How to Identify U.S. Stamps
Collecting stamps is fun, relaxing, and thrilling to acquire the stamps you love best! Knowing the basics of identifying your stamps will add to your enjoyment. Two stamps can look…
Mystic Has High Quality Stamp Mounts For Every US Stamp!
Mystic sells pre-cut mounts for every US postage stamp. That’s 407 different sizes of pre-cut mounts that make it extra easy for you to collect. Like many collectors, I have a hard time cutting mounts…
How to Use Hinges and Mounts
Once you’ve chosen an album, you’ll need either hinges or mounts to hold your stamps in place. Pre-folded stamp hinges are transparent, gummed pieces of paper. The small side of…
A Guide to the Many Different Papers Used to Print U.S. Stamps
There are many different types of paper that have been used to print US stamps. That includes some styles or additions that, while not necessarily considered types, are worth noting…
Basic Tools of the Stamp Collector
Tongs Handling stamps with your fingers is risky business. Each time you hold a stamp between your fingers you’re subjecting it to oils and dirt, plus the possibility of accidental…
Organize Your Stamps and Choose an Album
Most stamp collectors not only accumulate stamps, but also enjoy arranging them in an attractive, organized way for easy viewing. By doing this, you’ll have a collection to be proud…
Stamp Collecting Thoughts From Don Sundman
When the world’s first adhesive postage stamp was issued in Great Britain on May 1, 1840, it quickly became a collector’s item and the hobby of stamp collecting was born….
About Foreign Stamps
Collecting Brings Geography and History to Life Collecting foreign stamps offers you a great way to learn about our world – effortlessly and from the comfort of your easy chair….
Nine Major Categories of U.S. Stamps
Definitive The stamp known as the “workhorse” of the postal system is the definitive, or regular-issue stamp. Paying postage on everyday mail, it’s issued in a wide variety of denominations….