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On February 1, 2008 Aland Post brings something a little fishy to the stamp collecting world: a set of two stamps depicting the perch and the zander, two regional fish of the Aland Islands. Designed by artist Gösta Sundman, the two issues feature colorful and highly detail renderings of the two fish in both a 0,45 € and 4,50 € denomination. Collectors can order the two issues as a mint single stamp, a canceled single stamp, a gutter line pair, a canceled gutter line pair, and a full sheet from the Aland Post website.
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It has become commonplace to declare that the future of stamp collecting is bleak, because of the increasing popularity of e-mail, other electronic forms of communication, and custom-made stamps. However, both the telegraph and telephone were revolutionary alternatives to physical mail when introduced in the 19th century, yet did not spell the end of stamps on mail. Also, collectors tend to be just as interested in old stamps as new ones, and they would not stop collecting just because no new stamps were being introduced; on the contrary, in forums such as the letters page of Linn's Stamp News, many collectors complain that there are too many new types of stamps to keep up with each year, and that the flood seems to be increasing rather than decreasing.
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Postage stamp collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world, with over 20 million collectors in the United States alone! Stamps are one of the easiest investments to store and preserve, more so than jewelry or art. Postage stamp collecting -- or Philately -- is so widespread that there are organizations, festivals and magazines all dedicated to the subject.
Many philatelists collect postal stationery—products with a printed or embossed stamp design—such as Stamped Envelopes, Stamped Cards (or postal cards), and Aerogrammes. Other philatelic collectibles include: Plate numbers (including plate blocks) appear on or adjacent to stamps. Found most often on sheet stamps, plate blocks are the stamps—usually a group of 4—that have the printing plate numbers in the adjoining selvage, or margin. Booklet panes are panes of stamps affixed in, or as part of, a thin folder to form a booklet. Collectors of booklet panes usually save the entire pane or booklet. Marginal blocks (including copyright blocks) feature marginal inscriptions other than plate numbers.
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Stamp collectors, there’s another cancellation to collect. This one comes from the Rome Township, which is in Ohio. The township is having their bicentennial. To celebrate it, the Post Office is offering a special postage cancellation. According to Postmaster Terry Healan, the stamp will depict the historic Rome Presbyterian Church. That church was built 170 […]
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The great President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an avid stamp collector. Sometime in 1890, when he was eight years old, his parents introduced him to the art of philately. This curious young boy began his great journey of stamp collecting and immersed himself completely in the hobby.
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