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Amateur Correspondent, v. 2, issue 2, September-October 1937
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THOSE STAMPS AND COINS By Jack E. Fry FRIENDS, ROMANS, COLLECTORS! No, I'll not ask you to lend me your ears; but I would like a word or two of comment from you fans. Also, I'd appreciate hearing from you who don't collect---whether you're a prospect or not! While I'm on the subject, get out your pencils and take a note. My new address is: P.O. Box 151, Denver, Colorado. Don't forget, I'll now expect my box to be crammed with letters! And, to those sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope, plus 25c for a subscription to the Amateur Correspondent, I'll send a foreign coin or unused foreign stamp! If that offer doesn't get a rise out of some of you skeptics or timid souls, why... well, we'll have to depend on our Social Security incomes! Seriously, though, let me hear from you, pro or con. And the above offer is limited, so hurry. As these articles are principally for the beginner or those contemplating a collection of some kind, I hope I am making "Those Stamps and Coins" easy enough for their consumption. How about it, those whom the shoe fits---am I holding your interest? I shall dwell mostly on stamps, this time. If you are thinking of starting a collection, perhaps the best way is to buy a packet of five hundred or thousand stamps; however, many persons start their collections by merely saving all foreign and odd-looking domestic stamps they can obtain. One must handle many stamps before becoming adept at distinguishing them from one another. Differences in paper, variations in perforation, altered designs or other details are not easy for the beginner to detect---nor is he concerned with such things. The logical place to keep stamps, after obtaining a considerable number, is of course a stamp album. After mounting the first accumulation or purchase, one soon becomes interested in filling the spaces in the album and in completing certain series which prove most fascinating. It is well to discard the poorer stamps---those which are torn, badly cancelled or have initial perforations---and save only those which are in good condition. Some---in fact, most---collectors will not accept straight edges, either; so if you're one who expects to someday sell your collection, you might as well start right and discard these also. Destroy only the perforated and heavily cancelled, however, as some are now saving, and I've even seen ads for, straight edged stamps. In the advertisements you'll note "NO S. E.", so you'll know if you want to buy or not. And be sure to patronize a reliable dealer or the packet you buy might contain stamps which will only confuse you, such as foreign revenue, etc. You should have a package or two of peelable hinges to mount your stamps properly. To use a hinge in mounting a stamp, proceed as follows: Fold the hinge in half, with the adhesive side out. Moisten one side, and holding the hinge by the dry half, affix it to the stamp at the top center---with the folded edge about one-eighth of an inch from the top edge of the stamp. Then moisten the other half of the hinge, take the stamp by the upper right hand corner, 27
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THOSE STAMPS AND COINS By Jack E. Fry FRIENDS, ROMANS, COLLECTORS! No, I'll not ask you to lend me your ears; but I would like a word or two of comment from you fans. Also, I'd appreciate hearing from you who don't collect---whether you're a prospect or not! While I'm on the subject, get out your pencils and take a note. My new address is: P.O. Box 151, Denver, Colorado. Don't forget, I'll now expect my box to be crammed with letters! And, to those sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope, plus 25c for a subscription to the Amateur Correspondent, I'll send a foreign coin or unused foreign stamp! If that offer doesn't get a rise out of some of you skeptics or timid souls, why... well, we'll have to depend on our Social Security incomes! Seriously, though, let me hear from you, pro or con. And the above offer is limited, so hurry. As these articles are principally for the beginner or those contemplating a collection of some kind, I hope I am making "Those Stamps and Coins" easy enough for their consumption. How about it, those whom the shoe fits---am I holding your interest? I shall dwell mostly on stamps, this time. If you are thinking of starting a collection, perhaps the best way is to buy a packet of five hundred or thousand stamps; however, many persons start their collections by merely saving all foreign and odd-looking domestic stamps they can obtain. One must handle many stamps before becoming adept at distinguishing them from one another. Differences in paper, variations in perforation, altered designs or other details are not easy for the beginner to detect---nor is he concerned with such things. The logical place to keep stamps, after obtaining a considerable number, is of course a stamp album. After mounting the first accumulation or purchase, one soon becomes interested in filling the spaces in the album and in completing certain series which prove most fascinating. It is well to discard the poorer stamps---those which are torn, badly cancelled or have initial perforations---and save only those which are in good condition. Some---in fact, most---collectors will not accept straight edges, either; so if you're one who expects to someday sell your collection, you might as well start right and discard these also. Destroy only the perforated and heavily cancelled, however, as some are now saving, and I've even seen ads for, straight edged stamps. In the advertisements you'll note "NO S. E.", so you'll know if you want to buy or not. And be sure to patronize a reliable dealer or the packet you buy might contain stamps which will only confuse you, such as foreign revenue, etc. You should have a package or two of peelable hinges to mount your stamps properly. To use a hinge in mounting a stamp, proceed as follows: Fold the hinge in half, with the adhesive side out. Moisten one side, and holding the hinge by the dry half, affix it to the stamp at the top center---with the folded edge about one-eighth of an inch from the top edge of the stamp. Then moisten the other half of the hinge, take the stamp by the upper right hand corner, 27
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