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Guide to US Tagged Stamps
by tbrstamps( 8108)
One of the topics that I am most often asked about is tagging. What is tagging? Believe it or not tagging is invisible ink! The ultraviolet UV ink is applied to stamps in different ways during printing...
Tags: Tagging | Stamp Collecting | US '41 Now Unused | Ultraviolet | Stamp Variety
241 of 249 people found this guide helpful
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Guide to Collecting Self-Adhesives From Booklets
by tbrstamps( 8108)
Self adhesive stamps are a sticky subject! After 15 years, I still receive questions from stamp collectors about the proper way to separate and collect modern self-stick stamps.These are good questions and the...
Tags: US Stamps | Self Adhesive Stamps | Booklets & Panes | Stamp Tips | Back of Book
105 of 110 people found this guide helpful
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Guide to Precancel Collecting for Beginners
by tbrstamps( 8108)
While browsing Stamp Guides and Reviews there was not a single article about precancels.While writing this beginners guide, it became clear to me that more information was necessary to truly capture the scope...
Tags: Precancels | Collections Lots | Stamp Collecting | Postal History | 1901 Now Used
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Guide to Perforation Varieties on Modern US Stamps
by tbrstamps( 8108)
As a young man I learned how to identify sheet varieties by the appearance of the perforations alone. Perforations of course, are the holes punched between postage stamps to make separation easy. I found...
Tags: US Stamps | Perforation | Stamp Tip | Sheets | Plate Blocks Multiples
75 of 80 people found this guide helpful
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Check Your Collection For This Common Fake
by tbrstamps( 8108)
Traveling to stamp shows I was surprised to find fakes in the stock of reputable dealers. When called to their attention the faulty stamps were immediately removed. Nevertheless somebody had forged stamps for...
Tags: PNC | Fake | Precancel | 1895b | Plate Number Coils
73 of 78 people found this guide helpful
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Guide to Se- Tenants and Catalogue Order
by tbrstamps( 8108)
COLLECTING SE TENANTS This is a brief guide to se tenants for stamp collectors. Se tenant has a French origin and means literally holding one another. Be sure to check the tip below about collecting se...
Tags: Stamp Collecting | US Plate Blocks | Se Tenants | 1941 Now Unused | US stamps
55 of 62 people found this guide helpful
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Guide to Low Gloss Gum on Definitive Stamps
by tbrstamps( 8108)
Paper types on modern stamps are the new frontier of philately. Classic stamps have been extensively studied and discussed, but few are aware of the variety in modern papers and gums. It is easy to become...
Tags: US Stamps | Stamp Collecting | Stamp Gum | US 1941 to Now | Low gloss gum
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