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Where to Get Stamps PDF Print E-mail
As a beginning stamp collector, the first thing you must do is gather some STAMPS! There are lots of places where you can get stamps. Here are some good sources:

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Buying Coins PDF Print E-mail
There are various sources where those “special coins” can be purchased. The following are the basic methods and starting places to obtain the coin(s) you have long wanted.

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Goodbye To Stamp Hinges? PDF Print E-mail
Trials are underway in America involving a new type of stamp hinge, designed to prevent the damage that current gummed hinges produce.

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Seven "New" Wonders Of The World Stamps PDF Print E-mail
Gibraltar has issued a set of 'New 7 Wonders of the World' stamps celebrate the seven treasures in our world as voted by people from all over the world.

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Guernsey Stamps Commemorate Language. PDF Print E-mail
Guernsey's heritage is being celebrated with a set of new stamps, designed by Chris Griffiths. The set of six stamps feature words in Guernesiais, the Guernsey patois.

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New Zealand Becomes Narnia on a stamp! PDF Print E-mail
New Zealand has become the setting for the new Chronicles of Narnia film, Prince Caspian. The postal authorities have released a $1.00 stamp to commemorate the film, and others are planned to be released soon.

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Mauritius "Post Office" Error PDF Print E-mail
When a young French boy went through correspondence files in 1902, he could not realize that he was going to happen upon one of philately’s greatest rarities. He was searching through a batch of dusty letters when he saw a cover franked with 1 penny and 2 pence stamps from the volcanic island of Mauritius. As he examined the cover, he recalled reading about the unusual stamps in a magazine. The two values were the first stamps issued in the British colonies. The one penny was printed in orange, while the two pence was in dark blue.

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