October

A wise friend of the family once told me “Collecting is great for kids.” And despite its apparent decline as hobby for young people, it still is a great way to combine geography, armchair travel, history, and own’s one personal view of world into a single pastime. My childhood stamp collection was lost in the Northridge earthquake of 1994. I sure would have loved to share it with my kids.

Linn’s Stamp News
Linn’s online edition is a worthy companion to the printed news weekly. In addition to timely news features (such as the July 7th U.S. release of the Legends of Baseball stamps), Linn’s offers advice to beginners in its Collecting Basics section (look for it under Reference in the left-hand column menu.) Essays include introductions to Postmarks, Stamp Albums, and Stamp Care and Handling. Additional handy reference material includes a Glossary of Philatelic Terms, a list of World Wide Stamp Issuing Entities, and a Foreign Currency Guide.

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