This page provides you with a list of selected articles aimed mainly for new and beginning stamp collectors. The entries are mostly about three topics: 1.) hands on advice about picking the best resources, tools and practices; 2.) advice about the real value of stamps, and 3.) some deep thoughts about stamp collecting (and the life of stamp collector) in general. Basically you can read these articles in any order you wish, but if you want something specific to start with, I’d recommend that you read How I became a stamp collector first, and then pick whatever headline catches your interest.
- Stamps and collecting as therapy (pt.2): shame and vulnerability
- 💎 Stamp Gems for May 2018
- 💎 Stamp Gems for April 2018
- 💎 Stamp Gems for March 2018
- Nordia 2016 stamp show - and why I won't be going
- Review of Edwin Delsing's 'Qualität von Briefmarken'
- How to implement a postage stamp that is an utter catastrophe from stamp collector point of view
- Automated stamp recognition / identification software - why it is such a BAD idea to allow a machine do all the fun (work) for you
- Is it OK to give negative feedback when you receive subpar grade postage stamps (from stamp exchange, stamp dealer etc)?
- Good stamp buy vs. bad stamp buy
- What makes a BOB stamp a BOB?
- Life, Postage Stamps and Everything
- Photographing places and locations behind postage stamp designs
- Which stamps are worth money?
- How often do you view Your stamp collection critically? And what actions do You take if You notice anything alerting?
- Soak US - what US stamps You can soak, and what not
- Stamp collector, do you have an exit strategy? Or what happens with your stamps and collection when you kick the bucket!
- Sharing your passion to stamps, stamps collecting and philately
- The many faces of stamp collecting
- A new, more detailed look into number of different worldwide postage stamps issued
- What do You do with stamps that have foxing / rust?
- About pricing of online stamp catalogs
- Mounting stamp collections digitally
- Progress and satisfaction you get from organizing your stamp collection
- eBooks are the future of stamp catalogs and other philatelic literature
- Stamp collecting, the Hobby of Kings - is it truly for the rich?
- Of common good and volunteer work in stamp clubs and philatelic societies
- Using high resolution scans as an aid in philately
- Time and devotion
- How deep to go when building a stamp collection?
- Confessions of a philatelic hoarder
- Top 5 free online stamp catalogues reviewed
- Collecting airmail labels
- Collecting stamps from Africa
- Building philatelic knowledge
- My favorite postage stamps
- Stamp stockbooks: Black versus white background on pages - not just a matter of visual preference
- Breaking the mold - mixing the world of traditional stamp album pages with stockbooks
- About difference between a stamp collector and philatelist
- Stamps, quality and grading: Quality of cancel / postmark
- Stamps, quality and grading: Quality of print
- How to remove cigarette smell from postage stamps (or any other paper product)
- Stamps, quality and grading: The basics
- How to create perfect cross-references between Scott, Michel, Stanley Gibbons etc. stamp catalogue - legally
- A review of Stamp Albums Web (aka Steiner pages)
- Investing in postage stamps
- Keeping a worldwide stamp collection in order
- Keeping a stamp collection safe from dangers of natural surroundings
- Collecting stamps on a budget
- Setting a value for worldwide stamp collection
- Damn unsoakable (American) postage stamps. Or if you can't soak them, then...
- Numbers game - or how the number of postage stamps issued has grown massively after the 1910s
- Choosing a proper storing and housing solutions for worldwide stamp collection (pt7): summary
- Stock cards for stamps - Choosing a proper storing and housing solutions for worldwide stamp collection (pt6)
- Stock pages for stamps - Choosing a proper storing and housing solutions for worldwide stamp collection (pt5)
- Blank stamp album pages - Choosing a proper storing and housing solutions for worldwide stamp collection (pt4)
- DIY stamp album pages - Choosing a proper storing and housing solutions for worldwide stamp collection (pt3)
- Pre-printed (commercial) stamp album pages - Choosing a proper storing and housing solutions for worldwide stamp collection (pt2)
- Stamp stockbooks - Choosing a proper storing and housing solutions for worldwide stamp collection (pt1)
- A matter of storage - this is how I try to keep my worldwide stamp collection in order
- In search of perfect stamp exchange recipe
- Keeping track of stamp collection
- Is a complete all-era worldwide stamp collection possible?
- How to soak kiloware - kitchensink philately basics
- A matter of color - identifying stamp colors accurately
- Starting a stamp collection - my story
- How much is my stamp collection worth – straight talk about real world stamp values and prices
- A quick review of Linn's Stamp News Digital edition
- A short review of Michel online stamp catalogue
- Why most stamp collecting / inventory software solutions suck?
- Too much sun is harmful, even for stamps