Stamp Collecting News for 12/20/2009



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Coming up to Christmas it feels like it's all about the craft right now. Making cards, christmas decorations and even a few little gifts so it seems I have been swept along by the recession friendly craft making trend. ...

Was That You, Santa? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BEFORE the lie, a confession: My involvement with Christmas stockings approaches a fetish. As a child I was fixed on my own, filled always by my mother. Eighteen when I was born, and unequal to the burden of motherhood, she had given me to her parents to raise. She became a kind of weekend and holiday apparition...

Hints From Heloise: In a jam over jelly? Heaven preserve us - Sacramento Bee

Hints From Heloise: In a jam over jelly? Heaven preserve us
Sacramento Bee
The camp runs year-round and teaches kids about the joy of stamp collecting. Stamp Camp USA works with Scouting groups, schools, universities and community .

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2009 Postal Service Guide to Stamps, Stamp Yearbook (The Star-Ledger)
Stamp guide books and yearbooks are the holiday gift that keeps on giving for stamp lovers...

The Stamp Collecting Round-Up: World's First Commercial Christmas Card
The Stamp Collecting Round-Up. Interesting news, resources and links about stamps, stamp collecting and postal operations. CONTACT US AT: E-mail: donschilling@worldnet.att.net. Sunday, December 20, 2009 ...

Was That You, Santa? (New York Times)
I never cared about Santa Claus. But he was the conceit that delivered the one thing I did want...

Stamp collecting enjoys surge in popularity
UK - Stamp collecting is enjoying an unlikely surge in popularity, with dealers reporting a sharp increase in sales. By Jonathan Liew The Royal Philatelic Society said it had noticed a significant rise in membership, while internet ...

Stamp Collecting EUR Tucson American Libraries Online
Stamp collecting is learning a fun and informative way about the historic events of a country, celebrities, culture and geography. In Tucson, Arizona, stamp collecting is more than just a hobby for the group of passionate fans. ...

Fraud victims told: Go to the bank, NOT the police (Evening Standard)
Hundreds of thousands of people who fall victim to credit or debit card fraud have been told to no longer bother reporting it the police...

COLUMN: Nurture kids' interests through collections - Marblehead Reporter

Marblehead Reporter

COLUMN: Nurture kids' interests through collections
Marblehead Reporter
Other eminent individuals developed quite a collection through their lifetimes. Franklin Roosevelt had a passionate interest in his beloved stamp collection .

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YAKLAND: Journey into stamp collecting Blog - Information .
This blog is about Philately in general. The blog posts are about my journey into stamp collecting, Nepalese stamps andEUR..

Was That You, Santa? (New York Times)
Kathryn Harrison on choosing to believe in holiday magic...

Star collector Maria Sharapova leads new wave of stamp enthusiasts - This is London

This is London

Star collector Maria Sharapova leads new wave of stamp enthusiasts
This is London
Stamp collecting has shaken off its fusty image to become the latest old-fashioned hobby enjoying a surge in popularity. Young Londoners, artists and famous .

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Hints From Heloise: In a jam over jelly? Heaven preserve us (The Sacramento Bee)
DEAR HELOISE: My grandmother told me the difference between jam and jelly when I was a child, but of course I never listened...

Magazine 12.19.2009 (Radio Prague)
Baby Jesus holds his own against Santa, why are small bells a necessity in every Czech home at Christmas and the festive season on peoples nails. Find out more in a special Christmas edition of Magazine with Daniela Lazarová...

Singapore Stamp Collecting: 1959 New Constitution
Quotes. "Stamp Collecting dispels boredom, enlarges our vision, broadens our knowledge, makes us better citizens and in innumerable ways, enriches our lives" - President Roosevelt ...

Shoppes of Ponte Vedra collect food and toys to benefit BEAM (The Ponte Vedra Leader)
The Shoppes of Ponte Vedra have launched a seasonal food and toy drive to benefit BEAM (Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry), with some locations offering special discounts. In addition, photos with Santa on Saturdays and Sundays are generating cash donations for BEAM...

Julia Moulden: What's Your Hobby? (The Huffington Post)
This holiday season, I'm going to give myself permission to explore a few hobbies and see what sticks. I figure it's never too late...

STAMP COLLECTING - Malta Independent Online

STAMP COLLECTING
Malta Independent Online
From this set MaltaPost chose a stamp that was included in a presentation pack issued by all SEPAC members. SEPAC (Small European Postal Administrations' .

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Stamps & Coins: Pony Express envelopes still carry great lore and value (The Sacramento Bee)
Some contend that Christmas cards are a fading presence. I can't agree because we send out roughly 200 and get about that many each year...

Ecstasy Pill Collection Stolen In Amsterdam - Right Pundits

Ecstasy Pill Collection Stolen In Amsterdam
Right Pundits
Seems like you could find something a little safer, and maybe a little less illegal to collect; I guess he's never heard of stamp collecting, .

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Stamp therapy - Globe and Mail

Stamp therapy
Globe and Mail
08, 2009 2:23AM EST Lord Rutherford, the great atomic scientist, famously said there are two kinds of science: physics and stamp collecting. .

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MB's Stamps of India: Stamp Collecting gets more popular!
Stamp Collecting gets more popular! Do you think stamp collecting is the hobby of the aged? Do you think stamp collecting is not so popular these days of the Internet.. then you need to read this article published in THE TELEGRAPH ...

Stamp Collecting is a Great Hobby That You Can Start Almost Instantly!
Stamp collecting may not be viewed as the most glamorous or exciting of hobbies but it is certainly one of the most popular hobbies in the world and everyone can do it. It is said there are up to 20 million collectors in the United ...

Longtime Stamp Collector Creates Web site to Promote Resources of his Hobby - PR Web (press release)

Longtime Stamp Collector Creates Web site to Promote Resources of his Hobby
PR Web (press release)
Founder of CollectThatStamp.com, Alexander Campbell, created an online business to promote stamp collecting - a hobby he's been passionate about for 20 .

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New Big Daddy Poster And Clip From Kick-Ass - Latino Review.com

New Big Daddy Poster And Clip From Kick-Ass
Latino Review.com
By George 'El Guapo' Roush on December 14, 2009 Those stamp collecting tree hugging hippies over at UGO have the exclusive first look at the brand new .

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Stamp collecting enjoys surge in popularity - Telegraph.co.uk

Examiner.com

Stamp collecting enjoys surge in popularity
Telegraph.co.uk
Stamp collecting is enjoying an unlikely surge in popularity, with dealers reporting a sharp increase in sales. By Jonathan Liew The Royal Philatelic .
Maria Sharapova: Stamp collectorExaminer.com

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Start Stamp Collecting As Your Hobby
Stamp collecting, also known as philately, is a popular and educational past time. Stamp collectors save stamps from letters, especially those from other countries. They also search out old stamps that represent a past time...

Strip hotel welcomes money,coins and stamps dealers for two-day expo - Examiner.com

Strip hotel welcomes money,coins and stamps dealers for two-day expo
Examiner.com
For the next two days more than 1000 dealers will be at the Imperial Palace with the mission to "help bring the joy of coin and stamp collecting into .

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Holiday Secrets | Antique-Stamp-Collection.com
Now's a great time to pick up a copy of Janet Klug's Guide To Stamp Collecting . Amazon.com is selling the $19.95 book for as little as $1.49 in used (but like new) condition. There are several EURnewEUR copies selling for under $3.00. ...



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