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Chilean stamp album and catalogue, and a magnifying glass
Stamp album, catalogues, and a magnifying glass

A stamp collector or philatelist collects postage stamps as a hobby. Stamp collectors normally keep the stamps in books called stamp albums. A philatelist can study various aspects of definitive stamps and other types of stamps, cancellations, and other philatelic materials.

Some philatelic terms

Stamp collecting clubs

There are many stamp collecting clubs around the world. Belonging to a stamp club or philatelic society has many advantages. For example, Royal Philatelic Society of Canada members receive magazines, can get help with questions through phone support, and purchase insurance for their collections at a discounted group rate.

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Images for kids

  • François Barraud - Le Philatéliste

    Le Philatéliste by François Barraud (1929).

  • Jongen bezig met een postzegelverzameling, Bestanddeelnr 252-8770

    A young collector

  • Stamp Falkland Islands 1891 0.5p

    Queen Victoria's profile was a staple on 19th century stamps of the British Empire, shown here on a half-penny stamp of the Falkland Islands, 1891.

  • French stamp bourse pc Emile Boizot

    Collectors and dealers at an outdoor French stamp bourse

  • British Empire pair 1924 issue-1p

    The first UK commemorative stamps, 1924

  • 967 -20¢ Multicolored -“Columbia Jays” -C71

    Stamp depicting birds

  • Spring Stampex 2011 - from the back

    A large stamp show of Stampex 2011 containing a bourse at which collectors and dealers meet.

  • John Lennon's stamp collection

    John Lennon's stamp album

  • Stamp tongs

    Stamp tongs with rounded tips help to prevent damage to stamps from skin oils and rough handling

  • Stamp hinges

    Clockwise from top left: hinge-mounted stamp, stamp about to be hinge-mounted, stamp damaged by a hinge, stamp hinges

  • Making stamp mounts at home by hand

    Making stamp mounts at home by hand

  • Odontometer

    Perforation gauge. Also known as an odontometer

  • Stamp album sleeve

    A stockbook with clear plastic pockets is one of the safest ways to store stamps. Some collectors prefer a traditional stamp album.

  • US postage stamps on album pages

    Pre-printed stamp album with United States country pages affixed

  • Prag postmarks

    Custom printed loose-left album page displaying stamps postmarked in Prague

  • Gul tre skilling banco

    The Three-Skilling Yellow of Sweden was sold for CHF 2.88 million (then about $2,300,000) in 1996 and again for an undisclosed amount in 2010.

  • Modry mauritius

    David Feldman sold this Blue Mauritius stamp for CHF 1,610,000 (approx. $1.1 million) in 1993.

  • Mauritius stamp

    One of the first two Mauritius Post Office stamps. This orange stamp was sold for CHF 1,725,000 (approx $1.2 million) in 1993.

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