Social Networking for Stamp Collectors

Overview of the Beginners Group

This group is for anyone starting out in stamp collecting or philately. The focus will be on the the basics which you need to start collecting. It is a very enjoyable way to spend your spare time and doesn't have to cost you a fortune!

Join this group!

Latest Group Images

Image Key
- Catalogue Type
- Catalogue Value
- Detailed description
- Image Shouts

View All of the Groups Images....

Recommended Blogs

	Nov-07-2008 14:16 Author MyPhilately Help Blog Title: How to Hinge Mount Stamps A beginners tutorial on how to mount stamps in your album Last comment: Nov-08-2008 18:40	Comments (1)

	Nov-07-2008 14:13 Author MyPhilately Help Blog Title: How to find Watermarks on Stamps A great YouTube Video on the best way to discover the watermark on stamps	Comments (0)

	Feb-14-2008 22:55 Author papa_joe Blog Title: grades of stamps how do i grade stamps? and how do i recognize cto? Last comment: Apr-28-2008 11:49	Comments (4)

	Dec-08-2007 07:24 Author DanStamp Blog Title: 10 things I wish I'd known... Some essential tips for beginners and maybe even the seasoned philatelist. Last comment: Jan-14-2008 07:00	Comments (1)

	Oct-13-2007 00:46 Author Stamps Australia Online Blog Title: Some General Knowledge On Stamps This is some general knowledge on Stamps with some definitions of stamp collecting terms and stamp abbreviations. Last comment: May-09-2008 23:06	Comments (3)

	Oct-09-2007 18:36 Author Stamps Australia Online Blog Title: How Stamps Are Made Some basic informaton of the process of the making of stamps in Australia. Last comment: Mar-29-2008 19:38	Comments (2)

	Sep-09-2007 20:57 Author Stamps Australia Online Blog Title: Beginners Guide To Removing Stamps Off Paper This GUIDE will show you how to remove stamps from paper, in a step-by-step process, so that you can have them ready for inclusion in your STAMP ALBUM or STOCKBOOK. Last comment: Apr-30-2008 13:54	Comments (2)

	Sep-07-2007 04:12 Author Stamps Australia Online Blog Title: Beginners Guide To Buying & Selling Stamps There are many different factors to consider when evaluating a stamp you may be considering on purchasing though I hope this guide will give some insight for the beginners to philately. Last comment: Sep-11-2007 21:45	Comments (3)

	Jul-26-2007 18:30 Author StampFinder Blog Title: Stamp Perforations Perforation differences and how do I use a perf guage properly? Last comment: Nov-07-2008 14:29	Comments (9)

Join this group! If you wish to add a blog.

Recommended Discussions

Discussion Overview		Comments	Last Comment
	Measuring Overprints, Surcharges Etc Handy tool to measure facial attributes on stamps Author Stampman created on:Apr-17-2008	12	Last comment: Jul-18-2008 13:13 by: gl00
	How to display and store your stamps Author Osija created on:Jan-20-2008	5	Last comment: Feb-16-2008 11:04 by: ladyslipperking
Join this group! If you wish to add a discussion.

Polls

How do you acquire your items for your collection?

Online Auctions

50%

Public Auctions

10%

Stamp Dealers

20%

Friends donate them

0%

Collect them from my personal mail

0%

Other - add comment

20%


10 Votes		Visit Poll

Do you attend philatelic shows and exhibitions?

Yes

71%

No

14%

Maybe, if I knew where they were

14%


7 Votes		Visit Poll

Join this group! If you wish to add a poll.

Schedule items

December 2008

Stamp Schedule Key

Stamp Show

Stamp Auction

Club Meeting

Other

Special Event

Stamp Issue Release

Anniversary

Add your own stamp event

Sorry, no group schedule items available.

Why don't you add one?

Join this group! If you wish to add a schedule item.

Latest Comments to the group

Join this group! If you wish to add a comment.

	blog: How to Hinge Mount Stamps Comment From: MyPhilately Help Comment date and time: 2008-11-08 18:40:46
	blog: Stamp Perforations Comment From: MyPhilately Help Comment date and time: 2008-11-07 14:29:41
	discussion: Measuring Overprints, Surcharges Etc Comment From: gl00 Comment date and time: 2008-07-18 13:13:21
	discussion: Measuring Overprints, Surcharges Etc Comment From: oldsupporter69 Comment date and time: 2008-05-29 23:38:22
	discussion: Measuring Overprints, Surcharges Etc Comment From: Stamps Australia Online Comment date and time: 2008-05-29 04:01:08

Current Members of the Beginners Group

Aakash member offline	Alastair member offline	AndyT member offline	AnnCook member offline	baiju member offline
benny member offline	calm member offline	CCB member offline	DanStamp maintainer offline	darren.l member offline
Ernesto member offline	fena74 member offline	gl00 member offline	Greathawk member offline	haris member offline
Hellostamp member offline	israpaulo member offline	Joan member offline	jrdarwin member offline	Julia member offline
kedwaven member offline	kj member idle	ladyslipperking member offline	Lance member offline	LordNelson member offline
machin man member offline	malti member offline	md frhm member offline	Mischief member offline	ModlowArvaiStamps member offline
MyPhilately Help member offline	Nigel member offline	Noel FreakMan member offline	oldsupporter69 member offline	Osija member offline
papa_joe member offline	parkinlot member offline	phuddles member sleeping	poppybill member offline	poppydog member offline
PostmarksMan member offline	Pymie member offline	Roman member offline	Roos member offline	sadtuna member offline
SiewLan member offline	Som1else member offline	StampFinder member offline	Stampman member offline	Stamps Australia Online member offline
stampsulike member offline	stamptrax member offline	stampy member offline	stormsbar member offline	suchi member offline
The Rev member offline	thomas member offline	Tiadapal member offline	tooler101 member offline	Toot member offline
txomin member offline	WineLover member offline	zbyszek member offline

Search Group