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Thứ Ba, 17 tháng 10, 2017

Philately Is An Extremely Detail Oriented Study Of Rare Postage Stamps

By Douglas Howard


Stamps have been around for over 170 years, turning from a simple necessity to a real collector's item. There are many people highly interested in the art of philately, the collection of postage stamps. If you take the time to study a stamp, you will most likely discover certain aspects strongly connected with the history and the culture of a country. There are certain Rare Postage Stamps that can be worth impressive sums of money that you may not realize at first glance.

Country of Origin- In general, country of origin greatly affects its value. The name of the country is printed on them. Great Britain, however, has their current monarch's side profile. The country of origin has a great impact on the stamp's value. This is the very first thing that a collector should determine since the UK stamps can be more valuable in UK-based collectors than those that are in the US or other parts of the world.

In some small countries, limited runs of elaborate seals are designed, so that stamp collectors purchase them. In these countries, stamp collectors prove to be a vital source of revenue. In such countries, the seals produced exceed the postal needs of the country by a commendable margin.

Condition- Damages and various quality conditions will most likely affect the value of your collection. This is why a mint stamp is more valuable than a used one because the quality is not yet violated. Hence storing them in good condition is a crucial part of your collection.

You need to have real knowledge about this domain, as to immediately tell if you are looking at an expensive, valuable piece or a reproduction that is not worth a large sum of money. Thus, it can be said that in most cases, you need the help of an expert to separate real treasures from fake ones. In this regard, interested clients can ask for the services of trustworthy stamp collecting agencies.

People also collect pictorial seals as well. These seals are printed with the lifestyle of the country as well as the country's scenery. Revenue seals that were also used in government documents were also collected previously. These were also used for telegrams. Stamp collecting is a widespread practice, even at present. This hobby is enjoyed by all ages. This is an attractive art and is studied by a section of people.

Image- Most of the time, the image on the stamp influence its value. Rare images in a country's stamp line-up are considered as a rare piece. Sometimes, even the errors in the stamp price them exponentially. Errors are one of the deciding factors of rarity since errors in the stamp are very rare. One example is the "Inverted Jenny" of the U. S. Postage stamp. The Inverted Jenny features what seemed to be an inverted print of an airplane design. This error made its value to almost $900,000.

This information would help a collector understand better about the various seal and reasons behind their values. It may also help someone avoid making costly mistakes in the buying or selling of pieces in their collections. Some may hold the value that a collector isn't aware of while others may be worthless.




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