stamp collectors
who are they, anyway?
Who collects stamps?
reasons for collecting

- Family
- Scouting
- History & culture
- Art
- Intellectual challenge
- Income
bidstart sellers
Seller age range: 14 - 104
~80% of sellers are 50+
Median age of sellers is 60
APS member 2007 survey
- 89% are male
- 72% are age 60 or older
- 73% have graduated college
- 53% are retired
- 63% have high-speed internet connection
- 44% also collect coins or paper money
royal philatelic collection
Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh King George V


STAMP COLLECTIBLES
Barraud, Le Philateliste
DEFINITIVES
COMMEMORATIVES
FIRST DAY COVERS
POSTAL HISTORY
SPECIALIZED COLLECTIONS
HUNTING PERMIT STAMPS
FLAWS
FREAKS
ERRORS

sold for $977,500 in 2007
CINDERELLAS
FORGERIES
During WWII, the US Military forged this German stamp as propaganda for Operation Cornflakes

PLATE BLOCKS & PLATE NUMBER SINGLES
THEMATICS/TOPICALS
BACK OF BOOK


stamp Societies
~ 100 philatelic organizations worldwide
at the national & international level
american philatelic society

1886-current
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includes ~200 specialty clubs
- includes ~700 local stamp clubs
association of
british philatelic societies

Hosts annual Philatelic Congress
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Federations
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National/Specialist Societies
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Local Societies
Royal philatelic society of london

1869-current
scopex 2013
Bellefonte, PA

Bourse Exhibit


VENDOR ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS
binders
boxes
bins
under-the-glass displays
World stamp shows
thank you!
questions?
stamp collectors
By Jane
stamp collectors
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