Stamp Collecting Terms

Yes, there are still lots to wonder about stamps.

 

Thanks for posting this. I did find quite a few terms in there that I didn't know existed. I'm not a novice here but still learning and this site is a great help.

 

Very useful link! Thank you for sharing it.

 

Conservation is a science in and of itself; I know, I worked in museums. I have posted hits and warnings in various threads. You should take a look. Of course, asking is always encouraged if you don't find what you want to know

Welcome to the philatelic world

 

I'm only new to stamp collecting, I literally thought it was just a case of collecting stamps and placing them in a book to check on when ever it suited, I never knew that there were terms and so on for stamps and the like. Seems to me that I have a lot to learn.

 

I have also learned a lot from here and continuously learning more about stamps.

 

Same as that, I must say I feel somewhat ignorant of this hobby now to be honest, that is until now.

 

Haha, that's great. I don't really know any terminology but that's one that I'd use for sure.

 

That "NBG" is a brilliant one, I must say I love it.

 

Thanks for sharing a link for beginners such as myself!

 

Isn't it good, I quite like learning new things, I never knew there were so many new terms.

 

Don't damage the old stamps because you could be missing out on a lot of money but some old stamps that are damage could mess up a lot of good good memories but, keep your old or new stamps safe.

 

How do you mean you could be out on a lot of money, is it possible to sell the stamps at a later point in time.

 

Is that referring to an animal nibbling your stamps? Because I have a great story about how one of my friends lost their most valuable stamp to a rat infestation. He told me after the fact the stamp was worth 500$.

 

No, but it should be!

 

Great to read again something from you tu7.
A $500 worth stamp needs a really secured place.

 

Sorry for going off topic, but how much for a stamp, that is incredibly expensive for a stamp, how old would it have to be for it to accrue a price tag like that?

 

You might find it enlightening to look up stamp auctions to see some of the prices realized on stamps They might well surprise you LOL

 

Yes, search some auctions, some stamps worth there can even go beyond your imagination. P

 

I had gone to an auction to sell some old night stand and there was a lot which had glass encased stamps which looked rather old, the sold for 3 grand, I almost had a heart attack.