Stamp Collection

Stamp collection is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as covers (envelopes or packages with stamps on them). It is one ofCollecting is not the same as philately, which is the study of stamps.The first postage stamp, the One Penny Black, was issued by Britain in 1840. It pictured a young Queen Victoria, was produced without perforations (imperforate), and consequently had to be cut from the sheet with scissors in order to be used.Some of the more popular collecting areas include:Postage stamps - particular countries and/or time periods .Postal stationerySouvenir sheets.Souvenir sheetsStamp catalogues are the primary tool used by serious collectors to organize their collection, and for the identification and valuation of stamps.Stanley Gibbons (Britain) Scott catalog (USA) Michel (German) Yvert (French)