Sakupljanje maraka: Osnovni vodič

The collection of postage stamps, or philately as some might call it, has been one of the most well-known and popular pastimes all over the world ever since the very first postage stamp (the Penny Black) was issued in the year 1840. Whatever your reason is for starting your very own stamp collection, for sure you are enjoying yourself as you go along. The idea of actually assembling and building up a stamp collection can be very challenging, especially for beginners. It takes a while to be able to put together a good stamp collection, but as time passes by, what matters a lot for most stamp collectors is the vast knowledge they acquire as they continue collecting stamps. Others who get lucky would chance upon an odd or rare find, making their stamp collection more unique and even more valuable. Click here to view Rare Stamps.

If you are just starting a stamp collection, do not worry too much about the details. Many stamp collectors who started out usually collect all the stamps they can get, add them in their stamp collection, and after a while, they can choose to focus on whichever category (type) or theme that interests them the most. Click here to view postage stamps categories.

How does one acquire stamps when starting a stamp collection?

There are actually many ways how one can acquire stamps to include in their stamp collection. Many stamp collectors ask their friends and family to save the stamps for them that came from their mail. Stamps received from friends and family typically belong to a postage stamp category called definitive stamps, whereas stamps received by major business establishments and the ones from relatives living abroad might be more of historical and international interest. Having pen pals is also one way to collect postage stamps from abroad. For some lucky stamp collectors, they mainly started out their stamp collection when they inherited stamps from friends or family members who happen to be stamp collectors themselves. As a matter of fact, a lot of people who inherited a stamp collection from others start out their stamp collecting journey this way.

Definitive stamps may be deemed ordinary since they are very common, they can still fill many pages in a stamp collection because they can come in a variety of colors, paper differences, perforations, watermarks, and printing errors. If you are trying to acquire various stamps or you are focusing on a specific theme for your stamp collection, then you may need to buy some of them, either from a stamp dealer or via an online stamp seller. Numerous stamps recently issued, often still adhered to envelopes or fragments, may be acquired easily and cheaply. Old and rare stamps can also be acquired, but take note that these ones can be very expensive if you want to put some into your stamp collection album.

Some stamp collectors tend to buy extra stamps called duplicate stamps. Duplicate stamps mean that a collector already has one stamp, and extra ones of that same stamp. The purpose of duplicate stamps is that they can be sold or swapped/traded/exchanged; therefore, they are also considered an important item of exchange among stamp collectors.

You can also acquire stamps to add to your stamp collection at neighborhood shops, garage or yard sales, auction markets, and online stamp selling websites. There are some stamp dealers who organize weekend stamp markets known as bourses that travel around an area weekly. You can also acquire stamps from other stamp collectors you meet at stamp shows or regional stamp exhibits.

Kategorije poštanskih maraka: Kako ih sortirati za svoju zbirku maraka

Dostupne su mnoge kategorije ili vrste poštanskih maraka koje možete nabaviti za svoju kolekciju maraka. Kategorije poštanskih maraka uključuju redovne marke, prigodne marke, marke zračne pošte, porezne marke i mnoge druge. Click here to view postage stamps categories. Najtradicionalniji način razvrstavanja poštanskih maraka je prema zemlji ili naciji. Ovisno o tome koji ste tip kolekcionara poštanskih maraka, svoju kolekciju poštanskih maraka možete rasporediti u tematske ili tematske kategorije (kao što su cvijeće, životinje, automobili, kukci, brodovi) ili jednostavno skupljati prema godini, nazivu zemlje (A do Z), ili bilo što što vam se sviđa.

Često kolekcionari poštanskih maraka izlože samo najbolje primjerke svake marke u svojim albumima zbirke maraka, osim vrlo zanimljivih i/ili rijetkih primjeraka koje drže u posebnom albumu zbirke poštanskih maraka ili omotnici i pohranjuju na svoje police za knjige. Neki čak prolaze kroz probleme da ga čuvaju u profesionalnoj agenciji ili čak u sefu banke.

Završne misli

Pokretanje prikupljanja poštanskih maraka može biti jako zabavno, a za druge može biti i financijski isplativo. Vrlo je važno da kolekcionari poštanskih maraka znaju koje su poštanske marke prave za njih. U zbirci poštanskih maraka, svaka se marka mora procijeniti na temelju stanja u kojem se trenutno nalazi. Kako bi stvarno istražili kolika je vrijednost marke, kolekcionari maraka obično koriste povećala. Izuzetno je važno da se rabljene poštanske marke, nove poštanske marke, pa čak i one rijetke, pomno procijene kako biste mogli odrediti vrijednost svoje kolekcije maraka.

Kada započnete prikupljanje maraka, sasvim je razumljivo da to može biti teško. Međutim, korištenjem ovog vodiča kolekcionari poštanskih maraka moći će s lakoćom i uzbuđenjem započeti prikupljanje poštanskih maraka. Poznavanjem, razumijevanjem i primjenom savjeta o tome kako započeti prikupljanje poštanskih maraka, znajući koje vrste želite kupiti, kako odrediti stanje koje imate i znajući koje je poštanske marke najbolje sakupljati, moći ćete pokrenuti svoju zabavu za prikupljanje maraka.

Za one koji su novi u scenariju skupljanja poštanskih maraka, preporučuje se da pogledaju StampWorld besplatni online katalog maraka i povežu se s drugim kolekcionarima maraka kako bi povećali svoje znanje o svijetu sakupljanja poštanskih maraka. Kliknite ovdje za pregled kataloga.