Stamp Collecting
This site was specifically established for serious stamp collectors and hobbyists alike. You’ll find it a delectable resource to help you obtain the exact items you need to complement or complete your stamp collection as well as associated
resources. You’ll also find some amazing bargains if you keep an eye on the items listed in the pages of GSP Radisson
Stamps. After all, that’s why you’re here – right?
Building a significant stamp collection can be quite a time consuming and on-going task. But that said, stamp collecting can at the same time be very rewarding both in mental & emotional terms as well as financially where stamps are acquired for the primary objective of earning future profits as opposed to building one’s personal collection. This is own as philatelic investment. Keep your eyes open & you’ll find some really good buys here.
Philately is the study of stamps and related items. Philately focuses more specifically on the study of stamps, as against the collection of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps as is so often the case where, for example, where the stamps being studied may be very rare or exist only in a museum.
Stamp collecting in the true sense of the word is much more preoccupied with finessing a collection, adding related amps, first day covers and associated collectibles. Topics may concentrate on countries, events, eras, specific dates, or highly valuable misprints.
Stamp collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries who create limited runs of elaborate amps designed mainly to be bought by stamp collectors. The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal needs of the countries.
The first postage stamp (featured above), was the Penny Black. It was issued by Britain in 1840 and pictured a young Queen Victoria. Look closely, do you notice anything different from the stamps of today? The Penny black was produced without perforations (imperforate) and had to be cut from the sheet with scissors in order to be used. While unused examples of the “Penny Black” are quite scarce, used examples are common, and may be purchased for $20 to $200, depending upon their condition. Despite the relatively recent introduction of stamps, history is richly enhanced by the stories that stamps can tell – you can even find stamps from countries that don’t even exist any longer.