Talk:Stamp collecting

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It's not right to only mention the U.S. with regard to souvenir sheets. Most other countries have issued them as well. --user:Daniel C. Boyer

Mention "cinderellas"? --user:Daniel C. Boyer

I don't know that the Pacific Coast Rain Forest is the best example of a souvenir sheet. In my opinion the example should be from the classic era. --Daniel C. Boyer

Where should it mention about bourses? --Daniel C. Boyer 20:19, 15 Mar 2004 (UTC)

How about a "Getting stamps" or "how collectors acquire stamps" section, enumerating the half-dozen or so various sources. Stan 21:23, 15 Mar 2004 (UTC)
'Acquired stamps' section created 84.66.129.225 11:43, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Who ever wrote the header of this article should read the definition to hobbies: "Hobbies are practised for interest and enjoyment, rather than financial reward.". He keeps going over and over about how unprofitable it is, but then so is paperclip collecting, that does not stop everyone from collectting them, check paper clips --K2laz 17:55, 17 May 2004 (UTC)

Added small section about topical collecting. I may add an article or two and link it from here. Also directed those interested in topicals to the ATA web site. --K2laz 18:32, 2004 May 18 (UTC)

Wasn't there a big fraud in Spain where people invested enourmous sums in useless stamps not too long ago? Is there a page about this? Marxmax 12:58, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] found collection

I found a collection of mostly foriegn stamps in an antique desk i purchased i really need to know how to unload them and thier worth, but i know nothing about stamps. can anyone help me? winuminnesota@yahoo.com

Take them by a few local dealers and get some opinions. Maybe you have something good, maybe you have junk. Fred Bauder 21:47, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] cleanup last few sections

Suggestions: maybe the last few sections can be made sub-sections of one big section? each of them only consist of a small sentence or two.

[edit] Moved these links from article to talk page

External links

New Zealand Stamps

Malaysia Stamps

[edit] Merge in stamp club

In theory, one could have a detailed article specifically on stamp clubs; for instance, some are large and famous enough to put on their own shows and publish literature, and there is much debate in the philatelic world about the role that clubs play in the overall hobby. But might as well store the info here until it gets lengthy enough to support its own article. Stan 20:25, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Merged 84.66.129.225 11:10, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stamp collecting equipment picture request

I have added a section called 'Stamp collecting equipment' which has a gallery to illustrate the various items used to collect - much better than another list. I am not a serious collector, and so only have a few of the commonly used items. Therefore, I'd be grateful if other users took pictures of their equipment, so that the section is more complete.

The gallery format works OK for now, but if more information is submitted then a table might be better.

Check out Category:Philately, I think you'll find many of the equipment bits already have their own articles... Stan 17:02, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm not a serious collector myself, but it seems like a watermark tray and fluid are fairly common pieces of kit: at least, the philately article suggest that they are important. I can't find a picture of one in the Philately category. I would submit a formal picture request, but I have no experience with the success of such things.177777 16:53, 10 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Philately vs Stamp Collecting

Is there a reason there are two seperate articles for these? Cogswobble 17:04, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Because they are two different activities? To be less flip, for many people they are synonymous, even though one is "study", and the other "collecting". Merging the articles could be made to work, if one were a good enough writer to keep all the aspects straight. Stan 18:15, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the answer! Cogswobble 22:12, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
These are two distinctly different topics though non-knowledgeable people may not know the difference and assume they are the same but each article explains that. ww2censor (talk) 23:41, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
This is a copy of what I just put in the Philately talk page:
I'm not convinced for the need for separate articles. It's nice to maintain the distinction, which we can by explaining it in the text of the article, but in popular usage the difference is not all that significant.
If you have a look at the articles as they stand today, most of what is written in each is completely relevant to the other. Both articles mention equipment, specializations and organizations (though to inconsistently different degrees of detail), while additional information under Collecting such as history and catalogues is relevant to Philately.
For these reasons, I recommend a common article under Philately (the broader category) with a paragraph near the top describing the difference in emphasis between them.
Raichu2 (talk) 20:56, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
Already stated my objections to this suggestion on the philately talk page. ww2censor (talk) 23:58, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Having now read both Philately and stamp collecting articles, I would say that the stamp collecting article is pretty good and gives a fair reflection of the hobby, but the philately article does not convey enough regarding the study of stamps, their printing, use etc. Bigger.Simon (talk) 20:29, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Market size?

Any information that can be contributed as to how big the collectible stamps market is? I guess some information from eBay and other big resellers could help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.1.77.104 (talk) 19:36, 28 May 2008 (UTC)