Old Postage Stamps – How It Started

Early this year I took possession of my Granddad's old postage stamps. He had a really great collection and it was my job to help preserve his memory. There has been a lot to learn and I think that I have done well.

I was quite enthusiastic when I first got them. I went through each of the albums and then ticked off each one that he had against an old postage stamps catalogue. This was very time consuming but well worth it. I now have a record and it gave me a chance to go through the albums a nice slow pace.

The next thing you need to be concerned about is where you store the old postage stamps. I moved them to my house and piled the albums on top of each other. After a little bit of research I found out that you shouldn't do this. You need to store them in a dark dry place. It is also important to stand the albums upright to avoid them getting damaged.

When you first get an album the first thing that you want to do is add to it. This is understandable and I did the same. I think that it important that you decide exactly what you want your album to be. There is so much choice and you could end up with a very mixed album. I have decided to go for a theme.

Buying old postage stamps has changed over the years. You used to have stamp shops but these have now disappeared. Now the best places to buy include the post office, auctions, stamp dealers and the internet. I bought a lot of mine from the post office directly. They have made a few errors but the service has been good. I have also bough one or two from Ebay.

I am happy with my journey of collecting old postage stamps. I have learnt a lot and hope to learn more in the future. I will then pass the collection onto the next generation.

Would you like to know more about old postage stamps? Please go to Nigel's website for more resources. You can use it to find the value of old postage stamps that you might have.