. Lindquist published this series of 20 books in 1940-8. Typically there are seven to eleven topics per book of assembled articles about philately. The books are now classified by...
I have found this very informative. I , being a novice heard that stamps are quite undervaled at the moment. But, I was buying any stamp that was cheap and many times I found that the stamps I bought were...