Most of us buy stamps from the post office , use them and discard them.However some people who like a fancy to them and collect it.They find satisfaction in owning a variety of stamps of different designs, size and shapes.Stamp collection is actually one of the world's most popular and fascinating hobbies.Nearly 40 million people around the world collect stamps everyday. Anybody from royalty to common man can do it easily.Ordinary people constitute the majority of the collectors. Kings,Emperors,Presidents,prime Ministers,Statesmen and Millionaires are also known to collect stamps. Queen Elizabeth,President Roosevelt and Henry Ford, Malayalam film actor,Sri: Mohan Lal etc: are well known stamp collectors. This is the hobby , which knows no distinction of race,religion or nationality. No wonder it is called the "King of hobbies and Hobbies of Kings".
This stamps are miniature piece of art and culture, which creates harmony and co-operation among nations.Mere possession of which gives immense pleasure and joy. It discharges the tension and allied ailments.They educate and also inform the inner beauty of harmony and peace. They gives us insights into history, geography, art, culture,religion, invention, economic development, flora and fauna, and the peoples of the world to name just a few areas. The hobby of stamp collection teaches a collecter "discipline and order in his life".It also provides an avenue for making fruitful use of one's time and helps to prevent getting engaged in unproductive and anti-social activities.Above all stamps collection promotes harmony and friendship among the people of a country and between peoples of the rest of the world.It is the time we needs a friendly world. The collection of unused(Mint) stamps provides the collectors ample income from it.In the recent time, investment in share securities are highly risky and even there are a good chance to lose.But your investment in mint and rare stamps ensures you a good dividend.The orderly arranged stamps provides you freedom from cardiac complaints.
Your friends, relatives and other known persons who receives letters can be requested to spare the envelops carrying stamps. exchange of stamps with fellow collectors is an easy and effective means to add to your collection. As your collection grows, your knowledge about stamps increases.You can also start buying stamps from dealers and from exhibition centres as well as post offices.
Learning about stamps and related matters is essential to enjoy the hobby fully.You should have essential information about each stamps in your collection for which the information brochures published along with stamps can be handy. A well studied collector is popularly known as a Philatelist.
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