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Why Collect Stamps?
The first postage stamp was printed in England in 1840 and is known as the Penny Black. The famous stamp depicts Queen Victoria. The birth of the postage stamp brought with it a hobby that would grow in popularity to epic proportion. Stamp collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Collectors [...]
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Resources for Canadian Stamp Collectors
Stamp collecting began when the first penny black was issued which depicted a a young Queen Victoria. Since it’s issuance people have collected stamps. Many do it for sheer relaxation and then there are people who dedicate their lives to studying postal stamps. Canadian stamps are as important as the first penny black which can [...]
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Stamps on Cover
To those of you out there that are new to the stamp collecting world, much like me, you may wonder what exactly stamps on cover are. I know I was curious, so I went searching for some information on stamps on cover, and found it to be very interesting. A stamp on cover is very [...]
