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Reproductions in Philately

Modern philatelists have lumped together the three broad categories of stamp reproductions that collectors of previous generations kept separate. This has been done largely because modern collectors are unfamiliar with the history of philatelic reproductions.  Philatelic reproductions come in three broad types.   The first major type of philatelic reproductions identified by stamp collectors are […]

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Bruno Goldschlag

One of the great changes in the stamp world has been the extinction of a species of philatelic professional called the Satchelateer. This type of dealer was common in the early part of the twentieth century and began to decline in numbers around 1980. Satchelateers (word is formed from “satchel” which is a large bag)

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A Good Investment Bet

I don’t ordinarily write articles about stamp investment basically for two reason. First, I don’t think that stamps have been a particularly good investment over the last thirty years. Certainly, the stock, bond, and real estate markets have done better. Also, stamps need to be carefully stored and can lose their value, if not properly

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Unchanging Philately

Very few things in our world are the same as they were 85 years ago. Perhaps that’s one of the appeals of philately-collecting – patterns rarely change and the goals a collector sets out for himself can continue throughout his lifetime. Regularity and fulfilled expectations are human needs, and on this level our hobby is

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Fundamentals of Philately

Serious collectors have long been told that the great introductory book that they need to read is L N Williams “Fundamentals of Philately”. The book was first serialized in the 1950’s in the American Philatelic Society’s magazine The American Philatelist, and has been reprinted several times, most recently in 2008 as an 825 page tome.

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Stamp Cartoons

Stamp Cartoons For nearly one hundred years, from 1890-1990, philately featured on the regular basis in the daily newspaper “comics” section. This publicity not only helped popularize the hobby, it also showed the popular conception of stamp collectors as avid and a bit nerdy. Below we’ve reprinted several cartoons from this byegone era.

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Oldenburg

What Can Be Done: The stamps of Oldenburg are some of the most interesting of the German States area. There are a total of 25 issued stamps and Oldenburg presents on its own all of the enjoyments and difficulties of any classic specialty. The stamps are scarce, but not rare, and they are attractive, and

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