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With a variety of designs, origins, and eras, stamp collecting can be a delightful and rewarding hobby. If you’re just starting out and don’t know where to begin with the seemingly endless options, Randy Scholl Stamp Company of Cincinnati, OH, recommends approaching your stamp collection with a specific category in mind. 

5 Stamp Collection Categories for Beginners

Country

One of the most popular stamp collection categories is based on the country that produced them. You can kick off with your current home, ancestral country of origin, a country that you once visited and have fond memories of, or a place that intrigues you. If you can’t settle on one, try collecting one stamp from each location.

Topic

Another excellent way to form a collection is to focus on a topic. Interested in royal families? There’s plenty of stamps out there depicting kings and queens. Love flora and fauna from around the world? A broad range of flowers, trees, and wildlife options are waiting to be discovered. Choose from any number of pictorial, emblematic, or portraiture stamps for your collection.

Era

Stamp CollectionHistory buffs may desire building a stamp collection from the past. You can search for ones from a particular era, such as World War II, which picture portraits, weapons, and emblems. The Roaring 20s were a brighter time and featured some fascinating stamps that capture the time of speakeasies, flapper dresses, and issues surrounding women’s right to vote. 

Mint or Used

If you need another subcategory to narrow down your options, you can look for used or unused stamps as well. The mint variety are well maintained, but they can be difficult to mount if you’re trying to preserve the glue. The cancellations on used stamps, or the postal marking applied to guarantee one-time use, are fascinating, making them a wonderful addition to your book.  

Shape or Color

You can even go with a purely visual theme like the shape or color of stamps. Gather a beautiful variety that speaks to you—the result will be a monochromatic mosaic of history, fashions, and topics. 

At Randy Scholl Stamp Company, you can pursue your own one-of-a-kind collection. Founded in the 1940s, this stamp dealer offers worldwide stamps from every era and in any style. Their knowledgeable staff can help you buy, sell, and appraise whole collections. Call today to set up an appointment or visit their website to learn more.

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