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How to collect stamps - guide to stamp collecting basics

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Stamp identification tricks and tips4
Fifteen-thousand different worldwide stamps for 40€ - a deal too good to be true?6
Three practical tips every stamp collector can use to supercharge the way they collect19
Review of Edwin Delsing's 'Qualität von Briefmarken'6
Is the cost of becoming a stamp collector too high for the kids of today?26
Good buy vs. bad buy14
Keeping track of long and complex stamp series pt.2 - case of South African definitives of 1926/19543
A new, more detailed look into number of different worldwide stamps issued62
Case of bad teeth4
Long definitive stamp series - how to keep track of what You have / need? 13
Stamps, quality and grading: Quality of cancel / postmark39
Stamps, quality and grading: Quality of print4
Stamps, quality and grading: The basics 4
How to remove cigarette smell from stamps? 14
Demystifying CTO (Cancelled To Order) stamps40
Keeping a worldwide stamp collection in order63
Keeping a stamp collection safe from dangers of natural surroundings19
Collecting stamps on a budget19
Setting a value for worldwide stamp collection21
Damn unsoakable stamps (or if you can't soak them... )83
The numbers game6
Storage for worldwide stamp collection (pt7) - Summary31
Storage for worldwide stamp collection (pt6) - Stock cards 0
Storage for worldwide stamp collection (pt5) – Stock pages32
Storage for worldwide stamp collection (pt4) -Blank stamp album pages3
Storage for worldwide stamp collection (pt3) - DIY stamp album pages58
Storage for worldwide stamp collection (pt2) -pre-printed (commercial) stamp album pages12
Storage for worldwide stamp collection (pt1) - Stockbooks21
In search of perfect stamp exchange recipe10
Keeping track of stamp collection 296
Is a complete all-era worldwide stamp collection possible?57
How to soak kiloware - kitchensink philately basics59
A matter of color - identifying stamp colors accurately26
How to start stamp collecting5

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