Jan 11, 2018 | First Day Issue, Philatelic, Philatelists, Philately, Stamp Auctions, Stamp Collecting, Stamps, Uncategorized
WHAT ARE THE UNITED STATES “FIRST-DAY COVERS” Stamps have over the years been a representation of the country, the times or period they are in, as well as to recognize outstanding individuals and monuments. Stamps may be used to describe a nation. They change over...
Jun 1, 2016 | Philatelic, Philatelists, Philately, Stamp Auctions, Stamp Collecting, Stamps
Found Stamps So you are cleaning out a family members house and come across a shoe, cigar, or paper box full of stamps, or maybe an album of stamps. What to do? Well first off, move the stamps to a location that is not in the moist or hot air. I know it is tempting in...
May 9, 2016 | Philatelic, Philatelists, Philately, Stamp Auctions, Stamps
SHEETS OF STAMPS? REALLY? Yes, Virginia, for a long time, stamps in the US were only sold in coils and sheets. If you wanted to buy just one stamp, the Post Master would just rip off the number of stamps you wanted from the sheet. The sheets were normally in groups of...
Dec 3, 2015 | Philatelic, Philatelists, Philately, Stamp Auctions, Stamp Collecting, Stamps
Changes to Centennial’s Stamp Auctions So we have been doing stamp and coin sales for years @ Centennial. A year or so ago we made a change, in that we no longer are doing consignment stamp auctions. This decision was made due to numerous factors. It is hard to gather...
