Featured Website
www.championstamp.com
Though it may be hard to believe, there is now only one street level
stamp shop in New York City. And it's a wonderful place! Located at
432 West 54th Street in a quiet neighborhood on the West Side,
Champion Stamp Company is a playground for both the advanced and
beginning collector. If you can't visit it in person, be sure to do
so online! |
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This is
Jonathan Morowitz,
one of those highly knowledgeable stamp dealers who likes to
spend more of his time behind the scenes than "out front." We'll
bet you didn't know that Jonathan is one of the main cogs in the
machinery of New York City's only street level stamp shop,
CHAMPION STAMP COMPANY,
as well as being the mastermind behind the continued success of
STAMPS.NET, the very online magazine you're reading. Jonathan is
also one of the strongest supporters you'll ever meet of the
stamp collecting hobby. |
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HEADLINES:
Matt Hansen becomes new
Executive Director of the American Stamp Dealers Association.
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An experienced association executive, Matthew Hansen was recently
installed as the ASDA's new chief executive. |
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This man was one of the
world's most famous stamp collectors. In fact, he once owned the
Rarest Stamp in the World...and even today, he is still famous among
knowledgeable philatelists. Who is he? (Click
here for the answer.) |
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Stamp shows
offer bargains for the savvy collector
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 This
lot on eBay was discovered at a stamp show and is a real
"sleeper." It shows, albeit philatelically, all nine of the
horizontal coil stamps of the 1038 Presidential Series on
cover, a rarity in itself. Offered on eBay as this was was
being prepared for an opening bid of $8.99. It should be
worth as much as $100.! |
By Randy L. Neil, Stamps.net Editor
Do
you stay abreast of the newest trends in what stamp collectors are
buying? Perhaps you should. For instance, the next time you're at a
stamp show, ask some of the dealers what are some of the hottest MODERN
ERA covers buyers are seeking---from, for instance, the period of from
1930 to date. Some of them might say that the latest commemoratives are
"hot" because they are so hard to find in any kind of used condition.
This is true, but not particularly important when it comes to monetary
value.
How
about finding some collecting area that is actually going up in value
from month to month---and has been for a number of years? That would be
commercially-used covers of the 1938 Presidential Series and the 1954
Liberty Series. Even some of the seemingly more common usages are highly
sought after within these two collecting areas. In fact, there are
actually "'38 Prexie" covers that have been sold for several thousand
dollars!
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most amazing thing---and keep this in mind---is that there are
still sellers (both collectors and dealers) who are not completely aware
of these values. The result: you can still find Prexie and Liberty
Series covers for much below market value. You've got to be astute and
know something about these usages, but when you doa bit of background
studying, you'll become the savviest of philatelic buyers. Perhaps even
a true investor!
Philately's People
This is
Steven J. Rod,
a vice president of
the American Philatelic Society, author with Rodney Jewell of The
Encyclopedia of United States Stamps, and lead columnist of
The American Stamp Dealer
& Collector magazine. For over 30 years, one of the most active
philatelists in our hobby, Steven is also one of its greatest promoters.
His writings have appeared in nearly all major philatelic periodicals
over this time period. He is also a co-founder of the American
Association of Philatelic Exhibitors. |
